Naruto: Start by eating the golden fruit.

Chapter 645: Konoha's 67th Year and the Beginning of the Selection

Naruto, who is working hard for the first time in his life, is not an isolated case.

In fact, in this Hokage selection, basically every nominated person has a chance, and there is support from various forces behind them.

Sasuke and Shisui are definitely the top candidates for Hokage recommended by the Uchiha clan and the Security Department.

I will fully support whoever of them makes it to the final round.

Before that, it all depends on the abilities of these two people.

Of course, just as there are those who work hard for the position of Hokage, there are naturally those who are not interested in the position of Hokage.

Well, like Kakashi.

……

Konoha Hospital:

Kakashi was holding a bouquet of carnations and nervously adjusting his clothes outside the ward.

After making sure that his clothes were okay, Kakashi took a deep breath and then opened the door of the ward...

"Hana Ling, I passed by the Yamanaka family's house today...Ahhh! Why are you here?!"

Kakashi looked at Obito and shouted loudly.

Obito curled his lips and picked his ears.

At the side, Nohara Lin looked at Kakashi with dissatisfaction: "Kakashi, be quiet! Hua Ling needs a quiet environment!"

Kakashi could only shut his mouth helplessly.

Then, Nohara Rin came to Kakashi, snatched the carnation from Kakashi's hand, and looked at him with a teasing look: "It's a good thing you're not that stupid, Hua Ling is going to be a mother soon. Giving her carnations is the best~"

As she said that, Nohara Lin pushed Kakashi and Obito out of the ward and said, "Okay, now it's time for us women to have a quiet chat. You two grown men can just go find a place to chat and have a drink!"

As he spoke, Kakashi and Obito were pushed out.

Kakashi and Obito stared at each other.

Obito curled his lips and was just about to say "long time no see" and find a place to fight alone, when the door of the ward opened again.

Nohara Rin poked her head out and looked at Obito dangerously: "By the way, you two, no fighting! Do you understand?!"

Obito nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice.

With a "bang", the door of the ward closed again.

Kakashi and Obito both relaxed at the same time.

Obito no longer had the mood to fight Kakashi one-on-one.

He handed Kakashi a box of... gum, and then Obito said, "Let's go shopping."

Kakashi took the chewing gum and said speechlessly: "When others hand me things, they hand me cigarettes or alcohol, but you're giving me chewing gum..."

"Give it back to me if you don't want to eat it!"

Kakashi quickly stuffed the gum into his mouth and then walked forward: "Let's go to the yard to bask in the sun."

The two of them arrived at the hospital compound, and Obito asked Kakashi, "Aren't you also nominated for the Hokage selection? Aren't you going to work hard?"

Kakashi rolled his eyes and said, "Forget it. If I really run for election, I don't think anyone would vote for me."

Obito glanced at Kakashi, then gritted his teeth.

I have to say that Kakashi looks really handsome when he takes off his mask.

Obito had been jealous before, because he had seen Kakashi's face under the mask when he was a child.

But I didn't expect that there would be a day when he would take off his mask.

As expected, men will change after getting married.

Even Kakashi, who never takes off his mask, took it off because the doctor said that letting the child see his father's complete face for the first time would help the child's memory.

I have to say it’s really…

What a good father.

Even though the baby hasn't been born yet.

Thinking of this, Obito put his hands behind his head and said casually: "I will vote."

Kakashi looked at Obito in confusion.

Obito continued: "Not only me, Rin will also vote for you."

Kakashi pursed his lips, then smiled: "Thank you very much."

Obito then continued to ask: "So? Do you have the idea of ​​working hard now?"

Kakashi smiled and shook his head: "Not at all."

A look of disappointment appeared on Obito's face.

Kakashi kept smiling and brought the topic to the point: "Okay, let's get down to business. This time you should have received a request from the Uchiha people, wanting me to support your Uchiha candidate, right?"

Obito curled his lips: "I can't hide anything from you."

Kakashi laughed and shook his head.

He just...knows how important this election is...

"Yes, the old guys in the family did tell me so, but..." Obito looked at Kakashi and curled his lips and said, "I won't beg you, if I really want to say it...

I don’t think you’re worse than Shisui.”

Kakashi chuckled, "Thank you very much."

"I am not kidding!"

"Oh, I'm serious too."

"You guy!"

……

Kakashi's wife, Hatake Karin, has been pregnant for several months, and Hatake Sakumo is dancing with excitement.

I originally thought there was no hope in this life, but I didn't expect that Kakashi would either be a loser and unable to get married until he was thirty, or get pregnant in the first year after marriage.

This kid can do it!

Mother of the child! I can give you an explanation now!

The selection of Hokage is indeed very important, but for Hatake Sakumo, the most important thing now is his grandson/granddaughter.

Everything else has to take a back seat.

therefore……

Kakashi Hatake should be the one with the easiest time among all the candidates for Hokage selection.

Almost every force in the village was mobilized because of this Hokage selection.

This kind of excitement naturally attracted the attention of other villages.

At the same time, they were also wondering if they could get involved.

Unfortunately, before they could make any move, Youya announced that this selection would only be held in the inner city of Konoha Village.

In other words, even if you have worked in the inner city of Konoha Village for decades, if you do not have a Konoha Village household registration, you will not have the right to vote.

All of a sudden, the inner city household registration of Konoha Village became even more prestigious.

At the same time, Youya also announced that any form of vote buying and selling would not be allowed.

Whether buying or selling, as long as you catch it, the starting term is twenty years.

Basically, after these two sets of combined punches, the factors of interference from outside villages will disappear in most cases.

Soon, it was the end of the 66th year of Konoha.

Many people are not having a good time this year.

Naruto was happy because his parents came back from the Land of Whirlpools.

Uzumaki Kushina and Namikaze Minato have opinions about Mitomon En.

The first year's selection is about to begin, and we've just come back now, so we're far behind others!
Do you want to suppress my Naruto because you have someone you want to support?!

Well, how should I put it, Uzumaki Kushina’s judgment was actually half right.

Mitomon En definitely fully supports Asuma Sarutobi.

However, Mito Kado En did not use such tricks against Uzumaki Kushina and Namikaze Minato just to support Sarutobi Asuma.

The main reason is that there are really no outstanding people in their own family.

In the end, there was no other choice but for Mito Kado En to find Utane Koharu. There was a girl in Utane Koharu's family who had pretty good abilities. Although she couldn't be called the top ones, she should have no problem dealing with the situation in the Land of Whirlpools.

Afterwards, Mitokaze En and Utane Koharu selected the more outstanding person in their respective families and had them get married quickly. After training them for a few months, they were forced to go to the Land of Whirlpools to take over Namikaze Minato's job.

Therefore, this was not a deliberate targeting by Mitomon En, he really had no better way.

After Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki came back, the first thing they wanted to do was to understand the current situation in Konoha Village.

Then Uzumaki Naruto said cheerfully that there was no need to find out specifically. If you walk on the street now, the more diligently a company organizes activities, the more it shows that they have supporters.

Uzumaki Kushina and Namikaze Minato then took Uzumaki Naruto and Namikaze Hana to visit the commercial street.

As expected, no matter what kind of store it is, there is a big loudspeaker at the door, shouting all kinds of advertising slogans at 90 decibels, which is close to high noise.

For example, a flower shop in Yamanaka: [To visit a flower shop, come to Yamanaka, sincerity is in the heart, our shop is now offering a discount event to celebrate the successful nomination of Mr. Nara Shikamaru of the Nara clan as a candidate for Hokage!
Mr. Nara Shikamaru is the smartest and most reliable of the new generation of the Nara clan...】

Uzumaki Kushina looked over here speechlessly, then looked over there. The Shimura family's store, the Sarutobi family's store, promotional videos of Sarutobi Asuma were playing everywhere.

There are also other Uchiha clan members in the inner city. This is the first time they have advertised for Sasuke or Shisui, or both of them.

What stands out is a scene of demons dancing wildly.

Namikaze Minato held his forehead with his hand, then looked at Naruto and asked, "Have you ever thought about promoting it?"

Naruto looked confused, "Promoting what?"

Then he reacted: "Oh, promote it like this. Um, I don't have money."

Namikaze Minato: "..."

Hua Ling smiled and put her hands on her hips, looking at Naruto and said, "After all, my brother's money is all with me. But this time my brother wants to do something serious, so I will return his money."

Naruto's eyes suddenly lit up: "Really, Flower Spirit?! Then I'm going to go to Ichiraku Ramen..."

"I told you to use it for real work!" Hua Ling punched Naruto in the face.

Namikaze Minato touched his chin, then he nodded and pounded his palm: "Oh, that's right! Don't tell me, it really can be done this way!"

Naruto got up from the ground and looked at his father.

Namikaze Minato smiled mysteriously.

……

The next day, Hua Ling and Naruto came to Ichiraku Ramen restaurant.

"Hey, is that Naruto? You haven't been to our store much recently. Are you busy with the Hokage candidate matters?"

Naruto waved his hands, "No, no, Uncle Ichiraku, this is my sister, Hana Rei."

Hua Ling greeted Uncle Ichiraku, then took out a video recorder and asked Uncle Ichiraku: "I am recording the life record of my brother becoming a candidate for Hokage. Can I record it in your store?"

Yile was stunned for a moment and then nodded happily: "It's my honor."

Naruto smiled and said to Uncle Ichiraku, "Then let's do it as usual. A large portion of Yanma Ramen!"

"Okay~ A large bowl of Yanma Ramen!"

The flower spirit looked at Naruto, frowned and asked, "Brother, where is mine?"

Naruto was stunned: "You want to eat too?"

Hua Ling slowly raised her fist.

Naruto was shocked and quickly asked for another bowl!
Afterwards, the two of them had their fill, and after thanking Uncle Ichiraku, Hua Ling and Naruto went home.

At the end, Naruto asked the flower spirit: "You have been shooting for a whole day, what did you shoot?"

"What do you care about me?" Hua Ling snorted coldly, "When the Hokage announces the start of the selection, I'll see if you can still be so free!"

Then the screen fell into darkness, and the first issue ended.

"beep"

You Ya turned off the projection on the TV and began to think, supporting his chin with his hand.

Naruto this kid...

There is an expert behind the scenes giving guidance.

While everyone else was rushing to take over offline promotion, Naruto fired the first shot of online promotion directly online.

Wow, there are so many benefits to being the first to try something new.

but……

Yuya smiled as he looked at the test questions for the first year Hokage selection competition he had prepared.

No matter how much publicity is given...

You have gained fame, but whether you can use it to take the position of Hokage depends on your own abilities.

Now...

Just have a peaceful and happy new year.

You Ya thought so and threw the things in his hand on the table.

After the New Year of Konoha 67:
On the first official working day, Youya announced that the ten candidates would be equally distributed among the five districts of east, west, south, north and center in the inner city of Konoha Village.

Two people per precinct.

The selection will be conducted by lottery.

Of course, you can abstain if you want.

However, if you give up once, you will miss the chance for three years.

So this time, even a family like Yuhi Kurenai, which only has the smallest illusion family behind it, is unwilling to give up at the very beginning.

Soon, everyone was shocked by the topics chosen by the first year's Hokage selections.

It’s not that this topic is too difficult but…

too easy.

[Within one year, increase the total population of your jurisdiction as much as possible. ]

It’s just this one sentence. There is no restriction or requirement written in it at all!
After receiving this question, everyone looked at each other in confusion.

Naruto looked at Sasuke in bewilderment, and then he began to scratch his head: "Ah? Increase the population? This... giving birth to a child... I don't know how to do it!"

"puff……"

You Ya, who was drinking water and watching this, suddenly burst into tears.

No, when it comes to increasing population you only think of having children?
Can you use your clever little brain?
Yuya sighed helplessly, Naruto...

You still have to practice.

Soon, all ten candidates entered their own districts.

And the top leaders in their original jurisdiction...

Yes, it’s people from Sarutobi Hiruzen’s generation.

It is time for these old guys to step down and hand over the era to the young people.

(End of this chapter)