History & Sealings
As far as Naruto can tell, his relationship with people is a coin flip. A 50/50 chance, as it seems sometimes people treat him as something important while others treat him as less than trash. Even at age 6 he doesn’t know if all of the village liking him or all of the village hating him is better, he doesn’t want to be alone and for no one to like him, but he’s seen the way stuck up people act *cough* Uchihas *cough*. Even while it’s a 50/50 shot he’s put extremely on edge about wether or not people will like him. Although it does seem like those who dislike him can’t do anything against him even if they wanted to, Well besides the chains that’ve protected him all his life.
He’s asked his Grandfather-like figure (Hiruzen) almost every time during his weekly visits why they do and he always gets the same answer. “I’ll tell you when you’re older” along with a head pat. Well he’s older than when he first asked so where’s his explanation, huh? Even though he doesn’t know where they come from the Cain’s always feel... warm like when his Jiji hugs him. A couple times people have tried to throw rocks and a knife at him one time but each time they just get reflected by the chains. Sometimes when he’s sad lying in his apartment his Jiji got him after he got kicked out of the orphanage because he’s “that kid” the chains will wrap around him gently like a hug.
Well nows not the time to be sad, he’s got to infiltrate a secret base (the library) to try and find some information on his last name, Uzumaki. He knows it’s important as people call him “Uzumaki sir.” He’s a kid! He should be calling him sir not the other way around!
He tries to sneak by the front desk as he’d entered just behind someone who just opened the door he hears a, “This is a library kid there’s no need to attempt sneak in.” As he stands up the lady behind the desk looks up from the paper she’s writing on and gives a look of recognition. Naruto immediately notice it, ‘Go on, be like all those who say the mean things when I’m just walking.’ Not wanting her to say it but rather expecting her to say it. “What’s your name kid? And is there anything that I can help you with?”
Stunning Naruto for a moment, “Umm, Naruto, do you happen to know anything about the Uzumaki clan?”
“We’ve got a whole bunch of things about different clans so I’m sure you can find it in there, it’ll be in that third aisle over there.”
“Thank you miss... uh...”
“Tashigi.” She states give a smile to Naruto.
“Thank you Miss Tashigi.”
“You’re welcome Naruto, come back if you need help findings anything else.”
As Naruto reaches the aisle he skims over the other books until he finds it. “Senju... Uchiha... ah, Uzumaki!” As he pulls out the book he notes that it’s a bit smaller than some of the others. Paying no heed to it for now he decides to just read up on his clan’s past.
‘The Uzumaki clan were a group that made up their own hidden village called Uzushiogakure. One of their most distinguishable traits is the crimson red hair all known Uzumaki’s have. They also had many extraordinary abilities and traits. Some of which include, increased chakra levels, sensory abilities, faster healing, an ability to understand sealing techniques at a much easier rate than others, and longevity, with the average death of age of an Uzumaki being around 200. Most of these traits can be found in most Uzumaki members. But chakra chains were an extremely rare ability found in very few members. Along with the ability to heal others by biting the Uzumaki and sucking out some of their chakra.’
‘Wow... my clan was amazing! They could do all of this?! And I could also be able to do this too?! Incredible! But... why have I heard people call me ‘The Last Uzumaki?’’ Naruto keeps reading, eventually getting his answer...
‘During the Second Great Ninja War, Uzushiogakure was attacked as some other villages believed they were too strong. Because of this attack, it is believed that most of to almost everyone from the Uzumaki clan were killed. With the possibility of few escaping.’
‘Ah man… I was hoping that I’d be able to meet some other Uzumakis. But it looks like it’s very unlikely.’
Attempting to avoid the depressing content, Naruto focuses on one of traits an Uzumaki’s have. The ability to understand sealing techniques better than others. Seeing that the book doesn’t go more in-depth into seals, he decides to ask then nice lady about it.
“Um... excuse me Miss Tashigi?” He asks as he walks up to the front desk, clutching the book to his chest.
Lookin at him over the desk, “Yes Naruto?”
“Are there any books about sealing techniques?”
“Unfortunately most are blocked off due to needing to be a sealing master’s apprentice or just getting access to the lower levels by becoming a ninja. The first level of seals is available to borrow through.”
“Oh... ok then. Where is the first level of sealing at?”
“Fifth row on the right.”
“Thank you!”
Giggling at the cute kid, “You’re very welcome Naruto.”
Naruto returns the clan book back to its spot and checks out the first level of sealing book, accurately named “Sealing for Dummies.” On his way back to his apartment, he nearly walks into multiple people just staring at the cover in amazement, barely containing his excitement from reading it.
-Timeskip-
‘Ah finally… my favorite time of the week…’ Hiruzen walks through the city of Konoha on a bright sunny day.
‘I wish I could’ve adopted Naruto myself, but the civilian council threatened to pull most off their businesses out if any adopted him.’
He lets out a little sigh before smiling to get a small family.
‘Along with the amount of paper work I keep getting it just seems more like they’re trying to keep me from Naruto as long as they can!’
As he walks up the stairs to Naruto’s apartment, he remembers how he was lucky to find someone without any prejudice against him.
Giving a small knock on the door he waits for an answer… and waits… until a couple minutes go by and he hasn’t even heard any movement inside the apartment.
“Naruto? I’m coming in.”
Using a spare key he had, just in case of emergencies, he walks in and see that everything looks fine. Until he hears some sort of… scratching? As he walks towards the noise a sudden-
“AHH!” *BOOM*
“Are you ok Naruto? What is going… on…”
As Hiruzen quickly reaches the doorway, that smoke is now coming out of, he sees Naruto coughing. He some soot on his face and his chains receding back into him as he is sitting in the middle of a room with multiple scrolls lying around him.
Picking up one of the nearby scrolls, “Did you… create this on your own?” Hiruzen looks at Naruto with a look of amazement.
“You know it! The book said sealing was hard but it actually really easy!”
“Book?” Naruto proceeds to hand it to his Jiji, the now covered in soot, book of Sealing for Dummies.
“Didn’t think sealing techniques would be appeasing to you... especially at such at your age.”
“Well, I say a book at the library about the Uzumaki Clan. Why didn’t you tell me about then?! I could’ve started to train to become the greatest ninja ever way earlier!”
With a little sigh, “ I didn’t know if you were ready to know at a young age. I will promise you this. Once you make it into the academy, I will tell you more about your clan and family.”
“Really?! Well you gotta promise!”
As the young Naruto holds up his pinky finger to his grandfather figure Hiruzen sure and forms the sacred pinky-promise.
“I promise that I will.”
“Alright! I’m gonna be the greatest ninja ever! Even better than you, Old Man!”
Giving a hearty laugh, “I be waiting for you to surpass me. We do have one seal master in the village, but he’s currently out on village business. I will get you under some other seal specialists until then.”
“Alright!”
-Timeskip-
‘Back at it again…’
Hiruzen thinks spinning his chair around to look out the window that looks over the village. Smiling as he remembers meeting with Naruto the other day.
‘I should get on getting him under a seal specialist. A least until Jiraiya comes back.’
But before he can he hears a sudden, “Please sir just hold on the Hokage is very busy right now-“
As the door busted open he sees an angry Kakashi who storms up to the desk and slams both hands down on it, glaring into Hiruzen’s soul.
“How long.”
“Six years.”
“Why, you knew what they meant to me?! Why’d didn’t you tell me at least that he survived?!”
Taking a drag out of his pipe, “Because you weren’t in the right mindset to know-“
“SCREW THAT! And you thought it would be ok for me to think that they all die-”
“I KNOW SO JUST CALM DOWN AND THINK!” Shocking Kakashi into quieting him. Hiruzen takes a long drag of his pipe waiting for Kakashi to calm down.
“If I did tell you then you would’ve stormed the meeting demanding to take Naruto under your care, then the counsel would’ve put some sort of order on you to stay away from him. I wanted to tell you, I really did. But I didn’t want you to possibly ruin your chances at helping him later on.”
“I… I never thought of it that way… When I saw you meeting with him I thought you were trying to hide him, or mistreating him.”
“As emotional as you currently are, I expected you the think the worse. But I also know that Kushina and Minato would’ve wanted you to be in the right mindset when helping Naruto. I will be assigning you teams from now on. I know you take Minato’s teachings of teamwork to heart. I want you to show that you some of the new teams as well. Then maybe I’ll assign you to Naruto’s team if you’re up to it.”
“Alright, have a good day sir.”
As Hiruzen watches Kakashi leave he gives a knowing smile, one that knows Kakashi will be ready at the time to teach Naruto.