The Third Uzukage by Dark-Nate18

Chapter 16: The Survival Test

Iruka sighed happily as he walked down the stairs; his blue chunin uniform was comfortable, the warmth through the house made Iruka smile. It was the fact he wasn't alone, the presence in the house helped Iruka drastically. Naruto was calming; Iruka felt a snort escape his mouth before he could prevent it. Naruto and calm were two words he never thought he would put together when it came to Naruto. Iruka had to admit this new Naruto seemed to suit him, the calm and serene look on Naruto's face whenever he was thinking, it made Iruka realise Naruto had learnt something that made him so at ease. As Iruka walked into the living area he felt himself sigh in sadness. Naruto was sat on the sofa, his head in his hands, a light sheen of sweat on his bare skin and forehead. The quilt was pillowed around his waist and covered his feet, a cup had fallen on the floor, and thankfully it was empty. Iruka saw the way Naruto's eyebrows were drawn together, as if in pain. Iruka moved to the television that was on silent. He turned it off and moved through the front room silently picking up the pillows strewn across the room. He moved slightly too close to Naruto and knocked the table with an audible bang, Naruto's eyes flew open; a red spiral seemed to spiral out from the pupil. He fixed his now red gaze on Iruka, his chest panting slightly. Iruka closed his eyes briefly and opened them slowly. Naruto's eyes were presenting and boasting a blood red spiral, there was no sclera. Iruka realised the red was the exact same colour as the Uchiha Sharingan.

"Are you okay Naruto" asked Iruka softly, Naruto seemed to blink out of his stupor and yawned widely, his joints clicking slightly.

"Um...yeah, sorry couldn't sleep" said Naruto sleepily, Iruka nodded and grabbed the glass that was on the floor, he watched as Naruto's eyes seemed to swirl and shrink leaving his silver eyes.

"Nightmare again" asked Iruka, Naruto gave a nod and Iruka sighed and placed the empty cup on the coffee table. He sat down in the single chair laced his hands together and placed his elbows on his knees and looked at Naruto seriously.

"What" asked Naruto, he looked down at himself in confusion Iruka just smiled at Naruto

"Tell me about your trip" said Iruka softly, Naruto raised an eyebrow.

"Huh" said Naruto slightly, Iruka chuckled slightly and looked towards the large glass window at the back of the house.

"You haven't spoken to me properly about what happened to you, I mean, you are different, you are calm now" said Iruka, Naruto smiled sadly, his eyes reflecting the still early morning.

"I met my grandfather, Daisuke Uzumaki, he was the third Uzukage, and was considered one of the strongest. He created a seal, an advanced fuuinjutsu, it allowed a part of his soul to be sealed within a room, and when I got there, my flames activated the seal. H...he attacked me first, slight confusion and then when I activated my flames, he realised who I was. H...he told me so much about myself, where my clan is from, my history. he told me about Mito Uzumaki" said Naruto, Iruka gasped, he was sure he wouldn't hear about that name for years to come, he remembered the day he was told to never teach Naruto's specific classes about Mito Uzumaki, teachers before him were told the same.

"Y...you know about her" asked Iruka, Naruto nodded seriously.

"I was mad with the old man for so long, but gramps taught me a lot. Like controlling emotions, and being forgiving. I almost considered leaving the village behind and rebuilding Uzu. But Gramps and Ibiki-nii convinced me to leave, that my place was here. Gramps taught me so much, he gave me two tanto, but I couldn't seem to grasp using both, hence why I only have one. He taught me fuuinjutsu, and fire jutsu. But just being with family, real family who share my name, I felt so much better about life. My mum and dad were both great ninja, being a Kage is in my blood" said Naruto, Iruka felt himself smile at Naruto's words, Naruto did seem at peace.