Chapter 352: Stupid Kid
The early morning light seeped through an apartment window. Inside a room, Jasper stirred slowly, feeling a faint sense of distance from everything around him.
It had been over a year since he first arrived in the ninja world. Every night, he had to remind himself that he was in a virtual world. Otherwise, he truly would start to think he was no longer Jasper Reza but Jasper Ōtsutsuki.
He skipped breakfast, not because he wasn't hungry but because his thoughts were elsewhere.
Quickly, he dressed in his usual attire—dark trousers with a sleeveless shirt. The Leaf Village headband was something he didn't quite like to wear. But if he wanted to maintain his image, he had no other choice.
Breakfast was skipped due to too many things on his mind. So he headed out the door and reminded himself that he was to become the ultimate ninja.
Today's task was straightforward: watch Naruto at the hospital.
Recently, the main character had left the village without permission somehow. All because he wanted Sasuke Uchiha so badly. The results landed the boy on a stretcher right back to the Leaf Village.
Jasper honestly disliked Naruto. Despite his boisterous and exuberant personality, Naruto's unorthodox behaviour and pursuit of recognition came across as immature and self-centered to Jasper.
The boy's tendency to also act out through pranks and loud declarations, such as ending sentences with "Dattebayo!" was truly annoying. Jasper just couldn't comprehend the main character's naivety as a ninja.
And his forgetfulness or oversimplified analogies was frustrating for the mature man.
While Naruto's intentions may seem decent, his reckless pursuit of acknowledgment and tendency to ignore social cues made Jasper undermine the boy. Perhaps it was Naruto's need for validation, especially through his desire to become Hokage, that made Jasper view him as superficial or vain.