Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

Upon hearing this, Tobirama immediately clapped his hands: "Not bad, quite meticulous. It must be Danzo's plan. Hiruzen wouldn't have been this thorough."

Hiruzen scratched his head: "Master understands me best. I'll just follow Danzo's plan."

Toruka felt that Hiruzen seemed unusually excited today, and he didn't know why, but it was normal.

The villagers were all quite excited, as they hadn't seen a Hokage succession ceremony in over ten years.

Those six-year-old kids from back then have now grown into the backbone of Konoha. Time really flies.

Before he knew it, Toru had turned twenty-two and become the Third Hokage. This was a life trajectory he had never imagined, and every step of the way had deviated from his original plan.

He rose step by step from an unemployed person to become the Third Hokage.

Thinking about it now, it really feels a bit unreal.

Not long after, Chiri and Kagami arrived, followed by Koharu and En.

Everyone immediately offered their sincerest blessings to Toru. After the fierce battle in the Land of Whirlpools, the bond between the companions was even stronger.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's indestructible.

Chiri walked up to Torifu and said in a voice only Torifu could hear, "Congratulations on becoming the Third Hokage."

Toruka also replied softly, "Thank you for your congratulations, I'm very happy, Chiri."

"I'm glad you're happy. You look exceptionally dignified today. Did you dress up specially for the enthronement ceremony?"

Qu Feng shook his head: "It's like this every day, it's just that you're not good at noticing it."

Zhili looked at him and smiled: "Come on, Guan Hui is talking nonsense. You don't usually wear this thing on your head."

"This is a jade crown. My elders wore it almost every day, but I find it too troublesome, so I rarely wear it."

"I knew it."

Chapter 303 Important Day

Zhili looked at him and smiled: "Come on, Guan Hui is talking nonsense. You don't usually wear this thing on your head."

"This is a jade crown. My elders wore it almost every day, but I find it too troublesome, so I rarely wear it."

"I knew it."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Then Tobirama said, "You'll become the Third Hokage in three hours. Go change your cloak first."

The "wind-catching" garment is less of a cloak and more like a robe worn normally, requiring one to remove their current clothes before putting it on.

"Didn't the Red Woman say I couldn't touch the cloak?"

Tobirama covered his forehead, speechless, and said, "We've already left the embroidery shop and come to the Hokage's office, so it's fine."

Upon hearing this, Qu Feng nodded, then walked to the corner, picked up the box containing the cloak, and turned to leave the office.

I plan to find any empty room to change my clothes.

Meanwhile, in his office, Tobirama was still assigning tasks; these were probably some of the last few times he would issue orders as Hokage.

"Today is a very important day, so the defense of Konoha Village must be in place. If any foreign enemies invade, we must detect and report it immediately."

"Let Hiruzen and Danzo handle this matter. They shouldn't disappoint me."

The two accepted the task without hesitation.

He then assigned some ceremonial tasks to Kagami, since he had previously been Tobirama's secretary and was quite adept at these matters.

Although Kagami is now the head of the Uchiha clan, doing these things might affect his authority, but this is a very important moment in his good brother's life.

Only by doing these things myself can I feel at ease.

They also assigned Xiaochun and Yan to help clear the streets of Konoha Village; everyone had a task.

However, Tobirama did not assign any tasks to Chiri, only asking her to keep an eye on Minato.

"Is that all? Don't I have any tasks to do?"

Tobirama shook his head: "No mission. Just stay on the sidelines and watch the wind take flight."

Since that was the case, Zhili had no choice but to nod in agreement.

"Alright, then I'll take Minato to Master's house first, and bring Kushina along too."

"Alright, go ahead. The Wind-Taker will only appear when the ceremony begins."

Chiri pulled Minato aside, bowed to Tobirama, and then turned and left.

Minato and Jiri haven't known each other for very long and are still somewhat unfamiliar with each other, even though Jiri is holding his hand.

But I was still a little nervous, and my palms were sweating.

Chiri sensed Minato's unease and said with a smile, "Don't be so afraid of me. Just call me Chiri-nee. Hasn't your older brother mentioned me to you?"

Looking at Jiri's kind face, Minato's tension lessened a bit: "Yes, she often mentions Jiri-nee to me, but I've hardly ever met you."

Chiri smiled and patted Minato's head: "Take your time, there will be plenty of opportunities to get to know each other in the future."

They then continued walking towards the Thousand Hands clan's territory.

Upon arriving at the clan's territory, they found an old man with white hair taking a walk with a little girl with red hair in the courtyard.

"Ashina-senpai, are you playing around with Kushina?"

Ashina stroked his beard: "It's just a walk. The injuries I sustained in the battle with Uchiha Setsuna haven't fully healed yet, so I can't do anything too strenuous."

Chiri was puzzled. Ashina-senpai hadn't exerted any effort at all, yet he was knocked unconscious by the illusion and landed on the reef. How could he have been injured?

However, seeing Kushina's distressed eyes, Chiri understood what was going on. He was deliberately feigning misery to gain his granddaughter's sympathy and thus strengthen the bond between grandfather and granddaughter.

Seeing that Jiri had seen through him, Ashina coughed twice: "Shouldn't Jiri be helping out in the office? What are you doing here? Are you looking for your master?"

Hearing this, Zhili nodded: "Yes, I have some things to discuss with him, and I also want to show Kushina around Konoha. With Minato around, she shouldn't feel too restrained."

Ashina was surprised that Haruto had specifically come to bring his granddaughter to play; this was wonderful.

"Well, this old man isn't feeling well, so I won't go out. It's a good opportunity for Kushina to go with you to see the Hokage succession ceremony."

"grandfather……"

"What? Don't you want to go?"

Kushina hesitated for a while, but finally decided to go and watch the ceremony.

Then Zhili said, "You take Kushina and Minato to play in the yard for a while, I'm going to say a few words to my master."

"Well, let's go."

Jiri bowed slightly to Ashina and then went into the house.

At this moment, Hashirama was eating fruit and watching TV in the living room, feeling quite comfortable. However, he was somewhat dissatisfied with the protagonist of the TV series. It was called "The Legend of Hashirama," but the plot had nothing to do with him.

It's all made up; it doesn't reflect any real experience at all!

But after watching for a while, I got a little hooked, so I just kept watching.

As soon as Koji entered the house, Hashirama immediately switched the program.

He stood up and said with a smile, "What brings you here, Zhili? Is there some problem with Tobirama?"

Zhili shook his head: "No, Master, I came to see how your preparations are going. You certainly can't miss a day like this, right?"

Hashirama's face was very serious: "Of course! My student, whom I raised since he was a child, is about to become Hokage. How could I not participate!"

"So you're still at home reading 'The Legend of Hashirama'! What time is it? Why don't you go change your clothes?"

Upon hearing this, Hashirama waved his hand and said, "Your master's wife is in the changing room. I can't squeeze in at all. I don't know how grand the ceremony is going to be."

"Huh?" This surprised Zhili a bit. His teacher's wife usually didn't like to dress up, so this was quite an exception for her.

Just as Hashirama finished his rant, Mito emerged from the changing room. Her hairstyle remained the same, but she had changed into a long red dress, and her makeup was exquisite.

If someone who had never met her saw Mito, they would never believe that she was actually a grandmother.

"How is the village being treated? Does it look good?"

Zhili was stunned and could only nod repeatedly.

Because of the dress and makeup worn by the teacher's wife, she exuded a very noble and elegant aura from head to toe.

Mito, having received approval, smiled and said, "I knew it. Today is an important day for gathering wind, so I have to be serious. And next time will be when you two get married."

Upon hearing the word "marriage," Chiri's face flushed red. It was too early for her; just hearing about it made her shy.

Seeing this, Mito stopped teasing Jiri and turned to Hashirama, saying, "Alright, hurry up and change your clothes, we can't be late."

Chapter 304 The Third Hokage

Upon hearing the word "marriage," Chiri's face flushed red. It was too early for her; just hearing about it made her shy.

Seeing this, Mito stopped teasing Jiri and turned to Hashirama, saying, "Alright, hurry up and change your clothes, we can't be late."

Hashirama was all smiles as he immediately got up and went to the changing room, humming a tune as he did so.

It's clear he's in a very good mood, after all, he has two such outstanding disciples, one of whom is going to become Hokage.

Taking on the responsibility of protecting the village and entrusting it to Tokito gave Hashirama an unprecedented sense of peace.

He felt even more at ease than entrusting it to Tobirama, because he knew that Tofu had many clever ideas that could make the village better and better.

Soon after, Hashirama also came out. After all, he didn't need makeup; he just needed to comb his hair and change his clothes.

"You actually changed into this outfit? This is the outfit you wore when you succeeded as clan leader. I didn't expect you could still fit into it."

Hashirama smiled and struck a few poses: "It still feels quite fitting, which means I haven't changed much over the years."

He then added, "In my eyes, Qu Feng is my child, and it is worth it for me to wear this outfit today."

Mito walked to Hashirama's side and put her arm around his: "Of course I know. I also consider Torifu and Jiri as our children. After all, I watched them grow up."

Seeing this scene, Zhili felt a warm glow in her heart: "Master and Mistress, let's go. It will be difficult to walk if there are too many people later."

"Okay, let's go now."

The three of them went into the courtyard, where Minato and Kushina were playing an unknown little game, chasing each other and having a lot of fun.