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Naruto: Abuse and kindness of the leaf villagers

Masashi Kishimoto

Without a doubt, Naruto had one of the worst childhoods in anime history.

Childhood

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In the past, the merchants of Konoha believed that the customer was always right, except when that customer was Naruto.

Denying him service

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The villagers would say horrible stuff about Naruto, thinking he was unable to hear them.

Badmouthing him

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Villagers would see the Uzumaki walking around and looking at restaurants, wishing he could eat like the rest of them.

Letting him starve

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Every time Naruto tried to make a new friend, adults would make sure to let the children know they were not supposed to associate with him.

Turning Konoha’s children against him

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For more than a decade, our hero was left to wonder who his parents could have been.

Denying him his heritage

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Before graduating from the Academy, our hero wondered how he would ever repay Teuchi for his kindness.

Giving him free ramen

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In the past, most of them would have probably told Nagato about Naruto’s location right away.

Protecting him from Pain

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No one in the village harbored any ill-intent towards our hero after the battle.

Celebrated him after defeating Pain

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The Leaf ninjas, who were aware of what would happen to Naruto if he was caught, put their lives on the line to protect their fellow Shinobi.

Fought against Madara and Obito for his sake

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