I don't own Naruto.

"I accept."

"Okay, Naruto-kun, from now on the responsibility for Konohagakure-no-Sato rests on your shoulders, rebuild the village and make it great!" Proclaimed the Daimyo.

"That's right!" Naruto saluted.

"Well, if that's all, the meeting is over."

Konoha. The recently rebuilt Hokage Tower:

After the meeting with Daimyo, Naruto, Koharu, Homura, Shikaku, ANBU Commander Saru, and what's left of Danzo collected in the funeral urn gathered in the Tower to discuss pressing issues.

Adjusting his hat on his head, Naruto began giving instructions. "The first order of business is to return all Konoha ninja from missions of secondary importance, Shikaku find a list of active Konoha ninja and a list of ninja ready to return to active duty. Send all veterans to help train the reserve ninja. Put Maruboshi Kosuke in charge. We need to increase the qualifications of our genins as soon as possible."

"Saru, round up all available ANBU members and go to NE headquarters. Wait for me there. We need to integrate all ANBU NE members into the ANBU. Those who remain unfaithful to their Hokage send them to Ibiki for interrogation."

"Homura, Koharu, you have served as advisors to three Hokages, and you have much experience that I will need to build Konoha up and thrive. I will need all your help!"

"Going forward, during my time as genin and during my training trip with Jiraiya I made friends with many influential people. Koharu start writing to the following people asking for help and don't forget to mention my name: Wasabi Family of the Land of Tea, also write Tazuna of The Land of Waves, Kazekage, Daimyo of the Land of Snow Koyuki Kazahana, King Michuru Tsuki of the Land of the Moon, send a message to Shion with the fastest runner in the Land of Demons, send a genin unit headed by a chunin to Roran remains and try and find the residents (I did promise to help Sarah after all), not sure about him, but write Chikara Daimyo of the Land of Noodles, Hoshikage of Land of Bears.), not sure about him, but write Chikara Daimyo of the Land of Noodles, Hoshikage of Land of Bears. Okay, I don't seem to have forgotten anyone."

As Naruto listed all his friends and acquaintances, the eyebrows of everyone in the room gradually rose higher and higher. Seriously, who else knew so many high-ranking people? But the absurdity of the whole situation aside, the first hour with Naruto as Hokage was quite entertaining. In the eyes of those present, Naruto already had a pretty high place on the list of potential candidates for Rokudaime Hokage. And they seemed to already know who the final preference would be for at the Jonin Council.

"And before you go, if you see Kakashi-sensei and Captain Yamato on the road, notify them that the Hokage is calling."

After bowing, Saru used Shunshin No Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique) and left in a whirlwind of leaves. Koharu and Homura simply nodded, turned around, and walked away. Shikaku, uttered his son's favorite expression "What a drag", also used Body Flicker and left in a swirl of leaves.

I was alone in the room, so I decided to sit in a chair and continue thinking about my next steps. Now that I'm the Hokage, I need to get stronger as quickly as possible. I need to ask Yamato about natural transformations, because ever since I studied the element of water the toad had a crazy idea in my head about how to combine water and wind to get the element of ice like Haku. Hey, I'll have to use shadow clones and experiment with the wind element, I've always wanted to be able to fly. Also, the inauguration is tomorrow. Man, I'm running out of time.

"Hey, wait a minute, there's one thing to try." Naruto thought as he looked at the time, "Okay, it's 14:10. I need to test my theory."

Lowering himself to the floor and sitting in a lotus pose, Naruto began to meditate. Ever since he went through sage training, Naruto had become sort of addicted to meditation. Meditating gave him clarity of thought, balancing his Light and Dark sides. He no longer felt embittered by the world, he found harmony in himself. He knew Zen. He knew himself. And now, with a clear head, thoughts arose that he had never thought of before. For example, the first question was how he was going to achieve peace if he could not find understanding with his inner demon. As a child, Kyubi had given the impression of being a mindless demon, committing destruction simply because it was in his nature. But after several face-to-face encounters with him (even if Naruto acted like an asshole) he didn't give the impression of being a mindless killing machine. So maybe if you just talk to him, you can come to an understanding. And that's exactly what Naruto is doing now.

Mindscape. Cage of the Nine-Tailed Fox:

"Hey! Kyubi, I came to agree!" Shouted Naruto, standing in front of the cage.

"Hmm? Lousy boy? Have you come to ask for power?" Kyubi muttered, only slightly opening his big red eye.

"No, I've come to start over. Since I went through sage training, I have come to realize a lot of things. I have come to the realization that I was a turkey. I asked for someone else's power as if it belonged to me. I want to know you anew."

"Pfft, not interested. Go away."

"А? Hey! Stop!" Naruto tried to keep talking, but he had already been thrown out of the mental landscape.

"What the fuck! I mean, I come in, I try to negotiate, and he just picks me up and throws me out of my own mind. Seriously, what the fuck!" Naruto started cursing to himself, but stopped abruptly when he looked at his watch. "14:11? I bet I spent at least ten minutes in there! Interesting. But this Kyubi won't get away from me that easily. Because I'm The Show-Off, Number One Unpredictable, Noisy Ninja for a reason! Legends will go around about me as the man whose unpredictability could overcome reading Sharingan moves, a chick tamer and not just a pervert... I'm a super perv... Whoa, whoa, whoa! I'm starting to sound like Jiraiya-sensei. Damn!"

"Okay, try number two. Let's go!"

"Hey! Kyubi, I came to agree!"

"Get lost," muttered Kyubi, and threw him out again.

"Okay, try number three. Let's go!"

"Hey! Kyubi, I came to agree!"

"Go away." And, like the last time, threw it out of seal.

"Okay, try number four. Let's go!"

"Hey! Kyubi, I came to agree!"

"Get out of here." And what do you expect? He threw it out again.

"Okay, attempt number 23. Let's go!"

"Hey! Kyubi, I came to agree!"

"Get out of my sight."

"Okay, attempt number 48. Let's go!"

"Hey! Kyubi, I came 'panting' to agree!"

"No!" Kyubi started to get angry.

"Attempt number 59. Let's go!"

"Hey! I came to agree!"

"Get out!" This time the Nine-tailed Fox didn't get Naruto out of his head in time, so he had time to say a few words.

"No way, not until you hear me out!" Shouted these few words, but was thrown out.

"Attempt number 67."

"I came to agree!"

"IDIOT! LEAVE ME ALONE!" From the outside it might have looked like Kyubi was close to a nervous breakdown.

"Attempt number 69."

"I came to..." Naruto didn't have time to finish because he was interrupted.

"OKAY! Okay, I'll listen! Just stop it already!" Shouted Kyubi.

"Finally! You were stronger than I thought, I usually bore people faster, it only takes ten to twenty tries. That's why they call you the strongest of all creatures!" Shouted Naruto with a smile on his face and his thumbs up. If he adopted a tough-guy pose, it might have seemed like he'd spent too much time with Guy-sensei.

"Talk worm, I'm getting tired of you." Kyubi muttered the last part to himself.

"Okay, okay, calm down big guy. Now, our first encounter wasn't ideal, but don't worry, I'm ready to start our relationship over!"

"Yeah, whatever."

"So let's get reacquainted. I'll start! My name is Uzumaki Naruto! I like tasting ramen, discovering new kinds of ramen, miso ramen, seafood ramen, tonkotsu ramen, in short I love ramen! I also like gardening, sometimes I even grow vegetables and give them to Ichiraku so they give me a discount! And I also like Iruka-sensei, Kakashi-sensei, Captain Yamato sometimes creepy but I like him too, and I also like Ero-Sennin, Hokage-JIJI, Tsunade-Baachan... And the whole Konohamaru corps. I don't think I've forgotten anyone. I don't like traitors! My dream of becoming Hokage, oh wait I've already fulfilled it! My other dream is to bring peace to the world through understanding each other, stop all wars, and find a brighter future! That's it, I'm done, now it's your turn!" Said Naruto in the same breath.

"Okay. My name is Kyubi. I don't like YOU, Shukaku, Yondaime, Shodai, Mito Uzumaki, Kushina Uzumaki, all the people on the planet except one. My goal is to break out of this prison and eat all the people I meet."

"HEY! Kyubi is not a name! Ichibi has a name and it's Shukaku! Then why can't you say yours. Who's Mito? And Kushina? Is there another Uzumaki? I thought I was the only one. Hey, who's the person you don't hate?"

"Mito of the Uzumaki clan was the First Hokage's wife, she was my first jinchuriki."

"You had someone before me?! You cheated on me!?"

"What?"

"What?"

"Idiot! You're the third jinchuriki after Kushina. Seriously, is idiocy hereditary." Grumbled Kyubi.

"Kushina? My mother was the second jinchuriki? "

"Yes."

"Cool, tell me about her, oh, and don't forget about the Uzumaki Clan."

"What is there to tell, the Uzumaki clan were related to the Senju clan, they were located in Uzushiogakure, they had high vitality, they were also famous for their longevity, for which their village was nicknamed "Village of Longevity". It was also the first ninja village, long before Konoha was built. The village was ruled by Uzukage. The last known Uzukage was Ashina Uzumaki. He was a master in the field of sealing. Unmatched, he was once able to seal a tailed beast in a matter of seconds. There are legends about his handling of paired swords, legend has it that he made a contract with the Shinigami (God of Death) himself and he even stayed alive afterwards. And his Adamantine Sealing Chains could hold back several balls of tailed beasts. It is said that all knowledge of Fuinjutsu in Konoha was passed down to Ashina. However, as far as I know during the Second Great Shinobi War, Uzushiogakure fell at the hands of a combined army of several countries. "

"Wow, just wow! That was the most interesting history lesson I've ever heard. Although knowing that your family died because of her power is sad!"

If the cage were even a little brighter, you could see the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox blushing. Even in spite of his bright orange fur.

"That's it brat, go away." Said Kyubi.

"Nope. You haven't told me your name yet!" Shouted Naruto.

"I won't tell, you don't deserve my trust!" Shouted Kyubi back.

"Oh, come on, say it! Shukaku said his name. Are you worse than him?" Naruto asked.

"Don't compare me to him! Shukaku is an idiot, that's why he gave his name. I'm not going to tell mine, it's the only thing I have left of my father."

"From your father? You mean Rikudou Sennin?" Naruto asked.

"Yes, and I still won't tell, and don't get your hopes up. Now, go away!"

"I'm not leaving until you say so!"

"I won't tell."

"Say it!"

"I won't tell you!"

"You tell me!"

"I won't!"

While they were shouting over each other, Kyubi tried again to throw Naruto out of the seal. This time, however, Naruto's willpower wouldn't let him do it so easily. After some time of unsuccessful attempts, he decided to just wait until the boy got tired and left on his own. But apparently Nine-tailed missed the part that says Naruto is the most stubborn and annoying ninja in the world.

"Say it!"

"No."

"Say!"

"No way."

"Oh, come on!"

"Noooo."

"If you tell me, I'll leave!"

"Nope."

"Say it! Say it! Say it! Say it! Say it! Say it! Say it! Say it!"

"OK! GOOD! KURAMA! My name is Kurama! Happy?"

"Kuuuraaaamaa. Cool, you have a beautiful name! I won't tell anyone. Believe It!"

"Uh-huh, uh-huh. Now go away!"

"Okay, fine, but I'll come back and then we'll talk about opening this cage. Seriously, how do you live in this sewer?"

"The sewer is your mind, idiot."

"Don't call me that! That's it, I'm tired. I'm leaving. Bye Kurama!" Shouted Naruto goodbye.

"My God. That boy is something. Maybe our father was talking about him?" Kurama thought lazily, already falling asleep.