TRUTH HURTS

'Sakura.., Konohamaru..' Tsunade cleared her throat. Jiraiya was on the sofa, snoring badly as he wasn't get enough sleep.. (What do ya think, Tsunade sob to him, wishing to eat Sukiyaki on the middle of the night!)

(and did I mention that Tsunade and Jiraiya were husband and wife? And she is pregnant?) (Nevermind.. :p)

'Tsunade-sama.. is it true?' Sakura asked. A nodding Tsunade just enough to make Sakura feels joy in her heart. 'Finally!' Konohamaru crossed his arms. 'What have gotten into him for making us waiting this long!' he said.. 'It's been too long.. and he'll be arriving in a couple of days.. That's what he tells me..' Tsunade cleared.

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Naruto hold the necklace. It was pure gold with a lightning symbol on it. It was his. His father gives it to him. He smiled. Then, he sighed. 'Why does this have to happen to me?' he said to his heart. 'You've searched everywhere, kit. He's nowhere to find.. Just give up, will ya?'

'NO. Never. I will not giving up, although this search is nowhere to end.. It is not my option..' Naruto said, as he looks at the letter again. 'You're such a baka!' Kyuubi said, as Naruto yelled. 'Watashi wa baka ja nai yo!' 'Whatever, kit!' 'Come to think of it, it's been too long since I've met Sakura-chan.. I wonder how is she? I miss her, really..' he thought.. ' Yuck! It tickles me! Forget that girl, kit. She's not sexy enough..' Kyubi stopped, then giggled. 'You can find someone better..' 'Stop it! You.. ERO KITSUNE!'

'Naruto-sensei!'

A voice awakens Naruto from his conversations with the nine-tail-fox, kyuubi. He looks up to find a girl and a boy stands in front of him. 'Are you ready, Naruto-sensei?' The boy said, as a nodding Naruto answered the question. 'Get all your stuff. We'll be heading to the place in a couple of minutes.' He ordered. 'Hai, sensei'

All the secrets have been so clear to him.. but there is something.. which he doesn't understands.. but.. that something had better being left unanswered. That's what he thinks..

It all happened 7 years ago..

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'Naruto..'

'You.. are the son of the Fourth..'

The words keep rolling in his mind. He looks at both of Sannins eyes, but burst out laughing. 'You both got me this time,' Naruto said, as he wiped his tears. 'Such a good joke..' he said as Tsunade and Jiraiya sighed. 'I've told u, it's not easy to tell this to him!' Jiraiya whispered. 'Yup. He probably 15, but his mind was only 6!' Tsunade smirk.

'Naruto. This isn't a joke.' Tsunade said, she walks to Naruto and hand him a letter. 'Go home and read this. You'll understand.' Naruto stopped laughing.

'This was written by Sandaime himself. Long before his death.' Jiraiya said. Naruto looks at both of them doubtfully. He was dumbfounded. 'What are you pulling!' Naruto yelled. 'We all know that the fourth was the one who sealed this Kyuubi inside me, and you said he was my father?'

'Naruto, please.. Try to understand. Arashi-kun has a fine reason of him doing this to you.. 'Tsunade said, as she pat naruto. Jiraiya sighed. 'Naruto, there is so many this that we've been keeping a secret from you. Now.. it's time.' Jiraiya said.

---------------------FLASHBACK ENDED--------------

'I have to go back to Konoha. And find Tsunade-ba-chan. She's the only one who can help me..' Naruto thought. 'Yeah, right, kit. You're the one who made foolish act before. If you stay and regain some information, you'd probably find him by now!'

'I know! I know!' Naruto yelled. 'Naruto-sensei.. are you okay?' The girl asked Naruto. 'You behave weirdly, Naruto-sensei..' she said. 'Yeah, sometimes, you kinda scared me..' the boy added. 'Sorry..' Naruto grinned.

But that doesn't seem to avoid Naruto from thinking about the letter. And the I.O.I, of course. He have to get back to Konoha, as soon as possible. I.O.I gonna strike soon, and if he doesn't make it this time, who knows what will happen to Konoha.. ! The letter.. Sometimes, it hurts him to find that his father was the one who sealed the kyuubi inside him. But, he understands it now. He has been grown up. It hurts him when people blame him of Sasuke's death. It hurt. It does. But he can't keep himself from thinking about it. He keep blaming himself about something that wasn't his fault! His mind blows to the letter again.

Uzumaki Naruto. Finally, you got the chance to read my writing. I can't help myself from being so proud of you. I know someday I'll passed away, then no one will be telling you your origin. Forgive me as I keep this as a secret from you for such a long time.. I'm sorry. I have to protect you. I don't want you to be killed for somewhat reason you are the Fourth son. Arashi have gained so many enemies, because of his wise ness many people throw revenge to him. I'm afraid if I told everyone this, It'll affect your safety ness..

Arashi was a good student. He always obeys any orders that were given to him. Not too long before he becomes a Hokage, he met your mother, Haruka. Haruka lives with her parents, far in the Konoha wood. Arashi saves her from being slay by some robbers, but her parents was nowhere to find.. The robber might have killed them. Arashi brought her to Konoha, and I took her as my adopted daughter.

But there is a person that grows hatred towards Arashi, that is the one who used to become your father's best friend. His name was Sano Kotarou. Arashi defeats him in a battle and he hated Arashi because of his love towards your mother. Soon after that, he was found missing and was nowhere to find.

Arashi and Haruka, they were married after that, and Arashi has been given the duties of becoming the Yondaime. It was not too long after that, Haruka finds out that she was pregnant.

'How is Haruka?'

"Did she deliver? Am I too late?"

"Arashi."

"Is it a boy? A girl"

"Arashi"

"Nothing happened? Eh?"

"Arashi!" a voice yelled as the Yondaime froze and looked at him. Sarutobi raised his brows. Jiraiya let out a sigh. "Calm down, she just went into labor" Jiraiya reasoned as Arashi slumped.

"Meh..." he sighed as he dropped into a chair, tapping his foot. Suddenly, a cry erupted from the room making him jump two feet out of his chair in panic.

"Can I go?"

"No"

"But I'm the Yondaime"

"No"

"I'll order Tsunade to let me in"

"No.."

"... uhg, it's my wife"

"It's her hospital"

Sarutobi tries to prevent himself from laughing, but sorry to say, he failed. Sarutobi burst out laughing, as Arashi blinks to him. 'What?' Arashi get up and sighed.

Jiraiya chuckled. 'Arashi, stop it! You're making me dizzy!' Jiraiya said, as he watches his darling student walking back and forth. 'I can't, sensei.. I can't! It's going to come out sooner or later..' Arashi continued walking. 'I just can't help it..'

At that moment, his sentence was interrupted by an ANBU guard bursting through the door, bending over, trying to regain his breath. The face underneath the mask winced at the obvious glares that he was getting– for it was clearly a he.

'Gomen Nasai.." he panted... it must have been important for the ANBU to be heaving with breath. "What seems to be the problem?" spoke out Arashi. The ANBU turned to look at Arashi and Sarutobi.

"Gomen nasai Hokage-sama demo... the kyuubi. It's getting nearer to the village!' he said. Arashi gulped. What does he do now? He has a wife on labor and a kyuubi outside! 'You stay. I'll go and have a check. I'll take Kakashi with me, if you don't mind..' Jiraiya poofed away. Sarutobi was about to join Jiraiya, as the door opened. A tire Tsunade come out and pulls off her lab coat. Arashi quickly run past her without hearing anything Tsunade have to say. Tsunade just shakes his head and shrugged to see that happy father. Arashi stood in the doorway. Immediately a vivid grin spread across his face as he looked upon the figure in the bed. He rushed over to her as she looked up with a tired smile. It was a twin. 2 baby boys. Sarutobi smiled joyfully. 'I'll stay here for a while. Guess need to let them alone, right?' Sarutobi thinks.

"Un... can I.. Can I hold him?" he asked as Haruka nodded and allowed Arashi to take the boys from her arms, sitting in the chair by her side. He watched in amazement as the little children wiggled and small hands wrapped around his finger. His eyes softened as a smile graced his face. But the happy grin fell off as he noticed his wife was pale. Paler than usual. He put the children down.

'Haruka-chan.. you're pale. Are u okay?' Arashi asked. The Yondaime felt a cold touch to his cheek. 'You promise me you'll take care of our children well..' she said. 'I will..' he said, holding her hands. 'I want him to be called Naruto and Narumi..' Arashi nodded his head and looked to the twin. "Then they will."

Haruka could feel the coldness that was death surrounds her and she struggled to hold on long enough to tell her husband how much she truly loved him and their sons.

"Arashi-kun.. Please tell Naruto and Narumi how much I love them. Tell them how much I love you."

The 4th shook his head at her request and when he spoke, his voice was choked with tears. "But I won't have to tell them because you'll be there to do it for me, right?"

She smiled at him through her tears. He could be so stubborn sometimes.

'Arashi-kun.. They were cute, aren't they?' Haruka spoke. 'They have your beautiful blue eyes..' she smiled, as she tries to reach the twins. 'Haruka-chan.. I'll call Tsunade..' Arashi said, as he get up, try to get Tsunade to come. But, Haruka grabs his arm, a signal to stay. 'Arashi-kun..' Haruka shakes her head. 'You are not leaving me alone.. are you? Do you remember your promise? ' Arashi said, as he look into her eyes. Haruka smiled, but she was getting weaker. 'You promised me you'll never leave me.. and you're gonna broke yours now?' Arashi said, tears fall down to his cheek. Haruka wiped her husband's tears with her cold hands. 'You look awful when crying..' Haruka said, trying to smile to her dearest husband. Arashi tries to smile, but he definitely can't. He just can't stand seeing his wife like that..

Haruka coughed. The yondaime panic.

'TSUNADE!' Arashi yelled. 'TSUNADE!' Arashi was panic. He didn't know what to do.

'I love you..' Haruka breathed her last breath and fell limp in her husband's arms.

'What is it?' Tsunade said as she walks into the room. She dropped her needles as she sees crying Arashi, holding his wife and his sons. 'Haruka..' Tsunade says. 'What is it?' Sarutobi asked, going inside the room. 'Haruka, she..' Tsunade tries to say something, but she too was dumbfounded. Arashi wiped his tears.

Suddenly, an ANBU burst into the room. 'Hokage-sama. The kyuubi.. it's coming!' he said. As soon he said that, Arashi get up, holding Naruto and get out of the room, leaving Narumi to Tsunade.

--------------------IN THE BATTLE FIELD--------------------

A cheer rose up from the battle weary ranks of shinobi when they first caught sight of their Hokage riding the giant toad.

"Jiraiya-sama, look! It's the 4th and see what he's got under his arms? Is that a baby?"

Kakashi's head whipped up in alarm. 'No. He couldn't be doing what I think he is. Oh God, I can't stand to lose someone else.'

'It's a good thing I thought to do all those preparations a few days ago in case something like this happened. Haruka forgive me.' Arashi said as he kissed Naruto's forehead.

"Are you ready, Hokage?" It was the toad boss.

Yondaime nodded, "Yeah."

When the 4th summoned the Death God, instead of stealing his soul, he stole an unholy amount of his chakra meaning that he would probably die anyway.. When the Kyuubi had been successfully sealed into his son, he let his friend the toad boss leave knowing he'd probably never see him again. After he did the Jutsu that would enable his son to harness and control the Kyuubi's chakra, he brushed his fingers across Naruto's forehead. "Forgive me, Naruto, but this is the only way." 'I love you.. my son..' he whispered the last sentence before collapses onto the ground. 'Arashi!' Jiraiya screamed as he rushed towards Arashi.

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'Arashi.. He's not doing what I thought he would do, right sensei?' Said Tsunade, as she asked her sensei. Suddenly, there was a loud bang and the hospital begins to crack.. 'Tsunade, go and bring Narumi to shelter!' Sarutobi said. 'This hospital is going to be crushed!' Sarutobi said, as he tries to gather all the workers and patients to shelter.

Tsunade runs and suddenly, she saw a girl, hiding under a table. She grabs her arm and take the girl with her. Tsunade runs and runs. She runs to the konoha jungle and leaves narumi in the forest, on a cute little basket. She had to go back and rescue her hospital. (That's the most important.. :P)

'Stay here and take care of the baby Narumi until I come back. Guard him with your life.' Tsunade said as she put a necklace on Narumi's neck. A gold pendant with a lightning symbol on it, which Yondaime's little gift for his sons. She keep the other one with her, to give it to Naruto.. 'I'll send 3 ANBUs here.,' she said as she poofed away.

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'Narumi..' the girl says his name. Narumi is a cute boy with brown spiky hair and blue eyes, just like his twin brother, Naruto. The girl watch in amusement as the child wiggles his cute fingers on hers. Suddenly, dark shades were behind the girl. She notices that and turns back. She holds Narumi tightly. 'Narumi.. eh?'

'What do you want?' She asked, as her voice mixed with fears. 'Give the boy to me.' she can't do anything but screamed in fears.

'What about..' Sarutobi was about to ask Jiraiya as he shakes his head. 'He's gone.' Jiraiya said, with a teary voice, looking at a small baby Naruto. 'He was crying, indeed he should. Losing a mother, then a father.. Poor baby..' Jiraiya thinks.

'Arashi.. he didn't have to do that..' Tsunade thought.

'I have to pick Narumi.' tsunade said as she poofed away. Jiraiya and Sarutobi followed her back. Tsunade was shocked when she arrived at the place she left the girl and 3 ANBUs. Empty. No baby. The basket was empty. All she can see was just blood. Everywhere. The girl and all the ANBUs are all dead. But the child was missing. He was nowhere to find.

Naruto, you must promise me. Look for your missing twin brother, Narumi. I know it was a bit too late for this. But I have to do this. Narumi was nowhere to find since then.

You and Narumi are the only one of Uzumaki's clan that lives. Find Narumi.

SANDAIME

'We're here.. Naruto-sensei..' The boy saying woke Naruto up from his thinking. 'we'll be visiting Tsunade-ba-chan's house first..' he said, grinning. 'But, sensei, it's getting dark.. and..' the girl wasn't able to finish her word as Naruto already walks away. 'Sensei!' the boy just shrugged.

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Watashi wa baka ja nai yo! - I am no idiot!

Hai - Yes

Gomen nasai - Sorry

Sukiyaki - a dish in the nabemono-style (one-pot), consisting of thinly sliced beef, tofu, konnyaku noodles, negi, Chinese cabbage (bok choy), and enoki mushrooms among others

Baka - Stupid/Idiot