Chapter 63 -:63
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Inoichi growled as well. The boy was the same age as his daughter and the thought of someone treating her like Naruto had been treated sent his anger skyrocketing through the roof. No child should have to endure that.
"Naruto-kun has tried to conceal the extent of the civilians' ire against him from me." the Hokage said sadly, "It wasn't that he didn't trust me, far from it. It was that he thought he could handle it on his own. Where have you ever heard of a child who is not a shinobi making such a decision?"
"One who has been forced to grow up faster than he should have." the younger man replied grimly, "So his usual 'Happy-Go-Nuts' persona is a mask? Makes sense."
"Not a mask per se, a shield." Sarutobi corrected him, "If the villagers don't see him affected negatively by their bullying, they'll not be as...zealous in their acts of malice as they would other wise be. At least, that is what I assume was the general line of Naruto-kun's thinking."
"'Sticks and Stones may break my Bones, but Names will never Hurt me.'" Inoichi quoted, "It does sound like something a child would think up. I take it you've made it clear to him not to hide things from you anymore?"