Important A/N: So because I had someone point out some mistakes and a big plot hole(s) I am revising this a little bit. Not too much should only take a couple days then I'll be caught up and finishing the next chapter. The changes aren't huge. This is now taking place before the wave arc and will be a Naru/Male harem. There will be other side pairings, some het, but only for the sake of the story. I hope the changes are welcome and if not I'm very sorry I couldn't continue it like it was.

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters.

Beta: Reenan Lefey (also co-conspirator.)

Chapter 1

The Village Hidden in the Leaves had been unusually quiet for days. One would think that a bit of peace and quiet would be relaxing, but in a village full of shinobi this could only have been the calm before the storm. This particular storm went by the name Naruto.

Naruto had been practicing a new jutsu. The jutsu in question was called the Memor ī Id ō no Jutsu. Naruto had learned it the night Mizuki had tricked him into stealing the Scroll of Sealing and then promptly forgot all about it in the excitement of graduating. Memor ī Id ō no Jutsu was supposed to allow the user to be able to peek at another's mind. There was more to the explanation but because Naruto is Naruto he didn't have the patience to read the rest.

He practiced the jutsu on his own on various animals around the village until he became proficient enough to feel he was able to try it out on a person (that and seeing into an animal's mind just wasn't as interesting as he thought it would be.) then he had to figure out just who he would use it on. Who would be the best person to learn from?

So now here he is at the usual meeting spot for team 7 waiting on their once again late Sensei. For once he was sitting at the bridge quietly thinking when that Jutsu popped into his head. All three teammates were waiting on their Sensei. The raven haired boy and pink haired girl were watching their blonde teammate. One with an indifferent look on his face but mentally cautious thinking it might be part of a prank. The other almost looked worried, she'd never seen her teammate sit for so long quietly.

For three hours the two of them watched their blonde teammate, with a frown on his face, stare at nothing. He was sitting cross legged and leaning against one of the railing posts. It wasn't like he was still the whole time either. His knee bounced from time, he tapped his fingers against his leg, scratched an itch or pulled at his hair. Though it all though he was quiet and didn't acknowledge his teammates at all.

When Kakashi finally showed up in his usual puff of smoke and 'Yo' as a greeting, Sakura was the only one to jump up and yell about him being late. It took him a moment to realize that something was wrong this morning and when he finally lifted his eye from his book he took in the appearance of Sasuke who look fine, Sakura looked like herself but then it clicked. It was much too quiet. That's when he noticed his usually loud blonde student sitting a little ways away from them leaning against a railing post with his eyebrows furrowed in thought.

The older man slipped his book into his weapons pouch and walked over to his student while the other two followed shortly behind him. He crouched down in front of the boy balancing himself on the balls of his feet. Looking him over there didn't seem to be anything visibly wrong with him. Same bright blue eyes, just a little unfocused. Same tan skin, no paleness just some dark smudges under his eyes (probably training late into the night again). Deep even breaths. If his eyes were closed the older man would think he was sleeping.

"Naruto."

"…"

"Naruto!" This time when Kakashi called his name louder and a bit sharper than before. The blonde looked up his eyes clearing as he focused on his Sensei's exposed dark eye.

"Eh? Kakashi-Sensei when did you get here?" Was the subdued reply.

"Well, you were so deep in thought that you didn't even notice me," he said poking the boy on his hitai-ate. "Or hear Sakura yell. Is something wrong?"

"No I was just thinking about….." He stopped suddenly and turned a bright happy grin on his Sensei before jumping up.

That's it. I can use it on Kakashi-Sensei, he knows a ton of different Jutsu maybe I can learn some using this. The blonde thought to himself.

"Sensei can I show you this new Jutsu I learned? Please, please, please." He begged.

"Well…" Kakashi hedged but he didn't really want to say no after seeing Naruto brighten up like he did. "I supposed but you have to be quick we need to get to training and it better not be anything like your Sexy Jutsu."

"I'll be fast and no I promise." He was jumping up and down excitedly.

Sakura and Sasuke stood on either side of their Sensei to see what he was going to do. One ready to hit him if he pulled anything perverted and the other watching to see if it would be anything useful though he doubted it.

"Thanks Kaka-Sensei. Alright here we go." He stopped bouncing and concentrated on building chakra. He made five hand signs and Kakashi's eye widened and he wanted to stop his student but it was as if everything but the blonde was going in slow motion and then it was too late.

"Memorī idō no Jutsu."

Kakashi, Sasuke and Sakura watched as the blonde slumped to the ground before everything went black around them. They could see each other but there was no ground beneath their feet, no scenery and no sky.

"Tawagoto! You two look at me." They looked up questioningly at the unnaturally serious Jounin. "I don't know what he was trying to do but I know this Jutsu it can be dangerous. If it works we'll be seeing Naruto's memories, the important ones that have an impact on him. I know a little bit about what we may see but I need you two to swear you will never discuss what you may learn here with no one ever. If later on you feel like you need to talk to someone you can try to talk to Naruto and if not him than me or the Hokage." He stopped talking when, all of a suddenly they were in a clearing. A blonde man and a red headed women were kneeling in front of a small alter holding a baby. He has wisps of bright yellow hair and three whisker makings on each cheek.

The blonde man would have looked like he was holding the red haired women if it weren't for the long dull gray nail impaling the two and keeping them in place. Three sets of eyes followed the direction of the nail to where it was attached to a paw covered in fiery red fur. They followed it up to the creature towering above them all. Two looked on in fear and one with sorrow.

"Who are they Kakashi-Sensei?" Sakura whispered. She could guess but she wanted to confirm before she assumed anything.

He glanced down at his two students not wanting to pull his attention from the image. They were blurry and he had to blink to clear the unshed tears from his eye.

"Naruto. The Yondaime Hokage, Namikaze Minato, and Uzumaki Kushina. Naruto's parents." He watched Sakura's eyes widen and her mouth drop open. Unexpectedly Sasuke displayed surprise and amazement also though he was able to keep his mouth from dropping open. Sakura opened her mouth to ask more questions presumably but was interrupted by a soft spoken voice.

"Don't look so sad… Minato. I'm… I'm happy. Happy that you loved me. Happy that it's… our son's… birthday. Like… If I try to imagine surviving and the three of us… living together… I can't think of anything… beyond 'I'd be so happy.' If I had any regrets… It would be that I won't see Naruto grow up." Kushina said to the blonde man.

Naruto...don't be a picky eater, eat a lot and grow big and strong! Take your bath everyday...go to bed early and sleep well. Study hard on your Ninjutsu...I was never very good at it...maybe you will...everyone is good at some things and not so good at others...and if things don't go so well...don't get so depressed. At the academy, listen to your teachers. Make friends! It doesn't matter how many...just make sure that they're people you can really trust...and a few is enough! Regarding the Three Prohibitions of the shinobi, be careful when you loan and borrow money, make sure to save your missions pay carefully, and no drinking alcohol until your 20...too much sake is harmful for your body. As for girls...well...I'm a girl so I don't really know what to say...but sooner or later, you'll want a girlfriend and that's normal...just...don't fall for a strange one...try to find someone...like me. Oh...one more thing...watch out for Jiraiya-sensei...dattebane!

"Naruto… you're going to experience a lot of pain and suffering. Remember who you are! Find a goal… a dream… and don't stop trying until it comes true. There's… there's so much more that I want to say… to teach you… I want to stay with you… I love you." She stopped talking, tears streaming down her face.

"Naruto… This is your dad. Listen… To your motor-mouth mother."

They watched as the Yondaime looked over to someone outside the barrier. They followed his gaze to see the Third Hokage. They heard the Yondaime tell him that he wanted his son to be seen as a hero to the village not as the container to the Nine-Tailed Demon. Both young teens gasped but didn't say anything as they watched Naruto's parents fall to the ground dead and a black mark like a tattoo appeared on the infant's stomach. The scene faded and they were left in the dark again only able to see each other.

Kakashi looked down at his two students who were just standing next to him unmoving. Sakura had tear tracks down her cheeks and Sasuke didn't appear as unaffected as he tried to look. Sasuke was the first to speak.

"Kakashi, If Naruto was a baby when that happened, how are we seeing it since it's his memories and what exactly did happen?" Leave it to the genius to ask the hard questions but he had a theory.

"Well, first I'm not quite sure but my theory is since the sub-conscious remembers everything even if we don't we can still see it. He was there and everything happened in front of him. Second the Yondaime sealed the Kyuubi in Naruto and sacrificed his life doing it. And before you say anything I know what they teach you but it was decreed by the Third that the information on the Kyuubi and Naruto be considered an S Class secret and anyone caught speaking of it would be severely punished."

"Does he know?" Sakura asked.

"About his Parents? No, you were taught about all the Hokage and their accomplishments so you know how many enemies the Yondaime had, it was kept from him for a reason and myself and a few others are the only ones who know who his parents are. Sasuke you'd do well to remember this but his is also the last of a once great clan that was wiped out. You two have more in common than either of you know. In fact I think in light of all this it's time for all of you to know some truths." He stopped when he was once again interrupted when they appeared in the next scene.