Chapter 11 Night Chapter.

Chapter 11 Night Chapter.

Chapter 11 Night Talk.

夜晚
Sarutobi Hiruzen watched the ninjas of the Senju family leave the reception hall one by one. The huge empty reception room made him extremely uncomfortable. The rustling sound of crickets lingered in his ears, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Just now, Uzumaki Mito asked everyone present to leave, and now there are only two people left in the room.

Sarutobi Hiruzen observed Uzumaki Mito's expression. He looked calm, without any sign of anger, as if Mito's roar just now was just fake.

"Mister Mito, please don't take my words of disrespect to heart. I just..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen thought for a while and felt that he needed to say something at this moment to restore his image in Uzumaki Mito's heart.

"Okay, sit down, I know what you are going to say."

Uzumaki Mito waved his hand, interrupting Sarutobi Hiruzen and asking him to sit down and talk.

So Sarutobi Hiruzen walked to the stool beside him and sat down, but only half of his butt was sitting on it. At the moment, he couldn't figure out what Uzumaki Mito was thinking, and was ready to stand up at any time and continue to stand in the punishment.

Uzumaki Mito looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen's cautious and restless appearance and felt amused. Her expression changed and a kind face appeared on her face again.

"You little monkey, your performance just now made me look at you in a different light. You are not as ordinary as I thought. You have some extraordinary qualities."

Uzumaki Mito looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen's nervous expression and praised him. In his long life, Uzumaki Mito had seen too many geniuses favored by God.

Her husband Hashirama Senju, her brother-in-law Tobirama Senju, Uchiha Madara Uchiha, and Uchiha Izuna
They were the most shining figures of an era. Compared with them, the talent displayed by Sarutobi Hiruzen was as mediocre as a stone on the roadside, attracting no attention at all.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen had a good character, and Tobirama's teaching was good, and he passed on the Will of Fire of Konoha.

"Mito, you are too kind, sir. I just did what I had to do."

Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke humbly. Uzumaki Mito no longer looked as ferocious as she had just been, and now she looked like the kind grandmother next door, which made Sarutobi Hiruzen feel a lot more relaxed.

"Don't be too modest. You have been quite outstanding in your lifetime, but do you think you are worthy of the position of Hokage of Konoha?"

Uzumaki Mito's words extinguished the fire that had just been ignited in Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart by the praise.

Do you deserve it?

Sarutobi Hiruzen really wanted to answer that he was worthy of becoming the Hokage of Konoha. This was the dream he set for himself when he became a ninja, an ambition that had never changed despite several life and death experiences.

Unfortunately, the truth is so cruel and he doesn't deserve it!
"I will do my best to become a qualified Hokage."

Sarutobi Hiruzen replied like this, he really couldn't say it directly that he was not worthy of her.

"Huh, it seems you have some self-awareness."

Uzumaki Mito stood up and looked at the Konoha emblem on the wall of the reception room, his eyes becoming deep.

"There are many people in Konoha who are more suitable to be the Sandaime Hokage than you, such as me, or my son Senju Momorama."

"Even Uchiha Kagami is more suitable to be the Hokage than you. He has the force to suppress everyone in Konoha, a distinguished background, and a strong family. You don't have any of these."

"I've thought about it for a long time, but I still can't figure out why Tobirama would pass the position of the Sandaime Hokage to you. I really can't figure out what that bastard Tobirama was thinking before he died. He just causes me trouble, just like his brother, that damned Hashirama." "I always thought he was the one who gave me the least worry."

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Uzumaki Mito spoke to herself with an old tone, recalling the past in her mind. Now the burden of protecting Konoha fell on her shoulders, so heavy that she felt a little breathless.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sat there, not daring to say a word. Uzumaki Mito scolded two Hokage with just one sentence, so how could he dare to interrupt?

Is this a topic he can interrupt?
"Although I can't figure out why Tobirama would pass the position of the Sandaime Hokage to you, I will still help you. After all, this is Tobirama's last wish. I hope I was wrong and there are some extraordinary qualities in you that I haven't discovered yet."

Uzumaki Mito looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, and what he said made Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart pound and his joy was beyond words.

"Mito-sama, I will try my best."

"Don't be too happy too soon. I just said that I would help you, but I didn't say that I would definitely let you become the Hokage of Konoha. After all, what you have is still far from becoming the Hokage of Konoha."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded. He knew his own situation very well and he was self-aware.

But the situation is much better now. Uzumaki Mito's willingness to help me is the greatest mercy given by God.

"Originally I wanted to conceal the news of Tobirama's death first, and then find a way to suppress Konoha's clan, and then release the news of Tobirama's death after the dust finally settled."

"What a pity. Uchiha guys should never let their guard down. The news of Tobirama's death has spread all over Konoha. The news that you abandoned Tobirama and fled back to the village has been spread to everyone. I don't know how bad your reputation will be in Konoha next."

"Mito-sama, I, we didn't mean to abandon Tobirama-sama on purpose, that was..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up and tried to explain that on the battlefield, a ninja must obey orders, even if the orders would go against their duties.

What's more, this was the order of the Hokage, and the six of them did not have the ability to disobey the order of Senju Tobirama.

Uzumaki Mito waved his hand, telling Sarutobi Hiruzen not to get too excited.

"I know. No need to explain. Tobirama is a man of his word. He is even more so on the battlefield. You can only obey his decision."

"But the villagers won't understand these things, not to mention there's the Uchiha guiding them from behind, so you have to be prepared."

Uzumaki Mito reminded Sarutobi Hiruzen that there was a solution to this problem. The Hokage could sacrifice himself to carry out Konoha's will of fire and save the new leaf of Konoha.

Sarutobi Hiruzen still has Tobirama's last words and the support of righteousness, so he can barely restore his reputation in public opinion.

If we work well, we can still make up for it.

After all, the opinions of the villagers who have no military power at all cannot determine the position of Hokage. The one who has the ability to decide the position of Hokage is the ninja family of Konoha.

"I understand, Mito-sama."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's tone was full of gratitude. Fortunately, he had the help of Lord Mito, otherwise the saliva of the Konoha villagers alone would have drowned him, not to mention becoming the Hokage of Konoha.

(End of this chapter)