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Hokage Tower….

As Naruto walked to the Hokage's Tower, he thought about what had transpired in the past few months. He managed to unlock a cool thingy. He defeated a chunin level ninja and passed the evil academy. He got placed on a team with an evil sensei, lazy genius, and an obsessed bug boy. And in the past three months, he only had ramen five times.

While that was good for his wallet, it was torture for his soul. Personally, he blamed Asuma for that. He even had the nerve to talk to Naruto about his eating habits.

"You shouldn't eat ramen every day. You'll die before you're eighteen."

Asuma could only gawked at Naruto as he had swiftly replied with, "Your point is? I would have died happy and full!"

"And broke!"

"Let's just focus on the positives here."

Naruto was so busy caught up in his memories, he didn't realize that he was standing in front of the Hokage's office. Knocking twice on the wooden door, he heard an old and familiar voice give him permission to come in.

"Have a seat Naruto."

Sarutobi was in his late sixties, and he realized not for the first time in a while was getting old. However, since the death of his successor, not many people could stack up to him in comparison. He would've liked to hand over the title to someone else, but the process was taxing and caused even more paperwork. Now since these days were peaceful now, the only excitement he had was reading his student's "suggestive" novels. So when he was told that Naruto might have unlocked a new bloodline, he was thrilled and beaming with happiness.

At least until he saw the amount of paperwork he had to fill out…

Five Minutes Later…

"And that's how it happened." Naruto started scratching the back of his head as he watched Sarutobi scratch his chin. After a few minutes of pondering, Sarutobi leaned back into his chair.

"I see. You have unlocked a very rare bloodline Naruto-kun. The wielders call it the Crystal release Style." Naruto sweat dropped.

"I figured that part out a while ago Jiji, but does it allow me to do anything special?"

"I don't know about that. Crystal users are extremely rare. I have only heard of them in passing. I'm afraid you'll have to find and make any techniques yourself Naruto-kun."

Naruto wailed as he pulled his hair against his scalp.

"Crap!"

"Well thanks anyway Jiji. I'd best get back to my training with the others."

Naruto brushed dirt off his pants as a blur ran past him.

"Today I will be Hokage, old man!" Naruto watched a small blue blur run past him as he turned around.

A boy no older than eight wore a yellow shirt with the Konoha symbol, with grey shorts and the longest blue scarf in the world. He pointed a finger at the Hokage with a look of determination on his face. Unfortunately, that long scarf turned out to be his downfall. The kid tripped on the scarf, lost his balance and landed flat on his face. Naruto couldn't help but let out a snicker. Well that's a lie. He busted out laughing and fell on his side. Gathering himself quickly, he placed a hand over his mouth to express sympathy with the fallen boy.

"Honorable Grandson are you okay?"

A tall man with black shades and a bandanna wrapped around his head ran into the room with a huff as the 'honorable grandson' picked himself off the ground. The new guy had his forehead protector on his bandanna but didn't wear the flak jacket like most ninja did. He ignored Naruto completely rushing over to the little boy.

"You must've tripped me." The boy yelled at Naruto. Naruto only raised an eyebrow.

"But you tripped yourself."

"No, you tripped the honorable grandson!"

"But you tripped yourself. I don't understand this. Jiji! Didn't you see this brat just trip himself?" Both boys looked to the old and wise Hokage, who was busy staring out the window.

"I'm sorry. Did you boys say something?" Everyone sweat dropped. Naruto shook his head as he headed to the door ignoring the boys protests. The man Ebisu tried advising the 'honorable grandson' not to worry himself about Naruto and his ways. A background of rainbows and the sun suddenly materialized behind Ebisu as he pumped his fist in the air.

"Just stick with me honorable grandson and you'll reach your dream-"

"He just left you know." The Hokage waved to the empty spot next to Ebisu.

"Crap!"

Five Minutes Later…

Naruto signed as he thanked the cashier and grabbed his groceries. He still had time to get back to training and save Shikamaru, but he decided to stop at the market for a minute. There was no need to rush back so quickly. However that wasn't the problem at the moment.

"Hey kid, I know your there. I can see you clearly."

A few people stared at him as if he was crazy before a small rock moved towards him. Naruto hit the 'rock' on the top, hearing a small yelp. The kid from earlier appeared moments later, grumbling under his breath, as his tossed the fake rock in the trash.

"You must be a strong ninja if you could detect my invisibility cloak." Naruto snorted shrugging his shoulders.

"A baby would've seen through your fake invisibility cloak. Next time make sure your rock doesn't have eye holes. Also, rocks don't move."

The boy stood their shocked as Naruto walked on without missing a beat. Naruto had walked a few more feet before turning back to him.

"Are you coming or not? That teacher of yours sounds like he's getting close. " The two boys hurried on as they began hearing Ebisu's voice among the crowd.

"Honorable grandson! Where are you?"

Ten Minutes Later…

Naruto and the other boy were sitting near the training grounds, and far away from that crazy teacher. The area was silent except for the chirping birds and the rustling playful squirrels. Naruto sat against the nearest tree to the running stream, leaving the other boy on the other side of the field. He sat in the shadows resting his legs for the moment. He eyed Naruto carefully as he was motioned over to the stream.

"You know..." He began.

"I never got a name besides "honorable grandson" and I'm not definitely not calling you "honorable" anything." Naruto leaned back, his back nearing touching the stream. The boy smiled he sat next to Naruto.

"Konohamaru. Konohamaru Sarutobi." Naruto only hummed.

"That's why that closet pervert called you "honorable grandson." The now identified Konohamaru laughed at Naruto's nickname for Ebisu.

The pair fell silent again, as the birds flew off to another area. After another few minutes of silence, Konohamaru broke down as Naruto listened quietly. He told Naruto of how he was tired of being not acknowledging him for him, and only with a title.

"If being Hokage means people only know my title and not me my name as a person, then I don't see why people want the position so badly." Naruto hummed quietly before placing a hand on Konohomaru's shoulder.

"There are always going to be people who don't see you as a person, but only as a tool or thing. Forget about those kinds of people. Instead focus on the people in your life who care about the real you. Becoming Hokage isn't about the power or the position itself. It's about protecting the people and things you love. Think about it."

"You sound like my grandpa."

"Of course I do. I'm just a cuter, younger, and smarter version. Think of me as the 2.0 version or something. That's why I'll become the Hokage before you." Naruto said as he pointed a finger at Konohamaru who only shook his head.

"I'll beat you. Believe it!"

"I don't think so, if you go around stealing other people's catchphrases. I mean, that's just plain rude."

Later That Day…

Naruto walked back to the training grounds, having walked Konohamaru home in order to make time go by faster. By the time he had reached the training grounds, Shikamaru was sitting under the shade knocked out and bruised all over.

"He'll live." He muttered to himself.

Shino limped over to him as he shouted to the group. Kakashi and Kurenai's teams were long gone, as well. It was almost six o'clock. Asuma decided to end training for the day leaving Shino and Naruto carrying Shikamaru home. Well more like Naruto carrying Shikamaru.

"Do me a favor. Can you carry him? My body is sore all over. Besides, he's not that heavy." What a poor excuse. At least that's what Naruto was thinking. Despite common belief, Shikamaru was heavier than Choji. He just looked like he was skinny.

"This is the worst kind of favor you could ever ask someone. You're lucky we're teammates."

"It'll be alright fishcake."

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