Author Notes- Hello fellow readers! I honestly love Naruto FanFictions with him having the sharingan. So, I just had to write one. There's just something about those red eyes which is captivating. Also, this story is completely alternate universe and most of the time will not follow the events in the canon. There maybe similar instances though.

So, in this story both Minato and Naruto have Uchiha lineage. Naruto while being an Uchiha will be an Uzumaki. He will have both Indra's and Ashura's chakra in him, which basically forms Hagoromo's chakra. His personality will be sort of a mix of Indra's and Ashura's instead of him having entirely Hagoromo's personality. Minato will be alive in this story. The story will feature the relationship between Naruto, Minato, Hinata and the people close to him. I do hope you all come to like the story!

I know some people may come to think that because Naruto is born strong, he won't have any issues facing other shinobis or that this would be a banal story. But, I just want to say, this story is about Naruto's journey through life. The decisions he will make that will affect him and others around him. How Naruto will learn from the experiences he goes through. And he will be facing enemies later on who will be stronger than him.

[Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.]

Anyway let the adventure begin

Chapter 1: Legacy

Uchiha…

Namikaze Uchiha Naruto…

A four-year-old boy was strolling through the forests of Konohagakure No Sato. His hair a mix of blonde and few strands of brown in it. He had long spiky hair, which seemed to reach up to his shoulders. Two jaw length bangs on each side and on the front of his face, a bit of hair seemed to reach down to his right eye.

He knew he was different. Different than the kids his age. While other kids would play in the park with other children and think of whether to play ninja tag or just run around, he would often think about life and death, or how the different shinobi villages were at each other's throats to prove themselves superior to the other.

One may say any four-year-old kid who thinks that way would need to consult a medic to verify whether his/her cognitive functions are right for their age or not.

But Naruto knew there was nothing wrong with his brain functioning. It's just how he was raised. He was not sugarcoated about the horrors of the shinobi world unlike other kids. His tou-chan often told him stories about different shinobi villages and the stories of the wars when he asked him about it.

His tou-chan…

Namikaze Uchiha Minato. Yes, Naruto is the son of the great Yondaime Hokage of Konohagakure No Sato.

Naruto was a smart boy for his age. Although he did not like to boast about it, he believed he would probably be the smartest person in his age group when he joins the Shinobi Academy of the village when he's of age. It was not hard for him notice how the people of the village hailed his father as a hero and scorned him for reasons he did not understand. Ever since he could understand the human language and went out of the house alone on the streets of Konoha, he would see people glaring at him. He would often hear people whispering words like Demon, Monster, Kyubi, Traitor but he ignored it. No one did ever say those awful things to him to his face unless they would bring the wrath of a pissed off Hokage and the Uchiha Clan. 'Being the son of Yondaime Hokage and grandson of Uchiha Madara has its merits I suppose'. Mused Naruto as he kept walking.

Naruto was respected by the Uchiha Clan. It was mainly because he had the blood of the strongest Uchiha running in his veins. Until recently, it was not a well-known fact to everyone that the current Hokage, Minato Namikaze was an Uchiha. Not just any Uchiha, but the son of the legendary Uchiha Madara. The only ones who were aware of that fact were Jiraiya, Kushina Uzumaki Namikaze, Senju Tsunade and the deceased Sandaime Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen. The Uchiha Clan too were aware of Minato and Naruto's heritage. Even though Madara was considered a traitor in the village, no one could ever doubt Minato's loyalty. His deeds during the Third Great Shinobi War single handedly won Konoha her victory. The Uchiha Clan who had become restless earlier since they felt their power was considerably decreasing in the village calmed down as one of their own, even if the son of Uchiha Madara, could become the leader of the village.

Minato was different from some of the power-hungry fools in his clan. He had his pride, but was not overly arrogant to believe that he was invincible. Growing up an orphan since the age of 5 in the village had instilled a humbler nature in him, which he instilled in his son, Naruto, as well.

As Naruto was walking aimlessly amidst the forest of Konohagakure No Sato, his thoughts then lingered to his mother.

His dead mother.

Her name was Kushina Uzumaki Namikaze. She was from a village known as Uzushiogakure No Sato. The Uzumaki were distantly related to the Senju Clan and both the clans are believed to have the same progenitor. Naruto was told that his mother passed away during the dreadful night when a monster called the Kyubi No Yoko attacked the village. He was even more astonished to hear that it was the Sandaime Hokage and his father who defeated the Nine-Tailed Fox. Although, it came at a high price as the Sandaime lost his life that night. It was during the attack that Minato was forced to reveal his sharingan to the others, which he normally hid under an advanced genjutsu.

What Naruto did not know is that the very same Kyubi No Yoko was sealed inside of him, as it is impossible to kill a bijuu, a being made entirely of chakra. Let alone, the strongest of them all.

Naruto may have had to grow up an orphan, had it not been for his ji-chan. Naruto started calling Sarutobi with that informal name after listening to all the stories his father told him about the former Hokage. The Sandaime had used a Kinjutsu to seal the Yang half of the Nine-Tailed fox inside baby Naruto just hours after he was born, while he sealed the Yin half of the fox inside himself. It was Sarutobi's wish that Naruto grew up with a father standing by his side and becomes the beacon of light in the shroud of darkness that entraps humanity.

Naruto suddenly stopped in his tracks as he realized he had been walking without a destination in his mind for quite some time now. He looked around to see where he exactly was and observed several ruined stone buildings around himself. It dawned on him that he must be quite far from his home because he didn't exactly know where he was right now.

'Ah crap. I got lost again. I should stop wandering here and there without letting tou-chan know about it. He's not going to like it.' Thought Naruto as he sheepishly rubbed the back of his head. A trait he received from his father.

He then noticed a gigantic tree with a half visible symbol on it covered by several bushes growing near the tree. He went towards the tree and stood directly in front of it. He moved his hand towards it and removed the bushes covering the symbol he noticed earlier.

What he found was quite astonishing. It was the Symbol of Konohagakure No Sato. On its left and right side were the clan symbols of the Senju and the Uchiha respectively. He looked around turning his head left and right to get a better view of the place he was standing on. There were several ruined stoned buildings, few scattered kunai, katanas and the Senju and Uchiha Clan symbols on each side of the tree respectively. He moved around the place a bit to see if his keen eyes could find something. And what he found was various scrap marks as well as burn marks on the trees which looked decades old. He came back to his earlier position, once again standing before the giant tree, as he came to the correct conclusion.

Flashback

A three-year-old Naruto was happily tucked under the comforts of his blanket in his bed by his tou-chan, Minato.

"Eh Eh tou-chan? I have a question." Said an excited Naruto.

Minato took a nearby chair and sat near his precious son and smiled looking at him. "Yes Naru?"

Naruto always loved the nicknames his father gave him. He always had a tough time coming up with nicknames for people. So, he believed it took one a lot of time to come up with them and he loved the fact that his father spends time thinking about him. Even though he had a sharp mind, he was still a child, and that's what Minato loved among the many things about him. He could show maturity and wisdom one second and the next second he would act his age of being a child.

"How was our village formed? What was here in this place before Konoha was built?" Naruto asked, his face showing how excited he was to learn different things.

"Hmm... well do you remember what I told you about my father and the Shodaime Hokage of our village?"

"Yes tou-chan! Madara-sofu and Senju Hashirama belonged to the two noble clans, the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan. And both were the leaders of their clan when they formed an alliance between themselves to form the first hidden village which today is known as Konohagakure No Sato". Naruto said.

Minato nodded and patted his head once affectionately to signify what he said was correct. Naruto puffed his chest to show how proud he was that he knew his village's history.

"So before Konoha was formed, it was a time where most clans fought with each other to gain more lands and resources for themselves. You know, during those times also there were people as wealthy as the Daimyo. And these wealthy people hired shinobi from clans to do chores that their average workers were not capable of. Do you understand what I said so far?" Minato asked.

Naruto nodded and Minato continued to tell the tale.

"So one clan would target the wealthy person who was using shinobi from their rival clan. So, if the clan can take out that wealthy person, their rival clan will lose resources. That will bring their rival clan's status down. The Uchiha and Senju Clan also fought over similar reasons. The place where our village stands today, was the battlefield of many wars fought between those two clans. When the two clans formed an alliance, they decided to choose a place where both the clans have met, whether be in battle or in a meeting."

"So, does that answer your question Naru?" Minato asked as he finished telling the story in simpler words so Naruto could understand them easily.

"Yes tou-chan. You are the best!". Naruto told his father as he closed his eyes and tried to go to sleep.

"Sleep well Naru." Minato said kissing his son's forehead.

Flashback end

'This must have been one of the main areas of the fight between the Uchiha and the Senju before the village was formed.' Thought an excited Naruto.

He then noticed there was some sort of annotation below the Konoha village symbol. He moved his hands below the symbol and just traced the note with his hand once. He moved his face closer to get a better look at it.

'On this day, the Senju and the Uchiha Clan join hands with each other to form an alliance to build a better future for the coming generations to come. It was Madara's and my dream that one day we could stop the endless fighting that seems to have plagued this world. On this very land, we stand on, our new home is going to be built.

Konohagakure No Sato. A village built on the foundation of Will of Fire.

A place, where young will not have to be sent for battles, where children will have a chance to live a normal childhood. Especially a home, where parents will not have to bury their own children. It is my belief that one day, the people of this world will look past each other's differences and look each other eye to eye. This my dream for the future.

Hashirama Senju, Senju Clan Leader'

Naruto was filled with awe upon reading the words written by the Shodai Hokage. While he was reflecting on the words of the former Hokage, he realized his grandfather Uchiha Madara was also mentioned in the annotation. He felt a bit sad that he never got to meet him. His father had told him a lot of things about his Sofu.

'Why did you have to leave me and tou-chan alone in the village Madara-sofu? I never got to spend time with you unlike tou-chan.' Thought Naruto a bit deflated.

Naruto looked up from his spot towards the sky, and saw the sun was about to set. He gazed at the reddish sky for a while longer and closed his eyes and let the calm breeze flowing in the air graze his face.

Suddenly, he felt someone touch his shoulders from behind and tensed a bit thinking, someone was attacking him.

"Naru? What are you doing so deep in the forests at this time?" The person asked with concern.

His father's voice calmed his nerves and he turned around and hugged his father who was bending down on his legs to Naruto's eye level.

"Sorry tou-chan. I kind of got lost on the road of life." Naruto smirked seeing his father's eye twitch.

'Damn you Kakashi. I will need to talk to you about this.' Thought Minato.

He looked at his son's eyes and softly said, "I was concerned Naru. I looked for you at home and grew worried not finding you there. Next time, you tell me okay? Something could have happened to you, you know."

"Sorry tou-chan. It won't happen again. Promise!" Naruto said looking down at his feet as he realized how worried his father might have become. His tou-chan was the closest person to him and he never wanted to hurt him.

"Come on now. It's alright. Good thing is, you are alright. It's a father job to worry about their child you know." Minato said with a smile and ruffled his son's hair, gaining a goofy smile from him.

"Let's go home now. I will make us some dinner. What do you want to have tonight?" Minato held Naruto's right hand in his left and started walking towards the village.

"RAMEN!" shouted the four-year-old boy.

'Hah. Guess, me and Naruto did get our eating habits from Kushina.' Minato thought with a small smile as he and Naruto were walking back home.

Although there are many civilians and shinobi alike who dislike Naruto for what he carries, there are also those who absolutely cherish the young blonde boy.

Kakashi Hatake, a former student of Minato who is now an ANBU agent. He is the son of the famed White Fang, Sakumo Hatake. With his gravity defying silver hair and the face mask which he always has on, many find him an odd fellow. Till today, it's a mystery to almost everyone about his facial features. His hitae-tae is always pulled down to cover his left eye, containing a sharingan eye. The unique doujutsu of the Uchiha Clan was given to him by his former teammate and friend Obito Uchiha in his last moments, who died fighting during the Third Great Shinobi War. The exploits of the young shinobi during his ninja career were so impeccable, that he earned himself the moniker of Sharingan No Kakashi.

There are several more shinobis that are ANBU agent as well as normal Jounin of the Leaf village who have taken a liking to Naruto. Yugao and Kurenai were both students of Kushina Uzumaki Namikaze. They all felt horrible when news of Kushina's untimely death during the Kyubi's attack was revealed to the village. Hence, they often took time to visit baby Naruto when his father was busy. Mikoto Uchiha, matriarch of the Uchiha Clan and Fugaku Uchiha, Clan head of the Uchiha Clan, who were close friends of Minato and Kushina since childhood often visited baby Naruto along with their two sons Itachi and Sasuke. Mikoto had taken a liking to little Naruto from the moment she laid eyes on him and often spent a lot of time with him and helped raise him whenever she could.

Jiraiya of the Sannin, one of the three students of the late Sandaime Hokage and the sensei of Yondaime Hokage, Minato Namikaze. He gained the title of Sannin during the Second Great Shinobi War during his fight with Hanzou the Salamander, as a testimony of the battle prowess he showed. Even though, he proclaims himself to be a 'super pervert' and often considered by others as an idiot, he's by far the strongest of his two teammates, Senju Tsunade and Orochimaru. Among his many special attributes is his ability to harness nature chakra or senjutsu, thus making him a sage. Since he was taught senjutsu by the Toad summons, he's widely known as Gamma Sennin.

The two ramen chefs at the Ichiraku Ramen Store in Konohagakure No Sato, are among the nicest people Naruto could ever meet. He was first taken there on his third birthday. Teuchi, a fifty-year-old man is the one who mainly runs the store and his teenage daughter, Ayame helps him around with the dishes and customers.

The Next day

Naruto and Minato were both sitting on the grassy field of their backyard in the Namikaze estate. The father and son duo sat under shade of a sakura tree, enjoying the calm breeze of the afternoon sun. Even though, Minato's status as an Uchiha was now revealed he did not wish to live in the Uchiha compound. He knew growing up in the Uchiha compound for Naruto might not be a good idea. Considering he is the son of the Hokage and his heritage, most of the clan members around him will start to have expectations of him to become something great and start placing him on a pedestal above an average child.

'Living out here with me, apart from the clan, at least his life will not become a competition of achievements. The council members of the Uchiha Clan won't try anything idiotic as long as I'm here.' Minato thought. He was brought out of his musings, as he felt Naruto tap his hands.

"Yes Naru?" He asked.

"Tou-chan, I want to become a shinobi." Naruto said looking at his feet.

"Oh? Why do you want to Naru?" He asked softly.

"I… I want to become strong like you. I want to live in a peaceful world. You told me, there's so much hatred in this world. That people from other villages won't talk to us properly, because they think we are a threat to them. I want to change that. I want everyone to stay happy. I don't want people to die anymore… I don't want you to die" Naruto said the last part in a whisper still looking down at his feet.

Minato was left speechless upon hearing his son's reasoning. He has witnessed a lot of things in his shinobi life, in which death of a shinobi took the upper rank. He looked at his son with calculating eyes, studying his posture. Naruto thought he must have said something wrong since his father wasn't replying to him. He looked at his father and saw him looking at him intently. He was about to speak something when his father beat him to it.

"Naru, do you know why a shinobi fights? Why we shinobi kill each other?"

"To protect someone close to us." Naruto said, remembering his father telling him that once.

"That is true. In this shinobi world, there is no right or wrong. Everyone in this world fights for something they think is right. Something which may seem right to you, may look wrong to someone else. Do you understand son?" Minato asked. He could see his son was in deep thought, looking at his facial expression. His left eyebrow was raised slightly and both of his hands were folded over his chest. 'He's so much like me and tou-san when we are deep in our thoughts.' He thought with a bit of nostalgia.

"Yes tou-chan. I think I do." Naruto said as he slowly nodded his head.

"You have an admirable dream Naruto. You know, most kids your age would say, they want to become strong for their own sake. But, to become strong to protect someone else is one of the wisest traits a person can portray." Minato said with a smile.

Naruto was really glad to have his tou-chan with him. He loved how his father could make him feel happy all the time. He went and hugged Minato tightly for a few seconds, enjoying being in his presence.

When they parted, Minato made Naruto sit on his lap and said, "Naru, the life of a shinobi is never easy. It is full of sacrifices, hardships, hatred and you must do lots of things which you, yourself may feel is wrong. My sensei once told me, a shinobi is one who stands firm and endures. I will teach you everything I know about being a shinobi, but at the end it is up to you, how you make use of that teaching, okay?"

"Hai tou-chan. Now can we get started please?" He asked a bit impatiently.

Minato inwardly smiled seeing his son so happy on the prospect of being a shinobi. 'How much ever smart he may seem, Naru is still a kid right now. I wish you were here to see our son grow up Kushina. I promise, I will always stand by your side no matter what happens, my little Naru.'

"Yes. I know. Calm down Naru. Get up and follow me now okay?" Minato asked getting a nod from the young boy.

Naruto followed his father to a small pond a few distances away from the sakura tree. He saw his father sitting down cross legged and he too sat down in the same position facing Minato.

"Naru. Listen closely to me from now alright?" Minato said and saw Naruto nod his head.

"Today, we are going to unlock your chakra. In our world, essentially everything contains chakra. Starting from humans, to animals and even trees and plants. Chakra is a form of life energy and those who run out of chakra eventually die. Chakra is produced within chakra coils that mainly surround and connect to each organ that produces chakra. Shinobi generate and release it outside their bodies through pressure points which are called tenketsu points." Minato paused in between to look at Naruto and found him to be listening to him intently.

"Did you understand what I said up till now?" Minato asked.

"Hai tou-chan." Naruto said.

Minato was about to continue when he saw a questioning look on his son's face.

"Naru? Do you have a question?"

"Tou-chan. You once told me, since you are the Hokage, you have the most chakra in the village. So, does that mean, you also have more tenketsu points than the others?" Naruto asked.

Minato smiled a bit seeing Naruto question. He remembered how he used to question his father when he started teaching him the ways of molding chakra in his early years after his mother's unfortunate death.

"No Naru. Every person has a fixed number of tenketsu points, which is 361. When a person trains for years and conserves chakra, their chakra coils tend to expand, thus increasing that person's chakra reserves. Some people are born with more chakra while some with comparatively less. People belonging to shinobi family are born with fairly larger chakra than those in civilian family." Minato looked at his son again and saw him nod understanding that Naruto followed his words.

"Now, we will try and unlock your chakra" He said and Naruto smiled with excitement visible in his eyes.

"Now Naru, relax your body and put the palms of both your hands together and hold it in front of your chest and close your eyes. Keep focus on yourself and nothing else okay? Try and find a warm pull in your body." Minato said and saw Naruto sitting in the instructed position and closing his eyes.

It had been about ten minutes that Naruto was sitting in the same position with his hands clasped in front of him.

'I wonder if he's going to unlock it in his first try. It's very rare but not impossible.' Thought Minato as he saw his son concentrate.

Meanwhile, Naruto's breathing had become light and his mind in a perfect state of calmness. He searched deep within his body for a warm thing and saw a bluish-purple light. He instantly pulled out his hands and grabbed it.

Minato was thinking along those lines when there was a sudden burst of immense purple chakra from Naruto creating spider web cracks on the ground they were sitting on.

Minato's eyes widened on seeing the grounds crack around him and Naruto. He saw how wildly the chakra flowed and swirled around Naruto's body. 'So much of chakra and such density at such a young age. Incredible!'

The chakra output continued for a while and soon Naruto opened his eyes seeing his father looking at him with widened eyes. He felt so incredible now. He could sense his father's chakra in front of him and was amazed at how large it was. He could also pinpoint two people standing on the east side of his house. 'Must be those shinobi working specially for tou-chan.' He thought.

"I did it tou-chan" he whispered in a tired a voice. He smiled seeing his father's stupefied expression and tried standing up.

He put his hands on the ground and stood up with shaky legs. As soon as he took two steps forward, his vision became a bit hazy and he started falling towards the ground. Minato quickly stood up from his sitting position and moved to catch Naruto before he fell.

"I'm proud of you Naru. You must be tired now huh?" Minato asked getting a weak nod from Naruto. He placed him in his arms safely and felt him fall asleep immediately. He brushed his hair softly once and heard him release a content sigh.

"There's no doubt in my mind, you will go on to achieve great things my son. Whatever path you shall choose in life, just know I will always be there by your side." He whispered softly.

Minato then took Naruto inside the house and laid him gently on the sofa of the living room.

"Sleep well Naru" Minato said as he kissed his forehead once.

He then looked at the clock and saw it was around 4:30 in the afternoon. 'I should get done with some of my paperwork. I will take Naru for Ramen at night.' Minato thought as he made his way to his office inside the house.

Few hours Later

It was around eight at night that Naruto began to slowly open his eyes. He rubbed his eyes once to get adjusted to the light in the room. He realized he must have fallen asleep right after he unlocked his chakra.

He looked around the room and saw he was on the couch in the living room. 'Tou-chan must have put me here.' He thought. He got up from the couch and folded the blanket and kept it aside. He walked towards the kitchen to see it was empty.

Naruto remembered how he could pinpoint the location of the two ANBUs who were standing just outside his house and sense the amount of chakra his father possessed. So, he closed his eyes and tried finding his father's chakra.

"Ah. He's there in the office room." Naruto thought with a smile. He immediately opened his eyes and made his way upstairs to his father.

Minato was busy doing his paperwork when he heard the door open and looked up to see his son.

"Naru? When did you wake up?" Minato asked.

"Tou-chan! I'm hungry. Can we have dinner now?" Naruto blurted out immediately. He then rubbed his head sheepishly.

"Just give me a few minutes' okay? We'll go out to Ichiraku Ramen." Naruto smiled upon hearing his father say that and ran to his room to get dressed.

"So much of useless paperwork. I don't know if it ever gets over." Minato cursed. For the past few hours all he had been doing was sit on this chair and sign away the papers. Most of it was requests made for random tasks by the civilians. He realized just thinking about it wouldn't get his job done any faster. He went through the remaining documents on his desk to check if anything required his immediate attention and then made a Kage Bunshin with no hand sign and ordered it to finish rest of the paperwork. The clone gave Minato a glare and begrudgingly got to doing the work. Meanwhile, Minato walked out of the room with a smirk thinking, 'Hah! I doubt anyone ever thought about using clones to get the job done faster'.

Even though Minato could have used the Kage Bunshins to do the work the entire time, he only used it when he had other important things to do. Most of the time, he had to go through the papers himself in case it was an important document.

Minato went down towards the main door to see Naruto waiting there quite impatiently. It still amused him, how much his son loved ramen. It was among the few things which could make his son act his own age.

"Ready to go Naru?" He asked looking at Naruto.

"Hai tou-chan! Come on, let's hurry up!" Naruto exclaimed. He held on to his father's hand and both walked out of the house towards the only ramen store in Konohagakure No Sato.

It was a cold night in the village hidden in the leaves. It was the month of November and snow was yet to fall. There was a strong wind blowing, because of which most of the civilians were already inside their house. There were several ANBU as well as normal shinobi were strolling the streets of the village.

Most of the Clan Houses were on the outskirts of the village, which seemed quite desolate at nights. The Namikaze Compound was on the far east side of the village near the Uchiha Compound. Even though, several questions regarding to move the Uchiha Clan further away from their original place was raised after the Kyubi attack, Minato dissolved any further discussions on the matter with an absolute no. Even if Minato wasn't raised by the Uchiha Clan or did not abide by their laws, he was still born an Uchiha. He may not like some people of the clan, but they were still part of Konoha and he wouldn't want to watch them get isolated from the village integrity or be moved from the grounds where they have lived since the founding days of the village.

Minato and Naruto walked out of the Namikaze Compound and made their way towards the shop. Along the way, the father and son duo made ideal talks about what they will be doing tomorrow and certain points about Naruto's start of training. It was mostly Naruto doing the talking and Minato listening to his four-year-old boy talk. Naruto, himself felt slightly excited at the prospect of becoming a shinobi. He knew it wouldn't be easy, but he knew he could do it. He wanted to become powerful. He had heard stories of his grandfather's battle prowess and it captivated him to think someone so powerful could ever exist. It maybe childish to think, but he did promise himself, 'I will become stronger than anyone this world has ever seen'. Unconsciously he gripped his father's hand tighter. Minato noticed his son's face as they were nearing the shop and saw how calm he looked as his tilted head gazed at the night sky. 'I wish you were here to see him Kushina'. He thought.

Both the father and son were brought out of their thoughts as they realized they had reached the ramen shop.

"Hokage-sama! Naruto-kun!" said both Teuchi and Ayame as they saw Minato and Naruto come inside the shop. The father and son then took a seat as they greeted the two ramen store owners.

"Teuchi and Ayame, how many times have I told you not to call me with formalities? You guys have known me for years." Minato said.

"It's only the right thing to do Hokage-sama" said Teuchi with a sly grin. Minato sighed knowing it wouldn't do any good.

Ayame looked at Naruto and asked, "Naruto-kun, what would you have today? The same as always?" Naruto nodded quickly as he was starting to get really hungry.

"I will have the same as Naru, Ayame. So, make it two Miso Ramen." Minato added.

The two chefs went inside the kitchen and started making the food. After a few minutes, Ayame came out with two steaming hot bowls of ramen and kept it in front of Minato and Naruto. Naruto inhaled the delicious aroma of the food and started gulping it down and finished it in a matter of few seconds. Minato who was watching him eat sweat dropped at how quickly his son finished it. 'He definitely got his ramen addiction and table manners from Kushina'. Minato thought. Minato too finished his bowl in the next few minutes and the pair left the store back to their house after bidding the two chefs goodnight for the night.

Itachi Uchiha. A nine-year black haired boy and the eldest son of the current Uchiha Clan Head. Regarded as the genius of the Uchiha Clan, he graduated from the Shinobi Academy of the village within a year at top of his class. But one of the main things that made the boy so special was the fact that he had awakened the sharingan at the mere age of seven. Many from the Uchiha Clan as well as the village had great expectations from the boy.

Even though Itachi was subjugated to so much praise from everyone, he never let any of it get to his head. He was among very few humble shinobi within the clan. He was kind and gentle. Something which a small part of the Uchiha Clan members disliked but did not say anything for he was the son of the Clan Head.

He became a genin at the age of 7 and soon enough the next year he was promoted to chunin during the chunin exams held in Kumogakure No Sato.

He was returning from his border patrol duty when he saw the Hokage and his son walking back towards their home. Seeing as he was going back home too, he decided to walk with them. He jumped down from the tree he was standing on and started to make his way towards them when he saw Naruto stop suddenly and look at his direction. His eyes widened at bit at that.

As Minato and Naruto were walking back home, Minato saw Naruto abruptly stop and look behind him. Minato confused for a while was about to speak when he a felt a presence approach them. Soon enough, he saw Itachi walking towards them in his shinobi gear.

Minato looked at his son with surprising eyes. 'A sensor? His sensing ability has to be extremely great to able to sense Itachi'.

Minato then looked at Itachi and said, "Itachi, coming back from the border patrol I presume?"

"Yes Hokage-sama. I was relieved from my duty by Shishui." Itachi replied politely. He then looked at Naruto with his ever so calm and stoic face as he thought about the incident a few minutes ago.

"This is my son, Naruto Namikaze. I believe you have met him before, have you not?" Minato asked as he saw Itachi staring at Naruto.

Itachi looked at Minato and nodded, "I have seen him a few times walking around the village by himself. But not that often. Although my mother did tell me a lot about Naruto-kun"

Even though Itachi and Sasuke have both visited the Namikaze estate along with their parents on many occasions, Naruto often stayed inside his room reading books on various shinobi lands and the history of ninjutsu. So, it was only Mikoto who went up to Naruto's room to have a talk with him while Fugaku and his sons sat downstairs in the living room with Minato.

"Hokage-sama? What is Naruto-kun's age?" Itachi asked.

Minato raised an eyebrow upon hearing the question, but had a suspicion as to what it was about. "He's four years and a month now."

Naruto, who was standing beside his father, just kept quiet all this time and stared at the boy who was talking to his tou-chan. He knew who Itachi was as he had seen him at his house on many occasions and has heard several shinobi talking about the Uchiha prodigy.

Itachi's eyes again widened upon hearing that. 'To have such great sensing abilities at such a young age. I know my chakra was kept suppressed'. Minato saw Itachi's shocked look for a second and knew what he was thinking.

"He's quite special Hokage-sama. It's already surprising to see a four year old boy to have unlocked his chakra." Itachi said as he saw Naruto smile at his comment.

Minato nodded as he glanced at his son from where he was standing. "How is little Sasuke doing, Itachi?"

"He's doing well Hokage-sama. In fact, he will be starting his ninja training soon." He looked at Naruto for a second and turned his gaze back to Minato and thought over a matter. "Maybe I should bring Sasuke to meet with Naruto-kun over at your place someday later? They could become good friends with each other and could possibly develop a friendly rivalry." Itachi said.

Minato knew Naruto did not have many friends his age. He would often take him to the park, but most he did was talk a few lines with other children. He asked him the reason on many occasions but all he got for a reply was, "I don't know, tou-chan. They all just look at me like I'm different." It made him sad knowing how is son was treated in the village by the civilians and shinobis who lost their families on that night. But there was very little he could do to make an entire village get over the grief and loss they faced four years ago. Thus, his face formed a smile upon hearing the prospect of Naruto meeting someone his age and befriending him.

"Will he also look at me differently like the other people?" It was Naruto who spoke. Both Itachi and Minato could note the tiny glimpse of sadness in his voice.

Surprisingly, Itachi bent down to Naruto's eye level and grasped his shoulders firmly with both his hands and said, "No, Naruto-kun. Sasuke wouldn't look at you that way. Also, it shouldn't matter what others think of you. They don't know you personally and you don't know them personally. You are special Naruto-kun. You have a power within you, which others don't. People don't understand what they don't know and tend to fear it. So, do not make that face."

Naruto was a bit surprised on hearing that. He looked at his father and saw him smile. He turned to Itachi with a small smile and said, "Thank you Itachi-san!"

Itachi got up from his position and looked up at the sky to see the moon's position. "It's getting quite late Hokage-sama. I should probably leave now. Apologizes to keep you occupied for so long" He said.

"It's no problem Itachi. Tell Fugaku and Mikoto to come to our house sometime too." Minato said. Naruto felt happy that he would get to meet Mikoto again. He remembered how the nice lady used to come and talk to him. Many of the books which he has now, were gifted to him by his Ānī (aunty).

"Of course Hokage-sama." Itachi then looked at Naruto and said, "It was good meeting you Naruto-kun. I will come along with Sasuke sometime later to meet with you again." He bowed to Minato once and disappeared in a swirl of leaves to his home.

"That was such a cool technique! Tou-chan do you think you can teach me that?" Naruto asked excitedly. Minato smiled seeing his son's reaction and just settled for nodding. He took Naruto's hand in his own and they walked back towards the Namikaze Compound

Author Notes:

Translated Terms

Ānī- Aunty-Honorific

Bijuu- Tailed Beast-Creature/Title

Daimyo- Feudal Lord/s-Title

Doujutsu- Visual Jutsu-Technique

Gamma Sennin- Toad Sage-Title

Hitai-tae- Headband/Forehead Protector-Equipment

Jii-chan/Jii-san/Sofu- Grandfather-Honorific

Kage Bunshin- Shadow Clone-Technique

Kinjutsu- Forbidden Technique-Technique

Konohagakure No Sato- Village Hidden in the Leaves-Place

Kumogakure No Sato- Village Hidden in the Clouds-Place

Kyubi No Yoko- Nine Tailed Fox-Creature

Ojii-chan/Ojii-San- Elderly Man-Honorific

Sandaime Hokage- Third Hokage-Title

Senjutsu- Sage Techniques-Technique

Sharingan No Kakashi- Kakashi of the Sharingan Eye-Title

Shodaime/Shodai Hokage- First Hokage-Title

Tou-chan/Tou-San- Father-Honorific

Uzushiogakure No Sato- Village Hidden by Whirling Tides/ Hidden Eddy Village-Place

Yondaime Hokage- Fourth Hokage-Title

So, that's a wrap for this chapter!

Next chapter for this story will be out on January 19, 2017. After that, it will be updated every ten days. My other story, 'Advent of Mokuzai' will be also be updated regularly every 7 to 8 days. As, I said at the end of chapter 6 of Advent of Mokuzai, chapter 7 for that will be out on January 15, 2017.

As of this moment, 'Advent of Mokuzai' and 'Naruto: Uchiha No Densetsu' are the only stories I will be working on. So, until I finish both of them or either one, I won't start a third one. Just to make sure, I don't get cooped up with too much work.