Chapter 574
[Even after describing the situation in full, Tsunade and Kakashi still couldn't figure out what was going on, so they could only use conventional methods to deal with it, strengthen vigilance, and conduct research on the severed hand they brought back. ]
[On the other side, the young people who participated in the mission were greeted by their parents. Each of them was proud of their children's achievements from the bottom of their hearts, and they agreed to jointly recommend them to the Hokage to become jonin. ]
[Among the group, only Naruto stood there alone. After hearing about the jonin's recommendation, he couldn't help but want to interrupt and join their discussion. However, everyone was immersed in their own joy, and no one noticed Naruto's intention at all. ]
[At this time, Sakura's mother suddenly talked about Sakura's shortcomings to show her modesty. Her father followed suit and teased her. Sakura, who felt embarrassed, was very angry and quarreled with her mother directly, and even choked Naruto who wanted to mediate. 】
【After this farce, Naruto and Sai left together. On the way, Naruto asked with envy: "It seems that they all have parents as recommenders, what about you?"】
【"I belong to the Root, and the promotion system is different from yours." Sai replied with a smile. Unlike Naruto, he was not affected at all. 】
["Are these parents too strict with their children? They just fought off a bunch of fakes, fakes! Explain the situation to me!"]
["Tsk tsk, these adults are not doing it on purpose, they are simply hurting Naruto's heart, talking about recommending jonin in front of him."]
["Naruto looks so pitiful, he doesn't even know what identity he should have to join the discussion."]
["Assholes! Pay attention, this is the son of the Fourth Hokage, the hero of Konoha, Uzumaki Naruto! All of you adults, jointly recommend him to be a jonin!"]
["Hehe! These jonin of the big ninja clan are really too much. Don't worry, Naruto, I will help you apply to the Hokage now. Become a jonin!"]
["Enough of you Naruto fans! He is only thirteen years old now, what kind of jonin is he! Besides, Jiraiya is still alive, it is not your turn to worry about these things!"]
["Other parents are fine, but Sakura's parents are teasing a bit too much. Although I know they are being modest, they should at least take care of the child's face, not to mention a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl."]
["Tsk tsk, even with such a parent-child relationship, Naruto is very envious."]
Sakura also saw the thoughts of the parents on the sky screen, but as the barrage said, she also wanted to save face. Anyone would feel angry if she was belittled in front of her friends.
Fortunately, since reading the story of Sarada looking for her father, Sakura also knows that being a parent is not easy, so she can consider the problem from the perspective of parents and not lose her temper because of it.
["At this time, Sai's weak emotional characteristics actually helped him, and he would not be as sad as Naruto."]
["Only Naruto was hurt in the world..."]
[The two separated on the way, and Naruto walked home alone. Looking at the happy families and children laughing with their parents everywhere on the street, Naruto felt depressed and couldn't help but think of Minato and Kushina. ]
[As night fell, Naruto returned to his empty home. Although he wanted to dispel his loneliness by shouting "I'm back" as a ritual of going home, the dirty and messy environment in the house obviously couldn't bring Naruto the warmth of his family. Just as Naruto sighed and prepared to accept this reality, he suddenly had an idea and thought of someone. ]
[The scene changed to Ichiraku Ramen. Iruka, who was invited by Naruto, sat down and asked curiously, "Is there something you want to ask me to come out for?"]
["Teacher Iruka, I said... um, can you recommend me to be a jonin?" Sitting next to Iruka, Naruto scratched his head with hope on his face, but said embarrassedly, "Because my classmates are recommended by their parents... um... so I..."]
["No, I refuse!" Iruka answered decisively without hesitation. ]
["I have already met Kushina, which means that the time point here is after Naruto has mastered the power of the Nine-Tails."]
["Do you feel more lonely after meeting your parents? But that's right. No matter how fast he grows up, he is just a sixteen-year-old boy after all."]
["The more you care, the more you will be affected by the surrounding environment. In this case, he can only wait until he figures it out. After all, no one can replace the feelings his parents give him."]
"Naruto, I'm sorry...” Minato felt guilty again and again, but he could only apologize to Naruto in vain.
In the Pure Land, Kushina was left with nothing but heartache and sadness. She looked so strong when communicating with her chakra, but when she was alone, she always showed such a lonely look. How could she not be moved as a mother?
[“It has to be Iruka. Naruto himself admitted that he is like a father.”]
[“Wow! Look at Naruto’s expectant eyes. Iruka, why don’t you think about it more! Don’t refuse directly!”]
[“Eh... why...” Naruto immediately showed a disappointed expression, and Iruka pointed out the problem loudly: “Because you have to become a Chunin first! ”]
[“Even if you defeated Pain and saved the village, and everyone called you the hero of Konoha, you cannot get special treatment. Your father, the Fourth Hokage, was the same. He went through the stages of Genin, Chunin, and Jonin before becoming Hokage and a hero. ”]
[“Then it was engraved on the Shadow Rock. "Naruto said in a very aggressive tone, turned his head away from Iruka in a bad mood, and then said self-deprecatingly: "Rocks don't say welcome home..."]
["You..." Iruka was slightly stunned, and then saw Naruto muttering with a wronged face: "Sometimes I would think so too, if he was not a hero on the Shadow Rock, but a real person who could welcome me home... Iruka's parents are also..."]
[Unable to stand Naruto's self-pitying look, Iruka interrupted his complaints with a loud shout, and then calmed down and asked Naruto what happened, but Naruto, who was not in a good mood, had no intention of communicating with him at all.]
[At this time, the hand-beating uncle brought up the ramen for the two. Naruto took the opportunity to seize the fact that there was only bamboo shoots in the bowl but no Naruto rolls and got angry. After quarreling with Iruka, Naruto lifted the door curtain and ran away, leaving Iruka alone to clean up the mess.]
(To be continued)