{Tazuna's House}
The old, wrecked house still stands tall, beaming under the sunlight. Inside the house, in the main hall, Gin just came down and was comforting Nami who was busy reprimanding Gin for his reckless actions. Meanwhile, Haruto was talking to Naruto about the matter.
"What is it? Otōto" Haruto asked, giving Naruto a side glance.
"Huh? Nothing, Oni chan," Naruto said. He looked away from Haruto's eyes when he said that, and this made Haruto narrow his eyes.
"Oh, is it? Then explain why my idiot brother who would go around yelling 'I am going to become Hokage' became so silent?" Haruto said. Naruto just sighed and said
"I am just conflicted, It is my first time witnessing such a…I know he did to save us, and I want to be glad but…" Naruto struggled to find the words to explain his feeling, A tear fell from his eyes as he said, "I feel bad for feeling like this."
"Don't be." Nauto looked up to see Gin, who said this to him with a nonchalant gaze. He continued, "Welcome to reality, Naruto. Here, unlike the academy, there are no victories, only losers. Whenever there is war, hatred, and love, there will always be death and destruction to one side. The ones who get to live are not the victors either, they are tormented by their mind for the rest of their lives until they also die, only to pass on the curse. Such is the cruel reality:" Gin spread his arms in the end to signify that everyone is part of this chain.
Nami and Haruto looked down to contemplate this while Naruto looked right into Gin's eyes and said, "What must I do so that I can end this chain?" Gin smirked, which turned into full-blown laughter. 'I was never the one to believe in faith or that people are born with certain characteristics that will lead them to faith. I thought that this world would be doomed since Naruto didn't go through all the suffering he did, but looking at him now, I can feel it. Destiny does exist' Gin thought.
"You're a kind kid, naruto. I don't know how to end this chain; no one does. Hashirama gave the tail beast like candy to other villages to end this cycle, but with the movement that he passed away, the cycle began anew." Gin said. Naruto looked down, but the next thing Gin said made Naruto hopeful again. "But that wouldn't have stopped him if he were alive; he would find a new way to end the cycle until he has life he would try over and over to end it. Maybe, just maybe, he may succeed in one of those. Naruto, my only advice is that this is a dangerous path, something that is unlikely to ever reach its end, but if you still want to try, then you have my support."
Naruto then said, "I will end this cycle, I will bring peace and become the Hokage greater than any other Hokage before." Gin smiled, and Nami also smiled at this.
"Man, you stole my thunder again," Haruto said, 'Thank you, Gin!' He thought, but wouldn't say it out loud. Gin just chuckled as he then began walking for the door. "I am going out to train," He said as he reached for the doorknob when a kunai split past him and hung on the doorknob. He slowly and robotically turned his head to see Nami with her hair flowing in nine parts like tails and fire appearing below her. Gin wasted no time as he walked and sat on the table and said, "On second thought, I am too injured to go out now. Let's just eat and rest for today."
"Only for today," Nami said in a menacing tone, with each word bolded. Gin sweated a lot, but Naruto came in clutch as he put up a board that read 'She wants you to have rest for a week.
"A week, I mean a week with you of course," Gin said. Nami's mood saw an immediate 180 improvement as the fire and nine-tail deaspring was replaced by a blush and a shy voice saying.
"Oh, you're such a flirt." As she played with her long hair, Naruto and Haruto were making a clapping sign although they didn't clap. Just in time to save Gin or make it worse, the other team showed up with Kakashi, Tazuna, Kushina, Sai, and Tsukihime there. Tsukihime immediately went to Gin and hugged him, causing Nami to turn into stone. Naruto and Sai meet up and pull a popcorn bag out of nowhere to see the drama that is going to unfold, meanwhile, Haruto went to Kushina and Kakashi and explained everything.
The scene spills into immediate chaos as food arrives, and everyone is eating and having fun while some are busy arguing over who Gin likes more. Gin was looking at the scene before him with fondness; although it was chaotic, there was a lot of love in it. It touched his lonely heart that suffered from both his previous and current life, 'Maybe my cold heart can still have emotion' he thought.
"Why are you all laughing like this?" A kid yelled, 'Fuck, I forgot about this little piece of shit' Gin thought as he looked at a young boy with short, spiky dark brown hair and large, round brown eyes. He has soft, youthful features with a slightly round face that reflects his innocence and vulnerability. He is wearing a yellowish-brown jacket with long sleeves over a blue shirt and dark shorts.
"Ayoi, who are you?" Haruto was the first to respond. 'It seems his young master syndrome flared up with Inari's provocation. This is going to be fun to watch,' Gin thought as he looked on.
"This is my grandson, Inari." Tazuna said and continued, "Inari, these are ninjas from the Land of Fire. They are the ones who saved me."
"You can't win against Gato. Leave to your comfortable homes," Inari said, which flared up 2 of the young boys here. AN: I am sorry if this doesn't sound like Inari, since it's been a long time since I read Naruto. I don't remember this part in detail.
Haruto got up and walked to Inari. He bent down to eye level with him and looked into his eyes. 'Is he going to talk no jutsu to him' Gin thought while others were just as curious, without any warning Haruto bitch slapped him across the face and got up and went back to his seat. 'What in the universe? This guy is a menace to society' Gin thought while Kushina hit him in the head and continuously apologized to Tazuna and his granddaughter.