The war ended.
All Ninja were cleaning up the aftermath on the battlefield.
Actually, there wasn't much aftermath to clean up; under the Ten-Tails' world-altering power, the battleground was already completely destroyed.
Ninja from each Village also followed their respective Kage back to their own countries.
'Click'
Finally, Satoru captured everyone's relieved expressions...
Konoha.
Inside the Hokage Office.
"What? You still want me to be Hokage? No, I won't. I'm retiring.
It's the era of the young generation now."
Facing Tsunade and the two Advisors, Satoru quickly waved his hand in refusal.
What was she thinking? He was already thirty-one years old; it was time to hand over the position to the younger generation.
Tsunade heard him and said, "Now that the Ninja Alliance has just been formed, Konoha needs an experienced and powerful Ninja to serve as Hokage to handle the aftermath of the Fourth Shinobi World War. All the Ninja in the Village believe you are the most suitable candidate for Hokage, especially since you already have experience."
She couldn't understand why Satoru always shirked responsibility when he was so capable.
Homura Mitokado said, "That's right. The new era needs a new atmosphere. Lady Tsunade is also getting old. You young people need to take control..."
But before he could finish, Tsunade glared at him with a murderous look.
"Ahem, all in all, Lady Tsunade has done an excellent job as Hokage. You need to bear this responsibility." Homura Mitokado cleared his throat and changed the subject.
Satoru pouted, "What do you mean, 'let us young people take control'? Senior Homura and Senior Koharu are even older than Lady Tsunade, aren't they? Why aren't they retiring?"
And they talk about letting the young generation control the new era; it's just ridiculous.
Koharu Utatane reprimanded him, "Don't think that just because you became one of the heroes who ended the war, you can be so disrespectful. We are only here to prevent Konoha from going down the wrong path internally. We haven't retired precisely to let the young generation grow up and inherit our positions.
But now even you don't want to take responsibility, leading others astray.
You must understand that you are a hero, and you must shoulder your responsibilities."
"...You old geezers."
Satoru glared, and the two old geezers immediately blurred their vision and fell asleep.
He didn't want to listen.
He was already so strong, and the Fourth Shinobi World War was over. Why should he still indulge them?
"Hey, Satoru... Alright!
I'll just let Kakashi do it. Although he's also lazy, he's more diligent than you in these matters."
Tsunade looked at the two Advisors under genjutsu and could only say helplessly.
She wanted Satoru to be Hokage because of his experience and ability.
However, she also understood that, aside from things he was interested in, Satoru was quite lazy.
Especially when it came to handling internal affairs.
Even when he was Acting Hokage before, he left most matters to Shikaku.
Now that he was so resistant, there was nothing she could do.
Who would have thought there were people who didn't even want to be Hokage?
"That's right! Kakashi is so good, strong and young, experienced, diligent, and has a wide circle of friends. He's simply the best candidate for Hokage."
Satoru nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this.
"Honestly, I never see you praise Kakashi so much normally!" Tsunade was speechless.
In truth, her thoughts were the same as Satoru's: to get rid of the Hokage position as soon as possible.
Whoever wants it can have it.
However, she also had a bottom line, which was a Hokage who could manage Konoha well. She still had a sense of responsibility.
Coincidentally, Satoru, Kakashi, and others were all suitable.
"Heh, Lady Tsunade, our thoughts are quite similar, aren't they? Hehe.
Oh, by the way, I heard from Shizune that you plan to travel to various countries in the future.
If you hand over the heavy responsibility to Kakashi, he probably won't have time for romance.
Should we come up with some ideas to set up Shizune and Kakashi?
They're both the same age, and I think they're quite suitable."
After Satoru finished with the serious matters, his mischievous side resurfaced.
Tsunade heard him, a smile playing on her lips, "Hmph, I already had an idea. Shizune will be Kakashi's assistant, and they'll develop feelings over time. It's already arranged."
"What? Then why did you still want me to be Hokage?"
"Tch, did you think I didn't know you didn't want to? I was just testing you."
"Speaking of which, your arrangement might not be so good. I feel like it won't work out. They're both working; where will the 'feelings over time' come from?"
"What's wrong with that? Back in my day, I was working when... You idiot, are you questioning my thinking as Hokage?"
"Alright, alright, I'm leaving first. My three kids want me to tell them my legendary stories from the battlefield."
Whoosh!
..."Dad, who wants to hear your legendary stories? Please tell me more about Chakra nature transformation knowledge."
Keigo listened to Satoru's bragging, almost falling asleep.
Compared to stories of battle, Keigo was more interested in knowledge about Chakra.
Anyway, when his father later educated him with knowledge, he would definitely include his glorious deeds.
He would still learn them.
Tenyu pushed his younger brother's head aside and looked at his father with bright eyes, "So, at the critical moment, you cut off the arm of the Chakra progenitor with one strike, and then used genjutsu to decide the outcome?"
"Child's play, child's play. For your dad, this was just a small achievement." Satoru heard this, tilted his head at a 45-degree angle, unable to suppress the smile on his lips.
Maki said, "If our genjutsu becomes stronger, can we do what Dad did?"
"Aren't you already very impressive? You're both Chunin already. Just accumulate a little more experience, and you can be promoted to Jonin."
Satoru said proudly.
The adoration of his children was the most blissful thing.
It was just that Keigo was a bit too smart, which was a headache.
"We still want to be even stronger, Dad. Give me your Ninja tools." Tenyu and Maki, one on each side, pestered Satoru.
They had already heard.
Their dad used musical Ninja tools on the battlefield, leading the allied forces and significantly reducing casualties.
Now, those five Ninja tools had become legendary Ninja tools in the mouths of many genjutsu-type Ninja.
It was because of those Ninja tools that Satoru was able to unleash his genjutsu with great power on the battlefield.
Satoru said, "Do you know music? And you want them?"
"Satoru, if my grandchildren ask for something, just give it to them. Why so much nonsense? Even if you became a hero of the Ninja World, you're still my son."
Hiroshi walked out of the room and instructed him.
"Dad, I'm educating my children. Why are you popping out... You weren't like this with me before." Satoru was speechless.
So, love shifts, does it!
"I'm also educating my son," Hiroshi said.
Then he smiled at his grandchildren and said, "Don't worry, with Grandpa here, he will definitely give them to you. If you don't know how to use them, we'll learn."
"Dad, they're already Chunin. Don't talk to them like they're little kids..."
"Get out of here. My grandchildren are still so young; to me, they're just little kids."
"Grandpa, you're really the best."
"Ah, if Grandpa isn't good, who is? Haha."
The interaction between the three generations of father and son made Keigo, the three-year-old, look on with disdain.
His older brother and sister were so old, yet they were acting like little kids. How shameless.