True and False Prophecies

As countless citizens of the three hundred thousand discussed just how grand Shin and Nao's wedding would be,

the two people in question, who had entered "vacation mode," were rejecting proposal after proposal.

"Why does it have to be open to the public? We're not some rare animals."

"Isn't this too extravagant? Anyone who didn't know better would think the Otsutsuki clan had been wiped out."

Today's meeting once again made no substantive progress.

The two, who had previously been dragging things out day by day, suddenly threw out a planning document when November arrived.

"This..." Chiken and Meitoku had known all along that for the past half month, they had simply been trying to shift the target.

Calling it abuse of power for personal gain did not fit, since they had gained no tangible benefits.

Calling it laziness did not fit either, since it really was an important matter.

The nine councilors, too lazy to argue over the details, could only follow the plan and notify the Kage of each province to prepare.

"I have a question." Genji, who had successfully integrated into the group, looked at Shin as he prepared to leave. "Shouldn't Konoha Province's affairs be handed over to the Hokage?"

"Simple." Shin stopped. "Either one of you works a little harder, or I'll pick someone at random to temporarily handle all the Hokage's duties."

"Pick someone at random?"

"How about Minato Namikaze?"

His "sincere" smile ultimately moved them.

Mid-November.

Minato, swamped with official duties, had reached the point of using the Flying Thunder God in combination with Shadow Clones.

All of Shin's hints indicated that once the wedding ended next month, there would be a perfectly legitimate reason for him to step down as Hokage—one no one could refute.

The thirteen councilors and eight high-ranking