Kakashi Started Causing Trouble Again!

The Third Hokage found this rather laughable. A perfectly good plan had turned out like this simply because Hikaru had remained indifferent, leaving the Third Hokage unsure whether Hikaru truly had no interest in the position of Hokage.

But with Hikaru making no move, how were others supposed to make a show of themselves?

This was simply...

Well, in the end, even the Third Hokage did not know what to say. Since he had deliberately spread the news, and this strange situation had now arisen, he could only pretend not to care.

As for how things would develop in the end, he could not guarantee anything. For now, all he could do was follow Hikaru's usual saying: take it one step at a time and see where it led.

Hikaru responded to every change by remaining unchanged. As he had said, did Uchiha Hikaru need to put on a show? He would have to be bored out of his mind. Who was he afraid of competing with?

Tsunade and Jiraiya were both quietly minding their own business. As for those petty clowns, did Hikaru need to pay them any attention?

Those who wanted to prove themselves naturally would not give up this opportunity, while those who did not had shown little reaction from beginning to end. As time passed, the Uchiha Clan finally understood why Hikaru had told them to do nothing.

Because there was no need at all!!!

"Brother, this document came from the Hokage Office Building. It says it's for you to handle, and the Third Hokage personally named you."

Just as Hikaru was preparing to call it a day and head home to rest, Mikoto Uchiha placed the document on his desk with an unhappy expression. Hikaru had promised to take her out today, but just as