"Naruto Uzumaki... Back when I watched the anime, I really admired him. Despite being discriminated against by so many people, he still held fast to his ninja way and eventually became Hokage. That really wasn't easy! Besides, if he hadn't, he wouldn't have become the male protagonist of Hokage Ninja!" Thinking of Naruto, who was the same age as Sasuke, Ruri instantly felt a deep ache in his heart. He understood what it felt like for an orphan to grow up facing discrimination from so many people.
"Yes, Naruto has had it very hard, too. He lost his mother and father when he was little, and he even became a Jinchūriki! But even so, I believe he won't give up in the future. One day, he'll definitely become incredibly strong!" Ruri said to Uchiha Itachi beside him, a confident expression on his face.
"Yes. Just from the circumstances around him now, I also believe he'll become incredibly strong someday. He might even surpass us!" Uchiha Itachi said with feeling as he looked up.
When the Nine-Tails attacked Konoha, the Fourth Hokage sealed the Nine-Tails' yang chakra inside Naruto, who was still an infant at the time.
The Fourth had originally hoped that Konoha's villagers would regard Naruto as the village's hero, but the villagers all believed Naruto was the incarnation of the Nine-Tails that had once shattered the village's peace, so they treated him coldly.
As a result, Naruto gradually developed a rebellious personality.
Naruto did poorly at school and loved playing pranks. He hoped to become Hokage and gain everyone's recognition. His mischievousness and unfiltered speech were his most prominent traits, often making him the laughingstock of his classmates and giving his teachers considerable headaches.
Later, Naruto gained the acknowledgment of his Ninja Academy teacher, Iruka, and gradually matured.