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

"Your mother's name was Kushina Uzumaki, and she also sacrificed herself three years ago."

"You have always been the son of a hero!"

Naruto said in disbelief:

"I do not believe!"

"Why is it that I am the son of a hero, yet they find me disgusting, deliberately distance themselves from me, and isolate me!"

"Why are they calling me the Demon Fox, the Demon Fox who killed the Fourth Hokage? Why?!"

Haneda said, "The Third Hokage deliberately concealed the truth, and Danzo deliberately spread the rumor that you are a fox spirit."

“Those people didn’t know this; they were deceived too.”

Kakashi, carrying three takeout portions of Ichiraku Ramen, caught up with them.

"Naruto, actually I..."

"Feel sorry."

“After your father died, Iwagakure started a war against Konoha. I was the commander-in-chief there, and I couldn’t leave.”

Upon hearing the word "war," Naruto asked:

"War kills many people, and it also kills many orphans like me, right?"

Kakashi nodded, and Naruto snatched the bowl of Ichiraku Ramen from Kakashi's hand, bursting into laughter through his tears:

"Okay, I'll forgive you for the sake of my favorite big bowl of miso chashu ramen."

Naruto looked up at Haneda, who then said:

"Whether you hate me or cannot forgive me, I accept it."

"But one thing is certain: I am ultimately the person your father chose to entrust to you, and I must fulfill my duty to raise you."

"Will they still call me a fox demon? Will they still want to play with me?" Naruto asked seriously.

Haneda promised:

"Next, I will run for the Fifth Hokage."

"As the Hokage, I will announce to everyone in Konoha that you are the child of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and you will always be the son of a hero!"

Haneda paused, then said with a gentle smile:

"A friend's opinion doesn't matter what others think of you."

"My family members would never discriminate against you."

“My brother’s two children don’t discriminate against you either.”

You will make many good friends.

"You will get rid of the loneliness you've had all these years."

Haneda extended his right hand, and Naruto hesitated for a moment before taking Haneda's right hand in his.

Naruto, holding Haneda's hand, walked with cheerful steps and a bright smile.

From today onwards, he is no longer that child who is disliked by others.

He will have many, many good friends.

Haneda and Kakashi exchanged a glance and smiled at each other.

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Chapter 229 Naruto, Sasuke, and Yuuka

Haneda and Kakashi led Naruto home.

On the way, Kakashi casually asked:

"I heard you brought a lot of children back to the village? Two from Kirigakure, one from Iwagakure, and one from Kusagakure..."

Kakashi counted on his fingers, squinted, and smiled:

"With Yamato and five of you, your house must be quite lively. Do you want to be the director of an orphanage?"

Naruto opened his mouth wide and exclaimed, "Five? Uncle Haneda, you've already adopted five?!"

"We picked them up on the road. Once the village calms down, we'll send them to the Ninja Academy."

Haneda, head bowed, asked Naruto,

"Do you want to be a ninja, little Naruto?"

"No." Naruto shook his head immediately.

“Your father is an excellent ninja, Naruto,” Kakashi advised from the side.

"If he doesn't want to, then he doesn't want to. You don't want a child to go to the battlefield, do you?" Haneda smiled.

Before long, the three of them arrived at Haneda's house.

Haneda knocked on the door, and to his surprise, it wasn't Bai and the others who opened it.

Instead, it was a child wearing a black stand-up collar long-sleeved shirt and white shorts.

The child looked somewhat familiar, bearing a resemblance to both Fugaku and Mikoto.

The child who opened the door was about to call out "Uncle Haneda".

But the moment he opened the door, he immediately noticed Naruto, who was being led by the hand by Haneda.

Their eyes met in a very strange way.

"What's going on? Is nobody outside?"

Fugaku came out of the house, and when he saw Haneda, he smiled.

“That’s your Uncle Haneda. He even held you when you were little.”

"Oh, hello Uncle Haneda." Sasuke realized what was happening and quickly greeted Haneda.

Naruto was somewhat afraid of Fugaku's appearance and wanted to hide behind Haneda and Kakashi, but when he looked at Sasuke in front of him, he couldn't be intimidated.

He mustered his courage and, imitating Haneda, reached out his hand:

"Hello, my name is Naruto Uzumaki, and I'm going to be the Hokage someday!"

"Uchiha Sasuke." Sasuke gave a cool, brief introduction of himself.

He glanced at Naruto's hands, which were covered in paint and looked a bit dirty.

However, seeing Naruto's expectant look, Sasuke aloofly turned his head away and shook hands with Naruto.

After shaking hands, Sasuke didn't forget to remind him:

"Remember to wash your hands next time, I'm a germaphobe."

"Oh, okay." Naruto scratched his head sheepishly and was led into the house by Sasuke.

Haneda glanced at Naruto and Sasuke, and smiled.

He reached out to take Kakashi's hand, but Kakashi pushed it away.

"What? You're all grown up now, not a child anymore."

Kakashi glanced at Haneda, somewhat speechless.

"A man is a boy until he dies. Does that mean our relationship is less than that of two children who have just met?" Haneda retorted.

"Okay, just this once."

Kakashi reached out and grasped Haneda's right hand, mimicking how Sasuke pulled Naruto, and led Haneda to the living room.

Since the three adults were in the living room, Sasuke took Naruto upstairs to play with Haku and Kimimaro.

Compared to the boring adult world, Kimimaro and Deidara seem cool and interesting.

In the living room.

After the children left, Haneda and Kakashi became serious and started talking about important matters.

"Haneda, judging from what you said to Naruto, are you planning to run for Hokage?" Kakashi asked curiously.

Haneda's decision to run for Hokage surprised him.

He still remembered what Haneda told Obito when they were kids: "Even a dog wouldn't become Hokage."

Unexpectedly, Haneda is now trying to rekindle Obito's dream.

"Yes, the Third Hokage is old and getting more and more decayed. Do you still remember what I said before we parted?"

"Now it's time to put it into practice."

As Haneda spoke, he extended his right fist.

"We still need your help with the Hokage election; you're a big shot in Konoha now."

Kakashi looked at Haneda's fist with a touch of nostalgia. He bumped fists with Haneda and replied:

"I will definitely do my best to support you."