Naruto: Getting Stronger by Drinking

Minato had never expected any of this. Becoming Hokage was already an immense kindness Yuu had bestowed upon him.

Minato was deeply moved by this. After Yuu stepped down at lightning speed, he diligently fulfilled his duties as Hokage.

What gave Minato a headache, however, was that Naruto and Sasuke had been completely led astray by Yuu.

Alcohol was absolutely indispensable.

With Yuu egging them on, Naruto and Sasuke could not wait to knock each other down the very next second!

As Yuu put it, only blazing fire could produce true gold!

That left Minato with no idea how to refute him.

Every time Naruto and Sasuke were about to knock each other down, he could only use the Flying Thunder God Technique to separate them.

"Enough! Go home, take a bath, and sober up! The Ninja Academy entrance ceremony is about to begin, and Yuu is going to give a speech!"

Looking at Yuu's statue, polished so clean it reflected people's silhouettes, Minato's mouth twitched as he snapped at Naruto and Sasuke.

At the same time, he felt intensely jealous.

Naruto, you little ingrate! I've never seen you polish my statue!

"Okay!"

Naruto and Sasuke immediately raised their little hands and answered excitedly. Then they exchanged a glance, snorted coldly, and ran toward their respective homes.

It had been a long time since they had seen their master.

Though their master did not acknowledge them...

Meanwhile, in the distant Amegakure.

This place was shrouded in rain all year round.

In the past, Amegakure had also received plenty of rain, but it had never been like this, almost constantly overcast and rainy every day.

In the memories of Amegakure's people, this change seemed to have begun several years ago.

"Whoosh—whoosh—"

Inside one of Amegakure's tallest buildings was a pitch-black