After passing through a long corridor, they arrived inside the cave.
The scene of Kushina Uzumaki holding Naruto Uzumaki was especially heartwarming. None of it had anything to do with Shinichi Hyuga.
"Shinichi, do you want to become Hokage?"
Minato Namikaze asked tentatively. The Shinichi Hyuga before him felt like a stranger. If Minato died and Shinichi became Hokage—
That would be bad for Konoha. Its future would be incredibly chaotic.
"I'm not interested in being Hokage!"
Shinichi Hyuga paid no heed to Minato Namikaze's careful probing and answered bluntly. At first, the position of Hokage had represented hope.
But after the wars, especially once the Third took the position, it had become corrupted.
That left Shinichi with a sense of revulsion, as if the office might sully him.
"That's a real shame." Minato Namikaze could sense Shinichi Hyuga's disdain, and he could also tell that Shinichi meant what he said.
The disappointment he felt showed on his face. Becoming Hokage had always been his dream, and to have Shinichi dismiss it so completely left him with a bitter smile.
Judging by everything Shinichi had done, Minato was also quite relieved. He didn't think Shinichi would make a suitable Hokage.
Of course, he also believed he had been a poor Hokage himself. The Will of Fire had all but vanished, and no one was willing to sacrifice themselves for Konoha anymore.
As he lay dying, he had already left Kakashi Hatake a confession. He wanted to take all the blame upon himself.
"I've realized my mistakes. I let Konoha lose the spirit it once had, and I'll make things right.
"I hope you can get along peacefully with the Third from now on. After all, the Sarutobi Clan and the Hyuga Clan are both pillars of Konoha.
"This might be