Land of Fire, Daimyo's Mansion.
Ever since Sarutobi Hiruzen ascended the throne of Hokage, the Land of Fire Daimyo immediately invited the new leader of Konoha.
In order to maintain the relationship between the village and the Daimyo, Sarutobi Hiruzen led his guards to attend the invitation.
At the banquet, carved plates and delicious food were naturally indispensable.
More importantly, there had to be beautiful women to cheer him up. The Land of Fire Daimyo had long heard of the new Hokage's fetish for women, so he simply catered to his preferences.
He clapped his hands, tapped the sandalwood board lightly, and played the stringed instruments slowly.
Several dancers dressed in fancy clothes swayed out gracefully, knelt down to the seat and bowed, then flicked their long sleeves, and danced.
After three rounds of drinking, everyone was in high spirits. Taking advantage of the alcohol, a group of bloated, big-bellied, and fat-headed dignitaries flattered Sarutobi Hiruzen.
An official with a big belly raised his glass and flattered: "Mr. Third Hokage, the national defense of our Fire Country will all depend on you. You don't have to worry about the budget. We will support you even if we have to sell everything we have."
"Okay, okay, this is all for the sake of defending our homeland. Konoha will definitely do its best." At first, Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little flattered by the enthusiasm of the Fire Country officials.
He was a new Third Hokage and behaved a little reserved, but soon this reserve fell under the honorific of the Third Hokage and became oblivious.
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, power is really a wonderful thing.
Looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen, who looked ecstatic, Danzo, who was sitting cross-legged in a corner, had a stern face, his hands on his knees tightly grasping his pants, and he was very unwilling in his heart.
Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen were childhood friends, growing up in competition with each other, but for some reason he always lost to Hiruzen, which made him very unhappy.
,Danzo lost to Sarutobi Hiruzen again, and this time he lost the most important dream in his life - Hokage.
The specific situation is that before the second Hokage made the decision to be the last, he gave his disciples a difficult question, asking them who among them was willing to stay behind.
As a ninja, Danzo had a high level of awareness, and then wanted expressed his desire to be the last, but in the end he was afraid and cowardly...
At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up and said righteously that he would sacrifice himself in the end .
In an instant, Sarutobi Hiruzen's image became great and glorious.
Everyone was extremely surprised and admired his personality charm. (Except Danzo)
The second Hokage was very satisfied with this, and immediately expressed his appointment of Sarutobi Hiruzen as the next Hokage, and he himself said that he would stay behind to sacrifice himself.
Originally, this matter was lost, and who told him that Danzo was cowardly in the end, he was not a person who could not afford to lose.
But after returning, he thought about it carefully and found that something was a little wrong.
His childhood friend, Sarutobi Hiruzen, was plotting and winning unfairly.
It turned out that all this was arranged in advance.
The fact that the Second Hokage specially assigned the granddaughter of the First Hokage to Sarutobi Hiruzen as an apprentice.
In fact, the Second Hokage had planned to select Sarutobi Hiruzen as his successor early on, but he just lacked a suitable opportunity.
So he took this opportunity to deliberately say this.
Konoha was founded by the Senju and Uchiha clans.
If the Hokage is chosen from their clan, most of the ninja clans in the village will feel bad.
But the reality is that the Senju clan has no leader and cannot take on the responsibility.
The Uchiha clan does have a leader and is strong enough, but the Uchiha with the Sharingan is likely to awaken the Mangekyō to the extreme and become a time bomb.
If Hiruzen of the Sarutobi clan takes the position of Hokage, everyone will definitely criticize it, which is not conducive to internal unity.
If you are not careful, it may be seized by external enemies and cause irreparable damage to Konoha.
Therefore,at this time, in order to let his disciple sit firmly in this position, the second Hokage directed and acted in this drama.
Sarutobi Hiruzen probably guessed the second Hokage's thoughts, so he can show such a righteous and fearless attitude.
After this incident, everyone will be moved by Sarutobi Hiruzen's spirit of sacrifice and will no longer have any criticism about his appointment as Hokage.
Haha...
Mr. Tobirama, you have a cruel heart!
You can do this for Hiruzen. But I, Shimura Danzo, am also your disciple.Teacher Tobirama, you are biased!
Thinking of this, Danzo seemed to be burned by a flame called jealousy, and felt extremely uncomfortable.
But what can he do if he is not convinced? The matter has come to this point, and the matter is settled. For the stability of the village, Danzo must consider the overall situation, suppress the jealousy and anger in his heart, and even use the power of the family to spare no effort to recommend Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Danzo took a deep breath, looked meaningfully at Sarutobi Hiruzen who was being praised, and an idea grew in his heart that he could replace him...
The banquet was over, and the courtesy that should be left had been completed. Danzo urged Sarutobi Hiruzen to leave the daimyo's mansion and return to Konoha Village to take charge of the overall situation.
"Hey, are you leaving so soon?" Sarutobi Hiruzen looked reluctant, and looked at the dancer in revealing clothes with some fascination.
Lust, this is his weakness.
Since marrying Biwako, he has restrained himself a lot in this regard. At least he dared not mess around in the village. In addition, as Hokage, he had to pay more attention to his image.
Every word and action represents the image of the village.
"Nonsense, what time do you think it is early? There are still many important things in the village waiting for your decision, especially Uchiha..." At this point, Danzo paused and did not continue.
It is not appropriate to discuss this topic of Uchiha here. It is necessary to go back to the village to discuss it carefully with the other two consultants, Akimichi Tofu and Utatane Koharu.
After Sarutobi Hiruzen was promoted to Hokage, these two were directly promoted to the position of consultant.
"I see..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen finally looked at the dancer with fascination and was about to leave.
"Hokage, please stay..."
As the voice sounded, Sarutobi Hiruzen turned his head and saw a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes. From the first glance, he gave people an honest and loyal first impression.
"Your Highness Prince Hades." Hiruzen recalled the other party's identity, carefully considered the lines, and started to address him.
Hades is the elder brother of the current Daimyo of the Land of Fire. He is honest and sincere.
He has a good relationship with the ministers in the court and is deeply trusted by the Daimyo. All matters in the country are handled by him personally.
Hades said "I am very sorry, I wanted to say something when we talked just now."
Hiruzen was generous: "Prince Hades, tell me what it is."
Hades smiled and said, "This is not a good place to talk, please follow me."
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded: "Then let's go."
Hearing this, Danzo and other guards were ready to follow.
"That..." Haded glanced at Danzo and others who were about to leave together, and was about to say something.
Sarutobi Hiruzen understood: "Danzo, you wait for me here."
According to the rules, wherever the Hokage goes, these guards should follow, this is their duty, but Danzo accepted Sarutobi Hiruzen's request without any whining.
First of all, this is the Daimyo's mansion, it is very safe, and there is no possibility of assassins.
Secondly, even if there were assassins, Sarutobi Hiruzen would be strong enough to deal with them, otherwise he would not be the Hokage..
Sarutobi Hiruzen watched Danzo and others being led away by servants, and was confused.
What on earth was the matter ? He did not ask much, but followed behind Prince Hades silently, and soon they came to a room.
(End of this chapter)