My name is Uchiha Touhuan, and I beat the villagers so badly they cried out in pain.

Chapter 110 The Fifth Hokage!

"The daimyo's youngest son?" Kakashi chuckled. "His youngest son is only four years old this year and doesn't have much of a presence in the Land of Fire."

"Really?" Uchiha Touhuan said with a light laugh. "That's wonderful."

"Kakashi, I think the Daimyo's reply should arrive in the village in a few days." Uchiha Touhuan looked at Kakashi. "In the next few days, send out the news about expanding the guard force. As for the formal reorganization, we'll start immediately after I take office."

"Understood," Kakashi nodded.

……

The guard posted a notice announcing the expansion of recruitment, and the news quickly spread to every corner of the village.

Many genin were eager to act after seeing this news, and even some chunin from the village were no exception.

The treatment of the guard team is no secret in the village's ninja circle. Some ninjas who did not sign up last time because they were worried about the reputation of the guard team are now regretting it to the core.

Now that the news of the expansion of the guard force has been posted, even the normal operation of D-level missions in the village has been affected, and the area in front of the guard force is completely surrounded.

For the unruly villagers who didn't have any ninjas in their families, this news was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue—the current security force already frightened them so much, what would happen if they expanded their ranks further in the future?

Meanwhile, news of the Daimyo's approval of Uchiha Touhuan as the Fifth Hokage reached the village. Although the official documents would take a few more days to arrive, construction on the fifth statue at the Hokage Rock had already begun.

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

During this period of transition between the old and the new, Hiruzen Sarutobi had already cleared out his office and handed over the Book of Seals, which could only be viewed by successive Hokage, to Touhuan Uchiha.

Uchiha Touhuan doesn't have time to study the Book of Sealing in detail yet, but Uchiha Zaito and others have already moved into the Hokage Building to help Uchiha Touhuan set up his future office space.

"Hideaki! Be careful, make sure this calligraphy is hung straight! This is the Fifth Hokage's favorite calligraphy." Uchiha Zaito directed Sakurai Hideaki and Fujiwara Yoki to carefully hang the large calligraphy scroll with the words "Political Purity and Harmony" that they had taken from Uchiha Touhuan's security team office on the wall of the Hokage's office. Directly opposite the scroll were the portraits of the past Hokage hanging in the office.

After the sign was hung up, two more people came in carrying the knife rack that Uchiha Touhuan used to have in his office.

At that moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Touken Uchiha also arrived at the office.

Upon seeing the knife rack, Hiruzen Sarutobi, puffing on his cigarette, asked with some doubt, "Touhuan, are you planning to display knives in the Hokage's office? Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

"There's nothing wrong with it," Uchiha Touhuan laughed. After the people carrying the sword rack placed it below the calligraphy, Uchiha Touhuan stepped forward and placed the Swift Lightning Sword hanging from his waist on it. "After all, the Hokage represents the village's highest fighting force. Placing the sword here also means that I can rush to the battlefield at any time. In this way, the village's ninjas can feel more at ease when carrying out missions, because they will know that I will always be there to support them."

"Okay...okay..." Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled awkwardly and didn't bring it up again. He quickly changed the subject, "Touhuan, your Fifth Hokage robe is already being made. The inauguration ceremony the day after tomorrow should be able to proceed as planned."

"Yes, it really is. It makes me feel impatient." Uchiha Touhuan looked up at the Hokage Rock that was being carved out of the window and sighed.

……

Meanwhile, in the security force, Kakashi, who had officially taken office as the captain, was also busy arranging work. After spending a day completing the new members' onboarding training, Kakashi also summoned all the squad leaders to the conference room.

"Everyone, our Captain Doo-hwan will officially take office as the fifth Hokage of the village in two days," Kakashi said from the podium in the meeting room. "However, recently, I have heard some discordant voices in the village."

"Damn it! How dare those guys disrespect the Fifth Hokage!" Watanabe Masashi, who had been promoted to squad leader for his outstanding performance, spoke up. "They definitely need to be taught a lesson!"

"That's right! That's right!" The crowd below the stage was immediately excited. It was because of Lord Dohuan that they had the life they had today. Now that Lord Dohuan was about to become the Fifth Hokage, their lives would only get better and better. How could they allow anyone to disrespect Uchiha Dohuan!

"Everyone, calm down!" Kakashi waved his hand, trying to calm the emotions on the scene.

"The Fifth Hokage is about to take office, and the most important thing now is to ensure the smooth running of his inauguration ceremony," Kakashi said. "Therefore, I don't want to hear any discordant voices at the Fifth Hokage's inauguration ceremony, understand?"

"Understood!" The crowd below nodded in unison.

……

With the arrival of the daimyo's letter in the village, the Fifth Hokage's divine robes were officially completed, and soon the village would hold the official Hokage inauguration ceremony.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the warm winter sun completely dispelled the chill of the previous night, and the entire Hokage Building was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, creating a festive atmosphere.

Uchiha Touhuan and Sarutobi Hiruzen ascended together to the large terrace atop the Hokage Building. The ninjas who had been waiting below erupted in cheers upon seeing Uchiha Touhuan, who was wearing the robes of the Fifth Hokage.

The next moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi solemnly handed the Hokage hat to Touhuan Uchiha.

After Uchiha Touhuan put it on his head, the cheers from the audience grew even louder.

Uchiha Touhuan swept his gaze across the crowd below the stage. Every supporter of his was clapping enthusiastically. Although the number of people attending his inauguration ceremony this time did not seem to be as large as the number attending the Fourth Hokage ceremony last time, the commotion they created was in no way inferior to the last one.

In the crowd, Kakashi clapped vigorously while smiling and greeting Uchiha Touhuan.

After the cheers from the audience subsided slightly, Uchiha Touhuan slowly began to speak:

"Everyone, thank you for coming to witness this moment." Uchiha Touhuan's voice, accompanied by fluctuations in chakra, reached the ears of everyone in the audience. "Our village has been around for fifty-six years since the First Hokage and Madara made their vow on the banks of the Naka River. It is thanks to the hard work of the previous four Hokage that the village has reached its current size. Now, I am fortunate to take on this responsibility. I owe everything I have today to your support and love."

"Here, in the name of the Fifth Hokage, I swear to the Will of Fire." Uchiha Tohsen raised his right hand. "In the future, I will fulfill the responsibilities and obligations of Hokage, protect every comrade in the village, and lead the village to a brighter future! Let Konoha Village be great again!"

"The Fifth Hokage! Uchiha Tohsen!"

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"Bang!"

"Bang! Bang!"

As soon as Uchiha Touhuan finished speaking, several fireworks and fire-style techniques developed overnight by the elders of the Uchiha clan exploded one after another in the sky above the Hokage Building, with dazzling fireworks bursting above the building.

The happiest people when Uchiha Touhuan took office as the Fifth Hokage were probably the clan elders who were already in their seventies and eighties. Ever since Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama jointly established the village, they had been obsessed with the idea of ​​the Uchiha clan producing a Hokage.

The prestige of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was unmatched. Their motto was to strive for second place, secure third, and aim for fourth. However, in the succession of Hokage, the Uchiha clan seemed to be destined to be excluded from this position, and some of their peers also lay in the family graves with this regret.

However, the appearance of Uchiha Touhuan was unexpected even for these old fogies. After forcefully intervening in the clan council and seizing the position of clan leader, Uchiha Touhuan accomplished in just half a year what they had thought about for decades but could not achieve.

So, the clan originally planned to give the task of setting off the salute to a few young people, but the elders all forcibly took over the task, just so they could have a sense of participation in the process.

While the atmosphere at the Hokage Building was harmonious and joyful, the atmosphere in other parts of the village was not so pleasant.

Early this morning, a small-time villager who had been severely beaten, imprisoned for a month, and fined exorbitantly for participating in the storming of the security force secretly contacted many of his former cellmates from the security force prison after learning that Uchiha Touhuan was going to become the Fifth Hokage. He planned to cause trouble on the day of the inauguration ceremony so that the captain of the security force could not take office smoothly.

However, as soon as he stepped out this morning, he found a member of the security team holding a baton smiling at him.

That smile sent chills down his spine.

As a habitual offender who had been illegally occupying the road for years, he was all too familiar with that smile. Although the police force promoted smiling law enforcement, they only smiled when they were enforcing the law; they showed no leniency in other aspects. Moreover, when he was beaten last time, the police officers who did it were also smiling as they swung their batons with great force.

"Is there something you need, sir?" The man looked at the baton in front of him and immediately cowered, bowing his head in fear.

"It's nothing, I'm just patrolling around here. You seem very busy. Do you need any help?" the security guard said calmly.

"No, no, no, I'm not busy at all. I just went out for some fresh air," the vendor hurriedly said, carefully hiding the banner in his pocket that read "Uchiha Tohkan step down," not daring to show it at all.

(End of this chapter)