Naruto: The world has misled me a lot!

As soon as Sarutobi Hiruzen walked out of the Hokage building, he heard cheers from the village. His hands began to tremble uncontrollably. After sighing, he returned to the Hokage's office.

When Mitomon En and Utane Koharu saw him come back so soon, they knew that he didn't really go to question them.

They both heard the cheers outside the building and were even more grateful for their quick wit.

Danzo is still sitting here. As Kato Makoto's teacher, he is also a vengeful guy. There is no guarantee that he will not give them some trouble.

At this time, Danzo suddenly stood up, walked to the window, and looked at Kato Makoto who was surrounded by the crowd and came to the Hokage Building, with a gratified smile on his lips.

"Let's go down too. There's no room for so many people to sit here. Let's go to the conference room."

After saying that, he stepped out of the office first. Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu looked at each other and quickly got up to follow him.

Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to call the two of them so that he could talk to them about something, but before he could say anything, the two of them walked out the door.

He also wanted to use the connections that had secured his position as Hokage over the past thirty years to make one final effort.

conference hall.

Kato Makoto came in from the door, followed by a group of jonin. Under everyone's eager gazes, he walked to the center seat without hesitation and sat down.

This seat used to be reserved for the Hokage, but everyone who came in with him didn't think there was anything wrong with Kato Makoto sitting there.

Danzo walked into the hall and saw this scene, the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.

Kato Makoto quickly stood up, but Danzo patted his shoulder and pushed him back to his seat.

"You did a great job, excellent!"

He placed all his hopes for Konoha and what he had learned in his life on his disciples, and Kato Makoto did not disappoint him.

Not only did they use political means to win over the Konohagakure clan to their side, they also used their unrivaled strength to suppress all sides.

The disciple is better than the master. With a disciple like this, what else can you ask for?

Patting Kato Makoto's shoulder, Danzo sat down on his left. Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu looked at each other and sat back in their old seats, leaving the seat to Kato Makoto's right vacant.

"Well, Sarutobi, you came at the right time. The Fourth Hokage unfortunately died in battle, and we old bones are powerless. It just so happens that Makoto has returned. In order to deal with the crisis in Konoha, we urgently need to elect the Fifth Hokage."

Akimichi Tofu had been waiting for Sarutobi Hiruzen at the door. When he saw him coming, he hurriedly pulled him to sit down.

Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly realized something was wrong. Shouldn't he be sitting in the middle? Why was he being pushed next to the junior?

"I am still able to walk, so I can just stand!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen pushed away Akimichi Toukou's fat hand.

"Qufeng is right. We old men should retire. It would be more appropriate to choose the fifth generation from among the young people."

Danzo continued with what Akimichi Tofu said, strangling Sarutobi Hiruzen's idea of ​​restoring the throne.

"If you want to stop the ambitions of Iwagakure and Kumogakure, you must have Kage-level strength."

The one who was speaking was Mizuto Kado En. Now that he had made up his mind, he might as well go all the way.

Among the people present, excluding the older generation of ninjas, there was only one Kato Makoto among the younger generation.

So, everyone knew who he wanted to recommend.

However, there was a hint of different emotion in Uchiha Fugaku's eyes.

How he wished that everyone knew that he also had the strength of a shadow.

Unfortunately, they didn't dare to tell others that he had the Mangekyō. The Konoha high-ranking officials were already wary of the Uchiha's power. If they knew that a Kage-level person had appeared in the clan, they would be even more wary.

Moreover, the fact that the Nine-Tails was controlled by the Sharingan has not been cleared up yet, and his Mangekyō will only make the Uchiha more suspicious.

"As for Kage level, there are only a few people in the younger generation of the village, the Sannin and Makoto."

Utatane Koharu narrowed the scope further.

Orochimaru left the village and went to the Sea Kingdom before the Nine-Tails Rebellion. Jiraiya's whereabouts are now hard to find. Only Tsunade and Makoto are in Konoha.

Everyone present knew that Tsunade and Kato Makoto had a complicated relationship, so after all, they were actually recommending Kato Makoto.

"Should we go and invite Lady Tsunade over?"

Yamanaka Ken mentioned this. He wanted to settle the matter quickly and not give the Sandaime family a chance to breathe.

Tsunade was looking after the new Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and Uzumaki Kushina in the Senju clan's territory, not far from the Hokage building.

"What the village needs now is a Hokage who is highly respected, can mediate conflicts, and has experience in dealing with crises. Even if we want to choose the fifth generation, we should recall Jiraiya and Orochimaru before considering it."

The remarks made by several people made Sarutobi Hiruzen feel uneasy.

Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu, two former staunch allies, secretly spoke up for Kato Makoto.

If he didn't shout out, when the jonin decided that the Godaime had to choose between Tsunade and Kato Makoto, he would only have the matter of voting for others.

"Before that, I will take charge of Konoha as the Third Hokage."

After these words were spoken, the conference hall fell into silence, as quiet as a pin drop.

"Sarutobi..."

Danzo was about to stand up to refute, but Kato Makoto stopped his teacher with his hand and turned to look at the Sandaime.

"If I remember correctly, the Sandaime Hokage abdicated because he misjudged the situation, causing Konoha to suffer heavy losses in the Third Ninja World War, right?"

Kato Makoto's words reminded the jonin present of those difficult times.

There were too many Konoha ninjas, including subordinates, colleagues, relatives and friends, who died in the Three Wars. It is impossible to say that they had no resentment in their hearts.

It is precisely because they do not want Konoha, which has won the three wars with great difficulty, to be taken advantage of by Iwagakure and Kumogakure and start a war again because of the Nine-Tails Rebellion that they are so keen on supporting Kato Makoto.

Sarutobi Hiruzen has been proven to be the wrong choice, so why not choose the famous Kato Makoto?

"Yes, I have acted uprightly and have no intention of covering up my mistakes. I said that I am only in charge of Konoha on behalf of you. When Jiraiya and Orochimaru return to the village and the time is right, we will choose the fifth generation."

Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that it was useless to cover up his mistakes and make unreasonable demands during the vote-grabbing process, so he could only use the tactic of procrastination and occupy the position first.

The Uchiha clan ninja, who had been fooled by this trick before, clenched his hands on his knees into fists when he heard his words.

"Then how can you make me believe that you are now capable of exercising power?"

Makoto Kato did not discuss with him when the timing would be right, but instead seized upon the Sandaime's past failures and pursued him relentlessly, pressing him step by step.

The foundation of Konoha was laid by the first and second generations. Hashirama Senju constructed the international and domestic ecology of the Land of Fire and Konoha, and Tobirama Senju established Konoha's administrative institutions and refined the political power.

The greatest contribution of the Sandaime was that, based on the foundation laid by the previous two generations, he did not make any unnecessary changes and maintained the stable development of Konoha.

But success and failure also depend on stability.

Without the ambition to dominate the world, Konoha was constantly dragged into wars, like a sandbag that anyone could punch.

How can people be convinced that he can lead Konoha to cope with the increasingly fierce competitive environment in the ninja world?

"I inherited the throne from the Second Hokage and led Konoha to victory in World War I and World War II. Even in World War III, I fought against the four nations and never lost. How can I not be capable?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was really angry when his ability was questioned in front of all the jonin.

He has guarded Konoha for most of his life. You can deny other things, but you absolutely cannot deny his contribution to Konoha.

"Well said. Do you dare to say this to the Senju clan, who were the main forces in the First and Second World Wars and are now nearly exterminated? Do you dare to say this to Hatake Sakumo, who led Konoha to defeat the Sunagakure clan with fewer troops? Do you dare to say in front of Minato's spirit that the credit for the three wars goes to you?"

The senior ninjas in the hall felt the suffocating and terrifying pressure from Kato Makoto who stood up.

"I didn't take all the credit for myself. I just wanted to do my part in helping Konoha in its time of crisis. What's wrong with that?"

The Third Hokage did not give in and faced Kato Makoto's power head-on. Undercurrents surged in the hall and the tables and chairs shook uncontrollably.

The leaders of the two major factions, who were both from the Second Hokage, finally faced off at this time.

At this moment, everyone in the hall tensed up, staring at Sarutobi Hiruzen and Kato Makoto.

"Sir, do you really want to go your own way?"

"I am the Hokage. It is everyone's wish that you will take charge of Konoha as the Hokage!"

After hearing this, Kato Makoto took a deep breath.

"I'm afraid that the Third Generation Master has misunderstood what everyone meant."

"Kato Makoto, what do you mean?"

As soon as Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking, Danzo stood up and walked behind Kato Makoto. Then ninjas from the Akimichi Tofu, the Ino-Shika-Cho clans, the Hyuga, the Uchiha... all the major ninja clans stood up and stood behind Kato Makoto.

Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, sighed, and slowly walked to Kato Makoto's side.

"What I mean is, Lord Sandaime, you don't want to sit on the throne of Hokage again!"