I was stuck on other stories, so obviously I started a new one.

Note at the bottom after the story.

Guidance.

Summary:Naruto had always been full of potential, but it takes a special person to bring it out of him. A special person to develop it to its maximum, and unleash his fury upon the Ninja world. The Yondaime. So what if it takes a bit of 'divine intervention' STRONG!Naruto, M for swearing and as a precaution.

Ever since he had known it, he was lonely, ever since he could remember, he had no friends, no life whatsoever. The villagers used to give him cold stares when he would venture out in the streets, they'd rush their kids away from him, a busy market place that was full of chatter would suddenly turn silent whenever he walked by. The people had eyes that were full of hate, hate for him.

Naruto Uzumaki, a seven year old boy had no hope, he had lost all of it. No one even wanted to talk to him, only the kind old man and the ramen shop owners gave him any thought, everybody else would just turn the other cheek and walk away whenever he walked past them, no wonder he felt so lonely.

To erase the loneliness, he did everything he could, including making up pathetic stick figures that looked like children, he liked talking to these stick figures as no one in the orphanage he lived in wanted to talk to him.

Orphan, he'd learned that word first. He was told repeatedly that his parents had killed themselves out of the shame of having birthed someone like him, and he had no idea what he had done to deserve this kind of hatred from them, but he was getting it.

Even tonight, on a cold December evening, he sighed as he looked at the stars that were in the sky above him. In the orphanage, the other kids used to talk about dead people that had become stars, Naruto wondered if his parents had become stars too, he'd often look up into the sky, trying to find them, maybe if he'd lay his eyes on them, they'd twinkle. But they all did.

Tears formed around the corners of his eyes as he realized that no one probably loved him, and that there were no stars in the sky for him.

And that's when he saw it, raining down, in a perfectly straight line, leaving a trail behind it. It was a shooting star. The stories he'd heard from the other kids told of how wishing upon a shooting stars would make the wish come true.

Naruto shrugged, he had nothing he could lose.

'I wish someone gave me the answers, I wish I had friends'

Unbeknownst to him, someone had paid attention to his wish, someone who was above good or bad, someone who was as vengeful as he was benevolent. He wouldn't call himself a God of the universe, but then he'd be lying.

'Uzumaki Naruto' this man thought to himself as he watched the blonde kid look at the starry sky above him. 'Your destiny is far greater than what you wish for'

In Naruto's Mindscape.

The great nine tailed fox was tired. He had been traded like a common whore from a cage to another, first it was that dammed Mito, then it was Kushina, and now her son. Kyuubi really felt for him, as he thought that unlike Mito and Kushina, this kid's childhood was far, far tougher. And it was all because of him. Maybe he had to feel good about all of this, after all, spreading pain and misery was what he was good at, but he surely did not feel that way. He actually felt sad for the kid, but he'd never tell anyone that. He was the nine tailed fox after all.

Then he noticed it, the door that kept him shut, there was something happening, some sort of movement. Was this his chance, was there a weakness, had someone attacked the kid? Millions of questions raced through his head as he rushed towards the door of his cage, hoping that he could finally find his freedom after all this time, and then he saw someone, someone just outside the cage.

This man had a voice that Kyuubi recognized instantly, and he knew it so well because he hated it so much.

The man seemed surprise by his own appearance and was observing the seal, as Kyuubi drew closer, the features of this man became much more clearer. The person who had continued his imprisonment inside this darn cage.

"YONDAIME"

Outside, Real World.

The man continued watching as Naruto fainted. He was there in a second as he set Naruto down in a corner to prevent him from falling on top of the building he was standing on.

"Farewell Naruto Uzumaki" he said to the unconscious kid as he stroked his hair. "It will be interesting to see how you develop"

-x-

Naruto woke up and was filled instantly with fear. Paralyzing fear, fear that rendered him unable to move. In front of him was a cage, and inside the cage was a fox. The fox they all called Kyuubi, or Nine tailed. The fox who created death and destruction, left bodies in his wake. Naruto had seen its pictures in some drawings, and had known so much about it because his hero, the Yondaime Hokage had defeated the fox on his birthday.

The villagers would sings song about the vanquishing of the mighty fox and Naruto would listen, he would of course not be allowed to go the festival himself, but he would remain content by listening to the story of the mighty warrior defeating the Fox as he'd dream of being as strong as the Yondaime someday.

In his fantasies, the Kyuubi would attack again, and Naruto would give his life to save the village, and thus redeem himself in the eyes of the villagers, and gain respect. That was all he had ever wanted.

He directed his attention towards the fox, who had not noticed his presence, he had hoped to get out but everything around him was dark, he could see nothing except the illuminated fox and the cage he was in. Had this been the fox's fate, imprisoned in afterlife, was he dead? Tears threatened to form around his eyes as he came to grips with the fact that he could be dead, but then someone called out to him.

"Naruto, how nice of you to join us"

Naruto gasped and looked up, there was a man with hair just as blonde as his, wearing a cape like thing with Kanji on it. When their eyes met, the man smiled. For some reason, the smile made Naruto feel more comfortable than he had ever felt in his life.

"I AM NOT DONE WITH YOU, LOOK HERE PUNY YONDAIME. RELEASE ME THIS INSTANT" the fox screamed. Naruto almost fell over when he heard the booming voice of the fox. The blonde man seemed to laugh at Naruto's discomfort.

"He doesn't need this right now Kyuubi, go away" he said, snapping his fingers as the setting changed into a more pleasant background. Now it looked like they were standing on top of a cloud.

"Do you like this better son?" the man asked him kindly. Naruto nodded, glad that he had been rid of the fox.

"You are the Yondaime" Naruto said, in awe. The man just smiled. "Yup, Minato Namikaze is my name" he responded to Naruto.

Naruto smiled, the Yondaime was just as kind as in the stories the villagers seemed to exchange.

"But you are dead, and I can talk to you, does that mean I am dead too?" Naruto asked, the fear of his death returning to him. The Yondaime just began laughing loudly as Naruto looked puzzled.

"I really should have explained better Naruto, I am dead, but you are not dead, you have a long way to go before you die son, you're just five" he said laughing.

"The villagers all wish I was dead, I thought somebody was courageous enough to do it" Naruto said. Upon hearing this, Minato immediately lost his smile, it was replaced with a serious expression and Naruto feared that he had done something wrong.

"Naruto, I am sorry you feel that way, I have seen your memories, the way they've treated you, I did not expect them to do this, they should be thanking you" he said.

Naruto's curiosity was piqued now. "Why would they be thanking me?" he asked the hokage.

"Of course, for keeping them safe from that thing over there, the Kyuubi" the Yondaime said to him in a proud voice.

"How do I keep them safe?" Naruto asked him.

"By jailing it, by keeping it in you, you save the villagers from its wrath every day. I know, because I put it in you" the Yondaime said to him.

And just like that, Naruto understood everything. The hate, the stares, the parents telling their children to stay away, the caretakers at the orphanage not paying him attention, not treating him right, not treating him like a person. Now he realized it, he was not a person, he was merely a demon, a demon that was locked and chained.

"Naruto, don't for a second think that you are the demon. You merely keep him inside you, there is nothing that would suggest you are him, I know this too, because I designed the seal that keeps it safe too" he said, instantly sensing Naruto's thoughts.

"Why?" Naruto asked. Quivering, shaking with what was clearly anger. "WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME? WHY WOULD YOU MAKE ME INTO A JAILER FOR THE DEMON, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH THESE PEOPLE HATE ME?" Naruto asked, screaming. The Yondaime just smiled, and looking at him made Naruto want to punch him, but Naruto was too weak to do anything about it.

"Why who else but my son could I trust with this terrible power?" he asked, winking at Naruto, who looked like a gaping fish at that very instant.

"Yes" Yondaime continued. "You are my son, the only person I can trust to bear this curse, to keep the villagers safe, you are the only one I could trust Naruto, you are my blood after all. Who else would I pick?"

"You are proud of me?" Naruto asked him. The Yondaime smiled. "I gave up my life saving this village, I entrusted the safety of this great village to you Naruto, and for the first seven years of your life, you have done a wonderful job, why would I be anything but proud?" he asked him.

Naruto felt vindicated, all these years they told him that his parents had killed themselves in shame, but now he realized that at least his father was proud of him.

"My father, is the Yondaime. Pinch me" he said to Minato, who just laughed.

"Ha ha Naruto, its true, but you should not say this to anyone, I'll reveal in the time to come, now we have to move onto more important matters" he said sounding serious again.

"Wait, what about Mom, did she love me too?"

The Yondaime smiled again, "Yes she loved you, very very much. You were the apple of her eye when she was pregnant with you, that was all she thought about. Why she left a message for you Naruto, which you'll receive when you are old enough, but for now let us talk."

Naruto nodded, happy that his parents at least loved him so much, and one of them was so famous. He was kind of bummed that he wouldn't get to tell anyone, but he figured that no one would believe him.

"Now here is what I know, I had some of my chakra left, so that in case someone convinced you to rip out the seal and set the Kyuubi free, I'd knock some sense into your head, but the amount I left was minuscule, and wouldn't last more than ten minutes. I had it written in the seal, but for some reason, my Chakra was multiplied. I have no idea what did this, I don't know if it was something in the real world, but something converted some Chakra of the Kyuubi into mine. There is nothing that could explain this, but eventually the Chakra was so great that I could manifest in this seal" the Yondaime said. All the words went over Naruto's head.

"For some reason there is a Chakra source that keeps me here, I don't know what that is, I will have to investigate. Naruto- Naruto?" the Yondaime noticed the puzzled expression on Naruto's face. He burst out laughing.

"Of course, how could a seven year old child understand all this, Naruto, what I want to say is I am going to be inside your mind and you can talk to me whenever you need to" he said. Naruto jumped for joy when he heard this.

Finally there would be someone to look after him, or at least someone he could talk to. But what did he mean by 'in his mind'? That is what Naruto asked his father next.

"Well, inside this place, that is where you will find me and the Kyuubi. I am going to talk to it and see if I can figure out what caused the sudden influx of Chakra, but till then, I am going to be here" he said to Naruto who nodded.

"Now Naruto, I know what you must be thinking, how is this going to help you? Well, I'll tell you. In this world, I was a very respected and feared man, depending on which side you fought for" the Yondaime said. Naruto nodded.

"I want you to better me in every way, so I will teach you the things I know, and will give you advice. From today on, your Ninja career begins" he declared in a grand fashion. Naruto went wide eyed at this proclamation, he had always wanted to be a Ninja, and now he had a chance to do just that.

"Where do I begin dad?" Naruto asked enthusiastically. The Yondaime smiled at the enthusiasm that the kid's voice had in it.

"Very simple, first we go to the Sandaime Hokage and get admitted into the academy, as you are a recognized orphan, the Sandaime has control over your future, and that is what you are going to be doing" he said. Naruto nodded.

"But I know that you are going to be discriminated because of who you are, which is fine, because you are going to be someone different" the Yondaime said to Naruto, who looked puzzled.

"By that I mean- deceive. Deception is a Ninja's greatest tool, and you need to deceive. While you receive training at the academy, I'll be training you myself, within the confines of your mind, I'll teach you things I know, some useful ninja tricks and give you some advice on how to proceed with some situations. Are you willing to do that Naruto?" he asked Naruto, who nodded enthusiastically.

"Good, the ANBU have discovered you unconscious. Tell them you fainted out of hunger. You will be taken to the Sandaime, where you have to request to be put into the academy. Got it?"

Naruto nodded.

"Good, now focus on waking up. You should regain consciousness. Remember, if you want to talk, close your eyes and think about me, I'll pull you in here. Alright?" the Yondaime asked Naruto.

"Yeah dad, I got it. I'll see you"

-x-

"Naruto, are you not eating enough?" the Sandaime asked Naruto.

Naruto shook his head. "I've been having Ramen, but that is all. Should I eat something else?" he asked the Sandaime in a naive tone, which caused the old man to smile.

"Heh. Yes Naruto, one cannot live on Ramen. Tell you what, I will send you a nice box filled with veggies, what do you think?" he asked Naruto, who made a choking gesture when he heard the word veggies, which caused the hokage to smile.

'He looks like Minato, and behaves like Kushina. I wish I could do more for your son Minato' the Sandaime thought regretfully.

"Hey Jiji?" Naruto asked him, a little bit hesitancy in his voice.

"Yes Naruto, what is it?" the Sandaime asked him.

"I was wondering if I could be placed in the Ninja academy" he said to the Sandaime.

"That wouldn't be a problem Naruto, actually, a lot of the kids that are your age will join next month, you want to go with them?" he asked Naruto. Naruto nodded.

Naruto had been conflicted with emotions, his was a secret that the Sandaime obviously knew, and while the old man was very kind to him, there was no reason for him to keep his identity a secret, then why did he do that? What was the reason for that. He decided to take a shot.

"Hey Jiji, you know who my parents are?" he asked, hopefully.

The Sandaime stiffened when he heard the question, it came out of nowhere for him and had obviously caught him off guard.

"Yes Naruto, but I can't tell you till you turn sixteen, so please don't ask me. Okay?" he said to Naruto.

Naruto nodded. So at least the old man was honest with him, at least he told him that he knew who his parents were, and just wasn't telling him for some reason, and he was sure his father could provide those answers.

As Naruto was leaving, the Sandaime decided to satiate Naruto's thirst for the knowledge of his parents, at least partially.

"Naruto, your mom and dad were amazing Ninja's. You will be an amazing one too. Trust me on that" the Sandaime said to him. Naruto smiled.

"That I will" he said, sticking his thumb up. "Believe it."

-x-

"So you think the Sandaime did the right thing in keeping me hidden, because your enemies would come after me if he didn't?" Naruto asked him. They were back in his mind and his father had explained things to him as to why his identity was probably not revealed.

"Still, I can't believe Jiraiya sensei or Kakashi did not take care of you. I wonder why that is" he mused.

"Who are those people?" Naruto asked him.

"People your dad is very angry at right now, but don't worry, you'll meet them soon enough. For now, your training" Minato said to him. Naruto perked up immediately.

"The first thing you need to learn is Chakra, basics and how to be resourceful. Now Chakra will not be a problem for you, and you seem smart enough to be resourceful, but to learn the basics, that can be the toughest part. But I am here, so you won't have many problems. Now, to begin with it"

-x-

A month had passed since Naruto had met his father, and today he was on his first mission. Well, by mission, he really meant personal mission. His father had realized pretty quickly that Naruto had really large reserves, and had taught him the Shadow Clone technique that helped speed his training. Naruto had also learned the henge and had used it to nick some basic Taijutsu scrolls out of the library. His dad had told him that once he was big enough, he'd be taught his Dad's style and Jutsu.

At the moment, he was in the forest. His father had taught him several methods of foraging for food. He had already picked up some herbs that he learned were spicy and was now preparing to hunt the deer.

There was a gleam of satisfaction in his eyes as the kunai he flung at the deer hit it and killed it in one hit.

-x-

"So, you plan on making my container stronger?" the booming voice of the Kyuubi echoed in the chamber as Minato lay down staring into nothingness.

"Can Kushina also come here I'm sure I can change the seal so that she can use some of my Chakra too" he said to the Kyuubi, who groaned. In the last month, the Kyuubi had begrudgingly accepted a truce with Minato. He had to because they were now roommates.

"I think I know what caused the influx of Chakra" the Kyuubi said to the blonde man, who looked at him instantly.

"What?"

"Divine Intervention"

Minato merely laughed at that as the fox scoffed. Human beings were really stupid, too stupid to understand the concept of divinity. But he knew better.

-x-

Few Things.

1. Strong Naruto, no bashing. Good Sasuke.

2. No pairings, I learned my lesson, I will let the story decide if there is a pairing required.

3. The man who was watching Naruto will never be around again. He is whatever you make him to be.

4. PM me the questions.

5. Updates depending on my mood (which is okay at the moment)

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