Back again for the third chapter and as the name implies certain secrets will be revealed! Like why didn't Hinata and Kiba collapse with shock after being told Naruto's secret, Why did Naruto reveal his secret, and How did Kakashi lose, As requested Arctic Berzerker34 I have provided the answers to these questions, by the way ultima-owner which character are you referring to as Tora? I'm new to Fanfiction so I don't know who that's supposed to be.

Chapter 3: Awakening (Secrets and Stalkers)

Naruto walked to his apartment with Hinata next to him, they were going to get his bags and shift them to the Hyūga estate guest room where Naruto would be staying from that day onwards. As they walked to the apartment Naruto was wondering about something so he asked Hinata "Hey, Hinata! I've got a question, Why weren't you surprised when I told you that I had the Kyūbi sealed inside me?"

Hinata smiled a rare smile "M-most people d-don't notice I-I am there so when I was six, a few d-days after you saved me from those b-bullies, I found out the truth about the K-Kyūbi, I n-never told anyone and therefore w-was not surprised when you told me about being the J-Jinchūriki of the Kyūbi no K-Kitsune, I already knew, thank y-you for telling me t-though Naruto-k-kun I k-know how hard I-it must have b-been to tell us, n-now I have a q-question, W-why did you t-tell us?"

Naruto smiled and said "I thought that my team members should know about this so they can be taught stuff in case something happens, I read that this seal while being quite strong, can sometimes falter and cause the Kyūbi to take control of me temporarily, So I wanted you guys to know in case the worse happens, so you weren't caught unprepared!"

"Thanks Man, I appreciate it" Kiba said from behind.

Naruto and Hinata turned around to look at him and he continued "I was going to ask the same thing when I walked up but I heard Hinata ask the question and waited for your answer"

Naruto smiled then frowned and asked "Hey Kiba why were you so composed when I told you about the Kyūbi, I mean you and Hinata didn't act too surprised until I told you about my dad"

Kiba smiled "I had figured that there must be something about you that caused the villages to be so… repulsed by your presence, and my guess wasn't far off."

Naruto smiled and then asked "What was your guess?"

Kiba laughed "I thought a family member of yours had summoned the Kyūbi to Konoha and that was the reason for the villages to hate you, I was close it did involve that damn fox!"

Naruto nodded and then asked "Oh Kiba why do you want to learn Kenjutsu?"

Kiba smiled "I've always loved watching swordsmen in movies and I've wanted to learn but very few people know about it and I didn't know how to ask, so when you revealed that you're a swordsman I took the opportunity to ask, I know I might have to wait for you to get better, but I at least now know someone who can teach me" Kiba was grinning wildly at the end and Akamaru was jumping around him excited.

Naruto laughed and said "That's great thank you Kiba, If you give me a month I'll be able to learn enough to start teaching you"

Kiba smiled "Great I can wait a month, Thanks again Naruto"

Hinata asked something she was still wondering about "Naruto-kun w-why were the villagers so r-repulsed by you?"

Naruto laughed "They thought I was the Kyūbi, only the clan heads and Village elders knew the truth of the matter"

Kiba looked surprised and then as he walked off towards his home said "Man, you are the bravest of us all, considering the stuff you put up with I'm surprised you didn't kill someone!"

Naruto smiled and pulled on Hinata's left arm to lead her towards his apartment.

30 Minutes later

Naruto and Hinata were just arriving at the Hyūga estate at ten o'clock, Hiashi looked at them surprised and said "I thought you had a Genin test today, why are you home so early"

Hinata laughed and said "Naruto came up with a plan for the test and we beat the Instructor in under two minutes, It then took us ten minutes to get him out of the Ice block Naruto put him in" Hinata's amusement caused her stutter to temporarily disappear but Naruto watching had already found ways of helping that state become permanent, he just needed several months to enact them as it would take time for him to make Hinata more confident, but the end result would be worth it he thought, Naruto enjoyed training Hinata and helping her grow stronger as a result.

Hiashi looked surprised at what Hinata said then Naruto added "While I am confident in my abilities I think the only reason that happened was because Kakashi-sensei was surprised by my Kekkei Genkei, If he had been forewarned about it and its appearance he wouldn't have fallen for the simple trick, It's a trick that only works once and only on those who have no knowledge of you, as I use it more people will start to learn and become harder to trick."

Kakashi nodded from behind Naruto and said "Excellent analysis of the battle Naruto and you're correct, If I had seen your Kekkei Genkei before or even heard of it, I would have had less of a problem, the only thing I knew beforehand was that your Kekkei Genkei Involved Ice that's all I knew, and that trick would only work once, but as Shinobi we only need on chance to win." Hiashi and Hinata jumped a little at Kakashi's sudden appearance but Naruto didn't as he was expecting something like that to happen.

Hiashi asked "May I ask why you are here Kakashi?"

Kakashi nodded and said "I'm here to speak with my students and ask why Naruto and Hinata have so many bags with them?"

Hiashi smiled "The bags are because I asked Naruto to stay at the Hyūga Estate in one of the guest rooms so he doesn't have to go out of his way to help train Hinata and Hanabi, Is there a problem"

Kakashi shook his head "No, this works to my advantage as I have two students in one location making it easier for me to send messages to them."

Naruto smiled "Well at least you now don't have the excuse of not knowing where Hinata and I live"

Kakashi shrugged "Eh I have to make sacrifices every now and then or people will stop thinking of me as a Shinobi, Well tomorrow meet me at the Hokage's office for our first mission, and by the way due to your outstanding performance, our team has been slated to only do C-Class and Higher missions from the get go, So be ready" and then Kakashi disappeared using a Ninjutsu that Naruto would love to learn.

Hiashi was a bit taken aback but then said "So you three managed to impress Kakashi so well that he would recommend that you skip D-class missions and go straight to C-class, Well done."

Naruto and Hinata replied in unison "Thank you"

Hiashi then called a servant forwards to show Naruto where his room was, the housekeeper met him there and explained where things were, where he couldn't go and the reasons why, Naruto was quite happy when he heard the reasons he dislikes being told he cannot go somewhere but if given a valid reason he accepts the reasoning and doesn't overstep his boundaries… Usually. He was told that he had access to Hinata's and Hanabi's rooms but only until 5:30 at night. And he could only enter them at 10:00 in the morning, he could enter to wake them up earlier for special training if Hiashi gave his approval. Naruto nodded at thereasoning, understanding completely. The Girls had similar access to his room but a maid servant had to be in the room if the girls were in there. Naruto then washed up and headed to lunch, which he took with the servants, His breakfasts and lunches would be taken with the servants but he would have dinner with the two girls, Hiashi and Neji in order to strengthen their connections and so Naruto could give an outline on how the day's training went, He was told he would start training formally tomorrow and that he would be paid for the training, Naruto nodded and after lunch went into town to purchase some clothes, he decided that while he liked orange it was far too vibrant for a Shinobi and instead chose to buy several dark blue and pale blue suits to wear, as well as stocking up on undergarments and socks. He then went to the blacksmiths to enquire about a sheath for Hyōrinmaru, who had requested Naruto, I would like a light blue sheath with Ice decorations on it Naruto had nodded at this and then planned his shopping accordingly in order to co-ordinate the color of the sheath with his clothes.

The blacksmith took one look at Hyōrinmaru and then offered to make a sheath for free saying "A sword this fine deserves the best, I would love to make a sheath for it." An hour later after numerous measuring's to make sure the sheath was perfect and the sash for it fit well Naruto walked out of the Blacksmiths with Hyōrinmaru strapped to his back on a teal sash which linked together in a badge on his chest that had the Uzumaki swirl on it, Naruto's pale blue clothing matched with the sheath and sash and he walked back to the Hyūga estate with thousands of eyes following him, while the villagers watching him began to think That Uzumaki kid, he's starting to become a man, I think he might be someone worth listening to, And I heard that he bet his Jounin instructor in under two minutes if he's defending this village then I feel a great deal safer now. The Shinobi and ANBU watching him thought the same things and were surprised at the new Naruto walking down the street, He wasn't the boy who had the demon fox in him and pranked everybody no more, He was the Genin who beat the Jounin in less than two minutes. Kakashi would never live that down… and privately he didn't want to, what Shinobi Instructor wouldn't be proud of a student who had beat them on the first day without problem and who displayed all the qualities needed to become a Chuunin and later on a Jounin. Might Gai hated the fact that his hip opponent Kakashi had a student that strong, Lee and Tenten wanted to spar with that student and Neji was actually quite pleased that such a skilled Genin was teaching Lady Hinata and Lady Hanabi. Neji however also wanted to spar against Naruto, but was going to wait a couple of months maybe even a year first to see how he would go teaching the two Ladies.

When Naruto got back to the Hyūga estate both Hinata and Hanabi were waiting for him, and when they saw him their mouths dropped upon seeing his new look and how mature he now seemed to be. Naruto smiled when he saw them and asked if he could do some preliminary training to see how good they were and what he had to improve, this translated to twenty minutes of sparring, with both Hinata and Hanabi trying to take Naruto down, needless to say they failed, but in the process Naruto learned exactly where they were deficient in their training and how he could improve that, Naruto then started training Hinata and Hanabi, for Hinata he was training both her self-confidence and her Taijutsu which both needed an improvement, For Hanabi he trained her stamina as she had had good form but had never done an extended sparring against a skilled opponent like Naruto and therefore was unable to keep going for long, But Naruto knew he could improve that, Half-way through this impromptu training session Hiashi walked in to the dojo to see both his daughters training and when he saw how professional the training was he praised Naruto's skill at getting the sisters to train, and also asked how they were.

Naruto's reply was this "Hinata lacks some confidence and her Jutsu skills are a bit below average, but that can easily be rectified, Hanabi has great skills for her age but has never fought a protracted battle against someone with equal or greater skills then her so her stamina isn't as high as it should be, luckily all of those problems are easy to remedy, it just requires time, both for the training and the recovery afterwards"

Hiashi lifted an eyebrow "Recovery?"

Naruto nodded "Yes, in order to strengthen them I may have to push them to their limits and a bit beyond, which may necessitate some time for their bodies to recover to the point at which it's safe to train again, that shouldn't take more than day or so depending on the training, I may also have to do psychological strengthening which can be problematic and must be done carefully and cautiously, at the first sign of trouble I pull back from those."

Hiashi nodded "That sound like a perfect training strategy, I'm very impressed, if this keeps up other Hyūga clan members might ask you to train their children as well."

Naruto nodded "Yes, I would be fine with that, There's worse jobs in the world then training new Shinobi."

Hiashi laughed "Yes there are"

Until next time my readers in the next chapter a quick C-Class mission the meeting of Konohamaru and Naruto and Sasuke and Sakura's return, the next chapter will be Chapter 4: The Thousand Step Journey (Friends and Enemies)

dragonsong2795 signing out, By the way I wrote this chapter while waiting between my two TAFE classes today, I hope you enjoy!