Chapter 315 Danzō's Dream Comes True

In addition to Danzō, the two Hokage's advisors and Sōseki also walked in behind him.

Although it is a bit strange why Sōseki is with Danzō, Minato and Sandaime didn't think much about it.

"Danzō, it's almost enough, don't go too far!" Looking at Danzō, Sandaime said in a deep voice.

"Hiruzen, what are you talking about? Why don't I understand?" Danzō smiled and sat on the seat opposite to Sandaime.

"Don't tell me, you didn't spread the rumors outside?" Sandaime said with suppressed anger.

"Rumors?" Danzō was puzzled, and then suddenly realized, "Oh, you are talking about Hokage-sama's escape last night, right?"

"Minato was fighting against the mastermind who controlled the Kyūbi last night!" Sandaime defended.

"Who saw it?" Danzō slammed his palms on the table. "If there is no evidence, I also can say that I was fighting Sage of Six Paths last night!"

"You..."

"Sandaime-sama, it's fine." Minato shook his head slightly, and then he looked at Danzō, "Elder Danzō just thinks that I'm not qualified to be the Hokage anymore, that's fine, I'll step down from this position!"

Danzō was a little surprised, "You sure are decisive."

Minato smiled freely, "Perhaps, I really am not suitable to be the Hokage!"

"Then about the new Hokage, let's discuss it here first." Danzō suggested, "If we quarrel with each other in front of the Daimyō, it will inevitably leave a bad impression on the Land of Fire's higher-ups."

"Bad impression?" Sandaime showed weird gaze, as he knew that in private, Daimyō was calling Danzō with ferocious cyclop.

"If that's the case, then I propose Sōseki." Minato said with a smile, "Whether it is strength, reputation, or contribution, Sōseki is a well-deserved best candidate!"

Sandaime nodded "I agree with Minato's proposal."

Homura and Koharu looked at each other, and then said their answer, "We support Danzō, he has foresight and the ability to predict danger in advance, and risk factors in the village are also strictly monitored by him. He is a man who is qualified to be the Hokage!"

Seeing Homura and Koharu's attitude, Sandaime sighed secretly.

If it is between him and Danzō, they would most likely support him.

But if it is between Danzō and other people, they will definitely support Danzō.

He knew that they simply thought Danzō was more reliable than other people.

'You all never believed in the abilities of young people!' Sandaime sighed in his heart, "However, if it is three to three, then others can..."

At this time, Sōseki suddenly said, "I also support Elder Danzō!"

"What?" Both Sandaime and Minato couldn't believe it and even doubted their own ears upon hearing this, "Sōseki, how could you?"

If they didn't know that Danzō was far weaker than Sōseki, they would all suspect that Sōseki was kidnapped by him.

"Thank you for Sandaime-sama and Hokage-sama's supports, but unfortunately, I am still young and lacking in ability to take on such a heavy responsibility. If it is Elder Danzō, he should be a more suitable candidate than me!"

"Haha, it seems that the answer is already obvious!" Danzō laughed as he got up and walked out, "You guys seem to have a lot to say, so I won't bother you."

Homura and Koharu seemed to have known this result a long time ago, and walked out without saying a word.

When only the three of them were left in the meeting room, Sandaime couldn't help but ask, "Sōseki, why on earth?"

Sōseki sighed, "Sandaime-sama, you should also know what the village said about Minato-nii, right?"

"Of course..." Sandaime said with a slight change of expression, "Could it be that you made Danzō no longer targeting Minato on the condition of letting him get the Hokage's position?"

"This is just part of the agreement."

"Sōseki, you..." Minato was moved and also couldn't help but sighed at the same time, "You shouldn't have done that! I don't care about it at all. If you're worried about me being like White Fang-senpai, then you don 't have to!"

Sōseki looked at him sincerely and said, "I know you you don't care about this, Minato-nii, but what about Kushina-nee, and Naruto? Do you want them to live in an environment full hatred and disgust?"

Minato was shocked, "What does this have to do with them?"

"Kushina-nee is the container that sealed Kyūbi. Naruto is the cause of the temporary release of the seal. Even if Minato-nii can be said to have escaped, of course they can also be said to be the source of the disaster!"

"If Danzō dares to do this, I will just kill..." Minato's gentle face showed a trace of killing-intent.

"There are not a few people who support Danzō." Sōseki's eyes looked worried. "If it really gets to that point, Konoha might be divided because of it!"

Minato was silent. If nothing else, the two Hokage's advisors would definitely not agree, and even those who were originally dissatisfied with Danzō will change their attitudes because of this.

"So, Sōseki, you choose to sacrifice yourself?"

"You don't have to blame yourself, Minato-nii." Sōseki said with a smile, "In addition to you, the part of the reason is for the Uchiha Clan."

"Uchiha Clan?"

"Well, it may be difficult to ask Danzō not to target the Uchiha Clan in the future, but, if I said that he can't take advantage of this incident, he would have agreed very readily."

Sōseki continued, "I know that Uchiha's clansman is definitely behind this incident, but it's too arbitrary to push the whole clan to the opposite of Konoha because of this!"

Sandaime was filled with emotion as he said, "It is indeed the good luck of the Uchiha Clan to know a friend like you!"

"Not really." Sōseki sighed with a complicated expression, "I just think that some of the village's policies are pushing Uchiha Clan against us. For them, this is inherently unfair, so I still want to try my best."

Sandaime refused to comment about this, after all, this has something to do with the policy set by his teacher.

"In short, for the sake of the stability and harmony of the village, it's the best choice for me to leave temporarily!"

"Leave temporarily?" Sandaime suddenly raised his head, "Sōseki, you want to leave Konoha?"

Sōseki smiled and said, "Do you think that Danzō can rest assured if I, who is most likely to become the Hokage, stay in the village?"

Sandaime angrily slammed the table, "Danzō, that bastard!"

As he said that, Sōseki looked towards the side apologetically, "And Minato-nii, you too, he won't trust an ex-Hokage like you to continue to stay in Konoha."

Although he was reluctant about Kushina and Naruto, Minato did not refuse, "Sōseki, since you have done all of this for me, this sacrifice of mine is naturally nothing."

"Also, based on my current opinion, staying away from the Uzumaki for the time being is a good choice to give Naruto a normal growth environment!"

"When the time comes, Danzō will announce that we're leaving to perform secret mission. Moreover, if you miss Kushina-nee and Naruto, you can come back once a month, Minato-nii."

"Come back once a month?" Minato's eyes lit up, "Enough, that is enough!"

Sōseki took a deep breath and continued, "As for the secret mission mentioned, it is actually another reason why I agreed to leave Konoha temporarily!"