Year Seven
Selection
"No!"
Naruto jumped in the chair he was sitting. He couldn't believe what he had just heard. He didn't believe it. He couldn't believe his ears so he shove his finger into his right one to see if he had something lodged into it distorting his hearing.
His heart was beating frantic while Kakashi just sat behind his desk. It was for the first time somewhat clean. He seemed to have caught up on his paperwork that he hardly if ever actually did. It wasn't unheard of him to circulate and hand in blank papers and forms and if he had done anything he was more likely to hand in drawing of the subject than actual words.
Kakashi had been a disaster as Hokage, he had no idea why he was even nominated or how he still hadn't been demoted and thrown out. He hadn't started any conflicts or wars in his time. That he assumed had only been because of Tsunade and Shikaku. Oh boy, had they let him speak his mind and not rewritten every statement they would have all been dead.
"Me?!"
Naruto was still jumping and Kakashi was sitting still with a big smile thinking of something else while Naruto worked through most of his shock.
"No!"
"Me?!"
"I can't believe you!"
"Did I hear right?"
"Me, Hokage?!"
Naruto eventually got so caught up in the news that he forgot entirely to breathe and slipped out of his chair.
"Sasuke! Sasuke! Dobe!"
Inokoto watched something orange came rushing into the compound. She held out her finger when Naruto noticed her. He was almost too caught up in something else but eventually he saw her and pulled her finger. They both made fart sounds and they both laughed.
"What's going on?"
Inokoto looked up at Naruto with a smile, he looked excited and was sweating. He had obviously been running fast under the afternoon sun. He had been in a rush to tell her uncle something.
"I'm becoming Hokage!"
He jumped into the air, fist first.
Inokoto had read about the hokage and had learned about him at the Academy. He was their leader, top boss. Inokoto couldn't really picture Naruto as Hokage, but she didn't really think Kakashi was a good fit either.
"I think that's kinda boring."
Inokoto shrugged. Naruto's face shattered as he fell down in front of the girl sitting on the stairs leading up to her house. Fugaku was inside eating dinner and she had decided to sit outside and wait for him so that they could continue to play when he was done.
Naruto gripped her hands and looked at her with big eyes. Every child in their town wanted to be Hokage and here this little brat was telling him she didn't want to, that it was kind of boring. Something was seriously wrong with this child.
"Do you know what the Hokage is?"
She rolled her eyes, she could name them all, their best and worst deed, how they changed their town, their legacy after they stepped down or died, she could tell him all their personal details and speak her mind on where she thought they did a good job and not.
"Yes."
"Then what is your problem!"
Naruto had never heard anything like it. Inokoto was such a strange child.
"It seems kind of boring that old people decide who's going to be the leader of everyone, it isn't like the people get to have their voice heard if they like the next Hokage or not. That's so unfair and stupid if he's going to be the leader of everyone and no one gets a say."
Inokoto crossed her hands and leaned back sticking her nose in the sky. It was so stupid, a selected few decided who was going to rule over all of them. It wasn't fair because everyone else might not agree with those few old sticks. It wasn't fair.
Naruto looked up at the child with even bigger eyes, they were starting to hurt now. This was a genius child. It wasn't fair that the boring old prunes got to decide for everyone. They had been so wrong in the past, they had been mistaken when it came to him and it had cost him dearly, they had disrespected his father's wish.
She was right. It wasn't fair and boring.
"What would be cool then?"
"Once in the store, mother was ordering a dress. Then she was asked to select what color she wanted it to be. She could pick between several colors and she selected the one she wanted. If everyone was given a selection of people who could become the next Hokage and was allowed to select the one they wanted the most it would be cool. If the Hokage was selected by the people."
Naruto started shaking the poor little girl so that her pig tails were hitting his face, she laughed and threw her hands up. Naruto laughed at her, picked her up and tossed her into the air. Inokoto screamed and giggled.
"A selection, you're a genius that would be super cool!"
The door creaked to his right and he caught Inokoto and put her down on the ground again. She ran over to Fugaku and tagged him and they both ran off despite Fugaku being more than full from dinner.
"Were you trying to thrown her back into the sky again? Believe me, I have tried."
The door in front of him had been opened and Naruto ran up the stairs. He planted several kisses on Ino's cheeks before he exclaimed how much of a genius her daughter was. He would hold an election, he would finally learn if the people in his town finally had accepted him and wanted him to lead them. It would be the ultimate approval.
"What would Hinata say if she saw you now?"
A male voice was heard.
Ino tried to smile and take a step back from the wild and kissing Naruto. Naruto turned around to see Sasuke leaning against a wooden post snickering.
"She'd ask me what I was doing, and I'm going to see Kakashi-sensei again!" ยจ
Naruto didn't have time to tell the news to his best friend anymore, he had to see Kakashi!
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Inokoto sparks the idea of democracy in the militant dictatorship that Konoha is!
Also thanks for all the reviews, it's a great way for me to at least try to make the very best story for you guys that share your wishes, ideas and reflections. Don't ever feel forced to review though, as always a big thank you to my faithful reviewers I always love to hear from you!
Smartasswolf: I know you love me and my story too much to abandon me! Haha! I'll give them a moment, someday, one day.
Uchiha: Glad to have you back and you have my understanding, life sucks when you don't have all the time you want to do things you fun things all day. That's taking it back yes! Choji and Shikamaru know who they're messing with, but they'll easily face certain death for Ino, don't you thing? I was thinking it would be so hilarious if Itachi lost his cool and became positively hysterical. I plan for that to happen once in the story and it wasn't that time! Had a guess or hope?
A fan: Thanks! I can't believe I've made it so far in the story already.
Guest: Yes, poor Ino! It must suck to be her! 7 long, dry years. The meeting was about the children constantly trying to punch each other to death, somebody needs to teach these kids not to kill each other before it's too late!
Okami: Haha, I have none written so far, but there's still hope there will be since you guys seen to want it!
Yara: I'm glad that makes you happy because it's true! I love your lengthy reviews. Thank you so much, I'm thrilled you like my story so much! No need to apologize, you've actually posted reviews so don't ever feel bad about not finding the time and energy. Haha, so you're saying I should stop updating so often? No, kidding. Inokoto is far from innocent when it comes to most things, isn't that right? The genin team will be epic, perhaps not the most shocking but I'm looking forward to it! She'll certainly have problems with someone else bossing her around for a change! I can promise you that much. Her charm will only get her that far. Haha, I felt so sorry for Ino writing that, good thing is that she isn't real and can recover from having everyone walk in on her. Kakashi and Itachi are immune against such feelings as shame and embarrassment. Seems like my readers want them to end up together, I don't see it happening, but the door to them isn't closed and locked yet. Thank you so much again for your review!
