Chapter 60: A New Konoha
"What wish did you make?"
Tsunade asked casually as she cut the cake.
"Can birthday wishes be said out loud?"
Hikawa blinked and asked, "Won't it stop working if I say it?"
"What can't be said?"
Tsunade handed him the first slice of cake and said, "I don't believe in that stuff."
"Then if I say it, you can't get angry."
Hikawa hesitated.
"Why would I get angry?"
Tsunade paused, her beautiful eyes fixed on him. "What outrageous wish did you make?"
"How could I dare?"
Hikawa quickly shook his head. "My wish was for you to become Hokage, Teacher."
"Hokage?"
Tsunade fell silent for several seconds, then asked, "Why? Didn't you want to become Hokage?"
"I'm still too young."
Hikawa smiled. "You can become the Fourth Hokage, Teacher, and I'll become the Fifth Hokage. We'll grow stronger and build another new Konoha."
"Do you want to die, brat?!"
Tsunade could not help raising her hand and knocking him on the head. "What do you take the Hokage for? Do you think anyone can become one just because they want to?"
"I won't say anything else for now, but if you want to become Hokage, Teacher, it'll definitely be easy."
Hikawa analyzed the matter with a serious expression.
"What do you know?"
Tsunade rolled her eyes at him. "I'm not the only candidate. If it really comes down to competition, there are several troublesome people."
"You have the greatest advantage, Teacher."
Hikawa knew exactly whom she meant.
They were none other than Hatake Sakumo, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Namikaze Minato, with Shimura Danzō possibly included as well.
But none of them could truly compare to Tsunade.
According to the timeline, Hatake Sakumo would commit suicide next year. Even if he did not, his personality was not