Naruto Law of the Devil

"Let me become the Fifth Hokage? Did I hear that correctly?"

Hearing the old lady Utatane Koharu's words, Yu was momentarily stunned and subconsciously began to ponder her and Mitokado Homura's intentions.

"Have you all forgotten...?"

"I am no longer a Konoha Ninja, am I?"

While pondering, Yu stated a fact, "And to be honest, I have no affection for Konoha right now..."

"No, you are wrong, Yu..."

At that moment, the Third Hokage, who had been silent, interrupted him with a wise gleam in his old, murky eyes. "Even though you have left Konoha, in the eyes of other ninjas, you will always be a ninja from Konoha. You have already been branded with the mark of Konoha, and that is a fact you can never change."

"The mark of Konoha?"

Upon hearing this, Yu lightly shook his head with a mocking smile. Although he acknowledged that what the Third Hokage said was not without reason, the truth was that for someone like him who had crossed over from another world, what other ninjas in this world thought mattered very little...

"Say what you will..."

"I've already completely severed ties with Konoha..."

While saying this, Yu shrugged indifferently and continued, "And if I'm not mistaken, you should have already sent Jiraiya to find Tsunade. Why are you still considering me for the position of Fifth Hokage?"

"Tsunade is indeed a very suitable candidate for the position of Fifth Hokage..."

In response to Yu's question, Utatane Koharu spoke up to explain on behalf of the Third Hokage, "However, the ninja world war has ended not long ago. After the Konoha Nine-Tails incident and the sacrifice of the Fourth Hokage, Konoha has also lost the power of the Uchiha Clan and is now facing further destruction from Orochimaru and the Sand Village. We are in a very low period..."

"The neighboring countries might take bold actions at any moment. To handle various potential emergencies, we need a strong and trustworthy leader before that happens."

"In other words... what we need now is a Fifth Hokage with enough strength and prestige to deter other countries."

After finishing her words in one breath, Utatane Koharu and the other two present all turned their gazes toward Yu, revealing a hint of anticipation?

"So... you've set your sights on me?"

Faced with the three pairs of expectant eyes in front of him, Yu's expression was noncommittal.

Indeed, considering his accumulated fame from the previous ninja world war, along with killing the former Mizukage and single-handedly destroying the Hidden Cloud Village and conquering the Land of Snow, from the perspective of the ninja world, having him as the Fifth Hokage would indeed be more intimidating than Tsunade.

"Heh... such a politician's face."

"Utilize me when needed, and kick me aside when not."

Scanning the faces of the Third Hokage and the two Konoha Elders, Yu's deep and sharp eyes seemed to see through their thoughts. "In the end, you just need to use my strength to intimidate the surrounding forces during this special period. Even if I did agree to become the so-called Fifth Hokage, I doubt you would genuinely trust me, would you?"

As soon as Yu finished speaking, the entire Hokage office fell into silence again. Seeing their reactions, Yu couldn't help but sneer inwardly. However, in the midst of the silence, the Third Hokage suddenly spoke up, "Yu, I can't control what they think, but at least I absolutely trust you…"

Faced with the Third Hokage's sincere gaze, Yu, though still dismissive, couldn't help but reminisce about past events.

The Third Hokage had indeed always taken care of him and had once wished to support him to the position of Hokage. Unfortunately, fate had other plans, and now everyone was standing on their respective positions.

"You've shown unmatched talent since you were young…"

Noticing that Yu seemed somewhat moved, the Third Hokage sighed, "And it's true. Today, you have become a ninja stronger than any of us…"

"I sincerely apologize for the Nono incident…"

As he spoke, the Third Hokage stood up from behind his desk and walked over to Yu, his tone filled with sorrow. "No matter how elegant the words, they won't change the fact that my leniency and indulgence allowed Danzo to create so much darkness…"

"If you truly hate me, you could kill me right now…"

At this point, the Third Hokage looked steadfastly at Yu and said, "But as the Hokage of Konoha, I sincerely hope you will seriously consider our proposal…"

Seeing the Third Hokage's genuine determination and resolve, Yu was momentarily stunned. If he were a native Konoha ninja, he would undoubtedly be moved by the Third Hokage's words. But unfortunately…

"There's no need to continue, Sarutobi-sensei…"

"Nono is dead, and Danzo has been reduced to ashes by me. What's the point of discussing this further?"

Interrupting the Third Hokage's attempt to persuade him, Yu smiled slightly with a hint of amusement. "It's not impossible for me to take the position of the Fifth Hokage, but I have one condition…"

"What condition?!"

The Third Hokage and the two Konoha Elders were taken aback by Yu's sudden concession.

"Dismantle the system of Konoha's Hokage Advisors and Elders…"

Facing the somewhat expectant gazes of the three highest decision-makers of Konoha, Yu articulated his demand word by word.

"What?!"

As expected, no sooner had Yu finished speaking than Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura jumped up. "What nonsense! This is absolutely impossible!!"

"Hmph, unwilling to part with your power, are you?"

Anticipating the reaction from the two Konoha Elders, Yu's lips curled into a mocking smile. "It seems that the rotting Konoha hasn't changed at all with Danzo's death. I have no interest in this so-called position of Fifth Hokage…"

"Yakushi Yu! What do you think the Hokage position is?!"

Seeing Yu's attitude so unrestrained, Mitokado Homura could no longer contain his anger and stood up from the sofa.

Noticing Mitokado Homura's action, Yu's eyes grew cold, and the Third Hokage and Utatane Koharu immediately sensed that things were about to go awry.

Bang!!

Sure enough, no sooner had Mitokado Homura finished speaking than he was sent flying across the room like a kite with a broken string, crashing into the Hokage office wall and sliding down to the floor, his glasses shattered into pieces.

"I think you should understand one thing..."

"Right now, it seems like you are the ones begging me. When you ask for something, you should have a proper attitude..."

The large Hokage office fell into complete silence. Looking at Mitokado Homura, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog, Yu's tone was cold enough to freeze a person. "And I remember reminding you a long time ago to watch your attitude when speaking to me..."

"If it weren't for Sarutobi-sensei, do you two old fools really think you could sit here and talk to me like this?"

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