Kicking Naruto flying: You chose to become Hokage back then, so finish the job even through tears!

Me?

I hated nightmares more than anything.

And the dream I'd just had had been pretty damn long.

I'd even dreamed about Kara and that hunk of metal.

I smacked my forehead hard a couple of times.

I drove all those jumbled images out of my head.

Tsunade's shout of "Otsutsuki fluctuations!" just now

had finally snapped me fully awake.

Naruto stood beside me.

Those long legs of his kept trembling.

Not out of fear.

He was just worn out from staying up all night.

"Big bro, what amazing treasure are you talking about?"

"You're being so mysterious. Don't tell me you've got a Ten-Tails hidden underground?"

Naruto rubbed his eyes.

The crust at the corners was still stuck to his lashes.

I shot him an irritated look.

"The Ten-Tails ain't shit."

"Come on. Down the shaft."

I formed the simplest Tiger seal with both hands.

The Bluestone Slab beneath my feet scraped and clattered.

A three-foot-wide gap opened.

Pitch-black wooden stairs appeared inside.

The smell of damp earth wafted up, mingled with the scent of wood chips.

Tsunade frowned.

Her high heels stepped onto the wooden stairs.

Their steady tapping echoed through the dim passage.

Shizune followed close behind her.

She clutched that grunting fat pig in her arms.

Naruto brought up the rear.

He still held the insulated cup bearing the Hokage emblem.

"Hey, big bro, you really hid this basement well."

"Even I can't sense it."

Naruto touched the mushrooms on the wall that gave off an eerie green glow.

"Can you eat these mushrooms?"

"If you dare eat them, I'll be happy to arrange your funeral."

I headed down the stairs without looking back.

"Those are death caps that mutated after absorbing waste chakra from the Divine Tree."

"One bite, and you're guaranteed to meet the