Upon hearing the news, a bright light burst in Ryan's eyes.
"Finally! It's Naruto Uzumaki!"
It also makes a lot of sense. Ryan thought so. After all, among the many Hokages in the orthodox branch. Naruto is the only one missing from the chat group.
All the the Hokages from the first Hokage Hashirama to the Sixth Hokage Kakashi have joined the group. Of course, Sarutobi's exclusion doesn't count as a major loss.
Plus the group chat has united them with numerous Hokages from parallel worlds, like Road to Ninja, Tsunade, and Hokages from parallel timelines like Obito and Kakashi. I wonder if there is a world where Kushina is the Hokage. Naruto, if he saw that, would surely feel a pang of envy. If there is a world where she is the Hokage, what an amazing family each member of their family can become the Hokage!
Next, Ryan considered the current ranking in the group purely in terms of strength.
Undoubtedly, Naruto might not be number one anymore with him present in the chat group. Whether others can still keep the second or third spots is uncertain.
Although Naruto's strength is formidable, everyone in the chat group has reached a remarkably high level, including First Hokage Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.
Even Obito's strength is no joke. If there's no accident, Naruto can likely reach the top five, but what kind of strength will evolve after he receives his reward and strengthens himself is unknown.
While Ryan was lost in thought the lumiscent light of the chat group appeared and enveloped him. He instantly entered the chat group space.
First Hokage Hashirama is also looking forward to the unfolding of the next meeting. He had unified the entire ninja world. This time, he was confident of reaching the top three in the ranking.
At this moment, the sound of the meeting opening echoed in his mind.
[Group Admin Ryan calls for a regular Hokage meeting]
[Please accept the invitation to attend!]
Hearing this news, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion. "Finally, it's here!"
He confidently chose to join. Meanwhile, in other words, Second Hokage Tobirama, Fourth Hokage Minato, Third Hokage Kakashi, and others received the meeting invitation and all opted in.
It had been six months since the last meeting, and everyone was eagerly anticipating it.
During the past months, none had been idle. They were working hard to develop their world and make their Konoha stronger. Now, they can finally see the results of their hard work.
It had been 70 years since the founding of Konohagakure no Sato. As evening settled over the Land of Fire, the Hokage's office was illuminated by the soft glow of the desk lamp.
Outside, darkness had begun to envelop the village, and most people had already finished their dinners. Yet, Naruto remained diligently at work, carefully reviewing the stack of documents on his desk.
On the table in front of him, the paperwork piled up like a mountain.
Since becoming Hokage, he has been constantly busy, leaving little time for anything else, not even for his own family. He had always dreamed of being the Hokage, but being the Hokage turned out to be a much harder job than he had imagined.
At that moment, Konohamaru walked in with a large pile of documents.
"Seventh Hokage. This is the latest information about possible chins who are eligible to be Anbu." As he spoke, he placed a substantial stack of documents on the table.
Naruto nodded. "I see. You go back and rest."
After Konohamaru left, Naruto glanced at the seemingly endless file.
He stretched himself. "Well, it looks like I won't be making it home tonight after all. I'll just review these documents a bit longer, then catch some sleep for tomorrow." Just as he prepared for the evening and continued to process the documents, a voice suddenly sounded in Naruto's mind.
[Ding! You have joined the Konoha Hokage chat group. The group Admin, Ryan, is holding a Hokage meet. Please attend now!]
"What?"
After hearing this sudden voice, Naruto couldn't help but look up and scan the room. In the room, it was as quiet as ever. There was no one else but himself.
Naruto could feel two Anbu and Konohamaru's chakra breaths outside. Other than that, there was no one around.
Naruto rubbed his eyes, bewildered. "What's going on here? Am I so tired I'm starting to see things?"
"It seems that Hinata is right; sometimes I need to take a break." Naruto thought so in his heart.
He continued to prepare to rest his head and deal with the papers. The robotic voice from earlier echoed in Naruto's mind again.
"The group admin, Ryan, is holding a Hokage meeting; please join now!" This time, Naruto could hear it. Not hallucinations! The voice in his head was real.
"Is this Genjutsu?"
Naruto thought a little warily, but it seemed unlikely. If it was an illusion, the one invading his mind directly must be a powerful ninja. Just when he was wondering, the chat group responded to his query.
"This chat group invites Hokages from different timelines of Konoha. Please participate!" After hearing this voice, Naruto also understood.
"If so, then I must go in and see for myself! I might even see my dad! Okay, I will participate!" Naruto said.
With his consent, a luminescent light covered his body. Naruto's consciousness instantly came to the Hokage chat group space! Naruto opened his eyes. The first thing he saw were two Kakashi, both staring at him.
"Wow, two Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto exclaimed in surprise.
Kakashi had become the sixth Hokage. Unexpectedly in this group, there is another Kakashi sensei who became Hokage.
"How lucky! Became Hokage twice!" Naruto muttered. Then he turned his gaze to the others present.
Next, he saw two Tsunades sitting side by side. "Two Granny Tsunade! As cunning as Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto said this in shock.
"Naruto? Are you Naruto?"
At this time, a familiar voice came from the side. Naruto looked back. He saw his father, Namikaze Minato! The moment he saw his dad, Naruto's tears almost came out.
"Dad, it's me! It's great to see you here!" He spoke very excitedly.
Minato looked at the current Naruto, and there was a gratified expression on his face.
"You've grown up! The hair is a lot shorter, and it looks much more mature than before! Most importantly, congratulations, Naruto! You've become a Hokage too!"
Minato was happy that his son had achieved his dream. At the same time, Kakashi, Tsunade, and others also congratulated him.
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