Anime Heroine Who Travels Through the Blackened Way

"It seems that everyone is here, so let's make a long story short. Today is the time for us to decide on the candidates for the Sixth Hokage. The two candidates are Hatake Kakashi and Sarutobi Asuma. One of the best jounin in our village, so I deeply feel that the elders cannot make a judgment alone. Therefore, this opportunity lies in the hands of the council members. They will decide who will be elected through a secret ballot. Most suitable to be the new Hokage."

At the similarly decorated elder's seat, Hinata, who was sitting in the center, spoke first with a smile, while several cameras next to her faithfully recorded the scene in the hall and then transmitted it to the public screen in Konoha Square. , it can be regarded as live broadcasting this scene in an open format to interested audiences in the village. Not only the residents of Konoha Village, but also people from other villages who want to collect intelligence.

In the past, although the succession information of each Ninja Kage certainly could not be concealed, it would probably only be known to the Ninja world after a period of time. There is no need to explain the reason. If it is broadcast openly like this time, will there be any village in the future? I don’t know if it will be imitated, but it is definitely unprecedented.

Asuma and Kakashi stood opposite each other in front of two single-person podiums facing the audience. Obviously, since the system is to be implemented, it must be fully implemented. Since they have said that the public should know the intentions of the two candidates, then We have to let them give speeches for themselves.

"This time, let me explain some of today's rules. First, the two candidates must answer questions from the elders. After that, they will enter the member's question time. After that, they can also express their own ideas. At the end of the two candidates' speeches After that, each council member will start a secret ballot, and finally after the elders count the votes of the two, they will decide who will be elected as the Sixth Hokage based on the number of votes."

The person standing on the side of the elders' chair as secretary was none other than Ino. The blond girl in formal attire clearly showed off her temperament and heritage as the daughter of a large family. Her tone of voice was gentle and gentle, which made all the heads of the family in the audience nod. Especially the father, Yamanaka Haiichi, looked at her. Can't hide his pride. After all, being able to stand out in such a scene today is basically destined to be a position in the future. Although Ino cannot compare with the two female elders Hinata and Lin, she is still more than enough to hold the position of general secretary. .

"The rules are clear. Are the two candidates ready?"

Lin raised her head slightly and looked around at the scene in front of her. There was no doubt that this was a scene that had never appeared in her experience and knowledge. She had to record it in her mind.

"I am ready."

Asuma and Kakashi are both dressed in full ninja attire today. After all, Naruto is a very special leader. The front part that highlights their identity is not a businessman but a ninja. The two long-time friends looked at each other and confirmed each other's status.

"Very good. Then, let the ceremony begin. Please state your identity and resume."

Shikaku, who was sitting on the left seat, smiled and reminded that although the identity of the elder came suddenly, it did not prevent him from sincerely applauding the outstanding ninjas in his village.

Nodding slightly towards Kakashi, Asuma spoke first: "My name is Asuma Sarutobi, my ninja registration number is 010829, I am 31 years old, and I was honored to serve as one of the twelve guardians of the Land of Fire. I am honored to participate This election is a great honor for me.”

This kind of introduction is undoubtedly quite formal, and according to the ninja registration number reported by Asuma, the various records under the ninja number are carefully listed at the bottom of the big screen in the square, including those who graduated from the ninja school. The age at the time, as well as the specific age group for promotion to chuunin and jounin, the rest is the most important number of completion of each task. Asuma was quite proud of the title of the Twelve Guardians, and also gave a more detailed explanation, proving that it was an elite title that once protected the great names of the Land of Fire. There is no doubt that this approach is quite considerate for the people. After all, they do not have the authority to know the information contained in the ninja numbers. Now that it is listed on the screen in the square, it will undoubtedly make these villagers aware of these past The jonins who didn't know much about it had a general understanding.

Of course, this is just a superficial part of the secret. The real valuable information is hidden in the surname and the relationship between master and apprentice. Of course, there is no need to let the public know these things.

"My name is Kakashi Hatake. My ninja registration number is 009720. I am 30 years old. I'm sorry that I don't have a decent title. Please forgive me."

Kakashi's slightly teasing self-introduction livened up the atmosphere a little. Although he has the titles of 'Konoha Technician' and 'Sharingan Kakashi', these two identities come from the belt. The Sharingan that Tu left to him, Kakashi's character certainly would not use this kind of other people's things to benefit himself.

However, even though Asuma did not have the title of Twelve Guardians, Kakashi's information still aroused the interest of quite a few people.

"Hello? Did I read that correctly? I graduated from a ninja school at the age of 5 and was promoted to chuunin at the age of 6?!"

"Really? This is way ahead of Mr. Asuma's graduation date, isn't he? Isn't this guy a genius ninja?"

With the mentality of watching the excitement, the square has been filled with excited Konoha people. For them, in the past, the replacement of Hokage was basically reported by the senior officials after discussion, and then announced directly in the village. . But now, this complete birth situation of Hokage is shown directly in front of them, and it is basically impossible for people to say that they are not interested.

Naturally, after seeing Asuma and Kakashi's respective messages, the discussion in the square naturally started. Asuma's information is good because he has the title of Twelve Guardians, but his graduation grade and chunin age are 9 and 12 years old respectively. In this regard, he is undoubtedly much inferior to Kakashi.

And there is also the number of missions completed. Because of the age gap when he became a ninja, as well as a series of reasons, Asma's number of missions is far less than Kakashi's. Taking S-level missions as an example, Asma's number of missions completed is No more and no less than 20 times, but Kakashi did it a full 42 times, twice as much as him but still with a fraction. The same goes for most of the other tasks, and Asuma obviously can't compete with Kakashi in these aspects.

Of course, the two's ninja results are only part of the competition after all. After all, they are choosing 'Shadow' instead of 'Best Ninja'. The two titles may be very close, but there is still a qualitative difference.

"Very good, now let's move on to the elders' question session. The first question: What do you think of the next development direction of Konoha Village?"

Because this election ceremony was basically created by Hinata herself, she naturally had to take the lead in everything, and then Lin and Shikaku on the side learned how to deal with it on the spot. If they didn't have the brainpower to keep up with the direction of their ideas, they would have to live. It's time to be ignored.

It was impossible for Asuma and Kakashi not to be nervous. Although neither of them had much obsession with becoming Hokage, since they were here, they naturally couldn't hold back. However, the two of them are also considered to be rare elite jounin. The knowledge and vision they have accumulated over their years are also quite broad, so they will not be unable to answer the questions.

"Then I will venture to share my personal opinion."

It was Asuma who was the first to speak. This third-generation son is also the current patriarch of the Sarutobi clan. Although it was his first time to participate in this kind of election ceremony, he did not have any stage fright: "Since experiencing the war in the Chunin Examination a few years ago, Some of the long-standing shortcomings of Konoha Village are also quite obvious. The old defense measures and security systems have led to many loopholes. Fortunately, the economic growth of Konoha Village has been quite gratifying in the past few years. Therefore, my personal opinion is that if I can be lucky enough to become the sixth On behalf of the Hokage, we will first vigorously promote the improvement of the new security system and strive to rebuild Konoha Village into the safe No. 1 Ninja Village."

There is no doubt that no matter what kind of person he is, the key is to see where his position is. Now standing in this position where he can state his political opinions, Asma's attitude has also subconsciously entered the state, and his words have gradually changed. Toughened up.

(PS1:...Ah, you really brought it upon yourself...As expected, I still don't have enough knowledge. To write an election scene, I have to review the news about the US imperial election...)

(PS2: In short, the key trick is that the two candidates must not have the same political views, right?)

Hokage election meeting (2)

Regarding Asma's speech, the MPs in the audience also had different reactions. Although they did not show it on their expressions, the flickers in their eyes fully explained their inner thoughts.

There is no doubt that although Asma himself is a gentle and generous uncle to his fellow villagers, he has always been quite harsh in his external attitude, which not only highlights his merciless bravery towards the enemy in battles On top of that, as the biological child of Sandai, when he was young, he was quite dissatisfied with Sandai's conservative path of tolerating moderation. Otherwise, there would be no discord between father and son with Sandai.

Even though the passage of time and the establishment of a family have worn away many of the edges of this good old man, once he is placed in a position where he can speak freely, the hawkish style that has been hidden deep in his heart for a long time still emerges involuntarily. Even though he has carefully used conservative words in his words, his position has not changed.

Of course, this is probably because the death of the third generation was due to a series of reasons caused by the aging of Konoha Village's defense measures. Therefore, for Asuma, changing and improving the village's defense capabilities needs to be the first priority.

The congressmen could only remain silent because of their status, but it was different for the people in the square. Many people subconsciously started talking around the candidate's speech.

"That's right. If it weren't for the loopholes in the defensive measures, the Sandaime-sama wouldn't have been successfully attacked."

"Yes, Asuma-sama is the son of the Sandaime. It is understandable that he would want to stand up where his father fell."

"However, no matter what the reason is, the purpose of improving defense measures is to expand and improve armaments."

"If that's the case, no matter how you look at it, it will affect the village's trade level."

The villagers are not all political idiots. Some of them can see the possible consequences of these measures. Yes, Asma's statement indicates that he will definitely increase his military strength after taking office. However, the consequence of this is that firstly, a large amount of budget will be spent on military readjustment, and secondly, the access to and from the village will inevitably be affected. Strict control is carried out. A simple example is that in the past, trade convoys entering and leaving the village may only need to be checked once, but after that, they may need to be checked twice or even more times. The impact on time-sensitive businesses cannot be denied. Not to mention that the tense atmosphere itself is an inducement that will subconsciously shrink business activities.

And such a speech also made the three elders at the elders' table look different. Lin and Shikaku were surprised with some thoughtfulness. They were not stupid. They could naturally see the impact that such an open election meeting might have on the village. People with brains could immediately identify the core of the electors. Read the possible future development of the village in your mind.

Asuma's speech not only revealed his own views, but also made others understand that as long as he succeeds, the next main direction of Konoha Village will inevitably be towards armament and expansion. Such a direction will undoubtedly have a negative impact on commerce and foreign trade. But in contrast, for the village's armament industry, such as the ninja tool industry headed by the Tenten family, the ninja dog training of the Inuzuka family, and the pharmaceutical industry of Konoha Village itself, such as the Godly Water and Blood Refining Pills, etc., there will be More orders and support will naturally drive a series of related industries.

In this case, the MPs who support Asma will choose their position selectively, because the succession of this candidate will undoubtedly support their own interests.

But there are obviously people who do not support Asma. There is no doubt that they are those business sectors that rely on foreign trade and transactions, such as Akihabara's tourism revenue and various commodity export transactions. People in these sectors must not want Asuma came to power.

"Very good, then let's invite another candidate, Kakashi Hatake, to speak."

Nodding with satisfaction, Hinata turned her eyes to Kakashi aside. If she guessed correctly, her instructor should have a different view.

"First of all, thank you for this opportunity to speak. It's a great honor for me."

Kakashi also spoke calmly. Although he is always lazy on weekdays, this adult is also a Bensan, and he will definitely not be lacking in words and etiquette: "Since I can remember, everything I see before my eyes and hears. What I smell is nothing else, but all kinds of war information. As a ninja of Konoha Village, I have seen and heard countless bad news caused by war with my own eyes and ears. As a ninja, my My duty is to protect this village with my own life. But..."

After a slight pause, Kakashi's eyes were uncontrollably filled with sadness: "I even remember the last words of many of my comrades who fought side by side with me when they were dying, the most common words they said. It's not 'avenge me', nor 'kill all those enemies', but: 'Kakashi, you must live, because we haven't seen what a peaceful world is like, you must see it for us. Look at that world’.”

The entire venue became silent subconsciously, not only the election hall, but also the originally enthusiastic audience in the square. What Kakashi's words evoked was nothing else, but the greatest expectations of those unlucky companions in those war-torn years that they had also suffered.

The Ninja World War has broken out three times before. Even Konoha, the leader of the Ninja Village, was also scarred. The village was infiltrated and attacked by spies not once or twice. Not only the ninjas who died, but also the ninjas who died. In the conflicts and outbreaks of technology, there are also many civilians who are unintentionally involved. After all, it is not always possible to evacuate the crowd in advance.

For humans, death is sometimes too cheap. Collapse of buildings, broken pavement, and even a small detonating symbol may lead to the loss of life. Family members or neighbors who are still talking one moment, and the next moment are seeing blood splattered on the scene in front of them, for some older generations. For the villagers, it was not simply the number of casualties recorded, but the nightmare they had witnessed with their own eyes.

Because we are in the middle of a war, sacrifice is inevitable. The only thing that can stop this kind of sacrifice is peace after the war.

If war comes again, it is not difficult for the villagers to donate part of the funds. The difficulty is that some people not only donate money, but even donate the lives of their own family members.

This is also a sadness that is difficult to face for the ninjas. It can be said that among the older generation of ninjas who are still alive here, there are basically no people who have not seen their companions die, and they know it well. , what those unlucky partners long for is definitely not the so-called hatred, but the peace that they have sacrificed but haven't had a chance to take a look at.

"So, if I am lucky enough to become the Sixth Hokage, my idea is to declare Konoha's desire for peace to other villages and the world. We do not want the hard-won peace to be broken. But if If anyone insists on provoking a war, those of us who have lived until now carrying the wishes of our companions will never let them succeed!"

Kakashi's words broke the previous meditation and silence, and after finishing his words, the white-haired jonin bowed slightly and stopped speaking.