I also noticed, that Kishimoto acts, as if he wanted to erase Iruka from his work. At the beggining he was one of the main characters, Naruto's most precious person. Now I wonder, if this kid still remembers, what Iruka did for him... It's sad, because I still like him very much. Seriously, we even don't know what kind of abilities he has... I'm sure, that Kishi will show him at one or two panels in the last chapter to show, how unimportant he bacame in this manga... Iruka is officialy the most wasted and overlooked character in Naruto.
I always thought iruka was more like a big brother, but I do miss iruka too. I think naruto feels like jiraiya was more of a dad because of the time they spent together training and traveling. I thought Kakashi was being kind of a dick to naruto during the chunnin exams, am I alone in that?
kakashi was a jerk.
We'll se if Kishi includes him in the last chapters. I wonder if Iruka and Naruto will have a little chat together. The guy still dosen't have a clue, that Naruto sees/saw him as a father in the past. Im dissapointed, how their relationship was wasted to the point, that Naruto focuses now only on his parents, Sasuke, Jiraiya AND power. At the beggining this manga was all about bonds and acknowledgment. Now it is about saving the world, power, etc...
I hope that Kishi revisits Iruka, he was like a parent to Naruto too. I hate how he's just forgotten, yet he's the reason Naruto is who he is.