Only one candidate?!
Didn't that mean Kakashi becoming Hokage was already a certainty?
Might Guy glanced at Kakashi Hatake beside him and instantly understood what Shihōin Naraku meant.
"Listen, Naraku..."
Guy braced both hands on the table and leaned forward, his expression unusually serious. "Have you really decided on this? Kakashi here might be pretty strong, but you know what his personality is like..."
"Hey, hey, hey..."
Kakashi protested beside him in dissatisfaction. "What's wrong with my personality?"
"You're lazy," Guy said as though it were obvious. "You spend all day reading those weird books. And coming late and leaving early is practically routine for you. How can someone like that be Hokage?!"
The corner of Kakashi's mouth twitched. "Actually..."
"...Like last time, when you agreed to spar with me for a hundred rounds, but ran off after sixty! You said you had a mission, but I ended up finding you hiding somewhere else, leisurely reading!"
"I really did have a mission that time..." Kakashi's voice grew quieter and quieter, clearly lacking conviction.
Naraku picked up his chopsticks and turned over the meat sizzling with fat with keen interest, then watched Kakashi and Guy's staged argument.
Clearly, Guy now understood what was going on and knew Kakashi didn't want to become Hokage.
That was why he was cooperating with him, listing Kakashi's shortcomings in front of Naraku.
"Anyway!"
Guy turned back to Naraku, his expression growing even more serious. "Being Hokage is no joke! That's the highest leader responsible for protecting the entire village! It takes a strong will, powerful abilities, and boundless love for the village!"
As he spoke, Guy raised his thumb and pointed at his own chest. "Someone like me would be perfect!"
"You?" Kakashi rolled his eye.
"Exactly!"
Guy tossed his hair narcissistically, though his bowl