At the meeting, Hiruzen Sarutobi recounted the experiences of the two candidates to the senior management, and also highly praised their performance in Third Shinobi World War. There was no bias in his words, as if the two were equally matched and each had their own merits.
When Fugaku heard this, his tense face relaxed. It seemed that Third Hokage was fair.
Anyo sneered in his heart, formalism seems to exist no matter where he is, and only Fugaku would foolishly come to accompany him to see how honest other families are.
Among Konoha Defense War, Hyuga Clan and Aburame Clan performed equally well, but what next? You barely notice their presence in the village. This is what smart people do.
I'm afraid that in Sarutobi's heart, Fugaku has no thoughts like Hokage at all. The whole Uchiha Clan is only Shisui has reached the standard in his mind. If Shisui were not too young, his chances of competing for Hokage would be greater than Fugaku.
After Sarutobi finished speaking, it was the turn of the two candidates to speak about their campaign speeches, with the older Fugaku starting first.
He took out the speech he had prepared in advance and spoke a lot so eloquently that Anyo was almost drowsy before he finally finished speaking. When it was Minato's turn, he was still a little confused and didn't understand why Fugaku had prepared so many speeches. The election campaign was just about saying what was in his heart.
Minato's speech was much simpler. He didn't even prepare a manuscript. He simply explained his mental journey and some of the measures he took after becoming Hokage.
When Fugaku saw this, he felt happy. Sure enough, he was still too young and not prepared at all. It seemed that Hokage had a good chance of getting his position this time.
When it came to the key voting stage, Fugaku was completely dumbfounded. Except for Anyo who voted for him as agreed, almost all the other senior executives who were smiling and chatting with each other voted for Minato. The ratio of their votes, let alone Fifty-Fifty, was almost defeated by Minato.
What's going on?
Fugaku felt like waking up from a dream. The Hokage Election ceremony had probably already been planned. He had been running around like a clown for so long, and this was the result? At this moment, he unconsciously buried a deep resentment in his heart, and he had to force a smile on his face to congratulate Minato.
On the contrary, Sarutobi saw Anyo voting for Fugaku, with deep meaning in his eyes.
In this way, the Hokage Election ceremony was officially completed, Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi abdicated, and Konoha ushered in the new Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.
Putting on the iconic Hokage hat and Fourth Hokage cloak, Minato stood in the square of Hokage Building, greeting the cheers from the villagers. It can be seen that Sarutobi had already paved the way for Minato before he came to power, and publicized Third Shinobi World War's achievements in the village. Therefore, the villagers below recognized Minato very highly, and bursts of applause continued.
And these sounds were like slaps in Fugaku's heart, and he left here sadly.
Minato looked at the villagers below, feeling excited in his heart. His childhood wish came true. Bearing the name of Hokage, I will definitely protect Konoha and this stability in the future.
Anyo looked at Minato's back with a daze in his eyes. The first episode of the animation already introduced the cause of Minato's death. As he became Hokage, the death knell officially sounded.
With the death of Rin Nohara, Obito will inevitably turn black. Madara Uchiha's plan has been mostly completed. It is very easy to control Nine-Tails and destroy Konoha with Mangekyō Sharingan's Eye Power. After Third Shinobi World War passed, Konoha had very little high-end combat power left. With the current Third Hokage, it was impossible to beat the crazy Nine-Tails. As for the ordinary Ninja, it was not enough for Nine-Tails to kill.
Fugaku is willing to expose his Mangekyō Sharingan, maybe he can stop Nine-Tails, but after today, this road is also blocked.
Should we follow the same old path? Or change the plot?
Anyo has had a tentative conversation with Minato before. From the conversation, the differences between the two have become obvious. Minato may even become the opposite of himself in the future.
But, it seems that I only have this one pure friend, do I really not care?
Wearing a mask, Anyo is like a sculpture, full of struggles inside.
I don't know how long it took, but Minato's gentle voice sounded in my ears, "What's wrong?"
Anyo looked around and realized that there were only two people left here, Minato, and everyone else had left.
"You seem to be in a daze, which is rare." Minato smiled.
Anyo said with emotion, "I just remembered the dream you talked about when you were Ninja Academy. I didn't expect that after so many years, your dream has finally come true."
"Yes." Minato was also filled with emotion. He patted Anyo on the shoulder and said, "As time goes by, we are still the best friends. I will ask for your advice in the future."
Anyo said softly, "Yes."
"I always feel that you have a lot of things on your mind lately, can you tell me a little bit?"
As Anyo's friend since childhood, Minato can obviously feel something.
Anyo suddenly laughed, "I just think this world is extremely cruel, but I will still help you. People like you should survive well."
"What?" Minato couldn't understand.
"Haha, let's go." Anyo said goodbye hastily without explaining, "Go back and celebrate with Little Chili Pepper, and I won't interfere with your two-person world."
Minato looked at Anyo's retreating figure with complicated eyes, and his heart was full of confusion. Anyo must know something that he didn't understand, but if he didn't say it, there was nothing he could do. Hey, he could only take one step at a time. At least, the fact that the two were friends would not change.
Anyo, who had left, plunged into Wood Release Experiment Laboratory and decided to continue studying how to eliminate the side effects of his own Mangekyō. There is no need to think so much now. When Nine-Tails strikes, just make sure that Minato doesn't die. As for other people, it doesn't matter.
At the door of Konoha at this moment, a large number of teenagers Ninja returned to Konoha under the leadership of Shinku Yuhi.
Might Guy first shouted, "I finally returned to Konoha. My practice this time was too hasty."
The other little Ninja were also puzzled. They said they went out to practice, but in fact they just walked around and came back. They didn't complete any tasks at all. It could be said that they went in vain.
Shinku always had a smile on his face. He looked at the many energetic little Ninja and said, "Haha, everyone has worked hard during this time, please go home quickly."
After the crowd dispersed, Kurenai Yuhi looked at his father and asked suspiciously, "Are you hiding something from us?"
"It's nothing." Shinku was in a good mood and said happily, "I'll tell you some good news, Third Shinobi World War is over."
"Ah, is it true?" Kurenai Yuhi became happy when he heard it. Then he thought of something and said, "I'll go see if he's back."