Chapter 11: Night Talk.
Night
Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the Senju family ninjas leave the reception hall one by one. The huge reception hall was empty, making him extremely uneasy. The rustling sound of crickets lingered in his ears, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Just now, Mito Uzumaki invited everyone present to leave, and now there are only two people left in the room.
Hiruzen Sarutobi observed Mito Uzumaki's face, her expression was calm, and there was no sign of anger, as if Mito Uzumaki's roar just now was faked.
"Lord Mito, please don't take offense at the offense I just made. I just..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi thought for a while, and still felt that he needed to say something at this time to restore his image in Mito Uzumaki's heart.
"Okay, sit down, I know what you want to say."
Mito Uzumaki waved her hand, interrupting Hiruzen Sarutobi, and asked him to sit down and talk.
So Hiruzen Sarutobi walked to the stool next to him and sat down, but only sat on half of his butt. Now he still couldn't figure out Mito Uzumaki's thoughts, ready to stand up and continue to be punished at any time.
Mito Uzumaki looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi's cautious and uneasy appearance, and felt a burst of amusement in her heart. Her expression changed, and the kind face of a neighbor's grandmother appeared on her face again.
"Monkey cub, your performance just now made me look at you with new eyes. You are not as ordinary as I thought. You can be regarded as having some extraordinary qualities."
Mito Uzumaki looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi's nervous expression and praised him. In Mito Uzumaki's long life, she had seen too many geniuses favored by God.
Her husband Hashirama Senju, her little uncle Tobirama Senju, and the Uchiha's Madara Uchiha and Izuna Uchiha.
They were the most shining figures of an era. Compared with them, the talent shown by Hiruzen Sarutobi was as mediocre as a stone on the roadside, and it did not attract attention at all.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi's character is not bad, and Tobirama's teaching is okay, inheriting the will of fire of Konoha.
"Lord Mito, you are too kind. I just did what I should do."
Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke modestly. The current Mito Uzumaki had completely lost the fierce look of choosing someone to devour just now, and had a kind and amiable appearance of a neighbor's grandmother, which made Hiruzen Sarutobi feel a lot more relaxed.
"There is no need to be too modest. You are still outstanding in your generation, but do you think you are worthy of the position of Hokage in Konoha?"
Mito Uzumaki's words extinguished the flame that had just been ignited in Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart by the praise.
Am I worthy?
Hiruzen Sarutobi really wanted to answer that he was worthy of becoming the Hokage of Konoha. This was the dream he had set for himself since he became a ninja, a great wish that had not changed after several life and death experiences.
Unfortunately, the reality is so cruel, he is not worthy!
"I will do my best to make myself a qualified Hokage."
Hiruzen Sarutobi replied like this, directly saying that he was not worthy, he really couldn't say it.
"Humph, it seems you have some self-knowledge."
Mito Uzumaki stood up, her eyes looked at the Konoha emblem on the wall of the reception hall, her eyes became deep.
"In Konoha, there are many people who are more suitable to become the Third Hokage than you, such as me, or my son Tobirama Senju."
"Even the Uchiha Kagami just now is more suitable to become the Hokage than you. The martial power to suppress everyone in Konoha, a prominent background, and powerful family strength, you don't have any of these."
"I have been thinking for a long time, but I still can't figure out why Tobirama would pass the position of the Third Hokage to you. It's really unpredictable what that bastard Tobirama was thinking before he died. He is just giving me trouble, just like his brother Hashirama."
"I thought he was the most worry-free person."
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Mito Uzumaki said to herself, her tone old, recalling the past in her mind. Now the heavy burden of guarding Konoha is on her shoulders, so heavy that it makes her a little breathless.
Hiruzen Sarutobi sat there, not daring to say a word. Mito Uzumaki scolded two Hokage in one sentence, how dare he interrupt.
Is this a topic he can interrupt?
"Although I can't figure out why Tobirama would pass the position of the Third Hokage to you, I will still help you. After all, this is the last wish left by Tobirama. I hope that I have misjudged you, and you have extraordinary abilities that I have not yet discovered."
Mito Uzumaki looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the words she said made Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart beat wildly, and a joyful expression溢于言表.
"Lord Mito, I will work hard."
"Don't be too happy too early. I just said that I will help you, but I didn't say that I will definitely let you become the Hokage of Konoha. After all, what you have is far from enough to become the Hokage of Konoha."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, he knew his own situation, and he still had some self-knowledge.
But now the situation is much better, and Mito Uzumaki's willingness to help herself is already the greatest kindness given by God.
"Originally, I wanted to hide the news of Tobirama's death first, and then find a way to suppress the families of Konoha. When the dust finally settles, I will release the news of Tobirama's death."
"It's a pity that those Uchiha guys can never be relaxed. The news of Tobirama's death has spread throughout Konoha, and the news that you abandoned Tobirama and fled back to the village is even more well known. Next, your reputation in Konoha may not be good."
"Lord Mito, we, we didn't want to deliberately abandon Lord Tobirama, that was"
Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up and wanted to argue. On the battlefield, ninjas are to obey orders, even if the orders violate their duties.
What's more, this was the order of the Hokage, and the six of them did not have the ability to disobey Tobirama Senju's order.
Mito Uzumaki waved her hand, telling Hiruzen Sarutobi not to be too excited.
"I know, no need to explain, Tobirama is a person who always says one thing, especially on the battlefield, he makes a decision, and you can only obey it."
"But the villagers will not understand these things, not to mention that there are Uchiha guiding behind them, you have to be prepared."
Mito Uzumaki reminded Hiruzen Sarutobi that this is not without a solution. The Hokage sacrificed himself, carried out the will of fire of Konoha, and saved the new leaves of Konoha.
Hiruzen Sarutobi still has Tobirama's last wish, and with the blessing of righteousness, he can barely recover his reputation in public opinion.
If you operate well, you can still make up for it.
After all, the views of the villagers who have no martial power at all cannot determine the position of the Hokage. Those who have the ability to determine the position of the Hokage are still the ninja families of Konoha.
"I understand, Lord Mito."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's tone was full of gratitude. Fortunately, with the help of Lord Mito, otherwise he would be drowned by the spittle of the villagers of Konoha, let alone become the Hokage of Konoha.
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