Defying Fate

51: Naruto's Heritage

Sasuke can't help but to feel ashamed. They clear the name of Itachi and told them that the young Uchiha didn't know about what happen. They also told them about Naruto's condition about the Kyubii and cleared it that he was not a monster but a hero who keep the kyubii inside of him so the kyubii cannot kill anybody.

The last announcement is the retirement of the Third and ascension of the fifth Hokage, Tsunade.

Naruto cried a lot that time because after that, a lot of villagers said sorry to him. For one week, after that announcement he become much more happy since the villager already accept him.

"Dobe! We had been summon to the Hokage's office," Sasuke shout. Naruto grinningly went with Sasuke to the office of the new Hokage.

At first Naruto was intimidate by the new Hokage but Tsunade just smile at him and gave him the necklace of his grandfather. She told him that he was the reason why she took the hat but didn't gave him the reason why. Because of that, Naruto become accustom immediately to Tsunade and started to call him Baa-chan or granny.

Sasuke is the only one who saw that before the others come to the Hokage's office.

The last one who went inside is the older team 7, Ashura, Indra, and Yuriko.

"Pleased to meet you again, Lady Tsunade," Yuriko said with a smile.

"Likewise, Yuriko. You've grown up very well," Yuriko laugh awkwardly and cough two times.

Tsunade activate the seal in her office and mask her serious face. They are much surprise seeing the Konohamaru Corps is also summon with Ebisu.

"What will you hear or what will happen is a Rank-SSS Secret. Aside from the people inside of this office, this will not be said outside. It will only be leave here in this office," all of them nodded, naruto gulp and sweating but he don't know why.

"Have you ever heard about the Uzushiogakure?" Kakashi widen his eyes. It was a rank-S secret but not rank-SSS secret.

"It was the ruined villages near at the Land of Waves," Kakashi said and sigh. He kust remember Kushina and Minato because of this.

"Well, this Village is restored just a few months ago and aside from Ashura's team, me, Jiraya, and the Third, no one knows about this," Tsunade said. Naruto gulp because he knows that Uzushio is his Mother's homeland.

"And I must assume that Naruto also know about this, right?" Naruto looked shy and nodded. He knows, he knows that the place where they trained before is in Uzushio.

"Yes," he softly said making the others shock. How did Naruto manage to know.

"I now get it why," Kakashi said. Everyone look to him asking how.

"Naruto is the Last Uzumaki from the the Royal Family. So I assume that Naruto will inherit the seat of the King slash Uzukage," Kakashi said.

"Excuse me, Kakashi-san. You forgot that I was also part of the Royal Family," Ashura grin making Kakashi laugh awkwardly.

"Right, Ashura is thr younger brother Naruto's mother," Kakashi added.

"Does it mean, Naruto is a Prince?" Ino ask and still processing the information she got.

"Apparently, yes. The Princess of the Uzushio was married here for strengthening the bond of the two village. The red swirls at the back of your vest was actually Naruto's clan symbol. Aside from this, Naruto is the only son of the fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze so just like Sasuke, Naruto came from an elite family," Tsunade explain.

Naruto now wanted to be eaten by the floor. He don't know how to react.

"Also one of the reason ehy the fourth choose him to bore the burden of being a Jinchuriki," Tsunade added.

In just a few minutes, they change their point of view to Naruto. Who knows that the dead-last of their class was actually came from a prominent clan not just one but two clan.

"But why? Why does nii-chan is treated like a dirt in this village before? Why does they hate them if he was the son of the fourth? Why?" Konohamaru is now crying. He saw how Naruto struggles before.

"They shunned him, they prevent him to learn, even making him a ninja? I heard the teachers from the academy before, they intentionally didn't teach Naruto nii-chan how to write before he turns into ten. His test was always above the average of genin's knowledge, if not of Iruka-sensei, Naruto will never be a ninja!" Konohamaru is still crying. All of them don't know that Naruto face that struggles to the Academy. They thought that he was really slacking to his classes.

"That was the reason why nii-chan is always cutting his classes because even if he stay inside the class, he will not learn anything," Naruto hugs Konohamaru who burst in front of everyone.

"Konohamaru, everything happens for a reason. Always remember that," Naruto smile brightly and wipe Konohamaru's tear with his hand.

"They are grieving from their loses the time that the Kyubii attack the village. Many people lost their lives and needs someone to vent their anger. It happens to be me since I was born at the same day that the Kyubii Attack here. Nobody explain the whole situation so they become blind from what happen. My father trusted me this burden because he trust me that I can win and resolve every problem that I will face in the future. This situation makes me more strong to be true to my Ninja Way," Naruto softly said.

Ashura can't help but to smile. He was proud of himself right now.

"The fruit of hard work is  more tasty than having something without an effort," he added.

"I will give you a time for that. But now you will go to Uzushio to train secretly. The reason why in Uzushio will be explain after you arrive there. Ashura, Indra, and Yuriko will bring you their later in evening. So bring your things because approximately, you will stay there for 3 years," Tsunade gave them a each a storage seals so the only things they will bring is the scroll. She taught them how to use it.

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