"It's been nine years now, huh?" a 12- year old young man spoke as he stared at the massive wooden doors with a stylized leaf symbol etched in red paint.

He has long spiky blonde hair with red tips that made two long bangs which frames both sides of his face, with bright blue eyes. He stands at 5 feet 3 inches, wearing a black hoodless track jacket with three white strips down each arm with a gap on the bicep that has stitched on the clan symbols of both the Uzumaki's and the Namikaze. Underneath he had on a dark blue short sleeve shirt with black ANBU style pants with dark blue shinobi sandals. On each thigh rested two ninja pouches one holding his custom-made tri-prong kunai and shuriken.

He has four tattoos' but under close observations one could see they were seals. He has one on each bicep in the shape of a six-pointed shuriken, and one on each wrist. The one on his right wrist held his mother's sword the crimson princess, on his left wrist was a seal of his own making meant to absorb any ninjutsu into it and then fire it back at the maker when he wills it.

"Halt!" a voice said sternly as Naruto was approaching the gates of his birth village.

The man that spoke had shaggy black hair a goat tee and a bandage across his nose and was wearing the standard Konoha shinobi outfit with his headband across his forehead.

His partner at the gate was standing next to him, had brown hair and dark eyes. He was also wearing the standard Konoha shinobi outfit with a bandana style forehead protector.

"What's your business here?" asked the bandage man

"I have business with the hokage, as well as two prisoners for him" Naruto said surprising the two gate guards

"Well then sign in here and head to the center of the village to the Hokage Tower. It's the tall white building with a fire kanji on it. The Hokage will be on the top floor" the bandana wearing shinobi said

"Thank you" Naruto say's as he walks over to the desk and signs in and makes his way inside the village.

Leaving the two gate guards shocked to the core as they read the name 'Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze'. After getting over their shock they called for the ANBU to tell the hokage.

Walking on auto pilot while looking around the village having mix feeling about being back, he went straight to the hokage tower and before he knew it he was in front of the Hokage's secretary. "Hello, my name is Naruto I believe the Hokage is probably waiting for me"

"Please have a seat and I'll go ask him" she said and knocked on the Hokage's door before entering. And was back before Naruto even had a chance to look through a magazine on the table next to him. "He can see you now Naruto-san, would you like some water or tea"

"No, I'm good, thank you though" Naruto politely declined as he walked past her to the office.

As he closes the door, he is greeted home in a bone crushing welcome back hug from the aged Hokage Hirzen Sarutobi. "It's good to see you again Naruto, I honestly thought you wouldn't come back"

"Jiji… can't… breath!" Naruto managed to stutter out

"Oh, I'm sorry my boy" Sarutobi say's letting go of Naruto as they moved to sit on the couch "it's good to see you again"

"Thanks, jiji it's good to see you again as well, though you do look a lot older than before" Naruto questioned

"Rapid aging, just one of the things you have to worry about when you lead a village… How way's your time away"

"Before we get into that I brought you a few gifts" Naruto say's getting a raised eyebrow for the Hokage as he pulls out three scrolls. Handing him the smallest one first "In this scroll is the sword of the Thunder God, the Raijin" Naruto say's as Sarutobi immediately opened the scroll to verify that it was his sensei's Tobirama Senju sword. To which it was.

But before he could even question Naruto on where he got the sword he spoke again handing him two more scrolls. "In the scroll in my left hand is one unconscious Konoha missing nin Aoi Rokusho and the real thief of the sword. I… made sure that he was the one responsible before I hunted down and brought in this one… in this scroll is one unconscious Idate Morino"

Naruto say's shocking the old man as well as the ANBU in the room as they have been actively looking for them for six months. "Jiji… Idate is honest to Kami innocent he was tricked by a superior to steal the sword for him"

After thinking about it for a minute the Hokage summoned his ANBU in the room to appear. "Bear take the scroll with Aoi Rokusho to T&I and give him to Ibiki, have him verify this" he say's as Bear nods and collects the scroll and disappears in a Shunsin.

Turning to the ANBU in a Bird mask "Take the scroll with Idate Morino to holding cell 48" to which she nods and does the same as Bear.

" You know Naruto, you just made a great ally or a massive enemy… Ibiki loves his brother more than anything"

" I know jiji but the way I see it… it was worth the risk. Could you send the ANBU out now jiji my parents left me this letter to give you" Naruto say's to which Sarutobi obliges and starts reading a letter from the Blood clone parents

'Hey Sarutobi if you are reading this then Naruto got backto the village safely. I don't really know where to begin, Naruto is very much like us and more than in looks. He has Minato's genius in the Ninja arts as well as in politics. But he acts a lot like Kushina he can be loud, brash, and annoying at times but he is one of the most caring people we have meet to though he loves and are friends with. Skills, Naruto has three affinities Wind, Water, Lighting. He has mastered them all, as well as most of our jutsu, and I know what you are thinking yes Naruto can use the Hiraishin, though we have told him not to use it till his body stops growing around 15- 16 as it will only hurt him if he uses it now. Naruto also can use the chakra chains and is a master with them. His fuinjutsu is a level 8 seal master with him in two to three months at level 9 seal master. He knows both of our taijutsu styles as well as Kushina's kenjutsu. Genjutsu he can't preform them but with the seals that we made and placed on Naruto's biceps only the strongest of S-rank would have a chance to work.

As you know I was training to be a sage but never got the chance to bond with the toads yet. Well while we were gone Naruto found his own summons the White Tiger clan. Where they were able to bond with him and finish his sage training. We also messed with the seal holding the Kyuubi and found a way to return the yin half of the Kyuubi with the Death God mask as well as free Minato's soul. As a thank you the Kyuubi granted Naruto with sensory ability as well as negative emotion sensory.

Naruto can use up to three tails at the moment anymore and it does damage to his body just give it time and he will be able to use the fourth tail without problems.

Over all we would put Naruto as high elite jounin to mid Kage. All he really need's is experience and he will be greater than any of us.

Sarutobi you have already done so much for our family that we hate to ask this but we would like it if you can make Naruto a ninja of Konoha and have him do a mission before you tell the council of his return. As well if you want maybe have him as your apprentice.

With love & gratitude, Minato & Kushina '

To say Sarutobi was shocked would be an understatement as he reread it again. To make sure he was actually reading it right. Because if he was then Naruto was a prodigy greater than even Itachi.