Hokage Office
After taking a few puffs of smoke from his tobacco pipe, Sandaime Hokage took a deep breath, and asked, "How is Kakashi's condition?"
Tsunade sighed, and answered, "Kakashi's body... it was burnt too much. All his muscles are damaged, and several bones aren't intact either because of the burden that they had to endure. But well... I did use everything I know in treating him so he is out of danger, and will make a full recovery... but..."
Jiraiya asked in worry, "But what?"
"It will take some time for him to recover," answered Tsunade.
"How much time to be exact?" questioned Sandaime.
Tsunade spoke, "I can't say for certain, but normal recovery should take at least two to three months under proper care."
"Two to three months?" exclaimed Jiraiya in shock, and added, "This time is a bit..."
Tsunade shrugged, "His injuries are serious... the fact that he can recover is already a miracle."
"Hmm," nodded Hiruzen with a complicated expression.
Elder Koharu sighed, "We really underestimated Uchiha Fugaku."
Hiruzen nodded, "Yes, I was shocked too... For a moment, I couldn't even believe my eyes and thought that perhaps someone had put me under a Genjutsu! Who would have thought that Fugaku would hide something so important for so long?"
Considering the arrogant and domineering personality traits of the Uchiha Clansmen, deliberately concealing the existence of one's Mangekyou Sharingan is indeed surprising, after all, Mangekyou Sharingan represents power… The Uchiha revere power.
After a while of thinking, Jiraiya spoke, "If you ask me... I think Uchiha Fugaku probably awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan before Uchiha Shisui... perhaps during the Third Great Shinobi War?"
"We can't know for sure... but it is possible." nodded Hiruzen, and added, "But unlike Shisui and Shinichi, Fugaku chose to conceal this fact... I have reports from Anbu that even the Uchiha Clansmen were surprised when Uchiha Fugaku used Susano'o... they were not aware of this information either... which means that not just from us, Fugaku probably concealed this fact from his clansmen too!"
Jiraiya nodded and thought about the reason why Fugaku chose to conceal this information, 'Maybe because of Orochimaru and Minato?'
By the end of the third great shinobi war, although, Konoha barely managed to win and lost a lot of manpower, Minato and Orochimaru shined a lot in it. The high-end combat power of the Hokage Faction was just too much... and considering the prejudice the two sides have against one another, it is not a surprise that he chose to keep his Mangekyou Sharingan a secret.
Then came Kyuubi's attack on the night the previous Jinchuriki-Uzumaki Kushina-gave birth to Naruto.
The people in power were aware of the fact that Kyuubi did not break the seal on its own, there was someone behind the incident and someone controlled the fox to create havoc in Konoha that led to the death of hundreds of shinobi.
Although no one spoke about it openly, internally, everyone was suspicious of the Uchiha Clan, after all, Uchiha is capable of controlling tailed beasts.
In such a situation, if Fugaku had revealed his Mangekyou Sharingan, he would have been under suspicion and held responsible for the death of all the people. So, he chose to keep his secret a secret.
But now the situation is completely different.
Not long ago, the real culprit behind Kyuubi's attack was revealed, it's none other than 'Uchiha Madara' from the Akatsuki Organization.
The current Uchiha Clan is thriving, and their strength and reputation are at their peak, moreover, the Hokage Election seems to be the right opportunity to reveal the existence of his Mangekyou Sharingan in order to demonstrate his strength and show that he is capable of protecting the village so that people would pass their vote to him.
While everyone was thinking of Uchiha Fugaku and his Mangekyou Sharingan, Asuma suddenly spoke, "I don't think we need to worry about how, why, when, and where Uchiha Patriarch awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan... currently, we need to worry about the Godaime Hokage Election... what are we going to do about it?"
In the face of Asuma's question, everyone became silent and sighed. Nobody seemed to have any idea.
Elder Koharu looked at Sandaime Hokage, and asked, "Hiruzen, are we really going to allow Uchiha Fugaku to become Konoha's Hokage?"
"This is really troublesome," muttered Hiruzen with a helpless expression.
Despite being the longest-serving Hokage of Konoha, and having rich experience in dealing with all kinds of problems, Hiruzen is really stumped at this moment as he has no good solution to their current predicament. This is the main reason why he hurriedly postponed the next stage under the excuse of the Colosseum's damage.
"Uchiha Fugaku or Hyuga Kuroto?" muttered Jiraiya, and shook his head, "Neither of them is a good option huh?"
"Hyuga Kuroto would have been acceptable if not for that damned Cursed Seal on his forehead," spoke Tsunade as she shook her head.
"And Uchiha is not completely unacceptable... but there are certain requirements... and Uchiha Fugaku doesn't fulfill those requirements," added Elder Koharu.
At the very least, the Uchiha that become Hokage must value Konoha over Uchiha.
The Hokage Faction is currently facing a multiple-choice question, with Uchiha and Hyuga as the answer, the problem is, neither option is correct for them!
Asuma spoke once again, "Even if neither of them is unacceptable... we don't really have any say in the matter. We have to make do with what options we have... Since Uchiha Fugaku is completely unacceptable, it has to be Kuroto... although that Cursed Seal is problematic, what other choice do we have? It's either him or the Uchiha!"
Jiraiya shook his head, "It's not so simple... Considering the current state of the Shinobi World... how can the position of Hokage be entrusted to someone whose life and death are in someone else's hands? The safety of Konoha can be compromised... the safety of Naruto might be jeopardized! Making him Hokage is too risky!"
"If it's the main family of the Hyuga Clan... I don't think we need to worry. They are already afraid of him... and I doubt that would change once he becomes Hokage... and we can try to negotiate things with the Hyuga Patriarch... even if the Cursed Seal cannot be removed from his forehead, we can try to make them give up the control on him..." spoke Asuma with a thoughtful expression. He didn't think that they have to worry about the main family of the Hyuga Clan.
"I doubt whether it's really possible to make them give up the control, moreover, Hyuga are not the only ones we have to worry about. Even if they dare not do anything to him on their own accord, there is always a possibility that someone else will coerce them," spoke Tsunade as she shook her head.
Elder Koharu nodded, "Yes, the life and death of Hokage should not be in someone else's hands."
Asuma sighed, "I know... I know... but as I said, do we really have any other option? Kakashi has already lost! So, we have to make do with what we have in front of us!" and added, "The next fight is between Kuroto and Uchiha Fugaku... I don't know whether he will be able to defeat the Uchiha Patriarch the way he defeated Uchiha Shisui, so we must make our move while we have time, otherwise, it will be too late, and what everyone fears the most might happen!"
In the face of Asuma's reasoning, everyone was left speechless.
At this moment, Sandaime finally spoke, "Asuma is right, we have to make do with what options we have and compared to Uchiha Fugaku... Hyuga Kuroto is the only option to go."
Tsunade asked, "Even if that's the case, there is still a possibility that he might not be able to win against Uchiha Fugaku... I doubt that the same method will work on him, that man will definitely take precautions against poisons."
Hiruzen nodded, "I know." and spoke, "But there is nothing to be worried about because the two of them won't be fighting each other."
Elder Koharu asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"
"I don't know whether Hyuga Kuroto can win against Uchiha Fugaku, but I know that he cannot lose. If he loses, then nothing can stop the Uchiha from becoming Hokage... so Hyuga Kuroto cannot lose, at any cost." and added after a pause, "Therefore, I will make sure that he doesn't lose."
More confused, Elder Koharu asked, "And how are you going to ensure that he doesn't lose?"
"By making sure that there is no fight between them!" answered Sandaime with a smile.
Tsunade immediately understood the meaning behind Hiruzen's words, and asked, "You mean to say that you want to skip the next fight and directly move to the voting phase?"
Sandaime smiled, "Indeed."
Uchiha Clan may have caught them by surprise with their strength and beat the Hokage Faction in the first stage of the Hokage Election, however, politics is not their stage and has never been their field of expertise.
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Uchiha District
"Patriarch, this was specifically customized for you." Spoke one of the Uchiha Clansmen as he respectfully handed over a black piece of cloth to Fugaku.
Confused by his subordinate's actions, Fugaku received the black cloth and unfolded it… Other than the emblem of fire, the characters of 'Godaime Hokage', the black piece of cloth also had the emblem Uchiha Clan on it.
"This is…." Muttered Fugaku in surprise.
"Patriarch this is the Hokage haori, how is it… do you like it?" asked another Uchiha clansman.
After a moment of thinking, Fugaku tried the haori and found that it fit him well, "The size is right… and the feel is good too… I like it."
Fugaku did not think that there is anything wrong with him wearing the Hokage haori this early, or with the fact that his subordinates went as far as to customize Godaime Hokage's haori for him.
In Fugaku's view, his ascend to the position of Konoha's Godaime's Hokage has been assured, and it's only a matter of time before Sandaime Hokage steps down and he takes charge of the village.
With this in his mind, Fugaku did not take off the haori, and sat down at his position as he questioned one of his subordinates, "So… did you confirm what I asked you to? When will the next fight?"
The Uchiha in question replied, "Although there is no official statement from the Hokage Building, so we can't know for sure… I did ask the shinobi repairing the colosseum… it should take about a week or two to finish the repair and strengthen it for the final fight."
"A week or two…?" murmured Fugaku with a thoughtful expression.
One week seemed a bit too long for him… Fugaku did not want to wait this long. After he revealed his Mangekyou Sharingan and defeated Kakashi, he felt that sweet taste of power that was almost in his hands. And now he can't wait to become Hokage!
But of course, even if he doesn't want to wait that long, Fugaku doesn't have much say in the matter, so, he could only sigh and wait.
After a while of thinking, he asked another question, "Are there any movements from the Hyuga Clan?"
The Uchiha Jonin shook his head, "The Hyuga Clansmen were celebrating Hyuga Kuroto's victory… but there was nothing eye-catching."
Fugaku nodded, "Good… good." And ordered, "But keep a close eye on them… I don't want anything beyond my control to happen until the elections are finished."
"We understand Patriarch." There was a collective nod from all the Uchiha Clansmen attending the meeting.
With that out of the way, Fugaku thought about another problem "As for Hyuga Kuroto…", and ordered, "Call Shisui and Sasuke… I want to have a few words with the two of them."
Fugaku didn't think that Hyuga Kuroto would be able to pose any threat to him, but out of caution, he decided to ask a few things about him. There are a few things that he will have to deal with when fighting Kuroto, so it's better to be prepared. Shisui has all the information he needs, and Sasuke will be able to tell him a few things about the giant boar that Hyuga Kuroto gave to his disciple.
It's possible that Kuroto might use that giant boar in the fight… Fugaku needed to make sure that he was ready to face that monstrosity should a need arise.
A while later, Shisui and Sasuke were brought into Fugaku's study.
The moment Sasuke saw Fugaku in Hokage haori, he became excited, and asked, "Otou-san, will you be wearing this when you become Hokage?"
As Fugaku answered with a smile, he did not notice a trace of worry in Shisui's eyes.
Different from Sasuke who became excited, Shisui was stunned.
There are still two stages left in the Hokage election, yet Fugaku has already draped the Hokage haori as if he has already become Hokage. It's quite evident that Fugaku is really eager to become Hokage as soon as possible. Such behavior made Shisui uneasy about the future.
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Hokage Office
"Sarutobi Sensei… although using this approach the Uchiha Clan can be defeated, however, will they accept their defeat? They have three pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan… I doubt Uchiha Fugaku would be willing to compromise this time."
"Precisely because the Uchiha Clan has these many Mangekyou Sharingan awakeners, we must ensure that they don't ascend to the position of Konoha's Hokage… their arrogant and cold nature will cause suffering to Konoha…!" answered Hiruzen in a firm tone of voice, and added, "We must do everything to ensure their defeat!"
The thought that the Uchiha Clan should not be part of Konoha's political circle has been deeply rooted in the minds of Sandaime Hokage and Elder Koharu, therefore, they are unwilling to accept an Uchiha as Konoha's Hokage… They fear that Konoha will face unprecedented trouble once Uchiha comes into power.
"I know… I know what you mean Sensei… but I am asking, what if they refuse to accept such a defeat?"
Jiraiya has no doubt that the Uchiha Clan won't be able to put up much of a fight in the voting phase, after all, the Konoha Military Police Force has repeatedly offended other clans while carrying out security work, moreover, politics is really not their forte, so their defeat is all but ensured… however, the problem is… what would happen after they are defeated?
After all, they are making changes in the election procedure by skipping the fight between Hyuga Kuroto and Uchiha Fugaku. It won't be surprising if a conflict breaks out between the two sides.
Jiraiya's question made everyone silent.
At this time, Elder Koharu spoke in a melancholic tone of voice, "If Danzo was here, he would have encouraged you to attack Uchiha in advance in order to solve the future conflict with the Uchiha. If only he hadn't done something so stupid!"
"Sigh… there is no use talking about him." Sighed Hiruzen tiredly.
He had to agree, although Danzo was too radical at times, he was really convenient. He didn't feel any shred of hesitation while carrying out 'those' kinds of tasks.
Seeing that everyone was worried, Hiruzen took a deep breath, and spoke, "For now, we can only take one step at a time… For now, let's focus on making Hyuga Kuroto Godaime Hokage… about the conflict with the Uchiha Clan that may happen in the future, we can think about it at a later date, we have some time on our hands."
In Sandaime's eyes, compared to Uchiha Fugaku, Hyuga Kuroto is someone negotiable, and persuasive, if he has to make a choice between Kuroto and Fugaku, he would obviously choose Kuroto, this is not even a question.
Based on how much he knows the young Hyuga, Hiruzen feels that Kuroto doesn't seem to be greedy about political power or status, although, it is a bit strange that Kuroto loves money too much, it's not intolerable. In fact, this shortcoming in Kuroto is quite welcomed… it would have been very troubling if Kuroto desired nothing… he would become completely unpredictable.
Elder Koharu asked, "Hiruzen, have you really thought about it? Is he reliable? Will he remain the same after he becomes the Hokage?"
Jiraiya and Tsunade also looked at Hiruzen. Both of them accept that Hyuga Kuroto is a loyal shinobi of Konoha, and they recognize his achievements and talent, however, power can corrupt people. Danzo is the prime example… What would happen if Kuroto became completely different?
Hiruzen thought about it for a while, and answered, "I will have a conversation with him to better understand his mindset. And of course, we won't be transferring all the power to him…" and added after a pause, "Additionally, I will also sign an agreement with him that will limit his tenure as Hokage. When his tenure is over, I will have Kakashi succeed him."
Tsunade asked, "But will he agree to these conditions?"
Hiruzen wasn't sure… but he had to try.
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