A spacious conference hall!

The venue was filled with ninjas wearing green vests, and people in the venue were whispering to each other, making the entire venue extremely noisy.

"Xuanjian! Do you know what's going on?"

"I'm not sure. This time the Jonin Conference was called by Shikaku."

"Shikaku?" Genma Shiranui, who was wearing the Hokage forehead protector as a headscarf and holding a Senbon in his mouth, murmured suspiciously in his heart.

Genma Shiranui was one of the guards of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze. When he became the shadow guard of the Fourth Hokage, it was a leap to heaven for them.

pity!

Because of the sudden death of the Fourth Hokage, his bright future came to an abrupt end, and he fell from being a glorious member of the Shadow Guard to a supporting role.

To be able to become a member of the Shadow Guard, he has considerable talent and intelligence.

He could sense that there was something wrong with the way this Jonin Conference was held.

The notice to convene the Jonin Conference this time was not an order issued by the Hokage, but an order issued by the Jonin squad leader.

The jonin squad leader can be said to be the highest-ranking position in Konoha, except for the Hokage.

pity……

Just on the surface.

Not to mention that the Nabekage is hiding in secret, even the two advisory elders, Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En, have more power than the jonin squad.

In addition, there are the two patriarchs of the Hyuga and Uchiha families.

therefore……

Although successive jonin squad leaders had the right to convene a jonin conference, they did not exercise this right.

Once this right is exercised, it will inevitably touch the sensitive nerves of the Hokage.

"Why did Shikaku convene the Jonin Conference this time?" Heizu Leitong asked Shiranui Genma in a low voice.

"I don't know! But I feel that things are not simple, so don't get involved later." Shiranui Genma said in a serious tone. At the same time, their eyes were fixed on the figures in the front of the circular venue.

They were none other than the great ninja clan leaders of Konoha, Hyuga, Aburame, Nara, Inuzuka, Yamanaka, and Akimichi.

Behind their seats were the great ninja clan jonins sitting behind the clan leader in a fan-shaped arrangement.

Shiranui Genma turned around and looked around, confusion flashed in his eyes. "Strange, there weren't so many civilian ninjas when the Yondaime took the throne! How come the number of civilian ninjas at this jonin meeting almost occupied two-thirds of the venue?"

Genma Shiranui was not a complete civilian, but he was not from a big ninja clan either, so they all chose to sit in the civilian area.

At this moment, the venue suddenly became quiet.

Genjian Shiranui took a quick look and immediately understood the reason for the silence.

The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, wearing a Hokage hat and a divine robe, entered the venue, followed by Danzo Shimura, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mito.

When Sarutobi Hiruzen entered the venue, he first looked at Nara Shikaku deeply, and then immediately put on a kind expression.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen walked to the chair facing the main door and sat down. His position was exactly the main seat of the entire venue.

"Shikaku! Why did you suddenly ask everyone to hold a jonin meeting?" The Third Hokage asked as if he was just chatting casually.

None of the ninjas in the room spoke. It was very quiet.

Regardless of whether they had brains or seemed to be brainless, they all remained silent at this moment.

When Nara Shikaku heard this, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back. He could hear the unhappiness in Sarutobi Hiruzen's words. If it were any other time, he would have immediately given in, and would not even have convened this Jonin Conference.

Can,
The list that Danzo handed over to the major ninja clans was completely an attempt to dig up the roots of the major ninja clans. If they agreed to it this time, it would not offend Danzo and the Third Generation, but the family would be ruined.

Lu Jiu could see what the cause of all this was, but this was the only way he could choose to break the impasse.

"Lord Hokage!"

"Some people haven't arrived yet. We'll continue the talk when everyone is here." Lu Jiu said.

The Third Hokage stared at Nara Shikaku again. He was also puzzled by Shikaku's sudden convening of this Jonin Conference.

Apparently he didn't realize how big the trap Danzo had dug for him was, or maybe Nara Shikaku was too mobile and the intelligence from the Anbu wasn't passed on to the Hokage in time.

From the perspective of factions, Ino-Shika-Chou actually belongs to the same faction as the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen, because Akimichi Torifu was also a member of the shadow guard of the second generation Tobirama.

Although Akimichi and Fufu were not among the advisory elders, Ino-Shika-Cho were able to successfully infiltrate the Hokage's direct lineage because of this relationship.

Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at the meeting place and immediately understood who Shikaku was talking about. He immediately said, "Since everyone is not here! Let's hold the meeting next time!"

After saying that, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately stood up and said, "The work of a jonin is important. If you gather here for a long time, and there is no one guarding the Konoha barrier, there may be spies from the enemy country sneaking in."

Sarutobi Hiruzen stared at Shikaku closely. He was warning Shikaku and at the same time giving him a way out.

Then he raised his voice and said, "Let's go!"

After saying this, Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to leave the venue. He was very opposed to the convening of the Jonin Conference.

because……

His title of Hokage is actually not justified!

He is the previous Hokage!

At this time he was only temporarily serving as Hokage, but he had been in this position for six years.

If someone proposed to immediately elect a new Hokage at the Jonin Conference, he would be in a very difficult situation.

Nara Shikaku was not willing to give up, and immediately stood up and tried to stop the Hokage from disbanding the conference, but someone stood up faster than him.

In the civilian ninja area of ​​the venue, a large number of senior ninjas stood up and left their seats, ready to leave the venue.

Hinata Hiashi glanced at Nara Shikaku indifferently, then retracted his gaze, his face calm, his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart, sitting upright with his back straight, as if everything had nothing to do with him anymore.

Nara Shikaku's face turned pale, but the arrow was on the string and had to be shot. He immediately shouted: "It has been six years since the sacrifice of the Fourth Hokage. It is time for us to elect a new Hokage."

With this remark,
Suddenly the entire venue fell silent for a moment. The ninjas who were about to leave paused for a moment, then they immediately quickened their pace and walked towards the door.

The Jonin who was originally sitting glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen, his eyes flashed a few times, and he also chose to stand up and walk towards the door.

Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at the two-thirds of the ninjas in the venue who had already left their seats, and a hint of pride flashed in his eyes.

Shimura Danzo, who looked calm, also trembled his hands on his cane when he heard this. He looked at Shikaku with a complicated look in his one eye and thought to himself, "As expected of Konoha's top think tank, he actually came up with such a trick to break the deadlock."

Danzo initially planned to use the great ninja clan to force Sarutobi Hiruzen to abdicate, so that he wouldn't have to fight Uchiha head-on, but he didn't expect Nara Shikaku to be so bold.

"It is indeed time to start the fifth generation election."

Danzo's voice suddenly rang out in the meeting hall, and some of the ninjas who were about to leave sat back down. The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, looked at Danzo with a bad look, and was furious. His shadow did not act in concert with him today.

Danzo felt the Third Hokage's gaze, but he paid no attention to it.

Shikaku wanted to drive a wedge between Danzo and Sarutobi.

Can't Danzo see?

Of course he could see that this was a trap?
He was able to see through Shikaku's plan, and at the same time he also thought about how he could avoid this trap.

but--
He just doesn't want to do that!
I feel unhappy!

I can’t think of it!
Shikaku completely got Danzo into an emotional state.

In reality, there is almost no one who can remain absolutely rational. If there is, it is because you have not touched upon something that he really cares about.

There is no doubt that Danzo cares about the position of Hokage.

The Third Hokage retracted his gaze and nodded: "Oh..."

"It's time to start the fifth generation election."

"but……"

"At this moment, the Uchiha family, Jiraiya, Tsunade and the others are not in the village, so let's forget about the election this time!"

"Let's talk about it next time when everyone is here." Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a selfless expression.

Bingzu Leitong and Shiranui Genma mixed in with the civilian ninja team and walked towards the gate. They didn't dare to get involved in what was happening here.

After the death of the Fourth Hokage, there is no need to explain the embarrassing position of him, the former Hokage's guard. If they had not been low-key over the years, they would have been finished long ago.

But just when they were about to reach the gate, he felt a cold breath, which made him feel a little uncomfortable instinctively. He frowned and looked in the direction of the breath.

Suddenly, I saw a group of people with fluffy hair and wearing blue-black robes walking in. The cold aura they exuded and the cold expressions on their faces made people instinctively distance themselves from them.

They looked at the team of hundreds of people entering from the gate, and subconsciously made way for them like Genma Shiranui.

The people who were about to leave just now looked at each other and were no longer as anxious as before.

Die Iwashi: "Isn't Uchiha coming?"

Shiranui Genma whispered with a hint of meaning: "Uchiha has never been a quiet beauty. It looks like there will be something interesting to watch."

The reason why the Fourth Hokage was able to successfully select the Hokage was not only because of the full support of Sarutobi Hiruzen, but also because of the clear support of the Uchiha clan.

Uchiha Fugaku and Namikaze Minato were extremely close, and even Uzumaki Kushina, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, could often get together with Uchiha Mikoto.

It can be said that Uchiha and Shiranui Genma are from the same faction.

Uchiha secretly harmed the Fourth Hokage?

The people in Shiranui Genma's team didn't believe it. Unless the Uchiha had lost his mind, it would be impossible for him to harm the Fourth Hokage.

You must know that in order to push the Fourth Hokage to power, a large number of Uchiha lives were lost in the Land of Mist.

"Did you just say the Fifth Hokage election?"

"I, the Uchiha clan, have arrived, let's continue the conference!" Uchiha Yashiro let Wang Ming sit in the position of clan leader that should have belonged to him, then stood behind Wang Ming and spoke to the ninjas present.

Many ninjas looked at each other, and those jonin who had wanted to leave returned to their seats, waiting for the jonin conference to begin.

The reason why they were so obedient was not because Uchiha's words were so effective, but because Uchiha had spoken. Even if they all withdrew, this Jonin Conference would still be held.

The theme of this Jonin Conference is the Fifth Hokage.

The ninjas who stood up and wanted to leave were all dressed in civilian clothes, but most of them were from the four clans of Sarutobi, Shimura, Utane, and Mitomon, and there were also some Root members.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's policy of supporting civilians and suppressing the ninja clan has always been implemented very well.

only……

These civilians are just from their four tribes.

The combined population of the four tribes is more than one-third of the people in the venue.

and……

The ninjas that arrived at this time were not all ninjas.

Some were still hiding, and some were still stationed at the front line. It was impossible for Shikaku to summon all the ninjas with just one order.

Nara Shikaku suppressed his anxiety and said, "Hokage-sama!"

"Now that the Uchiha people have arrived, the number of jonin in the entire venue has exceeded three-fifths of the total number of jonin in Konoha. I think the meeting can begin."

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, glanced at Shikaku, and then looked at Wang Ming who entered the venue and sat quietly, looking like he was watching a show. He couldn't help but frowned: "Is this attack a counterattack by Uchiha?"

"When did Ino-Shika-Chou collude with the Uchiha?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen let out a long sigh. He understood that this was the aftermath of his defeat on the night of the Uchiha clan annihilation. As long as his invincible golden body as the strongest Hokage was broken, the conflicts in the village that he had suppressed would gradually erupt.

And the Fifth Hokage was the biggest contradiction that he suppressed.

"Who do you want to nominate as the Fifth Hokage?" Sarutobi Hiruzen saw that the situation was irreversible, so he immediately accepted everything in front of him calmly.

Ryoma Aburame, the vice-chief of the Root brought by Shimura Danzo, immediately stood up and shouted, "I nominate Danzo-sama to be the fifth generation."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the ninjas in the audience had different expressions.

Because in their opinion, Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen are about the same age, and the Third Hokage stepped down because he was old, so why would they choose another one of the same age as the Third Hokage?
Why bother with this? Just let the three generations suffer a little longer.

Utane Koharu said, "I recommend Jiraiya!"

After listening to the nominations, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately said, "In that case, the candidates are Jiraiya and Shimura Danzo..."

But before he could finish his words, the silent Hyuga Hiashi interrupted and said, "I, Hyuga Hiashi, recommend Uchiha Setsuna as the Fifth Hokage."

~~~~~~
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell silent, and even the sound of breathing could be heard clearly.

The ninjas on the Uchiha side originally wanted to recommend the Great Elder to become Hokage, and Hiashi took the initiative to help with the recommendation, so the Uchiha would not be polite.

"Correct!"

"The Great Elder is fit to be the Fifth Hokage."

"Yes! If that old fellow Danzo can run for election, then I, the Great Elder of the Uchiha clan, can too."

"The most powerful person in all of Konoha is Elder Setsuna."

"Anyone who is dissatisfied can come and practice with us Uchiha!" (End of this chapter)