"I, Shishio Shimura, excel in Wind Style and can work with Sasuke Sarutobi's Fire Style. With strength on the level of a clan head, I wish to run for deputy commander of the Southwest Army Corps. Lord Hokage, Sasuke and I working together will be enough to hold back any attack from the southwest!" Shishio Shimura declared resolutely, thumping his chest.
To everyone else's astonishment, he did not run for the commander position of any corps. Instead, he had voluntarily lowered his sights, becoming Sasuke Sarutobi's deputy and running for deputy corps commander.
"Those two really are a perfect match! Sasuke Sarutobi alone might not have had a guaranteed chance of becoming a corps commander. After all, Tobirama Senju would definitely give one of the four corps to the Senju Clan, use one to win over the Uchiha Clan, and another to unite the Hyuga Clan. As for the remaining corps commander position, with so many clans in Konoha right now, no one could be sure of winning it!"
"But now, with the two of them joining forces—and with the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, already favoring them—the Southwest Army Corps will basically be managed by the Sarutobi and Shimura clans! Could they have coordinated this beforehand?"
Uchiha Tenshu's eyes lit up as he pondered inwardly.
Sure enough, Tobirama Senju did not object at all. Before anyone else could refute it, he directly agreed. "Very good. Wind feeds fire. The Southwest Army Corps will be entrusted to you two!"
"Yes, Lord Hokage!"
"Yes, Lord Hokage. Leave it to us!"
Sasuke Sarutobi and Shishio Shimura nodded and pledged their assurance.
Everyone present was dumbfounded.
Just like that, they had secured it.
Didn't they need to determine the competitors first, fight over it for a while, and then hold a contest?
Seeing the