Chapter 22: The Ownership of the Hokage Position?
TL Note: Bonus Chapter? Yes.
Who is Utatane Koharu?
She is an old woman who has survived three great wars in the shinobi world. Though her personal strength might not be impressive, when it comes to scheming, only Chiyo of Sunagakure could compete with her.
Seeing Asuma waver, Koharu knew that her plan was bound to succeed.
As long as Asuma harbored ambitions toward the Hokage position, he would subconsciously overlook any flaws in her words.
That is human nature.
"You could say that the Hokage position should have been yours. However, due to unfavorable timing, Tsunade had to take charge of the situation."
Asuma was no child. Though Koharu's words tempted him, he understood the vast difference in ability between himself and Tsunade.
Besides, Tsunade had already been appointed as the Fifth Hokage. Could she really be removed from her position?
"Originally, with Tsunade's arrival, you had no chance."
"I just didn't expect that Tsunade would disregard her master-disciple bonds and secretly suppress the Sarutobi clan." Here, Koharu paused, giving Asuma time to process the information while planting seeds of doubt in his mind.