Little known fact, they were actually talking to the swing the entire time.

And that swing raised that by right. Supporting him and being there for him, so he could whine about his backstory to every antagonist he faces. And really, that's the greatest gift of them all.

Just for the record too that the most that Hiruzen (3rd hokage's full name: Sarutobi Hiruzen) was happily living a; presumably; nice big fancy house that a hokage and head of big shot clan can afford surrounded by a loving family while the only thing he ever done for Naruto was giving just enough money to Naruto afford the rent of some shitty cramped apartment all alone.
Also, just to fact-check I googled images for Naruto's house and I end up finding an image of him playing cards with his clones. I never thought I could feel sorry for him again; not after that fucking awful ending; but here I am again: