Side Story—The Seventh Hokage and the Bestselling Author
Inside the Hokage's office, Naruto, dressed in his Hokage robes and buried beneath a small mountain of paperwork, rubbed his temples in agony.
Several years had passed since the Fourth Great Ninja War. Through his own talent (cheating) and hard work, Naruto had successfully become Konoha's Seventh Hokage.
He had fulfilled the promise he made back then, gained everyone's recognition, and had his likeness carved into Hokage Rock, completing his promise to stand "in the same frame" as Big Brother Aoba.
However, life after becoming Hokage wasn't nearly as wonderful as Naruto had imagined. Every day brought endless problems to deal with. He had to work until late before dragging his exhausted body home and collapsing straight into bed.
Then he thought about how Big Brother Aoba had run away right at his inauguration ceremony...
Naruto now seriously suspected that, after realizing how miserable being Hokage was, Big Brother Aoba had decisively quit and refused to do the job!
They were all excuses!
Big Brother Aoba simply hated trouble and didn't want to be exploited!
Naruto sighed helplessly, then pulled a book out of the drawer.
This book, which Big Brother Aoba had once given him, had already been read dozens of times.
Before he knew it, This Ninja Is Clearly Overpowered Yet Keeps Seeking Death had become his spiritual support.
It was also because he had read this book that he learned Big Brother Aoba had done so many insanely reckless things from childhood onward.
For example, things he already knew about, such as shouting his opposition at the Fourth Hokage's inauguration and declaring that he would become Hokage. Or secretly carving his own likeness into Hokage Rock, then unveiling it alongside the Fourth Hokage's likeness...
The book did describe those