Naruto: The world has misled me a lot!

Sarutobi Hiruzen was born in a war-torn era and has seen many separations and deaths. He also knows that the people of Konoha and even the Land of Fire yearn for peace. His governing philosophy for the past 30 years has always been to make maintaining stability the top priority.

Thanks to his painstaking efforts, although Konoha suffered a lot of bullying at the border, most of the wars were outside the country.

He has always regarded this as his own achievement, thinking that he has lived up to the trust of the second generation and lived up to the expectations of the villagers and his subordinates.

But today these people stood behind Kato Makoto, which hit him hard.

Sarutobi Hiruzen felt weak all over, staggered, and was about to fall to the ground.

The Sarutobi clan's senior ninja next to him did not expect that the great ninja would suddenly fall down, and hurriedly went up to support him.

But some people are faster than them.

"Teacher, it's not that they gave up on you, but the current situation in Konoha doesn't allow you to leave the mountain."

When the blonde princess heard the news that Kato Makoto had returned, she hurried over, but stopped at the door of the conference hall.

The Third Hokage was her teacher, and Kato Makoto had a close relationship with her. The two sides had a conflict over the position of Hokage, and she didn't want to be caught between the two sides.

But seeing that the situation was one-sided and the old man couldn't bear the blow and almost fell down, she couldn't help it either.

"This old man has always believed that peace is what Konoha needs."

Sarutobi Hiruzen turned around and found that it was Tsunade. He smiled bitterly and patted the back of Tsunade's hand to indicate that he was fine.

Orochimaru and Jiraiya were both disciples he had high hopes for, but at the critical moment, neither of them was there. Instead, it was Tsunade, who put the least thought into it, who appeared in time to support him when he needed her.

"Peace is only a goal. Defending peace depends on deterring the enemy's military force, not unilaterally restraining ourselves and compromising with the enemy."

The biggest difference between Konoha and the other four major ninja villages is that their hematopoietic ability is one level higher.

The first generation dominated the ninja world, the second generation trained the third generation and disciples such as the Yami Shinobi, and after that, the three ninjas, Hatake Sakumo, Namikaze Minato... Kage-level talents emerged one after another.

With so many outstanding juniors crowded together, they need suitable positions for them to display their talents, but Sarutobi Hiruzen obviously does not have so many benefits to distribute.

This is also the difficulty of defending the country.

"Maybe……"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was losing interest at this moment. His originally straight back became hunched, and the age spots on his face seemed to have suddenly darkened in color. He no longer had the courage to argue with Kato Makoto.

"You take them up there, I'll stay with the teacher."

Tsunade asked Kato Makoto to leave quickly and stop irritating the Sandaime. The silver-haired young man nodded and took the three elders and Konoha's core executives upstairs to the Hokage's office.

The remaining jonin knew what was going to happen next, and came to the outside of the building in groups of three or five, waiting with the Konoha villagers outside.

"What's going on, Kakashi?"

Might Guy saw his best friend coming out of the building and rushed to greet him, along with other friends such as Genma and Ebisu.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the fifth generation will come out."

Kakashi hadn't slept for several days, and his eyes were bloodshot. After he finished speaking, he walked straight through the crowd and left.

"Godaime..."

"Is it Master Cheng?"

"Tsunade-sama is also in there, as well as Sandaime-sama and Danzo-sama."

"Didn't you hear that he was talking about the fifth generation? How could the third generation become the fifth generation? Are you stupid..."

Amid the discussions and expectations of the villagers, the simple inauguration ceremony was prepared in full swing.

"This is a shadow robe that has not been embroidered yet. Cheng, you can use it for now."

Utatane Koharu found a white robe with only flame patterns on it from the storage room and handed it to Kato Makoto.

The silver-haired young man didn't despise it. He grabbed the collar and put his arm into the sleeves to put on the shadow robe.

"Good, good, good..."

Danzo looked at the handsome and tall disciple who was wearing the standard armor of the Root Army inside and the white shadow robe outside. He was even more excited than Kato Makoto, and the corners of his mouth were almost reaching his ears.

"Danzo, don't just stand there, quickly give the bamboo hat to Makoto, everyone is waiting."

Mito Kado En could see the dense crowd outside through the window. The door of the Hokage's office was also full of jonin. He quickly reminded Danzo.

"Teacher, I have been trapped by your master's words for half my life. It was not until today that I finally got what I wanted from you. I can't help myself."

Danzo walked forward with the Hokage's hat and handed it to Kato Makoto with both hands.

At this moment he let go of all his obsessions, and his thoughts went back to the big tree in the north. He began to understand how his teacher had felt.

They are all disciples, and if you can only choose one to inherit the throne, then you can only choose the one who is most like you.

He only learned the surface skills of his teacher, while Hiruzen was the one who learned the teacher's way of doing things, although he did not learn the essence.

"Ha, I'm worried about having too many things to do. Would you like to help me sit in the position of Hokage for a few days and handle Konoha's official business?"

Kato Makoto said to Danzo jokingly.

"Well, Cheng, you should go and make the announcement first. We'll have plenty of time to discuss it later."

Before Danzo could respond, Utane Koharu coughed, interrupting their conversation.

"Yes, Cheng, the villagers are in great trouble and they need you to calm their hearts. Let's get down to business first."

Mitomon Enya urged.

They even denied Sarutobi Hiruzen the throne, so how could they allow Danzo to take the position of Hokage, even for one day.

The senior ninjas in the corridor automatically made way, and the four of them went straight to the rooftop. After the Konoha high-level officials stood still, Kato Makoto looked around.

The people on the rooftop responded to him with eyes of satisfaction, admiration, eagerness and longing.

Among these people are his teachers, disciples, capable subordinates, and political allies...

They were all outstanding talents of Konoha at the time, but they were willing to pave the way for him and push him step by step to his current position.

As long as he took a few more steps towards the rooftop and raised his arms to call out, thousands of people would follow him. He couldn't help feeling proud and excited.

Kato Makoto withdrew his gaze, turned around, and a smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

Well then, let Konoha enter my era.

Outside the Hokage Building, countless people and ninjas gathered together. Some villagers who were far away heard the news and rushed over in a hurry. They were still covered in dust and had not yet wiped the mud off their faces.

With uneasiness about the future and hope for a better life, they are waiting for the emergence of the fifth generation.

"The Hokage-sama is out!"

A cry of joy rang out from the crowd, and at the same time everyone raised their heads and looked towards the rooftop of the building.

A young man with a tall figure, long silver hair and a gentle smile on his face came into their sight.

Suddenly, huge cheers rang out around the Hokage Building. All worries and anxieties were thrown behind them. The suppressed emotions had an outlet, and the villagers shouted for the Fifth Hokage with tears in their eyes.

Kato Makoto took off the Hokage hat from his head and held it in the air. Seeing this action, the villagers and ninjas who had been cheering quickly quieted down.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was supported by Tsunade and watching the ceremony from a distance, felt even more depressed when he saw this scene. With such great popularity and appeal, it was truly everyone's expectation that Kato Makoto would become the fifth generation.

"I, Kato Makoto, learned from the Ninja Anshi Village Danzo and inherited the throne of the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama. I will lead Konoha to regain the glory of being the best in the Ninja World and suppress all those who disobey me!"

Kato Makoto did not mention the Nine-Tails Rebellion. He will have a private talk with the Nine-Tails later, and he will also deal with that Uchiha.

On the contrary, the two restless neighbors, Iwagakure and Kumogakure, must maintain high pressure at all times and not give them any opportunity to take advantage.

The overwhelming speech made the people of Konoha, who had just quieted down, excited again, and they kept shouting for the Fifth Hokage, Kato Makoto.

As villagers of the nominal No. 1 Ninja Village, they like domineering leaders. Who would want to be led by a sheep instead of a lion?

The faces of those spies who were hiding among the villagers and gathering intelligence changed slightly after hearing what Kato Makoto said.

This fifth generation is not like the previous third generation. He is a ruthless character who is more daring than the fourth generation. Anyone who dares to take advantage of the Nine-Tails Rebellion to invade Konoha will be killed.

I'm afraid I'll suffer a head-on blow.

Thinking of this, they decided to add a word of persuasion in the information they would send back to prevent their boss from misjudging Konoha's determination.

"Godaime, the village is still short of funds for reconstruction. You may need to discuss with the Daimyo how to solve the problem."

"You will also need to go to the Daimyo's mansion and meet with the Daimyo when you become the Hokage."

After coming down from the rooftop, Kato Makoto had just sat down on the seat of Hokage when Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu brought up the two most important matters.

"Hmph, does the appointment of Hokage require the approval of the Daimyo? Makoto, you don't have to pay attention to the Daimyo's opinion."

Danzo had always been dissatisfied with this procedure, and now that his disciple had taken the throne, it was a good opportunity to change the rules.

"Will you pay for Konoha's reconstruction, Danzo?"

Utane Koharu didn't tolerate him and retorted to the aggressive Danzo with just one sentence.

"Yes, I have to go to the Daimyo Prefecture, but the reconstruction of Konoha cannot be delayed. Send a letter to the Daimyo Prefecture and ask them to allocate funds first. After I am done with this, I will go there in person."