The Hokage Handover

Konoha

In the Uchiha Clan Compound, at Naraku's residence, sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains and into the bedroom.

Naraku opened his eyes and woke up on the bed, where he saw a blonde woman staring intently at him.

"Why are you staring at me so early in the morning? You wouldn't... you wouldn't still want it, would you?"

Naraku dejected, pulled the blanket up to his chin, and asked somewhat guiltily.

Three days ago, when Konoha returned to Konoha from the Capital City, he encountered Tsunade, who had just arrived in the Capital City. When he realized that Tsunade had come to the Capital City specifically to find him, Naraku a warmth in his heart.

However, at that time, Naraku Chimera Technique had not yet digested Uzumaki Akayuki, and it wasn't until last night that he finished absorbing and fusing with Uzumaki Akayuki. Only then did he begin his Tsunade.

"Be serious!"

Tsunade's delicate face flushed red, and she gently punched Naraku's shoulder.

Naraku and Tsunade for almost a month, and their separation made them feel like they were newlyweds, resulting in an exceptionally intense hand-to-hand combat that night.

The saying goes, "Food and sex are human nature." Originally, the relationship between men and women was mutually beneficial, but there are no fields that are overworked, only oxen that are exhausted.

Naraku's exhausted and worn-out appearance made countless Konoha men envious.

"Today is the day the Third Hokage passes the Hokage Position to you. Get up early and get dressed. From now on, you are the Hokage of Konoha. You must set an example for Konoha!"

Tsunade put on her robe and Naraku, looking every bit the devoted wife. It's hard to imagine that this is Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin, known for her love of drinking and gambling, Tsunade among women.

Naraku admired Tsunade's actions, and as he watched Tsunade tidy up the clothes she had laid out on the bed, a smile appeared on his listless face.

"Tsunade, what do you think should be a name for our child?"

After the Naraku crisis, all sorts of happy things followed.

After a month-long separation from Tsunade, Naraku was initially bewildered by the news of Tsunade pregnancy, but was overjoyed once he realized what was happening.

Now that the position of Fourth Hokage is in his own hands, and he has power and beautiful women at his fingertips, it's truly a case of fortune and misfortune intertwined.

Naraku, who was initially resentful about Tsunade's departure and the letter she left behind, completely lost his resentment upon learning that Tsunade had come to the Capital City to find him and that she was pregnant.

"You're the child's father, so you should decide this."

Tsunade has transformed into a devoted wife, prioritizing her husband's will in everything and deeply embodying the traditions of the Land of Fire.

Naraku hesitated for a moment, then his eyes lit up.

"I've heard that the Third Hokage's father was named Sasuke, and he was an exceptionally skilled ninja. If our child is a boy, we'll name him Sasuke, and if it's a girl, we'll name her Ryosuke. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade, who had just been in "wife mode," had three black lines appear on her forehead.

"Naraku, naming the child after Teacher Sarutobi's father is a bit inappropriate, isn't it? Teacher Sarutobi was the previous Hokage; naming him like that could cause misunderstandings."

"And when I say my child's name in the future, I'll think of Teacher Sarutobi's father, and that's not a good feeling."

"What's wrong with that? It just shows that I respect the Third!"

Naraku, on the other hand, was in high spirits, preparing to become the grandfather of the Third Hokage.

"No, no! Absolutely not!"

Tsunade, indicating that she absolutely disagreed with naming Sasuke.

Given the mother's strong refusal, Naraku didn't press the matter and hesitated for a moment before saying:

"If it's a girl, let's name her Ryosuke. If it's a boy, let's name him Tensuke, meaning 'helped by heaven.'"

"Hmm, Ryosuke, Tensuke, those are very nice sounds. Naraku, do you hope your baby is a boy or a girl?"

Naraku and put on his clothes, Tsunade helped Naraku on his clothes, Naraku out any wrinkles.

"Boys and girls are both my children. We'll have boys and girls in the future, Tsunade. We still need to work hard."

After dressing up in his costume, Naraku kissed Tsunade on the forehead and blinked.

"Heh, Naraku, you'd better work hard then. Don't just pretend to be asleep after seven or eight tries."

Tsunade was kissed by Naraku, and her eyes blinked as she looked at Naraku, appearing somewhat adorable, but the words she uttered were as fierce as a wolf's.

"Ahem, don't talk nonsense... What do you mean by pretending to be asleep? I was really asleep..."

Naraku coughed, muttered a few words of explanation, walked to the mirror, and examined his clothes.

He wore a red robe similar to the First Hokage's attire, embroidered with many golden Konoha patterns, and over it was a white Hokage Haori embroidered with flame patterns. On each side of the Hokage Haori was an Uchiha Gunbai emblem.

The white Hokage Haori bore the inscription. "Fourth Hokage."

The Gunbai- shaped emblem on his chest was added at Naraku's special request. On occasions like when the Hokage went out, it was important to display the Gunbai emblem as much as possible.

"Handsome."

Naraku looked in the mirror. Although the Hokage robes were made in just three days, they fit him perfectly, and he couldn't help but admire himself for a moment.

"He truly is worthy of being my husband."

Tsunade was also seeing stars. She turned Naraku's face and gave him a kiss on the Naraku.

"Hahaha, this is what a true man should be like!"

At this moment, Naraku, who had lived two lives, was overwhelmed with vanity.

"Let's go, Tsunade, to the Hokage Building!"

"Um!"

Hokage Building

Dozens of ninjas stood on the top floor of the Hokage Building. The ninjas in the front row were Namikaze Minato, Uchiha Fugaku, Hatake Sakumo, Tsunade, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and others.

Behind these ninjas were high-ranking officials or leaders from other departments of Konoha, as well as clan leaders of various ninja clans, such as Hyuga Hiashi, Uzumaki Nao Yamanaka Inoichi Choza Akimichi, Nara Shikaku, Aburame Shibi, Inuzuka Manaomaru, among Jonin.

At the moment of Hokage handover, these well-known Jonin, clan leaders, and department heads, who are rarely seen on ordinary days, all showed up to witness the moment of Hokage handover.

Jiraiya someone like Jiraiya, who traveled the Shinobi World, gathering material for his writing, and incidentally searching for the Child of Prophecy —a journey whose hardships rivaled those of a wandering ninja—rushed back to Konoha to participate in the grand ceremony after receiving the notification.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, dressed in the Hokage robes, stood at the very front of the procession and solemnly presented the Hokage hat, symbolizing the Hokage, to Naraku with both hands.

Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Naraku with a complicated expression and said in a deep voice:

"Uchiha Nara, from now on you will be the Fourth Hokage of Konoha."

Naraku also extended both hands and solemnly accepted the Hokage hat, a symbol of the Hokage, from the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, and put it on his head.

"Thank you, Third Hokage. It's not time for you to retire yet. Konoha still needs you."

Naraku accepted the power with remarkable humility. These respectful words pleased the Third Sarutobi Hiruzen and hummed in agreement.

With the Jonin, the appointment of Daimyo, and the handover of the leadership to the previous Hokage completed, Uchiha Nara at this moment is the most legitimate Hokage of Konoha's lineage.

Beneath the Hokage Building stood tens of thousands of villagers and idle ninjas not on missions, gazing at the top of the Hokage Building, hoping for the Fourth Hokage.

After Naraku took the Third Hokage's hat and put it on, he walked to the railing of the Hokage Building, looked down at the tens of thousands of Konoha, and, filled with ambition, shouted loudly:

"From this moment forward, I am the Fourth Hokage, the one who governs Konoha!"

Tens of thousands of villagers cheered wildly below the Hokage Building, and countless villagers and ninjas threw flowers and confetti, with red ribbons fluttering in the air.