Baka
"Da-ddy!" a young Naruto wined as he bounded up the stairs to his family's apartment. "Someone name-called me today!" He said, finding his father in the living room. "They called me an idiot!"
"Naru, come here." Minato gestured to his lap and Naruto hopped on. "Who called you this name?"
"Sasuke!"
"Uchiha?"
"Mhm! He said I was a baka and that I would never get it, just because I got one point lower than him on a quiz! I hate him!"
"Naru, hate is a strong word."
"But I mean it!"
"Tell me something," The wise Hokage said, adjusting which knee his son was sitting on. "Would you still mean it if he didn't?"
"…But… he did!"
"How do you know?" Naruto faltered at this question, but eventually answered,
"Well… It sounded like he did…" Minato smiled a knowing smile,
"You know, usually at your age, if someone calls you a name, it means they like you." Naruto just gaped at his dad.
"W-what?!" He screamed.
"Yup."
Sasuke is in for an interesting day tomorrow… Thought Naruto mischievously.