WHY I'M SO STUPID
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, or its characters, or Naruto would be like Goku when it comes to training and appetite, but a complete opposite when it comes to IQ and everything else.
Naruto just gave a low sigh, before saying, "First off, the things you heard about the Fourth defeating the Kyubi is pure BS." This definitely earned him two curious glances and a depressed one, "While it's true that the Yondaime was ahead of his time as a ninja, even he didn't stand a chance going head-to-head against something that was considered unstoppable. So he only had one other alternative," he lifted up his shirt, revealing the seal on his belly, "He made a deal with the Death God himself, that in exchange for his life, the Kyubi would be sealed inside an infant, and that infant was me." He than lowered his shirt, "His last wish was that I be treated like a hero, but instead, since I'm a demon container, people took their anger, their hatred, their revenge on me since the day I started walking. I'm pretty sure you witness some of those events."
Sakura looked down on the ground, guilt evident all over her face, while Sasuke was now starting to actually respect his teammate, but then it dawn on him, "Wait a minute, Gaara . . ."
"Is also a demon container, carrying the one-tailed raccoon (A/N whatever it's suppose to be) Shukaku." Naruto started explaining, "The reason why he went psycho, well years from a lack of sleep will make anybody loose their sanity. One of the reasons is that if he either falls asleep or gets knocked unconscious, then the demon takes over. As for the rest, I think it would be better if Gaara himself was here to explain because, as a fellow container, and his first real friend, it's not my place to tell." He said, before walking towards Kakashi's position, "By the way, Tsunade wanted to see us right away, but I told her to wait awhile since you know who would probably show up late for his own funeral."
Kakashi gave a slight nod, "And I would like to talk to you after the meeting, Naruto." He said.
Naruto just gave a slight nod, "Hey, Sasuke, what time do you have?" He asked his teammate, just as their sensei pulled out his infamous book.
"About a quarter to noon." Sasuke asked, just after taking a brief glimpse at his watch.
"You might want to keep your distance away from the 'Legendary Sucker' if you value a certain part of your body." Naruto said to his sensei, who gave a slight gulp to that statement.
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At the Hokage Tower . . .
Shizune was looking over some papers that needed the Hokage's stamp when she spotted Team 7 approaching the office. She couldn't help but feel disappointed on how her mentor kept turning down the council's demands to restrict Naruto's activities within the village. It was for the boy's protection so that way the Akatsuki won't get their hands on the demon inside him. She looked to see Naruto give her a look before entering the office behind her, as if to give a response to what she was thinking about.
She didn't know why, but that look Naruto gave her told her that he has different opinion on that. It wasn't until a loud, familiar "Oh for the love of god, no!" was heard from behind her, snapped her out of her thoughts. She knew that before the day was up, she had damage control to deal with.
Inside the office-
Tsunade was rubbing her temples, not from losing the bet, but from what she agreed to do if she lost. When she looked up, she noticed that the rest of Team 7 was keeping their distance, especially Kakashi who was just leaning against the wall, while Naruto was heading towards one of the windows.
When he turned to face Tsunade, he quickly sent his elbow towards the window, "oof!" causing the self proclaimed 'super-pervert' to come out of his invisibility jutsu. "You sneaky little runt!" He yelled, while getting back up onto his feet.
"Well, it was either that or you could have deal with that." He said, while nodding his head towards his left. When Jiraiya looked over to see Tsunade with a look he knows too well, "Good point" was his only response. "Well, to get things back on track, I told Sasuke and Sakura my little 'secret,'" He told Tsunade, "But I haven't had a chance to hear their responses yet."
Tsunade and Kakashi turned to the two, "And remember this, while it took Naruto a lot of courage to tell you something that he himself didn't know about until about a year ago, what you do next from here will determine what kind of person you'll become." Tsunade said, hoping this won't tear Team 7 apart, but bring them closer together.
"And whatever that choice will be, I'll understand either way." Naruto said, in the same kind of honesty that people all over has always known him for, "Anyway, what was it you wanted to tell us, or more specifically, me?"
Tsunade just gave her old teammate a sad look, who gave her an acknowledging nod in return, before facing her fellow blonde, "Before I do, we need to wait for Iruka to show up since I'm pretty sure you want him to know about this as will." She said only to receive a small nod from Naruto.
"Naruto, is that why my brother was looking for you?" Sasuke asked, finally realizing why Itachi came for Naruto.
"Yes, he was after the kyubi inside me, or more to the point, to extract it from me. If that were to happen, then I end up dead. That is why I had to drop my little mask and take the chunin exams as seriously as possible or else there will be anymore trouble if they succeed in their little plot." Naruto explained to them, giving them another look at how bad his life has been.
"You've always had our backs cover, despite how badly most us treated you, so now it's my turn to help cover yours." Sasuke said, while sticking out his hand, "When I said I thought of you as a brother, I wasn't lying."
Naruto just grabbed him until they were both holding the other's wrist. "Well, all you really did was act like a total ass towards everybody else, other than that; we just pushed each other to go beyond our limitations." He said, causing a small smile to appear on both boys and the adults.
Sakura decided to stick her hand in as well, "I know I'm still paying for my past deeds, but I hope this would put me one step closer to earning your trust again." She said, this time knowing that she is listening to her heart this time, and not following the crowd.
Naruto's smile grew a little, "Don't worry, it will." He said, before turning his head towards Kakashi, "Although it's too bad our sensei is just as thickheaded as some people of this village." He said, catching their leader off guard, "Since as I recalled, not once have I received any training from him, period. How about you, Sakura?" He asked his female teammate, "Hi Iruka." He greeted the person that they were waiting for after he just walked in.
"None, to tell you the truth." Sakura answered, "The only one of us to actually receive any kind of training is Sasuke while the rest of us had to fend for ourselves."
"Anyway, let's get back to business now, shall we Lady Hokage?" Naruto said, deciding that it would be better to confront Kakashi after their little meeting.
Tsunade started off with a small sign, knowing how badly this might turn out, "It's about whom your parents were, Naruto." When she noticed the look of sadness on Jiraiya's face, she knew that he was feeling the same thing she was, "Naruto, you are the son of Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, and Kushina Uzumaki of the Whirlpool village. You were given your mother's clan name due to the number of enemies your father has made during the war between the Leaf village and the Rock village."
Except for the Sannin, and for some reason Naruto, everybody was surprised to find out that Naruto was related to one of Konoha's finest ninjas of all time. Everybody was looking at the Hokage Monument, trying to picture the fourth with whiskers and it just confirmed it even further.
Naruto just said, "Well now that you just confirmed my suspicions, whatever happened to my mother?" He asked, trying to solve another piece of the puzzle involving his life.
Jiraiya pulled out a note from his robe, "This was left to me after Minato's funeral, just before I left on one of my journey." He said, handing it to the son of his friend, "I figured it was from Kushina since there was a blood seal placed on it meant for those of her family."
Naruto just took a brief look at the seal before he bit his thumb, "You weren't by any chance doing your little 'research' when you got this, now were you?" He asked, only to receive a small, innocent sounding whistle in return. When he placed his thumb on the seal, it disappeared to allow Naruto to read what was written inside.
Sorry it took so long, but some things happened. I'll try to get the next chapter up as soon as I can. Naruto does his three year journey with Jiraiya next chapter, but I'm going to try and combine two different bloodlines into one new and I need some suggestions on the name, what they could do, and from which parent. Read and Review.
