A beautiful day in Konoha rose as the fresh genin crop gathered, at the academy, to hear what teams they will be on. It was like any other day at the small ninja school: Naruto asking Sakura out only to be punched and turned down, Sasuke being a egotistical jerk as all the girls flirt with him, Choji munching on chips, Ino trying to get Sasuke's attention, Shikamaru sleeping with his head on the table, Kiba and Akamaru were thinking of pranks to pull on Shikamaru, Shino was studying a new bug his family found, and Hinata (being the only girl not interested in Sasuke) was staring at a certain blonde while daydreaming of a possible future. There were many more students than the mentioned nine but we will not follow their stories.
When the bell rang, Iruka walked into the room and sat behind the teacher's desk. Despite everyone's usual demeanor, they were surprised to see Naruto in the classroom with a hitai-ate on his forehead. The class knew he failed but most thought they just let him graduate to kick him out. Iruka reviewed with the class of most of their studies and wished them well in the ninja careers as he lifted the list of teams. Before he could start announcing teams, however, the door opened and a tall man with long red hair entered. The man had a muscular build and really dark blue eyes, almost black. He had scars on his face and neck, showing he has seen combat.
The mystery man wore a long white haori with short sleeves, on the back it had the red swirl that is on Konoha's flak jackets. At the bottom of the jacket were deep blue flames. Underneath the jacket, the man wore a blue kimono with red whirlpools on the cuff of the sleeve. On the man's waist was a katana in a white sheath with a red swirl on the side. He walked over to Iruka and talked to him a bit before the teacher stood up. "Naruto!", he shouted getting the blonde's attention. The mystery man walked to the middle of the room and bowed, "Naruto-sama."
Everyone in the room was stunned and looked at Naruto, who was confused. "Eh, why did you add sama to my name?" The man looked at the teen and responded, "your mother was the heiress to the Uzumaki Clan, once she..", the man looked hurt, "died..it fell to you as the heir." The classroom was speechless. "I never knew my parents, are you sure you are not mistaken?" Naruto's response made the man mad, as he turned to Iruka. "HE NEVER WAS TOLD ABOUT HIS PARENTS!?" The teacher was scared, he had no idea how to respond. The man turned back to Naruto. "Your parents were..". he said before being interrupted by Iruka. "We are not allowed to tell him, until he is seventeen or chunin."
The redhead glared at the homeroom teacher, making him shrink into his chair before turning back to Naruto. "As I was saying, your mother's name is Uzumaki Kushina and judging by your hair, eyes, and skin...she was able to marry the man of her dreams. His name was..Namikaze Minato or better known as the Yondaime Hokage." The news made the room explode with accusations and questions until the man had enough and stomped his foot, making a loud BANG, turning the room silent. However, this didn't stop Sasuke from making a comment in the silence. "Like that dobe is from a clan and his father is the legendary yellow flash."
The tall man disappeared and reappeared next to Sasuke with his katana at the boy's throat. "You want to say that again Uchiha brat!" Sasuke looked at the man smoothly before saying, "like you would hurt me, even if you did they would throw in in prison or kill you." The tall man smiled at the response and pushed harder against his throat. "Little boy, I have diplomatic immunity thanks to all the help the Uzumakis did protecting your pathetic village." All the students looked at Iruka with questioning looks. He sighed, "it's true, we owe a lot to the Uzumaki Clan of Uzushiogakure. Our chunin vests have the Uzumaki symbol on the back." He turned around to show the red swirl. "And our leaf icon has the Uzumaki symbol in the middle...that's the swirl part."
A student raised a hand as the tall man backed off Sasuke leaving a small cut. The man pointed to the boy with the question. "Uhm Mister, if the Uzumaki Clan is so great...why is Naruto here?" Sheathing his blade, he responded, "our clan was feared throughout the world, but our nation was not nearly as large as others. Several nations attacked our small island home, we fought bravely but had to flee to secure our bloodline. Now Uzushiogakure is rebuilt and I have come to bring Naruto-sama home." Another hand raised in the air, this time a girl. "Who are you? Are you an Uzumaki?" The man nodded, "my name is Uzumaki Hideo, I am Naruto's uncle. I would've come sooner but I thought Naruto was safe in Konoha until I could find others of our clan. Unfortunately, that was not the case...was it Naruto-sama?"
Everyone looked at Naruto, only to see him sadly nod before putting his head on the table. Hideo looked at the clock on the wall as some jonin senseis entered the room. "Well, Naruto-sama, we should probably get you packed so we can leave tomorrow." Naruto stood up while everyone was looking at him. The blonde walked down the small stairs and untied his headband. He tried to give it back to Iruka but the man refused. "Keep it Naruto, you earned it. Besides it will remind you of your home here.", he said with a sad smile. The teen pocketed the headband and walked out the door. To everyone's surprise, a certain lavendered eye kunoichi rushed after him.
Hideo turned to Iruka. "Who was that?" The teacher looked at the door with a sad face. "That was Hyuuga Hinata. She has a crush on Naruto, but never had the courage to tell him." Meanwhile down the hall Naruto thought he heard his name being called, when he turned around he was suddenly embraced by a Indigo haired girl. "Naruto-kun please don't go, please don't leave me!", she cried into his chest. Naruto finally realised who it was but it took longer because the girl didn't stutter. "Hinata-chan I have to, I finally have a family..",he said while wrapping his arms around her. She looked up into his ocean colored eyes and said, "stay here, I'll give you a family..just...please stay." Her offer made him blush along with her as the sound of footsteps were getting closer.
"Hinata-sama, I might have an offer but I will need to talk to Naruto-sama and your father. Is that ok?", said Hideo as he placed a hand on her shoulder. The crying girl nodded while holding Naruto tighter. "Hinata-sama, I promise we won't leave until I get an answer from your father..ok?" She nodded again, slowly letting go of Naruto, who was still holding her. 'It's strange, I don't want to leave her. I don't understand this feeling, I mean this is the first time Hinata talked to me without stuttering', Naruto thought while wiping her tears away. "Hinata-sama, please go back to the class and recieve your new team. Naruto and I will see you tonight at the Hyuuga compound."
After Hinata left the two, they exited the small school and started toward Naruto's apartment. Halfway there Naruto looked up at the man. "If you are my uncle, why aren't you the Uzumaki Clan leader? Plus don't call me sama, I dont like titles and you are my uncle and superior." Hideo laughed at what Naruto said. "Well one, I don't like politics, and two, your mother was suppose to be clan leader and any children from her were the heirs or heiresses. I like you, Naruto, you definitely have the Uzumaki spirit." Naruto smiled so big it was almost impossible. "Ano, how do you know I'm Kushina's child? If you don't mind me asking." The man smiled at his nephew, "well I do have a copy of your birth certificate, and your mother did write to me a lot."
The blonde looked at his uncle with a huge smile. "I'll try not to disappoint you or our family, ojisan!' The man placed a hand on the teen's shoulder causing him to look up without a smile. "Naruto, all we ask is for you to do your best. No one is perfect and it's ok to make mistakes. Our family motto is 'Heart and Courage' meaning we all have hearts to give to our loved ones, but we have the courage to face death to protect said loved ones." Naruto's face grew brighter, he always tried to live that way naturally and now he knows why.
Once they arrived at the small apartment, Hideo didn't look too happy. "How dare they put an heir to the Uzumaki Clan in such a...rat hole." Naruto opened the door then turned to his uncle. "Not many people will do business with me...because I'm...the container of...Kyuubi." The tall man was heartbroken to see such a young person treated so badly for being the hero. "Naruto, after you pack we need to go pick up a order that was placed months ago." The blonde nodded as he entered his home to begin packing.
After an hour of packing, Naruto and Hideo walked into town to retrieve a special order. The redhead stopped at a clothing store as Naruto kept walking, not knowing his uncle stopped. "Hey hold on kiddo! Come back here." The blonde returned to the man while rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment. "Wait here Naruto, I won't be long." The teen waited for ten minutes outside the shop, until the man reappeared beside him. Hideo noticed the look the villagers gave Naruto as they passed by, and the man grew tired of it. The next villager to give the blonde a hateful glare, found a fist in his face. "WHAT THE HELL!", declared the man as he looked at the battle-hardened redhead. The tall man picked up the jerk until he was face to face with him. "Don't you dare give that glare to the heir of the Uzumaki Clan." He dropped the man.
Hideo walked back to Naruto and waved for him to follow, as they walked back to the apartment. Once they got to the door, Hideo noticed graffiti on the door that said 'DEMON'. The man punched a hole in a nearby wall as Naruto silently walked into his home. Naruto looked back at his uncle and noticed a scroll in his hand. "What's that, ojisan?" The man smiled as he placed it on the kitchen table and opened it. He then added chakra to the seal on the scroll causing a puff of smoke to enter the room. Once it cleared, there were clothes on top of the scroll. Naruto got a closer look and noticed it was the same outfit as his uncle but smaller.
The boy's face lit up with a big smile. He looked at his uncle with a quetioning look. "Naruto these are Uzumaki casual. When we get back and start training, I'll give you the battle gear." The man check the kitchen clock. "You might want to get ready for the Hyuugas." Naruto nodded as he grabbed one of the five kimono sets and ran to his bathroom.
An hour later, Naruto and Hideo were outside the Hyuuga compound. The tall man turns to Naruto. "Remember, be polite and don't be loud. I know we, Uzumakis, are a roudy bunch but this is important if you want to go through with our plan." The blonde nodded as he remembered his uncle's plan.
FLASHBACK
Naruto enters the living room wearing his new outfit with a big grin on his face. The redhead couldn't help but smile at his nephew. "Naruto I sent a message to Hiashi-sama, Hinata's father, and he is willing to grant us a dinner meeting but before we go I need to ask you something. Naruto dropped his smile and asked, "what?". Hideo kneeled so he was eye level with Naruto. "Did you get a funny feeling when Hinata-sama begged for you to stay?" The teen nodded, unsure where this was going. "Would you like a life-time with the young lady?" Naruto thought about it then responded, "I like Hinata but she is so shy. If she was more confident like today, then yes. I would be glad to spend my life with her."
Unknown to them, a certain red-eyed kunoichi was listening to the conversation. "I must tell Hinata this if she really wants to be with Naruto." With that said, the woman ran off to the direction of the Hyuuga compound. Back inside, the tall man stood up. "Alright Naruto, now let's go over proper manners and eating habits." He saw Naruto's mood drop, as he laughed. "I know son, I don't like it either but we have to show respect."
FLASHBACK OVER
The two matching Uzumakis walked up to the guard at the gate. "We are here for a dinner meeting with Hiashi-sama." The guard looked at the two, then called it in on the radio in his shirt collar. He looked at the two after a few minutes. "Go ahead Uzumaki-san."