It was a very simple will. Nearly all of it consisted of Hiruzen Sarutobi's hopes for Konohamaru's future and lessons he wanted to leave him. Even the advice sounded like the ordinary reminders any elderly man might give his grandson.
There was nothing else beyond that.
It barely even mentioned arrangements for his own clan's future.
"Grandpa..."
Konohamaru stared blankly at the envelope in his hands. If it had not been explicitly labeled a will, he might have thought it was just an ordinary letter his grandfather had left him before going on a long journey.
Whenever he had seen his grandfather at home lately, he could tell that his health was indeed getting worse. Passing the study, he often heard him coughing incessantly.
Sometimes, his grandfather would even remark in front of others that his time might be drawing near.
Konohamaru knew full well that his grandfather had been the longest-serving Hokage. He had fought countless battles, large and small, and carried innumerable lingering injuries.
Most ordinary ninja would have long since been buried by his grandfather's age. It was already a blessing that he could still move about freely.
Not long ago, Princess Tsunade, one of the Konoha Sannin alongside the Fifth Hokage and another of his grandfather's students, had come to examine him. She had bluntly warned him that if he did not start taking care of himself, he probably had only a year left to live.
His grandfather had merely laughed it off, but Uncle Asuma had taken it to heart. Ever since then, he had been coming home frequently and occasionally stopping by his grandfather's study. Though the two barely spoke, Konohamaru had certainly seen much less of Uncle Asuma leaving on missions.
His grandfather was the true pillar of the Sarutobi Clan. The rest