A/N: I've stayed up and finally managed to finish the chapter. I also found a great beta! Thank you little ninja of awesome! Please review if you can! It would be very helpful! I won't set a quota of reviews for updates but I would really appreciate it! I'm just finishing the details and plot for this story and I think of having three books. One when they are ninja at a young age, another for when they are in war along with them developing into their life and clan and a final one for life afterwards with their significant other if they have one.

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A/N: I am very sorry that I haven't updated in the longest time ever. I will update Legacy of a Namikaze every other week on Sunday. It could be during the morning or the afternoon. I also apologize for the author note. I know most people don't like reading them, but I just want to express my thought on the progress of the story. This is only part of the actual chapter. I am finishing it but I wanted to give you all something to read. I hope you like it!

P.S. The other part of the story will just be added onto this one. i don't want to make another chapter for it so check by Monday if this chapter got longer. Thank you for your patience!

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Chapter 4: The Start as a Ninja

Naruto couldn't sleep after his mom tucked him in. She placed him in his bed and tightly placed the blanket over him, tucking it under the mattress like she did when he would get scared, kissed his forehead and flicked the lights off before going to her room. He kept replaying what happened to him in the forest with Mizuki and what his parents told him. His mother was the former jinchuuriki of the nine-tails and was able to be happy. The first jinchuuriki said that the only way to suppress the darkness of the Kyuubi was to have love. Naruto already loved his mom, his dad and his little sister. He had developed a minor crush on his classmate Sakura but she had her eyes set on Sasuke, the teme.

Naruto threw the blanket off of him and jumped out of bed. He got his pillow and arranged them under the blanket to look like he was underneath sleeping. Satisfied, he opened his bedroom window and jumped out and landed perfectly on the ground without making a sound. He looked behind him at the view of his house and ran and kept running. The views of the Namikaze's gates got smaller and smaller to the point he couldn't see his house anymore.

He roamed the abandoned streets and was surprised how silent the village was. There was no sign of any lights turned on or the sound of any activities. There were few sounds of ninjas jumping on rooftops only to be returning to their house in the village. He wanted to go to the Hokage Monument and watch over the village with the twilight and the twinkling stars on top of his father's head. As he was heading to the monument to think about Iruka, he saw an indigo blur. He silently wished that it was not the night patrol. The Uchihas are quite creepy at night.

He blinked a few time and watched the blur that kept running forward. He walked faster and caught up to see the grey eyed girl. He only knew one grey-eyed girl, Hinata Hyuga. "Hey Hinata-chan" Naruto said glumly. She jumped at the sound of his voice and looked over her shoulder to see a sad looking Naruto. Naruto-kun. She wanted to talk to him but she knew better as she went limp, her head becoming lighter and fell forward. Naruto didn't know how to react but lunged forward. He reached forward and caught her in his arms and he felt something as his hand brushed over something round. He looked down and realized that he just accidently brushed his hand across Hinata's chest. He turned a bright shade of red and placed her on the ground, forgetting his initial thought to throw her on the ground from the accidental groping.

Aw man! I just accidently went to second base with Hinata-chan! Oh kami, what have I done! Thank the gods that there is nobody here to see anything or I would be skinned alive by kaasan! I should just wait for ten minutes for her to wake up like Rin-chan said and make sure Hinata-chan doesn't know what I did!

Naruto sat on the ground and patiently waited for Hinata to wake up. To make her a little more comfortable, he placed her head on his thigh and only hoped that she would wake up soon. He thought taking her to the hospital would make her stop fainting but he seemed to be wrong. He sighed tiredly and gazed at her. He knew that she had weird eyes but he always wanted to see them up close. He looked down and stared at her closed eyes, wondering if they could do cool things. He's heard many things from his family about her clan but never about the capabilities of their eyes, as well for the Uchihas.

Within ten minutes, Hinata began to gain consciousness. She remembered leaving the compound and headed to the special cemetery where her mother is buried. She blinked several times, sitting up when she felt someone behind her. She looked back and saw Naruto giving her a warm smile. N-N-Naruto-kun! Oh, what have I done? She blushed deeply and tried to say something but she felt a lump on her throat as the dizziness left.

"Hinata-chan! You're okay! Don't scare me like that!" He pouted, getting up from the ground. She widened her eyes and blushed deeper from the cute pout Naruto was giving her. "Last time I saw you, you fainted and I took you to the hospital! Luckily Rin-chan was there to help you and told me if you fell, to wait ten minutes." He offered her his hand to lift her off the ground and she looked at it nervously before slowly reaching up and taking his hand with hers.

Y-y-your hand is so warm she thought to herself as she looked at the ground quietly, avoiding looking at his bright blue eyes that made her knee go weak.

"Hinata-chan, what are you doing here late at night all by yourself? Shouldn't you be home?" Naruto asked, peering at her. Hinata jumped at the sound of his voice and flushed. She looked at her shoes, deciding on whether or not she should tell him. She knew that her father would want to improve with her stuttering now that she became genin and be a good heiress for the clan. As a member of the main family, she is not supposed to show any weakness especially in front of the branch family.

"I-I-I'm going to visit m-my mother's g-g-grave." Hinata whispered quietly, hoping that Naruto didn't hear her. She casted her eyes down and began to fiddle with her fingers. Despite what she wanted, Naruto heard her and frowned slightly. He never knew that Hinata's mom died or what her family was like. He wondered if they all had weird eyes with no pupil too. He would have to find that out. "T-T-Todays is her five year a-a-anniversary." She continued sadly.

"I'm sorry Hinata." Naruto said, pulling Hinata for a tight hug. Hinata was overwhelmed with his kindness as she fought to stay conscious. Naruto-kun is hugging me, please don't faint. She swallowed hard and felt tears fall down on her cheek. Naruto felt her go stiff and pulled back instantly.

"Hinata-chan, do you mind if I go with you to visit your mom? It wouldn't be right for you to be outside this late at the night all alone. If kaasan found out that I didn't help you out, I'll be dead." He shivered and gave her a cheeky smile.

Hinata's breathing hitched and her heart beat began to beat frantically. She felt her face turned a brighter shade of red, the veins in her face pumping more blood. She would never have thought that Namikaze Naruto would want to go anywhere with her because for the most part, he never acknowledged her presence much in class or noticed her around the academy.

Naruto-kun is so nice. Maybe I'll make him some rice balls after we meet our jonin sensei. He's so kind and sweet. Hinata thought as she felt warm flowing through her body, smiling. "A-Arigato N-Naruto-kun. M-my mother's grave i-is in an s-special graveyard f-for my f-family. I-it's not far f-from here." She said, avoiding his gaze, mentally scolding herself that she was stuttering in front of him. She always dreamed of talking to Naruto but she never wanted to stutter, then he would surely think there was something wrong with her.

"Alright Hinata-chan, lead the way!" He yelled empathetically with a broad smile, walking with his hands behind his neck. His smile being contagious, Hinata smiled despite herself. She knew if she came alone, then she would be crying where to her mother's grave when talking about her clan and little sister. She was glad that she came across Naruto but she wondered what he was doing here.

"Hinata-chan, tell me about your mom. I hope she's a lot calmer than my mother." He looked tentatively at her. Naruto noticed some sadness in her eyes as Hinata began to speak. Naruto loved his mother no matter how scary she happened to be. She was always there to make him feel better along with his dad. He could not to begin to imagine what he would do if he lost his mom and wondered how Hinata managed.

Hinata gave him a brave smile and began talking about her mother. She never talked about her mother with anyone since her death, especially not with her father. Her mother without a doubt made life with her father great. Her smile would brighten and sweeten anyone's heart. Luckily, her Uncle Hizashi seemed to understand how she felt and made her father more lenient at times. Though Hizashi lost his wife as well, he coped with it rather gracefully. Instead of lashing out at his son or anyone, he focused on his only son Neji. He would train with him and occasionally invite her whenever he caught her watching them in the training grounds.

Naruto couldn't be more amazed at the white eyed Hyuga. She was so gentle and kind when speaking. She never spoke anything bad about anyone and when she spoke about her mother, she showed a lot of emotion behind every word, besides the stuttering. He had to keep tears from falling from his eyes as Hinata expressed her feelings towards her mom. He never knew her well and now he felt like he missed out what it was like to have a conversation with someone who doesn't just want to be closer to him because of his father.

He sighed contently as he walked home from her house. "Hinata-chan, she's a nice ninja. I hope we both do well tomorrow with our jonin sensei." He said to himself as he jumped over his house gates. He slowly crept up the stairs and headed for his room. He hid underneath the bed comforter and fell asleep.

"Miso ramen… with chasyu pork and negi… moyashi and hourensou and tamago and a side of spicy kakuni buns…. RAMEN…" He stirred in his bed as he tossed in his bed. "Chopsticks…eggs…" He groaned before waking up. He ran his hand through his hair and sat up. He looked around and laid down again groaning from the sunlight that peaked through his red curtain.

A soft knock came to the door. "Naruto, son. Today's the day to meet your jonin sensei." His mother called through the other side of the door as she placed her ear against the door. She heard nothing and looked around her shoulders inconspicuously and unlocked the door. She walked to her son and leaned close to his ear. "Naruto, please wake up. It's time to go to the academy to meet your jonin sensei." She whispered softly.

He smiled mischievously and sprung off his feet and got on his mom's back. She jumped up in surpriseand grinned. "Good morning Naruto. Let's go eat some breakfast. Today everyone that was promoted to genin will get to meet their jonin sensei, don't forget."

"Yes! Let's go mom!" He yelled out, probably waking up everyone in house. It was her turn to smile mischievously as she pumped chakra in her feet and dashed out of the room at full speed. He clung to his mother's dress and tried not to puke as he turned a light shade of green. Once she stopped, he got off her back wobbly and tried to stand up straight. She smirked down at him and he gave half a smile at the attempt to stand straighter.

"Good morning niisan, kaasan!" Kiyomi yelled out energetically as Minato served breakfast. Naruto gave her a cheeky grin and sat down next to her. While she waited for their father and mother to serve the food, Naruto managed to poke his sister. She glared at him while he looked at the corner of the room with great interest.

With his food placed in front of him, Naruto leaned in and took a big whiff of the smell. He mouth watered instantly at the smell of steamed rice, natto with a good amount of soy sauce, tamagoyaki along with grated daikon radish. He instantly looked for the nori and sighed as if he were in heaven. He reached for his chopsticks, and then looked around sheepishly, almost forgetting that he was not alone.

He scratched the back of his head and laughed embarrassedly. "Good morning otousan, kaasan. Ready to eat?"

Minato chuckled at his son, ruffling his hair slightly. "You can start eating son. Don't mind us." He grinned as he sat across from his wife and next to Naruto. With approval, Naruto dipped his nori in soy sauce and ate at great speed. A blur of orange was all to be seen until a glass of orange juice hit the table counter rather loudly.

Kushina's eyebrow twitched as she fought to restrain herself from bashing her son's head against the table for his bad manners. "Done!" He yelled out proudly. He jumped out of his seat and headed to the window. "Bye dad, mom, Kiyo-chan! See ya later! Don't want to be late." He yelled out before jumping out. Minato chuckled at the last statement and kept to himself as Kushina got angry.

"Naruto!" Kushina yelled as she got out of his seat. She sighed as she watched him leave. "I guess I'll go get him up." She complained. Minato walked over his wife and planted a light kiss on her lips. "I'm going to go to the office. I'll drop off Kiyo-chan on my way while you go to the academy."

Kiyomi looked at her parents confusedly. "Why is kaasan going to the academy?" She asked her dad. He smiled kindly and grabbed her hand. "I'll tell you on the way. Say goodbye to your mom." Kiyomi nodded and hugged her mom and reached for her dad's hand, beaming instantly.

Naruto got to the academy a little late since he took a little detour. After he finally was able to get something out of the Hyuga heiress last night, he was able to understand her a little better and felt a little sad for what she went through. He made a stop at the Yamanka Flower Shop to buy some white roses. He came out of the store blushing furiously when Mrs. Yamanka commented on him getting flowers for his little girlfriend. He was nowhere near getting a girlfriend and getting flowers seemed quite stupid to him. Naruto stopped at the grave at Hinata's mother and read the tombstone. He didn't want to cross a line of respect so he gently placed the flowers down and hurried to the academy.

He walked in the class with his arms at the back of his head and looked around. "Where's Iruka-sensei?" He asked no one in particular as he walked down the aisle. He noticed a familiar indigo haired girl and sat next to her. "Hey Hinata-chan!" He said while he ignored the constant chatter of the class and his fan girls.

The blue haired girl turned beet red. She looked next to her and saw the blonde haired boy from last night. She was about to say something when a book was slammed on the desk. Everyone looked up and the chatter stopped. All eyes were focused on the red haired shinobi in front of the class room. She sighed out of relief that she didn't faint.

"Good morning class. For today, I will assign you to your genin team since your sensei Iruka was wounded yesterday by unfortunate events." Kushina said politely as she looked at the group of kids.

"Aw come on!" Yelled out Naruto. "Why today!" He complained. Kushina glared at her son and he closed his mouth and looked out the window with a little scowl on his face. The class laughed but then stopped when she cleared her throat.

"Three of you will be assigned to a jonin sensei and from the beginning from today, you will be following under their rules and begin doing missions if you are allowed. Most importantly, you are now considered adults. I will read off the names of the teams only once so you all better listen! I won't repeat myself!" She said as she looked down at the list of name.

She read off the first six teams and smiled inwardly as the students restrained themselves from complaining or yelling out in outrage which would only annoy her. She finally came to team seven and tried not to smile too much as she was about to read out the names. She always wanted this day to happen. "Team 7 will consist of Haruno Sakura Namikaze Naruto…" Naruto jumped up from his chair, yelling 'yes' but stopped when his mom continued "And Uchiha Sasuke."

Naruto cast a looked at Sakura and smiled at her while she looked to her right dreamily. Pink little hearts started to make their way to Sasuke as Sakura continued to bat her eyes at him. It took Naruto a second to realize who his other teammate was, and then he jumped out of his seat and yelled out. "What! I don't want to be in the same team as the teme! He'll ruin everything!"

"What makes you think I want to be in the same team as you too, dobe?" Sasuke said with mild interest. He personally had no complaints but worried about the decision the Hokage made. He waited for him to respond but smirked when Naruto's mom bashed her son on the head followed by her calling him a baka and telling him off for being rude.

Sakura was overwhelmed with joy as she looked at Uchiha and blushed with a slight squeal. Cha! Yes! Take that Ino-pig! I got to be with Sasuke while you're not! We can finally be together! Inner Sakura screamed as she locked eyes with Ino and stuck her tongue out at her childishly. Ino put her head down on the table and groaned loudly. "What's the matter with you Ino?" A boy asked, enjoying himself. He had pineapple shaped hair and looked at her smugly.

"Shut up Shikamaru! Ugh, I so don't want to be on the same team as you!" She screeched as she glared at him under her long blonde bangs. Her eyes quickly scanned the room and looked at who the remaining people were . As long as I don't get bug boy, food boy or picks his nose boy, then I am good. Oh kami, why couldn't I be with Sasuke-kun She thought as she buried her face in her arms.

"Now Team 8. Team 8 will be Aburame Shino, Hyuga Hinata, and Inuzuka Kiba with Akamaru." Hinata put her head down and began to fiddle with her fingers.I-I didn't get in the same team as N-Naruto-kun… Well maybe we could have m-missions t-together.

"Team 9 was already taken so there's one more. Team 10. It will be consisted of Akimichi Choji, Nara Shikamaru, and Yamanka Ino. Your jonin sensei will come to pick you up right after lunch. Dismissed!" Kushina said as she sat on Iuka's chair.

"Didn't you say something about not being on the same team as me?" Shikamaru said laughing. Ino cursed under her breath and glared at Shikamaru and Choji. Food boy didn't even look back or anything! Why did I get stuck with the two laziest people! I'm going to have to take charge…

"Choji, Shikamaru, follow me so we can get to know each other but I'll tell you one thing. You will both have to listen to me" Ino stated as she walked out of the classroom while her two teammates looked after her confused and annoyed.

Naruto shivered as he was glad he wasn't put in the same team as Ino. She could get scary when you messed with her. He preferred to have Sasuke-teme to be on his team than her, he could handle a few pranks.

He groaned annoyed and began to bang his head on the desk. The others teams went out to eat lunch together while he sat here with his team. Sasuke took out his lunch and began to eat his sandwich, avoiding his fan girls. Normally, Naruto would be here alone with him eating their lunch together while Iruka read a book but Sakura stayed. He smirked and looked at her. She was busy eating her food and staring at Sasuke while she completely ignored him. She was probably here to flirt with Sasuke or make a good impression. He smiled impishly and slowly crept towards her.

Kushina, who sat at the desk of Iruka, raised her eyebrow as she watched her son. He was tip toeing to the pink haired girl. Kushina could only begin to imagine what was going to happen to her son. She just hoped that the girl was not going to take any abuse from Naruto.

As if Sakura heard Kushina, she turned around and found Naruto right behind her. "Naruto!" She yelled out in surprise before she punched him in the jaw. Naruto flew back and yelled out in pain. Sasuke, who caught Naruto from the corner of his eye, chuckled and resumed eating his lunch made by his mother. Kushina laughed for a while only to stop shortly.

She was getting annoyed of the lateness of the jonin. She made a mental note to make sure that the certain someone does get here on time or else. She smiled darkly as she cracked her knuckles. She stood up from the chair with three pair of eyes following her as she went to the door. "I'm going to go check on your sensei. I'll be right back."

"This guy is so going to get it." Naruto giggled happily as he smiled. He walked back to his seat and tapping his fingers against the desk.

"Why?" Sasuke asked coolly. He put his hands to his face as he tried to have an unfazed look. He was kind of annoyed at how late their jonin sensei was. Lunch was over more than five minutes ago. He knew that most jonin were never late and they were very prompt.

"My mom doesn't like to wait. She gets too impatient and when that happens, oh bloody hell breaks loose."

"You must be exaggerating Naruto. You mother doesn't seem like that. She's calm and collected" Sakura defended. Both boys raised their eyebrows at her with a look of question. Sakura frowned and sat back down next to Sasuke who had a look of amusement.

"Yo!" a deep voice spoke suddenly from a puff of smoke. The team had a look of shook, especially Naruto as nostalgia hit him with the uniqueness of the man. He had spiky gray hair that seemed to defy gravity, dark eyes with the left eye covered by his forehead protector tilted to left. He wore a mask that obscures the lower half of his face with a glint in his visible eye.

His eye closed as he spoke. "I'm your jonin sensei. Meet me at the rooftop." With that, he disappeared leaving behind a puff of smoke like when he came in. Quickly, the genin gathered around the roof top and sat on the floor.

"Let's start off by introducing yourself. I already know one of you but I'm not sure about the other two." The jonin said with a peak of interest.

"Um…sensei. Can you explain what exactly you want to know?" The pinkette Sakura asked as she looked at her new sensei closely.

"How about your name, likes and dislikes and your dreams." He said lazily as he leaned against the railing that was around the rooftop. He had a sudden interest to turn around and gaze and the village but thought it would be rude to his students, especially since he barely met them.

"Can you give us an example?" Sakura requested sweetly as she smiled at her sensei before she looked at her two other teammates who look indifferent. Naruto thought that they would have already gone down to the Hokage office and received a mission. He hoped that nobody else got any of the good ones. Sasuke, on the other hand was thinking about his brothers. His older brother Itachi seemed to be very busy now and spent less time training with him and Akihiko.

"Alright. My name is Hatake Kakashi. My likes and dislikes are none of your business. As for my dreams, that is personal." He said in a monotone voice, wondering if he would get a reaction from his new team. Sakura groaned and he barely caught Sasuke's eyebrow twitch in annoyance.

Naruto couldn't help it as he burst out laughing. He startled both Sakura and Sasuke as he received a weird look from Kakashi. "Man, you're funny. If he won't tell you anything about himself, then I will. He likes one of my favorite people in the world, Rin-chan. They have been dating for a while," He giggled slightly. "He dislikes when my mother scolds him, especially in front of Rin-chan. His dreams, huh. I don't know that one." He ended with a pensive look.

Sakura had a huge knowing smile on her face when she faced her sensei and giggled slightly. Kakashi mentally groaned and wished that he could throw Naruto off the roof top. Though, the building was not that tall so he wouldn't get hurt, but that wouldn't matter to Kushina. Once you angered her, there's no telling what she would do. Kakashi sweat dropped and cleared his throat. "Naruto, since you've decided to reveal information about me, then it is your turn."

"Alright then. They know who I am anyways. My name is Namikaze Naruto! My likes are ramen, and being around my mom, dad and little sister. My dislikes are when my kaasan tries to force me to read more books when we already agreed to read for an hour. My dream is to become Hokage and surpass both my mom and dad! Believe it!" Naruto yelled proudly with a huge grin.

Kakashi had knowing smile under his mask as he nodded to the girl in the middle to begin.

"My name is Haruno Sakura. My likes are," She looked at both Sasuke and Naruto as she giggled quietly and hid her lower face with her hands, covering her dark crimson blush. Kakashi sighed to himself as she continued. "My dislikes… I don't think I have any. My dream is to be one of the best kunochi there is in Konoha."

"Good. You in the corner."

"My name is Uchiha Sasuke. My likes are training with my brothers, learning our clan's jutsu and training with my father. My dislikes are annoying fan girls who keep asking me out on dates. My dream is to take over the police force from my father and become an excellent shinobi."

"You guys are an interesting team. Well tomorrow, you are going to have another test to see whether or not you are capable of being good ninjas. Meet me at training ground three at the crack of dawn. Word of advice, don't eat anything. You might puke." With that said, he left leaving behind no trace of him.

"Aw come on! That is not fair! I'm going to have to work harder with okaasan then. I'll see you guys later!" Naruto said as he began walking to the other side of the village.

"Bye" Sakura said sadly. She glanced at Sasuke and saw that he was going home. "Are you leaving too?" She called out to him. Come on Sakura! You can do this! Get him to talk back to you and then you can invite him to have some lunch or dinner. Inner Sakura yelled out as she dreamily stared at Sasuke.

He was silent for a moment before he replied. "Yeah. I promised my younger brother Akihiko that I would train with him." He said as he stopped to look back at her.

"Oh, well…um see you tomorrow Sasuke-kun! Sleep well!" She yelled out before she ran down the path to her house. You had to be that awkward with the pregnant silence. Inner Sakura said annoyed.

Well it's not like I could have invited myself to the Uchiha Compound to just watch him train with his little brother.

You should have batted your eyes at him and sweetly said: "Sasuke-kun, do you mind if I come watch you train? I would love it if I could" as you look up and to meet his gaze slowly. Inner Sakura said dreamily.

You've been watching too much TV. She told herself.

"Kaasan! I don't want to do chakra exercises! They are boring! I want to learn how to do cool ninjustu like you did against Mizuki with the cool water dragon." Naruto complained as he laid on the floor with many leaves scattered around him.

"Naruto, before you are able to perform and master any jutsu, you need to have good chakra control, molding and concentration. Let's first focus back onto control. Try to climb that tree over there." Kushina said as she pointed to the tallest tree in their compound. She wanted to laugh at the look Naruto had on his face but decided against it. He had come running after meeting his sensei and demanded to be taught something. He had such a determined look, she couldn't say no.

"It's huge! How does climbing the tree help with my chakra control?" Naruto asked as he scratched his cheek. He looked at the top of the tree and almost flinched. The tree was about 30 feet tall.

"You are not supposed to use your hands, just your feet and a kunai to mark any progress. Watch me." She explained. She walked straight to the tree and placed her feet flat on the tree bark as she continued to walk. She made it to the top of the tree and walked under a large branch. "You are supposed to gather chakra at the bottoms of the feet, and then walk up a tree as if it were the ground. If you were to gather too much chakra you would break the tree and be thrown in the opposite direction. With too little chakra, you will also fall. However, with the correct amount then you will actually stick to the tree. The more chakra control you have, the more you would be able to fluently master most jutsu" Kushina explained as she gazed at her son upside down. "The longer time you stay on the tree, the more control you have. It could also help with your reserve of chakra, though you don't need help on that."

Naruto had an unconvinced pout as he stared at the tree. He could easily climb the tree and come back down in less than two minutes, but with no hands? "Okay. So when I'm about to fly away from the tree, I mark the tree with the kunai?" He asked carefully as he took one out of his pouch. She nodded and gracefully landed on the ground next to him.

"Don't worry. Once you are able to control your chakra, your dad and I will teach you our special jutsu we have in our clan."

Naruto quickly looked back his mother. "Really? Like what? Oh, Hiraishin?" He questioned giddily. "What about the-"

"Naruto," She cut him off. "You need to take your chakra training seriously. You will have more difficulty controlling the abundant chakra you have. Before you start dreaming about the 'cool jutsu' that are passed down through our clan, you need practice." Kushina lectured.

Naruto nodded and turned to the tree. He took a deep breath and charged at the tree and stepped his foot on the bark of the tree only to be pushed back. Quickly, he slashed the tip of the kunai on the tree as he kneeled at the ground. He growled in frustration. He thought he would have gone farther than that on the first try.

"Don't give up Naruto. I know you can do it. If you need any help, I'll be meditating." Kushina encouraged. She smiled at his determination to learn and went to sit under a cherry blossom. She sighed and cleared her thoughts as she regulated her breathing.

Few Hours Later

Naruto stood panting as he stared at the tree. The tree's bark had multiple lines that marked his progress. He was really impressed with himself that he got half way up the tree. Out of breath, he put his hands on his knees and had his head down. He felt the beads of sweat dripping from his forehead. He could feel his heart pumping in his ribcage and let out a final breath and stood up.

He looked at his mom and her eyes snapped open automatically. She got up and inspected the tree. "Good job Naruto. With more training, you'll be up at the top of the tree in no time!" She placed her hand on his shoulder and led them into the house. "Come one. You must be starving. Let me make you a snack."

"Can it be ramen?" He asked, giving her the best puppy eye look he could muster. His body ached from the falls he had in the beginning. He was exhausted, but not drained. He just hoped that his mom understood and would let him eat some without him trying to eat it in secret.

"Naruto it's not always good for you! You should eat it once in a while. How about I make you some miso kukkii [1]?" She offered as she looked through one of the cabinets.

"Fine. Oh, I forgot to ask, where is Kiyo-chan? I haven't seen her since this morning." Naruto scratched his cheek as he watched her gather the needed ingredients.

"She went to her room and took a nap. She stayed up pretty late and couldn't sleep that well. She came in our room and asked if she could sleep with your father and me." She said as she mixed the beaten eggs with flour and almonds. "Can you go and check on her?"

"Sure" He said as he raced up the stairs. He walked up the second floor. He stopped in front of her door and knocked three times followed by two slow knocks. "Come in niisan!" She yelled out.

"Hey Kiyo-chan! So how was the academy? Learn anything knew?" Naruto questioned as he sat on her bed and leaned against a large stuffed animal of a maneki-neko [2].

She chuckled quietly. "Mr. Hotshot, proud of being genin? I would be. At the academy, we were finishing up about the Legendary Sanin and sensei also talked about Hatake Sakumo. They sound like such great shinobi. Tsunade-chan is so strong! She's a great medical ninja too!" Kiyomi gushed at the excellence of her god mother. She was glad that she was Tsunade's god daughter; she couldn't wait to ask her if she can train her.

"Psst. Jiraiya is stronger than Tsunade! He's also a seal master! He comes to visit more often than Tsunade-chan!" He defended.

"Ojisan has fewer things to do than Tsunade-chan!" She retorted as she cross her arms in front of her.

"We've reached an impasse. Let's go eat some miso kukkii. Kaasan should have them ready now." Naruto said, pleased with the bickering they had. Most would think that he was weird for enjoying someone arguing with him but he saw it as a good sign. Naruto didn't want to force his sister to talk to him. Eventually she would turn to him or their parents. Their bickering just confirmed that Kiyomi doesn't think that he's any different even with the Kyuubi sealed inside of him.

He frowned at the thought of the Kyuubi and shook his headed down the stairs. Kiyomi gave him an expectant look. "What?"

"Will you take me to Akihiko's house? I promised him that I would train with him." Kiyomi asked.

"Why would I want to do that? I don't want to see the teme more than I have to." Naruto stated as if his sister should have known better.

"Please! I don't want to look bad if I don't show up. Besides, Mikoto-chan hasn't seen you in a while." She reasoned, bringing his godmother into the argument. He hadn't seen her since he stormed out of the Uchiha's compound. Now that she thinks about it, he never told anyone what happened. He just said nothing and changed the topic quickly.

"I'll take you if you buy me some ramen." He said casually as he walked through the kitchen and got a whiff of the delicious snack.

She scowled but nodded her head. She sat next to her brother as Kushina placed a plate full of miso kukkii in front of them. "Kaasan, can Naruto and I go visit Aunt Mikoto? I want to train with Akihito."

"I guess you can. You have to get here by dinner though. I don't want you guys out late." Kushina agreed as she sat with her children. "Is there anything specific you are going to do?" She reached for a miso kukkii and took a bite.

"Well, since Naruto-niisan is coming, I hope that he'll train with us. Akihito-kun always brags about Itachi-kun and Sasuke-kun. I just want to show them that niisan is really good too." Kiyomi explained. She understood why Akihito bragged about his brother Itachi. Everyone knew that Itachi was one of the best shinobi to be born in their time. He graduated from the academy at the age of 7 and became chunin at 10 years old. Beside his ninja abilities, he was a really sweet and calm person.

"The teme is not that great. I beat him when we sparred in the academy. He's such a sore loser! I won and he wouldn't talk to anyone for the rest of the day. He's just a big baby." Naruto expressed, annoyed. He didn't like it when Kiyomi talked about the Uchiha. Sure, they were great but they were no Namikaze! He just needed to find a way to show his sister. "Come on Kiyo-chan. Don't you want to go visit Akihiko?"

"Bye kaasan!" They yelled out before they left. Kushina shook her head and took another bite at the miso kukkii.

"Niisan, you never told me what was in the scroll. Was there any cool jutsu?" Kiyomi excitedly look at her brother.

Naruto smugly looked at her sister before he formed a sly smirk. "Well sadly, I only learned two techniques. One of them was created by the Shodai Hokage. It's Taju Kage Bunshin no Jutsu. It makes an actual solid clone of the user. It's really hard to master yet I managed to learn it. The other one is Bunshin Daibakuha. It's a good combination to know." He explained.

"Who created Bunshin Daibakuha? Was it the Shodai Hokage too?" She asked beaming at her brother. Niisan is so cool! He learned a technique made by the Shodai Hokage! He helped found the village! He's so strong and intelligent!

Naruto sweat dropped. I can't say that it was Itachi. She would only think that the Uchiha are powerful… "I don't know. It didn't say." He answered coolly, shoving his hands in his pockets. He stared at the road and began to see the gates of the Uchiha's compound.

"Can you tell me why it's a good combination?"

"Well since the clone is solid, not an illusion or anything, it has its advantages. You can do multiple things at once and you can do jutsu. I think. Bunshin Daibakuha is just exploding the clones and the explosion is really big. Let's say that if my clone encounters an enemy, I can explode my clone and hurt the enemy. A win-win situation if you ask me." He explained as he imagined it visually in his mind.

"Would you show Akihiko and me later?" Kiyomi asked as she eagerly waved at the guard of the Uchiha compound. She led him into the large compound and headed to a largest house of them all.

"I guess I could show after you train with Akihiko. First, I have to see Mikoto-chan. I need to apologize to her." He suggested as he recognized the house.

Unlike the Namikaze's home, the Uchiha homes were long and were traditional. The shingles of the roof were a deep shade of violet while the cement walls were pale white. The Uchiha fan was decorated in the lanterns that hang from the light poles as well from flags that were adorned in the houses.

With Kiyomi behind him, he gingerly knocked at the door and called out, "Mikoto-chan, it's me Naruto and Kiyomi!"

Surprised, Mikoto ran to the door and opened it wide. She had a big smile as she pulled Naruto in for a hug. "Naruto! It's been a while. You've grown so much!" She pulled back and smiled kindly at him and Kiyomi. She missed when Naruto would come and visit her. He always made her laugh and he reminded her so much of Kushina.

"Hello Mikoto-san! Is Akihiko-kun already waiting for me?" Kiyomi asked as she noticed her aunt happier and youthful.

"Yes dear. He's been complaining that you were late and went out back with Sasuke." She answered with a little laugh as she led them to the back to a patio. Kiyomi saw both young Uchiha and ran to them. "So Naruto, how are you?" She asked warmly as they both sat on a wooden bench that faced the trees.

Naruto blushed from the attention he was getting from his god-mother. He would not have thought that she missed him and smiled guiltily. "I've been great! I pulled a great prank on otousan before becoming genin. Kaasan got a kick out of it." He giggled as he remembered how his dad reacted seeing himself with ruby red hair. Priceless.

Mikoto laughed at his antics. "Naruto, I heard from Sasuke that you did make it to genin after all. What did he mean?" She asked up front. She knew that Naruto was coming along as a great ninja. No matter how little Sasuke like to admit it, he knew that Naruto was his match and proved that whenever Iruka would have them parried off to spar

"Well… there wasn't a way for me to do the academy clone correctly at the time but now I can! I can make a solid one." He offered lamely. He wasn't sure how to answer her. She had expectations for him and he knew it. He liked it but he also didn't want her to worry.

Mikoto wasn't surprised that he mastered the technique of the first Hokage. He was the son of the Konoha's Yellow Flash and Red Hot Habanero after all. She giggled and with a glint in her eye as a thought came to mind. "Naruto, say, how are you doing in the department of finding a girlfriend? I've seen that you have a lot of admirers. Especially one that your mom and I think is cute for you."

Naruto blushed and shook his head profoundly. "Eh! I'm barely 12 for kami's sake!" He cried out as he cringed.

"Well technically you are an adult already and as I told Sasuke-"

"Mikoto-chan, don't worry about me. I kind of have a crush on Sakura but it's not like I would ask her out or anything!" He clarified.

"If you insist Naruto. Go, I bet Akihiko wants you to train with them too." She winked at him and ruffled his hair before she walked back to the house.

Naruto pouted slightly and walked over to his sister and the two Uchiha boys. "Hey teme, Akihiko!" He greeted.

Sasuke glared at him and focused at the match going on. Akihiko and Kiyomi had a heated argument about who was better in taijutsu and ended up in a battle because of the suggestion Sasuke made. Sasuke wanted to tell them both that neither of them had much training in taijutsu but thought that it would only anger them both.

Akihiko was on the offense. He was throwing punching at a visible speed which made it easier for Kiyomi to block. She saw incoming punch directed at her face and stopped it with her wrist as she flung his arm down and took advantage as she kicked him in ribs. He groaned in pain and jumped back.

"Are you going to give up?" Akihiko said as he grabbed his rib. He was starting to get tired but didn't want to acknowledge that she was better at him in taijutsu. Especially not in front of Sasuke, he wouldn't let him live it down.

"How long has this been going on?" Naruto asked Sasuke as he looked at his sister interested.

"For a good ten minutes. They both started out strong but your sister seems to have more of advantage. It seems like she really good actually." He commented on the speed she was moving.

"No!" She yelled as she leaped forward and began to lash out. She had a combo of kicks and punches that was a slight blur. She narrowed her eyes as Akihiko blocked her kicks with his hands and went back to punching. She landed a few in his stomach. She was mad that he doubted her abilities and she was not going to let him insult her as a girl nor as a shinobi. She was glad that she asked her mom to train in her taijutsu as she felt Akihiko's defense break. She smiled at an easy opening as she sent a spinning kick at his feet.

He fell on the ground and groaned aloud. "Kiyomi!"

With a smug smile, she looked down at him in triumph. "My mom taught me the leaf gale. I saw an opening and I took it. So admit it, I am better than you in taijutsu." She batted her eyes at him before walking to Naruto and Sasuke.

Akihiko sat up and glared at her. "You've been training with your mom? That's not fair. I've mostly been focusing in ninjutsu. I bet you I can beat you in a ninjutsu battle."

"Hey now. Just because you were beaten, doesn't mean you are less. I always get beaten when I spar with kaasan. She doesn't even fight me with a tenth of her strength. It only makes sense she's better than you when kaasan training her." Naruto defended. The friendly competition was fun only until someone got hurt.

"It's understandable Akihiko. The dobe is right. We've trained in taijutsu but her mother is one of the best there is. Just don't tell dad you lost to a girl" Sasuke snickered at the last part. Naruto and Kiyomi couldn't help but to laugh along with the look of terror Akihiko had.

He grumbled something under his breath before he tried to get the spotlight off of him. "So Naruto, Kiyo-chan says that you can do a jutsu that the first Hokage created. Can you show us?"

Naruto looked surprise from the sudden change in Akihiko but smiled. "Sure. Stand back. I can make a lot of them." They all took big steps back as Naruto went through the signs, ram, serpent, and tiger as hundreds of Narutos appearing the field.

With the increase of chakra signature, the rest of the Uchiha came out of the house only to be shocked. Itachi came out followed by Fugaku and Mikoto to see the vast amount of Naruto in their yard. Some of them were pushing each other and throwing insults while some were on top of each other.

Itachi's eyes widened but he smiled. Minato-sama made a comment that Naruto learned one of his jutsu. When he said that, it puzzled him but now that he sees what he learned, he had an idea what the Hokage was talking about.

"When you said that you can make a Shadow Clone, I thought you only meant like two. Naruto!" Mikoto said worriedly as she gazed at all of the Narutos. Fugaku was captivated by the amount of clones the boy managed to make. Normally, jonins were able to perform such jutsu with the requirement of a lot of chakra that was evenly distributed among the clones.

"That's really impressive Naruto. I bet you know a great cooperative jutsu along with it." Itachi commented with a knowing glint in his eyes. He nodded at them and headed back into the house with his father and mother behind.

Naruto laughed nervously and looked at her sister. "Come on Kiyo-chan! It's getting late and kaasan doesn't like it when we are late." Naruto signaled her leave.

"Bye Sasuke-kun, Akihiko-kun! It was fun training with you guys! You won't be so lucky next time Akihiko!" Kiyomi called out as she waved to them in a final goodbye. They excused themselves from the other Uchiha before they left back to the Namikaze complex.

Naruto had a bright smile and couldn't wait until tomorrow.

[1] Miso kukki is a nutritional and delicious snack that's main ingredient would be miso.

[2] Maneki-neko is a common Japanese figurine that is considered along with good luck.