Chapter 5

He was in his apartment. The night had covered the world outside of his apartment but his apartment was covered in light. He knew he should sleep if he wanted to go to the academy on time. But the book that he had in his hand was the reason of his awakens. The book was about the Sharingan eyes. Their properties and how it worked. It was one of the books that Naruto found in the Jounin section of the shinobi library, meaning only Jounin were allowed to read this book until Naruto came around.

The book also explained the history of the Sharingan and the co-founder of the Leaf village, Madara Uchiha. The battle that had happened at the valley of the end between Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha was also explained in this book.

Naruto was enjoying it. He had a kunai gripped tightly in his left hand while his violet eyes fixed on the book that was in front of him. The excitement and the eagerness to read more about the battle were unlimited for Naruto until he flipped the page to read more and found.

'The End,' Naruto groaned. He leaned back and stretched his legs on his bed. His eyes staring at the ceiling lost in thought, his only thought was the Sharingan.

He had seen those powerful eyes in Itachi's.

'Beautiful and deadly,' He thought. How he wished he'd born into the Uchiha clan. His thought drifted towards the book where it had explained how Hashirama had defeated Madara with his Mokuton. Naruto knew that Mokuton was great too. But it's not a bloodline. Only Hashirama was able to use it with his chakra.

'Mokuton would have been awesome too.' Naruto thought. But there were shinobi like the Third Hokage who became strong without any bloodline. He doesn't know why he was thinking like that. Sharingan and bloodlines and the Uchihas, he will become his own person, it doesn't matter if he has a bloodline or not. He'll work hard and develop his own jutsu, his own techniques to make himself stronger and famous.

Naruto stood up and opened his wardrobe. He took a black shirt and examined it. A small smile appeared on his face. His first gift, his first shinobi clothes, he can't wait to wear these.

Sighing he closed the wardrobe and switched off the lights. He was about to drift to sleep when he heard the explosion.

'BOOM...' He stood up panicked. His heart beating faster and faster in his chest, his eyes wide, he stood up and switched on the lights before changing himself into his old shinobi clothes. Naruto took kunai pouch and kunai holster before leaving his apartment.

Naruto could see shinobi running towards the Uchiha compound. He could see fire and smoke coming from the Uchiha district. People were screaming and children crying. He looked around hoping to find something or someone to tell him about the situation but no one came. He knew something happening in the Uchiha district because genins were evacuating civilians from the Uchiha district. He knew he can't just go there and butt in. He doesn't have a rank. So, Naruto jumped from his rooftop to rooftop and headed towards the Hokage Monument, the highest place in the village.

Naruto stood there gaping at the sight in front of him. He could see the fire and smoke rising high in the sky from the Uchiha compound. He could see the Yondaime Hokage fighting. He had never seen the Hokage using his famous technique until now.

Naruto stood there on the Hokage monument still wondering about what to do when two anbu appeared behind him. He turned around and faced them and when he saw the blank masks on their faces, he came to realize that they were Danzo's soldiers and they were here for only one reason.

"Uzumaki Naruto, come with us willingly or we'll use force." Naruto sighed.

"Do you really think I'll come with you willingly?" Naruto questioned. Kunai and shuriken were thrown his way. Naruto took a kunai in his right hand and deflected all the projectiles with ease. He looked around expecting the hidden anbu to come to him with intent to kill. But he knew they cannot kill him. They want him alive. That's one advantage he has in this situation. But they were anbu far better than him.

An anbu came in front of him with a right punch aiming for Naruto's face. Naruto ducked and tried to slice his opponent's stomach with a kunai in his right hand but the anbu stepped back.

"We don't have much time." One of the anbu declared in his emotionless voice before going through hand seals.

"Futon: Renkudan (Wind Style: Drilling air bullet)." The anbu took a deep breath and inhaled air into his lungs before releasing his technique at Naruto.

Naruto wasn't expecting to be thrown into the air all of a sudden. He doesn't know any jutsu. The ball of wind hit him on his chest and pushed him backward until he was standing at the edge of the mountain.

The other anbu did hand seals in an instant before...

"Katon: Gokakyu no jutsu (Fire Style: Great Fireball)." A ball of fire headed his way. Naruto who was standing on the cliff stared at the fireball thinking about something to save himself from burning to crisp. He looked behind and saw only trees and nothing more. He knew there was little to no chance for him to survive from this height but he doesn't have any choice. He turned around and jumped from the cliff, the wind howling around him and piercing his skin. He closed his eyes waiting for death to come and take his life. The memories flashed in front of his eyes. He remembered the days of the orphanage and the loneliness he felt, he remembered the days of walking the streets of Konoha and people glaring at him, throwing eggs, tomatoes, and pebbles at him.

Remembering all of this filled his body with rage. What power they had to treat him like this. Naruto opened his eyes and looked upward and saw anbu coming towards him. He closed his eyes again not even flinching when he felt kunai and shuriken piercing his skin. It felt like a good thing to do. To just close your eyes and accept death, maybe he would be able to find happiness in the afterlife. No more suffering, no more hate, no more expectations and no more struggles, a new world where he will have anything and everything.

Naruto then remembered the Senju family, the smiling faces of Kushina, a woman who was like a mother to him. The Yondaime, a man, who was like a father to him and Nawaki who was like a little brother to him, Naruto then remembered the encounters and the training sessions he had with Itachi and Shisui, his friends. Would he be able to leave them here in this world to suffer, to just leave them here in this world, a world filled with hate and ambitions, a world filled with dangerous people, no, he can't, he has a power inside of him. He could use it to kill those who were trying to harm him.

Naruto then opened his eyes and took two kunai one in each hand and stabbed them in the cliff to decrease his momentum but to no avail. He stabbed his kunai with more force, trying to bury it in the cliff to decrease his momentum. By now he could see the trees and the ground despite the night surrounding the sky.

With a thud, Naruto landed on the ground and groaned in pain. He stood up on shaky legs and dogged kunai heading his way. He was breathing heavily. He could feel pain in his knees and feet.

"You don't have any choice Uzumaki. Just be a good boy and come with us. Danzo-sama is waiting for you. He will turn you into a powerful man you want to become." One of the anbu gave a suggestion and waited for Naruto to say yes.

But Naruto was not listening to anything they were saying. He gripped shuriken and extended his right arm towards the right side. He then rotated his arm fully and pulled it back without changing his stance. Than he channeled a small amount of chakra in his arm and sent the shurikens towards his targets.

'Please make it work!'

"See you can't even throw shuriken at us properly. Just give up and come with us." But Naruto just stood there waiting for something to happen. The shurikens that he had thrown towards the right started turning towards his target, they were moving in a circle. Naruto saw shurikens heading towards the one of the anbu from behind. As shuriken pierced his back and skull, he fell on the ground dead in an instant. The other anbu took his sword from his back.

"It seems you have some tricks up your sleeves. Prepare yourself Uzumaki. I'll not go easy on you now." With that, the anbu rushed forward at blinding speed towards Naruto who gripped a kunai in a reverse grip and waited for a right moment to stab his opponent. But Naruto had underestimated his enemy and before Naruto even strike, the anbu disappeared and appeared behind him slashing his back.

"Ah..." Naruto closed his eyes and gritted his teeth to stop the pain somehow. He could feel blood dripping on the ground. He turned around with his kunai still in his hand to defend himself but was too late. Another slash on his chest and another slash on his right shoulder. Naruto dropped to his knees, all of the training; all of his hard work was for nothing. The anbu will capture him and take him to the man who wanted him for power that was inside of him and nothing else.

'Power,' Naruto thought. Yes, the power sealed inside of him. Naruto closed his eyes and tried to connect with kyuubi's chakra. Naruto could feel anbu approaching him slowly. Naruto could feel his mind giving up. Due to the blood loss and exhaustion, he could feel his body drifting to unconsciousness. But Naruto fought back and tried to bring kyuubi's chakra out.

He opened his eyes and saw anbu approaching him with his sword drawn and aimed for his left shoulder. He couldn't move.

'Oh, come on...please, you are the only one who can help me in this situation.' The anbu was stopped and brought his sword downward aimed for Naruto's shoulder. But before it strikes...

Naruto eyes turned red and then in an instant turned purple with ripple pattern that spread over the eyeball with six tomeos split between first two ripples.

"Shinra Tensei (Almighty push)."

The trees, the rocks, the sand and even the bodies of the two anbu disappeared from Naruto's sight. There was a large crater around Naruto. He doesn't know what he did, but it had worked and... Thump.

He fell to the ground unconscious. His eyes turned violent again.

Minato appeared outside of the Uchiha compound in a flash. His cold eyes turned towards the nearest root anbu who was about to kill a young girl. And in the next instant, the anbu was on the ground dead.

Everyone stopped fighting when Minato released his killing intent. His cold eyes looking towards the group of root anbus who were staring at the Hokage with emotionless masks, his killing intent was so great that the Genin fell on their knees and gripped their throats and coughed.

"Where is Danzo?" Minato's voice carried so much fury that the anbu shivered. But no one spoke, they just stood there.

Minato repeated again but was unable to get any answers and soon enough there were just blood and bodies everywhere. Minato spared none. Everyone stabbed and slashed by the Hokage. The Uchiha clan looked at the Hokage with amazement and fear. The power that the Hokage had displayed was astonishing. It was so fast that not even their special eyes were able to follow the Hokage movements properly.

The Uchiha clan compound had turned into a slaughter house. Bodies, blood, limbs, arms, and legs could be seen everywhere. The genin vomited when they saw the gruesome sight. The air and even the atmosphere had turned red.

Minato was about to make his way towards Fugaku when they felt a shockwave of chakra and earth shaking. Minato turned towards the Uchiha police units and ordered them.

"Go and investigate what was the reason behind this earthquake."

"Hai Hokage-sama."

"Anbu call for an emergency council meeting. Make sure to update your bingo book with Danzo Shimura kill on sight order. I want every damn Hunter Nin in this village to go after him and kill him. I want his head no matter what. Make sure to send a message to border patrol teams as well."

"Hai Hokage-sama." The anbu that were standing on the rooftop disappeared to complete their orders.

"How are you Fugaku?" Minato questioned, he could see the pain and sadness in his eyes, although Fugaku tried to hide his emotions but couldn't after seeing so many his clansmen dead. He knew that Danzo would strike sooner rather than later but he never thought that Danzo would attack Uchihas like this. But it's just like Danzo had given up trying to manipulate Minato by mere words and used to force this time to do what he thought was best.

"Many of my clansmen had lost their lives today Hokage-sama. But you do not have to worry; we Uchihas will protect Konoha even with our last breath." Minato nodded and squeezed Fugaku's shoulder.

"If you need anything then you just have to ask." Minato offered Fugaku his full support before heading towards his office, to his usual work.

Fugaku turned his eyes towards Itachi who had tears in his eyes. Blood could be seen trailing from his eyes to cheeks.

"It evolved." Fugaku guessed.

"Yes, Tou-san. I'm worried about Shisui; he should have been here by now." His eyes roaming around the night sky. Waiting for his friend to appear using his teleportation technique. He glanced at the fallen bodies of his clansmen and closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Don't worry about Shisui. He can take care of himself. Go to Senju compound and you're your brother and mother away from this. Tell them I'm busy."

"Hai Tou-san, I'll see tomorrow." Itachi disappeared from his father's sight.

"Doton: Doryuheki (Earth style: Mud wall)."

Shisui sigh in relief when the attacks from the anbu stopped by Konoha shinobi. A mud wall had protected him from their projectiles. Shisui did not know his saviors on a personal level but they rescued him and now seeing some Konoha anbu heading this way brought more ease in his body before he fell into unconsciousness.

"This is Shisui Uchiha. Take him to the hospital, he needs medics." One of the anbu ordered and left to kill the traitors. It was at that time when they felt the earth shaken and gusts of wind passed them. They don't know what caused it but it was coming inside of the village. They just pray for the safety of those who were against that person who caused this.

"You Konoha traitors have no place in this world. Prepare to die by our own hands. Killing our own shinobi and abandoning them is the greatest sin in our village." One of the Uchiha anbu spoke with anger and hatred before lashing at root anbu like mad dogs.

The Konoha anbu killed every single root anbu and spread in the area to hunt more hidden traitors.

Minato was sitting in a seat in the council chambers. He could see everyone with their eyes downward staring at the table in front of them.

"I never thought that I would see a civil war in this village as a Hokage. It seems that I was too soft. I let Danzo do what he wished. Thought it is best for Konoha I was wrong, in the end instead of making Konoha stronger he left killing innocent men, women and even children...

But from now on I'll do what I was thinking for a long time. Itachi, come forward." Minato ordered and Itachi sunshine-ed in front of the Hokage. The Hokage turned his eyes towards Itachi who was standing beside his father.

"As everyone knows Danzo Shimura was the head of the foundation before becoming a missing Nin. The foundation has been helping Konoha for a very long time; I don't have to tell you what the foundation does. I'm not going to close this program. From now on Uchiha Itachi is the head of the foundation with Hizashi Hyuuga as its supervisor." Minato finished his statement and got surprised looks from Hiashi and Fugaku. Itachi stood there not even surprised. It was as if he had expected this to happen.

"If you have any objections then feel free to make your point. I selected Hyuuga Hizashi because he is older and more experienced than Itachi. With Byakugan Hizashi can see the whole tree while sitting with roots underground."

Minato turned his gaze from Fugaku to Itachi and Hiashi.

"Do you have any objections Itachi, Hiashi?"

"No Hokage-sama." The Hokage nodded and spoke directing his gaze towards Hiashi.

"By the way Hiashi, come to my office when you will be free tomorrow. There are things that I want to discuss with you relating your clan." The Hyuuga clan head nodded his head and just raised an eyebrow in silent question.

"I've already ordered our forces to update their bingo book. From now on Danzo Shimura is an S-ranked criminal with Capture or Kill on sight order."

As the meeting ended, Itachi left in search for his girlfriend. He came back in the Uchiha compound. His fellow clansmen were sitting outside of their houses looking heartbroken. Many had lost their loved ones, their sons, their brothers, sisters, wives, mothers, fathers...there were those who had lost everyone in their lives today.

Itachi saw Izumi sitting outside of her house crying silently. He saw her looking up at him and burst into tears. Itachi sat beside her and wrapped his right arm around her shoulder, bringing her closer and allowed her to cry on his shoulder.

"Izumi..."

"Just stay like this for a while. I lost my mother Itachi-kun." Itachi squeezed her shoulder and brought her closer to him. He didn't say anything after that. How could he? It seems he was powerless to protect his clan.

Next morning

Senju compound

Minato sighed and rubbed his eyes tiredly before taking a sip from a cup of coffee. Last night when he came back from the Hokage tower, he found Mikoto, Kushina, Sasuke and Nawaki sleeping. He was too tired to even eat dinner so he slept.

"Good morning Minato-kun." Minato looked up and saw his wife taking a seat in front of him. She yawned cutely and rubbed her eyes before looking at him.

"Do you know what happened last night Kushina-chan?" Minato inquired and saw how she stopped rubbing her eyes and turned her attention towards him.

"So, it was true, the Uchihas..."

"Yes, I left no one. Danzo is still missing; he would probably be out of the fire country by now." Kushina nodded her head and sigh.

"How are Mikoto and little Sasuke?" Minato questioned about the family of the Uchiha clan head.

"Emotional. Mikoto was very angry and emotional last night. I don't know how I was able to stop her from going there. And Sasuke, he never stopped crying and asking us to take him to his brother and father." Minato frowned and rubbed his head tiredly.

"Well, they can go back to their compound now. There are a lot of work that is waiting for me in the Hokage tower so...I'm going." Minato stood before turning around to face his wife.

"And Kushina-chan, they need you...stay with them." Kushina nodded her head and saw her husband left.

Minato was in the office looking after some paperwork when Uchiha Shisui appeared in front of him. Minato frowned when he saw a bandaged Shisui in front of him.

"Shisui what happened to you?" The Hokage ordered the anbu soldier to tell him about his injured state.

"Danzo did this to me Hokage-sama. When I was coming back from my mission he attacked me with his anbus. He was able to steal my right eye, the eye that possessed the power of the strongest genjutsu." Shisui explained in detail about the incident happened to him not too long ago.

Minato sigh and leaned back in his chair and stared at Shisui.

"What are you going to do now Shisui?" Minato knew what his right eye was capable of doing. No wonder Danzo was after this for so long, and now that he was able to steal that eye, He doesn't know what he would do in this situation.

"I still have my father's eyes in my possession. Although it is not an upgrade version of Sharingan it will be able to replace my right eye." Minato nodded his head again and spoke.

"Root is still working. Uchiha Itachi is the head of this organization and Hyuuga Hizashi is a supervisor. Shisui, I want you to become the head of mission department in this organization. You worked with Danzo as my spy in root before; you are my best candidate for this. You know how to handle this very well, which team will be suitable for which kind of mission and all." Shisui sat there reading the file and memorizing the new objectives of the root. The more he read the file the more he turned shocked until he turned his gaze towards his kage who had an emotionless look on his face.

"It's just like..."

"Danzo...Don't forget what root worked for in the past and why it was created in the first place Shisui." Minato replied in his firm tone as if it was his last decision.

"I won't let Konoha fall even if it costs me, my son." Minato finished with determination. Shisui just sat there looking at his leader with shock.

"You think Kushina-sama will allow Nawaki to join this program. I don't think Itachi will allow Sasuke to join this." Minato raised his eyebrow in a surprise that went unnoticed by Shisui.

'It's not about Nawaki.' He sighed when his thought about him.

"I had already talked to Kushina and she agreed but on one condition. Nawaki will retire from root when he will become Jounin level in strength and this is fine with me. Sasuke would want revenge after what Danzo had done to his clan members so this program will keep his mental level in check.

Naruto is the best candidate for this program. He will the back bone and brain of this program." Minato leaned forward and stared at Shisui with a cold gaze. Of course he doesn't have to know about who Naruto truly was.

"And you know damn well what is going on around the elemental nations Shisui. We don't have much time. The snakes are waiting for a good opportunity to strike." Shisui sighed and closed the file before nodding his head.

"To protect the great tree that is Konoha, the leader must sacrifice some leaves for its safety." Shisui stood up and saluted his Kage before responding.

"I'll do my best Hokage-sama. Ibiki Morino is a good candidate to train young recruits." Minato nodded his head and leaned back in his chair.

"Now go and take some rest. Send Hizashi my way." The crippled shinobi nodded before disappearing.

"You think this is the only option that is available to you." Minato sighed and looked turned his chair towards his sensei, who deactivated his camouflage jutsu.

"This is the only option which will give ensure our victory Jiraiya sensei." Jiraiya sighed and shook his head. Starting a root program was not what Jiraiya wanted. But seeing the two shinobi villages against them and the half massacred Uchiha clan. The odds were against them, Jiraiya knew it. Never in history had they faced such a situation like this.

"At least allow me to take Nawaki away for a training trip. I promise Minato I'll train him. I'll make him stronger and mature."

"Jiraiya-sensei..."

"Please Minato, I'll make him a fine shinobi and he with me will gain field experience as well."

"Fine, but he will go with you when I'll allow it." Jiraiya nodded his head and grinned. That's fine with him.

"That's not a problem I'm sure that time will come soon."

Hyuuga compound

"You called me brother." Hiashi looked up from where he was sitting and saw his twin brother standing there waiting for his permission to come inside of his office.

"Ah, yes Hizashi come inside we have much to discuss." Hizashi came inside and closed the door before sitting in front of his brother.

"I'm sure you know what position you have in shinobi ranks. It is a very powerful position given to you by our leader. You being the supervisor of the foundation will help us to erase the hatred and the division that is in our clan.

I've appointed Hanabi as the heiress of the Hyuuga clan." Hiashi leaned forward slightly and stared at his brother.

"Hizashi, Hinata has potential to become a great kunoichi and a future clan head as well. Allowing her and Neji to join root program will help them to grow into what we want for our clan. They will be able to unite our clan." That's what Hiashi wanted for his clan. To become one, the Kumo incident had opened his eyes. His brother was willing to sacrifice his life for him. He knew it will take time but he will wait and even if it will cost him his daughter who looked and behave so much like his deceased wife...Hinata will be able to become a good kunoichi in the root. Just a few years and she will be ready for clan head duties.

He knew she will hate him after she will find out that he'd appointed her younger sister as an heiress. It was Hinata's right to become a clan head. But right now the way she was, weak and so soft, the elders would take benefit from it.

He still has to discuss a new sealing pattern to protect the Byakugan with the Hokage. Hiashi knew a seal master like Minato will come up with a sealing that will replace the caged bird seal.

"That's a very good plan brother. The situation outside of our village is not helping either. It was a very good move by the Hokage. Sooner or later the other villages will know the Uchiha incident and they will think we are wounded enough to be killed for forever." Hizashi stood up and bowed to his clan head slightly.

"I have a meeting with the Hokage regarding my new position. I'll see you soon." Hiashi nodded and leaned back in his chair.

It was a very good plan indeed. Hinata was too soft and fragile to become a future clan head. People would take advantage of her softness; he knew she has potential to become a great Hyuuga, maybe even better than Neji. Being in root will help her to grow into a fine confident shinobi who will have guts to take decisions in difficult times.

Hiashi sighed and turned his eyes towards the sky that he could see from the window, staring at the birds flying freely in the air.

'A time will come when all Hyuuga birds will be free from their cages.'

He opened his eyes and found himself in bed covered with white sheets. He closed his eyes and sigh. Remembering the events and the fight that had happened not too long ago between him and root agents.

Naruto grimaced and clenched his fist when he thought how miserable he was against them. How they were able to toy with him.

Inexperience, underpowered and unskilled...

They could have easily killed him; they could have easily kidnapped him if they wanted to take things seriously. How naïve he was to think that it'd take only cool bloodlines and jutsus to become powerful.

Skills, cunning mind, no fear and no hesitation in the battle...that's what that will help you win the duel, to take your enemy down, to take your prey down in battle.

But how he survived? How he survived? How he was still breathing without any injuries...

The door opened and familiar face of Tsunade Senju came into view.

"Good morning Naruto-kun. How are you feeling?" Tsunade questioned in a soft voice. A smile on her lips disappeared when she saw Naruto staring, lost in thought. She had always liked him. A cute and obedient boy and to think that he would face such hardships early in his life.

"Hey, what's wrong Naruto?" She asked softly as she placed her hand on his shoulder.

"Nothing wrong Tsunade-sama." Naruto leaned back and sigh.

"When I'm going to be released?"

"Well you can go after I make sure you are completely healed...do you know what happened to you?" She glanced at him as she scanned him with her jutsu.

"I was attacked and I fought but I don't know how I survived." Tsunade nodded her head.

"Well, everything is okay. You just need a little bit rest. Don't use your chakra. Your coils are healing." Naruto nodded his head and changed his clothes. He was about to head back to his apartment when Shisui appeared in front of him.

"S-Shisui, what happened to you?" Naruto looked shocked at Shisui who was all bandaged up, but had a smirk on his face.

"Oh, it's nothing just a little accident." Shisui stared at Naruto as if he was searching for something. Naruto was not meeting his gaze. He was standing as if he was expecting to be attacked. He was stiff and on edge.

'He is changed, that Naruto kid had disappeared.'

"Are you alright?" He asked with concern.

"I'm in front of you, aren't I?" Naruto questioned while headed walking towards his apartment.

"Yes, I can tell you are fine physically but are you alright mentally?" Shisui elaborated. He saw him flinching slightly. He saw his right hand slightly moved towards his kunai pouch.

"What happened yesterday?" Naruto questioned instead of answering Shisui's while folding his arms in front of his chest and ignoring the glares from the villagers. He could tell the glares were not that much because of Shisui besides him.

Shisui sighed and shook his head while slapping lightly on Naruto's head. He had folded his hands in front of his chest to stop himself from doing anything rash, or attack those creatures which were glaring at him.

"Lighten up Naruto. I don't want another brooder as my friend." Naruto glanced at Shisui and raised an eyebrow in question. His stoic mask cracked slightly as his lips twitched.

"Friend...?"

"Yes, I've already Itachi as a brooding friend and I don't want another brooding friend in my life." Naruto smiled slightly, a very small smile but smile nonetheless.

"I'm not brooding; I'm just thinking some things."

"Then don't think, or else your red hair will turn white."

"I don't care about my appearance Shisui. The only thing that matters to me is survival." Shisui remained silent until they reached Naruto's apartment.

"So why you came to me in the first place?"

"Hokage-sama asked me to bring you to him." Naruto entered his apartment and sat on his bed before facing Shisui.

"Why Hokage-sama needs me for?"

"There are things that he wants to know from you." Naruto narrowed his eyes at Shisui who 'was looking outside of the window, he could only guess what it'd be about.

"Give me some time to freshen up."

"Naruto..." Minato greeted. The usual smile on his face appeared on his face when he saw Naruto standing in front of him.

"Hokage-sama, you called for me." Naruto bowed his head slightly.

Minato frowned and turned his questioned gaze towards Shisui who shrugged his shoulders. The change in Naruto hadn't gone unnoticed by Minato. It was as if a new Naruto had appeared in front of him. This one looked calm, serious and looked determined to do something. A look of understanding and experience of...Minato's eyes widened slightly.

"Naruto, tell me what happened to you yesterday."

"I heard the explosion when I was about to sleep. I left my apartment and headed towards the Hokage monument to see what is happening in the village when I was attached by two root agents. They wanted to kidnap me and take me to Danzo." Naruto eyes narrowed and he looked downward. His fists clenched...

"T-they were too strong for me. I did my best to defend myself from them but...seeing no other option I jumped from the cliff. I used my kunai to decrease my momentum when I was falling. They followed me. I was able to kill one of them with my new shuriken technique that I developed myself.

The second agent was able to take me down. I don't know any details how I was able to kill him or save myself from him. The last thing I can recall was the sword heading towards me." Naruto finished and looked upward towards his leader who was staring at him.

"You shouldn't have left your apartment. You would have been safe there." Minato scowled him slightly.

"They wanted to take me to Danzo. They were sent after me to kidnap me, and they knew where I live. They would have been able to breach my apartment without any difficult despite security measures." Naruto said calmly. It was as if there was someone else was speaking rather than a six year old boy.

Well he had seen Kakashi turned into a fine shinobi. He was young prodigy as well from the start. Itachi was another example as well.

"So, you don't remember what you did huh?" Minato questioned and Naruto shook his head. Naruto doesn't know what the Hokage was talking about. Minato sighed and rubbed his forehead slightly.

"Tell me Naruto, do you want to become a ninja of this village," Minato questioned and changed the subject. Seeing Naruto nod, Minato handed a file to Naruto to read...

"So, you want me to join root." He said, saying the word 'root' left a bad taste in his mouth that he was unable to keep in his mouth.

"Yes, Itachi is head of the foundation now. You are not the only one. You will see recruits from Hyuuga, Uchiha and from other clans."

Naruto nodded his head again and returned the file to Hokage.

"I don't think I have a choice in this, have I?" Seeing Minato shook his head Naruto continued.

"You want me to join root because of my jinchuuriki status. Assigning Hizashi Hyuuga was a very good move. Giving too much power to one clan will make other clan members against you. So, you assigned a Hyuuga as a supervisor for the foundation.

In this way, Itachi has to contact with a Hyuuga for some plans and what not. It will make both the clans contact with each other and..." Minato and Shisui looked at Naruto with surprise and amazement. How Naruto was able to figure out everything on his own in a short time...

"How?" Minato questioned, his mouth opened slightly.

"It's all written in this file Hokage-sama." Minato just shook his and smiled slightly. He looked at Naruto with a new light.

"So, do you accept Naruto?"

"Yes, Hokage-sama. I don't think I have a say in this..." Naruto trailed off. Minato nodded his head again.

"Yes, you are right again. Once the construction of a new base for the foundation is finished then I'll call you again. Now you can go." Naruto bowed his head and left.

Naruto walked towards the ninja store to buy some chakra papers after exiting the Hokage office. It seems that he will not be going to join the academy. He doesn't have to worry about his training anymore. The trainers at the foundation will take care of his training. The life of an anbu, he doesn't know what he was going to get himself into. But one thing was clear; he will not reveal his secrets to anyone, not even to Hokage.

Naruto had lied to Hokage; of course, he knew how he killed that last anbu agent yesterday. The memories were fresh in his mind.

'Shinra Tensei.' Naruto repeated words that he had said before collapsing. How he had done it. He knew his eyes were related to this phenomenon. Maybe he'd awakened some kind of eye technique. Because when he'd tried to pull kyuubi's chakra, accidentally he'd pulled that silver chakra instead.

After buying chakra papers he left towards the library. According to his old-time table that he'd created for his training, he should have mastered a clone technique by now, a technique that he will master at the end of the day.

Entering into the library, Naruto took a book explaining about clone techniques and start reading it. First Bunshin clones then elemental clones and then shadow clone? Naruto had never heard about the shadow clones. He first checked genin section, then chunin section, then Jounin section but were unable to find the shadow clone technique. A technique that was forbidden even for Jounins, his eyes drifted towards the forbidden section of the library. He had never tried to go to the forbidden section of the library but...it seems he has to use his stealth skills tonight.

Two hours later

"Kage Bunshin no jutsu (Shadow Clone jutsu)." More than hundred Naruto's replicas appeared around the original Naruto. Naruto looked at them smirking slightly. Feeling a bit more confident he spoke, addressing his clones.

"So, what can you do for me?"

"We'll do what you will ask us to do." One of them replied.

"We can gather information from you."

"We can infiltrate bases and hideouts for you." And so on and on...Naruto listened to everything until his ears picked the most interesting thing that he heard from one of the clones. Of course he knew what the clones were capable of doing. He'd asked this question to see what they will say.

"Wait! What...training? How you can help me in my training. You guys are only a mass of chakra."

"I think you don't have enough information on us Naruto-sama." With that said two clones walked away from Naruto and disappeared into trees. A while later...

"So, that's what it means...any experience or memories the clone gain during their existence is transferred to the users once they are dispersed." The book had stated something like this, but he never thought that it could be used this way.

"Exactly...we can help you in your elemental training, chakra control training and almost everything related to chakra." Naruto nodded his head; a small smile appeared on his face.

"It seems there is a way to do years of training in just a few weeks." Naruto then took a chakra paper from his pouch and stared at it. He doesn't what his chakra nature would be like and it doesn't matter to him but it would benefit him greatly if he has more than one chakra natures.

Signing, Naruto took a deep breath before channeling his chakra into the paper and...

"Tou-san..." Sasuke shouted while he ran towards his father, seeing him for the first time after the Uchiha massacre. He jumped into his father's arms. Fugaku bends forward and picked Sasuke and hugged him. He looked at his wife who was crying while standing beside Kushina.

"Everything is alright. Don't cry Sasuke." Itachi spoke standing beside his father.

"Kaa-chan, are you okay?" His mother rushed forward and hugged him and Itachi hugged her back. Mikoto cried, feeling relieved after seeing her elder son and husband alive and alright.

"Let's go inside." Itachi separated himself from his mother before they walked towards the Uchiha compound. Kushina stood there outside of her home staring at her friend who turned back and waved.

"Make sure to look for Naruto-kun, and thanks for everything Kushina-chan." Kushina nodded her head. She waved back and so did Nawaki. She turned to Nawaki who was looking at Sasuke teary eyed.

"Why people die Kaa-chan," Nawaki questioned with a sad look on his face.

"Every living thing in this world will be going to die one day. No one knows for how long they live. Some die young and some die old. Death will come when our time in this world ends. Death will take us to the other world after our time in this world will over." Nawaki just stared outside for a while before turning to his mother.

"Then I'll do everything in my power to bring peace in this world so that the generation that will come after us can have peace." Kushina's eyes widened.

"That's very difficult to achieve. But everything is possible if you work hard and have the determination to do it." Kushina then smiled and ruffled her son's hair before speaking again.

"Then I'll do my best to train you and teach you how to become an awesome ninja who will bring peace in this world." Nawaki grinned and hugged his mother.

"You're the best Kaa-chan." Nawaki declared happily. Finally, he was going to, with his Kaa-chan.

Surprised, shocked and unexpected, even his clones staring at the paper in his hand with bewilderment. Naruto had never expected to have...

"Let's do it again. I think there was something wrong with that chakra paper." He took another chakra paper and the result was same again. Naruto took another chakra paper and channeled chakra in the paper.

Two slashed appeared, one vertical and one horizontal. Then one corner turned into ash, then another soaked, then another one wrinkled and the last one crumbled away.

"So, this means I've all five chakra natures. But how is this possible?" He asked still bewildered.

'Could it be?' Naruto thought before addressing his clones.

"I want all of you to cut a leaf in half using wind chakra. You have thousands of leaves around you. Get to work." The clone disappeared around leaving him alone. Naruto turned around and headed towards his apartment.

He closed the door and locked it before heading towards the bathroom. Naruto washed his face with cold water before staring at his reflection in the mirror. He stared into his eyes. Could it be? But how, and why? It seems there was no one knew about his eyes. Not even the Hokage. And it would be better if it stayed that way. It will be his trump card.

Naruto channeled chakra into his eyes and his violet eyes disappeared and replaced with red eyes with three tomoe in each eye.

"Sharingan!" He gasped. His red eyes widened, his heart thumped loudly in his chest, a rush of adrenaline through his body and he shivered. It seems his fantasies had turned into a reality.

"I must thank you dead root agents; because of you I was able to awaken my Sharingan." Naruto chuckled and closed his eyes and opened them again. His violet eyes stared back. Naruto doesn't know how many times he turned on and off the Sharingan.

"He is hiding something from us Hokage-sama."

"Don't you think I know Shisui?" Minato stared at Shisui before turning his gaze outside of the window.

"Naruto is hiding something from me. I know, but his intentions are not against this village. Every ninja has their secrets Shisui. Even you have your own secrets. Now you will say that Naruto is not a ninja yet, and then I must ask you...how was he able to kill two roots agents? You are his friend. You know him better than even me.

Now go and send Ibiki to me. We don't have much time left. Every second is precious to us." Shisui nodded his head and disappeared from the Hokage office.

"What are you hiding Naruto?" Minato stood up from his chair and walked towards the window, his gaze roaming around the village. How was he able to destroy so much landscape with just his chakra? He knew Naruto hadn't used kyuubi's chakra if he had then Minato or everyone even the genin would have been able to sense it.