I Recommend Danzo for Hokage

In the meeting room of the Hokage Tower,

The Konoha F4 sat on the high seats in sequence, while fewer than 30 active jonin sat below on the floor, looking particularly bleak.

Hinata, Shikaku Nara, Choza Akimichi, Inoichi Yamanaka, Shibi Aburame, and others sat in the front row, frowning.

Kakashi stood in the corner with a gloomy expression, showing little interest in the meeting.

Koharu Utatane cleared her throat and addressed the few jonin below,

"Although we have successfully defeated the Nine-Tails, the price we paid was too great. We don't have time to dwell on grief. Our immediate concern is to choose a suitable successor to fill the vacancy of the Hokage."

Shikaku Nara furrowed his brow and slowly spoke,

"Why not entrust it to the next generation of shinobi after Minato?"

Koharu Utatane glanced at Kakashi and then cleared her throat, saying,

"While there are excellent jonin among them, it cannot be denied that their experience is insufficient to lead others."

At this statement, the jonin present all frowned simultaneously.

Shikaku Nara felt a hint of unease and hastily asked,

"Then who else is there?"

In the F4, Danzo felt a surge of joy. He was just about to stand up and volunteer when Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly stood up beside him and said,

"Ahem, reluctantly, given the circumstances, I, Sarutobi, am willing to take on this heavy responsibility."

Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane immediately chimed in as if rehearsed,

"Oh, you're willing to step up. Well, since you're willing, that's just perfect."

Danzo's face darkened instantly, and he quickly reminded in a deep voice,

"You once stepped down from the position of Hokage. Are you really capable of handling it?"

Koharu Utatane tried to speak up for Hiruzen, but Danzo cut her off.

"In fact, despite rushing to the scene of the Nine-Tails' rampage, you still failed to save the Fourth Hokage."

Homura Mitokado coughed,

"You're being too harsh."

Koharu Utatane directly questioned Danzo,

"Danzo, where were you at that time?"

Danzo's face turned black, gritting his teeth. He had gone to monitor the Uchiha and couldn't come up with an explanation now.

Hiruzen chuckled,

"Haha, I was overly ambitious. So, until a suitable replacement arises from the ranks, let's consider me a temporary measure, shall we?"

With a smug smile, Hiruzen was the only one in the entire village who could perfectly appease both the nobles and the commoners. Despite the reluctance of Danzo and the other clans, they had no better solution to face the situation.

As everyone reluctantly accepted this fact, Shisui suddenly entered with Uchiha Tekka.

"I object!" he declared.

Hiruzen's expression turned grim, while Uchiha Tekka seemed oblivious to his constipated expression and continued,

"I remember our Third Hokage resigned due to his mishandling of the Third Shinobi World War, right?

Do you know what resignation means? It's being forced to resign due to a mistake!

Do you all know how many elite shinobi we lost in the Third Shinobi World War? We finally won, without any conditions, unconditional surrender?"

Do you really think our shinobi are playing house with you?"

And now you, a person with a guilty conscience, dare to come out again and lead everyone? Have you no shame?"

Koharu Utatane shouted at Uchiha Tekka,

"Stop deceiving people here! Sarutobi only voluntarily relinquished the Hokage position out of self-blame; he didn't make any mistakes! You're sowing discord between the Third Hokage and the various clans!"

Uchiha Tekka sneered strangely,

"Do I need to sow discord? Everyone here is considered the upper echelon of Konoha. The true reasons are known to all.

Is it interesting to play pretend here? I'm just stating my thoughts since you asked for objections."

Homura Mitokado sternly exclaimed,

"The reason behind the Fourth Hokage's demise this time is well known! The Nine-Tails was clearly being manipulated, and only your Uchiha clan has the ability to control the tailed beasts. And you also failed to support the Fourth Hokage during the Nine-Tails' rampage. What more do you have to say?"

Hiruzen widened his eyes, looking surprised at his teammate. Just as he was about to speak up, Uchiha Tekka grinned.

"Who said we didn't support? We did support, but we received orders from Danzo-sama to prioritize evacuating the civilians in distress."

"I must protest to Danzo-sama here. Didn't you ask where Danzo-sama was just now?"

"Danzo-sama was with us, saving many ordinary civilians."

"So I strongly request Danzo-sama to assume the position of the Fifth Hokage. Whether it's in terms of qualifications or abilities, Danzo-sama is definitely qualified."

"Can you say that hidden heroes aren't heroes? Danzo-sama has done so much for our Konoha without seeking recognition. Why shouldn't he be the Fifth Hokage?"

"And Danzo-sama has been assisting the Hokage. He's even more familiar with the duties of the Hokage than Sarutobi. He'll surely be able to handle the role of the Fifth Hokage perfectly, don't you all agree?"

At this moment, Danzo looked excitedly at Uchiha Tekka. It was the first time he realized that Uchiha Tekka wasn't as evil as he had imagined.