Naruto now moved from rooftop to rooftop heading past the Hokage Tower and closer to the Hokage Monument, which the Hokage's house was near. The house was two floors, but was larger in size than what could be seen on the outside. The house could hold up to thirty people at any given time along with and indoor and outdoor Onsen and a large library were just a few of the other things that the residence held. No other houses were in a mile radius of the Hokage's house giving ample room for training.


Flashback

Naruto was flying from roof to roof heading to his favorite spot to see the sunrise, on top of the Yondaime's head. As he jumped off of one house he noticed someone coming out of a two-story house he had believed to be abandoned. As he looked closer he noticed it was Sarutobi.

" What's Ojii-san doing coming out from there?" Naruto asked himself

He stopped on the current roof and headed back toward the house.

" OJII-SAN!" Naruto shouted to Sarutobi as he landed in front of the man

" Ohayou Naruto you're up awfully early." Sarutobi said

" Iie Ojii-san I always come here in the morning to see the sunrise from the Yondaime's head." Naruto said pointing up to the Hokage Monument.

" Naruto-kun why from the Yondaime's head?" Sarutobi asked curious smoking his pipe

Naruto shrugged, " I don't know, I just feel relaxed when I'm on his and not the others." Naruto explained, " You'd think it's be the opposite because of my occupant though wouldn't you."

" Maybe, or maybe it's something else." Sarutobi said smiling

Naruto became confused at his comment, but just thought Sarutobi was thinking of something else.

" Anyways, why are you coming out of that house Ojii-san, it's abandoned isn't it?" Naruto asked pointing at the house behind Sarutobi

" Who said it was abandoned Naruto?" Sarutobi asked

" No one, it's just I've never seen anyone come out of it before today, so I thought it was abandoned." Naruto said

" We'll it's not it's my house or the house of the current Hokage." Sarutobi explained

" So when I become Hokage I'll live here?" Naruto asked excitedly

Sarutobi chuckled at this, " Hai, Naruto when you become Hokage you can live here too."

End Flashback


"Now I know what Ojii-san meant that day though and now if what Obaa-chan said was true it'll be my home too." Naruto said

A home and not some run down apartment that charges me too much for rent because they think I'm Kyubi. Naruto thought happily

As Naruto got to the front door he noticed a Chuunin guard looking at him hatefully.

" What do you want?" He asked

" I'm suppose to see Obaa-chan after I took Hinata-chan home." Naruto answered the man with a smile on his face

" Oh really, what would the Hokage want to talk to an Bakemono like you about?" The Chuunin asked

Naruto looked at him with the smile that covered the pain the man's words had just caused him. That was until the Chuunin went flying thought the air. As Naruto looked two fists were side by side with the owners showing they were extremely angry. The two were none other than Jiraiya and Tsunade.

" When he come back Shizune tell him I want his hitaiate." Tsunade said to her assistant

" Hai." Shizune said not questioning why

Naruto just stood at the doorstep dumbfounded at what the two had just done.

It's not like it's the first time someone had said that to me. So why does it feel different this time? Naruto thought

Maybe because someone else is sticking up for you now. Kyubi replied

The three adults walked back into the house and Tsunade motioned for Naruto to follow them in said Shizune shut the door.

" Gaki, remove that stupid mask you put on." Jiraiya said sitting on a couch in the living room

Naruto removed his smile or mask as Jiraiya called it and looked at the two Sannin.

" Why?" Naruto asked as he sat opposite of the three

Tsunade looked at him questioningly, but Jiraiya could figure out what he was asking.

" Why? It isn't like it hasn't been said to me before, so why do something about it now?" Naruto asked

Tsunade eyed him caringly, " Because your Otou-san wouldn't have wanted you treated like that. I don't know why Sarutobi never did anything about it, but it's time for a change." Tsunade said

" Will you tell them tomorrow?" Naruto asked

" We'll tell them about what happened and about the information we found from Sarutobi's journal.' Jiraiya said

" So you'll tell them about Kyubi and I." Naruto said sadly knowing how the other Konoha-nin's would react

" Iie, I'm not going to tell them about that. Otouto there will always be rumors about how you do thing no normal ninja can do. That's going to happen, but if you can make then look past Kyubi, make them see the man you truly are. Then you will be accepted as a Hokage when the time comes." Tsunade told him

Naruto just stared at her in awe at the words she just spoke and then he thought about it and started to smile widely.

" So does this mean I'll be the next Hokage?" Naruto asked smiling

Tsunade tapped her finger to her chin in thought, " I don't know yet." She said smiling at him

" DON'T KNOW YET! Don't know yet? Geeze and her I thought I'd proven myself." Naruto said folding his arms across his chest.

" Gaki, you've proven yourself, but technically your still a Genin while all your friends are now Chuunin or Jounin." Jiraiya said

Naruto lowered his head knowing the truth in Jiraiya words.

I'm still a Genin when the rest of my friends are levels above me. Even if I have more chakra than them I won't be Hokage until I get higher up in ranks. Naruto thought

" THAT SETTLES IT THEN!" Naruto said out loud, " The next Chuunin Exam I'm going to participate."

The three adults smiled hearing the boy's words.

" Iie, Otouto you won't." Tsunade said

" Nani? I have to or I can't get higher up in rank." Naruto shouted at her

" You won't because 1. There are no other Genin that are at your level and 2. There are other ways to rise up in rank than the Chuunin exam." Tsunade said smiling

Naruto looked at her confused, " How can you rise in rank without taking the exam?"

" I'll explain tomorrow Otouto, but for now I think you should read this." Tsunade said as she handed Naruto a large leather bound book.

Naruto looked at the large book with the Konoha emblem embossed into the leather. As he opened the book he saw the title, ' Journal of Sarutobi, Sandaime Hokage of Konohagakure no Sato.'

" Ojii-san's journal." Naruto said surprised

" He wrote it all down Otouto, just go to the pages Jiraiya and I marked."


May 5,

I just found out today from Arashi that he is to have a baby. Raimei is four months pregnant, I'm so happy for the man he has achieved his dream of becoming the Hokage and now he will be a father, though he still won't bring Raimei around often. Afraid that enemy villages will find out about her and try to kidnap her to get to him. I can't blame the boy, but she's Anbu after all I'm sure she could take care of herself. Nothing worse than the wrath of a pregnant woman, especially if that woman is Anbu. I find it ironic the man told me on Children's Day of all days.


Naruto chuckled at the Ojii-san comment of the woman.

" So Raimei?" Naruto questioned

" She was your Okaa-san Naruto she was a very wonderful lady." Tsunade said

" LADY? LADY! That woman hit harder than you. I swear she had to have your blood somehow." Jiraiya commented

" Iie, she just hates sukebe's as much as I do." Tsunade replied

Naruto continued to read with the two Sannin arguing.


Sept. 19,

We have had reports of a Giant Kitsune attacking villages outside our borders. Arashi had sent Anbu and Jounin out to investigate, but sadly none have come back. I fear the worse and don't know why the kitsune is attacking. I have a feeling Arashi knows the creature.

Sept. 27,

An Anbu was able to make it back to Konoha, though he was barely alive. He told Arashi and I that the Kitsune is a Kyubi and is attacking anything in sight that moves. This is bad and we both know it. Arashi has headed to the Scroll of Seals room to look into some things. I fear he's going to do something stupid like he always does.

Oct. 1,

The news keeps getting worse the Kyubi has moved into Konoha borders now and is attacking our small villages. It seems to be heading here, but we still don't know why. Arashi has been spending a lot of time with Raimei, I saw her in the office the other day crying on Arashi's shoulders. I just hope it's just her mood swings and not about something he's going to do to stop the Kyubi.

Oct. 5,

I've sent out messengers to my two former students Tsunade and Jiraiya. Hopefully they will receive the messages in time to help us out with the Kyubi. It is currently six days away from reaching us. I pray they receive them or Kami help us.


The two had finally stopped arguing and were watching Naruto read.

" Ojii-san sent you a message?" Naruto stopped reading and looked up at Tsunade

She frowned at his question

" Hai, but they never could find me. I was too far out in Amegakura by them." Tsunade said

"By the time they found me it was too late. I came back anyways to see if they needed any help, but left after I found out Arashi had died saving the village." Jiraiya said sadly

Naruto looked at the two and turned to the next marked page.


Oct. 9,

Of all the bad luck, Kyubi is a day away and Raimei had gone into labor prematurely. She should still have another week to go. Arashi is currently in the hospital with her trying to help, but I don't think it's working. Arashi had been in the scroll room night and day lately. I have a feeling he's going to do something, but when I ask all he says is I'll protect Konoha.


Naruto stopped at that sentence. Otou-san, his ideals are like mine.

" He was like me." Naruto said out loud

Naruto looked over at the Tsunade. "He protected his precious people. That's why he did it." Naruto explained

Tsunade nodded at this. Naruto returned to reading.


Oct. 10,

This morning Arashi's baby boy was born. After that all hell broke loose the Kyubi finally attacked. Unfortunately the wing Raimei was resting in was destroyed. As of now she is feared dead. Arashi is taking this badly, but isn't showing it to the other ninja's. They can't see their leader weak now when they need him the most. I knew he had something stupid planed and I was right. He found a way to seal the Kyubi, but he has to sacrifice his soul to the Shinigami to do the seal. I argued with him to let me do it since I'm not needed anymore, but he refused saying I wouldn't be able to complete the seal. I asked him whom he'd use for the seal, knowing it had to be sealed into a person. To my horror he said he'd use his own Musuko.

Oct. 11,

Arashi is now dead from the Shiki Fuujin and the Kyubi is now sealed. I have told the others what Arashi did and about the boy. Most want the child killed for they fear it is the Kyubi himself, though I know better. This child is innocent and just a cage for the Oni not the Oni itself. Arashi wouldn't be that stupid as to seal the Kyubi into his own Musuko without making sure the Kyubi wouldn't get out. Arashi last wish was for the boy to be honored as a hero, but I don't think his wish will come to pass. Because of all the hate being given to the newborn I have decided to make a law forbidding anyone to talk about the truth behind yesterday's events and about the boy's secret. I'm truly sorry Arashi, but your boy Naruto I fear will not be honored, as you wanted him to be.


Naruto closed the book. He just sat there for a while thinking of what he had just read and how depressed it made him. Even thought his Otou-san had given his life to save the village he still was without a family.

Wait didn't Obaa-chan say something about Otou-san being her nephew? Naruto thought

Naruto looked up at the two Sannin both seeing the helplessness he was feeling from his eyes.

" Obaa-chan what you said in your office earlier was that true or just a cruel prank?" Naruto asked

Tsunade was shocked that he would think she didn't tell him the truth, But with what this boy has gone through I can't blame him. she thought

" Iie, Naruto she wasn't lying Arashi was her nephew, which makes you two family." Jiraiya said smiling at his student

A large smile grew across Naruto's face at this fact

I still have family! Naruto thought

" So that means you're my…" Naruto started

" I swear Naruto if you say it you'll be so far in Suna the Kazekage won't be able to help you." Tsunade threatened

" Oba-chan." Naruto finished smiling but knowing why she threatened him

Tsunade smiled at this, " Well at least it's better than being called Obaa-chan." Tsunade replied, " Otouto there's something else I want you to see."

Tsunade got up and walked out of the room Jiraiya, Shizune and Naruto sat there for a few seconds.

" Well you slow pokes coming or what?" Tsunade yelled from down the hall

The three quickly got up and followed Tsunade into the dark hall. Naruto walked down the hall to a room where the door was slid open; inside Tsunade was rummaging through her bookshelf looking for something.

" Now where is it?" Tsunade questioned

" Where's what?" Naruto asked sitting on the large bed in the room

" FOUND IT!" Tsunade cried in triumph pulling a large white book out and causing a number of scrolls to fall on the floor.

" I'll pick them up later." Tsunade commented

She went over to sit next to Naruto and handed the large book over to him. On the cover it said Photos.

" A photo album?" Naruto asked and Tsunade nodded

He proceeded to open it up to be meet with a image of what looked like a girl in her late teens beside a spike headed child. The boy looked like Naruto, but there were no whisker marks on his face. Naruto looked up at her.

" I'm sure you've guessed that's me." Tsunade said pointing to the girl and Naruto nodded in recognition, " An this is Arashi." Pointing to the boy in the photo, " This was taken right when he started the academy."

Naruto was shocked the boy was his father. Naruto continued to flip through the pages as he got to his father Genin Team. This Photo reflected the ones he had taken with his team long ago. Jiraiya who was a Jounin in the images was their sensei. Naruto's father was making a funny face in the picture and next to him was a blue haired girl and then a boy who Naruto could tell was a Hyuuga.

" Who are they Ero-sennin?" Naruto asked looking at his sensei

" The girls' name was Kuuki Hageshi, she died years before the Kyubi attack. The boy was your Otou-san's best friend." Jiraiya said

" He's a Hyuuga, who is he?" Naruto asked shocked

" None other than Hyuuga Hiashi." Jiraiya said smiling

" If you taught Hiashi then how doesn't he know you're an sukebe?" Naruto asked not believing his sensei taught a Hyuuga

" Because at that time he was still somewhat normal." Tsunade now said chuckling

" OMAE!" Jiraiya said to her

As the two started at it again Naruto continued to turn the pages to the album. The next picture he lingered on was that of his father as a teenager. He was even wearing a white tee with flames on the sleeves and blue ninja cargo pants. Naruto saw that he was celebrating his eighteenth birthday and Naruto frowned at this Tsunade and Jiraiya stopped arguing seeing the boy frown.

" Gaki what is it?" Jiraiya asked worried

" It's Otou-san's eighteenth birthday." Naruto said

" Hai, so?" Jiraiya asked

" I just wish I knew what that was like." Naruto said

This caused the three to understand the frown he had.

" Otouto you've never had a birthday party have you?" Tsunade asked

Naruto just shook his head. Tsunade looked over at Jiraiya and Shizune and they nodded.

" Alright that's all for today I'll let you look at it more later on. It's getting late and we have to have a meeting early tomorrow I say we all head to bed." Tsunade said

Naruto nodded getting up and placing the album on Tsunade's bed headed out of her room Jiraiya opened his mouth to say what was on his mind, but was cut off.

" I know, but let's talk about it later, after he's asleep." Tsunade said to the man he nodded understanding

Tsunade found Naruto waiting in the hallway for them. Naruto turned to look at her rubbing the back of his head grinning

" I guess I'll head home then." Naruto said as he made his way to the front door, but was stopped by someone holding onto his jacket

" I thought I told you this is your home now." Tsunade said

" Oba-chan you couldn't have a room ready for me already. I'll just head back to my apartment and meet you at your office tomorrow." Naruto said

" Naruto she was 30 rooms in this house and you think she wouldn't have a room ready for you?" Shizune asked

Naruto was shocked; She has a room already ready for me? He thought

" I wouldn't put it past her. This one is sly I like her." Kyubi told him

Naruto chuckled and the three looked at him curiously

" Kyubi said he likes you because you're crafty." Naruto explained

Tsunade smiled

" He doesn't know the half of it." Jiraiya commented, which resulted in him being hit on the head

" Otouto follow me." Tsunade said going further down the hall a little bit

As Tsunade slid open the door Naruto entered a rather large room and was shocked at what was inside. Posters hung on the walls with pictures of Konoha and a couple of ramen too. The shelves were crammed full of scroll with each shelf having a particular type of elemental scroll. In a glass cabinet were a number of different weapons including a number of three-prong kunai and a couple of different swords. One the nightstand was a number of framed pictures; there were three in total. The one closest to the bed was of Team 7 when they were still Genin with Kakashi as their sensei. The middle picture had been taken right before Sasuke had left to go with Orochimaru, so it had all of Naruto's friends in it, the last picture reflected the first, but here Kakashi was the Genin he was with his other two teammate who were now dead Uchiha Obito and Rin, their Jounin was none other than Arashi before he became the Yondaime. Naruto was in love with the room. It was him down to the orange and blue reversible comforter.

" Otouto for tonight you'll sleep here. If you still want to live in you apartment then I'll let you go back to living there. Just think about my offer though." Tsunade said and slid the door shut behind him

Naruto chose to look over the room before heading to bed. He first made his way to the bookshelf as he read each shelf paying careful attention to a small area blocked off from the rest.

That's unusual. Naruto thought as he pulled on of the scrolls out from that area

As he unrolled the scroll he read the first couple of lines, ' Arashi, Yondaime of Konoha: Experimental Justus's.' As Naruto read further he found that these scrolls were unfinished Jutsu's his father had been working on and a number of transportation and a strange Tai-jutsu that Kyubi found interesting. Naruto put the scrolls back and headed over to the glass cabinet. He opened it and examined some of the weapons. The three-prong kunai's caught his attention and he took a number of them and placed them in his kunai pouch before shutting the cabinet's door. The dresser had a bunch of different articles of clothing in them including Chuunin and Jounin vests and a number of shirts similar to the ones Naruto saw on his father in the pictures. Naruto shut the drawers and headed to his bad. He had found some PJ's and changed into them and pulled the cover back to his bed. As Naruto laid down he could of sworn he had just died and gone to ninja heaven. Never had he felt a bed this comfortable before, he drifted to sleep with images of his father still in his mind.

Meanwhile back in the living room the three adults were talking about Naruto.

" How could he have never had one?' Tsunade questioned

" It's not like many of the parents would let their children go to it if they knew it was him. You know Sarutobi would be the only one willing to do it for him when he was you younger." Jiraiya argued

" So what are we going to do?" Shizune asked, " His birthday falls on the same day as the Konoha Festival."

" I'm not having the festival." Tsunade said stating the obvious

" Um, Tsunade I don't think you can do that." Jiraiya said

" Sure I can I'm the Hokage. I say if we have it or not and this year I'm going to stop the stupid festival. He' never been able to go to it. Hiashi told me he tried once when he was little, but was chased out by a number of the villagers. If they're going to be that way then I'm going to end the festival." Tsunade said

" They're not going to be happy." Shizune said

" Like I care. They've caused Otouto enough pain." Tsunade said

" Who do you think they'll take it out on once it gets out you've cancelled it?" Jiraiya asked

Tsunade got angry, but knew he was right. They'd blame Naruto for the festival ending and try to take it out on him. Tsunade sighed in defeat.

" So what then?" Tsunade asked

" Let me talk to Naruto's friends and their sensei's to see what they think." Shizune said

Tsunade and Jiraiya nodded at this,

" Well we all have to get up early, so I'm calling it a day." Shizune said getting up and heading to her bedroom

" We will, but in a minute. I want to talk to the sukebe alone." Tsunade said

Shizune nodded and disappeared into the hallway.

" Do you think I'm doing the right thing Jiraiya?" Tsunade asked her teammate

" Does it feel right to you Tsunade?" Jiraiya asked and Tsunade nodded, " Then it's the right thing. Even if he decided not to live here he's still in Konoha and alive and that's what really matters."

Tsunade nodded and hugged the man. For once Jiraiya didn't try anything perverted and returned the hug.

" Let's go to bed Tsunade." Jiraiya said moving away

Again Tsunade nodded and the two headed for their rooms.

" Oyasuminasai sukebe." Tsunade said entering her room

Causing a vein to come out of Jiraiya head at the name, not wanting to be outdone.

" Oyasuminasai Obaa-can." Jiraiya said enter his own room

The reaction was the same with Tsunade and if it wasn't for the sleeping teen down the hall she would have turned around and pounded the man where he stood.

Just for tonight I'll forgive him. Tsunade thought and got ready for bed


Bakemono - Monster

Ojii-san – Grandfather

Konohagakure no Sato – Hidden Village of the Leaf

Okaa-can – Mother

Kami – God

Amagakure – Hidden Village Rain

Shinigami – Death God or Grim Reaper

Shiki Fuujin – Soul Seal

Oba-chan – Aunt

Kuuki Hageshii – Violent Air, a character I made up.