Chapter 676: Put on more clothes when it’s cold
After the meeting, Mu Yue wanted to go back to her office, but was stopped by Sarutobi Hiruzen and taken to the Hokage's office.
"I lost the battle with Soyousuke." Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed.
"Soyousuke's strength far exceeds my imagination. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the strongest ninja in the current ninja world."
Although Mu Yue has the record of severely injuring Feng Ying with one punch, and can also use the wooden man technique with a height of more than 60 meters, there is still a long way to go before Senju Hashirama.
Soyousuke, as for Sarutobi Hiruzen, feels very close to a legendary ninja like Senju Hashirama.
Therefore, Sarutobi Hiruzen feels that Soyousuke is the strongest in the ninja world now, not Mu Yue.
"Sorry, I was impulsive this time, I should have listened to your advice."
Saying that, Sarutobi Hiruzen showed a guilty look.
For Sarutobi Hiruzen, this was not only a defeat, but also a major mistake in development strategy.
If Soyousuke is not provoked, Konoha can smoothly digest the results of the victory in the Third Ninja War, and at the same time allow Muyue to grow safely.
"Now that it has become a fact, let's continue to look forward, and if we insist on being wrong, then we, the top brass, cannot avoid it. If we persist a little longer and are tougher, maybe the result will be different." Mu Yue comforted.
This time he really struck hard. Although he did not leave any incurable injuries on Sarutobi Hiruzen's body, he most likely left a little psychological shadow on Sarutobi Hiruzen.
After all, Sarutobi Hiruzen is still the top expert in the current ninja world. He was defeated without even touching his clothes in one full-strength operation. You can imagine the frustration.
Seeing Mu Yue's emotional words and expression without any trace of acting, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart.
Even if it was Koharu and Mito Kaden who were sleeping together, two old comrades who grew up with him, Sarutobi Hiruzen could feel some resentment in their hearts.
Of course, this was indeed his fault, so Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't think there was anything wrong with Mito Kadoyan.
But he is afraid of comparison in everything. He is also a high-ranking person and one of the counselors, but Mu Yue can take the initiative to help him share the blame and comfort him.
"Although his strength is no longer weaker than mine, he still remembers my teachings in the past." Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed in his heart.
Mu Yue is so reliable, and he really remembers your kindness.
"I lost, but I also found out some information about Soyousuke." Then Sarutobi Hiruzen told Muyue some details of the battle.
"He has a technique that can create a shield that can protect the whole body. It can resist both physical attacks and ninjutsu attacks, but there should be an upper limit. When I used the Five Escape Continuous Bullets, he used other means to eliminate me. Ninjutsu."
Mu Yue looked like she was listening and nodded from time to time.
Just use unlimited spells to create an insurmountable "infinity" around you. It can be understood as a shield, and it is indeed not impossible to break.
But it's not that he can't block the five-escape bombs, he just wants to use Shaoning Vigana to further increase the sense of oppression.
To break through the limitless limit, a five-escape chain of bullets is not enough. Seeking Dao Jade or Six Paths Immortal Technique are about the same.
"Until the election is over, Muyue, don't leave the village." Sarutobi Hiruzen warned.
Although Soyousuke is powerful, there are many strong people in Konoha. If they join forces, they may not be able to compete with Soyousuke. After all, Soyousuke alone has limited chakra.
If Mu Yue leaves the village, the risk will be great.
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't dare to bet on whether Soyousuke would take action. Just because Soyousuke let him back didn't mean that Soyousuke would let Mu Yue go.
Because Sarutobi Hiruzen will not pose a threat to Soyousuke, and Mu Yue continues to grow, it is not certain who is stronger or weaker.
This conjecture made Sarutobi Hiruzen think that Soyousuke might be paralyzing Konoha by letting them back, making Konoha relax its vigilance.
Mu Yue nodded, Sarutobi Hiruzen wouldn't know if he went out anyway.
The unlimited spell is quite useful for traveling long distances. The consumption is not too exaggerated and the distance can be very long.
When it comes to traveling long distances, Mu Yueyuan calls the Unlimited Technique the strongest, far surpassing the Flying Thunder God Technique.
"By the way, there will be an exclusive interview with you in the Konoha newspaper recently. You can prepare in advance." Sarutobi Hiruzen said.
In fact, it doesn't exist now. It will have to be issued by Sarutobi Hiruzen after a while.
But this is not important. As the hero of Konoha during the Third Ninja War, it is reasonable for Muyue to be interviewed by Konoha Newspaper. It has nothing to do with Muyue being nominated as the Fourth Hokage.
Mu Yue thanked her and left the Hokage's office, heading to her own office for work.
Watching Mu Yue leave, Sarutobi Hiruzen silently took out his pipe and lit it, took a deep breath and exhaled a faint white mist, showing an expression of relief.
After a few minutes, Sarutobi Hiruzen gathered his emotions and continued to deal with official duties. Before the official handover, he was still the Hokage.
When it was time to get off work, Hiruzen Sarutobi returned home from get off work on time.
At this time, Asma also happened to come back from training at the training ground and was lying on a chair in the living room.
"You're back." Asuma turned around and said.
"Yes." Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in response, taking off the Hokage hat and putting it away.
Then the two didn't communicate much.
Asuma didn't have anything to say to Hiruzen Sarutobi. Hiruzen Sarutobi had something to say but he couldn't say it directly now.
During dinner, Hiruzen Sarutobi took the initiative to chat with Sarutobi Biwako about his recent work.
"I've finally had some free time recently. I've been busy in the past few days evaluating and discussing various ninjas who have made major military exploits and made significant contributions to Konoha. The meeting has never stopped."
"Just finish your work. You are not young anymore. You should pay attention to rest and not work too hard."
"I can't help it. I am the Hokage after all. Such important matters must be handled personally. I will be busy after a while, and the daimyo will still need to be contacted."
Hearing the word daimyo, Asuma, who had been cooking silently, couldn't help but show a confused expression.
The daimyo did not interfere in the affairs of the ninja village, so even Asuma rarely heard anything about the daimyo from Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"What on earth is so important that we have to hold high-level meetings and contact the Daimyo?" Asuma was curious.
Asuma is a person who has strong mobility, so he asked directly:
"What a big deal, it's so troublesome."
"Eat quietly, your level is not high enough to know this." Sarutobi Hiruzen did not answer Asuma's question.
And after Asuma asked, Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped talking and focused on eating.
Asuma felt a little confused. Even though he knew that Sarutobi Hiruzen was telling the truth, he still felt a little uncomfortable.
If you don't want to say it, just say it. It has to be about his level.
Even if his level is not high enough, he is the child of Hiruzen Sarutobi, isn't he worthy of trust?
"Not young, evaluate the ninja, contact the daimyo..."
After finishing the meal, Asuma kept recalling Hiruzen Sarutobi's words at the dinner table in his mind.
"Could it be that the election of the Fourth Hokage is really about to begin!" A flash of inspiration flashed in Asuma's mind, connecting everything together.
Sarutobi Hiruzen denied the transfer yesterday, but Asuma felt that Sarutobi Hiruzen may not have told the truth to his inquiry.
On the contrary, the complaints just made at the dinner table are more credible. And yesterday Sarutobi Hiruzen also let slip that Mu Yue might not have that much time to see him in the future.
The more Asuma thought about it, the more it seemed possible, and the more she thought about it, the more excited she became.
He looked around, put the Hokage hat that Hiruzen Sarutobi had placed on the shelf into the scroll, and left home.
The old man spoke so rudely to him, so it wouldn't be too much for him to borrow his hat for a while.
"Why did you take away my Hokage hat?" Sarutobi Hiruzen walked out speechless.
He just wanted to give Asma a hint, let Asma know about it, and then bring the matter to Mu Yue.
Mu Yue already knew that she was going to be nominated, but Asma didn't know that Mu Yue knew about it.
In the public's mind, the nomination for the Hokage election is news announced by the Hokage only at the Jonin Conference.
It is related to the position of Hokage. Even if this is information that Mu Yue already knows, and even if Mu Yue can guess that there is intentional result of Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mu Yue will still have a better impression of Asuma.
Because no matter how Asma was unaware, from Asma's perspective, he took the risk to inform Mu Yue in advance.
For such a student who is devoted to the teacher, can the teacher not increase his favor?
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't ask how strong Asuma could be after being trained by Mu Yue. There was a Fourth Kazekage who was good enough to lead the Sarutobi clan to continue to prosper and develop.
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After leaving home, Asma went directly to Muyue's home in the main city.
After knocking on the door and walking in, Asuma discovered that Obito and Shisui were also at Muyue's house.
Shisui seemed to be asking Muyue a question, while Obito was talking to an unknown onion-headed creature with wings.
"Teacher Muyue, good evening." Asma greeted one by one.
"Well, come and sit." Mu Yue greeted with a smile.
"Excuse me."
"Nothing to disturb, Shisui and the others have just finished asking their questions."
Shisui came to Muyue to ask part of the Uchiha clan.
Obito met Shisui in the Uchiha clan, and he happened to have some theoretical questions to ask Mu Yue, so he came over together.
Asuma did not go to the chair and sit down, but walked behind Mu Yue, then took out the Hokage hat from the scroll and put it on Mu Yue's head.
"Teacher Muyue, it's getting cold, it's time to wear a hat." Asma said matter-of-factly.
Mu Yue's expression was subtle. What was he trying to do? Support him in asking the Sandaime to abdicate.
"Hokage hat!"
Obito's eyes widened and he looked at Mu Yue excitedly. He subconsciously took out his camera and took a picture of Mu Yue.
Snap! Snap!
The next moment, two transparent energy hit Asuma and Obito on the head.
Then Mu Yue took off the Hokage hat, and he had no obsession with Hokage.
"Asuma, where did you order it from? It's exactly the same as the hat Uncle Hokage wears." Obito touched his head skillfully and asked curiously.
When he took his graduation photos, he always wanted to take a photo wearing this kind of hat, but unfortunately there was no exact replica, not even a high imitation.
"Haha, who knows, I picked this up." Asma said perfunctorily with a smile.
This is not exactly the same, because this is what Sarutobi Hiruzen usually wears on his head.
Shisui showed a thoughtful expression.
Customized? Which clothing store would dare to order this thing after eating a ninja beast? It looks exactly like the real Hokage hat.
Combined with Asuma's identity, Shisui felt that this should be a genuine Hokage hat.
Asuma picked up the Hokage hat and put it into the scroll, feeling angry. He didn't really want to give the hat to Mu Yue now and put it back when he got home.
Seeing Asuma hesitate to speak, Muyue said to Obito and Shisui:
"There are some information upstairs that I usually compile. You can go and take a look."
Asuma obviously wanted to say something to him, but was a little worried because Shisui and Obito were present.
This Mu Yue can understand that Asuma and Obito are just good friends, not a long-term life-and-death relationship like the one between Kakashi and Obito.
"Teacher Muyue, no need." Asuma thought for a moment before directly speaking out Sarutobi Hiruzen's words and his speculation.
Because the matters involved were so important, Asuma initially thought that as few people as possible would know.
But when he thought about it carefully, Obito and Shisui were not unknown people in the village and could help Muyue in the election.
And with Obito and Shisui's personalities, it's impossible for them to betray Muyue and leak the news.
"The Yondaime Hokage!" Obito's eyes became bright.
If the invincible Mugetsu Sennin becomes the Hokage, Konoha will not be allowed to take off.
"Asuma just said that he might be nominated. Why do you think he has already succeeded to the throne?" Mu Yue knocked Obito on the head again.
"This doesn't mean I trust you." Obito chuckled.
Zhisui nodded in his mind, with Mu Yue's current momentum in Konoha, the probability of becoming Hokage is very high.
As for the fourth generation Hokage Namifeng Shuimen in the original history, his current momentum cannot be compared with Mu Yue's.
"If Aunt Tsunade is also nominated, the final result is hard to say, but we can start preparations now and seize the opportunity when the time comes." Asuma said.
This is the purpose of his coming. If he gets the information in advance and starts preparing, he can be prepared to compete for votes to the greatest extent.
Of all the possible contenders, Asuma feared Tsunade the most.
Because Tsunade has too many buffs, she is the granddaughter of the first generation, the most orthodox existence in Konoha, and she is also the disciple of his old man.
In addition, as the strongest medical ninja in the ninja world, Tsunade has treated a large number of ninjas and various officials and nobles, and her connections are also very scary.
Tsunade did not participate much in the Third Ninja War, but she made great achievements in the Second Ninja War.
The combination of a series of factors led to Tsunade's failure in the election.
"How about hiding a stone with the words 'Konoha Xing, Mu Yueying' in the carcass of the fish." Obito said with great interest.
"We can hold a class reunion, contact students who have been taught by Teacher Mu Yue before, and integrate everyone's strength to help Teacher Mu Yue." This is Shisui's idea.
(End of chapter)