Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN Naruto! I only own Hiromi Uzumaki Namikaze

Chapter 1: The Story Begins…

Right now, we find ourselves in an almost advanced village called the Leaf Village or Konoha in the Land of Fire, where we find a young boy that is 12 years old with spiky blond hair, blue eyes, a pair of goggles on his forehead, three fox-like whisker marks on each of his cheeks, and he is wearing orange mixed with blue jumpsuit complete with jacket, pants, and blue open-toed sandals on his feet with a bucket that had yellow paint in it, running away from two Leaf Chunin ninjas while laughing tauntingly.

One of the ninjas yells at the boy in front, angrily, "Naruto! You've done it again! When I get my hands on you…!"

The young boy, Naruto, exclaims, nastily, "Give it up! You're just bent that you don't have the guts to do what I did! Losers! Wannabes! You'll never catch me!" Later on, Naruto manages to lose the ninja, but slipping into camouflage by the fence as the two Leaf Chunin ran past him. Naruto removes the cloth from himself and laughs while saying, "That was too easy!"

Just then, a male voice calls out, angrily, "OH YEAH, NARUTO!" Naruto yelps in shock as he falls on his behind and turns to see another Leaf Chunin with brown hair in a ponytail, dark eyes and a scar across the bridge of his nose. He wears the standard Konoha Shinobi outfit complete with a blue ninja headband with a leaf engraved on the metal plate sandals and flak jacket.

Naruto exclaims, seriously, "Where'd ya come from, Iruka-sensei! What are you doing here!"

The male, Iruka, says, in a serious tone, "No! What are you doing here! You're supposed to be in class!" Before Naruto could retort, he feels a fist on his head, hitting him hard causing him to yelp in pain while holding the part where he was hit.

Just then, a young female's voice rings out, "Honestly, Naruto, you are so hopeless!" Naruto turns to see a young girl exactly his age with long red hair tied to a high ponytail, blue eyes, and wearing a pink sleeveless shirt that hugged her slightly developed bust for a girl of her age,and red skirt that stopped at her kneecaps along with red open-toed sandals on her feet as well as a red headband over her forehead. The young girl seems to be a few inches taller than Naruto.

Naruto exclaims, seriously, "Nee-chan! Why did you hit me on the head for!" (AN: Nee-chan is Japanese word for big sister)

The young girl, Naruto's older sister, points at the Hokage Monument, which was covered with giraffe, and she says, with a glare, "This wouldn't be your work, would it, baby brother!"

Naruto jumps onto his feet and he yells at her, annoyed, "Look just because you're older than me by two seconds does not mean that you can make me the baby!"

Naruto's sister yells at him, annoyed, "Well, someone has to look after you when you pull these ridiculous pranks and you getting into trouble, again!"

Iruka tells the two siblings, "Naruto, Hiromi, please! Let's just finish this when we get back to class!"

(Inside the Ninja Academy; sometime later)

Within the Ninja Academy, we find many of the students around Naruto and his sister, Hiromi's, ages sitting on their sits as they watch Naruto, who was tied up, being chewed out by Iruka.

Iruka tells Naruto, seriously, "I'm at the end of my rope here, Naruto! You've failed the graduation test last year and the year before that! Tomorrow you're getting another chance and you're messing that up again!" Naruto huffs in annoyance, which aggravates Iruka even more, Iruka yells out, seriously, "Fine, since you've missed it, Naruto, everyone gets to review the transformation jutsu!" This causes everyone to groan and moan in displeasure and a female student asks Hiromi, who was sitting beside her in a whisper, "How is it possible that it's been you two all your lives alone and you're the more behaved one than he is?"

Hiromi tells the student, with a deadly glare, "Is that any of your business?" The female student yelps in fear and she says, nervously, "No! I was just curious, Hiromi-san! Please don't hurt me!"

Another female student tells her, seriously, "Hey girl, you're lucky that Iruka-sensei is around, if he wasn't, then it wouldn't be very pretty with the 'Red Tsunami' kicking your tail!"

Hiromi thinks in her mind, annoyed, "Oh Naruto! Do you always have to get yourself into this mess! You have me to thank once again from having Iruka-sensei kicking you out!" Soon enough, the students lined up for their transformation jutsu test and we find a girl that the same age as Naruto and Hiromi with long pink hair with a red bow across the top center portion of her scalp, green eye, and she is wearing a red qipao dress, tight dark green shorts, and blue open-toed sandals stepping up, calling out, "Sakura Haruno, here! Transform!" The young girl, Sakura, is then covered with smoke and an exact copy of Iruka is taken place.

Iruka says, with a smile, "Transformed into me! Good!" The Iruka is covered with smoke in a puff and turns back into Sakura as she parades with her success and Iruka calls out, "Next, Sasuke Uchiha!" Just then, a boy around the same age as Naruto, Hiromi, and Sakura with wildly spiking black hair, black eyes, the same headband as the rest of the people with him, a blue short sleeved shirt with raised collar with a strange red and white fan-like symbol on the back of the shirt, white arm warmers, white shorts, and the same blue open-toed sandals appears performing a transformation jutsu while earning some parades from most of the girls in the room while Hiromi looks at him with distain.

Hiromi says, in her breath, "Stupid Uchiha prick!" However, that comment was heard by some of the girls in the room as they turn their glares at her and Sakura says, seriously, "Excuse me! What did you just say!?"

Hiromi tells Sakura, with a sly sneer while grabbing her by the collar, "I'm sorry! Are those ears damaged? I said 'Stupid Uchiha prick'! You've got a problem with it, Haruno!" Hiromi says, while holding her free hand as a fist close to Sakura's face, "Because if you do, there's a special friend of mine that'll be dying to meet that overgrown forehead of yours!"

Iruka calls out, while fearing a fight will bring out, "Next, Hiromi Uzumaki!"

Hiromi says, while roughly throwing Sakura to the ground, "You got yourself lucky, Billboard Brow!" Hiromi then walks up to the front while earning a few glances of fear and anger from the group as she performs a perfect match of Iruka and goes back to Hiromi as she goes back in the line.

Iruka calls out, "Next, Naruto Uzumaki!" As Naruto steps up a boy around the same age with fairy long black in a spiky ponytail, narrow brown, ring earrings attached to her ears, and he is wearing a fishnet undershirt and a short jacket with a strange symbol on both of its sleeves, brown/gray pants, and the same blue open-toed sandals tells Naruto, annoyed, "This is such a waste of time, Naruto!"

A young girl around the same age with long blond hair in a ponytail, blue eyes, and she is wearing purple vest-like shirt that goes past her bust area, purple skirt that goes to her kneecaps and cut off on the sides, bandages around her stomach and waist not covered by the shirt and the skirt, purple and white elbow warmers around her arms, and blue open-toed sandals says, in an annoyed tone, "We always end up paying for your screw ups!"

Naruto says, with an annoyed snort, "Like I care!" As this was going on, a young girl around the same age as Naruto with short dark blue hair, fair skin, lavender-white pupiless eyes, and she has on a cream colored hooded and puffy jacket with a fire symbol on the left and right upper sleeves, navy blue pants, and blue-open toed sandals is bopping her fingers together while thinking, nervously, "Naruto-kun, do you your best!"

Naruto calls out, performing ninja hand signs, "Transform!" Naruto is surrounded by chakra and is covered in smoke with a puff and taken place a beautiful, nude woman with huge blonde pigtails in a very seductive posture with either mists of smoke covering her chest and groin, which causes Iruka's nose to bleed while screaming and very annoyed looks from the female group, especially Hiromi.

Naruto laughs at Iruka's stunned expression and he exclaims, while laughing, "Gotcha! That was my Sexy Jutsu!"

Hiromi yells at Naruto, while hitting him on the head, "Naruto, don't ever use that perverted jutsu ever again!"

Iruka yells at Naruto, angrily with napkins plugged in his nose, "Cut the stupid tricks! This is your last warning!"

(At the Hokage Monument; later in the day)

At the Hokage Monument, we find Naruto wiping the paint off of the monument with an annoyed expression on his face while Iruka and Hiromi were supervising him.

Iruka tells Naruto, in a serious tone, "You're not going home until you wipe off ever single drop of paint!"

Naruto says, with an annoyed snort, "So what! It's not like there's anyone is waiting home for us!" Iruka and Hiromi mentally winch at this and Hiromi thinks in her mind, sadly, "He's right! There's no one waiting at home for us! Ever since we were little, most of the villagers treated Naruto badly all because of that demon inside him…!"

Flashback; Two years ago within the Hokage's Office

In the Hokage's Office around two years ago in the dead of night, we find a small figure dashing into the office, revealing to be a ten-year-old Hiromi Uzumaki with a serious expression on her face.

Hiromi thinks in her mind, seriously, "This is plain ridiculous! I'm going to get to the bottom of this once and for all! Why the villagers seem to hate Naruto so much! Sure, he may play pranks on them, but that's no reason to try to kill him!" Hiromi goes to a file box, pulls out a paper clip, picks on the lock with little success, opens the drawer, and searches through until she sees two files that read 'Hiromi Uzumaki Namikaze' and 'Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze'. Hiromi thinks in her mind, perplexed, "Namikaze?" Curiosity got the better of her as she looked into the file that read 'Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze' and looked inside to see many things in they're and she was shocked to core. Hiromi then goes over to one more file that read 'Itachi Uchiha' and read what was in it, which she was surprised too as she read what was in it.

Just then, an elderly voice calls out, seriously, "Hiromi, what are you doing here!" Hiromi whipped her head to see an elderly male with a few 'liver spots' with white hair and white goatee as well as wearing official looking robes walking towards her.

Hiromi says, seriously, "Old Man Sarutobi!"

The elderly male tells Hiromi, with a serious glare, "That's 'Third Hokage-sama' to you, young lady!" Sarutobi looks at the files clutched in Hiromi's hands and his eyes widened in shock and Hiromi says, with a sly grin, "In case that you get any ideas arresting me, I'm a Shadow Clone and my real form is with Naruto in their apartment as we speak! The instant that you try, then I'll have my real self and Naruto pack all our things and leave this village, also I've uncovered many ugly secrets about this village that I know that many other neighboring villages would love to hear!"

The elderly male gives a sad sigh and he says, plainly, "Of course! I have no intention of arresting you, Hiromi! Though, I'm impressed that you were able to pull a Shadow Clone at such a young age!"

Hiromi says, in a serious tone, "Cut the crap, Old Man! Is this some kind of a joke! The spirit of the Nine-Tailed Fox is trapped within my brother's body by the Fourth Hokage, who happens to be our father!"

Third Hokage says, with a sigh, "I'm afraid that everything that you just learned is true. The Nine-Tailed Fox is sealed within your brother, Naruto's, body, by your father. Your full name is Hiromi Uzumaki Namikaze and your brother is known as Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze. You two are the twin children of Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage of the Leaf and the 'Yellow Flash' and Kushina Uzumaki, the 'Red Death' of Leaf and Whirlpool."

Hiromi asks, with a serious and angered tone in her voice, "And you kept this a secret from us, because WHY?"

Third Hokage says, in a plain tone, "It was to protect the two of you from your father's enemies that he gained from the Third Great Shinobi War. In a way you look like your mother while having your father's talent."

Hiromi says, while keeping her emotions in check, "Okay, explain to me this! I've read through Itachi-onii-chan's file and it said that he's alive as well as responsible for the Uchiha clan Massacre!"

Third Hokage says, with a nod, "It is true!"

Hiromi says, in a serious tone, "I don't buy it, Old Man! I know Itachi-san really well to know that he would NEVER kill anyone without a good reason! Itachi-onii-chan is a person with good moral character unlike his little brother! He was so kind and noble as well as gentleman like! He would never do anything in a manner and I know damn well that even with his great skills that he could never pull a feet on killing those within the Uchiha clan by himself!" Third Hokage is taken back at this and Hiromi says, narrowing her eyes, "You know something about this, do you, Old Man!"

Third Hokage says, pleadingly, "Hiromi…?"

Hiromi says, with a serious tone, "Don't you 'Hiromi' me, Old Man! I will not listen to any lies concerning people that I really care about and Itachi-onii-chan is one of them unlike his younger brother!" Hiromi takes out a necklace with a red jewel in the middle and Hiromi says, in a serious tone while tears are coming down her eyes, "Itachi-onii-chan gave me this necklace on the night that he left and on THAT night, he was crying! I didn't know why he would, but I could remember the tears in his eyes! Now, tell me what you know or I'll get Naruto and myself out of this village and reveal any dirty secret that I know to neighboring village! I've had it with people in this village hurting those who I love for some unknown reason and I can't do anything to help!"

Third Hokage says, with a sigh, "Okay, Hiromi, I'll tell you everything that you need to know. However, you have to promise me that you'll never utter a word about this to anyone, especially Naruto or Itachi's younger brother, Sasuke."

Hiromi says, in a plain tone, "Sure, Old Man, now start talking!"

Third Hokage tells Hiromi, in a plain tone, "Many years ago, around eighty years ago I believe, during the many ninja wars in our lands, there were two supreme clans, the Senju of the Forest led by Hashirama Senju and the Uchiha, led by Madara Uchiha. During this time, the clans were the most powerful of the ninja clans. If one clan was hired by one side in a way, the other side was sure to hire the other. This pushes both clans to their limits and eventually, they had negotiated a truce between the two clans. From this agreement, the Leaf Village was born and this caused the one ninja village per nation was born. Madara Uchiha wanted to become the First Hokage to prevent his clan from being destroyed, but they shunned him and chose Hashirama Senju. The Uchiha clan then banished Madara Uchiha from the village and later, Madara faced against the First Hokage with the power of his Sharingan and the Nine-Tailed Fox at the Final Valley. However, the First Hokage weakened the fox with his special Wood Style Kekkai Genkai and defeated him and that's how the Cycle of Hatred within our ninja lands has started."

Hiromi says, perplexed, "Cycle of Hatred?"

Third Hokage says, with a nod, "Indeed, my dear. It was because of the Nine-Tailed Fox's attack on the village, which made many within the village feel that the Uchiha clan was responsible since Madara Uchiha used his Sharingan to control the fox during the fight with the First Hokage especially those within the council, the ninja council, and their attitude didn't help their case at all."

Hiromi asks, plainly, "So they ultimately blamed the Uchiha clan for the attack of the Nine-Tailed Fox because of their Sharingan?"

Third Hokage says, plainly, "Correct. This suspicion caused the Uchiha to get angry at the village and begun a coup d'état."

Hiromi says, shocked, "They were planning on taking on the village!"

Third Hokage says, with a nod, "Indeed, in fact, it was Itachi and Sasuke's father, Fugaku Uchiha, was the center in the plan since he was the leader in the Uchiha conspiracy."

Hiromi says, in a serious tone, "I should have known! I knew that I didn't like Itachi-onii-chan's father too much since I've always gotten a bad vibe from him and that same bad vibe is where I'm feeling from Sasuke Uchiha."

Third Hokage says, in a serious tone, "Now, we can't be too judgmental, my dear."

Hiromi says, seriously, "But what about Itachi-onii-chan! What was his purpose?"

Third Hokage says, with a plain tone, "Itachi was… a double agent. He was sent to spy for the clan, but he realized what the coup could do including creating another Great Ninja War and experiencing the horrors of war when he was just three, he followed my ways as much as possible. He was a pacifist and knew what kind of conflict and bloodshed were to come. The Uchiha coup wouldn't affect just the village and the Land of Fire, it would affect the Elemental Countries as whole. So, he told me and it was decided that Itachi would be our agent in the clan. I tried my best to try talk to the Uchiha and resolve their grievance peacefully."

Hiromi tells Third Hokage, "But they didn't agree did they? And that's when the 'Massacre' happened, right? So, I have one question: Did Itachi-onii-chan do it of his own will or did you order him to destroy the Uchiha clan?"

The Hokage didn't say a word for half-a-minute and after taking a deep breath, Third Hokage says, with a plain tone, "Itachi…was under orders."

Hiromi asks, her eyes narrowing, "So, you ordered him to destroy his whole clan?"

Third Hokage says, shaking his head, "No, I didn't order Itachi to destroy the whole clan. Just those that were or were suspected to be part of the coup which was the majority of the clan, but I knew that while all Uchiha knew of it, there were some that were either indifferent or didn't want to say because of love for the clan. He was to kill his best friend, Shisui Uchiha, who was ordered to spy on Itachi because of his behavior due to his action being our agent."

Hiromi asks, curiously, "So where's Itachi-onii-chan now?"

Third Hokage says, with a plain tone, "That I do not know."

Hiromi says, with a serious tone, "Then, explain that crap you told us about the Nine-Tailed Fox being destroyed at the cost of the Four…I mean my father's life!"

Third Hokage says, in a plain tone, "The reason for that lie was that I made it a law for those who remember that night never to speak about the real TRUTH about the Nine-Tailed Fox seal within your brother to give Naruto a normal life and praised as a hero."

Hiromi says, with an angered sneer, "Just what 'normal' life are you talking about, Old Man! A life being haunted down calling him hurtful names like 'demon', 'monster', 'beast', 'freak', and such! Do you have any idea how much pain that my brother because of that demon inside of him! Do you know what the villagers have done to him! Why didn't you try to stop them! Did you enjoy watching him suffer like this! Is this how you get your kicks, Old Man! Answer me, damn it!"

Third Hokage says, in a serious tone, "Hiromi, I did not enjoy seeing Naruto like this! I've had a few trying to protect him, but the council tried to stop me and those few all together."

Hiromi says, in a serious and angered tone, "That's no excuse, Old Man! How could they have stopped you? Aren't you supposed to be the Third Hokage! Your word should be law! The council are your dogs! When you tell them to jump, they're supposed to say 'where' or 'how high'! My parents gave their very lives for this village as well as to have Naruto and I get a normal life and how do they repay them: they spat, pissed, and shitted on their graves for what they've done to Naruto, my little brother! After what they've done, they don't even deserve to praise my father as the Fourth Hokage! I'm the only person that he has left and the only one to protect him! Every birthday, the villagers try to kill him without any reason and do you know what they've done recently…! That's where they've gone TOO far, Old Man!"

Third Hokage says, curiously, "What happened?"

Hiromi says, while tears are running down her face, "When…I was at the store…getting food for us…I saw Naruto…my brother…tied up like a hog while stripped naked with graffiti marked all over him as well as many bruises all over his body! I can't forget how much tears that he's shed because of this! That should have been Sasuke Uchiha rather than my brother! He didn't do anything wrong, but those villagers are praising that Uchiha prick than him! It's not fair! How can I tell him that 'it's going to be all right' when it's not! I don't want to lie to my brother, but at the same time, I want to comfort him! He's the one bearing the burden that our parents gave him at the cost of their own lives!" Hiromi then starts to sobs with anger, rage, and hatred in her voice!

Third Hokage had a horror filled expression on his face and he says, horrified, "I never thought that…this would happen. Hiromi…I'm so…sorry!" Third Hokage goes over to Hiromi's Shadow Clone form and places his arms around her and Hiromi says, while sobbing, "It's not fair!" Hiromi then pushes Third Hokage away and she tells him, seriously, "I'm really disappointed at you, Old Man! Really disappointed!" With that, Hiromi's Shadow Clone disappears in a puff of smoke, leaving the Third Hokage behind.

(Flashback; within Naruto and Hiromi's apartment; at the same time)

Right now, we find ourselves in Naruto and Hiromi's apartment where the Uzumaki twins lived by themselves for all of their lives since they were small children. The apartment has two beds next to each other with Naruto, who is in his pajamas, slowly waking up to the sound of his sister's sobs. Naruto turns to see his sister, who was a simple and beautiful white silky nightgown that goes to her knees and sleeveless, lying on her stomach, sobbing softly and Naruto asks, while getting off his bed and walking towards his sister's bed, "Nee-chan…what's going on? Why are you crying?"

Hiromi sits up on her knees on her bed to her brother's face and even though, she's not fond on showing Naruto her tears or her emotions, which he could see even in the dark, she grabs her brother's neck and shoulders in a tight embrace, surprising him as she pulls him on her bed on his knees.

Naruto says, perplexed, "Nee-chan, what's wrong?"

Hiromi tells Naruto, while sobbing, "Oh Naruto! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I've been such a rotten older sister to you!" Naruto then listens to Hiromi's sobs as he feels her tears hitting his right shoulder, which gives him an uneasy feeling of seeing his sister cry because of him.

Naruto asks, curiously while wrapping his arms around Hiromi, "What are you talking about, Nee-chan? You didn't do anything to hurt me! It's those villagers who did that to me. You saved me like you always have."

Hiromi says, while crying, "Well, no more! I'm going to try harder to…ma…make sure…that…you do become…Hokage of this village. I'll…swear…that you will be Hokage, Naruto! I swear it even…if it kills me…that…you'll be…a better…Hokage than the past…to make…d…the Fourth Hokage…proud! Until then, I will always protect you…"

Naruto is surprised to hear this from Hiromi, while knowing that Hiromi did everything within her power to make him happy and protected him, but feeling that it isn't enough in her opinion. She's even helping him out in his goal to become Hokage.

End Flashback; Return to the Present

Back at the Hokage Monument, we find Iruka and Hiromi watching over Naruto, who was cleaning off the paint with a sulky expression on his face.

Hiromi thinks in her mind, seriously, "Ever since that night, I've made sure that Naruto gets the respect that he deserves while knocking a few heads belonging to Haruno and Yamanaka for hitting Naruto for 'picking a fight' with that asshole, Sasuke Uchiha! The students laugh at his dream to become Hokage of this village, which got them in the hospital curiosity of yours truly! I helped him on his transformation jutsu, but his clone jutsu leaves much to be desired. Even though, I've passed my tests two times in a row, I've decided to leave the Academy as soon as Naruto passes, which Iruka-sensei and the Old Man may have a problem with it, but understands! I'm the only one who believes in that and going to make sure that he does become Hokage like our father has been so everyone will stop disrespecting him! They don't understand Naruto and until they do, they WILL NOT hurt him in any way as long as I'm around! If it's one of the villagers, then I'd just knock their heads and if the Old Man has a problem with it…TOUGH! I'm sick of having to have Naruto suffer because of these village idiots not telling the obvious difference between a demon and its CONTAINER!"

On the meanwhile, Iruka notices Hiromi's expression as she glances at her brother and Iruka tells Hiromi and Naruto, "Hey kids, after Naruto's finished, I can take you two out for some ramen! What do you say?" This puts a bright expression on the twins and Hiromi says, excitedly, "Really!"

Naruto says, with a wide smile, "Now, that's some good motivation! I'll have this cleaned in no time!"

(In the night; In another part of the Leaf Village)

It was nighttime and we find Iruka, Naruto, and Hiromi inside a good sized ramen bar known as Ichiraku Ramen Bar while having bowls of ramen while Naruto had his goggles taken off.

Iruka asks Naruto, curiously, "Naruto, why would you do that to the Hokage's faces? You do know who the Hokage are, don't you?"

Naruto replies, while slipping his ramen, "Of course, I do! Everyone knows! They were the greatest Shinobi of their time, right? The best of the best! Undefeated ninja champs! And the Fourth Hokage is the one, who saved the village from the Nine-Tailed Fox! He was the most amazing!"

Hiromi thinks in her mind, while slipping her ramen, "That's only the half truth, Naruto!"

Iruka asks Naruto, "Then, why did you…?"

Naruto says, in a serious tone, "Because I'm going to be better than ever one of them! Naruto Uzumaki, the Next Hokage! A ninja legend! Then, everyone will stop disrespecting me and start looking up to me! Believe it!" Naruto asks Iruka, nervously, "By the way, I was going to ask you a little favor sensei!"

Iruka says, plainly, "You want another bowl?"

Naruto says, shaking his head, "No! I want to try on your headband! Come on, please!"

Iruka says, holding his headband, "You mean this…! No way! You can only wear this when you graduate from the academy and become a ninja! You and your sister have to pass the test tomorrow."

Naruto yells out, angrily, "That's so uncool!"

Iruka says, with a laugh, "Hey, is that why you took off your goggles!"

Naruto says, angrily, "I want another bowl!"

(The next day; Within the Ninja Academy)

Within the Ninja Academy under the Hokage office, we find Iruka standing in front of the class with Naruto and Hiromi in their seats, announcing that their final test will be on the Clone Jutsu, much to Naruto's dismay.

Naruto thinks in his mind, worriedly, "No! That's my worst technique! Great! I'm never going to pass!"

Hiromi tells Naruto, in a whisper, "Maybe, you should have taken my advice and let me help you on that!"

Naruto says, with a snort, "Forget it, Nee-chan! I can handle it myself!" Later on, Naruto approaches in front with Iruka and another Leaf Chunin with shoulder length silver hair as they begin to test him while Hiromi was outside the door, watching him.

Naruto thinks in his mind, seriously while putting his hands in ninja hand signs, "Get it together, Naruto! You can do it, believe it!" Naruto calls out, while surrounded by chakra, "Clone Jutsu!" Just then, Naruto is surrounded by a puff of smoke and appear next to him is a clone that happened to be worn out, which made Naruto groan in disappointment and Iruka greatly disturbed and annoyed.

Iruka yells at Naruto, strongly, "YOU FAIL!"

The Chunin with silver hair tells Iruka, with a smile, "Iruka-sensei, he's off, but his moves weren't bad and he did hang in there a bit and replicate! This is his third time and you know that he really wants to become a ninja. We could cut him a break and pass him!"

Iruka says, in a plain tone, "Mizuki-sensei, the other students, including his sister, created at least three perfect replications! But Naruto could only create one and look at it, it's pitiful! I cannot pass him!" Naruto glares at Iruka angrily while Hiromi thinks in her mind, with a sigh, "Well, another year in this class again!"

(Later that day; outside of the Academy)

Right now, we find Naruto sitting on a swing, watching the other students with their family sadly, and Hiromi's voice calls out, "Naruto!"

Naruto looks as his sister walks towards him and he tells her, solemnly, "Nee-chan, just leave without me! There's no sense in me standing in your way of becoming a ninja!"

Hiromi says, with a kind smile, "Hey, I'm not going to do that! I'm staying with you for another year! I'm not going to leave you as those punks mock you for your dream!" Just then, the Uzumaki twins hears female voices as they heard them talking about Naruto and are glad that he didn't pass, which earn them a deadly cold glare from Hiromi. Just as Hiromi was going to pound them, Naruto grabs his sister's wrist and shook his head, pleadingly. Naruto believed that his sister could beat them up easily, but he didn't want people getting hurt because of him. Just then, the twins hear footsteps on the tree that the swing is connected to and they turned to see Mizuki with a seemly kind smile pointing at them. On the meanwhile, Iruka and Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, were standing by the school as the families of the graduating students and Third Hokage tells Iruka, "Iruka, there's something that we need to talk about."

(In the early evening; at another part of the village)

Sitting on another building, we find Mizuki, Naruto, and Hiromi as they discuss what happened with Naruto's test.

Mizuki tells Naruto, "Iruka-sensei is tough, but he's not against you, Naruto-kun!"

Hiromi asks, seriously, "But why only him! Why does Iruka-sensei pick only on Naruto!"

Mizuki says, in a plain tone, "He really wants your brother to be strong with all his heart, Hiromi-chan, but that will never happen if he goes too easy on you! He's like you and your brother! No parents and no family of your own to go to!"

Naruto says, solemnly, "Yeah, but this time, I really want to pass!"

Mizuki says, with a snicker, "Then, I guess that I have to tell you! It's a secret, but I'm going to let you on in it and it's a task that only Naruto-kun can do alone." The Uzumaki twins looks at Mizuki with confused glances.

(Late at night; within Iruka's apartment)

Right now, we find Iruka laying on his bed while thinking about the discussion that he had with the Third Hokage about his behavior with Naruto and thought about the attack of the Nine-Tailed Fox twelve years ago where he lost his parents to death. Just then, there was a loud knock on his door and Mizuki's voice calls out, "Iruka-sensei, open up! It's me!" Soon enough, Iruka goes to the door opens it up and finds Mizuki with a seemly serious expression on his face.

Iruka asks, "What is it?"

Mizuki says, in a serious tone, "You need to go to Hokage-sama's right away! It's Naruto-kun! He stole the Sacred Scroll!"

Iruka exclaims, stunned, "You mean the Scroll of Sealing! Oh no!"

(Within Naruto and Hiromi's apartment; at the same time)

Right now, we find ourselves in Naruto and Hiromi's apartment where the Uzumaki twins lived by themselves for all of their lives since they were small children and we find Hiromi, dressed in a simple and beautiful white silky nightgown that goes to her knees and short sleeves and her hair down to her mid-back, coming out from the bathroom and walks toward her bed next to Naruto's bed.

Just as she was going to get into bed, there is a knock on the door and she goes for it. Hiromi asks, as she opens the door, "What is it?" Hiromi has a surprised look on her face as she looks at Iruka's haggard look and Hiromi asks, curiously, "Iruka-sensei! What are you doing here this late! Did Naruto do something stupid again!"

Iruka says, in reply, "No! Where's Naruto!"

Hiromi says, with a plain tone, "I haven't seen him since Mizuki-sensei told me to leave since he told us about this 'secret' in order to graduate from the academy and I couldn't help him."

Iruka asks, perplexed, "Secret? What secret?"

Hiromi says, seriously, "Don't play dumb, Iruka-sensei! Mizuki-sensei said something about this 'secret' about graduating, so I figure that you may know about it!"

Iruka tells Hiromi, in a serious tone, "Hiromi, there's no secret like that!"

Hiromi asks, curiously, "What's going on!"

Iruka says, in a serious tone, "Naruto stole a very important scroll called the Scroll of Sealing and that could lead to disaster!"

Hiromi says, in a serious tone, "Like unlocking the Nine-Tailed Fox from my brother's body!" Iruka's eyes widened in surprise that Hiromi knew this knowledge and Iruka asks, stunned, "How did you…! Does Naruto even know himself?"

Hiromi says, putting on her sandals and orange robe, "There's no time, Iruka-sensei! We have to get Naruto before he unseals that monster fox!" Hiromi leaps off from the apartment in order to find her brother with Iruka following behind her.

(Within a forest in the Leaf Village; sometime later)

Right now, we find in a forest Naruto sitting on the ground with a large scroll strapped to his back while heavily breathing as he notices a shadow over him and he looks up to find a haggard look of Iruka.

Iruka says, in a snarl, "Hey Naruto!" Just then, Naruto feels a fist onto his head and he yelps in pain and Hiromi's voice calls out, angrily, "Naruto, you dummy!" Naruto looks up to find his sister's annoyed look on her face, putting down at him.

Iruka asks Naruto, "What are you doing here?"

Naruto replies, while standing up, "I was training and I've learned a new technique!"

Iruka thinks in his mind, surprised, "He's been out here practicing! I can tell on how hard he's been working!"

Naruto says, with a wide smile, "Hey Iruka-sensei, I'm gonna show you this new technique and you're going to let me graduate and everything is going to be okay! That's how it works, right! Anyone who learns a jutsu from this scroll automatically graduates."

Iruka says, perplexed, "Huh! Where did you get that idea from?"

Hiromi asks Naruto, curiously, "Mizuki-sensei told you this, right?"

Naruto says, with an excited grin, "That's right! Mizuki-sensei told me where to find the scroll and this place…" Soon enough, Naruto realizes that he's been doped and Iruka suddenly pushes Naruto hard away to hit the ground as a barrage of kunai came and hit Iruka's right leg and shoulder, pushing him back.

Hiromi exclaims, worriedly, "Iruka-sensei!"

Just then, Mizuki's voice calls out, "I'm actually surprised that you two found this place!" Everyone turns to see Mizuki, standing on a tree branch and Iruka says, with a serious glare, "I see! I should have known!"

Mizuki calls out to Naruto, seriously, "Naruto, give me the scroll now!"

Naruto asks, confused, "Wait a minute! What's going on here!"

Iruka tells Naruto, while pulling a kunai from his leg, "Naruto, don't let Mizuki take the scroll! It contains forbidden jutsu that could put the village in great danger! Mizuki used you to get the scroll for himself…for his own power!"

Hiromi says, in a snarl, "Why you…?"

Mizuki says, with a sinister smirk, "Naruto, Iruka is trying to scare you! He doesn't want you to have the scroll!"

Iruka tells Mizuki, in a snarl, "Stop lying, Mizuki!" Iruka calls out to Naruto, "Don't let him trick you, Naruto!"

Mizuki says, with an evil sneer, "Oh I'll tell you who's really lying!"

Hiromi says, in a snarl, "You wouldn't…!"

Mizuki tells Hiromi, with an evil smile, "Oh so you've figured it out, huh? The REAL truth about your brother!"

Iruka exclaims, seriously, "No Mizuki!"

Mizuki tells Naruto, with an evil sneer, "They've been lying to you all your life, Naruto, since the decree, twelve years ago!"

Hiromi yells at Mizuki, angrily, "Shut your trap, you bastard!" Hiromi tells Naruto, seriously, "Naruto, don't believe a word that he's saying!"

Mizuki says, while ignoring Hiromi, "Everyone knows but you, Naruto! Iruka and your own sister are even trying to hide it from you as we speak! They'll do anything to shut me up!"

Naruto asks, curiously, "What is this decree! Why does everyone else know about it?"

Iruka yells out, seriously, "Don't tell him! It's forbidden!"

Mizuki says, while ignoring Iruka, "No one can tell you that the Nine-Tailed Fox is hidden inside YOU!" Naruto's eyes widened and Mizuki says, with a sneer, "That's right! The demon that killed Iruka's parents and destroyed most of our village lives inside you! YOU are the Nine-Tailed Fox!"

Iruka yells out, angrily, "Stop it!"

Mizuki tells Naruto, "They've been sneaking around, hiding things from you all your life! Didn't you think that it was strange that the way they've treated you! Hated you for being alive! That's why you'll never be expected in our village…even your beloved sensei and sister hates your guts!"

Hiromi exclaims, angrily while putting her hands in ninja hand signs, "You bastard!"

Iruka calls out to Hiromi, pleadingly, "Hiromi, don't…!"

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

In a puff of smoke, five Hiromi Shadow Clones appear around the original and leaps up towards Mizuki to attack him in blind anger. Hiromi yells out, in anger, "I'll never forgive you!"

Mizuki yells out, throwing more kunai, "Go away, brat!" The kunai knives hit every Shadow Clone as they all disappear and three more hit Hiromi's right shoulder as well as left arm and leg, causing her to yelp in pain as she falls down to the ground.

Iruka calls out, horrified, "Hiromi!"

Naruto calls out, horrified, "Nee-chan!" Naruto runs to his sister's aid to pull out the kunai from his sister's body and glares at Mizuki as he continues.

Mizuki says, with a sneer, "Who knew that beasts knows how to love!" On the meanwhile, Iruka struggles to move, despite being injured while remembering his talk with the Third Hokage about Naruto's past and feelings about being alone with the exception of Hiromi, who has always been there for him and the only family he has.

Mizuki takes out a giant shuriken from his back and he yells out, strongly, "Die, Naruto!" Mizuki throws the shuriken at Naruto, but Hiromi tries to get in the way of the shuriken to protect her brother, despite her injury. Hiromi braces for the shuriken to hit her back while holding Naruto in her arms, but doesn't feel anything. Hiromi looks up to find Iruka over her with the shuriken stabbed on his back. Iruka chokes out blood and the blood hits the Uzumaki twins' faces as they look at him in shock.

Naruto asks, in shock, "W…Why?"

Iruka says, in a weak and serious tone while having tears down his eyes, "Because we're the same! When I lost my parents, no one seemed to care! They didn't have time for me! They just forgot that I was there! My grades dropped and I've become the class clown! I just wanted them to see me and to know my name. My school wasn't enough to get their attention, so I did crazy things and I had to pay for it! It was hard! I know it feels, Naruto! At the same time, I envy you as well, you have someone to look after you even when you mess up! You two feel lonely that it hurts inside and I could have been there for you more. I let you two down! I'm sorry! No one should suffer that much and no one should be alone!"

Mizuki gives off an evil giggle and he yells out, "Don't make me laugh! Iruka always hated you and the same for your sister! Iruka was orphaned because the Nine-Tailed Fox killed his parents and that beast is inside you! Your sister, your loveable sister, felt held back because of you! When she first passed her graduation exam, you didn't want to leave you behind so she stayed in the academy and went to become a ninja when you did! It was out of pity that your sister stayed! They'll do anything to get the scroll from you!" Not wanting to hear anything word, Naruto slips out of his sister's arms and runs off into the distance with Hiromi and Iruka calling him back.

Iruka calls out, "Naruto!"

Hiromi exclaims, pleadingly, "Naruto, come back!" Soon enough, Mizuki jumps from the tree and onto the grass covered ground and he says, with an evil snicker, "You know, once he makes up his mind, there's no stopping him. He's going to use the scroll to take revenge against the village. You two saw that look in his eye, didn't you? Those are the eyes of a beast!"

Iruka takes the shuriken off his back and he says, standing up, "No! Naruto isn't like that!" Iruka then throws the shuriken at Mizuki, who easily dodges it, Mizuki says, with a snort, "You're a joke! As soon as I eliminate Naruto and get the scroll, I'm coming after you two!"

Hiromi roars out, angrily, "You slime…!" Soon enough, Mizuki leaps away to the direction where Naruto ran off…

(Back in the Leaf village; at the same time)

Right now, we find ourselves in the Hokage's tower where we find the Third Hokage, looking into a crystal ball where he sees a grief-stricken Naruto, leaping off of tree branch to tree branch, and the Third Hokage in his mind, plainly, "This isn't good! Mizuki has a big mouth! He made Naruto feel so bad, worse than he's ever felt, it could unleash the power within him. If Naruto keeps tampering with the scroll, the seal that locks the fox within him, will finally be free. If that happens, I fear for us all!"

(Back with Naruto; at the same time)

Right now, we find Naruto leaping from tree branch to tree branch in anger and soon enough, Iruka appears beside him and he calls out to him, "Naruto, everything that Mizuki was a lie! Give me the scroll! Hurry! He's coming after you to take it away!" Soon enough, Naruto jumps to hit Iruka in the chest, knocking him down to the ground as Naruto, himself, skids onto the ground after he lands.

Iruka says, with a pain filled groan, "How did you know…Naruto…that…" Soon enough, Iruka disappears and appears as Mizuki and Mizuki asks, "…it was me and not Iruka!"

Naruto places a wide smile, which he too disappears in a puff of smoke and reveals to be Iruka with the sacred scroll appearing to be a log while continuing, while lying down on a tree "Because I am…Iruka!"

Mizuki says, with an evil snort, "You're a fool! Why are you protecting that freak! He's the one, who wiped out your family!" On the meanwhile, Naruto was nearby hiding behind a tree to listen to the conversion.

Iruka says, in a serious tone, "I don't care what you say! You're not getting your hands on that scroll!"

Mizuki says, with a snort, "Like you can stop me! Don't you get it! Naruto is just like me!"

Iruka asks, with a snort, "How's that?"

Mizuki says, in a serious tone, "He wants the scroll for his own power and his own vengeance! That's how beasts are! He'll poor all his rage into the scroll and destroy everything!"

Iruka says, with a weak sly smile, "You're right!" On the meanwhile, Naruto gasps in shock as the feeling of betrayal comes back to him and he thinks in his mind, solemnly, "So it's true! Iruka-sensei and Nee-chan never believed in me! They think that I'm some beast! Some kind of freak!"

Hiromi's voice calls out, in a whisper, "Naruto!" Naruto yelps in shock as he turns to see Hiromi by a nearby tree and away from Mizuki's and Iruka's gazes with her nightgown having blood stains.

Naruto asks, curiously in anger, "What are you doing here?"

Hiromi winches at her brother's anger towards her and she says, plainly, "Naruto, I know how you must feel!"

Naruto tells Hiromi, angrily, "No, you don't! How long have you known about this!"

Hiromi says, solemnly, "Two years! I snuck into the Old Man's office and pulled out a file on you. The Nine-Tailed Fox is sealed within your body and I couldn't tell you, because the Old Man made me promise not to tell you and you know how I am with promises." Naruto looks away from his sister in anger and Hiromi says, plainly as she knees beside her brother, "Naruto, listen…" Hiromi places her hand on Naruto's chin to make him face her eyes and she says, seriously, "Yes, the Nine-Tailed Fox lives within you and yes, people may see you as the Nine-Tailed Fox, but I do not!"

Naruto says, with a snort, "So you say! Just say that you see me as a monster, okay!" Naruto then tries to get away from Hiromi, but Hiromi grabs her brother's hair and pulls his head to her chest while an inch above her bust, causing him to slightly blush and tries to move away, but he hears his sister's voice telling him, "If I believed that you were a monster like Mizuki-baka said that you are, then I wouldn't hold you like this, now would I?" Hiromi then wrapped her arms around her brother, holding him close to her, and Hiromi tells Naruto, "I still see you as I always have been. You're still my brother, no matter what anyone says! I stayed in the academy with you, because if I become a ninja while you were still in the academy, then it will feel as if I'm abandoning you and I won't be able to know if you're alright. We've most of our lives, spent all our lives together! I don't ever want to abandon you! People tell me that why would I hang around with you and I tell them that you're my brother and I don't abandon family! If they have a problem with it and show it, then there are plenty of rooms in the village hospital if they ever bad mouth you when I'm around!" Hiromi then tells Naruto, while pulling his face for him to see, "Even if you and I never got to meet our parents, we still had each other! You're my family, Naruto! You're all I have left! Without you, I'm nothing!"

Naruto looks at Hiromi's blue eyes as he remembers ever since he could remember, him and his sisters were walking down the village in the rain and snow with Hiromi holding his hand. They approach an orphanage and they wanted Hiromi only without Naruto as they looked at him with disgust. However, Hiromi chose to stay with Naruto and fought to be with him while saying 'if her brother isn't welcome, then she's not welcome'. Most of the villagers tried to get Hiromi away from Naruto, even though they knew that they were brother and sister, but they failed, because they couldn't break the bond that Naruto and Hiromi had with each other. Naruto also remembers how villagers bad mouthed Naruto, calling him horrible names that go by the word 'monster' and only Hiromi defended him. She even didn't spare any mercy on most of her fellow female students on a sparring match, where she badly injured a young Sakura Haruno for her treatment on her brother, which was an ugly sight to behold and would have killed her if Iruka hadn't been there to stop her. She even 'flipped off' Sakura's mother when she complained about Hiromi's actions towards her daughter. Back in the Academy, Hiromi constantly got high scores in her tests as well as performance exams in ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu, putting her as graduating in the top of her class, next to Sasuke Uchiha, much to her chagrin, because of her being a girl. Naruto even remembers the night that Hiromi shed tears for him while realizing that she was crying because she learned the truth about the Nine-Tailed Fox sealed within him and kicking himself in the head because of it. Naruto felt guilty for doubting his sister's faith in him and he wraps his arms around her slim waist and back, pulling her close to him, while saying, "I'm sorry, Nee-chan!"

Hiromi tell Naruto, while whispering his ear, "If you ever doubt me again, then I will kick your ass so hard that you won't be able to sit for a week!"

Naruto pulls up and he asks, curiously, "But what about…?"

Just then, Iruka's voice calls out, "You're right about beasts, but that's not what Naruto is! He's nothing like that! Naruto Uzumaki is one of a kind! He works hard and puts his heart into it even though it's not close to his sister's work. Sure, he messes up sometimes and everyone jumps on him, but his suffering only makes him stronger and with his sister's love for him as making him even stronger himself. That's what separates him from being a beast, so you're wrong about him. He's nothing like the Nine-Tailed Fox! He's Naruto Uzumaki of the Village Hidden in the Leaves!" After hearing about this, Naruto is in disbelief as tears come from his eyes and Hiromi tells Naruto, with a warm smile, "And I believe the same thing too, bro! I still remember that promise in helping you to become Hokage, right? Now, let's go help our teacher from that backstabbing creep!"

Naruto wipes the tears from his eyes, which had strength and determination in them, and he says, with a nod, "Right!"

Back with Mizuki and Iruka, Mizuki takes out another giant shuriken and he says, with a sneer, "You really believe in that drivel! Iruka, I was going to spare you until later, but now, I'm going to kill you now!" Mizuki prepares to throw the shuriken, but his kicked in the chin by the Uzumaki twins, throwing him away to the ground, making him let go of the shuriken, which misses Iruka by a long shot.

Mizuki says, while slowly standing up, "Not bad from two little punks!"

Naruto and Hiromi say in unison, with serious glares, "If you ever lay a hand on our sensei, we'll kill you!"

Mizuki says, with a sneer, "Big words! I can complete destroy you two in a single move!"

Naruto and Hiromi say in unison, while putting their hands in ninja hands, "Try it, jerk! We'll even if back to you two-thousand fold!"

Mizuki yells out, while charging toward them, "Let's see you try! Show me what you and your sister can do, Nine-Tailed Fox!"

"Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Soon enough, 1000 Naruto Shadow Clones and 1000 Hiromi Shadow Clones appear all around the area, surprising Mizuki and Iruka.

Iruka thinks in his mind, amazed, "Those aren't just illusions! They're solid clones! They, especially Naruto, have mastered an extremely advanced jutsu!"

Mizuki didn't know what to do as he sees many of the Shadow Clones of the Uzumaki twins as they taunting him in attacking.

One of the Naruto Shadow Clone says, "If you're not coming to us…!"

One of the Hiromi Shadow Clone says, "…then, we're going after you!" Soon enough, the Shadow Clones of Naruto and Hiromi charge toward Mizuki as he screams out as he is pummeled hard by the Shadow Clones and the Uzumaki twins. After awhile, Mizuki is shown lying on the ground with multiple black and blues all over his face with the Uzumaki twins, scratching their heads nervously.

Naruto says, with a nervous smile, "Sorry, we kinda got carried away!"

Hiromi asks Iruka, "Are you okay, Iruka-sensei?"

Iruka replies, with a weak smile, "Yeah!" Iruka thinks in his mind, "They're amazing, especially Naruto! Naruto wants to surpass all of the great Hokage in this village and I'm starting to believe that he might do that." Iruka tells Naruto, "Hey Naruto, come here for a minute! I've got something to give to you." Naruto walks toward the weakened Iruka with Hiromi following him and Naruto asks, curiously, "What is it, sensei?"

Iruka says, with a weak smile, "Now, close your eyes!" Naruto then closes his eyes as Iruka takes off his ninja headband off his forehead while taking off Naruto's goggles, and wraps the headband around Naruto's head, surprising Hiromi, but Iruka notions her to 'keep quiet'.

Naruto asks, while impatient, "How much longer, Iruka-sensei!"

Iruka replies, with a smile, "There, you may open them!" Naruto opens his eyes as the sun rises and sees his sensei holding his goggles in his hand and notices Iruka's headband around his forehead. Iruka says, with a smile, "Congratulations! You graduate!"

Naruto is in shock about this and wonders if it's a dream as he was suddenly 'woken up', by his sister's embrace and squealing about him finally graduating.

Iruka says, with a smile, "To celebrate, we'll go for ramen tonight!" Suddenly, Naruto tackles Iruka with a hug that knocks him down while calling out, "Iruka-sensei!"

Iruka exclaims, with a smile while in pain, "Hey, watch it!" Iruka thinks in his mind, with a smile, "Naruto, Hiromi, the rope will only get tougher since you two have become ninja, but if I told you that, I guess that'll ruin the moment. So, I'll tell you two that later…over ramen!"

~Next time~

Hiromi: Oh man! This sucks!

Naruto: Nee-chan, what's wrong!

Hiromi: Take a good look, whose going to be in our squad!

Naruto (excitedly): Sakura-chan is on our squad!

Hiromi: I don't see what you see in a girl like that, bro! She has a freakiestly huge forehead and all she ever does is hit you and fawn over that Uchiha prick, just because he's the last of the so-called noble Uchiha! She's just going to slow us down!

Sakura (angrily): Watch it, Hiromi! Don't you dare bad mouth Sasuke-kun!

Hiromi (sneer): I can and I will! What are you going to do about it, Billboard Brow!

Naruto: Next time…Sakura and Sasuke! Friends or Foes!

Hiromi and Naruto: What! Sasuke's in our squad!

Cindy Robinson