Over the next few days, As Naruto Started to Go back into Training full time, he noticed the weather change slowly.
And it wasn't till the fourth day, that he realised what was happening.
Winter had arrived.
Winter had been Naruto's favourite season for a long time.
It gave him cover to go outside and not be harassed by People, as they were all too busy being cold to bother with him.
But now it would be different.
This was the first winter he was truly looking forward to being out and about for.
He finally had friends he could play with, and a warm Family/home to come home to after he was done.
So as Naruto Opened the Window to his room and saw the blanket of Snow, He grinned and rushed to go me get his Winter clothes on.
He wore a simple long lived Orange shirt and black Long pants, with a gray jacket and scarf.
As he exited his room, went down stairs and into the main Hall way that connected all the house, He saw Tengan Exitting the Vault a Large stack of Scroll in his arms.
"Need some Help Tengan?" Naruto asked the Wolf who had become like a brother to him.
Tengan shook his head, "I'll be fine Naruto, But it's good that your here, I was meaning to ask you something"
"Sure, ask away" Naruto said as he opened the door that Tengan wanted to go through, and followed him.
"Fenrir told me about your progress in Kenjutsu, and he wanted me to extend an offer to you" Tengan explained
"What offer?" Naruto asked with a slight tilt of his head.
"Fuinjutsu, he wanted me to offer my teachings to you, and see if you would be interested"
"Fuinjutsu... It was eventually going to be something I studied. I wanted to know as much as possible about the Clan to be a better Leader. And I thought that if I knew about their Practices and their secret Techniques, it would help" Naruto Admitted.
Tengan nodded, "It is an excellent plan, Knowing a wide variety of stuff is key to a solid foundation. But just try to not spread yourself out too much, Try to pick a few Specialties"
"Hmmm... I guess Kenjutsu would be one of them then... As for the others I haven't decided" Naruto said.
He truly did love Sword Fighting, and the promise from Fenrir to give him a very special sword if he graduated the Academy at the top of his class, was too enticing to give up.
"Then why not give Fuinjutsu a try? Seals are an amazing thing, and it's even more so with access to your Clans teachings. I myself have progressed a lot just with access to their hidden knowledge" Tengan suggested as he sat his scrolls on the dining room table, where Kakashi was already eating his food.
"Sure, we can start whenever you want to. Just make sure Fenrir knows so he can readjust his schedule. He seems to be stressed with Hirizen asking him for help a lot these days" Naruto said.
"Yes, I have noticed that as well. The scent of Boiling blood is never a good thing for an Alpha wolf. But Fenrir is trying to make good by you, and not let his perceptions of Hiruzen make things difficult for the Clan, But do not worry about him, He'll be fine. Fenrir is a stubborn fool when to comes to helping his clan in any way possible. He won't let a little bit of paperwork kill him" Tengan said with a chuckle.
Naruto nodded, went to the kitchen and grabbed a plate of food that Kakashi must of made for him.
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After eating Kakashi's food, And saying thanks to his Elder brother.
Naruto went to go and have. A little walk around the village.
He planned to go see Sasuke, Ino, Shikamaru and Choji at some point today and have some fun.
But for now, in the early hours of the morning, he decided to just walk around and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere.
The streets were empty for the most part, only a few people were out doing early morning work out in the snow.
Naruto, being the ever-training energetic boy he was, took this time to see if he could practice his Chakra sense.
He had started a few days ago and was making a lot of progress.
Although he couldn't passively sense any Smaller amounts of chakra, if they were big enough for his current senses to pick up, he would notice them.
But his strength lay in Active sensing.
His senses grew stronger as he focused on the feelings he got from the surrounding area.
He felt the presence of a few Regular civilians, but those were the ones doing their early morning work.
But what did catch his 'eye' was the feeling he got to form a spree of streets over.
A very defined and Large Chakra signature, too large and dense to be civilian.
And it had a feeling that he was very familiar with coursing through it.
Fear, the same emotion he had felt when people changed him away from their stores carrying large sticks and even a butchers knife at own point.
Naruto had learned how to sense the more powerful emotions of a person through the way their chakra moved around inside someone, apparently it was a unique trait tag not every sensor had.
Empathic Sensing.
As Naruto got closer to the scene, he felt the lower chakra signatures surrounding the higher one.
The only emotion he felt of them was a mixture of fear and anger.
Naruto was now very aware at what was going on.
Someone was in trouble.
He rushed down the street, Pushing some chakra into his legs to make him faster.
And as he rounded the last corner, he saw it.
A group of boys, no older than he was, all standing around and pushing a little girl.
He focused his hearing for a second, and found what they were calling her.
Monster.
Naruto felt a crackle deep inside of him.
Like his chakra was going to burst out and strike at the boys.
He knew what it was like.
To be called monster and demon.
He knew the shame, the fear, the self-loathing that came with being called such a thing.
His hands curled into fists and he he felt the crackling anger grow stronger.
He felt it fill him, he felt it cover his arms and legs, a me before he knew it.
He was moving.
Running towards the group of boys at an increased speed.
He didn't know what he was doing, but it felt right.
To move to safe the girl who was being tormented like he had been.
He didn't want anybody to have to endure wait he felt for all those years.
'I won't let them do this!' Naruto said in his mind as he reached the group.
As they noticed Naruto, Their eyes widened at the fury in his eyes, and at the speed in which he moved.
And as he finally closed he gap, he shot his fist towards and punched the closest boy in the Gut.
He felt the crackle pass through his skin and into the boy.
And what the saw happen, shocked him.
A large crackle of lightning seemed to surround the Area the boy was punched.
As he landed on the ground, he twitched a little, but laid otherwise it unmoving.
Naruto stared at the stunned boy for a moment, before turning to look at the others.
He felt the fear wash over them as they scrambled to run away, leaving their friend behind.
Seeing them run.
It made Naruto feel amazing.
Finally, the actions he wanted to do to the people who bullied others had come true.
And he seemed to have recovered a new ability.
The crackling subsided and disappeared as Naruto walked up the the Girl,
She was around his age, Shirt raven hair, pale skin, And the most beautiful eyes ever.
They were a pale Lavinder, looking almost more like Small moons than eyes.
They were enchanting, and looking into them made him feel calm.
But the sight of the girls face start to turn red from embarrassment, snapped him out of his Thoughts.
"Are you okay?" Naruto asked as he reached out his hand, offering to help the girl up.
The girl was silent for a second, but she nodded and took Naruto's hand.
As she was lifted up, Naruto felt his face heat up as he got a closer look at the girl.
She was, for lack of a better word, Cute.
And her shy demeanour only made him want to keep her safe.
He couldn't help but think back to a embarrassing talk he and Fenrir had a while ago.
Fenrir was talking about Naruto finding a 'Mate'.
Naruto wasn't very comfortable with the talk, but Seeing that only made Fenrir tease him more.
It wasn't until after Tengan walked in and bopped the Alpha wolf on the head, that he stopped.
The talk had made Naruto a little more aware of girls.
He noticed how Ino looked when he saw her, being elegant and graceful in her movements.
And now it was happening again.
The cute shy girl in front of him, who he had just saved from a bunch of bullies, looked so cute.
Shaking those thoughts away, as they weren't very appropriate for a young boy to be having at this stage of his life, Naruto's mind returns to the conversation.
"I'll be fine... T-Thank you for the help" the girl said, with a red face.
Naruto shook his head, "No need to thank me, It is an honor to help someone in need. I just wish I could of gotten here sooner" Naruto said.
"How did you find me?" She asked.
"I could feel your fear in your chakra... It was strong... I wanted to see if there was anything I could do to help" Naruto said with a grin.
Silence fell for a second between the two, but Naurto relised he didn't even know the girls name.
"My names Naruto Uzumaki, It's nice to meet you miss?"
"Hinata... Hinata Hyuga... So, Your The Uzumaki boy? The one that became clan head?" Hinata asked.
Naruto nodded, "Am I that famous?" he asked with a goofy smile.
Hinata blushed again, "My father is the Hyuga clan head... He has been talking about you to the Clan Elders"
Hearing that this girl was the The Hyuga Heiress, he immediately realised something.
'Why is she alone?'
"Hinata... Why are you out alone? Shouldn't you have someone to guard you?"
"... I... I snuck out after a fight with my father... I wanted to be alone for a while"
Hiashi Hyuga... The man, if Naruto remembered correctly, was the one to complain about having to pay depts to the Uzumaki clan at the first Clan meeting he went to.
"Want me to take you home?" Naruto asked.
Hinata blushed a furious red, but nodded all the same.
As she led Naruto to the Hyuga Compound, they made small talk, Naruto asking questions about her, and Hinata occasionally doing the same.
Naruto didn't ask about the fight she had with her father.
But he could tell the closer they got the more fear she had.
She was dreading going back to the Hyuga Compound to face her Father.
And Naruto, unable to keep silent about it, offered her some help.
"I could talk with your father for you? I can feel the Fear of going back in your chakra... If you want, I can talk to him? Clan head to Clan head?"
Hinata stopped and looked into Naruto's eyes.
She was stunned.
"You... You'd do that?"
"Yeah, I mean, we're the same age right? And if we're going to be in the academy together, I might as well make friends with you! I've never really had any friends up until a few days ago. The more the merrier, right?" Naruto said with a smile.
Hinata nodded and continued to guide him, this time she seemed to be thinking about things, so Naruto let her think.
As they arrived, two Hyuga guard approached, the Chakra in their eyes flairing.
'The Byakugan...' Naruto recognized the Dojutsu of the Hyuga clan from talking about the various Clans with Fenrir.
"Halt, Who are you? And what are you doing with the Heiress?!" one of the guards shouted.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki, Clan head of the Uzumkai Clan. I have saved Binata from a group of Civilian boys... And I wish to speak to Hiashi Hyuga" Naruto said, a cold and mature then replacing the one he had while talking with Himata.
The Guard, were shocked, but nodded.
They had heard from their Clansmen about the Uzumaki boy.
The Youngest Clan head ever, and the Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails.
They opened the Gate and Hinata and Naruto walked through.
"Stay close and guide me" Naruto asked Hinata, who nodded and began to guide him, telling the Guard she would be taking him to see her father.