Chapter 170: Yeruashi and Kakashi

In the Hokage's office.

"Has Yeruashi made contact with the Uchiha clan..." Hearing the information coming from the Anbu under his command, Hiruzen showed a hint of sadness in his eyes.

It seemed that Yeruashi had not yet given up the intention of helping Orochimaru in the fight for the Fourth Hokage position. Besides, coming in contact with the Uchiha Clan could be extremely dangerous and deserved a lot of attention.

With Yeruashi's power.

In addition to the powerful Uchiha Clan.

It wouldn't be too difficult for them to strike a blow and seize power in Konoha, not to mention that Yeruashi is followed by Nohara Rin, who became the Jinchuriki of the Sanbi.

"..."

Hiruzen felt a pounding headache.

Basically it went exactly as expected.

As soon as the war ended, any action of Yeruashi began to cause caution and anxiety, because he has too much personal power.

"Hiruzen, we have to do this as soon as possible."

Danzo, who was standing to the side, looked at Hiruzen and said, "The contact with the Uchiha Clan is a sign. If we ignore this now, it will be much more difficult to solve the problem in the future..."

At the moment, most of the representatives of Konoha's superiors support Minato's candidacy. In a recent private meeting, they also reached a consensus and decided that making Minato the next Hokage would be the best choice.

Orochimaru is good.

But he is inferior to Minato in many ways.

Once you decide to support Minato's candidacy, you should pay close attention to Yeruashi and Orochimaru, especially on Yeruashi. This guy is much more dangerous than Orochimaru.

"You are trying to control Yeruashi? Danzo, I disagree."

Hiruzen spoke in a deep voice while looking at Danzo.

Danzo is too radical.

Yeruashi is the Hero of Konoha, who has yet to cause any damage to the village. It's too excessive and radical to take him under control just because of possible future threats. Besides, Yeruashi is too strong, and it won't be so easy to take control.

"We must act decisively..."

Danzo looked at Hiruzen and said coldly, "Unless you want Orochimaru to be the next Hokage."

Hiruzen slowly brought the pipe to his mouth, took a deep puff and exhaled a puff of smoke, "Go away, Danzo."

"Hiruzen..."

Danzo started to say something, but after looking at Hiruzen's face, he took a deep breath and shook his head, "Then we'll see how you handle it."

After saying that, Danzo turned around and left the office.

After Danzo left, Hiruzen took several deep puffs and finally made a decision. He put the pipe down on the table and walked out of his office, heading for Orochimaru's lab.

...

Two days later.

At Yeruashi's house.

After listening to Rin, Kakashi and Yeruashi's account of what had happened, including his encounter with Obito, Minato became thoughtful, then nodded to Yeruashi and said, "I understand... thank you, Yeruashi."

Yeruashi smiled back at Minato and said, "You're welcome, Rin and Kakashi are very important to me, I couldn't stand still when they were in danger."

Minato looked at Kakashi and Rin, and said, "Then, I'll say goodbye."

"Yes."

Kakashi stood up and walked Minato to the door.

After leaving Minato, Kakashi reached Yeruashi and said seriously, "Big brother, soon it will be the election of the Fourth Hokage."

Yeruashi looked at Kakashi.

He sat down on the sofa and said, "So, do you want me to support Minato?"

"No."

Kakashi shook his head and said resolutely, "Big brother, you are Orochimaru's disciple and you should support him, but I think Minato-sensei is more suitable for this."

Yeruashi closed his eyes slightly.

Rin's gaze shifted between Kakashi and Yeruashi, but she didn't interfere in the conversation. Rin knew very well that she couldn't easily interfere in this matter, but in her heart she also felt that Minato's candidacy was more appropriate.

In fact, Orochimaru also had good support, especially before the Third Ninja World War, but Minato shone too brightly in the war.

Both are geniuses and excellent ninjas.

But in this clash of geniuses, someone is sure to lose out.

A silence ensued.

Yeruashi slowly opened his eyes and looked at Kakashi.

Feeling this gaze of Yeruashi on him, Kakashi felt a strong pressure, because at this moment, not only his older brother was looking at him, but also the legendary Silver Flash of Konoha.

"No matter who you support, Kakashi."

Seeing the nervous Kakashi, Yeruashi suddenly chuckled a little, saying, "This kind of thing isn't something that can be decided just by your support or position."

Kakashi sighed in relief when he heard the words of his older brother.

In fact, he was a little scared.

Ever since he was a kid, he had always tried to catch up to Yeruashi, but he had never gone against him.

Standing behind Yeruashi, he felt light and calm, as if any problem could be solved without much difficulty, but standing in front of him, he felt immense pressure.

It was the first time, in the true sense of the word, that Kakashi disagreed with Yeruashi.

They stand on opposite sides.

"What's with all the tension, you two."

Seeing the nervous Kakashi and Rin, Yeruashi couldn't help but smile.

Hehe, looks like the authority as a big brother was really very strong.

In fact, Yeruashi had thought about Kakashi's position before, but he didn't mind too much, because in this world, his closest person is his younger brother.

Besides.

It's other people's business.

Feeling that the tense atmosphere had suddenly relaxed, Rin let out a sigh of relief and smiled, saying, "Actually, it was quite scary just now."

"So, big brother, you..."

Kakashi looked hesitantly at his brother.

Yeruashi took the apple, took a bite and relaxed on the sofa, saying, "Of course I'll support Orochimaru-sensei. Although his position contradicts mine, but that doesn't really matter, different people will always have different opinions."

"You're right..."

Kakashi sighed, understanding his older brother's decision.

After all, Yeruashi is Orochimaru's disciple.

....

Half a month later.

Konoha held a high-level meeting.

Only elite Jounins and the heads of great clans were qualified to attend.

This meeting was attended by a fairly large number of ninja, each of whom had a certain status in Konoha. Among them were the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Hokage's advisors, Mitokado Homura, Koharu Utatane and Danzo Shimura, and the Sannins, Jiraiya and Orochimaru, as well as Minato Namikaze, Hatake Yeruashi, Uchiha Fugaku, Hyuga Hiashi, and many others.

Only the ninja responsible for combat readiness or engaged in performing some important missions did not arrive.

Many people guessed the purpose of the upcoming meeting, but did not bring up this problem.

Soon everyone was there.

After a brief summary and discussion of the situation in the ninja world, Hiruzen moved on to the main topic.

"So... What is your opinion on the candidacy of the Fourth Hokage?"