"Why did you suddenly hit me?" Naruto moved too fast for 'Naruto Uzumaki' to dodge. A punch landed on his head, sending his Hokage hat several centimeters higher.
"Bang..."
"Hey, can't we talk this out properly? I..." 'Naruto Uzumaki' clutched his head with both hands.
"Bang..."
"Please give me another chance to phrase that properly. I also really want to go home and spend time with them." Seeing Naruto raise his fist again, 'Naruto Uzumaki' hurriedly rattled off the words.
Naruto's fist stopped above his forehead.
Only then did 'Naruto Uzumaki' breathe a sigh of relief.
"Tell me, why do you always stay in the Hokage office working and never go home to be with your family? Don't give me any excuses about being too busy with work." Naruto lowered his fist and looked at him.
'Naruto Uzumaki' felt utterly helpless at Naruto's words. Other than work, wasn't it simply because he was busy with work? There was nothing else. There were so many matters in Konoha, so many matters in the Land of Fire, all requiring his personal attention. How could there not be a lot of work?
But Naruto had already blocked off that answer. What else could he say? If he made up another excuse, he would probably get beaten again.
This version of himself from another parallel world seemed to have a distorted understanding of violence. In truth, 'Naruto Uzumaki' had never reflected on the fact that he was the one with a distorted understanding of violence. He never knew when to stop and had beaten Sasuke into the hospital, even claiming it was for Sasuke's own good.
Naruto, on the other hand, though Sasuke often provoked him with his inexplicable confidence and proposed friendly sparring matches, always sparred with him amicably. He would never hit