The Wanderer (Books of quotes)

7

"Nara!" Shikaku snapped to attention. "In a game of shogi, the most valuable piece of the board is that of the King, correct?" Shikaku frowned, confused about where Naruto was going with this, but he nodded all the same, "Correct." "Who is the King in Konoha?" The blond boy asked the entire class. That was met with silence and confusion, but Shikaku's eyes widened. He understood. He understood what Naruto was trying to say and it made sense. A lot of sense! "The Hokage?" Another civilian born boy asked. Minato shook his head, unknowingly doing so while Naruto watched him, "What do you think Namikaze-san?" The boys breath hitched, but he quickly gathered himself and spoke softly, "The people?" "Close enough." Naruto nodded, "Shinobi fight to protect the King. We don't fight to protect the Hokage. We only follow his orders to protect the King. The King is the people, but more specifically the next generation." He then looked at all of them, "Right now, in Konoha, you are the King." He turned back to Hiashi who'd stood up, glaring a little less but still there. "Clan pride is all well and good until you start gambling with the life of the King. How exactly you gambled with the King in your performance is up for you to discover. I'm not here to tell you where to walk and why but simply teach you how. You know how to walk, but you don't know where you're going or why."

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This one is from The Yellow Dyad on AO3. The ship was slightly questionable but I still loved the story. No prize on this one because I know where it's from.