Konoha.
Training ground.
"Konohamaru..." Moegi looked at Konohamaru worriedly.
Opposite them stood the Tenyu Squad.
"When is that guy coming?"
Konohamaru was burning with anger.
His grandfather had only been dead for a short while, yet someone else had already become Hokage.
Even if it was only acting Hokage, it was unacceptable.
Tenyu bristled at his tone. "Konohamaru, what do you mean by that? Address him as Lord Hokage. We called you here to make you stronger."
"He's not the Hokage! My grandfather is the Hokage!" Konohamaru shouted.
"Yes, your grandfather was Hokage. My father was Hokage too,"
Maki said.
"No, he was only acting Hokage."
"Then why are you so angry?
Do you not want Konoha to recover quickly, or do you harbor rebellious thoughts toward Konoha
and want to become a rogue ninja?"
Tenyu did not hold back.
The current Konohamaru was nothing like the Konohamaru he knew.
He was filled with an aura of negative energy.
"You're the one who wants to become a rogue ninja!" Konohamaru was left speechless.
"Then work hard and grow stronger. Protect Konoha. Who's going to put up with you loafing around all day and complaining?" Tenyu said.
Konohamaru clenched his fists. "I'll work hard even if you don't tell me to."
He simply could not understand how someone had become Hokage so soon after his grandfather's death.
Even if it was only acting Hokage.
"As long as you'll work hard, that's enough. Konoha will still need you all to protect it in the future."
Tobitake Tonbo descended from the sky and landed before them.
"Dad."
"Captain Tonbo... Lord Hokage."
"Mm, not bad. You're improving faster and faster.
This time, I'll have to give your training a serious kick."
Tobitake Tonbo sensed their chakra and their auras.
The Neural Tentacles left on