"yes."

After receiving the order, the Anbu took action one after another. Staring at the pressure of the crowd, which seemed to be cannibalistic, they began to evacuate the crowd.

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"It turns out it's true...I am..."

With his back against the wall, Naruto's whole body was shrouded in the shadow of the wall. Looking at the lines on his palm, there was an indescribable loss on his face.

Before coming here, he had imagined that Grandpa Hokage, whom he respected, could clarify these untrue rumors and give him justice.

However, this time it really turned into giving him 'justice'.

Although this kind of 'justice' is not what he hopes for.

"Naruto, you are here."

Shikamaru's voice came from the side, and judging from the anxious look on his face, he was running over.

"It's Shikamaru...Sorry, I have something to do."

Naruto turned his head and glanced at Shikamaru, then turned around and returned towards his apartment. His figure was very lonely, as if he had been hit hard by something.

"Naruto, wait-"

Shikamaru wanted to catch up.

"Ignore it, Naruto is not that fragile. It's best to let him calm down alone now. If you go there now, it will only be counterproductive."

Sasuke appeared behind Shikamaru and said with his back against the wall.

Shikamaru looked back at Sasuke, rubbed his brows in distress, and said, "It seems to be the case, but I didn't expect it to be true. Things seem to be a little troublesome now."

"It's not a trouble, it's just that Naruto sometimes likes to get into trouble. After he calms down, he will naturally recover. What are you going to do next? Judging from Mr. Hokage's public speech just now, I'm afraid..."

Sasuke stopped talking here, as if he had predicted something.

"Ah, even if you say that, I don't know what to do."

Shikamaru spread his hands, as if giving up thinking.

Not only Orochimaru, but also with Naruto's heavy blow, it can be said that their Hokage, it can be said that the position of Hokage has reached its end.

"Next, it is not difficult to see that there will be huge changes at the top level to decide on the candidate for the Fifth Hokage. This is no small matter. I don't know who the person named Danzo is, but he gave me

It feels very bad. It would be a very bad thing for him to become Hokage."

Shikamaru started to analyze the existing information and expressed his feelings about Danzo.

"Having said that, we don't know what to do at all. We are still on the educated side, and it is impossible to intervene in meetings between high-level officials."

Shikamaru continued to talk about his thoughts, full of pessimism.

Sasuke fell silent and didn't say a word.

His thoughts were similar to Shikamaru's.

Although I am very sorry and regretful about what happened today, this kind of thing is force majeure. Even if I have become a chuunin, my right to speak in the village is still insignificant.

As for the identity of the orphan of the Uchiha clan, at this time, there is absolutely no way to use it.

"It feels like a natural disaster, which is irresistible..."

Shikamaru smiled helplessly.

"Even if it is a natural disaster, there are ways to resist it. The reason why we cannot resist it is because we are too weak and we are just children."

Sasuke retorted.

"I'm really confident. If that's the case, then I have to go back. Be careful, no one knows what will happen until things are settled."

Sasuke put his hands into his trouser pockets, shook his flowing black hair, turned his back to Shikamaru and left.

"Ah, I will."

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"...In view of the many faults of the Hokage himself, which have had a huge negative impact on the village, through a high-level decision, the current position of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen has been suspended."

After the interrupted public meeting, what followed was a jounin meeting that all jonins must attend.

There were five people sitting at the front of the conference room.

In addition to the four senior executives who attended the public meeting before, Shikaku, who had disappeared for many days, also joined the decision-making team as the Jonin squad leader.

When Koharu read these remarks before going to bed, Shikaku sat silently. Judging from his appearance, he had not been abused. This made Ding Zao and Haiyi who were sitting in the seats in front see

, I couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, as if I had suddenly found my backbone.

"Therefore, the next election regarding the Fifth Hokage must be put on the agenda as soon as possible."

Seeing the jounin talking about each other, Koharu went to bed as if he didn't realize it, and continued to express his lines in calm words:

"In view of the fact that the Daimyo and the Hokage only gave out two candidate lists. Therefore, the next election of the Fifth Hokage will be between Danzo Shimura and Tsunade. The election meeting of the Fifth Hokage will be held at

It will be held three days later at nine o'clock in the morning. At that time, both candidates need to be present. The above is the content of this jounin meeting. Do you have any questions?"

After turning to bed, Koharu looked at the hundreds of top jounin sitting in front of him.

The Jonin were not surprised by this decision.

Based on Hiruzen's previous actions, he no longer has the ability and qualifications to continue to hold the position of Hokage and must give up this position.

The new Hokage will naturally be elected from among the many Jonin in Konoha.

Reputation, character, and strength are all within the scope of key inspections.

After such remarks, a jounin raised his hand, stood up, and asked: "I would like to ask, where is Tsunade-sama?"

"We are currently sending Jiraiya, who is also a Sannin, to look for him."

Xiaochun replied after going to bed.

"Then what if Tsunade-sama doesn't have time to participate in this vote?"

The jounin continued to ask, seemingly unwilling to do so.

Obviously, he believed in Tsunade's ability more than Danzo.

It's hard to compare in terms of strength, but whether it's reputation or character, Tsunade is more worthy of his trust.

Before Koharu could speak before he went to bed, Shikaku, who was the Jonin squad leader, took the lead and said: "If Tsunade-sama fails to arrive in time, we can only treat it as a waiver."

"Abstain? Wouldn't that be too unfair? Why not find Tsunade-sama first and then conduct this voting meeting."

The Jonin continued.

Many people also nodded and agreed with this approach.

Lu Jiu's voice was low, and he responded to these people in a calm tone: "No. After these days of nonsense, the management system of the village has already had a source of chaos, and the other villages have almost learned about the situation here.

Look at the joke on our side. Therefore, we must determine the candidate for the Fifth Hokage as soon as possible and pool all our efforts to survive this crisis and regain trust. What we lack now is time. If Tsunade-sama cannot arrive in time

, I can only say that I am sorry..."

"how so……"

"There is nothing we can do about it. Konoha cannot lack the Hokage. The sooner we decide the Hokage, the sooner the crisis in the village will be resolved. If other villages and countries take advantage of the delay in deciding the Hokage, we will wait.

He is the sinner of Konoha."

Shikaku's attitude was very firm.

Although he didn't like Danzo as a person, he was still riding a tiger when things got to this point.

Otherwise, Danzo would not have released him at this time.

As for Tsunade's whereabouts, I'm afraid...only Danzo knows where she is.

With Danzo's shrewdness, he would not kill Tsunade and waste such an excellent medical ninja... but he would definitely control Tsunade so that she could not have any contact with the outside world, thus missing this vote.

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When the dust settles, even if Tsunade returns, nothing can be changed.

Now, whether from the perspective of the family or the village, it is Shikaku's opinion that the best way is to make Danzo the fifth Hokage as soon as possible.

"Still have any questions?"

Mito Menyan opened his mouth.

Some Jonin looked at each other and wanted to say something, but in the end they sat down and did not speak because of their scruples.

"In this case, then, after disbandment, the election of the Fifth Hokage will also be conducted among the villagers. I will temporarily ask the jounin to help control the public security in the village."

Compared with chuunin and genin, jounin are better than chuunin and genin in terms of management and combat experience, as well as their calm mentality and handling methods in times of crisis.

With the help of all the Jonin, the work of the security team and ANBU will be much smoother and easier, and they will not be in a hurry.

Once the candidate for Hokage is determined, the village will regain its past stability.

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Iron Country.
To be continued...