"Why?"
"Interesting."
He mused to himself, ignoring the slight astonishment on Uchiha Itachi's face, and said to Uzumaki Naruto, "I may not be the Hokage, but everyone in the Shinobi World knows that I am qualified to make you Hokage. The opportunity is right in front of you, Uzumaki Naruto. Follow me and gain strength, and you can become Hokage. It's a deal. What do you think?"
"A deal? I don't need one!"
Uzumaki Naruto shook his head hard. Staring at Uchiha Yue as though a little girl eyeing a creepy old man, he smiled and said, "I want to become Hokage not because I want to become the strongest ninja, but because I want everyone to acknowledge me. Mister, I'm happy that you didn't deny my dream of becoming Hokage. Maybe that counts as a kind of acknowledgment!"
"If you have time, how about I treat you to ramen?"
"Ichiraku Ramen is really good!"
With that, Uzumaki Naruto gave Uchiha Yue a thumbs-up.
As Uchiha Yue looked at Uzumaki Naruto, especially at his bright smile, a trace of reminiscence inevitably surfaced in his eyes. Without a doubt, Uchiha Yue had been reminded of his former friend, Minato Namikaze, the later Fourth Hokage. Uzumaki Naruto's personality resembled Kushina Uzumaki's, but when it came to the bigger picture, Uzumaki Naruto was just like Minato Namikaze.
To become Hokage, one did not need power, but the acknowledgment of others?
Minato, you had a good son.
Kushina, if you were in the Underworld, you must have been very comforted, right?
Unfortunately, your child was destined to be unable to grow up properly, all because...
You sealed the Nine-Tails inside his body!
With a silent sigh, Uchiha Yue took Uchiha Itachi and swiftly vanished from before Uzumaki Naruto. Once Uchiha Yue disappeared, the genjutsu