The Daimyo of the Land of Fire safely arrived in Konoha, and it was finally the day, the Elections started.
For the first round, it was decided that there would be a battle between the candidates in order to test their strengths.
Unsurprisingly, Kuroto and Shisui will be fighting, and Kakashi and Fugaku will be duking it out. The winners of the first round will compete in the second round of the election.
All over Konoha, the villagers were discussing who would be the winners of the first round.
It’s debatable who the candidate with the most support is, but the candidate with the least support is undeniably Hyuga Kuroto.
Whatever support Kuroto had earlier was lost.
If it was Hatake Kakashi or Uchiha Fugaku... there was a possibility that Kuroto might win, as the strength of the three of them is somewhat relative, but against Uchiha Shisui? Not a chance!
Almost no one thinks that Hyuga Kuroto will be able to win against Uchiha Shisui!
...
A Dark & Secret Room, somewhere in Konohagakure
Knock! Knock!
A figure appeared outside the secret room and knocked on the door.
“Come in!”
As the approval to enter came, the figure opened the door and walked in, “Tsunade-sama, I have returned.”
Standing in the cover of shadow, Tsunade looked at the figure, and asked in a solemn tone of voice, “Did anyone notice you Shizune?”
Shizune asked in worry, “But Tsunade-sama... Was it wise to bet such a big amount? It was borrowed money... ... if we lose... we will not be able to hide in the Shadow of Konoha... We will have to run away!”
Tsunade folded her hands under her breast and spoke confidently, “This time will be different. My win is all but assured. We just have to wait for a while, and all that money will be ours! We’ll be rich!”
Looking at Tsunade’s haughty expression, Shizune had a bad feeling, ‘I just hope that nothing goes wrong.’
...
Kuroto’s Home, Hyuga District
“I am home!”
Seeing Yui return, Kuroto lifted his head from the scroll, and asked, “Did you buy the game?”
Yui nodded, “Yes.” Then muttered with a strange expression, “Kuroto-kun... guess whom I met at the betting place?”
“Who?” asked Kuroto with an absent-minded expression.
Yui answered, “Shizune.”
Puff!
Kuroto was taken aback, “What?! Shizune you say?!”
Yui nodded, “Yes, and for some reason she was disguised which was strange.” And added, “What’s weird is that she placed her bet on you. When I asked her if she was sure that she wanted to bet such a big amount on you given that your opponent is Uchiha Shisui... she ran away without giving a reply.”
Kuroto shrugged, “Only Kami-sama knows what she is thinking.”
Internally he couldn’t help but slander Tsunade, ‘Tch, now she has become one of the elders, doesn’t she have any bottom line? She is trying to profit! What’s more troublesome is that she has placed her bet on me... she is sure to win this time... and if she wins... it’s going to be bad luck for me!’