hello everybody and welcome back to the Will to Defend. I hope y'all liked the first chapter. as always I don't own naruto. also, please review and let me what you think. now on to the story


"Talking human"

" Talking tailed beast"

books


Naruto walked through Konoha as he thought about what just transpired in the past few hours and how this is going to help him be the best Hokage ever. He looked up just as he passed one of the weapon stores and decided to see if they would sell anything to him or charge him extra like most other places. As he walks in he hears a ring of a bell above the door.

" Hello and welcome to The Tactical Kunai where all your weapon needs are taken care of. What can I do to help you?" said the employee

The employee is a young man about 25 years of age who has dark brown hair and eyes. he stands at 5'6" and has tan skin. When he looks at Naruto he gets shocked for a second then rushes over to start helping him.

" What are you wearing? Are you trying to be a ninja if so then that outfit will get you killed it's too bright and loose and has no armor in it?" exclaims the worker

Naruto looks on in shock as he isn't immediately yelled at or kicked out of the store and gets excited maybe this is a good place to get supplies from till he can make his own. But first, he has to clarify why he is wearing this outfit.

" Hey don't go getting on my case about this outfit it's the only thing I could afford because most places charge me extra just because of who I am. so if your gonna be the same I'm leaving." says naruto

The worker is outraged to hear that other stores are doing this to a child and decides there and now that this store won't be like that.

" I'm sorry I didn't mean to sound rude I was just surprised that someone was wearing that. I promise you all our items will be at the correct rates and that you won't be charged extra for anything. Now that that is out of the way what can I do for you kid? Also, my name is Tenshi" Clarified Tenshi

" It's ok I just wasn't sure how you were gonna react to me in the store I've not been in this one yet so wasn't aware you didn't have any biases against me. but as to what I need I need sealing paper kunai shuriken and anything else you think I might need. I have money so that's not an issue." said naruto

" well we don't carry blank sealing paper but you can use regular paper if you are practicing. we sell kunai by sets so you can get a set of 20 for 200 Ryo. shuriken we sell by sets as well and 50 of those for 250 Ryo. I also think you might need new clothes if what you said is true then I think it is a necessity." describes Tenshi

As he starts to talk about clothes he leads Naruto over to the clothes section and starts to get his sizes for everything. once that is done he starts to bring over things that might help naruto in being a good ninja such as darker clothes, mesh armor, shirts pants, wrappings for wrists and ankles, and other types of sandals and shoes. he also grabs some different colors just in case.

" Now this is all in your size I recommend going with blues and browns for missions and if you don't want to do that I have the other colors as well. but it's really up to you. so what do you think?" says Tenshi to a shocked naruto.

"I think that I want to do black pants and multiple colors of shirts from black, blue, red, green, brown, and grey. can you guys put this symbol on the backs of each shirt I order? it's an important symbol to me. the black steel boots with durable laces. Five sets of the mesh under armor and if you have it some dark orange wrappings for my wrists and ankles. I want to keep the color orange for personal reasons." said a somber Naruto


a/n real quick you guys the personal reason is that orange is the color you get when you mix kushina and Minato hair


" We have all that and I can order the shirts to be made it will take about two weeks before they will be ready. as for the rest of the order we can do it all I just need to know how much or everything you're getting," confirms Tenshi

" I want three of each shirt seven pairs of pants two pairs of boots five sets of wrappings the kunai and shuriken and that should be all." lists naruto

" Well with all that your total will be 2000 Ryo and that's with the standard new customer discount. So do you wanna pay while I box up everything I have in store for you now? keep in mind that the shirts won't be ready for two weeks." says Tenshi

" Yeah, ill pay now, and don't worry I can wait in the shirts for them to be ready. I am just happy to be in something my size for once in a while." explains naruto

He gets out his wallet that looks like a toad and gets the correct amount out and hands it to Tenshi. once it's all paid for he picks up his new gear and leaves the shop after thanking Tenshi. what he doesn't see is what happens after he leaves the shop.


inside the shop after naruto is gone

An older man comes out from behind a closed door and looks at Tenshi.

" You did well with the boy while he was here. I'm glad I hired you after I changed locations and the name of the store. the last person I hired tried to attack him in front of me and I stopped her. he is hated for something he should be praised for. anytime he comes in treat him well and always give him a discount. he deserves it after all the bullshit he gets from the rest of the village. Can I ask why didn't you treat him nicely instead of like everyone else? I'm not mad I'm just curious." says the owner

" I thought that he just needed someone to be nice to him. he's not the kunai sealed in the scroll he is the scroll and that's from a civi with no ninja history besides what I have learned in the store. if the other stores don't like it oh well, they can piss off for all I care." clarifies Tenshi

" Ah okay thank you for that Tenshi I'm going to go back to organizing the back room for a bit longer. have fun up here."


Back with Naruto

Naruto heads home so he can put his new purchases away and smiles with happiness as he realizes no one's yelled at him for the whole day. Once he arrives home he unlocks his door and goes inside. He sets the box on the table and heads to his kitchen to make a few cups of instant ramen. As that's cooking he picks up the box and walks into his room and puts all his new clothes away. He then proceeds to grab the sealing book and starts reading.

The Art of seals book 1 by Miyoshi Uzumaki

Chapter 1 seals are very versatile and can help you with a multitude of things such as making hot water to sealing away a jutsu coming at you.

Naruto gets enraptured with the book almost immediately and does not stop reading except to eat his food and take a shower. He reads long into the night that when he finally goes to sleep it is almost 2 am. when he next opens his eyes he is met with the gates the nine-tailed fox is in. He looks into the cage and tries to see if it is awake when he hears some very deep breathing so he enters the cage and walks up to the giant fox's face. He gets close enough to be able to put his hand on its nose when the breathing stops and the biggest crimson eye opens up and looks right at him. He freezes and tries to bot move an inch when the eye closes again and the breathing resumes. He lets out a breath he didn't know he was holding and leaves the cage. As he does the eyes open again.

" So you come into the seal just to see me sleep. You don't try to talk to me? And here I thought that you would be different than other humans."

Naruto spins around so fast that it seems as if he has two faces for a split second. He looks up at the giant fox and sees the crimson eyes staring at him with apathy. he stares for a minute before he realizes that he was spoken to.

" I'm sorry if I disturbed you since I can remember any time I came in here you were asleep. So since it seemed you were still sleeping I was going to leave you alone to rest. I didn't mean to disturb you I was just curious as to why you haven't woken up in the two years since I've been getting pulled in here every time I fall asleep." apologized Naruto

" Wait you mean to tell me you have been coming in here for two years to watch me sleep? Why have you not tried to wake me up or messed with me while I was? Also how long has it been since I've been sealed inside of you? And why am I being so nice since I am the embodiment of hatred and anger? I feel no anger or hatred right now I know what they feel like but don't seem to want to feel like that. the last time I felt like this was with the one human that could use the wood-style ninjutsu. What is your name kit?" Asked a surprised fox

" Yeah, the first time I came in here was after I was chased into a forest by some villagers and hit my head on a root knocking me out. I don't watch you sleep sometimes I would lie down on your tail and relax other times I would tell you stories while you slept and others I would try to wake you up but nothing I did work. It has been 11 years since you were sealed inside me by my father. I don't know why you don't feel those emotions like you normally do or else I would tell you. And again I don't know why it feels like you're with the first Hokage. As to my name, I am Naruto Uzumaki future Hokage of the village hidden in the leaves. What is your name? I can't always call you the fox or something else." responded naruto

" Well, Naruto at this point I won't be telling you my name you can call me nine for now if you want. Is there anything you want to ask me? I'll try to answer most questions you ask." said nine

" Why did you attack the village 11 years ago? how long have you been around? How many people have you been sealed in total?" queried naruto

" I was put under a strong genjutsu and forced to attack your home. I did not want to attack as I like to be by myself and away from any civilization. As for how many I have been sealed into you are the third. And I have been around for ten millennia. people will say that chakra has only been around for one thousand years but they are incorrect. The first person to have me sealed in them was Mito Uzumaki. She was the wife of the first Hokage and a nice woman but the seal she used was not as good as this one so I was completely in the dark about what was going on in the world or how much time has passed. The second was a woman called Kushina Uzumaki. Her seal wasn't as bad as Mitos but I was chained to a rock and pinned there with stakes in all of my limbs and my tails." said nine

" I'm sorry that the previous seals were horrendous but at least you can get up and walk around. I know it's not outside in the real world and if I can find a way to release you without any bad things happening then I will but till then trust that I won't try to be rude to you. I have to ask if I can use your chakra if I ever her into a tight spot. asked Naruto

" thank you for asking. I don't care if you use it in a pinch but I am not sure how it'll react to your body since I can't feel the negative emotions in myself right now. you will have to practice using it to be able to use it more and more as you get older. Now it seems like you are waking up we can talk more tomorrow." acquiesced nine

Naruto wakes up to his alarm clock going off at five in the morning feeling refreshed and ready for whatever the day brings. He does his morning routine and gets his breakfast made. when that is done he grabs the book on sealing. just as he is about to start reading there is a knock at his door. Grabbing one of the new kunai he cautiously approaches the door (because he isn't sure if it is one of the villagers that hate him) and opens it. standing there is an ANBU member.

" Naruto Uzumaki the Hokage wants you in his office. I have been sent to help you get there faster so get ready to flash step." says the ANBU

" Okay just let me lock my door and we can go," replies Naruto

Naruto gets his keys and locks his door then turns to the Anbu and signals he is ready to go. The Anbu puts his hand on naruto's shoulder and shunshins them to the Hokages office. Once they arrived at the Hokages office they saw the Hokage standing with another man who looked about 40 years old with salt and pepper hair, and brown eyes. they both turned and Hiruzen addressed Naruto.

" Naruto I have fulfilled part of our deal. This is Hitomaru and he is willing to teach you how to wire electronics and homes for whatever you need. He said as long as you pay attention and listen he will teach you. He doesn't let the past affect him so he holds no grudge. I expect you to do your best and do all he says to be the best at it. He knows about the Shadow clones so feel free to use some to learn with him. you have 4 months before the Academy starts again so learn as much as you can in that time. After that, we will work with Shadow clones to do both schoolwork, wiring, and smithing, when I can find a teacher for that."

" Cool old man thanks so much. I hope to learn a lot from you Hitomaru. Hey, old man is there a chance that we can talk privately? it's about the seal and I'm worried about one of them." said a worried Naruto.

" We can Naruto. Hitomaru when do you want to meet with young Naruto?"

" We can meet Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The reason we are not doing it every day is to help you learn better. you learn one day then practice at home the next. We will meet for the first time on Friday since today is Wednesday. I will see you then young man don't be late." said Hitomaru

After explaining the schedule to them he leaves the office. Hiruzen then turns and walks to his desk and sits in his chair behind it.

" Now what seems to be the issue with the seal Naruto? When we last talked there weren't any issues." stated the Hokage

" I spoke to the nine tails last night after I fell asleep. when I fell asleep last night I woke up in the seal again and it was still sleeping. that changed after I was about to leave and he spoke to me." explained Naruto

He went on to explain all that he and nine had talked about. He didn't leave any detail out. when he was done the Hokage was contemplative and thinking about what could've happened the night the nine-tails attacked.

" Thank you for telling me this Naruto. I will look into what you said about the attack. I don't think that there is any issue with communicating with nine as you said he doesn't have any malice in him. But be warned if you use its chakra in the village and lose control you will be in big trouble." cautioned Hiruzen

Naruto left the office ready to start learning. he heads home and picks up his book on sealing up and continues from where he left off. A few hours later Naruto hears a noise in his apartment and stops reading to try and figure it out. He listens quietly and then hears it again. it's just his stomach growling. he checks the time and realizes it is 3:27 pm and that he hasn't had lunch yet. He gets up and decides he is going to have ichirakus Same for a late lunch/ early dinner. He leaves his apartment and walks through the village till he gets to the restaurant he is ready for. He walks in and is greeted with the smell of ramen which he declares is the food of the gods.

"Ah hello Naruto here for your usual I presume?" asks Ayame behind the counter

"you betcha I'm really hungry I got so into a book I lost track of time. I'll have a large pork miso ramen with extra pork, please. I'm also on my way to being a better ninja in training than I was before. I am going to do my best so that one day I Will be Hokage." shouted Naruto

" Well, that's good to hear that you are doing more to try and achieve your dream Naruto. just remember that this little shop will always be here." reminded teuchi

Naruto finished eating and paid for his meal and went home to study his sealing book and get ready for his first day of wiring lessons.


Friday

Naruto arrived at Hitomaru's residence and knocked on the door. Hitomaru opened the door and let Naruto in then led him to a room at the back of the house. What the day of training entailed was learning to check if wires are connected to a power source, and what it feels like to get shocked with a small voltage. he was warned that some lightning jutsus feel a lot worse than a small shock. He also learned how to solder components to a motherboard and complete a circuit of electricity. Before he knew it the day of learning was over and he was given a box of electrical components wires a soldering iron some solder a motherboard and a book on writing.

" Naruto I want you to go to a training ground tomorrow and use your shadow clones to read and practice as much of what we did here today and what is in that book I gave you. it may not seem like I'm teaching you much but remember you can do this. you are a smart kid when you work with your hands or do it as you learn it. I believe you can do anything as long as you put everything you can into it."

Naruto was overcome with emotion. He was just told that someone believes in him that wasn't the Hokage. He quickly hugged Hitomaru and started to cry as someone else finally acknowledged him as a human being, and not a monster.

Hitomaru was shocked because he wasn't used to kids crying on him or being hugged. He decided to be nice and hug the boy back and soothe him. Soon enough Naruto calms back down and releases him. Naruto looks bashful that he cried at someone that hasn't even known him for a week yet. He stepped back and wiped his eyes then he got a million-watt smile on his face.

" Thank you Hitomaru it means a lot to me that you believe in me. I will do my best in everything I do. I will also do my best to never give up on what you teach me. I will use what you teach me to protect this village."

" That's good Naruto. remember though that you shouldn't seek out fights but seek peace with others. Defend the weak and poor. But never forget who you are. I know this sounds like something The Hokage would tell you but he's not the only wise old person around. I enjoy teaching you and we will continue this Monday remember to practice what I taught you today all weekend and ill test you on it Monday."

Naruto agreed and said he would then left for home. As he got home he started to make some food for his dinner. once he was done eating he showered and read more of his sealing book when he realized he was almost done with it. He decided he would finish it tonight and take the test after then take it to the Hokage for him to check his results. He thinks that he could do the seals described in the book but thought against trying them without supervision. once he was done with everything he took a shower and went to bed eager for what could happen in the future.


hey guys hope your happy with chapter. it took me longer thank what I would've liked but that was because I accidentally deleted some of it and had to rewrite it. as always thanks and hope you enjoy it.