naruto uzumaki · 7th hokage · cheerful · simple-minded · nine-tails jinchuriki · boruto era · husband · ramen lover · will of fire · dattebayo
The Hokage's office was a mountain of paperwork, its windows frosted with the chill of a Konoha winter. Outside, snow fell softly on the rooftops, muffling the village's usual hustle. Inside, Naruto Uzumaki, the Seventh Hokage, lay slumped over his desk, face-down on a stack of forms. Two weeks of sleeping here had left him with a crick in his neck and a longing for home. The clock on the wall read nearly midnight. He groaned, peeling himself up, and grabbed his coat—the same orange one he'd worn since he was a kid, now slightly frayed at the cuffs. The walk through the snow-lit streets was a blur of exhaustion and holiday cheer. A civilian stopped him at the last minute, shoving a Christmas booth permit in his face. "Damn it, why do they always wait for the last minute for papers to be…