No one raised any objections.
No one even proposed another candidate.
Konoha's Fifth Hokage could only be the Light of Konoha! Uchiha Minamoto!
As Tsunade watched, the smile on her lips gradually widened.
This brat... he really made it this far...
The scene of her first meeting with Uchiha Minamoto surfaced unbidden in Tsunade's mind.
Then she stood up as well.
"I, Tsunade, in my personal capacity, support Uchiha Minamoto becoming the Fifth Hokage."
Although Tsunade had said "in my personal capacity,"
no one would overlook her identity.
As the Slug Princess, one of the Sannin, she had never represented only herself.
Tsunade also represented the Senju Clan and the wills of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.
And now, the last descendant of the Senju Clan, the First Hokage's granddaughter, had personally voiced her support for an Uchiha becoming Hokage.
The symbolic significance went without saying.
At last,
Uchiha Minamoto was the only person present who had yet to state his position.
Under everyone's gaze, Uchiha Minamoto rose from his advisor's seat.
His [Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan] had activated at some point. His scarlet eyes surveyed his surroundings, his gaze sweeping over every face present.
The fervor and pride in Uchiha Setsuna's eyes; the excitement and gratitude in Shimura Nozomi's; the sincerity and appreciation in Hyuga Hiashi's; the admiration and approval in Shikaku Nara's. The smile and anticipation in Princess Tsunade's eyes...
"My comrades-in-arms, I, Uchiha Minamoto, will remember your trust and support."
Uchiha Minamoto spoke slowly. His voice was not loud, but it reached everyone present clearly.
"Decades ago, Lord Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage, founded Konohagakure here.
"He had a dream-a dream that no one would ever have to sacrifice their life again, that children would no longer die in constant wars.
"In