Chapter 5: A World Of Lies and Deception

There were very few things in life that amazed Kakashi Hatake. He was fascinated by the strength of his own father Sakumo Hatake, who was stronger than the Sannin. Then his own sensei Minato Namikaze who could take on armies of enemy and decimate them in minutes. Next was Itachi Uchiha, the prodigy of the Uchiha clan who decimated the Uchiha clan on his own. But none of them could ever relate to the enigma that was Kakashi's younger brother Naruto.

Naruto was like the reincarnation of Itachi Uchiha. He was a true prodigy of Konoha. At the age of 10 he had already mastered many Ninjutsu, was proficient with genjutsu with his sharingan and a good Taijutsu fighter. Kakashi was not able to understand what Naruto couldn't do. He was already a formidable shinobi at such a young age, his thinking was on par with a trained shinobi. Naruto was a calculative person who thought before he acted.

Naruto was soon starting to learn Kenjutsu and in the future maybe Fuinjutsu and if his progress so far can be taken in consideration, Kakashi was sure Naruto would become the ultimate shinobi who would excel in every Ninja arts.

Naruto had surprised him again this time by creating his own jutsu. Kakashi and Naruto were right now standing in the forest of death, it had become their training ground since they started training a few years back, Naruto seemed to be a little excited while Kakashi looked curious.

"So what is this jutsu of your Naruto?" asked Kakashi curiously

"It is a jutsu which I created after studying what you taught me about the sharingan and its powers. It would be better if I showed you." said Naruto sincerely

"Alright, Go ahead." said Kakashi

"Um..Ni-san I would like you to cast a dangerous genjutsu on me. You can do it with or without your sharingan." requested Naruto

"Why would you want that Naruto? You know that genjutsu can harm a person mentally, don't you?" asked Kakashi

"I know but I have to test whether the jutsu I created works or not. Please Ni-san, you can stop it immediately if I fail but I need to do this." begged Naruto

"Alright but don't blame me afterwards." said Kakashi

"Which jutsu should I use? Maybe that one should be perfect." thought Kakashi

Kakashi went through a set of hand signs and quickly executed his jutsu.

"Magen: Jigoku Kōka no Jutsu (Demonic Illusion: Descending Hell Technique)"

Naruto looked around his surroundings but nothing seemed to change at first, suddenly the air around Naruto started getting hotter and there was a loud noise from the sky.

Naruto looked up and saw a large fireball the size of a giant boulder heading towards him at tremendous speed and it could do some serious damage if it hit him.

"Time to test it now." thought Naruto immediately and activated his sharingan.

Meanwhile Kakashi was observing Naruto precisely in order to stop the genjutsu if things got out of hand. He saw Naruto's surprised reaction on seeing the fireball heading towards him and wanted to know why Naruto was not doing anything but what happened next shocked Kakashi.

The fireball that was about to hit Naruto had hit Kakashi himself and engulfed him in its flames. Kakashi's entire body started burning as the flames engulfed him. Realizing dawned on Kakashi that Naruto had replicated his jutsu and used it against Kakashi. He then immediately formed the Ram sign intending to dispel the genjutsu.

But as soon as he dispelled the Genjutsu he found himself in a dungeon bound by chains all over his body. There was entire darkness in the area and no one seemed to be in sight. Kakashi tried to unbound himself from the chains but found that his body coudln't move and he was paralyized.

"What the hell is going on? I can't move my body." thought Kakashi frantically

"You didn't keep your promise Kakashi" said a voice

Kakashi looked around and saw his deceased teammate Obito Uchiha staring at him angrily. Kakashi looked away in shame, even though it was an illusion he still couldn't meet Obito's gaze.

"Why did you kill me Kakashi? I loved you." said the voice of Rin who appeared beside Obito

"You failed me Kakashi" said the voice of Minato from behind Kakashi.

Soon one by one every person in Kakashi's life started appearing before him and started saying how disappointed they were in them. Kakashi tried to dispel the genjutsu but nothing seemed to work. Kakashi tried to stop his chakra but found his body was unable to even move, soon Kakashi couldn't even breathe properly.

"It's painful isn't it?" said Naruto appearing among the crowd of people. His voice seemed to be full of regret, he didn't want to do this to Kakashi but he had to see if his genjutsu was really that dangerous.

"What is this Naruto?" asked Kakashi a little angrily

"This is the power of my sharingan, this is my strongest Genjutsu." said Naruto

Naruto then started killing every person in front of Kakashi without any mercy. Kakashi couldn't take it anymore, he couldn't believe what Naruto was doing, he was killing everyone that Kakashi ever loved or cared for.

"How could you do this Naruto?" thought Kakashi regretfully.

"Stop it." said Kakashi angrily as he was unable to bear the genjutsu.

Immediately the chains disapperead and instead of being in a dungeon Kakashi found himself panting on the ground of the forest of death. The people around him had disappeared and Naruto was kneeling before him and had tears in his eyes.

"I'm sorry Ni-san, I didn't want to go this far but was not able to stop myself in time." said Naruto with tears falling freely from his eyes.

Kakashi was very angry at Naruto and was wanting to hit him badly but he noticed the tears in Naruto's eyes and his regretful voice and decided that Naruto was telling the truth and he could have gone overboard.

"I'm fine." said Kakashi flatly, he did not want to be rude but he was still angry at Naruto a little bit.

"I'm really sorry." said Naruto sadly

"What was that Genjutsu Naruto?" demanded Kakashi

"Yami No Sekai No Jutsu (World of Darkness)" said Naruto sadly

"Yami No Sekai No Jutsu (World of Darkness)?" asked Kakashi curiously

"It is a genjutsu that I can do with my sharingan." said Naruto

"How did you learn this genjutsu? I did not teach you anything more than simple sharingan illusion jutsu." said Kakashi

"I started learning more about my sharingan two years ago. You said Sharingan can copy and replicate an enemy's jutsu, so I started to dispel my sharingan illusions with the help of my shadow clones. I found out that my sharingan can analyze a genjutsu and decipher how it works. For example If I take your "Magen: Jigoku Kōka no Jutsu (Demonic Illusion: Descending Hell Technique)" it effects a person's sense of smell, sight and hearing. I was easily able to copy that technique and replicated it on you instantly." explained Naruto

"What? I know sharingan can dispel genjutsu but how were you able to replicate my own technique against me?" asked Kakashi curiously

"My sharingan had dispelled the genjutsu as soon as it was casted on me. I just pretended to be in your jutsu and then at the right moment I casted it against you. I was never in your illusion, its a type of illusion reversal jutsu which uses your own jutsu against you." said Naruto

"That's astonishing but what was all that after I dispelled the Genjutsu.?" demanded Kakashi angrily. Naruto winced a little on Kakashi's angry tone but decided to keep quiet as he had went overboard and was at fault.

"That was the second phase of my jutsu. I knew that trained shinobi could easily dispel the jutsu and counter it so this is where I use my Sharingan powers." said Naruto

"Sharingan powers?" asked Kakashi in shock.

"As soon as you dispelled the genjutsu you were in my genjutsu, I combined this genjutsu where you feel the effects of the Magen:Narakumi no Jutsu(Demonic Illusion:Hell Viewing Technique), in this stage I not only control your senses but also use your fears against you. I control your mind in my genjutsu and can do anything I want with you and you will be helpless. There is very less chance for someone to break out of this genjutsu, these are the special ocular powers of my sharingan. It grants me the ability to control a person, I could have controlled your mind and you wouldn't even notice if I didn't want you to notice my genjutsu." said Naruto sadly

Kakashi was left speechless after hearing this, Naruto's visual powers were so advanced than Kakashi had ever thought. Only one person in the entire history of the Uchiha clan had such visual prowess in genjutsu and that was Uchiha Shishui

"Of course, he is the descendant of Madara's brother, they both were said to possess the strongest sharingan in the entire Uchiha clan. But still to be able to cast such genjutsu at such young age is unbelievable. What else can your eyes do Naruto?" thought Kakashi with a little fear.

"Are there any limitations to this jutsu? Does this jutsu harm your eyes or your body in any way?" asked Kakashi sternly. If this jutsu was harmful to Naruto then he would never allow him to perform such a dangerous jutsu.

"It uses a lot of chakra but does not harm my eyes in any way. It does have a few limitations." explained Naruto

"I thought that this jutsu was unstoppable?" questioned Kakashi as whatever he had tried didn't work.

"I'm not sure about that. I think if you had used your sharingan power at a greater level than I think you could have broken this genjutsu. Also I cannot use this genjutsu very often, it will take a few days before I can use this genjutsu again." suggested Naruto

"He's right, probably my Mangekyo Sharingan could have broken it, but still it is a dangerous jutsu." thought Kakashi

"This Jutsu requires me to have eye contact with my opponent but I am a little vulnerable when I'm casting this genjutsu. However this genjutsu cannot be broken easily and your require the sharingan to cast this jutsu, I know as I had tested it before on my shadow clone." said Naruto

"You tested it on yourself? Are you an IDIOT?" yelled Kakashi

The next few minutes Kakashi lectured Naruto on his reckless behavior and reprimanded him continously. Naruto for his part hung his head in shame and listened as Kakashi scolded him.

"There is one big limitation of this genjutsu Ni-san." said Naruto a little hesitatingly

"What is that?" asked Kakashi suspiciously

"I can control a person's mind but the longer I use this genjutsu the more strain it puts on my eyes. My eyes started bleeding when I casted this genjutsu on a cat for a few hours." explained Naruto a little fearfully

"WHy did you lie to me when I asked you if it harms your eyes?" asked Kakashi a little angrily

"I was afraid to tell you." said Naruto honestly

"Naruto you can tell me anything you want. This jutsu is harmful to your eyes if you use it longer than necessary, so you should not use it until necessary. Still it was reckless of you to do this but I am still proud of you." said Kakashi with a little smile

"You're proud of me?" asked a shocked Naruto

"Yes Naruto, it is one of the strongest Genjutsu I have ever seen, your sharingan is truly unique. It is probably an A-rank genjutsu it may even become an S-rank genjutsu in the future." said Kakashi proudly

"Is it that advanced Genjutsu Ni-san?" asked Naruto in amazement

"Indeed it is, but Never use it on your COMRADES" said Kakashi very sternly.

"Hai Ni-san, I will never use this genjutsu on my comrades." said Naruto sincerely

"Now I want you to inform me before you create any other jutsu as they might harm you and I don't want you getting hurt." said Kakashi seriously

"I will tell you Ni-san, if you want I can even teach my jutsu to you." said Naruto happily

"You want to teach me your own jutsu?" asked Kakashi surprisedly but was a little happy to as Naruto trusted him enough to teach him such advanced jutsu.

"I owe you a lot Ni-san, you took care of me when no one did, you trained me, educated me, provided me the love of a big brother. Everything I am today is only because of you." said Naruto with a true smile

Kakashi was left speechless after hearing what Naruto had said. He truly loved Naruto like his own little brother and was happy to see that Naruto felt the same for him.

"I'll try to learn your jutsu and tell you what since you are willing to teach me your own jutsu I shall teach you mine." said Kakashi happily

"Your personal jutsu?" asked Naruto in an excited voice. Kakashi had indeed taught him many jutsu but never was one of them his own and now Kakashi was willing to teach him his own jutsu, this was a big honor.

"Its called the Chidori." said Kakashi and created a blue ball of chakra in his right hand. The jutsu became visible and was making a loud chirping noise.

"Woah Ni-san, that is so cool, What does it do?" asked Naruto curiously

Kakashi then charged towards a nearby tree and smashed his chidori through it with a loud noise. The tree was teared apart from the attack and had a large crater at the point of impact.

"Amazing." said Naruto with fascination

"It is an A-rank assasination jutsu which I created few years ago." said Kakashi

"Please will you teach me this jutsu, Ni-san?" asked Naruto excitedly

"I'll teach you that but not right now. Let's begin our training for now." instructed Kakashi

Naruto and Kakashi then continued their training for the next few hours. Their main focus of training was based on improving Naruto's form of Taijutsu, he had indeed improved his style of fighting. Naruto's fighting style was dependant on his speed and agility, Anko had indeed trained him well with the Hebi style while Kakashi had taught him the Uchiha's intercepting fist which taught him how to read and interpret an enemy's movements and combined that with the Hebi style made Naruto's Taijutsu formidable.

After a few hours of training we find a tired looking Naruto and a little exhausted Kakashi sitting near a lake in the forest of death, both seemed to be relaxing after a hard training session.

Naruto seemed to be having a troubled expression on his face which did not go unnoticed by Kakashi.

"What's troubling you, eh Naruto?" asked Kakashi

"Do people deserve second chances?" asked Naruto confusedly

"Well if they want to change the past and amend their mistakes honestly then I think it is better if we give them a chance. Why do you ask that?" asked Kakashi curiously

"Today at the academy there was a change is Sasuke's behavior." said Naruto

"What did he do?" asked Kakashi curiously

"He sent me a respectful nod instead of the usual disinterested look which he gives to everyone and did not insult anyone. He was acting a little strangely as compared to his normal behavior." explained Naruto

"Maybe he realized his mistakes after his spar with you Naruto." suggested Kakashi

"Why do you think I should even give him a chance? He is just an arrogant stuck-up prick." said Naruto a little angrily

"Look Naruto, I'm not trying to defend Sasuke but try to look at his life. His own big brother murdered everyone he loved, he lost everything in the brink of an eye. He is alone right now with no friends and family and his goal is just to kill his big brother and bring justice to his clan. He is walking the path of revenge and he needs a friend right now. All I'm saying that if he shows signs of change and wants to be friends with you at least give him a chance because in a way you and Sasuke are brothers." explained Kakashi

"I understand and I think I'll reserve my judgement and if he wants to change I'll help him." said Naruto with a small smile

"Now that's the Naruto I know." said Kakashi playfully

"I met someone yesterday Ni-san." said Naruto suddenly.

"Who was this person?" asked Kakashi a little seriously

"Her name was Kurenai Yuhi." said Naruto

"Kurenai? Where did you meet her?" asked Kakashi curiously

Naruto then narrated the entire incident about how he found Kurenai and he helped her and his new friendship with Kurenai and her offer for help in improving Naruto's genjutsu.

"Well Kurenai is a nice person, I don't have any problem as long as you tell me or Hokage-sama about what she teaches you. Though I would like if you tell me." said Kakashi

"I would tell you but what can Kurenai teach me? You seem to be good in Genjutsu, how can she help in improving my genjutsu?" asked Naruto with a little doubt in his voice.

"I am a Ninjutsu specialist Naruto, though I am good at Genjutsu I cannot provide you proper guidance in Genjutsu apart from sharingan illusions and you clearly have learned all you can from me in sharingan illusions, you have even surpassed me in your sharingan genjutsu." said Kakashi proudly

"Thanks Ni-san, that means a lot to me." said Naruto

"I do want to know why you need to learn genjutsu. Your sharingan illusions are more than enough." suggested Kakashi

"I do not want to be dependent entirely on my sharingan for genjutsu. There may be battles in which my sharingan can't help me there I can use my own genjutsu without the sharingan. You taught me to always have a contingency plan." explained Naruto

"That's understandable, but even though Kurenai is a nice person and a friend of mine you.." said Kakashi but was cut off by Naruto

"You should never trust anyone blindly:Shinobi Rule 38" said Naruto with a smirk.

"Smartass." said Kakashi with a smirk and bonked Naruto on the head.

"Hehe, I know I won't reveal anything important to her until I can trust her." said Naruto

"That's good." said Kakashi

"Well Ni-san I'll go to training ground 28 to meet her. I have to meet her after sometime." said Naruto and got up to leave.

"Naruto if you find anything suspicious report it immediately to me. If you are in trouble call me, don't try to be a hero." said Kakashi giving Naruto a stern look.

"I will." said Naruto

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Naruto had just reached the eastern gates of the forest of death when he sensed a few number of chakra signatures headed his way. Acting on instincts he immediately took out a kunai and got into a battle stance to face whoever or whatever was headed his way.

Now, Naruto was by no means paranoid but he knew not many people came to the forest of death. Only a selected few Anbu and Anko visited the forest of death. So his pursuers were most probably Anbu and so it was pointless to run when the Anbu had gotten very close.

Naruto knew he was probably a Jounin level ninja but even he was not capable of taking on an entire squad of Anbu. He knew he had just told Kakashi that he wouldn't do something reckless but he had no choice as there was no time.

Naruto's suspicions were proved correct when a squad of Anbu blackops landed nearby him. These Anbu had the same face-less masks that the Anbu that had attacked Naruto a few years ago.

"They are the same Anbu. What do they want with me?" thought Naruto and got ready to fight.

"We do not wish to fight you Naruto-san." said the female of the group in a stoic voice.

"Then why are you here?" asked Naruto suspiciously

"We just want to deliver a message to you." said the female Anbu

"From whom?" asked Naruto

"Danzo-sama wishes to speak to you." said the female Anbu

"Why would I want to meet him? The last time when one of you showed up they tried to kill me." said Naruto angrily

"Danzo-sama wishes to talk with you about your father." said the female Anbu

Naruto was shocked to hear this, all of his anger just vanished, he always wanted to know who his father was and despite everything he couldn't find anything about him. If this Danzo knew something about his father then he would meet him regardless of the dangers.

"Who is this Danzo-sama you talk about? And how can I trust you?" asked Naruto giving the ANbu a stern look

"We do not wish to harm you Naruto-san. All of your questions will be answered by Danzo-sama. It is your choice if you wish to come or not, if you do not want to come with us, we will leave you immediately." replied the female Anbu without any emotion in her voice.

Naruto thought about it for a few moments, there was risk but if he could find out about his father then he would make a deal with the devil himself.

"Alright I'll come with you but if I find anything suspicious I WILL KILL YOU." said Naruto sternly

"Very well, but we will cover your eyes as the place we are going is of high security." said the female Anbu and Naruto nodded a little hesitatingly.

The female ANbu then put a hand on Naruto's shoulder and Naruto felt himself being shun-shined. For the next few minutes Naruto could feel descending down multiple stairs.

After a few moments the Anbu stopped and opened Naruto's blindfold. The first thing which Naruto noticed that he was in a dark room, there was no furniture in the room. It was plain, there were a few pictures of Konoha and a picture of the Nidaime Hokage on the wall. Naruto found these characteristics to be very strange.

Naruto heard the sound of a cane making contact with the ground. He looked towards that direction and found a man standing there. He had black shaggy hair,the man appeared to be old probably the same as the hokage if the wrinkles on his face was any indicator. He wore a grey robe which covered his entire body and had his right hand wrapped in it. The man's right eye was covered by bandages and he was looking at Naruto with a neutral expression.

"You must be Danzo?" asked Naruto flatly

"Indeed I am Naruto, I wish to speak with you." said Danzo with a neutral tone in his voice.

"What do you know about my father?" asked Naruto immediately

"Straight to the point I see, but before I tell you about your father what can you tell me about these two pictures." asked Danzo and pointed to two pictures on the wall with his cane.

Naruto looked up at the wall and noticed a picture of the village and the other picture was that of the Nidaime Hokage.

"It is a picture of the village and if I'm assuming correct this picture shows the importance of Konoha as I don't think you are a person who would keep fancy pictures." said Naruto

Danzo chuckled on hearing Naruto's answer while the Anbu in the room didn't show any emotions.

"You are indeed smart, but what do you think of the Nidaime?" asked Danzo

"The NIdaime was one of the greatest shinobi of the village. He introduced the rules which we follow as a shinobi today. He was a shrewd man who valued the safety of Konoha above everything else and followed the rules of shinobi to the core."explained Naruto

"It seems Kakashi has trained you well." said Danzo

"How do you know Kakashi-ni-san is training me?'' asked a shocked Naruto

"I know everything about you Naruto. I even know about your sharingan." said Danzo suddenly shocking Naruto.

"That's impossible." said Naruto disbelievingly

"We live in a world of deception and lies Naruto. What you see may not be the reality, every person likes to live in their own fantasies. But I know everything about Konoha and everything about you." said Danzo with a smirk

Naruto didn't know what to say, this man knew almost everything about him and if he knew about his sharingan then what other secrets did this man know about his life. Naruto decided to find out what this man knew.

"How do you know about my sharingan?" asked Naruto sternly

"Before I answer that, let me tell you ask you something, why do you think the Yondaime sealed the Kyubi in you?" asked Danzo strictly

Again, Naruto didn't answer and remained silent, Danzo took it as a cue to continue his explanation.

"You were made the Jinchuriki of the Kyubi in order to protect Konoha. Also the only people who are capable of containing the Kyubi in their body were Uzumaki as they had exceptional chakra which was necessary to control the strongest Biju of this world. But after the destruction of the Uzuamki clan during the third great Ninja war there were not many Uzumaki left. You should know this as your mother was the second Jinchuriki of the Kyubi while your great-grandaunt was the first Jinchuriki of the Kyubi." explained Danzo

Naruto couldn't move, it was as if the world had just stopped around him, his mother was the Jinchuriki of the Kyubi and his great-grandaunt too. Many questions were arising in his mind and Danzo read Naruto's emotions and decided to explain further.

"You now understand that the Yondaime didn't chose you just because he wanted to make you a Jinchuriki but he did it because he had no choice." said Danzo calmly

Naruto's respect for the Yondaime increased as he now understood that the Yondaime was forced to do this to him and if he was in the Yondaime's place he would have done the same to protect his family and village.

"But that was not the main reason the Yondaime chose you to bear this burden." said Danzo

"Why did he do it?" asked Naruto neutrally not displaying his feelings to this man.

"It was because he trusted his son the most in the entire world with such power and wanted you to protect the village." said Danzo sternly but was quite confident that this would prove to be the most shocking thing Naruto had ever heard and now he could put his plans into motion.

"The Yondaime...was my father?" asked a shocked Naruto. He couldn't believe that his own father was the fourth Hokage, the person he admired the most in the world, the person who gave him this burden was his own father.

"Yes, Minato Namikaze, the Yondaime Hokage of Konoha was your father. You are his legacy. I guess Hiruzen didn't tell you about this, didn't he?" smirked Danzo

"No, Jiji didn't tell me anything about my father. He told me he would tell me when I was older." said Naruto

"There are many things that Hiruzen has kept in the dark from you. I'm sure he didn't even tell you that you have a relative who is alive." said Danzo with a smirk.

"There is someone alive from my family?" asked Naruto hopefully. He was grateful for having Kakashi as his brother but if there was someone alive from his family then Naruto would wanted to find them out.

"Yes, her name is Tsunade Senju. She is the granddaughter of Mito Uzumaki, who was the Shodai Hokage's wife and your great-grandaunt. Tsunade is your mother's cousin sister and is your aunt." explained Danzo

Naruto was feeling a a large number of emotions. A part of him was happy that he had an aunt that was alive and Tsunade Senju, of the legendary Sanin was related to him. He also felt anger against Hiruzen for hiding all of this from him and was also confused as why Tsunade had never even came to see him even once.

"Hiruzen didn't even tell you that you had a godfather, didn't he?" asked Danzo deviously

"A godfather?" asked Naruto disbelievingly

"Yes, Jiraya of the Sanin is your godfather." said Danzo

Naruto's anger was increasing with every passing moment. His real family had abandoned him, his Jiji had kept all of this in the dark from him and his so called family had not even came to see him once or cared if he was alive or not. Seeing Naruto getting angry Danzo decided to hit the nail in the coffin.

"Before you jump to any conclusions you must know that Tsunade did not abandon you." said Danzo

"What do you mean?" asked Naruto curiously

"She was the one who adopted you first when you were an infant and took care of you for 3 years." explained Danzo

"She adopted ...me?" asked Naruto warmly. He felt happy that his aunt had at least not abandoned him but he also wanted to know what happened with her and how did he end up in the orphanage before Kakashi adopted him.

"Yes, this was one of the biggest secrets of Konoha. She loved you like her own son and wanted to be your mother but Hiruzen took her away from you." explained Danzo

"Why did Jiji do this?" asked Naruto on the verge of tears

"He didn't do this because he personally hated you but was forced to do it. Tsunade was taking care of you in a secluded part of the village which was closely guarded by the Anbu blackops but she didn't want to stay in the village due to some personal reasons and was also worried for your safety, so she wanted to leave the village but as you are a Jinchuriki, you are an asset of the village like every shinobi and so she couldn't take you with her and Hiruzen was forced to make you stay in the village as he couldn't allow you to be taken away from the village as other nations may kidnap you for your power." explained Danzo

"Tsunade...oba-chan, thank you for being there for me. No matter what happens I will find you." thought Naruto.

"However Jiraya never cared for you even if he was your godfather, he didn't even came to see you once and instead focused on his spy network." said Danzo evilly

With each passing moment Naruto didn't know what to feel. A part of his mind couldn't believe that the Hokage whom he considered his grandfather had done this to him, Hiruzen had taken away his only living family, a woman who loved him like a mother was taken away from him, his own godfather had abandoned him, this was greatly painful for Naruto. On the other hand a rational thoughts were arising in his mind that whether all of this was true or was he being manipulated.

"How do you know all of this? How can I even believe that what you said is the truth?" asked Naruto suspiciously

"I am an elder of the village and as such I know many things about the village as I served on the council. And what I'm telling you is the truth, whether you want to believe me or not is all up to you. I have never lied to you like Hiruzen and have told you your truth." said Danzo

"What do you want from me?" asked Naruto tiredly. Many of his beliefs were shattered due to these revelations and his trust in people had shaken up tremendously.

"I only want you to protect Konoha. I know some people in the village do not like you but you should not get affected by it. Think of the sacrifices made by your father. He sacrificed his own life to save the village and entrusted the village's future to you by granting you the power of the Kyubi. Your father was a true shinobi." said Danzo

Naruto could clearly understand what Danzo was saying. His father the Yondaime Hokage of Konoha had entrusted everything to him and it was his duty to protect the village. And even though Hiruzen had hidden somethings from him he could understand he had to make some painful decisions as the Hokage.

"I am not telling that Hiruzen hates you but he only did what was best to protect you. But Hiruzen is too soft, he lacks the will to take harsh decisions when it comes to the safety of Konoha. One of his biggest mistakes was letting Orochimaru, one of the biggest traitior of Konoha to live because he got swayed in his emotions over his prized student" explained Danzo

Naruto agreed with Danzo that Hiruzen should not have let Orochimaru live. Naruto did not like Orochimaru, he hated him, he was responsible for Anko's miserable life. He had branded Anko with the curse seal and had destroyed her life. Naruto loved Anko like his elder sister and if Hiruzen had just killed Orochimaru then Anko's life would have been different. Instead of living a life of being hated she would have been able to live a happy life. This was one of the biggest regrets that Naruto had of Hiruzen.

"The Ninja world is an ascetic world. A true shinobi controls his emotions and serves in shadows in order to protect the village and strengthen the Nation. The village is all that matters and nothing else. Self-sacrifice is the way of true shinobi, to be ready to sacrifice anything and do what is necessary in order to protect the village is the duty of the true shinobi. This was the Will of the NIdaime Hokage, the one which your father followed to the core." explained Danzo

Naruto was listening carefully to what Danzo was saying. He found Danzo's words to be very true and his father had done the same thing in order to protect the village and so had the Nidaime Hokage.

"You are truly special and are the legacy of Minato so I kept tabs on you. And as for how I know of your sharingan, do you remember the incident when you were attacked by Anbu few years ago?" asked Danzo

"Yes, the Anbu with the same masks had attacked me." said Naruto pointing his finger to the Anbu in the room.

"I sent the Anbu after you in order to test how strong you were to do your duty as a shinobi of the village." said Danzo

"By Killing me, you wished to test me?" asked Naruto sarcastically

"I only wished to see how strong you had become after Kakashi started to train you. I did not order the Anbu to kill you but just test your strength, however you ended up killing one of them by accident." said Danzo

Naruto lowered his head in shame, even though he had acted in self defense he hated bloodshed but also knew as a shinobi he may have to kill but that doesn't mean he had to like killing people.

Danzo saw the shame on Naruto's face, if any of his Root had behaved in such a pathetic manner then he would have killed them instantly but he knew he had to be patient with Naruto if he wanted his plan to work.

"You should not be ashamed, their deaths were not meaningless, due to that accident your sharingan awakened and your powers increased. They died as a true shinobi in a battle." said Danzo proudly

"How can you say that for your own people?" asked Naruto angrily

"Self sacrifice is the way of a true shinobi. Their deaths were unfortunate but I do not regret it instead I cherish that such shinobi served and died for the village. My aim is to protect Konoha and bring peace to this world." said Danzo confidently

Danzo knew that his way of peace was of making Konoha rule over the entire world but Naruto didn't need to know that for now. He had plans for Naruto and he would make sure that his ambitions were fulfilled.

Naruto's dream was to create a peace where people can understand each other. Where there was no hatred, no sorrow, no pain. Where parents didn't have to die, where children didn't have to grow up alone, where shinobi did not hate each other. And as such he was intrigued by how can Danzo share views of peace.

"I along with a few of my comrades do whatever it is necessary to protect Konoha and bring peace to the shinobi world. We do what is necessary." said Danzo proudly

"Are you trying to oppose Jiji?" asked Naruto sternly. Naruto was still angry at Hiruzen for lying to him but he still cared for him and if Danzo intended to harm him then he would stop Danzo.

"No Naruto, Hiruzen and I are comrades. We do have a different ideology and thoughts but we both want to protect Konoha and I do things which Hiruzen isn't able to do." said Danzo tactfully

"You don't want to become Hokage? From what I've heard you say, you don't like Jiji and you think you can do better than him." accused Naruto

"He is indeed quite perceptive. I have to give you credit for that Kakashi." thought Danzo impressed with Naruto's accurate perception.

"No I do not wish to become Hokage, I only wish to help Hiruzen. He was my teammate and as such it is my duty to help him to protect the village." lied Danzo

Danzo then tapped his cane on the ground and an Anbu came forward with a scroll and handed it to Naruto. Naruto took the scroll and was curious as what was in this scroll.

"What's in this scroll?'' asked Naruto curiously

"This is a scroll containing a summoning contract for crows." said Danzo with a smirk

Naruto's eyes widened on hearing this. He knew summoning contract were extremely rare and priceless and were a great assest for a shinobi. Only certain shinobi had summons, Kakashi had his dog summons, Jiraya was the Toad Sage. For Danzo to give Naruto a summoning contract was strange for Naruto.

"Why are you giving me this?" asked Naruto curiously

"It is a gift which I want to give you. I have faith that you will use it to protect the village." said Danzo

"What do you want in return? I don't think you would just give me a summoning contract like that?" asked Naruto suspiciously

Danzo was a master in manipulating people. He had lured Naruto to him by using his knowledge of Minato and Naruto as bait. He had then revealed Naruto's secrets to him which Hiruzen had hidden from him and had weakened his belief in Hiruzen. He had then went on to explain his ideology to Naruto hoping to get him on his side and the final finishing was offering the boy a big gift as a summoning contract to strengthen his beliefs in Danzo.

Naruto was very important for Danzo's plans. Not only was the boy the Jinchuriki of Kyubi but was also related to the first two Hokages and was the son of the fourth Hokage and as such would have great political and militaristic advantage in Konoha in the future and if he wanted to become the Hokage then having Naruto on his side would be a huge benefit for him.

Naruto also was a powerful shinobi and if he could understand Danzo's ideals then he could become Danzo's ultimate weapon. So Danzo decided to do whatever necessary in order to fulfill his goals and was patient in dealing with Naruto and changing his beliefs.

"I believe you can use it more properly than anyone else. I do not want anything in return. Your father did a lot for his village and the least I can do is guide you in protecting what your father died for." said Danzo tactfully

Naruto nodded, if Danzo was just giving him a summoning contract without wanting anything in return that he was not refusing it. Summoning contracts were very rare.

"Finally, my plans will be fulfilled." thought Danzo

"Now I need to ask you Naruto, will you do whatever it takes to become a true shinobi and co-operate with me so that we can protect Konoha and bring peace to this world?" asked Danzo with a smirk.

The entire room fell silent, everyone's eyes were fixed on Naruto and thinking what decision he would make and what destiny had in store for Konoha and the shinobi world.