Hello Again People! Been a long time, I know. Again, sorry for the late update. Was really busy the previous couple of weeks. Anyways, Chapter 6 is up. Enjoy!

Naruto's home had always been his small, one roomed apartment. The place which reminded him of how lonely he actually was. The endless nights, when he used to curl up in a ball and cry were just a part of what he went through. And come morning, he had to fight the urge to breakdown and toughen up his exterior so as to hide what actually lied beneath.

However, it was now that he actually came to know about what home really is.

Naruto woke up in the morning, when the sun had just come up, marking the start of the day. He opened his eyes, and his heart skipped a beat. The happenings of the previous day flashing in front of his eyes. He hurriedly got up and looked around hastily, only to feel relieved. It wasn't a dream. He was afraid it was. But it certainly was real. He smiled looking around the room in which he was. The room was quite spacious, without any unnecessary decorations and furniture. An almirah at the far left corner, a night lamp on the small side table beside his bed, a good-sized mirror at his right were some of the prominent things he saw. The room was well lit, with salmon-colored walls adding to the elegance of the simple yet beautiful room.

He let out a yawn, still feeling a bit sleepy. It wasn't like Naruto to be up so early unless it was for a mission. When finally out of the usual morning grogginess, his heart felt warm knowing where he was. It wasn't his lonely apartment. It was some place much better.

He got up from the bed, stretching a little. He was wearing an oversized T-shirt, and his usual orange tracksuit pants. Kushina insisted on him changing out of the orange jacket, which looked really uncomfortable for sleeping. He finally settled for one of his father's T-shirts, and it was decided that they'll be shopping the next day. He was brought out of his thoughts of the previous night by a delicious aroma that filled the room. He headed towards the door and climbed down the stairs following whatever it was that made his appetite two-fold. He entered what looked like a well-set kitchen, and saw his mother stirring something in a Rondeau pot. He just stared for a little while, with some unknown emotions lurking in his chest. But they were pleasant ones, he knew that much. Just at that moment, Kushina turned towards him and smiled a big, warm smile, instantly cheering him up.

"Good Morning, Naruto! You're up pretty early. Quite the punctual one huh?" Kushina said cheerfully.

Naruto just smiled sheepishly rubbing the back of his head. "Not really-ttebayo. I'm not usually up at this time. It's just today I guess. Ahh! And Good Morning, Mom!" He finished with his usual foxy smile.

Kushina just smiled back at him. Naruto looked at the pot, reminded of the delicious smell. He ran up beside Kushina taking a peek inside the pot with glittering eyes. "Wow! It looks so amazing. And smells amazing too! What are we having Mom?" He asked with his typical hyperactive tone, excited about whatever it was that made his stomach growl.

Kushina grinned seeing the excitement on Naruto's face, and was elated by the praise her cooking was getting. "Well, you will know soon enough! It's almost done. It'll be ready by the time you freshen up!"

Naruto nodded in affirmation, putting his hands behind his head, grinning "It'll be so much better than cup ramen-ttebayo!" Kushina's smile faltered a bit, knowing that her son had nothing but cup ramen for breakfast. She however kept her composure, not letting her feelings show on her face.

"That explains why you're so short-ttebane!" Kushina grinned teasingly, roughly messing up his hair.

"I'm not that short-ttebayo!" Naruto pouted putting his hands on his head. "Yes you are! As delicious as Ramen is, you shouldn't have it all the time. Anyways, I'll be making sure that you eat properly to grow tall and strong." Kushina stated authoritatively crossing her arms in front of her, leaving no space for any arguments.

"Ok..." Naruto pouted again, not really satisfied with the decision. "Good!" Kushina cheered up instantly, ruffling his hair. Naruto grinned back at her and made his way towards the bathroom to freshen up.

He came back to see his father entering the house. Minato was dressed in a blue tracksuit, and sweating a little, indicating that he had been off training. He glanced around and saw Naruto coming out of the bathroom. He smiled at the little blonde, and Naruto smiled back. He ran at the door seeing him, curiosity taking the better of him.

"Morning, Dad! Were you training? So early in the morning?" Naruto asked curiously and excitedly, clearly amazed seeing the genius Fourth Hokage also had to train.

"Good Morning, Naruto. Well, yes I was training." Minato answered smiling at the hyperactive blonde.

"Whoa! So early in the morning? But you're super strong right? Why're you training?" Minato just let out a small laugh at the blonde's antics, clearly amused with his son's questions. Kushina smiled at the bombardment of questions that the little blonde just let out. Minato patted Naruto's head affectionately before answering.

"Well, you see Naruto, I don't get much time during the day because of my Hokage duties. So I make sure to train regularly so that my skills don't get rusty. No matter how strong a shinobi is, he should train from time to time to be in top form. You never know when you'll have to fight." Naruto heard attentively, and nodded in understanding when his father finished.

"Well, why don't you join me from tomorrow then? We can train together." Naruto's eyes instantly gleamed with happiness on hearing the proposal. Training with the Yondaime, training with his dad, only a fool will turn down such an offer. "Hell yes-ttebayo!" he started jumping around, just thinking about it made him happier. Minato just grinned at the jumping blonde. His cheerfulness was contagious after all.

"Hey Dad! I'll show you an awesome jutsu that I learned from Ero-Sennin!" Minato looked at Naruto with a curious expression, eager to know what Naruto had in store.

"You know it pretty well anyway-ttebayo!" Naruto said, really excited to show-off his skills.

"I do? Well, why don't you show me now in the backyard then?" Minato said, seeing the excitement in Naruto's eyes. He understood the fact that Naruto was eager, and he himself was eager to know about his son's skills.

Naruto sprinted his way to the backyard with Minato following him. Kushina too made her way to the said place, curiosity taking the better of her.

Naruto stood firm on the ground, and sighed deeply, taking in the fresh morning air. He made a hand sign, and a clone popped up beside him.

"Shadow clone? You can do the Kage-Bunshin Naruto?!" Kushina asked with amazement in her voice, seeing how a twelve-year-old was able to do a Jonin level Jutsu with such ease.

"Hehe, yeah I can. I know it like the back of my hand-ttebayo!" Bragged Naruto with a grin on his face. Kushina squealed with pride seeing her son had managed such a high level jutsu at such an early age.

"Of course you do! You're an Uzumaki-ttebane!" Kushina said with a smile of her own. Minato smiled and nodded in appreciation at the smaller blonde. "That's really something, Naruto. Even some Jonin have difficulty in maintaining a clone like that. Well done!" He had a thought in the back of his mind though. Who taught Naruto the Kage-Bunshin? Because he knew Jiraiya didn't teach his students the Jutsu at that age. He left the question for a later time though, focusing on his son at the moment.

The two Naruto's grinned sheepishly at the compliments, rubbing the back of theirs heads, feeling joy at being appreciated.

"Well then, let's do this!" Announced the original Naruto, pumping his fist in the air. Just then, the clone started moving his hands over the original's, forming a blue sphere of Chakra. Minato's eyes widened on realizing what Naruto was doing. He looked on in amazement, as Naruto completed the Jutsu and the clone popped off existence.

"The Rasengan? Naruto, did you…?" Minato muttered, staring at the perfect sphere of Chakra, the very same jutsu that he spent three years to complete. He felt nothing but pride and awe seeing that his son had taken on on his jutsu.

"Yeah! I mastered it! It took me a whole month-ttebayo!" Naruto exclaimed with self-admiration, seeing the expressions on his parents faces.

"In a month?! You mastered it in a month?" Minato inquired in shock, comprehending what his son just said. "That's amazing Naruto! It took me three years to complete it! And you mastered it in just a month!" Minato stated with a proud smile on his face, marveled by what he just witnessed.

"Hell Yeah! He's my son after all!" Kushina screamed in happiness hugging Naruto fiercely, nearly suffocating him. She finally released him after realizing he was going to pass out.

Minato ruffled the little blonde's head affectionately, his heart swelling with pride. "Good Job Naruto! You really are something" announced Minato with a small grin on his face.

Naruto was literally overwhelmed by all this. Appreciated by his parents, appreciated by the legendary fourth hokage himself, his father. It all felt too good to be real. He just nodded in happiness at them, feeling nothing but satisfaction.

"Well then, it's time for Breakfast now!" Announced Kushina. The blonde duo nodded and made their way to the table, with the shorter blonde practically running to finally end the wait of tasting home-made breakfast.

"Your food is the best Mom!" Yelled Naruto while savoring his food, much to Kushina's delight. "Well thank you!" Grinned Kushina completely flattered by the compliment. "I don't need Ramen everyday after all!" Said Naruto making Kushina and Minato chuckle. The rest of the breakfast time was spent the same way, chatting with tid bits of amusements.

Minato was sitting in his office, dressed up in his shinobi attire and the Hokage coat in the tower. He wasn't really looking forward for work today because of the pending documents and paper work, and he wanted to spend some time with his family too, now that they had one. But even he knew there was no escaping that. And he also had an important meeting to attend to anyway.

Just then, he saw his secretary come through the door "Hokage-sama, the council meeting is about to begin." Minato nodded in affirmation and gestured her that he'll be right there. He may not be looking forward for work today, but he surely was looking for this meeting. It was about Naruto, after all. He exited his office, and made his way to the council room.

The other council members were already present when he entered, and everyone settled down after paying their respects to the Hokage. The council consisted of the regular members, as always. The heads of each clan from the leaf, mainly, The Nara, Akimichi, Sarutobi, Yamanaka, Inuzuka, Aburame, Hyuuga, Uchiha and the other prominent clans. Among the other members, there was the third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, and the advisors of the third Hokage, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane.

There was one more addition to today's council meeting, and Minato was surprised but more than happy to see who the person was. The representative of the Uzumaki clan, Uzumaki Kushina was also present today, sitting along with the other clan members. Minato smiled at her, knowing why she decided to attend today's council meeting. She never graced the other meetings with her presence, because the atmosphere was too 'boring' and suffocating for her. The old geezers should sort out matters by themselves, she said. Kushina grinned back at Minato completely aware of what Minato was thinking.

"Well, if it isn't Kushina. It's quite a surprise to see you here." Kushina turned towards Hiruzen, who had a knowing smile on his face, with a tobacco pipe in his hand.

"Today's meeting is of importance to me Sarutobi-sama. I had no choice." She replied with a neutral expression with a small smile gracing her lips.

"That I'm aware of. I heard it all from Jiraiya. Quite the peculiar case, I have to say" Pondered Hiruzen taking a sip from the pipe. "Well then, let's get this meeting started."

Chapter 6 is wrapped up! I know this chapter is a little shorter than the others, but I'll make up for it next time. The next chapter will mark the start of the revelations about Naruto's life to his parents! Apologies for any grammatical mistakes. Please guys, review the chapter and let me know what you think! See you guys soon!