The sun was setting as Naruto and Tsuki started walking away from the academy. They both had big smiles on their faces at the results of the exam.
'Finally, I'm a real Ninja.' He thought as he walked. 'Now I'm one step closer to becoming Hokage!'
Tsuki glanced over at Naruto and smiled softly at him. "Naruto-Niisan seems quick happy with himself. I wonder how Kurama-Niisama is feeling right now.' She thought before looking in front of her. 'I wonder how long it will take the Old Man to tell Naruto about his status as a host.'
As she continued to think about the Hokage a voice cut into her thoughts. "Naruto wait up!"
Tsuki and Naruto turned around to see one of the instructors, Mizuki, running towards them. "I wonder what he wants." Tsuki said as the turned to face their former sensei. Naruto just shrugged in response.
After a few moments Mizuki caught up to them. "Good job on passing your exam Naruto, I am very impressed. You have come a long way." He said with a smile.
Tsuki narrowed her eyes at him. 'Something seems off about him.' She thought as she listened to him.
"Thanks, Mizuki sensei, I'm very excited to start training for real." He said excitedly with his usual foxy smile.
"That's good Naruto, Iruka and I are really proud of you. In fact because of all of your hard work I have a special offer for you. If we could talk in private?" he said turning to look at Tsuki.
'Ok, something really seems to be off.' She thought. "OK, I will see you in a bit Naruto-Niisan." She said and walked off. "Once she was out of site she jumped onto the roof of the nearby building and made her way back.
Once she arrives she hides and listens in to Naruto and Mizuki's discussion. "All you need to do to get this extra training to grab a scroll from the Hokage's office and bring it to the shack in the woods. Once there you just have to learn one jutsu from it." Mizuki explained. Naruto nodded in understanding.
"Awesome I can't wait." He said before he started to walk off. Tsuki watches him and Narrows her eyes.
'If Naruto fell for that He and I are going to have a long talk.' She thought before following Naruto, waiting for Naruto to get away from Mizuki before showing herself. "SO how was your talk Naruto-Nii-san?" she asked as she walked over to him.
Naruto who was lost in his own thoughts jumped in surprise. "O-Oh Tsuki. I thought you want on ahead to the apartment." He said as he collected himself.
Tsuki shook her head. "No, I decided to wait for you. SO what did Mizuki want?" she asked tilting her head feigning curiosity.
"N-nothing He just wanted to congratulate me." He replied.
Tsuki looked at him. "I don't think you could have come up with a worse lie if you tried Naruto." She said before she grabbed his arm. "I know what he said, I doubled back to listen in. You should tell the Hokage about this."
Naruto stared at her. "You spied on me?!" he yelled.
Tsuki nodded. "Yes, and I would do it again. There is no way what he told you is real, plus there was something off about his smile." she said as she returned his gaze.
Naruto just shook his head. "Come on Tsuki your over thinking this, He is just trying to help me." He replied
Tsuki looked at her adopted brother and shook her head. "No Naruto he was lying. Tell me one time Mizuki helped you out in any way or treated you better than any of the other teachers."
Naruto blinked and tried to think but in the end lowered his head. "Y-Your right Tsuki." he muttered.
She reached out and rubbed his hair. "It's ok Naruto. It's good that you realized the truth, but now we need to inform the Hokage so he can take care of this." She said and received a nod in response.
Naruto nodded again and the two of them hurried back the way they came. They quickly arrived at the Hokage's tower and made their way inside. They made their way up to the Hokage's office. Once they went over to the Secretary who just waved them in.
Upon entering the office they see the Hokage reading over some reports. He glances up upon hearing the door open and smiles. "Ah Naruto, Tsuki I hear congratulations are in order." He said with a smile.
Naruto returns his smile with one of his own. "Thanks, Old man. It's been a long time coming." He said Tsuki just rolled her eyes and nudged his shoulder.
"Hokage-Sama, we came to report suspicious activity in one of the Academy instructors." Tsuki said and Hiruzen's expression changes from one of happiness to curiosity.
"Very well what is it you wish to report?" he asked.
Tsuki turned to Naruto and nudged him forward. Naruto took a deep breath to collect himself before speaking. "When we were leaving the academy Mizuki Sensei came up to me and told me of a special test he wanted me to take. If I passed it I would get extra training compared to the rest of the Genin." He said.
Hiruzen's eyes narrowed. "And what was this test?" he asked in a very serious tone of voice.
Naruto swallowed when he realized how serious this was. "H-He wanted me to steal the large scroll in your office and take it to an abandoned shack in the woods. There I was to try and learn a Jutsu from it before he arrived to retrieve it." He explained
Hiruzen stood up and signaled one of his ANBU guards. "Send a team to arrest Mizuki at once and take him to T&I," he said. TH guard nodded before vanishing. Hiruzen then turned to Naruto and Tsuki. "I thank you for bringing this to my attention. It is being dealt with as we speak."
Tsuki nodded before nodded gesturing to Naruto and mouthing "Seal". Hiruzen nodded. "Naruto since you passed your exam I figured it time I revealed something to you." He said and gestured for the two of them to sit down.
Naruto sat down somewhat nervously, worried about what it could be. Tsuki sat down next to him and pat him on the shoulder reassuringly.
Hiruzen looked at the two of them for a moment before speaking up. "As you know Naruto on October tenth twelve years ago the Nine-tailed Fox attacked and the Fourth Hokage died to kill it." Naruto nodded but looked confused. "This is a lie. While the Nine tails did attack us it was not killed. Instead, the Fourth sacrificed himself to seal the beast away where it could not harm the village again." He said.
Naruto's eyes widen in shock at this but he remained silent.
"Now he could not seal it in an object since it could be easily freed or taken away by our enemies. Instead, he sealed it in a newborn child." Hiruzen said and gave Naruto a moment to think.
Naruto sat there few a few moments before speaking. "I-it was me wasn't it?" he asked his eyes glistened as they started to water from the realization.
Hiruzen nodded. "Yes Naruto. You are what is known as a Jinchuuriki. The Fourth sealed the Fox in you to save the village, hoping you would be seen as a hero. Sadly that did not happen."
Naruto nodded but froze for a moment. "A jinchuuriki? Does that mean there are others?" he asked.
Hiruzen nodded. "Yes There are a total of nine tailed beasts and thus there are usually nine Jinchuuriki." Hiruzen said as he watched Naruto closely, paying attention to his body language.
Naruto remained silent and looked down at the floor. Tsuki watched him carefully, waiting for his response. After a while, Naruto looked up at the Hokage. "I'm not the fox, right? The Fox is just sealed in me?" he asked.
Hiruzen nodded. "That is correct Naruto. It is a common misconception among those less knowledgeable in seals that Jinchuuriki are the tailed beast that is sealed in them. "Luckily seals are used so often that very few people believe that now and days, but that does not stop them from being scared that the seal may break or malfunction. " Hiruzen replied. "However, this is very unlikely without external influence." He added to quell any fears Naruto my get.
Naruto nodded and got off of the couch. "Thank you, Old Man, Can I be excused?" he asked politely. Hiruzen nodded. "Go ahead I need to talk with Tsuki about something but I will send her along in a bit." He said and Naruto made his way out of the room.
Tsuki turned to face the Hokage. "That went quite well." She said with a smile.
Hiruzen nodded in agreement. "Yes, I was worried we would have to convince him that he was not the fox but it seems like he figured that out on his own, though it probably helped that he has been studying seals for a few years now."
Tsuki nodded in response. "Thank you for not telling him about me being a Biju." She said politely
Hiruzen nodded. "I think it would have only made things worse. For now, it would be best to keep what you are hidden from him, at least until he has come to terms with his existence as a Jinchuuriki." He said before taking a breath from his pipe.
Tsuki nodded in agreement. "I agree, I am glad we were able to tell him about this instead of learning it from someone else. Who knows what could have happened." She said before sighing. "I better head back. We were planning on having a party with Hinata at the apartment tonight. I have to see if he is still up for it." She said before bowing politely and making her way out of the office.
Naruto's apartment.
Tsuki took her time as she made her way back to her apartment. Once she arrived she walked into the apartment to see Naruto sitting at the table. She walked over and sat down next to him. They remained silent for a few moments. Eventually, Tsuki broke the silence.
"DO you want to talk about it?" she asked as she watched him carefully.
Naruto remained silent for a bit before speaking up. "I'm not sure, it's just a lot to take it." He said quietly.
"It explains how people acted around me but I am not sure how to feel about it, should I be mad at them for what they thought and how they acted?"
Tsuki looked at him. "It would be understandable if you were upset at people, even mad at them for how they treated you. No one could fault you for that." she said quietly.
Naruto nodded slowly before looking up at his adoptive sister. "What should I do?" he asked.
Tsuki looked at him and thought for a little bit before she shook her head. "I don't know, it's not my place to tell you how to feel in this case Naruto. The only thing I can tell you is that they were wrong about you. You're a wonderful person Naruto and if they can't see that it is their loss."
Naruto nodded and smiled. "Your right Tsuki nee-chan, it doesn't matter what they think. The only ones that matter are those I care about." He said as he started to return to his usual self.
Tsuki smiled at him. "Good, so are you still up for the party with Hinata? Or do you want to call it off" she asked as she tilted her head.
Naruto thought for a moment before he shook his head. "NO I'm fine, plus I don't want Hinata-chan to worry." He said with a smile.
Tsuki returned his smile and looked over at the clock. "Well then we better hurry and get things set up. I start work on the food and you can get the table set." She said and made her way to the kitchen, smiling to herself as she walked. 'I knew you would bounce back Naruto. I just hope you can take it just as well when you find out what I am.'