"It's twelve 0'clock midnight right now. Where is Naruto?"

"Sigh… I bet that idiot is still trying to climb that tree. Does he have any common sense in him?"

"…Whatever I'll go get him."

All night long, while everyone is in deep sleep…

"Naruto!….."

"Naruto!…………"

"Naruto!"

He saw Naruto on the grass near some trees, sleeping soundly right next to a tree with many marks made from a kunai knife, the tree he was climbing.

"zzzZZZzzzZZZzzzZZZzzzZZZzz…"

"He's so determined that he's willing to replace sleep for this. Yep that's Naruto … classic Naruto…"

Kakashi stared at the markings on the tree. "Hmm… what kind of height did he want Naruto to climb?"

"zzzZZZzzz… must…zzzZZZzzz…"

"He's probably wiped out already… or at least is too tired to continue…" Muttered Kakashi.

He lifts up the drooling Naruto and slowly carries him to his bed, where he slept for the rest of the night.

While he stares at the snoring Naruto…

He has one of the strongest wills in this village, to be willing to skip sleep most days, fighting for the position of Hokage.

"zzzZZZzzzZZZzzzZZZzzz…"

Hopefully his constant training with the 3rd Hokage will progress fast enough… fast enough for him to be well prepared enough to support the Wind Country in the war. He is the village's one jinchurrichi. He must be put to use soon.

The next morning, on the roof of a house…

"…YaWnn…"

"Naruto… you are late again. Have a seat."

Naruto sat on a chair placed right at the middle of the roof. "Yea whatever… so did I manage to climb high enough?"

"…You couldn't achieve much focus being half asleep every time you try to climb that thing," Said the 3rd "It's not easy to control your chakra while tired…"

"Psh… doesn't anybody EVER notice my determination here?"

The Hokage gave Naruto a glare. "You passed."

Naruto fell off his chair. "Really? Awesome! But… wasn't that mark too low?"

"You've managed to climb twenty meters… I'll let you go on that. Assuming it took 10 seconds for you to get that high, you won't really need to concentrate that long to perform a jutsu anyways."

Naruto started fidgeting with excitement. "Thanks! So what are you going to teach me today?"

The Hokage started walking around in circles. "Hmm… Today I will teach you how to improve your stamina."

His fidgeting stopped. "Aww… why can't you teach me something more exciting! Like genjutsu! Everyday is just more training training training…"

"No you should not learn genjutsu right now, or any other jutsu. That is of no importance right now. Since you are a melee type shinobi, I want you to excel on that first."

Naruto gave out a loud whine. "Fine whatever… what are we doing…?"

"What you really need to learn is some manners…" He muttered. "...Here is what I want you to do… First I want you to run eight laps around this village. Then after a short break, then I want you to jump rope 200 times. Then I'll think of the rest later. You don't need to rush on the jump roping, but I want you to run the eight laps as fast as you can. I will think of what else you should do later."

"…What?"

"Basically all we are doing today is strengthening your muscles."

For the rest of morning and afternoon, the Sandaime Hokage started training Naruto to raise his stamina level, hoping that his movement speed will also increase. He has set up several workout drills and routines that should build up Naruto's muscles and endurance.

"Ok Naruto, that's enough for today. I have business to attend to. You can do these exercises on your own time if you want to. This kind of training can make a huge impact on your body. They are a great help while you're in a long fight."

"Thanks… wait I want to ask you something."

"Yes Naruto?"

"What is it really like to be a Hokage?"

"Well… Being Hokage means being one of the busiest people in this entire village, after all You basically run it, but this hard work that every Hokage does really is rewarding, because everybody looks up to you when you work hard."

"Hard work… hard work…"

"Yes. Speaking of hard work, you also need to master a wide arsenal of supernatural techniques. This is what really separates the Hokage from everyone else. They are amazingly strong. I think you've already seen some of mine when I fought Orichimaru, before you went off to bring Sasuke back from chasing the wind country genin. You did a great job with your team to bring him back."

"Those powerful jutsu… I'll never be able to perform those! Those jutsu are just insane! But I really want people to notice me…"

"Don't worry. Eventually you will be able to master some techniques unique to you. Jiraya already taught you the Rasengan right? You should know that only three people in the world know how to use it – The 4th Hokage, Jiraya, and you. Even I don't know how to use the Rasengan!"

Wiped out and tired, Naruto slowly walks back to his bedroom. Along the way he overhears other happy families, which repeatedly reminds him of his miserable past…

A woman screamed nearby. "Congratulations! I never knew you could master such a high level technique! I'll be making you your favorite dinner tonight… I'm so proud of you!"

Hmph… It just had to be me huh… I just HAD to be the village's monster… I just HAD to be so scary… and I didn't even do a single thing to them!

"Wow your progress is outstanding! You'll become a chunin in no time! Who knows… maybe you can progress fast enough to be the next hokage! Ahahahaha!"

Naruto you idiot… Shut up and calm yourself! You won't do much good complaining like you used to. You have friends right now. Yea that's right. You've fought many strong genin in that chunin exam… and also earned some respect there, and also some new friends. You are getting stronger and stronger now. I'll punch you if you go back to being a suckup…

-SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING FOR THIS CHAPTER i was constantly editing this story cuzi keep doubting it
-And I also got lazy when school started

-Chapter 3 comming soon (hopefully) - Preparation for War