Naruto Uzumaki played down his role.
Things like railways had existed for a long time, but unrest in the Shinobi World had kept them from spreading.
After all,
a railway built through backbreaking work might be blown up by a rival Ninja Village the very next day.
That...
was the limitation of the era.
"Good work, kid!"
Tobirama Senju gave Naruto a firm pat on the shoulder.
Even someone as demanding as Tobirama was growing more and more pleased with him.
"If only the Senju Clan had a successor as outstanding as you, we might not have..."
Tobirama's expression turned forlorn.
Back then,
his own mistaken decision had caused the Senju Clan to disappear from the Shinobi World.
"Heh... It's all right. We're family anyway."
"You can think of me as one of the Senju Clan's younger generation."
Naruto chuckled.
"Hm?"
"Family?"
"What do you mean?"
Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju both froze at Naruto's words.
They liked Naruto, but calling them family was a bit of a stretch, wasn't it?
Just then, the door to the Hokage Office opened.
Tsunade walked in carrying a stack of documents.
"Honey~"
"These past few days have worn me out. Give me some time off so I can go have fun for a few days."
Tsunade dropped the documents heavily onto the desk, then went to Naruto's side, clung to his arm, and began coaxing him.
"Ahem... Tsunade, we have company."
Naruto quietly slipped his arm out of her embrace.
"That's strange. Why are you suddenly shy today?"
"Do you want to role-play again?"
After muttering to herself, Tsunade glanced to the side in confusion...
Then,
her eyes slowly widened.
"Grandpa Hashirama?"
"Grandpa Tobirama?"
"What are you doing here?!"
Since taking over as Hokage, Tsunade had been busy every day, so she usually