Chapter two

Teachers, Moving Preparations and Flowers?

Snape opened the office door and allowed himself to smile as he saw the blonde boy stare at him. Now that he got a closer look at him he realized Naruto well having his father's coloring, he greatly resembled his mother. Snape briefly reminisced about the woman, Kushina Uzumaki, who was a sister to him and a fellow Slytherin, as all ninjas were due to the nature of their training. He remembered how she would always stand up for him when the Marauders were bulling him during their years at Hogwarts. Like the time she broke James Potters nose and jaw after he hung him by his ankles in their second year with a jinx. Or the time she broke three of Sirius Blacks ribs as well as cracking his left eye socket in their third year at school when the man had hit him with a blasting curse. She also comforted him when he lost the friendship he had with his one true love Lily Evans.

He was shocked when Kushina had asked him to be the maternal godfather of her son and He was devastated when she died. But when he learned that little Naruto would be put into an orphanage for two years before his grandfather could take him in. He offered to fulfill his duty as one of the boy's godfathers. He took the babe into his home and raised him for the two years. About three weeks later the potters were killed and he had to admit to himself that if he was not responsible for Naruto he would have fallen on his wand. But for now the time for reminiscing had come to an end. It was time to for him to reintroduce himself to his godson.

"Hello Mr. Uzumaki, I am Professor Severus Snape, the Potions Teacher at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. I'm here because it's time for you to begin your education in the ways of the magic, like your mother and father before you." Snape begins. "As per the agreement between the First Hokage and the Ministry of Magic you will need a guardian for the seven years you will be attending Hogwarts. You will also be living in the magical and muggle world for the time you are attending Hogwarts. The reason for the appointment of a guardian is because in the muggle world you need to be eighteen to be considered a legal adult, but the Ministry doses recognize the fact that you are an adult.

Now normally you would receive this information from a letter along with the name of your appointed guardian, but you're a special case since I am your maternal godfather. I asked Professor Dumbledore to allow me to inform you personally. And because of my status as your godfather I will be your guardian in the muggle world. Now let if you would allow it let me be the first to congratulate you earring the rank of jōnin, your parents would be proud. Now do you have any questions about what I just told you?" Snape asks Naruto.

"When will we be leaving?" the small boy asked the wizard. "We will be leaving after we get your stuff together. I will answer any other questions you have on later now. Now I have a few more things to tell you before we go starting with a question I have for you. Do you have Magic Induced Sleeplessness and if you do how severe is it. The reason I ask is there are some additional rules that pertained ninja students who have this condition who attend Hogwarts."

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Magic Induced Sleeplessness or MIS is a condition that all witches and some wizards of the hidden continent of Mu suffer from do to their high levels of chakra. (Mu is the name I have given the elemental nations. Mu is a theoretical lost continent in the Pacific Ocean. In this story the word Mu is also used to describe a something form the continent too.) Individuals with this condition require a lot less sleep then normal people after they reach the age of five. At age five naps are no longer needed and the chakra system has stabilized.

Most people with this condition only need a minimum of seven hours of sleep every three days and a maximum of six days awake before they need to sleep for more hours. The ministry of magic keeps records the cases of MIS for study. The most severe case as of 1980 is Kumogakure Jinchūriki Killer B, who only needed to sleep a minimum of seven hours every six days and a maximum of eight days before needing more than eight hours of sleep. People with this condition cannot sleep before the minimum number of days has passed. The more chakra a person has at age five the longer they must stay up. Note only wizards with sage potential suffer from condition this but all witches suffer from this condition.

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"Yes I do have MIS and I only need about eight hours every fifteen days minimum my maximum is twenty days awake before I need more sleep." Naruto says answering Snape's first question. This shocked Snape since this was the worst case of MIS he had ever heard of, by more than double the minimum amount time they need to be awake for someone with this condition.

Snape begins to use his chakra sensory abilities to see just how much chakra Naruto has. At first he cannot feel a thing from Naruto. So Snape deduce that Naruto is very skilled at hiding his chakra so he looks deeper into Naruto chakra system. He is instantly blinded by Naruto's chakra, which to Snape is now shining brighter then the sun. Naruto's chakra is so massive Snape can barley feel the large chakra pools of the Hokage and Jiraiya. Quickly mastering his emotions he cast a wand less healing spell to get rid of his new headache. He responds to Naruto. "Well that is impressive you must have been born with a lot of chakra. Now the rules ninja attending Hogwarts are as follows":

Ninjas of Genin or higher are allowed to train in the forbidden forest.

All ninjas are allowed to go to Hogsmeade without a parent or guardian signature on the permission slip in their third year.

Ninja of chunin or higher can go to Hogsmeade regardless of year.

Ninjas with MIS are allowed to go to Hogsmeade at night as long as they are back in time for class.

Ninjas with MIS can have up to three friends accompany them after curfew but only until 1AM and the ninja themselves are allowed to wonder the halls and grounds of Hogwarts at all hours as long as they do not disturb the sleeping students and faculty and fallow the school rules.

"Do you understand these rules Naruto?" Snape asks the boy. "Yes Professor I do." Naruto tells the man. "Now let's be on our way to your home Naruto we need to pack. And outside of school and after classes are over you may call me Snape or Severus if you want." Snape tells the boy. "Ok Snape" the boy says with a smile on his face. "Just let me say something to Jiraiya before we go." Naruto says looking at Snape who nods ok.

"Congratulations Hokage-Sama your newest jōnin offers his humble and sincerest apology that he cannot be in attendants for your coronation ceremony, as he has an important mission to attend to." Naruto says with a straight face and a bow. The old man smirks and says "I humbly accept your apology may your blades be sharp and your chakra be plentiful." Jiraiya tells Naruto." Now that must of hurt you, being so serious, so here is some ryō why don't you and Snape here get lunch before you pack up. I will tell your squad that you will be on a leave of absence.

Now I expect you to be stronger then you are now both as a wizard and a ninja when you get back. If you need scrolls or other manuals just send a messenger toad to me and I'll send them. Naruto I expect you to visit during summer. And Naruto I hope you meet some nice girls well your there after all you are registered in the CRA as well as an Alpha Uzumaki." Jiraiya tells Naruto with a small perverted smile. Naruto then grabs a book off the shelf and chucks it at Jiraiya's head, who just caches the book laughing but he does not see the Explosive Pepper Bomb tag attached to the book. Naruto immediately grabs Snape and drags him out of the office laughing as Jiraiya erupts in a cough fit.

After Naruto calms down outside of the Hokage residents he begins leading Snape to his favorite restaurant in the village. As they walk there Snape tells Naruto about what he will need for his first year at Hogwarts as well as what classes he will be taking, with a brief description of what he will be learning in each of them.

When they arrive at their destination Naruto proudly declares as they step though the curtain "Behold Ramen Ichiraku home of the best ramen in the universe. Hey old man Teuchi give me a large serving of miso ramen with roasted pork fillets and keep them coming. And Get my man Snape here whatever he wants too."

Naruto yells with great enthusiasm as he sits down in his favorite stool. As Snape sits down next to Naruto Teuchi looks up. "Haven't seen you around here in about eight years, what have you been up to Snape, you still like rousted chicken ramen with extra vegetables?" the old ramen chef asks Snape with a smile. "Correct Teuchi I still like rousted chicken ramen with extra vegetable. I am still teaching potions at Hogwarts. I did start supplying rare and hard to make potions to a variety of shops in the Magical world during my downtime. I also am now supply extremely hard to make medical potions for St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. How is your daughter doing Teuchi I don't see her in the stand." Snape asks the old chef.

"She is doing well she is at school now. She's getting good grades too I am so proud of that girl. She does work here part time after school though. Now Naruto if Snape is here I assume that you will be starting at Hogwarts in September so let's send you off right Snape your bowl is free and Naruto your first bowl is free, I am not going bankrupt filling your black hole of a stomach." Teuchi says with a laugh as he starts making them there food.

"So Naruto what classes are you looking forward to during your first year at Hogwarts?" Snape asks Naruto who is violently twitching well waiting for his ramen. "Well I'm looking forward to Potions because it seems like making them is like making seals, hard but very rewarding when you get them right. And the defense against dark arts sounds fun, but I would rather learn the curses branch of the dark arts do to their strong combat applications. Transfigurations sounds useful for if I run out of weapons in battle. And finally flying sounds like it would be fun." Naruto says with a smile.

Snape is impressed by Naruto response because most just say that they are interested in flying. Snape decides to ask a few more questions about his ninja skills. "I know a few ninja skills nothing much since I am only about a sixteenth Mu on my father's side. But I can use seals and I am a very accomplished sensor. Might I inquire about your ninja abilities?" Snape asks Naruto. "Sure Snape. As you know I just made jōnin. I am very skilled in ninjutsu do to my ridiculously high chakra reserves. Do to my Uzumaki and Namikaze heritage I am very skilled with seals. I am a Class 2 Seal Master and am trying to get my Class 1 certification. Due to my Senju heritage I am extremely gifted in the creation of new jutsu. I cannot do genjutsu because of my ridiculously high chakra reserves but I can break them. I can summon the toad clan and am sage though them so I can sense chakra though nature energy. I am also able to summon snakes from the king cobra branch of the snake clan. That's all you're going to get from me for now since most of that is in my public Ninja file. I'll tell you more when you have earned more of my trust." Naruto tells Snape.

"You may be my godfather but that does not mean I fully trust you will all my secrets yet. The reason I know you're my godfather is form a letter I got form my mother, when I made chūnin, that she left in case she died from child birth. She gave a very good description of you in it." Naruto tells the Snape and as he finishes speaking there food comes. "That's fine for now Naruto I was not expecting you to tell me much about your skills. Now let's eat well the food is hot we can talk more when we are done eating." so the two crack open a pair of chopsticks and begin to eat.

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After Naruto fishiness his tenth bowl and Snape finished his second bowl because he had not had ramen form Ramen Ichiraku in a long time and wanted to have more, they get up to leave. They walk in comfortable silence until they get to Naruto's apartment. After taking off their shoes Naruto terns to snap and ask him a question. "Did you know my mother was the Jinchūriki for the nine tailed fox?"

Snape could sense the nervousness in Naruto's voice even though it was well hidden. So Snape gives him a more comforting version of his smile and says. "Yes Naruto I knew she was the container for the fox, I was also made aware of the fact that you hold the beast as well so don't worry about that. After all I did raise you for the first two years of your life. And I know you're not the beast, after all I am a class 1 seal master." Snape reassures Naruto.

"Since you took a leap of faith and told to tell me about the fox I have an offer for you. As you must know you need to apprentice yourself to a Class 1 Seal Master in order to get your Class 1 certification. So I offer you the chance to apprentice yourself under me. I will not only teach you the most advanced ways of the Sealing Arts, I will also teach you all I know about potions and curses too." Snape tells Naruto but before the now exited boy could reply he holds his hand up to stall him.

"But if you accept my offer I will except nothing short of excellence form you. I will also grade you far harsher in my class than any other student. I will expect you to do everything as perfectly as humanly possible in class because I will have taught you how to understand and appreciate the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep through the human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the senses by the start of the school year."

"It will not be easy there is little if any waving of a wand in potion making. Potion making is like seals and cooking you must fallow the directions precisely with few mistakes to get a good potion. I will not only be teaching you the difficult skill and exact art of brewing a potion properly and helping you learning the complex art of making seals, with only your chakra as the medium. I will teach you how to bottle glory and luck, how to brew fame and honor, I will also teach you how to put a stopper on death itself…for a time."

"I will teach you how to brew a potion in a shorter time with greater results. But I will also teach you the hardest skills of all, how to craft your own seals and brew potions that don't even exist yet. Now Naruto do you expect my offer to teach the things I offer you? It will be one of the hardest non-physical things you will ever do." Snape tells Naruto in his most serious voice. A voice that also contained all the passion he had for the skills is offering to teach Naruto.

Naruto gets on his hands and knees in a formal bow."I would be honored to learn all you would teach me Master Snape." Naruto says. "Rise my apprentice, after we are done packing your things we will return to the Hokage residents, to fill out the proper forms for the apprenticeship. Now let's get to packing your things." Snape tells the boy as they enter the apartment's living room. After sealing all of Naruto's things into a scroll Snape terns to Naruto and asks "is that everything Naruto?" Snape asks the boy.

"Well can we bring my greenhouse to? If we can't we will have to stop at the Yamanaka flower shop so they can attend to my plants well I'm gone." Naruto asks his new Master. "It depends on how much space it will take up. So why don't you show me your greenhouse and we will see" Snape tells Naruto. Smiling the boy drags the man to the roof were a six foot by five foot rectangular greenhouse sits. Seals cover the outside of the greenhouse to help regulate the proper conditions for the plants inside. "Naruto your greenhouse will fit in my back yard so let's seal it up and bring it with us. But before we do that why don't you show me what you are growing in it." Snape tells Naruto. Smiling Naruto walks up to the door and pushes some chakra into a seal were the lock would be and the door opens. "We will key you to the seal latter. Now let me give you the grand tour." Naruto shows Snape the various plants and vegetables he is growing, from tomato plants to strawberries. There were some common and rare herbs that Snape new had healing properties but were hard to grow. Then they come to a door at the end of the greenhouse.

"Now I will show you my babies, the national flowers of my mother's former home country." Once again Naruto pushes some chakra into a seal and opens the door. Several bushes with bright orange roses that have a swirl pattern in the center of the bulbs are reveled to the men. "Behold the Swirls Rose, the national flower of the former Land of Whirlpools." Naruto tells Snape proudly. "The ones I am growing here are from the Uzumaki clan compound that used to reside in the now destroyed hidden village of Uzushiogakure. I also have several pressed and preserved roses saved in one of my trunks we packed, thorns and all. Since the petals make a delicious tea when you add green tea leafs and some lemon skin shavings to it. The thorns remove the bitter taste of some medicines replacing it with a sweet taste. So it makes it easier for parents to get their kids to take the medicine." Naruto tells Snape with pride, Snape just stares at the flowers in shock.

To be continued.

Notes:

The agreement between the ministry of magic and the first Hokage are as follows:

1. All witches and wizards from Konohagakure will attend Hogwarts School of witch craft and Witchcraft and Wizardry.

2. To comply with the laws of the world outside of Mu all students will be assigned a guardian to blend into the world regardless of ninja rank.

3. To better help ninja and civilians integrate into the magical world the students will stay with their guardian until they graduate from Hogwarts or are expelled.

4. After a student graduates they will be allowed to stay in the magical world should they chose but all ninja must return to the village should war break out, or their services are needed. And all ninja must keep up their training until their contract for ninja service expires. Then said ninja will be allowed to renew their contract if they choose.

5. Should war be declared in Mu all ninja wizards and witches will be recalled form the magic world immediately to help defend the village, but should the magic world be at war a small force of ninja will be allowed to stay, but the strongest ninja will be called back regardless of the state of the magic world.

6. Should no war be ongoing in Mu Konohagakure will send its ninja to help the Ministry if the ministry is at war with a dark witch/wizard his/her followers.

7. The ministry and other citizens of the magic world will be allowed to hire ninja form Konohagakure in times of peace as long as it's through proper channels.

8. Hogwarts will send the wizard-nin the information for school as well as informing them who their guardian will be.

9. A student's guardian must be able to practice magic.

10. If the student is genie rank or higher they are considered an adult in the magical world, but still require a guardian in accordance to Muggle law.

Why the Hashirama chose Hogwarts as the school for Konohagakure.

He was a student there and he met his wife Mito there. So he knew the school was reputable and among the best in the world. So he would not have to worry about his citizen's education. For the resin MIS all ways affects witches see my story My Naruto laws.

Teuchi is a Squib.