Sasuke's Imminent Birth

"Hadn't I been doing the same things every day for the past few years? A Hokage's daily life isn't as grand and dramatic as you imagine. It's just an ordinary life, so don't be nervous."

After Torikaze said that, Minato felt much better. Come to think of it, the Shinobi World was so peaceful now that the village rarely faced any danger.

As Hokage, all he had to do was handle government affairs.

Still, Minato felt that was good enough. Konoha was already extremely prosperous. Even if his abilities were lacking, as long as he could preserve Konoha's prosperity, he would not be neglecting his duties.

"Understood, Big Brother. I'll do my best to lead Konoha in an even better direction."

Torikaze knew that Minato had always been modest. Right now, Minato simply did not yet fully understand what being Hokage meant.

Once he truly stood atop the Hokage Tower, accepted the Hokage hat, and answered the cheers and expectations of tens of thousands of villagers...

He would know for himself how to become a Hokage.

Torikaze had gone through the same thing back then. No one was born to be Hokage, especially someone like Torikaze, who had never dreamed of becoming Hokage.

Torikaze patted Minato on the shoulder. "All right, don't overthink it. Go wash your hands and eat first."

After Minato left, Torikaze looked toward An'hua, who had been standing beside Minato and listening the entire time.

"With you helping that kid, I can rest much easier."

An'hua smiled at that. "Of course. No matter what, I'm his second sister-in-law. Don't worry, Big Brother."

When a new Hokage took office, handling official business was practically as difficult as climbing to the heavens without a capable secretary.

Torikaze himself had needed the secretary Tobirama Senju left behind to assist