Won Bets and Fulfilled Dreams
The sun was beating heavy on the villagers surrounding the Hokage Mansion. All of them were looking to the sky despite the sun's rays, waiting for their new Hokage. Some were chattering their approvals, while some were in utter disbelief. How in the world did the little brat that marked these mountains, become a part of it? Oh, the irony was great. A great deal of laughs was shared as people shared their fond memories of their new Hokage. Some even shared a few of the more embarrassing ones with the upcoming generation. The kiddies ate them up, laughing and fairly confident that their new Hokage was the greatest. Little did they know, Naruto was in the building making yet another tale to be told in the near future.
At the Hokage's desk sat a disheveled Naruto, proudly enjoying his victory despite his multiple bumps and bruises. On the other side stood a brooding Tsunade, just seconds from showing the boy why she was the Godaime. The other side of Tsunade, though, was smiling down at the boy that was to take her place. She couldn't think of anyone else to give the position. Yes, there were many strong ninjas in her beloved village, but no one has a heart large enough to love this village no matter what and has pride grand enough to respect such a heavy responsibility other than the man that taught these same concepts to her. Naruto Uzumaki- Namikaze, the son of the Yondaime, the tattered Prince of Konoha, he deserved to be the Hokage more than anyone.
However Naruto's smug smile ripped her away from her warm and proud thoughts. She just had to use her Shinobi skills one last time, even if it was to wipe that smile from that imbecile's face. Then she can go the closest off hand town, drink herself into oblivion, and gamble until she was homeless. It didn't matter if she lost every bet. At least she can say she won once in her lifetime.
"Naruto, I don't know why your smiling," she said to the boy.
"What do you mean," said Naruto, "I just kicked your butt. I mean, you do see me sitting in the chair, right?"
"KICKED MY BUTT!"
"Uhhh." Naruto carefully pushed the chair away from the desk, or more correctly away from Tsunade.
Tsunade chuckled a little, an evil chuckle if you asked Naruto. "I mean, you know I can still beat you with one finger, right," Tsunade asked mimicking the boys earlier comment.
"What? I'm Hokage now. You can't do things like that anymore," he said more to reassure himself than to scare her.
To prove his statement, Naruto completely (… kind of) dropped his guard, completely (… kind of) sure that she couldn't follow through on her threat. Now don't misunderstand Tsunade, it's not like she's a saint that always come through on her word, her threats, however, were a totally different story. Before the young man had a chance to even blink, Tsunade was across the table. With a beautifully polished red nail she plucked Naruto's headband clean off, sending him out the chair and the out window along with it.
The villagers all quit their chatter at the sound of broken glass. Looking up, they saw the body of their Rokudaime Hokage falling from a broken window in the Hokage's office, with their Godaime Hokage jumping not too far behind. Naruto landed face first into the dirt with all the grace of a thrown boulder, with a loud thud. The Godaime landed right beside him, one of her heels digging into his hard skull.
"WHAT DID I SAY BRAT!" she yelled smugly at the top of her lungs, pulling the injured boy back to his feet. Now the kids of village weren't too sure about their Hokage's coolness.
"Owwwww, sorry Granny."
"You better be brat," she said, a little calmer. She then turned to the villagers (that were doubled over laughing by now) and raised one of Naruto's arms as if presenting him as the winner of a boxing match. "He might not seem as much, but this kid is one of this village's greatest ninjas and one of my closes friends. More importantly, though, he's my successor and the Rokudaime Hokage of this village." Tsunade then took off her Hokage hat and put it snuggly on Naruto's head, pulling the veil in the front, taking the boy's head with it. "Good luck, brat and make me proud."
"Sure thing Granny," Naruto said.
To pick with the boy one more time she teasingly said, "What did I tell you about calling me that?"
"I… uh…" Naruto stuttered, trying to find something to stop him from being thrown off this too. However it was too late. Again, before Naruto could blink, Tsunade was in front of him aiming a red polished nail. This time, however, Naruto caught her wrist and pulled her too him, showing his strength. He lifted his hand to move the veil from his face and pecked the shocked Tsunade on her diamond in the middle of her forehead.
"You can retire in peace, Tsunade-baachan. I am going to protect this village with everything I have, even my life if necessary, just like all the others before me. Thank you, Hokage-sama; I will not let you down."
Tsunade stared in complete shock at the man that stood before her. She almost forgot that he was a man now. A man that would not only meet the accomplishments of his father, but may even surpass them. He's no longer a brat, but her equal, both proud Hokages of Konoha.
Her shock expression turned into a proud motherly smile, "I know, Naruto, I know. NOW GET TO IT, BRAT!"
The crowd cheered. Now with the new Hokage in office, the lights of a promising future shone brightly.
'Good luck, brat,' Tsunade thought as she went back to the office to pack her things after the ceremony. 'The reign of the Godaime is over but the reign of the Rokudaime has just begun. This isn't an easy job, but for some reason I'm sure you can handle it because that's what you do, Naruto. You beat all odds. Even the odds of my bad gambling curse.' She chuckled to herself. 'Yeah, it is good to know that the one bet I did win was the one that was worth wild.'