Naruto lives his life in ignorance. Truly, for him, ignorance is bliss, and not just in the academic sense. Ignorance in academics and tradition allow him to blunder through life in a kind of innocent, charmed bubble. Such a state of mind allows him to successfully create his own ninja way without the hesitation or guilt that comes along with carelessly discarding generations of tradition.

He is conveniently ignorant of the positive effect he has on the lives of those around him. Oh, he acknowledges all of the good that his newly formed "family" as it were does for him, but to give himself an ounce of credit would be akin to throwing off all of the masks and tearing down all of the walls that he has created to protect himself over the years. He has become too accustomed to the necessity of ignoring and smiling through the way other people have always treated him to throw away his callousness as easily as that.

For him, life is good as long as he can begin each day with the hope of a smile and perhaps a hug from Sakura, or maybe a kind word from Kakashi- sensei or a sign of acknowledgement from Sasuke. As long as he can follow his dream of one day becoming hokage.

And even though he ends more days than not without any of his hopes becoming reality, he goes to bed with a smile on his face and a lightness in his heart.

After all, in Naruto's world of ignorant bliss, the potential that tomorrow holds is vast, great, and might just herald the realization of one of his hopes and dreams. Life just doesn't get much better than that.