Hi! This is my first Naruto fanfiction ever, so please be forgiving of any mistakes. I HAVE read over a thousand of them, though!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. All rights and characters (except for the OCs) belong to Masashi Kishimoto.

Naruto Uzumaki inhaled his twenty-second bowl of miso ramen. He had to finish soon or Granny Tsunade would kill him. He was due to meet her in exactly… Naruto glanced at the Ichiraku clock and jumped.

"Holy crap!" he shouted, already out of his seat and grabbing his jacket, "Thanks old man, but I gotta go! Granny's gonna castrate me, dattebayo!"

Teuchi smiled and waved, until he realized one thing, "Naruto, you idiot! You haven't paid!"

The blond jounin raced through the bustling streets of Konoha, feeling extremely scared as he remembered what the busty blonde woman had done to Jiraiya.

"Sorry, sorry!" he screamed as he jumped in through the window of the Hokage's office, "I was eating ramen!"

Godaime Hokage Tsunade Senju glared at her hyperactive godson, quickly hiding the bottle of sake she had just been downing.

"For important matters, I expect you to be on time, brat!" she said, "As the Rokudaime, you can't afford to be late to meetings, as boring as they may be!"

Naruto hung his head. "I know, I know," he said, "But I had just finished my Hokage training yesterday, and I've been dreaming of that for twelve years. I just thought it was a reason for celebration."

Tsunade's eyes softened, "I understand, brat. But this really is important."

"What is it?" the 18-year-old asked eagerly, "Is it about my Hokage inauguration ceremony?"

The honey-blonde sighed, resting her head on her hand and staring at the picture of Jiraiya, Naruto, and herself on her desk.

"Naruto," she said softly, "The elders of the Council refuse to let you take the hat."

Naruto's eyes widened, his excited demeanor disappearing.

"W-what?" he stammered, "But-but GRANNY! They can't do that, dattebayo! I've worked so hard and-" he broke off as his voice cracked, tears threatening to fall from his eyes.

Tsunade clenched her fists. This sad, depressed boy wasn't her godson. If she could, she would happily use the Council elders as training dummies for making Naruto feel this way. Then she sighed and relaxed, remembering the second part of the meeting.

"There is one thing they have agreed to, though," she said, wondering if this was a good idea.

He immediately perked back up, "What is it? Tell me, tell me!"

"They think you have no experience leading younger children. That you are still as irresponsible as ever, no matter how many times you have proven yourself so far."

"Get to the point, Granny!"

The female Fire Shadow stood, "Naruto Uzumaki, the Council of Elders has signed a contract to let you become Hokage if you take on a team of genin for one year."

Well, that's the first chapter. Please review. I need feedback if I'm going to make this better for you guys!

-ChocolateIsMyPassion