Hinata looks up to the sky thinking of Neji, while Naruto is looking at his father's face at the Hokage Rock. The guests arrive for the reception and mingle. Iruka records another message with Konohamaru, finally getting it right. Iruka and Hinata talk about Naruto's request. Naruto asks Iruka to attend the ceremony as his father, moving him. Iruka wonders why he struggled so much with his message. Naruto wants to go out with him to tell him something. Naruto wants to have fun in his last days as a single man, and Iruka scolds him for it. Iruka is trying to cook his own dinner, without much success. Naruto visits Iruka, asking him out for ramen.

Iruka explains he's still trying to figure out what to say. Ayame runs into Iruka, noting he hasn't been to Ramen Ichiraku in a while. Sadoru asks Iruka if he'll be making a speech during the ceremony, but Iruka says Kakashi will do it.

He scolds Tsukune, Mibuna, and Sansho for vandalising the Third Hokage's statue again. Konohamaru wants to record another message from Iruka, finding the previous one to be uninspired. Iruka dreams back to when Naruto stole the Scroll of Seals. ' The Message' ( 祝いの言葉, Iwai no Kotoba) is episode 500 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.

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