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Chapter 277 The Sixth Hokage and the Clone

"Did you hear that Danzo-sama was fighting the Hokage yesterday?"

"I heard about it too. It was said that the fight was very intense and the Hokage even used his Mangekyō, but he was eventually sealed away by Elder Danzo."

"Why, why did Lord Hokage and Elder Danzo suddenly..."

"It is said that Elder Danzo revealed the dirty secret of Hokage-sama, and then the elders collectively avoided the Hokage, which was difficult for Hokage-sama to accept, so the war started."

"Dirty secret, Hokage-sama..."

In the streets and alleys of Konoha, people gathered in groups of three or four and talked.

The topic of discussion was all about the battle between Danzo and Uchiha Fugaku yesterday. In just one night, the news spread throughout the streets and became a hot topic.

The rumor emphasized that the Hokage was embroiled in a dirty scandal and was shunned by all members of the Elders Council, but the Hokage was unwilling to accept this fact and used force to resist.

Afterwards, Elder Danzo was not afraid of power and cleverly used the sealing technique to restrict the Hokage...

The rumor spread quickly, and within a day, the matter had spread to every street and alley. As the protagonists of this incident, Fugaku and Danzo were the focus of publicity.

How corrupted Fugaku, the Hokage, became, how evil and depraved he became, and how he fought back after being exposed, even resorting to violence...

How righteous Danzo was, brave enough to expose the evil, and how he was not afraid of power. He fought desperately, and fought for 300 rounds before he successfully restricted and sealed the Hokage...

As the news spread, Danzo, who was almost unknown, became very popular in the village and made a great comeback!
In the past, the villagers had only heard that there was an advisory elder named Danzo in the village, but they knew nothing about what kind of person Danzo was, what achievements he had made, etc.

Not to mention ordinary villagers, even among Konoha's ninjas, not many are truly familiar with Danzo.

Most of the middle and lower level Konoha ninjas only knew that there was a secret organization called "Root" in the village, and that Danzo was the controller of this organization. It was during the previous two Hokage elections that Danzo made his presence felt in front of everyone.

Otherwise, Danzo would be virtually unknown among the common people of Konoha.

But Fugaku, this huge stepping stone, made Danzo a celebrity in the village and was sung by the villagers!

In the Hokage's office.

Danzo put one hand behind his back and held a cane in the other, looking out the window at Konoha.

Even though Danzo angrily criticized Fugaku for being Kirigakure's running dog yesterday, with the help of Kirigakure, Konoha's development in recent times has actually been quite good.

The entire village has completely recovered the prosperous scene it was before it was destroyed, or even before the war when it was the number one ninja village in the ninja world, and it is even more prosperous than before.

Behind Danzo, Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En were sitting on the left, and on the right were Hinata Hiashi and Akimichi Toukaze.

All five members of the Konoha Elders have gathered!
In addition, the patriarchs of the major ninja clans are also among them.

"As for the current situation of the village, I think you are all aware of it, so there is no need for me to repeat myself. The Fifth Hokage is corrupt and the situation on the front lines is tense. Although the Fifth Hokage's affairs have not been thoroughly investigated, someone must step up and take the responsibility of Hokage at this time."

Danzo didn't hide anything and spoke directly.

"Do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"

"This……"

Utane Koharu was a little hesitant. At best, those present were the elite jonin in the village, and most of the patriarchs of the major families were also present. If they really had to choose a Hokage, he would definitely be chosen from among those present.

But is this too soon?

Fugaku has just stepped down. According to the normal process, the elders should take power together first, hesitate for a while, and then discuss the sixth generation.

But the anxious Danzo didn't want to wait any longer!
"It seems that we do need a new leader, but who can take on the responsibility at this time?" The head of the Inuzuka clan, Inuzuka Tsume, looked around and, at the signal of the heads of the Ino, Deer, and Chou clans, he spoke first: "If you ask me... I recommend Master Akimichi Tofu. What do you think?"

"Whether it's strength, behavior, experience or character, Master Qufeng is fully capable of taking on the role of Hokage."

"Master Qufeng is indeed a good choice."

"If it's Master Qufeng..."

"I am old, so I will not participate in the affairs of the Sixth Hokage." Before everyone finished speaking, Akimichi Touka shook his head and refused: "If you really want someone to be the Hokage... I think Asuma is a good choice."

Asma?
When these words were spoken, many people present were stunned, and immediately remembered who Qiu Dao Qufeng was talking about.

With the fall of Fugaku, the political resources of the former Third Hokage showed signs of revival. Although Asuma Sarutobi has not been well-known during this period, it has no problem for him to inherit these political resources by virtue of his identity as the son of the Third Hokage.

The only point is that Asma is not outstanding among the younger generation, but a bit too mediocre.

However, since Qiu Daoqufeng brought it up, it still sparked a discussion among the crowd.

"Asuma is indeed a good candidate, but isn't he too young to lead the village?" Mitomon Yan said faintly: "After all, this is a special period. The position of Hokage still needs someone with enough experience."

Akimichi Norifu was also a bit of a bachelor, and he certainly knew that the possibility of his proposal being passed was very small. The reason he brought it up was just to take his old friend's face into consideration, and he wanted to let the unknown Asuma re-enter the vision of everyone in Konoha.

"Then who do you think is more suitable?"

"This……"

"That's certainly a suitable person."

Danzo said calmly: "Konoha is now in a very special period. The war has not yet ended, and the heroes of the ninja world are eyeing us covetously. Only those who have enough courage and skills can stabilize everything."

"Oh, I wonder who Lord Danzo proposed to?" Nara Shikaji asked in a deep voice.

"Konoha is full of talented people. There are many people who are courageous and resourceful enough, such as elders like Hiashi, Tofu, and even you, Shikaji, all have the potential to become Hokage."

"But..." Danzo glanced at everyone in the office with an indifferent look and said, "I nominate myself to succeed Fugaku as the next Hokage!"

really!

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present looked solemn.

Uchiha Tetsuka wanted to say something, but now that Fugaku had just gotten into trouble, remaining silent was the wisest choice in this situation.

The Ino-Shika-cho, Inuzuka, Aburame and other ninja clans also remained silent. Although Danzo said that they were also qualified to compete for the position of Hokage, they knew their own strengths and weaknesses very well, and it was better for them not to get involved in some things.

At this moment, all pairs of eyes fell on the silent Hinata Hiashi, expecting him to say something.

But under the gaze of everyone, Rizu actually sat in his seat calmly, not saying a word.

After a while, in the strange silence, Danzo unexpectedly became the only candidate for the Sixth Hokage...

"You're actually going to take action so soon, Danzo?"

On the battlefield of the Land of Grass, after putting the body of a Crystal Release Bloodline owner into the scroll, Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned deeply as he looked at the information sent by Danzo.

After carefully reading the information in the scroll, Sarutobi Hiruzen breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Danzo's actions were a bit hasty, his target was only Fugaku and did not cause much turmoil in Konoha.

To some extent, Danzo's approach was already quite restrained.

However, when Sarutobi Hiruzen saw that the person mentioned in the scroll, Akimichi Norifuge, actually nominated Asuma, he felt a little amused.

If his eldest son were still alive, coupled with the political resources he left behind, he might really be able to be nominated and become the Sixth Hokage.

But Asma...

Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a headache when he thought of his son who was always smoking and drinking at such a young age. Other families had talented children, but how come he had such a dissolute waste?

"The bodies of all the blood successors in this area have been collected."

The figure covered in black robes instantly appeared beside Sarutobi Hiruzen and said in a deep voice: "It's time to go to the next area."

"Well, let's go."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded slightly and put the scroll into his pocket.

But suddenly, Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to sense something, and his hand movements paused slightly, while the figure covered in a black robe next to him raised his head and fixed his eyes on the ground on one side.

The next moment, dense black lines burst out from under the sleeves of his hands. The gathered black lines were like sharp blades and spears, smashing heavily on the ground.

The ground shattered, revealing the somewhat embarrassed figure of Bai Jue below.

"Kakuzu, I didn't expect it was really you!"

Bai Zetsu dodged the attacking Earth Grudge in a panic, and at the same time quickly called out, "Didn't you die in the hands of Mizunoe Yue? How come you are still alive... Hey, stop messing around!"

"..."

The man that White Zetsu called Kakuzu did not respond at all. As the Earth Wrath was whistling, the black-robed figure quickly formed a seal and whispered, "Fire Style: Head Hard Work!"

Blazing hot flames spewed out, but were blocked by the wall of the Wood Release Formation.

The black-robed figure did not hold back at all. He clasped his hands together suddenly, and the black robe on his body was suddenly torn apart.

Behind him, two masks dragging black silk threads crawled out from behind him and lay on his shoulders, one with a red mouth and the other with a green mouth.

It was the Fire Style and Wind Style masks that were devoured by the Earthly Blame Yu.

Compound Ninja Technique·Fire Wind and Waves!

The fire escape mask opens its mouth to use fire escape and head painstaking, and the wind escape mask opens its mouth to use wind escape and wind pressure.

When the two combined, flames scattered and violent winds raged, creating a huge sea of ​​fire that rushed towards Bai Zetsu!

"not good!"

boom!
The sea of ​​fire was surging, but an extremely strong repulsive force suddenly burst out from it, and then Di Yuanyu's fire and wind masks were directly crushed into pieces by this force.

But the black-robed figure remained indifferent. The moment the two masks were crushed, two more masks emerged from his body. At the same time, his face shone with the light of lightning, which was extremely dazzling.

"Interesting, you completely cloned Kakuzu's power."

Along with the indifferent voice, Obito, wearing a white mask, used an extremely explosive Shinra Tensei to completely kill the four lives of the one-to-one copy of Kakuzu. After suppressing the remaining original body with the black stick, he looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen on the side.

He could clearly feel that the Sarutobi Hiruzen in front of him was different from the Sandaime Hokage, but this Sarutobi Hiruzen was definitely not a copy. He saw a familiar feeling in the other's eyes.

Moreover, he also felt an extremely similar power from the other party.

That is the power of everything in the universe!

"I didn't expect you to have completed the Kisara Technique, Sandaime Hokage." Uchiha Obito spoke slowly, his eyes lingering on the scroll in Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand: "Can you explain the current situation to your partner?"

Although the cooperation between the two had ended long ago, Sarutobi Hiruzen's Kidome no Jutsu was provided by him, so it is no problem for him to be considered a collaborator.

After silently putting the scroll in his hand into the ninja tool bag, Sarutobi Hiruzen took off his dark hood and looked at Obito in the white mask in front of him.

Perhaps because they were both practitioners of the Kiyomizu ritual, when Obito felt the power in his body, he also sensed the tremendous power in Obito.

There is no doubt that the opponent has also completed the technique of Ghost Bud Luo, and his power level...

Sarutobi Hiruzen's gaze paused slightly at the rippled eyes on his pure white mask.

Above yourself!
"As you can see, we are just here to collect some corpses that are of little use." Sarutobi Hiruzen said calmly. As he spoke, three figures appeared around him, surrounding Obito in a horn-like formation.

Fortunately, Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand, and the three men gave up the idea of ​​attacking, but they still looked at Obito warily.

"Yeah."

Obito's calm gaze swept over the three people and he was slightly surprised.

Except for Kakuzu's clone, Obito also knew these three people, and they were all famous figures in the ninja world.

The most prominent one among them...

If I'm not mistaken, this guy should be one of the three ninjas who died at the hands of Mizunoe Tsukiyomi during the Third Ninja World War.

Jiraiya!
Without a soul, it is impossible to perform the Impure World Reincarnation, which means that these guys in front of you are not the real ones, but clones.

Judging from the power that Kakuzu had just displayed, the strength of the clone was infinitely similar to that of the original, or even exactly the same. Coupled with Sarutobi Hiruzen's action of collecting these bloodline limiters at this moment, Obito had already guessed the purpose and intention of these guys.

"I'm curious. After Orochimaru left Konoha, Konoha probably didn't have this level of cloning technology."

Uchiha Obito slowly said: "Can you explain something to me, my partner?"

(End of this chapter)