Chapter 22 The Fifth Hokage
The formal inauguration ceremony for the Fifth Hokage of Konoha was later than expected.
The reason it was a little late was because we had to wait for the big businessmen and entrepreneurs to arrive one after another.
The entire village of Konoha was mobilized; at such a crucial moment, no problems could be allowed to arise.
The Konoha Police Force, responsible for maintaining order, is primarily composed of Uchiha clan ninjas, who are fully committed to their patrols.
Since their meeting with the Fifth Hokage, Orochimaru, the Uchiha clan has developed an even stronger sense of ownership and responsibility towards Konoha.
We absolutely cannot allow anyone to disrupt this succession ceremony of the Fifth Hokage.
These red-eyed ninjas scrutinized every person entering the village, looking quite intimidating.
Of course, at such an important moment, Itachi, as a disciple of the Fifth Hokage, stayed by his teacher Orochimaru's side.
"Are you Itachi from the Uchiha clan?" a girl with pineapple hair asked, hands on her hips.
Itachi looked at her silently and nodded.
"very good."
The girl raised her head.
"I am Orochimaru's disciple, a senior who entered the sect before you, Mitarashi Anko."
"Mitarashi Anko Senior," Itachi greeted respectfully.
As the eldest son of the Uchiha clan, he also needs to strictly observe etiquette.
"And you." Mitarashi Anko pulled the other pocket over.
"You have to call me senior too!"
"…Senior." Kabuto forced a kind smile, his eyes narrowing behind his glasses.
Another disciple of Orochimaru, who is also quite annoying.
"very good."
*Slap slap*
Mitarashi Anko patted Itachi and Kabuto's shoulders at the same time.
"From now on, I'll protect you! Anyone who bullies you, just call my name! I'll let them know that my juniors, Mitarashi Anko's juniors, aren't so easy to bully!"
With her arms crossed in front of her chest, Hongdou looked arrogant, and steam was practically puffing out of her nostrils.
After all, she was the Fifth Hokage's disciple!
But they were also disciples of the Fifth Hokage.
Itachi and Kabuto exchanged a glance.
At this moment, I felt a sense of shared misfortune.
Meanwhile, Orochimaru and the Third Hokage, sitting together, watched the interaction between the children with smiles.
The Third Hokage glanced at Orochimaru and noticed that the gloomy aura emanating from Orochimaru had dissipated somewhat.
He seemed to have realized something; it appeared that Orochimaru had resolved some of his inner conflicts.
So he picked up his long pipe and started puffing away.
"Teacher, what were your feelings when you became Hokage?"
Upon hearing this, the Third Hokage recalled that in Sarutobi's memory, he was appointed Hokage in a time of crisis.
This was deeply etched in Hiruzen Sarutobi's memory.
He said, "It's a heavy burden, a responsibility, and I feel I have to carry out Konoha's mission and get out of this predicament."
"As expected of the teacher," Orochimaru praised, adding, "I don't have that kind of enthusiasm, so perhaps I'm not really suited to be Hokage."
"But calmness and rationality are also essential qualities of a leader."
"Teacher, are you praising me?"
"Of course I'm praising you, Orochimaru. You will always be my most outstanding disciple."
Orochimaru smiled and lowered his head.
The Third Hokage continued to puff out smoke. Soon after, the door opened, and Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, the two Hokage advisors, arrived.
Homura Mitokado pushed up his glasses and said, "Everyone's waiting."
Orochimaru stood up, and the Third Hokage also stood up, holding the Hokage hat in his hand.
The three disciples, Kabuto, Anko, and Itachi, also stopped interacting and watched this moment with some seriousness.
The new Hokage.
Konoha, a new beginning.
Orochimaru walked out of the Hokage's office and stepped onto the stairs leading up to the top of the Hokage Building, to the stands below the Hokage Rock.
Upon arriving here, he looked at the entire Hidden Leaf Village in this open space.
The roof of a building not far away.
A white-haired man with red tear-painted marks on his cheeks stood with his arms crossed, watching this scene.
Seemingly noticing his gaze, Orochimaru, atop the Hokage Building, looked at him.
Then he quickly looked straight ahead.
He took the Hokage hat handed to him by the Third Hokage, put it on his head, and the curtains on both sides fluttered in the wind.
Orochimaru walked step by step toward the edge of the front of the stands.
Gradually, all the spectators gathered below the Hokage Building could be seen.
Among the residents, ninjas, and ninja clans of Konoha Village, as well as the merchants who came to pay their respects, there were certainly spies from various factions and the other four great nations.
They were all looking up at the Fifth Hokage of Konoha, the largest ninja village in the world, the Land of Fire, and the most powerful ninja village in the world.
They each had their own perspectives: some were hopeful, some longed for it, some were in awe, and some even harbored malice.
They are all thinking at the same time.
What will Orochimaru's ascension to the throne as the Fifth Hokage bring to this world?
"boring."
A blonde woman in a green coat turned away, seemingly bored.
Yes, it's very boring. The position of Hokage is the position that countless people in Konoha yearn for.
She didn't want to pay any attention to any of this.
It doesn't matter who becomes Hokage.
"Tsunade."
A familiar, cheeky voice.
Tsunade did not stop.
"Tsunade!"
This time the sound came from in front of her.
She was about to go around it.
"Tsunade!"
An embrace came over, and the lewd, shameless expression on the attacker's face made Tsunade punch him without hesitation, sending him rolling on the ground until he crashed into a tree.
With a large bump on his head, Jiraiya lay sprawled out, experiencing the sensation.
"This familiar feeling."
His face was full of nostalgia.
But... it really hurts!!!
"snort!"
Tsunade strode aggressively toward him, her arms crossed over her chest, visibly distorted by the pressure.
Noticing Jiraiya's lecherous gaze, her eyes immediately sharpened.
Under pressure, Jiraiya immediately stood up, knelt down, and scratched the back of his head with a very honest look, saying with a smile, "Tsunade, it's been a long time."
Have you found the person you're looking for?
Jiraiya shook his head helplessly.
"So that's why you came back this time."
"Of course I'm here to witness Orochimaru become Hokage! Tsunade, you feel the same way, right? Haha!"
"no."
Tsunade narrowed her eyes in displeasure.
"I don't care who becomes Hokage!"
She turned her head away.
"That's just saying one thing and meaning another."
bump!
He punched the tree behind Jiraiya, causing a noticeable dent and crack in the trunk, and scattering a large number of leaves.
Jiraiya was so scared that snot was running down his face.
However, seeing Tsunade's awe-inspiring embrace so close, he suddenly grinned happily.
Then I heard...
"I only came here because I heard about the Wood Release ninja."
"Wood Release ninja?"
Jiraiya sniffed hard, his expression turning serious.
He certainly knew the significance of Wood Release ninjas to the village.
She also knew the significance of Wood Release ninjas to Tsunade.
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