The Great Hero Uchiha

Even if they share the same interests, it is impossible to build an absolutely stable alliance!

A plan slowly began to emerge in my mind.

Not only that, there is also a plan that would allow him to at least become the acting Hokage.

Now all we need to do is wait for the villagers to raise questions about the higher-ups before we can implement the subsequent plans.

After the Uchiha clan was the first to speak out, angrily questioning whether the higher-ups were spies from Iwagakure, public opinion was immediately ignited. Whether people defended the higher-ups or thought the Uchiha clan's accusations were exaggerated, they all wanted to understand why the Uchiha clan suspected that all the higher-ups were spies from Iwagakure. The whole incident was pieced together little by little, connecting the events that had occurred in the previous war.

Even without Uchiha Miyuki spreading any negative information, the abilities of the higher-ups had already begun to be thoroughly questioned.

The advantage gained at the cost of so many ninjas was wasted by the higher-ups, and they even fell into the enemy's trap and were defeated on their home turf. What is this if not incompetence?!

This also highlights Uchiha Miyuki's abilities.

He single-handedly forced the Iwagakure army, which had more than twice the strength of his own forces and was under the command of the Third Tsuchikage, to surrender!

Compared to this, Minato Namikaze's achievements in fighting against Kumogakure and destroying the Kannabi Bridge seem insignificant.

If it weren't for the fact that Uchiha Miyuki is only about thirteen years old, there would already be calls in the village for him to become the Fourth Hokage!

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I've revised my speech for Kirigakure as well, but the general content remains the same.

149. High-level meeting!

Inside Konoha Village.

Representatives from the Uchiha and Hyuga clans were also present at the high-level meeting.

Everyone fell silent at that moment.

After a long while, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, finally spoke.

"I have decided to resign from my position as Hokage."

No one spoke.

It's a done deal that Hiruzen Sarutobi will resign from his position as Hokage; there's nothing to discuss about that. Besides, it's not something Hiruzen Sarutobi can handle alone.

After a while, everyone's attention finally turned to Danzo and the two senior advisors.

Danzo spoke first.

"I will also resign from my position as Hokage's assistant."

As for the issue of "Root," neither the Uchiha nor the Hyuga clans mentioned it, at Uchiha Miyuki's instruction.

The others also seemed to have lost their memories and didn't mention it.

Everyone has their own agenda.

Meanwhile, the two remaining senior advisors in Hiruzen Sarutobi's interest group are still making a last-ditch effort, clearly unwilling to relinquish their power.

The Uchiha clan was the first to launch an attack.

"You've made such a huge mistake, do you still want to stay in this position?!"

The Hyuga clan remained silent.

Voting is allowed.

However, they will not be completely bound to the Uchiha clan.

The others remained silent, simply watching the two advisors. Everyone present was either a clan representative or a representative of some force, and they were all intelligent enough to see through the village's suppression of the Uchiha clan. However, they hadn't expected that the higher-ups would go so far as to send Iwagakure to attack their homeland in order to suppress the Uchiha clan, and that Kumogakure and Sunagakure were also showing similar signs.

The ending was predetermined from the very beginning.

They made such a serious mistake, causing severe damage to the village's interests. If this allows them to retain their original positions, what could possibly make them resign from their roles as senior advisors?

The two remained silent with their heads down.

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke up.

"Both consultants will also resign from all their positions."

No one spoke.

But the real question is who will take over the position of Fourth Hokage!

Danzo spoke first.

"I believe Orochimaru has the ability to become the Fourth Hokage."

If you can't be Hokage yourself, then recommend Orochimaru, who has the deepest cooperation with you, to be Hokage.

Before anyone else could speak, Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke first.

"No."

Although Orochimaru was his disciple, his personality and actions were too extreme, making him unsuitable to be Hokage. Moreover, his numerous scandals made him an easy target for the Uchiha clan.

Some others also supported Orochimaru, but their voices were relatively weak. It wasn't that Orochimaru had a bad reputation, but rather that he was engrossed in researching forbidden techniques and hadn't made any arrangements for them. These supporters of Orochimaru were all spontaneous, and compared to Uchiha Miyuki and Namikaze Minato, Orochimaru's performance in this war was indeed not particularly outstanding.

They didn't give the Uchiha clan a chance to speak.

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke first, saying, "I recommend Minato Namikaze as the Fourth Hokage."

No one spoke; they simply looked silently at the Uchiha clan representative.

The Uchiha clan representative silently observed Hiruzen Sarutobi, then addressed the assembled crowd in a calm tone: "Before confirming the selection, I suggest you listen to the following information. Based on intelligence we've stolen from Kirigakure, we've confirmed that Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure have reached an alliance agreement and have begun contacting Kirigakure—"

Everyone fell silent at that moment.

Before anyone could say anything to Koharu Utatane, the Uchiha clan representative spoke first to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"This is a high-level meeting. Shouldn't these two unrelated individuals step aside to prevent information leaks?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed inwardly, and finally nodded.

He did not agree with the proposal at the time, and there were no other options, so he agreed to it, but he never expected the situation to get out of control to this extent.

"Xiaochun, Menyan, you two can go out now."

Xiaochun, who was switching dorms, found it hard to believe.

"I'll kill you—"

Clearly, she was still unwilling to accept reality, and in the end, Mitokado Emishi dragged Utatane Koharu out of the meeting room.

Danzo silently stood up from his seat.

"Then I shall take my leave."

The Uchiha clan representative remained silent. Before the meeting began, they had already discussed with the Hyuga clan the possibility of using the Byakugan to check whether Danzo had transplanted the Sharingan.

The answer is no abnormality.

After Danzo left, the Uchiha clan representative continued speaking.

"Are you sure that Minato Namikaze is capable of leading Konoha out of this predicament? If not, then let someone more capable take over."

"Capable? You mean Uchiha Miyuki? He's only thirteen years old."

This is both a rebuttal and a reminder to those around him about Uchiha Miyuki's age.

"Age doesn't define a person's ability. Aren't the war in the Land of Grass and the current situation in the Land of Bears enough to illustrate this point?!"

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused for a moment, then spoke with great certainty.

"No."

And then added.

"Minato's performance on the battlefield in recent years has been outstanding. As the Fourth Hokage, he will definitely be able to lead Konoha out of its current predicament."

The Uchiha clan representative spoke slowly and deliberately.

"It's not very meaningful for us to talk about this here; let the two parties involved talk about it."

The reason why Hiruzen Sarutobi kept preventing Miyuki Uchiha from returning to the village was because Minato Namikaze had been influenced by Miyuki's ideas. It wasn't that there was anything wrong with those ideas, but rather that he felt those words were just a facade fabricated by the Uchiha clan to become the Fourth Hokage. Minato Namikaze was deceived by the Uchiha clan's facade.

He felt that after the impact of the past year or so, Minato Namikaze had come to realize the truth.

As for why the Hokage's authority wasn't used to veto Uchiha Miyuki directly?

Danzo and Orochimaru both have scandals, which can be dismissed without going into detail. However, Uchiha Miyuki has no scandals, and his prestige in the village is currently too high. If a suitable reason is not given, how can the Uchiha clan be appeased? What will the other clans think and how will they view him?

They can only attack age-related issues.

He remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"No need."

The Uchiha clan representative immediately spoke up.

"So, can Uchiha Miyuki enter the Jonin trust vote as a Hokage candidate?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not directly deny it, but brought up the issue of age again, saying, "He is indeed very outstanding and has made many contributions to the village, but he is too young. He is only thirteen years old this year and will only be fourteen years old at the end of the year. The burden of being Hokage is too heavy for him at his age. He needs to hone his skills for a few more years."

Some conflicts will never be brought to the forefront.

The Uchiha clan representative didn't say much, but simply asked a question in return.

"So, how should the village resolve the current situation?"

"That's a problem the Fourth Hokage has to deal with."

P.S.: The next chapter will probably be at 2 AM, so don't wait up, everyone go to sleep early.

One chapter every two hours.

The plot has always been these chapters that require a lot of thinking. Writing five chapters a day takes ten hours, holy crap!

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