PROLOGUE

There were a few kids playing and running around in the playground. Their laughter and joy filled the area. However, one of the smaller kids didn't seem to share their mood as he sat by himself in a corner away from the rest.

Noticing the boy, Higashi run towards him. "Toneri-kun, Toneri-kun!" He called out to him. "Why don't you play with us?" Toneri didn't look up or answer, so the boy sat down next to him. "Is something wrong?" He asked his friend.

"I don't want to talk about it. Please leave me alone." He murmured.

"Huh? Why won't you tell me? We're friends, you can tell me everything, you know?"

"It's because it's you that I don't want to talk about it, Higashi-san." Toneri said, giving him a hard look.

"What? What did I do?" Higashi asked confused.

"It's not about what you did but what you are. You're from the main family and I'm from the branch family. Unlike you, I won't get to keep my eyes, they will be sealed in the Energy Vessel while I'll have to live in darkness."

"Oh, I didn't realise it was like that. Hiiojii-san's (great-grandfather) eyes are sealed there as well. You should be happy! It means you're eyes are really powerful to become the source of our Moon!" Higashi exclaimed.

"Are you stupid? It's because our eyes are considered less than the eyes of the main branch that they're used as a source of energy so your family don't have to! My father and his brothers are getting fed up with it. They're not happy things have to be this way but it doesn't matter how many times they make a complain and demand a change, their request are not heard."

"I'm sorry to hear that. I will speak with hiiojii-san about it."

"And what will that do?"

"I will tell him to seal my eyes instead of yours, Toneri-kun! So you won't have to live in blindness."

"Y-You- you would do that for me?" Toneri asked with wide eyes.

"Of course! You're my friend and I don't like to see you looking sad. Plus maybe your father and uncles won't be angry anymore."

The sounds of running people somewhere outside the house could be heard from where Higashi was standing in his parent's bedroom. There were three people around him: his great-grandfather, his aunt and her mother, who seemed to be crying without making a noise. The lights in the house weren't on which was strange to him because it had been dark for a while now. On top of that, there was a strange atmosphere in the house.

"Okaasan (mom), can I turn the lights on?" he asked. His mother brought him to her chest and hugged him hard instead of answering. "What's wrong?"

"Higashi, my dear son. Promise me you'll be a good boy, that you'll always stay happy and kind at heart no matter what."

"Why are you saying that, Okaasan? Is this because I asked hiiojii-san to take my eyes? I just don't want the branch family to be angry at us."

"It's too late for that, Higashi." His great-grandfather replied. "The branch family has already mobilised and some of the members of the main family have gone missing. That includes your father and uncle. I only have a few months left in me but before they can get to you, I'm going to use what's left of my power to keep you safe."

"But you'll keep Okaasan and obasan (aunt) safe too, right?" Higashi asked.

"I'm afraid I don't have enough power to send more than one person."

"What? Send one person where? Why can't it be one of them instead?"

"To Earth. It's been decided, Higashi-kun. Your life is in danger here in the Moon and with my limited power, sending a small boy will be much easier than sending an adult. There's no time to argue. I will seal your Byakugan's power so you're eyes will look normal. We want you to blend with civilians there, find yourself a civilian wife and live a normal life away from the shinobi and the constant fights between them. That's what we all want from you." His elder replied.

"B-But why, Hiiojii-san? I don't understand."

"Every time someone possesses a certain power, it seems to turn evil the people around them that don't have that power. It started with my mother, Kaguya. My brother Hagoromo and I had to seal her and thus created this Moon we live in. I've stayed here with her to make sure she stays where she is and so there is no more evil. But look at the branch family, they desire power and they have turn against your family.

I want to send you to Earth and have a second chance but my descendants in Earth might have also developed the Byakugan and I don't want you to be a target anymore. I can't take your power away without removing your eyes but your offspring with a civilian won't awaken the Byakugan while living as simple civilians and thus not using their chakra as we normally do.

Now, son, close your eyes." He said placing his right hand over Higashi's head and started casting a jutsu. It forced the young boy to relax to the point of almost falling asleep. He then proceeded to remove his Byakugan's appearance before taking his memories away and teleporting him to Earth.

When Higashi woke up, he found himself in a strange village where he wandered alone for a few days until an older couple took him in and raised him as their own. He lived a simple life, grew up to be a farmer and married a beautiful woman who inherited her father's cafe and had children that didn't show his ancestor's visual prowess. His descendants lived for hundreds of years a simple life as his great-grandfather wished, working as farmers and staying clear of the shinobi lifestyle until one of the female descendant had an arranged marriage with the son of a wealthy family that had become a shinobi. When her son, Ogata, turned seven he joined the Ninja Academy that the Firsts Hokage's younger brother, Tobirama, had created and became a shinobi following after his father's steps.

~ Hokage's office. The year Naruto was born ~

"Are you sure about this Ogata?" Minato, the Yondaime (Fourth) Hokage, asked from his seat behind the his desk. Standing in front of him he stood looking at him in the eye.

"I am, Hokage-sama. I appreciate everything you've done for me, working as your advisor has been an honour. I'm very grateful for trusting me to do this job." Ogata replied with a bow.

"The honour was mine. You have an eye for things that other shinobi don't have. I won't be able to replace your post so easily. Ogata-san, you don't have to answer if you don't want to, but may I ask the reason for you to give up the shinobi life after all this time?" Minato asked him.

"I've lost both my sons to the war between shinobi. They- they were only ten and twelve years old. I don't want to be part of this lifestyle where mere kids are thrown to fight full-fledged shinobi, it's not in my blood. My mother was the daughter of farmers, that's how they were for generation after generation. My father was the first shinobi in this family, he also came from a family of farmers. I only followed after my father's steps because my mother said I had the potential. She said my father was a very powerful shinobi and I would, too, one day be an important part of this village. I never meet my father since he died in war before I was born. But when my mother talked about him I felt that she was talking about something completely different from what I knew from him. He was a Chunin with Chunin level skills, yet my mother spoke as he was one of the strongest shinobi in the village. She may had had too much faith in me.

I want to live a normal life. Wake up in the morning, have my breakfast, head to the village to do my shopping and socialise in the nearby cafe instead of going for missions without knowing whether I will be back alive or not. I never liked the feeling of being at home waiting to find out if my children would be back alive, I don't want to go through that anymore. If only I realised earlier… maybe I would still have my sons with me. And maybe, my wife's heart wouldn't have suffered so much and given up from beating…" Ogata answered truthfully.

"I understand and I respect your wishes. Thank you for confiding in me. I'm about to become a father, however, as a son of generations of shinobi I wish for my son to be one of the greatest shinobi in history. He would've learnt so much from you but I'm sure he'll have a great sensei nonetheless. Anyhow, you are released from your duties as a shinobi of the Leaf. I wish you all the best, Ogata-san."

"Thank you, Hokage-sama."

A few months later…

It was night and Ogata was camping outside the village after fishing all day when he heard a loud explosion not far from where he was. When he looked up towards the dark sky his eyes widened at the sight of the Nine Tails behind the nearby trees. The beast fox was supposed to be sealed inside Kushina, Minato's wife. If he was roaming free then that meant…

Sensing Minato's familiar chakra from somewhere near the monster's location, he run towards him. Something terrible must've happened if the Hokage hadn't been able to stop the beast from escaping the sealing jutsu. He thought. By the time he reached the location, he stopped dead on his tracks. Minato and Kushina were lying on the floor, their unmoving bodies were covered in blood and next to them was a crying baby with a short head of blond hair. There was no sight of the Nine Tails.

As he took a step towards the infant, the Sandaime Hokage appeared in his line of view along with two other shinobi who went to tend Minato and his wife's bodies. The Sandaime held the baby in his arms.

"Hiruzen-sama, what's the meaning of this?" He asked.

"It's terrible… I'm not sure of what happened, only that the Nine Tails broke free and started destroying the village. If it wasn't for Minato, there would be no village left. He sacrificed himself for all of us." Lord Third answered.

"He defeated the Nine Tails?"

"No. Even Minato couldn't accomplish that. He sealed the Nine Tail's Yin chakra in his son, Naruto, and the Yan chakra in himself before casting a jutsu to seal his soul. Now Naruto has been left with no parents." Hiruzen explained.

"Sandaime-sama, please let me take care of Naruto while he's a baby and until he can fend for himself and start the Academy then train as a shinobi like his father wished. I owe it to Minato-sama."

"Fair enough. It'll be one thing less to worry about at the moment. I will leave him with you for now and think about his arrangement for afterwards. I believe the East side of the village was untouched so your home should be fine. You'll be able to provide for this child but you must not let anyone know what's sealed within him."

"I won't, and thank you, Hiruzen-sama."

Ogata walked home with the baby in his arms. Naruto slept peacefully during the whole journey, unaware of the events that had just occurred. For other people, it would be terrifying to bring a baby whose little body contained such a powerful beast inside of him. However, he knew how skilled Minato was at sealing jutsus and so, he felt there was no reason to worry about that.

As soon as he opened the door to his house, he found a small figure in the dark standing there as if knowingly waiting for his arrival.

"Otosan (father)? Is that Minato-sama's son?" The small figure asked after turning the light on and looking up with bright eyes at the sleeping infant in his arms.

"Yes, Misaki. This is Naruto, he'll be staying with us for a while." He answered while walking into the house and closing the door behind him. The knowing eyes of his six-year old daughter let him know that he didn't need to explain further. He could see the sadness in them as he looked at the now orphan boy. Without a word, she took Naruto from his arms and carried him to the bathroom to give the baby a bath before feeding him.

NOTE: Hiya! And thanks for reading :)

If you have read any of my other stories you'd probably have noticed I'm using honorifics and other Japanese words. I'm studying Japanese so I think it's good practice plus I believe the use of honorifics have a lot more meaning behind them and I don't want to omit them.

If this is the first story of mine you're reading, please bear in mind that this is the sequel of Undercover: Misaki of the Leaf so the story is written based on the fact that the reader should already know certain facts. I recommend reading that story first if you haven't already!

I hope you keep on reading and enjoying :)