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“When my older brother was alive, he looked down on me.”

"Now that your older brother is failing, he's thinking of me again?"

"But why should I do as you wish?"

Asma loathed his identity and his origins.

Both his identity and his background were brought about by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

In other words, what Asuma actually hated was Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Asuma was determined to prevent Hiruzen Sarutobi from getting what he wanted.

Just like the conflict between the unloved youngest child and their parents in countless families with two children.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep look at Asuma's departing figure.

"Asuma, don't let me down."

"I stepped down from the position of Hokage early because of you. Otherwise, I would have waited until the war was over, which would have been a more appropriate time."

"Just so that I'll have time to train you."

"I hope you won't disappoint me."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked in the direction of the Hokage Building again.

"Minato is still young. Even if he succeeds me, there will still be many things that I need to handle."

"Take it slow, don't rush to go all the way."

"The village is currently in the midst of war, but the situation is under control."

The news of the Hokage change came suddenly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi announced it directly.

There were no elections.

No vote was cast.

It can be said that the decision was made entirely by Hiruzen Sarutobi alone.

When the news broke, Minato Namikaze's supporters were naturally overjoyed.

However, Orochimaru was taken aback.

When Orochimaru received this news, he was stunned for a long time.

It had been a very long time since Orochimaru had lost his composure like this. Even when he was defeated by the combined forces of Fuguki and the others, Orochimaru had never acted like this; he had only been reviewing the events in his mind.

"Sarutobi-sensei"

"So, from the very beginning, I didn't even have the slightest hope of becoming Hokage?"

Orochimaru fell into a state of self-isolation.

It's like agreeing to fair competition, but the other party resorted to underhanded tactics and cheated.

Upon hearing this news, Orochimaru suddenly felt that his painstaking search for the Taketori Neko, hoping to obtain information about Kirigakure, Zanpakuto, and blacksmiths from it, seemed unimportant.

For a moment, Orochimaru lost interest.

It's like suddenly losing your purpose in life.

However, Orochimaru has more than one goal in life.

Besides becoming Hokage, Orochimaru had also decided on the idea of ​​achieving immortality a long time ago.

Once Orochimaru lost all hope of becoming Hokage, he would inevitably focus more of his energy on that.

Danzo Shimura was also in a bad mood.

Orochimaru's rise to power was something Danzo was happy to see.

The two weren't exactly close, but they shared some similar views.

Moreover, the two have a cooperative relationship.

Once Orochimaru takes over, it means Danzo will gain more power and status.

"What is Hiruzen doing?"

A simple Hokage succession ceremony was held in Konoha, similar to the Yagura succession in Kirigakure.

After all, it was wartime.

We don't have that much time and resources to go on a big fuss.

However, unlike Konoha, which has a tradition of carving Hokage portraits on the Hokage Rock, craftsmen had already climbed the Hokage Rock and started working as soon as Hiruzen Sarutobi made his decision.

Kirigakure Village does not have this.

"Hokage-sama."

As night fell, Minato Namikaze, who had been busy all day, returned home.

Kushina Uzumaki is doing the job of a good wife.

Arrive at the door early to greet them.

Smile.

He handed over a replacement pair of wooden clogs.

"Kushina."

Minato Namikaze gave a gentle smile.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"No, it's you who's working hard, Minato. The job of Hokage must be very busy, right?"

Namikaze Minato nodded.

"It's really busy."

"However, with the help of the Third Hokage, it's not too bad. But once I get used to the job, the Third Hokage won't spend as much time in the Hokage Building."

Kushina Uzumaki asked again.

"Won't we be short-handed on the battlefield without Minato?"

Minato Namikaze answered.

"No, the conflict between Iwagakure and Kumogakure has intensified again, so now, Konoha's main enemy is only one: Kirigakure."

“Jiraiya-sensei, Danzo-senpai, Orochimaru-senpai, can all go to the battlefield to face the Hidden Mist Ninja.”

"If the three of them were to attack simultaneously in a surprise attack, and if the other ninja villages did not intervene, they would have a chance to completely crush the army of Kirigakure."

"That way, the war might end."

Taking control of Kirigakure is too difficult.

The terrain of Kirigakure is too unique.

Even high-level ninjas, who can ignore environmental factors, still possess extremely strong abilities.

However, low-ranking ninjas cannot do it at all.

Among the army, the largest number of ninjas were chuunibyou (junior ninjas) and below.

Minato Namikaze knew that Jiraiya and Orochimaru were both very strong.

But no matter how strong they are, they are still just two people.

The Third Raikage of Kumogakure, known as the strongest Raikage, was still defeated by Iwagakure's overwhelming numbers.

In addition, the location of Kirigakure is not only difficult to reach.

Moreover, it is surrounded by the sea.

This is the perfect environment for the ninjas of Kirigakure to shine.

Water is inexhaustible.

For some high-level Water Release ninjas, there is no need to turn chakra into water; they can simply take it from the side.

Once they dive underwater, the Konoha ninjas have little chance against the Kirigakure ninjas.

"I hope the war can end soon."

The bright moon hangs high.

Minato Namikaze leaned against the headboard, looking out the window, and some scenes from back then involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

"Kushina, do you remember when I told you that you wanted to become Hokage?"

"I did it for you."

Minato Namikaze turned to look at Kushina Uzumaki.

Her fiery red hair flowed across the off-white blankets.

Bathed in moonlight, it appeared even more vibrant.

Kushina Uzumaki gave a faint smile.

"I did it too."

"Ok?"

Minato Namikaze paused for a moment.

"Back then, I said I was going to be the Hokage's woman. Now, Minato, you are the Hokage, and I am your wife. So naturally, I am the Hokage's woman. Isn't that right?"

"Yeah."

"Minister, the people arranged by the Mizukage have arrived at the safe house; there are twelve of them in total."

Uehara Osamu nodded.

"Okay, I'll go there now."

Uehara Shu took out the Evil King Flame Killing Sword.

Kaguya Izumi followed behind Uehara Shu.