That night, Tsunade decided to go to a bar and drink…and sake plus Tsunade equals BAD…Michiko tried to stop her, and Shizune tried too, but Tsunade was being stubborn. Michiko eventually gave up, not wanting to instigate her sensei's wrath, when she looked at the door. "Naru-kun? Naru-kun!" Naruto and Jiraiya joined them, and Michiko was glad they'd finally made it. She was sitting in between Naruto and Jiraiya, and she felt…safer that way. She was unconsciously leaning towards Naruto, who noticed and blushed slightly. Michiko noticed, too, and blushed scarlet. Jiraiya, who had…PERSUADED Naruto to tell him about what happened with the Akatsuki and when he left them alone a week ago, understood what was going on. 'They've been friends so long that they don't know if they should go further…or they're scared of losing their friendship…' he decided to try and push Michiko a little, thinking that it might help the relationship to form. "So, Michiko-chan, why are you so red?" her blush deepened, and she looked away from him, probably trying to ignore him.
'She IS kinda cute…' He decided to leave it be, before she hit him, and turned to Tsunade. He offered her the position of Hokage, which surprised everyone else there, and happiness filled Michiko's eyes. "The position's an honor, Tsunade-shisou (?)…" "For a fool, maybe…who wants to waste their lives protecting a village, against all those odds…?" Michiko's eyes widened, and she tried to hold back the sharp remark wedged in her throat, but failed. "To be Hokage is a great honor, and all of the past Hokage's were honorable!! I can't believe you'd EVER say that!!!" when she said that, her glare didn't waver, even when Tsunade glared at her.
"Sit down, Michiko, and stop being so foolish." "I'm NOT being foolish! How can you insult the Hokage's?! The Third risked his life to save all of us! It should be an honor to be chosen for the position!!" her anger was evident, and so was her trademark stubborn defiance. Jiraiya could see why Michiko was so touchy about the matter. 'She loved the Third like a grandfather…that's what Kakashi said…and that, since its Naruto's dream, that she refuses to let people insult the position.'
Naruto backed her up, saying, "Whoever insults the Hokage's will have to go through me!!" Tsunade took that challenge, and Michiko looked at Naruto with a worried expression as he got up, walking outside with the slug Sannin. The others followed, and Michiko was surprised when Naruto tried to use Rasengan, but the attack never reached Tsunade. As Naruto crawled out of the hole, Tsunade made a wager with him. If he could perfect the Rasengan in a week, she'd give him her grandfather's necklace and she'd become Hokage, and if he lost, they'd leave her alone and find someone else to become Hokage. "We're going now, Shizune, Michiko!" Michiko hesitated a moment before turning to Naruto-kun. "I'll see you in a week, Naru-kun…I'll miss you…"
She whispered the last part before following after Tsunade quietly. The rest of the week went by with only training, which was supervised by either Shizune or Tsunade, who didn't want the same thing to repeat itself. Michiko had grown stronger with her Medical jutsu, her long, harsh hours of training paying off. 'If she weren't a prodigy, she'd probably have never gotten this far…' It was the day that Naruto's time was up, and Michiko was sleeping in, not noticing Tsunade leave. She only woke up later on, when Naruto, Shizune, and Jiraiya came in, shaking her awake and saying Tsunade had left. 'Oh no! PLEASE tell me she's not going to help him! Please…'