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(A/N: Here's a little key so no one gets confused.
"Hi" - normal conversation
'Hi' - thought
"Hi" - demon talking
'Hi" - conversation with demon, like Naruto talking to Kyuubi)
Chapter 2: Meeting
The next morning found the young jinchuuriki wolfing (or... foxing...?) down another helping of the ramen. After his training yesterday, Naruto was surprised to find he could only eat 4 bowls. That meant he had 6 more bowls of heaven to take care of. Slurping the broth down, loving it's warmth against his throat, he stood up and got ready for the day. Today he was going to stock up on some items and then train with Sasuke. Truth be told, Naruto had no intention of training with the duckass and showing him his techniques. That would put him at a disadvantage in the exams. But Kakashi rudely woke him up to tell him that at noon he was to train with Sasuke. Something about strengthening the bonds between teammates or some bullshit like that. So he was now stuck figuring out how much power he should show off.
'Ugh, why me?'
'Show him our power, why hold back? If we crush him what can he do?'
'You know damn well I can't do that Kyuu. Even I know that if I do that the council will find out and punish me for harming their precious Uchiha.' and it was true. The council used nearly every measure the village had to offer in order to protect the only remaining heir, and hurting him would put Naruto in some deep shit. Well, guess he'd have to do what's gotten him to this point: wing it. He worked excellently under pressure.
'Hn... One day, when I am finally free from this prison, I will destroy this village.'
'Try me. The only ones here I give a damn about are the old man, Kakashi-sensei, and the kids. Possibly the duckass. I couldn't care less what happens to anyone else.'
'That's my kit. You're becoming more like me every day.' the fox snickered, its voice fading to the back of Naruto's head. Deciding to ignore that last comment, Naruto looked around to make sure he wasn't forgetting anything.
"Well, time to get the day started." Locking the door, Naruto looked around at the streets below him, already busy with people. He often wondered if they ever even slept. He quickly made his way into the mess that was the street and headed toward the weapon shop. Surprisingly the owner of the shop let him come in and buy things, but only before everyone else showed up. And even then, he had to always leave through the back door. He'd learned to live with it and he understood. He didn't want to compromise someone's business for someone as poor as he was. The owner was already waiting for him when he got there, and quickly pushed him into the building. Naruto went over and grabbed the usual: about 10 horrible quality iron/granite kunai and shuriken. They were big and bulky, but that's what he could afford. He quickly paid for it and rushed out the back as customers started pouring in. He secured the items in his weapon holsters and sighed.
'Time to meet up with duckass.' Naruto thought, making his way back into the street filled with people who hated him. Even though the attacks on him dwindled to nothing over the years, that didn't stop people from giving him horrible looks and keeping their children as far away from him as possible. But then again, Naruto stopped giving a rat's ass about five years ago when he was 7, the day before the old man began to specifically look after him.
Naruto backed up into a wall, and wished he could phase through it. He looked on with horror as the group of people turned into the dark alley, torches glowing brilliantly in the night sky. Naruto honestly didn't know what he did wrong. The lady who normally sneaked him food suddenly stopped, and began acting like he didn't exist when he'd try to talk to her. He was hungry, and he resorted to taking a loaf of bread from a street vendor. It was only a loaf of bread for a starving child right? No, to the man it was hard earned product stolen by a demon. He still remembers the things he shouted when the vendor noticed Naruto took it.
"The devil has come for me! Did you all not see it? The demon child took my products, he means to put me out of business so that his master may come and claim my life for evil! Well I won't go you devil, I won't go! I shall kill your disciple, and then I shall be praised as the savior of Konoha!" Naruto remembered that, and the simultaneous shout for joy of every single person gathered there. He closed his eyes as the crowd closed in on him.
'I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die.'
'Kit, you wanna survive?'
'W-who is that?'
'Let's just say... I'm a friend. Do you want to survive?'
'Y-yeah...'
'Well, trust me. Let your anger out, that's the only way for you to survive. Let my power flow through your body and fight.'
'But, how can I win?'
'Just do it.'
Naruto tried his hardest to feel angry, but fear kept overcrowding his mind.
'Turn that fear into anger! Why do you have to be scared? What have you done to deserve this? Those villagers, they wouldn't give a damn if you died today. Hell, they'd probably even dance and piss on your grave.' That fact stung Naruto. Whatever was talking to him was right. Why him? Always him. The rage flowed and Naruto felt a warm feeling in his stomach. As the feeling grew, Naruto's awareness of the area decreased.
The next thing he knew, he was standing in the middle of a circle of bodies. His immediate reaction was to panic. What had he done?
"Did I, kill them?"
'No kit, they're only unconscious. Now get out of here before someone sees this.' Naruto immediately obeyed and ran off.
'Kami, where would I be without you Kyuu?'
'Dead in an alleyway, that's what.'
'You're probably right.' As Naruto came up to the training field, he heard the distinct grunts and felt the small flares of chakra that told him that Sasuke was already training.
'He started without me?' Naruto internally groaned, running to catch up.
"Oi, duckass! We're supposed to be training together!" Naruto called the second he had Sasuke, who was assaulting a tree with his punches and kicks, in his sights. Sasuke turned uninterestedly toward Naruto, lowering his hands from the offensive position they were in.
"'Bout time Dobe. I was about to think you'd be a no-show. Sleep in again?" He teased.
"So what? I'm here, so let's just train." Naruto sighed, taking a basic academy stance.
"Are you underestimating me? That academy knowledge would never be enough to defeat me." The rivals squared off against each other before Sasuke lost patience and charged at Naruto. Naruto wove some handsigns too fast for Sasuke to track, then charged as well. Sasuke threw a punch, which was dodged just in time, causing the fist to brush past Naruto's neck. Reacting quickly to the failed attempt, Sasuke quickly pulled his fist back and swept his foot along the ground under Naruto, trying to knock him down. Naruto jumped over it and brought his left leg up to kick Sasuke in the face, but it was caught as well before being thrown to the side. The Uchiha followed closely and delivered many punches into the blonde's stomach, finishing with an elbow to the gut to knock him to the ground. Naruto slowly got back up, spitting out the blood that pooled in his mouth and dashed for Sasuke. He wove the handsigns for shadow clones and five clones joined him.
"What's the plan boss?"
"You know what it is." Naruto answered simply.
"I see. Well let's go guys!" The clones ran ahead of Naruto as Sasuke activated his Sharingan and prepared to defend. Perfect. Naruto quickly jumped behind a clone and ran so that to Sasuke it looked as if there were only five Narutos here. As planned, the Uchiha ran past the clones and lunged at the one that Naruto had jumped behind. The clone smirked at Sasuke's face as it disappeared, to reveal no Naruto. Naruto lunged at Sasuke from behind with a kunai, prepared to slash his rival across the back. The second before impact Sasuke turned just enough for Naruto to miss, then kicked him away. Naruto uprighted himself before landing, then glared at his opponent.
"The shadow switch technique missed? How?"
"Hmph, you may have tricked me Naruto, but I can read you like a book. Use your head during battle, not just brute strength and that loud mouth of yours."
"Shut up Sasuke. Stop acting like you know every damn thing. You don't know half of what I can do." Naruto halfway growled, the whisker-like marks on his cheeks darkening and becoming more defined.
'That's it kit. Show him, show them all what we can do.'
'N-no, I can't do that Kyuu. We'd probably kill him and like I said, I don't want that shit on my hands.'
"Naruto! Uncle Naruto!" Naruto's eyes snapped open to see Konohamaru looking at him quizzically from across the field.
"Kono? What are you doing here?"
"You said you'd play with us today, and we've been waiting an hour." the child pouted.
"Aww Kono, I'm sorry. But I'm training right now."
"I don't care! You made a promise yesterday and you're gonna keep it!"
"Okay okay! Jeez. Hey duckass, we gotta cut this short okay? We'll finish later."
"You've got to be kidding me. Am I the only one in this team taking this seriously?' Sasuke groaned, throwing his hands up into the air. 'Sakura won't stop being useless. You want to go play ninja. You know what? Go. Go on; go pretend to be what you already are. But you two better not hold me back next week." Naruto sighed and moved to say something, but the Konohamaru Corps would wait no longer and they dragged their leader away.
'Stupid dobe. Doesn't he see from our fight that he needs to get stronger? And what was with that small flare of chakra. It felt... dangerous. Oh well... Considering what he's like, there's probably nothing to worry about. I will win, losing is not an option.'
"Sasuke-kun!"
'Oh Kami, how did she find me? I thought only Kakashi and the dobe were the only others who knew.'
"It took me forever to find you! Good thing I felt your chakra calling to me. What were you doing here?"
"Training with the dobe."
"It's kinda early, did you win already? I bet you did, that idiot has no fighting abilities."
'Yeah, you're one to talk.' "He left to go play with those kids."
"What?" Sakura shrieked. "He left you to go play with some kids? Oh, I'm gonna find him and clobber him." and like that she was already halfway down the path.
'If only she put as much effort into her training.' Sasuke sighed, walking away.
Naruto and the kids had already begun their game. Naruto hid, and it was the kids' job to track him using whatever methods. His chakra, broken branches, fallen leaves, whatever. Naruto chose a bushy tree on the side of a trail and rested on a high up branch.
"Naruto, where are you?" a dangerous voice demanded not too far away. Naruto reflexively gulped.
'Sakura?'
'Apparently she isn't too keen on you skipping out on her Uchiha.'
'Great...'
"Naruto!" the voice was closer this time. Naruto needed to get away from here. He jumped down and the kids immediately ran to him.
"We're supposed to find you baka." Konohamaru sighed, earning himself a whack on the head.
"What's wrong Naru?" Moegi asked, pulling her hand back.
"Pink alert." the kids' faces drained. They knew the wrath of the pink haired girl and grew to hate her for it. But they still knew better than to provoke her.
"W-what do we do?" Konohamaru asked.
"Okay, if we move quietly, we could get away." Naruto said, beginning to tiptoe away. He collided with something soft, and judging by the horrified gasps of the kids Naruto knew what it was, or rather, who.
"S-sakura. Hi there." Naruto said, backing up.
"Naruto,' she growled 'first you ditch Sasuke of all people, to play with some brats, and then you have the nerve to put your head on my breast? You are a sick pervert." she said, cracking her knuckles.
"Kono, Moegi, Udon. Run." Naruto whispered.
"What Uncle Naruto?" Konohamaru asked.
"RUN!" Naruto screamed, bolting for the kids. He grabbed Moegi and Udon and made sure Konohamaru was following and they ran off, Sakura following closely. She chased them through half of the village while shouting obscenities and knocking down anyone who got in her way, even poor Shino who was simply admiring some bugs, and onto a path close to the entrance of the village.
"You're. Gonna. Pay." she breathed, slightly out of breath, stepping closer to them. They were trapped in a corner where two fence posts met to form a bend in the path. Naruto was reminded of his childhood and his anger began to show. He put Moegi and Udon down and moved all the kids behind him.
"What the hell did I ever do to you huh? Can you tell me that? Is it that you think I take away your Sasuke fantasy time? Well newsflash Sakura, we're a damn team! I'm gonna be working and training with Sasuke all the time, whether we like it or not! And it will be mostly me training with him until you step up your game and actually try to be a kunoichi. Who wants to train with the dead weight of the team? Sure as hell isn't me or Sasuke. And about him. Why can't you Kami forsaken fangirls get it through your thick heads that he isn't interested in the least of any one of you? Most of you are weaklings anyways. The women of the Uchiha clan were strong and powerful. Why would he want to compromise that trait for one of you? He wouldn't. So it's time for you to grow up and start acting like a ninja, or you'd be better off being a nurse or something else." Naruto spat. The entire time he wanted to stop the words, but they kept flowing. He was tired of it, and he snapped. He looked at the pure shock on Sakura's face before feeling the guilt settle in.
"S-sakura, I didn't mean to-"
"Naruto you bastard!" she screamed in a new fury. "You think you can tell me how to live my life, and how to treat someone I love? Ha, how would you know about any of that? You don't have parents or anyone close like family, and no one likes you!"
'Damn, that hurt.'
"Well, I have the third-" she cut him off with a horrid laugh.
"Don't make me laugh! He's like a father to us all! It doesn't count."
"Shut up you bitch! Naruto is a good guy and doesn't deserve your fat head destroying his self esteem!" Konohamaru defended, standing beside Naruto. Moegi and Udon joined him and agreed.
"What?" she immediately dashed for Konohamaru, who ran off further down the path. He was fast, but she was faster and quickly gained up on him. If it weren't for Konohamaru colliding with something and falling down, Sakura would've beaten him to a bloody pulp. But she was too busy staring at the man before her. Not much could be said about him. He wore a grayish cat suit and purple makeup. Naruto, Moegi and Udon caught up and they too were interested in what was about to unfold.
"Ah jeez kid, you just gonna bump into me like that and not even say sorry?" the man asked.
"Well you should've moved." Konohamaru grumbled.
"What was that kid?" he picked up Konohamaru by the front of his shirt and held him at eye level. "Ya know, I really hate brats like you." he said, bringing back a fist.
"Kankuro, you know you'll get in trouble if Baki finds out. Or even worse, Gaara." a female warned from behind him. For the first time, the entire group noticed the girl standing close behind. Naruto had to do a double take. She was absolutely beautiful. Her hair was blonde, like his, only a bit sandier. And it was up in four ponytails, giving her an exotic look. Her body was firm and slender, like an ideal kunoichi. The clothes she wore showed off some cleavage of what Naruto guessed to be C or D cup breasts: a blouse that went across her upper arms, and fishnet that covered from her cleavage up to a bit under her neck. She also wore a skirt that stopped a couple of inches above the knees, and two well placed bands of fishnet. One on her left lower leg, the other on her right upper leg. There were these kinds of women outside the village? Hell, he wouldn't have spent all this time chasing after Sakura if he'd known that.
"Is that a fact? Guess I'll have to make it quick then. Jeez, stop being such a buzzkill Temari." Kankuro sighed.
'So, her name is Temari.'
"Whatever, but I'm not part of this. And I wouldn't have to be a buzzkill if I didn't have to constantly stop my little brother from doing stupid things, now would I?" Temari fired back. She didn't take anyone's shit either. Good.
"Bitch."
"What the hell did you just say? Kankuro, do not make me kill you before the exams."
Rolling his eyes, Kankuro turned back to his task at hand.
"Do something Naruto, he's gonna hurt him." Sakura finally said.
"When you were about to hurt him yourself? You're quite the hypocrite." Naruto snapped. Sakura thought about retaliating, but fell silent. Naruto walked up to Kankuro and he looked down at the blonde.
"What do you want brat? You wanna be next?"
"No, but I'd appreciate it if you'd return my friend. If not-"
"Then what? What will you do pipsqueak?" Kankuro asked. Naruto pulled out a kunai and lunged at the man. He moved out of the way, dropping Konohamaru in the process. The boy quickly scrambled back to his team. Naruto wove a few handsigns before lunging again. Kankuro finally took out his own kunai and aimed for Naruto's throat. The attack was dodged and countered with a kick to the arm. Kankuro almost lost his grip on the knife, but regained it in time. He rushed forward and threw his weight into slashing through Naruto. The blade connected and sliced Naruto in half. He smirked at his victory, until Naruto disappeared. Kankuro frantically looked around.
"Where the hell is he?"
"Kankuro above!" Temari cried out. Kankuro looked up to see Naruto heading straight for him.
Naruto had this in the bag. All he had to do was land a good fist on the prick and it would be over. But nothing is ever that easy. A strong wind blew Naruto away and into a tree.
'What the hell?'
"Pay more attention Kankuro, I won't save you too many times." Temari said, placing her fan back into its holster on her back
"Shut up! I didn't need you that time!"
"Yeah, that's why you were paralyzed in surprise."
'So it was her. She seems to have wind manipulation on her side.'
'So it seems. Now get up.' Naruto stood up and looked at Temari.
"Hello Temari. My name is Naruto Uzumaki, please remember it. You've got to be the strongest woman I've ever met. Most of the girls in this village are weak." Naruto grinned, jumping down from the tree. Temari was shocked by the compliment and looked away, a slight blush on her cheek.
'Did he just... compliment me? No one's ever done that before.' and it was true. Being the oldest child of the Kazekage, she was trained mercilessly and for many hours every day, even in the sweltering heat of noon. So to have this guy she didn't even know tell her she obviously trained well, pleased her.
"Thank you, no one has said that to me before." she said gently.
"Oh really? Even for a beautiful woman like you? Your strength should be admired every day." Naruto returned, causing the blush to grow deeper.
'He sure is laying on the charm thick there.' she mentally smirked.
"Well then, Naruto Uzumaki. I'll remember you. Let's go Kankuro." Temari turned away and began walking.
"But Temari! I'm not done with these brats yet!" Kankuro whined. When Temari ignored him he grew frustrated and ran toward Konohamaru, lifting him into the air once again and shoving Moegi and Udon back. He pulled back his fist and thrust it forward. Konohamaru yelped and closed his eyes, but the hit never came. Suddenly he found himself on the ground, and looked up to see Kankuro holding his wrist tenderly.
"Ow, you brat!" Kankuro hissed. Temari stopped and turned around, watching her brother trying to find the sneak attacker.
"Up here." every head turned to the tree on the side of the road. Sitting in said tree was Sasuke.
"Sasuke-kun! You've come to save us!" Sakura squealed, causing everyone to sweatdrop.
"You! How dare you attack me?"
"It was just a pebble, get over it." Sasuke huffed. Kankuro growled and reached behind him.
"You're going to use that?" Temari asked.
"Yeah, it'll be real quick sis." Kankuro answered. Temari sighed and stood down. She knew better than to mess with a pissed off Kankuro. Kankuro attached chakra threads to the bundle on his back and jerked his hand forward. The bundle began to come undone, until a single word froze him in place.
"Stop." Kankuro immediately dropped his hand and stood straight. Temari looked up in the tree and saw her baby brother standing upside down on a branch.
"H-hey Gaara." Kankuro whimpered.
"Told you." Temari teased. Gaara disappeared in a cloud of sand and reappeared in front of Kankuro.
"Kankuro, must you act like a child wherever we go? Don't make me kill you." Gaara said coldly. Kankuro gulped and nodded.
"S-sorry Gaara. But to be fair, they started it." Gaara completely ignored that statement and turned to the leaf residents.
"I apologize for my brother's insolence. He will not bother you again. Let's go Temari. Baki wants to see you." he said, walking to his sister. The siblings began to walk away.
"Wait, what's your name?" Sasuke asked. They all stopped and turned around.
"Gaara. Gaara of the desert." he answered. Naruto caught Temari's eye and smiled. She returned a small smile before walking away with her brothers.
"What does Baki want?" Temari asked in a slightly serious tone. Baki only called for her if it was of major importance.
"He wouldn't tell me. He's lucky I didn't kill him for making me come get you two."
"Oh well. See anything interesting in the village?" Temari asked, slinging an arm around Gaara's shoulders. Kankuro flinched. He still didn't understand, no matter how many times she tried to explain, how she could be so... close and open with the jinchuuriki and not get killed.
"He says I remind him of how he thinks mom would be like. So he doesn't mind my affection. You look like dad, so you're shit out of luck in that department."
"Like I'd want to be that close to him anyways. Temari, just don't get yourself killed. He's a dem-" Kankuro started before finding himself on the floor. He held his aching cheek, looking up into the angry eyes of his sister.
"A demon? Were you just about to call Gaara a demon? Kami Kankuro. Maybe that's why he seems so crazy. Because no one gives him a chance. It's not his fault he's the way he is. He tries, but with the way everyone treats him, I don't blame him for wanting to kill everyone in sight. But I'm not gonna be one of those people. I'm tired of it. He's my little brother, and I'm his older sister. And by damn if it costs me my life, I will act like the family he deserves."
"But, he's my brother too-"
"Then for Kami's sake Kankuro act like it!" she said, stomping off. Since then, Kankuro has never even almost called Gaara a demon. However, his relationship with his brother hadn't gotten any better. It seemed as if it actually got worse.
'I want to be a family, but we're just so fucked up. After all this crap is over, I swear I'll try harder.'
"Temari, earth to Temari! Hey!" Kankuro shouted, knocking Temari out of her thoughts.
"What the hell do you want?"
"What was up with you back there? 'Thank you, no one's ever said that to me before.' You already falling for the enemy?" Kankuro teased, earning himself a punch in the gut. In that split second, Temari had removed her arm from Gaara and attacked. She leaned down to his ear.
"Shut the hell up Kankuro. I had to show them what my power is because of you.' She growled, digging her fist in deeper. 'So I had to act a bit weak and more girly than normal so they don't overestimate me. Got it?" she said, removing her hand. Kankuro nodded and didn't say another word all the way back to their rooms.
'How I wish that were the case, but that Naruto is quite interesting.'
"I think this will be a very interesting exam." Sasuke smirked once they were gone.
"Interesting? They all look like bad news, especially that Gaara! We should stay away from them." Sakura worriedly pointed out.
"Sakura, shut up." Naruto and Sasuke said before walking away, leaving Sakura to go home alone. The Kono corps went home, albeit a bit paranoid, jumping at every loud noise.
"So, that Suna girl? Good choice dobe. A lot better than Sakura."
"Shut the hell up baka. Sure, she's beautiful and strong, but what are the chances of her liking me?"
"Well, I can tell you one thing. The entire time, her eyes were glued to you. She didn't once look at me for over five seconds, which is a first. I'm pretty sure she has some feelings. You just have to get to know her better and get stronger." Naruto was momentarily shocked by the brotherly advice, yet again.
"Wow, you're acting so brotherly. What's up with that?" Naruto teased.
"I-I don't care! We're on a team, and if you screw up and get a broken heart it'd slow me down. I can't let that happen." Sasuke defended.
"Aww, you do care." Naruto sighed, running off to avoid a fireball on his ass.
'Why am I helping that dobe? Do I care?'
'You know you do. Face it, he's like a brother to you isn't he? If not, he's your best friend and rival.' the voice in the back of his head snickered.
'Ugh. Whatever...'
Naruto raced down the streets of the village, eager to get home and rest so he could train with Sasuke early tomorrow, and possibly run into Temari. However his thoughts turned him down the wrong road and he found himself in front of the gates of an obviously abandoned home. The lawn was cut the windows were clean and there was no mold or foliage growing up the sides of the house. But there was no trace of a chakra signature. Being the curious person he was he went closer to inspect. There was an inscription on the gate that read
'No matter how powerful you are, fighting with no reason is pure savagery.' -Kushina Uzumaki.
Naruto did a double take on the name.
"U-Uzumaki?" he whispered in disbelief, stumbling back. Several ANBU landed in front of him, blocking his view.
"Uzumaki Naruto, you are to leave immediately. This area is off limits to all in the village."
"Bullshit! I'm not going anywhere! There is a name inscribed on that gate, Kushina Uzumaki? Is it coincidence that we have the same last name, or is someone not telling me something?" Naruto demanded. The ANBU remained silent, and Naruto took it as a confirmation of his suspicions. "I'm going to see the old man."
"The Hokage is very busy right now, he isn't taking any visitors."
"Oh, he'll see me alright. We have a lot to talk about. If you want to stop me, try it." Naruto dangerously growled before running off.
"Should we give pursuit?"
"No, let him go. It's about time he knows."
'What the hell is going on here?'
'The hell if I know kit. Just get to the old man so we can figure something out.'
'That damn old fool! You'd think he'd try harder to conceal the place from Naruto. If only this damn tongue seal wasn't on me...'
Naruto arrived at the Hokage's mansion and leaped up to the top floor. There he found the Hokage sitting at his desk, busy filling out sheet after sheet of paperwork.
"Hello Naruto. Come in." Naruto should've known. He'd never been able to sneak up on the veteran ninja.
"Don't 'Hello Naruto' me you old fart." Naruto snapped, jumping into the room. "What the hell is up with that building with Kushina Uzumaki's name inscribed on the gate? What the hell aren't you telling me?" Naruto screamed.
Hiruzen hadn't expected this anytime soon. He wanted Naruto to find out, but only when he was mature enough to handle it.
'Those ANBU officers apparently failed to do their job.'
"Naruto, sit down. Now, what I'm going to tell you may shock and anger you, but you must understand. I only did this as a request from your father. Now, you do know of the Kyuubi's attack on Konoha?"
"Yeah. I heard that it attacked and killed a lot of people and it wasn't going to stop until the fourth hokage sacrificed his life and sealed the fox into a baby. Me to be exact."
"Yes Naruto. But, that baby was the fourth's son. The fourth Hokage was your father, and Kushina Uzumaki was your mother." Naruto was silent for a long while before his eyes widened.
"You mean the fourth was... my father. And that house is... mine?"
"In a matter of speaking, yes."
"What the hell? Why couldn't you have told me sooner? You told me not to be mad, but how could I not be? Do you know how much crap I've gone through in my life already? Being afraid to walk in the streets, fearing you'll be attacked again, or even being too afraid to sleep! Having a status like that would've put me so high in the village, maybe everyone wouldn't hate me. And what about-"
"Naruto, be quiet!" Sarutobi commanded in a tone that immediately shut Naruto up. "Naruto, this is what I meant. You weren't supposed to find out because what would you do if you had known? Would you have gone through life easily and without a single struggle? You say you want to be Hokage? Only a ninja who has suffered and gotten stronger through his own efforts deserves to lead this village. If you'd known, you'd have no chance of fulfilling your dream. Believe me, I wanted so badly to tell you, but after your father explained everything to me I saw his point. But he did leave you so much to help you on your journey. In the house there are boxes of scrolls in your parent's bedroom, half of them blue, half of them red. The blue scrolls are your fathers. They contain all of his techniques and steps on how to learn them. Perhaps Kakashi can help you, seeing as your father was his sensei. The red scrolls are your mothers. There is a personal journal of her training, scrolls on her wind based techniques, and scrolls on the pure chakra manipulation of the Uzumaki clan. The Uzumaki clan was a powerful clan in the land of waves during its height, and one of our greatest allies. The country no longer exists due to war and famine, but when it did, your clan had abilities unmatched by any other. Pure chakra manipulation is a very useful power to have. You can sense evil in others and attempt to snuff it out, you can learn to control the Kyuubi more efficiently, and it's so powerful your mother once took out an entire 100 man army alone just by merely feeding her chakra into the ground. I should also add one more fact. The Uzumaki clan has been the containing house for the Kyuubi for many generations. Yes, your mother was the previous jinchuuriki." Naruto sat there quietly, absorbing all the information he was being given. He still couldn't believe he was the son of the fourth, the hero of Konoha.
"I see... Can I go get those scrolls then?"
"Yes. Since you know you will of course be allowed to explore the grounds. Only a member of the Uzumaki clan or the Namikaze can gain entry. Simply feed your chakra into the center of the gate where there is an imprint of a swirl pattern, similar to what is on the back of our chuunin and jonin uniforms, and it will open."
"That simple?"
"That simple."
"I guess... I can see your point. Better late than never I guess. Thanks old man." Naruto said, standing up.
"Anytime Naruto. Would you like some more ramen?"
"No, not today. I'm gonna be busy tonight. Besides, you've taken care of me since I was attacked that day. You've done enough."
"That's because you're like my own. And don't let anyone tell you different. Even though I have close bonds with everyone in the village, I have a special bond with you and you alone my boy. Now go, claim your heritage." Naruto's flashed his winning smile, definitely happier than before and left.
'Ah, that boy has some challenges ahead of him, but he'll make it. Minato, Kushina, watch over your boy.'
