"This really is..."
"Too much of a stir."
Shihōin Naraku shook his head, watching Uncle Harumoto leave as his figure gradually disappeared into the night.
Before announcing that he planned to step down as Hokage, he had already expected it to cause quite a stir.
He hadn't expected that telling just a few people would cause this much trouble.
"Good thing I didn't announce this publicly, or all of Konoha would be in an uproar."
Naraku didn't dare underestimate his current influence over Konoha.
Although he didn't care about such things, there was no need to throw the village and the Shinobi World, which had regained their peace, into chaos for no reason.
"A year should be about enough. Even if the others can't accept it, the higher-ups will have known for a long time by then. That should reduce the disturbance."
"Kakashi is capable in every respect. If he takes over, he'll minimize the panic among the villagers and ninja."
In any case, Naraku had already decided to leave the position of Hokage within a year at the latest, then prepare to deal with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
If Momoshiki Otsutsuki and Kinshiki Otsutsuki appeared first, he wouldn't mind dealing with those two first, either.
Of course, according to the original plot, the appearance of those two members of the Otsutsuki clan was still a long way off.
At the very least, they wouldn't show themselves until Naruto had become Hokage and even had children.
Looking at it that way, there was no need to rush.
"I should think about something else."
Naraku looked up at the starry sky for a while, then turned and walked back inside.
The next day, he had only just arrived at the Hokage Building.
Kakashi Hatake suddenly came looking for him.
"That fast? I only