|The Reserved Roles|

Chapter 20, Something To Know

"You asked for me?"

"Yes, yes. Sit down."

It was at these moment where Naruto preferred his childish side than his depressed-and-serious side. Tobi or Obito or Mardara... whatever you call him had called for him to tell him something. Naruto thought he knew everything already? Guess not.

Silence filled the pitch black room. A single lightbulb dangled on the ceiling, emitting light tahy couldn't fill the whole room. The long table with two people sitting on the end of it, Naruto and Tobi. The two teammates.

"... So?" Naruto filled the silence with a  question. Tobi sighed, it'll be hard explaining. "Remember when I told you about the nine tail's attack?" he asked, hoping things won't go off a bad end once telling him 'things'.

"...  Yea." replied Naruto. "Well, you know you status on being the nine tail's jinchuriki was supposed to be a S-Rank secret?". "Yes?" Naruto said, but it sounded like a question.

A mother and her son walks down the busy street on Konoha. On her left hand, she held a basket filled on fruits. On her right hand, she held her every mother's most prized position,their child,she held her child's hand.

They walked further down the street they were walking on and came upon something the mother did not wished to see; Naruto Uzumaki. The one that kept the nine tailed beast at bay.

She did what most mother's from Konoha would do, cover her child's eyes. "What's the matter,mommy?"  her confused son asked. "Listen, sweetie. Don't go near him or talk to him. It's for your safety, okay?" the boy noded his head. His mother bent down and kissed him on the forehead before they walked the opposite direction to use a different path.

5 year old Naruto watched the pair walked off. Hand in hand. Hand in hand? He doesn't know what a parent's love is. He doesn't know who his parent's is. He decided he would ask the old Hokage about it later.

"Old man, who were my parents?"  Naruto asked again when the Hokage came to give him money for allowance."Im sorry, Naruto. I can't tell you." the same replied again. A new question came in mind.

"Is it because they're bad?" he asked, looking down at his feet."Of course not." he answered."Can you.." the young jinchuriki hesitated for a moment before plucking up te courage to continue. "..tell  me about them?". This surprised the old Hokage.

"..." the Hokage also hesitated. He shouldn't gave too much hints on who they were, he didn't want to upset young blond thou."Your parents were... Very determined on protecting you, even if it caused their lives. They were indeed kind hearted . They died protecting this very village too" Hiruzen said.

He remembered that day all too well. The man who he would call 'old man' told him a bit about his parents. He didn't want to hear stories about them, see pictures about them, he wanted to meet them all on his own.

"Well, this S-ranked secret was supposed to be a sercet from the villagers too, correct?"

"..."

He stayed silence for a moment. He rembered that Tobi hasn't told him who spread this sercet. He'd killed whoever was that. This specific person ruined his childhood.

He remembered that none of the orhanage would accept him. This was the main reason he lived in an apartment. He remembered that none of the children would want to be friends with him. He remembered the glares and words that they gave him. He wanted to be accepted, loved, praised, recognised and so much more.

"The person who spilled this S-ranked sercet was-"

"Mardara, we have a problem. Can you come? "

"Yes, yes. I'm coming. I'll come back on this once I'm done."

Tick

He kept a constant rhythm of a grandfather cloak in his mind, making him stress.

Tock

Naruto sat there. He couldn't bear waiting. Specially if it was something as important as this.

Tick

He went into his mindscape, only to find the 'great kyuubi' asleep.

Tock

He tapped his foot in frustration.

Tick

The kyuubi growled in annoyance; Naruto knew that was a warning if he didn't to stop the rhythm.

Tock

"Damn it!" he said in frustration. He stood up, ready to leave the room. Suddenly, the door slammed open. It was Tobi.

"About time, if you asked me." Naruto said, sitting back on the chair. "It took a while but I'm here." Tobi replied. "Now where was I.." Tobi mumbled under hsi breath which Naruto heard. "In the midst of telling me who told the who of Konoha my status of being a jinchuriki?" suggested the blond.

"Right. This person was-"Tobi yet again got cut off, by Naruto saying," You really don't need to keep the suspense,just say his name. ".Tobi sighed before continuing what was interrupted.

" Danzo Shimura."

Naruto could feel his eyes burst out." Danzo Shimura? "he asked in confirmation, "Yes.". Naruto was beyond shock, Danzo Shimura was from the council;how could he out of everyone else spread this rumour? The third Hokage must'd trusted him a lot to be in the council,but to betray him like that? Unless you wanted to not only lost the Hokage's trust but the whole village's trust and go to Hozuki's Castle, then sure break that damn trust.

"Any more questions?" there goes his train of thoughts. "Why did he do it?" he asked. "That is a question even I don't have an answer for. Now you'll answer my question." Tobi said as he leaned closer to the table.

"What will you do now, Naruto Uzumaki?" he asked.