Konoha's Welcome Ceremony

On the streets of Konoha, all the villagers held Konoha's red flag, long banners, and lots of lucky charms, welcoming everyone at the Konoha's main gate.

This welcoming ceremony was even more grand than the last one, because all the villagers now knew that the Fifth Hokage had defeated the Third Tsuchikage, defeated the Hidden Stone Village, and even bought back the Four-Tails' Jinchuriki.

All the villagers genuinely admired the Fifth Hokage, so they came to the village gate early in the morning to welcome him.

Some villagers, their faces filled with excitement and admiration, shouted, "The Hokage is coming back! Let's all cheer and shout together to welcome the strongest Fifth Hokage in history!"

This time, it wasn't just the Konoha were there, but also the heads of various ninja clans and ninjas from different departments. Everyone looked excited and exclaimed, "This is so exciting! It's even more exciting than the last Hokage coronation ceremony!"

The Hyuga Clan, along with his two daughters and a large group of the Hyuga Clan, arrived early in the morning to participate in the welcoming ceremony. All the Hyuga Clan carried large bundles of flowers, and upon seeing the Konoha Ninja returning from the front lines, they went to present them with flowers.

Hiashi Hyuga, his face flushed with excitement, exclaimed, "This is truly amazing! The Fifth Hokage arranged for the Police Forces to strangle the Fourth Raikage for three days Hyuga Hiashi, and even gave him the title ' Endurance King! 'Fourth Raikage I'm so happy! Every time I hear a nickname like that, I have to eat an extra bowl of rice!"

Hyuga Hiashi then waved his hand again, saying excitedly, "If I were to strangle someone, I could kill the Fourth Raikage in a day at most."

Looking at the excited Hyuga Hiashi, Tokuma said with a smile, "Clan Head, if the Hokage returns, should we sing him Konoha Battle Song?"

Hyuga Hiashi could only pull out a small speaker, and said with a serious face, "No need to sing, it's from the Uchiha One-Dragon Company, it plays the Konoha Battle Song anytime, anywhere."

Hinata, Hyuga Hiashi, was also holding a large bouquet of flowers. She smiled at her younger sister, who had just learned to speak, and said, "Hanabi, when we see the Hokage, we will definitely give them flowers. They defeated the vicious Hidden Cloud Village and Iwagakure, and protected our beautiful Konoha."

Hanabi nodded adorably upon hearing her older sister's words, and said in her childish voice, "Okay, sister, we want to give flowers to the Hokage."

Tsume Inuzuka, along with Inuzuka Hana and a large group of clansmen, arrived at the gates of Konoha. Looking at the bustling villagers, Inuzuka Hana smiled and said, "Mother, don't you think Qingcheng-kun is the greatest Hokage?"

Tsume Inuzuka immediately snorted and said with a serious expression, "Xiaohua, when we're outside, you should address him Hokage- sama."

Kiba Inuzuka said with a smile, "My brother-in-law is the greatest Hokage. I want to join the Police Force in the future, and I'll try to strangle the Fourth Raikage too. My brother-in-law is so cool! He took on two opponents at once, defeating not only the Fourth Raikage but also the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. I want to become Hokage like that in the future!"

Tsume Inuzuka looked at Kiba, who was filled with admiration, and then said seriously, "I've told you all before, when we're outside, we should address the Hokage as 'Lord Hokage,' but we can only use his name in private."

Sakura's Mother, carrying the red flag, arrived as promised with Sakura. The two stood amidst the cheering crowd, both wearing smiles.

Sakura looked at the Konoha, who were making a great show of welcoming them, and thought to herself, "This time, the Fifth Hokage Fifth Hokage has returned in person. To welcome him, I even wore the latest hair clip. If the Hokage could catch a glimpse of me in the crowd, that would be wonderful."

Sakura's Mother handed Sakura a red flag and said with a smile, "Sakura, when the Fifth Hokage returns, you must shout it as loud as you can. Make sure Hokage hears you, so he'll know that our Haruno Family are Hokage most loyal fans."

Sakura looked at the red flag her mother handed her and said seriously, "I understand, Mother. We must make a good impression on the Hokage."

Just then, all the members of the Yamanaka Clan came over and joined the welcoming ceremony. Yamanaka Jieyi and Ino, along with a large Yamanaka members, all held flowers, ready to welcome the Hokage back to Konoha.

The image of the flower-buying girl from years ago flashed through Yamanaka Jieyi's mind. She thought to herself, "Back then, you were a bottom-ranked clan leader, known as the Konoha Endurance Stab King in Konoha,' and today you're the Fifth Hokage, having defeated three ninja villages in a row. That's amazing! I knew you could do it."

Ino looked at her smiling cousin and said with a laugh, "Cousin Tachibana, are you thinking about the Hokage again? Back when he came to sell flowers, didn't you know how to promote yourself?"

Just then, the Kuroki Clan, the Kamizuru Clan, the Charlotte Clan's female ninja, and Samui arrived at the gates of Konoha. Seeing hundreds of thousands of villagers present, the welcome ceremony was hundreds of times grander than the last one, especially with almost all the clan leaders from the major ninja clans present.

Kuroki Ichi said with a surprised look, "I didn't expect so many people to come today. When the Hokage arrives, we won't be able to get a front seat."

Hearing the clan chief's words, Black Fang agreed wholeheartedly. Looking at the dense crowd, he said with a look of shock, "I really didn't expect that Konoha still has so many ninjas and so many Apprentice Jonin who didn't go to the battlefield. If they had all gone to the battlefield, Hidden Cloud Village simply wouldn't have been able to hold out."

Samui looked at the vast, dark mass of villagers, stretching as far as the eye could see, and exclaimed in surprise, "Many of these people are Konoha Jonin? That's terrifying! I've once again witnessed the strength of Konoha. It turns out that all those going to the battlefield are Konoha Jonin, or Elite Jonin Konoha Jonin. Even the Apprentice Jonin aren't qualified to go to the battlefield. Konoha is truly too powerful."

Just then, another cheer erupted from the crowd, with everyone shouting excitedly, "The Hokage is coming back! We Konoha Ninjas are all back! Long live the Hokage!"

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu both shouted, "Play the Konoha Battle Song, set off fireworks, and welcome our strongest Fifth Hokage in history, returning victorious!"