I do not own Naruto, Kishimoto does
It was a normal day in the Village hidden in the Leaves. Your typical warm sunny day, some people happily enjoying it, others not so much. One person in particular was really unhappy, though he hardly is when he has nothing to be happy about. Our protagonist, Naruto Uzumaki, was siiting in the hokages office. Though he would rather be on the road, He was packing his things when one of Hiruzen Sarutobi's ANBU knocked on his door and told him he was wanted immediately. Fast foward and here we are. Two people staring each other down. One looked hopeful. The other looked bored.
"How has everything been going Naruto?" The old fire shadow asked. Naruto scoffed at that question. "I was in the middle of something when your Doom Squad member knocked on my door, so I will speed this up. I am gonna to ask the same questions I always ask. You're going to give me an answer I know is either a lie or bullshit. I am gonna get pissed off and start ignoring you. Then your gonna say something that's gonna piss me off more. So let's both skip to the part where you say the second thing since I am already pissed off being here." the frown on Hiruzen's face said a lot. Mostly hearing a ten-year-old talk like a street thug, profanity and all kinda got to him. His defenses were down since the bot summed up every conversation they have ever had in this room in the manner he did.
What hurt the old man the most was that the boy was right. At some point, Naruto had distanced himself so far away he felt there was nothing he could do to bridge the gap. But Hiruzen refused to give up hope. This was his final play. He wasn't ashamed to admit this was a desperation play. But if he plays his cards right, things may start rolling in a better direction for him. "Okay Naruto, straight to the point. I am enrolling you into the shinobi academy." As he expected, the room was flooded with killing intent. What he didn't expect were Naruto's eyes to turn red and slitted. "Why the fuck would I want to do that?! I'll have you know I was on the verge of leaving this hell hole. instead of packing you drag me here for that!" Give me one good reason why I should take that fool's job!" Sarutobi had a calm look to him but on the inside, he was panicking.'I need to calm him down! I knew this was a risk but I didn't think he would get that upset and begin to tap into the kyubi's chakra!' " Naruto, please. Just relax and I will lay out my thoughts on the matter." He said to the blonde. After he felt the killing intent fade (which it did very slowly for the record) he expelled a breath he didn't realize he was holding and continued. "I was hoping during that time you would make some friends." Naruto dignified that crap with a scoff.
Sarutobi gulped. He was glad he didn't have his student's bad luck with gambling, because he is about to make a dangerous bet and either get a royal flush or a hand full of garbage. "It's also what your parents wanted." The killing intent returned and then dwarfed what it was. " How can you stoop that low Sarutobi? Does it feel good? Does this kind of stuff get you off at night? What makes you think I care what two strangers want, huh? WHY DO YOU THINK THEY MATTER WHEN I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO THEY ARE?!"Naruto yelled releasing more of the kyubi's chakra. He didn't move though, because he felt two swords aimed at his neck. Taking a few deep breaths, Naruto calmed himself down. The chakra receded as he sat back down in the chair. He considered his options. 'Option one. Go home. Finish packing and leave. Most likely run into some not-so-friendly people and die. Or worse he sends his Doom Squad after to me to bring me back. Or kill me. Option Two. Become a shinobi. Make connections. Maybe get some answers out the deal. Ah fuck it. I'll play his game. But my way.'
"Fine. But there will be conditions. And they are not negotiable. Say no to one and I am outta here." Naruto a nod Naruto continued. "First I want everything my parents left me. If they truly wanted this for me then there has to be something and if they were here, I would be learning it anyway so there is no reason to keep it from me. Second, I want someone to train me. I had no plans on doing this, so I don't know where to begin. I don't want to screw it up and injure myself. Plus they would be able to teach me necessary life skill such as cooking and cleaning. They would also help me learn how to manage the next thing and that is money. I can't get any decent shopping done here cause I'm getting ripped off all the time, even for this crap ass jumpsuit. Lastly if you know anything that will help me pick things up faster I would appreciate that. I know about the clans in this village, and they most likely started training as soon as they could walk. I am far behind them and would need the extra help. Do you agree to my terms or am I leaving the village?"
When he saw the old man pull out his pipe, he knew he had him on the ropes. He also suspected the old man was trying to spin this in his favor some way. As long as he maintains some semblance of control in his life, Naruto won't refuse it.'It just better be worth it.' he thought."I will accept your terms after we finalize some details. Inu!" Hiruzen yelled. A man with silver spiked hair and a dog mask covering his face appeared, already kneeling to the hokage. "Find Neko and bring her here. No need to rush but don't take too long." The old Fire Shadow turned back to Naruto. He reached into his desk and pulled out a key and four scrolls."That is the key to where your mother stayed when she first moved into the village. You might also find some things from your dad there. I am not going to say their names out loud. When you figure out they are you must keep it to yourself. At least until I deem you strong enough to reveal it and even then, use discretion. Do you understand?" Hearing Naruto say I do, the old man spoke again. "The place is pretty big and will be tough to clean but I think you can manage. The four scrolls contain all the money your parents had. That is where your stipend came from." Sarutobi pulled out a blank scroll and began writing things down. "As soon as he finished Inu had returned with someone similarly dressed, but with a cat mask on her face. "You sent for me Lord Hokage"
Naruto raised an eyebrow when he heard the distinctive feminine voice. Living in the red-light district Naruto learned that he could tell a lot about a person by their voice. He could tell that his woman was strong, confident and smart. His instincts told him he could learn quite a good bit from this woman. "Now you can turn me down if you wish but I want you to hear me out fully before you decide. I want you to take a long-term S-rank mission. It will consist of you living with the young Uzumaki. You will train him, teach him life skills and anything else you deem necessary. You can bring in people to help but nobody under special jounin and they must keep his training a secret. It will last until the second year of the academy, unless you decide to continue. If you accept the mission, please remove your mask." Naruto held his breath as he watched to see what she would do. He released it slowly when the woman reached up and took her mask off. (A/N: I am not going to describe the canon or movie characters if I use them.) She turned to look a the boy and offered her hand to shake. "I am Yugao Uzuki. It's nice to meet you." She said smiling at him. She chuckled as she watched him dry his hands on his pants, before reaching to shake her hand. "Naruto Uzumaki. Thank you for your help."
Hiruzen smiled at the scene.'This may actually work. I got one last move to play but I think I'll wait until the boy builds up some bonds. He might be more accepting of the situation when he is older.' Clearing his throat, the two people focused on him. "Yugao these fours scrolls contain all the money that belongs to him. I recommend shopping today and start his physical training in the afternoon. There is more than enough money so set him up with the works. This scroll has the address and a list of things He will need, as well as the shadow clone jutsu. I know the risks but something tells me he will need it. It will be his biggest asset. Naruto, you go pack the things you need in your apartment while i talk with Yugao. She will meet up with you later." Naruto got up and walked out, not bothering to acknowledge anybody. As soon as the door closed U=Yugao completely focused on her leader. She knew there was more to this than just training and teaching. It would be considered A rank at best instead of the S rank it was given."This is for your ears only. I need you to form an actual bond with the boy. I saw him packing through my crystal ball and had Bear bring him to me before he finished. Naruto is alone and I hate seeing him that way. Given the way he acted towards me today showed me he is not fond of me and I can't blame him. I also did this to help you form a new bond as well. I noticed yu were getting reckless on missions lately and it's scaring your team. That's why I said if you want to continue. If the year is over and you want to go back into ANBU then I will permit it. Now run along and catch up with Naruto. Keep me posted on his progress. I allow you to tell him I want to know so he can tell me what he wants."
A/N Cliffy. Now I know people are going to ask questions and I will answer them honestly. But there is one rule. No spoiler questions in the comments. PM those questions and I will respond the same way. I will answer all other questions in the next chapter. If you were paying attention to the title this is a dojutsu Naruto story. I am going to attempt to put up a poll on how he will develop it. It's my first time doing this so I may screw it up Constructive critic accepted. Flamerrs will get burned back.