Hearing Yeyu mention him, Naruto felt a little embarrassed.
Being grouped together with Sasuke was obviously not meant as praise.
With so many people here, Naruto had the lowest ninja rank: Genin.
Everyone else was at least a Chunin.
Among the Konoha 12, Sasuke, Neji, and Sakura had all become Jonin.
Aside from Naruto, the rest were all Chunin.
Naruto still clearly remembered the first time Yeyu had left a deep impression on him: Yeyu had stood before him and punched Mizuki until he was covered in blood.
That scene had been far too shocking.
Naruto still could not forget it.
He just had not expected that four years later, Yeyu would actually become Hokage.
Back when he was at the Ninja Academy, the words he repeated every day were, "I'm going to become Hokage."
Yet Yeyu had effortlessly accomplished his dream, and he had only spent four years doing it.
In the past, Naruto had truly only wanted to become Hokage so he could gain everyone's recognition.
But now, whenever he saw Yeyu, his desire to become Hokage burned even hotter.
Because the Yeyu before him was exactly the person Naruto most wanted to become.
He used to think that if even a sleazy old man like the Third Hokage could become Hokage, then so could he.
He had never had any particular understanding of what being Hokage meant, nor had he thought it was anything especially impressive.
He had merely felt that once he became Hokage, others would acknowledge and accept him.
But now, seeing Yeyu become Hokage.
He finally understood the weight carried by that title.
It truly gave off the feeling of a king from a novel.
That sense of standing at the pinnacle was truly intoxicating.
Naruto's reason for wanting to become Hokage was now