Before Uchiha Yato could finish speaking, a black figure flashed over and dragged him down right in front of all the elite jonin.
Then the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, took the stage and gave a friendly speech using the words Uchiha Yato had just said.
The civilians and weaker ninjas in the outer ring had not heard clearly what Uchiha Yato had said.
However, the ninjas who were close to Uchiha Yato and possessed considerable strength all wore strange expressions.
"Did I... did I just mishear that?"
Tsunade asked Shisui and Kushina beside her uncertainly.
"Maybe..."
Kushina was uncertain as well, because she seemed to have heard Uchiha Yato say something about stepping down...
Quiet murmurs like these continued to circulate through the innermost core circle.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Kei had clamped a hand over Uchiha Yato's mouth. From the way Uchiha Kei was still gasping for breath, it was clear that he was truly exhausted.
"Dear god, do you know what day it is today?"
"This isn't something you can joke about!!"
With an extremely stern tone and an angry expression, Uchiha Kei interrogated Uchiha Yato.
When Uchiha Yato had started speaking earlier, Uchiha Kei had sensed that something was off and kept his eyes on him.
Sure enough, whenever Uchiha Yato went quiet, he was definitely up to something!
The moment Uchiha Kei heard the first syllable from Uchiha Yato, he stopped him.
Hiruzen Sarutobi also understood Uchiha Kei's intentions and quickly stepped up to give a speech as the former Hokage.
That was why the other ninjas had not reacted. Otherwise, all of Konoha would have gone mad!
"Today is your succession ceremony, not your resignation ceremony!"
"I know you usually like to fool around, but that doesn't mean you can fool around like this!"
"Why aren't you