UNTAMED

A.N- Just as promised, second chapter served with adequate seasoning of correction, less spelling mistakes and the likes. Enjoy to the fullest...

Disclaimer:I do not own Naruto or any of its characters, jutsus or anything. All I own is this story (or plot, whatever works for you), all the OCs I am about to introduce (if any) and the original jutsus and seals I am definitely going to use (if you want you can use them, just PM me before that and give the credit. Before you ask, yes I am a bit selfish like that).

KYU-CHAN- TALKING

KYU-CHAN- THINKING

BIJUDAMA- DEMON/SUMMONS TALKING

BIJUDAMA- DEMON/SUMMONS THINKING

CHAPTER 2: TRAINING BEGINS

[TWO WEEKS LATER]

It has been two weeks since Naruto was released from the hospital. Hiruzen had requested that Naruto should come with him as he had some important things to discus, but Naruto simply did not cared and left him in hospital room. Naruto still have not talked to him after that. At first Kyuubi tried to talk him out of his funk, but after Naruto explained his reasoning, Kyuubi didn't say anything about this.

Within ten minutes after being released from the hospital, an ANBU found him, gave him a key and said that the hokage has given him a new apartment to live. Then the ANBU took him to his new apartment. Upon entering his new home, he first ate something and then slept through the night. He thought that the hokage must have found out that he is no longer welcome in the orphanage anymore and he was kicked out from it a long time ago. This must be the reason he wanted to talk about. For the new apartment, he was thankful towards the hokage but it was nowhere enough to forgive him for the treatment he received until now and left in the dark about his parents' identity. Though his anger and resentment lessened but still it is not enough.

At first Kyuubi wanted him to make amends with the old man, but Naruto explained that no matter what, no one had the right to keep his parents identity from him. No matter whose decision it was, ultimately he paid the price. This beating was the only incident the hokage was aware of but there are other incidents he knew nothing about and Kyuubi was the only one who knew how he was treated in the village. Next day, when he was calm enough to listen to reason, Kyuubi made him promise that when they will see the hokage next time he will behave at least civilly towards him and if the situation arise, he will inform him that he is aware of his parentage, but other than that, he will do nothing.

As far as his property went, Kyuubi had a plan to acquire them when the time comes. She informed Naruto that despite hokage's wishes, the council might have overruled him and tried to absorb his property. Since Kyuubi never liked the council, if they actually tried to absorb Naruto's property, they will pay dearly. However, for now, they will bid their time and wait for the opportunity to strike and take them by surprise.

After a few days of rest, his real training under Kyuubi began. That training was anything but easy. She had him run across a training field for ten laps, and then had him do fifty push-ups, pull-ups, chin-ups, squats and what not. After that came his taijutsu training. In mindscape, Kyuubi had taught him eight katas for this form, four offensive and four defensive, but told him to practice only first katas for both offensive and defensive purpose. When Naruto asked what form of taijutsu he was learning, Kyuubi said that this style is actually a fusion between his father's and mother's fighting style, a style which could be modified to his liking and upgraded to his needs; after that, he put everything he had in learning and mastering this style. Though Kyuubi warned him not to show this style to anyone in Konoha he doesn't trust completely.

His chakra control exercises are coming along well. Since he had already done chakra flowing exercise, he was able to feel and tap into his chakra easily. He also had better chakra control then either of them expected, but chalked it up as a result of starting his training way early than expected. However, Kyuubi knew better. She understood that this was happening because his father, Minato was Senju from his father's side.

After training in chakra control, Naruto took a short break and had a small breakfast. After that, he trained in controlling and releasing right amount of strength for different purposes and increasing his strength.

This is how he was training for last two weeks, and was having time of his life. Kyuubi was very pleased with Naruto's efforts as well. Except for ignoring her wish and not contacting with Hiruzen even for once in the last two weeks, Naruto had passed her expectations with flying colours.

Within this two week of time, Naruto had mastered two of defensive katas and one offensive kata of the taijutsu style Kyuubi taught him, and he is well in his way of mastering the second offensive kata. Within next couple of days, he will have it mastered.

After finishing his training for the day, he was going to his apartment when an ANBU came and informed him that the hokage wants to meet with him. He informed him that within half an hour he would be there after he is freshened up. He did not notice this is the ANBU who gave him the key to his apartment.

[HOKAGE OFFICE]

When he entered the hokage's private office, he saw Hiruzen sitting behind his desk doing some paperwork. "You asked me to see you hokage sama?" Naruto asked in a neutral voice. Hiruzen really wanted Naruto to call him Jiji just like he did in the past, but he understood that after experiencing the things he had, it would be miraculous if he even start being civil towards him or any of the villagers.

He hid his disappointment and sadness and answered in a jovial tone, "Ah, Naruto kun, I am glad you are here. Come sit, we have much to discus." "Any particular reason why you asked me to come here?" Naruto politely inquired.

"What, can't I want to see my grandson?" Hiruzen asked in jovial voice in hopes of defusing the tension but- "if you wanted to see me you could have done that any time in the last eighteen months. So either you tell me the reason you ordered my presence or I will simply walk out of your office." -it came back to bite him in the ass. It was just not his day, Hiruzen decided.

"...I wanted to see you my boy, I wanted know if you are all right, but more than that I wanted to be there for you when you need me, and now you need me more than ever. What happened last month can happen again. I don't want to see you in hospital bed. I want you to become strong, and I want to help you become strong Naruto Kun. I don't know what happened to you, but you changed." Hiruzen was desperate for that bundle of joy, who did not cared for anyone's opinion and called him Jiji, who really became his surrogate grandson.

"Yes, I changed. Try to live in the streets for a whole year and I guarantee it, anyone will change." Naruto replied in a cold tone. "I completely disagree that I need you now more, because I don't. Now let's talk about your offer. Since you said you want me to become strong, I want to know how? And more importantly Why?" Naruto asked. "I am going to train you in anything and everything that I can. As for why, I want to see you truly smile again, I want to see you accept me just like you did when you were little." That's all Hiruzen could say, desperation and hope evident in his voice.

"Hokage sama, if you are looking for forgiveness from me because you abandoned me than you have a long way to go, but if you are looking for acceptance from me than I can't guarantee you will find it any time soon, or ever for that matter. So if I were in your place I would not let my hopes get too high." Naruto coldly replied. "Now let's talk about my training. What are you going to teach me? I want clear details, and my schedule. I have some things in my mind that I would like to be trained in and learn. Ohh, and before I forget, I will not be joining your shinobi academy and I would highly appreciate it if you don't tell anyone about my training under you except those who are going to train me, ...if there are others who are going to train me."

"I will not ask why you don't want anyone else to know that I am training you, but why don't you want to join the shinobi force?" Naruto didn't even have to think for the answer. "The way the civilians and a few shinobi of your village treated me for last one and a half year and maybe from the day I was born, is enough reason for me to kill them; they always behaved to me like I am some kind of disease. Though I am not going to kill them however, I am definitely not going to protect them in the future either. But if I become a shinobi, I will have to defend them and protect them even if I don't want to and I won't be able to ignore it for it will be my duty to protect them." Hiruzen knew when he saw a fine shinobi in the making and he realized that he, along with the village lost a very talented shinobi who will definitely become a legend in the future. However, right now he could not do anything. So he focused on ensuring if he had any motive of endangering konoha in the near or distant future. "Fine my boy, I have no choice in the matter so I will accept it, but answer my one question though. What do you want to do once your training is done?" Hiruzen inquired. Naruto's reply was ready in an instant, "Not becoming your shinobi is a given because I already told you. Though I really want to kill the civilian population, I will not do so, provided that they do not attack or provoke me first. But if they do then all bets are off. I want to get trained so that I can protect myself from harm because your shinobi will take every chance they can get to harm me as they have done for so many times, but this training is also for my future as well, as I want to protect anyone in need. If you want to train me even after hearing this than it's your problem. However, if you still want to teach me than I would like to be trained in bojutsu, kenjutsu, seal making, politics, negotiation, law and regulation inside and outside of Konoha and fire country, ninjutsu ,first aid and gardening poisons and psychology." Kyuubi actually gave Naruto a list for the things he has to learn and he just recited them.

"As long as you don't use your techniques and teachings to endanger konoha I have no problem." Hiruzen replied instantly. However, Naruto's, "then you should not teach me, because I know very well that your konoha is going to be endangered. Because from this moment onward if your dumb and stupid civilians and shinobi alike attack me again than I am definitely going to give them a piece of my mind, whether I am trained or not is irrelevant;" Caught him off guard.

Hiruzen sighed, he knew that the reason Naruto gave him is perfectly justifiable so he can teach him, but still he was having an uneasy feeling, and no matter how much he tried he just could not shake it off. "Tell me Naruto kun, why are you behaving like this towards me? What have I done to receive such treatment from you?" Hiruzen asked, trying to figure out the reason of his surrogate grandson's resentment towards him. Though, he saw that today Naruto was much calmer than the other day but still he was not the same boy he used to be, he was a lot more aggressive. He was much colder towards him and he could not figure out why.

Naruto was silent for a minute discussing with Kyuubi if he should tell Sarutobi that he is aware about his parent's identity or not. After discussing it with his Kyu-chan, he decided that he should tell him about it but decided to hold back the knowledge that he is aware of his jinchuriki status.

"It's not what you have done hokage sama, it's more of what you haven't done. You held back my parent's identity from me, which I could not forgive you for. Council members who were under your control treated me, the last living heir and prince of a once great clan and country, their beloved fourth hokage, Namikaze Minato and princess of Uzushio Kushina Uzumaki's only son, like less than dirt. They avoided me like plague and you did nothing to prevent it." Naruto said the last sentence with so much distaste and anger that it was almost palpable. Without breaking his eye contact with Hiruzen he continued, "So you see old man, I am not mad at you for doing something; it's opposite actually, as I am angry at you for doing nothing to prevent it." With each word Naruto spoke Hiruzen became paler and paler until he resembled a sheet. He understood now why Naruto resented him so much, but for the love kami, he could not figure out who could tell him about this. He knew he ruined his relation with his grandson without any possibility of ever restoring it again.

Before Hiruzen could say anything, Naruto once again started to speak, "Within next two days I want my both parents jutsu, be it nin, tai or genjutsu, sealing knowledge and heirlooms and monetary property. God forbid, if I find that anything is amiss then may Kami sama have mercy on konoha because I won't." Naruto wanted to simply walk out through the door, but looking at Hiruzen's pale face Kyuubi immediately knew something was up, so she told Naruto to ask about it. When he asked Hiruzen about it, at first he denied but when pressurised, he confessed to Naruto that the civilian council and a few shinobi clan head wanted to keep his parentage a secret from him so that they can get their hands on his property and jutsu library. Hearing this Naruto was furious. He was so much enraged that he unconsciously channelled Kyuubi's yokai and as a result, his eyes turned blood red. Only joint effort of Hiruzen and Kyuubi calmed him down a little, though Hiruzen was truly afraid for the well-being of Konoha. Then the hokage informed him that no matter how much they tried, they simply could not find it. He knew for a fact that their jutsu and their knowledge about anything and everything is locked behind Namikaze estate, but no one knew about where their property went.

After five minutes of discussion with Kyuubi, Naruto decided that enough is enough, no matter what; he won't let anyone take his property away from him no matter who is against him or what, as these are the only things left behind by his parent's for him. He, upon discussing best course of action with kyu-chan, decided that for now he could do nothing. Jutsu and heirlooms are safe in his clan estate, which is locked by a blood seal, and only he can open it and rest of his property will have to be located first. Kyuubi right then decided what will be Naruto's first unofficial mission in his long shinobi career, but it have to wait for a while.

Steeling his nerve, Naruto addressed Hiruzen with a clear disgusted voice, "Hokage sama, if you ever cared for me as a grandson as you so openly claim you have, then you have exactly one week to come clean and tell me how much monetary property I have inherited from 'BOTH' my parents; and don't lie to me, because if you do I WILL find out. Along with that, I want to know what are the other properties I have left from my parents. I want to know the address to MY clan estate. Make sure I have a definite answer to my question and query. I want you to locate where my parents' other property went. After that, if you don't want to train me I don't give a damn."

After a few moments Naruto started to speak, "I know why you hid my parent's identity from me, and to be honest I am disappointed in you. You and your lackeys so openly claim that Konoha is the strongest of the great five villages and yet you hid my parentage because you could not protect me from all attacks. Tell me, if you knew your security is not up to the standard, then how do you propose you are going to protect so many villagers; after all, I am but one child and you would have known where I was, but what about other no name civilians? And even after knowing that it is not up to the task what have you done to rectify that?" these questions made Hiruzen paler even more if that was possible. He just could not fathom the boy in front of him anymore. He didn't knew his carefully planned tactic to protect him could be torn apart like that. He was wondering why Danzo never said anything about this.

However, Naruto was not done, "moreover, you hid that your council members wants to strip me of my parentage, my heritage, strip every yen of money I have and every single jutsu created by my parents and every single heirloom they inherited from their ancestors. Hope you are not hiding anything else from me hokage sama. I thought of you as my Grandfather as well, but it looks that I chose the wrong person; I just hope that you can do your duty as a hokage because I don't want to lose any more respect for you as you are already on very thin ice. Though your council will pay dearly for what they did to me, you can be sure about it. The only question is how severe their crime is and how I am going to punish them." After that, Naruto simply walked out of Hiruzen's office.

Hiruzen just sat there dumbstruck at what just happened. The boy who was his surrogate grandson, learned about his parents identity and he didn't know how and from whom, then he openly challenged his authority over his council. Then criticized his decision regarding keeping him in dark about his parents' identity, pointed out some very interesting but mind numbing and terrifying flaws in his plan, and learned that his council is trying to strip him from everything that he has without telling him. All but ordered him to distinguish his property from the village's. Moreover, if that was not enough, he gave a not so subtle threat about the well-being of konoha if he is ever wronged again, with the maturity, power and voice of a man. Moreover, the most astonishing part is he believed Naruto with every fiber of his body that he could deliver his promised punishment on Konoha.

He knew right then that what he is about to do will definitely upset the council but at this point he simply did not cared. He knew if after the beating Naruto had high chance of him leaving the village, now it increased by tenfold and he did not wanted to lose his surrogate grandson, a hero, a legend in the making. Naruto right now is pissed at him, his council, the villagers and his way of handling things. If what he asked from him about his rightful property were not answered, he would do something no one would like. Moreover, if he found that he is the jinchuriki of Kyuubi no Kitsune and the village council, civilian and shinobi alike, wants to use him as nothing more than their weapon then he will deliver his punishment to him and to the whole village, consequence be damned.

Right now Hiruzen did not know if he should be proud of Naruto, for showing tremendous maturity, cunning and showing the subtle signs of a great leader in the making while talking to him, especially after he confessed the council's wrongdoing; or be terrified of him about his actions when he will find that the civilian council is responsible for yet another attempt at sabotaging him. Because he knew, Naruto would find out. The most terrifying part was when he unknowingly channelled Kyuubi's powerful yokai in his yes while talking to him.

The one thing that hurt him the most when Naruto said that he thought of him as his grandfather as well but it was a wrong choice and he did not wanted lose any more respect for him, which clearly indicated that he is very much disappointed in him. Another thing that surprised him was how a five-year-old child can talk like that, with the maturity of a man of high stature, like a noble. He made a mental note to ask him about it when he would see him next if he talks to him with a straight face. No matter what he did not know right now, he knew one thing for sure; he was getting too old for this shit.

When Naruto left the office, an ANBU suddenly came to view. This was very unnatural, as they never came to view if not ordered. Before Hiruzen could even ask what happened, the entire office was filled with the killing intent of the ANBU. Other three ANBU also came out of hiding to restrain the first one but after receiving a killing intent filled glare from her, they backed of slightly, still close to stop her if she did anything. The first ANBU with a cat mask on started to speak in clear disgusted tone, "I hope you are happy after what you have done. You took every chance away from my sensei's son to have a happy life and condemned him to a crappy, cruel and disgusted life. If it was not my duty to protect you I would have attacked you without any mercy."

Hiruzen was clearly surprised by this. He asked in a cold authoritive tone, "Do you know what you have done now could be seen as treason?" cat was not amused. "To hell with that. I have had enough. When I wanted to adopt him you and your bloody council turned me down at every chance you got and now you are threatening me with treason? You have a lot of nerve old man."

Hiruzen didn't know what he should do. Cat was one of the best ANBU under his command, and she is the most respectful amongst them. To hear her call him 'old man' was something he never thought he would listen. It also gave him a clear message about his other three bodyguards. They were also trembling, but for what he was not sure; it could be rage or it could be the killing intent.

Cat again started, "Today not only Naruto kun lost respect for you, I lost a lot of respect for you as well. I am going to train my sensei's son in kenjutsu whether you give me permission or not." After that, she turned around and left. Though his ANBU guards' faces were hidden, he could tell they were looking at him with disdain. It also registered to him that he forgot to signal his ANBU to leave the room when talking to Naruto. 'SHIT' was the only thought ringing in his brain.

After Naruto came out of the office, Kyuubi told Naruto that she knew where his parent's estate was. Naruto was very happy about it and asked if she would help him find it. Kyuubi answered that she will, but not now. They have to enter the estate as secretly as possible and after his reaction with the hokage, he will definitely keep an eye on him. So they have to be on guard for some time. In addition, he has to increase his stealth as well, which will take at least two months. After that, they will go to his parent's estate, but not just to visit. They will have a mission as well. When he asked what was the mission, Kyuubi said that he have to wait till he gets to his apartment.

Once there, Kyuubi told him that his parent's estate is locked with a blood seal and thus only could be opened by someone from their family. Since he is the last from both families and the Uzumaki Clan, he is the only one who can open the blood seal and gain access to the estate.

His mission is to gain access to his parent's house without alerting any patrolling squad. Once inside they will search for his father's office and jutsu library. From there he will take a few books on seal making, chakra control, basic ninjutsu, kenjutsu, taijutsu and any relevant books that will catch their eyes. Naruto was very happy that even if the whole world conspired against him, he would always have his kyu-chan to depend on, as she will never betray him.

After that, Naruto threw himself in his training even more. However, he dedicated most of his time in increasing his stealth, by wearing bright orange jumpsuit and pranking the whole populace of Konoha, no exception. Not even for the hokage. With this training, his stealth increased by tenfold.

[TWO MONTHS LATER, AT MIDNIGHT]

At midnight when everyone was sleeping in their home and only a few chunin and a few squads of ANBU were guarding the village, one small boy of five years of age was slowly moving towards the outskirts of the village. He was moving towards the Namikaze mansion, his parent's home. The boy, Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze was on his first mission authorized and given by his kyu-chan. He is to secretly gain access to his parent's home and retrieve anything and everything in there.

After fifteen minutes of walk, he reached his destination. He just stood there, admiring the mansion, which could have been his home. After sighing in wishful thinking, he bit his thumb and smeared his blood in panel outside the gate. After five seconds of waiting, the gate slowly and silently opened and gave him entrance.

After entering the gate, he first saw a lawn where different types of plants, medical and spice herbs and weeds are growing. Despite all of this, there was a clear paved path to walk. He silently walked and came to the front door where another blood seal was blocking him. He again applied his blood and entered his parent's home for the first time in his life. Kyuubi knew if Naruto started to wander and saw his parent's photo, he will be devastated and their mission will fail, so she gently yet firmly guided him to his father's office where all of his parent's books, jutsus and seals were kept. She wanted to give Naruto a little time to mourn his lose but first they have to complete the mission.

Once in the office, he saw rows upon rows of books on fuinjutsu, gardening, ninjutsu, taijutsu, kenjutsu and whatnot. The office was messy and unkempt, but it still had an authoritive air to it. Like an impression of power and grandeur with a welcoming and gentle nature, beckoning to you with reassurance of protection and care. It looked like the person who was working here had just left and will be back shortly.

Upon seeing all the books, Kyuubi told him what books to take for now and Naruto took them and sealed them in a sealing scroll he found in the office. There were different kinds of seals everywhere in the office. When he turned a corner, he saw that there was a seal on the shelves. When he came closer, he saw they were some kind of storage seal. Without thinking anything he applied his chakra to them and suddenly that shelve was gone in poof of smoke. When the smoke cleared, he saw there was a scroll on the ground with a seal for 'taijutsu'. Kyuubi immediately knew what it was. She told Naruto that the seal he saw on the shelve was an advance sealing type which once applied to an object, seals them to a scroll for easier time in transporting.

She told Naruto to apply his chakra to all the seals and by doing so, everything in his father's office turned in a scroll. Then he sealed all of them in another big scroll.

When that was done, he came to his father's table, where he saw a scroll addressed to him. He opened it and saw a letter and a deed, which made him the successor to his parent's every jutsu, every seal and every last drop of property. He found out that his parent's money was sealed in the seal attached to the letter. Kyuubi clarified that his parent's must have withdrawn their money so that they could deposit it later in the bank when he had an account but after her attack, it was impossible to do and thus these were left here for all this time. From there he also learned that he had another storage hidden in the hokage office behind his photo. Naruto made a mental note to visit there and see what was there.

When Naruto turned to leave, Kyuubi stopped him and said that now the mission was complete, he can visit the house and to see if he likes anything. She also told Naruto that she wanted him to finish the mission first as this experience will be overwhelming for him.

After exiting the office, he came in what seemed like a drawing room. Then he came to the stairs leading upstairs as his kyu-chan told him that his parent's room was in upstairs. There he saw a lot of rooms mostly for guests. However, two rooms stood out the most. One was a big room with a king sized bed and two night stand on each side of the bed. It had a big wardrobe in the walls. Naruto knew this was his parent's room. He saw that there were a few photos on the walls. He walked to one of the photos. He saw that in the photo, there was a man with sun kissed blond hair supporting and hugging a very beautiful redhead woman. They both were smiling. The woman's tummy was also swelled. He knew they were his parents and his mother was pregnant with him at that time. It brought tears in his eyes but also left a happy smile on his lips.

He saw few more photos of his parents together, but it was the only one with all three (technically two) of them together. He took that photo and sealed it in his scroll. After that, he came to a smaller room. It was dark in there so he lit the light. Once the light was on, he turned. What he saw left a pained gasp and an overwhelming realization in him. This was supposed to be his room. It was painted in baby blue colour. It had a crib in the middle of the room, and a box full of toys for him. It had everything a baby would need and more. It was decorated with ribbons and toony characters. It didn't take long for Naruto to understand that it was to welcome him in this family, from his parents. Suddenly it was too much for Naruto to look, to think or to do anything.

He didn't realize it but tears had started to flow from his eyes and after a few moments, he started to cry loudly. He was crying at the love his parents showed even before he was born. He cried at the care that still lingered in the room, he cried at the warmth with which everything was done. But he cried most at his misfortune of not being able to receive it. It was only bad before he knew about his parent's identity, it became painful but bearable when he learned about his parents, but now when he had seen how much his mom and dad loved him even before he was born and it became unbearable for him to think anything else. It was just not fare. He almost had everything, from loving parents to a beautiful house. He was sure that it was once a very beautiful home with his mother's touch and his father's strict but loving care and guidance. If only his parents were alive he would have been loved, cherished. He was so close to having a perfect life with his parents, and now it was all gone. He didn't even saw his parents, not even once. Naruto slid down with his back facing the wall and sat at the cold floor, hugging his knees, still crying. How cruel his life can be...

Inside his mindscape, Kyubii was crying as well. She was feeling the sad mood her host was releasing. But, she also became more determined in helping Naruto in his quest to become powerful. She vowed to make him the strongest shinobi to ever walk the earth.

[IN THE MORNING]

When morning came, Naruto woke up from his sleep. He looked around and saw that he was not in his apartment. Then everything from last night came back to him in a flash. He remembered that he was in fact in his parent's home. He remembered that after he looked at his room, he cried himself to sleep. He saw that it was still dark outside and he can safely return to his apartment. He came out of the estate and promised to his parents that he will return again and with that promise, he left. He was thankful to his kyu-chan because first she led him to his parent's, no, to their house. Then she guided him to complete their mission and when that was done, she led him to explore his house. And when he needed it, gave him his privacy.

The day after their 'mission', an ANBU came to Naruto's apartment and told him that the hokage wants to meet him at hokage tower at 8:30 am sharp. Naruto groggily closed the door and freshened up. After eating light breakfast, he locked the door and started to walk towards the hokage tower. On the way, he noticed the ever-present glares the civilians were giving him, but this time he did not behave like he didn't noticed them. No, this time he returned them two fold. The populace was not happy about it, and he did not give a damn.

After fifteen minutes of walk, he reached the hokage tower. Just outside the tower, Hiruzen was waiting for him. When he reached to him, he nodded to him and told him to brace himself. After a quick sunshin, they reached training ground 53. After reaching there, Hiruzen said that this is where he would be trained in Konoha's academy taijutsu style, bojutsu, kenjutsu, sealing and everything else he wanted to be trained in the span of next three years.

After quickly explaining what will be Naruto's training schedule for next three years, and how it will affect him in the future, they both got to work. It was the most intense physical work Naruto had ever done, but still he was happy. One thing he noticed was the taijutsu style he learned from kyu-chan was far more advanced than the style the hokage is teaching him.

After four hours of rigorous training, they decided it was time to head home. But before that, Hiruzen invited Naruto for launch. When training Naruto, Hiruzen noticed a few things about his surrogate grandson, which should not be possible. So, he asked him about this. "Naruto, I have a few questions for you. Would you mind answering them?"

Naruto thought that he could indulge him with a few question as long as it is not something that can harm him later on, so he said that 'it depends on the question'.

Hiruzen asked, "My boy, I have noticed that you look healthier than normal boys your age. How is that possible, if you don't mind me asking...?"

Naruto casually took a bite of his food and ate it slowly, savoring the moment. Then he answered, "When I was in the orphanage, the food they gave me was anything but healthy, it was not even edible most of the time. I only got to eat once or twice in every two to three days, sometimes they didn't even gave me anything to eat in a whole week, so I guess my body learned to adapt and get every drop of nutrition from whatever I got to eat. Last year when they kicked me out of the orphanage on my fourth birthday, I spent five days without eating. But hunger is a thing that can make you go mad. When I couldn't take it anymore, I searched for food in trashcans, and guess what, the food I found in trash cans are way more tasty than the stale bread and expired milk I was served in the orphanage and at least ten times more healthy.

Since my body was already adjusted of getting all the nutrients it could get from those foods, when I got my first bite of food your kind finds as trash, I guess my body started to have field day every time I get to eat. Now I don't go to bed hungry that often."

Hiruzen was speechless, the boy he calls his surrogate grandson has been living in the streets for one year and he did not even knew about it before the incident and every time he thinks about it, it shames him to no end. He didn't notice it but Teuchi, the owner of the 'Ichiraku Ramen Bar', was glaring at him. Naruto felt it, and looked at him expecting to be glared at, but to his immense surprise, he was not glaring at him. No, he was glaring at the hokage. As for Hiruzen, he truly felt ashamed. When he asked him where he is living now Naruto answered, "I lived in the streets for one year exactly. After I was released from the hospital, I have been living in the apartment you gave me and I am very thankful to you for the apartment by the way, though you could have picked a better place. The way my 'neighbours' glare at me is not amusing, one of this days they are going to get hurt." Hiruzen was surprised by this.

After that, Hiruzen said it is up to the village to take care of orphans until they come of age and are able to take care of themselves and since Naruto was living in the streets for one year, he will have a hefty sum on him. Naruto wanted to decline but Kyuubi said that it is for the best, as he is not supposed to have any money, so he accepted it. Though he said that he wouldn't need money if he can't spend it and by the looks of it, he doesn't thinks that anyone in the village would want to sell him his basic needs. So if Hiruzen really wants to help, he should find him a place where he can eat without being thrown out or being overcharged and a few shops to get his necessities. Sarutobi said that the restaurant where they are eating now would be a good place and they can make him good and healthy food as long as he pays. Naruto agreed since the price was reasonable. He also said that there are a few stores who will not overcharge him nor will they throw him out and within next two days, he will give him the names of these stores. He also told Naruto to come to his office later that afternoon to collect his stipend, for last one year and for this month as well.

Later that same day, when Naruto went to Hiruzen's office to get his stipend, he was informed that the hokage has made an appointment with the hospital to check on him for any injury or malnutrition or anything else. Naruto knew this was pointless since his kyu-chan already has taken care of these issues earlier but he did not want to waste any more time and be done with it so he quietly followed. The doctor gave his report, in which he said that he 'had never seen anyone healthier in his long career'.

Sarutobi was not surprised, since he figured out that the Kyuubi would heal Naruto if not for anything else then to avoid dying himself.

Naruto was very enthusiastic to train and get strong, and Kyuubi and Hiruzen were more than happy to train him. Whatever they taught Naruto, he just soaked it up like a sponge. He is what they would call a genius, a prodigy, just like his parents. However, being only five years old, he like any other children his age was very impatient. Therefore, both of his teachers had to tell him about his parents, how they trained day in and day out diligently without breaking their focus to get strong like they were.

This method was one of many ways they found to get Naruto's attention at the task at hand. Hiruzen and unknown to him, Kyuubi, both wished to give Naruto a childhood filled with joy and happiness, a loving family but they both knew he would never have it that easily. He has to fight for everything that he wants, no holding back. Hell, he have to fight for just the right to live like a normal person and this village will make it impossibly hard for him to do so.

Hiruzen had also issued two of his ANBU in training Naruto. Cat or Uzuki Yugao and ANBU commander Inu or Kakashi Hatake, students of Naruto's mother and father respectively. He didn't forgot the incident with cat, but no matter what, after witnessing and hearing about how Naruto lived till the incident, he just could not bring himself to punish her by not allowing her to train Naruto. Naruto had taken a shine to her almost instantly, but he took a lot of time for Kakashi. Yugao almost instantly started to train him in kenjutsu and was impressed with his skill for someone who never held a sword before.

Though, Naruto trains diligently as a good student, he still has his moments. Moments when his sensei's can just forget about his painful life just for a few hours when he executes his pranks on the shopkeepers who defiantly refused to sell him anything, even when he had money. Though he refuses to call it his vengeance and calls it his stealth training by executing this prank while wearing bright orange jumpsuit. Thankfully, Hiruzen had introduced him to Ichiraku's so that he would not have to go to bed empty stomach along with a shinobi store run by a young girl, only one year older than him for clothes and weapons.

Teuchi, the owner of the ramen shop was a family friend of Naruto's parents and were in fact aware of whose son he really was and so he never treated him any different from other children.

When he learned that Naruto had started his training, he said that ramen is not a dish and should not be eaten every day, and he had a few different recipes for those in training to be a shinobi. So they made him these special dishes to keep him healthy so that he could keep training and keep growing strong.

Later when Hiruzen told them that he is aware who his parents were, so he don't have to pretend that he is just another child, Teuchi was extremely happy. He told Naruto that these recipes were actually invented by his mother to make healthy food taste better. After that, Teuchi and his daughter Ayame became Naruto's very first precious people, people he would do anything for and he understood why that day Teuchi was glaring at the hokage.

[Time Skip Naruto age six]

For the next one year, Naruto's routine was the same; he would wake up in the morning early, wash his face, eat a small breakfast and head to the training ground. There he would train for four hours nonstop. After that, he would eat launch and head to Hiruzen's office, where he will learn about politics, negotiation, rules in and out of Konoha and out of fire country, gardening and other skills he wanted to learn. He was also learning about theory behind seal making and practices his handwriting so that when he learns to make seals, he would not make silly mistakes. Then in the evening, he will train again.

His training under Kyuubi had also intensified. Now he had mastered his real taijutsu style and has started to improve it. His training under Yugao also started to show impressive results. He is not a master in kenjutsu but whoever saw him using his sword had no doubt he would become one if properly trained. Kakashi was in charge for Naruto's ninjutsu training. He was astonished how diligently Naruto trained in everything. His battle tactics were ingenious if a bit out of the box, but in shinobi world, the more unique your thinking is the more chance you have of surviving a battle.

Once when roaming the village he saw the girl, Tenten from the shinobi store, practicing her weapons skills in a training ground. When asked he found that she has an unnatural ability with weapons and making shinobi gears. In fact, her skills were good enough to get the attention of Hiruzen who later gave her some very rare scrolls regarding weapon forging and the works of blacksmith. After that, they met a few more times and then they decided to fix a time so that they both can practice their weapons and shinobi skill regularly. At first she didn't had any shinobi skills except for weapons and thus she was not accepted in the second year in the academy.

Naruto being Naruto, decided to train her in shinobi skills. After six months of training together, Tenten's skill in ninjutsu grew in astonishing rate though by that time Tenten grew bitter towards the academy and decided to not peruse a carrier as a shinobi. Naruto and Tenten became very close during their training. Her skills as a weapon forger was something greatly impressed even Kyuubi and she is not someone to be impressed lightly. Naruto decided that if he had to ever make his weapon she would be the one to do it. She became Naruto's first friend and Naruto decided that if she proved herself to him, he would tell her about his plan and about himself. Kyuubi was sceptical at first, but later she whole-heartedly agreed and accepted Tenten as a friend for Naruto and a possible future comrade.

Naruto's training under Hiruzen was going very good actually. One thing that baffled Hiruzen was the fact that Naruto told him that the orphanage never taught him how to speak properly, but now he can speak, read and Write with ease. When asked, at first Naruto avoided the topic, but when confronted, he used kyu-chan's idea and said that living in the open street does that to people. He said that when living in the street, an elderly man offered to teach him how to read and write properly in exchange for food. After that, Hiruzen simply stopped asking him about these things. He was like any true Uzumaki in the aspect of seals. He is only six but has already finished his basic and intermediate books on seals. Next week he will start learning how to make simple seals, like storage seals and such. It was not his lack of skill or knowledge that kept him behind, but his handwriting, as one simple mistake can do a lot of damage and Naruto didn't wanted to make one.

Naruto kept learning more and more and proved once again, that if the silly civilians had left their prejudices, he would have become a shinobi worthy of the name Uzumaki and a true legend like his parents. Though there was one thing that made him nervous, that was Danzo and his advisers. They would stop at nothing to have Naruto bound and chained under their command to be unleashed like a dog on their enemies. He does not even want think about what would happen if they even tried something like that.

Too bad, he was about to find out.

A.N- YES! Finally I finished the second chapter. However, it looks you are not going to get it in the same day. Not my mistake if a big power cut happens and it become impossible to access computer. So sorry! However, I promised to give you this chapter, and you are getting it.

P.S- one more thing guys, my finals are coming so I might not be able to update this story for a while. Though I will do my best to at least post another chapter, but I cannot guarantee it. Anyway, ask any question regarding the story and I will answer it to the best of my abilities.

P.S- Anyway, let's not dwell on it. Just read it and enjoy. And please Review...