The moon gradually rises.At this point in time, Hinata had already left.And in the secluded forest, there are still people who are sweating and training."
Sasuke, aren't you going home yet?"
At eight o'clock in the evening, Naruto stopped his cultivation on time, and it was almost time to go home to wash up and sleep.Before leaving, Naruto cast a curious gaze at the boy who was sitting on the other side of the training ground and was constantly making charcoal, wondering what he had been stimulated by.Normally, at this time, Sasuke would have gone home early to have dinner with his family.And even if he had already eaten with Naruto, Sasuke would not miss the rare time to spend with his family after dinner time.But today, he has spontaneously practiced here until now."
You go first, I'll practice for a while."
Sa's assistant continued to make charcoal."
Be careful not to overdraw the chakra."
It's a good thing to practice hard, Naruto didn't have a reason to dissuade him, and after a reminder, he got up and left the training ground.By now, Naruto was able to skillfully use the power of the wind to speed himself up between movements.Although the forest where he trained was a long way from home, Naruto still didn't take long to get home.Not far from his lodgings, Naruto paused on a rooftop.As far as the eye can see, there is a shop on the corner with the lights on.The shop is not big, but it is a small bungalow, and the signboard has four big characters written on it."
It's still open, so let's have a late night snack and go back."
A smile appeared on Naruto's lips, and he jumped off the roof, landed in front of the shop, lifted the curtain and walked in."
It's Naruto, or is it the same old rule?"
At the moment, there were no customers in the Ichiraku ramen shop, and the owner's hand was sitting behind the counter in a daze, and Naruto, who walked in, immediately attracted the attention of the other party, and stood up enthusiastically to greet him."
Yes, a large bowl of barbecued pork ramen, don't dry bamboo shoots, thank you."
Naruto smiled and politely said what he was asking."
Good!"
The hand beat in response, and he was happily busy.As a chef, there's nothing more enjoyable than cooking for your guests.Naruto found a place to sit down, holding his chin in one hand and watching the enthusiastic chef go about his business.Gradually, Naruto's mind drifted to about a year ago.At that time, the ninja school had been open for a while, and although Naruto had never been to class, every time he went was a shadow clone who had been assigned a full chakra.But as time passed, he gradually became familiar with his classmates and Iruka, who was his teacher.Listen carefully, whether it is shuriken, physical arts, or knowledge-based trap skills, these Naruto can use them perfectly, and he has become a well-deserved first in his grade.Even Sasuke, the second young master of Uchiha from the elite family, is below Naruto's grades, and only his performance in the shuriken class can be comparable to him.Naruto treated the teachers at the school as politely as possible.Respecting teachers is a concept that Naruto recognizes.Even if the other party gives him an angry attitude like the adults he hates, as long as he teaches him knowledge seriously, he has fulfilled his most basic responsibility as a teacher.Then, Naruto would not speak ill of each other and maintain etiquette as a student.At most, it's just a matter of not having a deep exchange.However, this performance was not praised by people and did not improve his situation in school.When the adults heard about this, they gave Naruto an even stronger disgust.An incarnation of a youkai, but even better than their children, learning how to become a ninja, what if you use this knowledge to kill people even more in the future?
Under their influence, those children who attended the ninja school were even more isolated from Naruto.Even, there were some parents who asked Naruto to get out of school, fearing that he would go berserk and turn into a youkai and hurt their children.It's just that these undercurrents are turbulent, and they are all suppressed by the Sarutobi Slash, who is the third generation of Hokage.In this environment, even those children who were in the same class as Naruto, a large part of them gradually began to alienate Naruto.Only a few children, unaffected, still get along with Naruto.As a teacher, Iruka comes into contact with Naruto, a student known as Demon Kitsune, every day, and feels his difficult situation.With a kind nature, he was finally able to suppress the uncontrollable hatred in his heart and treat this student named Naruto with his own heart.Although Naruto is a genius, much better than him who has been dull since he was a child, but both of them are the same, they have lost their parents since childhood, and they know the loneliness of being alone.For the first time, he tried to put aside his preconceptions and get in touch with the heart of this student named Naruto."
If there is anything you don't understand in your studies, you can come and ask me, and I can also explain to you what you haven't learned yet."
After school that day, Iruka stopped Naruto who wanted to leave, and took the initiative to smile and speak, releasing his kindness.Then, Iruka noticed that Naruto was keenly aware of his kindness.After that, Naruto faced some questions that he didn't understand in the basics of ninjas, and would take the initiative to ask Iruka for advice.And every time Iruka carefully and meticulously explained Naruto's doubts, he would get a sincere thank you from Naruto.Occasionally, Naruto would bring Iruka some small snacks that he had made himself as a thank you gift.The two teachers and students gradually became familiar with each other in such interactions.About half a year ago, Naruto, who was a shadow clone, accompanied Iruka to sort out the teaching props until a late hour.Then, Iruka took the initiative and invited Naruto to dinner."
Naruto, Sensei, please go eat ramen, Ichiraku ramen, it's delicious."
At that time, Naruto was stunned.For the first time, an adult invited him to dinner, instead of casting a cold and murderous gaze at him.Even though he had become familiar with Iruka-sensei in the past few months, Naruto still had a feeling of being in a dream at this moment.This world, after all, is not all darkness, and it also has the warmth that belongs to him Naruto."
The teacher doesn't mean anything else, it's just that Naruto, you often send me small snacks that you make, and I don't know how to cook, and I don't have anything to give in return, so please have a meal to express your gratitude."
Seeing that Naruto was stunned, Iruka was a little flustered and hurriedly explained.He also lost his parents when he was a child, and since then he has developed a strong personality and is unwilling to accept the kindness of others casually, and his abrupt invitation may hurt Naruto's self-esteem.At this time, he couldn't help but blame himself in his heart, why didn't he think of this earlier."
Iruka-sensei, I'm very happy, I'll see you in that moment."
Naruto understood what Iruka was thinking, interrupted his ramblings with a smile, and then dismantled the shadow clone technique.It was also at this time that Iruka learned that his student probably hadn't come to class at all, and all of them were shadow clones.I couldn't help but feel a little bruised on Iruka's forehead.But in an instant, he smiled again, his students were so good, he should be happy as a teacher.Afterwards, Iruka walked out of school and went to Ichiraku Ramen.As soon as I arrived at the front of the store, I saw Naruto, who was sweating profusely and had a lot of dust on his body, running from the end of the street."
I'm sorry, Iruka-sensei, I was practicing just now, so I was a little sloppy."
As soon as he arrived, Naruto explained with an embarrassed smile.Iruka shook his head, didn't say anything more, beckoned Naruto and walked into Ichiraku Ramen."
Welcome two guests, what do you want to eat?"
As the boss, he saw Naruto clearly, and also recognized him as the child who was rumored to be the nine-tailed demon fox by the people in the village.It's just that his attitude hasn't changed at all, and he still greets him warmly.In this world, after all, not everyone will be angry with others.Since then, Naruto has fallen in love with Ichiraku ramen.