The Fourth Hokage of Konoha was thus appointed.
The rest of the time was simple. After the announcement was made,
Sarutobi Hiruzen set off for the capital of the Land of Fire, his body weary.
Stepping down wasn't something he could wrap up just by informing everyone in Konoha.
The office of Hokage was tied to a contract with the Feudal Lord.
Any change in its holder still had to be reported.
Although the Feudal Lord had no authority to appoint the Hokage, notifying him was a matter of respect.
That was a formality Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara had agreed upon with the Feudal Lord. It couldn't be discarded.
And while the Third Hokage was making his way to the Feudal Lord,
all of Konoha was in an uproar...
Especially the Uchiha!
The whole clan was over the moon, so excited they could barely contain themselves.
A dream they'd held for years had come true. It felt so unreal that they could hardly believe it...
Especially for Uchiha Koh, the former clan head.
After losing the power struggle back then, he hadn't died like Kagami and Setsuna.
He had simply stepped down and gone into seclusion.
He had watched Uchiha Genmei's actions over the years.
Honestly,
of all the leaders Hi-no-Kaku had ever known,
Genmei had the strongest overall abilities!
There was no one else even close!
Even Uchiha Madara couldn't compare...
His ideas were wildly imaginative, to say nothing of his ability to put them into practice.
That alone was enough to leave Hi-no-Kaku in awe.
Thanks to those ideas, the Police Force had been able to fully carry out its duties.
The Uchiha clan's desire for power had been completely satisfied.
Back then,
after Uchiha Genmei took over,
his series of moves had made the older generation—including