Chapter 3 Okay, I'll train you.
At the ramen restaurant, Naruto, who was still waiting for Gin's answer, was nervous at this moment.
Naruto had always shown his stupidity in many situations, whether with the academy teachers or with everyone else. Everyone hated him. He always used jokes to overcome this hatred.
It's true that his actions didn't attract many supporters, but at the same time, they didn't make him alone. It's true that most people loathed, mocked, and despised him.
But at least they were able to look at him and talk to him. He knew deep down that he didn't like being alone, but in an instant everything changed.
-Three months ago-
At the beginning of the academy, Naruto was very happy to join, but that quickly changed after he saw that the way the other teachers treated him was no different from the way the villagers treated him.
Naruto, who was sad at the time, started playing a lot of pranks. He didn't pay much attention to this, and all the parents warned their children about Naruto.
Naruto, who was sad about this situation, looked at the others who were enjoying the company of their parents and leaving school at the end of each day.
Naruto continued in this manner, but soon the looks of disgust from the others grew more and more intense. As time passed, Naruto's grief grew more and more unbearable. He yelled at everyone in the academy and left.
"...what did I do...I just want...to have friends..."
Naruto cried out in a sad voice at the many who looked at him with disgust. He turned around, his face covered in tears, and ran out of the academy. After reaching the village streets, a villager saw him and shouted at him.
"Why did you come here.."
The mask shop owner recognized Naruto from afar and shouted at him angrily.
The huge man's scream caught the attention of a group of people. Recognizing Naruto, they all began shouting at him.
"..What brought this fox here.."
Another man shouted from afar, looking at Naruto with disgust. Naruto was receiving this intense hatred, and he felt many emotions emanating from him, intense feelings of disgust that Naruto could inexplicably sense.
(I did nothing)
He could sense the hatred of those around him. Young Naruto didn't know what to do, but suddenly, the voice of another young man interrupted the clamor of these people, standing beside Naruto.
"..Hey what's going on..why are you yelling at the boy..?"
Naruto looked at the owner of the voice, looking at him hopefully. His hair was blonde, similar to Naruto's, but it was sharper, and he was wearing black clothes with some spikes on his shoulders.
The young man in front of Naruto was taller and larger than him. Naruto froze and looked at the older man who was standing there protecting him. He didn't know what to say, but those around him didn't wait and shouted at the young man in front of Naruto.
"..Who are you that you do not know who this is.."
A middle-aged man shouted towards the young man in front of Naruto.
"You, Nine-Tailed, get away from..."
Another old woman's voice shouted towards the young man. After a moment of screaming, everyone started shouting towards the young man, but the young man didn't leave Naruto's side. Instead, he looked at them and said in a firm voice, "Stop their screams immediately." His voice was very loud, stronger than all of their voices combined.
"..everyone stop screaming..do you understand what I'm saying..?"
Suddenly, as everyone was shocked by the young man's thunderous scream, he pulled out the sharp sword he had at his waist and showed it to everyone. As Naruto stood behind the young man, he saw his sharp sword glowing in the sunlight.
After drawing his sword, he looked at them firmly, then grabbed Naruto's hands and pulled him away from them. All the men and women who were shocked by the young man's behavior felt threatened, as if he would kill them if they didn't stop screaming.
Naruto who was taken away from the young man
They stopped in front of a ramen restaurant. The young man looked at Naruto and said,
"...Hello, little one, would you like some food..?"
Naruto didn't know what to say at that moment. He looked at the young man in front of him, and suddenly a sound began to come from his stomach.
Home Home Home Home
The young man smiled after hearing the sound of Naruto's stomach and said,
"..As I expected you were hungry, right..Let's eat, I'm hungry after training.."
The young man took Naruto's hand and they entered. The young man ordered food for Naruto. From then on, for three months, Naruto met him whenever he came, whether for lunch or dinner, and then began serving him free food. Naruto, who had been alone in his life, suddenly found someone who cared about him. The young man was always asking him about school and what was happening there.
After more than a month, Naruto began to say "brother" when speaking to him as if he were his own brother. Naruto noticed the resemblance between them. Naruto discovered that his new brother had similar blond hair and blue eyes.
Back to the present
After remembering what happened in the past, Naruto no longer hesitated and said,
"..Actually, I can't stand Sasuke beating me anymore.."
This was one of the reasons why Naruto was always defeated by Sasuke in all the matches they held at the academy, not only that, but all the girls as well.
Tendo, who had been listening, nodded, signaling Naruto to continue. Naruto, noticing the gesture, continued,
"The teachers don't teach me, plus everyone makes fun of me because I'm weak.. I really am.."
Naruto's voice, which had just been reminded of people's words, was broken as if it was the sound of someone drowning in water, but suddenly Gin's hand moved and fell on Naruto's shoulder.
Gin said to Naruto
"..Listen carefully, I understand.."
Gin could understand Naruto's initial thoughts. He knew what Naruto would face in the future, and certainly what he was facing now at the academy. Iruka wasn't the teacher who cared for Naruto, especially since the academy had just begun. This meant that Naruto hadn't formed any relationships with the other ninja clans.
Iruka at that time didn't seem to be chasing Naruto to bring him to class, meaning he hadn't confessed to Naruto yet, which was obvious to Gin after he saved three months with Naruto.
Gin was clear about what he intended to do, he told Naruto in a confident voice.
"...Listen, I'm a fetus now, but I'm sure I can train you, so if you want, I'll train you, but my training is harsh. Do you agree?"
Gin said firmly to Naruto, his expression serious. He wasn't going to calm down. He simply remembered why he was helping Naruto. First, because Naruto was the only one who could become Gin's main card in his future retirement. Second, if Naruto wasn't strong or was negatively affected by Gin's presence, it meant he might turn into a monster that would destroy the world.
And this is the one thing that Gene will be sure will never happen (think confidently)
Finally, he was forced to stay with Naruto to control the negative impact of his presence. The butterfly effect was always mentioned in stories, novels, and movies. Gin, however, didn't want the butterfly effect to destroy the entire ninja world.
Since he chose to become close to Naruto, Gin was supposed to not only become Naruto's friend, but also a mentor to him so that he could be the trump card that would help him in the future.
But Naruto, who didn't understand Gin's selfish motives, shouted excitedly and said,
"..Thank you, brother. I will never take your personal information, trust me."
Naruto said his famous sentence that Gin heard and smiled at the same time. A voice came in front of Gin and Naruto and they both turned to the owner of this voice who smiled.
"..That's great Gin, you'll definitely treat Naruto well.."
The owner of the Sand Restaurant was listening to Gin and Naruto's conversation from afar. He could hear the sadness in Naruto's voice and was worried about Gin's rejection.
The ramen restaurant owner knew Naruto's true identity and knew he deserved better, so he always fed him and was like a real grandfather to him in the way he treated him and how he spoke to him, so he was worried that Gin would refuse to help Naruto.
He was even prepared to secretly offer Gin money to help Naruto, but he was surprised and pleased by Gin's confident answer. Gin had known Naruto for three months, and they often went to the ramen restaurant owner's place for food.
The owner of the ramen restaurant was very happy with this news and said loudly,
"..Since you're going to teach Naruto, Gin, how about we bring you two some free food today.."
He said that happily while
Naruto and Gin smiled at each other and started eating and talking about Naruto's day and the tasks Gin completed that day.
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