Garou stared up at Bang as the latter jumped down, "I was coming to see what was going on when all of a sudden, this child was falling out of the sky," Bang said as he held Naruto up towards Garou, "you wouldn't happen to know anything about it, would you?"

"Put me down, you old geezer!" Naruto shouted as he struggled to escape from Bang

"Hmph, you really sound like him when he was younger," Bang said to Naruto as the old man tossed him into the air

Garou saw this, causing him to jump into the air and catch Naruto. Doing several front-flips before landing in a crouching position. He set Naruto on the ground, still crouching, asked: "You okay, brat?"

"Why am I being tossed around like a ball?!" Naruto shouted, "Am I just an object for you assholes to play with?!"

"BE GLAD YOU'RE ALIVE!" Garou screamed, a large tick-mark appearing on his forehead. But his anger soon vanished, sighing as he stood up and turned around to face Bang, "This shitty old man... he's too much for you,"

"That's what you said about the other geezer!" Naruto shouted

"And if they're both here, then it's because of me!" Garou screamed back at the boy, shocking the latter

"W-What?" Naruto stuttered, "But why?"

"I've done a lot of things kid. I ain't no saint,"

"You never were to call yourself a good person, Garou," Bang said, walking to Bomb and extending his hand, "you okay, bro?"

"I-I'm fine. He caught me off guard. Holding back the entire fight," Bomb replied to his younger brother. Pulling himself up with help from Bang, Bomb stood up and arched his back. The sound of bones popping and cracking echoed through the forest, soon followed by a loud sigh, "If I was 20 years younger, I could've kicked his ass," Bomb said

"Even if we were in our prime, we still wouldn't have beat him," Bang said, turning back to Garou, "as for you, young man-"

"Let me guess, you're gonna beat the stupid outta me?" Garou questioned, lowering his body, spreading out his legs, and placing his hands in front of his body, "Just because you're old, don't expect me to go easy on ya, geezer,"

But Bang but stood there, staring at Garou. Bang closed his eyes, sighing and turning his back to him, "I retired from the Hero Association," Bang said out loud. Garou stood there, his eyes widened in shock. He slowly straightened up, but still ready to fight if need be.

"Is this a joke?!" Garou screamed at the top of his lungs, rage filling his entire being, "I thought you two were gonna be heroes until the day you die! But retiring?! Have you gone senile?!"

"No... I'm just getting old," Bang replied, his back still facing Garou as he spoke, "I admit it, I'm not young anymore. On occasion, I've messed up a few times. Like passing gas without my knowledge,"

"THAT'S NOT FUNNY!" Garou shouted

"But that's beside the point. And to answer something you said from before... I'm not here for you," Bang turned around to face Garou, "I'm here for that child,"

"Ehh?" Naruto managed to speak out, pointing at himself, "W-Why me?!"

"The child of a friend I once knew gave me a call, saying that 'Naruto' had learned the breathing technique Abandonment," Bang explained, looking at Naruto as the latter looked up at Garou

"Is that what you've been teaching me?! I thought that was so I wouldn't get winded!" Naruto pointed at Garou, who soon grew a tick-mark

"THAT WAS THE MOST BASIC THING I COULD THINK OF!" Garou shouted at Naruto, grabbing his head and lightly shaking it, "ANYTHING ELSE AND YOU'RE BODY WOULD'VE BEEN IN A WHEEL-CHAIR! FOR LIFE!"

"YOU COULD'VE AT LEAST TOLD ME!"

"*Sigh* It's almost like I'm seeing two of him," Bang said to himself as he watched Naruto and Garou argue

"It does bring back memories of better times. When Garou was a brat that big," Bomb commented

"Hahahaha, those were good times... but... I think the Garou we once knew... is back," Bang smirked, seeing Garou and Naruto start to pull each others hair

"Should we stop them?" Bomb questioned, to which he got a shrug from his brother

"They're only rough-housing, give them a few minutes," Bang walked over to a piece of shattered tree and sat on it, "we've got all the time in the world,"

Naruto was sitting at a table, the smell of BBQ filling his nose as said food was being grilled right in front of him, "Man, I haven't eaten since lunch," he mumbled out, a waterfall of drool flowing from his mouth

"Me too," Garou agreed with his student, staring intensely at the grilling meat

"Thankfully, seniors get half-off here and children under the age of 12 eat free," Bang explained, sitting on a cup of tea, "so feel free to eat to your heart's content!"

"Thank you for the food!" Naruto and Garou said, clapping their hands together and bowing their heads

"Hahahaha, think nothing of it," Bang smiled, waving it off

"Isn't Guy supposed to be here?" Bomb asked, looking around. But his search was cut short when a green blur appeared in front of them with a large dust cloud trailing behind, "I apologize for my unyouthfully late timing, Bang-san! Bomb-san! Lord Hokage asked me to take care of a small bandit problem a few miles outside the village!" Guy said, getting on his knees while apologizing to the two old men

"Actually, you're just in time. The first batch of meat is just about done," Bang said, turning his attention to the now missing meat from the grill at the center of the table, "and it's gone,"

"Grrrrr!"

"Grrrrrrr!"

"They're fighting like rabid dogs," Bomb deadpanned as he saw Garou and Naruto fighting over a piece of grilled pork with soy-sauce BBQ sauce over it

"Manners!" Bang shouted as he chopped both of their heads, causing them to drop the meat onto the floor, "Garou, act your age! Naruto, you're not a wild animal, have some manners!"

"Sorry, geezer/old man," Naruto and Garou replied, large lumps growing on their heads. Naruto raised his head to look at Guy, the latter smiling at the former, "My, my, Naruto, who knew you were taking classes behind my back?"

"G-Guy-sensei! I-I can expla-"

"Hahahaha! No need to, Naruto! I understand that you're eager to learn, but managing to get lessons from the great Silver Fang himself! It's something only my father had managed to accomplish, even if it was for a short 2 weeks when he was your age!" Guy said with his signature smile, confusing Naruto.

Naruto was about to ask a question before Guy's demeanor changed, their eyes locking as Guy spoke, "But it's because of this, I'm going to have to tell your father about it,"

"YOU CAN'T DO THAT!" Naruto shouted at the top of his lungs

"I'm sorry, but I have to. Lord Hokage has strict orders for me to do so," Guy explained, "besides, why would you need more training. I'm sure Lord Hokage and Lady Kushina have trained you enough t-"

"THEY NEVER TRAINED ME A DAY IN MY LIFE!" Naruto screamed, standing on his chair to make himself taller than Guy, "HELL, IF IT WASN'T FOR GAROU-SENSEI, I WOULD BE DEAD!"

"Brat, sit down," Garou asked, but Naruto ignored him

"WANT TO KNOW WHY?! BECAUSE APPARENTLY, I WAS TO BE PAMPERED UNTIL I WAS 8, THE DAY I WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE! BECAUSE TSUNADE-SAMA SAID SO!" Naruto continued to rant, lacing Tsunade's title with malice and rage, "I WENT TO GAROU-SENSEI AFTER HE SAVED MY LIFE FROM SHINOBI WHO SAID I WAS TOO WEAK! WHO WERE TRYING TO KILL ME! I WANTED TO BE STRONGER AND SHOW THEM THAT I'M NOT A RUNT! THAT I'M NOT A WEAK, USELESS, SPINDLY LITTLE SHIT THAT SHOULD'VE JUST DIED THE MOMENT I CAME OUT OF MY MOTHERS WOMB!"

"SIT DOWN!" Garou shouted, pulling Naruto by the collar and forcing him into his seat. Naruto felt the hair on the back of his neck stand up as he got the urge to raise his arms over his head to protect himself. Fearing that he would be struck for causing a scene, he braced himself, closing his eyes to be read for any strike at him. But long, agonizing seconds would pass before Naruto opened his eyes to see Bang staring at him, Bomb putting meat back on the grill, Guy standing there in shock... and Garou looking away with his one hand over his mouth and the other still grabbing his collar. Naruto slowly relaxed as Guy pulled up a chair, sat down, and with sadness in his eyes, asked: "Naruto... do you want to talk about this?"