When Adult Naruto heard his son's question, his eyes still fell on his young self and Hinata, his eyes full of nostalgia.
He nodded slightly and kept his voice low, fearing to disturb that dusty time:
"Well. Especially when facing me, she is a very, very shy person."
He paused, seeming to recall that specific point in time:
"And this stage, for her, is a period of great self-doubt in her heart."
"Self-doubt?"
Yūji is puzzled.
It was hard for him to imagine that Hinata Mother in his memory would have "self-doubt".
Adult Naruto withdrew his gaze and looked at his son, his eyes becoming deeper and deeper, as if to bring him back to that specific state of mind:
"Yes, self-doubt. At that time, she felt that she could not help me."
He explained slowly, with understanding and pity in his tone:
"At this time, I became Hokage and within a few months, I successively conquered the four countries of Grass, Earth, Wind, and Thunder. My strength and reputation are increasing rapidly. You, Mother, are the only one who has the strength to fight alongside me."
"Hinata helps Konoha Hospital. She feels that she and I have few common topics. She sees that I am getting busier and busier, while she herself seems to be still standing still."
Adult Naruto's voice becomes softer:
"'Later, before we got married, she did this to me.' At that time, I was thinking that such an excellent person as Naruto-kun had no reason to like me at that time!'"
Yūji was shocked as he listened to his father repeating his mother's words back then. He had never thought that his mother, who was as strong and gentle as she was, would ever have such unconfident and even low self-esteem thoughts.
Adult Naruto looked at his son's surprised expression, and a complicated smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. In that smile was emotion about the past, but also happiness about the present. He continued:
"Yūji, people often say that love is selfish and cannot be shared. If you fall in love with many people at the same time, it is not love at all."
He paused and looked again at Young Naruto Hinata's gradually blurring back in the distance, and he seemed to see more people through her:
"But... love is love, how can there be so many reasons?"
His voice is very soft, but it contains powerful power:
"If you love someone, maybe it's because her smile is warm, maybe it's because she steps forward at critical moments, maybe it's because of her silent companionship and understanding, maybe... there's no specific reason at all, it's just that your heart is moved, that's all."
"It may happen when you shine the brightest, or it may happen when you are the most embarrassed; we may admire you because you are strong, or we may feel sorry for you precisely because you are weak; we may get close because of a common topic, or we may be attracted because of complementary personalities."
If you like tsundere with distinctive personalities and duplicitous words, then Ino Waguang is definitely the best among them.
One of them is like a rose with thorns, sharp in words but soft in heart; the other is like an aloof plum in winter, cold and arrogant in appearance but outspoken in speech. Getting along with them is like solving an interesting puzzle, which always brings unexpected surprises.
If you like to be clingy, passionate, and want to be together all the time, then Karin will probably want Tenten to hold Naruto's hand and not let go wherever you go.
If you like cute, coquettish, quirky and can bring endless joy, Hanabi must be a unique choice.
If you like the feeling of 'conquest' and enjoy the contrast of being independent and strong in front of outsiders, only in front of you can you take off all disguises and show your truest dependence...
Then, someone like Kazahana Koyuki, who is both a big star that attracts everyone's attention and a national Daimyo, but only shows off the appearance of a little woman in front of you, may be very suitable.
Even if you appreciate the straightforward and informal 'fake Kid' character, Kurotsuchi will be a very good choice.
In fact, at the time of Young Naruto, Naruto was the one who gave the most patience to Hinata.
Breaking down the experiences of the two people, this is: a little boy with Demon Fox sealed in his body, who had no father or mother, gave his scarf and cotton-padded jacket to a rich girl who ran away from home on a snowy night. Later, the boy drove away several brats who laughed at the rich daughter, and then studied and trained together in school...
That rich girl will blush when she sees you, and miss you when she can't see you. She is willing to spend all her pocket money on you, and always stands beside you and looks at you tenderly.
Her world is so small that almost all of her friends are made because they know you and are related to you.
When you are ridiculed and helpless, she will summon up the greatest courage in her life, stand up tremblingly, and say in a thin but firm voice: 'No, you are not allowed to say that Naruto-kun!'.
Even if such a person accidentally bumps into you when you are upset and you tell her to get lost, she will just silently leave your sight and avoid you when she cares about you.
Naruto actually has a tight temper, is easily irritable, and lacks patience. Before time travel, when playing Plants vs. Zombies, he liked to use variable speed gears to double the speed.
He advocates efficiency, likes blitzkrieg, and solves problems as quickly as possible.
When playing development games, everyone likes to pursue the highest efficiency. Before gaining favor, you must first spend money and then get the props with the highest favorability and send them away.
When Naruto faced Shinobi Village, a big country, they would only be given four hours to evacuate the people, but he could encourage Hinata to comfort her and accompany her every time she hesitated.
If one day, Naruto falls into a trough, loses all his strength, and becomes miserable, Hinata will definitely stay by his side and never leave him.
It's not because of how powerful she is, but because that's how her heart decided.
Not only Hinata, Guang, Ino, Karin, Hanabi, they are all like this.
However, the curiosity of Young Naruto people is always strong, especially when it comes to "gossip" about the emotions of the Parents generation.
Yūji blinked and subconsciously blurted out in a joking tone:
"Then Dad, you prefer..."
The moment this question was asked, Yūji felt that the air around him seemed to freeze for a moment.
He raised his eyes to look at his father, and saw that the gentle smile on Adult Naruto's face, originally filled with memories and emotions, quickly faded like the tide.
Those deep Blue Eyes eyes were staring at him calmly at the moment. The gaze was not sharp, but it carried a huge weight. Yūji instantly felt an invisible pressure coming down on him, and even his breathing subconsciously relaxed.
It was an oppressive feeling like a death stare.
Seeing that his son had not spoken for a long time, Adult Naruto returned to his original gentle smile.
"There is nothing I like more. You are equally important to daddy."