Naruto, Sakura and Tsunade all were walking through the village. Tsunade told them that they needed to go and find Shizune at their hotel room since it was on the way to their new home. Once they got there, they went up to Tsunade's room. The slug princess opened the door and saw her apprentice reading a book. "Seems like my apprentice is using her time wisely." Tsunade remarked.
Shizune looked up to see that her teacher had returned. She was also accompanied by two children. "Welcome back Tsunade-sama, how was the meeting with Lord Hokage?" She asked.
"Shizune I have quite the story to tell you." Tsunade walked and sat next to her. Naruto and Sakura sat on the two chairs across the table. "Just sit back and listen." Tsunade informed.
The slug princess began telling her apprentice everything that had went down. Shizune was surprised that so much had happened. Although she was glad that nothing bad happened. "And so here we are now. I just stopped by to see if you wanted to see where the kids will be staying. They also need to buy some new clothes. I can only assume that Naruto doesn't have as much as clothing as he should. Sakura here should have enough at her clan compound but it's best if we just get her some as well. They'll also need food to eat and many more utilities. We won't be able to get everything today but by the end of the week they should be set."
"Well I guess I could come with you. I'm not doing much anyways. Besides it'll be nice to get to know Naruto-kun and Sakura-chan." Shizune said with a smile.
"Shizune-san I feel like you'll be the big sister I've always wanted." Sakura told her.
Shizune blushed at her words. "Aw I like you already Sakura-chan."
Naruto laughed while Tsunade just watch the interaction. It was amusing to see how everyone meshed with one another. She felt a huge part of her soul be relieved. It was nice knowing that one of your family members actually turned out to be alive. She also knew this would be good for Shizune. The girl really doesn't hang around others a lot. She's been with Tsunade for a long time now. Hopefully having Naruto and Sakura around will do some good for her.
"Alright come on guys. It's best if we leave now so we can get a good part of things done before we go to the uchiha compound." Tsunade told them.
Everyone got up and made their way back into town. First place they went was to the bank. After that was done. They moved on to one of the business blocks Naruto owns. It was only to see if they could get any deals on clothes. It wasn't no telling what to expect but they took their chance. The first store they went into was a decent size store. The person in charge came to the front and almost had a heart attack. The man could've sworn the Yondaime in that blonde haired boy.
"Welcome everyone, how can I help you?" He asked.
"Yeah see look here. This boy right here is the son of the fourth hokage. I know it may be hard to believe but if you look at him. You will see he is the spitting image of his father. So that makes him basically the owner of this place and this whole block full of businesses including the next one." Tsunade said.
The man was shocked. No wonder he thought he had seen the Yondaime. This boy was his son. He knew Tsunade wasn't lying. "Oh well I welcome you to your business sir? What is your name young man?" He asked Naruto.
"Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto replied.
"Ah well Naruto-sama, then you may go and take as you please. You own everything after all so you get the owners discount. Meaning you will get everything at a very low price. Don't worry all of your business are doing extremely well. So it won't hurt our income at all. Every store you own you will always be given this discount." The man informed Naruto.
"Sweet can Sakura get something similar? She's my best friend after all. If it wasn't for her I wouldn't be here right now." Naruto questioned.
Sakura was shocked by her best friends actions. "Naruto you don't have to do that. I'll be able to get anything I want with no problems anyways."
"Don't be dumb Sakura. You know me too well to think I wouldn't do this for you. Besides think about it. Who wouldn't want this kind of deal? Plus we won't have to worry about other stores that the villagers try to reject us from." Naruto responded.
Sakura sighed in defeat. She knew it wasn't no convincing Naruto out of this. Plus she knew if roles were opposite. She would do the same for him as well. "Fine it's no use of arguing about this with you anyways. You're as stubborn as me."
"We can't give her the owners discount because it's exclusive to only the owner. But she can get the next best thing. It's called the family discount. The young lady's purchases will only be a bit more than yours." The man said.
"Alright that works. Welp better get to searching for stuff. Come on you guys. I'm going to need help deciding on clothes because I've never done this type of thing before." Naruto said.
That made all three females a bit sad. Naruto was deprived of so many things at such a young age. It was so sad to think about. The group all started to look around. After awhile they've figured that they have gotten enough clothes from here. There were other stores to visit as well. Once they paid for everything. Tsunade put all of the bags inside a storage seal. She had a few of them with her and figured they would come in handy for this. The group went from store to store buying things that were needed. Tsunade and Shizune decided to wait on the furniture until they got a good idea of how the apartments looked. It was safe to assume they would have a refrigerator so they bought groceries as well. After all of the shopping was done for the day. They all made their way to the apartment complex with Tsunade leading the way. She knew how to get there due to passing by the complex a few times whenever she went to the red light district.
It took them about 15mins to reach the place. Naruto couldn't help but feel happy that he and Sakura would no longer have to stay on the streets. They had a home that they actually owned. Sakura was also happy because Naruto would finally get to enjoy the feeling of having a home to go to. Not just finding a place outside to sleep for the night. Or going to the red light district and stay in one of the hotels.
They all walked inside and noticed that the apartment was pretty spacious. The kitchen was actually pretty big. The living room was a good size. It had 4 bedrooms on the upper level. The rooms were more than an average size. They were all as big as a master bedroom. And the master bedroom itself was just ridiculous for an apartment. It also has 2 full bathrooms. Overall Tsunade had to admit. This place was absolutely stunning for an apartment. Even the backyard was huge. You could almost compare it to an house. Naruto, Sakura and Shizune were all just stunned at how nice it is here.
"Gotta admit Naruto and Sakura. You two sure hit the jackpot on this one. Just to think that you two own all 6 apartments and don't even have to pay for it. The village is covering everything as they should." Tsunade pointed out.
"Yeah I can't believe that this is actually ours Sakura." Naruto said.
"Me neither, it's crazy to think to 5 year olds own something like this." Sakura agreed.
"Indeed it is. At least now we now we don't have to worry about size all that much when it comes to the furniture. You two have plenty of room to spare. We should put the groceries away." Shizune voiced.
"Good thinking Shizune. This will actually be a perfect time to teach you two about a storage scroll." Tsunade spoke out.
"Storage scroll? You mean those scrolls that you stored everything inside of?" Sakura asked.
"Yes, you see with a storage scroll what you do is you open the scroll and either you put whatever you want to seal onto it. On it and then you apply chakra into the seal and the object disappears into the seal. What you do if you want to unseal something is to just open the scroll and apply chakra onto it. Then whatever you have sealed with be released from the scroll. This is very handy when your on a mission and have to either transport an important object or documents. You can even store bodies inside of it." Tsunade explained.
Naruto and Sakura nodded at her. They were eager to learn anything about being a ninja. They just couldn't wait to start their training. The group started to put the groceries away. Then the unsealed everything that was bought. Tsunade told Naruto and Sakura to each take one of the towels they bought. Along with any soap, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant and some new clothes and go take a shower to so they can head out to the uchiha compound. The kids did as they were told and each headed to a bathroom to clean themselves.
"Man I swear those two are too well behaved. They do anything I tell them to do with no questions asked. It's almost as if they trust me completely." Tsunade said.
"Well Tsunade-sama I think they do trust you to an extent. I'm sure it'll only grow stronger within time. It's obvious that they know the hokage himself trust you to look after them. Plus you're Naruto's family member. It's pretty easy for them to try to trust you over any other adult in this village. One thing I'm concerned about is his will they act towards Jiraiya once they meet him. After hearing that he basically chose to abandoned his god son because the pain was too great for him. I don't think they'll be all that forgiving." Shizune said.
"Hell no they won't be. That perverted idiot really messed up this time and I'm going to let him have it when I see him. He'll wish he was dead by the time I'm done with him. He really will want to after Mikoto gets done with him. She was just as much of a sister to Kushina than I was. I know for a fact Mikoto suffered very hard during the time of Kushina and Minato's death. I'm sure hearing Naruto is alive will help her out a lot. But still that pervert deserves everything that's coming to him." Tsunade replied with a small tinge of anger in her voice.
"I can't help but agree with you there. I mean what was Jiraiya-sama thinking? How could he just leave Naruto like that even if he was suffering? He even saw him from the distance and still chose to not do anything." Shizune agreed.
After about another 20mins. Naruto and Sakura both came back to the living room. Naruto was wearing an blue shirt with the Uzumaki swirl on front. He had on black jeans with black shinobi sandals. Sakura had on a red dress with her own set of black shinobi sandals.
"Alright now that you two are ready let's head out. Don't wanna keep them waiting." Tsunade said.
The group all headed out to the uchiha compound. It was only 15mins away from where they were at. Once they reached the gate. Tsunade led them to through the compound. It didn't take long for them to find their destination. Tsunade knocked on the door for someone to answer. After about 30 seconds, Fugaku slid open the door. "I'm surprised you remembered where we stayed at Tsunade-sama." He said.
Tsunade shrugged. "Been here quite the number of times to just suddenly forget Fugaku." She replied.
Fugaku laughed and led them inside. The group followed him inside. They could see Mikoto sitting down at a wooden table. Naruto took a look at his god mother. To him she was very pretty. He wondered how would she react to seeing him alive. Mikoto looked up and noticed her husband along with four others behind him. She was surprised to see Tsunade and her apprentice behind him. Along with two other kids. She was certain that the pink haired girl was the Haruno clan heir. However the blonde haired boy was a mystery. She knew he was the jinchuuriki and he was a prankster but other than that. She didn't know anything about him. He did look a lot like Minato surprisingly.
"Tsunade-chan it's been such a long time since I've last seen you. It's great to see you again. Same to you Shizune-chan. What brings you two here with those kids." Mikoto asked while pointing to them.
Tsunade just laughed. "Heh you just jumped straight to the point as usual Mikoto-chan."
"Hello Mikoto-san." Shizune replied with a smile.
"To answer your questions about the kids. I believe they should introduce themselves to you." Tsunade said.
Sakura spoke up first. "Hello Mikoto-sama. I'm Sakura Haruno. You probably know me as the clan heir of the Haruno clan." Sakura told her as she bowed in a sign of respect.
Mikoto just waved her off. "Please don't be so formal with me darling. It makes me uncomfortable. I'm not as stuck up as some members our my clan. But it's a pleasure to meet you. You are right I do know of you. You're Mebuki's daughter."
Hearing her mother's name made Sakura look down for a second. She instantly rose her head back up. This didn't go unnoticed by anybody. Naruto decided to step up. The time was now to see what her reaction will be. "Hello Mikoto-san. I know this might sound crazy. But my name is Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto said.
Mikoto's eyes widen at his words. It just couldn't be true. She knew for a fact that Naruto had died that night along with his parents. That's what the hokage told them. She activated her sharingan to see if he was lying. Mikoto deactivates it as soon as she confirmed he was telling the truth. It was really him. Naruto, her god son, was still alive. The more she stared at him. The more she saw Minato and Kushina in him. He had Minato's hair and eye color. But he had Kushina's mouth, nose, cheeks and even pupil shape. She couldn't stop herself from crying as she got up and hugged the life out of Naruto. Naruto was glad that her reaction turned out better than he hoped. He hugged her back and she just kept crying.
Everyone watched Mikoto just cry her heart out. Fugaku was glad that Mikoto will finally be able to let go some of the grief she's been holding onto. Tsunade was also happy that Mikoto and Naruto met. It will do a lot of good for the both of them. After several minutes, Mikoto finally stopped sobbing. When she raised her head up, there were still a couple of tears in her eyes.
"Ok so someone better explain to me what is going on before I think I'm under someone genjutsu." Mikoto said.
"We were lied to about Naruto being dead. He was alive the whole time but sensei decided to tell everybody that who knew of Kushina's pregnancy that he died in order to protect him. He didn't want to risk any type of information being leaked to other villages about Naruto. He put Naruto into an orphanage but it seems he was kicked out due to him being a jinchuuriki. He's been living out on the streets ever since. Well until today that is." Tsunade informed her.
Mikoto was surprised but then became angry. "So he decided to keep us in the dark for this long in order to protect Naruto. Who was still suffering anyways? Did anybody else know he was alive?"
"Oh yeah that idiot Jiraiya did. Him and sensei were the only ones who knew. They decided not to tell me anything because of what I was going through at the time. Jiraiya has actually saw Naruto from the distance. But apparently he never introduced himself because he was reminded so much of Minato that the pain was too much for him. So instead of taking care of his god son and telling us that he was alive. He decided to leave him on his own to fend for himself. The last time he had seen Naruto was when he was still in the orphanage. Naruto has been homeless for almost 2 years until today." Tsunade explained.
Mikoto was livid. "What! You mean to tell me that bastard left our god son all because he couldn't man up and get over the pain? Really? And he calls himself a fucking Sannin?!" Mikoto yelled.
Tsunade nodded. "Mhm believe me I wanna kick his ass as much as you do. And it will happened. But onto another important matter. Naruto and Sakura here will be going on a several year training trip when they become 6." She told Mikoto.
"With who? And what's so special about Sakura? Isn't she just a regular civilian girl?" Mikoto asked.
Tsunade had explained everything that needed to be told. About Sakura and Kurama. Mikoto was very shocked to know that Sakura was born with her clan's lost bloodline. You would've never expected her to have it considering who her parents were. Also the part about them training with Kurama was also very surprising. It was no telling just how strong those two will be even at a young age. With both Tsunade and Kurama teaching them. She knew that Naruto and Sakura will be a force to reckoned with in the future. "Wow that's certainly something alright. Well I'm sure they'll succeed in their training. If Naruto is anything like his parents. He'll exceed our expectations numerous of times." Mikoto said.
"Yeah I can only imagine." Fugaku interjected.
"Oh yeah Fugaku." Mikoto looked at her husband. "Why didn't you tell me when you came back home?"
"Because I wanted it to be a surprise. I wanted them to come with me as soon as the meeting was over but Tsunade-sama said they had a few things to attend to first." The man answered.
"Wait so all three of you including this Jiraiya guy are my god parents? How come you didn't tell me you were also my god mother Tsunade?" Naruto asked.
"I was going to but I didn't want to press so many things onto you at once. I wasn't even expecting Fugaku to come up to you so quickly. Sorry Naruto." Tsunade said.
"I'm not mad at you or anything. I was just curious but it is nice to know that I have more people who actually care about me." Naruto told her.
"Believe me Naruto. We all were looking forward to your birth. Kushina and I would talk about it everyday during her pregnancy. Your father and Fugaku would do so too. Tsunade-chan was very excited as well as Jiraiya. It hurt all of us deeply when your parent died during the attack. I was confused as to why Kurama would do such a thing. Because your mother would tell me how she befriended him. It was weird to me at first but I got used to it over time. I believe I was the only one who knew besides Minato on how close she was to him. But I am beyond relieved to know that you are still alive. I should've known that you were alive. Minato would never seal Kurama into just any newborn child. He would have to have 100% trust in said person to leave them with a responsibility that great." Mikoto explained.
"Not only that but he also knew that not just anybody could handle the burden of being a jinchuuriki. Many people can't handle having that much chakra inside of them. However he knew that you his son. Would be able to handle such a task. To be able to control Kurama's power better than what Kushina could. Who else would he trust but his own son to do so?" Fugaku added.
"I guess you're right. My dad must've had a lot of faith in me." Naruto said.
"Sakura dear I thank you from the bottom of my heart for sticking by my god son's side. You don't know how grateful I am to you for being in his life. You were there for him when nobody else was. You even risked your own well being for his. That takes a very kind spirt to do all of that." Mikoto told Sakura.
Sakura just smiled. "I was only do what any best friend would do. Naruto would do the same for me anyways."
"Oh my god you two are just so cute!" Mikoto squealed.
Naruto and Sakura blushed while everyone else just laughed. It was embarrassing to be called cute like that. "I think you two should meet our youngest son Sasuke. He's your age and I think you will her along with him just fine." Fugaku said as he called for Sasuke to come out here.
Sasuke came and looked a bit confused. "What's going on father?" The boy asked.
"I want you to meet Naruto and Sakura. They are your age. I'm sure you three will get along just fine. Now why don't you show them around while your mother gets dinner ready." Fugaku voiced.
Sasuke did as his father said and led Naruto and Sakura outside of the house. The three kids talked to each other while walking down. Sakura led them to the river he and his brother would come to. "So how did you guys meet?" Sasuke asked.
"We met at the park one day about a year and a half ago. We've been best friends ever since." Naruto answered.
"Oh well what brought you guys to my house?" Sasuke wondered.
Naruto and Sakura looked at each other. Both wondering if they should tell Sasuke everything. Naruto nodded at Sakura. The pinkette sighed. "Listen Sasuke it's a long story so please be prepared to listen." Sakura explained everything to Sasuke. Telling him how they were living out on the streets for a year, Sakura's parents, Naruto being a jinchuuriki, Sasuke's parents being Naruto's god parents, the training trip and whatever else needed to be said.
Sasuke took all of the information in. "So you guys seem to have been through a lot. Damn so Naruto is my god brother? That's cool it just sucks that I won't be in the academy with you guys until the final year. At least you won't be leaving until a couple more months." Sasuke told them.
"Yeah that's true but I can't wait to start training. It's a goal of mine and Sakura's to become strong shinobi and we are so going to be strong when we return." Naruto voiced while Sakura nodded.
"We could always start training. I wanna become strong too to make my family proud of me." Sasuke suggested.
"What do you have in mind Sasuke-san?" Sakura asked.
"How about we spar with each other? It'll help teach us how to fight. It'll also build up our stamina for future fights. We can also practice throwing shuriken and kunai's. Maybe some chakra exercises too if you guys already unlocked yours." Sasuke said.
"Hmm that's actually a good start. Plus we did unlock our chakra. So it'll be good practice. When should we start though?" Sakura wondered.
"What about tomorrow?" Naruto suggested.
"That's good. We can practice everyday until you guys leave. Then when you come back. We can see just how much we all improved." Sasuke replied.
"Yeah that would be cool. I guess we should go buy some shuriken and kunai's before we start trading tomorrow. Where are we going to train at tho?" Naruto questioned.
"Don't worry I know a spot where my big brother takes me to watch him practice sometimes. It's a secluded area." Sasuke spoke out.
"Hey do you think we should start to head back now? We've been gone for awhile now." Sakura said.
"Yeah we probably should. Besides I'm getting hungry. Sasuke is your mom a good cook? Not trying to be rude or anything. I'm just asking cause I've never had a mother's home cooked meal besides whenever Sakura would bring me her mom's food. It was good but I still want to see if your mom's is better." Naruto asked.
Sasuke just shrugged. "To me my mom's food is really good but everybody is different. It's possible for you and Sakura to not enjoy it." The raven haired boy pointed out.
"Guess you're right. I'll just have to see for myself then." Naruto said as they made their way back to Sasuke's home. When the got back. They had saw that it was food on the table already.
"Well you three sure took your time. Come on and eat I just finished cooking be sure to go wash your hands first." Mikoto told them.
The kids did as they were told. They washed their hands and returned to the table. They sat by each other. Everyone started to eat. It was a small conversations going on. But everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Naruto couldn't help but wonder if this is what a family is supposed to be like. He didn't know the answer but he knew that he felt satisfied right now. He couldn't ask for anything better than this. A year ago he wouldn't have ever thought that this is where he would be. Sakura who was talking to Sasuke noticed the look on her best friend's face. The particular look he was making meant he was thinking about something. She tapped his leg to get his attention. Naruto looked at Sakura and could immediately tell she was concerned about him. He couldn't help but smile at her. "Don't worry Sakura, I'm fine I was just thinking about something." He assured her.
Sakura wasn't satisfied but she dropped it for now. She knew he would tell her what he was thinking about later on when it's just the two of them. After dinner, Fugaku asked Naruto a question. "Naruto I would like for you to hear me out on something."
"Sure what is it?" Naruto said.
"I'm sure you know about the royal clans of Konoha. The Hyuuga, Senju, Uzumaki, Uchiha and Haruno's are our founding clans. Me and your father had plans for the clans in the village to become closer to one another. We already knew the Yamanaka, Nara and Akimichi clans were very close with one another. We wanted something like that for more clans. However we never got to go further into it because your father had passed. What I would like is for the uchiha, haruno and uzumaki clans to all become closer to one another. The uchihas has been closed off from others for so long. It's time we make a change to that. If we want to change others perspective of us. Then we need to let go of our arrogance. It only hold us back. The way our clan is going now is only going to lead us to a dark path. I want to prevent that as soon as possible. I want you and Sakura to think about us becoming great allies. I mean we already are due to us being apart of the village. But I mean for us to rely on one another. I have heard stories on how close your two clans were before you joined the village and even after. You could always rely on each other. That is something the uchiha hasn't had in a long time. We haven't been trusted by someone due to our predecessors actions. I can't go to the hyuugas about this because we have a bit of a rivalry between them. Maybe the next generation can change that. If we could get all of the founding clans to become closer to each other. It will strengthen the village immensely. You two don't have to give me an answer now but just think about it." He said.
Naruto and Sakura both thought about what Fugaku had said. All he was basically asking for is an better relationship between our clans. It would be beneficial to the village as a whole. "Hmm sure I don't mind Fugaku. We could try to strengthen our relationship with one another but it won't be much from my part considering I'm the only Uzumaki in the village. Sakura is still banned from her clan until she decides to go back. So she won't be able to do anything at least until we become genin. That's when we'll become clan heads." Naruto replied while Sakura nodded in agreement.
"I understand that all too well. I'm not asking for an immediate change. Just a small change to get started on. I know you two won't be able to do much until a few years from now. Just having you agree is huge progress for me." Fugaku told them.
"I see, you know this is actually an great idea Fugaku-san. I wonder what others would think once they hear about our improved relationship." Sakura said.
"Oh news will be flying through the village fast. It would only be a matter of time before other villages found out." Tsunade added.
"Yeah and we don't want them finding out about Naruto being alive at least until he becomes strong enough to protect himself. The same goes for you since your bloodline is an extreme rarity. They'll try to send enemy ninja to kidnap you if word got out about it before you were able to protect yourself." Mikoto interjected.
"Yeah you're right about that Mikoto-san." Sakura agreed.
Everybody stayed at the table for awhile longer just talking. Eventually Tsunade decided it was time to head back. Mikoto gave Naruto another hug and a kiss on the cheek before he left. She also did the same to Sakura. Mikoto could only feel bad for the young girl. She also had to go through a traumatic experience as a young age. She cursed her former friend for being so stupid.
Sasuke gave both Naruto and Sakura a fist bump. He told them to come back around 12 so they could start their training. Fugaku told the children that they had access to the uchiha's jutsu library. This surprised all of the adults. Fugaku said it was the first step to the uchiha's building up their reputation in the village.
The group left the compound and headed back to the apartment. Sakura asked if Tsunade would be living with them until the training trip begins. Tsunade responded. "I'm not sure yet. I know I will be staying with you for the night. It might be best for us to just stay with you two. That way we won't have to worry about paying the hotel plus I can start teaching you about the medical field."
The group reached the apartment and all went to get ready for bed. Naruto and Sakura were both excited for the next day to come. Their road to becoming shinobi was taking a huge step starting tomorrow. It was hard for them to fall asleep due to the excitement of it all.
Time had passed. Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke all had trained together for the last few several months. They could now walk on water and trees. Their taijutsu still needed a lot of work but it was better than what most their age could do. It turned out that Sakura had the best aim out of the three. She always hit her mark. Naruto and Sasuke were able to beat her sometimes whenever they held competitions. But it was never easy to do so. They each all learned two fire-style jutsu's. Great fire ball and phoenix sage fire. It was a good start for a couple of kids who weren't even academy students yet.
Eventually Naruto and Sakura became 6. It was finally time for them to leave on their training trip with Kurama. Sasuke was a bit sad that he wouldn't see his closest friends for a few years. But they all promised to write so they could keep in contact. Naruto and Sakura also told Ino, Shikamaru and Choji about their trip. They were sad to see them go but they understood. Naruto has told them about Kurama being sealed inside of him. He explained that was the reason the adults treated him so bad. For Shikamaru it all made sense. Ino just thought of the villagers being stupid and Choji just shrugged. No matter what they weren't just going to stop being friends with Naruto. He wasn't the one who destroyed the village. Sasuke and Naruto were like brothers to one another. Sakura and Sasuke were like brother and sister. They were all close to one another. They could only hope the next few years would fly by quick so that they could all hangout together again. Sasuke told them that he would be training hard just like them so he wouldn't get left behind. He already talked to his father and older brother about it.
Finally the training trip has begun. Naruto, Sakura, Tsunade, Shizune and Kurama were all walking down the road in fire country. "Finally I get to be out of that village again. I swear this day came up slow on purpose." Kurama grumbled.
Naruto and Sakura laughed at the fox. Tsunade and Shizune also laughed. After traveling all day they decided to set up camp. Naruto and Sakura were sitting by the fire with Kurama. The other two were sitting out by the lake.
"Look kits starting tomorrow. Everyday will be a challenge for you to get stronger. I will push you to your absolute limits. Then I will push you pass your limits over and over again. I know it may seem rough but trust me when I say you'll benefit greatly from it. I won't have you two learning kenjutsu until you're both 8. You still need to grow more. For now we will focus on strengthening your bodies. Learning how to utilize your chakra better. Your fighting styles along with jutsu collection. Tsunade will be teaching you all about medical ninjutsu. Naruto since you're a chakra monster. You will struggle with it. However you must overcome it and succeed in learning medical ninjutsu. It will help your chakra control vastly. Sakura you will need to work hard to increase your chakra capacity. I want you to have jounin level reserves by the time we return. We also will be awakening your bloodline and before you ask. Yes I know how to do so. Another thing is I want both of you to work on your speed and precision. I know you've been working on precision with Sasuke but there is always room for improvement. You're teamwork is going to be something we heavily focus on as well. Shinobi usually work in teams of 4. They usually go by three genin and one jounin instructor. I want you two to blow their head off when they see just how we'll you'll be able to work together." Kurama said.
"That's a lot to get done in but I'm sure no I know we will do it." Naruto voiced.
"Yeah I know we will be able to. Heck we may even surpass your expectations of us Kurama." Sakura agreed while rubbing Kurama's fur.
"We'll just have to see about that considering I already have high expectations of both of you." Kurama replied.
Time had passed again. Two years to be exact. Naruto and Sakura were now 8 years old. If it was anyone's guess. They were low chunin level. Which was impressive considering their age. Sakura had awakened her kekkei genkai two months ago. The Masanna was officially back. When Sakura first awakened it, she was in a sparring match with Kurama. He was really pushing her that particular day. Sakura was being pushed to her limits at that time. As soon as she was about to drop. A surge of energy flowed into her body. She suddenly felt all of her senses went up a level. She could see further distances. All of her muscles had tensed. Sakura's body had begin to move in a way she wasn't used to. It was weird because her movements all felt so natural. When she started fighting back against Kurama. Her punches stung a lot more than usual. From others perspective it was if Sakura had become a seasoned veteran shinobi. Kurama was ecstatic because he knew her bloodline had finally awakened.
After the fight dragged out more. Sakura felt her stamina hit her as twice as hard. She figured that her body wasn't used to fighting like this. Soon enough she ran out of chakra and passed out from exhaustion. She was asleep for a full day.
When she woke up. Kurama explained to her what happened. Sakura was relieved that she finally awakened her bloodline. Naruto was happy for her as was Tsunade and Shizune. Now today was the day Kurama would give them the swords he had made for them. They were in the land of iron. So Kurama used the transformation jutsu to go to one of the best blacksmith in the land. And asked him if he could make the swords out of the best materials he had.
It took about a month in a half to make them but the blacksmith got it done. During that time, Kurama had the kids study about kenjutsu. It was best to have some sort of understanding about the kenjutsu before they actually trained with their swords.
Kurama had placed a sealing scroll on the ground and put chakra into it. Swords came out of it. Six of them to be exact. "I had 3 each made for you two. Honestly, I only did it so you can adjust to the different weights of them. But maybe you two can figure out something else to do with them. I also have scroll of your clans sword fighting styles. During our visit to Uzushiogakure a year ago. I made sure to grab every single binding scroll I knew about. Luckily for us, the older generation of Haruno's gave a copy of their techniques to the Uzumaki clan. It's no surprise considering how close they were. At least this way we won't have to go to Sakura's clan former homeland to search for information. That is unless Sakura here chooses to do so. But yeah pick three swords you like and begin training in your clans sword styles. I want both of you to study both clan styles. The more techniques you have at your disposal the better. But don't be fooled into to thinking you're an automatic advantage if you go against anybody who doesn't have a particular style. The only thing that gives you an true advantage on the battlefield in is experience. It's nothing else to it. If a shinobi has more battle experience than you then he automatically has the advantage no matter how many techniques you know. Yes you can still defeat an opponent who is more experienced but that still doesn't give you an advantage. In life or death the only thing that can save you at some crucial moments in battle is instinct. Sometimes it is better to rely on your instincts than your mind. Your body can move faster than what your thoughts can sometimes. Those are the moments where one can relish a battle. It gets your blood going at a high rate. That is why I come at you with the intent to kill. I know it may be harsh but this is the best way to train you. You won't improve as fast if I don't come at you with intent. Some shinobi like to use intent to their advantage against weaker opponents. If you are not strong enough to stand against the pure intent of your opponent. You won't have any chance to survive. You'll be stuck in place because you're too frightened to move which gives your opponent plenty of time to attack. Now enough of that. Get to practicing. Don't forget to also practice your sealing arts. After that's done, go to Tsunade for your medical ninjutsu training. Well do taijutsu later on after you rest for awhile." Kurama explained.
"Hai sensei." Naruto and Sakura said at the same time. The two picked out their swords and began reading the scrolls. Once about an hour and a half passed. They began practicing what they had read in the scrolls for about 3 hours. When that was done the practice their sealing skills for an a hour and a half. Next was to go see Tsunade. During the last two years. They all have gotten close. Especially Sakura and Tsunade. Sakura had begin to think of her Tsunade as a mother. She was always kind and patient with her. She always encouraged her. Not that nobody else didn't as well. But it just felt a certain way when Tsunade would tell her that she was proud of her. Whenever Mebuki told Sakura she was proud of her. It didn't feel as strong as when Tsunade or even Naruto said it. Kurama and Shizune even gave her a stronger feeling when they said it. Sakura would sometimes have bad dreams about her parents and wake up in the middle of the night crying. Tsunade would always be the one who would come to calm her down. She would always let Sakura fall asleep in her arms and sleep with her from time to time. Tsunade also taught Sakura about girl things along with Shizune. Kurama would do the same with Naruto. The sanin would also praise Sakura a lot for how gifted she was in medical ninjutsu. It all just came so easy for Sakura. Surprisingly Naruto wasn't that bad himself with medical ninjutsu. Now certain things were a lot more difficult for him than others. But he was getting the hang of it all. The shadow clone jutsu helped him out a lot as well. Due to gaining the experience of a shadow clone when it dispels. All of the chakra exercises he does with him is paying off slowly. Tsunade felt massive pride when Sakura excelled with her super strength technique. Due to Sakura's perfect chakra control. It was a given that she would have a good chance to master it. Tsunade didn't expect for her to pick it up so fast though. Sakura was able to cause some damage. Tsunade knew her strength would only increase as she got older. Now Naruto on the other hand wasn't as good with this as Sakura. Yes he could perform it but it was far from being perfect. He had to try to maintain a good grip of control of his chakra in order to pinpoint the release of chakra at the right moment. It was a bit difficult to master. He was able to cause damage too just not as much as Sakura yet. The good thing for Naruto is that he has an accelerated healing ability. So his hands heal quite fast thanks to Kurama. Tsunade was sure Naruto would get it down in time. Hell she was shocked he made it as far as he did. No disrespect but she knew his chakra control had to be horrendous due to how much chakra he has. It was good that her favorite blonde was diligent is his training.
Tsunade was always very proud of Naruto. She knew he was going to be even stronger than his parents some day. And just knowing that she had a great deal to do with that made her so happy. The slug princess did look as Sakura as the daughter she always wanted. She looked at Shizune as a daughter as well. But Shizune didn't have the potential Sakura does. Shizune is a damn good medic there's no doubt about that. But Sakura has a chance to surpass her within the next few years. Shizune also isn't capable of doing the strength technique. Tsunade always have wanted to teach it to one of her kids but sadly she never had any. Sakura and Shizune she considers her daughters. So when Sakura showed that she was able to learn it. Tsunade had saw herself in the girl.
As time passed again. On one particular night Sakura and Tsunade were in a hotel room by themselves. Naruto, Kurama and Shizune all went out to explore the town. The two were talking about small things. Sakura was wondering how much will Konoha have changed when they returned. It has been 3 years after all. She and Naruto were nine years old.
"Hmm I wouldn't say it would change too much. Maybe a few minor things here and there but I doubt it'll be that much. So have you been writing to your boyfriend Sasuke?" Tsunade asked with a smirk.
Sakura just shook her head at Tsunade. "Come on shishou, you know I only think of Sasuke as a brother. If I'm being completely honest my crush is Naruto. I knew we grew up together and all but he's honestly the only I think is for me. I know I'm too young to be thinking about love but I know that I like Naruto a lot. I think he may feel the same about me too." Sakura admitted with a blush.
Tsunade couldn't help but smile. "Oh yeah I knew you two were going to be together at some point. It's bound to happen at some point so don't rush it Sakura-chan."
"I have another thing I wanna talk to you about shishou..." Sakura took a deep breath. " I think of you as the mother I've always wanted." She told Tsunade.
Tsunade eyes widen. She was shocked but happy to hear Sakura tell her this. "The first day we met. When you gave me a hug. It made me feel all warm inside. I was comforting in your arms as if you would protect me from all that comes to harm me. I never felt that way from Mebuki." Sakura spat her name. She didn't call her parents mom and dad anymore. After what they've done, they didn't deserve to be called that. "Over the past 3 years I felt a stronger connection with you. Every time when you would praise me. I would be so happy. No one makes me feel that way besides you or Naruto. I was also happy that I was able to learn your techniques that made you famous. I'm not as good as you are but I have a good start at least. You're honestly the role model I aspire to be. Even if you do have a drinking and gambling problem. I still want to be just like you. So strong spirited. You're so strong physically and you've overcame your grief that had you in a deep depression. You're such a strong woman Tsunade. What I'm trying to say is...can I have you as my mother?" Sakura asked.
Tsunade instantly brought the girl into a tight but comforting hug. "Oh Sakura-chan, I'm very happy to hear you say that. I was beginning to look at you as my daughter along with Shizune for awhile now. I've always wanted to have a child to pass down all of my techniques too but Shizune couldn't learn the strength technique. You however are that child. I've even watched you grow up. It's so precious to see you improve every day. I'm so proud of you my darling daughter. Yes you can have me as your mother if you're willing to let me have you as my daughter." Tsunade told her softly.
Sakura began to cry into Tsunade's shoulder. The pinkette finally had the mother she's always wanted. Tsunade had tears in her eyes as well. After the finished crying. Sakura laid her head in her mother's lap. "Whenever we get back to the village we'll have sensei give us some adoption papers. You'll still keep your last name but if you choose to you can add mine to yours as well." Tsunade told her.
"Alright kaa-san." Sakura said.
When the others returned. Sakura told them that she was going to be adopted by Tsunade. Shizune and Naruto congratulated her. While Kurama was thinking about something. He looked at Tsunade. "Are you going to change her last name?" He asked.
"No Sakura will keep her name so that she'll be able to take the clan head positions with no problems. If she wants she can adds mine last name to hers." Tsunade explained.
Kurama nodded. "Good idea Tsunade and congratulations to you both."
During this third year of training. Naruto and Sakura had a good grasp of both family sword styles. Sparring against each other and Kurama almost everyday accelerates the learning process. The two actually began coming up with a sword style together. They called it Santoryu, the three sword style. Since the each had three swords. Naruto and Sakura figured they needed a way to utilize all three of them at once. They brought the idea to Kurama. He agreed that it was creative and that it's a style that nobody will see coming. Kurama told Naruto he would teaching him his father famous jutsu the rasengan once he turns 10. He will also help him out with the hiraishin as well. Sakura will also learned the rasengan as well. She decided that she would leave the hiraishin to strictly Naruto. She would just find a better way to fully utilize the body flicker. Naruto agreed to also find a better way to use the body flicker justu until he fully understands the hiraishin. It will take some time to fully get everything understood. Naruto could only guess that it won't be ready for battle until 2 years possibly. Unless he could get it done sooner than that. The kids ninjustu, fuinjutsu and taijutsu improved dramatically throughout the years. Now they had more jutsu in the arsenal. Along with a greater understand of fuinjustu. This is one area Naruto excelled Sakura. Naruto would always have a better understanding of seals than Sakura. The pinkette was more talented in genjustu.
Their taijutsu had took a dramatic leap thanks to Tsunade and Kurama. Sakura also had a way better grasp over her bloodline now. She could control it and keep it activated for 15mins without getting fatigued.
The next year had came around. This was the biggest year of the training. Kurama told them that everything they were working on. They were going to have put in twice as effort. He wanted them pushing themselves everyday. Naruto and Sakura were practicing with their primary chakra natures. Sakura had a strong water affinity with a minor lightning affinity. Naruto had a strong water and wind affinity. And surprisingly a decent earth affinity. Kurama and Tsunade both taught them chakra element practice to help improve the strength of their jutsus.
Naruto and Sakura kenjutsu was coming along. They were progressing with the Santoryu. Sakura was more comfortable with Nitoryu then Santoryu. It wasn't that she didn't like Santoryu it's just that it felt more natural with Nitoryu. That didn't mean she didn't work her ass off to get more comfortable with the three sword style. Naruto flourished with Santoryu. He had a good grip on it. Both of them were proficient enough with Ittoryu. They would have three way battles with Kurama to get used to using this style in battle. Naruto has started to learn how to access Kurama's chakra.
Kurama told him that he still had to wait a few more years to be able to use his full power. But he could now being learning how to control his chakra to a degree. The first time Naruto used his chakra. It was hard to control his anger. It got easier the more he sparred while using Kurama's chakra. Kurama figured it would be awhile until he's able to go further than the one-tailed state. He figured it should be good enough for now.
The kids were now highly skilled in fuinjutsu and medical ninjutsu. Naruto was a true prodigy when it came to fuinjutsu. It all just came so easy to him. He could create his own seals now. He even understood a good amount of the Uzumaki's sealing arts. Sakura wasn't as good as Naruto but she was more than proficient at it. Sakura flourished with medical ninjutsu. She was literally the second coming of her mother. Shizune and Kurama would always tell her that.
She always felt pride arise in her whenever they did. Tsunade also continued to praise her daughters skills. Sakura also improved with her super strength technique. Tsunade pushed her to her limits. She didn't let up on either of them. Naruto had also come a good ways in both medical ninjutsu and the super strength technique. Now his hand didn't hurt as much whenever he used his super strength. He was also good enough to be a professional medic. Still wasn't close to Sakura's level in either. But he improved nonetheless. Tsunade would take them to small villages to help health the sick and injured. She told them it would be good practice to heal actual people. That way they'll have experience in it enough to give out treatment on the battlefield without freezing up.
Naruto and Sakura also mastered the rasengan. Naruto was able to add more chakra into his to make it bigger. Sakura could do the same but she preferred not too. Considering that it would take a decent amount of chakra to do so. Sakura's chakra reserves have grown to a low jounin's reserves. But it was nowhere near Naruto's beyond kage level reserves. It was a good thing she had perfect chakra control. She could last in fights a lot longer due to that and her increased stamina.
The kids also were able to improve their skill with the body flicker technique. Now they were able to use it while fighting. Tsunade told me most ninja weren't capable of using it to such a degree in mid battle. She even had them teach it to her. She knew it would come in handy. In her opinion Naruto and Sakura were more than ready for the shinobi world. Their determination to become strong has gotten them at such a level at a very young age. She was positive they were high jounin level. They would probably reach kage level in their teenage years. Tsunade was excited to see how their story will turn out.
As time passed it was time for them to head back to fire country. Tsunade got word from the hokage that the academy starts in a week. She figured it would take about a 5-6 days to get back to the village. Kurama was beyond satisfied with Naruto and Sakura's progress. He knew their names were spread through the land in given time. Shizune was very proud of her siblings progress. It was amazing to see two promising shinobi begin to blossom. She also wanted to see how their relationship will take off. It was very interesting to hear Naruto admit to him and Tsunade how he felt about Sakura.
It was on a day where Sakura was training with her kekkei genkai with Kurama. Naruto was learning how to improve his chakra scalpels. "Hey Shizune-nee and Tsunade is it ok for me to feel something..more for Sakura?" He asked.
Tsunade smiled at his question. "No it's not. I think you two would make a cute couple with how close you are."
"I agree you two are adorable. You would no doubt be a power couple. Just don't try to rush it otouto. Let everything fall in place it self." Shizune added.
"I guess you are right. I really like her but I just don't know how to exactly come out and say it." Naruto admitted.
"Don't worry Naruto when the time is right. You'll be able to admit your feelings to her." Tsunade told him.
"What is she doesn't feel the same?" He asked.
"Don't worry about that. It's better to go for it than to live a life of regret because you never took the risk. We as ninja don't have a long life expectancy Naruto. Most die either in their 30s or early 40s if they are lucky. The you have legends like me and sensei who are able to make it this far. Just trust me Naruto. You will be fine." Tsunade assured him.
Ever since that day. Naruto decided to let things play itself out. Tsunade and Shizune were right about not rushing things. The group had finally finished packing all of their stuff. Naruto and Sakura felt very proud of themselves for how far they came. Now it was time to go back home and begin their life as shinobi of Konohagakure.