Chapter 22

The Title of Hokage

TWO MORE CHAPPIES! Almost done! Then I can bring out the sequal! -series of cheers- WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT! Please enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: This fanfic would be a great Naruto Movie...don't you think????? I MUST OWN NARUTO TO MAKE IT TRUE!!!!!

Naruto walked out of his apartment, closing the door quietly behind him so Sakura could still sleep. They didn't get much of a good sleep last night after what they did. It surprised Naruto just as much as it probably surprised Sakura. He locked the door, and ran out of the complex.

Now he was walking at a slow pace. It was still a little dark outside; the sun was just starting to rise. He was walking over to the Uchiha section to have a long awaited chat with Sasuke. It had been a long time since it was just the two of them to talk. To his surprise, the Uchiha was walking his direction with the same expression Naruto had plastered across his face.

Naruto ran over to Sasuke and smiled. "Ready to talk?" he asked, and Sasuke nodded his head. The two shinobi continued walking down the street towards the way Naruto came from. "Are you going to take the Chuunin Exams?"

Sasuke shrugged. "I might. Konoha might not trust me completely yet." He said, and Naruto laughed. "What?"

"The Chuunin Exams might show the village that you can be trusted." He said, and smiled at him. "They might think something's up if you don't. After all, you're the only Genin left. But hey, what am I to say?" Sasuke shot him a bad look, but it lasted for a split second. "I was the only Genin left until a short time ago, when I became Jounin."

Now it was Sasuke's turn to laugh. "You really should be the Hokage." He said. "You're perfect for the job."

"They'll probably ask Ero-sennin instead." He said. "I won't be up for a while."

Sasuke shook his head. "Whatever you think." He said, and smirked. "You might be up faster than you think. Knowing Jiraiya, he'll probably turn down the offer."

"Feh." As they continued walking, Naruto felt a harsh glare as he went by his apartment. "Shit. She must be awake…" he muttered. "We better hurry Sasuke…"

The two started to speed up, and soon the dreadful feeling was gone. "She really does have a harsh glare." Sasuke said as he began to calm down. "I can feel her looking at us for miles!"

Naruto chuckled. "I guess that's what I get for having a girlfriend with a bad attitude." He joked, and scratched his head. "But what was she so pissed about?"

Sasuke shrugged. "Who knows? I don't." he said, stopping to gaze at a park that they had walked into.

"You remember this place, don't you?" Naruto said, looking around. "Exactly where you left us. But also, exactly where we truly became friends."

A smile spread across Sasuke's face, remembering the exact date, exact time, exact year. When they were little, in the academy, this is where he and Naruto had first met. On that day, they had become friends, but had forgotten about it in the academy, but it came back to them as time continued. They probably forgot, because after that, Sasuke had been forbidden to see him Naruto again because his parents also thought of the blonde as a threat.

"Did you forget about it when you left?" Naruto asked, and Sasuke shook his head.

"I never forgot. That's why I thought I had to kill you. You're my closest friend." He answered. "But hey, I didn't in the end."

Naruto chuckled, and looked up at the sky. The sun had completely risen now. "I better get going before Sakura-chan kills me…" he said, and started to walk of. "Ja ne, Sasuke!" He began to race off, looking behind him to see Sasuke waving bye to him, then turning around. What is Sakura-chan so mad about? He asked himself, and sped up. Did I do something wrong? Naruto reached his apartment and opened the door. "Sakura-chan?" he called, and looked aroundfor her. "Where are you?"

"Naruto?" Sakura's voice sounded from his bedroom. "That you?" Naruto walked into his bedroom and saw Sakura staring out his window on his bed. "Where were you going with Sasuke-kun?"

"Just a chat." He answered and sat down next to her. "What's wrong?" Sakura shook her head. "Something obviously."

"Nothing, Naruto." She urged. "Nothing is wrong." Naruto smirked and started poking Sakura. "Stop." She said sternly. He poked her again. "Stop it…" Again, Naruto poked Sakura. "STOP IT!" Despite the warning yell, he stopped poking her and started tickling her. "N-Na-r-ru-t-o!" she giggled as she tried to fight his fingers. "S-stop!"

"Tell me…" he teased, and kept tickling her. "Or else I won't stop."

"Fine! Fine!" Sakura laughed, and gasped for breath when Naruto finally stopped. "I'm just worried about who's going to be the next Hokage. They might choose the wrong person…"

Naruto kissed Sakura lightly. "They won't. Konoha is better than that." He said, assuring her. "If they do, I'll have a little 'chat' with them."

Sakura chuckled. "Leave it to you to see what's best for the village. They should choose you, Naruto." She said, and stared at him affectionately. "You're the right person to do the job."

"Arigatou, Sakura-chan." Naruto smiled. "For your support and beliefs."

Sakura smiled, but her teeth chattered. It had just turned winter, so it was getting cold out gradually as the wind picked up. "It's freezing in here…" she shivered. "How did you ever manage it?"

Naruto looked over at his window. "I don't know. But I know how you can manage it." He said, and scooted closer to Sakura. He wrapped his arms around her body, and held her close to his chest.

Sakura felt warmth rush into her body as Naruto held her, and her body relaxed. "Arigatou, Naruto." She said sleepily. Naruto chuckled. It was no wonder she was tired. After all, they didn't get much sleep the previous night, and he was also tired. And soon enough, Sakura was asleep. Naruto moved carefully, and set her lying down in the bed, and placed the blanket over her. After he finished with her, he also crept into the bed, and went to sleep.

About four hours later, Sakura awoke from her slumber, but Naruto wasn't in the bed. Still a little drowsy, she got out of the bed and glanced around. Then Naruto voice sounded from outside. "I understand," he said, and then another voice talked.

"So is it agreed then?" the voice stated. It sounded like an old man, but Sakura couldn't recognize it, so she scooted closer to the door and leaned her ear on it to listen in onto the conversation.

"Hai. When will Tsunade-baachan's funeral be held?" Naruto asked.

"I don't know exactly. We need our Hokage first." The other voice answered.

"I agree with that. So who will you choose?"

"Who will we choose?"

"Yeah. Who's going to be the Rokudaime?"

"Who is it that you think is best for the job?"

"You know best."

"Well then. I already made up my mind on who will take the position."

"Oh? So who is it?"

"You honestly need to ask?"

"I'd like to know what's going on in the village you know."

"Well, Naruto-san. It's obvious on who'll be the Rokudaime Hokage."

"Maybe not so much."

"It's you."

Naruto is the Rokudaime! WOOT! I'm hyper, yes. YAYAYAYAYAYAY! So the next chapters will be his ceremony, then...something...I don't know...YAY! PLEASE REVIEW! YAY!

Yamahato Yokimoko-san