Notes: This will be a series of drabbles about what might happen when various Konoha ninja become Hokage. The tone, style, length, and pairings will vary. Pairings will get nothing more than a brief mention, if they come up at all. Some characters will be featured more than once. There will be spoilers up to the current manga arc for some of these, and possible character death. I'd like to do at least one for everyone in Naruto's age group.
But enough talk, on with the drabbles. I'm particularly fond of Dying Dream and Girls Don't Cry.
"I'd promised you I'd bring him back. Promise of a lifetime. I didn't..." Naruto's voice broke, but no tears fell. They'd been expecting this too long.
Sakura, the Sixth Hokage, shook her head. "There's no need to apologize. You kept your promise as best you could. There was no other way."
She looked down, thinking of the way cats left grisly "presents" for their owners. Apparently foxes did too.
Fingers combed through dark hair in a way she'd never been allowed to, but it was matted with blood and gave her no illusions.
"In the end, we just weren't enough."
