Chapter 14

"What did you say?" There was a loud bang with the shreds of wood flying everywhere in the room, thanks to Yondaime Raikage's fist. He was happy few minutes ago, that his forces were able to break into the Fire Nation and caused massive damaged to his number one enemy, Konoha.

He and his commanders were enjoying the victory with the glass of wine in their hands when a chunin burst into his office without his permission with a panicked look on his face. His victory and glee vanished when the message reached his ears. His commanders were not doing any better. They were standing still like statues. A look of horror on their faces as they stared at each other unbelievably.

"It's true Raikage-sama. Only one survived, and he is in critical condition." The chunin swallowed nervously when Raikage raised his killing intent. He was saved when the door opened again and Killer Bee entered the room.

"Yo bro!" There was no cheering in his voice. His face was unreadable.

"Bee? Is it true?"

"I'm afraid. I had already talked to the one who survived. He is on his deathbed."

"Who did this?" One of the commanders questioned. They were quick to collect themselves.

"The yellow flash." The chunin hesitated.

"Damn that yellow flash. We need to do something about it." Killer Bee shook his head in disapproval.

"Do you even know how much we've lost in this war? We can't win, unless we take out the Hokage." Ae glared at his brother.

"Bee! You know nothing."

"I know! How many lives are going to be sacrificed to win this war? Can't you see the suffering of our people? You are too stubborn to accept your defeat, and because of your stubbornness people are suffering…" A punch connected with his jaw, sending him out of the office leaving a crumbled wall behind.

"Don't you dare tell me what I should do and should not do!" Ae yelled, his eyes filled with fury.

"Please calm down Raikage-sama. I think we should discuss this matter with a calm head. What Bee-san is suggesting is not a bad idea." One of the commanders had the audacity to tell the Raikage to calm down.

"Speak for yourself, I'm totally calm." They sweatdropped.

"Are you saying that we should admit defeat? After sacrificing so many lives and resources, are you saying that we should just quit." An old man with a goatee and shaved head stated firmly. He was one of the elders and the advisors of the Raikage. The man in question shook his head in disapproval.

"Not at all. What I'm saying is…let's just say we should take a break so to speak from this war. We don't have any other choice. If we take a break for five years, we would be able to strengthen our military with advanced weapons." The commander had a sickly grin on his face when he emphasized the word 'advance'. The others looked thoughtful, even Bee who was massaging his jaw.

"Do you think five years would be enough to recover what we lost in this past four years?" The advisor said.

"And besides this advanced weapons are still in a developing phase. We are not sure how much time our scientists need to make them ready for our battle." The Raikage stated.

"This time the scientists from the Yuki village will be helping us, and we all know how much capable they are in this field." The other commanders nodded their heads automatically. They started whispering to each other.

"Not a bad idea." The Anbu commander of Kumo stated whilst he got the attention of everyone. "Just like a game." He continued, "We will not admit our defeat in this war, because if we did then Konoha will be able to demand anything from us because they will be victorious. We just need to withdraw from the battlefield to collect our men and weapons before resuming the game. And with the clan restoration act in place we'll be able to double our shinobi forces."

"Exactly!" The commander in question nodded his head as he looked at everyone to see their reactions. He was not disappointed.

"Not a bad idea Jiro." The Raikage praised. He was pleased, finally there was a hope to win against Konoha. He would win, no matter what. He would do what his father was unable to do. Now he knew what he had to do to make his village stronger than before.

Jiro was one of the strongest Jounin when he was an active shinobi. After his retirement he was given a post in the scientific research field which was related to chakra and advance weaponry. He was appointed as the commander of the said field and those who work in the field, shinobi included.

"But what about the economy? We can't ignore this factor." He looked at his brother. Yes, they still have Jinchuurikis who were completely in control with their tailed beasts.

"What are you going to tell Iwa Raikage-sama? The Tsuchikage will not like this one bit." Raikage looked thoughtful for a moment as he rubbed his head. He would not like one bit, that crafty old man. It seems that they still have some problems. He does not want to make Tsuchikage to turn his forces at his door step.

"I've plans for this as well." The sickly grin was again on his face as he begun to reveal his plans to boost their village's economy. Jiro was one crafty fellow as well. Ae knew he was not going to like the idea which he will be going to purpose for these problems.

"What strategy do you have young man?" His advisor said with an amused look on his face, as if it was all an entertainment for him.

"I can sit here all day long you know. Why can't you let me go outside to get some fresh air?" The young man who suggested the idea for himself was standing in front of a throne which was occupied by a man with a pair of Sharingan in his eyes. He had his eyes closed with his cheek resting on his right palm and seemed to be resting.

"You should keep an eye on Zetsu when he goes outside. I don't think you should trust him." The Sharingan appeared in his eyes which glowed in the darkness. "Such scary eyes." He commented.

"You don't have to concern yourself with my safety. They are all trivial matters to you. After all you are nothing but a puppet." The young man standing in front of him stiffened and the emotions on his face disappeared. "Am I understood?"

"Hai!" He responded in a robotic voice. "You've proven your worth in your last battle. With your help I was able to gather very important data on him." He adjusted his position in his seat before he spoke.

"Why don't you just kill me?" He sounded hollow. Tears were leaking from his eyes but there was no emotion in them. "Please! Have mercy on me." Obito looked at the man who was begging death from him with an indifferent look on his face.

Such trivial emotions, they were nothing but a hindrance. He could careless of what the man who was standing in front of him think of him. Yes, he was heartless, yes he was a monster. He turned into a monster the night when he saw his Rin died in front of Kakashi and him.

These feeling were nothing but an obstacle in his grand plan for a perfect world. A world where Rin will be alive and happy. A world where there will be no pain and suffering and war and death. Everything will be perfect. A cycle of hatred will be destroyed by this perfect world. An eternal piece will be achieved.

"My sensei's son is in the possession of the Sharingan." He muttered with hatred in his voice. His thoughts drifting to another matter. Uzumaki Naruto, a boy who was quickly becoming his number one enemy without even trying.

'And to think that it was Zetsu who made Naruto's life miserable.' Obito frowned. He was there when Naruto was fighting with his puppet, Yagura. He was surprised when he used Sharingan in the battle. He knew Naruto wasn't an Uchiha. He wanted to know his parentage, where he came from and why he was using Uzumaki name.

And to think that Zetsu kept all of this from him. He kept it a secret, for what purpose he doesn't know. But he knew that Zetsu had an ulterior motive in all of this, he was the will of Madara. Maybe he was doing this for Madara, maybe Madara had asked Zetsu to do this for him.

But why Madara would allow Zetsu to give Naruto a Sharingan and then fake his death? More importantly, how does he know that it was Zetsu who gave him the Sharingan? He knew he can't question Zetsu.

One possibility led to another as he approached Danzo and forced him to tell him everything about this mysterious fellow. After all he was the only one who knew about Naruto the most. Both of them were from the same village and Danzo himself was interested in him.

'Son of Minato Senju and Uzumaki Kushina. You are my worst enemy Uzumaki Naruto. You saved Kiri's people form their suffering. Those people who killed my Rin.' Unconsciously he released killing intent as he clutched his fists.

"I'll kill every one of them. Uzumaki Naruto, save them if you can from my wrath." He said as he looked at Yagura and decided what to do with him.

The night was covering the sky. The whole village was under curfew because of the war and for security reasons. Everything and every corner was under watch by the patrolling teams of Anbu and chunin.

It was very calm though but at the same time dangerous as well. People were sleeping but in the back of their minds they knew their village could be attacked any time. Their lives were in danger, but they were still sleeping thinking those who were guarding them and their village would do anything to protect them.

The village had already seen many deaths, had seen many young fellows going and coming back in body bags. The heaven and earth of this village had seen many tragedies occurring and many will be going to occur, just because of foolish ideals and greediness of man. Many lives ruined and many lives will going to be ruined by the flames of war.

He felt sadness and anger seeing his comrades and his soldiers going and coming back dead. He felt remorse and regret, questioning his methods and abilities to lead his men to victory. It was not easy, seeing his men dying every day, every minute. But he held himself just for his village, he knew that he was the last line of defense and he must do anything to strengthen himself.

Sending his own family was not easy, but it would have been hypocritical of him to not send his own flesh and blood to the flames of war. It had been almost a month since Nawaki left the village. Every day he and Kushina, waiting for their son to arrive, alive. Every day they hoped for the best and feared for the worst. They don't want to lose another son, their second son. He'd already sacrificed his son and turned his life into hell.

"What's bothering you?" The familiar voice reached his ears. He looked up and saw Kushina standing there with a worried look on her face.

"Nothing!" He turned his chair to look outside.

"Don't be like that." He felt her hands on his shoulders. "They will be alright." She assured. Her hands were gentle and her voice was sweet. In the quietness he could hear her breathing and smell her.

"I've a bad feeling Kushi-chan…"

"Don't talk about it. Let's go home, you need rest." Minato didn't have any choice, he was tired, physically and mentally. She won't going to take no from him. He just wanted to end this war as soon as possible. He had already paid so much for this war. Maybe the recent actions that he took against Kumo would give them a message to stop the war.

For four years Konoha had been on defensive, trying to negotiate with them and make peace with them. But they were too stubborn and single minded. It was as if someone else was controlling them from the shadows. How could someone see their soldiers die and don't do anything about it. They will not achieve peace like this. His grandfather's dreams and ideals looked nothing but mere illusions in the current situation.

"I'm tired of this war Kushina-chan." He was so broken inside, her husband. Her grip on his arm tightened.

"Don't think about that battle. It was necessary for Konoha, for Nawaki, for Naruto." He remained quiet as he followed her to the Senju compound. She was the only one who was holding him together. She can't let him fall apart. He was their only hope. He was the leader feared by their enemies, because of him Konoha was still standing and progressing.

"Just remember this, we are all with you. I'll do anything for you. I'll…" Minato stopped and placed his hand on her mouth.

"Don't say that. I'll not be able to hold myself back." His blue eyes smiled sadly. "I'm getting old and you're still young." He said as he took her appearance and drank her with his eyes. She always made him smile, no matter what. She was always like this.

Kushina smirked at him. "Don't worry. I'm not going to dump you. We are together at the very end."

"What do you think of it?"

"Nothing special. It seems that we've to keep a close eye on him. We now have confirmed that he is in possession of the sharingan but due to some reason he can't use it. But can he use Rinnegan? Does he even know about the hidden abilities of the sharingan?"

"We're going to be busy from now on."

"Yes. I want to grant Madara's last wish, after everything he'd done for us, I think it is only normal for us to prepare him for Madara-sama." Black Zetsu grinned.

"Time is coming near for your great plan."

"Yes. I think it's time to proceed to the next stage of our plan. I'm not worried about him that much. Let's go and give some clues to the snake to perfect the Edo Tensei technique."

"Aren't you worried about the decision the Raikage has made?"

"Why should I? He has done his part. Obito has done a good job by weakening the hidden villages. The real war has yet to begin." Those fools, the so called leaders of the ninja villages don't even know what would going to happen to their world. He was planning for centuries, had waited for forever to get everything in motion. He would do it, revival of his mother.

The next phase of the plan was to give some clues to Kabuto or Orochimaru to perfect the Edo Tensei technique. Without the technique, the success of the plan would be impossible. The capturing of the Jinchuuriki was the responsibility of Obito and the Akatsuki. It was necessary to capture all of them before the revival of Madara.

It'd would be difficult to capture the Jinchuurikis because of the war. It'd be easy for them now that the Raikage had decided to take a break from the war for five years. Five years would be enough to capture all the Jinchuurikis.

This time everything would be different and there won't be anyone to stand against them, no one would be able to stop the revival of his mother. Not even her own children.

'Hagoromo Otsutsuki, this time you won't be here to save the humanity again. We'll take what is ours.'

The next day

"Hurry up take him to the hospital." Shisui stated, "I'll go to the Hokage to bring him there." Itachi and Neji grabbed Sasuke and disappeared.

"We should be going as well."

"Not before reporting to the guards, idiot." Sakura smacked Nawaki's head before walking towards Izumo and Kotetsu who were watching them from the gates.

"What happened to Sasuke?"

"He was bitten by a snake." Hinata said slyly as they filled the entry form. Kotetsu and Izumo nodded their heads, satisfied with the answer.

"Long time no see Naruto." Kotetsu smiled at Naruto who just nodded his head before signing the form by pushing chakra into the paper.

"You've grown!" Izumo said.

"And you guys are still chunins. " The both of them laughed, embarrassed as they saw him going away.

"Naruto, where are you going?" Sakura stopped him before he could use shunshin.

"It's none of your business." His violet eyes met hers for a second before he vanished from there sight.

"What's up with him?" Izumo questioned.

"Is he your boyfriend?"

"No!"

"Then why are you asking?" Sakura gave him a glare. "Come on guys, we're going."

"Hai!" Nawaki and Hinata followed.

"Stupid Naruto!" Sakura muttered under her breath before she vanished as well.

"Hurry up put him here." Tsunade quickly begun examining Sasuke with green chakra covering her hands.

"The cursed seal from Orochimaru." Itachi stated calmly. "The Hokage is on his way here."

"I'll do what I can to stop the advancement of the seal. Go, you guys are injured as well. You need treatment." Tsunade glanced at Neji.

They quickly exited the room and saw the Hokage rushing towards them. Minato nodded towards them before entering the room. Neji and Itachi sighed as they sat on the chairs.

"It was our first mission." Neji said. It was as if he was ashamed of himself. He wasn't strong enough to protect Sasuke from the attack. He was weak.

"My first mission as a genin was not good as well." Itachi said. He could understand what Neji was feeling He'd gone through the same thing when he was genin. That masked man had attacked his team and killed his teammate. He was able to awaken the Sharingan.

But he knew Neji looked up to his father when he was alive. He want to protect every other person precious to him, and now seeing his friend injured. Although he knew Neji and Sasuke would never acknowledge their friendship.

But what happened to them was maybe worse than that. Facing S-ranked enemies. Facing death on their first mission. He wonder what Hiashi would do now that Hinata had completed her training and strong enough to be ranked chunin, but to be honest she wasn't worth of being chunin. She still need experience and strength.

"What happened?" Neji questioned curiously.

"My teammate was killed." Itachi responded without any emotion. Neji didn't pushed further to tell him about what happened. He knew he would bring sad memories. It's not easy to forget your past experience. He doesn't think he'd be able to forget his first mission with his team ever. His exhausted eyes turned to a nurse who was coming towards them.

"You need healing. We will meet again in the headquarters." Neji nodded his head as Itachi stood up and left. Headquarters, but to Midnight it was their home, especially to orphans. They'd gone to hell, faced odds and survived and nobody was here to praise them. Outside of their Headquarters, they were treated as genins.

"What! Why didn't you inform me before?" Itachi felt killing intent and heard fists clenched after his declaration. He was unfazed though as he looked stoically at his mother. His father cleared his throat amusedly when Mikoto waved frying pan in front of Itachi's face.

"I didn't want to worry you." Mikoto was having a hard time believing that Orochimaru had put his damn cursed seal on her little Sasuke. She glared at Itachi who seemed unfazed by her glare.

"He is in hospital. Hokage-sama taking care of it. I'm sure he'll be able to suppress the seal." Mikoto was still glaring at Itachi as she left to see Sasuke.

"Kaa-san, he won't be waking soon. There is no need to go." He shouted from where he was standing, well not shouted, it was not in his psyche to shout. He could understand his mother's reaction. Sasuke was a grown up now. There was no need to pamper him anymore, especially a Midnight soldier.

"Let her go Itachi." Itachi looked at his father confused who was drinking tea calmly. "In the meanwhile let us talk about other matters." He could only guess what his father meant by that.

Next day

Naruto was standing in a balcony looking outside of the village. The wooden floor creaked as he walked bare footed. He could hear birds chirping leaves dancing in the winds.

A calm look appeared on his face as he closed his eyes. A cold wind entered through his nostrils and he felt a chakra signature coming his way. He felt his heart beat quickened slightly. He wanted nothing but to run away from here.

But he can't, he was too proud to do anything like that. He held his ground and stood there looking at the beautiful scenery ahead of him.

"What do you want? " He questioned the masked shinobi who appeared behind him.

"The Hokage is waiting in the office." The individual left without saying anything else. The message was clear and meant to be understood no matter what.

"Naruto!" He heard the familiar voice. He felt his ears twitched and heart thumped in his chest. His nose twitched when he smelled the familiar scent. He doesn't know how she was able to find him. Maybe through his Chakra signature. But she was not an active shinobi when he left the village.

"I was looking for you everywhere. Why didn't you come to me, to see me?" He turned around and saw the red haired woman standing there pouting. Her violet eye widened slightly when she looked at his face. His long spiky red hair tied in a ponytail with bangs hiding his forehead. Looking at her and at her Chakra levels, he could tell that she's an active Kunoichi now.

"You have grown." She commented. He was after all. Four years. She was seeing him after four years. Time changed everything for her and the young man standing in front of her. She could feel coldness coming out of him. The smile and the warmth that he'd four years ago had disappeared. He was looking down at her, he'd grown so much taller that she now has to look up to see his face.

Kushina smiled widely and hugged him because she was not bothered by his cold exterior, she knew who he really was. She knew his heart.

She waited for him to return the hug which he returned. She looked up and saw him frowning. The smile wasn't there.

"What?" She questioned his motives, his eyes looked at her without any emotion. "Aren't you going to say something?" she felt nervous all of a sudden, she felt the feeling that she missed not too long ago.

"I think it's time to tell me everything." Her heart thumped and leapt toward her throat. She took a step backwards as he waited for her to answer his unspoken question.

"The Hokage is waiting." Naruto disappeared without saying anything further. Kushina stood there a little shocked by his actions. She quickly schooled herself. She knew the time has come to tell him everything. To tell him the truth.

"The operation went well. I was able to stop the cursed seal from progressing further but I wasn't able to completely remove it. I need a key to remove it which I don't have." The Hokage said to the Uchiha couple.

"Can't you make a key? You're a seal master Minato." Mikoto said.

"I don't have that much time, it will take some time and research to create a key. I've suppressed the seal, it won't affect him, don't worry." The parents felt better after hearing that.

The door knocked and the Midnight squad entered.

"I'll see you guys later." The Midnight soldiers entered and bowed to their leader. The second squad with their leader Hyuuga Neji was standing in front of the Hokage.

"I've read your report Hyuuga Neji. Are you sure that you don't want him in your squad?" Neji looked at everyone before nodding his head firmly.

"Yes Hokage-sama, Uzumaki Naruto's methods to lead us are not the best. Not only I but everyone in my team agrees that he should resign from the squad."

"You've mentioned a very good reason in the report but do you know that he is the best shinobi that Midnight has to offer?" Neji paused in his thoughts. But he knew Naruto was the first soldier that the trainers of Midnight trained. But for what reasons he was regarded so highly in the foundation he still doesn't know. He was always a mystery. He knew that he will lose a very good candidate for his team but the happiness of team comes first.

"Be that as it may, I'll grant you your request. I know you guys are rookie and it was unfair for Naruto to do what he did though." The Hokage didn't wait for Neji to give him the answer of his question and glanced at Hinata and everyone understood what he meant by that. Hinata was going to retire soon and she will return to her clan duties. She was with them to just experience the harsh reality of the shinobi world. It was a request from the Hyuuga clan head and there was nothing to lose.

And this was the last mission that was planned for Naruto to do with this team.

"The rest of the issues that you mentioned in the report are none of your concern. Take a week to regain your strength. You guys will have another mission soon." It was very quick. Sakura noted. The Hokage had never dismissed them so early during a mission report. The rookies disappeared and Minato leaned back in his chair when he heard a knock.

"You're dismissed." There was a shift in the air as the Anbu in the office disappeared. Naruto entered and stood there in front of the Hokage with a stoic look. His violet eyes met with the soft gaze of the person standing in front of him. Minato was about to great Naruto when Kushina entered.

"I hope you understand." Minato began when he felt Naruto's killing intent.

"Speak for yourself."

"So that's how it is, huh." Minato glanced at his wife for suggestion or maybe some support.

"Why don't you ask him?" Naruto narrowed his eyes further and snarled slightly. So they knew all along and didn't do anything. He glanced at the woman standing behind him who was watching him carefully. Her face was showing worry and pleading. He understood her emotions and tried to control his feelings. This woman had given him nothing except love and care. But to think she abandoned him after naming him.

"Why? Why you did this?" Naruto was not looking at the Hokage when he said that. He was looking down and trying to control his emotions. He was trying to swallow the limp in his throat. Tears were about to leak from his eyes. The shield in his mind which allowed him to suppress his raging emotions was cracking.

For the first time in his life he was feeling so weak and vulnerable. He was standing between his mother and father. His real mother and father and he was feeling so aghast.

"I know you hate us. At that time I didn't have any choice. I listened to him. Because when he appeared for the first time in front of me, I felt powerless. He didn't give me any choice." Naruto knew who that person was.

"You abandoned your own son." Tears were leaking from his eyes. Minato was looking down, ashamed. He heard his mother crying. His words were like arrows, piercing her heart.

"A dead man asked you to abandoned your child and you did it without thinking anything. You did it without even knowing what your son will feel, what your son will go through." He shouted and released all of his anger.

"And to think that in the past I wanted to call you FATHER." There was a glow of blue chakra before it disappeared, revealing the sage of six paths standing in the Hokage office.

"It's all because of you, you dead stupid old man. You are responsible for my suffering and to think that this world sees you as its savior." Naruto spat. The sage looked at him with the mighty expression, as if those words were nothing.

"You have a great power in your possession and it is because of my decision, it is because of the abandonment." The sage looked dead in his sharing eyes and whispered. "And I know how much power hungry you are Uzumaki Naruto. It is because of me that you are standing here shouting all this nonsense." The sage paused in his rant as he saw the angry expressions started to disappear from his face.

"You are seeing the truth with your own eyes, it is because I saved your ass when you were little. If I haven't intervened then you would be long dead by now." Naruto stood there confused after hearing those revelations. There was silence in the room as the adults waited for Naruto to speak.

"I need you to tell me everything." He said after a long pause. Looking directly at his father. Minato nodded his head. Kushina sighed in relief when she heard those words from Naruto and smiled a little.

Training Ground

"What do you want?"

"The great Sasuke Uchiha beaten by Orochimaru." The figure in the chuckled slightly when it saw the irritating expression on the Uchiha's face. "It shows how much powerless you are." The black half of it declared.

"You know my answer." The figure didn't speak for a while and Sasuke was about to turn around to look at it when it spoke.

"You need power, especially the next stage of the Sharingan. You can't get it by doing missions like a loyal dog for the man who was unable to even cure your curse mark. There is a great power waiting to be unleashed, you just have to do what we asked you to do." Zetsu saw the struggle from which he was going through, it was reflecting from Sasuke's eyes. There was power and greatness on one side and there was family and his love of life on other side.

"You have one week to choose, otherwise…" The plant like figure disappeared as soon as it said those words and saw Sakura coming towards Sasuke. There was hidden threat behind that statement. He stood there still as Sakura hugged him tightly.

"Hey! What's wrong?" She asked softly as she cupped his face. Sasuke saw the worried look on her beautiful face. He need power, strength which cannot be achieved by staying here in this village. It was not the first time they have given him threats. His family was at stake. They had threatened his family and the girl in his arms.

"Nothing." He looked in her eyes and smiled slightly. Her face covered with smile as she kissed him softly. He tried to control his emotions in front of her. She was his weakness and they know it. If he didn't accept then he will put her life in danger.

"How do you feel now? Does it hurt?"

"No." He said with a smile, hugging her tightly as the threat echoed in his ears again. He can't tell his family about it. His teammates will never let him go. He doesn't want to be a traitor. He doesn't want to abandon his family and village. But he does not have any other choice.

"If you see Naruto, tell him I want to see him." Sasuke said as he led Sakura inside the Uchiha compound.

"Madara was very crafty. He separated you from your parents because…"

"Because he knows I'm the descendant of Ashura." Hagoromo nodded his head.

"That's what I believe. He was the only one who obtained the Rinnegan. And when I come to know all of this it was too late. Madara was already dead and everything was in motion. That plant like being was doing everything from the shadows to achieve their goal." Hagoromo stopped speaking as Minato took over.

"We didn't know you were alive, to us you were dead and we gave you a funeral. We thought that the kyuubi's potent and malicious chakra had caused your death. It was after one year later when I turned you into a pseudo Jinchuuriki, thinking that you are someone else's child that Sennin-sama told me about you." Hagoromo looked at Naruto and said.

"I knew that plant man was keeping an eye on you and Danzo was as well. Because you were special and you are. You have Indra and Ashura's chakra in you. That's why I forbid your family to even contact you. I didn't want them to know that your parents knows your existence. I didn't want them to find out about your special chakra. You have enemies before you were even born. Orochimaru, Madara, Zetsu and Akatsuki. They are all your real enemies and they cannot be taken lightly. When the time was right I allowed them to meet you…"

"It was when you introduced me to the rest of the family at the ramen stand, isn't it?" Naruto asked Minato as the man nodded his head.

"We wanted you to become strong and grow up quickly and that was why you were left as an orphan."

"As a chakra being, a man who is not alive anymore decided to guard you and keep you safe."

"How?" Naruto inquired curiously.

"By sitting inside your head and controlling your actions and giving you help in your training and…"

"Wait, wait, wait…" Naruto held up his hand, confused by this revelation. The uncertainty to accept the words spoken by the dead man could be seen in his eyes.

"You helped me? Are you saying that you gave me training? I got skills because…"

"Because you worked hard? Is that it? Everyone needs guidance and it was I who trained you. It was I who was controlling your chakra. I'm a sage Uzumaki and I can do many things, even as a merely chakra being."

"I sent you to Kiri, alone and barely trained. I knew the sage will protect you. He will guide you that was why I sent you there Naruto."

"I know we abandoned you but we never left your side. Now that you know the truth, it's up to you what to do." Naruto remained silent. He knew his parents were asking him to understand. But to think his parents sacrificed his many years for this village who didn't give a damn about him.

The villagers hate him even after knowing that he was the one who conquered the hidden mist.

"What is your goal? What do you want from me?" Naruto asked the old sage. He didn't turned his head in his direction. His hand gripping the window as he stared at the village stoically.

"I only want you to kill the threats which are threatening the peace of this world. And for that I'll do anything. You will be powerful there is no doubt about that but…"

"But you don't want this power to be turned against this world." Naruto finished the statement and turned around to look at the man who turned his childhood into hell.

"You need chakra to stay in this world. That is why you stayed in my mind and used my chakra for survival. But you forget one thing." Naruto clapped his hand concentrated on his chakra.

"This is my chakra and I'm the only one who can command it. You died long ago old man. You must stay dead. Don't interfere with the living world." The blue chakra roared as it disappeared into Naruto again. The figure of the sage of the six paths started disappearing. It was like he was vanishing slowly in the wind.

The sage smiled at Naruto. "Your training is over. This world doesn't need me anymore because this world have you. Go to the Uchiha shrine. There you will find what you desire the most." Having said that, the sage disappeared from the world, leaving three shocked individuals behind.

It's been a while since I updated the story. I've been so busy in these past months, moving to another country as a student is not easy. Maybe I'm making excuse but that's is one of the reason that I didn't update the story. Sorry guys…