Naruto God's Eyes by Corruptmonk

Chapter 5: A Year of Training

After meeting the Kyuubi, Naruto and the Hokage was making their way to Naruto's apartment to pick up his things so he can move to his new home. He was excited over the prospect of having his very own house to live in. What made it more awesome to his 8-year old enthusiasm is that he will be moving to his 'family' home.

Naruto have never been exposed to the concept of family since he has been alone all his life, except of course the Hokage which he treats like a grandfather, the Ichiraku family, and Dog. Weasel was also part of his family but the Hokage informed him that he became a missing nin. He asked why, the Hokage didn't tell him much to his annoyance.

After Naruto packed up all his things, which didn't consist much since he didn't bother to stock up on his favorite items for fear the villager would just come in and trash the place, the left again towards his new home. It took a while for them to arrive considering that his clan's compound was on the opposite side of the village, hidden in a secluded area behind the Hokage Monument.

Naruto was a shocked when he saw the gate. It was huge. The walls were purely made of stone and adorned with various symbols, which the Hokage mentioned they were seals that made up the estate's protection.

The gate was made purely of black metal, two ironbound gates locked together by a circular notch in the middle holding the Namikaze-Uzumaki clan symbol – a cross which consisted of a tri-pronged kunai standing on its hilt with a katana in the horizontally running through it in the middle. The Hokage explained the relevance of the symbol – the kunai was a signature move of the Fourth Hokage, the Hiraishin, and the katana was Kushina's trademark since she was known as the Red Death, Konoha's most powerful sword-user.

Naruto was amazed by his parent's prowess in battle and made it his dream to live up to their skills or even trump them as a child should.

They stopped in front of the massive gate and asked Naruto to place his hand on the notch in the middle and channel his Chakra through it. He explained that the gate contained a complicated security seal that the Yondaime created to protect his family. The seal can read the Chakra of the person to determine if they are part of the family to both grant and deny entrance. He also told Naruto that the library in the compound contained the instructions to allow him to add other people into the seal matrix so they can enter without his permission. He cautioned Naruto to make sure that he only add someone that he can trust. Naruto made a mental note to add both Dog and the Hokage to the matrix so they can visit him anytime.

Following the old man's advice, he placed his hand on the panel and felt his Chakra being absorbed by the seal. Nothing happened at first but the panel glowed blue before a click was heard from inside. He immediately removed his hand when the circular notch turned clockwise and the gate slid to the sides revealing a massive compound inside.

The Namikaze-Uzumaki compound was huge to say the least. The Hokage told him that it was larger than that of the Hyuuga compound which was said to be the most extensive in Konoha. The landscape was mostly intact but the flowers and weeds were all over the place since it has been 8 years since it last saw any habitation or tending. Naruto noticed that there were a lot of things that needs to be repaired. He is going to be doing this for a very long time.

When they entered the compound, he saw an oriental-styled mansion. The foundation was purely made of chiseled gray stones and the walls were of dark polished wood. His house can never be called a house, it was a mansion consisting of 3 floors. He was busy checking out the place when the Hokage called his attention.

"Now Naruto. I won't be able to show you around since I'll be busy tending to the paperwork and mission reports back in the office so I'll leave you alone to explore the place. If you want, we can hire some Genins to clean up the place but I advise against it since the Namikaze-Uzumaki compounds holds secrets that should be left alone from unwanted eyes. I will send Dog later to help you get settled in since we both know that he can be trusted. Is there anything else you need before I leave?"