Naruto and Sasuke's earth-shaking battle drew the attention of the entire Ninja Kingdom, and in the days that followed, people talked about it with great enthusiasm.
"Minato Namikaze's son actually became that strong..."
"He was a genius even as a child. If the Fourth hadn't met with disaster, he might have long since been groomed as the Hokage's successor!"
"Sasuke Uchiha... Who would have thought that, besides Feather Emperor, another freak would emerge among the survivors of that clan!"
"He was still obscure during the Fourth Shinobi War, but in just eight years, he's grown this powerful. I feel like he's even stronger than Nagato was back then. Is that just my imagination?"
"At the very end, the image in the sky suddenly vanished. So what was the outcome? Who exactly will become Hokage?"
"I hope it's Naruto. Though the Yellow Flash had his stains, he at least had accomplishments. But the Uchiha are Konoha's curse! Besides, Sasuke Uchiha never truly lived in Konoha for even one day. He can't even be considered a Konoha ninja. An outsider like him, coming after the upheaval to lead Konoha, will have a hard time winning people over!"
Then, as the official announcement came down that Naruto and Sasuke would jointly serve as Konoha's Sixth Hokage, Konoha erupted in uproar!
"Two Hokage holding office at the same time? That's unprecedented! Is this some kind of joke??"
"The problem is, both their fathers had deep grudges against Konoha, especially the Uchiha... Once they take office, won't they settle old scores?"
"At the Third Hokage's funeral, I even spat in Uzumaki Naruto's face!"
"My sister's child burned down the Namikaze family's house beneath Garbage Mountain. Though he was burned to death himself, my sister's family kept insisting that Naruto had killed him! Because of that,