Danzo: Hiruzen, Your Hokage Position...

This time, even Hiruzen couldn't hold back. He slammed the table and shouted angrily,

"Nonsense! This is a direct appointment by the Daimyo himself. Who are you to disagree?"

Uchiha Tekka glanced at Toki, and Toki subtly nodded without a word, instilling confidence in Uchiha Tekka.

"The Daimyo? The Daimyo means nothing!"

With these words, the surrounding top ninjas looked at this Uchiha top ninja in astonishment. Is he insane? He's disrespecting the Daimyo?

However, Uchiha Tekka raised his head proudly,

"Hiruzen, don't forget, the relationship between the Land of Fire and Konoha is a symbiotic relationship of one country, two systems! The Daimyo and the Hokage are two equal authorities

The First Hokage and the Daimyo signed a cooperation agreement. Since when does the Hokage of our Konoha need the Daimyo's appointment

The Daimyo means nothing. All we need to do in Konoha is to inform the Daimyo after selecting the Hokage. It's none of his business whom we choose as the Hokage!"

The pupils of the top ninjas present contracted, especially Danzo, who was deceived during the Fourth Hokage's selection, looking utterly bewildered.

He seems... right!

Since when does the Hokage of our Konoha need the Daimyo's appointment?

During the First and Second Hokage's reigns, the villagers elected the Hokage themselves, and then sent a letter to the Daimyo, and both sides signed a cooperation treaty.

How did it become necessary for the Daimyo to agree to the appointment of the Hokage?

Suddenly, Danzo realized something. Damn it! I've been duped by my own teacher!

Not to mention the Daimyo's appointment, even the Second Hokage didn't have the authority to directly appoint the Hokage.

It's just that because Hashirama's prestige was too high, everyone directly ignored the fact that the Hokage still needed to be elected!

If the Hokage is chosen through elections, then public opinion is precisely his advantage!

Worst-case scenario, I'll emulate the plan that led to the death of Danzo, Shimura, back then, and disgrace these useless fools.

With an excited expression, Danzo slammed the table and shouted,

"Hey! What Tekka said is right, Hiruzen, your position as Hokage isn't legitimate!"

Hiruzen's body trembled, almost unable to resist the urge to strangle this pig teammate.

The Uchiha clan across from them clearly wanted to break free from the shackles of the Konoha Military Police Force. They couldn't even see through such a simple plan. If you become the Hokage and are sold out, you still have to help count the money.

Hiruzen looked coldly at Toki, who had been silent, and asked,

"Toki, is this also your intention?"

At this moment, Toki looked calm and composed, as if with a cup of tea and a chair in front of him, it was as if he hadn't just scolded the Uchiha clan to death in front of him like his lackeys.

Toki looked at Hiruzen strangely and said,

"Intention? What intention?"

Then, he emphasized in a heavier tone,

"Hiruzen, I'm just here to attend our Konoha's top ninja meeting. As an ordinary top ninja, I also have the right to speak in Konoha, right

Now that Konoha doesn't have a Hokage, we should just have an election. Isn't it democratic for our ninja village's Hokage to be chosen through democratic elections

It's right for everyone to vote together. This method of self-recommendation and then appointing by the Daimyo doesn't seem quite right, does it

We, Konoha, are one of the Five Great Villages. For such an important position as Hokage, how can just any Tom, Dick, or Harry become it? What do you say, Hiruzen... Clan Head of the Sarutobi clan?"

Toki emphasized the word "Clan Head," completely ignoring Hiruzen's face as the former Third Hokage.

Veins popped on Hiruzen's forehead.

"Good! Very good!"

He looked at the top ninjas who were all pretending to be confused and felt a hint of murderous intent.

"If that's the case, let's just hold an open election from tomorrow onwards! If anyone has someone they want to recommend or wants to participate, just speak up."

Shikaku Nara sighed. This was also the reason he didn't come forward to take advantage of the situation. Hiruzen's grassroots support was greater than all the combined support of their ninja clans.

During the First Hokage's reign, or perhaps even during the Second Hokage's reign, Hashirama Senju recruited civilians into the village to dilute the votes of the various ninja clans in the Hokage elections.

Especially since the reign of the Third Hokage, a large number of civilians have been moved into Konoha.

Now, the number of civilians is more than a dozen times that of the various ninja clans.

With the deeply beloved Hiruzen Sarutobi, who hadn't let a single civilian suffer even when the village was in chaos, it was impossible for him to lose the election as long as he participated.

It's worth noting that no matter how bloody the battles in Konoha were, these civilians were never harmed. Otherwise, Hiruzen's reputation wouldn't be so high.

The clan members now needed to risk their lives to protect these civilians who seemingly popped up out of nowhere, and the elders of the clan were regretting their decisions.

If it weren't for the fact that the ninja village was the trend of the ninja world, they would have fled and established their own sects long ago.

Hiruzen looked coldly at Toki and asked,

"Clan Head Toki, is this your intention as well?"

Toki smiled and said with a smile,

"Why would it be? Our Uchiha clan won't participate in the competition for Hokage. But I do have a candidate to recommend."

Hiruzen felt a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

"Oh? Who is it?" he asked.

Toki chuckled lightly and said,

"Tsunade!"