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Edited by DemonicDuckling

Chapter 2 - Izuna Uzumaki

Naruto and Iruka just finished their walk back through the village straight to the Hokage's office.

"Ah Naruto-Kun I see you've decided to bring the Scroll of Forbidden Seals back. Now might I ask why you had taken it in the first place?" spoke Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, in a grandfatherly tone as Naruto entered his office shortly followed by Iruka. Seeing that Naruto didn't answer right away Iruka spoke up.

"Hokage-Sama, Naruto took the scroll because Mizuki tricked him into believing that if he stole the scroll and learned a jutsu from it he would graduate." Iruka said hoping to help clear up the confusion caused by Naruto stealing the scroll and to keep Naruto out of trouble.

"Is this true Naruto?" Naruto just nodded his head at the Hokage's question.

"Hm, I see well I can't really punish you for believing your Sensei now can I. Just make sure that from now on you don't believe others so easily, deception is a ninja's greatest tool." Naruto understood just how true the Hokage's words were after having received Izuna's memories.

"Hai, Hokage-Jiji." seeing the determination burning in Naruto's eyes Hiruzen decided to switch to a happier topic.

"So, I see that you're a Genin now Naruto. Are you looking forward to receiving a Jonin-Sensei and meeting your new teammates?" Naruto had just the biggest foxy grin possible on his face.

"Of course Jiji! I'm gonna be the best ninja ever!" thinking maybe he acted a little too stupid on that one Naruto decided to talk about something else.

"Um, Jiji can I talk to you alone about something that Mizuki said." Hiruzen had seen what happened in the forest using his crystal ball and knew that Naruto was talking about the Kyuubi, but Naruto was actually trying to get to talk to the Hokage alone so that he could tell the only person that he currently trusts about his new memories. Iruka's face had turned a ghostly pale remembering what it was that Mizuki had said in the forest.

"Iruka, Anbu leave us. Fuuin Soundproofing." and with those words the room was completely secure. With only Naruto and the Hokage present, Naruto began to speak freely.

"Jiji before you start telling me about how I'm not the Kyuubi and that it is just sealed inside me. I thought that I should tell you that I'm no longer the same Naruto you knew, I'm different from before." Hiruzen's eyes turned cold and gave Naruto a sharp look.

"What do you mean you're no longer 'the same Naruto' ." The Hokage questioned while releasing a small amount of killing intent, that Naruto completely ignored to the Hokage's surprise.

"What I mean Jiji is that shortly after learning the Shadow Clone Jutsu I gained memories of another life. A life where I was named Izuna Uchiha, though I still have the memories of Naruto Uzumaki. The separate memories of both Izuna and Naruto have combined, I'm no longer Izuna Uchiha or Naruto Uzumaki, I'm Izuna Uzumaki." The Hokage began releasing a large amount of killing intent that Izuna just shrugged off.

"How can I know that you truly are Naruto, how do I know you're not some imposter?!" Hiruzen yelled/questioned Izuna while killing intent rolled off of him in droves, which Izuna pretended to not even notice yet again.

"I'm Naruto, no I was Naruto, so you can test me any way you would have tested Naruto to determine my identity." Izuna's words seemed to calm Hiruzen somewhat but he was still weary of the ninja in front of him.

"If you actually are Naruto you would know how we meet and the very first place I took you as well as what we talked about?" questioned Hiruzen knowing that even if Izuna was able to answer correctly that he may have gotten such information from interrogating the real Naruto, but he decided that it was highly unlikely.

"The first place we met was in an alley near the Hokage tower, you took me for ramen at Ichiraku ramen stand, and we talked about where I was living which lead to you getting me my own apartment after finding out that I had been kicked out of the orphanage." after hearing Izuna's answer Hiruzen was willing to believe him.

"Ok, I believe you Naruto-kun do you know why you have this new set of memories?" Hiruzen asked with a now interest look on his face and the killing intent vanishing.

"I honestly have no idea why I gained these memories but they are part of who I am now and I would like to ask that you call me Izuna Uzumaki from now on." Izuna spoke after giving a sigh of discontent and slight annoyance at his current situation.

"I don't quite understand why would you prefer to be called Izuna Uzumaki?" questioned Hiruzen with a confused look and a bit of worry in his voice.

"Well I would like to keep the names from both of my lives and I can't be Naruto Uchiha now can I. I mean that would cause far too many problems with the Uchiha clan's current state and I'm an uzumaki now so I more than likely have their bloodline." explained the now renamed Izuna with a hint of tiredness in his voice no doubtedly caused by his current situation.

"I see Izuna-Kun, I'll make sure that I file the papers later to officially change your name to Izuna." Hiruzen understood Izuna's reason, he knew that names were the best way for a person to define themselves and others and from what he'd seen so far the young man was both Naruto and not Naruto at the same time.

"Thank you Jiji." Hiruzen could already feel the headache that allowing Naruto to change his name to Izuna was going to cause when Jiraiya finally returned.

"Now what do you mean 'their bloodline' and have you tried to activate the sharingan yet?" It was extremely important that the Hokage knew whether or not Izuna had a bloodline, if he did that would lead way for the boy to enact clan restoration act (CRA), even if that bloodline was the sharingan no matter how difficult it may be to explain why Izuna suddenly had the sharingan.

"The Uzumaki had a bloodline that they kept very secretive, it gave them higher than normal amounts of chakra, a healing factor, an affinity for the Fuuinjutsu, and a rare few had the ability to create chains from their chakra. As for your other question I have not yet had the chance to check whether or not I possess the Sharingan." Izuna was actually berating himself a little for not thinking about checking for his bloodline sooner, but it was understandable seeing as he was one of the few Uchiha that didn't believe that sharingan could do pretty much anything and everything.

"Would you mind checking now, we need to confirm whether or not you're capable of using the sharingan?" Izuna nodded and began to channel chakra to his eyes when it was suddenly pulled to his arms, then crimson chains that ended in black kunai shot from just below both of his wrists and the left half of his hair became a dark shade of crimson.

"It appears as though I have the Uzumaki bloodline seeing as these chains came out when I tried to activate my sharingan, though it is weird that the awakening of my bloodline would change part of my hair to become the usual Uzumaki color." said Izuna as he deactivated his chains and they retracted back to the spots just below his wrists and left in the places they shot out were crimson diamond shaped marks.

"They looked very similar to your mother's chains though hers came from her back and were silver in color." Hiruzen said offhandedly, but it caused Izuna's ears to perk up at the mention of his mother of this time.

"Jiji please tell me who my parents were, after gaining Izuna's analytical mind and using Naruto's memories I'm pretty sure of who my father was and I understand that you probably didn't tell me to protect me, but I need to know who they were." Hiruzen knew he no longer had any real reason not to tell Izuna who his parents were and decided to reveal Izuna's parents to him, so he just sighed in defeat and began to talk.

"As I'm sure you've already deduced your father is Minato Namikaze the Fourth Hokage, Konoha's Yellow Flash and your mother is Kushina Uzumaki the Red Hot Habanero also known as the Crimson Death. They told me not to tell you about them until you became a Chuunin, that's also when you are to receive your inheritance. I'm truly sorry for not being able to tell you sooner Izuna, but you need to know they both loved you with all their hearts." Hiruzen said with soft eyes filled with fondness at the memory of Minato and Kushina.

"I see, thank you for telling me who they were Jiji. Now I think we should finally get back to the original topic of this conversation and no I'm not angry at my dad for sealing the fox in me, I think it actually shows the faith that he put in me." said Izuna with pride clearly shown in his eyes.

"I'm relieved that you're able to see it that way Izuna-kun, it was Minato's last wish that you be treated as a hero, but the villagers were never able to see past the fox." Hiruzen said with a sad expression.

"It's ok Jiji I understand, it just means that I'll have to work that much harder on the road to becoming Hokage!" the Hokage was shocked that Izuna still dreamed of becoming Hokage, something that Hiruzen was now sure that Izuna would achieve.

"You mean you still want to be Hokage even after gaining the memories of Izuna Uchi…..ha, wait how could I have not realized sooner, Izuna was the younger brother of Madara the one that was killed by my former Sensei Tobirama!" Hiruzen had finally realized the memories that Naruto had gained were those of the traitorous Madara Uchiha's younger brother a man that his Sensei had killed and was ultimately one of the major reasons that Madara had turned against Konoha.

"Yes, I am and I know of how my brother had betrayed the village from what I can remember from my time in class and all I can say for sure is that my brother was a fool that fell to my former clan's curse of hatred, he was not strong enough to overcome his hatred and was consumed by it." Hiruzen was yet again shocked, to think that the younger brother of the Madara Uchiha was one of the rare Uchiha that was capable of overcoming and defeating the curse of hatred, now he knew without a doubt that Izuna would become the best Hokage Konoha had ever seen.

"Izuna I will do everything I can to help you achieve your dream of becoming Hokage." Izuna was happy that his Jiji understood that no matter what his family had done previously that Konoha was his home and he was willing to do whatever it took to make sure that it stay safe.

"Actually could you help me out by giving me access to the shinobi library so I can catch up on everything I've missed, provide me with a training ground to practice on during the week break before teams are announced, and giving me some money to buy some new shinobi clothing and gear. I love the color orange but it's most definitely not an appropriate color for a ninja, I'd stick out like a sore thumb." Hiruzen thought it kinda weird that even after receiving the memories of an accomplished ninja that the boy in front of him still loved the color.

"Hahaha, of course Izuna-kun, if that's all I think it's about time you went home, it's already past midnight." Hiruzen chuckled before he sent Izuna on his way home.

"See ya, Jiji" Izuna said as he waved goodbye.