People are in Hokage, one person at a time

When did you start to become involved with Brother Jiraiya?

It has been too long and Shengshu can no longer remember the scene at that time, but now it seems that Shengshu does not dare to agree with the statement that he was in cahoots with the crowd.

What does it mean to go along with the crowd? Would he, Senju Nawaki, do anything bad in the ninja world with Lord Jiraiya, one of the three great ninjas of Konoha?

It would be best if he didn't know who was behind the destruction of his and Brother Jiraiya's reputation, otherwise...

Of course, he, Senju Nawaki, is not a bad person. He himself is the fifth Hokage of Konoha... But according to his elder brother Jiraiya, if he were to live this new life with such restraint, wouldn't it be too tiring?

At first, Nawaki scoffed at what his elder brother Jiraiya said.

After all, in my impression, Brother Jiraiya is just a loser who can't even catch up with his sister. Although Nawaki doesn't think there is anything good in catching up with his sister, if he can't even handle such a small matter, no matter how close our relationship was before, you, Jiraiya, can't insult the Hokage in your mind.

But considering that elder brother Jiraiya is the master of the Fourth Hokage, although Nawaki himself was very unhappy that the yellow-haired Minato Namikaze stole his position as Hokage during his absence, he had to admit that Minato Namikaze was worthy of being the Hokage, as even his second grandfather praised him.

Therefore, Nawaki is willing to make some attempts at what Brother Jiraiya said. Even the book given by his sister also says that if you want to truly serve the people, the first thing you need to do is to go deep into the grassroots, think what the people think, and experience what the people experience.

Only those who truly understand people's lives can understand what people really want, so go deep into people's lives, experience the various forms of life in the ninja world, temporarily forget about your identity as the heir of the Senju family, and treat it as a vacation for yourself...

We have to admit that these actions of Brother Jiraiya seem bad, but from another perspective, giving up the use of chakra to deal with ordinary people, isn't this another form of going deep into the grassroots?

In this situation, it would be absolutely impossible to say that Sheng Shu was not moved at all.

Only by understanding the lives of the masses and knowing their thoughts are the keys to becoming Hokage in the future. Although at the beginning, learning from Brother Jiraiya's way of integration made Nawaki feel a little shy and uncomfortable, once he accepted this setting, he believed from the bottom of his heart that he had grown up.

"What kind of days have I lived in the past?"

He took off the towel on his head and placed it on the warm pebbles. He raised his arm and used chakra to summon the tray floating on the water. He took a sip of sake and felt the heat of the sake passing through his throat. Suddenly, he felt that he became clear from the inside out.

"You are just too tense. But it is also true that the situation at that time did not allow a ninja to relax. Even I only slept two or three hours a day. Although life was a little hard, wasn't the hardship I suffered in the past for a better life in the future?"

On the other side of the hot spring pool, Jiraiya shook his long white hair and said in a very relaxed manner.

"If you ask me, the old man and those people have got the wrong direction. What is the purpose of life? Apart from the goals that must be completed, isn't the purpose of life to have a better life? Do you know why I didn't become the Hokage and let Minato do it? Being the Hokage not only requires dealing with those troublesome things every day, but also requires maintaining the image of the Hokage at all times even when leaving the Hokage's office. You don't even have time for yourself. Tell me, what's so good about being the Hokage?"

Perhaps because he drank too much, Jiraiya's face turned red as if he was drunk.

"Hey, Brother Jiraiya, what you said is not entirely correct."

He drank the sake in his hand in one gulp, shook his dizzy head, and burped before retorting.

"I may not be able to explain why people live. Let's assume that what you said is right, brother Jiraiya, but it's different for the Hokage. As the leader of Konoha and the most powerful being in Konoha, how can being a Hokage be a hassle? If being a Hokage is really a hassle, then why did my great grandfather, my second grandfather, and that Uchiha Madara establish Konoha in the first place?"

"This is different, brat!"

Jiraiya laughed loudly and splashed the water with his hands.

"Didn't the Shodaime-sama and his people establish Konoha to reduce disputes and provide a better living environment for ninjas? Although the ninja village was later used by people with ulterior motives to cause a bigger war, it cannot be denied that the Shodaime-sama and his people had good intentions. For the sake of peace and a better life, isn't this what must be done?"

Jiraiya laughed as he said this.

"So, I have inherited the will of the Shodaime-sama, for peace and a better life. If even someone like me can't do it, wouldn't it be too sad? Since I have inherited the will of the Shodaime-sama, does it make a big difference whether I become a Hokage or not? Not everyone's dream is to become a Hokage, Nawaki, you still have a lot to learn! Hahahaha..."

After he finished speaking, Jiraiya couldn't help but laughed out loud with his head raised, which made Nawaki very unhappy. Although what elder brother Jiraiya said seemed to make some sense, but bringing up his great-grandfather and what about Hokage, wasn't this just crushing the dreams of all the young people in Konoha to the ground?

But, that’s my great-grandfather’s dream!

After pouring the last bit of sake in the bottle for himself and drinking it in one gulp, Nawaki decided not to think about so many unnecessary things for the time being.

In the words of brother Jiraiya, not using chakra to cheat when collecting materials is the minimum respect for the writer and the material.

In the same way, today I came to the largest hot spring resort in the Land of Hot Springs to relax. Since it is for relaxation, then don’t think about those unnecessary things, give up mental exhaustion, and respect the hot spring services. If you spend money but don’t enjoy it, then wouldn’t the money you earned from traveling in the ninja world be wasted?

Thinking of this, Shengshu soaked his neck in the water with peace of mind, feeling the warm current of the hot spring flowing through his body. Completely emptying himself, Shengshu felt an unprecedented tranquility.

No need to practice, no need to go to school, no need to do those annoying tests, no need to be beaten by my sister.

It turned out that my idea of ​​keeping an eye on Brother Jiraiya was right. If I had stayed in Konoha, when would I be able to truly grow up?