Naruto: Uchiha Youngjo's Konoha Spring

Chapter 110 The Fifth Hokage!
"The daimyo's youngest son?" Kakashi laughed. "His youngest son is only four years old this year. He has little presence in the Fire City."

"Really?" Uchiha Douguang chuckled and said, "That's great."

"Kakashi, I think the daimyo's reply should reach the village in a few days." Uchiha Douguang looked at Kakashi, "In the next few days, you should send out the news of the expansion of the guard team. As for the formal reorganization, I will start it immediately after I take office."

"I understand." Kakashi nodded.

……

The security team posted a notice of expansion, and the news quickly spread to every corner of the village.

After seeing this news, many Genin were ready to take action, even some Chunin in the village were no exception.

The treatment of the guard team is no secret in the village's ninja circle. Some ninjas who chose not to sign up last time because of concerns about the guard team's reputation have already regretted it.

Now that the news of the expansion of the security team has been posted, even the normal operation of D-level tasks in the village has been affected, and the entire security team’s gate is surrounded by a crowd of people.

For the villagers who didn't have any ninjas at home, this news was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue - the current guard force already scared them so much, what would happen if the force expanded in the future?
On the other hand, the news that the Daimyo approved Uchiha Tokugawa to become the Fifth Hokage also spread back to the village. Although the official documents would take a few days to reach the village, the construction of the fifth statue of Hokage Rock had already begun.

All the ninjas in the village knew that they were about to enter the era of the Fifth Hokage.

During this period of transition between the old and the new, Sarutobi Hiruzen had cleared out his office in advance and handed the Book of Seals, which only successive Hokage could read, to Uchiha Tokou.

Uchiha Douguang currently does not have the time to carefully examine the Book of Sealing, but Uchiha Zaito and others have already moved into the Hokage Building in advance to help Uchiha Douguang arrange his future office space.

"Hideaki! Be careful, this calligraphy must be hung straight! This is the favorite calligraphy of the Fifth Hokage." Uchiha Zaito directed Sakurai Hideaki and Fujiwara Haruki to carefully hang the large calligraphy with the words 'Zheng Qing Ren He' that was taken out from the office of the Uchiha Tokugawa Guard on the wall of the Hokage's office. Directly facing the calligraphy were the portraits of successive Hokage hanging in the office.

After the words were hung up, two more people came in carrying the knife rack from Uchiha Douguang's office.

At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Uchiha Tokou also came to the office together.

After seeing the knife rack, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked doubtfully while smoking a cigarette: "Dokou, are you planning to put knives in the Hokage's office? Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

"It's not bad," Uchiha Douguang said with a smile. After the person carrying the sword rack placed it under the calligraphy, Uchiha Douguang also stepped forward and placed the Thunderbolt hanging from his waist on it. "After all, the Hokage represents the highest fighting force of the village. Placing the sword here also means that I can rush to the battlefield at any time. This way, the ninjas in the village can feel more at ease when carrying out their missions, because they will know that they will always have my support behind them."

"Okay... okay..." Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled awkwardly and didn't mention it anymore. He quickly changed the subject, "Dou Guang, your Godaime Hokage's divine robe is already in production. The inauguration ceremony the day after tomorrow should be able to go on as normal."

"Yeah, it really does make people feel impatient." Uchiha Douguang looked out the window and sighed at the Hokage Rock that was being carved.

……

At the same time, in the guard team, Kakashi, who had officially taken over as the captain of the guard team, was also arranging work in full swing. After spending a day completing the induction training for the new members, Kakashi also summoned all the team leaders to the conference room.

"Everyone, our Captain Douguang will officially take office as the fifth generation of the village in two days." Kakashi said at the podium in the conference room, "However, recently, I have heard some discordant voices in the village."

"Damn it! How dare those guys disrespect the Fifth Generation!" Watanabe Masashi, who had been promoted to team leader due to his outstanding professional skills, stood up and spoke. "It seems like we have to teach them a lesson!"

"That's right! That's right!" The people in the audience were suddenly excited. It was Lord Dou Guang who made their current life possible. Now Lord Dou Guang is about to take office as the Fifth Hokage, and their future lives will become better and better. How could they allow anyone to disrespect Uchiha Dou Guang!
"Everyone, calm down!" Kakashi waved his hand to calm the mood at the scene.

"The Fifth Hokage is about to take office. The most important thing now is to ensure that his inauguration ceremony goes smoothly." Kakashi said, "So, I don't want to hear any discordant voices at his inauguration ceremony. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" Everyone below nodded.

……

With the arrival of the Daimyo's letter, the Fifth Hokage's divine robes were officially completed, and soon the village arrived at the official Hokage inauguration ceremony. At nine o'clock in the morning, the warm winter sun completely dispelled the cold of the previous night. The entire Hokage building was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, creating a festive atmosphere.

Uchiha Tokou and Sarutobi Hiruzen went up to the large terrace on the Hokage Building together. The ninjas who had been waiting there below immediately cheered warmly when they saw Uchiha Tokou wearing the divine robe of the Fifth Hokage.

The next moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen took the Hokage's hat and solemnly handed it to Uchiha Tokou.

After Uchiha Douguang put it on his head, the cheers from the audience suddenly became louder.

Uchiha Douguang swept his eyes across the crowd below the stage. Everyone who supported him was clapping their hands vigorously. Although there didn't seem to be as many people coming to his inauguration ceremony as the last time for the Fourth Hokage, the noise everyone made was no less than the last time.

In the crowd, Kakashi clapped his hands vigorously and greeted Uchiha Douguang with a smile.

Uchiha Douguang waited until the cheers from the audience subsided a little before he slowly spoke:

"Everyone, thank you for coming to witness this moment." Uchiha Douguang's voice, carried by the ripples of chakra, reached the ears of everyone in the audience. "Our village has been around for fifty-six years, ever since the Shodaime-sama and Madara-sama swore an oath by the Minamiga River. It is thanks to the tireless efforts of the four previous Hokage that the village has reached its present size. Now, I am honored to take on this heavy responsibility. I am able to achieve what I have today thanks to your support and kindness."

"Here, in the name of the Fifth Hokage, I swear to the Will of Fire." Uchiha Douguang raised his right hand. "In the future, I will fulfill the responsibilities and obligations of the Hokage, protect every one of my fellow villagers, and lead the village to a better future! Let Konohagakure be great again!"

"Godaime Hokage! Uchiha Tokou!"

"boom!"

"Bang! Bang!"

As soon as Uchiha Douguang finished speaking, the fireworks fire techniques developed overnight by several Uchiha elders exploded one after another in the sky above the Hokage Building, and dazzling fireworks exploded above the Hokage Building.

Speaking of Uchiha Tokou taking office as the fifth generation, the people who are probably the happiest are the clan elders who are already in their seventies and eighties. Ever since Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama jointly established the village, they have been obsessed with the Uchiha clan producing a Hokage.

The prestige of the first generation of Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was unmatched, and striving for second place, third place, and aspiring to be fourth place became their slogan. However, in the inheritance of generations of Hokage, the Uchiha clan seemed destined to have no chance of getting this position, and some of their peers also buried themselves in the family grave with this regret.

However, the appearance of Uchiha Douguang was beyond the imagination of these old antiques. After forcefully intervening in the clan meeting and taking the position of clan leader, Uchiha Douguang took only half a year to accomplish what they had been trying to do for decades but had not been able to do.

Therefore, the task of firing the salute was originally arranged by the tribe to be given to a few young people, but this group of elders forcibly seized this task one by one, just to have a sense of participation in the process.

While everyone was having a good time at the Hokage Building, the atmosphere in other parts of the village was not so harmonious.

Early this morning, a small village vendor who was severely beaten, imprisoned for a month, and fined a huge amount of money for participating in the attack on the guard team, learned that Uchiha Tokou was about to take over as the Fifth Hokage. He secretly contacted many of his fellow inmates whom he had met in the guard team prison last time, and planned to cause trouble on the day of the inauguration ceremony, so that the captain of the guard team would not be able to take office smoothly.

However, as soon as he went out this morning, he found a security member holding a baton and looking at him with a smile at the door.

This smile made him feel uneasy.

As a habitual criminal who has been occupying the road for business for many years, he is very familiar with this smile. Although the security team promotes smiling law enforcement, they only have smiles on their faces when enforcing the law. They are ruthless in other aspects. Moreover, the last time he was beaten, the security team members who attacked him were also smiling while waving their batons vigorously.

"Is there anything I can do for you, sir?" The man looked at the baton in front of him, instantly became intimidated, and quickly lowered his head.

"It's nothing. I'm just patrolling here. You look very busy. Do you need my help?" The security team member said slowly.

"No, no, no, I'm not busy at all. I just went out to get some fresh air." The vendor said hurriedly, and at the same time carefully put away the banner in his pocket that read "Uchiha Douguang step down", not daring to show it at all.

(End of this chapter)