The Rise of the Rokudaime Hokage

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, unfortunately

Author's Note: Sorry for everyone's wait with my re-written version, but viola here it is. I'd like to thank everyone's patience and understanding along with the feedback being given to me. As you known this is my first ever story and quite frankly English is also not my native language so please go easy on me. For those who read the original version, this first chapter is a combination of my first two chapters before i re-wrote my story. As usual any form of constructive criticism and advice is more than welcome here, and finally I hope you all enjoy my story. Thanks for reading!

Chapter 1: A New Age

"I will break the curse. If there is such a thing as peace then I will find it. I won't give up"

Those words resounded with Nagato as he looked into the cerulean eyes of the blonde and whiskered young man in front of him.

As Naruto stood in front of him he no longer saw him as an enemy, instead he saw him as a symbol of his past. He could not believe the words Naruto boldly declared, those were the same words he too uttered during his earlier days. But now it came from the mouth of the man who had just defeated him in combat earlier today.

He was soon broken out of his thoughts once Naruto spoke again, "Believe in me! I will become the Hokage, and I will make sure that there will be peace in your home Amegakure as well".

The room was silent, Nagato and Konan couldn't help but be reminded of Yahiko when they saw the young man in front of him, but for Nagato not only was he reminded of his deceased friend but he was also reminded of the man he used to be.

"We studied under the same master, I told you before that we should therefore be able to understand one another. I must admit you're an odd kid and you even remind me of myself when I was younger, I was just joking then but you chose a different path, in you I can see a different future. I will believe in you Naruto Uzumaki" he confessed calmly as both Naruto and Konan looked at the Rinnegan wielder with equally surprised looks.

Nagato then began to form hand seals, Konan's eyes widened as she saw the technique her old friend had planned on using, "Nagato, that's enough. Please don't do this" she pleaded.

Nagato's expression softened as he saw Konan's desperation, he knew this was to be expected. They were the remaining members of the Ame Orphans ever since Yahiko died. He knew the technique he planned on doing would kill him thus leaving Konan as the sole surviving member of the three.

"Konan, I'm sorry but this is something I must do. I've made a lot of mistakes in my life and this is my way of repenting for my crimes" he confessed but that did nothing to make Konan feel any better, instead tears began to well up in her eyes as she knew there was no changing his mind.

In the back Naruto looked on confused at the argument the two old friends had, "What is this technique?" he asked.

Konan looked towards Naruto as she dried her tears using her Akatsuki cloak, "Nagato is the seventh and final Pein. His power is ability to control both life and death" she explained sadly.

Naruto was absolutely shocked at the power Nagato held with his Rinnegan, but he was also confused. He was unaware of what Nagato's technique could do, all he knew was that in the end it would cost him his own life. As he glanced towards Nagato he saw the man smiling down on him.

"I knew I was going to die one day but quite frankly I never thought it would be like this, before I die Naruto I will give you one final piece of advice"

Naruto looked at Nagato as he listened towards the advice of a dying man, "Naruto, with my attack in the village I have no doubt in my mind that Danzo may use this as an opportunity to take power in Konoha. The man is power-hungry and opportunistic, you must stop him at all costs from becoming Hokage or else there will be dire consequences" he informed Naruto as the young man nodded.

Nagato smiled, he was assured that his fellow student will heed his advice, "Naruto, I know you will do what neither I nor Yahiko or Jiraiya-sensei could not. I have full belief that you will be the one to bring peace to the shinobi world as the true Child of Prophecy"

Naruto couldn't help but smile at the words of Nagato, he nodded at the man to assure him that he will finish what he, Yahiko and Jiraiya started. He will complete their goal and their dream to bring forth an era of peace to the shinobi world.

With that final piece of assurance Nagato begun to perform the hand seals required for his technique, "Gedō — Rinne Tensei no Jutsu" he yelled. Once Nagato begun the technique he was quickly losing his life force, he was growing more and more pale each second and he was continually losing weight also.

Naruto watched in shock at how the jutsu was affecting Nagato, then from his pocket emerged the main slug summon Katsuyu. "The villagers are all being revived" she informed Naruto in shock.

Naruto was surprised at the news, he looked at Nagato and was amazed by the man's actions, he now held a new sense of respect for the man but he also watched as he sacrificed his own life force to bring back the ones of those he killed.

Konan looked on to her friend sadly, once the technique was done she ran over to Nagato's side. She checked his vitals, he was alive but barely, she was aware that at this point he only had a minute at most before he departed for the afterlife.

Nagato looked up towards Konan's teary face as his head was placed gently on top of her lap, he smiled at the lavender haired woman. Nagato then begun to cough blood as he sensed that his time was close at hand, but before he died he wished to talk to Konan one final time.

"Konan, I can now die without any regrets. I know peace will come but this time by the hands of Naruto, I guess my role in all this is over. I'll make sure to tell Yahiko that you said hi, maybe now I could keep him company. We'll be waiting for your arrival but we'd prefer it if you would take your time" he said before finally closing his eyes.

Konan held Nagato close to her, she released all of her pent up emotions ever since the death of Yahiko, in this one moment she felt a mixture of anger, guilt, sadness and even happiness. Despite her being the final surviving member of the Ame orphans, one look at Nagato's face she could see that he died with a smile on his face, a smile that showed her that he was finally happy. Her conflicted friend was finally at peace with himself and the world.

Naruto walked over and placed an arm around the older woman in order to comfort her as they both grieved for their losses.

Konoha

Back in the village of Konoha, the King of Hell appeared in the middle of the crater and the people of the village looked down in fear wondering what it was about to do. They prepared for the worse as it began to open its large mouth, unknown to them the King of Hell released the life force of the people deceased in the village. Little by little the life force of the deceased returned to their bodies as they woke up from what appeared to be their death.

The people of Konoha looked in shock as their loved ones and friends began to resurrect in front of them, among the crowd Shima cried tears of joy as she hugged her newly revived husband Fukasaku.

Everyone looked in awe as the people of Konoha were revived, they wondered what could have caused all this, later on Katsuyu began to inform them all of Naruto's encounter with Nagato and all of Konoha rejoiced and celebrated the name of their new saviour and hero, Naruto Uzumaki.

Meanwhile at the same time in an area between life and death Kakashi sat by a campfire alongside his deceased father, Sakumo Hatake.

"It seems you've had your own fair share of trouble son" said the elder Hatake.

Kakashi sighed, "I guess you could say that" he replied.

"I admit Kakashi, I never thought we'd both die so young. But not as young as your mother"

The two continued to sit in silence for a few moments, "Regardless of everything that happened you did everything you could. It took me a long time but I soon learned to understand things from your point of view, you broke the rules for all of our sakes. I'm proud of you now, and I'm proud to be known as your son" Kakashi said sincerely as Sakumo looked at his son with widened eyes.

Then out of nowhere a blue light began to engulf Kakashi, he was nervous as to what was happening but as he saw his father the elder man only had a smile on his face, Sakumo was more than aware of what was happening to his son and he couldn't be happier, he would be given a second chance.

"Goodbye my son, I hope you find the peace you seek for much like how I just did. I'm also proud to be known as your father and I love you Kakashi" Sakumo said he looked at his son disappearing right in front of him. Once Kakashi was gone Sakumo stood up from his seat by the campfire, he kicked dirt towards the fire to exterminate it and once that was over he began to walk towards an unknown direction.

'It looks like I finally get to see you again, you would be so proud of our son' he thought to himself as he walked towards the lone beacon of light within the area filled with darkness.

While Sakumo made his way towards the light Kakashi woke up to see Choji helping him up, he looked at his surrounding with widened eyes. At one point he was dead and now he was among the living once more, "What happened?" he asked Choji.

The heir of the Akimichi clan merely smiled at the masked Jonin, "Naruto happened" he told the man as Kakashi looked at the large man in surprise. His expression soon turned to one of pride upon hearing how his student managed to now become the hero and saviour of the village, just like his father Minato.

He was stood up albeit gingerly, he was helped by Choji but then Kakashi separated from the Chunin.

"Thanks for the help Choji but I need to go" he said, before Choji could reply Kakashi already left in a hurry in search of his blonde student.

Mount Myoboku

The Great Toad Sage looked at his crystal ball as he watched the conversation of Jiraiya's two former pupils while at the same time tending to Gamabunta's wounds.

"As it was foretold" he muttered with amazement.

"What's going on!?" Gamabunta asked.

"It's over Gamabunta, Naruto succeeded" he answered with a smile on his face.

Gamabunta looked over at the elder toad in surprise, he then smiled at the news of Naruto's success. 'First it was Jiraiya and then Minato, I wonder how you will hold up compared to those two' Gamabunta wondered with a grin on his face.

Konan began to wrap the bodies of both Yahiko and Nagato with her paper, she looked on sadly but she knew that wherever the two were, they were both happy, she hoped Jiraiya too found his happiness as well, she regretted how things ended with their sensei and she wished that he would one day forgive her and Nagato for their foolishness.

Naruto watched as Konan wrapped the bodies of both Nagato and Yahiko with her paper.

"So what are you going to do now? I doubt you'll be returning to the Akatsuki" he said.

Konan glanced towards Naruto and gave him an reassuring smile, "I'm done with the Akatsuki, Nagato and Yahiko were everything to me and without them I no longer see a purpose for the group" she admitted.

"Nagato and Yahiko's dreams have been entrusted to you, you are now the bearer of both of their dreams and if Nagato decides to believe in you then so will I. Amegakure will help you with your dream, if you should ever need help just contact me. From now on I will continue our other dream, to protect Amegakure" Konan continued.

Naruto was surprised at the answer of the woman in front of him, "That's good to hear Konan-san".

"I believe it's time for Amegakure to have its first Amekage since the unfortunate reign of the madman Hanzo, remember if you should ever need help do not hesitate to contact me"

Naruto nodded and Konan handed him a bouquet of flowers made from her paper, "This time I pray for you that these will be the flowers of hope that will never die"

Konan then began to fade away as she carried the two bodies alongside her. He smiled at the thought of her becoming the new Kage of her village, he believed that she will be the right person to lead Amegakure away from their bloody past into a new era.

He looked towards the sky and breathed out a sigh of relief, it was all finally over and he was utterly exhausted. As he gazed towards the sky he couldn't help but remember the times he spent with his sensei Jiraiya. As he continued to think about his sensei tears unknowingly cascaded down his face.

He remembered both his regrets and fondest memories with Jiraiya, 'Arigato Jiraiya-sensei' he silently told himself as he continued to stare up at the sky. He decided it was time for him to show his sensei the respect he deserved, and although he was a super pervert Jiraiya was still one of the greatest men Naruto had the pleasure of meeting.

This was one of Naruto's greatest regrets when it came to his deceased master, he never managed to show how much he truly respected Jiraiya as a man and as a shinobi. He would never again call Jiraiya by the moniker of Ero-Sennin, now he decided it was time for him to be referred by the title he truly deserved as Jiraiya-sensei.

He realized that he appeared to be bratty when it came to Jiraiya and even both Tsunade and the Sandaime Hokage, he decided it was time to change that part of his attitude. Naruto never truly knew what he had until it was gone, he decides never to make that same mistake again.

After a few more minutes of silent mourning Naruto decided it was time to return home, he quickly stood up with his wobbly legs, the fight and conversation he had with Nagato truly left him in an exhausted state, but he pushed through as he ran across the forests around the Land of Fire to return to his village.

Naruto continued to walk towards the dense forest outside of Konoha, due to his stress he accidentally stumbled but before he could fall flat on his face he felt someone catch him. As he opened his eyes he realized it was none other than his sensei Kakashi, he smiled to know that Nagato truly did revive the people of Konoha, he had just lost Jiraiya and he could not handle losing his other sensei.

"Good job" Kakashi told Naruto as he carried him on his back, the message may have been short but Naruto knew from the tone Kakashi used that he was proud of him.

"Just hang on" Kakashi told Naruto as he ran towards the village, soon the two arrive to the front of the village only to find how the people of Konoha gathered to await his arrival, and upon seeing their new hero all of Konoha cheered for Naruto.

"They've all been waiting for your return" Kakashi informed his student, Naruto looked in surprise as he jumped off Kakashi's back. He walked into the large crowd and everyone gathered around him in order to congratulate him on his victory and to thank him for his selfless actions.

Children also flocked to Naruto and they each asked him questions concerning his encounter with Pein, among the crowd Iruka, Ebisu and Konohamaru looked down happily at the realization of Naruto's dream to be acknowledged by the village.

Iruka reminisced about his past with Naruto and how the happy-go-lucky ninja managed to grow to be one of Konoha's greatest heroes. Towards the back of the large crowd Fukasaku and Shima also watched happily as Naruto was finally given the respect he deserved.

Near the front of the group Hinata watched teary-eyed as she saw her crush survive his battle against Pein, 'Thank Kami you're safe Naruto-kun' she thought happily as she wiped away her tears.

While Naruto was answering the questions of the children around him he noticed a certain pink haired Kunoichi approaching his direction, "Sakura-chan" he said with a wide smile on his face.

His smile quickly disappeared as she hit him on the head with her chakra enhanced fist, "Why do you always have to be so rash you idiot".

He winced in pain but it would not last as the feeling of pain was soon replaced by a feeling of comfort and warmth. He could barely utter a word when he realized that she was hugging him, he returned the gesture and they basked in each other's warmth.

The crowd watched at the display of affection shown by both Naruto and Sakura, everyone smiled at the hug, nearly everyone was aware about the friendship and connection the two ninjas had with one another.

"Thank you" Sakura whispered in Naruto's ear, Naruto smiled but also felt a pain in his heart. This was everything he always wanted but yet he had a feeling this was nothing more than a friendly gesture, despite his love for Sakura he believed that her love was reserved for Sasuke.

Naruto couldn't help but feel sadness and jealousy at the thought of Sakura being with Sasuke, but he decided a long time ago that he will not stand in the way of Sakura's happiness, he loved her too much for him to interfere.

'I'm probably just overthinking this hug, she probably still loves the teme' Naruto thought bitterly, Naruto as much as he loved Sakura however will not get in her way between her happiness, if her happiness was with Sasuke then he will bear a heavy heart but accept it. He had no choice in the matter, he was too selfless for his own good.

Soon the two separated and both had blushed adorning their faces, Naruto smiled as he saw Sakura's flustered state, he only wished that maybe one day she could reciprocate the feelings he had for her.

Naruto then shook his head from the depressing thoughts, he decided there was no need for such sadness. He smiled once more at the people and they all decided to celebrate the fact that Konoha survives once again, even with the most unfortunate circumstances the village and its community always seems to stand stronger than ever.

As the people of Konoha celebrated they didn't notice a spy within their midst. Up in the trees overlooking the village, a man who resembled a Venus fly trap looked down in shock at the events which played out before him.

"I never thought Pein would be defeated, I must return and inform Madara-sama" he muttered before vanishing into the ground.

During the celebrations of Konoha Naruto looked on confused, he was accompanied by both Sakura and Kakashi during this event.

"Sakura-chan, where's Tsunade?" he asked the pink haired Kunoichi, both Sakura and Kakashi were surprised to hear that Naruto didn't call her Baa-chan.

Sakura then looked towards Naruto with a frown on her face, "Naruto, she's in her own personal tent. She's in a coma, she used Katsuyu to protect the whole village, and she hasn't woken up ever since. I don't know when she will be back on her feet again".

Naruto looked at her with a devastated expression, "Please Sakura-chan, take me to her!" he asked. Sakura nodded and led Naruto and Kakashi to the tent Tsunade was held at, upon entering they noticed Tsunade caring after the last remaining Sannin.

Shizune was surprised to see the three visitors, "Could everyone please give me a second with Tsunade?" Naruto asked seriously, the three nodded and respected Naruto's demand.

Naruto walked over to the bed where Tsunade laid, he managed to get a closer look at the woman and he gasped at what he saw.

The Tsunade he saw appeared weak, fragile and wrinkled, this was a far cry from the strong, beautiful woman he knew. He was saddened to see the state she was in, he held one of her hands and prayed to kami that she pull through this.

"I already lost Jiraiya-sensei, I can't lose you too. Please keep fighting" he told her, but as he saw the state Tsunade was in he suddenly remembered Nagato's words of advice to him

This could prove to be an opportunity for Danzo to take over as the next Hokage, he clenched his fist and realized the dirty and underhanded tactics Danzo could use; he could use the invasion as an attack towards Tsunade's reputation and character.

He would not allow this and he would not allow Danzo to become Hokage, he glanced towards Tsunade once more and leaned over to kiss her forehead.

"Tsunade, by the time you wake up there will be a new Hokage, and there is no way in hell it's going to be that Danzo-teme" Naruto assured her with a confident tone on his voice.

War Council Room

A few days pass, and at this point in time within the Hokage Monument was a secret conference room in which a meeting was taking place, a meeting that would determine the future of the village and its people.

Inside the room was a moderately large conference table, at the head of it sat the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, and on the right side of the daimyo sat the highest ranking members of Konoha's ninja society. First were the three elders of Konoha, the three were none other than Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane and Danzo Shimura, further along were the ANBU Commander known as Bear, and the Jonin Commander Shikaku Nara. On their opposite side sat the five advisors of the Daimyo.

There was a tense and uncomfortable silence within the council room until Homura broke the silence, "Daimyo-sama, we still plan on continuing our efforts to work with the other countries to deal with the terrorist threat known as Akatsuki".

Then one of the Daimyo's financial advisors then said "With the recent events concerning the village, Land of Fire will do anything within our capabilities to help rebuild Konoha. But before then we need to set up a budget and consider the strain on the other countries".

Danzo was not at all impressed with the current topic at hand, sensing his opportunity he interjected and declared "This is currently the least of our concerns. What we need now is leadership and with Tsunade's coma we are lacking in that department. I say we need a new Hokage".

'So Danzo, it has come to this' Shikaku thought as he eyed the old war hawk, he expected tactics such as this from the man and he was not the least bit surprised considering the fact that Danzo has been trying unsuccessfully for years to make himself the Hokage of Konoha.

The room was now dead silent, the thought of electing a new Hokage was rather unimaginable at this point, "Couldn't we simply wait for Tsunade-sama to awaken from her coma?" asked the Daimyo.

"Unfortunately my lord Danzo is right, without a Hokage we are unable to make decisions concerning the village, besides Tsunade-sama is also held accountable to the destruction of our village" answered Koharu with a straight face.

The Daimyo nodded his head in understanding, he placed his right hand across his chin and adopted a thinking pose as he stated "I would personally love to have Jiraiya as the Rokudaime Hokage but as we know he had just unfortunately passed away a month ago".

Danzo then saw another opportunity to appoint himself in power, but with Shikaku being as aware and attentive as he was, noticed the gleam in Danzo's lone visible eye and before Danzo could nominate himself Shikaku decided to intervene, "I nominate Kakashi Hatake" he said.

The Daimyo smiled and was impressed with this nomination, the name Kakashi Hatake was one that was known far and wide as the man was renowned for being a once in a generation talent the likes of Orochimaru and Itachi Uchiha.

"Oho the son of the White Fang, eh? Why Not? What do you all think?" asked the Daimyo, murmurs and whispers then erupted among the council room as they thoroughly discussed the candidacy of the legendary Copy Nin for the Hokage position.

"He is well-known, powerful, and respected that's all true but he is also very young" mentioned one of the advisors.

Shikaku was not at all affected, "The Yondaime was even younger" he answered.

Another advisor then spoke and asked another question, "Who was his teacher?"

Shikaku smirked, everything was falling into place and working against Danzo, "The Yondaime Hokage" he answered causing the advisors to further adopt a more impressed opinion on the young grey haired Jonin.

Among the visitors none were more impressed than the Daimyo himself, "Kakashi Hatake, a student of the Yondaime who in turn was a student of Jiraiya, while Jiraiya was a student of the Sandaime, what a fine lineage. What an excellent choice" he declared with an excited smile on his face.

Upon hearing those words Danzo snapped and banged his hand on the table, "The Sandaime and his teachings are the reason Konoha is in the state it is today" he boldly declared.

The room was now dead silent once more, all eyes were now directed towards Danzo himself for his shocking statement, as he noticed their attention all being directed to him, he cleared his throat and confidently eyed each and every member of the council.

Danzo calmed himself before speaking once again, "Allow me to explain, Konoha is a shell of what it once was, we as a village fail to reach the potential we hold and it is due to this excessive belief in the Will of Fire. This belief and ideology was formed by the first two Hokages and preached by the Sandaime, this belief has done nothing but weaken our ninjas. A ninja should be cold, calculating and ruthless, there should be no room for forgiveness, pity or weakness, those only lead to betrayals and opportunities for our enemies to strike us down when we least expect it" he claimed.

"Surely you don't believe that Danzo-sama?" pleadingly asked one of the advisors as Danzo turned his attention to the man, he shook his head in disappointment.

"The ninja world is simple, kill or be killed. I assure all of you that if given the chance Kumo, Iwa and Kiri would jump at the opportunity to rid themselves of us, even Suna and Otogakure could attack us at any moment, Suna has betrayed us before and there is nothing stopping them from doing so once more, while for Otogakure they were ruled by Orochimaru he has banded with Suna to attack us before causing the death of the Sandaime. We live in a cruel world everyone, and as a man who has taken part in and survived countless wars I assure you this is the true life of a ninja" he continued as they stared at him with a mixture of fear, awe and with some even feeling disdain for the man.

'Danzo is a paranoid madman' thought Shikaku as he gritted his teeth in annoyance concerning the man's speech and views.

"What we need is a strong, calculating and daring Hokage, and I assure each of you that I am that man, I will be the man that will make Konoha great once more, for too long we have been downgraded towards being the laughing stock of the five nations, we were nearly defeated by Orochimaru and his forces while also being single-handedly destroyed by Pein, interestingly enough it is well known that Orochimaru was a former student of the Sandaime, but I also have knowledge that Pein was a former student of none other than the deceased Jiraiya" claimed Danzo as the eyes in the council room widened upon hearing that revelation. Soon there were murmurs and whispers once more this time concerning Danzo's points, they were now appearing to be more and more relevant with their current situation.

As Danzo saw this he released a small smirk, everything was going according to plan and all he needed now was the icing on the cake, "My fellow councilmen, I promise to make Konoha a name to be feared once more. No longer will we be ridiculed and disrespected, the time for that is over, the rise of Konoha is close at hand once more and I plan to lead that revolution. With that in mind, I nominate myself for…." Before Danzo could finish his statement the doors of the room were barged open as a figure suddenly yelled "Stop! This man must not be named Hokage" while pointing a finger to Danzo in an accusing manner.

The attention of the council members suddenly shifted from Danzo to the doors, as they glanced towards that direction the Daimyo and the advisors were confused as to who the intruder was, meanwhile the ninjas of Konoha quickly recognized him as the village's hero, Naruto Uzumaki.

Upon seeing another intrusion but this being in the form of the village hero, Danzo gritted his teeth and attempted to calm his increasing anger, meanwhile Homura quickly rose from his seat, "How did you find this place, this is off limits, leave now or you could be punished severely" he angrily declared.

Naruto didn't flinch nor back down despite the volume of his voice, "I managed to find this area due to my Senjutsu's sensory abilities Homura-san, once I saw the Daimyo arrive in the front gates of Konoha I had a feeling that Danzo would pull something like this" did he answer calmly. The Daimyo was intrigued and curious about this new character, "Excuse me young man but who might you be?" he asked.

The Daimyo was intrigued and curious about this new character, "Excuse me young man but who might you be?" he asked.

Naruto looked the Daimyo in the eye and bowed slightly, "My name is Naruto Uzumaki, Daimyo-sama" he said.

The Daimyo's initial interest in the intruder significantly increased as he was now identified as the so-called Hero of Konoha, upon his arrival in Konoha he has heard of his exploits and quite frankly he was surprised to see someone so young managed to accomplish the feats he has done.

"I apologize for my initial intrusion Daimyo-sama but I am here for one simple reason, Danzo Shimura must not be Hokage" said Naruto as the Daimyo raised a single eyebrow due to confusion.

"Oh, and who should be the Hokage Uzumaki-san?"

Naruto cleared his throat and stood up confidently for what he was about to say next, "With all due respect Daimyo-sama, I Naruto Uzumaki nominate myself for the position of Rokudaime Hokage."

This statement further added to the surprise of all the council members present, Naruto noticed the looks he was being given, they bordered mostly towards confusion, disbelief and reluctance, he could see it in their eyes, they didn't think he was worthy of the job, at least not yet.

"I implore you Daimyo-sama, do not be tricked by Danzo, the man is not worthy of the position of Hokage, he will sully the names and legacies of those who paved the way for him and future generations, I would rather die than see this man be chosen as Hokage" Naruto exclaimed bravely.

The Daimyo's was curious towards Naruto's views, he was unsure as to why he felt so strongly about all of this. "Why is that exactly Uzumaki-san? What do you have against Danzo-san?" he asked demanding for answers.

Naruto sighed as he glared at Danzo, his mind was conflicted at the moment, on one hand he was well aware of Danzo's shady dealings in the past, one of which being with Hanzo thus leading to the birth of the Akatsuki, but if he did accuse him of those past transgressions without the necessary evidence in front of him then his own credibility may suffer. He instead decided to attempt to convince the Daimyo using other methods, he hoped they work.

"Daimyo-sama, Danzo's beliefs contradict everything Konoha and the past Hokages have stood for, the Will of Fire is no weakness; it is a strength, form of ideology and belief which the Shodai Hokage, Nidaime Hokage, Sandaime Hokage and Yondaime Hokage died for. If we appoint Danzo as Hokage along with his beliefs, it is as if we are spitting on the grave of the past Hokages themselves, Danzo's ideal form of society for Konoha would be a disgrace and a blatant sign of disrespect towards our past heroes" he declared quite proudly as a few council members nodded their head in agreement.

Danzo snorted after hearing Naruto's explanation, "This is what I mean Daimyo-sama; this delusional and idealistic belief in the Will of Fire has led to us being weak and exposed, it has led us to nothing but destruction and humiliation for Konoha. Need I also remind you that Hiruzen spared Orochimaru when he was initially discovered to have been conducting illegal experiments? Had it been me I would not have had any hesitation to strike down Orochimaru, but due to Hiruzen's compassion we were soon attacked and embarrassed by the snake himself, especially during his joint attack with Suna, it is clear to all of us that I am the Hokage Konoha needs, a Hokage not afraid to instill fear into the hearts of our enemies, if I am chosen Konoha will not be subjugated by easily avoidable tragedies and mishaps such as the Orochimaru incident" he rebutted passionately.

The Daimyo raised a hand to silence Danzo, his interest in Naruto was increasing, he glanced towards Naruto once more, "Tell me Naruto, who were your teachers?" asked the Fire Daimyo with calculating eyes.

"Kakashi Hatake had been my Jonin sensei, and I was also the apprentice of Jiraiya of the Sannin, Daimyo-sama" answered Naruto as the Daimyo and his advisors nodded clearly impressed with his background. The council members nodded at both arguments for their case to be Hokage, each had valid points but at this point in time the advisors were recommending Danzo due to his experience and reputation among the five nations, two things Naruto seemed to lack.

Naruto noticed this quite easily and he glanced towards Danzo only to see the man appear to lift his head triumphantly, with no other choice Naruto decided to have one final argument against Danzo.

He closed his eyes and breathed in to calm himself, once he opened them again he addressed the council with a passion and bravado common to him and him alone.

"Compassion, understanding and peace are not weaknesses Daimyo-sama, they are strengths. I must confess to you all about my final conversation with the man you all know as Pein, but a man I know as Nagato, if I had the same beliefs as Danzo I probably would have killed the man when I had the chance, but I didn't, I stuck to my morals and spoke with the man to understand his side of the story. In the end he told me of his life and his hardships, I could understand why he took the path he did but I managed to make him trust in me, and that is why we now see the people he initially killed in his attack revived by the same man himself, he wished to atone for his sins and because of that ninjas such as Choza Akimichi, Shizune and Kakashi Hatake were brought back to life. It was my belief in understanding and attaining peace that I managed to convince him to repent. He left me his dream to bring peace to the shinobi world, and I intend to do just that as the Child of Prophecy"

The Fire Daimyo sat down in his chair and acquired a thinking pose, both candidates had logical and strong arguments for their case. The Daimyo weighed the pros and cons in his head concerning both candidates, after assessing the situation in his mind he had come to acquire a decision, but before then he wanted to know the opinions of the other members within the table.

One of his advisors was the first to express his opinion, "Daimyo-sama in my humble opinion I believe Danzo-san is the correct choice in this situation, not to say that Uzumaki-san is not fit to be Hokage but rather he is not fit to be Hokage yet, I believe Danzo is the logical choice for the Rokudaime Hokage but we could place Uzumaki-san in training to be Hokage, I believe he is a better candidate for the Nanadaime position instead".

The Daimyo nodded taking his considerations into account, another advisor then piled on to the analysis, "I agree with him Daimyo-sama, Naruto-san is still sixteen years old, Danzo is in his later years and he has a vaster amount of life experience, he is also more well-equipped to handle the duties of the Hokage rather than Naruto-san, and although Naruto-san's skill level is at the Kage level, so is Danzo's. All in all I believe that Naruto-san is too raw and unrefined, he has the potential to be an excellent Hokage for the future but I do not believe he is ready to be Hokage at such an early age" he added on as Naruto began to look less and less confident whereas Danzo was complete opposite.

"Any more opinions on the matter?" asked the Daimyo, Shikaku raised his hand and he was allowed to speak by the Daimyo.

"Personally I believe we should choose Naruto as Hokage, I understand all your worries about the young man's experience and maturity but I assure you that Naruto is among the hardest workers I have ever seen and he could easily adapt himself into any situation. He is a resilient and determined young man and I fully believe he has what it takes to be a great Hokage" said Shikaku surprising the council members, they had not expected one of the men with highest IQs in Konoha to side with the young man. Meanwhile Naruto looked towards Shikaku with a grateful smile, the Nara clan head nodded to Naruto signifying his belief in the young man.

The blonde Jinchuuriki seemed to have calmed down due to Shikaku's vote of confidence, sensing that all opinions have already been discussed the Daimyo decided it was time to announce his decision. Naruto then began to sweat nervously, this was do or die for him, if he was chosen then he would be Hokage, if Danzo was chosen the man was likely to punish him in some way or another due to his interference in the council meeting. The man will also hinder his plans for world peace if he were to be the one chosen as Hokage, he would not allow the war hawk to lead Konoha into a future of war, grief and destruction.

The Daimyo sat in his chair unmoving, his eyes studying both candidates without a trace of emotion on his face, he took all opinions, arguments, situations and beliefs into consideration for his final decision. He noticed Danzo's over confident stance compared to Naruto's slightly nervous posture. Danzo was smirking triumphantly, he already believed that it was inevitable, it was now his destiny to become the Hokage of Konoha, the long wait is almost over for the bandaged man.

The Daimyo then broke the silence, "I have come to a final decision" he said as the council members each held their breaths for what was to come, the Daimyo then released a smirk and said "The Rokudaime Hokage of Konohagakure no Sato will be Naruto Uzumaki".

The council for one final time was silent once more, Danzo's lone visible eye widened and from his anger he gripped his walking stick strongly causing it to crack slightly. The advisors quickly broke the silence attempting to dissuade the Daimyo from his decision, meanwhile Naruto stood at the same spot unmoving but with a happy yet bewildered expression.

'I'm Hokage, I can't believe this; I am the Hokage' he thought to himself, but he was soon broken from his reverie as Danzo quickly roared his opinion, "You cannot be serious Daimyo-sama, you are making a grave mistake with this decision. What would the other countries think about us if we choose a mere teenager to represent our village, let alone a genin?"

"I sense nothing wrong with that Danzo-san, if I am not mistaken Kiri and Suna had also inducted Kages around Uzumaki-san's age, I'm certain they were even younger than Uzumaki-san" the Daimyo answered calmly.

"But Daimyo-sama…" Danzo tried to argue only to be cut off by the man himself, "Enough everybody, I have made my decision and I will not change it, I have faith in Uzumaki-san and I believe Konoha is heading towards a bright future with him on the helm" said the Daimyo effectively silencing everybody, his tone was authoritative and it held no room for any form of negotiation, even Danzo reluctantly decided to keep quiet as not to further anger the man.

The Lord of the Land of Fire then stood up from his seat and walked over to the bewildered Naruto who sported a large smile on his face, and nobody could blame him since he was achieving one of his dreams, especially at such an early age.

The Daimyo couldn't help but smile back, the boy's enthusiasm and cheerful nature was quick to rub off onto others, as they now stood face to face both nodded to each other as a sign of respect, then he smiled before asking "Do you, Naruto Uzumaki accept the position of Rokudaime Hokage?".

"Hai Daimyo-sama, I accept" he eagerly answered as he shook the hands of Daimyo,"Very well then, as the Daimyo of Hi no Kuni i appoint you, Naruto Uzumaki as the Rokudaime Hokage of Konohagakure no Sato" replied the Daimyo.

Afterwards Naruto was quickly introduced by the Daimyo to the council members as the new Hokage. Despite still recovering from their shock the council members clapped for Naruto, everyone except for the old war hawk, Danzo stayed silent during the rest of the ordeal as he carefully hid his emotions, instead he eerily watched and listened to the rest of the council meeting.

"With all of this now over and behind us I am happy to say that Konoha now welcomes a new age with the reign of the Rokudaime Hokage, with a new Hokage in Konoha the village must celebrate this momentous occasion" said the Daimyo quite eagerly.

"I agree Daimyo-sama, we must have a formal induction and announcement soon for the people, the induction of our new Hokage could increase the current morale of the people of Konoha" answered the elderly Homura.

"Excellent, we must prepare for momentous occasion. I believe we could prepare the village within three days for the celebration." the Daimyo said as the Konoha representatives nodded their heads. He then looked at Naruto, "As for your induction into office I will need you to write a speech, will you need anything for your induction ceremony?" he continued as he directed his attention to the whiskered young man, Naruto shook his head.

"Very well Hokage-sama, three days from now I expect you all prepared for the induction ceremony, I need ANBU to call in the whole population of Konoha to watch in front of the Hokage's Tower as Uzumaki-san is announced at Tsunade-sama's successor. We will also keep the purpose of the event a secret and nobody shall know about Naruto's induction until the day itself" ordered the Daimyo, everyone in the room nodded their heads.

"Now if there is nothing else then everyone is dismissed" said the Daimyo as the council members all began to stand up from their seats one by one, Danzo was the first to get up and leave, Naruto noticed that and believed that he was likely going to one of his hidden ROOT bases.

But as Naruto saw the Daimyo and his advisors begin to pack up their papers and leave he decided to say a few final words, "Thank you Daimyo-sama, you will not regret it" he said with a smile, the Daimyo then waked to Naruto and placed a hand on his shoulder and told him, "It was no problem Hokage-sama, I have placed a lot of trust and faith in you and I am sure you will deliver" he replied before exiting the office as well alongside his advisors.

Soon the representatives of Konoha also left, the elders Koharu and Homura were the first to leave but before then they extended their congratulations to Naruto, during that small conversation they also formally introduced themselves as the Hokage's personal advisors. Next was the ANBU Commander, the masked man congratulated him for his promotion as well.

But before the Commander left he ran one thing over the newly inducted Hokage. "Hokage-sama, before I leave I must inform you of the customary four man ANBU bodyguard squad designated to protect him" he told the young man.

"Of course, tell me about this bodyguard squad commander!" Naruto ordered as the commander nodded.

"Hokage-sama, it is required for the Hokage to be guarded at all times and so due to this the Hokage is given two certain bodyguard groups, the Hokage Guard Platoon and the four man ANBU bodyguard quad. The four man ANBU squad dedicated to your protection, they include among the best ANBU has to offer and they will act as your shadow, they are assigned to protect you through the shadows and their area of protection is around Konoha's premises, especially within the tower. They also act as messengers and also bodyguards for the Hokage's family" he explained as Naruto nodded impressed over the security of the Hokage.

"Tell me more about my own squad Commander"

"Well unfortunately with a new Hokage comes a new squad, and with that I must recruit your new team for you, hopefully I will have them by in a few days" replied the commander stoically.

"Of course, I look forward to meet my team, thank you commander" Naruto replied back as the commander bowed and vanished via a plume of smoke.

Now the last remaining people in the council room was Naruto and Shikaku, the Jonin Commander also made his way to Naruto with a small smile on his face as he too placed a hand on the young man's broad shoulder; he only had one simple message for his son's friend.

"Congratulations kid, Minato would be proud of you, in some ways you remind me of your father" he said before walking out of the room, Naruto stood there bewildered about the knowledge of Shikaku, if he knew he wondered how many more people knew of his true heritage.

Naruto was suddenly broken off from his thoughts once he heard the doors shut, he was now all alone in the office and he was finally given peace and silence. In this time of solitude, only then did it truly sink in to Naruto that he was the Hokage of Konoha. His life truly has taken a major turn in the past couple of days, he has achieved two of his life goals, he was now acknowledged and respected by the people of Konoha, and he was now the Hokage, but also the youngest Hokage in Konoha's history at the age of 16, even his father was five years older than him when he became Hokage at 21.

He relished the joy he felt, a small smile graced his face but despite the size of the smile, for once in a longtime it was a true smile, not a smile to hide his pain, sadness or suffering, it was a smile which truly reflected the young man's happiness. He had now completed his main dream, and all his hard work and sacrifice has now culminated into this one joyous occasion.

Not too long after he walked out of the room without uttering a single word, he climbed to the top of the Hokage's Monument and stood on top of his father's head as he gazed at the setting sun, the orange sky looked beautiful to Naruto.

Remembering that he had to prepare for his induction ceremony within three days he quickly summoned both Fukasaku and Shima. The two toads popped up next to Naruto and he went on to explain the situation to the two of them. Both were pleasantly surprised to hear how Naruto was named the Rokudaime Hokage.

But the real reason Naruto called them was to ask for help concerning a new outfit, Naruto decided that since he was now being chosen as Hokage he also needed a new change of clothes to signify a change in himself, it was time for him to mature and grow up if he were to lead the whole village.

The two toads smiled at the sight of an all-orange Hokage but they shook their heads from that thought, Naruto instead explained to both Fukasaku and Shima the type of materials he will need and the new clothes he will need for his induction as Hokage.

The two toads were more than happy to help Naruto, soon both returned to Mount Myoboku to prepare Naruto's new outfit. Once again Naruto was left to his own thoughts, he continued to watch the sky but no longer due to the setting sun, and instead he watched the stars in awe.

'Jiraiya-sensei, Hokage-jiji, tousan, if only you could see me now. I will make you all proud' he silently thought to himself before deciding to enjoy the view and watch the sunset over his home, the home he would now lead, protect and fight for as Hokage.

Unknown Akatsuki Hideout

Within a dark and damp cave a man resembling a Venus fly trap sprouted out from the ground, the man wore a black robe with red clothes and upon arriving in the area he noticed two other men wearing the same outfit.

"Zetsu, you have finally arrived. Now tell me of Pein and Konoha!" demanded a man wearing an orange spiral mask. The one known as Zetsu then recognized the two, the first was Madara Uchiha, while the second more silent one in the back who resembled a shark was Kisame Hoshigaki.

Zetsu nodded and approached the two, he then gave them a detailed report about the battle which took place in Konoha along with the events which transpired after the battle. By the end of it all both Madara and Kisame were bewildered by the fact that Pein was defeated, and by Naruto no less. Madara also grit his teeth at the loss of two more members within the organization, Pein had died restoring the lives he killed in Konoha, while Konan defected from the group.

"What of the Hokage?" Madara asked suddenly.

"With the Godaime in a coma, I heard rumours that there is going to be a new Hokage, I delved a little deeper and the fingers all point towards Danzo, we have reason to suspect that Danzo may be the Rokudaime Hokage, Madara-sama" answered Zetsu calmly.

"Knowing the man I wouldn't be surprised if he was chosen" Madara muttered as he massaged his temples, "I must admit, this Naruto kid is becoming more and more of a pain in my backside, he has constantly put a wrench in our plans, or at least tried" he continued.

Huffing in annoyance, Madara attempted to calm himself to make rational decisions concerning the following days since it was becoming apparent that his plans were not coming along as smoothly as he would have liked. After composing himself, Madara looked towards his two recruits.

"Kisame I need you to go and hunt down the Hachibi, you must succeed where Sasuke and his team failed, as for you Zetsu I need you to return to Konoha and continue your spying on the Hokage matter, I need to know who is chosen" he ordered with authority as both Akatsuki members nodded and disappeared just as quickly to do as they were told.

As Madara was the last one remaining inside the secret cave he decided his next course of actions, the Uchiha sighed as he thought to himself 'It appears I need to have a small family reunion'. With that in his mind he too vanished using his Time and Space Ninjutsu to form a portal to transport himself from one place to another.

Somewhere in Konoha

Danzo was walking around Konoha's tented areas with a no-nonsense attitude, the man was not in a good mood and quite frankly it was understandable, he had lost out in his bid for the Hokage position once more. As he looked back at it he could understand losing to the likes of the Sandaime, the man was his friend and a student of the Shodai and Nidaime Hokage, Hiruzen was also known far and wide as the God of Shinobi, him being chosen as Hokage was understandable, although it pained Danzo he could see why the man was chosen instead of him.

Then there was his successor, the Yondaime Hokage, one of Konoha's greatest hero and a man who won the third shinobi war singlehandedly. He was a genius and a prodigy for his time, and once more Danzo could see why the man was chosen over him as Hokage. He did not like it but there was no shame losing to a man such as the Yondaime.

Next was the Godaime Hokage, the princess of Konoha and a third of the legendary Sannin. As the granddaughter of the Shodai and a student of the Sandaime she was born into what could be considered as Konoha royalty. She soon stepped out of the shadows of her ancestors and mentors to become the greatest medical ninja of all time, once again Danzo did not appreciate losing the position of Hokage, but at least he lost it to a ninja of her repute.

But now this time it was unacceptable, he lost to a mere child, not even an adult. The young man had only just started making a name for himself and he was now chosen as Hokage over him, the Uzumaki lacked experienced and knowledge on how to run Konoha as the Hokage, he clenched his fist harder as he continued to recall the events a few days ago. This time he felt shame in his loss, this was an embarrassment for him to be defeated by a mere child.

Danzo soon realized that he was closing in towards his intended destination, he now stood in front of a rather large brown tent with Hyuga Clan flags on sides of the entrance to the tent.

He went inside and upon entering he noticed various Hyuga elders patiently waiting for him, the tent consisted of ten Hyuga elders, each of them looking as old as Danzo. They were all sitting behind a large table which served to be somewhat similar to a jury box. Danzo knew that this meeting with the Hyuga Elders had to be perfect for him if he were to impeach Naruto.

A man known as Hiroshi Hyuga calmly directed his attention towards the bandaged war veteran in front of him and away from the rest of the Hyuga elders. He was the representative of the whole group, "Why did you wish to meet with us Danzo-sama?" he asked suspiciously as he carefully studied the warhawk.

"I will go straight down to business Hiroshi, I am more than aware of all of your growing disdain towards Hiashi and I am aware of how you are all preparing to overthrow his position as clan head" Danzo calmly said as the ten Hyuga elders all had angered and shocked looks on their faces.

Danzo was up-to-date with the news in Konoha, especially with feuds within the clans, he always knew he could use this as leverage one day and so he dedicated one team of ROOT soldiers for each clan in Konoha. From his spies in the Hyuga Clan he managed to learn that the Hyuga elders were losing their belief, trust and faith in the current head of the clan, Hiashi Hyuga.

Recently Hiashi has been more forgiving and compassionate towards the branch family and he was fighting against the Hyuga Clan's traditions, and for the Hyuga Clan tradition was one of the most vital aspects of their existence. Not to mention the fact that the tradition Hiashi was fighting against was the most important one in the clan's historic background, the current Hyuga Clan Head was fighting to merge both the Branch and Main family together.

This was an inconceivable act for the Hyuga Elders, growing up the elders and the Hyuga Clan were strictly traditionalists, but ever since Hiashi witnessed Naruto's battle against his nephew Neji, Hiashi was changing his ways and his views towards the clan, and this was simply unacceptable for the elders. Traditions were there for a reason, these customs were like laws and rules for their clan and thus it should be upheld and never broken, but at the moment Hiashi was doing what no other leader in clan history had done, he was challenging the customs of their clan.

Ever since then the elders have grown rather distant with the clan head, in the past they were on good terms with the man due, but that was when Hiashi resembled the way they viewed a Hyuga leader should be. Now however they no longer held the same respect for the man, he was becoming a burden for them and they were more than willing to rid themselves of this burden. They have been plotting for the last year on how to rid themselves of Hiashi without arousing the suspicion of others, but it seems despite their best attempts at keeping a low profile someone still managed to learn their true intentions.

Hiroshi gritted his teeth and banged his fist into the table, "How do you know of this Danzo? Tell us!" he demanded impatiently.

Danzo remained calm, not even fazed by Hiroshi's sudden outburst. "It's quite simple old friend, I have ROOT stationed practically everywhere. I have eyes and ears all around the village and all around the Land of Fire as well. Information in itself could be considered a weapon much like the sword or the spear" he explained.

"You and I were never friends Danzo, what do you really want? Why did you really come here?"

"Hiroshi, I didn't come here to fight or blackmail any of you. Instead I came here to offer you something that could benefit the both of us."

Hiroshi looked intrigued at Danzo, "Then speak Danzo, tell us of this offer" he said.

Danzo cleared his throat before he addressed the Hyuga Clan's elders, "Before I tell you my offer I must inform you all about ground-breaking news, Tsunade-sama is no longer the Hokage. The Daimyo has found a replacement for her" he explained.

Hiroshi and the other elders within the camp all looked surprised at the news, "I assume the Hokage is you Danzo" he said in a questioning tone. Truthfully as he thought about he could not grasp any other possible candidate for the position of Hokage, and if there was he couldn't see Danzo not finding a way to force the decision to go his way.

But Danzo shook his head, "The Rokudaime Hokage is Naruto Uzumaki" he said full of disdain. The elders all looked down at Danzo with widened eyes and shocked expressions on their faces.

The elders were not particularly fond of Naruto, even despite his recent success as a hero for the village. The elders despised Naruto for one key reason, the reason is because of how he is the catalyst of the current situations with the Hyuga Clan. Naruto was the one to change and inspire Hiashi to fight for the rights of the Branch Family, had it not been for him then Hiashi would have likely remained the way he was prior to Naruto's battle with Neji.

Hiroshi also realized that Naruto is now proving to be a potentially harmful component in their plot, with Naruto now being armed with his current position as Hokage, the elders would not be surprised if the boy were to intervene with their plans and with Hyuga Clan affairs. Naruto much like Hiashi is a strong supporter of merging both families, and with this revelation the goal of the Hyuga Clan's elders seemed much more difficult to attain especially with Naruto's new role and influence in the mix.

Danzo had to suppress a grin as he noticed the frantic looks of the elders, they were panicking about the wrench Naruto unintentionally threw in their plans. But with Danzo being the opportunist that he was, he knew he could use this for his own advantage.

"This is why I came here to give you all an offer" he said as the elders all stopped their bickering and panicking to listen to Danzo's possible solution, "I believe we could all help each other out. I want to rid myself of Naruto to become the Hokage and you all want to rid yourselves of Hiashi to restore the Hyuga Clan to its former glory" he continued as the elders all nodded in confirmation.

"I am currently forming a plan to make these two goals of ours come true, but for that I will need your help"

"Name for demands Danzo" Hiroshi exclaimed loudly but Danzo once again remained unaffected.

"All I want is for your support for when I become the Hokage and the Caged Bird Seal" he said calmly as the elders looked at Danzo with disbelief, they wondered why on earth he would need the Hyuga Clan's seal.

"Why do you need our seal Danzo?" asked one of the elders as he eyed Danzo suspiciously, the elder also summoned his Byakugan to see if the man would be honest in his answer.

"I simply need it to ensure loyalty from my soldiers in ROOT, with it I could rest assured that my members will remain obedient towards myself. I have already placed a seal on them to refrain them from giving out information about myself, adding this will keep them loyal and obedient to me. I am already having problems with one certain member of my faction, much like Hiashi he is being affected by the Uzumaki, and he has been questioning my methods and beliefs recently. I need to ensure that he and my other soldiers never question me again, and thus my desire for your seal" answered Danzo.

"Interesting, what do we get in return if we do agree to your demands?"

"At the moment I am forming a plan to put myself as Hokage rather than the Uzumaki, and with your help my job will be easier, first off both of us will benefit if I am made Hokage rather than the Uzumaki. And once I am named Hokage I will personally help all of you with your current conflict with Hiashi, I will personally see to it that Hiashi is removed from the Clan head position"

The elders all nodded in understanding, then they gathered around one another to discuss the pros and cons of Danzo's offer. After fifteen minutes to arguing they managed to form a decision, Hiroshi walked up to Danzo and offered him to shake his hand, Danzo agreed and the two grinned maliciously at their new partnership.

"We expect results Danzo-sama, when the time comes when you need us to place the seals on your soldiers you know where to find us. Consider this a done deal" Hiroshi said.

Danzo nodded, "Of course Hiroshi, I must take my leave now. It would be best not to further arouse any suspicion with my presence among all of you. I will make sure that our plans and our partnership will come to fruition for both our sakes".

Hiroshi nodded in return, and soon Danzo exited the tent to return to his base. During his walk back to his base Danzo couldn't help but let out a small smile.

'Everything is going according to plan' he thought to himself.

Konoha

It was early in the afternoon and we see our hero, the new Hokage Naruto Uzumaki quickly make his way towards the Hokage's office to meet with the Daimyo and elders, the moment for his induction was close at hand.

On his way there he was greeted by numerous civilians and ninjas, as the new hero in Konoha everyone clamoured to the young man. As he walked towards his office he also noticed the people of Konoha being told by ANBU to gather in front of the Hokage Tower, one of the few remaining structures which remained after Pein's attack. He heard that the people were being called for an important announcement, he overheard people whisper, wonder and murmur what this special announcement was about and he smiled, 'These people were in for the shock of their lives' he thought.

After a while Naruto managed to arrive just in time in his new office, upon entering he saw the elders Homura and Koharu, with the exception of Danzo, the two were patiently standing in a corner patiently waiting for him. Also in the office were other council members from the day before, Danzo and the advisors were not present but the ANBU Commander, Jonin Commander and Fire Daimyo were. As he entered he was personally greeted by each of them, they exchanged formal handshakes and congratulatory greetings.

Before continuing he excused himself from the office to finally change into his new outfit. He then left the office and headed to a private room to change, upon finding a vacant room within the large tower. As he entered the room he summoned both Fukasaku and Shima.

"Hello again Fukasaku-sama, Shima-sama, do you two have the clothes I asked for?" he questioned the two toads.

"Of course Naruto-chan, you better appreciate how long it took me to make this for you on such short notice" Shima said with mock annoyance as she handed him a storage scroll containing the clothes she carefully made for Naruto's induction ceremony.

"Arigato Shima-sama, Fukasaku-sama. I'm sorry I made the request on such short notice" he said while rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.

"No worries Naruto-chan, now go on and get changed already" she ordered, Naruto smiled and gave the two toads a mock salute before changing into his new clothes.

As Naruto opened the storage scroll and released the stored items he couldn't help but admire the clothes they made for him. He reluctantly tossed aside his trusty orange jumpsuit and replaced it with his new attire, once he was finished changing he walked in front of the mirror.

'I look so cool' he inwardly squealed as he finally got a closer look on his outfit. As he looked at himself he studied every single part of his clothes and he smiled, both Fukasaku and Shima really did him a solid.

Naruto now wore a black long sleeved fishnet shirt and on top of that he wore a black short sleeved V-neck shirt as well. For his lower body he had the standard issue black ninja sandals along with the black ANBU style pants with the kunai holder tied to his right leg. (A/N: The outfit for Naruto is based on Itachi's character design without the Akatsuki Cloak)

Naruto then went back to the storage scroll to grab the final piece of clothing he asked for. He then fitted that final piece on, upon looking at himself through the mirror once morehis eyes widened, it was a perfect fit for him and he could see that with this new haori he looked exactly like his father.

The haori he now wore was a variation of his old sage coat with his father's haori, it was the same physical design as his father's but with the colour scheme of his sage coat. The design of the haori had sleeves up to Naruto's biceps and a heightened collar, in the middle there was also a golden rope closing both sides together.

Rather than being white like the Yondaime's it was dark red and the flames on the hem were black rather than red, and on his back the kanji of 'Rokudaime Hokage' was written down vertically on the back of his haori.

Sitting behind Naruto, both toads were amazed and astounded by the physical similarities Naruto holds with his father, with his new outfit he could easily be mistaken for the Yondaime. Finally Fukasaku also approached Naruto and handed him the Shadow Clone Summoning Scroll.

"Thank you for everything" Naruto told both toads with a large smile on his face, the two toads smiled back at Naruto, "It was no problem Naruto-chan, congratulations on everything you've accomplished you deserve it" replied Fukasaku.

"By the way Naruto-chan when your induction begins the other toads are also going to arrive, Gamabunta, Gamaken, Gamahiro and the others wish to witness another toad summoner be named Hokage" Shima said as Naruto glanced their direction.

"That would be great, I wouldn't be in the position I was had it not been for you guys, and frankly Gamabunta has saved my life countless time so it would be an honour if he could be here" Naruto answered back as he strapped on the large scroll to his lower back.

With everything now ready for Naruto he decided it was almost time for his speech, he decided to return to his office but before then Fukasaku and Shima returned to Mount Myoboku to rally the toads to Konoha in order to watch Naruto's induction as Hokage.

The Hokage now re-entered his office, upon seeing his new clothes the eyes of the Daimyo and elders widened, for the Daimyo he could see that Naruto bore a striking resemblance with one of his predecessors, the Yondaime Hokage Minato Namikaze. He shook his head, it was common knowledge that the Yondaime had no heirs.

The group then waited patiently for the people of Konoha to gather in front of the tower, after a few minutes an ANBU member arrived and he looked at the new Hokage in surprise before he composed himself once more, "Everything is set and the people have been called to the front of the tower Daimyo-sama" he said.

"Excellent, shall we begin?" asked the Daimyo as the ninjas and Konoha representatives nodded, the group of six then walked up of the stair to reach the top of the tower, the area in which the Hokage usually gives speeches to the people of Konoha, from the five Naruto was asked to stand by the door where he could not be seen by the crowd, they asked him to wait before he was introduced as Hokage. Naruto nodded obediently and watched as the Daimyo stood in the middle of the tower balcony, to his left were Koharu and Homura, and to his right were the Jonin and ANBU Commanders.

As the Daimyo walked to the front of the balcony, the crowd suddenly went silence, all signs of whispers, murmurs and chatting all ceased as their Daimyo prepared to address the crowd.

"People of Konoha, I come before you today full of pride and joy, a new age dawns in Konoha and we are here lucky enough to witness it. Unfortunately the past few days have not been kind to Konoha but rest assured, I will do everything I can to help with the reconstruction of the village" he declared proudly causing the crowed to clap and cheer for him.

"Unfortunately however we also hold bad news. From the most recent attack our Godaime Hokage was left in a coma, and she does not appear to be waking up any time soon, however with the bad comes the good, and we found a way to fix this problem quite quickly, we managed to find a more than worthy successor for Tsunade's position of Hokage" admitted the Daimyo as the people of Konoha ceased their clapping, most of them adopting widened eyes, rather than just cheering there were now gasps and murmurs around the crowd.

Everyone was whispering with one another, all of them wondering who their next Hokage was. As the Daimyo saw this he smiled, he absolutely loved the suspense of the induction, and before he decided to name the Hokage he shushed everyone in order for all of them to divert their attention towards himself.

"The candidate we chose is a noble man who has proven himself to be more than worthy of the position. He is a hero of Konoha and I am from what I could tell he seems to be destined for the position" he continued before gazing upon the elderly man beside him, Homura, in order to be handed the Hokage's Hat.

The Daimyo then held the Hokage's Hat, he was now close to bestowing it upon Naruto, he decided it was time to show the village the face of their new leader, "And without further ado I now introduce to you all the Sixth Hokage of Konoha, Naruto Uzumaki" he said, the villagers were silent upon hearing this declaration, their hero was now also their leader.

Gasps could be heard all around the area and most people were dead still, Naruto presumed that was his cue, he made his way towards the Daimyo as he was handed the hat. He grabbed it with his right hand and placed it on his head, the five other people occupying the front of the balcony stood back as Naruto decided to take the podium.

From the crowds all eyes were focused on their new Hokage, the older generations of Konoha were rubbing their eyes, they believed it was as if they have seen a ghost. Upon seeing Naruto in that manner they were reminded of a figure in the past, in Naruto they saw the Yondaime Hokage.

From Naruto's point of view the crowd was still speechless, he smiled as he looked from left to right.

"I am Naruto Uzumaki, the Rokudaime Hokage of Konohagakure no Sato" he yelled to the top of his lungs, and as he screamed that to the heavens the crowd burst and erupted with cheers, chants, songs and claps. The village celebrated their new hero, their new Hokage.

Glossary

Gedō — Rinne Tensei no Jutsu - Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique

Author's Notice

Well here is my revised version of the first chapter, I pretty much just added a few things here and there as well merged the first two chapters of the original version. I hope all of you enjoyed it and there will be more to come, I promise. Once again any form of criticism and advice is more than welcome.