AN: Hello there and finally the second chapter of Cursed Eyes is updated. This chapter will serve to explain everyone's questions about Naruto's sharingan, but it won't give the final reason about what happened; that will be explained in later chapters.

Also to some of you who already saw my profile, I placed a poll there in regards to Naruto's pairing in this story. Note that the poll will be there for a while, simply because i don't intend for Naruto to bond with anyone in that sort of speaking right now. He will develop his skills to a satisfactory level (my own), beforeit happens.

The choices are:

Hinata / Temari / Tenten

Please go on my profile and register your vote. Now on to the chapter

Chapter 2 – Baring the burden

Beta: Dreetje

Two days after the Uchiha Massacre, rumors spread about what happened and people conjured several theories as to the reason behind Itachi's actions. Some believed that he was mentally unstable and couldn't handle the pressure of being an Anbu prodigy the same as being a clan heir to one of the founding clans of the village. Others, though, didn't even care about the mental issue, judging the man as nothing more than a criminal and one of the worst caliber, because no matter how pressured one man was, there was no excuse for murdering his entire family.

Despite all the rumors, though, one man had to deal with the facts. No matter Itachi's reasons for doing what he did, Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Sandaime Hokage, was rubbing his temples while dealing with the fact than an entire clan was just wiped out by a single man and, surprisingly, none of his Anbu forces were near the vicinity to stop such a terrible act of cruelty. Nonetheless, the man had to take into account that the past is unchangeable and as of two days prior, the Uchiha Clan, once known as one of the most powerful clan in existence was no more. And to think that Itachi would go so far as to kill his own little brother in the most vicious way possible. Hiruzen still shuddered while wondering how one of his Anbu captains could use such powerful illusions on his own little brother to the point of causing brain death. Still, the mystery remained regarding what exactly Itachi showed to Sasuke that it leads to the little boy dying.

After everything that happened, though, the only possible act he could do as Hokage was to provide a proper funeral for those of the Uchiha Clan in respect for how much they provided to the village's protection since its foundation.

He picked one report from a squadron of hunter-nins who were in charge of pursuing Itachi's whereabouts, but without engaging him in battle. They returned, though, with a failed mission as the man simply vanished from the face of the Earth. Actually, Sarutobi kind of expected this outcome, since Itachi not only was considered a prodigy in his family's eyes but also the ANsatsu Senjutsu Tokushu BUtai – ANBU themselves. The man was trained to simply disappear and with the Sharingan, it would be a child's play for Itachi to cast a wide-scale genjutsu to prevent people from seeing him.

Because of the hunternin's team failed report, Sarutobi didn't even have to think twice before adding Itachi to the bingo book as an S-ranked criminal and missing-nin and this would serve for two purposes. One in order to prevent any cocky shinobi of Konoha to even attempt a duel against the only remaining Uchiha and second in order to spread the word to other nations about him no longer being a ninja from Konoha, in case people are afraid of causing a war against the hidden village in the leaves. Surely, no one would be crazy to do so, but still it was a possibility.

Furthermore, the last, but not less important issue that Sarutobi needed to handle and that was the blond bundle of joy named Uzumaki Naruto and the fact that the kid ended up being another victim of Itachi's acts. From what the analysis of the boy concluded was that he received a katon ninjutsu straight to his face, thus burning his eye sockets and retina. However, according to the doctor in charge, by performing an eye transfusion, in particular, Sasuke's eyes, there was a high probability that the blond would be able to see once more. The surgery went fine and now Naruto was under the control of pain killers and anesthesia, so that he can rest without the pain of having a pair of eyes he wasn't used to. The doctor named Takashi said that by the time Naruto woke up, his body would have adjusted to the new set of eyes and he wouldn't feel any kind of difference from his old ones, well except for the appearance now. Whereas Naruto's old eyes were vivid cerulean blue eyes, he now possessed deep black ones that would contradict with the boy's hyperactive nature.

Nevertheless, it was the only thing Sarutobi could do in order to salvage the boy's sight and he knew he would rather kill himself if the boy, on top of being the village pariah for something he didn't do nor asked for, also lost his ability to see. Naruto, he knew, always had a dream of becoming a ninja and even though it wasn't impossible to become one because of one's blindness, it just wouldn't be fair to him. Truth be told, though, while he managed to salvage the blond's sight, Sarutobi was thinking the long term in this manner. He knew Uchiha Sasuke never awakened the Sharingan, but what he doesn't know is about the possibility of Naruto developing the cursed doujutsu.

The old man understood as much about genetics as Jiraiya respected the other sex. The doctor assured him that such a thing was impossible as the Sharingan doujutsu wasn't just because of the eyes, but rather the Uchiha's blood and DNA. So, that being said, even if Naruto possessed Sasuke's eyes, he wouldn't be able to awaken the doujutsu.

However, Hiruzen had enough experience not to presume anything and while the probabilities were slim, there were still a slight chance that the blond manages to awaken the Sharingan. For all he knew, Kakashi's Sharingan eye should've remained with two tomoe, since he received it from his dying friend Obito, but the Hatake prodigy managed to fully evolve the Sharingan to three tomoes and he doesn't possess the Uchiha blood or DNA. Closing his eyes and rubbing his temples in pure frustration, the old man changed his course of thinking for the mean time. This subject was extremely delicate and he would allow some of his time to dwell on it further, of course with the help of Kakashi, since he happens, now, to share a similar fate.

Now, though, as Hokage, he was needed by the village in order to keep things moving; so he started to clean the damned paper work, since missions were coming non-stop and that happens to be Konoha's income.

===At the Hospital===

Room 608

There wasn't a day that tragedies didn't end at the hospital as doctors and nursers often commented in their coffee break. People came for whatever reason, from having the feeling that something's wrong with their body to someone on the verge of death. This was their world, to heal the wounded; to save those whose death is hanging at a balance; so despite it all, they managed to find a sort of hobby so that they could cope with the emotional stress of saving lives.

Gossip.

The minute Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto arrived unconscious at the hospital, what Takashi said to the Hokage, was already common knowledge of entire hospital staff. Some of the doctors didn't flinch when they knew what happened to Uchiha Sasuke, simply because they were already used in dealing with severe cases and this was just another one, however the inexperienced ones were feeling nothing more than pure hatred for what an older brother did to the youngest.

So, ever since the massacre happened, Room 608 became the center of attention for all the staff, specially because of the surgery took over ten hours and the head doctor Takashi had to be dispatched home from fear of the man succumbing right there inside the surgery room. Nonetheless, the surgery was a success and at least, the hospital was able to salvage Uzumaki Naruto's eyesight.

It didn't matter that some of the staff tried to dissuade the head doctor against saving Naruto's eyes, since they all knew who the boy is or rather what he represent. A vast majority of the staff remembered the chaos that befallen the hidden village in the leaves when the almighty demon Kyuubi no Yoko attacked and as such, people felt that by leaving Naruto as it is, would be like punishing the demon for his deeds against Konoha. In the end, though, the head Doctor Takashi went through with it, while, proudly, saying that a doctor's job is to heal the wounded, not worry about who the wounded is or what he did wrong. Even if the man never thought ill of the kid. Now, because of the painkillers and anesthesia, Naruto wouldn't wake up until later today when Takashi would remove the blind holds that were preventing the boy's new eyes from being damaged.

===Room 608===

Before; the room was occupied by two individuals, now only one was resting in the middle of the room. His eye region was covered by straps in order to prevent a possible infection, seeing as it was a possible outcome of the surgery. The room, no the entire floor was silent except for noises caused by a nurse's high heels on the cold marble floor.

However, whereas outside one could hear a pin drooping on the floor, inside Naruto's mind, it was a different issue entirely.

….Niisan, why you're doing this?"

….Foolish little brother...I did just to test my abilities....

Scenes of what Sasuke witnessed appeared before Naruto's very eyes as if he was the one witnessing everything. The blond couldn't understand, though, he didn't remember seeing anything like it. The agonizing screams of a child as he started holding his head in order to stop the immeasurable pain. Naruto never saw so much blood in his entire life and the view itself sent chills down his entire body.

But why?...Why was he seeing all this? The last thing he remembered was searching at the garbage cans for some food and the sudden bright light that hit him straight in the face, before his world went blank. Suddenly, the screaming and the pain stopped and Naruto opened his eyes suddenly as if he just awoke from a nightmare, but instead all he could see was white. He, then, screamed in agony while wondering where he was, thus alerting the attending nurse on the floor.

She, then, saw that the blond has awakened and called for the head doctor Takashi to come see what was happening. The man was at the door in minutes and witnessed the blond on the bed, kicking everything, screaming for dear life. He, then, approached the boy and explained what happened since he lost consciousness.

"Naruto-kun, settle down, my name is Takashi and you're at Konoha Public Hospital" - Said Takashi, before the blond relaxed somewhat. Now, it was all explained when he saw white.

"Why am I in the hospital? What happened to me?" - Asked Naruto, while Takashi ordered the nurse to call the Hokage.

"You were victim of a shinobi fire attack directly to your face. We managed to heal everything, just wait for me to remove these straps from your eyes, so that you could see me, everything will be explained once the Hokage arrives" - Explained Takashi, while he was busy unwrapping Naruto's new eyes, so that he could take a look at it. However, the head doctor was ill-prepared for what he saw the second he laid eyes on Naruto's new set of eyes.

Whereas Sasuke's regular eyes were black and it was when it was implanted into Naruto's sockets, now it was red carrying one tomoe. This couldn't have happened, Takashi reasoned. The Sharingan was peculiar to the Uchiha's DNA system, therefore the only way Naruto could have the Sharingan was if it was already awakened at the moment of the transplant. Meanwhile, the blond was looking at Takashi while confused as hell. Before, all he could see was the person in front of him, now, though, the information that was being transferred to his brain was that of a strange blue substance.

"Ah excuse me doctor-san, but what did you do to my eyes?" - Asked Naruto, not sure and a little bit worried about the look of shock displayed by Takashi. The men for his part couldn't for his life, understand how Naruto managed to awake the doujutsu, even though he had an Uchiha's eyes.

"Sorry Naruto-kun, but I'll have to wait for the Hokage to arrive before I can explain what happened to your eyes, you're free to look at them, though if you feel like it. Here take this mirror"

After grabbing the mirror and placing it in front of his face, Naruto went paled instantly. It couldn't be true, he shouted inside his head. The boy almost never looked himself in the mirror, but he didn't need that to know that his eyes were light blue, not the same as those red-eyed stuck up bastards who, accordingly to the blond, considered themselves more important than Kami himself.

Naruto noticed that the Hokage was at the door, but he was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't even greet the old man. Meanwhile, Takashi already engaged in a conversation with the old man. Hiruzen, for his part, came running once he heard the news of Naruto getting better, however when he arrived at the hospital and looked at the head doctor approaching him with a serious visage, he considered the worst case scenario.

"Hokage-sama, as informed, the surgery was successful and the eyes were securely implanted. However, the most unusual thing happened and I guess you should take a look yourself sir" - Said Takashi, earning a nod from the Hokage as he approached the still shocked Naruto. Suddenly, when Naruto's eyes appeared in his eyesight, the Hokage saw, what was assured by the head doctor, to be an impossible occurrence? There it was Konoha's most famous doujutsu, the Sharingan and what appeared was that it was the first stage.

"Takashi-san, how did this happen? You assured me this couldn't have happened" – Asked the Hokage, while being a little bit afflicted by the blond's new eyes. It wasn't that the man loathed the Sharingan it was just that it conflicted heavily with Naruto's happy go lucky demeanor. When the old man looked at Naruto, before, his face was cheerful, you could just look at him and a smile would appear, but now it was the complete opposite.

Naruto's face now bared a look of fear, coldness. It was like his personality left with his eyes. Immediately, the old man's old heart started to ache in sadness; Naruto would still able to see, but he now lacked the very characteristic Hiruzen always enjoyed seeing and it used to fill his heart with joy every time. Takashi sighed in dismay and took a board with the attending nurse that was inside the room with them. He took a look at the chart and immediate shock and immediate realization was upon him. It was a comparative chart of two DNA tests, before and after the surgery that was required before the procedure starts. As he went through the data, he now saw that, somehow, Naruto's DNA changed which in fact explained why he was able to awake the doujutsu.

"Until now, I didn't have a clue why it happened Hokage-sama, but now I do. As you can see in this chart, Naruto-kun's DNA system suffered some changes, presumably, because of the surgery. Apparently, an Uchiha's eye carries the family's DNA sequence, so that's why Naruto now possess the Sharingan" - Explained Takashi as he handed the chart to the Hokage, before the old man started the analysis.

Meanwhile, Naruto was now out of his self-induced coma and paid close attention of the conversation, at least the words he was able to understand as any nine year old infant. Nevertheless, he now understood why his eyes were different. Somehow, his old eyes were damaged and it was replaced by this new ones.

Back to the Hokage, he returned the chart to the head doctor and looked at Naruto for a while. Brushing the thought of how Naruto managed to acquire the Sharingan, the Sandaime Hokage now wondered how Naruto was able to 'awake' it. If memory serves, an Uchiha can only awaken his doujutsu, when in a life or death situation and he was sure Naruto was not in this kind of situation.

"Naruto-kun, how are you feeling?" - Asked the Hokage for the first time, since he arrived, addressed the blond. Naruto for his part looked at him for a while, before offering him his shoulders.

"I don't know what to tell you Jisan, one moment I was looking for food in the garbage cans near the Uchiha compound and the next time I'm in the hospital with different eyes. What is this anyhow? I'm looking at you, but I can also see a strange blue thing sparking within you" - Asked Naruto, earning a smile from the Hokage, since at least for now, Naruto's demeanor didn't change.

"As you know, Naruto-kun, your eyes belonged to one Uchiha Sasuke. Because of a fire attack, your eyes were severely damaged, leaving us no other option but to do a transplant. Now, an Uchiha has a special ability that once awakened, it becomes an immense help while in battles. It's called the Sharingan and it's what you managed to awake, though the reasons still remain unknown. I won't bore you with an explanation about the doujutsu in itself, because you'll receive this tutelage at the academy or you could always read a book about it. Now, I know you mustn't remember, since you're asleep; but do you remember a situation where you were in a life or death situation?" - Asked Hokage, before seeing Naruto's puzzled look and he explained further. "The Sharingan can only be awakened when the user is on a tight spot and it's almost on the verge of death, you'd have to be in one, in order to awake it"

"I don't recall anything Jisan of that sort, but before I woke up today, I had this weird dream. It was already night time in the village and I've never seen so much blood and bodies on the ground dead before. I could hear a kid screaming, but I couldn't see him anywhere, at a man he was calling Niisan who was wearing one of those weird mask guys that goes around the village. I figured it was a dream since I didn't remember anything of this, but somehow, I could feel an immeasurable pain both on my chest and my head. When I woke up and looked at my eyes, they were already like this" - Reported Naruto, earning a sigh in dismay from the Hokage as realization fell upon him.

Somehow, Sasuke's memory was stored in his eyes as the last thing he saw and the life and death situation Naruto participated was the exact same situation that Sasuke went through, although Itachi's genjutsu attacked Sasuke's mind not Naruto's. So, Naruto now had the Sharingan and every piece missing of the story was already filled. The only question remained; can he deactivate the eyes?

"Naruto-kun, I trust you already learned some chakra introduction exercises at the academy, right?" - Asked Sarutobi, earning a nod from Naruto, before he continued. "Right now, you somehow are focusing chakra to your eyes so that the Sharingan remains active, please dispel your chakra for me, please?"

The blond, then, nodded and closed his eyes in concentration seeing as he was never any good in controlling his chakra for reasons that no one managed to explain it to him.

When he opened, though, his eyes went back to normal just like any other Uchiha; except that the blond wasn't one. Sarutobi had enough answers to what he had to plan for the blond, now that he is the sole barrier of the true Sharingan eye. Now, the next item of his agenda was to meet with Kakashi since Naruto now needed to learn how to use the Sharingan and its peculiar abilities. Hiruzen was, though, a bit reluctant to look at Naruto's eyes even if the Sharingan wasn't active any longer. He thought that the blond's unnerving sight was because of the doujutsu, but it wasn't. Even with his black eyes, it still looked like it sucked his life away and he now demonstrated a stoic demeanor.

As the blond watched the Hokage, he kept remembering about the nightmare he had which, accordingly to the old man, was the trigger that activated the doujutsu. Seeing as he didn't remember any of what happened, he always figured that it didn't happen in reality. Now, though, as he knew that he received Sasuke's eyes, somehow he was showing reluctance in admitting that it never happened before.

"Jisan…" – Said Naruto, earning the old man's attention, who in part turned his neck slightly as in studying every bit of Naruto's face in order to get a grip of what he was feeling right now. The blond noticed that he had the old man's full attention and continued to ask. "Could you tell me if what I saw in my dream, the blood stained all over the ground, the bodies all piled up dead and the immeasurable pain in my head, was it all real or just a dream?" – Asked Naruto, before he looked at the Hokage, in hopes that the man would land his hands on his shoulders and with a smile, say that it never happened, it was all a dream. However, Naruto saw no such thing; instead he noticed that the Sandaime was in loss for words, presumably searching for words that he could say to somehow ease this whole affair.

"I'm sorry Naruto, I could very well have lied to you, telling you that was all a dream and you needn't worry about this; but by doing so, it wouldn't be fair to you. Everything you saw in your dream was nothing but reality; Uchiha Sasuke, the one whose eyes you received, witnessed his entire clan being slaughtered by his very brother Uchiha Itachi, to whom you described as wearing the different uniform. Itachi was the one that killed Sasuke by using a strange and powerful technique called genjutsu, which I assume you heard it already at the academy; the art of illusions is a dangerous skill and as such it should be used with care. What Itachi did to Sasuke was to play and replay images of his entire family being killed right before his eyes, an act I find despicable and completely against what Konoha teaches our ninjas" – Explained Sarutobi, before looking at Naruto who in turn was looking down towards his bed sheets while grabbing it and squeezing with as much strength as he could muster. Naruto was angry; angry with everything he had to undertake every day, the hateful glares, the chases around the village and now Uchiha Itachi's act of pure malice.

The blond was alone all his life, never once meeting other people outside the Hokage's office and the Ramen Stand. But even though the others maintained their glare at him, never once did Naruto consider why someone could do what Itachi do to his own family, to his own little brother. Both the Hokage and the Head Doctor understood Naruto's question, since this whole time, the blond actually thought it was nothing more than a dream, but the sad part was that it wasn't just a dream, nothing that appeared in Naruto's mind was a result of his conscious or rather his subconscious.

It was what Sasuke experienced the night of the massacre and it now Sarutobi feared that Itachi's act not only killed Sasuke, but also managed to suck Naruto's hyperactive nature out of him. He tried to cover it up as nothing for the blond to worry about it in hopes of saving the boy's emotions, but it was too late.

"Naruto, please understand that what Itachi did was unforgivable, but you must not allow this pure act of malice to change your attributes. Even though your usual cerulean blue eyes are gone, that doesn't mean your personality must be different" – Said Hokage, trying to convince the boy, but Naruto, instead, was just lost in thought. What the Hokage wanted for him to do was to forget about this and move on with his life, but how could he? The images, the screams, the terrible sound of metal cutting through flesh, it was all real and It would be forever in his mind.

"I just can't ignore this Jisan, it's planted in my head already; there was so much blood and bodies laying on the ground" – Said Naruto as he was looking at Hiruzen, to whom was wondering who this little boy was, because this wasn't the Uzumaki Naruto he knew. My god Minato, how could I do this to your son; only nine-years old and he has already seen death in front of him; I guess he'll never be the same again.

"Rest a bit, Naruto; Takashi here will make some tests to make sure you're okay. Tomorrow you'll be free to go and I wish for you to come into my office tomorrow afternoon, okay" – Asked the Hokage, earning a nod from the boy, before he was left alone in the room once more.

Naruto wasn't tired so he chose the alone time to wonder about the sudden turn of events. Sasuke wasn't a total stranger to the blond; they met at the academy, although they rarely spoke with one another. The Uchiha was more of an anti-social, Naruto remembered and he, constantly, good the best grades of the classroom.

Thinking about the academy, now, Naruto couldn't help but sigh in dismay. What was he supposed to say to his peers? Naruto wouldn't call friends, but on occasions, three of the students Inuzuka Kiba, Akimichi Chouji and Nara Shikamaru would cut class together with him. Imagine their surprise when his eyes are now black and he possesses the Sharingan. Not to mention that his presence at the Uchiha Massacre was known by the entire village by now, he reasoned. Naruto maybe a kid, but he knew about the wonders of the gossip society; once a secret was out in the open it wouldn't take too long for the entire village to know about it. What if they start asking questions? The blond didn't want to think about how he'd explain what happened, but he knew people would ask questions once they saw the difference in his eyes.

===At the Hokage's office===

It was already night time in Konoha and the village was lights were all over the place. Friends meeting at the bars; boyfriend and girlfriend having dinner and families enjoying themselves as they walked throughout the village streets; the shinobi population, albeit those who weren't sent on missions, were enjoying themselves at a special place owned by an ex-chunnin. The only person that was working thus late was the Hokage himself; actually he already dealt with the dreaded paperwork of the day and he was just kicking back on his chair while smoking his pipe.

The Hokage was only waiting for a meeting, before he would retire for the night; the only problem, though, was that the meeting was to be held a couple hours ago and the old man wasn't so thrilled about the man's annoying habit of always being late.

The old man was surprised, though, when the very person he was expecting barged in his office while reading an orange book.

"You're two hours late Kakashi-kun, what gives?" – Asked Sarutobi, already expecting the jounin to give some silly excuse just for him to pardon the jounin and move on.

"I'm sorry Hokage-sama, but this old lady needed some help with her groceries and I had to help her" – Explained Kakashi, while never once taking his eyes away from the book, even going as much as turn the page. Sarutobi, for his part, smiled at the man's antics.

"I'm glad you're preventing this village from the usual D-ranked missions income Kakashi, now I called you here for one reason and one reason only. You do know what Uchiha Itachi was capable of doing that night, didn't you?" – Asked Sarutobi, before he saw a nod, allowing him to continue. "What you don't know is that Itachi, while not outright killed his little brother, he used a terrible genjutsu on his little brother Sasuke, overloading his brain, ultimately killing him. Also, just as Itachi was about to flee the area, he managed to hit a katon attack on little Uzumaki Naruto's face, damaging his entire eyes, rendering them useless" – Said Sarutobi, waiting for a while as Kakashi processed the information, before he continued. "The boy is fine, though we had to make a transplant, using Uchiha Sasuke's eyes"

"Understood; so Itachi did kill his entire clan, then; I've received some reports from my Anbu peers about him, they always considered him unstable beneath the usual stoic demeanor he always showed. Nevertheless, I fail to see why you're telling me this and why you needed me here?" – Asked Kakashi, earning a nod from the old man as he smoked his pipe.

"You're indeed right and the very reason of your presence here is because of what happened today at the hospital" – Explained Hiruzen, while seeing the jounin's attention. "When the doctor unwrap Naruto's eyes, instead of seeing Sasuke's usual black ones in Naruto's sockets; blood red ones appeared with one tomoe ring around the retina. In other words…" – Concluded Sarutobi as Kakashi was displaying a shocked demeanor while processing the entire information. "Naruto is now the sole possessor of the true Sharingan eye"

Kakashi already concluded this before the old man opened his mouth, but somehow hearing it was even harder. Kakashi himself was a victim to the Sharingan transplant; but while his was only one eye, it appears that Naruto received both.

"Hokage-sama, how is his Sharingan; I mean, in my case, I can't activate or deactivate, but…" – Asked Kakashi, earning a nod from the Hokage as he expected this question.

"His is just like any other Uchiha, I'm afraid. He was able to deactivate in front of me once I told him how to do it. This is a serious manner Kakashi and since you and little Naruto share the same story, I figured you'd be best fit to handle an S ranked mission I will assign" – Explained Hokage, while getting behind his table in order to grab a scroll and then hand to Kakashi. As the silver haired jounin opened the scroll, Hiruzen thought best to explain the situation. "This will be a long-term mission, Kakashi and the high rank is so that you will be granted with enough money for both of you out there; seeing as now you're the only one who can teach him how to use the doujutsu, it's imperative that he learn how to".

"But why out of the village and why a full year? I could very well teach him inside the village? Is there something else there, besides training him, isn't it?" – Asked Kakashi, before he saw the old man sighing in sadness, as the sudden old age finally reached him and he wished another one would do this job in his stead.

"News of the blond's presence at the Uchiha Massacre reached the entire village I'm afraid. There won't be long until people starts blaming him for what happened and demand his execution, just like they've been trying since he was born. Keeping him inside the village is already a burden and now that he is the sole barrier of the Sharingan eye, I wouldn't be surprised if those ignorant fools accused Naruto of stealing the prized doujutsu and used it to destroy the village. That so, I'm sending you with him to a training trip so that he can learn the aspects of the Sharingan as well as the ability to defend himself in the future. Meanwhile, I will be able to better control the information and eventually relay the truth by the time you two arrive" – Explained the Hokage, earning a contemplative nod from Kakashi.

"What should I teach him, then? I'm assuming he has some sort of introduction at the academy…" – Asked Kakashi, earning a nod from the Hokage.

"Naruto has some knowledge when chakra is involved, but both his taijutsu and his accuracy needs work, which I'm sure the doujutsu will correct, if not then with practice he could improve greatly. He has difficulty controlling his chakra, simply because the boy has plenty stocked. His Sharingan is in its first stage right now and by the time he comes back, I figure him to advance to stage two. Taijutsu, chakra control and weapon accuracy will be his prime subjects, weapon usage can also be applied but I'll leave that to you to choose. The usual three academy jutsus, he already knows, although the Bunshin no Jutsu was ever completed, most likely because the technique requires so little chakra and he ends overloading the clone, thus failing miserably. I have my reservations regarding elemental ninjutsu, but if you feel that he's ready, than by all means do so. I don't know if he has an affinity yet, but here is a couple of chakra papers for you to give him later on" – Explained the Hokage, earning a nod from Kakashi.

"I'll have someone make some shopping for suitable new clothes, kunais, shurikens, first aid kits and some steel wire. Anything else you think it's wise for the trip?" – Asked the Hokage as Kakashi's hand was holding his chin in a thinking position

"Some weights would be nice to build his physique a little bit and up his speed a little bit; probably 5, 10 and 15 pound weights for each limb as he progresses" – Added Kakashi, earning a nod from the Hokage as he wrote the last item of things to buy.

"Tomorrow, he'll come by my office and I plan to tell him about the trip; it's imperative that you leave as soon as possible tomorrow, Kakashi, do you hear me?" – Ordered Hiruzen to which Kakashi nodded, before proceeding for the door straight for the library, where he would have to gather material for his new student. Kakashi had to curse this situation; every time he got a team of genins, he would fail them, mostly because he would expect them to figure out his puzzle and in the end, no team ever did. However, as training a boy now became a mission, he just couldn't do anything about it.

Oh well, at least I'll be able to concentrate on my reading, now that I don't have to worry about going on tough assignments. – Thought Kakashi as he landed right in front of Konoha Public Library. Strange, though, was that the silver haired jounin was actually looking forward to seeing what little Naruto could do. The Sharingan added with limitless chakra supply; the boy could become a ninjutsu specialist.

AN: Ok, that's about it…I'm afraid.

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