At the edge of the forest, after listening to a series of stories from Jiraiya.

The Third Hokage gritted his teeth and nodded heavily.

"I really didn't expect that what he once said was not a whitewash or a joke!

I thought he was just a strong man who had quietly risen in this era and didn't want to reveal his identity.

It turns out that he is really who he said he was, with traces of his... name from a thousand years ago!!!"

This famous status really made the third generation feel a little embarrassed.

After all, the world of Naruto is still based on a world with a Japanese background, and for Xiaori, the position of daimyo is really too sacred.

Although most ninja villages only regard the daimyo of their respective countries as urinals for withdrawing money, use them when you need to pee, and throw them away when you are done urinating.

But no matter what, they still respect the identity of the daimyo from the bottom of their hearts.

so…….

The third generation was a little confused.

Are you planning to send a great name to the position of Hokage?

And Gawain agreed???

How can you agree to this? In name, isn't this adjusting a senior official to the position of mayor?

etc!

Suddenly, Hiruzen became excited.

He suddenly thought of something!

As a daimyo from a thousand years ago, it is impossible for the current Fire Nation to recognize Gawain.

And after Gawain gets the position of Hokage, his ambition will never stop at Ninja Village.

Therefore, if you let Gawain be the fifth Hokage, then under the leadership of Gawain, Konoha Village may be able to control the power of the Fire Country!

At the same time, what you do is also a way of respecting your ancestors.

And Gawain fully possesses the name and tools to control the Fire Nation.

In this case…….

"Ha ha!!!"

Hiruzen laughed loudly three times, and then clapped his hands fiercely.

"I understand, Jiraiya, don't worry!"

He patted Jiraiya on the shoulder.

Seeing the teacher raise his thin old hand, Jiraiya bent down sadly and asked the teacher to put his hand on his shoulder.

While tapping twice, Hiruzen continued.

"Before this, the Great Toad Sage of Miaomu Mountain did not leave any prophecy about the return of ancestor Gawain to the ninja world.

Obviously, the power of ancestor Gawain has exceeded the limit that the Great Toad Immortal could predict, and he is a strong man who has the ability to transcend destiny.

He is even the most orthodox monarch of our Country of Fire, an ancient great name known as the Dragon King, who has achieved great success in almost unifying the world!

Such an ancestor, I decided... to hand the position of Hokage into his hands in the future!

Jiraiya, you were originally... or you were always my best choice, but now I... have made my decision.

You have been too deeply constrained by the words of the Son of Destiny, and now, it is obvious that the ancestor who can transcend destiny is more suitable than the disciple of the Son of Destiny that you are destined to be.

Of course, it now appears that the Big Toad Immortal's prediction was not wrong.

Your disciple, Minato, is indeed worthy of being called the child of destiny.

Not only is he talented in Ninjutsu, but more importantly, his son is actually the reincarnation of Asura in this generation!

Without the confirmation from Gawain's ancestor, I would never have imagined that Naruto would be the reincarnation of Asura like Hashirama-sama, and Naruto's strength is destined to reach Hashirama-sama's level.

And you.

Don't forget, Jiraiya, before that, it was the day Naruto graduated from the ninja school.

You wrote a letter to me, planning to return to the village and take Naruto as your disciple.

In other words, you, this boy, will actually be the teacher of Destiny Child, and it seems that every disciple of you is a part of Destiny Child!

But compared to the child of destiny, I am more willing to place my hope on destiny itself.

Since there is an ancestor named Grandpa Destiny in front of me, why should I choose Grandson Destiny?

What's more, we are powerless to resist Gawain. Since we are powerless, we might as well go with the flow.

As for the most important reason..."

Having said this, Hiruzen sighed leisurely.

Opposite him, Jiraiya guessed something, so he lowered his head silently.

At the same time, Hiruzen continued.

"As for the most important reason, I am old, Jiraiya.

I...can't wait any longer.

You should know my ideals, Jiraiya. I don't want to die in bed. I should die on the battlefield like other Hokages, even if I am attacked by a surprise attack.

But now that I am old, I am afraid that my strength is no longer as good as yours."

"How could that happen, haha!"

Like a child being urged to get married, Jiraiya rubbed his hair and laughed.

"The last time we sparred, I turned on the immortal mode, but the result was still not as good as the teacher.

In that sparring session, I couldn't even get past ten moves in your hands, how could you be so old, haha~."

"But the last time we had a sparring session, it was sixteen years ago, and Minato wasn't even dead yet!

Now sixteen years have passed, and you see, I can hardly stand my spine straight."

Speaking of this, a trace of memories appeared in Hiruzen's eyes. Those days were really nostalgic.

Although the past may not be all good, just like sixteen years ago, during the Third Ninja War.

At that time, I didn't want to collect war compensation from the Kingdom of Earth, but I was scolded by the villagers to the point of resigning.

Although it was one of the few humiliations in his life, Hiruzen didn't feel that he had done anything wrong.

After all, the purpose of the existence of Iwagakure Village is to check and balance the Kumo ninjas nearby, and in the three great ninja wars, Onoki's losses were too great. Kumo Ninja Village replaced tens of thousands of ninjas in Iwagakure Village with a third-generation Raikage!

Under such circumstances, if the Iwa Ninja Village is suppressed all at once, it is very likely that the national power of the Iwa Ninja Village will be reduced to even less than the Mist Ninja and Sand Ninja.

By then, Iwa Ninja Village will no longer have the strength to check and balance Yun Ninja Village!

You know, compared to Konoha, Onoki and Kumo ninja have more hatred, and the wars between their two villages are more frequent.

If the Iwa Ninja cannot continue to bring pressure to the Kumo Ninja, then Konoha will have to bear more political pressure from the Kumo Ninja Village.

Cloud Ninja Village has always been the most aggressive village. Their style is tougher, their ambitions are greater, and they are more united internally. They are constantly trying to surpass Konoha and become the number one ninja village in the ninja world.

Compared with the war reparations that Konoha does not lack, the significance of the Iwa Ninja Village to check the Kumo Ninja is more important.

For this reason, even if Hiruzen takes the blame and resigns, he still has to give Iwa Ninja Village a chance to slowly recover!

Otherwise, if the Iwa nin fell, he would be in despair.

The one who ate this mouthful of meat was definitely not Konoha, but many Kumo ninjas who were closer to Iwa Ninja Village.

Those muscular guys are Konoha’s biggest trouble!

And the so-called war reparations...

Konoha fought three ninja wars and won three ninja wars. In the past few decades, Konoha has long been lenient in collecting compensation, and the Konoha government is not very short of money.

Compared with the compensation, Hiruzen believes that Konoha's biggest trouble is still the Konoha ninja clan that continues to try to grow bigger.

Those major ninja clans that are constantly developing are the gold-eating beasts that are parasitic on Konoha's resources.

Therefore, Hiruzen does not regret any of his past operations, and if the shadow of a village can be understood by anyone.

Doesn't that kind of shadow also prove that it is very shallow?

While Hiruzen kept thinking, Jiraiya on the side rubbed his head in silence.

I'm so sorry, teacher, I'm a prodigal son and I'm really not a good choice for Hokage.

Be it Orochimaru or Tsunade, they are all better than him, but he is just a loser.

I am absolutely not qualified to shoulder your expectations...

Yes, Jiraiya is actually a person with low self-esteem. This can be seen in many ways. For example, he never dared to tell Tsunade that he loves you or make a promise to Tsunade.

Looking at the disciple in front of him who was desperately trying to shirk the position of Hokage as always, Hiruzen sighed leisurely.

"I used to be just like you, Jiraiya.
To be continued...