He looked at the crowd and his voice became deeper.
"Lady Tsunade is Princess Senju."
"Now Konoha is the only one who can equal Uchiha's founding status."
Mitokado Homura looked ugly, but did not refute.
Because this is reality.
After Hiruzen Sarutobi abdicated, the prestige of the Sarutobi line was no longer enough.
Hyuga is strong, but lacks Hokage orthodoxy.
Nara is smart, but his strength and prestige are not enough to control the overall situation.
Jiraiya is very famous and has sufficient strength, but he is away from home all the time, has a loose personality, and does not want to sit in an office. He is not suitable to deal with the messy debts Konoha has now.
Therefore, the only truly suitable candidate left is Tsunade.
Someone asked in a low voice, "What about Lord Jiraiya?"
Shikaku said, "Lord Jiraiya counts as half."
"The strength is sufficient, and so is the identity of Three Legendary Ninja."
"But his qualifications and intimidation power are far behind after all."
"He can hold up the situation during wartime, but he may not be able to suppress everyone in today's situation."
Inoichi Yamanaka sighed.
"And there is a high probability that he is not willing to be Hokage."
Shikaku nodded.
"So, the core candidate is Lady Tsunade."
"Lord Jiraiya can be used as an assistant. It would be best to invite him back."
"At least before Lady Tsunade returns to the village, the village needs someone to help stabilize the situation."
Everyone looked at each other and in the end no new names were proposed.
Because they all understand that Konoha doesn't have many choices at the moment.
Uchiha District, in the reception room.
After Shikaku finished explaining the thoughts of the temporary senior management, he quietly waited for Ren's answer.
Ren was sitting on the main seat, tapping the Land of Lightning trade route map with his fingers.
"Tsunade succeeds Hokage, Uchiha has no objection."
Shikaku felt slightly relieved.
But Ren's next words made him feel relieved again.
"The premise is that Konoha acts fairly."
"Uchiha will only take charge of Military Police Force from now on, retaining the rights and interests of the founding family."
"Land of Lightning compensation, trade routes, Heavenly Transfer Technique, and Kumogakure Secret Technique information are all Uchiha War trophies."
"Hokage Tower must not intercept, must not interfere, and must not interfere in the name of the village."
Shikaku said seriously, "I will take this back."
Ren raised his eyes and looked at him.
"It's not like taking it back for discussion."
"It's a notification."
The reception room became quiet.
Shisui stood aside, his expression unchanged.
Nanami's eyes are slightly cold.
Shikaku smiled bitterly, "I understand."
Ren continued, "As long as Konoha no longer regards Uchiha as a expendable chess piece, Uchiha will not interfere with the normal government affairs of the village."
"If Tsunade can manage Konoha well, Uchiha will acquiesce in her succession."
When Shikaku heard the word "default", he knew very well that this was the biggest concession given by Ren.
Now Konoha recommends Fifth Hokage and cannot bypass Uchiha.
In particular, Ren cannot be bypassed.
Because everyone knows that if the new Hokage does not get the acquiescence of Ren, Hokage Position will not be able to sit still.
Shikaku nodded. "I will convey it truthfully."
When he said this, he paused.
"Actually, before I came to see you, I had already sent someone to look for Lady Tsunade and Lord Jiraiya."
Ren is not surprising.
People like Shikaku cannot wait until everything is settled before taking action.
"Found it?"
"There's news."
Shikaku said, "Lady Tsunade has been hiding his whereabouts all year round. He also likes gambling and has a lot of debt. It is not easy to find him."
"But Konoha still has some old lines after all."
"Inoichi has gone there in person."
Outside Tanzaku Town, in the backyard of a remote gambling house.
Tsunade was sitting on the porch, with a bottle of wine in front of him and a few IOUs at hand.
Shizune stood aside, holding Tonton in his arms, his face full of helplessness.
"Lady Tsunade, we really can't gamble anymore."
"If this continues, we won't even have the accommodation fee."
Tsunade waved his hand irritably.
"Long-worded."
"You can turn the tables in the next round."
Shizune The corners of his mouth twitched.
She has heard this sentence for many years.
Every time I say I will make a new copy.
I lose worse every time.
At this moment, there was a gentle knock on the courtyard door.
Shizune turned his head warily.
"Who?"
A familiar voice came from outside the door.
"It's me, Inoichi Yamanaka."
Tsunade's hand holding the wine glass paused slightly.
After a moment, she frowned and said, "Konoha person?"
Shizune immediately became nervous.
Inoichi Yamanaka opened the door and came in. He was not wearing any combat equipment, just casual clothes on the road.
When he saw Tsunade, he bowed first.
"Lady Tsunade, long time no see."
Tsunade stared at him with a very impatient tone.
"Konoha What do you want me to do?"
"Let me make it clear first, I don't have the money to pay off the debt, and I don't want to take on the mission."
Inoichi smiled bitterly.
"It's not a debt, it's not a task."
Tsunade snorted, "That would be even more troublesome."
"Konoha doesn't do anything good every time he comes to me."
Shizune glanced at Inoichi and asked in a low voice, "Senior Inoichi, has something happened to the village?"
Inoichi's face gradually became serious.
"Yes."
"And something big happened."
Tsunade's impatience faded a little.
"Say."
Inoichi Take a deep breath.
"Third Hokage, has abdicated."
The wine glass stopped in mid-air.
Tsunade and Shizune were stunned at the same time.
"What did you say?"
Tsunade's voice sank.
Inoichi repeated, "Third has resigned Hokage Position."
Shizune was shocked and said, "Why is it so sudden? Is there something wrong with the third generation's health?"
Inoichi shook his head.
"Not the body."
He looked at Tsunade with a serious tone.
"Third was impeached by Uchiha Ren in public, and finally abdicated under the pressure of Jonin Class and representatives of all ethnic groups."
Snap.
Tsunade The wine glass in his hand cracked.
The drink flowed down between her fingers, but she didn't seem to feel it.
"Ren?"
"Uchiha Ren?"
"That Uchiha young genius?"
Shizune also widened his eyes. "He impeached Third Hokage?"
Inoichi nodded.
"Yaonai disappeared after Konoha, and Kumogakure Delegation and Root were involved behind it."
"Ren returned to the village from the Land of Lightning battlefield and uncovered the evidence of Danzo's crime in front of Konoha Leadership, Clan Leader and Jonin Class of all ethnic groups."
"Danzo was found to have been transplanted into Sharingan from Kagami Uchiha, and Hashirama's Cells from First Hokage."
Tsunade stood up suddenly.
"Hashirama's Cells?"
Her expression changed instantly.
That was her grandfather's body.
They are the remains of First Hokage.
"Danzo, that old guy, dare to touch grandpa's body?"
Shizune's face turned pale. "And Sharingan from Kagami Uchiha? Isn't that a companion of Second Hokage's team?"
Inoichi said in a deep voice, "So Ren destroyed Danzo on the spot, took back Sharingan, and sealed his Chakra."
"After that, he formally impeached Third with the authority of the founding family of Uchiha."
"It is accused that the third generation has long-term connivance with Danzo and allowed Root to become powerful, leading to a series of chaos such as Orochimaru human experimentation, Uchiha being oppressed, Hyuga being humiliated, and Yaonai disappearing."
Tsunade was silent.
The anger on her face was still there, but there was an extremely complicated emotion deep in her eyes.
Orochimaru, human experiment, Danzo, third generation, Konoha.
The combination of these words caused the old wound in her heart to be torn open again.