Hello all Storm here with a new story! This is actually rewrite of "Return of the Duke Wolf" as after much consideration, I've decided to reboot it as the original "Duke Wolf" just got really offtrack from the original idea and then just continued spiraling out of control. This rewrite will hopefully be better and more coherent. So, without further ado.
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Naruto walked through the forest around Konoha while sporting a downcast expression with his new forehead protector tied around his forehead. The latter of which being something that would normally make the Uzumaki ecstatic, having finally become a Ninja and being one step closer to becoming Hokage.
But after what he learned last night; Naruto didn't feel as excited as he would have been. Instead, simply needing time to process what happened and what was revealed, along with getting a grip on his emotions. Something he'd usually do by sitting on the head of his hero, the Yondaime Hokage, on the Hokage Monument. Though after what he learned, the whiskered blonde couldn't do it, unable to think of the Yondaime the same way after what he learned.
'Hard to look up to someone when he's the one who sealed the fox in me.' Thought Naruto, not able to see the Yondaime as his hero anymore now that he knew he sealed the Kyūbi no Yōko into him, the reason everyone hated him and treated him like he didn't belong or existed.
He still couldn't believe he'd gone from doing what he thought was a make-up test given to him by Mizuki, which turned out to actually be a trap. Which would have gotten him killed if it wasn't for his other teacher, Iruka Umino, showing up. Only to nearly be killed as well, before Mizuki then revealed that the Kyūbi was sealed inside of him when he was a baby by the Yondaime Hokage.
And Naruto would admit, if only to himself, he'd probably would have run away then and there while simply taking the Forbidden Scroll and running. Terrified that if he went back to Konoha, everyone would believe the "demon" was trying to break free and attack. Only stopping after hearing what Iruka really thought of him. That he didn't see him as the Kyūbi, but as Naruto Uzumaki. Something that gave him the resolve to fight Mizuki, with the Uzumaki having enjoyed kicking the traitor's ass with his new Shadow Clone Jutsu.
After that, Iruka had given him his own forehead protector, letting him officially graduate from the Academy before they went to the Hokage's Office to return the Forbidden Scroll. With the Sandaime Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, confirming that what Mizuki said was true. Something that only made Naruto angry, that it had been kept a secret from him his entire life. With the Hokage trying to justify his decision to keep it secret, by saying it was to give Naruto a normal childhood.
'Yeah, I had a real normal childhood, alright. Growing up alone, treated like I didn't belong, having no friends except for Satsuki, no family, and needing to pay for my own live expenses. A real normal childhood, old man.' Naruto thought sarcastically while scoffing, since his was the farthest it could be from a normal childhood.
Especially since aside from Satsuki Uchiha, he didn't have any friends, all the adults having pulled their children away from him whenever he tried playing with them, or they'd follow their parents example and avoid him. While Shikamaru, Chōji, and Kiba were more along the lines of acquaintances that he would cut class and hang out with on occasion, but they weren't really friends.
'He knew the entire time, but never told me. What else is he not telling me?' Wondered Naruto while clenching his fist, remembering what the Sandaime had said the last time he asked him about his parents.
"It won't bring the dead back."
Naruto never forgot those words and how much they hurt, even if the Hokage didn't tell him their names, he would have been just knowing what they were like.
'But you wouldn't even give me that!' Naruto thought, picking up a rock and throwing it as hard as he could through the trees, only to be surprised when he heard it hit something, something that wasn't a tree or another rock.
Moving through the trees, Naruto soon arrived at what looked like a rundown shrine or temple, but what surprised Naruto was when he looked at the collapsed entrance gate that had a red swirl on it.
"Wh-what? What is that doing there?" Naruto muttered while looking at the swirl in surprise, given it's the same one as the one on the back of his jacket, along with recognizing it as being on the back of the flak jackets worn by Chūnin and Jōnin.
Something that the Jinchūriki originally thought was just for decoration. But now that he thought about it, Naruto did notice how he's the only one who wore it casually, while no one else had it.
'What else are you not telling me old man?' Naruto mentally asked again, seeing that the Sandaime must be keeping more stuff from him, as he realized that the swirl must have some kind of significant meaning.
Looking at the shrine for a few moments, Naruto soon went inside. Hoping that he could discover some kind of answer if there's even anything inside at all.
'What even was this place? And why is it even out here in the forest?' Thought Naruto as he looked around the temple while wondering who built it and for what purpose, only to shiver from a sudden chill going down his spine, making him look around warily while feeling like he was being watched.
Before Naruto looked down a hallway that lead to the center of the shrine, before gulping at a cold feeling coming from down there. Not sure what it was, but he sensed something dark coming from the room that made the Uzumaki go down a different hallway.
'I think I'm just gonna avoid that.' Thought Naruto, not wanting to see what was down there, nor wanting to test his luck.
Walking down one the side hallways, Naruto soon reached a closed door which he pushed open, grunting a little when it needed a little more force to open. Before stumbling slightly once it swung open, with Naruto looking around the room only for his attention to immediately turn to the center of it.
Seeing a stone altar in the center of the room, with two surprisingly lit candles on either side, while laying on a raised dais on the altar was an intricately carved mask.
The mask looking to be made in the image of a wolf, with red and white designs above the eyeholes, as well as a blue stone on the forehead. Grabbing it, Naruto jumped slightly when the candles suddenly extinguished themselves, making him look around rapidly, but didn't see anything or anyone. Looking back at the mask, Naruto turned it around to see if there was anything special about it, but didn't find anything.
'Maybe it's like the masks the Anbu wear.' Thought Naruto, thinking it was just a mask to hide a person's identity, like the ones Anbu always wore.
Though that didn't explain why it was in this room alone, making Naruto curious if it needed to be worn for something to happen. With the Jinchūriki shrugging as he turned the mask around before bringing it up to his face. But the moment the mask was on his face, Naruto didn't have time to react before everything suddenly dark.
*Mindscape*
"What the…" Said Naruto in surprise and confusion as he suddenly found himself in a moonlit forest, rather than inside the ruined temple, while he didn't recognize the forest at all.
'How did I get here?' Naruto wondered, confused as to how he suddenly ended up here, only for his eyes to widen a moment later as he groaned and facepalmed.
"Why did I think that was a good idea?" Naruto asked rhetorically, realizing whatever that mask was must have brought him here, wherever here was, before he tensed when he suddenly heard something, a low, haunting melody.
Looking around warily, Naruto tried finding the source of where the strange music was coming from, only being more creeped out when it sounded like it was coming from all around him. The Jinchūriki then gagged when he suddenly felt a fist being buried in his stomach. Followed by a kick that sent him crashing into a tree, grunting in pain as he hit the ground before quickly getting back up to see who hit him.
Only to find himself alone while the music had stopped as well, making Naruto tense that whoever attacked him had also been the one playing the music.
"Come out and fight me asshole! Stop hiding!" Naruto shouted, trying to find where they were hiding.
"Who's hiding boy?" Said a deep, growling voice from behind the Genin, making Naruto whirl around only to be greeted with a fist smashing into his face and sending him stumbling back.
Grunting in pain at the punch, Naruto shook it off and glared at whoever it was, only to freeze and look in shock at what he saw.
The creature looked like a human, only it definitely wasn't, wearing black armored boots with large blue gems in them, black leather pants, a black trenchcoat underneath black armor on his chest, back, shoulders, forearms, and hips all decorated with blue and yellow gems as well, black armored gloves with claws, a black belt with a large grey buckle and yellow gem in the center. But what showed it wasn't human was that it had the face of a wolf with glowing amber eyes, a horn on its forehead, and long grey hair sticking out of the back of its head.
"Who…what are you?" Naruto asked warily, wondering what this creature was.
"I am the Duke Wolf, Zen-Aku. And you…are in my way!" Zen-Aku said before suddenly appearing in front of Naruto, much to his shock before he gasped in pain as the Duke Wolf slammed his knee into his chest.
With Zen-Aku then slamming his clasped hands down on Naruto's back, knocking him down to the ground, grunting in pain before he was grabbed by his collar.
"What…what the hell are you talking about?!" Demanded Naruto as Zen-Aku dragged him by his collar before slamming him headfirst into a tree.
"The mask you fool! You put on the Wolf Mask and thus opened yourself up to be possessed by me, something I could have done the moment you put it on, but after seeing your memories, seeing the kind of fool I would be forced to share a body with? I refuse to deal with you a moment longer!" Shouted Zen-Aku before smashing his fist into Naruto's face, sending him crashing through the tree in daze before the Duke Wolf was on him again.
Shaking his head and pushing aside the pain, Naruto glared at Zen-Aku upon seeing that he was trying to possess his body, something he wasn't going to let happen.
"Not happening mutt! I already have one furball taking up space, I'm not having another one!" Naruto retorted before charging Zen-Aku and throwing a punch at him, which he caught before twisting Naruto's arm and flipped him over his shoulder, slamming him into the ground.
"And you think you can stop me? You! Who wasn't only stupid enough to be tricked by a traitor and then putting on a mask, not knowing what would happen!" Zen-Aku said, picking Naruto up before slamming his foot into him, sending the Uzumaki flying into the air with Zen-Aku tensing his body before vanishing in a burst of speed.
Naruto having no time to react before claw marks began appearing all over his body, gritting his teeth to stop himself from screaming in pain. Only to let out a silent scream of agony when Zen-Aku suddenly appeared right behind him, viciously smashing his elbow into the whiskered blonde back. The pain not even fully registering for a moment before Naruto found himself crashing into the ground. Biting back anymore screams he had before he was grabbed and lifted up, where he found himself face-to-face with Zen-Aku, whose eyes were glowing menacingly.
"A weak, pathetic, foolish, ignorant, and worthless child, yet you think you can stand a chance against me?!" Zen-Aku growled before slamming his fist repeatedly into Naruto's stomach, the impact of each attack making him feel like his ribs were breaking apart before he coughed spittle and blood, with the Duke Wolf dropping him.
Naruto fell to his hands and knees, coughing until Zen-Aku knelt down and grabbed him by his hair, making him look up.
"You could train for a thousand years, challenge me each day for a thousand more, and I'd tear you apart every time. The only thing you can do, is embrace oblivion." Said Zen-Aku, pulling his arm to stab his claws into Naruto's chest.
Thrusting his claws forward, Zen-Aku was surprised when rather than pierce Naruto's chest, they instead pierced his arm. Looking at the Uzumaki, the Duke Wolf saw him actually smirking at him.
"Got you." Naruto stated before slamming his head into Zen-Aku's making him stumble back, with Naruto grabbing his arm when his claws were removed, refusing to let the creature get away.
"You can call me whatever the hell you want to, it's nothing I haven't heard before, but if you think I'm just gonna lay down and let someone overgrown fleabag kill me…" Said Naruto, glaring at Zen-Aku with his eyes flashing red and his pupils narrowing into slits.
"…then you don't know anything about me!" Naruto shouted slamming his fist into Zen-Aku's face, sending him flying and crashing into a tree.
Grunting in surprise and at the impact, Zen-Aku shook his head as he stood up only to see Naruto charging at him again. The Duke Wolf watching him in intrigue and respect at his refusal to give up even against such a superior opponent. With Zen-Aku stopping Naruto's next punch, before to his confusion, shook his hand.
"Zen-Aku." Zen-Aku introduced again, with Naruto looking at him in confusion and wariness.
"…Naruto Uzumaki." Replied Naruto, not sure what just happened.
"Well Naruto Uzumaki, you've certainly got guts. Even against someone who can easily overpower and kill you, you refuse to give up. That's something I can respect." Said Zen-Aku, which only confused Naruto further as he stepped away, still not completely trusting the creature.
"How do I know this isn't just a trick? You were going to take over my body, try and kill me so I couldn't take back control. How do I know you aren't just trying to trick me?" Naruto demanded, watching Zen-Aku suspiciously.
"I wanted to see what you were made of. Seeing your memories and see yourself are very different, and I can see that what you lack in power, you make up for in spirit and will. But I can give it to you, true power and strength." Zen-Aku said, with Naruto still looking at him suspiciously but also curiosity.
"What do you mean?" Questioned Naruto, with Zen-Aku holding out his hand.
"We merge and once we do you'll gain everything that I am, my memories, knowledge, abilities and experience. It will all be yours and only you will be in control, I will merely fade away as you will essentially be the new Zen-Aku." Explained Zen-Aku, shocking the Jinchūriki at the offer.
"And what if this is just a trick to let you gain control?" Naruto retorted, still not fully trusting him.
"Because you already know if I really wanted to take control, I would have by now." Stated Zen-Aku, something that Naruto had to admit was true, since he already said he could have taken control the moment he put on the mask, yet he hasn't and isn't trying to kill him either.
Looking at the offered hand, Naruto was tempted to take it, wanting to have the strength to better protect those he did care about, remembering how Mizuki nearly killed Iruka.
"…Would…would I still be me?" Questioned Naruto, not wanting to accept if he's going to become someone else entirely.
"Yes, you'll still be you, that won't change. You'll just have parts of me as well, but everything you do will be your own choice, that's the one thing no one can take away from you." Zen-Aku replied, with Naruto feeling relieved at this before looking at the offered hand until he slowly took it, accepting the offer.
Not a moment later, Naruto was covered in a bright yellow aura while Zen-Aku as covered in a dark black aura. With the two merging together and condensing into the shape of a human, as the aura soon faded to reveal Naruto standing alone. The Uzumaki having a few changes, with his hair now being jet-black in color while still having the same spiky style, with eyes opening to show that his irises were now a dark amber color like a wolfs, while his sclera was now pitch-black.
Looking himself over, Naruto found that he felt…calmer, more focused and collected than he usually is.
"I feel…complete." Naruto said, looking up as he felt that he didn't just merge with Zen-Aku, but his own inner darkness as well.
All the hatred, rage, loneliness, pain, and sadness he's felt for years, all of it that he pushed away that formed into his inner darkness. Realizing that Zen-Aku must have assimilated it prior to merging with him, making it the first time in years that he was whole again. Which also probably explained why Zen-Aku was so brutal with him, since by assimilating his inner darkness beforehand, he must have also gotten all of its pent up aggression and frustration towards him.
"Huh…but I'm sure you don't care how I'm feeling…Kyūbi." Said Naruto as the forest faded away to be replaced by a sewer, with a large cage right behind him before two massive crimson red eyes with slit pupils opened up.
"My jailer, visiting at last. But only after merging with that mutt and your darkness. You may be whole, but I can see you're still fractured." Kyūbi said, stepping out of the shadows and glaring down at Naruto, who turned around to face the Bijū.
"What do you want, Naruto? Come to demand my power as well?" Demanded Kyūbi, with Naruto shaking his head and looked up at the fox.
"No, I didn't come to demand anything, I just figured it'd be better to get this out of the way sooner than later. Neither of us asked to be in this situation; you to be sealed, me to be your Jinchūriki. But whether we like it or not, we're stuck with each other." Said Naruto, with the fox merely scoffing at his words.
"And what do you expect to happen? Do you believe we should work together, become friends? If so, then you're still a fool if you think I'll work with a human. And I'm sure you can get by on your own with the mutt's power." Said Kyūbi, angry at Naruto for taking Zen-Aku's power, as while it hated being sealed away, it also hated its hosts using power other than its own.
Finding it insulting that they would seek outside power when they had the most powerful Bijū sealed inside of them, believing that nothing could compare to its might and strength.
"No, I don't expect anything. Whether we can learn to work together, let alone be friends or allies, remains to be seen. Since you hate being sealed in me, while you're part of the reason I've been hated and alone for so long. So for time being, here's my offer, I leave you alone and you leave me alone." Naruto said, knowing that would at least be better than open hostility between them or simply being angry.
"Happily, now get out." Kyūbi said before laying down and closing its eyes, with Naruto merely nodding before exiting his mindscape.
*Real World*
Opening his eyes, Naruto found himself back in the temple, standing back up before clenching and unclenching his hand.
'I feel stronger too, much stronger.' Thought Naruto, amazed at how much strong he felt from merging with Zen-Aku and Yami.
And the Duke Wolf hadn't been lying, he still feels like himself, just calmer and more collected, along with some added benefits.
'Time to see what else is here.' Naruto thought before exiting the room to see what else he can find in the temple, while still avoiding going into the room he felt the dark presence inside.
Though in the other rooms, he was able to find some hidden compartments in the walls and floor, containing books on Fūinjutsu and Ninjutsu Scrolls. All of which, along with this temple, seemed to belong to the Uzumaki Clan.
'Uzumaki Clan? Just another secret kept from me.' Naruto thought bitterly, learning this place was called the Uzumaki Clan's Mask Storage Temple, while feeling angry that he also apparently comes from a clan as well.
After finding everything that he could, Naruto exited the temple before deciding to see just how strong he's gotten, knowing he only has a week to catch up to his classmates and get used to his new body. Pulling out a kunai, Naruto threw it as hard as he could at a tree, watching in surprise and amazement as the kunai buried itself up to the ring in the tree.
'Damn, I've really gotten stronger.' Thought Naruto before smiling, knowing he'll be able to get a lot of training done to better control his new strength.
The Uzumaki then heading back to the village, feeling more determined and ready than ever before.
*Timeskip-One Day*
"Uh, Naruto…are you sure you want this to be your Ninja Registration Picture? Wearing a transformation like that?" Questioned Sarutobi while skeptically looking at the picture and Naruto himself sitting in front of him.
With Naruto having also gotten a new attire to go with his new look, now wearing black Ninja sandals that went partway up his shins, black pants with burnt orange lines going down the sides, mesh armor with black accents under an identical t-shirt, fingerless black gloves, as well as a black leather jacket with burnt orange edging and lines going down the sleeves with the Uzumaki swirl on the back. He also had his old goggles hanging around his neck, planning to improve them with Fūinjutsu so they'll be more useful on missions, while also having his forehead protector wrapped around his left arm.
And while Sarutobi was glad for the change of attire, feeling it better suited a Ninja than bright orange, he wasn't sure that wearing a transformation on his hair and eyes was good, not knowing it's his real appearance.
"It's not a transformation, hair dye and contacts, or anything like that. This is just my new look." Naruto revealed, making the Sandaime look at him in concern at what could have caused the sudden change in appearance.
"I…see. Would you care to tell me what caused this sudden change?" Hiruzen asked, wanting to know if something happened, only for Naruto to narrow his eyes at the Hokage.
"There's no use asking about that. It won't change me back." Retorted Naruto coldly and harshly, having lost a lot of his trust and idolization of the Sandaime after learning he had the Kyūbi sealed in him from a traitor, then merging with Zen-Aku and Yami.
With Hiruzen flinching, the words sounding nearly identical to the ones he told Naruto the last time he asked about his parents. Making the Hokage's mood turn solemn, now wondering if he really made the right decisions regarding Naruto. Not only with keeping his parents a secret from him, along with the rather cold and uncaring way he said it, but also keeping his burden a secret. Leaving him to grow up alone and isolated, all for something he didn't know about.
'Not to say there weren't those who would have taken him in, but Danzō and I took that away as well.' Thought Sarutobi, given he and Danzō had barred Mikoto Uchiha, Naruto's own godmother, from taking him and forbidding any interaction with him at all.
It wasn't something he liked, but had been forced to reluctantly agree with his former friend and advisor that it was too much of a risk for Naruto to be adopted into the Uchiha Clan. With how it was suspected that an Uchiha had been the cause of the Kyūbi Attack, they couldn't just hand the fox's Jinchūriki to them. Along with how Jinchūriki weren't meant to favor any one clan, outside of the one they were born into one if they came from a Ninja Clan, as they needed to put the good of the village above everything else. Which also lead him to forbidding Hitomi Hyūga from adopting Naruto as well.
'And now it seems that's come back to bite me.' Thought Hiruzen, seeing the cold expression on Naruto's face, before they both looked towards the door.
Not a moment later, the door slid open as a young girl burst into the room holding a wooden shuriken while charging at the Hokage.
The girl had fair skin, messy brown hair that went just passed her shoulders, and brown eyes. With her wearing blue Ninja sandals, dark blue shorts that stopped just above her knees, a white shirt with the Konoha leaf on it in blue, a long blue scarf, and a blue newsboy hat with a yellow brim as well as black and white circles on either side that resembled eyes.
"Old man! Prepare to meet you end while I take your title of Hokage!" The girl shouted while running to "assassinate" the Sandaime who could only sigh, before the girl tripped over her scarf falling to the ground.
'That's what, the twentieth time just today?' Thought Hiruzen, facepalming at seeing his granddaughter, Konoka Sarutobi, trying to "assassinate" him again.
"C-clever old man, setting a trap to stop me, knowing I'd get you." Said Konoka while holding her face from hitting the floor, thinking a trap had been set.
"Not much of an assassination attempt if you run in screaming like a lunatic." Naruto stated with a deadpan expression, causing Konoka to shoot up and round on the Uzumaki.
"Ah-ha! It wasn't a trap, you tri-" Konoka shouted while pointing at Naruto, only to cut herself off when she saw Naruto was now standing over her with narrowed eyes, seeing how intimidating he looked.
'C-cool…' Thought Konoka, blushing at how dark, cool and mysterious he looked as well.
Though before they could say or do anything else, a man ran into the doorway. With him having dark hair, and brown eyes covered by round sunglasses. And wearing the standard Konoha Shinobi attire, minus the flak jacket, along with his forehead protector worn as a bandanna.
'And there's Ebisu.' Hiruzen thought upon seeing that Konoka's trainer finally arrived.
"Gah! Are you okay Honorable Granddaughter?!" Ebisu asked in concerned only to take notice of Naruto as well, making him narrow his eyes.
'The Kyūbi Jinchūriki, except he looks different.' Thought Ebisu, thinking the fox was taking control with his changed appearance.
"You, step away from the Honorable Granddaughter! With your appearance, there's no telling what…kind of trouble you could be." Said Ebisu, knowing he needed to word it carefully with the Hokage and Konoka in the room, only for Naruto to pick his ear.
"I'm sorry, what was that? I just have a hard time understanding closeminded idiots with their heads shoved up their own asses. Unless you're that much of a bitch, you need to feel tough by picking on kids. Which is it bitch?" Naruto asked with a smirk, with the Tokubetsu Jōnin being horrified at what he said in front of Konoka.
"Y-you, watch your language in front of the Sandaime's granddaughter, you delinquent!" Ebisu shouted, making Naruto look at the Hokage with a raised brow who nodding in confirmation.
"Yes, this is my granddaughter, Konoka Sarutobi. Konoka, this is Naruto Uzumaki, a new Genin." Said Hiruzen, with the whiskered boy looking at Konoka in surprise, wondering why he's never seen her before.
Given all the times he's hung out with the Sandaime, yet he never seen or heard any mention of Konoka prior to now. While Konoka smirked, regaining some of her bravado since Naruto now knew who she was.
"Yeah, that's right! I'm the granddaughter of the Hokage, that means there's nothing you can do to me!" Konoka said, though was inwardly sad, knowing he'll just be like everyone else now that he knows her grandfather's the Hokage.
Only for Konoka to yelp when Naruto scoffed and pulled her hat down over her eyes.
"Try saying that to an enemy Ninja, see if it'll get the reaction you're expecting. If they don't kill you before you can even get a word out, then expect them to take you as a hostage to be used against the Hokage." Naruto said before taking his leave, with Konoka fixing her hat while looking at him in shock and awe.
'W-wow. He…didn't care?' Thought Konoka, amazed at how he didn't care about her being the Hokage's granddaughter, despite being somewhat shaken at what he said.
"Honorable Granddaughter, please, you should not associate yourself with someone like that! And ignore his lies, there is no need to worry of anything like that happening to you. You also should not waste your time drawing riffraff such as him into a fight, even if he deserves! Because at the end of the day, he's far beneath you and you should never stoop to his level…" Ebisu said as he started going on about what Konoka should do and how she should listen to him if she seeks to become Hokage, completely missing Konoka sneaking away when he turned away from her.
"…Indeed, with my great skill, I can take you quickly and easily to the top. But you must always stay close to me. You understand me, right Honorable Granddaughter?" Said Ebisu before looking at Konoka, only to be shocked when he saw she was nowhere in sight.
"Where'd she go now?!" Ebisu shouted in worry and panic that she managed to escape again.
"I think she followed Naruto, but I have no idea where they're going." Sarutobi said, much to Ebisu's horror that she went after the Kyūbi Jinchūriki before rushing out the door to find them.
The sight making the Sandaime chuckle, knowing that it'll definitely be amusing to see what will happen.
*With Naruto*
Meanwhile, Naruto walked through the village while mentally sighing as he could hearing Konoka following him, before giving a quick glance to see her covering herself with a cloak the same color as the ground. Not that it'd be hard to see her since she wasn't even covering herself up entirely.
'Ignore the child and she'll go away.' Naruto thought, continuing on his way while ignoring Konoka as she continued to follow him before he spotted someone up ahead, making him smile.
It was a girl with onyx black eyes, pale skin, and long wavy black hair with a blue tint in a two-side-up hairstyle, which consists of part of her being made into twin tails tied with black ribbons. With her wearing blue Ninja sandals, black spandex shorts that went halfway down her thighs, a short white skirt, a navy blue turtleneck with the Uchiha Clan symbol on the back, and a forehead protector around her forehead.
"Hey Satsuki." Naruto said, greeting his friend, with Satsuki looking at him in surprise.
'What?! They know each other?!' Konoka thought while narrowing her eyes at Satsuki, feeling annoyed that she seems to be friends with Naruto.
"Naruto? What's with the look?" Satsuki asked upon looking the Uzumaki up and down, confused at his appearance and attire.
'But you certainly won't hear me complaining.' Satsuki added mentally, admiring how good her friend/crush looked.
"I thought a change was in order, now that I'm officially a Ninja." Naruto replied with a smirk, making Satsuki spot the headband that he was using as a belt.
Much to her surprise, since she thought that he had failed the Genin Test.
"You're gonna have to tell me how that happened. But first, mind telling me about the kid following you?" Satsuki asked while looking at where Konoka was hiding, trying to blend in with the fence, only to fail since her cloak was being held the wrong way, with Naruto groaning that she's still there.
"I hoped that ignoring her would make her go away." Said Naruto before turning around.
"Okay, come out now brat! I already have one stalker; I don't need another one!" Naruto said, making Konoka drop her cloak while they heard an "Eep!" before they saw an older girl step out as well.
She was a slender girl, with fair skin, short dark blue hair in a hime-cut, and pale white eyes with a lavender tint. With her attire consisting of cream-colored hooded-jacket with a fire symbol on the upper sleeves as well as fur around the cuffs and hem, navy blue pants with a pouch on her right thigh, blue Ninja sandals, and her forehead protector tied loosely around her neck.
With Naruto and Satsuki recognizing her as Hinata Hyūga, one of their classmates from the Academy.
"You actually knew Hinata was following you too?!" Satsuki said in shock, given Konoka was obvious due to her currently being terrible at stealth, but the fact that Naruto knew about Hinata as well was shocking, given all the times she's observed him before.
"You knew she's been following me?!" Questioned Naruto, having just sensed someone following him, while now who it was, not expecting Satsuki to know it was Hinata.
"Everyone knew! You were just too dense to notice!" Said Satsuki before looking at the shy Hyūga, who looked embarrassed at getting caught.
With Satsuki not really having any problems with Hinata, despite how they were both pining after the same guy, she's just surprised that Naruto's finally noticed her following him for once. While Naruto blushed in embarrassment that it seemed everyone knew Hinata's been following him, before coughing into his hand.
"R-right. Anyway…why are you two following me?" Naruto asked while looking at Hinata and Konoka, wanting to know why they were following him.
"I-I heard th-that your appearance h-had changed Naruto-kun a-and I just wanted t-to s-se-see for myself. I-it l-lo-looks n-nice." Replied Hinata while blushing at her crushes appearance, silently admitting that while she liked his blonde hair and blue eyes, but she also couldn't deny that his new look and clothes looked really great as well.
"Well I want to become your apprentice! After seeing how strong you are, I want to you to train me so I can be strong just like you!" Konoka said, wanting Naruto to train her with the impression he left after their meeting, and feeling he must be really strong to not care about her being the Hokage's granddaughter.
With the former blonde looked between them for a few moments, before looking at Satsuki.
"Well I was going to go get some training done and was going to ask if you wanted to join me, Satsuki. Would you two also like to join me as well?" Naruto asked while looked at Hinata and Konoka, not wanting to be rude by not extending the same invitation to them.
"Tr-training t-together? S-sure! Th-that sounds g-great." Hinata replied while blushing at the idea of spending time together with Naruto, but also happy at the chance to train together.
"Sure, I was planning to get some training done myself." Satsuki said with a nod, knowing it'd be better to train with others to have some sparring partners.
"Yeah, I wanna go too, and see what you can teach me!" Said Konoka, also wanting to go and start learning under Naruto.
"Great, then let's go." Naruto said before the four of them headed to the training grounds, with them luckily being able to find an empty one they can use.
Once there, Naruto created twenty Shadow Clones, much to Satsuki and Hinata's shock that he could make so many clones, given all his previous attempts. Even more so when they could tell that they were solid clones, as well.
"Five of you get started on those Fūinjutsu books, another five on those Ninjutsu, another five on Chakra Control, and the last five will work on Taijutsu." Said Naruto before tossing his clones the scrolls containing the Fūinjutsu books and the Ninjutsu Scrolls he found.
With him being grateful that while he'd overlooked the memory feedback part of the Shadow Clone Jutsu, his darkness didn't and he was able to learn about it after they merged.
"N-Naruto-kun? H-how did you make all those clones? And w-why are you having them train?" Hinata asked, surprised and confused at how he could make all those clones, but was having them train as well.
"They're called Shadow Clones, a more advanced Clone Jutsu that divides the users Chakra evenly amongst the clones, making them indistinguishable from the original. And something useful about them is that anything a Shadow Clone learns and experiences is transferred back to the original." Naruto explained, much to their shock and amazement.
"When did you get a Jutsu like that?! And does it have something to with your changed appearance and you passing the Genin Test?!" Questioned Satsuki, with the Uzumaki nodding in response.
"Yes it does. It happened after I failed the Graduation Test and Mizuki approached me…" Naruto said as he began telling them about how Mizuki tricked him into stealing the Forbidden Scroll, passing it off as a make-up test only for it to be revealed as a lie.
Along with telling them how he managed to defeat the traitor with the Shadow Clone Jutsu and Iruka giving him his headband, making him potentially the first Academy Student to become a Genin through a field promotion. Before then telling them about him finding the Mask Storage Temple and the Wolf Mask he found, while omitting the parts about the Kyūbi and meeting Zen-Aku.
"And after I put the mask on, I transformed to look like this, along with feeling more calm and focused than I ever have before, while the mask seemed to have merged with me. Along with getting much stronger to do this." Naruto said before pulling out a kunai and threw it at a tree, with the girls being amazed when it was buried into the tree.
With Satsuki and Hinata blushing as they looked at Naruto again, now seeing just how much more developed and muscular he looked before they shook it off and looked at the Uzumaki.
"While I understand falling for Mizuki's trick, since you were desperate and just wanted a way to become a Ninja. You are an idiot for putting on a random mask you found in an abandoned shrine, while having no idea what it would do if you put it on. You're lucky it wasn't meant to kill or control whoever wore it." Satsuki said, understanding that Naruto was desperate to become a Ninja, so she couldn't fault him for falling for Mizuki's lies, but that didn't mean she'd let him off the hook for putting on a random mask.
"I know, and in hindsight I should have considered something like that could happen. But common sense was never my strong point." Naruto admitted, now being more aware of his faults and trying to better himself.
"W-well I'm glad that y-you're alright N-Naruto-kun, a-and that it w-worked out in the end. But I agree with Satsuki, i-it was pretty reckless and dangerous." Said Hinata, glad that her crush was safe, but agreeing with Satsuki that he should have been more careful.
"That is so awesome! I knew I made the right choice in choosing you to train me and be my Aniki!" Konoka said in awe, amazed and excited that he was able to defeat a Chūnin himself and seeing how strong he is, glad she made the right choice in choosing Naruto as her new teacher.
Though her latter statement catching the three off-guard, especially Naruto, not expecting her to say that.
"R-right. Anyway, we're here to train so let's get started." Said Naruto, with the girls nodding in agreement as they got started on training.
With Naruto, Satsuki and Hinata sparring against each other, with the former two though noticing how Hinata seemed to be holding herself back from injuring them. Instead focusing on simply dodging or deflecting their attacks, but even then they could tell she was still holding back and not fighting at her best. While they had Konoka sit back and observe them, wanting her to learn through seeing them spar first.
After getting a good feel for each other's skills, they started helping Konoka with her own Taijutsu, correcting some mistakes in her stance, making it more solid and less likely for her to get knocked down. And helping her get the best amount of power in her strikes and know where to hit an opponent for the most damage. The latter of which Hinata helped her with, given how one of the Jūken's main focuses was striking power and knowing where to strike.
Along with training the Ninjutsu they knew and working on their Chakra Control, something Hinata was able to help them with again. Thanks to her Byakugan and some of the Chakra Control Exercises she learned during her training, since the Jūken also required advanced control. Showing Naruto and Satsuki the Surface Walking Exercises, something that amazed them when she demonstrated it. While they had Konoka learn the Leaf Exercise, by putting a leaf on her forehead and making it stay in place with her Chakra. Along with mentioning that once she's able to get one leaf, they'll have her work having more sticking to her, both to increase her control more and focusing on more than one thing at once.
Naruto also practiced with some of the Ninjutsu he got from the Mask Storage Temple, having found a few elemental ones for Wind Style, Water Style, Fire Style, Earth Style, and Lightning Style Ninjutsu. While letting Satsuki use the Fire Style Ninjutsu since she's already had experience in using Fire Style Ninjutsu. Along with managing to convince Hinata to take the Water Style Ninjutsu scroll to start broadening her skillset, and thinking they'd suit her after seeing how fluid her movements were in sparring. With the Uzumaki practicing with the Wind Style ones, finding two called Beast Wave Palm and Beast Wave Gale Palm.
The group trained for several hours before finally taking a break, feeling satisfied with how much they got done, while Naruto also dispelled his clones to send everything they learned back to him.
"Well that was pretty productive." Naruto stated, with the girls nodding in agreement.
"It was, and thanks for the new Fire Style Ninjutsu. They'll definitely come in handy." Said Satsuki, pleased at expanding her arsenal with new Ninjutsu.
"A-and thank you for letting me try the Water Style Ninjutsu scroll, Naruto-kun." Said Hinata as she smiled at her crush, as while her clan usually stuck with just their Byakugan and Jūken, she'll admit it would be nice to expand her arsenal and learn new things.
"No problem. Though Hinata, why weren't you fighting seriously while we were sparring?" Naruto asked while looking at the bluenette, making her freeze as Satsuki looked at her as well.
"I'm wondering that too. You only dodged or deflected our attacks, never trying to counter." Satsuki said, also wanting to know why she didn't try fighting back.
"I…I'm just…I didn't really want to hurt either of you, so I d-didn't try striking you. S-sorry." Hinata replied while looking down, thinking they'd see her as pathetic and weak for not fighting back.
"Why? You don't want to hurt the people you care about, it's not something to be ashamed about." Said Satsuki, knowing Hinata was kind and didn't like hurting anyone, surprising the Hyūga at her words.
"Satsuki's right, don't be ashamed for being kind. In fact, it makes you strong since you still choose to fight, even if you don't like it." Naruto added, surprising Hinata again, but also making her happy that he thought she was strong.
"But you will have to learn to attack your opponent's Hinata, cause they won't hesitate to attack you. If it helps, I can make some transformed Shadow Clones you can practice on, that way you can attack them without hesitation." Said Naruto, making the bluenette look at him with wide eyes.
"R-really?" Hinata asked, not expecting that he'd help her get more comfortable and at ease with fighting with his clones.
"Sure, it's better to learn here, rather than being forced to fight out on a mission." Naruto replied with a shrug.
"Another thing you could work on is altering your fighting style, making it both defensive and offensive, like with new techniques. Or even incorporating Elemental Ninjutsu into your Jūken, something like pushing Elemental Chakra into a person's Tenketsu or body to cause different effects." Satsuki added, since she'd been thinking of incorporating Ninjutsu into her Taijutsu and figured Hinata could do the same.
Causing Hinata to look between the two with a thoughtful expression, before she soon smiled and nodded.
"Th-that sounds like a really great idea, Satsuki, I'll let you know when I think of something! And thank you for the offer to help my training, Naruto-kun!" Hinata said, feeling more determined with their advice and encouragement.
With the two nodded in response, glad they could help her start improving and grow, before Naruto looked at Konoka.
"So, mind explaining why you were trying to attack your grandfather?" Naruto asked, getting Satsuki and Hinata's attention as they looked at the younger girl, with Konoka looking down at the question.
"My grandfather named me Konoka, after the village, so it should be easy to remember. But no one calls me that name, not one person in the whole village. That's because when the look at me they don't really see me, all they see is the Honorable Granddaughter of the Hokage. No one knows who I am." Konoka said sadly, while Satsuki and Hinata were surprised to hear she was actually the Hokage's granddaughter.
"I can't stand it anymore! It's like I'm invisible, like I don't exist, and I hate it! That's the reason…why I've got to become Hokage now, so people will know who I am!" Said Konoka, wanting to finally be acknowledged as herself, rather than just the Hokage's granddaughter.
Before she yelped when Naruto suddenly flicked her forehead, knocking her back with the brunette sitting up and looking at him in annoyance. A sight that gave Satsuki a solemn case of Déjà vu since that was what Itachi used to do to her prior to the massacre. Though despite the memories it brought up, Satsuki couldn't help but giggle at the sight.
"What was that for?!" Konoka demanded, annoyed at why he did that.
"To hopefully knock some sense into you. You can't just suddenly become Hokage in a day, no matter what anyone tells you. It takes years of training to become Hokage and even then strength isn't everything, you need to be smart and make difficult decisions. But more than that, you have to do everything you can for the good of the village, no matter what choices or sacrifices you have to make." Naruto said, making the girls look at him in surprise, especially Satsuki and Hinata at seeing how…mature he's acting as opposed to how he'd just shout he'd become Hokage.
"Though even if you did all that, you still wouldn't get what you want." Added Naruto, much to Konoka's annoyance.
"Yes I would! I'd become Hokage and everyone would see-" Konoka said, only for Naruto to cut her off.
"Everyone would see you becoming Hokage exactly like your grandfather, that you only got the title because you're his granddaughter, so it'd be obvious you'd be just like him." Naruto stated, making the brunette's eyes widen before she looked down, seeing that he was right.
If she became Hokage, then people would still compare her to her grandfather, that she didn't get the title because she's Konoka, but because he was Hokage to.
"But that also doesn't mean you still can't be acknowledge in other ways." Naruto said, making her look back up at him.
"How?" Konoka asked, with Naruto looking at her.
"Be better and be yourself, while crafting your own identity as a Ninja. Don't care what people call you or see you as, just be yourself, keep training and improving, work hard, and never give up. To be acknowledged as yourself, then become as great as you can be. Not as great as your grandfather, not as great as the Hokage, not as great as anyone else, but you. Don't work to be acknowledge for some title, work to be acknowledged for being Konoka Sarutobi, a great and powerful Ninja." Said Naruto, with Konoka looking at him in surprise and amazement.
"And for the record, I still don't care who your grandfather is or what clan you're from, you're just Konoka to me." Added Naruto, surprising her again.
"He's right you know, you should seek to be as strong and great as you can be, not as great as somebody else. Otherwise, it won't mean anything if you stay trapped in someone else's shadow. Trust me, I know what it's like to be in the shadow of another and having to constantly be compared to them. I also don't really care if the Hokage's your grandfather, what I care about is if you try to improve yourself. And from what I've seen so far, you're doing pretty good." Satsuki said, seeing Konoka's desire to grow stronger, as well as a bit of herself in the young Sarutobi, with how she was always compared to Itachi.
"Yeah, you're already learning and getting better, Konoka. Just keep training and you'll keep growing better and better each day." Added Hinata while smiling at the brunette, making her look at the three in surprise.
'He's really…so awesome!' Konoka thought while looking at Naruto, blushing at what he said about how she could be stronger and that he saw her as just Konoka before she yelped when he flicked her forehead again.
"Why'd you do that again?!" Konoka demanded, only to see Naruto smirking at her.
"It amuses me. And your pouting face is adorable." Naruto stated, causing the young girl to blush that he thought she was adorable.
With Satsuki and Hinata looking at Konoka, seeing the way she looked at Naruto, guessing the girl must've started developing a crush on him and everything he said just helped solidify it.
"Um…Aniki…do you hate my grandfather? Cause I overheard you two talking earlier and it sounded like you hate him." Said Konoka, remembering what she heard between her grandfather and Naruto, something that got Satsuki and Hinata's attention.
Both of them being surprised to hear this, remembering seeing how close Naruto and the Sandaime were, not thinking he'd be capable of hating the Hokage.
"I don't hate him, Konoka. But some recent events and learning about some secrets he kept from me has made it so I can no longer trust or respect him, like I used to." Naruto replied, making Satsuki and Hinata turn to him.
"What secrets did the Hokage keep from you, Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked, not expecting the Hokage to keep secrets from Naruto with how close they were.
"And what recent events?" Questioned Satsuki narrowing her eyes, wondering if he didn't tell them everything that happened.
Naruto mentally cursed at his slipup, not wanting them to learn about the Kyūbi, Zen-Aku, or that he apparently came from a clan.
"It's personal and I don't want to talk about it at the moment. But I'll tell you all eventually when I'm comfortable enough to tell you." Said Naruto, annoying the girls that he wouldn't tell them, but could also understand his reasoning, if they were big enough to make him no longer trust or respect the Hokage.
Feeling rested and relaxed, the group got up to get back to training, only to be stopped when Ebisu suddenly appeared on a tree branch.
"I finally find you!" Ebisu said before narrowing his eyes at seeing the Jinchūriki with not just Konoka, but Satsuki and Hinata as well.
"Who the hell is this guy?" Questioned Satsuki while raising a brow at Ebisu's appearance.
"I am the personal trainer of the Honorab-" Ebisu said only to be cutoff.
"He's Konoka's instructor who's also a bitch. How's it going bitch?" Naruto said with a smirk, much to Ebisu's indignation and anger.
"How dare you, you no good delinquent! I am a Tokubetsu Jōnin, an elite, and was handpicked to see to the Honorable Granddaughters training!" Said Ebisu while pushing his glasses up.
"Not a very good trainer if it took you this long to find us." Said Satsuki with her own smirk, with Ebisu's annoyance growing at her remark.
"Um, maybe you wouldn't mind letting Konoka train with us, since she's already getting better with her Taijutsu stances and the Leaf Exercise." Hinata said, hoping to defuse the situation, only for Ebisu to scoff.
"Nonsense, two of you are children and the other is nothing but a troublemaker that will corrupt the Honorable Granddaughter. I am more than capable of overseeing her training alone, now come along, it's time to go home." Said Ebisu, with Konoka shaking her head.
"No way! I'm training with Aniki, Satsuki-neechan and Hinata-neechan! They'll help me get stronger to surpass my grandfather and be even better!" Konoka said, wanting to stay with the three Genin.
"Becoming Hokage is more than just being a fighter. He must have virtue, honor, wisdom, and they must be skilled at a thousand Jutsu, and you don't even know one. But I can help you get there, trust me and listen to my words, and you'll be a Hokage in no time." Ebisu said while going over to them, only for Konoka to scowl and shake her head.
"I said no! Becoming Hokage isn't easy or has shortcuts! Even if I did still want to be Hokage, I won't until after I've already surpassed my grandfather and shown everyone what I can do on my own!" Shouted Konoka, now wanting to become stronger on her own to be acknowledged rather than with a title, while now seeing through Ebisu's "lessons" and "shortcuts" to getting stronger.
"Wh-what?! B-but Honorable Granddaughter, becoming Hokage will have everyone see you just as your grandfather, a wise and powerful leader! Isn't that what you want?!" Ebisu said, shocked that Konoka seemed to no longer want to become Hokage.
"No way! I don't want to be like my grandfather, I want to be myself and be acknowledged for who I am!" Konoka retorted with a determined look on her face.
"You heard her; she doesn't want to go with you. So unless you want to be humiliated by the "troublemaker", then leave." Said Naruto while standing in front of Konoka, making Ebisu narrow his eyes at him before smirking.
"If you're foolish enough to challenge me, than I accept. But just know, I'm on a completely different level than Mizuki and I won't be taken down by mere clones." Ebisu said, with Naruto nodding in agreement.
"Oh, I'm sure you wouldn't be defeated that easily. Plus, I did catch Mizuki off-guard, while he underestimated me and was unaware that I learned the Shadow Clone Jutsu. As well as how many I could create. But you forget, we're Ninja…and we're not supposed to fight fair. Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto said, creating dozens of clones, much to the girls' amazement at seeing how many clones he could make.
'There are so many of them.' Satsuki thought, not expecting Naruto to be able to make even more clones.
'I can't even tell them apart with my Byakugan.' Thought Hinata while activating her Byakugan, but was amazed at seeing all the Shadow Clones were completely indistinguishable from Naruto.
'Wow…Aniki is so cool!' Konoka thought in awe at all the clones.
"Hmph, very well. Ready?!" Ebisu said while getting in a stance, only for Naruto to smirk before he and all his clones were enveloped in clouds of smoke, only for none of them to be ready for what was shown when the smoke faded.
With it revealing dozens of naked and busty girls with long black hair tied in pigtails and posing suggestively, with only thin wisps of smoking covering their breasts and crotches. Much to the shock of the others, with the girls blushing brightly at the sight.
"Harem Jutsu." All the girls said seductively before rushing towards Ebisu, much to his shock as they began grabbing and holding him, with blood leaking from his nose.
Before suddenly, the girls grinned wickedly and held him down, as another one slammed her foot right between his legs. With Ebisu squealing in pain as he was launched into the air, before crashing into the ground unconscious.
"HA! How do you like my Harem Jutsu?!" Naruto said while transforming back before dispelling his clones.
"Kami…damnit, Naruto." Satsuki said in embarrassment and annoyance, though she couldn't deny the results.
"…Eh…" Hinata said blankly with her entire facing turning a bright red as blood dripped from her nose, while her Byakugan was still activated, which gave her a complete unobstructed view of Naruto and his transformed clones.
"Wow…you beat him like it was nothing, Aniki! Can you teach me that Jutsu?!" Konoka said in awe and excitement at learning such a powerful Jutsu, making Naruto smile and pat her on the end.
"Maybe when you're older and still interested in learning it. But I think you, Hinata, and Satsuki won't need it, unless you decide to make a male variation to use on other girls. As I'm sure you'll grow into a great beauty, while Satsuki and Hinata are already very beautiful themselves, and will only become more so. So any transformation probably wouldn't do you three justice." Naruto replied, making the three girls blush at his words, with Hinata still having a glazed-over look in her eyes.
After taking a few moments to calm down and compose themselves, the group got back to training.
*With Hiruzen*
Though unknown to them, Sarutobi had been watching them through his crystal ball. Glad to see that even with his changes, he still seems to be the same Naruto. Even if he no longer wishes to be Hokage, with the Sandaime pondering how Naruto admitted to the girls that he's lost faith in him. Making him look out the window to the stone head of his successor/predecessor.
"It seems I've failed more than I realize, Minato. I had thought I was doing what was best for Naruto, while trying to honors your wishes, but it seems I've only done the opposite." Sarutobi said, while wondering how different things could have been if he and Kushina had survived that night, getting the chance to raise Naruto themselves.
'And this mask Naruto found, what was it? And where could it have come from?' Hiruzen thought, thinking about the mask that's responsible for changing Naruto this much, knowing Naruto won't tell him at all after losing his trust.
And the fact it's merged with Naruto means that he also can't go to the shrine himself to examine it. All he can do is watch and observe, while hoping that he'll eventually get a chance to right some of his wrongs. Along with hoping that nothing else happens to push Naruto further away from Konoha.
So, what did you think, good. Yep we see Naruto finding the Wolf Mask after learning about the Kyūbi, along with a more brutal beatdown from Zen-Aku before merging together, along with Yami who Zen-Aku already merged with, with no Image Training, so Naruto will be training himself up rather than starting out OP, though he's still the same Naruto just being more calm and collected. Then we see him meeting the Kyūbi much earlier, where they agree to a "you leave me alone, I leave you alone" deal since they still don't like each other at this point. Then we go to the next day where Naruto's got a new attire and his Ninja Registration Picture, while showing he's no longer trusting or respecting to the Hokage, before Konoka appears to "assassinate" the Sandaime. Leading to the confrontation between her and Naruto, only for her to stop and start developing a crush on Naruto before Ebisu arrives leading to Naruto taking his leave with Konoka sneaking away to follow him. With Naruto meeting up with Satsuki before calling out Konoka and Hinata as well, much to Satsuki's surprise that he knew Hinata was following him, before learning why they followed him, leading to Naruto offering to let the girls train with him which they agree, with them also learning how Naruto became a Genin and his changed appearance, Naruto omitting some parts. Before they begin training while helping Konoka with her Taijutsu and Chakra Control. Afterwards they take break while Naruto and Satsuki get to know Hinata and Konoka better, along with giving them some encouragement to improve themselves, with Konoka's crush being solidified after Naruto gives her some advice. Before Ebisu then shows up and after some back and forth, Naruto challenges him to a duel, which he wins using his Harem Jutsu and kicking him between the legs, much to the girls embarrassment, with Hinata getting a full view with her Byakugan, before they resume training. Finally we see the Hokage had watched the entire thing through his crystal ball, contemplating if he could have done better in helping Naruto, while hoping nothing else happens to push him further away from Konoha. So, review if you liked go away if you didn't.
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