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Chapter 2: Declaration and Training!

Konoha's Hospital

After the thrashing Naruto had garnered, he had been hastily brought to Konoha's medical facility. Although reluctant, the death glare the nurses had received from Kakashi himself, they took immediate action in helping the boy. Naruto had been given a bed to recuperate in, as well as gauze infused with medical chakra to be wrapped around his body for the more internal injuries. They were quite staggered when the silver haired jounin had told them the young boy had no need for any casts as his outer injuries/ broken bones had been sufficiently healed. After making sure Naruto was in good hands, he notified the Sandaime, Hiruzen Sarutobi. After hearing the news from Kakashi himself, the Hokage dropped all of his current activities (paperwork) and shunshined to the hospital almost immediately. Sarutobi had burst through the hospital doors in great rage.

"WHERE IS NARUTO.", he boomed. It was not a question, more of a demand.

"Ho-hokage-same, h-he's in room 204 on the second floor.". The nurse at the front desk could not remember a time where she had been so afraid, even the Yonbi attack five years ago seemed to be more of a party compared to the look on the Sandaime's face.

Without a second of delay, the Hokage rushed upstairs to Naruto's room to find the boy unconscious in a bed, shirtless, with bandages that now had blood stained blots on them. At this point, all of Sarutobi's rage had been gone. Only sadness remained.

'Oh Naruto, you do not deserve any of this. What this village has done to you will take eons to be forgiven...how shameful it is to be the kage of such a place. The blame lies solely on me...', Hiruzen grieved. "ANBU!, GET IN HERE NOW.", and as if on cue, four masked ANBU shinobi had appeared in the room via shunshin, all kneeling down with heads lowered as respect the the powerful individual they call "Hokage".

And with a calm, yet serious demeanor, the Sandaime spoke, "Every ANBU present in the leaf is assigned this task: find the people who did this...and bring them to me.", the last words he spoke held a certain amount of venom within them. However, before the ANBU could leave to fulfill their mission, the black haired boy currently in the hospital had began to wake up. Sarutobi had widened his eyes and stuck his arm out to temporarily stop his ANBU from leaving.

"...*groooaaaannn*...wh-what the...where am I...?", Naruto had finally woken up.

"Naruto!", the old man had quickly ran to his adopted grandson's side.

"Jiji? Where am I? How'd I get here?", Naruto slowly spoke, hands rubbing his eyes.

"Naruto,", the old man began to speak with a hint of sadness, "you're at the hospital. One of my jounin, Kakashi, rescued you from the hands of a vicious mob that was ready to kill you. He brought here.". Following his response, Sarutobi, waved his hand, dismissing his ANBU to continue with their mission.

"Huh, and here I thought, I'd be waking up outside with nosy villagers making fun of me. I just wish Goku could've warned me that waking up would make me this groggy", Naruto said while rubbing the back of his head.

"Goku? What are you talking about?", Hiruzen was confused. He expected the boy to be scared to his wits waking up, instead, he was not at all surprised when he was given some answers.

"Goku. You know, my biju.", The boy responded as if this were obvious news. The Hokage's jaw had reached the floor.

"You know about your biju?"

"Yes, we had an entire conversation. He explained to me about why my situation is the way it is. I know everything Jiji, and don't worry, I'm not mad you kept my heritage from me, I can guess that you wanted to wait for me to grow up a little bit first."

Sarutobi could not believe what he was hearing, that much information should've have made the boy furious, yet he just sat there saying he became friends with the four tails himself. 'Is this kid really only five?', Hiruzen thought. And with that thought, he decided to sit by Naruto and listen to him.

"Naruto, what exactly are you feeling right now?"

"...Relief. All this time, I just thought this isolation and hatred from everybody was just out of the blue. I never knew why. I was too sad to be angry, all I wanted were answers. When I woke up, I remembered why I ended up here in the first place. After talking with Goku and recalling all my pain and suffering, all I want now is to be ninja, now more than ever. I used only want to be a ninja for power and exacting revenge, but now, I want to be a ninja to protect the village I care about. Sure, most of my life has been filled with pain, and I'm positive pain will continue to come, but I do have some good memories as well, like eating ramen for the first time at Teuchi ji-san's, my first kiss on the cheek by Ayame nee-chan, meeting you, and now, the reminder that at least some shinobi in the village don't harbor any hatred for me. Kakashi, you said his name was? Anyways, I'm glad to have met all of you. I'm happy.", the black haired boy said, with his trademark signature grin, flashing at the Hokage.

'Minato my boy, your son has grown. I know he'll become a respected kage someday.'. Hiruzen could not feel anything but content for the boy. The red eyed child had been speaking like an adult, and all it did was amaze the old man.

"Well Naruto,", said the Sandaime with a smile, "you want to take this hat from me one day right? Then go for it. Become a ninja."

Standing up on his bed while rubbing his index finger under his nose, Naruto yelled with confidence, "Hehe! Jiji! Remember this moment now cause this is the last moment you will ever see me as a powerless child! Next time you see me, my Yoton will be snatching that Hokage position from you! BELIEVE IT!"

Sarutobi could not help but laugh, as he was glad to see the boy genuinely happy.

"Oh and jiji, I have a request, it's about ninja stuff, about training in my abilities"

Sarutobi was not surprised, he figured the boy would want to start training as soon as possible. "Dont' worry Naruto, as soon as your star the academy next year, I'll some of my best ANBU-", he was cut short.

"No thanks Jiji, but my request is seven years. In seven years time, I'll be twelve. That's when other kids my age will be graduating right? I want seven years to myself, just to train with Goku. I'll go to the Academy for the graduation exam, but I want to show everyone what I can do. But I need time to myself."

Sarutobi could tell be the adamant expression on the boy's face, was that he wasn't going to take no for an answer. After a few seconds of silence, the Hokage gave his response, "Naruto, you know deep inside that it is not fair for you to receive a headband without doing any of the academy work."

"But ji-chan-", Naruto was silenced by The Sandaime's risen hand.

"However, because of your special 'circumstances' and the fact you do not have a parent to enroll in the academy, I will overlook it. I also will be giving you what your parents left you. In their will, it states that their Namikaze estate property and money shall be yours for the taking. I will allow your 'independent study' on one condition though. Every morning at 7am, before you train, you will report to my office for one exact hour for your academic studies. I will personally teach you the basics required to become a successful ninja. Good shinobi are strong, great shinobi are strong and wise. Do you understand? Under this condition that every morning for seven years, I will teach you what you would have been learning at the academy, and then some."

Naruto quickly agreed to this. He was even more ecstatic that he will finally have a comfortable place to live in with actual money. To top it off, he was glad that his parents left him with these things, he couldn't to scavenge through the place for pictures.

"Good. I will take care of the paperwork that will enroll you as an independent study student. Now Naruto, follow me. I assume you want to start your training. I will show you what your parents had left you."

-ooo-

Namikaze Estate

After leaving the hospital, Naruto followed the Kage outside of the village towards his new home. When they finally reached it, Naruto's eyes widened in astonishment. What stood in front of him was an extremely large building that would've made the Hyuga jealous. It's roof was delicately shaped with dark bronze metal, with statues of giant leaves, trimming the edges. The entrance was a simple door, but when looking in closely, the wooden door was designed with a bird's eye view of the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

'Whoa.', was all Naruto could process. Hiruzen just giggled slightly at the sight of the boy's face.

After being let inside, Naruto was in even greater shock. Such a simplistic one story design. The house was extremely simple inside, it had one giant wooden shelf that held various types of scrolls ranging from weapons to ninjustsu. The living room had one rectangular wool carpet that looked just as comfortable as the couch. Any and all furniture the house contained was gold in Naruto's eyes. The kitchen was made of complete marble, the bathroom was a pristine porcelain, and the bedroom...well let's just say that the bedroom looked like it was used for anything but sleeping. What hit Naruto straight in the heart was the small portrait on the nightstand next to the bed. It was his mother and father. His father had been smiling along with his mother, Kushina, with her flowing red hair. What gave him greater joy, was to see his mother's stomach, she was pregnant. Sarutobi decided to give Naruto a moment to himself, as the young boy was now crying, holding the picture close to his chest.

With two minutes passing, Naruto made his way to the back yard. It was glorious. The backyard was about half an acre, consisting of a clear blue lake, training totems, sparring arenas, and a hot water spring.

"Thanks jiji, for showing me this. I won't let you down.", Naruto said, while hugging his surrogate grandfather.

"No problem at all Naruto. Now, I have to get back to my duties, so will leave you to it then. You have one year before your studies with me begin so you may use that time as you wish. But for now, you should get some rest, it's almost sunrise, and you've been up for the better part of the night." having said that, Hiruzen turned around, heading back towards his office.

Naruto walked to the dead center of the humongous backyard and sat down in a meditative postion. With his eyes closed he thought, 'I'll ask ji-san if he can get me more clothes when I see him for my academics, but for this year, I'll stick with what I got', his now bland expression, turned into a mischievous grin. 'Let the training begin...Goku.'

"Get ready kid, I'm going to pound all my techniques into you..."

-End

Thanks for reading! I know this chapter was kind of boring, but I don't really want to rush things either. Please review! Things will pick up in the next chapter, and the first fight will happen too. I'll try uploading everyday, so chapter 3 should be up tomorrow.