Naruto: With Favorabiltity System

Chapter 178: Minato's Successor, the Uchiha Arrest Danzo!

Jiraiya noticed that Haneda and Kakashi weren't drinking alcohol and teased:

"Well, well, well... The famous Thunder and Purple Lightning Duo actually prefers orange juice, huh?"

"What's wrong with orange juice? Ninjas can drink it too, can't they?" Haneda retorted.

"Yeah, Haneda and I are still kids, after all," Kakashi chimed in.

Jiraiya chuckled, seeing Haneda's rare playful side. In his mind, Haneda was usually mature and composed, and to enemies, a ruthless opponent...

But Kakashi wasn't wrong—they really were still kids.

With Jiraiya's lighthearted teasing, Haneda and Kakashi soon relaxed, their previous melancholy easing up.

Before long, the waitress brought their drinks.

Jiraiya poured himself and Minato some sake, raising his glass to Minato:

"Minato, congratulations; in a few days, you'll officially become Hokage."

As he spoke, Jiraiya glanced at Haneda, feeling secretly pleased, recalling a bet he'd made with Tsunade last year and chuckling to himself.

With Minato about to become Hokage, his choice for the prophesied child had proven correct! Tsunade would lose that bet for sure!

Hearing Jiraiya's congratulatory words, and watching Minato's smile, Kakashi unconsciously touched his left eye—Obito's gift to him.

"Our teacher will soon be Hokage, Obito..." Kakashi thought, looking at Haneda. "I'll carry on with your eye, together with Haneda."

Haneda, too, smiled and congratulated him, "Congratulations, Senior Minato."

Behind his smile, a hint of worry briefly surfaced, but it was soon replaced by confidence. He would stop the Nine-Tails incident and prevent Obito's interference.

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Outside BBQ-Q, on a dark tree branch, Obito, wearing his tiger-striped mask and a cloak adorned with red clouds, quietly watched the room where Haneda and the others sat.

White Zetsu emerged from the tree and said to Obito, "The Nine-Tails' jinchuriki's pregnancy has been confirmed, Lord Madara."

Seeing Obito's silence, Black Zetsu, who was attached to White Zetsu, added with a cold smile, "Are you hesitating?"

Obito looked away, replying calmly, "She's strong; this is our best chance."

"To create a true reality, some sacrifices are necessary."

White Zetsu chuckled and asked, "What if, when the time comes, your old friends, Uchiha Haneda and Hatake Kakashi, stand in your way?"

Black Zetsu sneered, "Why not kill Kakashi and bring Haneda to your side?"

"Quiet. Don't bring up that useless Kakashi," Obito's right eye shifted into his Mangekyo Sharingan, glaring at Black Zetsu.

This "Madara's will" unsettled him, though he didn't outright refuse.

"Haneda will live in the light and welcome the new world," Obito explained.

"And what about Kakashi, Lord Madara?" White Zetsu asked cheekily.

After a moment of silence, Obito replied, "He and Haneda will both come to see the perfect world."

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Three days later, after completing the inauguration process, Minato donned the Hokage robe and stood atop the Hokage building.

Behind him stood the Third Hokage and Danzo, along with other elders.

Facing the cheers of Konoha's villagers, Minato confidently announced, "Starting today, I am Hokage—the Fourth Hokage! I will protect this village and everyone living here with my life."

The Third Hokage watched with a tinge of melancholy as he looked at the words "Fourth Hokage" on Minato's robe. Stroking his chin, he smiled, listening to Minato's words.

Danzo, however, wore a dark expression, especially as he noticed the Uchiha clan, led by Haneda and Fugaku, watching him intently. He clenched his teeth, thinking that Konoha was about to change.

Danzo could already foresee himself facing the combined efforts of Haneda and Minato.

At that moment, Haneda, too, noticed Danzo standing atop the Hokage building. Remembering the years of enmity he had harbored, Haneda smiled.

Danzo, who had been watching Haneda closely, felt a chill from that smile. This young Uchiha was bound to be a threat, he thought bitterly.

"Once, I would never have believed I'd be in such a state, threatened by a child!"

Danzo glanced at Hiruzen and muttered, "I knew you'd regret that decision from seven years ago!"

"???"

The Third Hokage looked at Danzo, puzzled.

Danzo continued, "And remember, you're not Hokage anymore, Hiruzen!"

"???"

The Third Hokage looked at him in confusion but soon retorted, "Enough, Danzo! From now on, we're both elders. I may not be Hokage, but I still stand equal to you."

Danzo coldly huffed, unwilling to back down. Though the path of restraining the Uchiha was a heavy burden, he, the one who carried the Second Hokage's legacy, couldn't falter.

His determination set, Danzo's gaze grew firm.

As Minato concluded his speech, he turned to Danzo with a serious expression and said:

"Following an investigation by the Police Force, it has been confirmed that the Root was involved in human experiments and Orochimaru's defection. As Root's leader, I, as Hokage, hereby order your arrest."

"Until a decision is reached, you're suspended from your elder duties and will be held under the Police Force's watch."

???

Danzo looked at Minato in disbelief. The new Hokage wasted no time in coming after him?

Haneda approached with the Uchiha Police Force, surrounding Danzo. Smiling, Haneda said, "In accordance with Lord Hokage's orders, we're here to take you in, Elder Danzo."

He stretched the word "Elder" out deliberately.

Then he approached Danzo, activating his three-tomoe Sharingan and said in a low, mocking voice, "If you defy the Hokage's orders, I'm authorized to execute you as a traitor."

The Uchiha members laughed triumphantly at Haneda's words. Once, they had been forced to endure the elders' disdain, but now, under Haneda's leadership, the Uchiha were part of Konoha's upper ranks.

Danzo glared angrily at Haneda and the Uchiha, trying to maintain his composure. Soon, he signaled with a glance to the Root members hidden nearby.

Seeing his old friend being detained, the Third Hokage intervened, "Minato, Danzo is an elder. Arresting him like this isn't ideal...everyone is watching."

Minato replied, "The village doesn't need shadows anymore. And Haneda did find concrete evidence of Root's human experiments."

Haneda clapped his hands, and a small boy with a vacant look was brought over by an Uchiha guard.

Introducing the child, Haneda said, "His name is Kinoe. After the village ended its experiments on the First Hokage's cells, Root secretly restarted it with Orochimaru's help."

"And interestingly, Kinoe has inherited the First Hokage's Wood Style."