Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 658 The Next Hokage: Hinata Hyuga

"Hey, isn't this Sasuke? Haven't seen him for a few days, and he's gotten so weak?" Naruto, holding Boruto who was a few months old, saw Sasuke coming towards him and immediately started mocking him.

Sasuke was carrying a swaddled baby on his back; inside the swaddled baby was his daughter, Sarada.

Wearing Uchiha clan clothing, and with pink swaddling clothes tied across her body, well...

It's pretty frustrating, isn't it?

Anyway, when Itachi Uchiha saw this scene, even his eternally unchanging zombie face couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Sasuke was furious too! He was a genius boy of the Uchiha clan! A genius since childhood! When had he ever been treated like this?!

You at least...

At least change it to black...

The pink swaddle blanket really doesn't match any of Sasuke's clothes.

Sasuke's expression changed slightly as he looked at Naruto in front of him.

Good grief, you're attacking my weakest point, aren't you?

But it's okay. When I saw you walking towards me, I had already foreseen all the possible future developments, including all the sarcastic remarks you might make to me!

So... I had already anticipated the sarcastic remarks you would make towards me, and sure enough, you started by mocking me first. Well then, my response is quite simple!

"Oh? Aren't you just as bad as me?"

(The above is pure nonsense; it's basically just Naruto and Sasuke's daily banter.)

Naruto, holding Boruto, immediately showed an angry expression upon hearing Sasuke's words.

However, Naruto only showed it for a moment before holding back.

Naruto chuckled and continued, "Oh? I wouldn't use such effeminate things to wrap my son."

Sasuke looked at Naruto like he was an idiot: "Are you stupid? Mine is a daughter."

Naruto sneered, "Ha, so what if she's a daughter? She's still a daughter..."

Naruto was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed: "What?! You! You actually have a daughter?!"

Sasuke's face darkened: "If you can't speak properly, then shut up!"

Naruto opened his mouth, then moved closer to Sasuke, looking at the daughter on Sasuke's back. Naruto opened his mouth again: "This...this girl with hardly any hair on her head, is she really my daughter...?"

Sasuke instantly activated his Sharingan: "Naruto, you bastard!"

Naruto, however, didn't pay any attention. He glanced at Sasuke's daughter and then at his own son in his arms.

After thinking for a moment, Naruto said to Sasuke, "How about I take care of her for you?"

Sasuke's alarm bells rang instantly: "What do you think you're doing?!"

Naruto chuckled: "Actually, I've wanted a daughter too."

Sasuke snorted coldly: "Then there's no need. I can take care of myself."

Then Sasuke discovered that Naruto had already made unwanted advances towards Sarada...

"Damn it! What are you doing?!"

Sasuke slapped Naruto's hand away.

"Damn it, you're so heartless! We're best friends!"

Naruto didn't care about Sasuke's rude attitude.

He glanced at Sasuke's daughter, then at his son in his arms, and grinned at Sasuke, saying, "Hey Sasuke, let's arrange a marriage between our children? When my son grows up, I'll make him marry..." Naruto didn't finish his sentence because Sasuke had already thrown a punch at him.

Naruto easily dodged, looking aggrieved: "You! That's so mean!"

"Hehehe, if you dare say that again, I'll beat you so badly you won't know where you are." Sasuke clenched his fist.

At that moment, Sarada, who was on Sasuke's back, suddenly burst into tears.

Then, Sasuke skillfully removed the swaddling clothes, took out a baby bottle from his pocket, heated it with chakra, and put it into Sarada's arms.

Naruto watched this scene with a click of his tongue in amazement: "It's really hard to imagine that you would have a moment like this."

Then Boruto, who was in Naruto's arms, also started crying.

Naruto then did the same pose as Sasuke, except that he didn't need to heat it up because his was heat-insulating.

The two women watched the two babies drinking milk in perfect sync and no longer felt any animosity towards each other.

They found a park and sat down casually. The two men, holding the child, sat down, and Naruto looked at Sasuke and asked, "Where's Sakura? Isn't she taking care of the child?"

"She's been performing surgeries in the department lately, so she doesn't have time," Sasuke said, then looked at Naruto, "Hinata's busy with the Hokage selection, right?"

Naruto nodded: "Actually, I do hope that Shisui will be elected."

Sasuke nodded: "I hope so too, but..."

Sasuke thought for a moment and then shook his head.

Shisui-san is too much of a loner; his family is the only one in the Uchiha clan who has a good relationship with him.

Moreover, his father, Fugaku, was only involved with Shisui because of his former status as clan leader.

Well, there's no need to tell Naruto about these things.

Naruto didn't care, and Sasuke wouldn't press him if he didn't want to talk about it.

The two chatted idly.

Just then, two figures arrived at the scene.

Hiashi Hyuga and Fugaku Uchiha.

Hiashi Hyuga approached Naruto with a sly grin, saying, "Naruto, what are you doing wandering around outside with my grandson? You're ten minutes late!"

Fugaku Uchiha glared dangerously at Sasuke: "What are you doing?! Your mother and I have been waiting for you at the amusement park for ten minutes!"

The Uchiha clan lived in the eastern part of Konoha Village's inner city, while Naruto lived in the western part. If Sasuke's family hadn't been taking his daughter Sarada to the amusement park today, Sasuke would never have run into Naruto.

After the two adults said that, they both looked at the two babies.

The sight of the two children, who were holding their milk bottles, squinting their eyes, and sucking on their milk with expressions of enjoyment, immediately brought a bright smile to the faces of the two adults.

Then, Hiashi Hyuga stared at Sarada's swaddling clothes for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "Eh, Sasuke-kun, is this child... a girl?"

Sasuke had a bad feeling, but he couldn't lie, so he could only nod.

Hiashi Hyuga's eyes lit up instantly: "Isn't this a coincidence?!"

Fugaku Uchiha also inwardly cried out in alarm.

Hiashi Hyuga looked at Fugaku Uchiha: "How about we arrange a marriage between our two families when we're children?"

Sasuke and Fugaku Uchiha's faces darkened simultaneously.

"No! Absolutely not! You, Hiashi Hyuga, you've got your hands on my granddaughter, haven't you?!"

Fugaku Uchiha felt a surge of relief.

Thank goodness I came, otherwise that old bastard would definitely have shamelessly tricked Sasuke into agreeing to his request.

Hiashi Hyuga retorted, "My grandson Boruto has a great personality and is handsome. Why won't you agree?"

"Are you out of your mind? This child is only a few years old, yet he's already so good-natured and handsome?"

"You mean my grandson is dying?"

"Ha, let me tell you, my granddaughter's affairs have nothing to do with your family!"

Hiashi Hyuga and Fugaku Uchiha stared at each other, neither giving an inch.

Lightning flashed wherever their eyes met.

"Fire Release: Balsam Flower..."

"Gentle Fist!"

"Bang bang bang"

"Slap slap slap"

Naruto and Sasuke left, each carrying their child.

"It's really frustrating, adults these days..." Naruto sighed.

Sasuke quickened his pace, too lazy to pay attention to Naruto.

Naruto quickly reached out, "Hey, don't go! What did you think of what I just said?! Hey, Sasuke!"

Sasuke carried Sarada and quickly traversed the streets of Konoha's inner city.

A bunch of bastards, targeting my daughter, they're shameless!

I bother!

……

There's not much time left before Hinata and Shisui make their final choice.

Now that things have come to this point, no one would believe that these two don't have the ambition to become Hokage.

The forces behind the two would not allow them to back down at this time.

Having come this far, there's only one possible ending for them...

That is to do everything in my power to win the position of Hokage.

Soon, the day of the final selection arrived.

On this day, the inner city of Konoha was deserted.

Almost everyone gathered at home or in the plaza in front of the Hokage Building.

Although it was a large square, it was very crowded at the moment because more than 5,000 people had gathered there, which made many people who were at home preparing to watch the final selection feel relieved.

Thank goodness I stayed home, otherwise I definitely wouldn't have been able to see anything if I had gone.

Images of Uchiha Shisui and Hyuga Hinata had already appeared on the screen in the middle of the square.

Their achievements over the past few years have also been quickly highlighted.

Shisui devised various innovative policies to ensure that the people of Konoha Village's inner city would better abide by the rules and receive greater protection.

Hinata strictly adheres to the laws established by Yua in her judgments, never showing favoritism or malpractice, and never making exceptions for female prisoners, even though they are both women.

Zhi Shui encouraged factories of all sizes in his jurisdiction to hire people with physical disabilities.

In recent years, Hinata has implemented a series of protective measures for vulnerable groups such as widowers, widowers, and the elderly, and announced that no matter when or where you are in real trouble, you can go to the security headquarters in various locations to have a meal and find a place to rest.

Meanwhile, some people who support Shisui and Hinata also appeared in the scene.

Most of the images showing people who support Zhishui are of ordinary citizens.

Fugaku Uchiha was also present, but he was the only one there.

Meanwhile, on Hinata's side, Minato Namikaze, Hiashi Hyuga, and even members of the Nara and Sarutobi clans, as well as Sakumo Hatake, all appeared.

Without a doubt, it's Naruto's connections that are making the difference.

Thinking about it carefully, although Naruto didn't have much of a foundation, his father, Minato Namikaze, had an incredibly deep network of connections.

He has dealt with almost every family.

Not to mention that Minato Namikaze was once a teacher and led all the members of his team when he was a Chunin, and they were all from various ninja clans.

Finally, after the promotional video finished playing, Shisui and Hinata appeared above the plaza.

The two of them had to do it in front of five thousand people in the square, and all the viewers in Konoha Village sitting in front of their televisions—oh, and people from abroad too.

Today's debate is the final public appearance of the two in their last showdown.

After today, once the three-day voting period is over, one of them will become the next Hokage, while the other will continue in their current position, only able to manage one region...

This appearance features Sunagakure, Kumogakure, Kirigakure, Iwagakure...

The Land of Whirlpools, the Land of Rain...

Inside a hotel:

Jiraiya stared intently at the scene on the television.

In the Land of Grass, inside Orochimaru's laboratory:

Two identical maids waited respectfully behind Orochimaru, whose gaze remained fixed on the television screen.

Today's final public appearance...

Many things were decided...

A moment later, a figure appeared on the screen...

It's rare to see Yua dressed so formally in the Hokage hat and cloak.

You Ya appeared on the scene, waved to all the audience members as a greeting, and then began to announce the rules.

There's not much need to elaborate; just know that today's public appearance was to garner votes for the two of them.

First, the two need to give a speech.

After that, the two of them needed to answer some questions.

Finally, Yuya announced the end.

The process was actually very simple. There was no election like the one in Yua's previous life, where America was elected. They just went on TV and started arguing.

Both of them undoubtedly have a sense of shame.

Soon, the two began their speeches.

The meeting was brief, and the two didn't use any official jargon or platitudes; they simply expressed what they would do if they were in power.

Finally, both added that regardless of who is elected Hokage, those who are eliminated will continue to serve Konoha.

You Ya smiled and clapped, and the others immediately followed suit.

A thunderous applause erupted.

Then came the second round of questions.

In this segment, You Ya asked the questions, and the two gave their respective answers.

The question is not the kind that has only one answer.

For example, Yu Ya might ask: If you were in power, and some people felt that farming was not as lucrative as doing business, would you try to persuade them or agree with them? If you choose to persuade them, please state your reasons; if you choose to agree with them, please state your reasons.

This couldn't possibly be an answer with only one option. Therefore, the two of them answered very slowly this time.

But no one urged them.

Because the question Yuya asked was relevant to everyone in the inner city of Konoha.

Shisui and Hinata were also sweating profusely because of Yuya's problem.

For example, You Ya raised a question about banks: "If the bank reports to you that last year's fiscal revenue is insufficient to cover this year's full-year fiscal budget, would you cut the budget, stick to the previous fiscal budget, or recalculate a new budget plan?"

Yuya's question left Hinata and Shisui completely baffled.

However, this is only the beginning.

Afterwards, You Ya continued to ask, saying that the technology has been upgraded. The original goal was to mine 10 million tons of ore per year, but now the technology has been upgraded to mine 20 million tons. However, there are not enough skilled workers. How would you solve this problem?

The series of "rare" situations that are unlikely to occur in reality caused Shisui and Hinata to answer more and more slowly.

Indeed, these are rare cases, but they are real occurrences.

Then they must think about it.

Finally, the issue was resolved, and You Ya expressed his satisfaction, saying that the day was over.

After today's public appearance, Shisui and Hinata can only wait for the final result.

The results were announced quickly.

Three days later, after three days of voting and tallying, the Hokage Building announced:

The official candidate for the Fourth Hokage is:

Hinata Hyuga.

(End of this chapter)