History Heartwarming / Naruto

** And even then, the outcome is unbelievably moving on its own, with Neji's HeroicSacrifice and FamousLastWords displaying possibly the most powerful CharacterDevelopment in the series. That [[TheStoic stoic]] Neji Hyuga was happy enough in his fate to GoOutWithASmile speaks wonders of the boy who was once one of the most hateful characters in the story.

* At the end of Team 7's very first test with Kakashi, the latter showed them a memorial with the names of ninjas fallen in the line of duty carved on it to show them the importance of teamwork. He mentioned that his best friend's name was on it. In ''Kakashi Gaiden'', we find out he was talking about [[FireForgedFriends Obito]]. Doubles as TearJerker when we find out [[spoiler:[[FallenHero Obito]] [[EvilFormerFriend wasn't dead]] [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans at all]]]].

* A small thing, but important nonetheless. Sasuke activates the Sharingan because he's desperate to protect Naruto from Haku. In turn, Naruto uses the Nine-Tails' chakra for the first time because Haku had ''apparently'' killed Sasuke. Flash forward a bit and it's revealed that an Uchiha awakens the sharingan [[spoiler:when they lose someone precious to them]] while Naruto could initially access the Nine-Tails chakra only [[spoiler:under extreme ''personal'' danger because it's so powerful his body naturally rejected it.]]

** This event was later revisited when [[spoiler:Haku and Zabuza were forcibly resurrected]]. Kakashi revealed that even though Zabuza had been about to cut Haku's corpse in half, for a brief moment he had hesitated. For a battle-hardened shinobi who was trained to know no emotion, this spoke more about his feelings for Haku than any spoken confession.

** Note that this was the ''only'' time Naruto ever expressed explicit doubt in himself to someone else. And it's not to the [[BigGood Third Hokage]], [[BigBrotherMentor Iruka]], or any of [[TrueCompanions Team 7]]. It's to Hinata. This moment was the foundation of their strong friendship [[spoiler:and eventual romance]].

** What makes this heartwarming is when you consider that, only a couple of generations ago, it was this attribute of putting one's comrades before the mission that led to [[spoiler:Kakashi's father]] being ostracized and shamed to the point that he committed suicide. But now, two generations later, the idea of putting your comrades first has become a positive trait, one that is viewed as superior to completing the mission over all else. It just goes to show how far Konoha has come in the intervening years.

* When Naruto is leaving the village with Jiraiya, he turns to the Fourth Hokage's monument and says, "Just you watch." Keep in mind this was before he knew that [[spoiler: Minato was his father]].

** This becomes HeartwarmingInHindsight when you realize that at this point, we have now seen the two eventual [[WorldsStrongestMan World's Strongest Men]], Sasuke and Naruto, activate their {{Superpowered Evil Side}}s because they were ForcedToWatch [[spoiler:their respective future wives, Sakura and Hinata, get hurt]].

** And the best (or worst) part, is that Sasuke respects this. During the War, he [[spoiler:incinerated some White Zetsu clones]], saying that since they're not Leaf Shinobi, [[ExactWords his promise]] does not extend to them.

** But the truly heartwarming bit is when Zetsu recognizes Kakashi and Rin as two ninja surrounded by Hidden Mist Shinobi and warns Obito, going as far as to let him wear one of them like a battle-suit because his own body is still far too injured. Bad guys they might be, but the friendship they seem to have kindled seems just as real as those on the protagonists side. Both moments get sour when [[spoiler: Obito learns much later that they had [[HarsherInHindsight double purpose for befriending him]], all part of Madara's plan to break Obito]].

* When Sakura activates her White Strength Seal, out of a desire to stand on equal footing with Naruto and Sasuke, [[NoGuyWantsAnAmazon Naruto looks absolutely terrified at her enhanced punch]] -- but [[AmazonChaser Sasuke has a proud]] ''[[https://31.media.tumblr.com/85051a84ec0a23d61ea6a1cb05953cf8/tumblr_inline_mnjxs4bx3x1qz4rgp.png smirk]]'' on his face. [[spoiler:He later marries her, and when their daughter Sarada demonstrates her chakra-enhanced punch a la Sakura, Sasuke sports that same smirk]].

* A tear jerker, heart warmer and a moment of awesome all rolled into one. With all hope seemingly lost, as Kakashi and Minato are incapable of putting a dent in Madara's defense, Guy [[spoiler:makes the ultimate sacrifice without a moment's hesitation by opening the 8th Gate: The Gate of Death.]] Guy describes it as a technique to be used only when you have someone so precious that you'd be willing to lay down your life for them, and this context is illustrated by a flashback where Guy's father sacrificed his life for his son. In Guy's context Kakashi, his best friend and rival, and Lee, his beloved student, are his precious people that he wants to protect.

** Gaara asking what Guy just did, Kakashi explains that [[spoiler:Guy just opened the Eighth Gate, a stronger version of what Lee did during their battle, but it's fatal,]] causing Gaara to remember Guy saving Lee. Gaara asks if Lee is ok, showing how much Gaara has changed from the monster that couldn't understand why Guy would save Lee's life.
** When Lee opens the sixth gate and curses his inability to [[spoiler:open the Eighth]] Gate, Minato tells he shouldn't feel bad, as Lee is one of the young lives Guy [[spoiler:is dying for]]. It mixes with TearJerker.

** When the Sage reveals that Naruto is [[spoiler:his son reincarnated, it shows how much the sage loves his son to visit one of his reincarnations long after his death.]] Based on his words, he has already done this multiple times.

* Hinata, now [[spoiler:trapped in the Infinite Tsukuyomi]], mentally calls out to Naruto. [[MindlinkMates He hears her]] and he immediately tries to rush to her aid! Unfortunately mixes as NightmareFuel and TearJerker, though.
** Sasuke acting quickly to protect Team 7 from the effects of [[spoiler:the Infinite Tsukuyomi.]]
* Half of [[spoiler:the Infinite Tsukuyomi]] dreams are hilarious. The other half are adorable.

* Sasuke tells Naruto that because they are the only two capable of [[spoiler:sealing Kaguya]], they should focus on protecting themselves and not the rest of Team 7, as both Sakura and Kakashi are not powerful enough and therefore are useless now. [[DumbassHasAPoint Naruto agrees that]] [[JerkassHasAPoint Sasuke has a point]], but also claims that his "body moves on its own," which is a MeaningfulEcho to Sasuke's words in the Land of Waves arc.

* Kakashi intends on TakingTheBullet for Naruto and Sasuke, only for Obito to use Kamui in order to save him [[spoiler:at the cost of his own life, just like how he intended to do all those years ago.]]

** Obito's [[spoiler:dying words]] to Naruto, saying that he knows Naruto will be Hokage. Then [[spoiler:in the afterlife, [[TogetherInDeath Rin is revealed to have been waiting for Obito]], who is now back to his young self]].

* The Sage of the Six Paths managing to [[spoiler:summon and unite ''all'' of the dead Kage]] to rescue Team 7 from Kaguya's dimension, and then congratulates all of them on saving the world.

* Sasuke's character comes full circle after he admits that [[spoiler:Naruto's feeling of friendship were actually mutual all along but he tried to erase them, as he felt those were a weakness]].

** And just the total beauty of the moment that despite everyone in-universe and out believing it to be impossible, [[spoiler:Team 7 was truly together again. They made it out of the darkness]].

** The monuments at Valley of the End get obliterated, which represented a feud between Senju and Uchiha. All that remains are the hands of each statue in a jutsu-casting pose, but one has broken so it looks like the fingers are wrapped around the other's in a gesture of friendship. It doubles as a symbolic moment for [[spoiler:the feud ending with Naruto and Sasuke and the restoration of their own friendship, while also representing the arms they have lost in battle]].

* A lot in [[DistantFinale the epilogue]], most from our heroes now being adults and [[spoiler:having kids on their own]]. Here is the list of them:
** [[spoiler:Hinata ''finally'' marries Naruto and has two children with him. She was then seen with their daughter, Himawari, bringing flowers to Neji's grave]].
** [[spoiler:Some already expected Shikamaru to get married to Temari and Ino married to Sai, but no one expected Choji to get married to Karui. Congratulations Choji]].
** [[spoiler:Rock Lee has a son and is mentoring him just like Might Guy did before having to retire]].
** [[spoiler:Anko is alive and happy, and appears to be the mentor to Chocho, Choji and Karui's daughter. After all of the horrible things she went through in the later part of the series, and the fear that her fate would end up being a case of WhatHappenedToTheMouse, it's really heartwarming to see her doing well years later]].
** [[spoiler:When Sakura and Sarada talk about Sasuke, far far away Sasuke turns around as he senses a presence, before dismissing it as his imagination. It shows that no matter how far away he is, he is still very much connected to his wife and daughter]].
** [[spoiler:Kurenai's daughter praying to her deceased father before she goes off on a journey with Kakashi and Guy]].
** [[spoiler:The former Kage visit the old and sick Onoki while Kakashi visits the weakened but still very much alive Guy]].
*** [[spoiler:The fact that Onoki is still alive is heartwarming in and of itself considering he already was extremely old during the Fourth Shinobi World War]].
** [[spoiler:Naruto's dreams become a reality as he finally becomes the seventh Hokage and has a loving family with Hinata, Boruto and Himawari. He was then shown having a meeting with Gaara, Kurotsuchi, Darui and Choujurou (who happen to be the respective Kage of their villages)]].
*** [[spoiler:This is taken even further when you contrast the setting of this meeting with the last Gokage summit that we saw in the series. The previous generation had to hold their meeting in a neutral country, with a neutral mediator, whose primary purpose was to keep the meeting from degenerating into mindless arguing and possibly violence, with each Kage's bodyguards ready to leap out instantly at the tiniest hint of a threat. They were seated at a long, arcing table and kept a careful distance from each other. In contrast, by the time Naruto has become Hokage, the Gokage are casually meeting in Konohagakure, without any need for a mediator and are seen relaxing pretty casually when Naruto comes in. They are seated at a single small table in close proximity to one another with none of the tension that plagued the last meeting to be seen. All of this goes to show just how far things have progressed and just how much closer Naruto and those of his generation have come to building a true and lasting peace]].
** [[spoiler:Sealed back in Naruto, Kurama sleeps peacefully like any animal would do and minds his own business. A far cry when he first appeared as a snarling beast]].
** [[spoiler:On top of that there was a doodle of [[Manga/OnePiece Straw Hat Pirates' Jolly Roger]]. If you read the chapter 766 of One Piece, Eiichiro Oda makes a special [[http://web.archive.org/web/20170521230143/http://monkeydseehr.tumblr.com/post/101926033645/this-weeks-one-piece-cover-is-a-complete-tribute chapter cover tribute cover page]] by having Luffy eating ramen with Chopper and Nami as a waitress with a Konohagakure design changpao at a restaurant, covering Naruto who's eating meat. The One Piece logo is different in this chapter, with the O in a Konohagakure symbol shape, the first E holding a shuriken and the classic I in the form of Luffy now taking now the form of Naruto]].
*** [[spoiler:By the closer look if you notice the menu papers, it forms a word in Japanese: "Naruto, thanks for the hard work."]]
** [[spoiler:Konohamaru's relationship with Naruto's son, Boruto, is pretty touching if you remember how Konohamaru wanted to be treated like everyone else, but couldn't because he was the Third Hokage's grandson. You could say he is making it his business to scold Boruto and making sure he does not feel the same sense of isolation he felt as a kid]].

Warning: Every '''SPOILER''' from the manga is unmarked. Read at your own peril.

** Turns back into heartwarming when the group are reunited afterwards. [[spoiler: While Sasuke's apology to Karin was pathetic, he chose to apologize to her ''of his own free will''. Not expecting to gain anything from apologizing]]. Also, Suigetsu and Jugo don't hold much of a grudge.

*** On a side note, if one were to look closely, [[spoiler:all of the future {{Official Couple}}s are sitting next to each other, with the girl sitting to the right of their future husband: Sakura is sitting to Sasuke's right, Ino is sitting to Sai's right, and Hinata is sitting to Naruto's right]].

*** Notice that almost all of these moments focus on Naruto's family: his father [[ActionDad Minato]] (who got two moments!), his godfather [[BadassTeacher Jiraiya]], his mother [[ActionMom Kushina]], and [[spoiler:his future wife [[OneTrueLove Hinata]]]].

* [[MasterOfIllusion Itachi]] shows sympathy to [[MagnificentBastard Kabuto]] of all people. He uses [[{{Mindscrew}} Izanami]] on Kabuto to make him realize he's on the wrong way and that, unlike Itachi, he should change this before his death.

** What's more is that Gamabunta didn't show up at first, it was his son Gamakichi. Naruto is angry at the situation and himself, thinking that he messed up his only chance to save everyone. Gaara proceeds to continue his attacks, and what does AllLovingHero Naruto do? Grab the frog and shield him with his body, and puts him in a safe place. [[AllLovingHero Naruto]] stays true to himself by protecting a helpless life, and gets rewarded when that fragile creature, Gamakichi, convinces his father to fight.

* After initially failing his summoning and having to fall back to Nine Tails chakra, Naruto finally managed to summon Gamabunta... [[OhCrap who recognizes Shukaku and proceeds to refuse to help Naruto at all.]] Then, his son Gamakichi shows up and tells him that Gaara was bullying him and Naruto stood up against him, and the toad immediately changes his mind and acknowledges Naruto as his underling and proceeds to help him beat Gaara.

** [[BattleCouple Sasuke and Sakura]], [[MentorStudentDuo Naruto and Kakashi]] and Might guy's team all in battle poses, clearly having each other's backs.

* Sai being forced to fight his 'brother', knowing that he is being used by Kabuto. Him getting angry at this and instantly drawing two super-sized men and defeating Deidara and Sasori. But the clincher is when he is knocked back by one of Deidara's bombs he drops his book that opens to the finished page where Sai and his 'brother' are smiling together causes his 'brother' to see it and states that since he seeing that picture brought closure to his ties to the earth and he dies again gracefully.

* The Fourth Kazekage reveals that Gaara's mother, Karura, loved him and had vowed to protect him befpre she died. Gaara's sand shield? It's his mother's will protecting him out of love. Then, he basically ''[[CallingTheOldManOut calls himself out]]'', admitting that his poor judgement ruined his son's childhood. Gaara is crying his heart out at this point.

* Naruto, Bee and Itachi fighting together and even pulling off an AllYourPowersCombined maneuver.

*** Take another look at Itachi's words. That part about shouldering everything yourself and failing? He's talking about himself! Particualry when is it came to Sasuke. He's warning Naruto not to follow the same path and make the same mistakes he did.

** The effect is amplified if you had previously seen a similar scene in ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' where the KirkSummation had no effect on Shishio.
*** On a side note, both Shishio and Zabuza are voiced by Creator/SteveBlum.

* Shino lying face down from the poison from his earlier battle his battle against Kankuro notices the poison weakening, then he hears his father's voice "Be still Shino, My bugs are still trying to extract the poison from your body."
** In other words his father abandoned the battle to defend Konoha to rescue his poisoned son. The strained voice of Shino saying "dad" really sells it.

** Shikamaru feels Naruto trying to keep him alive, and has an epiphany about everything Naruto has endured over the years, alone, for the sake of the everyone else and realizes that he wants to be there for him so that he ''won't'' feel like that anymore. Also:

* A tear jerker, heart warmer and a moment of awesome all rolled into one. With all hope seemingly lost, as Kakashi and Minato are incapable of putting a dent in Madara's defense, Guy [[spoiler:makes the ultimate sacrifice without a moment's hesitation by opening the the 8th Gate: The Gate of Death.]] Guy describes it as a technique to be used only when you have someone so precious that you'd be willing to lay down your life for them, and this context is illustrated by a flashback where Guy's father sacrificed his life for his son. In Guy's context Kakashi, his best friend and rival, and Lee, his beloved student, are his precious people that he wants to protect.

[[folder:Confining the Jinchuuriki Arc]]

** And indeed, nobody had! When they're fighting the reanimated Jinchuriki, Kurama (which is the fox's name) bitterly remembers all the people who have controlled him in the past, noting how when they give their reasons for doing so, it usually amounted to "obey me!" Then along comes Naruto:

* A nice moment flashing back to the Raikage and Bee's first meeting. Bee's not the Raikage's younger brother by blood, but they were compatible enough to perform the Double Lariat they'd earlier used to kill Kisame's clone. The Raikage-to-be then fist-bumps a young Bee (not even a jinchuuriki yet), declaring they're brothers from now on. It makes the Raikage's BigBrotherInstinct even more touching when you realize Bee is only his brother in ''spirit''; Naruto's not the only one whose family exceeds bonds of blood!
** A tells Bee, who's about to become a Jinchuuriki, that no matter what happens, Bee doesn't have to hide it, because Bee is special to him.

* Naruto and Sasuke smiling in between the panting after their combination attack successfully impacts on Ten-Tails Jinchuriki Obito. One feels nostalgia seeing them together again and flashbacks of when the two were teammates.

* While Shukaku's past was depressing, we do have nice part. The old monk that was a past jinchuriki of the Shukaku's his entire life and despite his horrible treatment by his village, he never held it against the Shukaku. The Monk believed that everyone wished for acceptance with each other, including bijuu. It caused the Shukaku to say the monk was similar to the Sage of Six Paths, causing the monk to cry tears of joy. His entire life's beliefs all validated and proved correct by a simple compliment from Shukaku.
** In the modern day, we see Gaara doing everything to protect the Shukaku, saying as he is no longer the jinchuriki, he can be the Shukaku's equal. As well as the Shukaku's effort to protect Gaara and before he is sealed, he compares Gaara to the Old monk, Bunbukou.

** Befriending [[FantasticFoxes Kurama]], the Jinchuriki that was the cause of Konoha's unwarranted hatred towards Naruto.

* Karin meeting Naruto for the first time. She doesn't actually say anything to him, but we can see in her thoughts that she's clearly drawn to him in some way. Unlike Sasuke, the guy she's infatuated with - who's chakra was getting darker and colder, she notes this:
-->'''Karin:''' (''thinking'') Naruto Uzumaki...He's the complete opposite of Sasuke. His chakra's...so bright...and warm...

* Sakura running to Naruto to tell him the news. Look at that smile! There's been so few reasons for any of the characters to smile in part II that it makes seeing that expression on her face all the sweeter.

** Gaara asking what Guy just did, Kakashi explains that [[spoiler:Guy just opened the eighth gate, a stronger version of what Lee did during their battle, but it's fatal,]] causing Gaara to remember Guy saving Lee. Gaara asks if Lee is ok, showing how much Gaara has changed from the monster that couldn't understand why Guy would save Lee's life.
** When Lee opens the sixth gate and curses his inability to [[spoiler:open the eighth]] gate, Minato tells he shouldn't feel bad, as Lee is one of the young lives Guy [[spoiler:is dying for]]. It mixes with TearJerker.

** When the Sage reveals that Naruto is [[spoiler:his son reincarnated, it shows how much the sage loves his son to visit one of his reincarnations long after his death.]] Based on his words he already done this multiple times.
* Kakashi's flashback to meeting Guy as a child. His father warns Kakashi not to underestimate Guy, and in the present Kakashi acknowledges that Guy's skills.

* Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura and Kakashi stand together against Madara. The original Team 7 has truly returned.

* When Mizuki returns to pick a fight with Iruka and Naruto, one fight has the both of them outmatched by Mizuki's enhancements from his potion....he throws yet another giant shuriken that's aimed at an injured Iruka...and Naruto blocks it with his body the same exact way Iruka did for Naruto back in episode one.

* In Shippuden 182, Naruto's team (before Sasuke left) is paired up with the only recently reformed Gaara and his team of newbies Yaoki and Korobi for a joint mission. Despite Naruto's initial distrust of Gaara, he not only charges to the rescue when some sand ANBU try to kill Gaara. He also [[WhatTheHellHero scolds]] the rookies for running away when their "friend" (not knowing any better) needed their help. In the end, Yaoki and Korobi come back to help rescue Gaara and became some of his first real friends, aside from Naruto at this point. But the best part of the episode? If one were to look closely near the end of the Kazekage Rescue Arc, [[FreezeFrameBonus you'll see two shinobi who look like a lot like Yaoki and Korobi happily crying in relief to find him alive]].
* In Shippuden 186, Naruto decides to go out and find a rare flower that he believes will be the cure to heal Rock Lee of his injuries.
* A few moments in Shippuden 237:

* In Shippuden episode 238, Sai after learning more about what it means to have bonds draws a picture of himself, Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke holding hands. [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EJYg4Kh9DwM/TtkMJ1BkIFI/AAAAAAAADtQ/ScYMgY3cIF4/s1600/naruto.jpg Here it is]].
* Shippuden Episodes 246 and onward, which are the anime adaptations of Chapters 498 and on, mentioned earlier on this page. While most of the heartwarming content is the same, the anime adds at least one ''extremely'' heartwarming scene in Episode 247: Kushina announcing to Minato that she's pregnant. The sheer awe and joy the two parents-to-be radiates almost TastesLikeDiabetes.
* In Shippuden 306, it's a flashback to just after the Chunin Exams. Hinata, having overused her eyes during training with Neji, is unable to see. [[DefrostingIceKing Neji]] spends his time shadowing Hinata and helping her [[MysteriousProtector without her knowledge]] (eg. taking things out of her path, moving things closer to her so she doesn't have to feel around for them). After finding out that she won't be able to see a big fireworks festival, he goes out into a dangerous valley in the middle of the night with Naruto and Sakura to attempt to find a rare herb to cure her temporary blindness.

* In Shippuden 311, "Prologue to Road to Ninja", Rock Lee is accused of peeping on the girls during their bath. Lee tries to defend himself by saying that he got stuck on something and that he lost balance during his training. Naruto comes and sees Lee crying over being accused of something he never did. Naruto does a RousingSpeech to the girls saying that if he says he is innocent, then he is.

* In Shippuden 426, after Yamato is freed he's approached by the Third Hokage. Despite his fear and confusion, one of the first things Yamato asks about is if Naruto is alright.

* A small thing, but important nonetheless. Sasuke activates the Sharingan because he's desperate to protect Naruto from Haku. In turn, Naruto uses the Nine-Tails' chakra for the first time because Haku had -apparently- killed Sasuke. Flash forward a bit and it's revealed that an Uchiha awakens the sharingan [[spoiler:when they lose someone precious to them]] while Naruto could initially access the Nine-Tails chakra only [[spoiler:under extreme ''personal'' danger because it's so powerful his body naturally rejected it.]]

--->'''Zabuza:''' "He felt pain and sorrow and now -''curse him''- I feel them too. And something else: I feel content that this is the way it ends."\\

** It's not just that - Haku is made of this trope. His backstory is another TearJerker, especially his relationship with Zabuza. His own dream (bear in mind that every other ninja in Naruto has one) is nothing but to make Zabuza's dreams come true. He knows he's a tool, and he doesn't care - because Zabuza gave him his reason to keep on living, after he had lost everything. When he is defeated by Naruto, he wants to die, because it means he's no longer useful to Zabuza.

** Related to this, as he lies dying, a scene which for all intents and purposes looks like a legitimate death scene, he does so in the light with a feather slowly decending into his hand. The caged bird has finally taken flight, and while still a sad scene also beautiful to watch.

** When both the anime and manga cut to Kakashi's perspective after the whole argument, the viewer can ''literally'' see the hesitation in his eyes as he tries to complete the mission on his own. Once his wound acts up, Kakashi remembers the words of both Rin and Obito before the scene cuts, and we see him come back to save his teammate in what could be a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome - despite his previously established ''mission-is-absolute'' persona. Kakashi wasn't so different from his father after all. He came back. Even Obito is shocked.

* When Kabuto is taunting Naruto about his devotion to Sasuke, and how much Sasuke has changed from the person they knew, Sakura loses her temper - but not over what he said about Sasuke:

* Then, when she sees Naruto losing himself to his four-tailed form, she runs to him, yelling that she'll save Sasuke for him, and to please just stop what he's doing, because she can't stand to see Naruto suffering this way. And then, even when he hurts her, she heals him afterward, showing absolutely no hesitation nor judgement toward him. Later, when Naruto expresses concern over her injuries, she doesn't tell him that he was the one who caused them, not wanting him to feel any guilt over it.

** Even more so when you remember that 'The Tale of the Gutsy Ninja!' is based on Jiraya's own life and the main character is based on him.

'''Naruto''': What's ''[[ObliviousToLove that]]'' mean? Hinata, don't put yourself in danger like this - just ''go''!\\
'''Hinata''': I'm here because I- want to be. This time, I'm going to save ''you'', Naruto. I used to be such a crybaby, [[TheEeyore always giving up before I even got a chance to start]]. I almost took the wrong path so many times, that I lost count... [[LoveRedeems but you helped me find my way, and take the correct path, Naruto]]. I always chased after you, wanting to catch up, wanting to walk together with you forever. You changed who I am, Naruto. Your smiling face ''[[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe saved]]'' [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe me]], Naruto. That's why I'm not afraid to die here, [[DeclarationOfProtection if it means I can protect you]]! Because... [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove I love you. I always will]].
** [[AdaptationExpansion Even better in the anime]] where we get to see flashbacks as she is deciding to save him and as she confesses her feelings. She is actually somewhat effective, it also [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] CantCatchUp--as despite the differences in her and Naruto's power, she is the ''only'' one who stands beside him, stating that she wanted to stand side by side with him.

--->'''Pain''': [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Why]]? Why would someone as weak as you try to resist? Why would you fight me - when you know you'll only die?\\

* Similar to the Sasuke/Sakura moment with Zaku listed above in the Chunin Exams arc, as {{Nightmare Fuel}}ish as it was, Naruto (who ''instantly'' activated his [[SuperpoweredEvilSide six-tailed form]] for the first time ever) mercilessly attacks Pain with everything he has, even going as far as transforming to his ''[[UpToEleven eight-tailed form]]'' and then [[DarkestHour almost releasing the Nine-Tails]]. His reason? [[BerserkButton Pain attacked Hinata]]. Later on in Chapter 490, Naruto explicitly states that [[LivingEmotionalCrutch Hinata]] was the trigger for his UnstoppableRage.

* Naruto finally meeting his dad, the Fourth Hokage. Naruto's expression after learning that Minato was his dad is to laugh merrily--keep in mind that a few moments before he was so [[DespairEventHorizon broken]] he was willing to release the Nine-Tails. Their conversation is one heartwarming moment after another, but nothing can top Minato's words as he's restoring the seal:

* Naruto [[ManlyTears crying]] [[TearsOfJoy in relief]] when he discovers that he didn't kill Hinata or any of the other villagers in either [[SuperpoweredEvilSide his six-tailed or eight-tailed form]].

* Naruto is carried back to Konoha by Kakashi to find -everyone- out cheering for him. He has finally achieved his dream of being accepted by the village.

** Minato makes sure to add Kushina's chakra -along with his own- to the Nine-Tails' seal so that one day, they could both see Naruto grown up.

*** A meta example: Both the chapter and the episode are called "Brotherly Time". Trust Itachi and Sasuke to consider battle a bonding moment--and trust Kishimoto to make it work.

* When Sakura activates her White Strength Seal, out of a desire to stand on equal footing with Naruto and Sasuke, [[NoGuyWantsAnAmazon Naruto looks absolutely terrified at her enhanced punch]]--but [[AmazonChaser Sasuke has a proud]] ''[[https://31.media.tumblr.com/85051a84ec0a23d61ea6a1cb05953cf8/tumblr_inline_mnjxs4bx3x1qz4rgp.png smirk]]'' on his face. [[spoiler:He later marries her, and when their daughter Sarada demonstrates her chakra-enhanced punch a la Sakura, Sasuke sports that same smirk]].
* Naruto and Hinata HoldingHands was more than just transferring chakra and [[UnresolvedSexualTension significant]] ShipTease. It, along with Neji's encouragement, actually ''empowered'' Hinata, giving her the determination to move forward--she masters the Sixty-Four Palms and then ''immediately'' uses it in conjunction with her Twin Lion Fists, her own original jutsu that she created and developed which happens to be a high-level secret technique in the Hyuga clan.

* Throughout the Three Tails arc, Guren's relationship with a little boy named Yukimaru has gradually started to become motherly until finally, at the end of the arc, Yukimaru tells Guren he loves her... And she responds with "I love you too." This is even better because Kabuto has just told Yukimaru that it was Guren who was responsible for his mother's death. And instead of letting out a grief-stricken rage - which was the intent - he forgives Guren ''instantly!'' In fact, their entire relationship - starting from Guren considering Yukimaru a kid she's "babysitting" to becoming a surrogate mother to him - is adorable!

'''Hinata''': I'm here because I- want to be. This time, I'm going to save ''you'', Naruto. I used to be such a crybaby, [[TheEeyore always giving up before I even got a chance to start]]. I almost took the wrong path so many times, that I lost count... [[LoveRedeems but you helped me find my way, and take the correct path, Naruto]]. I always chased after you, wanting to catch up, wanting to walk together with you forever. You changed who I am, Naruto. Your smiling face ''saved'' me, Naruto. That's why I'm not afraid to die here, [[DeclarationOfProtection if it means I can protect you]]! Because... [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove I love you. I always will]].

*** Note that Gaara's teammates who he previously treated so badly are also his ''siblings''. Who lived in fear that Gaara would kill them too. And all Kankuro can say is, "Don't worry about it."

* Canon art from Kishimoto: [[http://web.archive.org/web/20150510222546/http://hinaxnaru.tumblr.com/post/117838669283/screams-nh-family-picture-source Two Generations of the Uzumaki Family]][[note]]Bonus points because it accurately shows [[GenerationXerox the similarities]] between [[HotBlooded Kushina and Naruto]] and [[NicePerson Minato and Hinata]][[/note]].

* After a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome truly epic fight]] scene between Naruto and [[OmnicidalManiac Gaara]], when both lie on the ground absolutely powerless and Gaara muttering on how he will not allow himself to cease existing (having been established earlier that Gaara kills others to validate his existing), Naruto actually ''[[{{Determinator}} crawls while using only his chin to move]]'', while telling Gaara that he can see where he's coming from and understands what he's gone through (as we are treated flashbacks of both of the characters' cruel past) but that he could ''never'' let anyone hurt his TrueCompanions.

* Chouji's fight with Jirobou, which also doubled as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome when he laid the final blow following this speech:

** When both the anime and manga cut to Kakashi's perspective after the whole argument, the viewer can ''literally'' see the hesitation in his eyes as he tries to complete the mission on his own. Once his wound acts up, Kakashi remembers the words of both Rin and Obito before the scene cuts, and we see him come back to save his teammate in what could be a CrowningMomentOfAwesome - despite his previously established ''mission-is-absolute'' persona. Kakashi wasn't so different from his father after all. He came back. Even Obito is shocked.

* Jiraiya's death is a lovely combination of CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and TearJerker. The reason, we get to see Naruto's parents in the flesh and together for the first time (well we saw the Fourth in ''Kakashi Gaiden'' but still...). They give Jiraiya a pat on the back when we find out both how Naruto got his name. But the nicest bit it when Jiraiya says that both of them would have been proud to see their kid as he is today (it also ties in with the book scene above).

* [[ShrinkingViolet Hinata]] [[ShyBlueHairedGirl Hyuuga]] rushes [[TheDragon Pain]] and Naruto, who is down for the count, leading to the following exchange, which doubles as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome.

** Orochimaru himself agrees to join the fray with Sasuke and the four Hokage, and does so [[WhatYouAreInTheDark with a smile]]. All four of the past Hokage prepare to protect their village just [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome one last time]].

** In its own way, it's sweet that Orochimaru didn't need much convincing to save Tsunade. He even [[CrowningMomentOfFunny scares Suigetsu and Karin into focusing on helping ]] when they get distracted bickering, and then has the first conversation he's had with Tsunade in years ([[EvilFormerFriend without either of them trying to kill the other, that is]]). Tsunade actually remarks that Orochimaru has changed since they last met.

*** Suigetsu, [[BelligerentSexualTension who has always needled Karin]], is the first person to defend her when Zetsu impales her: he teleports right beside her and blows off Zetsu's head with his finger-water pistols, which doubles as a character CrowningMomentOfAwesome (and FridgeBrilliance: when he first met Sasuke, the first thing he did was hold a finger to Sasuke's head).

* In ''Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Inheritors of the Will of Fire'', the ending has Kakashi once again smile as he again thinks about the similarities between Obito and Naruto. [[MistakenForGay Unfortunately Naruto and the Konoha 11 takes the smile the wrong way]]. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Kakashi hurriedly denies their assumptions while Naruto panics and tries to flee. Kakashi then chases after him trying to explain himself]]. A very nice lighthearted ending to a suspenseful story.

* Minor [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming CMOHs]]: From the Iruka's Ordeal flashback mini-arc:

* The lullaby sung by Sumarus mother called Natsuhiboshi. The lullaby in the dub is just as good as the original thanks the the singing talent of the voice actress.