Disclaimer: I don't or ever will own the rights to Naruto…

Author Notes: Hey people! This is my third fan fic and I'm still getting the basics down but at least I'm learnin' right? Well anyway down to the basic of the story. Naruto and group are now 18 (Neji, Lee, and Tenten are 19) and it's what else but Naruto's birthday! His friends still don't know he houses the Kyuubi in him with the exception of his team. As they celebrate this joyous occasion Tsunade and Jiraiya bring him news that is unexpected to say the least… the identity of his father, mother (who is still alive: bombshell right here) and the name of this god-father who is also alive. I hope you all like it!

Bold- Kyuubi or other demons

Italics- thoughts or dreams

- will show the boundaries of flashbacks

( )- author notes and/or comments

Illusions Cast Away

Chapter One: Happy Birthday Uzumaki Naruto!

"Quite!" A ninja shouted to her 20 so other comrades. The group went quite instantly, the pale light filtering through the closed window played tricks with the tentacles of sand surrounding the apartment. Sitting still the group could hear they're target approaching.

"Come on Hinata-chan! I wanna grab some ramen before I head to Obaa-chan's place to get a new mission!" A loud and annoying voice called out.

"P-Please Naruto-kun, I need t-to, uh, show you so-something in your apartment." A blue haired girl answered back with a slight stutter. Had anyone been on the streets they might have noticed a blush slowly making its way across the young lady's face, or the blue eyes darting to catch a glimpse of the reddening Hyuuga heiress while his own face seemed to lightly darken from the slight blood traveling up into his face.

Wait for it… wait for it. The lead shinobi thought to herself. The gentle thumping sounds of sandals on the road could be heard with charka forced into the team's ears. Thump, thump, thump ,clunk… that's it they are inside.

Clunk, clunk, clunk, clunk…

"Hey Hinata-chan, why do you have to show me something in my own apartment?" The blue-eyed ninja asked. There was a pause and a jingling noise could be heard as his key stopped before the key slot, the other keys banging into each other making the noise.

"I, uh,… I-I wanted to actually t-tell you something Naruto-kun but I want to do it in your place. I… I don't l-like it when people over hear what I'm saying." She responded in kind with a soft tingle behind it.

Oh shit! Hinata couldn't have picked a worse time to tell him! The leader thought as the key went into the slot. Looking around she could see the pale eyes of another ninja wide with shock and surprise. Crap we're going to have to bail!

But before she could give the signal to withdraw the door swung open and two figures walked in, one with gleaming blond hair the other with dark blue. The two didn't turn on the lights, instead the one closed the door silently while the other figure stood there with a lost look on his face. The blue haired heiress stood with her head down looking at the feet of the man she admired from afar but for no longer!

"N-Naruto-kun I wanted to tell you this for a-awhile now but I have finally worked up the courage to d-do so." She stammered out holding her hands together. That is until the taller figure gently closed his own hands around her's.

"No Hinata-chan I want to tell you something first. Ever since I've come back from those years of wandering you have been here for me, always talking to me, eating with me and even comforting me. I guess what I'm trying to say Hinata-chan is that…"

Oh, Naruto you will never live this down! A dozen people thought at the same time. Two green clad ninja were even silently crying rivers with an expression of 'eternal youth' on their faces.

From her poor vantage point, Sakura only saw the silhouettes of her two friends as they slowly inched closer and closer, their lips almost touching… almost…almost and then in a sudden explosion of light from the overhead fanlight coming to life the two were cast into the light, curiosity of one very stupid and now very dead Rock Lee. The two would be lovers were now caught off guard for about ten seconds… Naruto never even heard the word "Surprise" shouted out by all of his friends and never even saw the large sand letters spelling out "Happy Birthday Naruto-baka" over the opposite wall. He didn't even notice the camera flash as Jiraiya took a picture of the two. They only thing that snapped Naruto out of it were the voices of Konoha's Green and Azure Beasts: Rock Lee and Maito Gai yelling out at the same time:

"Naruto-kun and Hinata-chan the fires of youth have embraced you both!" they shouted out and ending it with the "Nice Guy" pose and the classic teeth "bing". At this Naruto went off the deep end. In an instant he disappeared from holding Hinata and smashed both of his fists into the mouths of Gai and Lee. The two flew back onto the couch with an "oomf" and didn't move. Hinata on the other hand had fall to the floor with a HUGE blush on her face.

When the two "dead men" were knocked out did Naruto return to Hinata. Lifting her up to her feet he cradled her in his arms then looked up. Every ninja he ever considered a friend was there with his or her mouth wide open and jaw on the floor.

"Ahh, what are you guys doing here?" Naruto asked while he rubbed the back of his head. The only movement in the room was Gai and Lee twitching on the couch, Naruto's arm moving on the back of his head and Jiraiya taking pictures of everyone in their shocked state.

Hours Later

The party continued up until the clock struck eleven p.m. even then some of the group stuck around to congratulate Naruto on his 18th birthday but not telling Hinata he loved her really brought his day down. By about twelve or so everyone had cleared out with the exception of team seven, Jiraiya and Tsunade. Getting up from the easy chair, Tsunade gave her hair a quick run through with her fingers. Yawning she stretched out her arms and in an instant felt a pair of eye on her ass and the insane scribbling of a pencil on high quality paper. Not even turning around she swung a devastating punch behind her.

"Jiraiya you sick bastard get your jollies some places else!" She scolded the old pervert who was now in the kitchen… er, mostly, just through the kitchen wall with his legs hanging over the rubble.

"Ahhhhh! No, we need him for the Itcha Itcha!" Kakashi cried out, earning him a few glares and one or two people thinking 'pervert.'

Jiraiya slowly pulled himself out of the wall and back to his seat calmly brushing off his robes, "Well at least you would still have Naruto for that." He stammered while coughing up clouds of dust from dry wall.

"Hey brat we need to talk."

Sighing, Naruto glanced up at Jiraiya. "About what Ero-sennin? If you haven't noticed its getting late and I'm starting to feel tired." Then to emphasize that point he loudly yawned.

"Listen brat, I have two things to tell you. One, don't call me that in public!" He screamed out and nailed his student over the head. " The second is that Tsunade and I have to tell you something that deals with your parents. Your finally old enough to know the truth."

"What? You know about my parents ?!" Naruto shouted out, instantly awake from the shock and ebbing pain of the blow to the head.

Running up to Jiraiya, Naruto pulled violently on the sennin's collar their faces level with each other's. "Tell me where are they." Naruto breathed out in a hushed tone.

Pulling Naruto's hands off his collar Jiraiya and Tsunade stood in front of Naruto together and looked at each other with a concerned look and both their faces.

Finally Jiraiya turned toward Naruto. "Naruto, I can't tell you much about your mother but I can about your father."

Naruto's mind was flooded with an avalanche of questions in an instant at those words. In another second the blond's mouth was going a mile a minute, tears welling up in the young shinobi's eyes. "You knew my father? Who is he? What was he? Where is he? And why did you never tell me?!?" Jiraiya hate what he had to tell his student next.

"Naruto, you have no idea how much you resemble your father. Your hair is a dead give away for anyone who knew him, that want to protect this village, your lust to become the Hokage. Naruto you and your father share so much, that's why I took you on as my apprentice. Naruto your father died saving this village, he died sealing that cursed beast in your belly and his last words were of you… Naruto your father was Uzumaki Arashi, the Yondaime."

Jiraiya closed his eyes and bowed his head, a singular tear escaped from his eyes. The impact of his words was met with dead silence. Susuke and Sakura were frozen in place by the kitchen door realization plastered on their faces, Tsunade next to Jiraiya with tears running down her face at the memory of the Yondaime and Naruto's new blight, Kakashi on the couch with his one normal eye exposed wide with surprise.

My father… my father was the Yondaime? My father was the Yondaime! Naruto ran the words in his mind over and over again. He was the Yondaime's son. He, the monster of Konoha, was the son of the hero of Konoha.

Naruto's eyes started to glow with pride. He was the Yondaime's son, the most beloved of all the Hokage. Then something hit him, if he was the son of the late great Hokage then why, why did they all hate him so much? The topic then shifted to the beast in his belly and slowly he felt his hate raise slightly for everyone who mistreated him to a dull boiling.

"Naruto, your father left you something in the Tower. He said in his will that you can claim it on your 18th birthday, the same day as when you are told this." Tsunade quietly said with a slight slurring of her words for her tears were starting to tie up her throat.

"Tell me something Jiraiya." Naruto said with a cold over-tone. This earning him stares but what haunted them more was the use of his teacher's formal name.

"What is it?"

"Why? Why didn't you ever tell about my father before?"

At these words Jiraiya's heart seemed to ache. The next words from his mouth were the most painful words he spoke in a long time. "Because he told me not to."

In moments the large apartment started to fill with red chakra, moving sickening over the floor like a blood red fog. The room seemed to press in on all sides for the occupants as Naruto's inner pain called forth as the Kyuubi's power.

The Kyuubi's chakra… I've forgotten how powerful it can be. Sasuke thought as he stood in front of Sakura, shielding her from the raw power. Since Sasuke came back from the Sound village he had grown close to Sakura, but his cold exterior always stayed up for personal reasons except when alone with her.

They all stood in awe and terror for seconds, the power making it seem like decades before Jiraiya could remember the sealing papers in his pocket. Pulling one out and sticking it on Naruto's forehead, everyone breathed a sign of relief for a tail was about to sprout.

"Naruto I know how you feel but getting angry over this is not the way to do it." Jiraiya said while sweat was mixing with his tears. Easing the panting Naruto onto the Easy-Chair, Jiraiya looked at him, "Naruto he didn't want you to know because of the hate you would generate between the other villages. If they knew you were alive they would have tried to kill you while you were young to get their revenge against your father, and he knew that that's why he swore me to secrecy."

"I don't give a damn about that! You should have at least be truthful with me for once!" Naruto yelled out.

Seconds later a solid slap found the left side of his face. Turning into the slap Naruto's tears flowed over the small white hand on his cheek leaving a red mark.

"Naruto… don't do this, please. Don't blame Jiraiya for this, he's in the same pain as you are. Look at him!" Sakura cried to Naruto.

Turning his head Naruto saw the tears streaming down his sensei's face. The combination of the memories of Arashi and Naruto's words had sent him into a tail spin of emotions.

"Ero… I mean Jiraiya-sensei, I'm… sorry." Said while embracing his friend and teacher.

Minutes slipped by, years with student and teacher mourning a late friend and father… until Jiraiya figured out what was going on.

"Yaaaaaah!" He screamed out as he jumped out of the embrace panting. "Never do that again!"

As Jiraiya and Naruto stood there shaking themselves off everyone left in the room started to laugh, well if you call Susuke biting his lower lip to stop himself laughter.

"Yo dobe… I never knew you swung that way!"

"What you say Sasuke-teme?"

"You heard me!"

"Well I could say the same, how was that delightful stay with Orochimaru by the way?"

"Dobe!"

"Cold ass bastard!"

"Dobe!"

"Cold ass bastard!"

As those two insulted each other Tsunade and Jiraiya got together and started to rummage through various pockets on and in their robes. After about a minute of searching they finally produced what they were looking for: an old, tattered scroll.

Seeing the scroll Naruto decided that enough was enough for now with the bastard and he would pull some marvelous prank on him later… maybe some gelatin in his toilet or something like that.

"Is… is that his will?" Naruto could help but stutter his words ever so lightly. For the first time he would find out about his family, so can you blame him?

Handing the scroll to Naruto, Jiraiya couldn't help but think to himself how much Naruto reminded him of Arashi.

Slowly Naruto opened the scroll. The words were written in neat but somewhat sloppy little words. Reading the letter Naruto smiled, cried and at one time even gasped.

Naruto… my son,

In accordance to my will I hope this letter finds you on your 18th birthday. Oh my son I wish I could be there with you right now. To see your first step, your first day of the Academy and your first kunai try out. But sadly it couldn't be helped. I write this now knowing full well what must be done to save this village. The ink well is rattling so bad I fear it will ruin this letter when I am gone. Naruto I wish there were some other way for this to work but sadly there isn't.

Now my son I leave you with a gift. Inside the tower there is a door marked as the nursery room I had built for you long ago but never used it before. I can say for a fact that no one has been in that room yet for they need a connection to our line to do that. I leave you that knowledge as my one gift to you. I hope you will be able to figure out how to open the room soon. The Kyuubi is close now. I must leave you at this Naruto. Remember my son I love you and so does your mother who I have sent away for this.

Hello and Goodbye as always,

Uzumaki Arashi, The Yondaime

P.S. Stay way from Jiraiya as much as possible… he'll turn you into a pervert. I hope that at least one of us will not become an old pervert like him in the end. And if you ever wanna piss him off call him my old nickname for him: Ero-Sennin.

Well I hope you like my new story! This will probably be the shortest chapter of them all. I more or less pick at this thing for a month or so then put it out there for you guys. Tell me what you think cause I won't update for the next month or so. Please review!

Je Ne!