When Naruto beat Gaara that day, he was still quite pleased with himself, which utterly shocked the arrogant Sasuke.
Yet the moment he returned to the village and discovered that their Hokage had kicked the bucket, it felt as though the sky had collapsed.
Even more heartbroken and devastated than him was Konohamaru, and the two of them hugged each other and wept bitterly for a long time.
Chapter 301