Hey everyone! I've been on a roll today and just got Ch 4 finished! I can probably get one more Chapter out by the end of the day. So look forward to one more chapter today and probably two tomorrow. After that, it'll probably slow down because I'm running out of material that I've already written. So please, enjoy Chapter 4! Don't forget to review! The really help me to know if I'm doing a good job or not!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of the characters in the manga or anime! They all belong to Masashi Kishimoto! If I owned them, I wouldn't be writing a fanfic!

Key:

"Speech"

"Kyūbi and other large beings"

Thought

"Normal Speech Emphasis on a word Normal Speech"

A/N: This is my first ever fanfic, please go easy on me. I'll accept any friendly advice you're willing to give to help make this story better. Thanks in advance!

WARNING: THIS FANFIC IS RATED M FOR A REASON! THERE WILL BE BLOOD, GUTS, SEXUAL CONTENT, ETC. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

CH 4: Tests

Naruto woke the next morning and promptly made his way to the bathroom to relieve himself. He decided to shower because he didn't know when the tests were going to begin or when his friends and Hinata would come visit him today.

The warm water felt rejuvenating after sleeping for so long. His body loosened up and he never felt better. After a little relaxing, Naruto washed his hair and body and finished his shower. He shaved and fixed his hair as best he could and left the bathroom to get his clothes for the day. He put on his signature outfit and sat on the bed and watched TV for a few moments before deciding he was going to get some breakfast.

He left his room and knocked on Kakashi's door to see if he was awake yet. Kakashi answered the door and agreed to go get breakfast with Naruto. They walked to the cafeteria and ordered their breakfast. Because it was a hospital, there was a limited choice of what they could eat. Kakashi decided to get a bagel with cream cheese and a green apple. Naruto was very distraught when they didn't have breakfast ramen, but settled on a bowl of oatmeal and an orange. After they finished eating and talking with some of the other patients, they started to head back upstairs when they ran into Shizune.

"Ah, I thought this is where you two would be. Was your breakfast alright?" Shizune greeted them with a smile.

"Not my first choice, but not bad." Kakashi returned the greeting with a nod.

"It wasn't ramen, but it wasn't bad." Naruto said as he patted his satisfied stomach.

"Good. Kakashi, your test results are in. You can leave whenever you want. All your tests came back normal. Naruto, I'll be up in your room in an hour to run your tests. Please be ready ok?" Shizune informed the two men.

"I think I'll stick around for the tests and analysis… if that's alright with you of course, Shizune-san." Kakashi responded.

"Yes that's fine. It shouldn't take more than an hour as long as everything is fine." Shizune said with a smile. "You are his sensei after all."

Kakashi only nodded in response.

"Ok, I'll be ready Shizune nee-san. See you then." Naruto said as he and Kakashi turned and headed back up to their rooms.

"So Naruto how was your talk with Miss Hinata yesterday?" Kakashi asked as they stood in the elevator.

"You know about that already?" Naruto asked slightly embarrassed.

"Well, yeah. Where do you think Hinata was while Sakura and Ino were in your room? Her and I talked a lot about you. She really likes you Naruto." Kakashi looked at Naruto seriously.

"Yeah, I know. It was a good talk. A lot happened, but the gist of it is we agreed for now to 'date' more or less. We're gonna hang out, probably train and spar with each other, and learn more about each other. I did get a kiss on the cheek for protecting her though. I returned it as thanks for always being there for me. To be honest though, I think there's a legitimate, almost definite possibility this becomes more than just friends very soon." Naruto informed his sensei with a small smile.

"Oh? Well that's good that you already feel that way. But I agree that you should take it more or less slow." Kakashi responded.

"Yeah. I think it's the right thing to do. But I'm not sure how slow it's really going to go. It was really hard to not actually kiss her yesterday." Naruto said as they stepped out of the elevator.

"Well, that's understandable. Kissing is part of dating after all. You've got to experiment a little in dating to figure out if someone is really right for you or not. But you just can't let things go too far or there could be consequences." Kakashi explained to his young, inexperienced student.

"Yeah I know. Well, I guess I'll figure that out later seeing as we're starting out by just hanging out and stuff." Naruto said as they reached the rooms.

"Right. When are you seeing her next?" Kakashi asked.

"Today after my tests sometime." Naruto responded.

"Oh, that's good. Well then let us hope all the tests go well." Kakashi smiled through his mask.

"Right, thanks Kakashi-sensei. I'm gonna lay down for a bit before Shizune nee-san comes up. See you soon." Naruto waved at Kakashi and walked into his room to relax.

"Alright. Later." Kakashi opened the door to his room and walked inside to rest for a while as well.

Soon enough, Shizune knocked on Kakashi's door and informed him that the tests were going to start soon. The two of them went into Naruto's room and found him sitting on the bed with his shirt off waiting for them.

"Hey guys. Let's get this over with so I can get out of here already. I'm so bored." Naruto complained.

Shizune took his vitals and found them to be normal, as expected. She attached some patches to his arms, legs, chest, stomach, back, neck, and head to take other readings. She had Naruto create a Kage Bunshin to read how his chakra levels and coils reacted. They appeared normal to her, but the data would have to be analyzed later. Next she had him manipulate his nature chakra to see if increasing chakra output had any effect on those readings. They too appeared normal. The same process was followed when Naruto was asked to enter Sage Mode. Finally, Naruto was asked to call on the power of the Kyūbi. He manipulated the darker chakra and brought it to the surface and soon after suppressed it with relative ease. The data came through and it too appeared normal. Well…normal for using the chakra of the most powerful Bijū of all at least. All of the data was sent to the lab for analysis.

"We should know in about an hour or two if everything is ok. Everything seemed fine though. Wait here and we'll let you know when the results are in ok?" Shizune smiled at the two ninja.

"Ok, I'll be here. Sakura and Ino should be coming with Chōji, Shikamaru, Sai and Yamato-sensei so I've got no problems waiting it out." Naruto nodded.

"Oh, guess I can stick around then. I was thinking of leaving to give you and Hinata some time alone if she was coming over by herself." Kakashi teased.

"Hinata-san? Are you and Hinata-san dating Naruto?" Shizune asked with a small smile on her face.

"Well kinda. It's a long story. But basically she confessed that she loves me when she defended me from Pein and after talking for a while, we decided that we'd try this out and see where it went. I like her as a friend, but I'm not sure if I love her or not." Naruto explained. "That's what I wanted to talk to you about Shizune nee-san. What do you think?"

"Hinata-san is quite the catch Naruto. She's the heiress to her clan, she's a fine ninja, and she's one of the beautiful kunoichi in Konoha. Plus she already loves you anyway." Shizune smiled at the blonde ninja.

"Yeah, pretty lucky of me huh?" Naruto smiled.

Shizune nodded. "Well I better go help interpret the data, I'll have everyone escorted up here when they arrive. Bye for now." Shizune said as she exited the room. There was a short silence after Shizune exited.

"Hey, Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto began. When Kakashi turned and looked at him, he continued. "Did you know that the Yondaime was my dad?"

Kakashi's eyes narrowed slightly and the question, he wasn't sure how to answer. "Yeah, I did. I'm sorry I never told you anything. Sandaime-sama made a law that prohibited the villagers from talking about your connection with Minato-sensei or the Kyūbi around you or their children so you would live as normal a life as possible. I thought you had died in the attack, but when I saw you for the first time, I knew exactly who you were. I'm sorry that I wasn't there for you for so long, but I will make it up to you."

"No, I understand that you couldn't say anything. I just wanted to know." Naruto responded. "What about my mom? Who was she? What was she like? Was she pretty? Come on! Tell me!"

"Your mother was Kushina Uzumaki. She was born in the former Uzu no Kuni (Land of Whirlpools). She moved to Konoha after it fell. She met your father in the academy and fell in love with him after he saved her life. She was a strong kunochi both in mind and body. She was a lot like you actually: loud and always looking for attention. She was very beautiful. I'm sure Tsunade-sama has a picture of her somewhere. She was also the container of the Kyūbi before it was ripped out of her during your birth."

"I see…thanks for telling me that." Naruto said, happy and sad at the same time. "I met him."

"What?" Kakashi was confused but knew who he was. "How?"

"When I began transforming into the Kyūbi, my seal was breaking. But Dad sealed some of his own chakra with the Kyūbi's so if the seal ever broke, he could fix it. After he stopped the Kyūbi and fixed the seal, we talked for a while." Naruto explained.

"I see. That's great you got to meet him; he was a good man. He and your mom loved you very much, and would be very proud of who you have become. Now you finally know the truth." Kakashi smiled at Naruto.

"Yeah." Naruto smiled. "Is everyone else going to find out?"

"Eventually. Now that you know, you can reveal it to whomever you want to. It's probably for the best now. After Pein, everyone in Konoha sees you as a hero, civilians and ninja alike. Now's the time to build upon that so when Tsunade-sama appoints you as the next Hokage, everyone will agree that you are fit for the position." Kakashi explained. "I'm sure she'll make the announcement as soon as she wakes up and sees the time is right."

"Yeah, you're probably right about that. I told Hinata-chan last night when she asked how I regained control of my body after the Kyūbi took over. I'll let everyone else know later." Naruto explained.

"Let us know about what?" Came a voice from the direction of the door. Naruto looked up to see Sakura standing in the doorway with their comrades behind her. "Sorry, more people came than expected." Sakura said scratching the back of her head embarrassed.

"Ah! My eternal rival Kakashi!" Gai said as he moved past everyone faster than they could see to get to Kakashi. "I hope that your youthful energy has not been taken away by this experience! As you can clearly see, mine is stronger than ever!" He made the 'nice guy' pose and flashed a smile that would make a nuclear explosion look a candle.

"Yeah yeah, I'm fine." Kakashi sighed.

"Hey guys. Well, seeing as everyone is here I might as well tell you now. Come on in." Naruto stood and went to greet everyone. He made a beeline for Hinata without even realizing it. "Hi Hinata-chan." He smiled and reached out and gave her a warm hug.

"Hi Naruto-kun." She blushed and returned his smile and accepted his hug. "How did your tests go?"

"As far as we know, good. Shizune nee-san said that the data appeared normal but she had to examine it in the lab before she could be sure." Naruto explained.

"Oh, I see. When will we all know the results?" Hinata asked.

"About an hour, maybe a little more. Hopefully I'm all right so I can get out of here." Naruto chuckled.

"Yeah, that would be good." Hinata smiled back.

"For sure. I know a hospital room isn't the most fun place to hang out with someone. Where ever you wanna go, we'll go." Naruto smiled at the heiress.

"Ok." Hianta returned his smile.

Everyone in the room noticed their interaction and the look they gave each other, but everyone decided to keep their thoughts to themselves and save the teasing for later.

Naruto released Hinat from his hug and greeted everyone else with hugs and hand shakes. After greeting everyone he returned to Hinata's side, taking her small hand in his much larger one.

Sakura felt her heart skip a beat when she noticed their interlocking fingers and Hinata's slight blush, but she didn't understand why.

About an hour of talking and joking with everyone went by before Naruto decided to make his new secret known.

Naruto looked at everyone and his face became slightly more serious. "Everyone, I have an announcement to make."

"What kind of announcement?" Kiba asked curiously.

"What's up Naruto?" Sakura asked concerned.

"Alright, well I guess I should start with the beginning. Everyone knows the Yondaime sealed the Kyūbi inside of me by now, right?" He waited for everyone to nod. "Alright, first, thanks for everyone understanding. It means a lot to me that everyone is here." Everyone smiled once again.

"Anyway." Naruto continued. "Basically the seal lasted for about 16 years without being broken because I never got angry or sad enough to be tempted to remove it. I could access the Kyūbi's powers with the seal fully intact as long as my emotions didn't go out of control. When Hinata defended me from Pein and she nearly died, my anger and sadness exploded, causing the seal to fail and I released all nine tails of the Kyūbi's chakra. A few more seconds and it might have been too late to save me. But someone stopped me from destroying the seal completely." Naruto paused and squeezed Hinata's hand slightly. He began to get a little nervous.

"Who was is?" Ino asked legitimately curious.

"Yeah, you can tell us Naruto." Chōji added between eating chips.

Naruto remained silent for a moment, and then spoke. "The Yondaime."

Everyone except Shikamaru, Kakashi, and Hinata looked visibly surprised, but he continued.

"When he sealed the Kyūbi, he sealed part of his chakra with it so he could stop me from doing what I was about to do. He fixed the seal and then explained why he chose me. First reason is that a Bijū can only be sealed inside of newborn baby, which I was the only one at the time in Konoha. The second, and most important, reason was the Yondaime knew I was the only one in the world who would have the ability to completely master the Kyūbi's chakra."

"Why are you the only one who can control his chakra?" Kiba asked in confusion.

"It has to do with your parents doesn't it?" Shikamaru had figured it out long ago; listening to the story only confirmed his suspicions.

"That's right. The Uzumaki clan was a clan gifted with high chakra levels, stamina, and a very strong will. My mother was an Uzumaki. And members of my father's clan were also very strong willed and had powerful chakra. Only people with similar characteristics can control the Kyūbi's chakra, so my family were the only people who could do it in all of Konoha." Naruto continued to explain.

"Then who are your parents?" Rock Lee asked. "It had to have been some seriously powerful people full of energy and the power of youth to be able to save Konoha from the likes of the Kyūbi!"

"My mother was Kushina Uzumaki of the former Uzu no Kuni. My father was…" Naruto took a deep breath. "Minato Namikaze, also known as—"

"The Yondaime Hokage," Kakashi finished Naruto's sentence, "also known as Konoha's Yellow Flash."

Everyone but Hinata, Kakashi, Gai, Yamato and Shikamaru gasped at the revelation.

"No way…" Neji was essentially speechless. He had said Naruto was a no-body when they were younger, when in reality he was the son of the most powerful and most famous ninja in the history of Konoha.

"WHAT? ARE YOU SERIOUS NARUTO? THE YONDAIME IS YOUR DAD!" Sakura asked yelling, shocked to say the least.

"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US SOONER?" Ino asked in a similar tone.

"Because I didn't know until he told me himself. It was kept a secret from the villagers and myself so I could lead a normal life. But it backfired. Those who knew about the Kyūbi never learned about my father so they treated me badly." Naruto explained.

"Oh… I see. I'm sorry for yelling. I wasn't mad, just surprised." Sakura responded, slightly embarrassed because of her yelling. "And TOTALLY turned on" Inner Sakura teased her normal self.

"Yeah, me too, sorry." Ino said.

"I understand." Naruto said smiling at both of them.

"Why don't you seem very surprised Hinata?" Kiba asked her. "This is kinda big news. Naruto is more or less the heir to the title of Hokage now that he has the lineage to back it all up."

"Well, that's because he told me last night when I came to visit him…" Hinata blushed remembering the events of the previous night, especially the hugs and kiss on the cheek.

"She asked how I regained control, so I told her. I would have told you all had you been there. Please don't take it personal guys." Naruto explained.

"No, it's cool. I was just curious." Kiba responded before donning a mischievous smirk. "Does this affect anything Hinata?" Teasing her for the first time since he saw the way she looked at Naruto.

Hinata blushed. She wasn't that nervous about being near Naruto, but when everyone was around them she became very embarrassed.

"N-no. I already t-told him how I felt when I tried to save him from Pein." Hinata began quiet, but soon was almost yelling her feelings. She looked at Naruto and wrapped her arms around his waist and pulled him close to her. "Please, believe me."

Naruto stared down at Hinata in slight confusion before smiling. "I know, you told me before even I knew he was my dad. I understand Hinata. Don't worry. Just because I'm the son of the Yondaime doesn't change anything. I'm still the same as before and that's never going to change; I can promise you that." He smiled at her.

Hinata looked up into Naruto's eyes and saw nothing but truth in what he said. "Ok." She looked down and realized where she was and got embarrassed. "EEP! Sorry!" She said as she pulled away from him blushing.

"It's ok, it didn't bother me at all." Naruto said to her reassuringly.

"Uh, hello?" Ino said wanting to regain the attention of the two. "There are other people here. Not that I don't think this is absolutely adorable."

"Oh, sorry 'bout that." Naruto said scratching the back of his head.

"No worries, I was just teasing." Ino smiled. "Like I said, it's cute!"

"Right, real cute. But I'd like to remind the two of you there is family in here." Neji added with a slight smirk.

"Do you truly care about that Neji? Look at the two of them! Young love at it's finest! What youthful energy!" Lee commented.

"You're absolutely right Lee! What a gloriously youthful sight to behold!" Gai agreed.

"Hmph, no not really. So long as Hinata-sama is happy, the Hyūga clan's honor remains intact, and Hiashi-sama does not mind, I don't object." Neji said with a grin. "Be warned Naruto, if you hurt my cousin, you will die where you stand."

"Right, I'll try to remember that." Naruto said nervously.

"Neji nii-san! We are merely spending time with each other as friends!" Hinata said correcting her cousin.

"Oh please." Neji rolled his eyes.

"That sounds like a story in a manga or something Hinata." Tenten added.

"Might as well man up and ask her out Naruto." Kiba added.

"I concur with Kiba. Why, you ask? Because you clearly have feelings for her, even if to you they are not obvious." Shino stated looking at Naruto.

"Guys, don't pressure him. I agreed to spend time with him first before he made a decision and that's the way it's going to happen." Hinata said to her friends.

"Whatever you say Hinata." Kiba shrugged. Shino just nodded.

"Anyway." Naruto thought they should move on from the current topic. "I hope this revelation doesn't change the way anyone treats me. I'm no different than I was before. Just because the Yondaime is my dad doesn't mean anything, alright?" He looked at all his comrades for confirmation.

"Naruto, nothing's changed. I respect you a hell of a lot more now if anything." Sai reached for Naruto's hand and shook it firmly.

"Right." They all nodded to show they agreed.

"Good." Naruto smiled at all of them. At that moment, Shizune walked in with the results.

"Oh my," Shizune said with a small laugh. "It's a tight fit, isn't it?"

"That's what she said!" Kiba joked. Everyone groaned at the joke, but eventually everyone laughed, including Shizune.

"I have the results for the tests. Everything seems fine. You can leave the hospital whenever you are ready Naruto." Shizune smiled. "Though I'd like it if you came back in two weeks for a check up."

"Yes! Alright!" Naruto jumped in the air, forgetting he was still holding Hinata's hand, "I'm so ready to get out of this place." He turned and hugged Hinata forgetting everyone was in the room again. Hinata blushed but laughed and congratulated Naruto along with everyone else.

The group prepared to leave the hospital, but stopped by Tsunade's room on the way out of the hospital.

Naruto approached his surrogate mother figure and held her hand for a moment before speaking. "Wake up soon baa-chan. Your village needs you."

When they exited the hospital, Kakashi said he'd pay for a bowl of ramen for each of the Konoha 11, plus Gai and Yamato, much to everyone's excitement.

Naruto and Hinata held hands in a comfortable silence all the way to Ichiraku's. The group had a good time celebrating before going their separate ways for the night. Naruto, Chōji, and Lee got into a ramen-eating contest, much to the entertainment of everyone, with Naruto emerging the victor by a half a bowl over Chōji and three bowls over Lee.

Despite the hardships everyone had been through recently, morale in Konoha was high. And it was about to get a much needed boost.

End CH 4

Well, there's CH 4! Hope everyone enjoyed it! Please review!

Until next time,

CBM-1701