A/N: This is my first try as author so please forgive me for my silly mistakes.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
Talking-"Naruto don't!"
Thinking-'What should I do.'
Biju/Summon talking- "You brat!"
Biju/Summon thinking- 'He's good.'
Jutsu- fire style: fire ball jutsu
Previous Chapter:-
In the apartment Naruto immediately started reading the journal of the strongest person he knew
"I am Sarutobi Hiruzen of the Sarutobi clan born in the Warring Clan Era..."
And thus started the journey of Naruto Uzumaki who is guided by the person he admires the most to become a Shinobi.
Chapter 2: Lessons from the Past
Every time Naruto got bored after following his usual routine throughout the day, he started taking pleasure in reading his surrogate grandfather's journal. He took great interest in learning how his Jiji lived during his younger days, what were norms of that time. He also came to know many interesting facts about history of Konoha, not only that but he gained a vivid on field experience after reading some intense battle scenes and was mesmerized by exemplary leadership qualities of previous Hokages mentioned in his journal.
He came to know the life of Shinobi in Warring Clan Era. During this Era, frequent battles were fought between clans to gain supremacy over other clans.
He came to know how Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha laid the foundation of Konoha.
He came to know how Sandaime was taken as a student by Hashirama and Tobirama Senju which were also Shodaime and Nidaime Hokage.
He came to know how Uchiha Madara became the first person to betray Konoha.
During the time Naruto was reading about face of between Hashirama and Madara, he came to know in detail aspects of Sharingan as told by Hashirama to his Jiji which he wrote down, "Sharingan is an amazing tool which allows user to not only predict opponent movements and dispel genjutsu, but masters of sharingan can even copy ninjutsu and cast genjutsu on other people. It develops in multiple levels as
At first stage tomoe, user unlocks ability to pick minute details with increased perception, this ability allows user to predict opponent movements to some extent, as well as have greater view angle than a normal person when moving at high speed.
At second stage tomoe, user unlocks mimicking ability which allows user to mimic opponent's movements like hand-signs.
At third stage tomoe, user unlocks the ability to see the flow of chakra (though not to a point of Byakugan which can see all 361 chakra points) which helps him to dispel most of the genjutsu.
Masters of Sharingan could use all the abilities of sharingan consecutively to copy a Ninjutsu, but to use all powers of sharingan was a difficult feat to achieve, only few in a generation were able to master Sharingan with hard-work and patience to be able to copy ninjutsus and cast genjutsus.
Still there are many secrets that Sharingan beholds that even Hashirama-sama didn't know."
In the clash between Hashirama-sama and Madara, Naruto came to know how Kyuubi was used by Madara to fight against Hashirama. It was one of the most thrilling battle he ever came to know.
He also came to know how Mito Uzumaki sealed Kyuubi to help her husband fight Madara.
And like in depth knowledge about Sharingan Naruto came to understand many other bloodlines which were described in the journal.
Not only information about bloodlines and battles, but Naruto also came to know about the horrors of a war as they were described in most straightforward way as possible.
He really felt sad about his Jiji, as he had already taken part in Shinobi World War 1 and Shinobi World War 2 before he became Hokage. Through journal he came to know that due his Jiji's leadership capabilities he was asked to lead squadrons of shinobi, though his Jiji was scared he never let it show towards his comrades and instilled confidence in them.
He admired how in First Shinobi World War, despite being critically weak after the fight with Madara, Shodaime Hokage single-handedly wiped out troops of Iwa of about 2000 men and sacrificed himself to save his comrades and his village.
He also came to know that Second Shinobi World War was triggered with the attack on the Uzumaki Clan, he didn't even know he belonged to a clan before he started reading this journal.
Naruto was very excited to know more about his clan. He found out that his clan was an ally of Konoha and was master in arts of fuuinjutsu (Sealing Arts) and kenjutsu (Sword Arts).He was very disheartened to know that his whole clan was wiped out during the Shinobi War, but he was also awed by the sheer strength of his clan of about 5,000 ninjas wiped out 36,000 invading forces consisting ninjas of Kumo, Kiri and Iwa. At the end his Clan used a self sacrificing jutsu which captured the invading forces by surprise and killed all of them in an instant.
During the end of the Second Shinobi World War after Konoha fought and won over Sky country and fought Amegakure to a standstill, Kumo launched a surprise attack on Konoha with its 500 top Ninjas to gain its Northern territory, as it lost to much in war and didn't gain anything from it, as the Uzumaki sealed their Island Nation and no one could reach there to claim it after it being sealed.
Nidaime Hokage Tobirama Senju along with his 25 ANBU force personnel, which he founded himself fought back and decimated almost 350 invaders and made others flee by capturing them in traps and making them believe more number of Konoha troops were coming after them. When the battle was almost over Kinkaku-Ginkaku brothers showed up which somehow had small amount of Kyuubi chakra in them, they were the trump card of Kumo invading forces.
ANBU team which also consisted of his Jiji and Nidaime Hokage were making plan to deal with Kinkaku-Ginkaku brothers along with some remaining invading troops, they discussed how to deal with them and in the end after giving the responsibility of Hokage to his Jiji, and Nidaime sacrificed himself and took down Kinkaku-Ginkaku brothers along with remaining invading forces with himself. Thus he came to know, under how much painful circumstances his Jiji was chosen to bear the responsibility of Hokage, "I took the oath of serving Konoha as its new Sandaime Hokage after the end of that horrible night when I lost my beloved sensei, my heart was bleeding but I had to look strong for my people and Konoha, so with a brave face I looked at my people and instilled hope in them that tomorrow will be better, though even I didn't know what will happen next".
And thus with these last lines Naruto finished his Jiji's journal.
'Wow! My perception of being a Shinobi was totally wrong. After reading this, I have come to understand that the peace that I feel inside these walls of Konoha comes at a price. I guess sacrifice is an important part of being a Shinobi' with this thought Naruto closed the journal which took him nearly a year to read and understand fully.
"I have to thank Jiji for giving me this journal, I came to understand what he was trying to say to me that day in the office and I also came to know that I belong to a Clan. At least now I know about my ancestors and where I came from" said Naruto and with that he stepped out of his apartment and started marching towards his Jiji's office.
Inside the office-
Sandaime was sitting on his chair and quietly smoking his beloved tobacco, and then he hears someone knocking at the door.
"Come in Naruto-kun" said Sandaime.
"How did you...forget it, you are the Hokage of course you can sense me coming" replied Naruto.
"Hahaha...Naruto-kun, so why have come to office today, usually I only come to meet you at night?" asks Sandaime.
"Well Jiji I finished reading your journal, I came here to return it to you and ask some questions as well" replied Naruto.
"I see...ANBU leave us for a moment" orders Sandaime.
Some ANBU shimmered out of wall and jumped outside the window immediately.
"Why did you do that Jiji?" asks Naruto
"I know you are going to ask about your clan Naruto-kun, people may have somewhat forgotten it but if someone finds out you truly belong to Uzumaki clan than you may start receiving some unwanted attention which in turn may make your life a bit risky, which I don't want until you can at least protect yourself ?" replied Sandaime
"Why can't I tell that I am from Uzumaki clan even if I have Uzumaki as my last name Jiji?" asks Naruto
"Believe it or not Naruto-kun, but Uzumaki Clan was one of the most feared Clan across the Elemental Nations, if information gets out that you actually are a true Uzumaki then other countries may try to assassinate you. No one has noticed it up till now because many people have mostly forgotten about Uzumaki Clan as it was destroyed in 2nd Shinobi World War and you have been given Uzumaki name on whim" answered Sandaime.
"I see...so am I really an Uzumaki or not?" asks Naruto.
"I assure you Naruto-kun you do have Uzumaki blood in you" replied Sandaime.
"Aaahaa... I knew it, you know my parents, please tell me who they are the Jiji, please-please-pleaseee!" said Naruto in somewhat desperate voice.
'Damn it! That was a trick question, I didn't even realise it, this boy is quite good' contemplated Sandaime and said, "Naruto-kun if your Clan can bring you trouble than revealing your parents can cause an uproar, I will tell you their identities when you become a chuunin Naruto-kun" replied Sandaime frantically.
"Okay, I guess" replied Naruto.
"So, do you still want to be a Shinobi Naruto-kun? I didn't give my journal to you for reading, but to understand how shinobi world works" said Sandaime.
"Yeah...(sighs) I now know that being shinobi is not fairy tale as I presumed it to be, I want to know Jiji what drove you to fight and stand up even after you were hurting badly from within?" asks Naruto
"Will of Fire is what drove me Naruto-kun, the will to see my loved ones safe and to protect them at all cost is what made me stand up again-n-again" replied Sandaime.
"Will of Fire, will to protect is that it? Is it so strong that it drove you to become one of the strongest Shinobi" asks Naruto.
"Yes, Naruto-kun you will understand it once you become a Shinobi. So do you want to become one?" says Sandaime.
Naruto thinks about a bit than asks Sandaime, "Jiji I want truth, do adult hating me has something to do with Kyuubi" asks Naruto.
Sandaime was shocked; 'Who told him' thought Sandaime then asked, "How did you come to this conclusion Naruto-kun?"
"Well I have heard people calling me 'Fox-brat' many a times and after reading from your journal that Shodaime himself, with his bloodline being the most potent weakness of Biju, even he was not able to kill it, but only suppress it so that his wife Mito-sama who was world's most feared fuuinjutsu user at that time had to seal it in something which you have deliberately not mentioned in your journal, I think. After analysing all this I have come to conclusion that story of Yondaime Hokage killing Kyuubi is nothing but hoax" said Naruto
Sandaime didn't show it but he was worried, shocked and in a bit in awe that a mere five year old boy was so close to whole truth than some of his Ninjas of younger generation which don't know exactly what happened that night, after all he enacted the law so that no one will spread humours and punishment for not complying was instant death.
Sandaime gathered himself after a moment then said, "And you think it is sealed, specifically in you?"
"Yes, that's the most logical outcome that I can think of, as I know from your journal that my Clan members had many seals on them which helped them to seal some of their precious things in themselves and after reading the amount of power Kyuubi contains I just can't believe that he can be sealed in any measly object" replied Naruto.
After hearing this Sandaime started laughing a bit then he inhaled a bit of smoke of his precious tobacco and exhaled its smoke in sighing manner.
"Behind that cute face of yours Naruto-kun, you are hiding a very sharp mind" said Sandaime.
After this Sandaime sighs and stands up from his chair and stands facing towards the window, Naruto can see Sandaime was thinking something, just by looking at his tense back posture.
"You are right Naruto-kun Yondaime did seal Kyuubi inside you, that is why some of the shinobi forces respect you but many civilians in return hate you, because civilians don't understand Sealing Arts. I would say they more or less fear you, not because of what you are, but because of what you contain" said Sandaime.
"So did Mito-sama also seal Kyuubi within herself" asks Naruto.
"Are you not going to ask why Yondaime did seal Kyuubi in you?" asked a bit confused Sandaime.
"Maybe if I hadn't read your journal I would have been angry and asked you that, but after reading it I came to understand that all Hokages must be ready to sacrifice anything to ensure protection of village. Though I am a bit sad that I have to be the one, but I also understand that the Yondaime did not have any other choice, it was either to seal the beast or destruction of whole village and loss of countless lives including mine"
After hearing this Sandaime was at loss of words, he didn't expect this amount of maturity from such a small child, 'I think Minato-kun took the right decision that night by trusting power of Kyuubi to you Naruto-kun. Though I am bit sad that you had to grow up so quickly, without actually enjoying your childhood, the purpose for which this village was formed by Hashirama-sama' thought Sandaime as a tear rolled down his cheek from his right eye.
Quickly composing himself Sandaime turned around towards Naruto and said, "You are more mature than I thought Naruto-kun" Sandaime pause for I bit to refill his pipe than says, "Yes Mito-sama did the same thing and sealed Kyuubi in herself".
"Wow! She sure was strong...Ne Jiji I want to become Shinobi and prove that Yondaime made the right choice by choosing me"
After hearing this Sandaime laughs a bit then says, "Okay my boy!" and thinks, 'I have no doubt that he made the right choice Naruto-kun'.
And thus Naruto learnt his first lessons of what it means to be a Shinobi.
Author's note-
So friends this was the second chapter I hope you liked it. As you may have seen this chapter's first part is almost all in narration since I am summarizing what Naruto learned from Sandaime's journal.
I have deliberately mentioned how sharingan will work in this fanfic., it won't be able to copy taijutsu (since sharingan can't see how inner muscle structure contract or relax during a tai jutsu move which takes hours of practice to master) or genjutsu (since it requires fine chakra usage and manipulation and Sharingan can't see fine chakra pathways as it is not Byakugan)
It can only copy ninjutsu, that to when it is fully mastered and the user has prior training in the elemental manipulation of the jutsu he is copying. So what I am saying is that in this fanfic Sharingan will not be an overpowered bloodline (which I do feel it is originally), though it will have same powers as manga in Mangekyou stage.
Okay, please review and thank you for reading.