Konoha had chosen its Fifth Hokage. The news quickly spread throughout the Shinobi World, drawing different reactions from the other great villages.
Especially once everyone learned that, unsurprisingly, the new Hokage was Senju Natsuhiko, the man who had single-handedly wiped out Kumogakure's entire main force.
Whether out of sincerity or fear, they all sent Xia Yan their congratulations, even Kumogakure.
Apart from Kirigakure, which gave no response whatsoever, the entire Shinobi World had made remarkably consistent choices.
Moreover, Konoha was the first in the Shinobi World to enter the era of a fifth-generation Kage.
That night, Konoha blazed with lights, celebrating until dawn.
After all, everything that had happened that year was well worth celebrating for Konoha, and Xia Yan was thoroughly exhausted that night.
Fortunately, his constitution was fairly good. Otherwise, he had no idea whether he could report to the Hokage Building on time the next day.
Being late for his very first day of work as Hokage would have been far too embarrassing.
Fortunately, Xia Yan's physical fitness spared him that embarrassment, and he managed to climb out of bed right on time.
After getting up, however, he encountered another minor problem: his clothes. As Hokage, he really could not dress as casually as he usually did.
Even if he could still run around everywhere in combat gear, he had to wear the ceremonial cloak reserved for the Hokage.
Especially since this particular cloak was exclusively his, with the words "Fifth Hokage" embroidered across its back.
"This really is a hassle."
Xia Yan shook his head and grumbled softly as he resigned himself to letting Renka straighten his clothes.
When had he ever needed to bother with so much before? All he had needed was a quick wash, but now it was such a hassle.
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