with us

As I walked out the door of my old house, I was undoubtedly very disappointed in my father. Just because of his petty ambitions and stubbornness, he didn't even confront me and back down about Naruto.

My father's words, telling me not to call him father again if I were to spread the truth about Naruto's true identity in the village, were still running around in the back of my mind.

There was as much difference between the danzo when I was born and the danzo now as a small hill and a big mountain. I thought maybe it was because I left the village at the moment Minato died, the moment he was closest to becoming Hokage, but then I shook my head and decided that this was ridiculous.

If I had not left the village two years ago, the villagers would have had to appoint me, by far the most powerful person, as Hokage, and no one would have been happy with this situation.

As I continued walking along the roadside in confusion, someone suddenly put their hand on my shoulder.

"Noo, still Eren, how is your youthful fire doing?"

"Come on guy, I really need quiet. Ignore me and continue your training"

"I can understand what you feel from the look in your eyes. You look at me just like when I couldn't beat Kakashi even though I trained all the time. At such times, I devote myself to extremely difficult training and my thoughts disappear by mixing with the sweat flowing from your body, warmed by the burning fire of my youth."

As I looked at the guy smiling at me, drenched in sweat, I remembered that in my previous life, I was doing what he was doing.

"Actually, you're right. Even though my thoughts are too important to forget, I'll follow your advice for once."

Guy stood there as if shocked, his mouth widening by the second, showing his surprise.

"ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO TRAIN WITH ME?"

"If you want it so much, let's run with you."

" REALLY "

" Yes "

" YOU'RE NOT LYING, ARE YOU? "

"If you ask me one more time, I'll give up"

Guy clamped his jaw shut so fast he nearly broke his teeth and pulled a pair of green tights from his back pocket, stuffed into a small space.

"Fortunately, I brought one with me."

"Put that thing in your pocket and wait here for me, I'll get some weights."

Without giving Guy the opportunity to offer again, I disappeared from my place and went to one of the forest areas on the outskirts of Konoha and spread my shadow to cover the entire forest, drawing thousands of trees into my shadow at the same time.

When the trees shaded me, the load on my back was so heavy that I instantly sank into the ground beneath my feet.

When I came back to Guy, even walking had become tiring and I had to constantly put chakra under my feet.

When I told Guy I was ready, without questioning, he did a handstand and started running on his hands. As time passed, I stopped caring about what people thought about me, so I started running keeping up with the guy.

After running almost all day and feeling like I was dying, we took a break in the forest where I bought the trees.

Guy commented a lot because he couldn't leave me behind due to my slow pace.

As soon as the chakra under my feet dispersed, I was crushed under my own weight and most of the bones in my body were broken.

When Guy heard the sound of breaking bones, he came to me with a clearly worried expression and tried to lift me up, but he realized that he was powerless to lift even one arm. I was too weak to even tell Guy to stop, so I just ignored him and continued lying down.

"Gate of pain open"

As I looked at the guy who was trying to lift me up using a forbidden technique, all the feelings of sadness, disappointment, and fatigue I had experienced today came together and I got nervous and started laughing at myself.

"That's enough guy"

My shadow lengthened and came to the middle of the gap in the middle of the forest and emptied the thousands of trees I had brought into that area.

While Guy was trying to lift me up, I suddenly became lighter and Guy threw me into a large tree tens of meters away.

While getting up from the tree branch from which I was thrown, I used the reverse curse technique to restore my body and relaxed myself with a feeling similar to entering a hot spa after intense exercise.

"You made me miss you, Eren"

When I heard the familiar and nostalgic voice and turned my head, I saw Reina smiling and waving at me while standing a little away from the tree I was standing on.

" I miss you too "

Before Reina could react to my words, I ran to her and hugged her.

"How strong is this love born from the fire of youth"

Before Guy could continue speaking, he was caught by the tongue of a toad that appeared out of nowhere and was thrown across the village.

When I stopped hugging Reina, I saw that Reina refused to let me go and hugged me tightly. I could guess that he must have received the news that I was coming to the village beforehand. He must have taken a shower before coming, I could feel it from his still damp hair.

"Reina, if you keep hugging me for this long, we won't be able to eat the delicious smelling food you brought. I'm so hungry right now."

Reina reacted to my words, picked up the picnic bag she had dropped on the ground, and smiled and invited me to dinner.

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Shortly after, Reina and I were eating various foods under the moonlight on a lawn surrounded by trees.

"Hokage-sama spoke to me about Naruto and told me to convince you."

"If Reina told you everything, you should be able to guess that I will not allow Naruto to be humiliated like this."

"Yes, I know that, but one thought never leaves my mind."

"What a thought"

"Instead of telling Naruto about his father and mother, why don't you adopt him? Do you think it's too merciful to tell a little child that your family is dead?"

"There are multiple reasons for this. First, if his family is not really dead and will come back in the future, how will I explain myself to them? Second, let's say they died for sure. What will I say to Naruto in the future if he finds out that I am not his father? Third, I am a single man, how will I raise a child? "

While I was saying the last reason, the little movement in Reina's fingers caught my eye.

"Reina, let me guess. You want me to leave the job of raising Naruto to you, right?"

" w w w.. wh where did you get this from, baga ?"

Reina's flushed cheeks looked so delicious that I couldn't help but take a bite.

"Let's go find Naruto tomorrow morning, he's probably old enough. Let's go and ask him if he wants to live with us."

"With us?"

"Yes with us"

Reina jumped on me with joy and kissed my lips and thus we decided to become a real couple.