Konoha.
Training ground.
"Konohamaru..." Moegi looked at Konohamaru with worry.
Opposite them was the Tenyu Squad.
"When is that guy coming?"
Konohamaru was furious.
It hadn't been long since his grandfather died, and someone else had already become Hokage.
Even an Acting Hokage was unacceptable.
Tenyu bristled at his tone: "Konohamaru, what do you mean by that? You should call him Hokage-sama. We called you here to help you become stronger, you know."
"He's not the Hokage! My grandfather is the Hokage!" Konohamaru shouted.
"Yes, your grandfather is the Hokage, and my father is also the Hokage."
Maki said.
"No, he's just acting."
"Then why are you so angry?
Do you not want Konoha to recover quickly, or do you harbor rebellious thoughts towards Konoha?
Do you want to become a rogue Ninja?"
Tenyu was blunt.
The Konohamaru now was not the Konohamaru he knew.
He was filled with negative energy.
"You're the one who wants to be a rogue Ninja!" Konohamaru was speechless.
"Then work hard to become strong and protect Konoha! Who's spoiling you by letting you complain all day long, doing nothing?" Tenyu said.
Konohamaru clenched his fists: "I don't need you to tell me, I will work hard."
He just didn't understand why, so soon after his grandfather's death, someone had become Hokage.
Even if it was just an Acting Hokage.
"As long as you work hard, protecting Konoha will depend on you all in the future."
Satoru descended from the sky, landing in front of them.
"Dad."
"Satoru Captain... Hokage-sama."
"Hmm, good, you're improving faster and faster.
This training, I'll have to be harsh on you all."
Satoru sensed their Chakra and their aura.
The neural tendrils left on them also transmitted their body information.
In the days he had been away, including his own child, Takeshi, the Konohamaru Corps, and others had made great progress.
However, the three members of the Konohamaru Corps had not yet had neural tendrils implanted.
"How about it, Konohamaru? I heard you've been quite down lately.
Want to train together?"
Satoru said.
"Why did you become the Acting Hokage so soon after my grandfather died?" Konohamaru, not knowing what to do, became agitated again.
He didn't understand.
He only knew that the people around him seemed indifferent to his grandfather's passing; no one ever spoke of him anymore.
"If you want this, you should be prepared for it, right?
That's how it is for Ninja. After they die, no one cares except their family.
It's the same for a Hokage. The dead are gone.
The living still need to live."
Satoru said earnestly.
Indeed, in the Ninja World, once you die, who cares besides your family?
Well, enemies, maybe.
"You're saying this on purpose because you get to be the Acting Hokage, aren't you?
All that about 'no one cares except family' is just an excuse.
You just want the position of Hokage!" Konohamaru wouldn't listen.
Satoru chuckled, pointing towards the Hokage Rock: "Hey, kid, the Third Hokage's face is still watching you from the Hokage Rock. How can you say such things?
You don't want the Third Hokage to see you being so ill-mannered, do you?"
"My grandfather wouldn't look at me like that. He would... he would praise my bravery..." Konohamaru looked at the Hokage Rock, on the verge of tears.
Moegi and Ise Udon could only watch him stubbornly.
At the same time, they were afraid that the new Hokage-sama would punish Konohamaru.
"Is that so? How about this, in the sealing scroll guarded by the Hokage,
there's a jutsu called Edo Tensei.
Since you miss your grandfather so much and say he would praise your bravery,
I'll summon the Third Hokage back so you can talk to him."
Satoru said, feigning seriousness.
"Summon him back?" Everyone was shocked.
Konohamaru was even more disbelieving.
"Nonsense! How can the dead be resurrected?"
Konohamaru said excitedly.
"You underestimate the power of Ninja. That's a resurrection jutsu created by the Second Hokage-sama.
As long as you, as a family member, agree, I'll summon him back immediately.
I won't hesitate for a second.
I just wonder what the Third Hokage would think if he saw his grandson like this, hehe."
Satoru chuckled at him.
A jutsu that can resurrect people sounds amazing.
The kids' eyes were opened, and they looked at Konohamaru.
Moegi was happy for Konohamaru: "Konohamaru, don't you miss the Third Hokage-sama? Satoru-sama is going to resurrect him!
That's wonderful!"
Ise Udon wiped his snot: "Moegi, the Third Hokage-sama is already dead. Wouldn't it be bad to disturb him again?"
"As expected of Dad, he can even resurrect people!"
"Satoru Captain, truly my idol, amazing!"
When Konohamaru first heard that his grandfather could be resurrected, his face showed shock, but also excitement.
But hearing his companions' words, he fell silent for a moment.
Grandpa definitely wouldn't want to be resurrected, and disturbing Grandpa's peace in the Pure Land, that...
Satoru quietly waited for his response.
In the traditional culture of the Ninja World, playing with the dead is indeed a great disrespect.
Except for certain individuals who transcend traditional culture... If it were his own family, he would say without hesitation, "Resurrect... my beloved."
He just didn't know what Konohamaru was thinking.
"I... I just don't want Grandpa to be forgotten by the people of Konoha... I'm afraid that when a new Hokage comes, Grandpa will be forgotten by everyone else..."
Konohamaru's tightly clenched fists suddenly relaxed as he murmured.
"Will my grandpa... be forgotten?" Konohamaru's eyes were misty with tears as he looked hopefully at Satoru.
Actually, in his heart, he absolutely believed he would be forgotten.
Just as he rarely heard stories of the First Hokage, Second Hokage, or Fourth Hokage.
He would be forgotten... That's why he didn't want anyone to take over as Hokage.
"Hey, kid, will you forget the Third Hokage?"
"I won't!" Konohamaru said excitedly.
"So there you have it. Look at the Hokage Rock, alright?
If you don't want the Third Hokage to be forgotten, it depends on whether you work hard and train well.
Protect Konoha Village well, don't let Konoha Village be destroyed and the Hokage Rock be defaced.
Then the Third Hokage won't be forgotten."
Satoru looked towards the Hokage Rock again.
Konohamaru, hearing this, also looked over.
The distant statue of the Third Hokage, standing tall on the Hokage Rock, seemed to feel Konohamaru's gaze and smiled at him.
"Konohamaru, bearing the name of Konoha, you must protect Konoha well.
This is your grandfather's hope for you, to inherit your grandfather's Will of Fire..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi, long ago, had patted Konohamaru's head and said this to him gently and kindly.
Waaah~
Konohamaru truly felt his grandfather's will and suddenly burst into tears.
"Konohamaru."
Moegi and Ise Udon looked at him with concern.
"I will train hard! I will become stronger and protect Konoha!
You are the new Hokage, you can definitely make me stronger, right?"
Konohamaru's eyes were firm.
"Of course, under my training, you will lay a solid foundation to become Ninja and pillars of Konoha.
However, I am only the Acting Hokage; the Fifth Generation Hokage is not me.
Pay attention to your wording in the future."
Satoru emphasized.