response to twisted pxl: just to address your two main concerns/queries; they sort of link together.
in my belief konoha (meaning the elders, hiruzen as hokage, the general population) pay so little attention to naruto as an individual compared to as the carrier of the kyuubi that nobody notices. those who know, from his care as an infant, do not care enough to make it widespread news. hiruzen literally left 5 year old naruto to live alone with just monthly allowance, i dont think he cares whether naruto is male or female or what he identifies as. this is also why naruto has a lot 'easier' time and does not face one of the main problems my friends and i faced through our adolescence and transition; the opinions of others.
i've written slightly unrealistically in that naruto fully passes from a young age (with the help of transformation though) but honestly i believe all young trans folks would have a far more pleasant experience transitioning if the pressures and judgements of society, friends, family weren't there. naruto has grown up alone, without any form of guidance and so doesn't press judgement on himself as a bi-product of the norms of society — he doesn't know the norms due to his neglect (both a blessing and a curse). he also doesn't have anyone to judge him for it as a child because he is already being ostracised for being a jinchuuriki, and nobody pays enough attention to him as a person when hes young for them to realise anything else is different about him.
i hope that clears up things a little? again, just the person interpretation of a few friends! thank you for your review!


Just after Sasuke leaves the village, the problem Naruto is expecting to encounter arises. Gradually, his chest begins to swell. Not massively, at first it is barely noticeable, but over several months the problem begins to grow and Naruto begins to panic; it is unsightly, his body no longer looks right at all.

At first his solution is to bind his chest with bandages, but it is uncomfortable and once the issue gets to a certain size it is impossible to keep them bound sufficiently.

Unable to ask one of his kunoichi friends how to deal with this problem without it being glaringly obvious, Naruto takes matters into his own hands.

At first, the transformation jutsu takes a lot of willpower and chakra to keep up, but after the second month of continuous transformation, his body and brain get used to keeping it in place and it is like second nature. In the morning — get up, shower, eat, transform. Before bed — wash face, brush tea, undress, un-transform. Not a major transformation; just the flattening of his chest. It works a treat, so well that he is able to use the male baths with Jiraiya-sensei nobody bats an eyelid.

Naruto is thrilled at the effectiveness of the results and thanks his humongous chakra stores for his ability to keep it up without hindering his ability to fight. The discomfort Naruto feels in his own skin when he isn't transformed is worth any expenditure of chakra in his opinion. The only time it became an issue is when his chakra stores are so depleted that his body naturally releases the jutsu in order to retain as much strength as possible. At these times, Naruto tries his best to keep his arms firmly over his chest until enough chakra returns to reinstate the jutsu. He releases it at night once he is safely under his blankets and sleep takes him so he doesn't have to think about how itchy and warped his body feels with the extra fat sitting atop his ribcage. Other than that, it is an almost permanent transformation.