Chapter 840: Chapter – 833 Kakashi’s Plan
Uchiha District
"Kanpai~"
"Heh~ I knew the village would give in!"
"We finally have a chance now!"
"That's right… there are two candidates from the Uchiha Clan, while currently there is only a single candidate from the Hokage faction… Currently, we are in the lead, we will definitely win this time!"
"Uchiha will finally have a Hokage… we have waited for so long to see this day!"
After Fugaku announced the result of the Council meeting, the entire Uchiha Clan was enveloped in a joyous atmosphere. Everybody in the Uchiha Clan now believes that the position of Godaime Hokage will definitely belong to the Uchiha Clan.
Looking at the elated and happy expressions of the Uchiha Clansmen clansmen, Fugaku smiled lightly.
The council meeting went exactly as he wanted it to go, and he is very satisfied with the results.
'There is no doubt about it, they are really afraid of offending us.'
In the previous Council Meeting, Fugaku saw through the façade of the Hokage faction and realized their weakness. After all, Shisui executed Mizuki in the presence of all the high-level personnel in the village, without anyone's permission, yet he was not reprimanded, and not even Sarutobi Hiruzen dared to rebuke Shisui for his actions.
Precisely why, Fugaku dared to do what he did in this Council Meeting.
And everything went according to his plan. Not only two candidates were selected for the election from the Uchiha Clan, but the aspect of testing the strength of the candidates was also acknowledged.
"All the conditions are in our favor." Muttered with a smile as he looked at all his clansmen.
Fugaku noted Shisui standing at the corner of the hall with a silent expression. After giving it a thought, he called Shisui, and spoke, "Shisui… although Hiruzen-sama has only nominated Hatake Kakashi… I have a feeling that at least one or two more candidates will be selected by them. Perhaps Tsunade-hime… or maybe Jiraiya-sama… if you face them, you must not restrain yourself."
"I understand." Nodded Shisui.
Fugaku held Shisui's shoulder, and said, "I gave you my word that we will fight for the Hokage's position fair and square and that's what I am doing, so, I want you to make sure that you complete your words too. Do not forget, first and foremost you are an Uchiha."
Shisui nodded, "Rest assured Fugaku-sama."
Personally, Shisui has no interest in becoming the Hokage. But if it's for the clan, he doesn't mind. Of course, the approach must be fair and square.
As long as they don't try to cause disturbance and Coup d'état, he will support the clan in their endeavours.
Fugaku nodded with a satisfied expression.
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Somewhere in the Forest of Death
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Ding! Ding! Ding!
Two figures shuttled through the Forest of Death as the sound of metal collision rang from time to time.
The two figures were none other than the Sandaime Hokage and Hatake Kakashi engaged in a battle.
Given his old age, the speed and strength displayed by Sarutobi Hiruzen were obviously not too good, but his extraordinary skills and rich experience were more than enough to cause a lot of trouble for Kakashi who was not using Flying Raijin in this battle.
BOOM!
As the roar of the explosion sounded, the figure of Sandaime Hokage was enveloped in a cloud of smoke.
Seeing this, Kakashi wasted no time and used a quick Body-Flicker and appeared beside him, ready to end the battle.
But just as Kakashi placed his Kunai on Hiruzen's throat, the figure of Hiruzen turned into mud and trapped Kakashi.
'When did he use this Jutsu?' Kakashi couldn't help but think in shock.
It did not do him any good when he heard the sound of something approaching him from behind. He wanted to retreat, however, his legs were trapped by the mud.
"Damn it!" he muttered in frustration, as he channelled Chakra into his Kunai and disappeared.
Boom!
Just as Kakashi disappeared, Hiruzen's Adamantine Staff collided with the Mud Clone.
Appearing on a distant tree, Kakashi apologized, "It's my loss… I am sorry to have to disappoint you Hokage-sama."
Hiruzen retracted the Adamantine Staff, then spoke in a comforting tone, "Your performance is already very good. It's just that we have restricted you to not using Flying-Raijin and Eight Gates, so it's bound to get difficult for you. In my opinion, you are performing extremely well. Keep up this rhythm and you'll be able to defeat Fugaku."
Kakashi nodded as he leaned his back on the tree and sighed.
Ever since he was elected to be the Hokage candidate, Kakashi has upped his training. Aside from his regular training.
Not only this, but Kakashi is also testing out the results of his training against Hiruzen, Tsunade-hime, Jiraiya, and Guy in regular mock battles and improving his tactics.
Sandaime observed Kakashi for a while, and asked, "How far have you come along on Eight Inner Gates?"
After recovering his breath, Kakashi replied, "I can open up to the fourth gate without much trouble… the fifth gate is still not perfected."
"I see." Muttered Hiruzen with a thoughtful expression. After a pause, he continued, "Uchiha Fugaku was renowned as the 'Wicked-Eye', he has the skills and experience to match that title. In Genjutsu, he is perhaps second only to Shisui. In my opinion, Fugaku's strength is undoubtedly that of a Kage, and when combined with his Sharingan, he will be tough.
The only good thing is that he doesn't have the Mangekyou Sharingan, therefore, I believe that you will be able to defeat him with the help of Flying Raijin."
Kakashi nodded. He wasn't too worried about the battle with Uchiha Patriarch.
Hiruzen continued, "But Uchiha Shisui… that kid's strength is on another level… Not only does Shisui have Mangekyou Sharingan, his unique Boby-Flicker Jutsu, and unmatched Genjutsu skills, but he has also mastered Senjutsu… defeating him will be highly challenging. You will have to use all your skills and some more if you wish to defeat him."
"I know." Nodded Kakashi, fully agreeing with Hiruzen.
At this time, Hiruzen's gaze landed on Kakashi's blindfold and he sighed faintly.
The lack of an eye is very disadvantageous for Kakashi and a flaw that no doubt Fugaku and Shisui will be able to exploit.
While Hiruzen was thinking about what they could do about the lack of an eye, suddenly Kakashi asked, "Hokage-sama… what about the other candidates? Was someone else chosen?"
Hiruzen sighed and shook his head, "Both Jiraiya and Tsunade have refused to participate, Asuma is not strong enough… the Patriarch of other clans doesn't want to come forward, and even the main family of the Hyuga Clan is not showing any interest. It seems you are going to be the only candidate."
"Is that so?" Kakashi groaned, and after a while of thinking, he said, "Hokage-sama… I have someone in mind who can be a good candidate… and he will also be a very good solution to Shisui."
Hiruzen quirked his eyebrow, "You mean him?"
Kakashi nodded, "Yes, let him participate in the election, he will be able to restrain Shisui."
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Chapter 841: Chapter – 834 Hokage Candidate Hyuga Kuroto?
In Konoha, there are no rules that restrict anyone from becoming the Hokage. Their background is irrelevant. It doesn't matter whether they are civilians or someone from the noble Shinobi Clans.
Namikaze Minato is the best example. Despite being a commoner, he became Konoha's Yondaime Hokage.
As long as the person is a resident of Konoha, has the necessary strength, contribution, achievements, and reputation, is selected by the members of the Elder Council, and successfully wins the election, they can become the Hokage.
But there is an exception. There is a certain group of Ninjas in Konoha who can not by any means become Hokage. There is no rule that says that they can not, it's just a unanimous understanding within Konoha that they can not become the Hokage. This group is the Branch division of Konoha's Hyuga Clan.
Since all the members of the Hyuga Branch Family are marked with the 'Caged Bird' Juinjutsu, their lives are always in the hands of the members of the main family. The Hokage's life can never be controlled by someone else, the village will never allow this, therefore, the members of the branch family will never be selected as the Hokage candidates no matter how capable or worthy they are. This is a unanimous understanding within Konoha.
That's why, when Sandaime Hokage heard of Kakashi's proposal, he immediately denied it, "Kuroto can not be selected as the candidate. I believe I don't need to explain the reason why he can not be selected."
Kakashi nodded in understanding, "I know the reason." And added, "However, I still believe that he is our best bet."
Sandaime asked with a frown, "What do you mean?"
"At this point in time, I can not think of anyone other than Kuroto capable of restraining Shisui. No matter how much I train, I can not see myself defeating Shisui, not when he decides to use that Susano'o of his. But with Kuroto in the game…" explained Kakashi.
"You mean?" Sandaime narrowed his eyes upon understanding the meaning behind Kakashi's words. He couldn't help but ponder a little…
Seeing that Sandaime understood what he was talking about, Kakashi added, "I had a conversation with Shisui a few days back, and based on that, I have concluded that Shisui doesn't really desire to become Hokage. The only reason he is taking part in the election is that he was ordered by the Uchiha Patriarch. Now if we request Kuroto's aid… then…"
The friendship between Kuroto and Shisui… he knows a lot about it. So, if there is anyone in Konoha who can eliminate Shisui from the election, it's undoubtedly Kuroto.
Of course, Hiruzen doesn't think that Kuroto is strong enough to defeat Shisui in a head-on battle, but he does agree that if Kuroto were to fight Shisui, Shisui wouldn't go all out. In fact, there is even a possibility that he might admit defeat and withdraw.
After a while of thinking, Hiruzen nodded, "This approach is indeed feasible."
Even Hiruzen couldn't come up with any other solution against Shisui. If Shisui were to go all out, then no one in Konoha is capable of defeating Shisui. But with Kuroto in the picture, even if Shisui can not be defeated, he can be eliminated.
And as long as Shisui is defeated, the rest of the election will be easy.
Uchiha Fugaku isn't really that big of a threat. Hiruzen personally believes that with the help of Flying Raijin, Kakashi will definitely be able to defeat Fugaku.
But there is still one issue, "Will he agree?" After all, Kuroto gains nothing from helping them.
"There is no harm in trying to ask him." Answered Kakashi.
"Hmm, you are right." Nodded Hiruzen, and added after a pause, "Let's try negotiating with him. As long as his conditions aren't excessive, we can agree."
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Principal's Office, Ninja Academy
Looking at silent Kuroto, Itachi asked, "Kuroto-san, have you given it a thought? About the elections…"
Kuroto sighed lightly and shook his head.
The matter of the election came too suddenly. Currently, Kuroto's entire focus is on the Rinnegan and the 'Type-II Biological Armor', he doesn't have enough energy to think about the elections. But the problem is, if he doesn't do anything about it, civil strife is likely to occur.
As far as Kuroto knows, Hokage Faction has no intention of allowing the Uchiha Clan to take over the position of Hokage any time soon. They may allow the Uchiha Shinobi to become Hokage in the sixth or the seventh generation, but now? No chance.
The only reason Sandaime-sama even agreed to the Uchiha Patriarch's demands is that he couldn't come up with any solution immediately in the Council meeting, and believed that they would still be able to defeat the Uchiha Clan in the final Vote of Confidence.
And there is no doubt about it, in the final Vote of Confidence, the Uchiha Clan really has no hope of defeating the Hokage Faction. Let alone Fugaku, even Shisui despite everything he has for Konoha won't get the support of most of the Jounin.
And there is only one reason, the fear of the Uchiha Clan is rooted in the heart of Konoha Shinobi.
Besides, even if the political influence of the Hokage Faction is not as strong as it was back in the day, because of numerous failures against the Akatsuki Organization, it's still not something the Uchiha Clan can fight against.
Most of the other Shinobi Clans will undoubtedly support the Hokage Faction over the Uchiha Clan.
And if talking about the strength of the Hokage Faction, it's not that bad. Although old, Sandaime Hokage is still a force to be reckoned with. Then there is Tsunade-hime and Jiraiya both of whom are Kage ranked in terms of strength. Not to mention Kakashi with his Flying Raijin.
The Hokage Faction is more than strong enough to fight the Uchiha Clan, the existence of the Uchiha Clan keeps them at bay, but if push comes to shove, they will not hesitate.
Most of the Uchiha Clan, including Fugaku, don't seem to realize this.
Unlike other Uchiha clansmen, Itachi is different, he has seen through the intention of the Hokage Faction as well as the leaders of the other shinobi Clans and is worried about the consequences.
"Kuroto-san…–" Just when Itachi wanted to say something he noticed Kakashi entering the office through the window.
Noting Kakashi's arrival, Itachi immediately greeted the Hokage candidate and left the office. Obviously, he can not discuss these important matters in front of Kakashi.
After Itachi left, Kuroto looked at Kakashi, "Well? Did you want to talk about something?"
Without beating around the bush, Kakashi directly revealed his purpose of coming to meet him.
Hearing Kakashi's reasons, Kuroto smiled, "Did I hear that correctly? You wish for me to become one of the Hokage candidates?"
Kakashi nodded, "Yes."
Kuroto asked, "May I ask why?" He had already guessed the reason, he still wanted Kakashi to speak.
And Kakashi didn't hide anything, "You can eliminate Uchiha Shisui."
"I see." Nodded Kuroto with a thoughtful expression.
Kakashi asked, "So, will you do it?"
Kuroto thought about it, and said, "Before I give my answer… I want to know… are you confident of defeating the Uchiha Patriarch?"
Kakashi nodded, "Yes. The Patriarch of the Uchiha Clan won't be that problematic, so I believe that I can defeat him."
Kuroto could see that Kakashi was actually taking Fugaku lightly. He thought about warning him, "Kakashi – …" but decided against it. Instead, he asked, "So, let's suppose that I work for you, what do I get in return?"
"Anything, as long as it's nothing too excessive." Answered Kakashi.
Kuroto smile widened as he answered "100 million Ryo."
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