[Hashirama Senju: Madara! If I win the bet, then what?!]
[Uzumaki Mito: Hashirama!?
Are you seriously betting on this?!]
[Hashirama: Wife, have faith in our granddaughter!]
[Uchiha Madara: If I lose…
When I get revived, I'll revive you too.
Let's be resurrected together, Hashirama.]
The implication was clear—
If Madara returned, he wanted Hashirama right beside him.
(As always.)
Footage resumes
[Tsunade thought for several seconds…
and then answered:
"I refuse."]
Jiraiya immediately began scolding and rambling.
Naruto looked utterly lost.
[Naruto: "Pervy Sage, what's going on?!"]
["Weren't we going to bring her back to heal Kakashi-sensei and Sasuke?"]
["How did that turn into making her Hokage?
And why did she refuse?!"]
Konoha – Chūnin Exam Arena
Kakashi's visible eye widened.
"So… Naruto goes with Jiraiya to find Tsunade to heal me?"
He touched the Sharingan under his mask.
"Then in the coming chaos…
I'll be gravely injured.
Ordinary medics won't be able to help."
He exhaled deeply.
"But now that I've received my ranking reward…
and I know what's coming…
I might be able to avoid that.
And protect Sasuke as well."
Sasuke, hearing this from the footage, grew serious.
"So I'm going to be heavily injured too…"
His desire for strength intensified.
Sakura dashed to his side.
"Don't worry, Sasuke!
I'll protect you!"
Sasuke pulled his hand away.
Shikamaru frowned.
"If even Sasuke gets badly hurt…
who knows what happens to the rest of us?"
Chōji patted him on the back.
"Don't overthink it.
Look—Naruto doesn't get hurt at all."
Footage continues
[Jiraiya calmed Naruto down and explained that Tsunade was the only shinobi qualified to be Fifth Hokage.]
[He explained Tsunade's incredible achievements during the Warring Era—
how she contributed massively to Konoha's victories,
how unmatched she was in combat and medical arts even now.]
[Then Jiraiya emphasized Tsunade's identity—
"She is the granddaughter of the First Hokage."]
[Therefore—no one was more suitable than Tsunade.]
The entire shinobi world paused.
People who previously thought Tsunade was unreliable suddenly remembered—
She was a Sannin.
She was Hashirama's granddaughter.
And she was a legendary medic and warrior.
"Oh right… Tsunade's name used to terrify even enemy villages."
"And she's the First Hokage's granddaughter.
That really does make her the best candidate."
"But she refused the position.
So… who WILL become the Fifth Hokage?"
Pure Land
[Madara: HASHIRAMA! COME OUT! Face your loss!]
[Hashirama: Madara! She only refused being Hokage!
She hasn't agreed to join Orochimaru yet!
The bet's not over!]
[Madara: HA! Hashirama, you're just delaying the inevitable!
Start preparing to leave that fierce woman Mito!]
[Mito: …Madara, you want to die again?]
Root Base
Danzō stared blankly.
Tsunade refused…
the Hokage position he coveted for decades.
He felt conflicted.
Happy—because Tsunade wasn't competing.
Angry—because she dared to REFUSE the seat he obsessed over.
But deep down—
He wanted to scream:
"HOW DARE YOU REJECT WHAT I'VE SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE CRAVING?!"
Footage continues
[Tsunade: "Jiraiya, this disciple of yours…
is nothing like your earlier students."]
["His eloquence is awful,
His brain is slow,
And his looks are terrible."]
Naruto's face flushed with anger.
Inside the Reaper's Stomach
Kushina exploded.
"How dare she say MY Naruto is ugly?!
And he's a smart boy!
What 'slow brain'?!"
She swung imaginary punches.
Minato gently pat her shoulder.
"…Yes. That was… a bit too much."
Chūnin Exam Arena
Ayame voiced her indignation.
"Husband, I don't think Naruto is that bad!
He's a good kid!"
Bai Yan nodded.
"Actually, Tsunade is wrong about one thing."
Ayame blinked.
"Which thing?"
Bai Yan smiled.
"If anyone claims Naruto has bad eloquence—
I'll be the first to disagree."
"Why?"
"You'll see later."
He tapped her nose affectionately.
For Bai Yan knew—
Naruto would become the legendary king of "Talk-no-Jutsu."
The strongest mouth in the ninja world.
Hinata whispered softly:
"N-Naruto-kun isn't bad at all…
He's the coolest."
Her cheeks were pink as sakura petals.
Naruto's "trash eloquence" label—
would age very poorly in the future.
◇ I'll be dropping one bonus chapters for every 3 reviews. comment
◇ One bonus chapter will be released for every 100 Power Stones.
Leave some comments or data to cheer the author on—your support makes the chapters come faster!
Thank you all for your support!