Chapter 222: Taking the Wind Out of the Mountain
A woman who is qualified to be Hokage.

This woman even personally helped a half-disciple become the Hokage.

Would a woman like this be so confused as to blame others without thinking?
The answer is of course no.

Akimichi Tofu snorted coldly and said, "So, from the moment he became Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen can no longer be trusted. It's not his fault. As a Hokage, this is what he should do. However, this does not mean that I can accept it."

After becoming Hokage, things are definitely different than before.

but!

In Qufeng's opinion, it is unacceptable to plot against one's own people.

He more or less understood Sarutobi Hiruzen's thoughts.

Konoha doesn't need too many people from the Land of Whirlpools.

All they needed was a Jinchūriki.

The others are redundant and will attract the attention of other villages.

In that case, it would be better to secretly steal the books from the Land of Whirlpools and bring back a Jinchūriki.

All the other people from the Whirlpool Country stayed behind to attract the attention of other villages.

The sealing technique of the Whirlpool Country is famous throughout the ninja world.

This time, most of the villages in the Whirlpool Country were destroyed because of the sealing technique.

Konoha has natural advantages.

Because Konoha and the Whirlpool Country have been allies for many years, they know some of the Whirlpool Country's secrets.

Using these secrets, he sneaked into the Whirlpool Country and stole books.

This should be the most reasonable explanation.

From Sarutobi Hiruzen's perspective, it is also the most reasonable arrangement.

Like Sarutobi Hiruzen, who led a group of ninjas to rescue and finally brought back books and a Jinchūriki, this method was too crude.

However, in Uzumaki Mito's opinion, this is not the case.

I treated you sincerely, treated you as my disciple, and trained you for so many years, and this is how you repay me?

From today on, you are not allowed to step on my door.

"Now what?"

Lu Jiu was helpless.

Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't just sit outside the door forever.

His Hokage!

"I know what to do?"

Akimichi Qufeng said angrily: "Sarutobi Hiruzen wants to pull me out and use me as his pawn. Can I do what he wants?"

Nara Shikaku also frowned.

Among Ino-Shika-Cho, the strongest is undoubtedly Akimichi Tofu.

This person is very superior in the entire Konoha in terms of both strength and status, and is the mainstay of Ino-Shika-Cho.

but!

He is still too old.

Even though he had been practicing the secret techniques of the Akimichi clan, the old man in his sixties was beginning to lose strength as a ninja.

According to Nara Shikaku's idea, he should be sent to the position of Hokage to stabilize the situation in Konoha. After a few years, Kakashi should have grown up and be able to take over the position of Hokage.

That's perfect!

Sarutobi Hiruzen abdicated and became the assistant Hokage.

Akimichi took over and became the fifth Hokage.

Thirty-five years later, Akimichi Tofu abdicated and Kakashi took over as the sixth generation.

He served as the leader of the jonin squad and was able to assist every generation.

How good!

but!

According to Akimichi Norifuze, Sarutobi Hiruzen is not prepared to give up power at all, so the only price for Akimichi Norifuze to come out of the mountain is to fight to death.

Maybe I will have to take the blame for him like Danzo did.

This is something that Nara Shikaku absolutely cannot accept.

This kind of behavior can be described as going too far.

We three tribes only have one person to keep us in check, and you still want to get him for free.

Nara Shikaku looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen outside the door, and there was a cold flash in his eyes.

Recently, he had fought several battles with Sarutobi Hiruzen and no longer had the same fear of the Hokage as before.

"Think about what to do!"

Akimichi Norifuge said with a headache: "He is a Hokage. Even if he is guilty, he is still a Hokage. How can he sit at the door all the time?"

"It won't be long before the people in the village start talking about me, which won't be a good thing for Zhu Ludie."

"What can be done about it?"

Nara Shikaku shook his head and said slowly: "Sarutobi Hiruzen, he has already fought hard at this moment, and he doesn't care about anything as long as he can achieve his goal."

Without morals, anything is possible.

Sarutobi Hiruzen did it.

When he started to act shamelessly, no one could do anything.

In fact, in the current Konoha, he has no chance to save face.

It can be worse than it is now.

Qiu Daoqufeng was speechless for a while.

"Otherwise, like this..."

Nara Shikaku thought for a moment and whispered something in his ear.

"Is this okay?"

Akimichi Tofu looked at Nara Shikaku suspiciously.

"Do you have a better idea?"

Nara Shikaku spread his hands.

"I'm a fart, so I'll give it a try! If it doesn't work, I'll beat you up!"

Akimichi Tofu stared at Sarutobi Hiruzen outside the door with a malicious smile on his face.

He took a deep breath and raised his energy to the highest level.

He knew that a tough battle was ahead.

"squeak!"

The door is opened.

Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly perked up, looking at the meat mountain that came out, and said excitedly: "Qufeng, you agreed, right?"

"Ugh!"

Akimichi Tofu sighed and said, "Huruzen, you are fully capable of continuing to serve as Hokage, why are you in such a hurry to abdicate?"

The third generation was startled and blinked.

What do you mean?
What do you mean I shouldn't abdicate so early?
Whether I abdicate or not is none of your business. I asked you to come out to be a fighter, not to be a Hokage...

Ok? !

Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned for a moment.

Could it be that Akimichi Tofu wants to be Hokage?

How can this be?

Sarutobi Hiruzen's lips trembled.

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

Why can't Akimichi Tofu be Hokage?

This guy is the disciple of the second Hokage.

His strength has already reached the level of Hokage.

Also.

He was born into the Ino-Shika-Chou clan, which proves that he naturally has a large number of ninjas following him.

There is Ino-Shika-cho, and someone who has a good relationship with Nara Shikaku.

He wants to be Hokage, is it possible?

Very likely!

We have the strength!

They have power!

They also have prestige!
What's left?
The remaining one is Sarutobi Hiruzen. Do you agree or not?

He was a criminal and had publicly announced many times that he would abdicate, but there was no suitable candidate.

This is the current Sarutobi Hiruzen.

If Qiu Daoqufeng stepped forward, all the problems would be solved.

Aren’t you, Sarutobi Hiruzen, in great pain?
Didn't we keep emphasizing that it's because Konoha doesn't have the right person?

Now that the right person has come, will you back off?
You won’t retreat?

How dare you!

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face turned red.

Got checkmate!

He was actually defeated by this pig general Qiu Daoqufeng.

Damn!

Especially since he has been staying at the door of the Akimichi family for such a long time, many people are probably speculating now that he asked Akimichi to come out of the mountain for the position of Hokage.

If he left now, Qiu Dao Qu Feng turned around and spread the news, then...

For Sarutobi Hiruzen, it is not just a matter of shame.

Maybe.

He will be the first Hokage to be overthrown!
Public! Execution!

After thinking this through, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt cold all over.

"Qufeng, you..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen blankly, "You, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually would plot against me like this."

Qiu Dao Qu Feng looked calm.

You were plotting against me, and I was plotting against you in return. This is normal, isn't it?
You are not superior to others, you scheme against me, and I can't fight back?
"Hiruzen, what's wrong?"

Akimichi Norifu said with concern: "I know you have stayed here for too long. Well, go back. I promised you that I will go to the Hokage's office tomorrow. Is that okay?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..."

tomorrow?

Are you so impatient to get promoted?
But I'm not ready yet.

What should I do now that you are in power?
What about the Sarutobi family?
What about Danzo?
They were already making a fuss, and now that the position has been given to you, Danzo won't just point fingers at him and curse his eight generations of ancestors hundreds of times.

"Huruzen, go back. I'll be in the Hokage's office early tomorrow morning!"

Qiu Dao Qu Feng said calmly: "Of course, if there is any accident, at worst, I will continue to live in seclusion. I originally planned to live in seclusion until I die of old age, it doesn't matter!"

Done.

Qiu Dao Qu Feng turned around and returned to his home.

Sarutobi Hiruzen stood there in a daze for a long time. Then he stood up, as if his body had lost weight, and floated back to the Hokage's office building.

The Hokage office building at this moment was temporarily set up.

The previous one was destroyed by a tree.

Looking at the temporary building, Sarutobi Hiruzen fell silent.

He really failed as Hokage.

During his tenure, the Nine-Tail was lost.

One third of Konoha was destroyed.

More than one-fifth of the ninjas died in the battle.

A large number of civilians also died in the war.

Without a doubt, he is the sinner of Konoha.

but!

The sinner did not want to give up his power.

Power is too fascinating and too important.

Now that he has lost his power, he doesn't know what will happen.

At least, give him some time to arrange it.

There is no autumn road to take the wind!

tomorrow!

He will be moving into the Hokage's office tomorrow. If you don't agree, we will all go our separate ways.

Before he knew it, Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived at Danzo's office.

The Darkness of Shinobi is indeed here.

Ever since being scolded by the second generation, Danzo has been working quietly in his office most of the time.

This is also a form of confrontation, although to many people it seems a bit like a child throwing a tantrum.

"How did you come?"

Danzo looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen strangely.

"I……"

Sarutobi Hiruzen opened his mouth, what could he say?
He said, Danzo, you can't be the Hokage again, that fat guy Akimichi Tofu will be the one!
Isn't this too cruel for Danzo?

At least.

Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't bear to say it.

He had waited eagerly for half his life, and had come close to becoming Hokage several times, but had never really been able to take the position.

Who would agree if it were anyone else?

"I, I have something to discuss with you..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen pursed his lips.

"discuss?"

Danzo perked up all of a sudden and said, "Hokage? Hiruzen, you want me to be the Hokage, right?"

Not long ago, Tobirama Senju appeared, and Danzo didn't dare to ask.

I guess he has no chance.

Now that Senju Tobirama has been sealed again, doesn't this mean that his chance has come?
His biggest obstacle is gone!

As long as the monkey supports him.

Sarutobi Hiruzen opened his mouth again, looked at Danzo who was looking at him eagerly, and after a long while, he gritted his teeth and said, "It is indeed the position of Hokage, but..."

"but what?"

Danzo was excited and took a few steps to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen said weakly: "Not the Fifth Generation!"

"Ok?"

Danzo's brows suddenly frowned.

In other words, isn't he the successor to Sarutobi Hiruzen?

Danzo immediately became furious.

but.

Considering that Sarutobi Hiruzen had just said that he wanted him to be the Hokage, even though he was not the fifth generation, he was very angry, but he restrained himself a little.

“What generation is that?”

Danzo said with an unpleasant expression: "I am not young anymore. Do you think I can wait any longer? The sixth generation? I tell you, the fifth generation can only be a transition, and will only last for two years at most!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen thought for a moment and said in an inaudible voice, "Seventh generation, is that okay?"

Danzo: "..."

"You fool me?!"

A huge roar echoed throughout the office building.

"You, calm down!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a bitter face: "Danzo, I have no choice. Akimichi Tofu, that old fat man, I need his strength, but he asked me for the position of Hokage, the fifth Hokage, so I can only let him do it."

Danzo's eyes seemed to be spitting fire as he stared at Sarutobi Hiruzen without saying a word.

Sarutobi Hiruzen continued in a low voice: "Akimichi Tofu can only work for three to five years at most. However, after three to five years, Kakashi should have grown up and become Hokage. Given his age..."

Danzo's eyes went dark.

Kakashi is only in his twenties today, so he can work for at least fifteen years, and if it's longer, maybe even thirty years.

That adds up to thirty or forty years.

He, Danzo, is younger than Sarutobi Hiruzen, but his younger self is limited.

Thirty or forty years, damn, even my ashes are gone, and you still acknowledge me as the Seventh Hokage?

I'll fuck you.

and!

At that time, can you, Sarutobi Hiruzen, still be the head of the family?

Are you fooling the devil?
Danzo pointed at the gate and said to Sarutobi Hiruzen with a smile, "Get lost!"

"Don't!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a bitter face: "Danzo, you can scold me a few words, or you can hit me a few times..."

"wait wait wait!"

Before he could finish his words, Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly saw Danzo had taken out a kunai and opened his mouth to spray out a stream of wind-attribute chakra.

He turned it into a sharp blade and stared coldly at Sarutobi Hiruzen.

...Are you really ready to fight?

Sarutobi Hiruzen turned and ran away
Danzo dropped his fake smile and looked gloomy.

Deceiving too much!

You won't give me the position of Hokage, right?
Row!
I'll go get it myself!

I just don't believe it. The position of Hokage can be taken by a fool, a dead man, a monkey, a meat mountain, but why can't I, the one-eyed Danzo, be taken?
Immediately, a Root member appeared in Danzo's office, received orders one by one, and then left.

“Oh, it’s difficult!”

Sarutobi Hiruzen let out a long breath and returned to the office.

He is already prepared, Qiu Dao Qu Feng, if you have the ability, then come and get it!

I'll leave the position of Hokage here.

See if you can take it.

and!

We’ll talk about our battle later!

Sarutobi Hiruzen knew very well that once Akimichi Tofu became Hokage, the current situation of Konoha would inevitably undergo earth-shaking changes.

As Sarutobi Hiruzen, who served as Hokage for the longest time in Konoha's history, it was almost inevitable that he would face off against Akimichi Torikatsu.

It depends on whether the west wind can overwhelm the east wind.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sat in the chair in the Hokage's office, closed his eyes, and waited silently.

(End of this chapter)