It was the day the heads of the various villages reported to him together.
Although he had already left most matters to Tsunade and the others, Naruto Uzumaki still had to make an appearance on an occasion like this.
The Hokage Building.
The conference room.
The spacious conference room was already full.
The moment
Naruto Uzumaki walked in, everyone held their breath and rose respectfully to their feet.
Naruto Uzumaki glanced around and spotted many familiar faces.
Nagato, Gaara, Natsuhi, Mabui, Kakuzu...
"Lord Naruto Uzumaki!"
Everyone greeted him in a respectful chorus.
Naruto Uzumaki nodded faintly. After taking the main seat and saying a few words, he left everything else to Tsunade.
He sat off to the side, there to serve as a figurehead.
But
after listening for a while, Naruto Uzumaki grew bored and got up to leave.
Outside the door.
"Temari?"
Naruto Uzumaki smiled and greeted her.
"Naruto... I'm waiting for Gaara."
Temari explained as she looked at Naruto Uzumaki.
Since coming to Konoha with Naruto Uzumaki, she had never returned to Sunagakure.
So
she had not seen Gaara in a long time.
This time,
Gaara had come to Konoha as Sunagakure's administrator, and Temari wanted to take the chance to talk with him.
"Then I'll wait with you."
Naruto Uzumaki walked over to Temari and slipped an arm around her, drawing her naturally into his embrace.
Temari's heart beat faster when Naruto Uzumaki held her.
Of course she knew what had been happening at home lately.
The other women were all eager to become Naruto's women.
Going by age, she should have been the first.
But... she had never been mentally ready, so even now she had not taken the initiative with Naruto.
And Naruto Uzumaki had long since learned how Temari felt from what she