Early in the morning.
Tsunade put on the Hokage's ceremonial robe.
She had always been casual and simply put it on over her usual sleeveless top.
Natsume was lying on the side of the bed, watching her.
A moment later, Tsunade turned around and asked, "How do I look?"
"Very beautiful," Natsume said without hesitation. "But today, you've added a bit more of the Hokage's dignity. It's so cool and imposing."
"You sure know how to talk," Tsunade gave him a sideways glance, clenched her fist, and said, "Stop flirting around from now on!"
"Sister, how did you jump to this topic?" Natsume said rather aggrievedly. "I was seriously complimenting you."
Tsunade noticed his expression, and coupled with this face, she suddenly felt a bit guilty.
She thought for a moment, leaned in front of him, pointed at her forehead, and hinted, "Today, your sister is succeeding as the Fifth Hokage. Where's your gift?"
Natsume tilted his head up and, to her surprise, kissed the corner of her lips.
Tsunade was stunned for a few seconds, feeling a bit flustered and also a bit ashamed and angry as she asked, "Where on earth did you learn this? You like taking advantage so much?"
"Come on. Your lucky kiss is on the forehead, but mine isn't," Natsume argued quickly.
Tsunade was too lazy to continue arguing with him and just punched him on the top of his head.
"If I don't see you at the succession ceremony, you're dead meat!"
She turned around and left the room.
As the main character of today's event, she had to arrive early, so she couldn't go with Natsume.
"She's getting more and more violent," Natsume rubbed his head.
Of course, Tsunade didn't use much force; otherwise, his life would have ended right there.
He got dressed, had breakfast with Shizune, and then headed to the square in front of the Hokage Building.
As a major event in Konoha Village, everyone would attend.
Both ninjas and villagers were no exception.
Natsume rarely felt something today.
Crowdedness.
It was just like taking the subway to work in his past life.
It was quite rare in the ninja world.
It had to be said that the influence of the Hokage in Konoha Village was indeed great.
"Mr. Natsume," Ino Yamanaka suddenly patted Natsume on the back.
Shizune's eyes showed a strange glint.
She knew that the relationship between Natsume and Tsunade was a bit abnormal.
After getting involved with Hinata Hyuga, he's now getting close to Ino Yamanaka.
Natsume, do you really think you're a cat with nine lives?
"You guys talk. I'll take my leave," Shizune said with a smile and distanced herself from the source of danger.
Natsume twitched the corner of his mouth, knowing that she must have misunderstood.
He turned his head, looked at the energetic girl, and asked with a smile, "Have our relationship become this close?"
Just now, Ino Yamanaka had called him Mr. Natsume, which was a form of respect.
When it came to boys and girls, it was more like an invisible hint.
"Aren't we friends?" Ino Yamanaka blushed slightly, looked away, lowered her head a bit, and her bangs covered most of her expression.
"Indeed, we are friends," Natsume explained with a smile. "I'm just a bit curious. After all, you're Naruto's classmate, and he calls me Big bro."
"It's okay. We can address each other separately."
Ino Yamanaka looked up and met his meaningful gaze again, causing her face to flush even more.
"Wild Boar Ino!"
Sakura Haruno ran over and shouted angrily, "You jerk! I went to your house to find you, but you just left without a word!"
Behind her were Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki.
The former was even more aloof.
The latter was as cheerful as ever.
"Don't call me Wild Boar Ino!"
Ino Yamanaka blurted out anxiously.
She didn't care before because it didn't matter.
But in front of Natsume, she didn't want to leave a bad impression.
Sakura Haruno frowned and noticed Natsume. She instantly understood the reason.
Alright then.
She changed her address and asked, "Ino, did you run so fast just to see Naruto's brother?"
Well done!
Ino Yamanaka gave her best friend a mental thumbs - up, but said, "I just ran into Natsume - kun by chance."
Sakura Haruno was slightly taken aback.
Natsume - kun?
What's going on?
I haven't even made any progress with Sasuke - kun, and you two are almost an item?
At this moment, she was a bit frustrated.
"Let's go quickly."
Natsume interrupted the topic in time. If they were late, he'll really be in big trouble.
The five of them came to the square in front of the Hokage Building together.
It was already crowded with people.
All kinds of conversations mingled together.
But with Naruto Uzumaki leading the way, relying on the Deterrence of the Demon Fox, they managed to squeeze to the front.
"Hey, Naruto!"
Not far away, a middle - aged man in a green vest excitedly greeted them.
Might Guy.
His father, Might Duy, had single - handedly fought against the Seven Swords of the Bloody Mist and killed four of them.
As a result, the [Eight Gates] had received attention from Konoha.
Might Guy was no longer a perennial Genin and had successfully been promoted to Jonin.
At the same time, his talent was far greater than Might Duy's.
The power after opening the [Eight Gates] was comparable to Madara Uchiha's, and he almost kicked the story into an end.
He liked to run around Konoha in his free time. After he ran into Naruto Uzumaki last time, they quickly got along well because of their compatible personalities.
Next to Might Guy stood a young man with white hair and a mask, Kakashi Hatake.
He looked at Naruto Uzumaki with mixed feelings.
He was the son of Teacher Minato.
He wondered when he would graduate.
Kakashi Hatake had now left the Anbu and become a Jonin in charge of a team.
Unfortunately, no students had passed his [Bell Test], so he was still alone.
Then his gaze shifted to Sasuke Uchiha.
In fact, if he really had to choose a disciple, Sasuke was the most suitable one.
Because they both had the [Sharingan].
In the original story, the reason why Kakashi Hatake seemed to favor Sasuke Uchiha was that he regarded him as his heir.
Naruto Uzumaki ran over to say hello.
Natsume found a place and didn't approach Might Guy and Kakashi Hatake for the time being.
He would deal with them later when he became an Assistant to the Hokage.
However, with his current age, he had to figure out a way.
Without enough merit, it would be difficult to convince others.
Not long after, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tsunade arrived, and the succession ceremony officially began.
"Wherever there are leaves fluttering, fire will burn. The shadow of the fire will shine on the village and make new leaves sprout..."
As expected, the first part of the ceremony was an impassioned speech by the previous Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
First, he started by talking at length about the Will of Fire[b]Will of Fire[/b], then about the truth behind the Uchiha clan's extermination[b]Uchiha clan's extermination[/b], and finally played on people's sympathies with the death of Seinosuke Sarutobi.
After all these maneuvers, the rumors spread by Danzo Shimura immediately vanished into thin air without any impact.
By the time the speech ended, an hour had passed.
"Tsunade, say a few words too."
A flush of excitement appeared on Hiruzen's face.
As he spoke, he even got moved himself.
"Yeah."
Tsunade nodded, scanned the area, spotted Natsume, and immediately felt satisfied.
It was just those two strange little girls beside Natsume that made her feel a bit uncomfortable.
This guy really knows how to deceive people.
"Everyone, you've worked hard!"
Tsunade raised her hand and shouted, "From today on, I'm The Fifth Hokage[b]The Fifth Hokage[/b]. Well, that's it. Meeting dismissed!"
Natsume was slightly stunned.
As expected of you.
So sloppy, as expected!
But it suits Tsunade's style.
[Chapter 7 Update]. This is a bonus update[b]bonus update[/b] for reaching ten thousand recommended votes[b]recommended votes[/b]. Actually, we're still two hundred votes short of ten thousand, but I'll update it first.
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