Konoha: This Uchiha is not right

"What's wrong?" Uchiha Zong looked back in surprise.

"Congratulations, Zong."

At this moment, Uchiha Shinyi's expression became serious.

“Congratulations on having done all this, congratulations on having come this far.

Although I have been reluctant to say these words, but..."

Having said that, Uchiha Shinyi took a deep breath, and then he continued.

"I'm really proud of you, Zong."

……

The news that Konoha Village had selected the Fourth Hokage had quickly spread throughout the ninja world many days ago, and other large villages had different reactions to this.

After all, Orochimaru has very clear personality traits. Some villages admire him, but some villages hate him very much.

However, as a result, except for the Iwagakure, other villages have also begun to promote the selection of the new generation of Kage.

It's not that Ohnoki of Iwagakure doesn't want to pass on the throne, but unfortunately there is no candidate among the younger generation that satisfies him.

He had an outstanding talent, that was his son Huangtu, and he even decided to try to teach him Dust Escape after the war was over.

But what made him helpless and angry was that his son was actually captured by Konoha's people at the last moment of the war. Such a stain would probably be unacceptable to the people in the village.

Therefore, he could only pause the advancement of the Fourth Kage and continue to sit on the throne of the Tsuchikage.

Fortunately, he already had great prestige, and with the special features of Dust Release, although he was getting older, his combat effectiveness had not weakened much.

But all this has little to do with Konoha, because at this moment Konoha is celebrating its own thing.

The Third Hokage will personally host this grand New Year Festival tonight and put a perfect end to his decades-long career as Hokage.

At this point, he would become the first Hokage to retire alive!

The celebration has not officially started yet, but the crowd gathered around the Konoha Hokage Building is already growing.

"There are so many people, Senior."

Shisui followed Uchiha Zong and couldn't help but whisper as he looked at the crowd around him, holding a little kid by his hand.

This little guy is Uchiha Itachi.

Shisui was obedient to Uchiha Zong's words. Since his senior asked him to enlighten and teach Uchiha Itachi, he naturally could not refuse.

Besides, Itachi had already been trained by Elder Setsuna and the others, so his taking over would only play a supporting role.

In fact, he also found that this boy was actually quite interesting and had excellent talent, so he decided to teach this boy well.

Facts have proved that Shisui, who has been changed by Uchiha Mune and has been studying hard in the hope that he can keep up with Uchiha Mune, has indeed grown enough.

He put a lot of effort into teaching Itachi, and with the help of Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna, Uchiha Itachi has indeed changed a lot now.

At least in terms of post-war guidance, significant changes can be seen. At this time, Itachi has become a little more cheerful.

Moreover, when he saw Uchiha Zong, there was no hatred in his eyes, but instead an indescribable reverence.

If we don't consider that this five-year-old kid has already become a spirit, then the Uchiha clan can believe that the training of Uchiha Itachi has begun to show results.

But now this kid seems very depressed, of course this is not surprising.

According to the surveillance footage from his father, Uchiha Fugaku did not hide anything from Uchiha Itachi, but told him very clearly that he wanted to die as a token of his guilt.

He also kept telling him repeatedly that he deserved the punishment for his crimes, and that he needed to work hard to wash away the sins he had brought to the family.

Although Uchiha Fugaku could be said to be meticulous in doing these things, after all, he was a family man, but he was probably still somewhat unconvinced in the beginning.

But now he was completely convinced. After all, he really saw the huge changes in the Uchiha clan, and Uchiha Zong also kept his promise and ensured that Itachi and Mikoto were not affected at all.

Therefore, his teaching now is sincere, and he also hopes that his family can live and grow in a more peaceful environment.

This is also the reason why Uchiha Itachi seemed a little depressed, which is also human nature.

"It's normal to have so many people. After all, celebrations like this are rare."

Uchiha Zong glanced at Shisui and Itachi, especially the little guy Itachi, and then he spoke quietly.

However, while speaking, his eyes were always looking around, he was looking for the figure of Minato Namikaze.

There were so many people participating in the celebration that Uchiha Zong had been looking for quite a while but hadn't seen anyone.

Fortunately, although he did not take office, he at least had contact with the Anbu.

Sometimes, the Anbu is more suitable than him...

……

"Orochimaru, after my celebration begins, I will officially step down as Hokage, and you will become the Fourth Hokage."

In a cleared office in the Hokage building, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Orochimaru, who was wearing the Hokage robe, with a complicated look.

But in the end he suppressed the strange emotions in his heart and spoke calmly.

"But before that, I want to ask you one last question."

"Teacher, please speak." Orochimaru glanced at the Hokage robe on his body, licked his lips lightly and said with a smile: "Teacher has questions, as a disciple, I will naturally try my best to answer them."

"That would be best." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, and then he asked in a deep voice: "I want to know, can we go back to the way we were before?"

"Back to the past?" Orochimaru's eyes became a little complicated at this moment.

To be honest, if possible, he didn't want to let things get to this point, nor did he want to make his relationship with Sarutobi Hiruzen so strained.

But some things will never develop as he expected, but people will change, especially when their desires begin to expand.

Looking at the teacher in front of him, Orochimaru restrained his emotions and suddenly laughed: "Teacher, what do you mean by the past? Do I obey you or do I still respect you?"

"Orochimaru, although I have always known that you are extremely smart, being a Hokage does not only depend on intelligence, but also requires sufficient experience."

Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned, took a deep breath and then spoke softly.

“Perhaps I should have communicated with you more so that our relationship would not have reached this point, but I also have my own difficulties.

Although the war is over, the crisis in Konoha has not been resolved. There are crises both inside and outside the village.

The Uchiha in the village are ready to make a move. If nothing unexpected happens, the Uchiha clan should have the Mangekyo.

Combined with the fact that Uchiha Fugaku was overthrown before, this kid definitely hides a huge evil intention, he might even become the next Uchiha!

Outside the village, Iwagakure and Kumogakure did not fight, and Kumogakure did not sign a ceasefire agreement with us. These are huge hidden dangers.

That's why I'm worried. I'm worried whether you, who are so confident that you can do everything on your own, can handle all the troubles if I hand the village over to you.

That’s why I resorted to this desperate measure. If you feel wronged, I am really sorry.”

Having said that, Sarutobi Hiruzen paused. He looked at Orochimaru who had fallen into silence, then turned around and prepared to leave.

"I have said what I need to say. I just hope that for Konoha's sake, you can think about it carefully. After all, we are master and disciple."

After saying this, Sarutobi Hiruzen left the office without looking back.

However, when he closed the door, his peripheral vision still glanced at Orochimaru, who seemed to be lost in thought, which made him feel relieved.

If he starts thinking, it means he has planted a seed.

Even if Orochimaru still insists on his own way at that time, considering the current situation of Konoha and why he wants to do this, he may be more restrained!

However, what he didn't know was that Orochimaru was indeed thinking, but what Orochimaru was thinking was different from what he was thinking...

……

"From today on, I am the Fourth Hokage!"

When the New Year's bell rang, Orochimaru, wearing a Hokage robe and a hat, shouted this sentence in front of everyone, and the atmosphere of the celebration instantly became heated.

Countless people were cheering loudly, huge waves of sound rose one after another, and colorful fireworks in the sky continued to explode.

And just when the atmosphere was at its most heated, in a remote corner of the celebration square, Uchiha Mune and Namikaze Minato stood together.

It's just that their expressions are a little different, Uchiha Muneshige seems very calm, while Namikaze Minato seems a little unresponsive.

He brought his wife to attend the celebration tonight, and also wanted to see the grand ceremony of the Hokage's succession to the throne.

However, before all this began, an Anbu suddenly found him and told him that someone wanted to see him.

The appearance of this Anbu surprised Minato Namikaze a little. Having cooperated with the Anbu before, he naturally knew who this Anbu was.

He is one of the five captains in the Anbu. The fact that a captain came to find him shows that things are not normal.

Therefore, Minato Namikaze did not hesitate. After saying goodbye to his wife Kushina with a slightly apologetic look, he immediately followed the captain out of the square.

He was also wondering who wanted to see him, but when he saw that the person who wanted to see him was Uchiha Zong, he was stunned.

Especially when he saw the Anbu captain who brought him here bowed to Uchiha Zong, a terrible idea appeared in his mind at that moment.

"Mong-kun will be the next ANBU chief!"

After having this thought, Minato Namikaze's mind was suddenly filled with doubts. He had no ill feelings towards Uchiha.

Although he knew that the village had not had a good relationship with the Uchiha before, he also wanted to help both sides resolve the misunderstanding as much as possible, otherwise he would not be so nice to Obito.

He was quite happy that Uchiha Zong became the head of the Anbu, because from this it can be seen that the problems between the Uchiha and the village seemed to have been solved.

He also realized how big the gap was between himself and Orochimaru. If it were him, he probably wouldn't have figured out how to deal with it.

Now he felt more at peace with himself for giving up the position of Hokage.

But what puzzled him was, what could have happened that Uchiha Zong came to see him so late?

"Minato-kun seems confused?"

Uchiha Zong listened to the fireworks exploding in the sky and spoke with a smile.

"Are you wondering why I could let the Anbu come to you?"

"No, I think I can guess that question."

Namikaze Minato came back to his senses, he smiled and bowed slightly to Uchiha Mune.

"Congratulations, Sou-kun, or rather, Anbu Chief."

"Thank you." Uchiha Zong nodded with a smile, "Actually, I came to you tonight because I have something I want to discuss with Minato-kun."

"Discuss?" Namikaze Minato straightened up and asked with some confusion: "Since it is a discussion, if there is anything, Minister, just tell me directly."

Namikaze Minato was now somewhat confused. Since the future Anbu chief came to see him, this matter might be unusual.

Fortunately, Uchiha Zong used the word "discuss", which left some room for maneuver, otherwise Namikaze Minato would probably not dare to respond.

"Minato-kun, I've read the information and you've worked with ANBU before."

When Uchiha Mune heard Namikaze Minato call him "Minister", he did not intend to correct him.

After all, their relationship is not that close, and it is even unclear whether Minato Namikaze can work for him, so it is inevitable to maintain the proper respect between superiors and subordinates.

And someone like Uzumaki Kasai can obviously create value for him, or even be someone who can only rely on him. Sometimes, being more polite can make people feel that you are approachable.

"I think you have heard of the name of Shimura Danzo, and you should also know the existence of the Root?"

"Danzo...Root..." When Minato Namikaze heard this, his eyes changed slightly.

He actually knew this, but his understanding was not in depth. He only knew that Danzo was a very powerful elder, an assistant to the Hokage, and a close friend of the Sandaime.

As for the Root, it seemed that it had the same function as the Anbu, but he was not sure about the details.

"Mr. Minister, I have heard a little bit about Danzo and the Root, but I am not very familiar with them, so..."

Namikaze Minato's statement was somewhat ambiguous, but it was clear that he knew, and when Uchiha Muneshige talked to him about Danzo, the meaning behind this became clear.

This was probably a struggle among the top leaders, but right now he really had no intention of joining such a struggle, or he was not actually that willing to attack Konoha's own people.

"You don't have to be so nervous, Minato-kun."

Seeing this, Uchiha Zong couldn't help but smile and shook his head.

"Danzo is a very complex, dangerous, ambitious man who will do anything to achieve his goals.

And the things he has done are too numerous to list. To be frank, the suicide of Konoha White Fang was closely related to him. "

Having said that, Uchiha Zong paused slightly. He looked at the silent Namikaze Minato and his expression gradually became serious.

“But because he and the Third Hokage are close friends, and the Hokage has a lot of things that are inappropriate for him to do that need someone to take care of.

Danzo took on this role, and his ambition began to expand, and his actions became more and more unscrupulous.

According to what I and the Fourth Hokage know, he has done many harm to people in the village.