Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, Naruto's parents, sacrificed their lives to protect him and the village from the ...

This stands in contrast to Naruto in the Boruto saga, who struggles to balance being Hokage with fatherhood. Shikaku is shown advising his son throughout the series more than any other father.

Iruka had such an impact on Naruto that among his senseis that survived the series, Iruka was who Naruto asked to fill the role of father at his wedding.