Uzu of Iwa

Exit, Leaf/Enter, Stone

The next day had come it was still fairly early in the day but Naruto knew this was his last day in Konoha.

He would the Hokage Mountain as well as Tsunade, Shizune, Jiraya, Iruka, Anko, Yugao, Kurenai, Asuma, Hayate and Team Gai. (has not met Yamato)

But deep down he was ready for this, even though he just got a mother he was still ready to go.

Standing at his window he looked to see the sunrise and he smiled as he loved both sunrise and sunset, but now he would be seeing them in a different village.

"So today i become a member of Iwa, who would have thought," he said to himself.

"Well i think, you found something good here kid, don't lose it," Jiraya's voice said behind him.

He turned to see his master/father figure and smiled at him, "i won't, but that doesn't mean i won't miss you though, you gave me so much and mean so much to me," he said to him wanting the old man to know.

Jiraya could only smile at him, "i am still your master, that will never change, but you also became the grandson i never had! So no kid thank you," Jiraya spoke truthfully.

Naruto's smile became sad a bit, "i wish i had gotten to know you sooner, i think my life would been better for it, Tou-san," he said as a stray tear left his eye.

He had become very emotional the last few days with his life changing so fast he didn't get a chance to mourn it but no time like the present.

Jiraya felt some tears hit his face as he came up and hugged his brat, like Tsunade. Naruto had left an impression on his heart and loved the boy like a son since Minato had long passed away.

"Thank you for everything," Naruto said hugging the old man.

"I know, but thank you too," he replied genuinely.

It was one of the many wonderful moments Naruto would take with him too Iwa, as the pair broke away and Naruto got ready for the day as well as packing up his stuff, after he was done he looked around and smiled before leaving.

Making his way down stairs he saw everybody awake at the table, drinking coffee.

Tsunade saw him first and smiled at her son, "hi sochii," she said.

"Hi kaa-chan, how are you?" he asked.

"I'm better now," she said truthfully.

They had breakfast as a family and it was a moment they would always look back on, they were a real family.

A heartbroken women

An orphaned girl

A lonely man

And an abused and depressed boy had become a real family, and they wouldn't look back.

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The four had headed out as it was now 10:30am and there was still quite a bit too do today. And they would be revealing the secret in two hours, so Tsunade had Anbu begin to gather the village to Hokage Tower.

While Naruto went to retrieve the Iwa delegation and bring them too her office, Onoki grumbled because he was sitting on top of Autsuchi's shoulder again being a stubborn old man while Kurotsuchi leaned into Naruto holding his arm walking behind them giggling at her grandfather.

After last night she was sure she loved him, he was exciting and fun to be around his attitude and character showed her he was a man of honor, integrity but also had a caring heart and knew how to be romantic and he could her blush and feel like the butterflies in her stomach would just break out.