Chapter 522: All-in is a wisdom, unfortunately you don't have it

Uchiha Izuna's ears echoed with the excited cheers of the clansmen, but he didn't have any strange feelings, but felt a bit empty in his heart.

Me, Hokage?

Pulling the stiff corners of his mouth in self-deprecation, a flash of loneliness flashed across Uchiha Izuna's face.

Father is not here,

Big Brother is not here,

Even that hateful white-hair is not here.

The people who were chasing are no longer here now. What is the point of me sitting in this Hokage position?

"Congratulations, Shadow Assistant."

Just as Uchiha Izuna was letting his mind wander and feeling sad, the representatives of the Ninja Clan Alliance led by Sarutobi Sasuke came to congratulate him, their old faces carrying hard-to-hide unwillingness.

"Nothing to congratulate."

Uchiha Izuna shook his head lightly, his expression neither sad nor happy, but this behavior fell into the eyes of the Ninja Clan Alliance members, full of the meaning of showing off.

The Hokage position that you couldn't get, I, Uchiha Izuna, got it easily.

"Shadow Assistant is really too humble. Hiruzen, did you see that? There are still many things you need to learn."

Sarutobi Sasuke arched his hands, turned his head and nudged Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had a disappointed face, signaling him to say something nice quickly.

"Learning from Shadow Assistant, I will never finish learning in my life."

Having no choice, Sarutobi Hiruzen had to say a word against his will. Uchiha Izuna nodded slightly upon hearing this, his gaze falling on the young man in front of him without bias.

"That white-hair thinks highly of you?"

"Uh..."

The sudden question made Sarutobi Hiruzen confused, not knowing how to answer for a while.

Fortunately, Kagami, who had just broken free from the cheering clansmen, rushed over. Hearing this question, he immediately helped his good friend smooth things over.

"Yes, Lord Izuna, teacher often praised Hiruzen for having the potential of a Hokage before he died."

"Potential of a Hokage, well..."

Uchiha Izuna glanced at the gentle-smiling Kagami and didn't continue to ask Sarutobi Hiruzen, but there were a few more inexplicable colors in his eyes.

Senju Senju Feizhen, not far away, looked at Uchiha Izuna, who was surrounded by stars, and felt angry in her heart. Letting that bastard be Hokage, she even had the heart to betray the village.

"Damn it!"

Senju Senju Feizhen, who was getting angrier the more she thought about it, left the seat angrily. The Senju clansmen following her immediately chased after her.

"Lord Senju Feizhen! Wait a moment, there is still the election for branch secretary!"

"What else to look at, is there any suspense?"

Senju Senju Feizhen said unhappily.

According to the regulations, candidates who have participated in the Hokage election cannot continue to participate in the branch secretary election. Uchiha Kagami, who is very popular, has no opponents, and the branch secretary position is equivalent to his radish pit.

"But if we leave now, will it make us look very petty?"

The Senju clansman hesitated for a moment, lowering his voice.

"Hmph!"

She now represents the face of the Senju clan. If she just left like this, it would indeed be not very decent.

No way, Senju Senju Feizhen had to sit back, cursing the traitor of the Ninja Clan Alliance in her heart.

"Don't let me know who it is!"

Creak—

"Da da da"

Just as Senju Senju Feizhen was stabbing a doll in her heart, the tightly closed door of the conference room was pushed open a small gap, and then a short figure crouched and drilled in.

Thump!

"Tsunade, where did you just go?"

Looking at Tsunade, who sat beside her, Senju Senju Feizhen's tense expression finally eased a bit.

"Don't mention it, I just lost all my New Year's money this year."

Tsunade, who was listless, raised her head, looking like a funeral. Facing her cheap aunt's question, she pouted and replied truthfully.

"You didn't go to the competition too, did you?"

"Huh? Little Aunt, how did you know?"

Tsunade blinked, tilting her head and asking in confusion, without noticing the word "also" in Senju Senju Feizhen's words.

"I just saw that curly-haired guy opening a gambling house by the window."

Senju Senju Feizhen, who also lost miserably, couldn't help but feel a sense of sympathy.

Sure enough, I'm not the only one who lost to a melon.

"Sigh~ If I had known, I would have listened to grandmother."

"You must listen to Aunt's words, otherwise you shouldn't gamble."

Senju Senju Feizhen nodded deeply. She guessed that Senju Toka must have stopped Tsunade's money-sending behavior, but her little granddaughter was not a simple person, and must have hidden from her sister-in-law to place bets.

"No, grandmother told me to bet on Uchiha Izuna, but I thought too much and all-in on Sarutobi Hiruzen, whom grandmother was singing down."

Tsunade pouted her small mouth high, full of resentment.

"Big Sister-in-law said Uchiha Izuna would win?"

Originally, she just thought her little granddaughter was complaining, and Senju Senju Feizhen smiled it off, but the more she heard, the more wrong it felt, and she instantly associated something, her scarlet pupils shrinking suddenly.

Could it be...

With an unbelievable guess in her heart, Senju Senju Feizhen immediately looked for Senju Toka, who had just talked to her, and happened to see her sister-in-law leading her subordinates, walking gracefully toward Uchiha Izuna, who was surrounded by the crowd.

"Congratulations, Shadow Assistant."

"First Lady, you are too polite."

Uchiha Izuna looked at Senju Toka, who was congratulating him, in surprise. He was not familiar with the other party, only having met a few times in the group set up by his big cousin.

Since Senju Hashirama went missing and Senju Tobirama sacrificed himself, Senju Toka's right to speak in the family had become heavier and heavier, and all big and small things had to be nodded by her before they could continue.

"Shadow Assistant, don't misunderstand. The relationship between our two families is actually not as bad as imagined, right?"

As if feeling Uchiha Izuna's confusion, Senju Toka smiled and said something profound, then led her subordinates and turned away, leaving a pile of onlookers who were confused.

Returning to the area where the Senju clansmen gathered, Senju Toka had just sat down when Senju Senju Feizhen, who came to hold her accountable, arrived at the battlefield.

"Aunt, did you do it?"

Looking at her sister-in-law who made her feel a bit strange, Senju Senju Feizhen asked in a deep voice.

"Do what? Senju Feizhen, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

Facing the questioning, Senju Toka covered her slightly opened small mouth in surprise. The performance could be said to be impeccable.

"Tsunade told me everything. How did you know Uchiha Izuna would win?"

Senju Senju Feizhen, who was suspicious by nature, couldn't possibly believe the other party's one-sided story.

"Really, Tsunade's mouth is too loose, right?"

Hearing that she was sold out by her own granddaughter, Senju Toka didn't continue to pretend, putting down her small hand gracefully, her expression becoming a bit solemn.

"That's right, I did it."

It was indeed her who, at the critical moment, secretly instructed the Senju Jonin following her to vote for Uchiha Izuna, who was originally a mortal enemy.

"That is the naturally evil Uchiha. Handing Konoha to him is equivalent to destroying the hard work of the... big uncle!"

Seeing Senju Toka admit it generously, Senju Senju Feizhen almost didn't pass out. She had calculated the ownership of the Hokage position so hard,

But you were good, just moving your lips and sending the Hokage position to that idiot Uchiha Izuna.

"Senju Feizhen, you are still too young."

Senju Toka shook her head.

"Konoha's water is too deep, you can't grasp it."

"But I at least know that Konoha must never fall into the hands of the Uchiha."

Konoha's internal affairs are indeed intricate. Senju Senju Feizhen didn't know that, but everything was still under her control. Only the Uchiha variable was the unstable factor she couldn't control.

"But now, there is no Hokage more suitable than Uchiha Izuna."

Senju Toka didn't know the pros and cons, but compared to handing Konoha to other cats and dogs, she was more at ease with the Uchiha.

At least in this way, Konoha could still possess a certain deterrent power, allowing ambitious people in other countries to shrink back.

If it were replaced by the Hokage pushed by the Ninja Clan Alliance, the troops of other major countries would probably hit Konoha's gate the next day.

"I think Sarutobi Hiruzen is fine, young and steady, much stronger than that Uchiha Izuna!"

Senju Senju Feizhen pointed to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was standing tall in the distance, and talked nonsense seriously. Taking money to do things is not shameful.

"If there were no Uchiha Izuna, the little monkey would be an excellent candidate."

F6 could be considered a child Senju Toka watched grow up. For Sarutobi Hiruzen's ability, she was still very at ease, but the opponent was too strong, so she could only wrong him to wait for a few more years.

"Phew... too late."

Accompanied by the truth coming out, Senju Senju Feizhen took a deep breath. She didn't expect the traitor to be her most trusted sister-in-law. Given the other party's status, she definitely couldn't implement punishment.

"Who else knows about this?"

After sighing, Senju Senju Feizhen immediately became alert.

If the Ninja Clan Alliance knew that the traitor who caused their election failure was the Senju clan, it probably wouldn't be solved in a few words. After all, the other party paid real money to deal with the relationship, and she had no money to return now.

"Besides the subordinates loyal to me, only Gin-san knows."

"Huh?"

That curly-haired guy knows too?

Senju Senju Feizhen stood in place, and a nameless anger instantly ignited in her chest.

Since you knew the inside story, you still opened a gambling house, treating us as leeks to cut, right?

Li Li Wa, return my money!

Thinking of the hundreds of billions she had worked hard to embezzle, falling into Uchiha Gin's pocket so easily, Senju Senju Feizhen almost fainted from anger.

"How did he know?"

Could it be that sister-in-law was bewitched by that curly-haired guy to do such rebellious things?

"I took the initiative to find him to ask his opinion on this matter."

"Who else could you find, why did you go to him?"

Senju Senju Feizhen frowned slightly. It wasn't that she didn't think highly of Uchiha Gin, but the other party was not very promising himself. After so many years, his true combat power was still mediocre Jonin, and he spent his days in the dungeon.

"It was Hashirama's instruction."

"Big... uncle?"

How did it get involved with big brother again?

"Hashirama once said that if the Senju and Uchiha were about to conflict, go find Gin-san."

Senju Toka's tone also carried a hint of inexplicable meaning. She didn't know why Senju Hashirama asked her to seek help from Uchiha Gin at the critical moment.

Could it be because of the other party's money ability?

"What did you say to him?"

At this point, Senju Senju Feizhen could only continue to get to the bottom of it to solve the doubts in her heart.

"I told him about your alliance with the Ninja Clan Alliance."

"And then?"

"Then he told me to jump back and vote for Uchiha Izuna."

Senju Toka spread her hands, revealing a helpless expression.

Before going to Uchiha Gin, she didn't have any plans, just simply wanted to ask about the impact of Senju Senju Feizhen's alliance with the Ninja Clan Alliance on the future of the Senju clan.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Uchiha Gin heard it, his originally half-closed dead fish eyes instantly erupted with a flash of light. After thinking for a long time while touching his chin, he explained the pros and cons to her.

The main purpose of the Senju clan's alliance with the Ninja Clan Alliance was to prevent Uchiha Izuna from taking office as Hokage and prevent the Uchiha from dominating.

But the Ninja Clan Alliance is not a good person. If they really obtained the Hokage position, the entire Konoha would usher in a major reshuffle.

Because the composition of the Ninja Clan Alliance is not as simple as the Senju and Uchiha, it is a combination of one small and medium-sized family after another. The interests of all parties are listed, and it would take three days and three nights to tell.

In short, if the candidate pushed by the Ninja Clan Alliance succeeds as Hokage, other families in the Ninja Clan Alliance who have contributed will stand up and demand their rewards.

And this reward is by no means satisfied with simple money. They want to divide Konoha's cake, privatize what was originally public, and strive to consolidate their family's long-term development.

By then, everything in Konoha will become foul and filthy.

"Putting it this way, it seems to make some sense."

After listening to Senju Toka's narrative, Senju Senju Feizhen's face showed a hint of thought.

She admitted that she was a bit emotional about this matter. Now that she calmed down and thought about it, her doing this was indeed very likely to push Konoha into an abyss of no return.

Uchiha Izuna is indeed hateful, but the Uchiha clan is not greedy. On the contrary, they are very dutiful, almost working for free to build Konoha.

Letting the Uchiha succeed as Hokage, at least it won't divide the village's interests. After all, that bastard Uchiha Izuna has a golden house.

Thinking of the small building that Uchiha Izuna once showed off to her, built with bricks of gold, Senju Senju Feizhen felt sour in her heart.

Isn't it just having a good cousin?

That's still my future brother-in-law!

"Aunt, this matter is known to heaven and earth, you and me, it must not be let the Ninja Clan Alliance know."

After coming back to her senses, Senju Senju Feizhen looked cautiously at the Ninja Clan Alliance representatives who were getting close to Uchiha Izuna in the distance, instructing Senju Toka to keep this matter in her stomach.

"I know, you took other people's benefits, remember to share half with me when you go back~"

Senju Toka nodded with a smile, and directly hinted at sharing the money.

"Uh... that."

"Just kidding, Aunt will keep it for you for the time being, and use it as a dowry when you get married in the future."

Seeing Senju Senju Feizhen's hesitation, Senju Toka added immediately. Being young and carrying a huge sum of money is easy to go on a crooked path.

"Gone."

"Huh?"

"I just participated in the betting outside..."

"You didn't..."

Hearing the word betting, Senju Toka's face twitched, and her tone became strange when she spoke.

Senju Senju Feizhen gritted her teeth, full of resentment toward someone in her heart.

"That's right, it's just like what you think, I all-in, but Aunt, don't worry, at worst I'll go to sea." (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 523 =====