Aogetsu Hyuga had no interest in that.
He didn't even want to be Hokage.
And now,
they wanted him to rule a bunch of toads? Were they out of their minds?
Now, if they wanted him to rule Amazon Lily, that would be another story!
Aogetsu Hyuga took Naruto back to Konoha using the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
After all,
growing stronger was important to Aogetsu Hyuga right now.
And his main way of doing that was to complete as many Master-Disciple Missions and Side Missions as possible.
He couldn't help it.
That was just how ridiculous things were.
At that thought,
Aogetsu Hyuga gave Naruto a slap out of irritation.
Smack!
The sharp blow sent Naruto flying.
"Ah!"
"Why, Teacher Cangyue?!"
Naruto clutched his swollen cheek.
Thanks to
Nine-Tails Chakra,
the swelling would soon go down.
But Aogetsu Hyuga's slap
still hurt!
Aogetsu Hyuga scratched his ear.
"Quit yelling over nothing. I'll buy you ramen, all right?"
At the word "ramen,"
Naruto perked right up.
In an instant,
all his resentment toward Aogetsu Hyuga vanished.
He grabbed Aogetsu Hyuga and ran toward Ichiraku Ramen.
"Lord Cangyue, I know you love sweets, but isn't this going a bit too far?" Teuchi asked, arms crossed as he watched Aogetsu Hyuga.
Aogetsu Hyuga was holding a bag of sugar and pouring it straight into his bowl of ramen.
Aogetsu Hyuga said casually, "The Shinobi World is bitter enough already. Can't I have something sweet?"
Watching Aogetsu Hyuga gradually "ruin" the ramen he'd made with his own hands, Teuchi could hardly stay calm.
Just as he was about to urge Aogetsu Hyuga to reconsider, Ayame came over to the counter.
"Dad! Lord Cangyue can eat it however he wants! Right, Lord Cangyue?"
Eat Ayame—Ah, Yes, the Ramen Was Delicious! Aogetsu Hyuga slurped