Orochimaru smiled strangely at Neji, waiting for his next answer.
Neji looked at Orochimaru, very puzzled, and then said, "I..."
At this time, another loud shout interrupted Neji's words, and Neji's face darkened.
"Wait!" Sarutobi Hiruzen hurriedly said, almost shouting with all his strength, for fear that Neji would fall for Orochimaru's trick.
At the same time, he looked at Orochimaru with great displeasure, wishing he could beat this rebellious student to death, he was so angry, he couldn't even die in peace.
"I should have knocked this rebellious student to death with a stick in the first place!"
I hate it!
"Neji, Konoha is your home." Sarutobi Hiruzen said weakly, if he didn't settle this matter, he wouldn't be able to rest in peace after death!
"Hum! Trying to play the emotional card..." Orochimaru sneered: "Neji..."
"You all shut up." Neji's face was ugly: "Can you let me finish speaking?!"
"First of all, it's you." Neji pointed at Orochimaru.
"What does his and Danzo's dark history have to do with me? Does whether I become Hokage have anything to do with this?!"
Orochimaru was stunned, speechless, which immediately made Sarutobi Hiruzen happy: "Good child..."
As a result, before the words were finished, his hope was shattered.
"Then it's you." Neji pointed at Sarutobi Hiruzen and said: "Did I say I wanted to become Hokage? Why are you so anxious?"
"Now, those who should die, die; those who should leave, leave, hurry up." Neji said impatiently.
Really, two stupid guys.
"Ugh~" Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't catch his breath and kicked his legs.
The corners of Orochimaru's mouth twitched, and he was carried away by Tayuya and the other three.
After they left, Neji sighed softly. Sarutobi Hiruzen is dead, Danzo can't sit still, the good days are numbered.
Neji smiled, yes, Danzo's good days are numbered. He's had enough of being watched every day for the past month. Before carrying out his future plans, he should get rid of Danzo first.
Soon after, Might Guy and Kakashi and a group of Anbu arrived here. When they saw Sarutobi Hiruzen's corpse, they were immediately covered in deep sorrow.
In the following days, Konoha was constantly being rebuilt, and a grand funeral was held for the Third Hokage and the ninjas who died in the battle.
But they didn't have time to be sad. Konoha suffered this great change, and the news would soon spread throughout the major ninja villages.
In the three ninja world wars, Konoha had never lost. In addition, the geographical environment was superior and resources were abundant, resulting in many strong ninjas in Konoha. Just look at the previous Uchiha Shisui, Konoha White Fang, and Golden Flash...
Konoha once left other ninja villages behind. Now that they finally suffered a big loss, how could they let go of this opportunity?!
Especially the death of the Third Hokage, which made Konoha lose its backbone. It is conceivable that the ninja world today must be turbulent, with everyone eyeing Konoha, this piece of fat.
Therefore, Konoha urgently needs to rebuild and restore vitality. Furthermore, because of this great change, Konoha's elders are in a state of anxiety.
Among them, the most important thing is - to elect the Fifth Hokage.
In the Konoha conference room, Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and Shimura Danzo sat around, discussing how to deal with a large number of emergency matters.
When the topic turned to the Fifth Hokage, Danzo finally couldn't hold back.
He had been planning for so long and waiting for such a long time, just to sit in this seat.
"This old man thinks that the Fifth Hokage must be me." Danzo said confidently.
This made Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura slightly surprised. They knew that Danzo wanted to become Hokage, but they didn't expect him to say it so clearly.
The Kage of each village are passed down from the old generation to the new generation, in the hope that Konoha can go further. This is an unwritten rule.
Although there are no suitable young people in Konoha right now, Danzo is too old. What if he dies in a few years? Will Konoha choose another one then?
If that's the case, wouldn't the Hokage be changing a bit too quickly?
It was precisely because of this concern that the two of them did not immediately give their opinions.
"Hehe." Danzo was not in a hurry, in his opinion, this matter was already settled.
There are no such figures in the younger generation. Tsunade and Jiraiya, who are relatively young, have no interest in Hokage at all. He has no competitors at all.
"Hehe, Koharu, Homura, don't think about it. Besides me, there is no one in Konoha who can take on this important task."
Danzo said leisurely, reminding them appropriately.
"This matter cannot be delayed any longer."
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura's faces were a little ugly. This was forcing them to make a choice.
After a while, the two sighed slightly. In the current situation, Konoha really couldn't wait any longer.
"Danzo, we agree to your proposal, but you also know that you run Root and have been operating in secret for a long time. Many people have never even seen you, so..."
"I understand."
The next day, in front of the Hokage office building, a large group of people gathered here, bustling and watching the figure on the high building.
"Is that the future Fifth Hokage?"
"I heard that Konoha has a Root besides Anbu. This adult is the leader of Root."
"Yes, it is said that his strength is no different from that of the Third Hokage, and he is also a disciple of the Second Hokage."
Listening to the discussions of the people around them, Kakashi and Might Guy couldn't help but frown. They were very clear about Danzo's character.
Rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go.
"I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing."
Might Guy patted Kakashi's shoulder: "It's okay, just be yourself, that's what youth is all about."
They wanted to object, but Danzo's qualifications were strong and invincible, and he really couldn't be overthrown.
Neji was also in the crowd, completely unaware of why things had turned out this way. Logically speaking, shouldn't Jiraiya have gone out to look for Tsunade? What is going on now?
Moreover, Neji turned his head slightly, Naruto didn't leave either.
"Naruto, where's Great Toad Sage?" Neji asked.
"Oh, you mean that perverted old man!" Naruto rubbed his chin, squinted his eyes, and thought hard: "Now that you mention it, I haven't seen him in a long time."
"Oh, I remember!" Naruto hit his hand.
"He left before the Chunin Exams, saying he was going to look for inspiration or something...what a perverted old man."
Naruto curled his lips, really not believing that he was one of the legendary "Sannin". God knows what he made me do?!
"I see, he hasn't returned." Neji turned around and looked at Danzo on the high building.
It seems that my arrival has brought great changes to this world.
On the high building, looking at the crowd below, Danzo felt very gratified.
"Hehe, after today, I will be the Fifth Hokage." Danzo smiled sincerely, this was his dream for many years, and now it was finally about to be realized.
"Sarutobi, watch carefully, the Konoha under my rule will definitely annex other ninja villages and unify the ninja world."
"Danzo, hurry up, don't keep everyone waiting too long." Mitokado Homura urged.
"Okay."
"Ahem, everyone, I believe many people don't know much about me yet, hehe, I am the Second Hokage's..."
"Wait!"
"I object to you becoming Hokage!"
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