What's up everybody, thesaiyanjedi here with the next chapter of "A Surprise Inheritance."
Thank you all for the positive feedback from the way this has been going so far. This is the chapter where we find out what Kakashi has to tell Naruto and Sakura. It's probably not what a lot of you were expecting, but I hope all enjoy it anyway.
With that said, let's get to reading!
Chapter 3: The Ultimate Gift
It was not long after their meeting at the cemetery that the two of them made it to the Academy, thanks to their ninja speed. Like they had done time and again since they were children, the two shinobi made their way up the stairs to the Hokage's office. Though admittedly, this time was a bit unusual and even a bit surreal. Normally they would be coming here with their sensei to receive their next mission, but now their sensei was the Hokage and frankly, they had no idea whether to expect a mission or not.
Plus, this was their first time coming here together as an official couple.
As they made it to the door to Kakashi's office, they both shared a look and a warm smile. Instinctively, Sakura took Naruto's hand, and in return he planted a quick peck on the girl's forehead.
'I love it when he does that,' she thought.
With nothing else to say, they knocked on the door. What they heard were the frantic scrambling and noise of somebody panicking to put something away. Neither of them had any doubt what was going on.
'Damn it! Sensei must be slacking off and reading those dirty books again!' Sakura thought with clenched fists and a vein appearing on her forehead.
'Aw! Come on sensei! Don't be doing that while you're on the job!" Naruto whined internally.
But almost as soon as the noises were heard they stopped. "Come in," they heard a voice say from inside.
They opened the door to see Kakashi sitting at his desk in full Hokage robes, still with his iconic mask on. He sat upright and as formal as possible to disguise what he may have been doing earlier.
"Hey Kakashi-sensei, hope we're not interrupting anything," Naruto said with a smug, knowing grin.
Kakashi appeared only slightly alarmed, "N-No, of course not Naruto, Sakura. I'm glad that the two of you could make it."
"Lord Hoka—Kakashi-sensei, if I may ask, what is it you wished to see me a Naruto about?" Sakura asked, remembering how Naruto reminded her that she did not need to worry about being overly formal just because their old master was now the Hokage.
"Well Sakura," Kakashi began, "I called both of you here because I have a surprise for Naruto, and since you two just so happen to be in a relationship now, I thought you might find this interesting as well."
Naruto was confused, "Wait, so you mean you don't have another mission for us?"
"No, not today unfortunately."
"So then why are we here?"
"I was just about to explain that if you would learn to be more patient Naruto." Both Kakashi and Sakura couldn't help but grin at the familiar annoyed frown the young man made as he folded his arms in a huff.
"Now then," the masked former copy ninja continued, "as I was performing my usual Hokage duties the other day I went through some old paperwork and in so doing, I stumbled across something that I think would be of particular interest to you Naruto."
The boy cocked an eyebrow, "Huh? What are you talking about?"
Kakashi opened one of the drawers of his desk and pulled out a rolled up scroll. "This right here is the last will and testament of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki."
Both of the children's eyes widened at this revelation, but Naruto's were threatening to burst out of their sockets. "Say what?!"
"You heard me right kid. Nobody could have predicted what was going to happen the night you were born. Heck, most of the village were kept in the dark about your mother's pregnancy to prevent anything from occurring. But apparently your parents were thinking about your future from very early on. It seems they left everything they own to you."
Naruto was at a loss for words. "Sensei, I don't...I don't know what to say."
Kakashi smiled, "You don't need to say anything son, Your parents loved you before you were even born and they both wanted what was best for you."
"But wait a minute," Naruto interrupted, "how come nobody ever told me about this before?"
Kakashi tried his best to explain, "After the Kyuubi—"
"His name's Kurama."
"Sorry, after Kurama was sealed inside you and your parents died saving your life, Lord Third Hokage decided that your life would be in terrible danger if word got out that the Fourth Hokage was your father. Because of this, he made the decision that your inheritance should be withheld until it was deduced you were ready for it, and when you were finally mature enough to handle the truth about who you really were."
"Is that why you, Pervy Sage and everybody else never told me about my dad before the Pain attack?"
"Yes." Kakashi hung his head, "Naruto, I'm sorry I never told you the truth before. I was honoring the Hokage's wishes, but I want you to know that could not have been prouder to be the master to my sensei's son, and I am especially proud of the splendid young man he's grown into."
Naruto actually blushed at his teacher's unexpected display of affection. "A-Arigato-sensei."
Sakura hadn't said anything this whole time, taking in everything that was said in silence, but she did smile warmly at this scene. Kakashi was right, he really did grow up to be something special.
"So sensei," Sakura finally spoke up, "what did Lord Fourth and his wife leave Naruto in their will?"
Kakashi sat back in his chair, "Well, naturally, they left all of their fortune to their son—"
"F-Fortune?!" Naruto asked in disbelief.
"Of course, Naruto, your father was the Hokage; you don't attain the top job in the village without coming into some good money afterwards, with the plans for his job to keep his family well off until he retired."
"H-How much did they leave me?"
"Kakashi smirked, "About 50,000,000 ryo."
"WHAT?!" Both kids shouted with totally over-the-top expressions. Naruto practically had dollar signs in his eyes.
"That right, but there's more" Kakashi handed the scroll to his blonde-haired student. "Naruto, I want you to read this."
Naruto took the scroll and unrolled it, eager, yet at the same time a little scared, to read about his unexpected birthright that his parents had left him. He read the scroll out loud.
"Here lies the last will and testament of Minato Namikaze, Fourth Hogake of Konohagakure, and his wife Kushina Uzumaki. The aforementioned hereby decree that in the event of our deaths all our property and fortune be handed down to our son, Naruto. This inheritance includes all of our financial assets and our private home and residence. Furthermore, this will is to be kept—"
Naruto had to stop as he realized the last part he just read, nearly dropping the scroll in the process.
"Naruto?" Sakura asked out of worry, "are you alright?"
The blond turned to his girlfriend in a mixture of both shock and absolute joy. "Sakura...mom and dad...they...they left me a house!"
"That's right Naruto," Kakashi grinned. "Your parents seemed to have had a vision for a big, lavish home for the three of you to grow up in as a family. They were probably going to move in after you were born since they were both still living out of their other residence before then."
"Wow..." Naruto said amazed. "So where is it exactly?"
"Well...that's the curious part about all of this. You see, the will did come with a map to the location, but I've actually been out to that part of the village before and I've never seen any such house there before."
"What does that mean sensei?" asked Sakura.
Kakashi sighed, "It means that I sort of have to take back what I said earlier about not giving you a mission. Naruto, I want you to travel to the location listed on that map and find out what happened to your family's home. Sakura, since you two are dating now, I was hoping you might be interested in assisting him with this?"
Sakura didn't need to think twice about it; she found this whole development just as fascinating as her boyfriend obviously did. "Hai Kakashi-sensei!"
The Sixth Hokage proceeded to hand the map to his old student. He then remembered something else and pulled something out of his pocket.
"Oh by the way, before you leave, Naruto, this key came with the will. I think it's pretty obvious what it's for."
The boy took the key as it was handed to him. He could only stare at it intently for what was only several seconds, but to him it felt like an eternity.
This key, this was his entrance to his inheritance. He had absolutely no idea what to except when he got to wherever it was he was going, but he knew that whatever was waiting for him in that house might be pivotal to his future.
'Dad...Mom...I don't know what to say...Thank you, thank you so much for all of this! First you gave me life, and now you've given me a home.'
Sakura placed her hand on his shoulder. "Naruto..." she said getting his attention. "...Your inheritance is waiting for you out there. Don't you feel it's time to go find it?"
The orange clad ninja snapped out of his emotional thinking and put on one of his confident grins that could brighten up the entire room. "Damn right I do! Believe it!"
He was so excited in fact that he picked up his girlfriend by the waist and spun her around the room. In the past she would not hesitate to slug him right in the face for ever daring to touch her like this, but now, with them together and in love, she could only join in on his happiness.
After Naruto put her down, she planted a deep kiss right on his lips, one which he quickly returned as they wrapped their arms around each other...
...That is, until they heard a coughing sound meant to get their attention, reminding them both instantly of where they were. They blushed deep red as they saw Kakashi sitting there with a shit-eating grin visible even beneath his mask.
The Hokage decided to have a little fun with them, "I know this might be an ironic thing to say given what you two are going to be doing, but get a room next time."
"SENSEI!" both of them shouted in total embarrassment, blushing even redder than before.
"Just kidding!" Kakashi said, "you both know how happy I am for both of you. Now go on, you've got a new house waiting with your name on it Naruto, and you deserve to enjoy it. Dismissed!"
"HAI!" both teens said as they exited Kakashi's office.
After the door closed, Kakashi leaned back in his chair and looked up at the ceiling. 'Sensei, Lady Kushina, you'd both be so proud of your son. He's become a very great kid and a terrific ninja, and I know that what inheritance you have waiting for him out there it's something he deserves...Who knows, maybe he and Sakura will get to raise their own family in that house one day...'
On that amusing note, Kakashi reached back into his desk. 'Maybe I can squeeze in at least one more chapter before Shizune comes in with more paperwork.'
There you have it, short and sweet. Minato and Kushina left their son with a house, How will the two young lovers react after finding it? You'll just have to come back next time to find out.
I apologize if this chapter was really short, but as I was writing this scene, this felt like the appropriate length.
Anyway, thank you all for reading, I hope you all enjoyed it, and I look forward to seeing you all again next time. Until then, see ya!