"The Daimyo's youngest son?" Kakashi chuckled. "His youngest son is only four years old this year, and he's practically invisible in the Land of Fire."
"Is that so?" Uchiha Touhuan said with a light laugh. "That's great."
"Kakashi, I think the Daimyo's reply should reach the village in a few days." Uchiha Touhuan looked at Kakashi. "These next few days, send out the news of the expanded recruitment of the Guard Force. As for the formal reorganization, we'll start immediately after I take office."
"Understood." Kakashi nodded.
...
The Guard Force posted notices announcing the expansion, and the news quickly spread to every corner of the village.
Many genin were eager to join after seeing the news, and even some chunin from the village were no exception.
The benefits of the Guard Force were no secret in the village's ninja circles; some ninjas who hadn't signed up last time because of concerns about the Guard Force's reputation were already regretting it deeply.
The news of the expansion of the ninja guard force caused disruptions to even the normal operation of D-rank missions in the village, with the entire area in front of the guard force being completely surrounded.
For the unruly villagers without ninja families, this news was a devastating blow—if the current guard force frightened them so much, what would happen after further expansion? Meanwhile, news of the Daimyo's approval of Uchiha Touhuan as the Fifth Hokage also reached the village. Although the official documents wouldn't arrive for several days, construction on the fifth statue at the Hokage Rock had already begun. The
village ninjas all knew they were about to enter the era of the Fifth Hokage.
During this period of transition, Hiruzen Sarutobi had already cleared out his office and handed over the Scroll of Seals, which only previous Hokage could view, to Uchiha Touhuan.
Uchiha Touhuan didn't have time to examine the Scroll of Seals closely yet, but Uchiha Zaito and others had already moved into the Hokage Building to help Uchiha Touhuan prepare his future office space.
"Hideaki! Be careful, make sure this calligraphy is hung straight! This is the Fifth Hokage's favorite calligraphy!" Uchiha Zaito directed Sakurai Hideaki and Fujiwara Yoki to carefully hang the large calligraphy scroll with the words "Political Purity and Harmony" (政清人和), which they had brought from Uchiha Toko's security team office, on the wall of the Hokage's office. The scroll was directly opposite the portraits of the past Hokage hanging in the office.
After the scroll was hung, two more people carried in a sword rack that had been in Uchiha Toko's former office.
At that moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Touko Uchiha also arrived at the office.
Upon seeing the sword rack, Hiruzen Sarutobi, puffing on his cigarette, asked somewhat doubtfully, "Touko, are you planning to display swords in the Hokage's office? Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
"There's nothing inappropriate about it," Touko Uchiha chuckled. After the men carrying the sword rack placed it below the calligraphy, Touko stepped forward and placed his Swift Lightning sword, hanging from his waist, on it. "The Hokage represents the village's highest fighting force. Placing the sword here signifies that I can rush to the battlefield at any time. This way, the village's ninjas can feel more at ease when carrying out missions, knowing that they will always have me as their support."
"Okay...okay..." Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled awkwardly, not bringing up the matter again, and quickly changed the subject, "Touko, your Fifth Hokage's robe is already being made. The inauguration ceremony the day after tomorrow should be able to proceed as planned."
"Yes, it really is something to look forward to," Touko Uchiha remarked, looking out the window at the Hokage Rock being carved, a stone that belonged to him.
Meanwhile
, in the security force, Kakashi, who had officially assumed the position of captain, was also busy arranging work. After spending a day on the new members' induction training, Kakashi summoned all the squad leaders to the conference room.
"Everyone, our Captain Touko will officially take office as the Fifth Hokage in two days," Kakashi said from the podium in the conference room. "However, recently, I've heard some discordant voices in the village."
"Damn it! Those guys dare to disrespect the Fifth Hokage!" Watanabe Masashi, who had been promoted to squad leader for his outstanding abilities, stood up and spoke up. "It seems we must teach them a lesson!"
"That's right! That's right!" The crowd below immediately became excited. It was Touko who gave them the life they had today. Now that Touko was about to become the Fifth Hokage, their lives would only get better and better. How could they tolerate anyone disrespecting Uchiha Touhuan! "Please calm down!" Kakashi waved his hand, trying to calm the emotions in the room.
"The Fifth Hokage's inauguration is imminent. The most important thing now is to ensure the smooth running of his inauguration ceremony," Kakashi said. "Therefore, I don't want to hear any discordant voices during the Fifth Hokage's inauguration ceremony. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" Everyone below nodded in unison.
...
With the Daimyo's letter arriving in the village, the Fifth Hokage's divine robes were officially completed. Soon, the day of the official Hokage inauguration ceremony arrived.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the warm winter sun completely dispelled the chill of the previous night,
and the entire Hokage Building was brightly lit and decorated, filled with a festive atmosphere. Uchiha Touhuan and Sarutobi Hiruzen ascended together to the large terrace of the Hokage Building, where the ninjas who had been waiting below erupted in enthusiastic cheers upon seeing Uchiha Touhuan
, who was wearing the Fifth Hokage's robes. The next moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen solemnly handed the Hokage hat to Uchiha Touhuan.
After Uchiha Touhuan put it on, the cheers from below grew even louder.
Uchiha Touhuan swept his gaze across the crowd below, and everyone who supported him clapped enthusiastically. Although the number of people attending his inauguration ceremony seemed to be less than that of the Fourth Hokage, the commotion they created was no less than that.
Among the crowd, Kakashi clapped vigorously while smiling and greeting Uchiha Touhuan.
After the cheers from the audience subsided slightly, Uchiha Touhuan slowly spoke:
"Everyone, thank you for coming to witness this moment." His voice, accompanied by fluctuations in chakra, reached the ears of everyone in the audience. "Our village has stood for fifty-six years since the First Hokage and Madara made their oath on the banks of the Naka River. It is thanks to the tireless efforts of the previous four Hokage that the village has reached its current size. Now, I am fortunate to have taken on this responsibility. I owe everything I have today to your support and love."
"Here, in the name of the Fifth Hokage, I swear to the Will of Fire." Uchiha Touhuan raised his right hand. "In the future, I will fulfill the responsibilities and obligations of Hokage, protect every comrade in the village, and lead the village to a brighter future! Let Konoha be great again!"
"Fifth Hokage! Uchiha Touhuan!"
Bang!
"Bang! Bang!"
As Uchiha Touhuan's words fell, fireworks and fire-style techniques developed overnight by several Uchiha elders exploded one after another above the Hokage Building, bursting into brilliant bursts.
The happiest people about Uchiha Touhuan's ascension to the position of Fifth Hokage were probably these clan elders, now in their seventies and eighties. Ever since Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama jointly established the village, they had been obsessed with the Uchiha clan producing a Hokage. The
First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, held unparalleled prestige; striving for second, securing third, and aiming for fourth became their motto. However, in the succession of Hokage, the Uchiha clan seemed destined to be forever excluded from this position, with some of their contemporaries dying with this regret.
However, Uchiha Touhuan's appearance surprised even these old fogies. After forcefully intervening in the clan council and seizing the position of clan head, Uchiha Touhuan accomplished in just six months what they had dreamed of for decades.
So, the clan originally planned to assign the task of setting off the cannon salute to a few younger members, but the elders all insisted on taking it, wanting a sense of participation.
While things were harmonious at the Hokage Building, the atmosphere elsewhere in the village was far from peaceful.
Early this morning, a small-time villager, who had been severely beaten, imprisoned for a month, and fined exorbitantly for participating in the storming of the security detail, secretly contacted several of his former cellmates from the security detail prison after learning that Uchiha Touhuan was about to become the Fifth Hokage. He planned to cause trouble on the day of the inauguration ceremony, preventing the security captain from taking office smoothly.
However, as soon as he stepped outside this morning, he found a security detail member holding a baton smiling at him.
This smile sent chills down his spine.
As a habitual offender who had been illegally operating a street stall for years, he was all too familiar with that smile. Although the police promoted "smiling enforcement," they only wore smiles on their faces; otherwise, they showed absolutely no leniency. Moreover, the last time he was beaten, the police officers who did it also swung their batons with ferocious force while smiling.
"Sir, is there something you need?" Looking at the baton in front of him, the man instantly cowered and quickly lowered his head.
"Nothing, I'm just patrolling around here. You seem very busy. Do you need my help?" the police officer said unhurriedly.
"No, no, no, I'm not busy at all. I just went out for some fresh air," the vendor hurriedly replied, carefully concealing the banner that read "Uchiha Touhuan, step down" from his pocket, not daring to show it even slightly.
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