Chapter 10
Welcome to adulthood
Shelter Number 6
It had been a month since Danzo's execution. It was a normal day and here Hiruzen and Naruto are sitting at the library table playing segi.
Н... Checkmate grandpa!
Х... Ooh you're getting better at playing sega!
Н... With a good teacher, you can move mountains.
Х... Ohoho thanks for the flattery.
Н... Just a fact.
Naruto played for the duration of the game silently and to nothing. Hiruzen had noticed the brooding long ago but waited until the end of the game to ask.
Х.. Naru don't you want to share your worries?
Н... Grandpa, it's more of a reverie than an experience.
Х... So I'm listening.
Н... I've often wondered what is the difference between kinship ties and those experienced by Inami's new parents?
Х... Oh Naru, that's a complicated question. Since Inami has only recently entered their lives. But how do you feel about Maya Chan?
Н... I don't know how to explain it, but when I see her, I'm filled with joy, exhilaration, and an unwillingness to give her away.
Х... That's true. But I had parents and those feelings were so common.
Н... But what do parents feel about their children?
Х... Hmmm, I can't speak for others. But what I feel for my children is mostly joy and excitement. I think Biwako felt the same way, ohho.
Hiruzen laughed at those words, but Naruto was curious about the name.
Н... Biwako? Is she your wife? I'm surprised you never told me about her.
And Hiruzen frowned, but decided to shut up.
Х... Naru is a very sensitive subject for me.
And Naruto was surprised by this reaction because he had never seen him in such a sudden mood swing.
Н... Grandpa, you said that speaking out would make it easier!
Hiruzen didn't argue with that, because he only trusted his thoughts to his family, and Naruto was one of them.
Х... She left this world the day the Fox attacked the village.
And Naruto marveled that Grandpa remained so strong and full of spirit even under such circumstances.
Н... Grandpa, you're really cool.
Hiruzen was surprised by this outburst.
Х... What do you mean?
Н... Well, when I pass by people I often notice sadness, despair and longing for the dead. But you're always full of spirit, I've never seen you like that.
Hiruzen was very pleased with the support from him and almost wanted to hug Naruto, but from the table he had to say thank you. Suddenly he had a risque idea of what he thought of his real parents.
Х... Naruto, what do you think of your birth parents?
Naruto answered without even a hitch.
Н... To be honest, I used to think about my real parents when I saw the happy family playing in the park. But when I found out that they died the day I was born, I decided that I need to move on and accept that fact. I don't want to insult their souls by digging in their graves. I have Maya Chan and you, I think my parents would be happy to have someone to take care of me. Call it naiveté, but as they say, it's all good or nothing.
Hiruzen was glad that Naruto was able to accept his fate as an orphan. But still, he couldn't share some of the child's views on the matter.
Х... How's your training going?
Н... Fine! Shisui was happy that I learned shadow cloning. But you know what I noticed?
Х... What's that?
Н... I once sent my clone out to scout for firing ranges so that no one would follow me, and when I lost concentration and couldn't maintain the clone, it disappeared. After that I had deja vu, as if I was scouting the area myself.
And Hiruzen laughed at that.
Х... Ohoho Naru, so you've realized the peculiarity of these clones.
Н... So they really can transmit memories?
Х... Exactly! But it's because of the memory transmission that it's recorded as forbidden, not just the chakra.
Н... But why is that? I didn't get hurt because of that.
Х... One or two won't do anything, but a few dozen will give you a migraine and put you in a coma.
Naruto imagined those moments and he felt sick.
Н... Nightmaaaar what do I do then?
Х... Try to get used to these deja vu's and preferably use no more than two clones for now. And when you dispel them then channel chakra into your brain and it will make it easier to take in the information.
Naruto sighed quietly at that.
Н... Grandpa, it's okay then, I can't take more than two anyway. I don't have enough chakra to sustain them for long.
Naruto began to rearrange the pieces after that. Hiruzen, on the other hand, had his own ideas. The seal still consumed a lot of Naruto's chakra and he had to eat for three to replenish his chakra. But Naruto's reserve was increasing not only because of his training but also because of the fox's chakra. They played two more games until one of Hiruzen's subordinates came in, scared and excited.
... Three we have news.
Х... I'll be right there. Naru you can go out, I don't think I'll be back today.
Н.. Okay grandpa.
Naruto went to his room, dressed and went to his training ground, and Hiruzen ran to the neighborhood of the man who ran after him was in the squad of those who went with Kasaro to the temple of fire. The men of his clan stood around him and gave him a sympathetic look. The same subordinate who had called him and led him to the temple came up to him. When he entered the temple, he saw two bodies with white blankets on them. He pulled down one blanket and saw the face of his son's wife. He did not want to open the second cloth, but he had to see it. When he opened it he lost his temper. His first-born son, his heir, lay breathless. He stood there for 10 minutes to regain his composure. He called out to the man who brought him here.
Х... Daisuke!
Д... Hello, Hiruzen, yes?
Х... How did this happen?
Д.. The rebel leader's unit caught us by surprise and outnumbered us. Kasaro-san's unit and Asuma-san's unit had to split up to throw off the pursuit. But when the rebels caught up with Kasaro San's squad, they were all killed and the rebel squad retreated when they saw us. Asuma san ordered us to bring all the dead back to Konoha.
Х... I see, Daisuke, leave me alone.
Д... Yes, sir!
After Hiruzen was alone with their bodies. He began to mourn for them, shedding silently unsolicited tears. He covered their bodies back with a white blanket and left for the farthest range. At the range, he vented all of his grief on the hapless trees and rocks. Everyone in Konoha could hear the sounds of the techniques he used to turn the range into a pile of rubble. Even when he ran out of chakra, he'd start punching with his bare hands, smashing blood against the rock.
Naruto was training at a neighboring range and came running to where these explosions were happening. When he saw Hiruzen covering his tearful eyes with his bloody hands, he was scared out of his wits. The blond overpowered himself, grabbed his bloody hands and let him go down. He took out a bamboo flask of water and began to wash off the blood, and then he took out bandages that he had borrowed from the shelter in case of cuts during training. After bandaging his hands as Maya had taught him, he simply hugged him in regret. Naruto didn't know what had happened, but he was sure something terrible had happened. Wiping his eyes from tears with the remaining bandages, he left the old man alone and decided to go back to the orphanage for the day.
The next week, the Sarutobi clan mourned all those who had died in the massacre. All expressed their regrets to Hiruzen, for to lose their own blood was the most horrible event in the lives of many parents. Naruto, though not allowed to attend the funeral because of his age, still mourned them, praying for the repose of their souls. Kasaro as well as the rest of his acquaintances were very dear to him. This man who had entrusted him with his son called him his elder brother.
The next day a council of all the clans was held. The elders, all the clan heads, and even the elite jonin were gathered at this meeting. The first to take the floor was Minato. Hiru
М... Gentlemen, we have unfortunate news, the former one of the twelve defenders and rebel leader has gathered numerous troops from various small villages and now his rogues are threatening the entire land of fire. I have therefore decided to summon our troops.
Discontent has risen, and the chief analyst of Konoha, Shikaku Nara, has decided to voice it.
Ш... The Hokage is given but we have most of our troops guarding the borders of the fire country from enemy encroachments from other villages, and in Konoha itself, our reserves are designed to protect the village itself.
М... Shikaku san do you have your own plan to suppress this rebellion?
Ш... Hmm, if you think about it, the troops Kazuma has assembled aren't designed to last. And if we send only to hold the borders from the north, then those who joined the rebels will start to disperse their troops and may even kill each other, but this strategy is designed for a year or more.
This strategy was exhausting, but many agreed to it because they did not like the other outcome. When everything was agreed upon, the head of the village took the floor again.
М... Well, if everyone agrees, then I suggest we gather no more than a thousand, and we'll go tomorrow.
But then the elders of Homura protested.
Ho... But Hokage Dano, you can't be away from the village for such a long period of time.
The silent Hiruzen woke up.
Hi... I'll lead these troops.
But Minato was against it.
М... But you're the third head of the Sarutobi clan! You're not going to leave your clan unattended!
Х... There's no need to worry about that, I had to leave my clan to counselors when I was young. I've already lost my first child, and I don't intend to lose my second.
Minato heard the words in his own words, but he didn't comment. All agreed on Hiruzen's role as commander-in-chief of this small army.
After the meeting, Hiruzen began to mobilize the troops and ordered everyone to gather at the main gate. Hiruzen himself bid farewell to the clan leaving Konohamaru in their care. Most of the Sarutobi clan were members of this troop, as they respected Kasaro Sarutobi so much they decided to join, while the rest volunteered from other clans in Konoha and the clan-less Wisko clan, as agreed, was made up of thousands.
Hiruzen and Shisui came to the clearing where Naruto was training. Naruto knew that Grandpa was leaving to suppress the rebels but when he saw Shisui beside him he was surprised.
Н... Shisui, are you going with Grandpa too?
Ш... Yes Naru, we're going to punish those who violated the safety of our village.
Naruto's eyes narrowed as he hoped Shisui would stay behind. Hiruzen noticed his confusion and decided to cheer him up.
Х... Don't worry Naru, we'll all come back. I promised I'd bring Maya chan back.
With a wink he patted the child on the head. And Naruto cheered up when he heard that grandpa would bring back his nanny.
Н.. Give those rebels some heat, and take care of yourselves.
Ш... I will, Naru, but don't get complacent and practice everything we've taught you.
With a wink Shisui held out his fist to which Naruto responded with his own.
When they left Naruto was overcome with longing and then sadness. But pulling himself together he wished them luck and went to finish his training.
After about two months, Naruto practiced at his training ground in secret, and now he was able to create three clones and his sui he began to gain power. He also practiced throwing shurikens and even wrote down his notes. He calculated trajectories and threw at different angles. He did what Shisui and the old man told him to do. Because his acquaintances had left, he didn't get any more letters from his nanny. But he stopped being cranky long ago and now he just prayed for them at night.
As he passed by the streets he noticed something strange. All the people on the street started looking back at him. When he went into a store to buy sweets, he was rudely chased out. He didn't think much of it, maybe the salesman was in a bad mood... People didn't really notice him before. They just thought he was a kid with no brains. But now he could see fear, distrust and even anger in some people's eyes. He couldn't understand why they would look at him like that. He didn't bully, he wasn't rude to anyone, and he didn't even look down on them. He decided to go to another store to buy cookies and then go to the shelter and figure it all out. Walking in he picked up a box of cookies and went to the checkout line to the clerk.
Н... Here's the money for the cookies.
And the clerk looked at him with a look of anger.
П... You didn't pay enough!
Н... What? But these cookies cost 20p?
П... For you, it'll be worth 60p.
There was a misunderstanding.
Н... What? I often bought from you, you gave it to me for 20p.
П... I used to give it to you for 20 and now it's 60. If you don't want to pay, get lost.
Н... If your prices are wrong, that's your problem.
That's when the salesman roared.
П... You bastard, you're talking to me in that tone of voice. Put the cookie back and get out.
Н... I'll go complain to the police and you'll be locked up for cheating children and using foul language.
П... Get out.
And threw his own money at the boy, which Naruto dodged and threw a cookie with the words.
Н... Choke on that cookie and keep the money. I hope you use it to buy brains.
As he walked out the door, he shouted "cheeky" to the salesman and slammed the door behind him. And the salesman was left with a grimace on his face as the box of cookies hit him.
Naruto didn't like to be angry for long and after cheering himself up a bit he went to the orphanage.
When he got to the orphanage he noticed something strange, all the teachers were shying away from him and avoided him, and the others were quietly bewildered. The children had shunned Naruto before because of his fox mustache. Naruto went into the library and began to think about what kind of day it was. Naruto knew her as Gamano, a stubborn teacher of about 40-45 years old.
Г... Hey you! Who told you to come here?
Naruto was perplexed by all this.
Н.. What do you mean who? I've been here a lot with the third guy and no one told me not to come here.
Г... You've been told that you're only five years old and above. Go to your room and don't you dare come out!
In the following days he would catch those hard stares of hatred and anger, he still wondered why everyone had turned on him. The children were told not to go near him. And the nicknames he got from them, monster, demon, demon spawn, foxy, bastard. One time he even got a rotten egg in the back of his head. So at night he decided to take a walk in the village to avoid the stares. Suddenly two drunken dudes came up to him, humming something.
... Oh, that's our demon baby. We thought it was a monster hiding under that white-haired kid's foxy face. He's the reason my girlfriend died.
... Come on, I've got something to remember him by.
Naruto was shaking with fear, why? Why do these people want to beat him up when he didn't do anything to them? But he didn't think about it and started to run away from that place.
... Hey, look, this little demon decided to play with us. I think it'll be fun.
And ran after the boy.
Н... Get away from me. What did I do to you?
... Ha, and he says we'll catch up with you and remind you of everything.
They didn't run for long. Naruto turned a corner and found himself in a dead end. They caught up with him and threw him into the wall, from which he rolled down and began to beat him.
... You bastard, you shouldn't have come out of your hole!
They kicked him until the chunins themselves were tired. When they finished beating him, they left him there to bleed to death.
Anbu, who ran by and saw his unconscious, breathless body, immediately picked him up and ran to the hospital.
Leaving him to the doctor on duty he went on his way. The doctor placed Naruto on the hospital bed and began to identify the symptoms. Loss of consciousness, mild concussion, and when he saw his hands he fell asleep, apparently the attacker had hit him in the head with his sandals and the boy was protecting his head with his hand. Hematomas in multiple places, broken ribs. But when he looked closely, he noticed something strange, the cuts were starting to fade. Looking at the internal organs, he was horrified. He had to operate on the boy immediately. The bone in his rib had punctured his lungs. And now he called his colleagues for help.
The Hokage's office.
In the morning, Minato sat in the residence, signing papers, checking the report. But then his secretary walked in with news.
С... Hokage herself, we have an emergency!
М... What is it?
С... Naruto Uzumaki was attacked last night.
Minato roared with rage at who could have attacked the jinchuriki.
М... Who attacked him?
С... We don't know yet, but the police are already looking for the culprits.
М... I see, but what's Naruto's condition?
С... Numerous abrasions, fractures in several places, and he was operated on yesterday because a rib punctured his lung. The doctor says he's in a coma.
Minato cursed quietly, then asked.
М... Any idea why he was attacked?
С... I'm not sure, but there's been a rumor going around town for a few days now that Naruto Uzumaki is the jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails.
М... What? Quickly call Fugaku for me!
С... Yes, sir!
Minato was furious he tried to hide the truth. He was afraid that everyone would find out whose son he was.
An hour later, Police Captain Fugaku Uchiha came to the office.
Ф... Minato, did you call for me?
М... Yes, we have a problem!
Ф... Are you talking about Naruto?
М... I see you know.
Ф... Of course today we caught a few people discussing about the nine-tailed jinchuriki.
М... What is it?
Ф... It's hard to figure out who's spreading these rumors since all of Konoha knows about it now.
And the rumors are out of the realm of reason...
М... What do you mean?
Ф... They say that Naruto is a fox demon, or that he eats newborn babies at night.
М... Mm-hmm. But we need to find out who's spreading it. After all, the only people who know that Naruto is a jinchuriki are the clan heads, elders, and a few jonin.
Ф... Hmm, you forgot one more.
Minato thought for a moment and came up with a not-so-subtle guess.
М... Danzo? But he was executed a few months ago.
Ф... Yes, he was executed, but do you remember that when we finished the root roundup, we were short one fighter?
М... You think that's him? I thought he was missing in action.
Fugaku remembered something Danzo said.
Ф... Minato, do you remember what Danzo said before we locked him up?
М... Hmmm, "you'll be sorry."
Ф... Exactly.
М... Then we have no chance of finding it, because the root leaves no trace. Whether it's our own or our enemies'. But we still need to find those who attacked the jinchuriki and punish them for the others. If he's killed or the nine-eyed man gets out, we're all dead.
Ф... But it's a big village, and according to the data, Naruto was beaten in an alley and no one saw or heard them.
Н... I see.
Ф... Maybe Naruto will remember?
Н... Maybe, but he was diagnosed with a coma.
Ф... I guess when he wakes up, we'll have to ask him.
Н... Okay, I'll send someone from the Anbu to get a description of the attackers.
Here, Fugaku was startled by this decision.
Ф... Minato, do you want him interrogated? Your anbu can't talk. Why don't I do it myself?
М... All right, if you say so. There's one more thing I wanted to ask you. Do people only know that Naruto is a ninhwaokuiki? Or something else?
Ф... No, they don't. If they did, they wouldn't touch him.
М... Okay, I'll put someone to make sure no one touches him, and if he wakes up, I'll let you know.
Ф... Okay...
Minato called a council of all the heads and elite juniors that evening. And as the initiator, Minato started first.
М... Gentlemen, I have summoned you for the reason that the Uzumaki Naruto jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails is no longer a secret. And the burning question is what to do next?
Koharu Utatane volunteered first this time.
К... I suggest that the jinchuriki be isolated from society.
And Shikaku shared his opinion.
Ш... It's not wise because it would be completely like the root system, and if he's isolated from society, he'll go feral and won't recognize his own and others. And we need a man who will be loyal to the village, I suggest at least prohibit telling children that Naruto is a jinchuriki. After all, we were planning to send Naruto to the academy.
Some people agreed and some didn't want their children to study with the jinchuriki. But Minato decided to go with Shikaku's opinion, because he didn't want his daughter to be frightened at the sight of the jinchuriki.
But still, Koharu decided to continue bending her line.
К... I'm not suggesting to isolate him completely, just let him live away from the others and have Anbu come to cook his food, protect him, and teach him how to clean. After all, he's lived in luxury before, it's unlikely he's learned anything. Hiruzen and his nanny were said to have been too fond of spoiling him. And now Hiruzen isn't in Konoha. This is a good chance for the jinchuriki to learn to be independent. As of now, the jinchuriki will soon be four. And the orphanage doesn't teach him until he's five. But we can't leave him there because the caretakers might maim him. When he's seven and goes to the academy, they'll teach him how to write and read. I also agree with Shikaku's opinion about not letting kids know about the jinchuriki.
A lot of people agree with the old counselor's opinion. But the Hokage has the final say.
М... I'll arrange it, but I'll ask you clan heads not to spread rumors about who the jinchuriki is so enemy spies won't steal him away. If anyone harms the jinchuriki or violates this law, they will be punished severely.
That was the end of the meeting.
In the evening, when Minato came home, his wife was waiting in the kitchen as usual.
К... Hello dear, I need to talk to you.
М... Okay, sweetheart, I'll get changed and come over.
A few minutes later, the husband and wife were sitting at the table.
К... Darling, I heard that all of Konoha knows who the jinchuriki is now. Is it true?
Minato sighed heavily and nodded in response.
К... What are you going to do?
М... It was decided that the jinchuriki would now live at the edge of the village.
К... Where exactly?
М... In our house where we sealed the nine-tails.
Kushina choked on her tea.
К... What but I thought this house was destroyed.
М... Not really, only the garden was damaged, but the house is fine.
К... But why go there?
М... This house is on the outskirts of the village. And yesterday there was an attack on a jinchuriki.
No one can come to the outskirts of the village to harm him. Moreover, the Anbu will be watching him so that they can protect him in case of trouble.
Kushina thought about his words and even agreed with it, but she was tormented by one question.
К... Does anyone know who the jinchuriki's parents are?
М... Luckily no.
Kushina sighed in relief and continued drinking her tea. Minato, on the other hand, had a lot to do. The conversation about the jinchuriki was very difficult, but it had to be resolved so that there would be no questions in the future.
In the following days they talked to every resident about the non-proliferation among the youth and the prohibition of manhandling the jinchuriki and no contact with him.
Two weeks later, Naruto woke up in a hospital bed and was more or less fine. His arms and torso were in bandages, a syringe on his arms and a life support machine beeping nearby.
The atmosphere in the hospital brought back memories of someone dear to his heart. He decided to reach up to look around, but a sharp pain quickly brought him back down. Naruto pondered on what had happened to him. After a while he remembered what had happened to him. He blamed himself for Maya telling him to stay away from drunk people and for not bringing a weapon.
Half an hour later the doctor came to see him.
Т... Hello patient, my name is Tadaroshi. I see you're awake, so I'll check your condition and then go.
Т... Do you have a headache?
Н... A little.
Т... Do you have any negative feelings?
Н... Just chest pains and it itches under the bandages.
Т.. The chest pain is from the broken ribs, but the bandages will have to be endured.
Н... I see, but when can I get out of here?
Т... Unfortunately not anytime soon, your injuries were near fatal, we had to pull you from the dead. I'm surprised you even survived.
Naruto had wondered before if his regeneration was abnormal, in training he often slashed at his own shurikens. The doctor made a few more checks and left to turn in his reports. Naruto was still pondering a lot, what the hell was going on. It wasn't normal for him to be four years old and already be hated.
He saw it as some sort of conspiracy, but nothing came to mind. He didn't even notice that a broad-shouldered man with hair the color of a crow's wing that reached his shoulders, with brown eyes, dressed in a standard jonin vest, a dark blue turtleneck with a Konoha police badge on his shoulders, and the same color pants and sandals. Fugaku himself was horrified at the boy's appearance. Completely bandaged, eyes downcast. Imagining that his youngest son was the same age, he began to pale a little, but regained his composure.
Ф... Good afternoon young man, my name is Fugaku Uchiha and I am the captain of the Konoha police force. Will you be able to speak, and if so, can you tell me about yourself?
Н.. Yes. My name is Uzumaki Naruto, three years old, soon to be four, I live in orphanage number six.
Ф.. I came to talk to you about two weeks ago. Do you remember who attacked you?
Н... It was dark and I could only see one person and it was blurry. The only thing I noticed was that they were wearing the same clothes as you and one of them had a prominent mole and a fang mark on his neck.
Ф... Fangs? Hmm. Can you describe what it was like?
Н... Yes! I was walking in the alley that night, and then I didn't even notice them. They were humming something, I didn't even notice them coming, and suddenly one of them started calling me a demon, a monster, and said what he thought about me, and his buddy joined in and decided to beat me up. I immediately started to run away, I went behind the alley, but they immediately found me and that strange they were looking for me by smell. After they found me they grabbed me by the neck and threw me into the wall and then they started kicking me, I tried to defend myself but after three or four blows I fell asleep and I don't remember anything else.
Fugaku listened to the monotonous replica of the interlocutor, realized that he had experienced a shock and now he still can not recover from such a state.
Ф... What were you doing outside in the evening?
Н... I just wanted to take a walk, because like a few days ago before that people started freaking out as soon as I caught their eyes. At first I thought the two of them were trying to teach me a lesson for throwing a small box of cookies in the candy vendor's face.
Fugaku became interested in that case too.
Ф... Describe this incident in detail, why did you throw a cookie at the vendor?
Н... I went to the store and took a cookie that costs 20p and when I put it on the cash register with money, the seller told me that it costs 60p.
I didn't agree with that because the price tag said 20 and I had taken it for the same amount of money before and said it was his problem that he directed me but put the price. He got angry and threw my money at me and I responded by throwing a box of cookies at him. I even told him to keep the money to buy brains with.
Fugaku almost snorted at that last sentence, but he still had a picture of what had happened, and most importantly the kid doesn't know he's a jinchūriki. He decided not to ask further to not drive him into depression and left wishes for a speedy recovery. Naruto was left lying there thinking about what had happened.
Two days later, the police found the two bastards. They were from the Inuzuka clan. On interrogation, they confirmed everything, even though they resisted. They were summarily expelled from the clan and imprisoned.
Two weeks later, Naruto was released from the hospital under the escort of an anbu.
It was made clear to him that he would not be living in an orphanage. As he walked through the streets he noticed that they had stopped talking about him, but the evil stares were still there. When he got to the orphanage he quickly put his things in his bags and followed Anbu. The first thing they did was to go to the clerk's office and get the money. The anbu were silent as the Hokage had ordered them not to contact the jinchuriki. They went to the outskirts of the village and bought food at the market. They went through the forest and saw a one-story wooden house. When they entered the house through the hallway he saw a bedroom and kitchen in one room, and on the other room was a bathroom with a restroom.
The house was relatively clean, as Minato had ordered the house to be prepared for habitation. Naruto was curious about the crater that was next to the house, but no one was going to answer him about it. A month had passed since then and Naruto was getting used to living alone. He had already forgotten that he had almost been sent to the other side of the world, of course as he walked through the streets he was quietly hated by everyone, but no one would lay hands on him, and even if they did, they were quickly put in their place and sent to the monkey house for a few days. Naruto was surprised to see the Anbu fighters as cooks and cleaners. To be honest, he didn't miss the orphanage as he was starting to hate it too. He didn't miss training, but he wouldn't show the Anbu his techniques because he couldn't trust such cold-blooded observers. Weapons were not allowed at his age and he tried not to show them either. Most of his training consisted only in taijutsu, acrobatics, speed training, but he still had the question of muscle mass. He had trouble gaining weight, and the recent accident had made it clear to him that he was still weak enough to at least have the strength to run away. After he started living on his own, he didn't have that shelter mode. Now that he lived in the suburbs, he could freely explore the forests of the fields outside the city. And even if he got lost, he could be brought home by their wardens. The Anbu themselves also tried not to show their faces to the jinchuriki, but it didn't help them, because Naruto could find them with his sensory abilities, and when he did, he would make faces at them to piss them off. He only practiced techniques when no one was watching him. He mostly sent a clone to confuse the Anbu, and when they began to fall for the trick, he would calmly train the suiton. Through the transmission of information by the clones. Naruto developed his water balloon, increasing in size and range.
The Anbu wrote a report on the jinchuriki's behavior every day. Unfussy, noisy at times, likes to play catch-up or hide and seek. But Minato didn't read these reports at all, as he felt he had enough of the jinchuriki, and simply entrusted him to the Anbu.