However, an unexpected scene happened.
The strong desire and the grievance of being scolded by grandpa, coupled with the deep-rooted hostility towards Ninja, collided violently in Inari's little chest.
He raised his head suddenly, with tears in his eyes, but full of stubborn and unyielding anger, and screamed, "Who wants to eat your food!"
At the same time, he waved his arm vigorously, and there was a crisp sound of "pop!" and he hit Naruto hard on the wrist holding the bowl!
The wooden bowl filled with fish soup flew out of the hand and drew an arc in the air. The soup and fish meat flew everywhere, and the bowl hit the floor with a clang and rolled twice.
This sudden change made the air freeze instantly.
Naruto's classmates put down their bowls and chopsticks in unison and stood up in unison.
Their eyes instantly became sharp, and an invisible pressure filled the air.
Inari's stubborn and angry look made them feel a strange sense of familiarity.
Just like those guys in the Ninja Academy who were ignorant, provoked randomly, and were beaten into obedience by them in the end!
"It is because of your help Ninja that Gato is wreaking havoc here!
You are all..."
Inari seems to want to continue to vent his anger and prejudice.
But his words stopped abruptly!
Because Naruto moved!
He bent down and picked up the bowl in one movement, and then he raised his arm.
"Boom!"
There was a muffled sound.
The wooden bowl that had just been knocked to the ground and was stained with some dust was placed upside down on Inari's head, like a funny helmet, tightly covering the little boy's head.
"How."
Naruto narrowed his Blue Eyes eyes slightly, his voice was still calm, so calm that it even made people feel a chill, but the majesty contained in it pressed against Inari like substance.
"You think I have a good temper, so you dare to get angry at me, right?"
He looked down at the child who was caught in the bowl and instantly stunned.
"Gato hired Ninja, who has a long history of evil, to do evil, and you're going to beat all the Ninjas in the world to death with a stick?"
Naruto's question was clear and powerful, like a hammer hitting Inari's heart.
"Because you can't beat Gato, you can only stay here and be helpless and furious.
And our temper is better than Gato, so you dare to bart your teeth at us.
Do we deserve to be angry and wronged by you just because we are good people?"
Inari was left speechless by the question.
He subconsciously wanted to reach out and grab the bowl on his head, but was stared at by Naruto's sharp eyes. Only tears were left and finally couldn't help but burst out in large numbers and slid down his small face.
The dull pain in his head and inner confusion left him at a loss what to do.
Tazuna was so frightened that he fell to his knees with a plop, kowtowed and begged, "Master Ninja! Please! The child is ignorant, he is talking nonsense! Please be noble and forgive him..."
Naruto ignored the old man who was kneeling and begging. His gaze penetrated the invisible wall of the bowl, as if it was nailed directly to Inari's panicked heart.
He leaned forward slightly, allowing his voice to be heard more clearly in the bowl. "Listen, kid. If you want to change Land of Waves and your own situation, you must first learn to use your brain."
He gently tapped the upside-down bowl with his finger, as if tapping Inari's head.
"Learn to distinguish right from wrong and see clearly who is the enemy and who is the friend.
Instead of being like a wild cat whose tail has been stepped on, you will just indiscriminately vent all your anger and resentment on those who have good intentions towards you and are willing to lend a hand to help you!"
His voice was calm, but everyone present felt an invisible pressure.
"We are willing to help you because our moral standard, Konoha Ninja, is higher than that of Rogue Ninja."
Naruto paused, his tone as calm as stating the facts.
He then changed the topic, and his voice had a cold tone, like a rock on the seashore.
"But if that's what you want, I can't lower the bottom line and let you see the less 'friendly' side of Ninja."
Inari was so frightened by the cold meaning behind these calm words that he instinctively took a half step back and bumped into grandpa's arms.
The invisible pressure frightened him, but the stubbornness in his bones made him bite his lip, refusing to give in easily.
The bowl on his head made him very uncomfortable.
But because of Naruto, he didn't dare to take the bowl off his face.
"Remember?"
Naruto stretched out his hand, not to slap or scold, but as a warning, and patted the top of the upside-down bowl twice, gently, with a gesture that sounded like an elder lecturing a younger one.
"A little idiot who has no strength and only knows how to vent his anger and bite people randomly.
Don't think that you can act recklessly when you are young. I'm not old enough to do that."
Gentleness and cowardice are two different things.
Fourth Hokage Treating your companions is as warm as the spring breeze, but treating your enemies is as harsh as falling into an ice cave.
This freely retractable kindness and majesty is what makes people feel the most about him.
Kakashi nodded, with a look of relief in his right eye.
The way he looked at Naruto seemed to be seeing the teacher.
'Naruto... is really the most outstanding Ninja I have ever seen besides the teacher.'
Kakashi thought in his heart.
This rating is extremely high, but he feels it is worthy of the name.
Naruto's growth in strength is certainly astonishing, but what's even more commendable is that after experiencing so many hardships, he still retains his gold-like heart. At the same time, he is growing rapidly, gradually showing the magnanimity, judgment and decisiveness that a leader should have.
Ninja of the same age are very convinced of Naruto, and Naruto himself is the Strongest in this class.
If you choose Hokage among the Naruto generation, then Naruto will be the best candidate.
'I can't say for sure... In more than ten years, he can even surpass Fourth Hokage and become the best Ninja I've ever seen in my Kakashi life...'
This thought made Kakashi himself slightly shocked, but looking at Naruto's pair of blue eyes that were exactly the same as his teacher's, shining with a calm and firm light at the moment, he felt that this prediction was not unattainable.
"Okay."
Naruto straightened up, and the invisible pressure that enveloped Inari receded like a tide.
His tone changed and returned to his usual sunny and cheerful tone, as if the harshness just now had never happened.
"Would you like to have breakfast again now?"
He reached out and easily took down the bowl that was upside down on Inari's head, revealing the little boy's little face stained with tears and dust, filled with fear and confusion.
"Don't knock over the bowl again this time."
Inari looked up blankly at Naruto. The previous stubbornness and anger had long been replaced by fear and confusion.
He looked at the smile that seemed to have no haze again on Naruto's face, then looked at the empty bowl in his hand, and subconsciously nodded timidly.
Naruto smiled, as if the conflict just now was just an episode.
He turned around and walked to the dining table, picked up the wooden bowl that Inari had just knocked over, filled a bowl full of steaming fish soup without any fish meat, walked to Inari again, and handed it over steadily.
"Take it."