Chapter 97 The Amazing Idea of Konoha's Idea King
At some point, the position of Hokage had slowly lost its original meaning.
Maybe it started the moment a certain person got kidnapped by the human trafficker. Or perhaps it was the first time Hiruzen had to gulp down blood pressure meds.
Originally, to become a Hokage, that person needed to earn the recognition of the entire village.
That was one of the most important conditions.
But now...
The key requirement for being Hokage had shifted to being able to suppress the village's walking disasters.
At this point, it is no exaggeration to say that this position has become a hot potato.
When Hiruzen died in battle, everyone was sad and missed the Yondaime and his wife even more.
…
Inside the Hokage Tower…
All the Jonin who had a say, as well as the Clan Heads of several major Shinobi Clans gathered here.
Of course, except for a certain white-haired uncle.
The two Hokage Advisors stood at the front and announced to everyone that Tsunade will become the Godaime Hokage.
"That's great!"
"With Tsunade-sama, there is hope for Konoha!"
"Yeah! Tsunade-sama is more than capable of dealing with that yellow-haired delinquent!"
Everyone's faces lit up with joy when they heard the Hokage Advisors' announcement.
It can't be helped…
During the time that Jiraiya was back, not only did he fail to control Naruto, but he'd also made things worse.
People had lost all faith in him.
Now, with Tsunade as the Godaime Hokage, she could finally whip those master and disciple troublemakers into shape.
However, after announcing this, the two Advisors looked seriously at everyone present.
"Everyone..."
"We will both resign from our position as Hokage Advisors."
"Do any of the Clan Heads have thoughts on this?"
"Clan Head Hiashi, as the next Hokage Advisor, do you have anything to say?"
Hiashi: "???"
Hinata Hiashi, who had been quietly lurking in the corner, thought he was being as low-key as possible, but he still got called out.
After Hiruzen died in battle, his first reaction was dread.
He was terrified the village would dump the responsibility of Hokage onto his shoulders.
After all, to some extent, he is Naruto's future father-in-law...
So it does make sense to use him to deal with Uzumaki Naruto.
But the problem is...
He can't control that yellow-haired delinquent at all!
Yesterday, he had kindly told Naruto to retreat from the battlefield first, but before he could finish his words, he was kicked away by the brat.
Although Hiashi knew that Naruto's behavior was out of concern for him, he really didn't like this way of caring.
Besides...
As a son-in-law, he already dared to kick his father-in-law, so what else can't he do?
And Hiashi's fears weren't unfounded.
If Tsunade really doesn't want to be Godaime, then Hiashi will be the next candidate.
Hiashi was silent for a while before he replied.
"The two Hokage Advisors are wise."
"But as for the position of Hokage Advisor..."
"I fear I am unworthy."
"Moreover, the village still needs both of you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shikaku also jumped out to speak.
"Exactly!"
"In terms of qualifications and capabilites, none of us compare to you two."
"This is a critical time. Why must you step down now?"
Shikaku's words immediately opened the floodgates, and everyone started praising the two Advisors.
Were they sincere?
Of course not.
In fact, everyone present knew that the two Advisors just didn't want to clean up the mess made by those guys at the cemetery.
When, he's still alive, Hiruzen were so angry that he bought antihypertensive drugs by the crate, so everyone knew exactly what kind of mess they'd be inheriting.
How could they covet temporary power and bring their clans into endless trouble?
Homura and Koharu smiled bitterly.
They'd known this wouldn't work...
Once upon a time, they also had the ambitions of becoming the Hokage.
But as time passed...
After seeing the power of the yellow-haired delinquent, they no longer dared to have any ideas.
In short, that Kyubi's Jinchuriki is nothing but big trouble!
Should they let the Anbu's Shinobi focus all their efforts on dealing with the Kyubi Jinchuriki?
While they do have a chance of winning if the whole village joins together, what if the other party goes berserk and there's another Kyubi Rampage?
They can't beat him, and they can't control him either...
It's so difficult!
What the hell were they supposed to do?!
Not only do they have a headache, but others also have a headache.
With the example of Konohamaru, everyone now has strict control over their children at home.
They had given them so many warnings because they were worried that they would play with that yellow-haired delinquent.
Konoha is already in ruins and they cannot accept that such a person will appear in their own family.
Everyone stood up to praise the two Hokage Advisors and refused to give them any chance to step down.
Finally, the meeting ended with the two Hokage Advisors miserable and the crowd relieved.
…
In front of Hiruzen's grave, the drinking party for the group of four has not yet ended.
The empty cans scattered on the ground were enough to show that they had drunk a lot.
As they drank and chatted, the four of them told Hiruzen's life stories from their own perspectives.
As he was speaking, Naruto suddenly slammed the table and shouted excitedly.
"Honestly, after all the times old man Sandaime cleans up my mess, I have to give him a great funeral."
In this world, funerals were pretty basic.
Even for a figure like the Hokage, the funeral was just a simple memorial before being hastily concluded.
If they hadn't spontaneously gathered at the cemetery to eat and drink today, Naruto felt he wouldn't even have gotten a chance to properly 'attend the old man's feast'.
Naturally, Naruto couldn't stand it.
His words immediately piqued the interest of the other three.
This was the first time they'd seen Naruto with such an expression.
"Everyone..."
"I've got a great idea."
"What do you think old man Sandaime likes to do most?"
The three of them were stunned for a moment, and the next second, they answered at the same time:
"Peeping on the women's bathhouse?" x3
Jiraiya's expression turned complicated, 'Naruto's idea wasn't bad, but… the old man was already gone. How was he supposed to peep now?'
'If this kid was going to suggest something like this, he might as well have done it for me instead.'
"Naruto..."
"You're not wrong."
"But I always feel that taking a tombstone to a bathhouse..."
"Is kind of cursed."
Naruto: "?"
Kakashi: "?"
Konohamaru: "???"
The thought of Hiruzen's tombstone just standing there in the bathhouse was indeed a bit unsettling.
Jiraiya scratched his chin and dropped an even more outrageous take, leaving the others speechless.
"Naruto, what you're really suggesting is...."
"Getting Sandaime-sama some women's clothes, right?"
Kakashi, who is confident in his understanding of Naruto, recalled Sasuke's cross-dressing incident and immediately made the connection.
"But…"
"My grandma is buried right next to grandpa..."
"Aniki, if you do this..."
"I think Grandpa's going to have a bad time in the Pure Land."
Konohamaru frowned, as if genuinely considering this matter.
Then, after a few seconds, his face lit up.
"I got it!"
"Aniki, you want to bury a few more women next to Grandpa, right?"
Listening to what these three idiots said, Naruto almost turned around and walked away directly.
'What the hell kind of nonsense was this?!'
'Was nobody here reliable?!'
'You are the disciple, the student's student's student, and the grandson of old man Sandaime. But why none of you were thinking about what the old man would actually want?!'
'Fine. If that's how it was, I'll have to do it myself!'
"Cough..."
"What you all thought was too outrageous."
"What I mean is..."
"We hire some ladies from the red-light district, get some dancers and singers, and have them perform here for three days straight."
Jiraiya's eyes lit up after hearing this, while Kakashi's face turned slightly red, and his expression suddenly became obscene.
"That's a really great idea!"
"Brilliant!! As expected of my student!"
"Aniki, you're a genius!"
After exchanging opinions, Naruto drafted a proposal for Konoha's First Annual Hokage Gravestone Song & Dance Festival, which was scheduled to be held tomorrow.
After talking about Konoha's First Annual Hokage Gravestone Song & Dance Festival, the cleaned up the mess here and immediately got to work setting things up.
They're determined to give the old man the grandest send-off possible.
As the overall person in charge of this project, Jiraiya naturally arranges everything clearly.
Kakashi would inform the Jonin, and Naruto was in charge of the banquet arrangements.
While Jiraiya himself would personally visit the red-light district to 'hire talents'.
As for Konohamaru…
Since he's still a kid, his job was to eat and enjoy.
…
At this time, two people wearing black robes with red clouds pattern and bamboo hats were walking outside the Konoha Village.
"Itachi-san..."
"Do you think I'll ever get to swim to the other shore in this lifetime, Desne~?"
Itachi: "?"