Chapter 250
H . R . P Chapter 250: Hokage Substitute
The first rays of light from the next morning’s sun scattered through Konoha as the battle that lasted for a whole night finally came to an end .
Last night, Konoha had great losses . With the villagers evacuating in time, they did not suffer many casualties . However, near a third of all Jonin and Chunins in the village at that time unfortunately fell to the raid .
Many of these fell when fending off the Kyubi’s first attack, but even more fell to the Zetsu scattered in the crowds . With Orochimaru unfortunately unable to take them down quickly enough, they caused great havoc and losses to Konoha .
To top all of that off, Konoha lost its Fourth Hokage, who was elected just a year ago . Dealing with this matter was urgent, and the top of Konoha gathered to discuss it .
“What happened last night…”
“Sorry, I’ve come late!” The 3rd had just started speaking, when Danzo entered through the door interrupting him .
“Danzo? What are you doing here?!” Koharu frowned as she watched the no-longer-councilor Danzo going through the door .
“I asked him to come . Danzo has the right of knowing what happened last night . ” Homura faintly answered .
“Well, since you are here, take a seat!” The 3rd saw Danzo entering, hesitated for a moment and finally let him stay .
Danzo took a seat facing Homura .
“Let’s continue, last night…”
“Sorry, sorry, we are late!” This time, Ryo and Kushina, holding Naruto, barged in through the door together . The 3rd’s face immediately turned gloomy .
However, when he saw Naruto in Kushina’s arms, he immediately remembered his father and asked them to sit down as he sighed .
Ryo and Kushina took their places with Sakumo, Jiraya and Orochimaru .
The 3rd did not rush to continue this time . Instead, he looked around and made sure that no body was late, and then continued: “You all know of what happened last night . You and your clans have defended the lives of our villagers, and on behalf of Konoha, I thank you all!” The 3rd bowed his head to the Ninjas before him .
“Sarutobi, you’re being too polite . It’s only our duty to protect Konoha!” Homura answered .
“Heh? I couldn’t see you anywhere on the battlefield last night!” Orochimaru spoke in a strangely angry tone .
Ryo and everyone were all shocked . This was the first time they ever saw Orochimaru attacking someone so directly in such a meeting .
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“Orochi san, while you didn’t see him, it doesn’t mean that such a 1st World War Veteran did not participate in battle . Yesterday, I could clearly perceive him… sheltering the civilians in the bunkers…”
While he never liked Homura, Ryo became disgusted by him yesterday when he could perceive him running with the civilians .
Homura’s face became purple as he heard Orochimaru and Ryo, and everyone present looked at him with contempt . As for the 3rd, his eyes were full of disappointment, and he felt even worse than he already did .
Still, this was his old comrade-in-arms . The 3rd could only change the topic: “Cough! Leave these matters for later, will you? I’ve called you all here for the sake of Konoha, not to judge anyone!”
“You mean, to elect the 5th Hokage?” Koharu asked .
“That will depend on everyone’s opinion!” The 3rd kicked the ball to their court .
For a moment, everyone conversed inside the room quietly, and Ryo also established his links with those close to him, and in a few minutes, they all reached a consensus .
The 1st one to speak out loud was Hiashi Hyuga: “Sandaime, I think we should elect a 5th Hokage, and I personally recommend Jiraya san . ”
“I’m of a different opinion! Jiraya san, with all due respect, is not fit for the Job . The Sarutobi clan recommends Orochimaru san instead!”
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In an instant, the discussion between everyone heated up . All clans had their favorites . While all major clans either chose Orochimaru, Sakumo or Jiraya, the small and medium clans mostly leaned towards Danzo who had bought them off .
Following Ryo’s plan, Jiraya, Orochimaru, Sakumo, Kushina and him did not say a thing, watching everyone quarreling .
All of a sudden, Sakumo stood up and said: “This should stop! We are all against the election of a new Hokage!”
The other four stood up with Sakumo, and the meeting room went quiet for a moment, and even the faintest of movements could be heard . No one expected that almost all of Konoha’s Kage Tier Ninjas would collectively oppose the election of a new Hokage .
After some silence, the Sarutobi clan head cautiously asked: “Why do you think so, great ones?”
“The Hokage’s post should remain vacant temporarily! For now, I think we should only choose a substitute that would act on behalf of him when dealing with other villages and when making decisions . After we finish dealing with the damage dealt to Konoha last night, then we will select a 5th Hokage and announce that to the world . ” Ryo said coldly .
A representative of a small family bought off by Danzo immediately said: “if someone is to represent Konoha, shouldn’t he just be the Sandaime?”
“The old man has only been retired for a year; give him a break!” Jiraya immediately opposed this .
The conference room went quiet again, and no one spoke . With strength ruling in this world of Shinobi, opposing the 5 who were seemingly speaking in tandem felt heavy and useless .
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Seeing how things were going, Homura was feeling horrible . He had already guessed that elections would happen today, so he went all out and brought all the heads he could bring from smaller clans around Konoha .
All of this was being done for Danzo to become Hokage, but with this Hokage-Substitute idea, all of that could be in vain: “Hey! How is no one speaking up?! How could a large village such as Konoha have no Kage?”
“Homura dono, do you think there’s anyone in Konoha more worthy of the position than anyone of the 5 opposing these elections?” Ryo immediately opened his Mangekyo, and used Genjutsu to make Homura speak his mind .
With him having his contact lenses on, nobody in the room noticed anything peculiar, besides Homura’s answer: “of course! Danzo!”
As he heard that name, a grin of disdain appeared on Ryo’s face, and then his Chakra erupted from his body saying: “A Hokage should be strong! Danzo san, how many seconds would you last against me?”
Danzo’s shivered, and his body was instantly soaked in cold sweat . Obviously, he did not answer, and nor did Homura after Ryo released him from his Genjutsu .
A few seconds of silence took over the conference room, and the 3rd finally spoke: “I have understood everyone’s opinions . From what I’m seeing, after Sakumo made his suggestion, there were less people opting for electing a Hokage then those against it . Therefore, I shall respect that opinion . Now, who should represent Konoha?”
No one talked this time, as all looked at Ryo and the others .
Ryo stood up and smiled saying: “I propose that Sakumo san should be Konoha’s Hokage Substitute . What do you think?
Heads of all different clans had their small discussion, and in the end, most of them agreed . With this, Sakumo Hatake officially became the Hokage’s Substitute .
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