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

"The counting is over!"

After an unknown amount of time, the notary's voice brought the lost-in-thought Senju Hime back to reality. Looking at Sarutobi Sasuke, who looked like he had lost his parents in the distance, she knew that she had lost this time, and she had lost completely.
"As expected, he is a born evil Uchiha, actually doing this kind of shady operation."

No, weren't you the one who did the trick in the beginning?
"Ms. Feizhen, what should we do now?"

Sarutobi Sasuke was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. For this election, their Ninja Alliance had put in all their efforts, using all their connections and financial resources. If they failed, the indestructible alliance might fall apart.

"It's the Uchiha people who are causing trouble. They got votes that we didn't count."

"Impossible! I have bribed most of the civilian jonin. Could it be Hinata? That shouldn't be the case. Hasn't their relationship always been bad?"

Sarutobi Sasuke frowned as he began to review the situation. For the sake of his son's election, he had specially recruited a group of civilian jonin and promised to give them abundant resources after the success. It stands to reason that these people would not turn against him at the last minute.

"Not Hinata."

Hinata Tenyo, who was quietly running as a runner-up, did not have a problem with the number of votes he received. Senju Hime ruled him out as a suspect from the beginning.
"So where did those tickets come from?"

It can't be possible that someone has reincarnated a previously sacrificed jonin through the Impure World Reincarnation?

"There is a traitor, Chief Sarutobi. Someone from within your Ninja Alliance has defected to the enemy."

After using the process of elimination to screen out all the suspects, Senju Hime said to Sarutobi Sasuke with a serious expression,
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Sarutobi Sasuke immediately shook his head when he heard this. Their Ninja Alliance has always been an ironclad organization. They swore a blood oath at the beginning of the alliance a hundred years ago that they would never betray each other.

“It is difficult to draw the bones of a man or a tiger; you can know a man’s face but not his heart.”

Senju Hime shook her head. She was certain that there was a traitor in the Ninja Alliance.

It can't be possible that someone within the Senju clan has sided with the Uchiha clan, right?

"Now that things have come to this, what about the campaign funding before that?"

Sarutobi Sasuke, knowing that his son had failed, recalled the large sum of money he had paid out before, so he carefully reminded Senju Hime,
"There is a problem within you."

There is no reason to spit out the money you have swallowed. We, the Senju clan, have tried our best. We lost because your Ninja Alliance was not strong enough.
Besides, the money is no longer in her hands.

"Damn Curly! He must know something!"

When Senju Hime thought about the money that he hadn't even warmed up yet falling into Uchiha Gin's pocket, it would be a lie for him to say that he wasn't angry.

“The election results are now announced.”

The notary stood up, holding the calculated rankings in his hand.

"Lord Izuna! We're stable! We're stable!"

In the area where the Uchiha clan gathered, an Uchiha jonin who was counting the votes carefully clenched his fists with excitement.

"I've said it before, this kind of election is just a formality. Who else in Konoha is qualified to succeed the position of Hokage except Lord Izuna?"

"That's right~"

Listening to the flattery of his tribesmen, Uchiha Izuna acted calm and unperturbed, not affected by the outside information at all. There was a hint of inexplicable color in his somewhat distracted eyes.
"Hokage?"

"Monkey! Didn't you say your father got you some connections? How could this happen?"

The F6 members of the Ninja Alliance gathered together, and among them, Sarutobi Hiruzen had the worst expression. Danzo, who only received a few friendship tickets, kept complaining in his ear, making him upset.
"I do not know either."

Sarutobi Hiruzen, with a livid face, shook his head coldly. He had been counting the votes silently in his mind. In the first half, his votes were always far ahead, but for some reason, Uchiha Izuna suddenly exerted his strength in the second half, and his votes began to soar, and he soon caught up with him.

The Sarutobi clan has already customized his Hokage robe. Could it be that he is going to give it to Uchiha Izuna as a gift?
"Clan leader, why don't we help the Ninja Alliance? This is a great opportunity to bring down the Uchiha."

There were also many strange voices among the Hyuga clan's jonin. Some Hyuga clan members who didn't know what was going on bravely asked Hyuga Tenyo, who was resting with his eyes closed.

It was normal for him to have doubts. The Hyuga clan was in an awkward position now. They were neither high nor low in the village. And because of the special system of the Hyuga clan, it was difficult for them to break out on their own. So they urgently needed strong allies to help them.

The increasingly powerful Ninja Alliance happens to be a perfect ally.

"After returning, I will go to the wall-facing room to reflect on my mistakes for three months."

Hinata Tianyao didn't even bother to open his eyes, and his simple words determined the fate of this talkative tribesman.

".yes."

The Hyuga clan member who had just spoken out turned pale, but as a branch family, he could not resist the order of the main family.
What a bunch of brainless idiots.
Overthrow the Uchiha?

A lean camel is bigger than a horse. Although Uchiha Izuna is not as strong as Uchiha Madara, his strength is still unfathomable.
Hinata Tianyao slowly opened his pure white eyes, and his gaze fell inconspicuously on Uchiha Izuna who was absent-minded in the distance.
From his Byakugan perspective, Uchiha Izuna exuded a rich chakra that was as if it was real, as if it was endless. The cold power emanating from his eyes also frightened Hinata Tianyao.
Monsters, all Uchiha are monsters.

"The one with the most votes is Uchiha Izuna."

"Great!"

"Hold a meeting! We must hold a meeting!"

"Master Izuna, why aren't you smiling? Are you too excited?"

As the results came out, there was a burst of enthusiastic cheers from the Uchiha clan's jonin, which formed a sharp contrast with the grim-faced members of the Ninja Alliance.

"hateful!"

Seeing the Uchiha clan so proud of themselves, Senju Hima was about to clench her teeth. She had put a lot of effort into this election.
In order to allow Sarutobi Hiruzen to succeed, he changed the election method to a ballot system. Unfortunately, the Ninja Alliance, which was thought to be a good thing, had problems, causing the plan to fail.
"The second place goes to Sarutobi Hiruzen. It's a pity that the young clan leader Sarutobi was only a few votes away."

The notary shook his head regretfully. The votes of the two were actually very close, and the kingdom of Konoha was almost about to change hands.

"Third place"

Behind them are runners-up with little influence and very few votes.

Soon, the news that Uchiha Izuna had the most votes spread out. After the people anxiously waiting outside learned the final result, their expressions varied.
"Master Danzo was ultimately defeated by capital."

Shimura, the first guy to place a bet, had a dark face. Although he had been mentally prepared, he still couldn't let go of the news that Uchiha Izuna had won.

"Alas, my pocket money for this month has gone down the drain again." In the crowd, several half-grown boys gathered together. One of them, a white-haired hedgehog-headed kid, touched his empty purse with a look of frustration on his face.

"Jiraiya, I told you to suppress Uchiha Izuna from the beginning, but you just didn't believe it."

Hatake Sakumo, who was calculating how much he had earned, had an angry expression on his face.
This handicap is clearly a free-to-win game. Anyone with a bit of rationality would bet on Uchiha Izuna, the favorite.

"Humph! This is called Stud Poker. Do you know what Stud Poker is? Stud Poker is an art!"

Jiraiya, who had lost everything, retorted indignantly, "What's so good about betting on 1 to 0.8? He just likes excitement!"
Hatake Sakumo rolled his eyes and pointed to the photo of a blond young man at the end of Uchiha Gin's display board.

"Then you should at least pick a normal one. Who would go all in on a new jonin whose name they haven't even heard of?"

"He has the highest odds, okay? And no one says that a commoner can't be a Hokage."

Jiraiya still stubbornly refuted, and his eyes followed Hatake Sakumo's pointing and fell on the information of the blond jonin that he had blindly cast.

Waves and winds.
He stared at it like this for a long while, as if he wanted to imprint it in his mind.

"Tsunade, who did you suppress?"

After happily calculating how much money he had earned, Hatake Sakumo turned around and asked the silent Tsunade. When they placed their bets before, in order not to attract Uchiha Gin's attention, they would blend into the crowd in groups of three or two and place their bets during the chaos.
He and Jiraiya were in a group, so he didn't know who Tsunade bet on.

"Wow, my grandma told me to go all in on Uchiha Izuna and never bet on Sarutobi Hiruzen. I thought she was being sarcastic at the time."

Tsunade, who had spent all her New Year's money, was now heartbroken.
She almost followed Senju Momoka to the Hokage Building to watch the voting, but before she entered the building, she saw Uchiha Gin who had set the odds. She was so itchy that she couldn't walk anymore.

After much persuasion, she successfully broke away from her grandmother's control, joined her friends outside, and participated in the election lottery.
When she said goodbye to Senju Momoka, she learned of her intention to leave and gave her a special instruction:
But Tsunade was at an age where she thought too much. Recalling the brainwashing remarks of the deceased Second Master, she went all-in and successfully ruined her own New Year's money.

"Wow, it's just as Second Grandpa said, you're an evil Uchiha, give me back my New Year's money!"

"Um, Tsunade, your grandmother has already given you the answer, and you still chose the wrong one. You can't really blame Uchiha for this."

Hatake Sakumo scratched his head helplessly when he heard Tsunade's words. As the only beneficiary among the few people, he felt that he had an obligation to speak up for Uchiha.

"Wuwuwu Uchiha, give me back my hard-earned money~"

"Orochimaru, why haven't you said anything yet? Have you become a Muggle?"

Jiraiya was thinking about how to comfort Tsunade who was in a much worse situation than himself, but he found that Orochimaru, who usually talked a lot, was as quiet as a woman, so he asked curiously,

"Small profit, small profit."

Orochimaru, holding a betting voucher in his hand, half-closed his eyes, but from the corners of his mouth that couldn't help but rise, it can be seen that this kid made a lot of money this time.

"Luckily I used my allowance to buy Honey x Ice City."

Of course, not everyone placed a bet. Kato Dan took a sip of the sweet drink in his hand with lingering fear. As the oldest child among the group, he was relatively mature in thinking.
Although he has not officially become a ninja, he has always held himself to the standards of a ninja and will never touch anything related to gambling.

"Luckily I don't have any pocket money."

Mighty Dai also did not place a bet, but it was simply due to family financial constraints.
"Jiraiya, Jiraiya."

Suddenly, a soft voice sounded beside Jiraiya's ears. He turned his head in confusion and looked at the short and thin childhood friend who was following closely behind him.

"Bilyuhu, what's wrong?"

"If you don't have pocket money, spend mine."

Looking at the tall children around him, the timid Bei Liuhu mustered up his courage and handed over his slightly worn wallet.

"Hey! How can I spend your money!"

Jiraiya immediately shook his head like a rattle. He knew the situation of Hiruko very well. If he took the money from him, he would be worse than an animal.
"Ah? You really dislike me, don't you?"

Seeing that his good intentions were rejected, the somewhat paranoid Bei Liuhu's face turned pale instantly, and a layer of mist immediately appeared in his watery eyes.
Seeing his childhood friend crying, Jiraiya suddenly felt overwhelmed. This Hiruzen was good in every way, sweet and soft, a hundred times gentler than Tsunade's female Tyrannosaurus, but her personality was too fragile.
"No, no, don't think too much about it. Let me lend it to you. I'll return it to you when I get my pocket money next month."

He had no choice but to follow the other party's lead, stretched out his hand to take the wallet, took out a few small-denomination bills from it and stuffed them into his arms. Only then did Bei Liuhu burst into laughter, and his pale little face regained some redness.

"Wow! Generous friendship between men, this is youth!"

Might Dai witnessed the exchange between the two, and the flame of youth immediately ignited in his large eyes beneath his thick eyebrows. He then turned his burning gaze to Hatake Sakumo who was standing beside him.

"Sakumo-kun, please lend me some pocket money!"

"No."

Since the news of the election has been disclosed, the Uchiha Gin handicap has also started the settlement mode. There are actually quite a few people betting on the little cousin, but most of them are small amounts.

Those who thought they had inside information chose to bet large amounts, and the situation went straight back to before liberation.
"Come on, come on, come on, come on~"

After redeeming all the bonuses, Uchiha Gin counted the extra tens of billions of dollars, and the smile on his face only grew.

"Haha, you old white-haired guy, you think you are in control, but you don't know that you are the one being controlled."

After silently throwing the money he got back into his storage backpack, Uchiha Gin put away the sign behind him and quickly returned to the secret base next to the Hokage Building.

"A Yin, you're cheating people again."

Uchiha Hikaru, who witnessed Uchiha Gin's entire operation from upstairs, couldn't help but roll his eyes at the slyly grinning curly-haired man.

"Xiao Guang, remember, if you are not greedy, you won't be cheated."

Greed is the original sin.

If that white-haired guy wasn't greedy, how could he have lost everything and become a Muggle?
This is really the only way to do it~
"No, that's not scientific."

On the other side, the usually active Senju Itama was eerily quiet at this moment, with his beautiful eyes tightly wrinkled, as if there was a knot in his heart that could not be untied.
She had secretly returned home to find out that her family had reached a secret agreement with the Ninja Alliance. There was no reason for her to lose this election, right?

"Curly-haired baboon, you must know something, right?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, I can only say that there is a traitor among you." (End of this chapter)