Night Sarutobi Hiruzen watched the ninjas of the Senju family leave the reception hall one by one. The huge reception room was empty, which made him feel very uncomfortable. The rustling sound of crickets lingered in his ears, and he couldn't help but start to feel uneasy. Just now, Uzumaki Mito invited everyone present to leave, and now there were only two people left in the room. Sarutobi Hiruzen observed Uzumaki Mito's face. His face was calm, and there was no anger at all. It seemed that Uzumaki Mito's anger just now was pretended. "Mito-sama, please don't take my retort just now to heart. I just..." Sarutobi Hiruzen thought for a while, and still thought that he needed to say something at this time to save his image in Uzumaki Mito's heart. "Okay, sit down, I know what you want to say." Uzumaki Mito waved his hand, interrupted Sarutobi Hiruzen, and asked him to sit down and talk. So Sarutobi Hiruzen walked to the stool beside him and sat down, but only half of his buttocks were sitting. He couldn't figure out Uzumaki Mito's thoughts now, so he was ready to stand up and continue to stand for punishment at any time. Uzumaki Mito looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen's cautious and restless appearance, and felt a smile in her heart. Her expression changed, and a kind face appeared on her face again.
"Monkey boy, your performance just now made me look at you differently. You are not as ordinary as I thought. You are a bit beyond ordinary people." Uzumaki Mito looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen's nervous expression and praised him. In the long years of Uzumaki Mito's life, she 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, not attracting any attention at all. However, Sarutobi Hiruzen's character is not bad. He was taught well by Tobirama and inherited the will of fire of Konoha. "Mito, you are too kind, I just did what I should do." Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke modestly. The current Uzumaki Mito was no longer as fierce as she was just now. She looked like a kind grandmother next door, which made Sarutobi Hiruzen feel relieved. "Don't be too modest. You are still outstanding in your life, but do you think you deserve the position of Hokage of Konoha?" Uzumaki Mito's words extinguished the fire that had just been ignited by the praise in Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart. Do I deserve it? Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to answer that he deserved to be the Hokage of Konoha. This was the dream he set for himself when he became a ninja, and his ambition never changed after several life and death. Unfortunately, the truth is so cruel, he doesn't deserve it! "I will do my best to make myself a qualified Hokage." Sarutobi Hiruzen answered like this. He couldn't say directly that he didn't deserve it. "Hmph, it seems that you have some self-knowledge." Uzumaki Mito stood up and looked at the Konoha emblem on the wall of the reception room, his eyes became deep. "There are many people in Konoha who are more suitable to be the third Hokage than you, such as me, or my son Senju Momorama." "Even Uchiha Kagami just now is more suitable to be the Hokage than you. You don't have any of the military force that can suppress everyone in Konoha, the prominent origin, and the powerful family strength." "I thought about it for a long time, but I still can't figure out why Tobirama would pass the position of the third Hokage to you. I really can't figure out what Tobirama was thinking before he died. He just caused me trouble, just like his brother, the dead ghost Hashirama." "I always thought he was the one who made me worry the least."
"." Uzumaki Mito spoke to herself, her tone was old, and she recalled the past in her mind. Now the burden of protecting Konoha is on her shoulders, so heavy that she is a little breathless. Sarutobi Hiruzen sat there, not daring to say anything. Uzumaki Mito scolded two Hokages in one sentence, so how could he dare to interrupt? Is this a topic he can interrupt? "Although I can't figure out why Tobirama passed the position of the Sandaime Hokage to you, I will still help you. After all, this is Tobirama's last will. I hope I was wrong and you have something extraordinary that I haven't discovered yet." Uzumaki Mito looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, and what he said made Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart pound, and his expression of joy was beyond words. "Mito-sama, I will try my best." "Don't be happy too early, I just said I will help you, but I didn't say I must 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, and he still had self-knowledge. But now the situation has improved a lot. Uzumaki Mito is willing to help himself, which is the greatest mercy given by God. "I originally wanted to conceal the news of Tobirama's death, and then find a way to suppress the Konoha family, and then release the news of Tobirama's death after the dust finally settled." "What a pity, those Uchiha guys can never let their guard down. The news of Tobirama's death has spread all over Konoha, and the news that you abandoned Tobirama and fled back to the village has been spread by everyone. I don't know how bad your reputation in Konoha will be next." "Mito-sama, I, we didn't mean to abandon Tobirama on purpose, that was..." Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up and wanted to explain that on the battlefield, ninjas must obey orders, even if the orders would violate their duties. What's more, this is the order of the Hokage, and the six of them are not capable of disobeying 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 always the man of his word, especially on the battlefield. You can only obey his decision." "But the villagers will not understand these things, not to mention that there is Uchiha guiding behind, you have to be prepared." Uzumaki Mito reminded Sarutobi Hiruzen that this is not a solution. The Hokage sacrificed himself to implement the will of fire of Konoha and save the new leaf of Konoha. Sarutobi Hiruzen still has Tobirama's last will and the blessing of righteousness, so he can barely save his reputation in public opinion. If he works well, it can still be made up. After all, the opinions of the villagers who have no military power at all cannot determine the position of the Hokage. The ninja family of Konoha is still capable of determining the position of the Hokage. "I understand, Mito-sama." Sarutobi Hiruzen's tone was full of gratitude. Fortunately, he had the help of Mito-sama, otherwise the spit of the Konoha villagers alone would have drowned him, not to mention becoming the Hokage of Konoha.
