It was raining heavily. At this time, it was the day of the burial of the 3rd Hokage. Many people came, whether men or women, old or young, they were all wearing black clothes, standing in front of the tombstone of the 3rd Hokage, with a sad look on their faces.
Naruto stood in the front direction, looked at the raindrops falling from the sky, turned to look at the 3rd Hokage, and sighed slowly.
The sigh was heard by Sakura and Ino, who were around him, and Ino whispered in Naruto's ear.
"Naruto, what's wrong, are you unhappy because of the death of the 3rd Hokage?"
Naruto glanced at Ino and said calmly.
"That's right."
Sakura stood aside and interjected.
"Naruto, in fact, you have worked hard, and now I heard that the 3rd Hokage is going to make you the next Hokage."
As Xiao Ying spoke, she became excited. She said excitedly, "You're right.
"Naruto, you are so amazing, you will be the Hokage soon, and then I will be the Hokage's wife."
Thinking of the Hokage's wife, Sakura's face was full of smiles, completely forgetting the current situation, if it weren't for Naruto reminding her, she might have laughed out loud.
Sakura immediately straightened her face and looked at the 3rd Hokage's grave in front of her.
The burial was very simple, a thick atmosphere of sadness filled the surroundings, and from time to time, the sound of tears could be heard. The 3rd Hokage was very popular, and everyone had feelings for him, among them, Konohamaru cried the most.
At the end of the funeral, Naruto was pushed away by Sakura and Ino. It didn't take long for him to see Konohamaru running over. Konohamaru came to Naruto with a sad face and said while sobbing.
"Naruto -sensei, you must kill Orochimaru and avenge grandpa, I believe that Naruto -sensei can do it."
Facing Konohamaru, Naruto couldn't help but smile and said with a smile.
"Of course, I will definitely find trouble with Orochimaru, don't worry."
Konoha Maru nodded heavily and said firmly to Naruto.
"I will definitely follow Master Naruto's example in the future."
Naruto touched Konohamaru's head and didn't say anything. When he was about to leave, several Anbu members wearing cat masks and black mourning clothes appeared in front of Naruto.
Sakura and Ino froze, and couldn't help but raise their hands to make a defensive posture. They must have been scared by the fake Anbu yesterday, and were afraid that there were other Orochimaru's people in Konoha.
The Dark Group member looked at Naruto and said respectfully.
"Naruto, the elders and others are looking for you, can you please come with us?"
Naruto's reputation became famous because of this battle, and the village understood two things. Naruto controlled the Kyuubi Demon Fox, and Naruto defended the village and became a great hero.
The Anbu members had to speak carefully. This young man is not the same as before. Naruto is likely to become the next Hokage. Thinking that the young man in front of them is the Hokage, the three Anbu members were full of spirit.
Naruto looked at the several Anbu members and understood that it was time for the elders to make a choice, so he nodded and said.
"Well, I will go with you."
Sakura and Ino originally wanted to follow, but several Anbu members stopped them and said that other members can't go, only Naruto can go, so the two girls reluctantly left.
The Anbu members took Naruto to the Hokage Building and went to the innermost part of the building and came to a large room.
The room was full of people, and at the same time, several Jonin were also there. The most conspicuous one was Jiraiya. Jiraiya stood aside and greeted Naruto.
"Oh, the future Hokage sama."
Jiraiya's words made several people in the room unhappy. The most unhappy of them were the two old consultants, Mitokado Homura and Mitokado Koharu.
Koharu slammed the table and stood up directly and said with a displeased tone.
"Jiraiya, Naruto is not the time to become Hokage. He is too young to take on the responsibility of Hokage. I will be the first to object."
Mitokado Homura also nodded and agreed with Koharu's words.
Jiraiya's face sank, and he said seriously.
"This is what the Third Hokage said himself. Do you want to disrespect the will of the Third Hokage?"
Xiao Chun was stunned by the question. She sat down with an ugly expression. She could only say this and that, but she couldn't say a word.
Mitokado Homura was very calm and said to Jiraiya calmly.
"The Third Hokage has no right to appoint the next Hokage. Only the elders have the right."
Jiraiya curled his lips and muttered in a dissatisfied voice.
"Stubborn old man."
Naruto didn't expect that someone would quarrel about him as soon as he came in. It seems that being the Hokage is really difficult, but with Jiraiya's support, the chances of success are very high.
Moreover, he still has a village favorability "card" that he hasn't used yet. Naruto came to the front and stood there looking at the crowd. At this time, the people sitting there were some famous families in the village, including Hiashi. Hiashi's expression was normal. When he saw Jiraiya quarreling, he didn't show any signs of wanting to speak. His eyes were normal, so normal that it was a little strange.
Naruto looked around at the crowd and said.
"Actually, I'm not suitable to be the Hokage at all. I understand this, but since the Third Hokage has decided to let me be the Hokage, then I will respect the will of the Third Hokage. The Third Hokage's grandfather just passed away, and I don't want to go against his words."
As soon as he said this, the people present pondered. Naruto's words were very reasonable. The Third Hokage had just appointed a person and then died, but they immediately said that they couldn't use him. This was disrespectful to the dead, and the Third Hokage's popularity was very high, more than all of them combined.
While the elders were deep in thought, one of them spoke first.
"I agree that Naruto should be the Hokage."
What surprised Naruto was that this person turned out to be Hiashi. Looking at Hiashi, Naruto was a little surprised. He didn't understand why Hiashi would speak for him. Was his brain short-circuited?
Facing Naruto's questioning gaze, Hiashi smiled slightly and looked at Naruto with a smile.
Hiashi's smile made Naruto shudder. A person who once wanted to kill you smiled at you. That smile was like a poisonous snake spitting out a long tongue.