Naruto: Long Live Hokage's

Chapter 69: The Remnants of the Past

The sixth year after the founding of Konoha, spring…

The Uzumaki clan cemetery…

Masahiko sighed, and patted the crying head of Kenichiro, then turned around.

A few days ago, Masahiko received a message that retired second elder Uzumaki was seriously ill. Masahiko and Kenichiro rush back to Uzushiogakure, but they are late.

Seeing Uzumaki Masao for the last time was somewhat unpleasant for Masahiko; his heart felt heavy.

Although she had a bad relationship with him for 48 years, sometimes even hostile, after the battle with the Kaguya Clan, Masahiko began to think of him as an old friend, especially after he took Kenichiro as his disciple.

When he returns to Uzumaki this time, Masahiko learns that the first and second elders who have retired have died many years ago, and the death of Elder Masao has represented the end of an era, with Masahiko as the only one left.

“Late of an era, yes?” Masahiko muttered.

Masahiko muttered as he looked at some children around the place. Some of them even looked the same age as the grandchildren of his grandchildren.

Masahiko returned to the main hall of the Patriarch who had been expelled many times. He smiled helplessly at his great niece who looked very old now, and said, “Hei nephew! Are you not going to retire yet? If I'm not mistaken, you're 59 this year, almost 30 years in office. Have you not done enough? ”

The patriarch looked up and nodded. “Uncle, I will retire next year.”

Masahiko was stunned for a moment. He originally thought his nephew wanted to die as a patriarch, but somehow his reign was peaceful, there was no more war, and he could retire calmly with his head still clinging to his body.

“Then who will be the next patriarch?” ask Masahiko.

Masahiko has been away from Uzushiogakure for over five years. He did not really know the current situation in the village.

The patriarch shook his head, then sighed, “It originally belonged to Kenichiro, but since you took it away. Now the most outstanding candidate is Gensuke.”.

Masahiko rolled his eyeballs, he felt incorrect with this decision, proving that the most promising candidate was Kenichiro.

“Gensuke...” Masahiko was silent for a while before recalling, “Is he Nanako's husband?”

The patriarch nodded. “Yes, dia. Although Ninjutsu Gensuke is not so outstanding compared to Kenichiro, he does a good job and not to mention there is Nanako to help him.”.

“Wait, wait ..” Masahiko interrupts. “I knew Gensuke when he was a kid. He is a very ambitious little boy. In the first physical test, he did the most push-ups. Dan Nanako...

The patriarch smiled and shook his head. “You may not know much about how they became, especially Nanako. Now he has become a clone of Mito. He teaches tribal children. In fact, he has become very popular among the clan.”

Masahiko scratched his head and sighed. In these years, Masahiko realized that she did not pay much attention to her two female students. “And how about Yuriko?”

“It's the same for Yuriko. He was teaching the young man. And he got married two years ago. Now she is , she is currently staying at home waiting to give birth to her baby.” The patriarch replied slowly.

Masahiko nodded and thought, “Nothing is better than my own home, I guess.”

“When you retire next year, go to Konoha. I will give you my senior position .. Although you will be the former patriarch Uzushiogakure, but should enjoy your retirement in Konoha, you have been busy with Klan affairs all your life.”

The patriarch agreed.

Nanako is no longer that young girl. When Masahiko saw him, he was holding a six or seven year old boy, with a gentle smile on his lips, it looked familiar but also strange. Masahiko felt a kind of unreal feeling staring at him.

Yuriko is not the same snot baby she used to be; she is a graceful woman. She held onto her bully when Masahiko first saw her. Masahiko felt surprised at that moment; his chakra was half the amount he had right now. And he could feel three different types of chakra flowing in his body; the chakras attribute fire, earth, and wind. And everything is in perfect harmony with each other; everything is well honed. If he was in Konoha, then he would be classed as an S class ninja. There was a man by his side, looking at him, but he was just an ordinary Shinobi.

However, they looked like a happy couple; masahiko could see a peaceful expression on Yuriko's face, and could not bear to disturb.

Leaving the home of his two students, Masahiko was in a very depressed mood, until he returned to the grave, and saw Kenichiro in front of his Grandfather's tomb, which he was in, jump around and swear by clenched fists that he will work harder in training. At that moment, Masahiko felt better.

“Truely, as always, I am a lonely dog, with Kenichiro as the only friend of my life.” Masahiko sighed. He might have said that, but at that moment, Masahiko was actually happy.

“Kenichiro, come back..”.

“Oh! Sensei!” Kenichiro answered.

The sixth year since the founding of Konoha is also an important year for the village.

Most of the clans and families there experienced a generational shift. Where the old elders and patriarchs descended, and the younger generation rose up. Just like the Hyuga, Aburame, Inuzuka, Ino-Shika-Cho triads, Hatake, most clans changed generations of their rulers and elders. It is time for the younger generation to step on the stage of history. But some like Masahiko are still behind the scenes while others are enjoying their retirement.

So, in the next meeting of elders, Masahiko faced all the younger generation of his grandchildren. Although he took the liberty in bullying them, it did not change their attitude towards him. No matter how many meetings they had, there would always be some people behind him talking about how the Villagers should not rely on such an old man, which made him feel extremely embarrassed.

“Sial, nephew! His retirement will take another year, which will make me have to endure this position for another year.” Masahiko scolded his hardworking niece in his heart.

After waiting for the seventh year, Masahiko's nephew resigned from the position of patriarch Uzumaki and made him an elder, but then he felt more uncomfortable.

In addition to occasionally flirting with Hashirama and Tobirama or his students, or visiting Mito and Kenji, or simply taking a walk in Konoha, Masahiko found himself without acquaintances.

“I am now the living legacy of an era. Even the great-grandsons of my generation are grown-ups. I'm scared after a few years.”.

Masahiko was lost in thought, but the chatter of some villagers on the street brought him back.

“Hai? You've heard? Daimyo will marry his little daughter with Hokage's son!”

“Bulkah?”

“I didn't lie to you! Now the news has spread all over Konoha!”

“That's cool!”

Masahiko looked up at the sky, then smiled happily.

“Why do I feel so low? My generation just got off the stage, and a new generation is coming in their place.”.

Masahiko watched the people of his generation and even the next ones go one after another. It was inevitable to feel a little sad, he really felt like the whole world was becoming darker.

But the conversation between these two villagers just woke him up. He then realized that he had been in Konoha for seven years. After a few more years, he hoped to see the second Hokage inauguration. Then third. And after that, the fourth, Namikaze Minato, Naruto's father…

“No need to feel sad, I am already determined to live until the end of the show!”