Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha is not motivated.

In the crowded Hokage's office, the major ninja clans who were familiar with each other were huddled together and whispering. Uchiha Izuna, who was independent of the group, crossed his arms and did not join in the conversation. Uchiha Gin, who was supposed to follow behind him, was nowhere to be seen.

Just as he was looking around in confusion, a shouting voice that was out of character for the current scene suddenly came from the crowd. Hearing that familiar voice, Uchiha Izuna was so ashamed and angry that he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"Beer, drinks, mineral water, peanuts, melon seeds, and eight-treasure porridge~"

"Make way for me, make way for me~"

Uchiha Gin, who had just disappeared, was seen pushing a small truck that he had gotten from somewhere, shouting hard. The truck was piled high with a wide variety of snacks, and there was everything you could think of at a glance.

Most of the people who came today were old acquaintances, and they seemed to be accustomed to Uchiha Gin's erratic behavior. Not only was there no commotion, but some people were even carefully choosing snacks to eat.

As an orthodox Akimichi clan, Shinji Akimichi believes in the daily code of conduct of never leaving snacks.

"Gin-san, how much is this?"

When he saw the snacks sold by Uchiha Gin, he couldn't help but be tempted. After selecting some, he pointed at a bag of potato chips and asked,

"Sheng Hui 1000 taels~"

"Ah! So expensive?"

When Akimichi Shinji heard the price, he couldn't help but be shocked. The same bag of potato chips would cost at most one hundred taels outside, but here, its value had increased tenfold.

"Expensive? These are snacks sold in the Hokage's office. Taxes must be deducted."

Uchiha Gin, who turned into a peddler, gave Akimichi Shinji a subtle look who thought the item was too expensive, and then whispered to him why it was so expensive.

"Sweep away the dead~Give me a pack!"

Akimichi Shinji understood the secret and said nothing more. He directly took out money and bought a bag of potato chips. The long wait was too boring. After getting the snacks, he immediately devoured them.
"Crunch~Crunch~"

"Pack me some melon seeds~"

"Are there any bananas?"

"Kuo Luo! Kuo Luo! I want to drink ice Kuo Luo!"

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Attracted by the sound of Shinji Akimichi chewing, everyone took out their wallets and started buying their favorite snacks. For a moment, the scene was quite heated and there was even a scramble.

"Tsk, it's really easy to make money. I should have bought more goods earlier~"

The near-expiring snacks purchased at a low price were sold out in no time. Uchiha Gin counted the money in his hand with a smug look on his face, regretting why he didn't stock up more goods.

"Brother, how could you do such a thing? It is really a disgrace to our family!"

Uchiha Izuna, with a slightly red face, pulled Uchiha Gin, who had just made a small fortune, aside and asked him angrily,
"It's not shameful to make money~"

Uchiha Gin scoffed at the accusations from his little cousin. Can family traditions be used to make a living?

"Gin-san, have you heard that the Hokage-sama opened this meeting to elect another village chief?"

Just as the two brothers were arguing, Sarutobi Sasuke familiarly squeezed next to Uchiha Gin and whispered, holding a slightly blackened banana in his hand and eating it with relish,

"Zun Du Fake Du?"

"How could I lie to you~ Tietie!"

Unexpectedly, this news has already reached the ears of the ninja clan, thanks to that guy Senju Tobirama who had vowed not to leak the news and would announce the news after the daimyo's appointment letter came down.

"Cousin, what's in the gourd of Senju Hashirama?"

Uchiha Izuna, who was unaware of the inside story, looked at the empty Hokage's desk not far away with a frown and asked his eldest cousin in a low voice.

"Whether it is a good medicine to cure the disease or a deadly poison, we just have to wait and see."

Putting the banknotes in his pocket, Uchiha Gin stretched himself lazily, looking around with a lack of interest.
Finding there was no place to rest, he took out a stool from his bag and sat on it.

To be honest, although this plan was proposed by Uchiha Gin, the purpose was indeed to give his cousin a legitimate position. Otherwise, if he really wanted to be the second-generation Hokage, he would have to wait for a long time.
But according to the temperament of a certain white-haired man, he will definitely interfere. That guy deserves a beating, has a bad fate, and is a born mean Thousand-handed devil~
"squeak~"

Just as Uchiha Gin was thinking, Senju Hashirama, wearing a Hokage robe, opened the door and walked in with Senju Tobirama and Uchiha Madara. He had a serious face, but when he saw the smoky and chaotic scene in the office, he almost couldn't help but complain.

Everyone in the office had some snacks or drinks in their hands. There were also a few female ninjas sitting together, cracking melon seeds and chatting about gossip. Laughter could be heard from time to time, turning a serious meeting into a New Year's tea party.

"Ahem, ahem, everyone, be quiet!"

After coughing lightly a few times, Hashirama Senju used his chakra in his voice. His deep voice was extremely penetrating, which made the eardrums of everyone present bulge. They all stopped talking and turned their eyes over.

"Master Hashirama, I wonder why you have summoned us in such a hurry?"

An old man who looked quite respected came out first and asked, but judging from his attitude, he did not seem very respectful. Uchiha Gin stretched his neck and saw the family emblem behind the old man, and immediately understood.

Isn't this the Senju Elder that Senju Tobirama mentioned? It really doesn't look like a good guy~
"Great Elder, please be patient."

His seniority was there, even though Hashirama Senju became the Hokage, he still kept a low profile.
"Today, I called everyone here to announce something."

Senju Hashirama's eyes swept across the Senju's great elder, and after scanning the whole circle, he said in a very loud voice,

Some people who already knew the news had eager looks on their faces. After all, it was not said before that they could not run for another leader. Those who were unaware had frowned, not knowing what Hashirama Senju was going to announce.

"Because it is really difficult for me to handle all the affairs of Konoha by myself, a special position has been set up, whose authority is equivalent to that of the Hokage, and it has been approved by the Daimyo. This is the appointment letter issued by the Daimyo himself."

Senju Hashirama raised the scroll in his hand and said loudly,

"what!"

"Nani?"

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As the news was announced, the entire Hokage office was in an uproar, with everyone whispering to each other in surprise. Among them, the great Senju Elder who had just asked the question had a face as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Master Hashirama, why didn't you tell the clan about this?"

The withered face of the Thousand Hands Great Elder trembled slightly, and he bit his few remaining teeth and asked in a hateful voice,
"Great Elder, be careful with your words!"

Senju Tobirama, who was standing behind Senju Hashirama, saw this scene and stepped forward to warn him, without any regard for respecting the elderly and loving the young.

"Great Elder, the Hokage is the Hokage of Konoha, not the Hokage of Senju. Don't say that again. I don't want to hear it again."

It was rare to see Hashirama Senju get angry, but this time, the words of the Great Elder Senju were indeed presumptuous, so he was very angry.

“I wonder what the responsibilities of the other position are?”

At this time, a ninja representative who could no longer hold back raised his hand and asked,
"The other position is called the village party secretary, and the authority is equivalent to that of the village chief. We will manage people's livelihood or military affairs according to our respective abilities. The people's livelihood..."

Senju Hashirama was happy to explain this question, and then he repeated the plan that Senju Tobirama had previously perfected. Everyone present listened with their ears pricked up, afraid of missing any details.

"The power is so great that it is simply not something that ordinary ninjas like us can participate in."

After listening to Hashirama Senju's explanation, Sarutobi Sasuke, who was originally very excited, suddenly became like an eggplant hit by frost. He had lost all his fighting spirit and even eating bananas tasted like chewing wax.

"Oh? Brother Sasuke, why don't you try? As the saying goes, if you try hard, a bicycle can become a motorcycle~"

Uchiha Gin, who likes to watch the fun, couldn't help but instigate,
"Farewell, our Sarutobi clan can't afford to toss around."

Knowing Uchiha Gin's funny personality, he quickly waved his hand to indicate that he gave up.

"Oh~ How boring."

Uchiha Gin sighed, then turned his gaze to Hinata Tianyao who was not far away, and said with a very sincere look,
"My brother Tianyao is young and promising, I wonder if..."

"No, no, bye!"

As expected of the Hyuga clan who have mastered the art of retreat, they escaped faster than anyone else when faced with such an uncertain situation. They just raised their hands and rejected three times in a row, causing Uchiha Gin to return in disappointment.

"Cousin! He's pregnant!"

"What do you have? Be careful or I'll sue you for defamation~"

You only dare to say a few words when Uchiha Madara is not around.
"What are you thinking? I mean, big brother has finally become a leader~"

In Uchiha Izuna's opinion, the position of village party secretary must belong to Uchiha Madara, and there is absolutely no other suitable candidate in the whole audience.

"I see, it's not that simple~"

Uchiha Gin did not agree with his cousin's words. He looked up at the white-haired man behind Senju Hashirama and found that he was looking at the people in the audience with a sly smile on his face.
It smells like a conspiracy, that white-haired guy is definitely up to something bad!

"Quiet! The reason I called everyone here is to vote for the best candidate for village party secretary. Whether you recommend or nominate yourself, you can speak freely."

Seeing that the atmosphere had become so tense, Senju Hashirama's deep voice sounded again, and the discussion of the crowd instantly quieted down.

"Sasuke, we are going to recommend you, you must seize the opportunity!" In the crowd, Shimura Kenichi walked up to Sasuke Sarutobi and excitedly told his good friend the good news, waiting for him with a smug look on his face to thank him for his wise decision.

"Get lost!" You wish I'd die, right?

"I recommend Tobirama Senju!"

The Great Elder Senju, who had just been scolded in public by Senju Tobirama, slowly raised his dry hands and spoke in a deep voice.

How can he allow others to be beside his bed? In the eyes of the Great Elder, Konoha is the kingdom built by their Senju clan. Even though there are some minor conflicts with Senju Tobirama, he still recommends the white-haired boy to be the leader, vowing to hold the highest power of Konoha in the hands of their clan.

"!!!"

Uchiha Izuna, who was imagining the bright future of the Uchiha clan, was immediately furious when he heard someone recommend Senju Tobirama. He immediately made up his mind, raised his hand and shouted,
“I recommend Big Brother!”

Uchiha Madara, who was standing behind Senju Hashirama, smiled with relief when he heard his brother's voice. He glanced at Senju Tobirama who was not far away from him, and the provocation in his eyes was self-evident.

"There are two now. Is there anyone who can recommend one or recommend themselves?"

As expected by Senju Hashirama, he saw from the previous tailed beast capture competition that these newly joined ninja clans were still keeping a low profile and did not dare to participate in the struggle for power.

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"Crackling~"

There was a moment of silence in the audience, with only the crisp sound of a shell opening, which attracted everyone's attention.
"What are you looking at me for? Watching a show!"

Just as he put the melon seeds into his mouth, Uchiha Gin looked at everyone's inexplicable gazes with confusion, and scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

"Since no one is participating, the candidates for village party secretary are now Tobirama Senju and Madara Uchiha."

Senju Hashirama, who had a dark face, saw that no one spoke up, and immediately announced the end of the recommendation session, and turned his attention to the two people beside him.
This was a very difficult multiple-choice question. It was a difficult choice. Asking him to choose either one would cost him his life. Senju Hashirama immediately chose to throw this question to everyone present.

"In order to ensure the fairness of the election, let everyone present choose the candidate for village party secretary~"

"Sasuke, who are you going to choose?"

The members of the Ninja Alliance have been of one mind since the day they formed the alliance, so the other ninja clan members immediately found Sasuke Sarutobi and asked for his opinion as the leader.

"Ah this."

Sarutobi Sasuke, who was asked, glanced at Uchiha Gin who was calm beside him with embarrassment. He was now in a dilemma.

Senju Tobirama is his son's teacher, but Uchiha Gin is his son's bird savior. An emotion called entanglement grows deep in his heart, making this usually decisive man a little confused for the first time.

"Gin-san, I."

"It's okay, Sasuke, don't worry about my face, make the choice you think is right."

Uchiha Gin expressed his full understanding of the dilemma of the Ninja Alliance. After all, his own son was in the hands of that white-haired man. If he offended him, it was possible that he would be wiped out in a moment.

Besides, the Uchiha clan seems to have offended a lot of people.

"Who are you going to choose?"

"I don't even need to think about it. Of course I'll choose Lord Tobirama. The day before yesterday, when I went out to drink, I was caught by the Uchiha clan's anti-pornography team and thrown into a small dark room. I was locked up for a day and a night before I was released. Who would choose a guy who loses face every day?"

An old ladybug who did not want to reveal her name said with gritted teeth,

"Uchiha? No, no, those guys in the security team usually torture people without asking right or wrong. If an Uchiha is elected again, they will have more power to rely on. Then they will have to keep their tails between their legs."

In addition, some people have a deeper interpretation.

"You see, Tobirama-sama is the younger brother of Hokage-sama. For such a good thing, he would definitely prefer his brother to be elected. This is a rare opportunity to take sides, you must seize it~"

The noisy discussion in his ears could not be hidden from Uchiha Gin's sensitive ears. He curled his lips imperceptibly and looked at Hinata Tianyao who had been silent all the time, and asked curiously,

"Brother Tianyao, who are you going to choose?"

If the Hyuga clan openly supports Uchiha Madara's rise to power, it might lead some fence-sitters to come around.
"Gin-san, no matter who takes the throne, it will not have much to do with our Hyuga clan, but based on our personal relationship, I will vote for the Uchiha clan leader."

Hinata Tianyao's words surprised Uchiha Gin very much. He didn't expect that a guy like you with thick eyebrows and white eyes could actually be a man of affection and righteousness. While he was moved, he couldn't help but sigh.

After all, people voted for Uchiha Madara because of their personal relationship. From this, we can see that the eldest cousin did not manage his own network of relationships and focused all his attention on the vegetative people, leaving the Uchiha clan without even an ally.

A big word of misery is written on your face~
"Young Patriarch, the Patriarch's secret order!"

Just as Uchiha Gin and Hyuga Tenyo were talking, a middle-aged man with a white eye came over, whispered a few words, and then left.

Hinata Tenyo's expression changed from calm at first to a bit of bronze, then slightly red. He turned to look at Uchiha Gin who was full of doubts, and said a little embarrassedly,

"Gin-san, I'm so sorry, it's hard to disobey my father's orders."

Uchiha Gin raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and there was no extra blame in his eyes when he looked at Hinata Tenyo, only full of sympathy.

At his age, he is still being controlled by his parents. This kid is too pitiful.
"It's okay, it's okay. One more or one less won't make any difference. I'm satisfied as long as you have this in mind."

Shaking his head gently, Uchiha Gin showed no anger on his face.
"Cousin, the situation is not optimistic!"

Uchiha Izuna was not deaf. He listened to the words of the representatives nearby and heard clearly the slanders against the Uchiha clan. He was originally full of confidence, but he lost his confidence in an instant.

"Look, I asked you to tell your tribe members to get along well with everyone, but you didn't take it seriously. Now you have no friends~"

You reap what you sow. The Uchiha clan's cold and arrogant character makes them unpopular, let alone making friends. It was only because Uchiha Gin was cheerful, humble and good at making friends that he was able to slightly restore the Uchiha clan's reputation.

Huh? You didn't say a word about the krypton scam, right? Shimura Kenichi wants to bite you, a curly-haired guy, to death in his dreams.

Uchiha Madara standing on the stage was also in great torment. He thought that after the plan proposed by Uchiha Gin was passed, his position as leader would be secured. Even though it was not the position of Hokage that he had always dreamed of, being a village party secretary seemed not bad either.

Moreover, she doesn't have to wait until Hasila retires to be able to work with him every day with a legitimate reason, and no longer needs to be an intern who is paid to work and lives a precarious life. In the past, Uchiha Madara would never have dared to even think about such a good thing.

But I didn't expect that guy Senju Tobirama would actually use a cunning trick to retreat in order to advance. He didn't take the initiative to fight for it, but instead relied on his usual management to let others carry him to the position of village party secretary. It was really despicable!

"Motor"

Unexpectedly, just a public opinion vote would result in a one-sided situation. Hashirama Senju was caught off guard and had a bit of panic on his face. He looked at Uchiha Madara with eyes full of deep apology.

"Don't worry, I thought it was too simple."

Feeling that the position of village party secretary was getting further and further away from him, Uchiha Madara no longer had his previous anxiety. Being able to find a way to win from failure was his usual style. He knew where he lost this time, so he was not too discouraged.

"Brother, I didn't expect that either. Who knows that everyone..."

Senju Tobirama, who was standing aside, had a conflicted look on his face. He looked at Senju Hashirama with an innocent look, as if he had not expected that so many people would support him.

But, can you please tighten the corners of your mouth? It's almost reaching your ears.

"Humph!"

I, Uchiha Madara, am ashamed to be associated with a despicable fellow like you.

It was not unfair that I lost. This guy Senju Tobirama was too good at acting and he understood human nature too thoroughly.

"hehe."

Senju Tobirama looked innocent on the surface, but he was smiling like an idiot in his heart. In order to seek the position of the village party secretary, he deliberately spread the contents of the plan when he went to the capital of the Land of Fire to meet the daimyo, and at the same time warned those ninjas who were sitting on the fence.

As for the Ninja Alliance headed by Sarutobi, he was not worried at all. His purpose of taking in disciples was not simple. It was to grasp the lifeblood of the Ninjas at the critical moment and make them work for him.

There is also the Hyuga clan. Although that family is poor, the old Hyuga clan leader is a cautious person. As long as he is given a little information, he will naturally make the most correct choice.

Moreover, it was he who suggested that the Uchiha clan be able to take on public security work. This was because the Uchiha clan was naturally arrogant and had strange personalities. In the process of law enforcement, they would definitely have friction with others. It was also within his expectations that the Uchiha clan would become notorious.

Hehehe~ Konoha from top to bottom is all my chess pieces. I was thinking of using them when I was running for the second-generation leader, but I didn't expect that they would be used in advance.

"Ah~"

Following a sigh from Hashirama Senju, the ninja representatives below the stage had already submitted their choices.

As expected, Senju Tobirama defeated Uchiha Madara with an overwhelming advantage and successfully ascended the throne of village party secretary.

"Cousin! Are you just going to watch like that?"

Seeing the white-haired villain Senju Tobirama succeed, Uchiha Izuna was so angry that her nose was almost crooked. She wished she could drive the Gundam to give that guy two big fights to vent her hatred.

"What else can we do if we don't watch? When it comes to playing tricks, even the entire Uchiha clan combined can't be as good as that guy alone."

This village is the result of their joint efforts. In Uchiha Gin's imagination, Senju Hashirama would certainly override all objections and directly appoint Uchiha Madara as the village party secretary to assist him in managing Konoha, satisfy his desire to be a leader, and never think about the position of Hokage again. As for Senju Tobirama, he would just continue to wait to become the second generation.

But no one expected that this white-haired man would not play by the rules. Instead of being the future second-generation leader, he insisted on competing with Uchiha Madara right now. He really has no foresight at all!

"But it's good this way. My cousin's dream of becoming a Hokage is becoming more and more promising~" (End of this chapter)