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Chapter 110: On How to Become the Fifth Hokage and a Chat in a Hot Spring

The year 60 of Konoha, on the night the Konoha Collapse Plan was finalized.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura's hot spring.

After a long day of hard work, Master Ming finally threw himself into the steaming hot spring and let out a comfortable groan.

Also in the pool are: Master Zuo, Master Ka, and the lecherous immortal.

It can be said that all the wise men and women gathered here, young and old alike.

Naruto invited Kakashi and Jiraiya over, not just for a bath.

The Third Hokage has clearly announced his retirement, and the Fifth Hokage will be elected soon!

Naruto Uzumaki has finally gotten his once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Inside the steamy Uchiha Hot Spring, four people, each in a different pose, enjoyed the soothing hot spring. Several water trays, filled with fruit and cola, floated on the surface.

"Glug-glug-ha!"

Naruto gulped down several large mouthfuls of iced cola, the refreshing sensation making him grimac in pleasure.

He turned his head and looked to the left.

Teacher Ka leaned against the pool wall, his entire body sliding down as if he had no bones, the water almost reaching his chin. His signature dead fish eyes were half-closed, staring blankly at the starry sky through the rising mist, his red and black pupils conveying a sense of emptiness, as if his soul had left his body.

"Tsk," Naruto muttered to himself, "Could it be because of what happened with Kakashi's father during the day?"

Then, he turned his gaze to the right.

The lecherous immortal was unusually quiet today, his entire body submerged in the water.

After all, anyone would be stunned if a "good friend" of decades suddenly staged a scene of betraying one's master and ancestors.

Seeing his two right-hand men, one seemingly lost in thought and the other appearing withdrawn, Naruto's inner flame, the desire to "become Hokage," burned even brighter!
He summoned two important ministers to hold a strategic seminar on his "ascension to the throne," not to actually sit idly by and relax.

He's here to campaign for votes! He's here to ask for help!
After all, Naruto's connections within the village's upper echelons were pitifully weak. These two in front of him were his only two "powerful figures" whom he could reach and have influence with!
Although he usually slacks off, he's still managed to climb the ranks of the Jonin class.

One of them is a third-generation direct disciple with impeccable lineage and a veteran of the legendary Sannin.

Both of them hold high positions of power and influence.

Don't miss out!

Naruto took a deep breath, brushed away the wet, golden hair sticking to his forehead, and finally got to the point, his voice more serious than ever before: "Kakashi-sensei, Jiraiya-sensei—I want to be Hokage!"

"Ah."

Kakashi, the lazy bum, didn't even bother to lift his eyelids; he'd heard this declaration so many times over the past few months that he was practically calloused.

As for Jiraiya, who had just climbed out of his emotional slump, he looked at Naruto with his small eyes, and was filled with relief as he recalled the strength and talent that Naruto had shown.

Moreover, he became even more convinced of his belief that "Naruto is the child of prophecy."

Jiraiya smiled with relief and ruffled Naruto's dripping blond hair: "Keep going! Naruto, just keep going, you'll definitely become the Sixth Hokage!"

The Sixth Hokage?

Naruto slapped Jiraiya's large hand away and said resolutely, "No, I want to be the Fifth Hokage!"

Kakashi's lazy expression vanished instantly, replaced by astonishment, and he abruptly turned to look at Naruto.

"Pfft—cough cough cough!!"

Jiraiya was so shocked that he choked on his own saliva and coughed repeatedly. His small eyes widened, looking like a pair of copper bells, and his previous sense of relief vanished in an instant.

"Hey! Kid! There's a limit to your jokes! Fifth generation? You're only 12 years old, what does that even mean?"

Jiraiya's voice suddenly rose eight octaves, "Do you even know what the Hokage title means?"

He was about to explode!

He himself viewed the position of Hokage as a shackle, precisely because it carried a responsibility that could crush a person!

But this kid in front of me is treating it like a child's game?

Only 12 years old?! And he wants to be Hokage?

In the corner, Sasuke silently sank a few more centimeters, leaving only his Sharingan eyes floating on the surface of the water. His pupils dilated in shock: Wasn't Naruto just a genin like him? How come he's suddenly going to become Hokage?

Naruto knew very well that age was a huge obstacle.

We can't force our way in; we have to use persuasion, we have to win people over with facts!
If you can't even handle these two "big shots," how can you talk about conquering the whole village?
So Naruto started presenting facts and reasoning, and then moved on to the PowerPoint presentation.

His right hand, a fist the size of a sandbag, is called Morality: It can crush Shukaku, utterly defeat the first and second Hokage, and master the secret technique of Flying Thunder God! Just ask me, isn't that output incredibly powerful?
Jiraiya covered his face and sighed, "You brat, being good at fighting isn't enough to be a Hokage!"

Where is the responsibility? Where is the planning? You have none of these, yet you aspire to be Hokage?
The left hand, a palm-sized hand, is named Benevolence and Righteousness: 188 enemy ninjas were killed, 132 comrades were saved, 32 cozy houses were repaired, and 5 Ichiraku Ramen discount coupons were obtained! Isn't this kind of awareness heartwarming?
Kakashi, with his deadpan eyes, said, "Just being a good person isn't enough to shoulder the burden of being a Kage."

What about politics? What about the bigger picture? These thoughts gave him a headache.

"Ha! Don't rush!"

Naruto grinned mischievously and quickly pressed his outstretched left hand onto his tightly clenched right fist like a lid, making them one!

"How about this? We can teach the enemy a lesson with our fists as big as sandbags, while at the same time we help build our homeland with our warm hands."

Kakashi & Jiraiya: There's some truth to that.

But both of them knew that although it was a bit far-fetched, at least it would shut them up.

Jiraiya finally scratched his wet hair and reluctantly relented: "Alright, alright, this old man will risk his reputation to nominate you!"

He abruptly changed the subject, throwing cold water on his enthusiasm: "But listen to me, kid! Don't get your hopes up too high! How old are you? Work your way up steadily for a few years, and I'll have faith in you for the sixth generation! Right now... it's tough!"

"Okay! A nomination is enough! Thanks, teacher!" Naruto grinned and nodded vigorously.

With the nominations in place, let the Ninja World Daily stir up the rest of the storm!

What's the point of publishing this newspaper? Isn't it just to create a big news story today?

Tsk. With today's main task accomplished, Naruto began to pay attention to other things.

For example, Kakashi-sensei's love life!
Naruto's head snapped to Kakashi, his blue eyes gleaming with a radar-like light. "Kakashi-sensei! You and Hana-neechan...hehe..."

He winked mischievously, "How far have things progressed? Tell me quickly!"

Kakashi remained half-paralyzed in the water, his dead fish eyes not even moving, and said lazily, "Yesterday... I took her home."

"Oh--"

Naruto drew out his words and excitedly slapped the water's surface; he could already imagine what would happen next.

He mimicked the ambiguous tone from a TV drama: "And then what? Isn't it 'Let's go upstairs for a cup of tea'? And then, hehehe, 'It's getting late, why don't you stay the night'?"

Kakashi finally turned his head and glanced at him with an expression as if he were an idiot: "No, I'm leaving."

"what?!"

Naruto exaggeratedly leaned back, splashing a huge spray of water, his face full of exasperation. "Kakashi-sensei! You...you're absolutely wasting a golden opportunity!"

In an instant, he pressed on, still not giving up: "So, you two slept together... no, did you watch the sunrise together the next day?"

Kakashi silently sank his body down, leaving only his head and dead fish eyes above the water: "No."

"What about kissing?!"

Naruto practically pounced on Kakashi, his eyes wide as saucers.

"No." Kakashi's muffled voice came from underwater.

"Eh?"

Naruto let out an incredulous sigh. Is the ninja world really this conservative?
Suddenly, his gaze swept across Kakashi's face like a searchlight, finally fixing on that unchanging mask. A chilling thought suddenly struck him!

"Kakashi-sensei!"

Naruto's voice suddenly rose, tinged with disbelief, "Hana-nee... she doesn't even know what you look like under your mask, does she? Have you ever taken it off in front of her? Just once?"

Kakashi's body stiffened abruptly!
Although most of his face was hidden underwater, the momentary pause in his movements and the slightly enlarged dead fish eyes betrayed everything!
"broken!"

Naruto slapped his forehead, splashing water everywhere, "There really isn't any!"

"Teacher, this mask of yours."

Naruto couldn't help but ask again, "Do you change them every day? Otherwise... uh... hygiene issues." He gave a slightly disgusted look.

Sasuke, who was standing next to him, still had a blank expression, but the corner of his mouth seemed to twitch very slightly, and he silently shrank further into the corner.

Finally, Naruto was completely baffled: "So what exactly does Hana-chan see in you? Is it just because you always wear a mask and act mysterious? Or something else?"

He looked Kakashi up and down, his颓废 (颓废 can be translated as decadent, listless, or decadent) aura still evident even when he was submerged in water. "Some kind of unique... uh, '颓废 aesthetics'?"

Jiraiya, who had been eavesdropping the whole time and whose face was full of "I've got some gossip to share!", finally couldn't help but interject.

His small eyes gleamed, and his tone was filled with disbelief: "Hey, kid! From what you're saying, this 'Flower Sister' was introduced to Kakashi by you?"

Hearing this, Naruto was a little smug. "Of course! Do you even know what it means to be the number one matchmaker in the ninja world?"

Out of the corner of his eye, Naruto saw Jiraiya's shifty, peeking manner and, recalling the old man's past, immediately narrowed his eyes warily, and the Great Wilderness Imprisoning Heaven Finger "whoosh" pointed at him.

"Hey! You lecherous immortal! What are you looking at all over the place for? Are you up to some wicked idea again, trying to peep into the women's bathhouse?!"

His voice was loud and clear, righteous and stern: "I'm warning you! This hot spring is all booked out today! Sakura is the only girl across from us! If you dare to go there, I'll immediately, right now, report you for peeping at a minor! I'll report you all the way to the central government! You'll be in big trouble!"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Jiraiya choked, his face turning red. He quickly looked away, coughing awkwardly to cover it up. "Nonsense! I was studying the mineral composition of the hot spring water! Yes, minerals!"

He tried to argue his way out of it, but fearing Naruto would press him, he quickly changed the subject: "But seriously, Kakashi, it's great that you managed to get out of this."

He looked at Kakashi, a rare hint of appreciative expression on his face: "What are your plans for the future?"

He asked Kakashi, but his eyes glanced at Naruto, clearly thinking that he needed to rely on this "matchmaker" for his "plans".

Naruto felt that with Kakashi's romantic intelligence, Kakashi would be finished without him.

Fortunately, Sister Hua took a liking to Kakashi, otherwise this path would have been much more difficult.

For Kakashi-sensei's happiness, Naruto said without hesitation: "Of course! Leave it to me, the 'Number One Matchmaker of Konoha'! As long as I, Uzumaki Naruto, take action, there's no marriage that can't be arranged!"

but
Naruto glanced at Kakashi, his eyes strange, and emphasized, "Kakashi-sensei, you know I've mastered Ice Release, Flying Thunder God Technique, and I've also mastered Dust Release, but do you know why I haven't mastered Wood Release?"

This was just a question he asked himself, and before Kakashi could answer, Naruto replied, "It's because you're too slow in your romantic pursuits! Otherwise, I would have mastered Wood Release long ago!"

Kakashi's dead fish eyes remained motionless.

He had long since realized that Naruto possessing these bloodstains had nothing to do with him; he was just looking for an excuse.

But we definitely need to step up our efforts!
Feeling completely relaxed after soaking in the bath (except for Kakashi, who was bombarded with gossip), the two adults got up to prepare for the real nightlife.

"Let's go grab a drink and chat about adult topics." Jiraiya stretched, his bones cracking.

"Yes, yes, yes! Let's have some snacks and a little wine, how wonderful!"

Naruto, having finished soaking for a while, chimed in, but then suddenly remembered something, turned sharply, and pointed at Kakashi with a serious expression, "Kakashi-sensei! Remember! Drinking is fine! But don't go to those weird 'hair salons' with pretty girls soliciting customers at the door, like that perverted sage! Those places aren't healthy! I'll tell Hana-chan!"

Jiraiya, who was wrapped in a bath towel, stumbled and almost slipped! He turned around abruptly, staring at Naruto with a look of utter disbelief:

"You brat! How old are you?! Where did you get all this nonsense from?!"

He was starting to question his very existence! This kid knows way too much!

Kakashi silently pulled up his mask, his dead fish eyes filled with deep confusion about this world.

Are kids these days so precocious?

Or is it just this blond guy who's particularly outrageous?
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