Naruto: With maxed-out affection, I am invincible in the ninja world.

Naruto looked up somewhat embarrassed, but saw Haneda chasing after him like a ghost. He pointed at Haneda and exclaimed in surprise,

"Why are you running so fast? Could you be a ninja sent by the Hokage to capture me?!"

"I told you I'm not going back! I don't want to go back!"

"BAA Baa baa!"

Naruto made a face and then ran away.

But this time, Haneda grabbed his right hand directly.

"I told you, I'm here to take you home."

"I don't have a home, so please stop bothering me!" Naruto said, somewhat angrily.

Seeing that Haneda was still pestering him, he struggled hard, but to no avail.

Finally, he couldn't hold back any longer and punched Haneda in the chest.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."

The moment Naruto's fist touched Haneda's abs, he realized his mistake and quickly apologized.

"This is what I deserve."

Haneda crouched down and reached out to Naruto again:

"Come back with me, I'll give you a home."

Naruto hesitated for a moment when he heard the word "home".

"I was lying to you just now. I have a home, I always have one. Grandpa Hokage comes to visit me from time to time. I've always had a home."

Gululu~

Suddenly, Naruto's stomach growled loudly, unable to bear the strain.

Haneda realized something and said:

"You didn't have breakfast, did you?"

How about I treat you to Ichiraku Ramen?

Chapter 228 Why I Don't Have a Mom and Dad

"Really?!" Naruto exclaimed excitedly, looking at Haneda upon hearing about Ichiraku Ramen.

"I'm actually hungry. Uh? I don't think I had breakfast. Oh well, it doesn't matter. Let's go, stranger."

"If you don't mind, you can call me Uncle Haneda, or you can call him..."

Haneda pointed to a young man with silver-white hair hiding behind a tree and smiled.

"Uncle Kakashi."

Kakashi hesitated for a moment, then put the ANBU ninja's body down and stepped out from behind the tree.

He returned to the village from the Land of Grass last night, and when he got up early this morning, he saw that a child had vandalized the statue of Minato.

Kakashi got angry on the spot and immediately went to catch the naughty child who had committed the crime.

As a result, they saw Haneda and Minato's child, Naruto.

So Kakashi secretly intercepted the Anbu members who were about to report back.

"It's been a long time, Naruto."

"It's been three years, hasn't it? I used to hold you when you were little."

Kakashi, dressed casually, walked towards Naruto.

But Naruto, frightened, grabbed Haneda's hand, wanting to beg Haneda to take him away from there.

Upon seeing this, Kakashi's smile froze instantly.

“He is your father’s student. You don’t need to be afraid. He won’t hurt you.”

"Father?"

"I don't have a mom and dad!"

Naruto hid behind Haneda, the strange uncle in front of him reeking of blood.

He instinctively felt he should stay away from Kakashi.

"Forget it, let's talk about that later. Right now, he's still a stranger to us."

"Let's go grab a bite to eat, at Ichiraku Ramen, Kakashi."

Haneda patted Naruto's head and instantly teleported to the bottom of the Hokage Rock.

“I almost forgot, I also made a mark there.”

Haneda smiled, and in the blink of an eye, the two arrived at Ichiraku Ramen.

A few seconds later, Kakashi also arrived here using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Naruto stared wide-eyed at the scene of the stars shifting and Kakashi appearing in front of him in an instant.

"This, this is..."

"The Flying Thunder God Technique, a ninjutsu your father taught us," Haneda explained.

Before Naruto could react, he pulled Naruto to sit on a stool in Ichiraku Ramen.

"What do you like to eat?"

"A huge bowl of miso chashu ramen! A huge bowl of miso chashu ramen! This is my favorite!!"

Naruto knew Haneda would definitely treat them, and he excitedly slapped the table as he spoke.

"Two large bowls of miso chashu ramen, made by a hand-beaten uncle!"

After Haneda finished ordering, Kakashi's hopes that Haneda would help him order were dashed, and he said helplessly:

"Uncle, I'd also like a large bowl of miso chashu ramen, please."

After ordering, Naruto suddenly remembered something.

He remembered that both Haneda and Kakashi had mentioned having a father they had never had, and asked with a puzzled expression:

Do you know my mom and dad?

Haneda and Kakashi exchanged a glance and nodded silently.

"Then why don't I have a mom and dad, but everyone else does?"

"Do they not like me? Do they not want me?"

Naruto pressed for an answer with a heavy heart.

He had heard people point at him and say that he was a fox demon and that he shouldn't play with him or he would be eaten.

Sometimes he wondered if his parents abandoned him because he was a fox spirit.

He heard that some orphans were abandoned by their parents because of their disabilities, low IQ, and other reasons.

Perhaps, he was like that too.

Haneda and Kakashi exchanged another glance, neither of them offering an explanation for a moment.

After a few seconds, Haneda said:

"Your parents loved you very much, but they died when you were born."

"Actually, I was the person your parents entrusted to you on their deathbed, and so was he."

"Then why didn't you come to see me sooner? Why?!"

Suddenly, Naruto ran away, crying as he ran.

Haneda and Kakashi were silent for a moment before they noticed Naruto had run away.

Haneda hurriedly chased after him. Kakashi wanted to follow too, but Haneda told him to pack up the ramen.

A ninja's speed is naturally beyond that of a child, and Haneda caught up with Naruto in less than two seconds.

He explained:

“You were too young then, and I had important things to do.”

"I thought that since Danzo is dead, the Third Hokage would treat you well, but I never expected that you would still be called the Demon Fox."

"sorry."

Upon hearing Haneda's apology, Naruto unconsciously slowed his pace and eventually stopped.

"You mean the Hokage?"

"He has always been very good to me."

Haneda said, "No, he is the Hokage, but he has not fulfilled the duties of the Hokage."

"You are the son of a hero, the child of the Fourth Hokage!"

"Your father's name was Minato Namikaze. He sacrificed himself three years ago to protect Konoha."