Thanks a lot to all the good readers for crossing 10,000 views in around 10 days. Here's something extra from my side. This chapter takes place before Naruto joins Root.

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Chapter 5 - making of the Fox

"How much are you going to cry?"

A six year old boy with distinguishable whisker marks on his cheeks moved his head from his knees to look at the person who had approached him. He was an old man. His one eye was covered in bandages.

Naruto was sitting on the Hokage monument, crying his eyes out. Once again he was beaten by the shopkeeper, when he only tried to buy something. The most painful thing for him was that he himself didn't know the reason. Why people used to beat him? Why people called him a monster?

"Who are you?" Asked Naruto between his sobs.

"It doesn't matter child. What matters is how much you are going to cry over something you can't control?" asked Danzo.

"Why this always happens with me? You just wait jiji, I will someday become the greatest Hokage and then everyone will respect me" said Naruto pumping his fist in air.

Danzo flinched at what the little blond referred him with. Nevertheless he smiled. "So even after all these you still want to do something for this village? Do you want to get away from all these? Do you want to start a new life?"

"Where do you want to take me?" asked Naruto backing up a little.

"Not if you don't want to Naruto. I am just giving you a way to live a life away from all this." He pointed towards the village centre.

"How do you know my name?"

"I know things about you Naruto. I know why people… treat you like this. And more importantly I know your potential as a ninja. I will tell you everything with time."

"But for that I have to come with you?" asked Naruto levelling his eyes with the older man.

Danzo noded. "You don't have to give your answer now. But make your mind before evening. And once you join, there's no turning back." With this Danzo turned and started to leave. "By the way you can call me Danzo."

Naruto kept his eyes glued to the back of retreating old man. When Danzo was no longer in his vision he turned to face the village. 'Can I really get away from all these?'

The sun was set. Naruto was in his tiny apartment, thinking about the offer he got from the mysterious old man. A sudden voice made him jump from his chair.

"I am here for your answer for Danzo-sama. If you have decided to come with us, then pack some clothes. Pack lightly."

Naruto looked at him. He was of same age as Naruto, with a very pale skin.

Naruto nodded and picked the bag from the floor. "I am ready. Let's go."

It has been a month from then. Naruto was standing in front of a masked ninja. Behind him stood the old man, the person who identified himself as the leader of root to Naruto.

"For one month you have been developing your chakra reserves and body. Your chakra control has also improved. And I think it's time you start learning some basic ninjutsus."

He formed the seals, Ram → Snake → Tiger, and formed an identical clone. "This is Bunshin no Jutsu. With it, we create a copy of ourselves which is without any substance. This is only used for confusing the enemy and can't be used for attacking." He dispelled the jutsu and asked Naruto to try.

In his first try nothing happened. After several try, a weak clone appeared who fell to ground as soon as it came into existence. This happened again, and again, and again for the next half an hour. For last few minutes, for every wrong try Naruto received a blow to his face.

"Try again. And make sure this time you do make a clone." he warned Naruto.

But Danzo has something different planned. After seeing Naruto try for several times he left and returned after some time with a scroll in his hand. "That's enough. Naruto come here. I want you to learn this." He threw the scroll towards Naruto who caught it in his hands. He looked at the scroll and then to the old man.

When Naruto left the training ground, the masked ninja asked to satisfy his curiosity. "Danzo-sama, what did you gave him?"

"Kage bunshin. I believe it will be easy for him due to his large reserves"

"But Danzo-sama, that technique is…"

"…a jonin-level jutsu?" completed Danzo. "Your work is done here. You can go now."

The ninja vanished from the sight.

In a day Naruto perfected his shadow clones. Once again making Danzo proud of his decision. As days passed, he improved. Learning with the help of clones, his improvement was remarkable.

Naruto was training under root for around two years now. It was an important day for him. That day Naruto was going for a mission as a root operative. The mission was easy and he was teaming up with few senior ninjas. Danzo had called him in his office before he leave for the mission.

"Naruto I am proud of you. From start I told you that I see great potential in you. But you have exceeded my expectation in all fields." Danzo smiled at the kneeled Ninja.

"From today you are completely a part of root. I want you to have this."

Naruto raised his head to look at the Root ANBU uniform which was neatly folded on the table. "Go on. Try it."

Naruto shook his head and took the uniform with him to get changed.

After a minute he returned. Danzo was not alone now, he was surrounded with other root ninjas.

"Take it Naruto. You have earned it." Dazno moved his hand forward.

Naruto took it. He looked at the ANBU mask he received. The mask which would define him from that point. He raised the mask and put on his face. Two cerulean blue eyes stared through the holes at the assembled ninjas.

"Welcome to Root…Fox" all the ninjas said in unison.

That day, the Fox was born.