"Captain Kaoru, Lord Third wants to see you." The Anbu ninja said.
"I understand." Kaoru nodded, he only remembered at this time that he was still the captain of the Anbu...
Without any delay, Kaoru walked directly out of the ward and went straight to the top floor of the hospital. This time, the Third Hokage also injured his muscles and bones, and coupled with the excessive consumption of chakra, the always persistent old man finally fell.
Because Sarutobi Hiruzen was the Third Hokage, his ward was the most secretive, and there were heavy guards.
In the ward, the Third Hokage was sitting on the bed, his face pale, and the surrounding medical ninjas were busy. Not only that, but there were also a group of Jōnin in the ward, and even the two advisors of Konoha came, which looked quite lively.
Suddenly, the sound in the ward became quiet, and even the medical ninjas who seemed a little flustered stopped their steps and all quietly looked at the figure at the door.
The entire ward was so quiet that a pin could be heard, and the person who came also smiled and nodded to everyone: "Hello everyone, I didn't expect Lord Hokage's room to be so lively."
It was Uchiha Kaoru.
The sound of rain outside the house was tapping on the windows. Kaoru walked in from the outside, looking spotless. The dull atmosphere in the entire room was reduced a lot with Kaoru's greetings.
Some young medical ninjas even had a look of admiration in their eyes when they looked at Kaoru.
Is this the person who saved Konoha and saved the Third Hokage? He's so young...
The ninjas were silent, with a look of reverence in their eyes when they looked at Kaoru. Even the Third Hokage's pale face showed a smile.
Kaoru greeted everyone one by one, and then came to the Third Hokage.
"Lord Hokage, what do you want me for?" Kaoru asked.
The Third Hokage was about to answer, but at this time, another person walked into the room. The person who came had half of his face wrapped, and one hand was hidden in his kimono. It was Danzō!
With Danzō's entry, the entire room, which was still a little active, became cold again.
"It's Danzō..." Koharu Utatane, one of the Konoha advisors, said after seeing the person clearly.
Danzō had a gloomy face, and directly squeezed through the crowd to come to the Third Hokage's bedside, standing side by side with Kaoru.
The Third Hokage frowned when he saw the appearance of Danzō, and then relaxed.
"Lord Hokage, I don't know what you want me for." Kaoru directly ignored Danzō standing next to him, and continued to ask Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Oh, right." The Third Hokage nodded, then looked at the other ninjas: "You all go down first."
"Yes!" All the Konoha Jōnin and medical ninjas nodded and then left the room.
In this way, only the Konoha high-level and Kaoru were left in the room.
Without talking to the three high-level Konoha officials, the Third Hokage still smiled at Kaoru: "First of all, Uchiha Kaoru, I have to thank you for saving my life, so that this old man can live a few more years."
"You are the Hokage of Konoha Village, protecting you is naturally something that every Konoha ninja should do." Kaoru smiled.
"No, it's not that you should protect me, but that I should protect you. This is the duty of the Hokage..." the Third Hokage said with a sigh, with a look of regret on his face.
"Unfortunately... I am old after all. This time Orochimaru's invasion, I, the Hokage, did not do my job well..."
"Actually, Hiruzen Sarutobi, you don't have to blame yourself too much..." Homura Mitokado said from the side.
"No, I do have a considerable responsibility for Orochimaru's invasion this time." Before Homura Mitokado finished speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately interrupted in a deep voice: "Because Orochimaru was my disciple, I was soft-hearted and let him go, which led to the current disaster. And, in this disaster, I wanted to stop it, but I was powerless..."
"It seems that I am really old and no longer suitable to be the Hokage..."
As the Third Hokage said this, the two high-level Konoha officials were silent, while Danzō had a gloomy face, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Therefore, I have decided not to serve as Hokage anymore, and let more talented people take this position!" The Third Hokage said forcefully, "And the person I nominate for Hokage is you: Uchiha Kaoru!"
The Third Hokage suddenly looked at Kaoru and said with a serious face.
"Me?!" Hearing the Third Hokage say this, Kaoru was shocked. He naturally wanted to dominate his destiny by becoming Hokage, to fulfill Wan'er's dream, and to prevent Hinata from being branded with the tragedy of the Caged Bird, but it was too early to become Hokage now.
Becoming Hokage meant that he would be bound in the village, and the time for freedom would be reduced.
Now he planned to restore his Sharingan's ability first, help Wan'er open the Mangekyo Sharingan, and then he might let Orochimaru help Wan'er fuse the Eternal Mangekyo, and so on, which were quite important things.
If he became Hokage, he would probably not have time to do these things.
Kaoru did not hesitate and was ready to directly reject the Third Hokage. This was not the ideal time to become Hokage.
But before he could speak, Danzō spoke first.
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, I think you are really getting senile. Do you know how old Uchiha Kaoru is? You actually want him to be Hokage?" Danzō said coldly.
"So what? I have been watching Kaoru's performance in the past few years, especially this time Orochimaru's actions can be said to have been broken by him alone. If this kind of person cannot become Hokage, then no one can become Hokage!" The Third Hokage also retorted, arguing with reason.
"Sarutobi, I think this matter still needs to be carefully considered. Deciding on the candidate for Hokage is not a small matter. Uchiha Kaoru is too young after all. Besides, although you are old now, you can still continue to be Hokage for a few years." Koharu Utatane also said, her opinion was consistent with Danzō.
However, her thoughts were different from Danzō's. Danzō wanted to be Hokage himself, but she believed that Kaoru was a member of the Uchiha clan, and Kaoru was indeed too young. If he was only thirteen years old and became Hokage...
"That's right." Homura Mitokado also nodded, "Hiruzen Sarutobi, you can continue to be the Hokage, but if you insist on giving way to Uchiha Kaoru, I have no objection. To be honest, I am quite optimistic about Uchiha Kaoru."
After letting Kaoru escort him last time, and coupled with his performance in this battle, Homura Mitokado had already been convinced by Kaoru.
"So, you agree to let Kaoru become Hokage?" The other Konoha high-level officials in the field were a little surprised by Homura Mitokado's words.
"That's right, I agree." Homura Mitokado nodded.
Kaoru's mouth floated with a smile. He was kidding, he had already brainwashed him before, dragging him from Danzō's camp into his own camp.
"In this way, there are two people who agree and two people who object." The Third Hokage frowned, "However, the selection of the Hokage is not up to the four of us to decide. Let's hold a meeting and invite the Daimyo and other Jōnin to decide."
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