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Chapter Four: The Surprise And The Start of an Explanation

"Tomorrow you will be taking the graduation exam to become a genin. I am sure you are all prepared enough to take the exam," Iruka spoke to his class, and then glanced over at Naruto, "Are you going to take the exam this year, Naruto?"

The blonde looked up at his sensei with a bored expression on his face. He glanced around and noticed that his classmates were now staring at him, waiting for an answer. Naruto was sitting the back with a few other students, loosely paying attention. The later known rookie nine was seated in various positions. Shikamaru and Choji were of course sitting together on one side of Naruto. Ino and Sakura had fought over who gets to sit by Sasuke, which neither one won. Kiba was sitting and playing with his dog. Everyone else was seated around the room.

Before he could speak, someone interrupted him.

"I don't see why he should, I mean, he's just going to fail," Sakura said.

Naruto raised his eyebrows slightly at the comment from the pink haired girl.

"For once your right, billboard-brow," Ino agreed.

"Shut up, Ino-pig!" Sakura countered.

Naruto looked over at the blonde hair Yamanaka with the same expression.

"Come on guys, I'm sure he'll just bolt from the class room like he has the past three years," Kiba commented as Akamaru barked in agreement.

"Actually," Naruto said as he leaned back in the chair and crossed his arms, "I plan to take the exam this year, and pass of course."

"Hnn, dead-last," Sasuke murmured, "I doubt you'll pass."

"Eh, if I don't then I don't," Naruto shrugged.

"Alright then," Iruka tried to regain the attention of his students, "the exam will be in the three parts. The first is a written exam, the second an oral exam and the third is a performance test. We aren't allowed to give you any other information."

Other Side of the Academy

A Chunin level shinobi stood at the front desk of the academy, filing paper work. He heard the door open and close, and then blankly asked without looking up, "Something I can help you with?"

"Yes, I'm sure you can," the voice boomed.

The man recognized the voice and shot his head up, "Hokage-sama."

Minato looked at the man, "Your Mizuki aren't you?"

"Y-Yes sir," Mizuki nodded.

"Aside from the reason I am here, I need to speak with you later in my office," Minato stated, "I will summon you."

"Yes, sir," Mizuki nodded again, "What can I help you with?"

"I need to speak with my son," Minato said simply.

"Your son, sir?" Mizuki asked slightly confused.

"Yes, Uzumaki Naruto," Minato said.

"Oh, he's your son?" Mizuki ask surprise.

"Yes," Minato replied a little confused, "Can you retrieve him for me?"

"Hai," Mizuki nodded and jogged off to retrieve the little blonde.

Back in the Class Room

Iruka continued to talk about the exam to his students.

Naruto sat in the back of the classroom, trying to pay attention but since he heard this lecture three times before, the blonde was having a hard time.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door and Iruka yelled to come in. Naruto noticed that it was Mizuki, the man that would beat him almost every day after school. Naruto unconsciously narrowed his eyes. The only one to notice this was Shikamaru and Sasuke.

Iruka and Mizuki discussed something for a moment before turning their attention to the blonde. Their eyes showed the same expression: shock. Naruto closed his eyes and shook his head.

"Shit…" Naruto swore under his breath.

Again the pineapple head caught on and knew something was up with the blonde. He was about to ask before Iruka called Naruto's name.

"Yeah?" Naruto replied.

At this point all the students in the classroom has picked up on their instructor's expression and turned their attention to the blonde at the back of the classroom.

"Your father is here to see you," Iruka said.

Naruto's eyes suddenly widened. Why was his father here? For the third time, Shikamaru was the only one to pick up on Naruto's slight reactions.

"Alright," Naruto nodded and stood. He made his way down the stairs to the door of the classroom.

Iruka starred at the blonde the whole until Mizuki closed the door.

Once Naruto was alone in the hallway, he suddenly stiffened like he was preparing for one of the beatings from Mizuki. He flinched when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked up and found Mizuki starring ahead as they walked. The blue haired man looked mad.

"How come you didn't tell us who you were, Uzumaki-sama?" Mizuki snarled.

"Don't call me that, Mizuki-sensei," Naruto snapped back.

"What? Uzumaki-sama?" Mizuki smirked.

"Yes that," Naruto snapped again.

"We'll have to see about that," Mizuki said as they reached main office of the academy. The blue haired main removed his hand from Naruto's shoulder before Minato had noticed them.

Minato stood starring at the wall full of photos of the academy teachers behind the main desk. The Hokage heard footsteps coming down the hall and turned to see the two heading towards him. Mizuki had an expression on his face the Minato did not appreciate, but he would deal with him later. Right now he had something more important to do. Minato smiled at his son as Naruto walked up to him. Minato placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder; the same one Mizuki had placed his hand. Naruto unconsciously flinched at the touch. Minato noticed but didn't remove his hand. He knew exactly why Naruto had flinched and he didn't want Mizuki to know that he acknowledge it.

The two blondes walked out of the academy together and made their way to the place where Naruto felt most safe, the large field just beyond the Hokage monument.

"Tou-san?" Naruto asked as they walked through the village.

"Yes, Naruto?" Minato replied.

"Why did you pull me out of school?" Naruto asked, "We could have come afterwards?"

"Because I have a meeting this evening and the day after your graduation, I have to leave for a few days. I promised you I would explain everything and I put it off long enough. I had some free time, so I thought we could talk. Plus, I bet you have heard the pre-exam lecture enough already, huh?" Minato replied.

"Yea, I guess," Naruto shrugged.

They walked up the tall stairs up the mountain and through the town just behind the heads of the Hokage.

"Naruto, another reason I pulled you out of school was because I am dealing with some of the shinobi that has harmed you later this afternoon when they are all back from their missions," Minato said.

Naruto looked up at his father, "What do you plan to do father?"

"I'm not going to kill them, per your request… even though I really want to… I'm simply going to demote them. Those who are Chunin will now be genin, and Jonins will be Chunins again. None of them will be getting any mission higher ranked than C, but mostly D-rank," Minato explained.

"I see," Naruto nodded.

"But there is a particular one that I want to talk to you about," Minato said through his teeth.

"Mizuki-sensei," Naruto whispered.

"Yes," Minato explained, "He's the one who has caused you the most pain. What do you want me to do?"

"Whatever you want father," Naruto said simply.

"Okay, why the sudden change?" Minato asked.

"Father, the main reason I didn't want you to kill the shinobi for treason is because I didn't want you to loose some good shinobi, but since Mizuki is only an academy teacher, I really don't care what happens to him," Naruto explained.

"I see," Minato nodded, "Then since it is not a high act of treason, I don't think that the council will appreciate me killing him, so I think I will send him to Hōzukijō."

"Hōzukijō?" Naruto asked.

"Yes, its more commonly known as blood prison," Minato nodded.

Once they finally reached the field, Naruto trotted ahead past his father and sat cross-legged in the middle of the field. Naruto turned his face to the sky and took a deep breath with a genuine smile on his face. Minato continued to walk at the same pace and take in the scene that was unfolding in front of him. He loved seeing Naruto this happy and it was rare sight, so he took his time. Right before he reached his son, he had made sound barriers, preventing anyone from hearing their conversation.

Naruto had made the connections to why his father would bring him here. Normally they only came here on rare occasions, like Minato's birthday when he wanted to get away from the village. This is the place where everyone knew not to bother them. Minato smiled at his son once more and sat down cross-legged in front of him.

Naruto returned the smiled with a large grin, one the Minato wouldn't see very often. The little blonde truly loved being here.

"Naruto…" Minato started.

"Your going to tell me what happened to mom, right?" Naruto interrupted.

Minato chuckled lightly, "Yes, I am, but I am also going to tell you why I believe the villagers treat you the way they do."

"Oh," Naruto replied.

"But I will start at the beginning," Minato took a deep breath.

"The beginning?" Naruto repeated.

"Yes," Minato nodded, "Naruto, have you ever heard of the Kyuubi?"

"The Kyuubi? Yeah, they talked about it in the academy. The Kyuubi attacked the village around the time I was born and you killed him," Naruto thought out loud.

"Well, that's what we told them to teach," Minato corrected.

"What do you mean, tou-san?"

"When the Kyuubi attacked the village, I knew there was no way you can kill a tailed beast," Minato explained.

"Wait, a tailed beast? Are there more than one?" Naruto asked.

"Yes," Minato nodded, "There are 9 to be exact. The Ichibi, Nibi, Sanbi, Yonbi, Gobi, Rokubi, Nanabi, Hachibi, and the Kyuubi."

"One through Nine," Naruto repeated.

"Exactly," Minato nodded.

"But if you can't kill a tailed beast, then how did you defeat the Kyuubi?" Naruto asked.

"You have to seal the tailed beast into an object, most common is a person," Minato explained.

"Oh and you sealed the Kyuubi into someone?" Naruto asked.

"Yes, I did," Minato nodded, "A person with a tailed beast sealed inside them is called a Jinchuuriki."

"A Jinchuuriki," Naruto repeated.

"Yes," Minato nodded.

"Who did you seal the Kyuubi in, tou-san?" Naruto asked.

Minato took another deep breath, "Naruto, I sealed the Kyuubi into you. You are the Jinchuuriki for the Kyuubi."

"I'm the Jinchuuriki for the Kyuubi?" Naruto repeated in disbelief.

How will Naruto react to the new info? Stay tuned for the next chapter! Thanks for reading!

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