"That too. You can't grow as a person if you're just happy all the time without any obstacles. Dr. Maruki really did mean well, but he was going about things the wrong way, and his heart was really distorted. He just wanted to make people happy. He's live and doing better now at least."

Ren does smile at that though and nods. "They did when I was in juvenile detention for a month. Working to get my criminal record cleared and getting me free in time for Valentines Day."

At least he doesn't have to worry about judgement from Minato. He doesn't seem like the kind of guy that would look down on others with criminal records. As far as he can tell.