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As Minato promised, he was waiting outside for when Naruto had gotten out. Naruto ran out and immediately ran up to his father. He was standing next to Shikaku, Chouza, and Inoichi. Following Uchiha Sasuke out of the building was both Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino. During class, all those two did was fight over Sasuke. Following them came out several students who were just the kids of the villagers with no clan relations. Then stumbled out Hyuuga Hinata, followed by Inuzuka Kiba and Aburame Shino. Lastly came the lazy Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Chouji.

"Hey, Naruto. How was your first day?" asked Minato.

"It was awesome! Iruka was so nice! There were so many new people. I can't wait to get to know them all." said an ecstatic Naruto. Jumping up and down in clear excitement.

"I'm happy to see that Naruto. I have some things to do at the office before we head home. Okay?" said Minato with a smile. His son's happiness always brightened his day.

"Yeah. I can't wait to tell you everything."

"If only some of that energy rubbed of onto my son, Minato." Shikaku said to Minato seeing Naruto's ambition. Shikamaru came with Chouji to where their parent's were standing.

"Will you calm down, Naruto. They can hear you clear across the village." said the ever lazy Nara.

"Well how was your day Shikamaru?" asked his father.

"It was a pain." said Shikamaru rubbing his neck.

"Since you enjoyed yourself so much you better hurry home. You mother needs your help. I'll be home after I run some errands." said Shikaku.

"Ah...fine. See ya' later Chouji, Naruto." said Nara walking away grumbling.

"See ya' Shikamaru." said Chouji munching on his bag of chips.

"Bye, Shikamaru. See you tomorrow." said Naruto waving.

"Well then, Naruto. Shall we get going?" Minato asked his son.

"Sure. Bye Chouji, Nara-san, Akimichi-san, Inoichi-san." said Naruto to his friend and the other fathers. Minato gave them a wave as he began to leave.

Minato walked towards his office. Naruto followed closely after giving his goodbyes. It was a good sight to see that Naruto still remembered his manners. He would need them someday. Minato had a few papers to finish for the day and then Minato would treat Naruto out for dinner.

"So did you give a look at those books I gave you?" asked Minato.

"Yeah, some of it was a bit confusing, but I'll figure it out in time." said Naruto.

"Good. You can study them while I finish my paperwork. Then we can have some ramen for supper and you can tell me about your class."

"Alright." said Naruto. Minato took a seat at his desk and went through all of his remaining work. Naruto sat quietly studying the books he received that morning. It wasn't often Naruto stayed in his father's office. Since he could, he would spend a lot of time outside playing with the other kids he considered his friends. Mostly Kiba and Chouji, and Shikamaru if they got him to take his eyes off the clouds.

Minato spent just over a hour on his remaining work. He finished and got out of his chair. He stretched his back and looked over at his son. He had fallen asleep while studying his books. Apparently Naruto's energy does have some endings. Minato went over to shake his son awake.

"Come on Naruto. Wake up." He shook Naruto for a few moments. Seeing that didn't work, Minato went to his plan that always worked. "Come on now. You don't want to miss the free ramen their giving away, do you?"

"What! I'm awake! Where's the ramen?" said Naruto. It always worked. The kid's lifeline was ramen.

"Come on. You want dinner, don't you?" said Minato stepping outside his office.

"Yeah, hold on." said Naruto as he picked up his books and raced after his father.

Minato and Naruto walked down to Naruto's favorite ramen stand, Ichiraku's. Minato stepped in and greeted them along with Naruto.

"Hello Teuchi-san, Ayame-chan." said Minato sitting down.

"Good Evening Hokage-sama, Naruto." said Teuchi to his favorite customers.

"Hey Teuchi-san, Ayame-chan." said Naruto taking his seat.

"Two bowls of the usual please." said Minato.

"Coming right up." said Teuchi.

"So Naruto, how do you like your class?" Minato asked his son.

"Well you already know Shikamaru, Chouji, and Kiba. There's Aburame Shino. He's from the family that has all the insects inside them. He is pretty quiet, but he seems like an alright guy. Then there was Uchiha Sasuke. He didn't say much either, he was focused mainly on what Iruka was teaching. All day he had a group of girls following him. I don't know what they see in him, he just seemed annoyed by them all. Yamanaka Ino and Haruno Sakura were the worst of them. They fought over him all day and that was all. It's not like they even want to be shinobi." said Naruto. Minato listened intently and then their food was brought over.

"It sounds like your jealous of this Sasuke, Naruto." said Ayame laying down their bowls.

"What! No way. Why would I ever be jealous of him?" said Naruto in obvious annoyance. Minato laughed.

"What ever you say son. Go on about your class." Minato said and started to eat his food.

"I tried talking to Ino and Sakura once during class. Though they just told me to leave; that I was bothering them. So I really don't like those two too much. Then there was Hyuuga Hinata. She was even quieter than Shino and stuttered a lot. She also did this thing with her finger, where she pokes them together when she introduced herself to the class. It was a bit weird, but she was really nice and polite to everyone." Naruto continued to talk about a few other people in his class and they chatted about a few other things.

Eventually they made their way home. Minato had a small home near the edge of town. Big enough for the both of them with all the needed amenities. Naruto studied his sealing books with occasion help from his father. Minato himself had some work to get done. They both worked on their projects until they both headed to bed for the night.


In the Hyuuga compound, Hiashi was having dinner with both his daughters, Hinata and Hanabi.

"How was your day at the academy Hinata?" he asked his elder daughter.

"I-it was g-good father. I-iruka-sensei s-seems like a good t-teacher." said Hinata stuttering at the unusual interest her father took in her life.

"What about your classmates?" he asked her.

"T-they all seemed like real n-nice people." said Hinata.

"Did you follow what I told you this morning." said Hiashi in reference to his conversation about Naruto.

"Y-yes, b-but I still don't u-understand why. A-a lot of the adults g-glared at him, b-but he looks l-like any o-other k-kid." said Hinata, knowing she may face her father's fury.

"I told you before Hinata. This is nothing for you to worry about. Don't press the matter any further and just stay away from that boy." Hiashi said. He spoke the last word, boy, in true disgust.

"Y-yes father." said Hinata in defeat.


At the training ground outside the Uchiha compound, Uchiha Sasuke was busy as always working on his shuriken and kunai throwing. His family always went on about how great his older brother Itachi was. So Sasuke practiced everyday. He would prove to his family that he would become as good as Itachi.

"How was the academy, little brother?" Itachi asked Sasuke. He often refereed to him as his little brother, much to Sasuke's annoyance.

"It was alright, Itachi. I still don't see why you can't just teach me. I am already ahead of everyone else." said Sasuke.

"Don't be foolish. There's a lot you will learn at the academy." Itachi said putting his finger on Sasuke's forehead.

"Will you stop doing that." He said in annoyance. "Can you help me with my shuriken throwing now."

"I can for a little bit, but then I have to leave for a mission." said Itachi.

"Alright." Training with Itachi had also been one of Sasuke's favorite things to do. It was true his father cared more about Itachi then Sasuke, so he couldn't ask him for help. So Sasuke always turned to Itachi for help. Sasuke and Itachi trained for a little while, Sasuke got rid of some of his flaws and they walked back to the Uchiha compound where Itachi would leave for his mission. On the way back, Itachi asked Sasuke about his class.

"So Sasuke. Tell me about your class." he asked his younger brother.

"Well the girls won't leave me alone. I try to focus on learning, but they always insist on bothering me." he said remembering the unbearable fan-girls that followed him around. " Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Chouji are always hanging out together. Nara is always sleeping and Chouji is always eating. Inuzuka Kiba and his dog are always yapping about something. Aburame Shino keeps to himself. Hyuuga Hinata is quiet and the only girl that doesn't bother me. Then Naruto, I can't see how he is the son of the Yondaime. He acts just like a knucklehead, he'll probably end up dead last in the class."

It was obvious to Itachi that Sasuke was jealous of Naruto's relationship to a Hokage. Just as Naruto bore jealous towards Sasuke for getting all the attention he had.

"You don't know about that Sasuke. Next thing you know and he will do better than you in class. After all, he can keep away from the Anbu for a good half hour." Itachi said. Sasuke obviously in shock.

"How can he stay away from the Anbu? Aren't they suppose to be the best in the village?" he said doubting his older brother.

"Don't judge a book by its cover Sasuke. Naruto has more to him than you know." he said.

Sasuke was still wondering how such a loudmouthed kid could evade the Anbu for half an hour. Still pondering it, he remembered what his father said that morning.

"Itachi?" he asked and Itachi responded.

"Yes?"

"Father said to be careful around Naruto this morning. Why did he say that? It wasn't just because hes the Yondaime's son is it?" he asked.

Itachi waited a few moments before speaking, pondering his answer. "It's not. I can't tell you the real reason. But don't let what father thinks of him fog your vision. If he seems normal to you, then treat him like you would anybody else. I need to leave now before I am late for my mission. Get home safely." he said before disappearing into the night.

Itachi admitted that there was some other reason their father would want him to avoid Naruto, but what would that be? Itachi knew it, but it was obvious he disagreed with his father. Whatever it was plagued the young Uchiha's mind for the remainder of his walk home.


Weeks would come to pass. They all continued to go to class during the week and train or play with others on the weekend. Sasuke opened up to Naruto, training with him on a few occasions. Naruto wasn't as skilled as Sasuke was with kunai and shuriken, much to the Uchiha's liking. Naruto would ramble on with his stories of avoiding the Anbu, giving Sasuke some much needed tips in evading and dodging. They would soon call each other friends. Sasuke needed the reprieve from his daily training and Naruto needed the company of a new friend.

For the week, Naruto would often head to class accompanied by his father, where he would spend the day at school. After then he would play with the other kids, train with them, or on his own. He would meet up with his father for supper unless he was busy in the office. His pranking did not stop entirely, but did slow down some. Leaving the village a lot more quieter.

Naruto's knowledge of sealing greatly increased over a year. He was starting to write simple paper bombs and making his own versions of them. The variety of ways to make them and the amount of improvements he could make kept him busy. After several misshapes inside the house, Minato made sure he only made paper bombs outside from then on. But Minato was happy his son could be as proficient as he was with sealing. It was skill he found indispensable.

Sasuke and Hinata still had interest into why they had to be careful around him. After bugging several of their clan members they still hadn't come to a conclusion independently. As far as they could tell Naruto didn't even know why himself. They didn't dare ask him in fear of him being insulted, so they observed him patiently.

Through Hinata's observations she had obtained a new found respect for the boy. The way people treated him, yet wanting to be their Hokage. A confidence she could only dream off. Next thing the girl knew, Naruto had become the marker for herself to reach. If she could be as confident as he was she could surely prove to her father and clan she was a worthy heir. Time and time again she looked to him for this confidence.

Time had passed and Naruto was now eight years old. Unknown to them the entire village would be shaken by events to come.


Author's Note:

A lot of dialogue in this chapter. I prefer to stay away from too much dialogue and focus mainly on descriptions. That's something I want to change myself. It's mostly the flow of it between people that always gets me, so I want to get a better medium between dialogue and description. I also used more honorifics than usual, if any are wrong please just point them out.

Might take a bit of a breather after this part and plan ahead. I have had one or even two chapters written a day. I am sure people love it, but it's taxing and I need to plan ahead carefully from now on. I also have a Naruhina story I wrote that I might type up and publish, it's a little romantic, but with some comedy.

Thanks for reading. Reviews are greatly appreciated, they are what I look forward to reading the most.