"Is it over?"
"No, look, the Gold-Framed big screen is lit up!"
"So that's it, I was so engrossed I forgot about the Gold-Framed's existence."
"Hey, hey, hey, what do you mean?!" Naruto complained, hands on his hips, clearly displeased.
What's wrong with Gold-Framed Naruto?
Did he bother you?!
Don't even say it, really, don't say it.
"Slap—"
Neji went up and slapped him.
Naruto turned, glaring furiously.
What greeted him was another big hand.
"Slap—"
Inoichi Yamanaka also made his move.
Naruto cursed loudly, wanting to fight back, but was frozen in place.
Because he had made an aggressive move.
"Naruto, pull yourself together, don't be controlled by the babbling," Neji kindly reminded him.
"Brat, don't make me look down on you! We've helped you so much, yet you're not trying to overcome it?!" Inoichi Yamanaka also offered a word of comfort.
"Wuwuwu!!!" Naruto's eyes widened.
Let go of him, don't tie him up!
The Gold-Framed big screen appeared.
"[After that snowy night when he walked Hinata home, Naruto resumed his 'normal' life.]"
"[Under the villagers' ostracism, the brainwashing of the Will of Fire, and the torment of both mind and body, he was on the verge of breaking down.]"
"[Spring passed and autumn came again, and finally, Naruto's days, which felt like years, came to an end.]"
"[One calm afternoon, Hiruzen Sarutobi personally visited, presenting him with an application form for the Ninja Academy.]"
"[From then on, Uzumaki Naruto began his life at the Ninja Academy.]"
"[No longer did he have to wander aimlessly around Konoha Village like a stray dog, hated and cursed by all.]"
"[Many things happened during his time at school.]"
"[On his first day of enrollment, he was also subjected to verbal abuse from other students' parents.]"
"[Even after enrolling, things didn't go as he had imagined; he didn't make many friends.]"
"[Gradually, besides being called a 'fox demon' behind his back, Naruto acquired another nickname—the dead last.]"
"[Disheartened, Naruto chose to go to another extreme.]"
"[Time flew by.]"
"[Uzumaki Naruto still grew up like a wild weed.]"
"[The curses and insults calling him a 'fox demon' and telling him to die became much less frequent.]"
"[Not because people had adapted to Naruto's existence, but because Naruto's behavior now aligned with what those people expected of a Ninja.]"
"[If the fox demon lost control, his death would be meaningless.]"
"[And Naruto also grew into Konoha Village's true 'menace.']"
"[From then on, his actions began to focus on making everyone notice his existence, making everyone acknowledge his existence.]"
"[Constant pranks, constantly and frequently appearing before the villagers.]"
"[He, who already had poor academic performance, became a true dead last with these antics, an unprecedented dead last, scoring zeros in everything.]"
"[He showed no ambition, and his personality gradually became overbearing due to his actions.]"
Looking at the Gold-Framed big screen, at the streets and Hokage Rock covered in paint and graffiti by Uzumaki Naruto.
The people of Konoha Village were all reminded of their memories.
Of course, in reality, it wasn't that long ago.
The last time, it seemed like it hadn't even been a year.
"Truly detestable, beyond detestable!"
"A disgusting existence!"
"Third Hokage, if only he had been dealt with directly back then, there wouldn't be so many troubles now?"
Once bad memories of Konoha were stirred up, villagers immediately jumped out.
"[And Uzumaki Naruto's actions not only worsened his reputation, but even the Ninja treated him with cold indifference.]"
"[Furthermore, looking up, one could often see the Hokage Rock smeared in a chaotic mess.]"
"[This undoubtedly ruined the image of the Hokage Rock in everyone's hearts.]"
"[It also fundamentally and completely destroyed Naruto's public appeal.]"
"[Yet, Uzumaki Naruto never received any substantial punishment; the Third Hokage seemed to be indulging him.]"
"[Not only were the punishments ineffective, but for the property damage caused, the Hokage's office initially handled it, but as the incidents became more frequent, everyone could only grit their teeth and endure it themselves.]"
"[If, at first, many people were only verbally abusive towards Uzumaki Naruto due to herd mentality, blaming him for everything related to the Nine-Tails Rampage.]"
"[Then, Uzumaki Naruto's actions over these past few years truly made those people hate him to the bone.]"
Hashirama Senju: "Ha... hahaha~"
Hashirama Senju: "Gold-Framed Naruto is a very lively child!"
Tobirama Senju: "..." Tobirama Senju: "It's too embarrassing, big brother, no need to force the praise."
Ōnoki: "Sigh, this child, he just wants to fit into Konoha."
Uzumaki Kushina: "My child... You damn Old Monkey, you clearly knew that doing this would not only fail to mend his relationships with everyone but would instead escalate conflicts, yet you didn't stop him, and even kept giving him psychological suggestions!"
Uzumaki Kushina: "You disgusting beast!"
"[At school, students didn't always deliberately target him.]"
"[But whenever Naruto did something thoughtless, he would always be met with everyone's merciless ridicule and laughter.]"
"[Whether it was liberal arts or sciences, he was always at the very bottom.]"
"[Chakra refinement took him twice as long as others, and he still couldn't control his Chakra well; various basic Ninjutsu in his hands seemed to become the most difficult Ninjutsu imaginable.]"
"[Originally, Naruto's reputation was only extremely poor among the boys; girls didn't have much time to pay attention to him.]"
"[However, that changed when Naruto started targeting Uchiha Sasuke.]"
"[Even the girls who had previously ignored him now glared at him with anger.]"
Inuzuka Kiba: "Honestly, Naruto can sometimes be really annoying."
Shino Aburame: "That's because he became like this under the Third Hokage's guidance."
Inuzuka Kiba: "That's true, he even graffitied the Hokage Rock, and they only made him clean it up. Such an ineffective punishment... Isn't that just indulgence?"
Kankuro: "I didn't think you dog-handlers would have a bit of a brain; not too stupid, you can even see these things."
Inuzuka Kiba: "You puppet bastard, what did you say?!"
Puppet?
!!!
Deidara: "Art is an explosion!"
Deidara: "Puppets are just a minor skill!"
Sasori: "???"
The two were about to start bickering.
They immediately received a warning from Nagato.
"[The Will of Fire finally took root.]"
"[Aside from his daily pranks, Naruto always liked to talk about becoming Hokage.]"
"[He, who only talked but never acted, then set his sights on Sasuke.]"
"[That guy lived the life he most wanted to live.]"
"[He was liked by most of the girls in the class.]"
"[Even his goddess, Sakura Haruno, was the same.]"
"[Naruto didn't notice that there was a pair of eyes in the class that often secretly watched him.]"
Inuzuka Kiba: "Oh my god~"
Inuzuka Kiba: "If it weren't for childhood memories adding points, I'd want to ask Hinata... Are you blind?"
Wuwuwu!!!
Naruto, tied up by the combined efforts of Inoichi Yamanaka and Neji, kept whimpering.
Hearing Inuzuka Kiba's words, he didn't even think about whether it was right or wrong; in any case, as long as it questioned him, he would refute it first.
"He's seriously ill," Inoichi Yamanaka said with a grave expression.
"Yes," Neji also said with a solemn face.
"[The peaceful days seemed like they would continue like this forever.]"
"[However, one afternoon.]"
"[Konoha's atmosphere became extremely strange.]"
"[Even the Ninja Academy was affected.]"
"[That day, Iruka received an order; although he didn't understand, he still said to the entire class:]"
"['Don't leave after school!']"