Chapter 155 You Must Take Full Responsibility
They all tended to believe that the other was the two Hokage themselves.
Although they still needed to confirm this carefully, it wasn't a confidential matter, so it wouldn't hurt to let them participate.
Therefore, the Hokage only considered it briefly before nodding in agreement.
"Oh?
Lord Daimyo demands that I be punished?"
The Souji felt it was quite a coincidence that he returned just as the meeting was taking place, but he wasn't surprised by the matter itself.
The impact of the Hidden Mist Incident was not limited to ninjas; it also had a huge impact on the daimyo of various countries.
The ninja village is the main military force of a country.
The surrender of Kirigakure is equivalent to the Land of Water surrendering to the Land of Fire...
You can imagine how panicked the Daimyo of the Land of Water would be about this.
"According to intelligence, the Daimyo of the Land of Water appears to meet with the Daimyo of the other three great nations.
It seems that they are attempting to withdraw Kirigakure's declaration of surrender and even form an alliance in the name of the four great daimyas, ordering the four great ninja villages to form an alliance and launch an attack on the Land of Fire."
"Originally, the daimyo of the other three great nations didn't seem too keen on getting involved in this matter, but now that you've made your move again and even killed the Raikage, the Hidden Cloud Village is in chaos."
"Now not only is the daimyo of the Land of Lightning furious, but the daimyo of the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind also feel that they can no longer tolerate such things happening again.
The alliance of the four great daimyo is almost a done deal."
"The daimyo of the Land of Fire blames you and says you are fully responsible.
He demands that we punish you to quell this disturbance..."
The Hokage gave a brief explanation with a troubled expression.
The punishment wasn't explicitly stated, but it's easy to imagine that the punishment for this kind of thing would be to hand over one's head; otherwise, the daimyo of the Land of Water would definitely not let it go.
The Hokage said, feeling quite a headache.
Demanding the surrender of heads was troublesome enough, but now there's this sudden news that the teachers and others have supposedly returned to support Souji...
What should we do now?
Souji and Hashirama Tobirama sat down in the empty seats.
Souji asked:
"So, how are things going with your discussions?"
The Hokage gave him a complicated look and said in a deep voice:
"No decision has been made yet, but we are inclined to refuse for now.
After all, you are a vital member of the village and have made numerous significant contributions to the community on many occasions.
We cannot hand you over just because of a few words."
"Of course, the other party is, after all, a daimyo, and we still have to explain his demands.
Right now, we are mainly discussing this matter."
The Souji nodded slightly and smiled:
"I see.
Thank you all for your support."
Hearing Souji say something that sounded like Might Guy, many people couldn't help but chuckle even in the atmosphere.
"Then, I hope you can postpone the matter of how to explain this to the Daimyo."
"Postponed?"
"Yes, I suggest we decide on the next Hokage first, and then decide on this matter."
"The next Hokage?
Souji, you..."
"Although it may be offensive to say this to the Hokage, as the Second Hokage just said, I went to the Underworld specifically to invite the two Hokage out so that they could support me in becoming the next Hokage!"
"..."
When the Souji said this, everyone's expression changed.
Yes, I was so focused on being amazed by the authenticity of those two that I completely forgot about this.
When they came to their senses and heard those words again, everyone felt that this was far too offensive to the Hokage.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Hashirama spoke first:
"Monkey, just tell me honestly, are you considering candidates for the next Hokage right now?"
"That...is indeed under consideration, but..."
"Is the Souji not among the candidates?"
"Yes."
Now that it was public knowledge, the Hokage adjusted his mindset slightly and calmly replied:
"I'm considering my student Orochimaru, and another outstanding young man named Minato Namikaze."
"What do you think about Tobirama and me nominating and supporting Souji?"
"Please forgive me, but I cannot agree at this time.
We need to confirm your identities before making a decision..."
Is that so?
Hashirama looked at Souji and asked:
"Souji, do you have any objections?"
"It's alright.
It's only natural to confirm your identities first, and I have no objection to that."
The Souji smiled and said:
"Let's decide it this way.
First, let's confirm the identities of the two former Hokage.
Once Jiraiya and Minato return, all the Konoha leaders will hold a general meeting to select the Fourth Hokage."
"After this, I will give Lord Daimyo an explanation no matter what."
"What does the Hokage think?"
Let's decide on this.
The Hokage readily agreed.
Indeed, determining the authenticity of the two former Hokage is the most crucial and priority task at present.
Regardless of its authenticity, it represents a very significant event.
"The four advisors, Mitokado, Utatane, Akimichi, and Shimura, will stay.
The rest of you... Souji, you too, can go back now."
The Hokage gave the order.
In the past, only a few people had enough interaction with the two previous Hokage and were capable of judging their authenticity.
The others were all clan leaders, much younger than them, and none of them had ever directly met the two Hokage, so there was no point in them staying.
These people got up from their seats and left one by one, but their expressions were all very strange, especially the way they looked at the Souji.
The situation is really bizarre...
Two former Hokage?
This is so outrageous, how could it be possible...?
But if it's true...
If it's true, then with the support of two former Hokage, wouldn't Mochizuki Souji be very likely to become the next Hokage?
The first reaction of everyone to this idea is rejection.
Although Souji had interacted with various ninja clans before and had a fairly good impression of them, there was still a long way to go before they accepted him as Hokage.
Just as Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu once said to Minato, everyone in Konoha hoped that the position of Hokage would be inherited by someone from the Third Hokage's lineage, so that Konoha could continue its long-standing prosperity.
No one expected any other changes.
Especially someone like Mochizuki Souji who creates major incidents...
Whether Kirigakure's surrender to Konoha was good or bad is debatable, but it certainly brought a lot of trouble, that's a fact.
If the daimyo of the four great nations were to unite and form an alliance with the four great ninja villages, it would pose a tremendous crisis for Konoha.
Furthermore, he wasn't initially considered as a candidate, yet he's been scheming to become the next Hokage, and this ambition is quite unsettling.
At this moment, everyone secretly hoped that the two former Hokage were fakes.
Or rather, even if it were true, the Hokage and his advisors would insist it was fake.
We absolutely cannot admit to something that could cause such big trouble!
The Souji naturally noticed everyone's expressions, but he didn't pay them any mind.
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