After Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking, the conference room fell into a brief silence.
The selection of the Fourth Hokage is a very serious and important topic. It is a change of power and cannot be discussed casually. Every opinion needs to be put forward with caution.
"I propose that my disciple Minato Namikaze should succeed the Fourth Hokage."
In the silence, Jiraiya slowly spoke.
He glanced at Orochimaru.
Orochimaru sat there with a calm expression, not responding to Jiraiya's gaze.
Feng Ye sat at the corner of the table, holding a teacup in his hand, putting it to his mouth and sipping it gently. He didn't speak, just looking at the scene in the conference room.
There was silence in the conference room.
The heads of the major families did not speak, and no one whispered.
"Minato Jonin is indeed suitable to be the Fourth Hokage."
Finally the second person spoke, it was advisor Mito Kadoen who was sitting next to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Following Mito Kato's words, Koharu, who was transferred to the dormitory, also expressed his support for Namikaze Minato, and then the elite jounin in the conference room also expressed their opinions one after another.
However, some people did not speak. Their eyes were looking in the direction of Feng Ye and Orochimaru. Everyone knew the importance of Feng Ye and Orochimaru in this conference room.
Uchiha Fugaku was also looking at Fengye.
The heads of other major families did not express their positions immediately.
And under everyone's attention, Orochimaru stood up, showed a slight smile, and said: "...I support Minato Jonin as Hokage."
This sentence caused silence in the conference room.
The heads of the major families all looked at Orochimaru. After seeing that Orochimaru didn't show any signs of joking, they looked at each other, exhaled, and spoke to each other.
When the heads of the major families also expressed their opinions, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Orochimaru, and Orochimaru also looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, and their eyes met in the air.
Orochimaru smiled faintly.
The smile is easy.
It was as if I had completely let go of something.
A trace of guilt and apology flashed through Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes, but it only passed away for a moment. Then he took a breath, stood up, and said: "It seems that everyone has similar opinions. What's the point?
I will report Minato's succession as Hokage to the Daimyo-sama."
After Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking, Namikaze Minato also stood up and began to express to everyone in the conference room that he would definitely lead Konoha to strength and so on.
Fengye didn't listen.
He just looked at Orochimaru.
"In the end, you still didn't choose to go against your teacher's opinion..."
Feng Ye murmured in his heart.
He could probably guess the reason why Orochimaru made this decision.
In this era, Namikaze Minato's performance was indeed better than Orochimaru's, and he won more support, including Sarutobi Hiruzen, while Sarutobi Hiruzen supported Namikaze Minato. If Orochimaru wants to compete for the Fourth Hokage, he must
Turned against Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Orochimaru gave up.
Not giving up in front of the Third Hokage, but in front of my former teacher.
…
Hokage Building.
top.
Orochimaru left the conference room and came here. Standing on the edge, he could look around most of Konoha and see the village that was once again prosperous after the war.
"You still gave up..."
Kaede Ye appeared behind Orochimaru.
Orochimaru did not turn around, but continued to look at Konoha below and said: "Sarutobi-sensei chose Minato. I respect his choice, just like you respect my choice."
"Actually, Naruto is nothing. You see, just like those fallen leaves, they wither in the flames... Compared to these, isn't eternity what humans should pursue?"
Orochimaru's voice was very light.
Feng Ye sighed.
He knew that Orochimaru at this time had completely put down Konoha and Sarutobi Hiruzen, and what he was revealing now was the last remaining trace of emotion.
After that, Orochimaru was the truly terrifying and trembling cold Lord Orochimaru.
"If you want to be Hokage, you can give it a try."
Orochimaru turned around, and the glint in the corner of his eyes disappeared in the wind. He looked at Feng Ye, smiled, and then his figure flashed and disappeared.
Feng Ye glanced at the enemy where Orochimaru disappeared, and then looked up at the sky.
"Hokage..."
Feng Ye did not choose to fight for the Fourth Hokage.
It's not because of being too young, these can be ignored in the face of absolute strength. There are only two reasons why he doesn't fight for it. One is because Kakashi is a disciple of Namikaze Minato, and the other is because he has never fought for it.
Minato obtained the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Although it is not difficult for him now to obtain the Flying Thunder God Technique and it is not a big favor, Kaple Night will not oppose Namikaze Minato becoming Hokage.
and.
He knows.
Namikaze Minato's appointment as the Fourth Hokage is just the beginning.
"I won't object to you becoming Hokage, but I won't stand on your side either. If Konoha finally cannot accept my existence, then that will be the beginning of my purge of this place."
Feng Ye looked at the sky and murmured, then his figure flashed and disappeared.
…
Half a month later.
After receiving the approval of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and completing the complete ceremony, Namikaze Minato's succession to the Fourth Hokage was officially announced in front of the people of Konoha.
Regarding this result, only a small number of ninjas who were loyal to Orochimaru expressed their opposition, but after learning that Orochimaru also supported Namikaze Minato as Hokage, the opposition quietly dissipated.
Compared to last time.
When Hiruzen Sarutobi succeeded as Hokage, there were countless bloody conflicts within Konoha. This time, Hokage's succession could be said to be uneventful, with almost no internal strife arising from it.
On the day when Namikaze Minato officially succeeded him as Hokage, Orochimaru was not present. He was just doing experiments in his base. After learning this information, he only paused slightly.
"You should be satisfied with this result, Sarutobi-sensei..."
"but."
"I'm afraid Konoha won't be able to calm down."
The current village is deformed.
Danzo controls the roots that only obey him, and two advisors control Konoha's finances. Sarutobi Hiruzen will not hand over all the ANBU to Namikaze Minato, and will still continue to control Konoha.
It seems to be a balanced situation, but in fact, as long as something disrupts the balance, everything will be overturned immediately.
And Maple Night.
It is that unbalanced existence.
Orochimaru has seen this, but all this has nothing to do with him. He has only one goal now, and that is to obtain eternal life.