Sarutobi Toru did not dodge either. But after Nawaki finished paying his respects, Toru hurriedly pulled him to his feet. "All right, we're family now. Come back to Konoha with me later. You've been away for so long—it's time to go home."
"Konoha..." Nawaki murmured, then said with a nasal voice, "Yeah, let's go home!"
"Once we're back, stay in Root for a while first. Your sister is about to become Hokage. After she takes office, we'll go see her together and give her a surprise."
"Sister Tsunade... is going to become Hokage?" A strange expression appeared on Nawaki's face, as though he found it hard to believe.
"What, you don't believe in your sister's strength?" Sarutobi Toru turned to Nawaki and asked.
Nawaki shook his head. "It's not that I look down on Sister Tsunade's strength. I just never thought that someone with her personality could become Hokage."
Tsunade's usual conduct could be described as rather carefree. If not for Sarutobi Toru, she would also have earned labels like compulsive gambler, losing every battle she fought, and frequent drinker. She was indeed somewhat different from the Hokage Nawaki had imagined.
The Hokage Nawaki imagined were all like the First and Second Hokage. Of course, he did not really know much about how goofy the First Hokage was.
It could only be said that admiration and understanding were indeed worlds apart. Among the seven Hokage in all of Naruto, aside from the Second and Fourth Generation, the others all had more or less some minor flaws.
After his reflection, a trace of wistfulness appeared on Nawaki's face. Back when he had been in Konoha Village, his goal had also been to become Hokage. Who would have thought that after losing his memory, he had nearly been talked into becoming the