Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 375 Yuya: Fourth Hokage, anyone interested?

Despite this, Yua did not condemn Danzo to the pillory of shame.

On the contrary, he produced a video of Danzo's last battle and told the public on the news that Danzo led his men, undaunted by difficulties and sacrifices, into the enemy's position and fought alongside them.

After all the Hidden Cloud Village ninjas inside the position were killed, the enemy launched an artillery barrage against Danzo and his men.

Although Danzo and his men died, they managed to retake the position.

Therefore, Danzo is a hero of Konoha!

The villagers of Konoha were deeply moved by this.

As for what Danzo thought when he was finally sent back, having been blown to pieces, it's no longer important.

Yuya was quite satisfied with this; Danzo's disappearance was of great importance to him. As for giving Danzo a posthumous title or something...

……

"Thank you very much for coming, Hokage-sama." Because of Danzo's death, the successor was a member of the Shimura clan who was just over thirty years old.

This is generally how the ninja clans of Konoha Village operate.

The position of clan chief can be given to an outstanding younger member of the clan, while older and more experienced people can serve as clan elders.

This is because during the chaotic period before the village was established, many clan leaders were often killed in a single battle.

Therefore, many families later simply appointed the strongest person in the family as the clan leader. Regardless of his age, he was the most capable fighter and had the lowest probability of dying, so there was no need to change clan leaders frequently.

It's important to understand that changing clan leaders too frequently during wartime can easily plunge a clan into turmoil.

In this way, the tradition has been preserved.

In other words, the thirty-year-old man in front of him is the strongest member of the Shimura clan at present.

Of course, he was only the strongest among the Shimura clan.

With a sorrowful expression, Yuya shook hands with the other person and patted the back of their hand, saying, "You've had a hard time. Because of the death of Chief Danzo, you had no choice but to step forward and face the current situation of the Shimura clan."

Chief Shimura shook his head: "These are things I should do."

"Lord Hokage, please come in and pay your respects."

You Ya nodded.

Danzo Shimura was not of low status, so almost everyone of importance in Konoha attended his funeral after his death.

To be honest, Yua wanted to put on a show of crocodile tears at Danzo's funeral.

But Yuya isn't really that shameless.

Well, it's not that he's shameless. Yuya had actually thought of the eulogy he would shout out when he cried, but when he thought about Shimura Danzo's death, he couldn't help but laugh.

Youya was really afraid that he would burst out laughing halfway through reciting the eulogy, and that would be the end of him.

Therefore, it's better to just let it go, come and offer sacrifices to show your attitude, and also to show that you don't have that much hostility towards these ninja clans. The reason you killed Shimura Danzo was because that guy really went too far.

The fact that Yuya forced Danzo Shimura to his death cannot be hidden.

In fact, anything you do will leave traces. Yuya never denies anything he has done. Even if what he did drove Shimura Danzo to his death, he would not deliberately hide it from clan leaders such as Sarutobi Hiruzen and Hyuga Hiashi.

Of course, it's a completely different story for ordinary villagers in Konoha.

That was the death of Danzo the Heroic Spirit Village, which resulted from the conflict between Konoha and Kumogakure.

In any case, Yuya improved Danzo's reputation in historical records considerably.

It's better than Danzo from that other world, isn't it?

Anyway, Yuya still cares a lot about how he is recorded in historical books.

In reality, Yua's actions towards Danzo did leave a positive impression on historical records.

After all, history books only record facts, not everyone's thoughts.

So the truth is that Yua sent Shimura Danzo to the front line, and then the commander at the front line sent Shimura Danzo to fill in the gaps and defend the position, and then all of this happened.

The various psychological games involved are not recorded in historical books.

At most, it will only be the subject of some people's scheming and speculation.

Regardless of his future reputation, Yuya will definitely still attend the funeral.

It wasn't that Yua felt guilty towards Danzo or anything like that—Yua was so happy about Danzo's death that she wanted to set off firecrackers for days—but rather that Yua was afraid that Danzo's death would cause some ninja clans to develop a fear of him and deliberately distance themselves from him.

Yua learned a lesson from the incident with Uchiha Kagami last time.

Sitting in the Hokage position will indeed make you feel powerless in many ways.

However, in many cases, if relationships can be maintained through feelings, then so-called interests are honestly not as good as the bond of feelings.

At the very least, the Hyuga clan and Yua have always had a very good relationship.

While the Hyuga clan may have their share of opportunism, it's undeniable that Yua's relationship with the Hyuga clan is indeed better than that of other clans.

Therefore, it is impossible for Youya to give up the support of these families.

So, what Yuya needs to do next is now clear:

Stop the conflict.

If this continues, these families will inevitably worry that they will be next.

Since the matter had already been addressed with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, Yua felt that stopping this conflict would be more beneficial.

So, that evening, You Ya called Lei Ying from home.

Lei Ying also stated that he had established his authority this time, and could manage things for at least a few years. He also took the opportunity to train his successor.

You Ya was taken aback. Successor?

Ah, that's right...

I'm almost fifty myself...

Although he is still in good health for various reasons, and one could even say that the kind of muscular, shirtless man seen in One Piece would be a good description of him, it doesn't mean he's not old enough.

You Ya sighed. "I'm getting old, I can't deny it. Oh well, I need to start thinking about my successor."

So, the next day, Youya prepared to go to the military camp to find his son, Youji.

……

The next day, looking at the travelogue of Yu Ya, who was laughing heartily as he took off his clothes and jumped into the mud pit with his comrades in the military camp, with a silly look on his face, Yu Ya felt only despair.

I knew long ago that the account was doomed, so why did I still hold onto hope?

Youya came quietly and left quietly.

That evening, Tsunade was shocked, because she had always been the one taking the initiative.

As Youya gets older, she rarely takes the initiative to suggest going to bed, but today she did so unexpectedly.

However, Tsunade wouldn't refuse.

……

The next day, a listless Yuya lay on a recliner in the Hokage's office, drinking goji berry tea.

Nara Shika was also surprised to see Yua like this: "That's really strange, did you stay up all night yesterday?"

Yuya sighed, put down his teacup, and looked at Nara Shika, asking, "Do you have any candidates in mind for the Fourth Hokage?"

Nara Shika was also taken aback, then her expression changed drastically in an instant...

He regretted coming to the office today...

Isn't this a matter of life and death?!

(End of this chapter)