On August 8 of the 43rd year of Konoha, Konoha welcomed the birth of their fourth Hokage.
On this day, the streets of Konoha were practically deserted of residents at home as countless people took to the main streets and headed toward the Hokage Building, all to witness the moment Uchiha Yi became Hokage.
Uchiha Yi sat inside the Hokage Office, his body already draped in the Fourth Hokage cloak that belonged to him. He picked up the Hokage hat from the desk, his gaze looking far into the distance. "I honestly didn't expect the representatives of the Kazekage, the Raikage, and the Tsuchikage to gather together first."
Kirigakure had wanted to come right from the start. Even though almost everyone in Kirigakure hated Uchiha Yi to death, they were equally terrified of him—terrified that their etiquette wouldn't be up to standard, that they would tick Uchiha Yi off, and that Uchiha Yi would slaughter his way to Kirigakure once again to massacre them all over again.
That old saying still held true: sometimes, even if their etiquette was fully observed, Uchiha Yi might not care too much.
However, if they didn't show up at all, then there was a strong possibility Uchiha Yi would remember it, and when that time came, he might make a move against them. Even if he completely wiped them out, it would still be entirely justified. Don't even ask—if you did, the answer would be that you looked down on Konoha, and you looked down on him, Uchiha Yi.
It was just that some situations had recently arisen in Kirigakure. Madara Uchiha was controlling Kirigakure, so under the tacit understanding of both sides, Kirigakure naturally didn't need to come over anymore.
Ōnoki was still the Tsuchikage, but during his battle against Uchiha Yi, his