Ninja school teacher, I can become stronger by teaching.

After all, he is my partner, so give him some face.

"Then the second nomination is confirmed to be Orochimaru." Sarutobi Hiruzen made the decision.

"I think Shuimen should also be nominated. He has outstanding abilities and has made a lot of contributions to the village." Mu Yue said after thinking for a while.

Mu Yue has no idea about Hokage, but in the current situation, Mu Yue doesn't want to be Hokage, and there are many people begging him to be the Hokage. Even if he wants to give the position to Minato Namikaze, it may not be useful, and even if he forces Minato Namikaze, he may not accept it.

He nominated Minato Namikaze not to become Hokage, but to give Minato Namikaze further opportunities.

If Sarutobi Hiruzen and others do not reject the nomination of Namikaze Minato, then Namikaze Minato will be equivalent to having once been a true candidate for Hokage, and his status will be different.

If Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others refused, then Mu Yue would promote Namikaze Minato to a senior position, and Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others would not be able to refuse.

"Minato is indeed outstanding, but the nomination is a bit inappropriate. He is still lacking compared to you, Mu Yue." Mitomon En said after exchanging glances with Sarutobi Hiruzen.

There is no clear limit to two people for the nomination of Hokage. It is fine if Mu Yue wants to nominate another person, but that person cannot be Minato Namikaze.

It’s not that they have any problem with Minato Namikaze, but Minato Namikaze’s qualifications are slightly questionable.

Although Mu Yue is as young as Namikaze Minato, his achievements are quite exaggerated. He has turned the tide of battles many times and captured thousands of Kirigakure ninjas by himself.

Minato Namikaze's excellence is not enough to make up for his qualifications. If Minato Namikaze were to be nominated, it would definitely cause dissatisfaction among some senior jonin who have made many achievements on the battlefield.

Although their performance in the Third Ninja World War was not as good as that of Minato Namikaze, they also made contributions in the Second Ninja World War. Overall, the difference is not much. Why should Minato Namikaze be nominated?

Even if he was not selected in the end, it still meant that he almost became the Fourth Hokage, which was an honor and recognition for many Konoha ninjas.

"Minato still needs more training. It's too early for him to become Hokage." Utane Koharu also expressed his opinion.

"Then Mu Yue and Orochimaru are still tentatively chosen. Does anyone else want to nominate? If not, the nominees will be confirmed." Sarutobi Hiruzen continued to ask.

Utane Koharu and Mitokado En shook their heads.

The three of them had already discussed it and nominated Mu Yue and Orochimaru, with Orochimaru being the runner-up, and no one else was nominated.

"I have no objection." Mu Yue replied.

His purpose has been achieved.

"Since we have reached a consensus, we will hold a Jonin meeting in a week to formally vote on the election of the Fourth Hokage."

There are two rounds of voting. The first round is the voting by the jonin. Although the number of people is small, the weight is very large, accounting for about 40% of the total vote. The one with the advantage can basically secure the position of Hokage.

The second round was a vote by mid- and low-level ninjas and by the general public, each accounting for thirty percent.

The voting is not over yet, as a meeting will be held with the daimyo and high-ranking officials of the Fire Nation.

The daimyo must personally confirm that there are no problems before deciding who will be the Hokage, and finally a formal ceremony for the succession of the Hokage will be held to hand over the position.

Of course, this is basically just a formality, and the daimyo will not reject the candidate given by Konoha.

On the surface, Konoha is just the military force of the Land of Fire, but in reality, Konoha is a country within a country, and the daimyo has no control over Konoha at all.

PS: The existence of the daimyo in the original work is quite subtle. Sometimes it seems that his status is high, but in fact it is just like that.

Danzo even dared to make open threats during a meeting.

Chapter 676: Wear more clothes when it’s cold

After the meeting, Mu Yue wanted to return to her office, but was stopped by Sarutobi Hiruzen and taken to the Hokage's office.

"I lost the battle with Sosuke." Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed.

"Sosuke's strength far exceeds my imagination. It's no exaggeration to say that he is the strongest ninja in the current ninja world."

Although Mu Yue had a record of severely injuring the Kazekage with one punch and could also use the wooden man technique to a height of over 60 meters, he was still quite far from being able to achieve the same level as Hashirama Senju.

And Sosuke gave Sarutobi Hiruzen the feeling that he was very close to a legendary ninja like Senju Hashirama.

Therefore, Sarutobi Hiruzen thinks that the strongest person in the ninja world now is Sosuke, not Mu Yue.

"I'm sorry, I was impulsive this time. I should have listened to your advice."

As he spoke, Sarutobi Hiruzen showed a look of guilt.

For Sarutobi Hiruzen, this was not just a defeat, but also a major mistake in development strategy.

If Sosuke was not provoked, Konoha could smoothly digest the results of the victory in the Third Ninja World War, while also allowing Mu Yue to develop safely.

"Since it has become a fact, let's keep looking forward. If you insist on saying it's wrong, then we senior executives can't avoid it. If we insist a little longer and are tougher, maybe the result will be different." Mu Yue comforted.

This time he did attack very fiercely. Although he did not leave any incurable injuries to Sarutobi Hiruzen's body, it was likely that he left some psychological trauma on Sarutobi Hiruzen.

After all, Sarutobi Hiruzen is one of the top strongest men in the current ninja world. He was defeated without even touching his clothes after using all his strength. You can imagine how frustrated he felt.

Seeing Mu Yue's emotional words and expression without any trace of acting, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but feel moved.

Even Utane Koharu and Mitokado En, his two old comrades who grew up with him, Sarutobi Hiruzen could feel some resentment in their hearts.

Of course, it was indeed his fault, so Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't think there was anything wrong with Mito Kado En.

But everything is afraid of comparison. Although they are both senior executives and are also one of the persuaders, Mu Yue can take the initiative to help him share the blame and comfort him.

"Although his strength is no weaker than mine, he still remembers my teachings in the past." Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed in his heart.

Mu Yue is so reliable, he really remembers the favors he has received.

"I lost, but I also found out some information about Sosuke." Sarutobi Hiruzen then told Mu Yue some details of the battle.

"He has a technique that can create a shield that can protect the entire body. It can block both physical and ninjutsu attacks, but there should be a limit. When I used the Five Elements Great Link, he used other means to eliminate my ninjutsu."

Mu Yue looked like she was listening, nodding from time to time.

Only using unlimited spells to create an insurmountable "infinity" around, it can be understood as a shield, and it is indeed not unbreakable.

However, it's not that he can't block the Five Elements Great Chain Bomb, he just wants to use the Lesser Bikonna to further increase the sense of oppression.

To break the limit, the Five Elements Great Continuous Bomb is not enough, the Dao Seeking Jade or the Six Paths Immortal Technique is more appropriate.

"Muyue, don't leave the village until the election is over." Sarutobi Hiruzen warned.

Although Sosuke is powerful, there are also many strong people in their Konoha. If they unite, they may be able to compete with Sosuke. After all, Sosuke has limited chakra.

If Mu Yue leaves the village, the risk will be great.

Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't dare to gamble whether Sosuke would take action. Sosuke letting him come back didn't mean that Sosuke would let Mu Yue go.

Because Sarutobi Hiruzen will not pose a threat to Sosuke, and Mu Yue continues to grow, it is not certain who will be stronger and who will be weaker.

This guess made Sarutobi Hiruzen think that Sosuke let them back to paralyze Konoha and let Konoha relax its vigilance.

Mu Yue nodded. Anyway, Sarutobi Hiruzen wouldn't know if he left.

The unlimited spell is quite useful for long distance travel. The consumption is not too exaggerated and the distance can be very far.

When it comes to long-distance travel, Mu Yueyuan calls the Unlimited Technique the strongest, far surpassing the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"By the way, there will be an exclusive interview with you in the Konoha Newspaper soon. You can prepare in advance." Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

In fact, it is not available now. It will only be available after Sarutobi Hiruzen gives the next order.

But this is not important. As a hero of Konoha in the Third Ninja World War, it is reasonable for Mu Yue to be interviewed by the Konoha Newspaper. It has nothing to do with Mu Yue being nominated as the Fourth Hokage.

Mu Yue thanked him and left the Hokage's office, going to her own office to work.

Watching Mu Yue leave, Sarutobi Hiruzen silently took out his pipe, lit it, took a deep breath and exhaled a light white mist, showing a relieved expression.

After a few minutes, Sarutobi Hiruzen collected himself and continued to handle his official duties. Before the official handover, he was still Hokage.

When it was time to get off work, Sarutobi Hiruzen returned home on time.

At this time, Asuma had just returned from training at the ground and was lying on a chair in the living room.

"You're back." Asuma turned his head and said.

"Yeah." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded in response and took off the Hokage's hat and put it away.

The two didn't communicate much after that.

Asuma didn't have much to say to Sarutobi Hiruzen, but Sarutobi Hiruzen had something to say but couldn't say it right away.

During dinner, Sarutobi Hiruzen took the initiative to talk to Sarutobi Biwako about his recent work.

"I've finally had some free time recently. The past few days have been busy evaluating and discussing various ninjas who have made significant contributions to Konoha. The meetings have been non-stop."

"It's good when you're done with your work. You're not young anymore. You should focus on resting and not overwork yourself."

"I can't help it. I am the Hokage after all. I have to personally check on such an important matter. I will be busy for a while and I still have to contact the Daimyo."

When Asuma, who had been eating silently, heard the word "daimyo", he couldn't help but show a puzzled expression.

The daimyo does not interfere in the affairs of the ninja village, so even Asuma rarely hears anything about the daimyo from Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"What kind of important matter could it be that requires continuous high-level meetings and contacting the daimyo?" Asuma was curious.

Asuma was a man of strong initiative, so he asked directly:

"What's the big deal? It's so troublesome."

"Eat quietly. Your level is not high enough to know this." Sarutobi Hiruzen did not answer Asuma's question.

And after Asuma asked, Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped talking and focused on eating.

Asuma was puzzled, and even though he knew that Sarutobi Hiruzen was telling the truth, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. It's not good to talk about his level.

Even if his level is not high enough, he is Sarutobi Hiruzen's child. Isn't he trustworthy?

"Not young, evaluating ninjas, contacting daimyo..."

After finishing the meal, Asuma kept recalling Sarutobi Hiruzen's words at the dinner table.

"Could it be that the election for the Fourth Hokage is really about to begin?" A flash of inspiration came to Asuma's mind, connecting everything together.

Sarutobi Hiruzen denied the succession yesterday, but Asuma felt that Sarutobi Hiruzen might not have told the truth to his question.

On the contrary, the complaints and grumblings just now at the dinner table are more credible.

And yesterday Sarutobi Hiruzen also let slip that Mu Yue might not have so much time to see him in the future.

The more Asuma thought about it, the more possible it seemed, and the more excited he became.

He looked around, put the Hokage hat that Sarutobi Hiruzen had placed on the shelf into the scroll, and left home.

The old man spoke to him so harshly, so it wouldn't be too much for him to borrow his hat for a while.

"Why did you take away my Hokage hat?" Sarutobi Hiruzen walked out speechlessly.

He just wanted to give Asma a hint, let Asma know about this matter, and then bring this matter to Mu Yue.

Mu Yue already knew that she was going to be nominated, but Asma didn't know that Mu Yue knew.

In the public's impression, the nominations for the Hokage election are information that will be announced by the Hokage only at the Jonin Conference.

This concerns the position of Hokage. Even though this is information that Mu Yue already knows, and even though Mu Yue can guess that this is the result of Sarutobi Hiruzen's deliberate intention, Mu Yue will still have a better impression of Asuma.

Because no matter what, Asma was unaware of it. From Asma's perspective, he was taking a risk to inform Mu Yue in advance.

How can a teacher not have a better impression of such a student who is so devoted to him/her?

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not ask Mu Yue to train Asuma to be as strong as he could. It was enough for him to have the level of the Fourth Kazekage, and it was enough to lead the Sarutobi clan to continue to prosper and develop.

……

After leaving home, Asma went directly to his home in the main city of Muyue.

After knocking on the door and walking in, Asuma discovered that Obito and Shisui were also at Mu Yue's house.

Shisui seemed to be asking Mu Yue a question, while Obito was talking to an unknown creature with an onion head and wings.

"Teacher Mu Yue, good evening." Asma greeted everyone one by one.

"Well, come and sit down." Mu Yue greeted with a smile.

"excuse me."

"No need to bother. It just so happens that Shisui and the others have finished asking their questions."

Shisui came to Muyue to ask for help with some of the Uchiha clan's problems.

Obito met Shisui in the Uchiha clan's territory. He happened to have some theoretical questions to ask Mu Yue, so they came together.

Asuma did not walk over to the chair and sit down, but walked behind Mu Yue, then took out the Hokage hat from the scroll and put it on Mu Yue's head.

"Teacher Mu Yue, it's getting cold, it's time to wear a hat." Asma said seriously.