Sarutobi Hiruzen, You'll Regret It

Suo Makoto, who was wearing a black veil, knocked on the door of the office.

"Sandaime-sama, Suo Makoto reports for duty according to your order."

"Come in."

Accompanied by a somewhat hoarse voice, Suo Makoto walked into the Hokage's office and saw an old man in plain clothes.

The man turned his back to the door, looking out the window with cloudy eyes. The smoke pipe that had never left his hand was carelessly placed on the table. He didn't even glance at it.

This sad old man is the Sandaime Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen of Konoha Village.

Just a few days ago, the Kyuubi Rebellion broke out in Konoha.

Due to precautions, the damage caused by Kyuubi was not as great as Makoto expected. There are still many excellent ninjas and civilians who died from the raging chakra beast.

Amongst the dead lay the couple of the Yondaime who assumed office shortly, and the wife of the third Hokage.

The Sandaime has lost many important people one after another in this life, but losing his beloved wife and the new Hokage who he had high hopes for in one day still dealt an immense blow to him.

The atmosphere in the office was unusually still.

The Third Hokage kept his back turned all the time. His thoughts seemed to be entangled with some kind of emotion. After a long time, he spoke with difficulty.

"Makoto, sit."

Makoto surveyed the entire office quietly and noticed only one chair behind the desk.

But he can't sit in that chair.

It seems like the third generation is really sad and confused.

So Makoto cracked his eyes, and after a moment of chakra flow, a white plastic chair appeared in front of him.

Makoto sat on the white plastic chair.

This was the kekkei genkai of the Suo's Clan.

To be more precise, it should be the Kurama Clan's transformation of fiction into reality.

The Suo Clan used to be married to the Kurama family, so the Suo Clan also had a similar line of succession. However, the Suo Clan's kekkei genkai differs from that of the Kurama Clan's.

Kuruma Yakumo needs canvas as a medium when performing spells, but Suo Makoto does not.

Makoto lacks power in comparison to Yakumo.

At least he can't forcibly delete people from reality.

However, it may be because his ability is not so abnormal, that his body has always been healthy, not as sick as Kurama Yakumo.

Like many talented ninjas, Suo Makoto's talents were brought into full play during the Third Ninja War, and relying on his familiarity with the plot, he successfully became a disciple of Jiraiya and friends with Namikaze Minato.

Ironically, the same war turned his life into a mess.

In the Third Ninja War, he lost all his relatives.

And not long ago, in the Kyuubi Rebellion, he knew that Obito was coming, but he still couldn't stop him.

Obito doesn't deserve to be a human, but at least he is strong.

And he knows one thing.

That is the Yondaime's love for the village.

So even with Makoto's early warning, Minato still died.

To combat enemies who have no moral compass, honest people like the Yondaime who are laden with responsibility are no match.

Even though the Yondaime died at Obito's hands in the end, Obito still used Kamui to leave.

Makoto knew very well that this kind of injury didn't have much impact on Obito. He always had a way to treat injuries.

And they can't even pursue revenge... The most important thing for Konoha now is to resist the invasion of other Hidden Villages.

If he remembered correctly, Kumo would find a gap in Konoha's defense as soon as they realize that Konoha had been damaged by the Kyuubi.

Konoha is not without strength. Since the first generation, it has always been synonymous with strength.

Its problem is that once in a while it gets dragged into wars by other Hidden Villages. The several Hidden Villages took turns as agreed to attack Konoha, so there was no time to stop for a break.

Konoha is obviously the strongest but still has no time to care too much.

The silence lasted for a while, but the Sandaime still didn't turn around. He obviously restrained his emotions and started chatting with Makoto about some serious topics.

For example, the Yondaime's funeral, the emotions of the ninjas and the citizens in the village, the payment of ninja pensions and various loans... and so on, are some headache topics that most can not ignore.

Although it seems ruthless to say this, everyone has to move on when people die, and those who survive still have to think about the future.

Makoto still could give some advice on some issues, while others could only shake their heads.

While chatting, the two of them talked about the most critical issue at present.

"What do you think... the position of Hokage...?"

After the death of the Yondaime in the original work, the Sandaime, who had already retired, re-emerged to preside over the overall situation.

Now that the fantasy has become a reality, Makoto also feels that it is best for the Sandaime to come forward, no matter what.

Hearing Sandaime's question now, Makoto immediately replied loudly.

"Sandaime-sama, please take the seat again! With parasites like Danzo, Konoha cannot be saved!"

Now is the time when Konoha is at its weakest.

Don't need to talk about the time when the Shodaime and the Nidaime were still here. Even if time goes a little further, Konoha still had masters such as the Sannins, the Yondaime, and the White Fang.

A little further back, there are Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui.

A little behind them, the protagonists of the plot stepped onto the stage.

Only now, Jiraiya and Tsunade are not in the village, Orochimaru is about to defect, and there is the lonely Sandaime.

In terms of emotion and reason, it should be the Sandaime who supports the overall situation.

Hearing Suo's answer, Sandaime spits out a smoke ring lightly.

"No. I've retired, and I'm too old to be the Hokage."

"Then, the Hokage seat..."

"Koharu and I have already thought over it, and you will be the Godaime."

Hearing Sandaime's words, Makoto nearly jumped back in shock.

In all fairness, Makoto also wanted to be the Hokage.

Which ninja doesn't want to be a Kage?

But the question is... why him?

At least, not now.

It's Konoha's 51st year now, and Orochimaru hasn't mentioned the human experiments yet—that's probably in Konoha's 52nd year.

Even if the Sandaime has been aware of it now, he still has other choices.

If Jiraiya and Tsunade were counted, Makoto felt that there were at least a dozen ninjas in front of him.

There was no way. Makoto was too young. He is only eighteen years old this year, much younger than the Yondaime.

From the perspective of the village, he was too young to be a Hokage at this age, and it was impossible to convince the public.

And from his personal point of view... let an elite ninja act as a Kage. It's not that there aren't any Kage-level powerhouses in the village.

A few months later, Konoha will have a war with Kumo.

In the 54th year of Konoha, Kumo Village and Konoha had a truce. But this group of guys didn't stay still for long and came back to kidnap Hyuuga Hinata.

If you become Hokage in this period, you'll have to face the Yondaime Raikage directly.

By that time, if he didn't reach Kage-level, wouldn't he be beaten to death by the Yondaime Raikage? That temperamental old man is really hot-tempered.

Whether it was in terms of strength or qualifications, it was really not a wise choice to take up the role of Hokage now.

Makoto's psychological expectation is Tsunade's tenure, which is about twelve years later.

He has twelve years of long growth. As long as there is no accidental death in the middle, his strength should have reached the peak of his life, and his prestige should be enough.

If he becomes the Hokage by that time, it'll be good for everyone

In terms of personality, Tsunade is really more suitable to be a nanny. She can't hold Danzo down.

Thinking about it like this, Makoto wisely chose to give up, even though he had some longing in his heart.

"Hokage-sama, please consider this carefully!"

Sandaime didn't turn around, just shook his head.

"It is precisely because I have considered carefully that I have decided to nominate you."

"But I really can't...even Danzo-sama..."

The quarrels between Sandaime and Danzo don't need to be spoken out loud.

Makoto knew that the third generation would never let Danzo become Hokage. But at this time, it is still good to use Danzo as an excuse.

"I understand what you said. You are too young. If you become the Hokage, everyone will have a lot of concerns. –

"But..."

The Sandaime turned his head with an extremely serious expression.

"If Danzo really knows how to be a Hokage-"

... Oi!

Is this a reason?