Thanks to all of those who read and reviewed Chapter 12. I have realized that I have not focused a lot on Naruto and Kabuto, but they will be interacting more before the Chunin Exams and during them. Naruto also learns about his parents this chapter. He needs to know more about them for later on during the Chunin exams.
"I was the baby that was chosen to house the Kyuubi. I am the jailer of the Kyuubi." Naruto said as he lifted his shirt to show them the seal on his stomach.
After a few moments Naruto began to panic because neither Sasuke nor Shilkamaru had said anything. When Naruto was about to speak, Sasuke beat him to it, "So you are expecting us to believe that you have the strongest demon housed in your stomach, but you are still the weakest one of all of us? I can live with that." Sasuke said as he had a smirk on his face.
"What did you say teme? I can beat your ass any day of the week!" Naruto yelled back, not yet fully realizing that Sasuke was telling him that he didn't care that he was the container for the Kyuubi.
"Naruto relax, Sasuke was saying he doesn't care, nor do I. You are still Naruto to us. You are still the same knuckle-headed ninja you always were. Now we just know your darkest secret. We both know the difference between a scroll and a kunai. We understand you are not the Kyuubi. It's just not every day you find out one of your best friends houses the Kyuubi." Shikamaru said to calm Naruto down.
Naruto had begun to cry a bit as Shikamaru was talking. "You guys really don't care? I thought everyone hated me for it"
"Why would we care? Like you said you are the container of the demon. I wouldn't want that burden." Sasuke said. Shikamaru nodded along.
"Thanks guys." Naruto said as he wiped the tears from his face.
"Naruto, I am proud of you for telling them your secret. It takes a lot to trust your team with your darkest secret." Kakashi said.
Naruto looked up at Kakashi with a smile. "Naruto, will you go check on Haku and Zabuza for me. I want to speak with Sasuke and Shikamaru quickly. You three can all talk later." Kakashi said.
"Hai Kakashi-sensei" Naruto said as he began walking back to the house.
Once Naruto was gone Shikamaru spoke up, "Why did you send him back to the house?"
"I wanted to speak with the two of you alone. Like I said to Naruto, I am proud of him, but I am also proud of the both of you. Not many of the villagers can see that Naruto is not the demon. Many still hate him for holding it. They are naïve and are still angry about what happened so they take it out on Naruto."
Sasuke and Shikamaru nodded. They had witnessed Naruto being shunned by most of the village. There were only a few people in the village who actually accepted Naruto for who he was.
"Now that you know the secret, you must not tell anyone or talk to anyone about it, unless they know of it already. All Jonin know and some of the higher Chunin do as well. Most shinobi can see that he is not the demon, but there are still some that harbor ill feelings toward him and the civilians do not know any better. I want you two to protect him now that you know."
"Kakashi-sensei, has Naruto ever used the chakra like he has before?" Shikamaru asked.
"Not that I am aware of. I believe it was because he was so angry that he tapped into the chakra. I am going to need to work on his emotional training so he can better control his emotions."
"What are the chances of the Kyuubi breaking out of the seal?" Sasuke asked. He wanted to get a better look at the seal but he would need to ask Naruto about it later.
"The Yondaime designed it so that eventually Naruto will drain the Kyuubi of all of its chakra and the demon will cease to exist, but as we saw today it appears that in times of great anger the Kyuubi can influence Naruto."
"Kakashi-sensei we need to get stronger, if Naruto is suddenly overcome with anger and the Kyuubi takes over, Shikamaru and I need to be strong enough to handle him so others don't get hurt" Sasuke said.
'Sasuke is finally seeing what makes someone truly strong. Fighting for those close to him. I believe it may be time.' "I agree. You two are going to need to get stronger, but for right now let's go check on Naruto and the others." Kakashi said as he began to turn.
"Kakashi-sensei wait a moment" Shikamaru said. Sasuke went on ahead leaving Shikamaru alone.
"What is it Shikamaru?"
"There is more to the story isn't there? Why was Naruto chosen?" Shikamaru said.
"Shikamaru, I'm sorry. I don't know. I better get back to the house" Kakashi said. 'I will need to warn the Hokage that Shikamaru suspects there is more to the story. We can't let Naruto's heritage out before it is necessary'
(Few days later. Tazuna's House)
Kakashi had just gotten back in from training his three genin and went to the room where Haku and Zabuza were staying. Kakashi had found that his teams teamwork seemed to have gotten better as of recently. Kakashi had been forced to use his sharingan a few times during team sparring. His genin were getting along great and it was like the secret was never told to them because they treated Naruto the same as before.
"Zabuza-san how is Haku doing?" Kakashi asked as he entered the room.
"Haku is doing well. He should be ready to move in a day or two." Zabuza said. Haku was currently sleeping at the moment.
"I'm glad to hear it. Have you thought anymore on our offer?"
"I have. I also spoke with Haku about it when he has been conscious. I believe he is eager to try living in a village and making friends. I am still hesitant about it. Won't this cause a problem with Kiri?"
"It may, but like you have said Kiri is currently in the middle of a civil war. They don't have the man power to be sending out after you."
Zabuza sat and thought about his choices. He could go with them and try to join the Leaf Village, but then he would need to give up his chance of helping out Kiri. If he didn't go he most likely would still not be able to help Kiri too much because he would be hunted if he got near.
"I want to go with you to Konoha and talk to the Hokage." Zabuza said.
Kakashi smiled. "I'm glad to hair it. I will send a hawk to the Hokage letting him know of our return in a few days"
(In Konoha)
Sarutobi was beginning to worry about Jiraiya and Tsunade. He hadn't heard anything from Jiraiya in a few days. The last letter he had received had told him that he had found the last Senju, but was not able to convince her to come back. 'I hope Jiraiya returns soon and Tsunade is with him' Sarutobi thought.
Sarutobi looked at the never ending pile of paper work on his desk and sighed. The old Hokage began to reach for the pile when there was a knock on his door.
"Hokage-sama, I have just been informed that Lord Jiraiya has returned and he has brought Lady Tsunade with him. They are on their way here now." The secretary said as she disappeared back behind the door.
Sarutobi got up and went to the window. 'So Jiraiya was actually able to do it. Hopefully we can convince Tsunade to stay. The village needs her more than ever.'
Sarutobi only had to wait a few more moments until his office door opened and he turned to see two of his loyal students standing there.
"Tsunade, I'm so glad you have returned" Sarutobi began as he started to walk forward to hug his only female student, but he was stopped by Tsunade.
"Sensei we need to talk." Tsunade spit out. She was still upset about not being told about Naruto being alive. "Why was I not told that Kushina's child survived the incident? And he was made the container of the beast no less."
Sarutobi was caught off guard. He was not expecting this right away from Tsuande. "Tsunade, please let me explain. You were not here when the beast attacked. You had left a few weeks before to gather yourself after the death of Dan, and we were not sure where to find you. Once the fox broke free from Kushina, Minato was left with no choice but to seal it into his son. We sent ANBU to inform you of what had happened, but they always came back saying they could not find you. This was not done deliberately."
"I don't want to hear it. You could have sent Jiraiya to find me and tell me. I would have returned if I had known I still had some family left. Kushina was my cousin and like a little sister to me." Tsunade yelled back to Sarutobi. She was upset, but she was beginning to get mad at herself for allowing herself to be so consumed with sadness that she wasn't her for her cousin.
"Tsunade, I am deeply sorry that we never told you but –" Sarutobi began, but Jiraiya cut him off.
"Tsu-hime you should be mad at me as well. I could have told you, but like you I was so filled with sadness after losing Minato, that I kept to myself for a few years refusing to believe that he was gone. I saw that boy as a son I never had. If it wasn't for the toads kicking my ass back into gear I would probably stuck in my sadness still." Jiraiya said.
Tsunade looked back and forth between her sensei and her teammate. She was mad at both of them, and also herself.
"Where is Naruto? I want to see him? Does he know anything about his parents?"
"He is currently on a mission with his team and will be returning in a day. They ran into a few complications. Do not worry. They are fine, and we may have two new ninjas to add to our roster after the mission, but that is something else entirely. Naruto knows about the fox, but he does not know about his parents. Minato wanted to keep him safe and didn't want him to know until he was at least a Jonin level ninja or 18. Whichever came first."
"Sarutobi, I know you don't want to go against Minato's wishes, but I am going to. When Naruto returns I am going to tell him about his family, well at least his mother. He needs to know." Tsunade said.
"Sensei I agree. The boy is nothing short of amazing. He has his parents talents for seals and he has his father's ability to grasp ninjutsu easily as well as his mothers imagination when it comes to using them. He is going to be Jonin level soon enough. If we tell him know we can began to train him for what is to come" Jiraiya said. He didn't want to mention about the organization he had begun hearing about in front of Tsunade just yet.
Sarutobi picked up on what Jiraiya was saying. Sighing he said "I cannot stop you if you both want to tell him. You are his god parents and have a right to tell him, but please let me be there as well so I can explain why it was kept hidden from him." Both Tsunade and Jiraiya nodded.
"Well now that that is out of the way, we have something we need to discuss with you sensei. Orochimaru tried to kill Tsunade, and nearly succeeded, but luckily I arrived and saved her." Jiraiya said.
Sarutobi was shocked. "I need you to tell me everything. Let's take a seat as I have a feeling we will be up for a while"
"Sensei do you still keep that sake stashed in here?" Tsunade asked
"Of course I do" Sarutobi said as he pulled out a bottle and began pouring three glasses. Tonight was going to be a long night.
(Next day)
"Tazuna thank you for your kindness in allowing us to heal Haku here." Kakashi said.
"It was the least I could do. You saved us from Gato and his men and we were able to complete the bridge. Our land will no longer be under his tyranny and people will visit our land again." Tazuna said.
"See you later old man" Naruto said as he was sealing everything up into scrolls as they were saying good bye. "Come visit Konoha sometime"
Tazuna laughed. "You have some good kids there Kakashi. I expect great things from them"
'You and I both' Thought Kakashi.
Kakashi nodded and turned to his team who was accompanied by Haku and Zabuza.
"Alright we should make it back to the village in a few hours. With all of us being ninja we can move much faster. Haku are you sure you are able to travel so freely?"
"Thank you for your concern Kakashi-san, but I am fine. I have mostly healed and I will be able to keep up with you. Let us head out so we do not delay any longer"
"Alright team, you heard him. Let's go" Kakashi said as all six ninja disappeared into the trees.
(Right outside Konoha)
It had only taken a few hours for them to get close to the village. During that time Naruto began talking with Haku and found a new friend in him. They could relate to each other and Haku had told Naruto he accepted for who he was, demon and all. Haku was able to put it together from what he had seen as well as what Zabuza had told him before about Yagura.
"Alright guys we are going to stop here because the Hokage said he would meet us here." He should be here any moment.
"I'm surprised you aren't late Kakashi-san." The Hokage said as he dropped down from the trees with Jiraiya behind him.
"Gramps, what is Ero-sennin doing here?" Naruto asked, surprised to see the pervert here.
"Shut it brat. I am here to bring you three back to the village while sensei talks with Zabuza here, also I wanted to show you three a few things"
Team 7 was surprised that Jiraiya was willing to train them again.
"Come on you three follow me" Jiraiya said as he jumped toward the village with Team 7 following him.
"Hokage-sama" Both Haku and Zabuza said as they bowed to the leader of the Leaf Village in front of them.
"That is unnecessary." Sarutobi said waving his hand. "Now let us get down to business. Kakashi tell me about the mission and then we can discuss these two becoming members of our village."
(With Naruto)
Each member of Team 7 was with a shadow clone of Jiraiya. Naruto was currently telling him about the mission and all about how his fight with Haku.
"So you tapped into the Kyuubi during the fight?"
"I didn't even know I had. I was just so angry that I lost it."
"Naruto I understand. When you think one of your friends has been killed in front of you, you can lose it. No one blames you for getting angry, the only thing you can do is try to control your emotions better."
"Will it happen everytime I get angry?" Naruto asked
"I'm not sure. I will need to examine the seal closer, but it may. Knowing Minato he most likely wanted you to be able to access the chakra if you needed it."
"I'm not sure I want to use it again. When I was using it, the only thing I wanted to do was to kill Haku. It was horrible. I was just driven by the fact that I wanted his blood on my hands." Naruto said.
"Don't worry Naruto. We will train so that you get strong enough not to need the chakra" Jiraiya said, knowing that he was lying somewhat because he believed he would need to use the chakra eventually especially if what his contacts told him was true. Naruto was going to have to face some tough opponents later on.
"For now let's train a bit. After that I have someone that wants to meet you"
"Who is it?" Naruto asked.
"Don't worry you will see later on. For now show me the seals you developed during the mission."
(3 hrs later)
Sarutobi was sitting in his office filling out paper work. That C-rank mission had been upgraded to an A-rank mission and he was filling out paper work for Haku and Zabuza to join the ranks of the village. Haku and Zabuza would be temporary ninjas in the village for the time being. They would need to undergo a probation period first until they could become full ninjas of the village and also undergo psych evaluations from Ibiki.
Zabuza had told him about the civil war in Kiri and how Zabuza was in support of the rebels. Sarutobi assured him that though the Mist may be angry at the Leaf for taking him in, they would not start a war with them. Villages had taken in others missing nins before. It was not common, but it did happen.
Sarutobi was finishing up the paperwork when he felt a presence behind him. "How is Naruto doing?"
"He is fine. We talked about the fox incident and I believe it happened because he let his rage get the better of him. I also told him we had someone who wanted to meet him." Jiraiya said as he was perched on the windowsill.
"Are you sure this is a good idea telling him about his parents so soon? Minato wanted us to wait until he was strong enough to handle any attackers."
"I believe that he will be fine. He is already chunin level and if he is with his team, then I believe they could take down most jonins. He is also going to be getting trained by me. I will whip him into shape in no time."
Sarutobi sighed. If Jiraiya and Tsunade wanted to tell Naruto about his parents, he could not stop them. They were his godparents after all.
"Is Tsunade in the Senju compound?"
"Yes. I told Naruto we would pick him up on the way. Kakashi is going to be coming as well. I believe he should be there when he is told so he has someone familiar with him."
"I agree. Let's get going" Sarutobi said.
(Outside Naruto's Apartment)
Naruto was currently eating some ramen at his dining room table when he heard a knock on the door.
"Be right there." Naruto yelled as he quickly began trying to clean up, knowing that Jiraiya was here to get him. Once Naruto was done he opened the door and saw two others with Jiraiya. "Kakashi-sensei and Hokage-jiji what are you two doing here?"
"Naruto we were asked to come by Jiraiya. We are all going to meet this person with you. Now if you will come with us we can get moving" The Hokage said.
Naruto followed them out the door and locked his apartment through a series of seals. "Hey Old Man, what ended up happening with Haku and Zabuza?" Naruto asked as they exited the building and began walking to the Senju compound.
"They have both agreed to become ninjas of the village and will be on probabtion for the time being until we can make sure they are loyal and they have done their psych tests. Zabuza will be given Jonin status and Haku will be a chunin. Naruto how would you feel about sharing the building with them? They are going to be needing a place to stay and I figured you would want some friends close by."
"Of course I would want them to stay. It is only me that lives in the building anyway." Naruto said.
The Hokage smiled. He knew that Naruto would want them to live there, and he had already taken the liberty of given them an apartment in the building.
"So where are we going anyways? I have never been to this part of the village." Naruto said.
Naruto looked around and noticed that this part of the village looked extremely worn down, almost as if no one had lived there in years.
"This part of the village is where the Senju compound is. The Senju used to live here when they were a big clan." Jiraiya said.
"What happened to them?" Naruto asked.
"Almost all of them have been wiped out. There is only one Senju left. We are on our way to meet her right now." The Hokage said.
"Ahh here we are." Jiraiya said as they stood in front of the largest house in the compound. Jiraiya knocked on the door and then heard footsteps coming to the door.
"Master Jiraiya, Hokage-sama, Kakashi-kun. Please come in. And this must be young Naruto. Nice to meet you Naruto. My name is Shizune." Shizune said as she opened the door. She was surprised to see Kakashi there, but she hid it well.
The four of them followed Shizune into the living room where Tsunade was seated. Tsunade was looking at old family photos and trying to hold back her tears.
"Tsunade-sama, they are all here" Shizune said as her master turned around.
As Tsunade turned around Naruto gazed at her. Naruto was shocked to see a woman who only looked to be in her mid twenties with such a huge chest. Naruto tried not to stare too long because he had seen what happened to Jiraiya when he was caught being perveted.
"It's about time you got here. I was about to crack open some sake if you took any longer." Tsunade said as she mentioned for them to sit down.
"Well now that we are all here, we can get down to business. Don't worry Shizune has been filled in on everything so she can stay" Tsunade said noticing the look the Hokage was giving Shizune. The Hokage nodded at that statement.
"Now Naruto let me introduce myself. I am Tsunade Senju, one of the Legendary Three along with Jiraiya."
"So you are saying you are Jiraiya's teammate?" Tsunade nodded. "Then how come you look so young?" Naruto asked.
Everyone else in the room tried to hold back their laughter. Naruto had no idea about Tsunade's rage when asked about her age and appearance. Tsunade looked at Naruto and a tick mark began to form on her head. "Though it is none of your business, I have a henge up to hide my true appearance."
"Are you-" Naruto was cut off as Jiraiya put his hand over his mouth and glared at him. Naruto knew not to mention it again.
"As I was saying, I am one of the Three Sannin of the village and the best medic nin of the elemental nations. I was also very close with your parents."
"You knew my parents?" Naruto asked. Tsunade had his undivided attention now.
"We all knew your parents Naruto."
"Why was this kept from me?" Naruto said. The other occupants of the room could hear the anger in his voice.
"Naruto, please let us explain before you get upset." The Hokage said in a grandfatherly fashion.
"You mean to tell me you knew this whole time and never told me. Whenever I asked you if you knew them you said no. Why did you lie to me?" Naruto said. By now he was standing up and they could feel the anger rolling off of him.
"Naruto please calm down. We did not tell you because it was what your father wanted. He had made many enemies over his career, as well as your mother. He wanted to keep you safe until you were strong enough to fight on your own." The Hokage said.
Naruto was trying to take in what was being said, but he was beyond angry. He had been lied to his whole life. He remembered going to the Hokage many times and asking him about his parents, but he always got the same answer. "No, Naruto I am sorry. I do not know anything about your parents". And now here he was sitting in a room being told that these people knew his parents and it was kept from him.
"Who were they?" Naruto spat out.
"Naruto you were not just a random orphan chosen to carry the fox, you were chosen because Minato could not ask anyone else to do something he wasn't willing to do." Jiraiya said.
'Minato? That name sounds familiar. Where have I heard that name before?' Naruto thought as he was trying to process the information he was being told.
"Naruto your father was the Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage." Kakashi said.
Naruto looked around the room. He was in shock. 'I'm the fourth's son? Why was I treated like trash all my life?'
Naruto began to cry "Why was I treated like trash my whole life if I am the Fourth's son? Why was no one there for me when I needed them? Why!" Naruto yelled. Tears were pouring down his face and he was standing up now shaking with rage.
"Naruto, please calm down." Tsunade said.
"NO! Who are you to tell me to calm down. You can't just come in here and tell me who my father is after 13 years of not knowing and expect me to be fine with it." Naruto yelled back.
"I need some space" Naruto said as he made a hand seal and there was a flash and then a breeze was felt throughout the room.
It took a few moments for everyone to regain their sight. "What was that?" Shizune asked.
"It looks like he had a flashbomb sealed on him and then let that go off and used a shunshin to escape." Jiraiya said.
"This is all my fault. If we had waited for a better time" Tsunade began.
"Tsunade, do not beat yourself up. I should have taken more responsibility as Hokage and told him when he asked. I should have trusted Naruto with that information. I just hope he doesn't grow to hate us because of it."
"Where do you think he has gone to?" Shizune asked.
"I believe I may know. Naruto always used to go there after begin chased around by the ANBU for one of his pranks. It has a great view of the village, and I am sure he wants to speak with his father." Kakashi said.
"You don't mean the-" Tsunade began.
"Yes Tsunade, the same place you used to go when you were upset when you were younger. The Hokage Monument"
(With Naruto)
Naruto was sitting on top of his father's and he was crying lightly. 'Why didn't they trust me enough to know who my parents were? Did they think I was going to go running around telling everyone?' As Naruto thought more about it, he figured if he had known when he was younger he may have tried to brag about it in the academy so that people would have taken notice of him. Now, however he had people who acknowledged him and he knew the dangers of being known in the ninja world.
"What do you want" Naruto suddenly said as he saw his seal go off.
'This kid is good' Tsunade thought. "Naruto, I just came to talk. I wanted to talk to you further."
"What is there to talk about? Everyone I thought was close to me lied to me, and then you showed up and just told me my father was the man who sealed the kyuubi into me."
Tsunade looked at Naruto and her heart broke. "Naruto, I am truly sorry I was never there for you when you were growing up. I was never told that you were alive. If I had known I would have returned for you. I never knew I still had family left."
"You were related to my father?" Naruto asked, his interest was now piqued.
"I was related to your mother, Kushina Uzumaki. She and I were cousins." Tsunade said. "We are family Naruto."
'Kushina Uzumaki. So I have my mother's last name.' "Why was I never told any of this?"
"I do not know Naruto, but I believe they did it to look out for you. Your parents were very powerful ninja, and if word had gotten out that you were their son, many people would have tried to hurt you. I do not blame you for being mad and upset, but please try to see that your heritage was hidden to protect you."
Naruto looked away from Tsunade and out over the village. Naruto looked at all houses and lights that were in the village. 'I don't ever want to see this destroyed. Tsunade-sama is right. If it was known I am the son of the Fourth then other villages may have attacked.'
"I understand why I wasn't told, but I should have been trusted with the information. All I ever wanted was to know who my family was."
"Naruto, you have me know. We are family. We are all each other has left. If you would allow I would like to be part of your life. You can even move into the Senju compound with me. It is far too big for me to live in alone."
Naruto wasn't sure what to think. He had just met Tsunade and found out she was related to him. He now had someone he could call family.
"Naruto you don't need to decide right now, but know that you are always welcome to move into the Senju compound with me."
Naruto nodded. "Can you tell me about them? I have heard stories about the Fourth, but only about his battles, and I have never heard much about my mother before. Can you tell me what you remember of them?" Naruto said as he turned and looked at Tsunade.
"Of course I will" Tsunade said as she took a seat next to Naruto.
As the two blondes began talking on top of the Fourth's head, the few that were watching them smiled.
"I believe everything will be alright. It seems as though Naruto has calmed down." The Hokage said.
"I believe you are right. Hopefully he will not stay mad too long." Jiraiya said.
"I doubt it. He is very forgiving, but I am going to be on alert the next few days." Kakashi said. The Hokage shuddered and agreed.
"Why's that?" Jiraiya asked.
"Naruto's pranks make his mom's look like child's play in comparison. And I have a feeling that he will be getting us back for lying to him for so long. I guess we do deserve it though. I just hope he doesn't do anything too drastic." The Hokage said. Knowing that his pranks were going to cause more paperwork for him later on.
When Jiraiya heard this, he too shuddered. He would still have nightmares of Kushina's pranks that she would pull on him. If that they said was true and Naruto was worse than he had better prepare himself.
"Let's leave these two to talk. If you would both come to my office, I would like to talk to you guys about some of the plans I have for dealing with Orochimaru" The Hokage said.
Kakashi and Jiraiya nodded and all three disappeared in a swirl of leaves.
(A few hours later with Tsunade and Naruto)
" and that prank had caused Jiraiya to flinch anytime he saw a cat for three weeks" Tsunade said.
Naruto was laughing at hearing about how his mom was a prankster as well. Over the past few hours Naruto had gone back to his cheerful self. Learning about his parents had been great for him. He knew he got his pranks from his mom as well as the absurd amount of chakra. Apparently it was an Uzumaki family trait. He had gotten his looks from his dad as well as his creativity. Both of his parents were seal masters and Tsunade said he would surpass both in no time.
Naruto enjoyed talking with Tsunade about his family. He finally knew about his parents. He understood why it was kept a secret, but that didn't mean Naruto wasn't going to get those back for keeping it from him for so long.
"Naruto it is getting late. We should probably head back." Tsunade said. She had enjoyed talking just as much as Naruto had. She had missed the village more than she had realized, and reminiscing had made it realize she made the right choice in coming back. Especially now that she had someone she could call family again. Naruto reminded her so much of Nawaki, her little brother, that she was sure it was him reincarnate.
"I think you are right. Thanks for telling me about my parents. It meant a lot." Naruto said as he stood up. Tsunade stood up as well and gave him a hug. "Naruto, I am always here for you now. We are each other's only family."
Naruto returned the embrace from Tsunade and wondered if this is what having a motherly figure was like. As the hug ended Naruto looked up at her and said "Thanks Tsunade-baachan" with a huge wide grin on his face.
Naruto never saw the punch coming as he was launched off the Hokage Monument and went sailing towards his apartment building.
"Stupid brat calling me grandma. Who does he think he is?" Tsunade said as she got her anger under control, though deep down she liked the thought of him already considering her his grandmother.
Tsunade wiped off her pants and then left in a swirl of leaves.
(The next morning)
Naruto woke up on the floor of his apartment. "What the heck happened?" Naruto asked himself as he picked himself up. He could see pieces of his wall on the floor and then he saw that there was a huge hole in the wall. That triggered Naruto's memory.
The last thing Naruto had remembered was calling Tsunade grandma and then being hit off the Hokage Monument. He must have landed right in his own apartment. 'For an old lady she sure can punch. She was great aim too. I better patch this up so no one breaks in' Naruto thought.
After Naruto had patched up his apartment wall and cleaned up the mess he got himself ready for the day when he heard a knock on his door. Checking on who it was he saw it was an ANBU.
"Naruto Uzumaki, the Hokage requests your presence" the dolphin masked ANBU said as Naruto opened the door.
"Thank you ANBU-san. I will be along shortly."
Naruto wasn't sure how he was going to react upon seeing everyone who had lied to him for the first time. He knew it was for the best, but it still hurt. He wasn't still mad, but that didn't mean he couldn't get them back for lying to him.
(At the Hokage's Office)
Inside the Hokage's office sat four individuals. Sarutobi Hiruzen, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Kakashi, all waiting on Naruto to arrive. They were eager to see how he was doing after learning about his parents the night before.
The secretary knocked on the door and said "Hokage-sama, Naruto is here."
"Send him in please"
Naruto walked through the door and looked at everyone. "What don't tell me you have another secret you have been hiding from me now?" He asked while he laughed a little bit.
Everyone in the room chuckled a bit. "No Naruto, do not worry. We are not keeping anything from you any longer. We realize we were wrong to have hid it from you this long. You are mature enough to know who your parents are. We brought you here for another reason." The Hokage said.
"Now that you have been told about your parents, we have to discuss a few things. The first being is do you want to take your father's name? You do not need to answer right now. You also will be given access to his house as well as all of his possessions."
Naruto didn't know what to say at first. By taking his father's name, he would have it be known that he was related to the Fourth. Getting access to his father's possessions was great too. He would be able to see all of his notes on different techniques and his sealing notes.
"We are also going to be giving you access to all of the Uzumaki clan scrolls we have as well. They have been in storage in my compound." Tsunade said.
"If word gets out that you are the son of the Yellow Flash, then enemies are going to be gunning for you, so we are stepping up all the training for our genin to be prepared." Kakashi said.
Naruto smiled. Not only would he be getting his father's possessions, but also his mothers. He was also going to be receiving more intense training so he could better defend himself when the time came.
"Thank you" Naruto said. He had started to tear up a bit. "I was thinking about it on the way over here, and I would like to keep my heritage a secret for now. I see how everyone treats Sasuke because of his name, and I don't want that. I want people to respect me for me, not my father's name. When I want to tell the village I will let you know"
Everyone in the room smiled. Naruto was more mature and intelligent than he let on.
"Alright Naruto. We will have it arranged so that you will be given the key to your father's house in a few days. If that is all, I believe Kakashi wanted to bring you to team training this morning." The Hokage said.
Kakashi stood and placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder. "Are you ready" he asked. Naruto nodded and the two disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"Well he is taking it better than I would have thought." Jiraiya said. As Jiraiya finished his sentence a clone of Naruto appeared inside the room.
"I may have forgive you all, but don't think I am not getting you back for lying to me for all those years." The clone smirked and then poofed away.
Jiraiya and the Hokage paled. Tsunade began laughing. "I wouldn't want to be the three of you right now. That kid is going to get you good." She said as she laughed even hard thinking about what Naruto might do to them.
(With Team 7)
Naruto smirked as he got the memories from the clone he had sent back to the Hokage's office. 'That'll teach them'
"Kakashi sensei why are you on time? And why did you and Naruto show up together?" Shikmaru asked curiously.
'Do they really think I can never show up on time?' Kakashi thought. "We were meeting with the Hokage and then came straight to training". Sasuke and Shikamaru looked at Naruto for confirmation and he nodded.
"Alright team, so let's start with some warm ups and then get onto to taijutsu practice and then ninjutsu practice. If you guys impress me maybe I will show you some genjutsu."
(3 hours later)
Team 7 lay exhausted on the ground. Kakashi had trained them to the bone. He had increased their gravity seals up a level and also had them show them all the jutsu they had mastered. At the end he put them through a few of his tougher genjutsu. Sasuke had surprised him the most when he didn't activate his sharingan at all. It seemed like he was staying true to his word. He was going to work hard and only use it as a last resource.
"Alright team, that is all for today. Meet back here tomorrow and we will get a mission from the Hokage" Kakashi said as he left the clearing.
"I can barely move. That last genjutsu was hard to break out of." Naruto said. Though he was the worst with genjutsu, if he overloaded his chakra he could usually break out of them.
"You're right. I am exhausted. I may just lay here all day." Shikamaru said.
Sasuke was the first to stand up. "I am going to get something to eat if you guys want to come. I saw a BBQ place on my way here I wanted to try out"
"I'm in. Thanks Sasuke-teme. Come on Shika. Get your lazy ass up" Naruto said. Once someone had mentioned food he was full of energy. Shikamaru groaned as Naruto tried to get him off the ground.
(Two Weeks Later)
Two weeks had passed since Naruto had learned of his parents and he was back to normal. He had forgiven all those involved in keeping the secret and understood why it was done, but he had gotten each of them back.
For Kakashi he had gone around all of Konoha and round up every copy of Icha Icha and replaced them with an all male knock off version someone had written. When Kakashi went to go purchase the "new" version of the series that Naruto had conveniently told him about, his scream was heard all around Konoha.
For Jiraiya, Naruto had Tsunade help him. Tsunade had invited Jiraiya over and told him that she never got to properly thank him for saving her and that she was going to give him a kiss, but first he needed to close his eyes. As Jiraiya had his eyes closed Tsunade held up Ton-ton and Naruto snapped a picture of Jiraiya kissing the pig and then distributed them to everyone in Konoha. Naruto had never run so fast in his life when Jiraiya found out. Training with him was hell for a week after that.
For the Hokage, Naruto decided that he was going to make him suffer through endless amounts of paperwork. Naruto had set up a sealing system that would erase the Hokage's signature from a document after he placed it in the done pile. After 10 papers were on top of it, it would be sent back to the incomplete pile. Naruto had rigged this to go one for 3 days straight. 3 straight days of paperwork nearly caused the Hokage to retire.
Naruto and his team had grown over the past two weeks, as well as all of the other genin. They began to train with Zabuza if they wanted to learn how to handle a sword. Sasuke, TenTen, and surprising Lee seemed the most interested in learning from Zabuza.
(With Naruto)
Naruto had just gotten back from a mission with his team when he ran into Zabuza outside of his apartment.
"Hey brat, I have a favor to ask of you?" Zabuza said
"What is it Zabuza-sensei?" Naruto said. Zabuza still thought it weird to hear sensei after his name
"I was wondering if you could make a few seals for me. I was hoping to have ones that could hold The Hidden Mist Jutsu and be released by blood rather than chakra."
"Released by blood? I am not sure I can manage that yet. I will need to ask Jiraiya to help me, but I believe I can make that happen, on one condition?"
"What is it? It better not be to let you try and use my sword again? It's nearly double your size"
Naruto glared at him, he hated when people referenced his height. "It's not that. If you are going to be putting that justu into seals, I want you to teach me that jutsu. I have a water affinity along with my wind. It would be a good jutsu to add to my collection."
Zabuza thought about it for a moment. "Fine. I will write up the details on a scroll and have Haku drop it off for you. Haku also knows the technique so ask him when he is free from his shifts at the hospital to help you if you need any pointers"
Naruto nodded. "When do you need the seals by?"
"As soon as possible if you could" Zabuza said as he began walking down the hall back to his own place.
Naruto stared after Zabuza. 'I wonder why he wants those seals made, and with a blood seal? Why wouldn't he just use chakra to activate it?'
(With the Hokage)
Sarutobi was currently sitting in his office with various jonin waiting for one to arrive. He should have known that he was going to be late, but he had figured this was important enough for him to be on time for. Sarutobi began to rub his temples when there was a puff of smoke in the room.
"It's about time Kakashi. What kept you this time?" Asuma said.
"Well you see I was just about here and then I ran into an old lady who needed my help" Kakashi said with a straight face.
Everyone in the room just ignored his excuse as they knew he would never give the real reason as to why he was late. The Hokage cleared his throat, "Now that we are all here, we can start this meeting. I have called everyone here, because as you know we are going to be hosting the Chunin Exams this time around. They will be here in a weeks time and I need to know what genin are going to be participating"
The various jonin-senseis went around and nominated their teams if they felt they were ready, and then the only four who were left were the Gai, Asuma, Kurenai, and Kakashi.
"I Maito Gai, nominate Team 9 with Neji Hyuuga, Rock Lee, and Tenten." Gai said as he bowed to the Hokage, who nodded as he saw this coming.
"I Kurenai Yuuhi, nominate Team 8 with Hinata Hyuuga, Sakura Haruno, and Kiba Inuzaka" Kurenai said as she too bowed.
"I Asuma Sarutobi, nominate Team 10 with Shino Aburame, Ino Yamanaka, and Choji Akimichi" Asuma said as he bowed to his father.
"I Kakashi Hatake, nominate Team 7 with Shikamaru Nara, Sasuke Uchiha, and Naruto Uzumaki" Kakashi said with a smile on his face as he too bowed to the Hokage.
The other Jonin present were shocked. Four rookie teams had just been nominated, three of which just had gotten out of the academy in the last round of graduation.
"Hokage-sama are you sure that that is wise, allowing four rookie teams to participate, three of which are the newest graduates?" Ebisu said, clearly shocked that they would even consider something like this.
"Ebisu-sama it is the choice of the team's jonin-sensei to decide if their respective genin are ready for the exams, and I believe that they have all made the right choice. I have personally seen the teams of each one of the jonin here, and I believe that if any of them are ready for the exams it is the four rookie teams." The Hokage said to the jonin present. Many of the jonin began to get upset.
"I am not saying that the other teams are not ready, but these four teams have trained together and house many clan heirs as well as some of the best and brightest of their graduating classes."
Many of the other jonin were not happy that the rookie genin would have a chance to show up their own genin who had been genin for a few years.
"If that is all you are all dismissed, but would you four please stay behind" the Hokage said as he pointed to the Gai, Asuma, Kakashi, and Kurenai.
Once the room was cleared out the Hokage spoke first, "I believe you all made the right choice in nominating your teams. I know they have all worked hard and are ready." All four jonin-senseis nodded.
"With that being said, you should all know beforehand that this test looks like it is going to be a tough one this year. The Tsuchikage's granddaughter's team will be attending this year. I am not sure why Iwa is sending a team as they never do when it is held here, but we have a few theories. Also Jiraiya has notified me that the Kazekage is sending his children's team. They are rumored to be extremely powerful. I want you to warn your genin to work as a team and watch out for each other."
"We understand Hokage-sama. I believe our teams are more than ready for what will lie ahead" Kakashi said and the other three nodded in agreement.
"Good. I am sure they are as well. You four are dismissed" The Hokage said only to be greeted with four "Hai Hokage-sama" and then four matching puffs of smoke.
(With Jiraiya and Tsunade)
"Jiraiya do you really think it is best that I still keep it a secret I am back?" Tsunade asked
"Yes. We don't know if Orochimaru has any spies within our ranks and we can't risk letting him know you survived the attack. If he does attack the village during the exams, then we will be prepared. I have a bad feeling about what is to come." Jiraiya said.
"I know what you mean. I have this nagging feeling at the back of my head that something big is going to happen soon."
"We need to be prepared for the worse Tsu-hime. If Orochi-teme attacks, we cannot let him escape. Him trying to kill you was the last straw. Next time I see him I will crush him with my bare hands if I need to" Jiraiya said.
Tsunade blushed a bit at the last comment, but quickly recovered. "Don't worry Jiraiya, I am almost done with the poison we have been preparing for him. Shizune and I are just going over the last few details of it now."
"Was Anko's knowledge on the snake poisons helpful?" Jiraiya asked
"Immensely. With her help we have been able to create a brand new poison that I am sure Orochimaru will surely cripple him"
Jiraiya nodded. "Good. I need to go meet with Naruto, he wanted help working on a few seals. I don't want to be late." Jiraiya said as he left through the open window.
Tsunade watched Jiraiya leave and found herself smiling. 'Why am I smiling like that? And why did I blush? I can't seriously be considering Jiraiya can I?' Tsunade was so lost in her thoughts she didn't hear Shizune enter.
"Tsunade-sama are you ready to complete our research. I have everything ready." Shizune said.
"Lead the way" Tsunade said.
All right so that is the end of Chapter 13. Next chapter will be the Chunin Exams and I will get through the first two rounds next chapter. Also I know it may seem fast that Naruto learned about his parents, but it will be important later on especially near the end of the Chunin exams.
Please review and let me know what you think and what I can add or change. The next chapter should be out by Christmas because I will have more time once my semester is over next week. Also I am sure you may have already guessed who Zabuza wants the seals for. The fights of the exams are going to be different this time around, especially because of the Iwa team.
Until next chapter.