Childhood

is an arc of the Naruto: Shippūden anime. It covers episodes 480 onwards. It consists of a Part A and Part B for two characters on a event in their childhoods in each episode. This arc is preceded by the Kaguya Ōtsutsuki Strikes.

Naruto and Hinata
Part A: A young Naruto Uzumaki is ostracized by the villagers who blame him for the Fourth Hokage's death and spends his time on the Hokage Rock. Naruto is curious of the world and escapes from the villagers' hostility by training in the woods. One evening, as he eats fish by a bonfire, he meets the Third Hokage. As they talk and eat together, Hiruzen tells Naruto that one person compared to the rest of the world is small. Which gives Naruto a better perspective of the world.

Part B: A young Neji Hyūga is told by his father that the daughter of the Hyūga clan's Head of Main Branch is about to celebrate her third birthday and it will be Neji's duty to protect her. When they first meet, Hinata lacks taijutsu skills in their sparing and confides in Neji about her dislike for it, and he tries to get her to reconsider. After the Hyūga Affair occurs, Hinata runs away after seeing Neji cry and she is found by Naruto, who takes her home and tells her not to cry. Hinata is then told by her father about her duty as the heiress of the clan.

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