On August 8th, Konoha Year 43, Konoha welcomed the birth of its Fourth Hokage.
On this day, Konoha could be described as a ghost town, with countless people taking to the streets, heading towards the Hokage Office, just to witness the moment Kazuki became Hokage.
Kazuki sat in the Hokage Office, already draped in his Fourth Hokage cloak. He picked up the Hokage hat from the desk and looked into the distance.
"I didn't expect the Kazekage, Raikage, and Tsuchikage representatives to gather first."
Kirigakure initially wanted to come. Even though almost everyone in Kirigakure hated Kazuki to death, they also feared Kazuki, afraid that if their etiquette was not up to par, they would anger Kazuki, and then Kazuki would once again kill his way into Kirigakure and slaughter them.
Even if he annihilated them, it would be justifiable.
Don't ask, if you ask, it means you look down on Konoha, you look down on Kazuki.
However, some situations recently arose in Kirigakure. Madara had taken control of Kirigakure, and under the tacit understanding between both parties, Kirigakure naturally did not need to come.
Ōnoki was still the Tsuchikage, but his legs were crippled in his battle with Kazuki, and he now had to use a wheelchair. Of course, given Ōnoki's condition, there was actually no problem whether he used a wheelchair or not.
He was one of the few ninjas who could fly. Ōnoki arranged for his son to come on his behalf, which was not a slight to Kazuki.
After all, that was Ōnoki's son, and Ōnoki was already disabled. Kazuki wouldn't be so deranged as to force Ōnoki to come and witness his inauguration. He wasn't that overbearing.
Kazuki himself was conflicted about whether to attack them and how to resolve them.
Everything depended on Madara's subsequent actions.
He wondered what attitude these people would have after seeing Madara effortlessly control Kirigakure.
"They are definitely going to test Konoha's attitude, after all, your prestige was too strong in previous years. Before, the Third Raikage even tested me, wanting to form an alliance with us to destroy other countries." Hiruzen said with a chuckle.
In truth, this was mainly to test Konoha's attitude.
If Konoha really planned that, then sooner or later, they would attack Kumogakure. Then, at that time, other countries would join forces to resist Konoha.
Hiruzen naturally refused all of this.
Haha, are you kidding?
Share the world with Kumogakure? Are you worthy?
If Konoha's true strength were to be revealed now, other villages would probably surrender immediately.
Kazuki, Mikoto, Kushina, and Rinka are already top-tier in the Ninja World.
Tsunade, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Sakumo are all strong ninjas of the middle generation.
This doesn't even count the powerful ninjas that can be summoned by Edo Tensei.
Besides that, there are also geniuses like Nawaki and Minato.
Konoha, as a single village, is more than capable of challenging other countries now, isn't it?
Unfortunately, his son, Shinnosuke, was still a bit lacking. Even now, Shinnosuke is only at the Elite Jonin level, unable to keep up with even Nawaki, which is somewhat embarrassing.
"Let them be. We will deal with whatever comes our way. I'd even prefer it if they caused some trouble. At that time, we can find fault with them." Kazuki sneered and walked out first, followed closely by Hiruzen and the others.
When Kazuki walked onto the balcony of the Hokage Office, he looked at the surging crowd below. Amidst the crowd, he found some familiar figures, and excitement surged in his heart.
He was finally going to be the Hokage.
Although all of this was a matter of course, he still felt a surge of heroic pride.
"From now on, I will be the Fourth Hokage of Konoha. From now on, the people of Konoha will be their own masters. I will make you stand up. Those who offend Konoha, no matter how far, will be punished!" Kazuki said loudly, his voice mixed with Chakra.
"Those who offend Konoha, no matter how far, will be punished!"
"Those who offend Konoha, no matter how far, will be punished!"
This phrase had long spread throughout Konoha, and everyone actually agreed with it.
Those who offend Konoha, no matter how far, will be punished.
Who doesn't hope their village can have some backbone?
Especially with the strongest ninja in the Ninja World, they now wished that other villages would bully their village. Then they could fight back.
But what did Kazuki mean by saying he would make them stand up?
Kazuki's words made the Third Raikage and Third Kazekage look at each other. They had heard the phrase, "Those who offend Konoha, no matter how far, will be punished," before.
But for Kazuki to say such words at the inauguration ceremony, it was tantamount to warning others, "If you come to bully Konoha, I will take action against you."
Looking at the surging crowd, Kazuki nodded with satisfaction. This was quite good.
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"This is our first meeting, Daimyo."
Kazuki met the Daimyo under Hanaku's guidance.
As Tsunade's father and Mito's son, Kazuki had to show Hanaku some respect. Of course, he wasn't very interested in the Daimyo, they were just a bunch of parasites.
If they didn't cooperate, he wouldn't mind eliminating them all.
"Yes."
The Daimyo sized up Kazuki, his expression complex. He knew that from the moment Kazuki became Hokage, his good days were pretty much over.
Why did such a powerful existence have to appear in the Ninja World?
"You look more like a descendant of a god than I do."
The Daimyo had collected intelligence on Kazuki. He knew that Kazuki killed without batting an eye.
If anyone provoked him, their survival would be due to Kazuki's benevolence.
But how could the Daimyo not envy Kazuki?
Such an existence, capable of controlling everyone's lives, truly was like a god.
"A god? I already am." Kazuki shrugged dismissively.
"This time, I called the Daimyo here because I wanted to see how the Daimyo views the relationship between the village, the Daimyo, and the nobles."