Don't Raise Your Reputation

Kakashi watched as Sasuke carried Little Tomoki straight over, and thought to himself, "Is this the child of the Hokage and Lady Tsunade? He does look a lot like Uchiha Yongcheng?"

Just then, Yamanaka Fu, with a serious expression, said directly to Shouhon Yihan, "Minister Zhang, I paid for all the ramen you ate yesterday. Could you please give me the money back? Thank you."

Upon hearing these words, Shouhon Yihan was immediately enraged and said angrily, "Yamanaka Fu, you've gone too far! How dare you talk about ramen in front of me! Do you know how many bowls I ate in one go? A full eighteen bowls of ramen! Ichiraku Ramen made me lose face completely! Don't you dare mention ramen in front of me again!"

Looking at the nearly collapsing Shouhon Yihan, Yamanaka Fu shook his head again and said with a serious face, "Minister Zhang, I can promise not to mention ramen again, but you have to pay for the ramen, okay?"

Immediately afterward, Shouhon Yihan glared angrily at Yamanaka Fu and roared, "How much did your ramen cost? I'll pay you back later. Yesterday, I handed over all the money to the Hokage. I don't have any money in my pocket now, but I won't shortchange you a single penny for those fifty-three bowls of ramen!"

Shouhon Yihan, Yamanaka Fu said with a serious expression, "There were fifty-four bowls in total. The Hokage also ate a bowl of Supreme Ramen, but he didn't pay for it. I paid for it all. It cost 800,000 Silver Coin in total."

Shouhon Yihan glared at Yamanaka Fu, then shouted, "You even attributed the Hokage's ramen to me! That's outrageous! Yamanaka Fu, you bastard, you've made me lose face!"

Kakashi, seeing Shouhon Yihan's furious outburst, said directly, "Shut up! This is the Uchiha Clan. Don't scare those kids. If you get tortured by the Hokage later, don't say I didn't warn you."

Both Yamanaka Fu and Shouhon Yihan fell silent, staring at each other in bewilderment.

Just then, a green figure darted into the Uchiha Clan. His voice, as rough as a megaphone, boomed, "Hokage -sama, I heard you left Konoha. I want to cheer you on with this roaring youth, because you gave me! The youth to burn brightly once more!"

After saying that, Might Guy looked extremely excited again and burst into tears.

Kakashi, seeing Might Guy so moved he was in tears, said seriously, "Hokage will be back soon. Don't get so excited. The Hokage has already acknowledged your youth and bestowed upon you the title of 'Konoha Youth Brother.' Get up, there's no need to be crying like that."

Might Guy noticed that all the Konoha High Command were looking at him with extremely strange expressions. Even Kurenai Yuhi and Yugao were staring at him in astonishment.

Might Guy immediately stood up, wiped away the tears from his eyes, and said excitedly, "Ever since the Hokage gave me these legs, my youth has been filled with energy. I am so grateful to the Hokage. I have mastered the Eight Gates Formation to the Gate of Death, and I want to tell the Hokage this good news in person."

At this point, Might Guy was covered in tears again, and he said emotionally, "Waaah, but the Hokage has already left. I wanted to tell the Hokage about my burning youth, but the Hokage can no longer hear my voice."

"Waaaaah, waaaaah,"

Kakashi looked at the youthful Might Guy with an embarrassed expression, then comforted him, "Guy, why don't you go back first? The Hokage has already recognized your burning youth and bestowed upon you the title of 'Konoha's Blue Beast.' Your hard work and sweat have been seen by the Hokage."

Uchiha Yamafuku's eyes widened in disbelief as he said, "Might Guy, Jonin, pull yourself together! Stop being so self-satisfied. The Hokage is a wise man who knows how to use people effectively. He'll give you a chance to be his servant. You don't need to be too grateful to the Hokage right now."

Looking at the extremely excited Might Guy, Shouhon Yihan said with a face full of disgust, "Yamanaka Fu, get Might Guy out of here! This is the Uchiha Clan. If he keeps yelling like this, the villagers will think our Uchiha Clan is being presumptuous. When the Hokage returns, we won't be able to explain ourselves."

Seeing this, Yamanaka Fu said sadly, "Minister Zhang, I'm also very sad. Ever since I was saved by the Hokage, I've experienced a completely different life. Waaaa, I didn't even get to see the kind-hearted Hokage one last time. Waaaa, I used to be Root ninja, and I was trained by the evil Danzo to be a weapon of war. Waaaa..."

Kakashi, seeing yet another person crying, looked extremely embarrassed and then said, "We were holding a farewell party for the Hokage, but you've turned it into a memorial service."

Before Kakashi could finish speaking, Hayakumo Sōma added sadly, "I used to be just a lowly Anbu Ninja. I even monitored the Hokage for Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi. But the Hokage touched me with love, gave me countless opportunities to become a high-ranking official, and helped me improve my strength. Every time I become stronger, my heart aches more."

At this point, Hayakumo Sōma broke down in tears, sobbing, "Hokage- Hokage, I'm so sorry! Alas, my heart aches so much, sob sob sob!"

The dozen or so members of the Fat Water Squad, seeing their captain already crying, also shed tears, sobbing uncontrollably, "Lord Hokage, waah, we're too late!"

Sasuke was still holding Little Tomoki, about to greet Kakashi and the others, but seeing that more than a dozen of the Konoha High Command were already crying, he immediately said awkwardly, "What are all these people doing? Brother Qingcheng just went to practice Senjutsu Mode, why is it like he's gone? I'm a seven-and-a-half-year-old child and I didn't even cry."

Sasuke then looked at another Konoha High Command, sat down on the ground, and burst into tears, muttering, "Hokage -sama, my Hokage- sama, this is the first day I've missed you."

Sasuke's eyes widened, and he said with a look of utter disbelief, "Even when their own mothers died, they didn't cry like this. It's terrifying!" Uchiha Sasuke then hugged Little Tomoki and took a few steps back, as if afraid of being infected by these people.

As for Yugao, Kurenai Yuhi, and the others, they all looked helpless as they watched these people run to their house and wail. The women just stared at each other, bewildered.

Kurenai Yuhi also said with great surprise, "I admit that Qingcheng is the most outstanding Hokage of all time, but this is an exaggeration. Are they really that reluctant to Qingcheng?"

Yugao nodded in surprise and said, "What an outrageous guy, but it's also a little touching. My husband Qingcheng is just too outstanding."

Kakashi, seeing Kumo-ma plopping down on the ground and sobbing uncontrollably, was filled with surprise and bewilderment. He asked, "Weren't you Anbu Ninja before? Did you do something to offend the Hokage?"

Upon hearing Kakashi's question, Kumo-ma Jian wept bitterly, saying, "I've never done anything to wrong the Hokage, but I just miss him. Heaven and earth are Hokage, but none are as dear as my Hokage."

Kakashi looked at the wailing crowd and said seriously, "You should go cry somewhere else! Otherwise, it'll really turn into a funeral, Hokage doesn't really like that."

Seeing so many people breaking down in tears, Might Guy said with great emotion, "I'm so touched. They all acknowledge my youth, sob sob sob."

Waaaaah...