Master, Please Become a Hokage

Yashiro couldn't close his mouth from laughing.

He looked at his fellow Uchiha clansmen, his eyes flashing.

They understood everything.

This time, during the election, all of the Uchiha clan's Jonin would naturally vote for Konoha's White Fang!

Watching the situation turn around so quickly.

Obito, who had just been evaluated as... a Jonin, immediately gasped.

How did things turn out like this?

Wasn't it agreed that... at least half of the people would support Minato-sensei?

The Hokage election voting process officially began.

In the large conference room, Sarutobi Ryo, who had already been appointed as the Jonin squad leader, began to preside over the affairs.

As a supervisor, he watched as the Jonin cast their votes.

The ballot box in front of them would be used for anonymous voting.

In the end... the person with the most votes would be the final winner.

The Jonin came one by one and cast their votes.

Sarutobi Ryo stood on the spot, while the four high-level Konoha officials sat at the head of the table.

Hatake Sakumo's face was unusually serious, obviously taking the Hokage election to heart.

Because he understood that to control his own destiny, he had to become the leader of this village.

Only after sitting in that position could he rest easy.

Sarutobi Ryo looked at the familiar and unfamiliar Jonin colleagues, with different expressions on his face.

What they were thinking in their hearts was naturally different.

Some people supported Namikaze Minato.

Some people supported Orochimaru.

And more people... naturally supported Hatake Sakumo.

After the long voting process ended, Sarutobi Ryo took the ballot box to the four high-level officials.

Then, he began to announce the names in public, and Nara Shikaku next to him would count the votes.

The four high-level officials and countless Jonin had extraordinary eyesight, so there was no possibility of fraud.

Therefore, the completely transparent voting quickly came to an end.

In the end...

Hatake Sakumo defeated others with an absolute advantage and won the title of Fourth Hokage.

The moment Namikaze Minato learned the result, his eyes dimmed a lot.

Things had completely deviated from the path, making him feel lost.

Clearly... the Fourth Hokage should have been him.

If it had been according to the Great Toad Sage's prophecy... the original result.

However, everything had deviated because of someone.

Who exactly was that person?

Namikaze Minato had once guessed that it was Sarutobi Ryo, or perhaps Hatake Sakumo.

However, the world was so complex.

Every person's slight difference in actions would cause the world to move in a completely different direction.

So... Namikaze Minato was still unable to 100% determine the instigator of everything.

"Congratulations, Fourth Hokage-sama."

After the counting was over and double-checked, Sarutobi Ryo publicly congratulated Hatake Sakumo.

For a time, applause rang out, and congratulations were endless.

Some were happy and some were sad.

Faced with this result, Orochimaru shrugged his shoulders, feeling a little regretful, but thought it was reasonable.

Growing up, he had always heard about the various deeds of Konoha's White Fang.

From the first time he revealed his title to the time he became famous in the ninja world...

Even if he, Jiraiya, and Tsunade were known as the Sannin, they couldn't shake Hatake Sakumo's reputation.

This was proof of absolute strength.

Orochimaru, who was sincerely convinced, would only be inspired to catch up.

But he wouldn't become completely psychologically twisted and embark on a path of absolute evil like in the original story because he lost to the young Namikaze Minato.

Hatake Sakumo becoming the Fourth Hokage made Orochimaru start to consider whether to separate from Danzo and clear his relationship.

After all, when the new Hokage took office, there would definitely be three fires.

At least... he couldn't let others find out about his little tail.

Jiraiya patted Namikaze Minato on the shoulder: "Minato, you are still young, don't be discouraged..."

Jiraiya had a smile on his face, not feeling embarrassed at all that his disciple had lost.

After all, his opponent was Konoha's White Fang.

"Jiraiya-sensei..."

Namikaze Minato showed a bitter expression.

Although losing was regrettable.

But... what made him even more anxious was the issue of Naruto's birth.

In this world, the Fourth Hokage's election was much earlier than in the first timeline...

But even so.

The date when Kushina should become pregnant with Naruto was, strictly speaking, only less than a few months away.

In other words, he had to work hard in these few months to cultivate the result of love with Kushina.

But now that he wasn't the Hokage, what would the result be?

"Jiraiya-sensei, you must have voted for Sakumo-sensei, right?"

Kushina pouted, her words a bit sour.

She empathized with Minato's defeat.

But of course, Kushina wasn't as discouraged as Namikaze Minato.

This was still because the old senior Hatake Sakumo was too powerful.

"Haha..." Jiraiya scratched his head, not denying it.

Jiraiya, who prioritized Konoha in everything, would naturally choose the most correct vote.

He naturally voted for Hatake Sakumo, because the latter was the most suitable candidate.

"Minato, although you don't have an absolute advantage in this term, you can still run for the next term..."

Jiraiya patted his disciple on the shoulder.

He felt that the battle for the Fifth Hokage was the main event.

At that time, Orochimaru and Tsunade might also become his opponents.

But by then, things would be completely different.

The young Golden Flash would grow up, and his strength would definitely become even more extraordinary.

Time... will prove everything.

"Yeah." Namikaze Minato nodded, his gaze looking at Sarutobi Ryo, who was congratulating Hatake Sakumo.

The scene of everyone being happy made him feel even worse: "Naruto..."

"Sakumo-sensei, congratulations... no, I should call you Fourth Hokage-sama now."

Tsunade congratulated Hatake Sakumo very boldly, not showing any displeasure at all.

Because she felt that.

Having Hatake Sakumo as the Hokage was much better than having the annoying Homura and Koharu!

"Thank you, everyone." Hatake Sakumo's eyes narrowed into crescents, accepting everyone's congratulations one by one.

Sarutobi Ryo glanced at Koharu and Homura.

The expressions of the high-level officials were okay.

Although some people were frowning, they weren't sullen.

After all, Hatake Sakumo being the Hokage was... okay for them too.

Konoha was now teetering on the brink of collapse.

It really needed someone to hold the fort.

Before the start of the Third Shinobi World War, the countries were mysteriously confident, and Konoha's high-level officials even felt that Hatake Sakumo was a hindrance.

When the Third Shinobi World War really broke out, everyone realized.

Things were not that simple.

The Third Shinobi World War was the most tragic war in history.

In this war, there were only losers, no winners.

The countries consumed a large amount of resources and reduced a large number of people.

This was simply a nightmare.

Under the poisonous beating of this reality.

Koharu and the others, who had recognized everything, began to slowly change their attitude.

From thinking "we can't let Hatake Sakumo die"... to "we need Hatake Sakumo to be the Hokage"... it was a complete turnaround.

At this point, Sarutobi Ryo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Konoha's White Fang becoming the Fourth Hokage changed the tragedy and changed more of history.

Under the leadership of the strong Hatake Sakumo, Konoha would regroup and stubbornly face enemies such as Iwagakure.

At the same time, Hatake Sakumo's position could also deter allies such as Sunagakure and Amegakure, preventing them from having bad ideas.

If it were the young Namikaze Minato, things would be completely different.

The title of Golden Flash was for reaping small fries.

The problem was... which Kage-level ninja couldn't reap small fries?