*** I got no strings is going to be a puppet Naruto fic though I will have it be a different way he discovers the jutsu***
Chapter 1: If you can't make friends, just Make friends.
It was a bright and sunny day in Konoha with the sounds of the bustling markets just a block away from where our five year old protagonist Naruto Uzumaki was. Though a particular rowdy bunch of villagers decided to trap the young blond in an ally way. Though what no one but one S-rank Missing nin knew was that down that ally way was a secret entrance to his Konoha temporary residence.
When the blond opened his eyes he was greeted to the smell of oil and the sight of a creepy room. Upon further inspection of the room what was once believed to be actual human limbs turned out to be replicas made of wood. There where walls staked with the faux limbs, different jars of poisons, And even a bookcase or two with scrolls. Though the thing that drew his eyes the most was the desk that had a black leather bound journal with a red scorpion signal on it. The inside of the journal detailed the life of one Sasori. Apparently he set up this base when the organization he worked for called the Akatsuki wanted to recruit Orochimaru and sent him on the task of gathering intel on the man to see If he was a worthwhile addition to their organization.
It was at the end of this journal that something interesting was written. 'I was out gathering the last of the intel during the Kyūbi festival when I noticed the Jinchūriki running from a mob of civilians and even a few ninja. Though from the sounds of his pleas to know why they beat him up makes me believe that the hokage withheld the information from the boy simply because of how weak he is. Normally things like this wouldn't bother me but I have devised a plan. With a chakra sample I got from the boy, which was surprisingly easy as the boy radiates chakra, only me and the kid can enter my temporary home due to the security seals set in place. My hope is that he will find this place and use it to become strong as the art form of puppetry is slowly dying from the world and I hope to have a decent challenge one day. So, amongst all of the stuff in this room is all he will need to become a world class puppeteer. I hope this journal and room suits you well, Naruto Uzumaki.'
It was those last two words that made him reread the entire page till it was burned in his mind. He was going to show this Sasori prick just how bad of an idea it is to have given him any form of direction. He was going to become stronger to get his Grandpa figure to tell him everything. If it was true he hid the fox because he wasn't strong enough then he probably won't tell him who his parents are until he's a high ranking ninja. So ready to start off he grabbed a beginners scroll from the wall and started reading.
It would be another two and a half moths before anyone saw hide or hare of the Uzumaki boy. But after he came out of his new home he went to the one person he knew had answers. The Hokage, his surrogate grandfather, Sarutobi Hiruzen. It was quicker this time to get there as he had worked on and got close to mastering water walking after already finishing tree climbing. "Oh, Gramps you got some explaining to do!" Naruto yelled as he barged into the room. "Oh, and what my dear boy do I have to explain?" Hiruzen said enjoying the break from paperwork that his surrogate grandson provided. "How come I was never informed of my Jinchūriki status?" Naruto asked as innocently as he could seem. At hearing that one word you would assume that the elderly man had a heart attack. "Welp better get comfy my boy I guess I have no way around it now…" Hiruzen spoke as he packed his pipe and explained what a Jinchūriki was and what mostly happened the night of the Kyūbi attack.
*** All of that conversation is going to be what he finds out through Kushina in the Anime but omit the knowledge about his parents***