Naruto: I Have a Gravity Training Room-Chapter 441 - 440

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For a moment, Tsunade felt completely deflated.

Being "village chief" really wasn't anything to brag about.

The key point was that this "village chief" job had her busy like a dog—she didn't even have time to sneak a drink. She didn't want it either, okay?!

To make Tsunade drop the idea, Natsuki decided to shift her attention. "Ahem! Tsunade-sama, I don't want to do it, but there are people who do. Look at Kakashi-senpai, Sasuke, and Neji. Their strength is top-tier too, and they're excellent in every way. Especially Sasuke and Neji—they carry their clans' responsibilities. They'd definitely be willing to become Ho~kage!"

Tsunade blinked, then her eyes lit up as she immediately locked onto the three of them.

All three flinched at the light in her gaze.

Kakashi spoke at once. "I-I'm not suitable! Sasuke and Neji are both Six Paths–level, and they've been the most outstanding geniuses since we were in school. Their performance over the years has been excellent, and they're the heroes who saved the shinobi world. They're the most suitable!" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Tsunade started shouting excitedly, "Yes, yes, yes! Sasuke, don't you want to restore the Uchiha clan? The Uchiha were one of the founding clans of Konoha alongside the Senju. I'm a Senju and I've already been Hokage, so now it's your turn. And I've heard the Uchiha's dream is that one day an Uchiha will become Hokage. Do you want to fulfill your clan's wish or not?"

When it came to his clan, Sasuke couldn't help feeling tempted. He actually started thinking it over.

Then Tsunade turned to Neji. "Neji, if you want the Hyūga clan to become even more glorious, you want to be Hokage too, right?"

Neji didn't refuse at all. "I always assumed Natsuki would be the future Hokage. But since Natsuki refuses… then I'll take it without hesitation!"

Mainly because those old fossils in his clan cared a great deal about that village-chief position.

If that was the case, then he'd give it a shot.

But Sasuke wasn't happy. "Neji, I can уступ on other things, but not the Hokage seat. Hokage… belongs to the Uchiha."

Neji smiled. "Then it looks like we'll have to compete."

For a moment, their gazes collided, and the temperature in the room seemed to drop again.

Right, right—now this was more like it.

The Hokage seat should be something people fight over, not something people reject with disgust. Finally, things felt satisfying again.

Tsunade clapped happily. "Great! Then you two are Hokage candidates. Once we finish handling the village and alliance matters, we'll move to a public election. For now, keep doing your work in the police force. While you're at it, go build support—raise your approval. I believe that no matter which of you becomes Hokage, you'll be the most outstanding Hokage—and the strongest Hokage!"

Clap clap clap clap! Everyone applauded.

Even Tobirama looked satisfied by this development.

He might have been dissatisfied with the Uchiha in the past, but now only one remained—and he was that outstanding—so Tobirama naturally had no objections.

Hashirama's eyes even turned moist. Back then, he'd always believed Madara was suited to become Hokage, but for one reason or another, Madara never became one. Now the Uchiha were finally competing for the Hokage seat again. He was definitely voting for Sasuke.

Natsuki also let out a quiet sigh of relief.

With those two eager to become Hokage, he finally wouldn't be targeted anymore.

No way was he becoming Hokage. As Hokage's aide, he could still participate in major matters, and not being Hokage didn't affect his strength at all—so not doing it was obviously better.

After the meeting ended, its contents were quickly announced to the public.

Those promoted from chūnin to jōnin were naturally ecstatic, but that wasn't really what people focused on.

Right now, the truly explosive news had two headlines:

First: Natsuki and Tenten would soon be getting married.

Second: Sasuke and Neji had become Hokage candidates, and would compete for the Hokage seat in the future!

In an instant, the entire village became lively again.

When Naruto heard the news, he immediately stormed into the Hokage's office, anxious and furious. (For the most exhilarating novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)

"Tsunade-baa-chan! Tsunade-baa-chan! Why are only Sasuke and Neji Hokage candidates?! What about me? What about me?! Tsunade-baa-chan, you can't play favorites!"

Naruto's loud fussing made Tsunade's head hurt.

She gestured for Minato to handle it.

Minato naturally supported Naruto's dream, but he also knew Naruto definitely wasn't ready, so he could only find a way to talk him down.

He picked up a document from Tsunade's desk and handed it to Naruto. "Naruto, don't panic. Look at this first."

Naruto took it, and saw mission assignments, internal disputes, and diplomatic affairs. He looked even more confused. "Dad, why are you showing me this?"

Minato smiled like a little sun. "Your strength is more than enough to be Hokage. But being Hokage isn't only about strength—it's also about capability. What you're looking at is the Hokage's daily paperwork and chores. Try doing it. You'll understand."

Naruto went, "Oh," then found a spot and started racking his brain.

After a long time, he returned the file to his dad with a grin.

Minato took one look and instantly went numb.

Tsunade snatched it too, and immediately started slamming the desk. "Naruto, look at what you arranged! For a tiny mission like this, you assigned Shino—do you think an elite jōnin has nothing better to do?! And this mission is obviously suspicious, yet you sent a genin squad—are you sending them to their deaths?! And then there's this—this—this! And it takes you ages to process even one matter! There are piles of these every day! How are you going to be Hokage like this?!"

…

Naruto was completely stunned. Nobody had told him the Hokage had to do all this!

It was like Monkey D. Luffy wanting to become Pirate King without understanding what being Pirate King actually meant. Naruto had been yelling that he'd be Hokage without even knowing what the Hokage's job involved.

It was hard not to laugh.

Minato could only comfort him. "Naruto, don't be discouraged. Even if you can't make it as the next one, then fight for the one after that. Dad believes you can do it."

Naruto immediately pulled himself together. "Yeah! I'll definitely become Hokage and make everyone acknowledge me, dattebayo!"

"Heh. Having confidence is good. If you have a dream, you have to start working for it."

As Minato spoke, he turned to Tsunade. "Tsunade-sama, could I ask you for a position? Let Naruto do some office work—help with simpler tasks."

Tsunade doted on Naruto anyway, so she agreed. "Fine. Starting today, Naruto will be Kakashi's secretary. Naruto, Kakashi will teach you properly. You need to learn properly too. Whether you can become Hokage depends on you!"

Naruto nodded vigorously. "Okay! I'll work hard!"

Little did he know, this was the beginning of suffering.

The Hokage was busy. The Hokage's aide was busy. And how could the aide's secretary possibly be idle?

But Natsuki didn't know any of that. He and Tenten had received leave, so they started finalizing their invitation list, then began writing and delivering invitations one by one.

(End of Chapter)

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