Masashi Kishimoto
- Granny Chiyo to Naruto
I'm glad that there are people like you in this world of shinobi that we old fools created. All I've done in the past was wrong... But, at the very least, I can finally do something right for it in the end. Suna... Konoha... The future will become quite different than it was in my time. That miraculous power that Kakashi talked about... That power will be able to drastically change the future. Become a Hokage like none before you.
Masashi Kishimoto
- Sarutobi's Poem
Well, I'm not going to ask you to remember the entire poem, nor understand its meaning. But, when you've grown up, I want you to think back and remember what this old geezer said. It's about a way of thinking that may prove helpful in the future. It's about the will of fire. "A fire is blazing where the leaves are dancing. The shadow of the fire is illuminating the village. The leaves will sprout once again."
