This is a story that I have been working on and off for quite some time now while in the middle of a work project during my spare time in the field. If you're asking why I haven't updated my stories, simple, I don't have my laptop available that holds all of my other stories so I'm using my Samsung Galaxy Tab to work on this new one. Quite an accomplishment if you ask me since typing in a 7.0 tab can be a challenge. Anyway, enjoy!

To my loyal fans and readers, other stories will be updated once my work project is finish (sometime around Mid-August if all goes well).

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. (Don't you just get tired of writing disclaimers at the beginning of each chapter? I do but what can you do?)

Chapter 1

Naruto was sporting a dazed, yet content look on his face as he finally unlocked his chakra. He was currently in his second week of his first year in the Konoha Shinobi Academy, Iruka finally getting down to teaching them how to find and unlock their chakra for the first time. Despite being in a constant sugar rush, Naruto persevered through the meditation process to find the 'warm thing in your stomach', as Iruka described a first-timers sensing of chakra in their bodies. He found it, brought it out, and felt like he was in heaven when the warm sensation flooded his body.

The blonde Uzumaki continued to wallow in the serenity of his newly-discovered chakra when he was brought out of it by the shout of his Academy sensei.

"NARUTO!" Iruka shouted that destroyed Naruto's concentration, thus letting go of his chakra as it went back into his stomach though he could still feel the lingering warmth inside him.

"Huh?" Naruto asked stupidly, head still in the clouds.

"You were overdoing it." Iruka berated the boy though he wasn't doing it out of anger, more along the line of curiosity and amazement.

"I did?" Naruto asked dumbfounded. He looked around to see that his classmates were looking at him incredulously. "What?"

"You have too much chakra that it was practically visible." Iruka replied with a shake of his head.

"Oh!" Naruto said in surprise before he looked at his teacher in confusion. "Is that a bad thing?"

Iruka sighed before shaking his head.

"No, it's not a bad thing but if you bring out that much chakra then it is quite possible that you'll end up exhausted. Chakra exhaustion is very dangerous so you should be careful."

"Why is chakra exhaustion bad, sensei?" asked someone in class.

"Chakra exhaustion is what happens when you use too much of your chakra and hit the lowest point of your reserves. In most cases, you will just knock yourself unconscious since your body will automatically shut down just to keep your alive." Iruka told the class seriously.

"Won't it just refill again?" another student asked.

"Yes and no. Yes, your chakra will refill in time. However, I answered no because there is a limit. Keep in mind that chakra is a combination of physical and spiritual energy. If you empty your chakra reserves then you will either suffer chakra exhaustion, or in worst cases, die because your body has no more energy to keep it going."

This revelation scared the class into silence except for Uzumaki Naruto. As Iruka rambled on about chakra and its uses, the whiskered blonde loved the feeling of chakra and was practically excited to learn everything he could about this strange, yet useful energy that was a part of a shinobi's arsenal. Many label him an idiot, dead-last, or a knuckle head; but there was one thing about Naruto that only Iruka knew. If he found something interesting then he would do everything in his power to keep it, bringing out a level of intelligence that was rare for a six year old to have.

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Naruto carefully made his way deep into the library, inwardly snickering for fooling the librarian of his real identity. He mastered the Henge already, changed into a nondescript civilian in order to enter the library. Normally, anyone could enter the library but his status as the village pariah (they hated him for some reason) made it almost impossible to enter stores and public areas without getting kicked out or glared at. He found it scary at first before his fear turned into something similar to apathy. After being subjected for years, he learned to just ignore it.

He made his way to the shelf where the librarian directed him that contained basic shinobi information. Konoha Library was divided into two floors. The first floor was the civilian section where most of the books were on general subjects that civilians learn though there were a few on shinobi to give the civilian populace an idea what the career entails. The second floor was exclusive to shinobi only and you need to be one in order to enter. Since he was still an Academy student, he decided to look for any information about chakra since there should be some scrolls or books about it in the civilian section. He doubted that he could effectively pull off a fool-proof disguise that would fool the Chuunin guarding the entrance. He might be obsessed with learning about chakra but he wasn't that desperate to do something that would get him in trouble, especially with the Sandaime Hokage, his surrogate grandfather.

It took him two hours to finally find the right books to read. The first one was a documentary on shinobi – abilities, responsibilities, and the likes. The second book was a basic history and study of shinobi. The third was a scroll containing basic information on chakra and how shinobi uses it for jutsus. Naruto wanted to immediately read the latter but he decided to go through all three of them to make sure he didn't miss anything.

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Naruto was bored. He was currently hanging out in his surrogate grandfather's office since there was nothing to do at home. He spent the whole morning in the library to see if there were more books on chakra, and to his dismay, he couldn't find anything he hadn't read before. Because of this he decided to hang out at the Hokage's office, practicing the Leaf Sticking exercise Iruka-sensei taught his class two months before the first year ended. He was currently sticking five leaves on his body – one on his forehead, two on both sides of his cheeks, one on his chin, and the last one on his shoulder. He sighed as he pulled out another leaf from his pocket and stuck it on the other shoulder, concentrating a bit of his chakra to the area for the leaf to stick.

"Bored, Naruto-kun?" asked the Sandaime, puffing on his pipe while taking a break from doing all the paperwork. "Diligent in practicing your chakra exercise I see."

"I got nothing to do else to do, jiji." replied Naruto as he added another leaf to the exercise, this time placing it on his neck. This exercise was getting ridiculously easy though he couldn't deny the fact that he liked the feeling of his chakra being active in his body as he subtly manipulated it across his skin. He heard from Iruka that there were other chakra control exercises but those were taught once they graduated from the Academy.

"Hm, why don't you read something? I know you like to read since Iruka told me you tend to read during your break time in the Academy." the Sandaime pointed out. He was receiving regular reports from the Academy and he was surprised that the boy was quite studious, a complete opposite of what he knew of the boy before attending the Academy. It would seem Naruto decided to channel his excess energy to something constructive.

"I already read most of the shinobi books in the library and I don't have access to the second floor since I'm still an Academy student." Naruto said with a shrug.

"That is true." the Sandaime agreed before an idea occurred to him. "I got some basic books on the shinobi arts here somewhere. Maybe you want to read that."

Naruto perked up at the Hokage's offer. He nodded his head eagerly causing the Sandaime to chuckle before walking over to the shelf in the corner and pulled out a book before handing it to him. Naruto curiously checked out the title – The Basic of the Shinobi Arts by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"You wrote this book, jiji?" Naruto asked amazement.

"That I did. That was one of my projects after I spent a few months teaching at the Academy before the Nidaime handed me the Hokage position. I noticed the lack of texts so I decided to write one." Sarutobi answered.

"Thanks, jiji." said Naruto before making his way to the lone chair in the corner and sat down, opening to the book and started to read, oblivious to the amuse, yet proud expression on the Hokage's face.

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Naruto spent the whole summer before his second year reading the book his surrogate grandfather lent him. It offered a wealth of information about the different shinobi arts. Naruto was a bit dismayed that it didn't really teach him anything specific but the details of the different shinobi arts was enough to keep him interested.

He learned that chakra was the fuel of many shinobi techniques.

Taijutsu required chakra pumped to the muscles to increase their speed, improve their offense and defense, as well as use advance taijutsu moves. One example of this was the Hyuuga's Juuken.

Ninjutsu required chakra molded through the use of hand seals to manipulate it for certain effects. An example of this was elemental jutsus or supplementary jutsu, like the Henge, Kawarimi, and Bunshin.

Genjutsu was similar to ninjutsu but was geared into molding chakra to form illusions.

Fuuinjutsu , or the Art of Sealing, requires chakra to activate and deactivate seals.

Kenjutsu, or the Art of the Sword, was similar to taijutsu but Kenjutu Masters utilize chakra to reinforce their weapon or transforming their chakra into different elements to release devastating attacks.

Naruto was intrigued as he digested the information, liking the idea of utilizing his chakra to do all these things. However, he knew for a fact that he was still a beginner and couldn't hope to do what the books used as an example. Sure, he could do the Henge but he knew that he was still too young to go beyond that. That was why he attended the Academy, to go through the curriculum, training to become a shinobi at a leisurely pace.

After finishing his book (getting quizzed by the Hokage to make sure that he learned something from it and answering all of his questions perfectly), the Sandaime offered Naruto the chance to check out the different books in his library. However, he was limited to what he could read since quite a lot of them were too advanced for him. Another condition was a solemn promise that he wouldn't attempt any of what he read without the Hokage's permission. Naruto didn't have any problem with that since he was more concerned on learning the basics than bowling his way to the application aspect of the shinobi arts.

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Naruto was currently lying on the floor of his apartment, one of his feet sticking to the wall. He pulled it off the wall then placed it back again, turning the chakra flow on and off to test the amount and his reaction speed. He learned of the next step of the Leaf Sticking exercise when he asked the Sandaime about it after he saw a few shinobi walking on a vertical surface. His interest peaked when the aged leader informed him that it was a chakra control exercise taught to Genins after they graduated from the Academy. The Hokage didn't tell him anything in detail but Naruto was able to read between the lines that chakra was required to stick to the surface. Considering that he was obsessed with chakra, Naruto wasn't stupid to let this new information go.

He raised his other foot and channeled the right amount of chakra before sticking it to the wall. He tried to walk up the surface but the strain of defying gravity proved too much for his seven year old body to handle. He got halfway up the wall until he got too tired to keep it up. He made a mental note to start training his body. After all, it was useless to learn how to walk on walls if he didn't have the body strength to pull it off.

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Since it was the weekend, Naruto went to the library under disguise to check out some physical training exercise, combing the civilian section for any information to get him started.

He asked Iruka-sensei about it and all he got was "If you want to improve your body to prepare yourself when you become a shinobi then you need a balanced diet so you would grow properly, practice the katas of the Academy taijutsu style to hone your muscles, and regular physical exercise to increase your strength, speed, and stamina."

Despite his boring monologues, Iruka was a fount of information when it comes to the shinobi art. Dissecting what the Academy teacher told him, he needed to eat a balanced meal. The problem with this was his status in the village. He had no problems with money since he was given a weekly allowance due to his status as an orphan and he hardly used any of it except for his stock of instant ramen or pigging out at Ichiraku. However, his main problem stems from the fact that the shops would usually chase him out of their stores before he could get a word out. His first solution was to use the Henge but he knew that wouldn't work since most of the shops employed shinobi to make sure they wouldn't get swindled.

His eyes took on an unholy gleam when he saw a section that showcases different jobs that a civilian could go into. He curiously skimmed through the pages until he found the one he needed.

If he wanted food then he needed two things – he needed to learn how to hunt since Konoha was surrounded by forest, which meant plenty of animals for him to hunt. He could easily use the spacious clearing behind his apartment to plant vegetables.

This solved the ingredients needed for a balanced diet but he needed to learn how to cook to pull this off. He grabbed a book on hunting and gardening before making his way to another section for a book on cooking. He made a mental note to ask the Hokage if he knew of a place that sold kitchen supplies since he had no idea where to get tools for cooking.

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A 9-year old Naruto watched the school of fish in the water with extreme focus. When one of them came into range, his finger twitched causing a string of blue energy to wrap around the fish before it was speedily pulled out of the water to land on a few of its flopping kin on the soft patch of grass. Deciding that it was enough, Naruto cut off the flow of chakra to his finger, dispersing the string into the air. He made his way to his catch for the day and proceeded do a few hand seals before breathing out a stream of fire from his mouth to ignite the wood he piled together surrounded rocks to keep it contained. He was currently in a 2-day camping trip in one of the few training grounds outside Konoha. The fourth Academy year would be starting in a week so he decided to just relax and enjoy some quality time to himself while squeezing a few hours of training if he was in the mood.

Who was he kidding? He was always in the mood for training.

As he waited for his lunch to cook, he looked back on his memories as to how he steadily improved in his study of chakra.

He started his balanced diet using what he learned from the library and a few helpful hints from Iruka and the Hokage. He hunted deer and rabbit outside the village, learned to skin and clean them before cooking. He also set up a good size vegetable garden in a hidden clearing behind his apartment that was yielding quite a harvest under his care. He also discovered that he was quite talented in cooking and was further improved when Teuchi taught him everything he needed to know about managing the kitchen, which spices to use, how to slice vegetables and meat, and so on. Despite his healthy diet, he still pigged out on ramen a few times, mostly one day a week since he had plenty of money saved up. Since he was no longer buying overpriced food, he barely touched his allowance, only using it for supplies and training equipments.

Naruto also created a physical training program of sorts to help improve core strength and speed. He already mastered the Academy taijutsu style and dutifully performed the katas everyday to commit them to muscles memory. He learned from Iruka that the Academy style was not a proper style, but more along the line of an introduction to hand-to-hand combat with an option to expand on them by incorporating known styles or coming up with a new one. He already came up with a few moves that incorporated chakra for attack and defense. The training dummy he subjected it to didn't survive the experiment.

He also came up with a list of exercises to keep himself in shape, like push-ups, sit-ups, sprinting, jogging, and training weights to improve his core strength (he purchased a few training equipments when traders set up shop outside Konoha a week every month). Iruka warned him about the latter since too much weight lifting might slow his growth so Naruto merely started with 10 pounds every day and slowly adding 2 pounds each month. The growth was slow but it showed results without hindering his potential.

Thanks to his physical training, Naruto discovered that his overly large chakra reserves grew. He found out that as his chakra amount grew, the more it was necessary to fine tune his control over them. He visited a few training ground and watched Jounins train their students in the shinobi arts. Naruto discovered water walking and listened attentively as the exercises was demonstrated. It took Naruto a month to master water walking compared to two weeks of tree climbing. He found it difficult since he had training weights on top of his body weight that slowed down his progress. Also, the exercise took longer since he had limited time to practice water walking due to the lack of water source deep enough to practice on.

Aside from physical training and chakra control, Naruto also trained himself in the use of chakra. He didn't bother learning ninjutsu (except for the Fire Stream Jutsu that was a D-rank for starting camp fires) since he was too young to do so and it was dangerous to experiment. There were a lot of things that could go wrong when trying out elemental techniques. He had no plans of blowing himself up, thank you very much. He learned that genjutsu was a big problem for him due to his large chakra reserves. Such was the case; he concentrated on trying to shape his chakra similar to how shinobi use the energy for various purposes. His inspiration was when the Sandaime told him about the puppet users of Suna, using chakra strings to move and fight using puppets. It took a year for Naruto to create a stable chakra string with all ten fingers and a few more months after that to get some decent use out of them.

Deciding that one of the fish was already cooked he grabbed one and started eating before pulling out a notebook from his pocket. The notebook was his training journal – everything he did during his training was dutifully written down for future reference, as well as a to-do list so he won't be forgetting anything important. His eyes strayed to the latter.

Fourth Year Training Program

1. Water Walking (Done)

2. Increase Body Weights to 15 pounds (Done)

3. Find Uses for Chakra Strings (Partially Done)

4. Find Books on Fuuinjutsu (Ask jiji if he has any or if he could borrow them)

5. Ask Iruka-sensei for advance taijutsu scrolls (if allowed)

Naruto sighed when he saw the fourth entry on his to-do list, his mind coming up with ways to convince his surrogate grandfather to lend him basic sealing books for him to study. Since ninjutsu and genjutsu were out of his reach, Naruto decided to study Fuuinjutsu instead since most of it was theoretical and supplementary. Besides, he saw some of the Jounins use seals to store items and found it cool. He decided to add that to his training program if he could find a good book about it.

He closed his notebook with a clear view of what this year would entail as he reached for another fish. After his lunch, he would go back to experimenting with his chakra strings to get some good use out of them instead of using it as a fishing line. He planned to use chakra strings as a combat weapon, possibly making them fine enough or sharp enough to cut through objects. The thought made him giddy.

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A 12-year old Naruto was currently waiting for his turn in the taijutsu portion of the Graduation Exam. The first part was a written test that he breezed through. Really, the amount of time he spent reading in advance practically helped in that regard. The second portion was the weapons proficiency exam that involved throwing kunais and shurikens in designated targets. He scored a perfect score. The current exam was taijutsu where he would pitied against another Genin of Iruka's choice. The last portion was ninjutsu that involved the three Academy jutsus – Henge, Kawarimi, and Bunshin. He was struggling with the latter but his modified chakra control exercises saw to that.

"Uzumaki Naruto and Homura Kaito." Iruka called out.

Naruto pushed himself off the wall and made his way to the ring in the middle of the training ground. He smiled briefly to a few friends he made while ignoring the murmurs from the rest. He was slated to be Rookie of the Year thanks to his outstanding performance and it would be solidified if he scored the highest in all of the exams. He had a bored look on his face as he stood in front of his opponent, a rather muscular 12-year old from the civilian stock. Naruto remembered the boy to be a bully and wondered how the he passed the previous exams being a certified idiot who was all muscles and no brains.

"Ready?" asked Iruka, getting a nod from the two combatants. "Hajime!"

As the signal came out of Iruka's mouth, Naruto disappeared from his spot in a burst of speed to appear behind the unsuspecting Kaito who was stupidly looking at the spot in front of him. He unleashed a barrage of punches before ending it with a double palm thrust that pushed the boy out of the ring, already unconscious before he could hit the ground.

Naruto calmly placed his hands in his pocket as he strolled out of the ring with Iruka announcing the winner of the match.

"Winner! Uzumaki Naruto!" Iruka announced proudly. His friends clapped and cheered while the rest looked at him fearfully.

After all, he just knocked out the brute in two seconds flat without effort.

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"Congratulations, Naruto-kun." the Sandaime congratulated his surrogate grandson. "Scoring first place for five years then gaining the Rookie of the Year award. You're definitely something else, my boy."

"Stop that, jiji. You're making me blush." Naruto said with an absolutely straight face though the side of his lips was twitching in amusement. "So, why did you call me here, old man? I'm supposed to be in the Academy for Team Assignment."

"I know but it's irrelevant for you to attend since you won't be assigned a team."

"What?" Naruto exclaimed in shock. "I'm already a Genin so why am I not being assigned to a team."

The Hokage leveled Naruto a look.

"Despite your glowing report in the Academy, I know your strength is already above Genin level, Naruto-kun. Give me some credit."

"I don't know what you're talking about, jiji." Naruto said guiltily.

"You might be the Rookie of the Year and held the highest score in the Academy since Uchiha Itachi, but you were never good in lying." the Sandaime said with a grin. "So tell me, Naruto-kun, how are your experiments with chakra coming along?"

"Uh…um…I don't know what you're talking about, jiji. He he he." Naruto answered the Hokage though his eyes were darting all over the place as if looking for an escape route.

"You don't have to hide anything from me, my boy. In all honesty, I am quite proud of your skills and discovery. You're definitely a prodigy in the shinobi arts." The Hokage assured the boy who was looking at him with resignation.

"How did you know?" Naruto asked with a sigh. Five years of secrecy all for naught. Damn sneaky old coot.

"How did I know that you are experimenting on chakra and already adept in fuuinjutsu?" asked the Sandaime making Naruto nod. "That's…a secret."

"Damn you, old man." Naruto fumed, deciding to drop this now since he didn't want to reveal anything specific. "So, if I don't get a team, what am I going to do?"

"You won't be getting a team because I will be signing you up for an apprenticeship."

"Apprenticeship?" Naruto asked curiously.

"There are currently 16 graduates in the Academy so there is one extra. If I assign you to a team then that team would be overpowered. The only solution I could think off without putting you on reserve is to sign you up for an apprenticeship under a Tokubetsu Jounin."

"Oh! That's sounds nice. Who's going to be my sensei?" Naruto asked in excitement.

"That depends on what you want to specialize on. You see, apprenticeship is mostly according to what skills you want to develop. I already picked out some subjects that might interest you."

"What are they?"

"Stealth and Assassination, Elemental Ninjutsu, Kenjutsu or Weapon Mastery, Genjutsu, or Advanced Taijutsu. You pick one and I'll tell you who your sensei would be."

Naruto mulled the options in his mind.

"Stealth and Assassination sounds nice since I'm lacking in that area. Ninjutsu is also a good subject to learn since I am mostly restricted to chakra-based techniques though that can be remedied with a trip to the library. I'm already allowed right?" he asked the Hokage who nodded. Since he was already a Genin, he could enter the shinobi section without a problem. "I don't need a taijutsu master since I already have my own style and I'm only lacking in experience to really master it. I suck at genjutsu despite my advanced chakra control. I have too much chakra to deal with." He gave the Hokage a look. "We are going to talk about that later. Anyway, kenjutsu is a possibility but if you want my decision, I think I'll pick Stealth and Assassination."

The Hokage nodded before pulling out scroll from his drawer and tossing it to the blonde. "Meet your sensei at Training Ground 44 tomorrow at 8 in the morning. I'll inform her later of your acceptance. Give her that scroll since I assigned your apprenticeship as an A-rank long-term mission" he said before his face grew curious. "What do you want to talk to me about?"

"When are you going to tell me that I house the Kyuubi?" asked Naruto as the Sandaime paled.

"H-How did you know that? How did you find out?" the Hokage asked, inwardly fuming as to who told Naruto the secret. He was already coming up with ways to make that person suffer.

"I studied my chakra for six years, old man." Naruto deadpanned. "I found out that I have two types of chakra – one of them is my own while the other is from another source. Some of the villagers kept muttering about 'Demon' when I pass by so I connected the dot. Did a bit of research and voila, Uzumaki Naruto is the Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Yoko that attacked Konoha 12 years ago. So when were you planning to tell me?"

The Hokage sighed.

"To be honest, I planned to tell you after our conversation today. Since you made Genin, you're no longer part of the civilian council so I can easily protect you if push comes to shove once you know your status as a bijuu container." he admitted to the boy who nodded, as if he already knew what he was going to say.

"Understandable, I guess." Naruto agreed. "The civilian council can be a pain in the ass and I know they've been giving you hell over me. Which reminds me, are you also going to tell me that I'm the son of the Yondaime Hokage?"

The Sandaime groaned "I don't think I need to ask how you know. You're too smart for your own good." He said while giving the cheekily grinning blonde a look.

"Don't blame me if the proof is out in broad daylight." Naruto smirked before pulling out a black book. He flipped a few pages before holding it up beside his face, the picture of the Yondaime beside his own. "Get rid of the whisker marks and make my hair longer, you have a carbon copy of the Yondaime. His face is also plastered on the Hokage Monument and I see my dad's face every day. It also didn't help that the Yondaime did the sealing. So yes, I know I'm his son. My question is how come you didn't tell me?"

"You're taking this way too calmly. I'm expecting you to blow up or shout. Heck, I was expecting my office to blow up." The aged leader asked with some surprise.

"Meh, shouting at you won't solve anything. However, I want to know why you didn't tell me and when you planned to tell me." Naruto urged since he had no plans for the old man to change subject. He wanted and needed to know.

"Well, I planned to tell you when you reached Chuunin. The reason why I didn't tell you is because of your father's enemies. If Iwa and Kumo found out that you're Minato's son, you'd be swamped with assassins and threats every day. If you don't know then you won't accidentally blurt out the information. If you reached Chuunin then I know you're strong enough to take care of yourself." Sarutobi explained.

"Reasonable." Naruto agreed with the Sandaime's idea. He looked at the man curiously. "Did my father leave me anything?"

"Actually, he did." said Sandaime before going to a seemingly blank wall and did a few hand seals. The wall blurred revealing a metal safe. He bit his thumb to draw blood before swiping it on the surface. There was a loud click that signified the lock being opened. He reached inside to retrieve a thick blue scroll and tossed it to Naruto who caught it easily. He returned to his chair and took out his pipe, lighting it with a small fire jutsu. "Minato left that in my care for you. Those contain your inheritance, so to speak. Your father is a very wealthy man thanks to his years as a successful shinobi. There should be a seal there that contained all of his earnings, his jutsu scrolls, fuuinjutsu notes, and information on two of his prized techniques, the Rasengan and Hiraishin. Only someone of his blood can open it since he created that scroll with a blood lock."

"Sweet." exclaimed Naruto, almost drooling at the prospect of learning his father's techniques and notes on fuuinjutsu. "How about my mother?"

"Your mother was Uzumaki Kushina. She was the second container of the Kyuubi and died the night you were born. She didn't leave anything but her things should be in your parent's home." said the Sandaime before writing something on a piece of paper before handing it to a curious Naruto. "That's the address of their house. It is located in the forest behind Training Ground 41. The house is hidden by an illusion barrier of your parents design. Look for a tree with the Uzumaki symbol on it and place some of your blood there. That should deactivate the barrier temporarily so you can get in."

"Wow! I didn't know that my parents were that good with fuuinjutsu." Naruto said in amazement.

The Hokage chuckled in amusement. "Both Minato and Kushina were prodigy in the sealing arts, especially your mother. Actually, I'm not surprised that you took up fuuinjutsu and excelled in it considering that it's practically in your blood."

"That's a good point." Naruto said before standing up and pocketing his father's scroll. He was going to go through it tonight. "I guess I'll call it a day, jiji. If you need me for anything, you know where to find me."

With his farewell said, Naruto exited the room using modified Shunshin, instead of smoke and leaves, he left behind a swirl of blue chakra that dissipated into the air.

"Show off." murmured the Hokage before going back to his work.

End of Chapter 1

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