A/N: This was the last chapter that needed to be revised and as with the last 2 chapters there are no huge changes. I am now caught up and currently working on chapter 4.

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters.

Beta: The wonderful Reenan Lefey.

Chapter 3

"Well I guess it starts with who your parents are. Your mother's name was Kushina Uzumaki and your father was Minato Namikaze."

He watched Naruto's reaction. He just sat there and thought about what his Sensei had just said. His father was the Yondaime Hokage. When that sank in his eyes widened comically and Kakashi snickered under his breath.

"Are you freaking serious Kakashi-Sensei? My Dad was the Fourth Hokage? The hero of the leaf. The one who put the Kyuubi in me." He saw the younger boy start to get upset.

"Calm down Naruto. It's not what you think. Because you were there the night your parents died, your subconscious stored the memory of your parents away and we got to see what their final words were. Would you like to hear what they said to you?"

The blonde calmed down considerably and nodded to his Sensei. So Kakashi repeated what they said word for word including that his father wanted him to be looked at like a hero. He told his student about what happened that night and how his parents had given their lives for their son and the people of the village. By the time the older man finished speaking Naruto was almost in tears. Sakura was sitting on one side holding his hand and Sasuke on the other leaning against him. He would never go so far as to hold the blonde's hand while there were people to see it, he could give some sort of contact to show his support.

He gave Kakashi a watery smile, squeezed Sakura's hand and nudged Sasuke's shoulder with his own in thanks. "So does this mean I might have more family around? Do you know?"

"Minato-Sensei was an orphan and Kushina-Nee's clan came from a place called Uzushiogakure no Sato, the Hidden Whirling Tides Village." He went on to tell them about the village and how it was wiped out.

"My Dad was your Sensei and why was Mom's villages wiped out?"

"Yes Minato was my Sensei. He was more than that too, like an adoptive father. After I lost my father, Minato and Kushina took it upon themselves to make sure I was taken care of, not that I didn't appreciate it. I loved them both like family and I miss them. They were both great people and loved by many. Her clan, the Uzumaki's, were masters of Fuuinjutsu. For that they were feared by many nations. The fall of Uzushiogakure will always be a one of our biggest failures." He stopped lost in his own thoughts.

The three students watched their teacher become immersed in his past. They all could see the pain he was in that he always kept hidden from the world. Naruto let go of Sakura's hand and nudged Sasuke again to get him to sit up so that when he moved the other wouldn't fall over. He got up and went and knelt in front of his teacher wrapping his arms around the Jounin's neck.

"Kakashi-Sensei, since my parents treated you like their own, I'll adopt you and you can be my older brother. We will be a family and none of us will be alone again."

Kakashi chuckled and wrapped an arm around the small boy while carding his free hand through soft golden spikes. "You are far too nice for your own good but I believe your parents would be proud of how strong you are and I think I would like that."

Naruto pulled back and looked at his teacher. It was the most open he'd ever seen the older man and he smiled at him in appreciation for letting him in. "You're wrong Sensei, I'm not strong. Not enough and not yet. But I'll get there and you help right? I have more of a reason now to become Hokage not just so everyone will acknowledge me but because, my dad, he was a great Hokage and I will be better."

"If anyone can do it, you can, but you still have a long way to go and you won't be able to do it by yourself."

"I know. You'll be there," he turned to look at his teammates. "And so will they." Sakura gave him a smile and a nod. Sasuke inclined his head and smirked at him though it was softer than normal.

"That's how it should be, never forget the words I said after the bell test. Now it's starting to get late and we have more to go over so you three can eat and get some rest, I think it's time I took some initiative and put you guys through some serious training. I know you've been patient Sasuke, so I'll let you ask him."

Naruto stiffened not sure he wanted to know what was coming next, there were too many things they could have seen. Things he never wanted anyone to know about. But, Instead of asking a question he told Naruto about one of his memories.

"I didn't know this before but my mom and your mom were friends. She brought me and my brother to see you in the hospital after the Kyuubi attack. I'm glad you're such an idiot sometimes." He said with a smirk. "We wouldn't have known any of this and you probably would have kept everything to yourself."

Naruto snickered. "Bastard, who knew you could actually put a sentence together with more than just one word. That was nice to know but Kakashi-Sensei said you wanted to ask me something."

"Urufu, what do you know about him?"

Secretly he was glad none of them brought up the abuse he went through because of the villagers. "If you're asking if I knew who he was then the answer's no. There's only one ANBU that I know and that's Kakashi-Sensei." The older man actually looked surprised and Naruto just shrugged and answered the unspoken question. "It's your scent. It's hard to explain scents. You smell like steel and I guess I'd have to say home. Something comforting and familiar. I could probably tell you who the rest were by smell also but since Urufu left and I'm assuming never came back I wouldn't be able to point him out. Why? Do you guys know who he is?"

"He was my brother. We saw your memory of the night he left. It had to be the night he killed everyone." Sasuke told them his face and voice once again cold and emotionless.

Naruto got up and went back to sit in between his teammates and leaned against Sasuke while he tried to remember anything he could about Sasuke's brother and compare it to the ANBU he knew. He frowned and shook his head. He turned his whole body in Sasuke's direction. "Okay Sasuke, don't get mad at me, I am going to talk this out because something doesn't add up to me and maybe you guys will see something I'm not. I'm not as stupid as people think I am but you three are smarter than me. So tell me exactly what memories of Urufu you saw."

"We only saw what happened the night he left." Sasuke answered for them. "I know Kakashi said the ANBU helped you out but are you saying there was more to it than that?"

Naruto nodded. "Yeah, he knew I hated to be alone and when I had to get away from the villagers and I didn't want to go back to my empty apartment, I would go up to the top of the monument. He used to come up and sit with me when he had nothing to do and talk. You say that agent was your brother and your brother was the one who killed your whole clan. That doesn't sound right because I used to talk about being Hokage and what it means with him. He used to talk about how much he loved the village and wanted to protect it. He said he never wanted to be the Hokage but he liked protecting everyone from the shadows and that's why he was ANBU, even if he didn't like some of what he had to do as an agent."

"When he told me to look out for you I had assumed he was a family friend but now that I think of it I should have put two and two together. It make sense now the way he cried after asking me to watch out for you, but I don't see a brutal, cold hearted killer crying because they are leaving family or friends and home behind."

Naruto eyed his best friend and could see the wheels turning in his head as he pondered what was said. When Sasuke's eyes started tearing up Naruto stood quickly and grabbed Sasuke's wrist pulling him up, he knew the other boy would hate for anyone to see him that vulnerable. "Come on bastard we need more tea, you can show me where everything is and I'll make it." He grabbed the tray and cups and followed Sasuke into the kitchen giving Kakashi a look as he passed. When Sakura tried to stand and follow he told her to leave them be for a few minutes.

In the kitchen Sasuke leaned against the counter with his head bowed and his hair hiding his eyes. Naruto set the tray on the table and went to stand in front of the silent boy. He pulled Sasuke into a hug, pressing their cheeks together so he could speak low enough no one would hear him but the boy in his arms. "If you want to know what I think, your brother loved you and if he's still alive then he probably still does. Do you know why he killed everyone but you?"

"He said he did it to test his strength. He's still alive, he won't die until I kill him. He wants me to hate everything and get strong enough to kill him." He told the blonde in an unusually subdued voice.

"Does that sound like the person you saw in my memories? Does it sound like the brother you knew?" Sasuke just shook his head enough the other boy could feel it. "I'll help you Sasuke, I'll stay here by your side and help you figure this out and I won't let you lose yourself to hate. Hate will make you weak. It will blind you to everything. There is a reason I don't hate the village or my parents for doing this to me. Everyone has a reason for what they do and I'm sure your brother did too. Remember what Kakashi-Sensei said to us, look underneath the underneath and if we find out he really did do it to test his strength then I will help you get stronger and we will kill him."

The whole time he was speaking Sasuke just stood there in Naruto's arms listening. When he finished Sasuke wrapped his arms around the other boy. The only way Naruto knew anything was wrong was by the warm wetness against his cheek and the tight grip he had on the back of his jacket. Sasuke's breathing didn't change and he didn't sob, he just let the tears fall. "Don't worry I won't tell anyone."

Sasuke pulled away and wiped his face. He kept his eyes hidden by his bangs and went about making the tea. Naruto stood out of the way and watched him move around the kitchen. He was so focused on watching the other boy he almost missed the low reluctant 'thank you'. When everything was ready they reset the tray and he started following Sasuke back to the other room when he stopped.

"Sasuke?" Naruto had never seen Sasuke hesitant about anything before now and he wasn't sure what to do about it.

"Naruto, would you like to stay here tonight. I don't really want to be alone and I'm sure you don't want to either." The blonde knew how hard it must have been for Sasuke to admit to that so he didn't poke at him for showing some emotion.

"Are you sure? I know that you said you don't hate me but I don't want to stay and invade your space. I really would like to stay though." Sasuke nodded and kept going to the other room with the rest of their team. The two young teens sat back down and everyone refreshed their cups. No one brought up Itachi this time. They all knew how touchy that subject was normally and now with possible secrets added on to it didn't make anything easier for the dark haired boy.

Naruto was the first to break the silence, he never could handle it when things were so quiet, that's when the loneliness usually crept in. "Sensei, you said Mom came from a clan that were masters of sealing right? And since dad sealed the Kyuubi in me that means he knew sealing too."

"Your mother taught him everything she knew." He confirmed.

"Did he teach you sealing?"

The older man could see where he was going with his line of questioning. "He taught me some but not everything he knew. If you want to learn it I have a few scrolls you can begin studying but there is someone who knows almost as much as your parents did. Jiraiya one of the legendary sannin was your father's Sensei and he's your godfather."

Naruto was excited to hear about his father's Sensei and that Kakashi was going to help him learn Fuuinjutsu like his parents and clan. "Really? Where is he and can I meet him?"

Kakashi smiled at seeing the blonde's energy return. "He's not in the village. He's a spy master and author so he travels a lot and rarely enters the village. The last time he was here was just before you were born."

"Oh," His brightness dimmed a little with the revelation.

"I think the only thing left for us to go over is talking about all of this. I already spoke to Sakura and Sasuke about the consequences of telling anyone about anything that went on today but Naruto I know you're happy to know who your parents are and would like to tell people but you can't. As much as I'd like for everyone to know your heritage your father had too many enemies that are still alive and hold a grudge. So for now until the Hokage deems it safe it has to be kept between us. It's getting late so you all should eat and get some rest because tomorrow is when we get serious about your training and Naruto I'll bring those scrolls for you in the morning."

"Okay Kakashi-Sensei and thank you." He said with a smile. He nodded at the three of them and disappeared in a puff of smoke. The three young teens sat there for a few minutes in silence after their teacher left. Since Naruto was staying the night Sasuke figured they all might as well eat together and get used to this new team dynamic so he invited Sakura to stay for supper and hoped she didn't revert back to being a fangirl. Sakura grabbed the tray and followed the two boys to the kitchen.

"I'm sorry I don't have any ramen," he told his blonde friend who shrugged.

"Its fine I do like ramen a lot but I will eat other things too, it's just…I don't have much of a choice but to eat it all the time. It's cheap, easy to cook and won't spoil. The villagers give me a hard time when I shop and I use a henge when I can but some of the shops are run by former ninja so it can be hard." He told them his voice indifferent. Sakura was sitting at the table watching Naruto clean out the tea cups and pot and Sasuke was gather things together to cook.

"I'm sorry Naruto I wish you would have told us. We could have helped." Sakura told him.

"Don't take this the wrong way but there are very few people I trust and you two didn't give me any reason to believe that if I told you about the Kyuubi and how the villagers treat me, that you guys would treat me the same or worse. I'm glad that you guys took it as well as you did and understand that I am not It but honestly I expected worse."

Sakura opened her mouth to argue but Sasuke saw her as he turned from the stove and stopped her. "He's right and you know it. I gave him every indication that I hated both of you and Kakashi. And you were physically and verbally abusive." Her mouth shut with a snap and she looked down at her lap in shame. He turned back to the stove before he spoke again. "All of that stops now. We are a team and we will act like it. No matter what we will have each other's back. Kakashi-Sensei was right we don't abandon our teammates." The others were silent in the aftermath of a speech from none other than Sasuke Uchiha. He figured they were just stunned and turned back to the stove. When Naruto came to stand beside him, he eyed the blonde without turning his head and saw blue eyes shiny with unshed tears but a small genuine smile on his face. He bent his head and let out a small smile of his own.

He wasn't alone and for the first time since his clan was killed he felt the beginnings of happiness and hope. Things seemed to be getting better and his head wasn't full of thoughts of revenge. That didn't mean it wasn't full of unanswered questions though and while the rage he felt towards his brother wasn't all consuming at the moment, he was still angry and confused. Naruto had opened his eyes to the possibility of Itachi's, maybe not innocence but something else, and he was willing to help him find out. So he would stick by his friend and teammates side.

Sakura sat at the table watching her two teammates stand side by side without any of their usual banter or insults and they looked comfortable like that. Things were changing so fast, already Sasuke was talking more and glaring less and Naruto was quiet and still, not like he was brooding, just like he was content. She felt out of place and a little left out but she was starting to realize that they both had it pretty bad growing up and they had more in common with each other than she would ever have with either of them. It saddened her a little but she thought about what Sasuke had said and he was right. She would stand beside both of them and she would get strong enough to watch their backs.

They sat and ate in a comfortable silence and Sakura left shortly after they finished cleaning up the kitchen. After she was gone Sasuke led Naruto upstairs into a long hallway. There were two doors on one side and two on the other. There was one single door at the end of the hall. "The door at the end was my parent's room the one next to it on the left was Itachi's. Those are the only two rooms I would prefer you not go into. The one across from Itachi's room is mine and the two at this end are the guest rooms. You can have one of the guest rooms or you can stay in mine tonight."

Naruto looked at him in surprise. He never expected the offer to share a room. "If you really don't mind could I stay with you?" Sasuke nodded and lead them into his room. He went to a dresser and pulled out two pairs of pajamas and handed one to Naruto. The blonde boy pulled off his jacket, fishnet shirt and pants so he was only standing there in his boxers. That's when Sasuke came to a realization.

"Naruto, can I ask you a question?" He finished pulling on the sleep pants and turned to face the other boy. "Well you said the Kyuubi was sealed in you right? Well we've bathed together and in your memories the seal only showed after the Kyuubi was sealed in you. So where is it?"

Naruto grinned at him. "It only appears when I use chakra. Did you want to see it?" Sasuke nodded so he started channeling his chakra. Sasuke watched the swirling black mark appear. Once again his body seemed to move on its own and he found himself much closer to the blonde. He reached out his hand but hesitated at the last second looking at Naruto he waited for approval before lightly tracing his fingertips over the seal. The seal itself seemed to be warmer than the rest of Naruto's body and his fingers warmed at the feeling of the soft smooth skin under his touch.

Naruto watched Sasuke move his hand toward his stomach so he was expecting the touch. What he wasn't expecting was the way his body reacted to the touch. No one had ever touch the seal like that or wanted to. The feeling was so intense it caused him to suck in a sharp breath and on instinct he grabbed Sasuke's wrist to stop him from going any farther.

Sasuke's eyes jerked to Naruto's face. He wasn't sure what he did wrong. The blonde's eyes were slightly dazed and his face flush. "Naruto?"

His eyes snapped back into focus but his face didn't lose the blush. "Sorry. No one's ever touched the seal like that I wasn't expecting how it felt." He explained.

Sasuke raised his eyebrows in curiosity. "How did it feel?" He asked hoping it wasn't bad and judging how deeply the blonde blushed he figured it was a very nice feeling.

"Uh…" He stopped and tried to think of how to explain it without grossing his friend out or sounding like a pervert. "It's very sensitive. It kind of tickles and at the same time not. It's not a bad feeling." After that touch he wasn't sure what to think but something in his mind shifted. He liked it. It might have been because Sasuke was the first person to touch him intimately or it could be because even after the way the other had treated him he was still the only person he was close to. But he really wanted him to do it again and that scared him a little.

Sasuke observed Naruto and for once couldn't tell what Naruto was thinking and he was starting to figure out he didn't mind touching his teammate as much as he thought he might. Sasuke had always had an aversion to touching or being touched and the only time he and Naruto really had any contact was during training and sparring.

The thought of touching Naruto in an intimate way like he just did didn't disgust him and he didn't know if he was expecting it to or not but he accepted it. His teammate was still young and not grown into himself yet so he wasn't beautiful or pretty but he was attractive both in looks and personality, if he ignored Naruto's loud obnoxious ways. Knowing who his father was gave him a glimpse of how the blonde would look in the years to come and since he was almost identical to the Fourth that was promising. Not that looks were everything but they were a part of the attraction. The first kiss they had even though accidental wasn't that bad and now he wondered what Naruto would do if he put his hand back on his stomach and tried that kiss again this time on purpose.

"Did you like it?"

Naruto lowered his head but still answered the question in a whisper. "Yes." He let go of Sasuke's wrist and backed away just in case his friend decided to come after him. Sasuke walked toward him following as Naruto walked himself into a wall. He stopped inches away and reached his hand out again but instead of just brushing his fingers against the toned stomach, he placed his whole hand against where the seal would be and felt that warmth seep into his skin again. He pressed lightly and watched the blonde gasp in surprise.

He left his hand where it was and kept the light pressure against Naruto's stomach. The other boy was panting heavily and his face flush. Sasuke paused and revised his earlier thought, now the boy before him was beautiful. He didn't even have to think twice about what he wanted to do, he just leaned in and captured firm damp lips. There was a second of hesitation before Naruto responded to the kiss. It wasn't their true first kiss and it wasn't experienced but it was nice. He knew it would only get better if they let it go that far and right now Sasuke wanted to, he wanted more with this person. The one who wanted to be his friend before anything else and never gave up, this person who tried to see past his cold mask, who wanted to stand beside him through everything, and that sounded so good.

More would come later though they had enough time. Right now he would take this and be happy and not think about anything else except warm lips against his and smooth skin under his hand.

Naruto pulled away panting against his lips. Sasuke licked his lips and ended up licking the blonde's at the same time which wrung a startled sound from Naruto's throat.

"Sasuke, you gotta stop. I can't. Take anymore." Naruto said in between gasps. Sasuke considered pressing his body against the blonde's but decided that would be wrong right now. He didn't want to push too far so he just gave the other a peck on the lips and moved back a step.

Naruto closed his eyes and took a couple deep breaths to calm his body and nerves. That was something else and not what he was expecting. It wasn't bad, in fact it was nice and he wanted more but he needed to figure out what this was before getting into anything. He like the idea of being in that kind of relationship with Sasuke but he wanted it to be for the right reasons. Not because they were both looking for comfort or just because of bodily functions. When his breathing finally evened out he opened his eyes to see Sasuke standing patiently in the same spot.

"Thank you." He grinned at the raven's expression.

"For?"

"Not being afraid to touch me."

Sasuke scoffed. "Idiot." The insult was laced with amusement. "Come on, let's get to bed. Tomorrow's going to be a long day." He put his pajama pants on but left his shirt off the same as Naruto and crawled into bed pushing far enough over for Naruto to climb in behind him. They said their good nights and turned away from each other but pressed their bare backs against each other. They fell asleep their bodies lined up perfectly and their feet tangled together.