Son of the Fourth Hokage
"Naruto shouldn't you be in class?"Hiruzen Sarutobi the Third Hokage walked onto the roof of the Hokage Mansion to see a blonde haired boy wearing an orange jumpsuit looking at the Hokage Monument in front of him especially at the fourth head.
"Sorry gramps, I asked Iruka-Sensei if I could come over here to look at the Monument."
"Why?"
"I wanted my father to give me good luck for my final exams."Hiruzen walked to Naruto's side and saw the tear stains on his face.
"Minato would be proud of you no matter what. And he will always be by your side."
"Thanks gramps."
"And I have a gift for you myself."
"What is it?"
"When you pass I'll allow you to move out of your house and move into the one your parents used to live in, we've been taking good care of it as if they're still living there."
"Thanks, I should head back to class. Iruka-Sensei only gave me half an hour to be here."Naruto began to leave before Hiruzen stopped him.
"Naruto, don't you come over tonight so I can show you something."
"Glad to see you're back Naruto."Iruka and the class looked to see Naruto enter as he made sure nobody knew he had been crying.
"Sorry if I'm a bit late, I was talking to Lord Hokage."
"It's quite alright Naruto. So can you do a transformation jutsu like you had to when you came back?"Iruka smiled at the boy as he walked up in front of him prepared.'Naruto's changed in the past few years since he found out who his parents were.'
"Alright..."Naruto closed his eyes and went through hand signs before he was covered in a puff of smoke. Then from it, a familiar hero to the class appeared.
"Fourth Hokage!"Iruka bowed before he felt a hand on his head making the cheering class and him come back to Earth.
"Sorry Iruka-Sensei, first person that came to mind."Naruto turned back to normal making Iruka sigh and silence the class.
"It's quite alright Naruto, it's been a while since anyone saw his face and it surprised me."
"Gramps what was it you wanted to show me?"Naruto walked into the Hokage office later at night to see a smiling Hiruzen.
"Come with me."The two left the Mansion and went into an elevated house. Naruto stood shocked as Hiruzen finished opening the door to see the inside well kept and on the wall, a shrine dedicated to Minato and Kushina Namikaze."Your father wanted you to be known as a hero for your sacrifice."
"I know, I did months of research and I know I'm a Jinchuriki like my mother. My sacrifice was the shot for a normal life when he sealed Kurama inside of me."
"Kurama?"
"I got lonely, I found myself inside the seal and I managed to find myself in common with him."
"With who?"
"The Nine tails. My rage against the villagers who treated me like I was the fox himself actually managed to convince him I was different."Naruto was walking in the house and looked at a photo of Kushina."My Mother and Mito Senju-Uzumaki had him sealed as if he was a devil meant to be treated like a caged animal. I released him from the cage he was in the seal but he's not out, if anything he wants to stay with me. It's not his fault he attacked the village."
"What do you mean?"
"The day I was born, a Masked Man took advantage of the fact when a female Jinchuriki gives birth the seal gets weak and unleashed Kurama using an Ocular Jutsu only one person has ever unlocked."
"What was it?"
"The Mangekyo Sharingan."Hiruzen was shocked as Naruto put the photo down and touched his whiskers.
"So you're saying Madara Uchiha used Kurama to attack us? He died ages ago Naruto."
"I don't know how it was possible for that to happen but it all points towards him. And if it wasn't for my mother I would've died before the Seal was finished."
"How so? The rumors say that if a Tailed Beast is removed from a Jinchuriki, they die."
"My mother had enough life force and chakra to use the chains she used inside the seal to restrict him long enough for the seal to be completed. But Madara had a small control on Kurama left and tried to stab me, my parents jumped in the way just in time."Naruto was on the brink of tears imagining what had happened.
"Naruto I can't say I know how you feel but think about Iruka. He lost his parents as well that day and he knows your grief, your whole life you've been like a son to him even if you don't see him as a father figure."
"He is, he was there for me even before I started the Ninja Academy and since then he's been taking me out for Ramen, showing me what to do when I had trouble learning something. He's the closest thing to a father I've had."
"Good to hear that. Now get some rest, tomorrow is your graduation ceremony."Hiruzen and Naruto left the house before they walked past the Ichiraku Ramen stand to see Iruka standing waiting.
"Iruka-Sensei."
"I've been waiting. You hungry?"
"Thanks Iruka-Sensei."Naruto picked up a mouthful of noodles and ate it making Iruka smile.
"Your welcome. I actually needed to talk to you."
"About what? Man that's hot."Naruto took a gulp of the broth only to cough from the heat burning his throat.
"Some parents were complaining about you transforming into the Fourth Hokage in class today."
"And? Watch when I say who my parents really are they'll be begging me to forgive them for everything they've done and said."
"I know that Naruto but when will you?"
"Tomorrow."
"What? Naruto isn't that a bit drastic?"
"I know it is. That's why I'm also going to ask gramps to permanently change my last name to my father's after before it happens."
"But don't you know the consequences?"
"Of course I do. But that won't stop me."
"You're one determined kid Naruto."
"Alright time for your Graduation test today."
"Uh Iruka-Sensei is it smart for Naruto to be here?"A student raised their hand making Naruto growl quietly enough for only himself to hear.
"Like it or not Naruto is a student at this Academy and he'll get a chance to graduate just like you. And since everyone else has such a problem with it, he'll be the last one to test."Iruka sighed scolding the student as Naruto grinned at his teacher's idea."Today's test is to see your mastery of the clone jutsu."
"Lord Hokage do you think Naruto will pass?"Kakashi Hatake sat in front of Hiruzen as he looked into a crystal ball.
"Of course, and you'll be surprised later on."
"Naruto everyone else has tested now it's your turn."Iruka handed the last student her headband and looked at Naruto making him stand up and walk in front of him.
"Alright."Naruto went through hand signs until he stopped at an unfamiliar one to the class."SHADOW CLONE JUTSU!"Multiple copies of Naruto appeared around the classroom shocking everyone."Hey Iruka-Sensei to celebrate can we go to Ichiraku's later?"
"Sure Naruto. Here's your Headband."Iruka handed Naruto his headband as the class kept quiet as the clones walked down next to him.
"Congratulations Naruto. And here are your confirmation papers, your name is changed now."Hiruzen waited outside the academy for Naruto as parents were sending glares their way.
"Lord Hokage how dare you let that THING be a shinobi?!"
"It's bad enough he lives in our village!"
"No wonder he has no parents!"That last comment drove Naruto past the limit and he snapped at them in anger.
"MY PARENTS DIED FOR ME TO LIVE! IF MY PARENTS WERE HERE, MY MOTHER WOULD BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF YOU LIKE SHE DID WHEN SHE WAS MY AGE IF SHE KNEW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT ME!"
"And who was she?"
"MY MOTHER WAS KUSHINA UZUMAKI AND YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!"The parents immediately gotten quiet at the name of Naruto's mother."AND IF YOU INCOMPETENT IDIOTS ARE THINKING THE SAME THING, MY DAD IS MINATO NAMIKAZE THE FOURTH HOKAGE! MY NAME IS NARUTO NAMIKAZE AND YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!"