Seeing that there was no one who hadn't raised their hand, the smile on Tsunade's face grew even more satisfied.
"Very good. Since everyone agrees, then I hereby announce that the Sixth Hokage is Aoba!"
"We'll announce the results to the public shortly. Tomorrow, there will be a vote among the villagers. Once it passes, the succession ceremony will be held the day after tomorrow."
Although it was a bit rushed, the process itself had no problems.
"Meeting adjourned!"
After saying that, Tsunade waved her hand and strode out of the conference room.
Aoba gave a slight nod in acknowledgment, said, "I'll be relying on everyone from now on," and then also hurriedly left the scene.
Many jonin still hadn't recovered from the shock of the Hokage being changed so casually, and the platform above was already completely empty.
"This… Lady Tsunade and her disciple really are decisive and swift."
The expressions on Kakashi and the others' faces were just as full of astonishment.
After all, the position of Hokage was something countless people yearned for. Yet in Tsunade's hands, it was treated like a hot potato.
Still, they only sighed about it briefly. After a short exchange, Kakashi called Asuma and the others and left.
On the other hand, Anko, Kurenai, and Yugao followed behind Aoba and the others as they walked out.
They were chatting and laughing, looking as if they shared in the glory.
In a sense, that was indeed the case, since from now on, they would be Hokage's wives.
Compared to those who left early, after most of the jonin finally came back to their senses, some people couldn't leave right away.
For example, Shirakumo Hayame.
Aside from Tsunade as his teacher, Shirakumo Hayame was the only elder Aoba had in Konoha.
Many clan heads or representatives surrounded him and began the usual social niceties.
Faced with such a lively scene, even Shirakumo Hayame, a seasoned elite jonin, looked a bit flustered.
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"Hahahahaha!"
Outside, after following Aoba into the Hokage's office, Anko couldn't help but burst into loud laughter and affectionately pressed herself against him.
"Aoba, you've become the Hokage, so I'm the Hokage's wife. Doesn't that mean I can walk sideways in Konoha from now on?"
"Walk sideways? What are you, a crab?"
Kurenai couldn't help rolling her eyes and tried to separate the two, but Anko was holding on too tightly.
"What do you mean crab? As the Hokage's wife, I should at least be able to live a laid-back life, right?", Anko retorted matter-of-factly.
She'd already become the Hokage's wife. If she still had to work hard, wouldn't that mean Aoba's being Hokage was pointless?
Aoba was a bit speechless, "Anko, if you want to lie flat, that's fine. Even if you don't work, I can still support you. But the premise is that you can't turn into a sweet potato."
"Why are you bringing that up again?", Anko pinched his cheek unhappily.
"I haven't gained any weight at all this year. Even if my weight did go up a little, it was added in very important places," As she spoke, she proudly pushed out her increasingly magnificent chest.
This once again earned eye-rolls from all the girls present except Tsunade.
As for Aoba, his eyes widened as he silently exclaimed how impressive that was.
Because of Anko's movement just now, his entire arm was completely wrapped up.
"Speaking of which, Aoba, you seem to mention sweet potatoes a lot. Are you really that worried Anko will gain weight?", Kurenai asked with an amused smile.
"That's because Anko really likes sweets and doesn't like exercising."
Aoba's teasing made Anko even more dissatisfied.
"Who says I don't like exercising? I clearly exercise every night, okay!"
"..."
Everyone showed expressions of speechlessness in unison.
Everyone knew what kind of "exercise" Anko was talking about.
It was just that very few people would say it out loud so directly.
People still had some sense of shame. Only Anko didn't seem to care much about it.
Of course, it might also be because everyone present was close to Aoba, so there was no need to hide anything.
In Anko's view, sooner or later everyone would be sleeping under the same blanket, knowing each other inside and out.
The others didn't really object to her statement either.
That level of exercise intensity really was sufficient.
"Speaking of which, I'm actually very curious what Anko would look like if she turned into a sweet potato," Kurenai said again with a somewhat malicious tone.
"Hmph! I'll never turn into a sweet potato. Give it up already, Kurenai!"
Anko snorted disdainfully at Kurenai, who clearly wanted to see her make a fool of herself.
"On that note, I can actually guess what Anko would look like after she gets fat," An image had already surfaced in Aoba's mind.
"Hmm?"
The disdain on Anko's face instantly disappeared. Her expression turned calm, emotionless, as she stared at him.
"If that's the case, then let's all take a look."
In stark contrast to Anko, Kurenai's face lit up with excitement.
"This…"
Seeing Anko's gaze, sharp like knives, Aoba fell silent.
At this moment, Shizune took out a sheet of blank paper and a pencil from the desk drawer and handed them to him.
Clearly, she wanted him to draw it.
Judging by this, Anko's earlier flaunting of her advantages had made the little secretary somewhat unhappy as well.
Yugao and Tsunade also showed looks of interest.
Seeing this, Aoba had nothing left to hesitate about. He took the paper and pencil and began drawing.
For most ninja, drawing was also a basic skill.
Not to mention being particularly refined, at the very least one had to be able to depict distinguishing features.
Very quickly, a somewhat chubby girl appeared vividly on the paper.
Aoba had held back a little. It wasn't a middle-aged aunt with lingering charm, but rather a slightly chibi-style, round and soft girl.
This made the enlarged version of Anko on the paper look very plump, yet not ugly at all. Instead, she gave off a cute, innocent feeling.
When Anko saw the drawing, the emotionless look on her face finally faded.
Kurenai, on the other hand, looked a bit disappointed. She had wanted to see Anko lose her composure.
This cute drawing was boring.
"Hmph! At least you know better."
Anko returned to her usual carefree self and raised her hand to pat Aoba's shoulder.
"Tonight, Yugao and I will give you a surprise and properly reward you to celebrate."
"..."
Anko's single sentence plunged everyone into silence again.
Aoba's mouth twitched.
Who was rewarding whom wasn't even certain yet.
Besides, what kind of surprise could there be? He'd seen everything between the two of them over the past half year.
"Hey, Kurenai, do you want to come to my place tonight too?"
As she spoke, Anko winked exaggeratedly at Kurenai.
"What?"
Kurenai was clearly stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted. Her face flushed red as she reached out and grabbed Anko by the ear.
"What nonsense are you spouting? Has it been too long since I last beat you up? Are you getting carried away again?"
"Ow! Ow! Ow!"
Anko cried out repeatedly.
"Isn't this just to prepare a surprise reward for Aoba?"
"If you want to prepare a surprise, then do it. Don't drag me into it!"
Kurenai increased the force in her hand.
"Yah! Yah! Yah!"
Anko screamed even louder. She looked pitifully at Aoba and said with grievance.
"Aoba, I'm doing all this to help you. Are you just going to watch Kurenai bully me?"
"..."
Aoba's mouth twitched again, but he still looked toward Kurenai, hoping she would ease up a bit.
After all, Anko was shouting right next to his ear. His ears were about to go deaf.
However, Kurenai misunderstood his look, thinking that he also wanted her to join in tonight. Her pretty face instantly turned crimson, and she turned her head away.
"I… I'm absolutely not doing anything together with Anko."
While she was flustered, the strength in her hand unknowingly increased again.
"Uh…", Aoba looked confused.
"It's going to break! It's going to break!", Anko's wailing only grew louder.
"Enough!"
In the end, it was Tsunade who stopped the farce, her face expressionless.
"Save those topics for tonight. Right now it's working hours. If you have nothing else, don't waste time here!"
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