Konohamaru rubbed the top of his head and glared at the boy.
The boy glared back.
"That's it!" declared Konohamaru. "You're my rival!"
"Fine," declared Naruto, who then stopped and looked thoughtful. "Hmmm. A ninja rival. I think that's another step on the road to being Hokage."
"Oh," said Konohamaru. "Hey. Yeah. That's right. All of 'em have had rivals for the position, didn't they? So that brings BOTH of us a step closer."
"Cool," summed up Naruto, taking out a book and turning to a page where he jotted it down.
"Which steps have you gotten down so far?" asked Konohamaru. Had to know what your rival was up to after all.
"Been declared a 'ninja hero', rescued people from big fights, rescued people from monsters, learned rare ninjutsu, worked alongside psychotic penguins..."
"Huh?" asked Konohamaru.
"Fortunately, that was VERY brief," said Naruto, shuddering briefly.
"I think I can skip that step," mused Konohamaru.
"Good idea," agreed Naruto.