"When I was just born, I couldn't even walk. Every day, I had to sleep before dawn and get up before dark."
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"When I was little, I always thought people were naturally born without parents. It wasn't until I entered the Ninja Academy that I realized I was wrong. I was different from everyone else.
But what I didn't understand was that the people with parents didn't bully me. The ones who bullied me were all the ones without parents."
"..."
Naruto's remarks sounded quite touching, but somehow, they also felt like he was insulting people.
Still, hearing this, the audience outside relaxed slightly. At least Naruto had finally started talking normally.
It was just that what he said did not resonate with many people.
As mentioned before, during the Fourth Shinobi World War, Naruto had used Tailed Beast Chakra to convey his emotions, allowing everyone to see how he had been bullied during his childhood.
Then everyone fell silent.
Not because they sympathized with Naruto, but because they realized that Naruto's experiences were no different from their own.
Hadn't they all grown up being bullied?
"After attending the Ninja Academy for a year, one day, the teacher suddenly announced that the Uchiha Clan had been exterminated and Sasuke had lost his parents too.
I was very happy. Sasuke had become the same kind of person as me. I went to congratulate Sasuke on being free, and then Sasuke beat me up.
It was only when the Third Hokage lectured me that I learned how important parents were to everyone."
"..."
Obito was left speechless by this story. What kind of demon child was this? Wasn't he asking to get beaten?
"After that, I wanted everyone's recognition, so I took paint and splashed it on Hokage Rock. When I