"Naruto" She called out.
Naruto sat up and was surprised to see Sakura standing there. He noticed the look on her face and saw some red stains on her clothes. He stood up and ran towards Sakura. He hugged her tightly. Sakura sighed and hugged him back. She began crying to let it all out. All Naruto did was stay quiet and keep hugging her. He was confused on what made Sakura come out here around this time. He wanted to know what made her upset. Then he wants to know why does he smell blood on her.
So many questions running through his mind. Sakura, his best friend was in pain. After awhile Sakura stopped crying and looked up towards Naruto. "Sorry about that Naruto. It's been a rough night so far and you were the only one I know I could go to.." Sakura said.
"Wait what? What happened Sakura? Why do you smell like blood and why are you here? Shouldn't you be at home?" Naruto asked.
"I've been banished from my clan Naruto..." Sakura said.
That news hit Naruto hard. He couldn't believe that Sakura was banished. Was it because she was always with him? How could they banish a four year old girl? He was about to question her more but Sakura put a finger on his lips.
"Before you ask me a bunch of questions. Let me just tell you everything that has happened and I mean everything Naruto. I even found out something about you that you need to know." With that Sakura told Naruto everything that had occurred. It took Sakura about 45mins to tell him everything. Once she was done, she looked to see Naruto was shocked by it all. He was also angry.
"So you're choosing to stay banished because of me and you don't want to be there anymore. And I'm supposedly this thing called a Jinchuuriki to the Nine tailed fox that attacked our village. That's why everybody hates me? For something I had no say in whatsoever. How is that even fair and it explains why I'm always getting called demon." Naruto voiced. "But Sakura are you sure about not going back to your house?"
Sakura nodded. "Positive, I don't think it's best for me to go back there yet. It'll only remind me of what happened and I don't want to deal with it right now. Besides I told you Naruto I'm not leaving your side. So you'll have to put up with me whether you like it or not." The pinkette said while she stuck out her tongue at him.
Naruto smiled hearing her words. He honestly was happy that Sakura was his best friend and most trusted person. He made a vow mentally that he will always protect Sakura. "I guess I can understand that. Your parents are jerks for doing that to you. I swear if I see them I'll kick their asses for doing that to you." Naruto said.
Sakura turned her head the other way. "I don't think you'll get that chance Naruto. Lord Hokage is probably going to put them in jail for a long time or kill them but I think it's going to be the second option. I can see that he didn't wanna just say it straight up to a four year old girl."
"Oh well, I'll just have to beat up anybody else who try to hurt you. But Sakura please be careful. The villagers will probably try to hurt you too since they are going to be seeing you with me a lot more. So if they decide to hurt me I want you to run to safety ok?" Naruto said.
Sakura shook her head. "Nope it's no way I'm leaving you alone like that. They'll just have to beat both of us black and blue because I'm not leaving you alone." Sakura said with determination.
"But Sakura-" Naruto stopped when he saw the look in her eyes. There was nothing he could say to change her mind. He sighed, "Ok fine let's just hope the old man finds somewhere for us to stay quick."
Time had passed, the two kids had been homeless for over a year now. They would stay in the red light district since the people there was surprisingly nicer than the ones in the rest of the village. Sure it may have had a few criminals here and there but it wasn't so bad. The workers who worked in the brothels or clubs were always nice to Sakura and Naruto. They would give them food most of the time and they would let them clean theirselves in the back rooms where the showers were located. The two couldn't go into many restaurants due to people shunning them away. They also had to still run away from angry villagers from time to time. It was really bad around Naruto's birthday. It got so bad that both of them took a hard beaten but luckily the Anbu got there before it could get any worse. They didn't want to go to the hospital because Sakura didn't wanna worry Ayase. Naruto didn't want to deal with the doctors or nurses looking at him with glares. Sakura's and Naruto's friendship has grown stronger throughout the year.
They know everything about one another. They will do anything to protect one another. Both of the kids knew that in order to protect each other they would have to get strong. And the only way they could think on how to get strong was by becoming a ninja. So they decided to enter the academy the first chance they get.
Today the two were just running around the training fields. Sakura told Naruto that she read a book about ninja one day while visiting her aunt. She told him that ninja train but conditioning theirselves for prolonged battles. They needed the stamina to perform jutsu or even keep up in hand to hand combat. The book also said a ninja must have a smart and strong mind. There are some dangerous things in the world. You have to be able stomach some gruesome acts. It may go against your moral code but a ninja is meant to kill. There is just no other way around it. Naruto for the most part agreed. The killing part he wasn't too sure about. He knew he would have to do it if he wanted to be a ninja. But he was still a kid and killing others doesn't sit right with him at the moment. He doubts it ever will but he knows he'll have to do it whether he wants to or not. Especially if Sakura is in danger.
Sakura was in a similar situation. She was only a 5 year old girl. A girl who shouldn't have to worry about things like this yet. She knew that being a ninja it's required to kill in order to protect your comrades. It just didn't seem right taking a life of another human. However she thought about if Naruto was in trouble. She would do anything in order to help him. And if killing the person is what is needed in order to save her best friend. Then she will do it without a second thought. In time she knew as she grow older than she would be able to process the subject better. Besides Sakura knows that Naruto would do the same for her if the time called for it.
After the finish running laps around the training fields. The next exercise was push up and sit ups. Once Sakura caught her breath, they began doing their sets. Soon both finished then decided it was time to figure out how to use their
chakra. Sakura read in a different book which was about chakra. That it's created when two forms of energy known as spiritual and mental energy. When the two combine, a person is able to perform a jutsu. Chakra is life energy that a ninja needs in order to survive. Not every person has the same amount of chakra either. Some people can have small reserves or average. If you work on your stamina continuously, you can increase your reserves. Some people can have an huge amount of chakra. Normally those are strong people like kages or other strong ninja.
Naruto tried his best to understand what Sakura was explaining to him. For the most part he understood. The two sat in the field and mediated. They made the ram hand sign to aid in them in unlocking their chakra. After about 10mins, Sakura was able to unlock her chakra. It took Naruto another 10mins to finally unlock his. However Naruto was met with quite the surprise. When he opened his eyes, he was met with a sewer setting. It confused him.
"How the hell did I get here? I was just mediating with Sakura-chan." He said to himself. He figure he might as well walk toward what look like a way out. Once he got there he was met with a big cage. It was a paper on it that said 'seal' on it.
He noticed it was a shadow inside the cage. He could hear something breathing from inside it too. Naruto walked up a bit further and saw it was something really inside of it. An red eye had opened and started staring at him. Naruto jumped back to see the thing inside was a giant fox.
"Well well look what we have here?" Kurama said
Naruto decided to speak even though he was intimidated. "W-who are you?" He asked.
"Tsk come on kit, you mean to tell me you don't know who I am? Use you head of yours for once. That pinkette mentioned me to you over a year ago." Kurama replied.
Naruto thought it over for a second and instantly remembered. "Wait so you're the nine tailed fox?"
"There you go kit, and yes that's what you humans call me. So tell me this brat, do you hate me for how your life has been so far?" Kurama said. He wanted to see if the boy would react like any other human.
Naruto thought up on how his life has been since he could remember. The hate he had to endure. The beatings he had to take. The beatings Sakura had to take just for being with him. Did he hate the fox?
"Hmm I should hate you with for everything that's happened to me...but I just can't do that." Naruto spoke.
Kurama was a bit surprised at his response. "Why? it will be perfectly understandable if you do. I'm the reason why your hated in your entire village. Those humans are only hurting you because of me."
"Because I'm already irritated with the villagers for how they treat me and Sakura. I don't need to add more of that to someone who I doubt asked to be in this situation along with me. Plus if it wasn't for you. It's possible me and Sakura wouldn't have become this close. She's my best friend. I'm really happy I met her. Also it's pretty hard for a 5 year old who will be six in a couple months to hate something he's never even seen. Another thing is that Sakura-chan is smart. She teaches me a lot of things. So she also told me that it's stupid for the villagers to hate me because I'm not the fox, I'm just a container." Naruto explained.
Kurama was quite impressed with Naruto's knowledge. From Naruto's explanation, it's mostly because of Sakura being the genius she is. It only makes sense she would teach Naruto the same thing she learns. They have been together everyday for quite some time. He guess some of that genius rubbed off on Naruto since it only makes sense for him to pick up on things. Considering who his parents are.
"It's hard for me to believe I'm actually about to say this. But I respect you answer kit. You're not like the typical human who would choose the easy way to just hate. It only proves the saying 'humans hate when they don't understand'. Now do you want to know who your parents are?" Kurama asked.
Naruto eyes widen at this question. "Y-you know who my p-parents are?" He asked timidly.
"Of course, I've been around for a very long time kit. A lot longer than you think. Besides I was there to hear their last words. Your mother was my container before you. I'm not going to tell you all about them or anything. Maybe when you're older I will either tell you more or you'll just figure out yourself. I will tell you a couple things tho. First off, your mother's name was Kushina Uzumaki. She was the last princess and ruler of the Uzushiogakure and the Land of the Whirpool. Just know that her clan are a very prestigious clan. On par or even more so than the Uchiha Clan. Your father name was Minato Namikaze, The fourth hokage also know as the yellow flash. Now his clan wasn't that prestigious or anything. Actually he was an orphan just like you. But your father was a very strong yet annoying man. Well he was more annoying to me but that's not the important. Anyways both of your parents were very strong humans. Your mother was known as the red hot blooded habanero. She was a force to reckon with. Me and her actually got along. She was the first human to ever want to befriend me. At first I thought it was just pure foolishness on her part. And that it was a perfect opportunity to break out but two things stopped me. First is that the seal was a very strong seal, it was not easyto weaken. To be honest if your mother was still alive, I would still be stuck in there trying to weaken it. The second is that I grew to like having her as company. I learned how to accept her as a friend. I couldn't really believe it at the time. Me the strongest of all tailed best befriended a mere human." Kurama said.
Naruto listened to every word that was spoken. It was hard to believe after all this time he would finally found about who his parents were. He thought this might've been a dream but deep down inside something told him that this was the absolute truth. It only makes sense because when you look at the picture of the fourth hokage in the hokage office. You can see the resemblance between him and his father. Naruto had noticed it before but thought it was just a coincidence. Even Sakura had mentioned it one time. He couldn't wait to see Sakura again and tell her about this.
"Wow my mom was really a jinchuuriki like me...my day is really the fourth hokage. And I'm apparently royalty in a different country. This is a lot to take in." Naruto spoke.
"Believe me kit, that's only the tip of the iceberg. You were right when you said that you were I didn't want to be in this situation again. I wanted my freedom back. Surprisingly I was able to get it back but it wasn't by my own will. Just know that some masked man came on the night of your birth. Your mother's seal was weaken because she was giving birth to you. So once you were born he striked and kidnapped your mother and broke the seal. I don't know how but he manipulated me with his sharingan. So he ended up making me attack your village and made me give a hurt both your mother and father in the process. I was just so angry once I realized that I was manipulated so easily that I slammed my hand down in frustration. But I stopped because both Minato and Kushina stopped me since my hand was going towards you. I didn't realize you were right there at the time. I did want freedom but I didn't want Kushina to die in the process of it. So it was agreed upon us that I would be sealed into you. Your father believes that you will be able to master my power one day and protect the village. I've regretted my actions ever since that day. I know Kushina said that she didn't hold it against me but It's hard for me to get over. So you as her son, I wanted to see how you would respond to me when you first met me. I was waiting for you to unlock your chakra for awhile now so we can finally communicate. Your answer earlier confirmed to me you truly are your mother's son. You have a combination of both of them in you." Kurama told him.
"Oh man, that stupid masked man ruined everything. I swear if I ever come across him again I'm going to kick his ass." Naruto stated with slight anger in his voice.
"Calm down kit, if you get too angry you may leak some of my chakra. Your body isn't ready to handle it yet. I can only do so much for you until your body grows and gets stronger. Plus it's a real good chance that you won't be in control of your actions. Meaning you'll definitely end up hurting that Sakura-brat you care so much about." Kurama said.
Naruto instantly dropped his anger after hearing that. "Yeah I don't want that to happened, thanks Kurama." Naruto told him with a smile.
"Heh whatever, that pink haired brat has caught my attention ever since the day you met her. I won't go into too much detail but I want to talk to her the next time you decide you want to speak to me. I can tell she's a special one." The fox said.
"Umm ok but how am I supposed to do that? I can't necessarily bring her in here can I?" The blonde asked.
"You could but I have an better way. Listen you see the seal paper on this cage? Tear off about a bit of a corner piece. Don't worry I won't be able try to escape. Even if I wanted to break free. I can't because if I do then you'll most likely end up dying. You have a strong life force but your body isn't matured enough to handle that kind of strain of chakra being pulled from you. Another thing is I promised Kushina I would look after you. It's a way of me apologizing to her for killing her. Besides you've peaked my interest kit. I'm sure you'll run into some very entertaining experiences in your life. I also want to see how that pinkette will turn out in the future." Kurama reassured him.
"Hmm ok I trust you Kurama. But how will I get up there to do so?" The blond questioned.
"Just leave that to me." Kurama said as the water began to rise around Naruto's waist and lifted him up into the air.
"This is freaking sweet. I swear I hope this isn't just some crazy dream." Naruto said with stars in his eyes.
The water stopped at the tag. Naruto reached out and tore a bit of a corner piece off. Once he was done, the water slowly lowered back him to the ground. "Ok so I did that, now what Kurama?" Naruto asked.
"Heh now I can appear in your world but in a smaller form. I won't be at full power or anywhere close to it so I won't alert any humans nearby. I guess you can say I'll just look like a normal size fox to you humans. This way I'll be able to help both you and the girl out in your training to become strong." Kurama explained to Naruto.
"Oh that's cool, so how will I be able to you know..bring you out?" Naruto wondered.
"Either you tell me to come out or I can just come out myself whenever I want. Remember the seal isn't broken. It'll take more than just tearing off the seal to break out of here. Plus your father came up with a backup plan if things ever got too out of hand that even I can't fix it. I would advise you not to mess with the seal anymore than this though. At least not until you get the key to the seal and a better understand of seals. Also don't try to talk out loud to me while you're with a group of random people. It'll draw unnecessary attention. Now go you've been here for quite some time now and the girl is getting worried. Ask her if she wants to meet me. If she doesn't then I'll wait until a later time. If she does I'll just come out." Kurama voiced.
"Hmm ok well knowing Sakura. I'm sure she'll want to meet you. It's not everyday a really giant powerful fox wants to talk to you. See you soon Kurama." Naruto then disappeared from his mindscape.
Kurama had a small smile crept on his face. "Heh he's just like you Kushina. I can see it already. He may look like Minato but his personality leans more toward you. I wonder if he'll develop that verbal tick you had. But I promise I will make him strong. I'm just glad he appeared here sooner than I expected. I can now get the early jump and train him before all of those villagers try to sabotage him. I don't trust them one bit. That pink haired girl needs to be trained too. I can tell the kit cares more about protecting her than himself. And it's vice versa for her as well. Besides I can feel the spirit of that girl. I doubt she knows just how special she is yet. Hopefully she'll let me tell her.
On the outside world, Naruto opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was Sakura looking at him with a smile and tears in her eyes. She instantly tackled him into a hug. Naruto did nothing but hug her back. Eventually Sakura got off of him and sat right in front of the boy.
"Naruto are you ok? I've been calling your name for the last 45 minutes. I was so scared that something happened to you." Sakura said while wiping the tears from her eyes.
Naruto smiled at his best friend. Sakura always reminded him that it was somebody who cared a lot of about him. "I'm fine Sakura, but you won't believe what had happened to me." Naruto voiced.
"What happened?" She asked.
"I finally met the fox." Naruto said with excitement in his voice.
Sakura gasped, "You did? Was he big and mean? Did he try to eat you?" Sakura questioned.
Naruto laughed at his best friend's questions. "No dummy, he was actually pretty nice. Nicer than you expect. He's been watching me and you this whole time. And so much more. He even knows my parents!"
"He did?!" Sakura asked with shock in her voice.
Naruto began to tell her everything that Kurama told him. Sakura had her full 100% attention onto him. She always wondered if Naruto would ever be able to talk to the fox inside of him. Who would've thought that he actually can.
Once Naruto was finished with his story. Sakura just sat there quietly. It was a lot to take in. And according to Naruto. The fox said that was just the tip of the ice. What really interested her is that the fox wanted to actually talk to her. A normal 5 year old would be too scared to meet a demonic fox. However Sakura was not normal. Hanging around Naruto does that to you after awhile.
"Hmm so Kurama wants to talk to me? Not that I would ever pass up this chance. But why?" Sakura wondered.
Naruto just shrugged. " I don't know, he just said he wanted to meet you. He did seem pretty interested in you. So maybe it's something important or maybe he just wants you as a friend."
"That would be so cool to have a giant demonic fox as a friend, wouldn't you agree?" The pinkette asked.
"Of course, anybody who doesn't want one is just an idiot. It's just that simple." Naruto added.
"So is he just supposed to come out or?" Sakura asked. Before Naruto could respond. A pop was heard. Some white smoke was in the air for a couple seconds. Standing on all fours was Kurama in a miniature version of himself. Everything was pretty much the same besides his size and number of tails. Instead of nine, he only had one. Kurama looked up to see the two kids staring at him. He noticed Naruto was looking at Sakura to see her reaction. Sakura had a tint of red on her cheeks with her mouth open. She was like that for about 20 seconds before she yelled out.
"Kawaii! Oh my god Naruto can I pet him please? He looks so cute. I just know his fur has to be soft. Come on Naruto let me go pet him." She said excitingly.
"Don't ask me, ask him. It's his fur not mine." Naruto replied.
"I'll let you touch my fur if you desire to so bad." Kurama said.
Sakura giggled like any little kid would and ran up to let his fur. It feels so soft and it's very thick. Sakura could do this for hours she thought. Kurama didn't want to admit it but he did enjoy being rubbed. Kushina used to do it for him since she knew that he liked it. "Well it seems you have taken a great interest into my fur. But I'm afraid you'll have to wait until I'm done talking because I want you to pay attention Sakura." Kurama said her.
Sakura responded by nodding. She moved her hand and sat right next to the fox. Naruto moved a bit closer. "Good now what I will be explaining is information about both of your clans. I will be going into detail so please ask questions if you don't understand something. I know you kids are smart especially you Sakura. But you kits are still too young to understand everything. So I will start with Sakura's clan."
"What so special about my clan? We are barely a shinobi clan from what I hear." She asked.
"That's because before you were born whoever was clan head wasn't a ninja. They were a regular civilian. So they knew little of the ninja world and deviated from teaching the clan about their history. The reason I know this is because Naruto's mother Kushina, was good friend a Haruno named Mebuki." Kurama replied.
Naruto and Sakura both were surprised. Their moms knew each other? How much of a coincidence is that?
"They were good friends before Mebuki started to change. She let the power of running a clan get to her head. She wanted to have a marriage contract between you two but Kushina backed out of that idea at the last minute. Once she realized just how much Mebuki changed. Because of her, many of the children of the clan don't know about the history of their clan. Sakura I'm going to tell you all of what I know about the Haruno clan. When Shinobi's were in charge. Your clan were feared by others because of the abilities you possessed. Typically it would be male ninjas who were the strongest of their clan. It was women for the Haruno. The kunoichi in that clan were a force to be reckoned with. The Harunos have the ability of good chakra control. However only the females can have perfect chakra control. Males have near perfect but still not perfect chakra control. Women also have the bigger chakra reserves surprisingly. While usually a Haruno would start off with small reserves. The eventually grow bigger but women no matter what will always have perfect chakra control. They also are the better fighters. Haruno women are known for having a temper and that anger can give them strength if it's directed right. But that isn't what made them feared in the past. It was the kekkai genkai they possessed." Kurama told the kids.
"Wait so the females in my clan were the ones who were the strongest? And my clan has a kekkei genkai?!" Sakura questioned.
"Yes but you see in your clan's case. Only one in every generation is able to activate the bloodline. Also males cannot have it. It only happens with a female since they are born with perfect chakra control. Without having absolute perfect control. You will never be able to activate it. Believe me when I say that this bloodline is so rare that only 3 in your clans history has been gifted with it. I was actually able to do battle with two of them. Back before I was sealed into my first container that is. Two of them even fought against the first and second hokage. It was said to be a draw each time. However the place you call the academy don't teach you about the real history. Even your clan has seem to forgotten your history but you young Sakura. I believe you may be the one who will change all of that." Kurama said to her.
"Wow...so my clan really isn't a weak shinobi clan after all..." Sakura spoke out.
"Of course not, your clan is a prestigious clan that is on par with Hyuuga, Uchiha, Senju and Uzumaki clans. It just that the other clans produced more shinobi as of recent because your clan sudden fall off. It's been well over 30 to almost 40 years since anyone of your clan was seen with that bloodline. But now it is seem to have returned after so many years." Kurama explained.
"So my clan is that prestige is huh? Well that's cool but what do you mean the bloodline has returned?" Sakura asked.
"It is as I said it has returned. It is said that the spirit of those who possess that specific bloodline gets passed on to the next generation. If one is capable enough, they are able to sense that spirit. That is what I'm sensing from you Sakura. You have the bloodline that was lost to your clan for many years. The fourth person to ever have it. I knew it was something special about you after the first few times you spent hanging with Naruto. You reminded me of your predecessors so much. I didn't want to jump the gun but after this last year you've spent with Naruto. I have all the confirmation I need. Congratulations kit, it is said that each successor is said to be stronger than all of their predecessors. I can say I'm glad you met Naruto at a young age. I look forward to seeing how strong you can become. Since I'm a very very old fox. I can teach you about your bloodline and clan. I can also know how it's activated but you're not ready for that yet. You need to train a lot more plus grow as well. It's the same as how I told Naruto he won't be able to try to master my chakra until he is older." Kurama finished explaining.
Sakura took in all of the information she was just told. It's not everyday you meet a demon fox that tells you about your clan and tells you that he knows you have a bloodline. Not to mention it sounds like a strong one at that. "I..I don't even know what to say. It's a lot to take in. I'm glad to know some unknown history about my clan. A kekkei genkai at that." The pinkette said in a shock tone.
"Umm what a kekkei genkai?" Naruto asked.
"Naruto don't you remember when I explain this to you?" Sakura sighed.
"No not really." Naruto shrugged.
Sakura sighed once again at how her best friend can be forgetful at times. "Its an anomaly in a person's dna that allow to them to use unique capabilities. Why do you think the Hyuuga and Uchiha are royalty in the village? It's because of their kekkei genkais. Both possess doujutsu which are very rare to have. Kekkei genkais are rare enough to have as it is but doujutsus are a very rare type. That's why many villages envy Konoha cause we have actual full on clans of such rare types. You can also have body types of kekkei genkais. As well at nature transformation types. Like the first hokages wood release for example." Sakura lectured him.
"Oh that yeah I think I do remember you talking about that!" Naruto responded.
"Of course you would after a explain it to you." Sakura facepalmed herself.
Kurama chuckled. "You kits are quite entertaining. I think I'll enjoy teaching you about life. Now Naruto I'm going to tell you a bit more about the Uzumaki clan. So listen up."
Naruto nodded while Sakura also paid attention. "Naruto the Uzumakis were known for their sealing techniques along with their strong life forces and massive chakra reserves. It is said that once a tailed beast is extracted that the user dies however your mother was actually to survive the extraction. It's possible if the circumstances were different that she could've survived. The Uzumaki's were also highly skilled kenjutsu users. After spending many many years by being sealed within 2 different Uzumaki's I've learned a lot about them. Trust me kit, I'm going to teach you all about your clan. I even know the location of a few scrolls belonging to both of your clans. Now the Uzumaki's were also distant blood relatives to the Senju. This mean you also have Senju blood running through your veins. I can name a few legendary people were Senjus. The first hokage had developed a kekkai genkai called wood release. It made him one of the most powerful shinobi to ever live. The second hokage could produce massive amounts of water when it wasn't a lakes or rivers nearby. Your clan was also the very top in sealing arts. They were the most powerful seal masters ever. The Uzumaki's were so feared that three of the great 5 villages teamed up to exterminate that clan. Konoha were very strong allies with the Uzumaki's. They were one of the founding clans of Konoha. However, they were held up by a surprise attack during one of the great shinobi wars. By the time that reached Uzushiogakure. The clan were already defeated. It is said that they may be a few remaining members somewhere in the world. However you are the last one of the royal family of the land of whirlpool. Your mother was the princess then became the queen. That makes you the prince kit. One of these days I'll take you and Sakura to visit the remains of the land. Who knows you may or may not come across something valuable there." Kurama finished his explanation.
Naruto was amazed at the fact that he's royalty. Yet he gets treated like trash. All because of the villagers refuse to look at him as an actual person. "Damn Kurama, I'm sure glad that I was able to finally meet you. I wouldn't have known any of this if it weren't for you. No one would've told me a thing." Naruto said.
"Not many people know of your heritage kit. I believe it's a few people of the older generation who know of it. But the village as a whole doesn't. I believe that old goat of an hokage believe it was best to keep that a secret so you wouldn't be put in danger. However that doesn't even matter since you are constantly in danger in your own village. Listen kit, I want to train you two but I don't want to do it here. I want you two to see more of the world and learn about it. I can teach you how to protect yourself and how to be stronger than what this village would teach you. I know how your ninja system works. Normally you humans become shinobi at the age of 12 or 13. You two will be twelve I'm assuming. What I want is for you two to go talk to that old goat and tell him that I want him to allow you two to leave the village. It won't be now but it will be when both of you are six years old so that gives us a few months. The best I can teach you for now is how to utilize your chakra. Sakura should be at natural at this. However you Naruto will have some difficulty. Your chakra reserves are already massive considering your an Uzumaki. You're also an jinchuuriki so that only adds on top of what you already have. There isn't many people who can have that much chakra at their disposal. It's impossible to attain. People can train themselves their bodies to develop their reserves to very large amounts. You however take it to a whole different level. That's why it will be difficult for you to learn how to properly control your chakra. You may be able to do jutsus. But you'll be wasting unnecessary chakra if you don't have good control. That extra chakra you waste can come in handy during battle. I don't trust those academy teachers with your training. I believe they may even try to sabotage you. Don't worry by the time I'm done with you two. The academy will be child's play. You will return for the final year of the academy so you can get aquatinted with other humans around your age." Kurama said to the kids.
"Umm I don't know Kurama. I don't think the hokage will just let two kids just go like that." Sakura interrupted.
"Oh believe me, he will. Naruto will just tell him that I said he either agrees to it. Or I can just take over his body and make a run for it with both of you. He doesn't have much of a choice considering that this could be a huge benefit to the village. You both are future clan heads of prestigious clans. You need to be strong to survive in this world." Kurama responded.
Naruto sighed. "Alright Kurama we can go and try to convince him. If what you say is true then we need to learn how to protect ourselves. Me and Sakura want to be able to protect each other. Are you ready to go to jiji's office Sakura-chan?" He asked.
Sakura thought this over for a few moments. "Hmm I guess so. I can't just not go through it after everything Kurama just told us. Besides I've read in books that the world is a big place. It'll be fun to be able to travel even if we are young." She said.
Kurama grinned. "Good now I'm going to go back inside the seal. It's not a good idea for me to just be following you guys around the village. It'll draw too much attention. I will come back out after you get to the old goats office." And with that Kurama disappeared.
Naruto and Sakura looked at each other. The two kids smiled at one another. "Well Sakura-chan it seems things are going to become a lot more entertaining for us." Naruto said.
"I agree Naruto-kun." The pinkette responded as she stood up. She and the blonde left the training grounds to make their way to the tower.