When Naruto walked to the door of his house alone, he paused, then took a deep breath and adjusted his state from depression to optimism.

He smiled brightly and opened the door:"I'm back!"】

"How should I put it... I have a vague feeling that these scenes are meant to make us feel Naruto's loneliness and make us pity him for not having parents. I hate this kind of sentimental drama where people manipulate emotions, so I deliberately have confrontational emotions, but when I see Naruto make himself smile, I still can't help but feel a little sad... Oh, okay, Tianmu, you win."

"If you are not happy, there is no need to force yourself to smile, Naruto……"

"I think that Naruto is so carefree and heartless, maybe because if he is too sensitive, it will only make him feel uncomfortable. Disobeying orders and disobeying discipline may just be Naruto's way of blocking the negative impact of external evaluations. The positive impact is that he can completely ignore others and fully implement his own ninja way"

"Naruto, welcome back!"

I don't know who took the lead to respond to Naruto's words on the sky screen with bullets, and the barrage suddenly added a"Welcome back!""

【Naruto's eyes widened slightly, as if he really saw many people responding to him at that moment.

But soon, his shoulders slumped again, and all he saw was his messy"home" with no one else familiar. He lowered his eyes, speechless for having had hope in his heart:"Idiot!……"

How could anyone welcome him at home?

But Naruto seemed to remember something, and when night fell, he met his"guest" at Ichiraku Ramen."

"What's wrong? Is there anything you want me to do?"

"Iruka-sensei...um...can you recommend me to be a jonin?"】

"Iruka-sensei? Who? Isn't it just Kakashi, Yamato and Jiraiya?"

"I think I mentioned before that he was a teacher at the Ninja School."

"How come Naruto has such a good relationship with his teacher at Ninja School? I have no contact with my teacher at that time after graduation."

"Me too"

"No, Haruno Sakura's parents said she had an amazing master, but isn't Naruto's master also amazing? Can't Jiraiya be the one to recommend someone for a jonin?"

"Jiraiya must have died in the Loulan Ruins. I wonder if Naruto died when he was about to become a jonin."

"Jiraiya is still alive, right? Let him write a recommendation letter now! Even if he dies in the future, it won't hinder our Naruto from becoming a jonin."

"And Kakashi should also be eligible for recommendation. He doesn't have a child to take up the recommendation quota."

"Tsk tsk tsk, when Naruto encounters a problem, he would rather go to the teacher at the ninja school than think of Kakashi. Kakashi, you should reflect on yourself!"

Kakashi looked at Naruto with some depression and said:"……Naruto, am I really that bad to you?"

He was willing to risk his life to save me, so why can't you remember me at all at this time?

Naruto scratched his head:"This... I don't understand!"

【Iruka was also surprised:"Huh?"

"Because my classmates were recommended by their parents... so……"】

"The case is solved! Naruto's father is Iruka!"

Iruka, who had just finished a class and was looking at the sky screen in the office and drinking a sip of water, spit out a mouthful of water.

"No, the ages don't match! I was only about ten years old when Naruto was born!"

"So Naruto didn't look for Kakashi because he regarded Iruka as his 'parents', and Kakashi wasn't important enough? Kakashi, you should reflect on yourself!"

Iruka was in a complicated mood:... Parents...? Parents?

【But Iruka flatly refused.】

"Wow, why is the rejection so harsh?"

"Yes, Naruto treats him as his parents! ? Is Naruto the only one who has feelings for him?"

【Naruto asked confusedly,"Why?"

"Because you have to become a Chunin first."】

"Wait a moment……"

"I take back what I said about Iruka being too harsh"

"Naruto, you are still a Genin?!!!!!!!"

"What a joke!!!!"

"Jiraiya!!! Kakashi!!! Yamato!!! How do you two teach students!!!"

Yamato:...Ah? Is this also my fault...? Wasn't Naruto already this big when I took over? It's obviously Kakashi's fault!

Kakashi:...That's impossible. I was going to recommend Naruto for this Chunin Exam. Didn't Naruto pass...? Didn't he pass every year after that? Is it possible that it's Jiraiya's fault... Jiraiya touched his chin, puzzled: This kid followed me, didn't he take the Chunin Exam?

"Naruto, I'm not saying anything bad to you, but seeing how pitiful you looked before when you couldn't find anyone to recommend you, I thought you were really so miserable that even Kakashi was unwilling to help you, but you can't blame others!!!"

"Kakashi, I'm sorry, I was wrong about you... I was still wondering why Kakashi and Yamato didn't recommend Naruto"

"Kakashi: I want to recommend you too, but you can't go directly from Genin to Jonin, Naruto!"

【Iruka continued:"Even if you defeated Pein and saved the village, and everyone called you the hero of Konoha, you can't enjoy the privileges."

Naruto looked like he couldn't stand the sermon and his face fell.

"Your father, the Fourth Hokage, was also like this. He went through the stages of Genin, Chunin, and Jonin before becoming Hokage and finally a hero."】

"Ah... are you sure it's the Fourth Hokage? Are you not going to confirm it again?"

"It says to become a hero, so the beginning reminds us of the process of the Fourth Hokage becoming a hero? Could this story be about Naruto's promotion to jonin?"

"Will the Fourth Hokage appear again? Even if he appears in the memories, that would be great!"

"I am more concerned about the Uchiha who controls the Nine-Tails……"

【Naruto turned his head away and continued to complain:"Then it was engraved on the Hokage Rock. The Shadow Rock will not welcome you home."

"you……"

"I sometimes think so. If he wasn't the hero on Shadow Rock, but a living person who could welcome me home……"Naruto lay on the table and buried his face in his arms:"Iruka-sensei's parents……"

"Enough!" Iruka slammed the table and said angrily:"What's wrong with you? You are acting weird today."

"nothing……"】

"Don't be so mean to Naruto!!"

"Naruto is also a human being, so of course his emotions go up and down. When he's in a bad mood, why can't you be more patient instead of blaming him for being"weird today"?"

"So Naruto just hid his emotions. No one cared about him anyway. If he appeared depressed, it would only cause trouble to others. Only if he was always positive and happy would people like him."

"Ah... Is this how it feels to be an orphan... But sometimes, even if you have parents... it's the same.……"

【However, everything seems to be going wrong today.

Naruto's favorite Naruto roll was not in his ramen, so the uncle compensated by adding his least favorite bamboo shoots.

Just when Naruto was angry, Iruka couldn't help but stand up and quarrel with Naruto.】

"There is no place to be willful...Naruto"

"The person who can be dated should be the closest person to him, but Iruka doesn't look like the type of person who can comfort Naruto."

"Mothers are probably better at communicating with their children... But Naruto doesn't seem to have any female elders... Tsunade?"

"……I can't imagine Naruto acting like a spoiled child to Tsunade"

"behave in a spoiled manner?"

"Yes, Naruto is just acting like a spoiled brat now. It seems unreasonable, but he is actually saying,"Care about me, love me, pay more attention to me no matter what." Iruka doesn't seem to understand."

"Maybe he doesn't want to understand, or doesn't know what to do? After all...if my son acts like a spoiled brat to me, I don't know what to do. I can only say to him, 'Go find your mother.’"

【Naruto ran away angrily.

The money he left was not enough for the ramen, so Iruka awkwardly cleaned up the situation for him and said,"I'll pay for it."

On the way back, Naruto complained angrily,"What the hell, Iruka-sensei!"】

"I just want to act coquettishly to you, why don’t you comfort me but just be mean to me!"

"I think that's what Naruto meant. To him, Iruka is probably the closest thing to a 'parent'."

"Eh... Kakashi is not okay?"

"Kakashi might be more of a father figure? Responsible for teaching the child? Iruka might be more of a mother figure? Maybe Naruto thinks Kakashi is trustworthy, but not suitable for spoiled behavior?"

"Although Naruto can make such a distinction in his mind... But Iruka is a man after all, and it's not his fault that he can't completely fit the image of a"mother". However, I am curious why he is considered a mother. Is he usually very feminine? Has a maternal glow? If he wants to be a mother, he should at least be like Haku, right?"

"Idiot, the glory of motherhood doesn’t mean you have to look like a girl!"

【When Naruto was walking alone on the street, he suddenly heard the sound of a mother and daughter arguing from the side.

"You kid, you always talk back!"

"You are the one! You nag all day long! I'm not a child anymore!"

It turned out to be Haruno Sakura and her mother.

She put on her shoes angrily and prepared to go out while her mother was muttering.

Her mother's reproachful words followed her:"Wait a minute, I haven't finished talking yet!"

She had a cold face, glanced at the family photo on the wall of the entrance, and said angrily:"Don't always interfere with me!"

Then she slammed the door and walked out.

The two met on the street and were both stunned. Sakura heard her mother shouting behind her again, and immediately grabbed Naruto's hand:"Let's go! Let's go on a date!"

Hinata's hands clasped in front of her chest suddenly tightened.

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