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* Kurenai telling Naruto in chapter 8 that [[These Hands Have Killed|his actions]] were [[I Did What I Had to Do|well within his role on the team]]. She concludes that she's [[So Proud of You|proud of Naruto]]--something to which Naruto doesn't know how to react.
* Naruto's words to Hinata as she recovers from her injuries in the hospital.
{{quote|"I just wanted to have lunch with my best friend."}}
* Naruto's answer to Neji's questions of why he spared his life when he obviously didn't want to all boils down to this: ''Because [[The Woobie|Hinata]] asked him to.''
{{quote|'''Naruto:''' I visited your cousin in the hospital after you nearly killed her. I saw her every day, and she never mentioned seeing a single member of her family when she was there. She really only asked for one thing from me when I visited her. Do you know what that was?
'''Neji:''' ''<shakes his head>''
'''Naruto:''' Your life. }}
* "That's bullshit!" Hinata throws Naruto right out of his angst with those words, her faith in him really shining through to him in a true moment of need.
* Shino gives us two moments. One is when he tears into his clan for their part in the many grievances befalling [[Nakama|Naruto]]. The second is when his father, Shibi, backs him up.
* A subtle one after the Chunin exam tournament duels. After Shino and Chouji fight  {{spoiler|with Shino coming up victorious}}, Shino is seen waiting for the next battle to start eating a bag of chips (which Chouji regularly uses to "help replenish his chakra").
* Chapter 19: A deeply shaken Naruto's meeting with the {{spoiler|right-armless}} Hokage. Naruto knew why the villagers hated him, but he only partially knew it was [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|because of the Hokage's actions]]. Despite all that, the first thing he does is embrace the Hokage, and the old man realizes that [[Forgiveness|Naruto has forgiven him]].
* Chapter 21: Naruto and Jiraya's father/son moment:
{{quote|'''Jiraiya''': Your sensei  {{spoiler|was a jonin, brat, facing one of the most dangerous missing-nins of their generation}}; I doubt at this point you'd have been anything but a hindrance. Your job is to work your ass off and get good enough so that when you do get a chance, you can clean his<ref>Itachi</ref> [[Precision F-Strike|fucking]] clock. Do you understand me?<br />
'''Naruto''': ''(nodding)'' Does it ever get any easier?<br />
'''Jiraiya''': Not even a little...and if it ever does, then I don't want to know you. Understand? }}
** [[Tear Jerker|The funeral scene.]] [[Nakama|Shino and Hinata comforting Naruto]] when he finally breaks down. Kakashi and Asuma's quiet restraint of Hiashi and leaving him with the knowledge that if he disrupts {{spoiler|Kurenai}}'s funeral to reprimand Hinata, he will be joining {{spoiler|Kurenai}} in the ground.

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