Naruto: I just want to show off but I'm too busy

Above half the moon, a fisherman in white descended here.

He was holding a red fishing rod in his hand, wearing a white robe, and his eyes were white. He stood on the surface of the moon and looked at the earth not far away.

"Earth is such a magical and beautiful planet. It's a pity..."

After sighing with emotion, the fisherman turned into white light and flew towards the earth.

……

Konoha, since the last White Zetsu incident, everyone has been practicing hard during this period because the Chunin Exam is coming.

This time the Chunin Exam will be held in Konoha. During this period, Konoha will open the village gates for new ninjas from all over to enter and register.

Similarly, the location of the Six Kage Conference is also set in Konoha, when the Kage from each major village will arrive together with the participating genin from their respective villages.

But there is one big event before the Chunin Exams are held, and that is Himawari’s birthday!

However, because the Chunin Exam was approaching, ninjas like Sarana only sent their own gifts and blessings, and did not get together like last time.

As evening approached, Boruto returned home with his mother, Hinata Ling, who went out to buy groceries, and today's birthday girl, Himawari.

It was supposed to be my mother who took the key to open the door, but she stayed where she was and had no intention of opening the door.

"Mom, open the door?" Boruto asked in confusion.

Hinata Ling smiled and shook his head. After a while, the door opened from the inside. The person who opened the door turned out to be Naruto whom he hadn't seen for a long time!

"Welcome back, Linger, Xiaokui, and Boruto."

"Ah, daddy is back, daddy, daddy!" Sunflower jumped into her dad's arms in surprise, with an excited smile on her young face.

"Huh, just remember!"

Boruto breathed a sigh of relief, left an incomprehensible word and walked into the room.

Naruto, who was holding Himawari, was suddenly startled, and then a relieved smile appeared on his face.

Only he understands this sentence.

At that time, Boruto went directly to the Hokage's office to find him, fist bumped with him and made a man's agreement.

Be sure to be there on Sunflower’s birthday!

"Fortunately, I caught up this time and didn't let the two children down." Naruto thought silently in his heart.

Perhaps because today is his sister's birthday, Boruto was surprisingly proactive in helping his mother prepare meals without asking the birthday girl Xiaokui to help.

Naruto finally came back early. He was not idle and helped clean up the house.

"So you still remember our agreement."

"Yes."

In the study room, after helping out, the father and son could sit down and chat together for the first time in a long time.

"Barely passed." Boruto suddenly said without any clue.

"Eh?" Naruto looked at Boruto in confusion, not understanding what he meant.

Boruto didn't show off, he said with some relief: "I can tolerate you not coming to my birthday because I am a man, but..."

At this point, his tone suddenly became serious: "If you let Xiaokui down, I will never forgive you!"

"So this time I just barely passed, and I forgive you."

This "forgiveness" contains many meanings, including forgiveness for not being able to spend time with family members, and forgiveness for not being present as a father on birthdays.

Because Naruto was able to abide by the agreement today, Boruto also wrote off all the previous accounts recorded in the small book.

He actually doesn't want much, he just hopes that his father can spend more time with him and Xiaokui, and he also hopes that his father can recognize him and stop treating him as a child.

Naruto raised the corners of his mouth, not caring that Boruto kept calling him "you", but said sincerely: "Thank you."

"It's good to know." Boruto didn't say anything more, opened the study door and left.

……

In the evening, the family sat at the table. Boruto and Himawari looked at the table full of sumptuous dishes and their mouths watered.

"Here comes the cake!"

Under the expectant eyes of everyone, Naruto slowly walked over carrying a big cake.

Not long after he left, he heard a bang. Naruto, who was holding the cake, turned into a ball of white mist and disappeared, and the big cake fell to the ground.

Several people opened their eyes wide, unable to react to the sudden scene in front of them.

"It's actually a shadow clone."

After an unknown amount of time, Boruto said in a faint tone: "I've long heard that the Seventh Generation's Shadow Clone can confuse the fake with the real one. It turns out it really can be done."

"Not even his biological son was found..."

Although he didn't yell, everyone who knew him knew that this was just the calm before the storm.

Sunflower also lowered her head. She didn't feel sorry for the cake falling on the ground, but because of the missing father, or the shadow clone.

Even Boruto didn't notice the shadow clone, but Himawari had already discovered it.

How could my father, who was always busy with various affairs, still be so energetic without even having dark circles under his eyes?

How could my father, who usually falls asleep when he comes home, still have time to help clean up the house, and he has never dozed off once.

There is only one answer, and that is that the father in front of him is a shadow clone.

I can accept the shadow clone. After all, my father is usually very busy and I can understand it, as long as my father has this heart.

Sunflower kept comforting herself like this, and she was very happy until dinner time.

But his father's shadow clone suddenly disappeared, and the vision of a family sitting at the table and having a harmonious meal was ruined again.

To be honest, I'm really disappointed.

Sunflower stood up quietly, forced a smile and said to her mother: "I'm sorry, Mom, I'm not very hungry, I'm going back to the room first."

"Xiao Kui!"

Hinata Ling subconsciously reached out and grabbed her little daughter's sleeves. When her little daughter turned her head to look at him, she found that she had already burst into tears.

"I'm sorry, mom. I originally wanted to wait until I got back to my room before crying, but I just couldn't hold it in."

"Xiao Kui..." Ri Xiangling held her poor daughter in her arms. Although she could understand her husband's hard work, she was also very sad when her child was like this.

"I will talk to Naruto carefully when he comes back!" Hinata Ling secretly made up his mind.

Boruto, who was sitting on the other side of the table, stood up silently, walked to the stairs and went back to his room without saying anything.

……

Konoha Building, Hokage's Office.

Naruto collapsed on the ground with a tired face, and the dark circles in the corners of his eyes were very obvious. At first glance, he thought it was a giant panda that ran out of nowhere.

"What's wrong with you?" Shikamaru pushed the door open and walked in. When he saw Naruto slumped on the ground, he immediately stepped forward and asked nervously.

Naruto looked up at the ceiling and laughed miserably: "I ruined Himawari's birthday."

"Now that I think about it, I am really incompetent as a father. Being my child should be very hard."

Shikamaru shook his head: "As Hokage, as the Seventh Generation, your achievements have surpassed all previous Hokages, but as a father..."

He sighed and said slowly: "Naruto, do you still remember how Teacher Xiyue treated you when you were a child?"

"Except for going on missions, he grew up with you and Sasuke at home almost every day."