Chapter 4- The Tale of Naruto Uzumaki

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Last time on The Tale of Naruto Uzumaki…

Mizuki pointed at Naruto and started stuttering, "That's impossible! No ordinary Genin has enough chakra for the Kage-Bunshin no Jutsu!" It's unheard of!"

Naruto just smirked. "This jutsu took me forever to get down!" Naruto's smirk turned into a frown as he stared at Mizuki. "You almost killed Iruka-sensei."

Mizuki just stared at Naruto disbelievingly. "Of course I did! It's what we do you dumbass! And now I know the bigger threat is you!" He said as he jumped at Naruto who pushed Iruka out of the way.

"Naruto!" Iruka yelled once he regained his balance only to see his student get stabbed in the stomach by Mizuki. Iruka couldn't believe his eyes when he saw his student cough up blood and start to fall down to the ground only to disappear into a cloud of smoke.

"Huh?" Mizuki was sure he killed the damn brat only to get kicked in the head twice by two Naruto clones.

"Take this!" Naruto shouted as he flared his chakra and the entire forest was filled with Naruto clones.

Mizuki could only stare in shock as the clones started to jump at him baring their fists threateningly. All he saw was orange before the world turned black.

Iruka could only watch the beatdown with slight pride as his student walked up to him and said, "So Iruka-sensei, do I still get extra credit?"

Iruka could honestly say that he had never seen a display like this before. A newly graduated genin had defeated a veteran, albeit weaker than normal standard, chunin. He could without a doubt say that he was proud of his student, if only he was this surprising when it came to class. Shaking the random thoughts out of his head, he noticed Naruto finish speaking. Not knowing what Naruto had said, Iruka could only grin and create some bullshit excuse.

"Even if what you did was extremely rash and stupid," He saw his student's face fall slightly from its former exuberance, "I have to say, that I am honestly proud of you."

As if a switch was flipped, Naruto's expression turned from dejected to downright estatic. "You mean it Iruka-sensei?!"

Iruka laughed, having been caught with Naruto's infectious attitude, "Of course! You-"

Iruka would have said more, if not for the tiger masked Anbu member appearing via Shunshin (Body-Flicker). The masked shinobi turned his attention to the youngest of the two shinobi.

" Genin Uzumaki, you have been called to the Hokage Tower for a meeting with Hokage-sama himself. I have been assigned as your escort to the tower." The Anbu then turned to Iruka and gave him the slightest of nods. Replying with one of his own, Iruka looked over to Naruto to see the blonde haired boy tie the Forbidden Scroll to his back and walk up to the Anbu. Naruto gave a small smile.

"Hey sensei, next time let's eat some ramen alright?" Iruka could only grin before the tiger masked shinobi shunshined himself and Naruto to the tower. Iruka looked up at the stars, sighing in relief. "Things are going to get crazy soon, I just know it."

Being randomly teleported from one place to another was an experience Naruto was sure he was going to never forget. The Anbu unconsciously forgetting that Naruto had no experience with the Shunshin no jutsu, was amused when he saw the orange clad boy fall to his knees and try not to puke on the floors. When Naruto was about to stand up and give the Anbu a piece of his mind, said member vanished in a puff of smoke.

Grumbling about stupid Anbu and stupid jutsu, he made his way to the office of the Hokage and knocked on the door. Hearing a slightly muffled reply, he opened the door only to jump out of the way as a small brown headed boy run out of the room and down the hallway as an older shinobi, revealed by his forehead protector, ran after him yelling about some honorable grandson and sleeping.

Naruto shook his head in annoyance and walked into the office. The first thing that hit him was the small yet noticeable scent of tobacco and the large amounts of paperwork that was stacked on the desk. Averting his eyes from the large stack of paper, the next point of interest was the four pictures set in a horizontal row above the window. There lied the pictures of the four past Hokage. On the far left, framed was the Shodaime Hokage; Hashirama Senju. Following next was the Nidaime; Tobirama Senju, the first's brother. The fourth photo was of the latest Hokage and the strongest shinobi of his generation, the Yondaime Hokage; Minato Namikaze. The third photo was of the Sandaime, he of which is still alive and the current leader of Konohagakure. His name is Hiruzen Sarutobi. The very same shinobi that is looking at Naruto with a critical eye, making note of every movement that the young boy made.

Hiruzen gestured for Naruto to take a seat, which Naruto quickly did, feeling the strength leaving his legs as he was being scrutinized by the old shinobi. The two sat in an awkward silence as the Hokage continued to smoke his pipe occasionally releasing a puff of smoke every now and then. It was Sarutobi who spoke first.

"I suppose you want to know, 'why am I here?'" The old man stated.

Naruto nodded. "Well, the reason I ordered my Anbu to retrieve you was to get your input on the situation. Mind you, we already have had your sensei give his side of the story, but now we need you to give us your interpretation of what happened."

Naruto nodded. "Okay so would you need from me?"

The old man crossed arms and leaned back into his chair. "This is where you come in. Now, explain to me why did you steal the forbidden scroll. Do you know the consequences of such an act?"

Naruto shrank a little in his seat. "I only stole it because Mizuki said to get extra credit, I needed to steal the scroll from the tower without being detected and then I would pass."

The Hokage uncrossed his arms and opened his drawer. Naruto wondered what the old man would take out of the drawer but was disappointed when all he saw was a smoking pipe. "Go on, I am listening."

He cleared his throat and began speaking again, "what else would you like to know? I mean there isn't a lot to say."

After lighting his pipe, Hiruzen breathed out a puff of smoke. "Tell me how you actually obtained the scroll. Make sure you leave no important details out."

He nodded. "Okay I got the scroll because I opened your window and climbed inside-"

"My office is guarded by my personal Anbu. How is it that a freshly graduated Genin managed to even step foot into my office undetected. Better yet, how did you even open the window in the first place?"

Naruto blinked before cocking his head sideways. "Oh, the window was open the entire time. On my way home, I saw this white haired guy with red lines on his face leap out of your office. The guy left your window unlocked by wedging something in between the cracks, so I thought 'why not use that as my entrance'. Besides, doors are for chumps."

If the Sandaime was a lesser man, his pipe would've dropped from his mouth, lit his desk and paperwork on fire, (not that he would particularly care about the paperwork) and start cursing the existence of his idiotic former student. Leave the goddamned window unlocked by wedge and better yet, being so careless that even a newly graduated Genin could see and figure out the mechanic of entering the office undetected. He was going to severely maim Jiraiya next time he saw him. Not kill because he still needed his spy network.

The Sandaime nodded. "Alright. Now tell me what have you discovered from the scroll itself."

Naruto put his hand on his chin, rubbing it thoughtfully. "When I managed to get to the run-down cabin that Mizuki told me to go to, I got bored and opened the scroll."

Hiruzen leaned forward and laced his fingers together. "What exactly did you learn."

Naruto's eyes gleamed. "Oh, I learned a cool Jutsu. Even if it is a Bunshin, I learned the Kage-Bunshin no jutsu. Pretty cool right?"

This time the pipe really did fall from his mouth. Sadly none of his papers burnt. He refrained from standing up, "How in the Shinigami's name did you learn the Kage-Bunshin?! You must have wasted enough chakra to kill one of my regular Jounin! It's improbable, impossible, unthinkable! You shouldn't even be alive!"

Naruto, shocked by the Sandaime's sudden outburst, just sat in his chair, eyes wide. When Hiruzen calmed down, he realized what he has done and apologized. "I'm sorry for my sudden outburst my child, but to know that a fresh Genin could actually perform one of the most dangerous Kinjutsu Konoha has in its arsenal is quite unbelievable. In fact, it should have killed you."

Recovering from his shock and nodding at the apology, Naruto replied. "I don't know on how it could have killed me; I mean I felt really tired after a couple of times where I messed up, but after a few minutes I felt just fine."

Hiruzen's eyes widened. 'Could it be...?' He stood up and walked over to the window, pipe back into his mouth as he stared over the village. The view of the night at night was always calming and gave him the feeling of peace. He turned back towards the young boy sitting in his chair, looking quite confused at his sudden silence. He spoke up, "Ah, Naruto was it?" The boy, now named Naruto, nodded. "Very well then Naruto, I have come to the conclusion that you will not be put to death or have any consequence attached to your actions. Especially since you were following your sensei' instructions. After all, I cannot punish a Genin following his superior officer's orders now can I?"

He snuck a glance towards the boy whose facial expression changed from irritated with slight worry to disbelief and shock before quickly turned to relief and happiness.

"You mean I'm not going to get in trouble?" Naruto asked.

The old man gave a hearty laugh. "Of course not. Although I must make sure you are in good condition for your team placement meeting three days from now."

Naruto nodded albeit uncertainly. "So I have to go to the hospital?"

Hiruzen shook his head. "No, I do not believe that we should bother the hospital staff with any minor wounds such as a scrape or two. No, I will heal you myself."

The blonde haired boy's eyes widened. "You can heal me?"

The Hokage laughed once more. "Do you forget, I have trained the Sannin, I think that training Tsunade in the medical arts was a good idea if I do say so myself."

Naruto's eyes widened even further. "Y-you trained the Sannin?! That's so cool!"

Hiruzen just 'hmmed'. "Yes I think so too, though I am surprised that you didn't remember that particular piece of information. It was a part of the Academy curriculum if I am not mistaken." He turned towards Naruto pipe put away. "The reason I'm not sending you to the hospital is because they cannot perform this technique that I am about to perform. You see, since you have used the Kage-Bunshin many times as you have told me, and are not lying on the ground; body spasming out of control due to chakra depletion, I will take it upon myself to check your chakra coils to see if they are damaged in anyway."

He began a string of random hand signs. "I wish to apologize for my actions, Naruto."

Naruto blinked. "Hu-?" He was cut off by a chop to the neck which sent him into unconsciousness. Hiruzen looked at the young boy in his arms sadly. "Once again, I apologize." He then began the real set of hand signs for the technique. After stopping on the eighth sign, he mentally spoke the name of the technique and closed his eyes.

When he awoke, he found himself in a grand room he could not help but relate to the design of home of the Fire Daimyo. Although it was different in color, the architecture was very similar. The room, which would be a compliment to rooms everywhere, was a magnificent throne room that seemed to be never-ending in terms of height. The entire room was golden in color except for the set of doors which were a midnight black color. As Hiruzen walked towards the set of doors, he picked up a slight malevolent feeling coming from behind those doors. As he reached to door he saw a red aura consume the door before vanishing as quickly as it appeared.

Without deterring from his original plan of action, the Sandaime pushed to door open and readied himself for any unwanted surprises. When the doors opened to their full extent, the path before him suddenly lit up as torches flared to life before him. He continued on his way as the way before him suddenly changed from hallway to sewer. Looking behind himself, he saw that he did not teleport to another area but the rooms literally changed halfway from a dimly lit hallway to a sewer with an eerie light illuminating the floor beyond him.

Shaking his head at the odd fixtures of the young boys mind, he continued to where he felt the killing intent was focused the most. Once he felt like he reached his destination, he raised his hand to open the door.

Suddenly, visions attacked him as the figure of a gigantic fox with nine tails appeared before him and roared, the shockwaves of the roar sending him out of his trance and blasting him to the wall with a slightly dazed expression adorning his features.

After removing himself from the wall, he stared at the indent of his body that was created by his impact with the wall with curiousity as it slowly reconstructed itself to its former pristine glory. Shaking his head once more, he walked up to the large set of doors before raising his hand hesitantly. After a few more moments of hesitation, he regained his courage and pushed the doors open.

Taking a deep breath, Hiruzen took a step foward and into the dimly lit room where he saw a large set of bars with a small slip of paper holding the bars together. From where he stood, he could easily make out the words printed on the paper. Seal, it said.

He walked forward until he could see the sleeping body of a gigantic fox, nine tails sprayed across the ground twitching at the slightest of sounds. He took a step back in shock just as the fox let out a large exhale from his nose buffeting the robes of the Hokage. He quickly released his technique just as the eyes of the fox opened, revealing the slitted pupils which shone a red color as the fox thought, 'Fool...'

Once the Sandaime opened his eyes, he quickly stood up and took a large breath. He looked at the resting boy clothed in his black and orange jumpsuit. For some reason, the color scheme suited the young boy. But now wasn't the time to be appraising the boys choice of clothing. The sudden revelation shocked the old man to his core.

Konoha has another Jinchuriki.