As soon as Jiraiya heard this, he thought of the mountains of paperwork and all the beautiful women waving goodbye to him. He shuddered and waved his hands repeatedly in refusal:
"I don't want to be Hokage! Aren't you the one who wanted to be Hokage? I'll let you have this chance."
The old Orochimaru might really have wanted to be Hokage, but now, a look of disdain crossed his face. He felt that being Hokage would stand in the way of his progress.
Orochimaru said:
"I think Tsunade would be quite suitable. She's the Third Hokage's student and the princess of the Senju Clan. Her background and experience are more than sufficient."
Ye Feng thought that would work too. Tsunade had been the Fifth Hokage in the original story; this would simply happen a little earlier.
Just then, someone kicked open the door to the hospital room. Tsunade strode in, looking furious, and immediately declared:
"Whoever wants that position can have it, but leave me out of it. Only idiots want to be Hokage!"
Minato Namikaze's expression immediately darkened at her words. He was a staunch member of the Hokage Faction, and becoming Hokage was his dream. He would not allow anyone to insult the Hokage like that.
Minato Namikaze walked up to Tsunade:
"Please don't speak about the Hokage that way. Otherwise, even if you are my senior, I will fight you!"
Everyone froze. None of them had expected the ever-gentle and refined Minato Namikaze to say something like that.
Seeing Minato Namikaze now reminded Ye Feng of Naruto Uzumaki's first meeting with Tsunade, and a smile spread across his face:
"Like father, like son. Even their reactions are so similar."
Tsunade was also taken aback by Minato's words. Looking into his resolute eyes, she seemed to see