"Shimura, are you sure you're not joking?"
Danzo's answer stunned the Third Hokage and the two Advisors simultaneously.
They thought it would be one of the Root executives, Yamanaka Takeji, or Yamanaka Fu, but they didn't expect it to be Enkawa, the Third Hokage's new disciple.
This answer immediately caught them off guard.
"Of course I'm not joking. In terms of status, he is your Third Hokage's fourth disciple and the Prince of the Land of Fire.
In terms of contribution, he saved you, Third Hokage, and a large number of Ninja and villagers in the Village during Orochimaru and the sand Ninja's Konoha Crush Plan.
In terms of strength, he developed a new immortal mode by himself, seriously injured the Hidden Mist Village's S-Rank missing Ninja Kisame, and repelled Itachi Uchiha. You should be very clear about Itachi's strength.
I think besides Jiraiya and Tsunade, the others on this list don't seem to be as good as him!"
Danzo's words were convincing.
Koharu Utatane frowned upon hearing this:
"Although that's true, Enkawa is after all someone from the Daimyo's side. If he becomes Hokage, I'm afraid that the internal affairs of Konoha will be influenced by the Daimyo, which is not in the Village's best interest."
"You're wrong. I think your perspective is too narrow. Perhaps he was the Daimyo's person before, but if he becomes Hokage, his status will be equal to the Daimyo, so how could he still be controlled by the Daimyo.
And if he becomes Hokage, the Daimyo will have a better impression of the Village and will allocate more funds to the Village. The relationship between the Village and the Daimyo will become better, which is a good thing.
Furthermore, we Advisors are here to supervise. If he truly doesn't think for the Village, I think it's not too late to replace him."
Danzo turned his gaze to Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, reminding them meaningfully:
"As Konoha Advisors, shouldn't we properly offer suggestions to the Hokage and correct their mistakes, otherwise wouldn't we lose our value of existence?"
Danzo's meaning was clear. Enkawa might have a connection with the Daimyo, but only if he becomes Hokage can the value and rights of them as Advisors be realized.
If the Third Hokage chose his own person to be Hokage, the Third Hokage, who is the former Hokage and current Advisor, plus the Fifth Hokage, would be a solid block, and there would be nothing for the three of them as Advisors to do.
Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado were also two old foxes. Hearing Danzo say this, they immediately understood his intention and immediately changed their tune:
"What Danzo said is indeed reasonable. I think it is also very reasonable to add Enkawa as a Hokage candidate."
It is true that Enkawa is the Third Hokage's fourth disciple, but that is only in name. It is impossible for the two to have a deep relationship. He is also the Daimyo's nephew, and currently seems to have some connection with Danzo.
It seems that such a person becoming Hokage would be more in line with the interests of the two of them.
The two of them don't not love the Village, but it is also reasonable to seek benefits for themselves while loving the Village.
The Third Hokage looked at Danzo, then at Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, then took a puff from his large pipe, thought for about three seconds, and replied with a smile:
"What you said makes sense, then let's add one more, Enkawa."
How could he not see the reason for the sudden change in attitude of the two Advisors, but that was not important, because even if Enkawa was added to the list of Hokage candidates, the final decision-making power was still in his hands.
Enkawa is indeed qualified to run for the position of Hokage, but the other people are not inferior to Enkawa, especially Jiraiya and Tsunade, the two legendary Sannin, whose achievements and reputation have an overwhelming advantage.
What truly made him think was whether Danzo pushing Enkawa forward was meant to annoy him, or if there was some secret between the two that he didn't know.
Picking up the pen on the table, he added the words Enkawa after the list. The Third Hokage called the Ninja standing at the door and instructed:
"Post this list on the Village's bulletin board."
Although the decision-making power for the selection of the new Hokage is in the hands of the former Hokage, it does not mean that the Third Hokage can choose whoever he wants. For example, if he now chose Naruto to succeed as Fifth Hokage, the entire Village would immediately explode.
Therefore, the selection of the new Hokage is nominally based on the model when the First became Hokage.
In the past, the First Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara led the various clans to jointly establish the first Ninja Village, Konoha. When determining the candidate for the First Hokage, Hashirama originally intended to let Madara be the First.
However, his brother Tobirama suggested that all clan members vote to select the First Hokage, otherwise it would not be convincing.
Thus, Hashirama, who received the most votes, became the First Hokage.
Hashirama died after fighting Madara in the Valley of the End, and Tobirama succeeded as Hokage. This was also the result of the vote by the various clans.
Of course, at that time, Tobirama had already won over all the clans except the Uchiha.
And when it came to the Third Hokage, because it was during wartime, and in addition, the Second at that time used his life to hold back the enemy and passed the title of Hokage to the Third Hokage, so the Third Hokage skipped the vote and obtained the position of Hokage directly.
By the time of the Fourth Hokage, it returned to voting again.
However, besides Minato, the Hokage candidates also included the famous Sannin: Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru.
But Tsunade left the Village, and Jiraiya voluntarily gave up, leaving only Minato and Orochimaru to compete.
And the Third Hokage ultimately chose Minato. With the Third Hokage's support, those clans who followed the Third Hokage would naturally vote for Minato, and Minato's votes would definitely far exceed Orochimaru's in the end.
The reason why it is said that the Hokage has the final say in choosing a successor is that he can get most of Konoha's clans to vote for the successor he chooses.
Therefore, essentially, under normal circumstances, the selection of the Konoha Hokage is still determined by whoever gets the most votes.
Now is the time to announce the list of candidates for the Fifth Hokage to all the Ninja and villagers of Konoha Village, and the subsequent voting will be cast from this list of candidates.
The reason why Danzo was so angry before was that his name was not on the list of candidates, so he didn't even have the opportunity to be voted for.
If his name was on the list, he could still mobilize the small number of clans in the Village who supported him, and also lobby other clans to support him, and there would be that one in ten thousand possibility of getting the most votes.
"This guy Danzo is quite capable!"
Below the Hokage Rock, Li Chuan looked at the list of Hokage candidates on the bulletin board, smiling and stroking his chin.
Actually, he wasn't entirely sure whether Danzo would help him.
But it didn't matter, anyway, he had several backup plans, but this current situation was the best result, a win-win situation for everyone.
Because if the backup plan were activated, unpleasant scenarios would inevitably occur.
For example, kidnapping the Third Hokage, forcibly stealing the secret techniques of the various clans, or taking over the entire Konoha by force. These were actually not too difficult for Li Chuan with his current strength.
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