Naruto saw the Third Hokage standing in front of him, and he was beyond worried. Naruto was worried what the Hokage would think about his new ears. The Hokage had to know about the Kyuubi sealed inside of him, right? Of course he did. What shocked Naruto though was that Sarutobi was smiling at him.

"O-Old man.." Naruto muttered out. The aged Hokage only chuckled a little at Naruto, seeing his stunned face. "Hello Naruto-kun." He said, "How are you feeling?"

Naruto could only seem to sweat more that he was. "I-I guess I'm ok.." Naruto hesitated to say. Naruto wasn't sure what he should even say. He was too scared. He then looked down on the floor and saw Hinata stirring and start to wake up then.

"Let's wait for her to wake up first, Naruto-kun. I have a feeling she could be a great first friend for you."


After a few minutes, Hinata finally fully awoke, and found Naruto sitting up on the bed, and the Third Hokage standing patiently in front of the closed door. "H-Hokage-sama." She said, poking her fingers together and looking down at the tiles of the room, which she noticed to be marbled and polished.

"Now that your awake, let's have a chat, Naruto-kun. Hinata." Sarutobi simply stated. He pulled up a chair for himself to sit on, while he gestured for Hinata to sit on the bed next to Naruto, while Naruto moved to make quick space for Hinata to sit. 'I-I'm sitting next to Naruto-kun.' Hinata thought, blushing a bright red.

"Alright, now let's talk." Sarutobi said. "Naruto I'm sure you have a lot of questions, but-" the Hokage never managed to finish his sentence, before Naruto started yelling. "Yeah, I do! Tell me why the Yondaime Hokage sealed the Kyuubi into me!" Naruto screamed. Sarutobi mentally sighed and closed his eyes for a while, as he felt a headache starting to form. He knew this would be a long day. 'What? N-Naruto-kun has the kyuubi sealed inside him? Is that why the adults look at him like that?' Hinata wondered. The Hokage was looking towards Hinata, trying to gauge her reaction. Naruto saw his grandfather-figure looking at Hinata and mentally cursed, 'Damn...I forgot she was here.' 'Don't worry Naruto, I don't think this one is quick to judge. She seems far different than the other girls in your class. At least SHE can tolerate you.' The Kyuubi mused to Naruto via a mental link.

"A-Ano... Hokage-sama, what's going on? What is happening to Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked, worry lining her words. The Hokage had to sigh again as he had to now explain everything that he dreaded to the two.

"Naruto, as I'm sure you now know, there is a reason why most of the village treats you differently, and that reason is the Kyuubi." The Sandaime said, "Twelve years ago, on October 10th, the Kyuubi appeared in Konoha and attacked. The Yondaime Hokage, Minato Namikaze, fought and ultimately sealed the Kyuubi away. Though, I believe the Kyuubi was too powerful to be wholly sealed, so he had to make a jinchuuriki of the Nine-Tailed Fox, but the vessel had to be young, a baby in fact." Sarutobi then sighed and had to wipe a few stray tears away to get his bearings back. He still felt he could've done something to save Minato and let him live with his son. Naruto and Hinata noticed this, and were waiting patiently for the Hokage to speak again.

"The seal had to be put on a newborn baby in order to work effectively, and to mix in the chakra of the bijuu in with the hosts gradually, to allow for a stable vessel. Naruto, the Fourth Hokage wouldn't have forced a family to give up their newborn to become the jinchuuriki, and if he would, he didn't have the time. Minato had to seal the Kyuubi in the newborn closest to him, as fast as he can. He set up a barrier around the site, trapping the Kyuubi with him, and began the sealing process. He sealed a portion of the Kyuubi's chakra into himself, and the rest into his own son. The son he and his wife, Kushina Uzumaki, had that night. Naruto, you are that son. You are the son of the Yondaime Hokage, Minato Namikaze. They loved you very much, from their last words to me." Sarutobi states, with red, bloodshot eyes. "To this day, October 10th is regarded as the saddest day of Konoha history, the day the Kyuubi attacked, and the day the village lost the Yondaime Hokage. But to me, and I'm sure to both your mother and father, that day may have been one of the happiest in our lives. Because you were born on that day." The Hokage smiled. He then looked up at Naruto, only to see him shuddering.

"I-I'm the son of...the Fourth Hokage?.. I had a family…" Naruto muttered, crying tears of joy and sorrow. Joy because he knew he had had a family that had truly loved him, and sorrow because he finally felt what it was like to be loved, only to find that he could never have that particular love ever again.

Hinata looked on at Naruto in shock. She just found out that Naruto was the son of the greatest Hokage Konoha has ever seen. "Naruto-kun…" Hinata muttered, and quickly realized that Naruto was shaking violently in place. He was shuddering. Crying. Without even thinking, Hinata leaned up to Naruto and hugged him, and held him tight while he cried. He needed to know someone was there for him. Naruto hugged back, and clutched at Hinata's jacket like it was the only thing he had that would keep him from descending into the depths of sorrow. He cried on Hinata, and she in return was glad to be of some help to Naruto. Sarutobi watched on in silence, sad at how hard Naruto was taking it, but glad that he finally knew. Somehow, the aged Hokage knew that if he hadn't told him now, then in the future, he would find out, and the reaction would be much less...tame than this one.


About an hour has passed since Naruto fell asleep after crying so much. Hinata looked on at the sleeping Naruto, who was still clutching onto her clothes, and she thought a prayer for the boy she liked. She never once saw Naruto like this, and it really did worry her. "Hokage-sama." Hinata called. "Yes, Hinata? What's on your mind?" the Third responded, though he already knew what she might ask.

"If Naruto-kun is the son of the Fourth Hokage, why do the people treat him with such disrespect? I..I know now that Naruto-kun is what's called a 'jinchuuriki', and the vessel for the Kyuubi, but shouldn't the villagers treat him as a hero? I mean...Naruto-kun is...he is the one person who protects us from the Kyuubi. He is a hero.." Hinata said, making the Hokage turn down.

"That is my fault, Hinata. I misjudged how the villagers would react. I made it a law to never let anyone publicly say anything about Naruto-kun being the vessel of the Kyuubi, and as requested of the Yondaime, I never told anyone that Naruto-kun was the son of the Fourth. In the last Great Shinobi World War, before he became the Yondaime Hokage, Minato was known as Konoha's 'Yellow Flash', and was feared throughout all of the battlefields. He made many enemies, especially with those in Iwagakure. As his last request, Minato didn't want anyone to know Naruto was his son, fearing those very same enemies he made would go after Naruto." the Third Hokage simply stated. He still looked sad, but there was also a hint of shame. He couldn't believe how out of hand it truly had gotten to, and how much more out of hand it could have been.


While the two waited for Naruto to wake up again, Sarutobi and Hinata continued to talk. Hinata was brushing her hand through Naruto's long blond hair, and blushing when she noticed that whenever she played with his new ears, Naruto seemed to relax more. "A-Ano… Hokage-sama... why is Naruto-kun changing? Why is he taking on more..fox like traits? Do..Do you think the Kyuubi is trying to take over?" Hinata asked, with worry. Sarutobi responded, "I am not sure, Hinata. The seal shouldn't be deteriorating this quickly. I'll have to look at the seal when he wakes up."

The Hokage eyed Hinata, but the girl seemed lost in thought, until she chose to speak up. "Naruto-kun was unable to take the graduation exams...and I know for those who graduated, we're supposed to find out who we'll be teamed with and who our sensei is, but he never took the exam, because he didn't show up. Does that mean Naruto-kun won't become a shinobi this year?" Hinata inquired. "If so, I don't want to be a ninja yet, either." 'But father will get mad at me if that does happen..' The girl thought.

The Hokage just smiled. "I'll see if I can do something about that, Hinata. Don't worry. Both you and Naruto-kun will become shinobi of Konoha tomorrow. I'm sure both of you will work hard to become the best shinobi you can possibly be, so don't worry, Hinata." Sarutobi already knew what he would do. He got up and headed for the door. He had to settle the papers for Naruto becoming a Genin, and he had to get it done before the tomorrow's academy class. "Visiting hours are long past, Hinata. I suggest that you head back home and get some sleep. The both of you will need it." He said.

Hinata glanced back at the sleeping Naruto, and looked a little hesitant. "Don't worry Hinata, He'll be fine. As long as you continue to be there for him, he will be fine." And with that, the Sandaime Hokage walked out, leaving Hinata to leave after she felt Naruto would be alright.

Tomorrow would be an interesting day for sure. Interesting for them at least; for the Hokage, he could already feel the headaches he'd have to deal with tomorrow.


A/N Holy fuck. I cannot believe I waited that long to post this chapter. I wanted it longer than the last chapters by a little, but I did not expect school to be that much of a pain. I apologize for the tardiness of this update. The next chapter will most likely come out Sunday, as I try to keep it to Sunday every two weeks, but that is no promise. Chapters take time.

Now with Naruto now knowing that his father Minato is the fourth Hokage, and the one who sealed the Kyuubi in him, I did that for a reason. I've read so many fics where Naruto finds out later, and he hates his parents because of it. That is not the reason. So I wanted Naruto to know what happened and why. I wanted to get it out of the way before he became a full fledged ass kicking Shinobi. Also, I've decided that Naruto will indeed keep his fox ears and other traits.

Anyways, that will be all, and I will see you all next time. Please, review if you like. It can be ideas, requests, or criticism, I don't care. But reviews are always helpful.