Naruto looked around, he was surrounded by the paperwork that Tsunade was once tasked with. "Ah man, being Hokage sucks" he whimpered as Shizune walked into the room. "Having a hard time, Naruto-kun?" she asked as she set down a stack of books to his right. "Ya, it's kinda odd, she's been gone for more then a month and I still haven't gotten over our loss." Naruto said with a sad tone. "Well remember, you need to get the work done before you go home, no running away like you did yesterday." Shizune said as she shook her finger in Naruto's face. Naruto followed it with his eyes, thinking whether or not he should grab the offending appendage and break it off, in the end, he only let out a loud raspy sigh. "Is everything, Hokage-sama" Naruto heard as he looked to his side to find his other assistant, Kotesu. "It is, but it could be better." Naruto said in a bored tone as he signed another piece of paper and put it in the always empty box that was marked out. "Aren't there any missions involved in being Hokage" he whined out loud to find Shizune looking at him weird. "Well, if you are really that desperate to leave the village, we could always go to Suna and see how their training program is going." Shizune said as she looked at the paper in her hand. "That'll do" was all Naruto said as he brought his hands and did the signs for the Kage Bushin Jutsu. "Kage Bushin no Jutsu" Naruto screamed out as twenty clones began to help him with his work.
Naruto had become known as the "9-5 Hokage" as he would get to the tower at nine in the morning and would always have the day's work done before five in the evening. He walked out of the tower, knowing that tomorrow he would be leaving to meet with the Kazekage, Gaara. Naruto walked to his favorite ramen bar and stepped in. "Ayume, we have a customer" Teuchi yelled from within the kitchen. Ayume walked to the counter, looking at the floor. "What can I get for you this evening" she said as she lifted her head. "I'd like 2 bowl of miso ramen and some water" Naruto said as he raised his vale to show his face. "Oh yes, right away Hokage-sama" Ayume said as she turned around and Naruto had caught her by the hand. "Please, don't call me Hokage" Naruto asked. "Sure Naru-kun" was all Ayume said as she walked into the kitchen to give her father the order. Teuchi walked out with the two bowls and a glass of water with ice. "Here you go, Naruto" he said with a smile as he started wiping down the prep counter. "I often heard you say you wanted to be Hokage, and now that you are, how do ya feel?" old man Ichiraku said as he stopped wiping the counter. "If I was truly Hokage, I would be able to tell you, but I was only named in someone's will. The council nor the villagers want me to be Hokage" was all Naruto said as he took a slow bite with his chopsticks. "What ever happened to the Naruto that would empty a bowl with a single bite" Teuchi said as he walked around the end of the counter to take a seat next to his favorite customer. "Well, sorrow hardens even the most cheerful of souls" Naruto said with a tone that almost expressed his sadness in words without any physical signs. "You still miss her, don't you" Teuchi said as Naruto lifted a hand to wipe a tear that was threatening to fall. "I do" was all Naruto said before setting down his chopsticks and started sobbing openly. "Ayume, we'll close early tonight" Teuchi said as his daughter started to close the door over the front of his ramen bar.
"Naruto, I want you to listen to me, I served both your father and mother the night before the fox attacked the village, they were happy people, your father even patted your mother's stomach and said she was carrying a future Hokage. They were good people, just like you." Teuchi said as Naruto looked up with tears now running down his face, almost as if there was a flood gate of sorrow and someone had opened it. "I wish I could see them, all of them" Naruto openly sobbed. "Its OK, you'll see them, I am sure of that, we all see those we have lost. I just hope it isn't too soon" Teuchi said as Naruto looked up at him. "Thanks for serving me when I was a child and being here for me now" Naruto said as old man Ichiraku took Naruto into a deep hug. "Remember, those who you've lost will always be there with you" Teuchi said, patting Naruto on the back.
Naruto got up and dried off his tears. He walked out a small side door and walked back to the tower. "Where were you at" Shizune said with an extremely irritated voice. "I was out looking for myself" Naruto said in a cold tone as he entered his living chambers. "I wonder if he should leave the village" Shizune thought out loud. "Yes, it'll do me some good to leave this hell hole" Naruto replied through the wall. "That's no way to talk about your village you bakka!" Shizune screamed through the wall. The words hit Naruto, and hit him hard. He thought back to how Sakura would always call him that and before he could think about it, he replied. "Don't tell me how to think you pink haired whore" Naruto shoot off, on the verge of tears. He realized what he had just said and broke down into tears. Shizune thought to her self "What did he mean by that, my hair isn't pink, oh, shit". Shizune had noticed what she did. "Naruto' I'm sorry" she screamed through the wall and heard no reply. "Naruto, open up." She ordered. "Why" Naruto whined through the door. "Naruto, please, I want to apologize" Shizune said in an almost silent tone.
Naruto opened his closet and found his katana. He eyes its sharp blade and ran his thumb down it. He raised it up and placed the blade on his stomach. "Mom, Dad, Sakura, Sai, Yamato, Sauske, Tsunade, I'm coming" Naruto said as he started to push the blade deeper. He felt it start to cut through his over cloak and then felt the cold of the blade against his skin. "Here it goes" he thought as he pressed the blade harder. He could feel the cold steel push into his body, he felt the Kyuubi start to stir. "Settle, you stupid fox" he whimpered as he pushed the blade further, closing his eyes
Naruto opened his eyes and he found those he had lost. Tsunade was standing there, the wind slowly blowing her golden locks of hair. Sauske and Sakura were standing, holding hands and looking down at him. Minato and Kushina were smiling and holding their arms out in an embracing hug. Minato's golden hair was blowing in the same direction as Tsunade's. Behind Tsunade, he noticed Kakashi, now without his mask. He gazed at the man's face, every single feature was perfect. He saw Yamato, sitting on the ground, looking at him with a deep and sincere smile. Naruto felt something tug at him, and he resisted it. He looked behind him to find three medics doing their best to save the young Hokage, Shizune crying uncontrollably, and the ANBU that were assigned as he guards walking around, looking for any signs of an attacker.
Naruto focused his attention back to what was in front of him. "Son, I am glad to see you followed you fathers foot steps" he heard Kushina say. "Naruto, you're home" he heard Minato say as he landed in his mother and father's arms. He stood there and openly sobbed. "I missed all of you so much" Naruto cried out as he saw all the smiles. He felt something brush against his leg and looked down. He saw a nine tailed fox, not even the size of a small dog, standing there, slowly wagging all nine tails. "Looks like you finally tamed the fox, Naruto" he heard from behind him to find Saritobi Hokage standing behind him, slowly breathing in on a pipe. "I don't want this to end" Naruto said with tears in his eyes as he felt an even stronger tug. "Naruto, the medics are doing everything they can to save you. The decision's yours to make" Kakashi said. Naruto nodded took one more step and looked behind him. The medics had stopped their efforts and here heard one of them say "OK, he's gone, notify the council.". Naruto now openly cried. "Son, its fine, suicide won't prevent the village from putting your face on the mountain, I died before my face was put up there and they thought what I did was suicide" Minato said. Naruto closed his eyes and accepted the group hug that was delivered from those he had lost.