As the villagers debated whether the Hokage had the Will of Fire, Funan was placed next to Sakumo for the villagers to choose from. Who did the right thing and who did the wrong thing?
Hatake Sakumo was not like the others. In his time, to follow his own Will of Fire, he chose to sacrifice himself.
When his story spread throughout the village, the reaction of the villagers was unexpectedly great. Even his actions became a measure to evaluate people like Sarutobi Hiruzen.
The villagers' faith was greatly affected. Is everything that is done wrong?
The rumors about Hatake Sakumo caused all of Konoha to teeter on the brink of collapse.
The Hokage Residence was surrounded by many people demanding an explanation. It seemed that if they didn't get a satisfactory explanation they would destroy the building.
Hiruzen's face turned pale. He had never imagined anything like this.
That man who had been dead for years, was suddenly remembered this way by everyone...
Sakumo and Funan seemed to be telling everyone that they would always be wrong, that they could never be right.
"Hiruzen..." Koharu's voice trembled.
Homura almost collapsed in his chair. Even Danzo had cold sweat on his forehead.
The Hokage's office was filled with smoke.
Hiruzen smoked cigarette after cigarette. The four people sitting in the office could hardly see each other.
"What are we going to do about the external situation?" Koharu took the initiative to continue. "The number of people around the Hokage Residence continues to increase, we must resolve this as soon as possible."
Danzo said coldly: "How to solve it?"
"How do I know!" Koharu jumped up, furious. "But if we don't solve it as soon as possible, Konoha will be destroyed. Do you know how many pairs of eyes are looking at us now?"
Homura was completely silent, huddled to one side like an ostrich.
Danzo also remained silent. No matter how domineering he was, he wouldn't dare to act against the people outside. Otherwise, he would have no place in Konoha.
The Third Hokage suddenly sighed and said, "The matter has reached this point and must be resolved."
He stood up and walked outside.
"Hiruzen!" Homura exclaimed. "What do you want to do?"
"Apologize!"
"What?" Homura stood up immediately and said: "No, you are the Hokage!"
The Third Hokage sighed and said: "Right now, we have no choice."
Danzo looked at his back and gritted his teeth. "Uchiha Funan..."
…
Standing on the platform of the Hokage Residence, Hiruzen looked at the crowd below, with complicated and stunned faces.
Hiruzen sighed deeply, then said: "I was wrong!"
The Hokage's first words made everyone fall silent. Many people looked at the old Third Hokage with complex looks. He looked even older.
"I am not a qualified Hokage!"
"I am not a qualified disciple!"
"I am not a qualified implementer of the Will of Fire!"
"But the will of fire must exist and continue!" With a calm but extremely serious tone, Hiruzen continued. "I will resign as Hokage and propose that Konoha officially starts the campaign for the Fifth Hokage."
Wow!
The villagers could no longer keep quiet. These events dispersed his original anger and questions.
They could question the Will of Fire, they could be angry and curse the Third Hokage, but they couldn't stop the rise of a new Hokage.
The chaos seemed to have been calmed momentarily.
However, the Third Hokage and the others knew that if they didn't handle this well, during the elections for the Fifth Hokage, if any problem arose, then it would be a huge disaster.
Hiruzen sighed and decided to contact Funan.
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"Oh, Sarutobi Hiruzen is going to step down?" Funan looked at the excited Uchiha, smiled, and said: "What are you excited about? This is just the beginning, and besides, hasn't he stepped down yet? He is still the Hokage!"
"Yes!" Tetsuhi still couldn't hide his happiness. Hiruzen has definitely stepped down. This is Uchiha's victory. Moreover, the Uchiha clan is so powerful that the Fifth Hokage can only be them! It must be Funan! Nobody else!
This was not just Tetsuhi's thinking, but the general thinking of the Uchiha clan.
Funan looked at the excited Tetsuhi and said calmly: "Tetsuhi!"
"Here!" Tetsuhi looked at Funan excitedly and almost said: 'What are your orders, Hokage-sama?'
However, after coming into contact with Funan's cold eyes, he shivered violently.
Funan said calmly: "Notify all Jonin of the clan that they are summoned to a meeting."
"Yes!" Tetsuhi hurriedly left.
At this moment, Funan's momentum was too strong.
Tetsuhi, full of doubts, prepared to notify the Jonin of the Uchiha clan.
...
"We, the Uchiha clan, will finally have a Hokage!"
"Correct!"
"Other than us Uchiha, who else has the qualification to become Hokage!"
"Hahaha, how exciting!"
Due to Hiruzen's imminent resignation, the Jonin of the Uchiha clan also met to discuss.
As soon as Tetsuhi approached, he heard those words and was puzzled...
Originally, he also thought like this. But thinking about Funan's cold gaze and seeing his clanmates so excited, he suddenly realized.
Damn it, are they a little too arrogant?
Hiruzen hadn't stepped down yet, so he might have been plotting something bad against the Uchiha clan. The Uchiha are not only not preparing but are also considering how to become the Fifth Hokage.
Have they forgotten how the village rejected them? Do you think this is a victory? Damn!
Tetsuhi understood.
The Uchiha's old habits started again.
Tetsuhi walked toward the Uchiha angrily.
An Uchiha who had been with Tetsuhi couldn't help but smile when he saw him. "Brother Tetsuhi, come on, we are discussing... Hmm!"
Tetsuhi slapped him hard on the face.
"Brother Tetsuhi..." The Uchiha were stunned.
"Tetsuhi, what are you doing?"
"You're crazy?"
The Uchiha shouted angrily.
Tetsuhi looked coldly at the Uchiha in front of him and said in an icy voice: "Tell me, what will you do if ANBU attacks Uchiha now?"
The Uchiha were stunned, and their anger suddenly began to drop.
Meanwhile, Tetsuhi's anger increased. "Chief Funan has warned us time and again not to relax at critical moments, especially on the eve of victory. Because the enemy is waiting for that moment. And what do you do?"
"You are awesome. Now you are starting to think about the Fifth Hokage. Do we win?"
"Has the Third Hokage abdicated? Even if he abdicates, will we win? Don't forget, he already abdicated once. Can any of you guarantee that he won't return?!"
The Uchiha Jonin looked at each other, silent.
"Hmph, the clan is having a meeting!" Tetsuhi snorted coldly and said: "Let me tell you, Minister Funan is very dissatisfied with this matter. Be prepared!"
"Wait, wait!"
A cold sweat ran through the Uchiha Jonin.
"Is Minister Funan going to call a clan meeting? Just because of this, because of what we've done?"
"Hmph!" Tetsuhi snorted coldly and said: "Good luck!"
…
More than eighty shinobi gathered in the Uchiha clan.
Right now, the Uchiha clan is full of talent.
Since the founding of Konoha, there has only been one time when the Uchiha were this strong, during the time of Uchiha Madara.
However, the powerful Uchiha at this time did not show any signs of arrogance.
They lowered their heads slightly, looking uneasy.
Just because of the man sitting on the main seat.
Uchiha Funan!
He sipped the tea and looked calm.
The calmer he was, the more uneasy the Uchiha became.
After a while, Funan finally opened his mouth, his first sentence making everyone in the room jump. "Don't think about it, Uchiha will not take the initiative to sit in the Hokage's chair."
"What did you say?" Setsuna couldn't help it anymore and jumped out first. "Funan, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"I'm not talking nonsense!" Funan was very calm. Looking at the commotion of the Uchiha Jonin, he said calmly: "What makes you think the Uchiha can be Hokage?"
"Our current strength is strong enough!" The person who said these words was Shirayu.
She spoke at this time, which played a guiding role and spoke out the inner thoughts of many Uchiha Jonin.
Funan took a sip of tea and said calmly: "What's wrong? Now you doubt me? Are you questioning me? You wouldn't obey my orders, would you?"
There was a sudden silence all around. The Uchihas looked at each other.
Yashiro immediately said: "No, Minister Funan, you will always be the leader of our Uchiha, and we will absolutely obey your orders. However, we have doubts in our hearts, and we hope you can clear them up for us."
Funan looked at each Uchiha.
The Uchiha Jonin all bowed their heads to show respect.
Finally, Funan's gaze fell on a gloomy face.
Uchiha Fugaku!
He shot a fierce look at Yashiro. 'I am still the clan leader now! What you just said, where did you put me? I am the supreme leader of Uchiha!'
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