Half a Truth and Rise of an Heir

Naruto and his new friends spent the rest of the day hidden in the base, which had Naruto confused on how he didn't find it (as he had a knack for finding things he shouldn't), and had to say that these few people had made his world a lot better and made him want to come back to the new hideaway. Naruto wanted to leave to see jiji and tell him about this place but was told not to go out until the next morning to keep himself safe and not to tell the Hokage about this place (the group was in slight shock that Naruto called the Hokage jiji even though he is abused by the village and is not related to him.).

"Hey Naruto come over here I want to ask you something." Makoto asked him in a tone generally with a question with an answer that Naruto cannot give.

Naruto was walking back from one the many different rooms of this cave which had a bunk room, a meeting room, an armory, a training room, a room with a lot of seals that said "FUINJUTSU TESTING ROOM BE CAREFUL", and a room for storage of anything within seals with a guide on how to use the seals, what is in the seals, and a warning stating that messing with fuinjutsu of the seal can cause an explosion which can destroy everything in a mile radius.

Arriving in the hallway lay a door with a swirl symbol with a seal on rectangle and with Makoto in front of the door with Akira and Yusuke. "Hey, I'm here what is it?" Naruto asked a little confused at what Makoto was staring at him. "Well," Makoto said a little frustrated from the sound of it, "when we first came to the hideout we found this door with a seal on it and a the sign on the top that says Uzumaki Library but we cannot get into here and since you're an Uzumaki we want to ask you to try an open this."

Naruto look the three of the kids who all looked a little frustrated looking at the door and looked a sign that was on the door and asked, "What does that sign say?"

Naruto asked this question because his reading was low at best and non-existent at worst. Makoto looked at the sign and began to speak, "Blood of Life shall open the gate of knowledge when the Heir may come." Makoto said annoyed at the riddle. "Naruto can you put your hand on the seal?" Akira suggested with gleam in his eye that made him excited. "Ok." Naruto said and pressed his hand on the seal.

Nothing happened…

Still nothing happened…

"What are we missing his name is Uzumaki and this the library so what is missing?" Yusuke said very stressfully. Everyone was in heavy thought when Akira had an idea.

"Hey, Naruto can you cut your thumb and put blood on the seal?" Akira told Naruto in an excited 'I got it' voice.

He nodded and bit his thumb and pressed the seal and three things happened; first the door slide on a mechanism, second was that Ryuji, Ann, Haru, and Futaba rounded the corner and looked the previously blocked door that was now open, and third Makoto was in shock, Yusuke had a satisfied smile, and Akira was giving a shit eating smirk.

"Well let us not keep ourselves from this library shall we?" Akira walked in confidently with Naruto and everyone following him in the library.

To put it bluntly this was a researcher's dreamland and the group of six-year-old kids (and 5 year old Futaba) walked in to the massive library with hundreds if not thousands of scrolls that were along the wall with stairs that lead down to 2nd and 3rd bottom parts of the Library. The children can only stare and wonder at the scrolls looking at the full names on each scroll including scrolls on Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Kenjutsu, and most of all Fuinjutsu.

"Wow." Ryuji said with a look of utter disbelief.

"Seriously." Ann spoke in quiet and shocked voice.

"It is beautiful." Yusuke said in awe.

"So many scrolls." Makoto said in sheer awe.

"To much paper." Futaba said in awe before fainting in true awe.

"This is amazing." Haru said happy giddiness.

"This was beyond what even I think was possible." Akira said in a voice that would make Naruto feel like he did something great.

Shaking from his daze Akira continued walking towards the center of the room to find a Blue Carved Wooden Throne with Red fabric covering the seat and back with a plate at the legs of the chair that said in the engravings, "The Royal Uzumaki shall be revealed."

Naruto saw the seat as soon as ran up to catch Akira and everyone crashed into Naruto and Akira sending Naruto into the seat and Akira onto his knee. Funnily every single one of the kids was on their knees.

The seat began to glow red with seals and Naruto surprised saw a man and women with red hair stand around the children that were kneeling and said at the same time, "Welcome Heir of Uzumaki Royal Bloodline." They said in a unified voice.

"Who are you?" Naruto asked in a soft scared voice.

"We are Uzumaki Saron and Uzumaki Seras we are the librarians and guide for this library our lord. They said in unison pointing at the male first and female second.

"Why do you call me your lord?" Naruto continued to ask in surprise.

"You are the heir to Uzumaki clan and also have at the moment seven who are kneeling in front of a Uzumaki Throne Dainane." Saron said in a polite voice but the verbal tick was caught and everyone sweat dropped.

"Brother, I thought you fixed that habit?" Seras said in an annoyed expression, which made everyone else except the Uzumakis have a serious verbal tick issue.

Jumping in Naruto said, "Hey, sorry to interrupt but can you help me and my friends find something for us to learn from this place." He was very anxious considering he just found that he was royalty from a clan at that and he wanted to cool down his brain.

"Yes, my lord." They both said splitting off and searching for scrolls that fit the personalities of each person. Everyone stood up and Naruto got out of the throne of Uzumaki saw that he was shaking.

"Hey, man are you ok?" Ryuji asked sincerely understanding that this was a bit of a shock for Naruto.

"No but I want to know why I am being hurt if I am of a Clan why do you have to suffer?!" Naruto shouted in anger and sorrow to find that he had family and knowledge about said family was blocked off from him.

"Naruto-kun, sometimes we don't have choice on when we get to have our way," Haru said with a sad tone, "We just have to go with what we have like the rest of us here."

Naruto could see it in each of their eyes the feeling of rejection and feeling of abandonment and rejection, they all had no parents and had been trying to survive and they decided to ban together to live.

"Naruto-sama we have a set of scrolls for each of you to learn that would suit your personalities, body type, and skill level." Saron said with scrolls in hand.

"Hey, Naruto if we train and work in all of this we can become even stronger and protect each other so let's go and show are true faces." Akira said patting Naruto on the back to comfort.

Back at the Hokage tower

Hiruzen Sarutobi was feeling severely worried more than ever. His ANBU just said that Naruto wasn't found anywhere in the proper of town and nobody a found Naruto even the so call 'fox hunters' who were mad that their target was missing.

"Damn stupid paperwork" He grumbled and thought, 'If it wasn't for the fact that the council was preventing me from seeing Naruto and the fact that large amounts of paperwork I would keep him in my estate to protect him.' He was not happy that Naruto's apartment had been burned down (and also give a few people arrests for arson) as well as that Naruto had seemed to disappear which gave more problems.

"I wonder where he is?" He said stopping his paperwork and checking his seeing orb only to find that Naruto could not be located.

'This is not good if Naruto left the village is one thing but not find him would mean he is dead or that he found his family estate.' He thought furiously only to calm himself with the thought that Naruto was not killed by the villagers because they had not found him. He stood up and decided to go to the old Naminaze estate to check if Naruto had found it.

He walked outside and shushined to the Former Fourth Estate only to find that no blood was on the seal and that nothing had breached the seals. "ANBU!" He shouted and 5 Anbu agents were in front of him.

"Your orders are to find any sign of Naruto Uzumaki and if you find him bring him safely or else there will be consequences." He ordered his Anbu and shushined to Hokage Tower.

'I hope your safe Naruto I have already failed your parents first please don't be dead.' He thought sorrowfully as he entered the office to find that Naruto and seven other children were in the room awaiting for him.

"Hey jiji, I got some new friends and I want you to meet them." Naruto said brightly as the door swung close.

I have to say I was impressed with the response with my story this one. I will say that I understand the concerns about the large character cast, but I will persevere and make sure you all can enjoy this story.

Next time [Learning New Grounds and Rising Sun]

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