Disclaimer; I don't own death note

Yep, another "Jiraiya trains Naruto seriously" fanfic, this one of course with a little more twists and turns. Personally, I'm not a big fan of the fics in which Naruto has some grand epiphany of how everything in his life is fucked up and starts acting smarter than Minato or Itachi out of the blue. I want to write a fic that shows Naruto's growth in intelligence and power realistically and believable. I hope I don't disappoint.

Anywhere please enjoy…

DISCOVERIES AND REALISATIONS

Frustration, that's what he was feeling at the moment, frustration. Naruto had left konoha with Pervy sage on a training trip about two weeks ago. He could still remember just how excited he was at the thought of 3 years of nothing but serious training and learning killer jutsu, he would definitely be a step closer to being hokage after this, hell granny Tsunade would probably even give him hat seeing as how strong he had gotten in such a short period of time.

But boy was he disappointed, they had done nothing so far but waste time on Jiraiya's perverted books and so called "research". Naruto had asked for a scroll of some jutsu he could work on but the sannin just insisted that he continue to work on his chakra control.

Naruto was really losing patience and the fact that it took 2 weeks to get to this point was quiet something for anyone that knew him. He looked at his master who was walking at such a slow leisurely pace with a carefree look on his face, the spiky blond boy grit his teeth at that.

How was he going to get strong enough to bring Sasuke back or even be Hokage for that matter if he wasn't being trained?

How was he even going to impress Sakura-chan or defeat those Akatsuki bastards if he was still weak?

He was supposed to be getting stronger at the moment not waste his time escorting his sensei to peep on naked, unsuspecting women. He didn't doubt for a second that Sasuke-teme was probably getting way stronger him now.

Finally, he's frustration of the better of him, "You know what! I can't take this anymore! Hey Pervy Sage, what's the big idea? Why the hell aren't we training already?" he shouted his tone dripping with agitation and righteous fury.

The toad sannin stopped walking, looked back at the aggravated boy and responded;

"You are not ready."

And then continued walking without a care in the world

The jinchurikki pulled his hair in frustration, "what the hell do you mean am not ready you damn perv? If I wasn't ready, then why did you take me with you in the first place?"

Honestly, he would have made better progress with Kakashi-sensei at this stage, well… that was if he was in the mood to teach, damn he has some really lazy teachers.

Jiraiya abruptly stopped walking and looked back at him with a serious look on his face, a good five minutes passed with nothing but awkward silence accompanying it.

Naruto was beginning to feel creeped out by the sannin's piercing gaze and so asked;

"What? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Sit down naruto"

"Uh… why do want me to-

"Sit… Down"

The toad sage said those words with the commanding power naruto had rarely heard from him and thus felt doing as told without any questions was the right way to go.

Jiraiya sat across from him with his hands folded and a serious look plastered on his face, he looked at his ignorant godson and sighed

"Naruto when I say "you are not ready", I don't mean physically, I am talking about mentally. I don't think you're mentally ready to be trained seriously naruto." He said in a firm tone

The jinchurikki looked at him with curiosity,

"What do you mean I'm not ready mentally Ero-sennin?" he asked

"Naruto you are so obsessed with wanting to live in this imaginary world of black and white where everything is just as simple as it looks, you don't take time to think about what the reality is. You constantly ignore things that are right in front of in search of your own fantasies and that's something I am not going to tolerate from any apprentice of mine." The sannin explained

Seeing the blonde's confused look still on his face, the toad sage decided to elaborate further;

"Alright, let's talk about your teammates for a minute, starting with your precious Sasuke-chan"

When he saw the young boy adopt an apprehensive look, Jiraiya couldn't help but sigh again, 'this boy and his bonds' he thought

"Tell me, why do want to get back so much?"

"Well, because 1; he's my friend, 2; I promised Sakura-chan that I would and 3; he's lost and he needs someone to bring him back to the good side" the blue eyed blonde quickly responded with conviction

"Do you think he ever felt the same towards you and your other teammate?"

"Of course he does"

"Oh really? You once me told me that you wanted to surpass Sasuke because he always said that you were the dead last and thus would get in his way right?" Jiraiya asked and when he saw the younger boy nodding his head in confirmation, continued;

"So Sasuke didn't like you when you were strong but when showed progress and growth, he challenged you to a fight to put your down and in your rightful place as dead last."

"That's not exactly what happen-

"Why did he leave?"

"He felt he wasn't getting stronger in the hidden leaf and that Orochimaru-teme offered him the power that he craved"

"Not getting stronger?" Jiraiya questioned stroking his chin with a bit of wonder and curiosity on his face.

"Did you know that the chidori is one of the most powerful a-ranked jutsu in the elemental nations, an assassination jutsu capable of destroying an opponent with one perfect shot?" the toad sage asked the boy

"Yeah… I know just how powerful it is" the jinchurikki said holding his chest, he still remembers just how it felt to have the lightening jutsu drove into his chest, sometimes he even dreamt about it.

"And I hear he was taught many fire jutsu as well as having a fully matured sharingan right?"

"Yes"

"Are you seriously telling me that having all those jutsu in his arsenal plus more in just the space of six months did not make Sasuke one of the most powerful if not the most powerful gennin in the elemental nations?" asked the sannin

"Well, er… he wants to be strong enough to defeat his brother"

"And Orochimaru is going to train him so well that he will be able to defeat an S-rank shinobi within the space of 6 months?"

"Damn it Ero-sennin, you don't understand. He-

"NO, YOU don't understand. You claim this person is your 'friend' and that he is just 'lost', but look at the facts naruto; everything points to the contrary" said Jiraiya in a serious tone

"He doesn't like you when you are weak but then resents your growth. Nobody in the village told Sasuke not to chase after his revenge or even refused to train him for it, but for some reason he decided that there was no value in staying with those that cared about him and would help him achieve his goals. He went and offered himself to a very dangerous criminal that is known for performing disgusting experiments on helpless people. How sure are you that he won't follow the same footsteps?"

"Hey! Ero-sennin I get that you don't like Sasuke very much but that doesn't give you the right to compare him to the likes of Orochimaru. Sasuke is different, yes he is obsessed with revenge but he is not going to hurt helpless people just because of it. You don't know, we were trained together and even fought together so I know that Sasuke is not going to turn into some demented freak ok" the blonde jinchurikki said angrily defending his friend while glaring at his teacher

How dare Jiraiya say such things about Sasuke, he wasn't perfect yes but that didn't mean he was a bad person. He honestly didn't like where this conversation was going.

The toad sage gave a humorless chuckle; he was really amused at this kid's stupidity sometimes. He definitely didn't get his intelligence from minato that much was certain.

"Naruto, I was Orochimaru's teammate; I fought with him, fought against him, we played together, trained together, ate together. If anything, the third preferred Orochimaru as a student more than Tsunade and I. Orochimaru was the third's prized student" he told his clueless student

The blue eyed jinchurikki's eyes went wide at hearing that. That was the last thing he was expecting to hear, oji-san preferred to train Oro-teme?

That's… that's just like Kakashi and Sasuke

"So you finally understand now. Orochimaru was my best friend Naruto; never in my life did I imagine that he would turn out the way he did. So even though you don't want to hear this, I will tell you because you NEED to hear this" he moved closer and put his right hand on Naruto's shoulder

"Sasuke put a chidori in your chest Naruto and you and I both know that if it wasn't for the Kyuubi, he would have killed you multiple times in that battle. You, his so-called 'best friend', he was willing to kill just because you got in the way of his revenge, what do you think he'll do to a complete stranger he does not care about just for his revenge?" he said looking straight at the boy

Naruto looked down though unable to find a way to defend his friend, would Sasuke really turn out like Orochimaru? He didn't want to believe such things but…

"But how could I ever be hokage if I can't even save a friend?" naruto asked his master

"Have you ever been at the shinobi cemetery?"

"Er… yeah"

"Do you know how most of those shinobi died?"

"On missions, kakashi-sensei says they are part of a group labeled "KIA" which stands for "killed in action"" he responded

"Well the hokage is the one that sent them all on those missions naruto, sometimes they knew that the chances of survival were minimal and some of those people were friends, relatives or even neighbors of the hokage but they did it anyway. Being Hokage doesn't mean that you can save or protect everybody Naruto, if that's what you think then you better get used to disappointments because it's not possible" explained the legendary shinobi

The younger shinobi continued to look down while thinking about what he has been told, he didn't think he's desire to save would be tested like this before, what was he supposed to do now? He didn't think he was capable of abandoning his "brother' to the wolves but isn't this what Sasuke wanted?

"Look, naruto am not telling to give up on saving your friend, all I'm saying is that you should be careful with the people you want to associate with, just because he's your first friend doesn't mean he's a good person, trust me, I should know."

"So then… what am I supposed to do Ero-sennin?" asked the boy for the first time in his life doubting his own conviction

"Truth be told, that's your choice to make Naruto. I just don't want you to make a choice simply because you choose to be blind yourself to certain things. My advise; think about it long and hard." Replied the white haired man

"Ok"

"Good, now let's talk about your other teammate"

Naruto visibly flinched at hearing that, was he going to get another slap to the face by reality?

"She's the one you claim to "love" right?" asked Jiraiya with an amused look

"Hey I don't claim to love her, I do love Sakura-chan" responded the jinchurikki with an offended look

Jiraiya face palmed his forehead remembering this scene all too well.

AH young love… so simple, so naïve, so stupid.

"Really? Why do you love "Sakura-chan" then?" asked the toad sage with his arms folded

Naruto gave his customary smile at that question, finally something he could easily respond to; he brought his hand up showing Jiraiya all five fingers and then started picking them out as he gave a reason;

"1- she's smart, 2- she's cute, 3- she's strong… er… scratch that… 3- Mmh… she's competitive 4- she's er… she's… damn it, I just love her ok"

Jiraiya laughed at his godson earning a mean glare from him. Damn this scene was all too familiar, he has had this kind of conversation with his sensei Hiruzen Sarutobi way to many times.

"Ok, so there's no concrete reason, you just love her but let me ask you this; do you really think she is right for you Naruto?" he asked his really dense student

"Of course I do, I mean I know she has a thing for Sasuke at the moment but I will make her for in love with me someday" responded the jinchurikki with his confidence back in full force

"It's nice that you're confident about that but that's not what I asked, it's easy to for in love naruto but that doesn't mean the person you love is right for you. I've seen the way she treats you and interacts with you most of the time and truth be told; that's not someone who is interested in you at all" said the sannin sagely

Naruto was deflated once again at hearing that, damn what was wrong with this day? Usually he would dispute anyone challenging his beliefs and capabilities but this time felt different, could it be that his subconscious already knew this but he simply decided to ignore it.

"Naruto nobody is telling you give up on your love, if you feel that your love is real and it's strong enough to handle all the heartbreaks and rejections then by all means; go for it, I know I have. I just don't want you to miss a great opportunity with a great girl that really loves you, you deserve to be happy" the self proclaimed super pervert said trying to cheer up the boy while also giving him some good advice

Naruto stayed quiet looking like he was contemplating saying something but showing a saddened expression that was quiet rare. But after a minute of complete silence he finally decided to voice his thoughts.

"What if… what if nobody will ever love me that way Ero-sennin? What then?" asked the jinchurikki, he was really dreading the idea of living alone all his life with no wife or children, he had spent countless hours thinking about what the future would be like for him. With his situation in the village, it was quite possible that no girl would give him a chance. That was one of the biggest reasons he was fighting so hard to be acknowledged, it wasn't just so that he could be hokage but to also give himself a chance for a better future.

Jiraiya hid a wince when he heard just how discouraged his student was, were this the kid's thoughts when he wasn't putting up a mask or when he was alone? He villagers really did a number on his self esteem, he had never felt more ashamed for abandoning than he did at that moment.

"Don't think about depressing stuff like that naruto, I'm sure there is girl out there who loves or will love you with all their heart"

Naruto snorted at that finding that highly unlikely.

"Oh yeah? Like who?"

"Uh… I don't know, tell me about all the girls that you know very well"

"Huh… er… ok?... well, there's Sakura-chan who we've already spoken about, there's Tenten but I don't know her very well, Ino who is really annoying and very shallow and Hinata who is quiet weird; she's really shy and likes to faint when I'm near her, I think she's sick or something… oh and she also adopted my nindo and even encouraged me to beat her cousin at the chunnin exams so that's pretty cool. Plus sometimes I think she follows me around when she thinks am not paying attention, really weird" replied the clueless dumb blonde

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"What? Why are looking at me like that?"

Jiraiya merely slapped his forehead again in exasperation, god this kid is dense. Minato was too, but never this dense.

"So let me get this straight; this Hinata faints only when around you, never around other boys?"

Naruto nods

"She adopted your nindo?"

Nods again

"Gave you the confidence to beat her own cousin?"

Another nod

"And likes to follow you around?"

He nodded again still clueless

Jiraiya mumbled something about dense clueless blondes and said;

"Tell me something, when you take all those facts and really really think about them, what sort of conclusion do you come up with on Hinata?"

"Um… I don't-

"Really think about it Naruto" said the gallant in a firm tone

Naruto had no idea what his sensei was going on about but it didn't hurt to try and think about it. Ok, so Hinata is a pretty shy girl, everybody knows that, she is able to talk with almost everybody except him, she stutters a lot and faints when he's around, still weird, but why him though? Why not Sasuke?

Wait a minute… in the academy when there was a rumor going around that Sasuke liked girls with long hair Hinata kept hers short. She never tried to get Sasuke's attention like every other girl, but that didn't mean much, it could be that she was too shy to talk to him. But then again, she always seemed to pay more attention to him and she never laughed at him when he failed to execute a jutsu.

She likes to blush a lot and even tried to help him cheat during the chunnin exams. She adopted his own personal nindo and even encouraged him before the chunnin exams when she should have been rooting for the other side. What about all those times on missions when she-

After about five minutes of the blonde really thinking hard about something probably for the first time in his life, he jerked like he just discovered something HUGE

"HINATA LIKES ME?! WHAT THE HELL?! BUT THAT'S… HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE? HOW DID I NOT EVEN NOTICE THAT? WAIT A MINUTE… DOES THAT MEAN THAT SHE HAS LOVED ME SINCE THE ACADEMY?!" he exclaimed in his usually high voice unable to believe it.

"Probably"

The boy eyed his master trying to find any sort of falsehood but instead found nothing but sincerity. He abruptly stood up, grabbed his backpack and started off towards in the direction of Konoha shouting;

"I have to get to the bottom of this"

Though he never got far because Jiraiya grabbed him by the head and turned him around saying; "oh yeah? And what are you going to say to Hinata when she confirms it I wonder?"

"I will… er… it's just that…first I discover that my best friend is a potential criminal, then it turns out that the girl I've thought I was in love with is bad for me and now this. If I missed things that are so obvious then what else did I miss that was important" replied the Kyuubi jinchurikki feeling frustrated with himself

He knew that he was never the sharpest kunai in the pouch this was even annoying the hell out of him. How was possible to be so damn stupid and blind?

"Well, you missed the fact that; you come from a prestigious clan, a kage bushin transfers its memories to the original allowing you to pick up things faster and you're the Kyuubi jinchurikki" Jiraiya said wanting to just say them all at the same time and get it over with

Having fully absorbed what he's sensei was telling him, Naruto looked at his teacher with tears almost coming out of his eyes, he looked heartbroken almost as if he had just heard that someone he cared had just died. The blonde had had never looked so downhearted before, everything his teacher had just talked to him about has been right in front of him but he was just too stupid to notice a damn thing.

"Am I… Am I really that stupid?" he asked in an almost broken voice, he honestly didn't feel so confident in himself anymore. No wonder everybody calls him an idiot, he really he is one. How could he be so blind, so dense, so… so stupid?

This time tears did start falling out of his eyes. He has so fixated with his own illusions that he missed the simple fact standing right in front of him, what kind of shinobi was he? What kind of person was he? What kind of Hokage would he be? Did he even deserve to be Hokage? He honestly didn't even know anymore.

Jiraiya looked at his godson getting more dispirited at the minute, he put his hand on the jinchurikki's shoulder once again and said "no, you are not stupid naruto, you-

"YES I AM!" barked Naruto interrupting him, he roughly pushed Jiraiya's hand away from his shoulder.

"I was the dead last at the academy, everyone calls me a knucklehead or just an idiot, I'm so dense that I miss the simple things and weak. Kami I'm weak" he continued his tears freely flowing at this point

"Naruto, calm down-

"Oh please, you and I both know it. Every fight that I have been in, I would have lost or worse died if it wasn't for the Kyuubi. Haku, Neji, Gaara and Sasuke, all of them could have killed me if it wasn't for this damn fox in my gut. "Naruto said laughing sarcastically at the end and running his hands through his hair

"And to think that I have been so cocky about being so strong and being Hokage one day. Ha-ha… am nowhere near as strong as I think I am" he continued

"Naruto, I know you're disappointed in yourself but you have to understand that-

"Ha! Disappointed? Am a fucking joke Jiraiya, a dead last. Am a-

"Naruto Enough! Look I know it's not easy finding out important things about your life like this especially when they were all right in front of you but you have to understand that not all of it is your fault. A lot of people, myself included, played a part in what you're going through. We could have atleast tried to talk to you about these things but we didn't. But trust me, the worst thing you can do in life is looking at the past with resentment and regrets. Instead of whining about it, why don't you think about what you are going to do now that you are no longer ignorant. Focus on the present and future not the past naruto" advised the older, more experienced shinobi

"Ok" naruto replied although he didn't sound so convinced

"look, take some time to think about all the things we've talked about and when your mind is clear; we can start your real training" Jiraiya ordered standing up

"There's a small town nearby, let's hurry up so that we can find a motel to sleep" he said already jumping on trees

A FEW DAYS LATER (MOTEL ROOM)

The last couple of days has been very weird for Jiraiya, not that he was too surprised by it but Naruto had been very quiet ever since their talk. The blonde mostly kept to himself only speaking when spoken to, introspective would be a better way to describe at the moment, a word he never thought he would ever associate with his hyperactive student.

The sannin had given the boy a couple of books to read and he didn't complain or give any sort of childish tantrum, he simply did as told.

He shouldn't be surprised though, naruto had a knack for doing the unexpected and completely surprise his doubters.

The toad sage was just glad that the boy was not looking down on himself, of course his self esteem was still low but the jinchurikki was atleast trying to curb his ignorance to the ground. It was for this reason that Jiraiya had every bit of confidence that it wouldn't take long for his usual confidence to return, perhaps it would even be real confidence and not some mask.

"Hey Ero-sennin, can I ask you something?" Naruto said sparking a conversation for the first time in days whilst looking at the older man

"You're never going to stop calling me that, are you?" asked Jiraiya with mock anger.

When the younger continued to look at him with a blank look on his face, the sannin deflated, mumbling something about disrespectful brats.

"Sure, ask away"

"A few days ago you said that I belonged to a prestigious clan, I didn't ask about it then but now I want to know. Which clan are you talking about?" the blonde asked curiously

"Already paying attention to the important conversations huh? Well good for you, you're learning"

Naruto gave a small smile for the praise

"Well, you see; the spiral symbol on the back of your clothes and konoha shinobi uniforms is the symbol of the uzumaki clan; a powerful, peace loving clan that excelled in the sealing arts and also possessed strong chakra and even stronger life force. They were the only clan in the elemental nations that had their own village, the village hidden in the whirlpools and they were konoha's closest ally that's why we wear their symbol on our backs, to honor their memory" the sannin explained

"Well, what happened to them? How come I've never heard anyone speaking about them?"

"Unfortunately, in this world, while strength is respected it's also feared. The Uzumaki's prowess in fuinjutsu made them really dangerous and a lot of villages felt threatened by them, so they banded together and attacked them and completely destroyed in the second shinobi war."

Naruto couldn't help but frown at that news, what kind of people would attack someone simply because they were stronger than you are? why not just train yourself to be stronger instead?

This line of thought brought Sasuke back to his mind, the uchiha had tried to do the same with him. The minute he showed an increase in strength, Sasuke felt jealous of him and even tried to put him back down. Sasuke could have easily trained harder to reassert himself as the strongest genin on team 7 but he didn't. perhaps he didn't want to be stronger him, maybe he wanted Naruto to be weaker instead.

He still felt the need to save the Uchiha from himself but still, he couldn't but wonder if it was even worth it. He was going to deal with the Sasuke issue that's for sure.

"Listen gaki, am sorry that you lost your clan before you even got to meet them but this should teach you just how cruel the shinobi world really is. Villages do not care about how righteous you are, they only care about strength and how much of it you have. Shinobi villages especially the big five don't like the idea of any small village rivaling their dominance in the elemental nations"

"But… they did nothing wrong to them, how can anybody be that cruel? How can anyone wish to destroy an entire village simply because they're good at something" the jinchurikki said with anger unable to wrap his head around what he has just heard

"That's how it is, sad but true. That's why you need to learn Naruto, you say you want to be hokage right? Then you need to understand this world and how it works if you're going to make any positive difference" the sannin advised wisely

Naruto looked his master for a few seconds looking like he was contemplating asking him something. It seemed that look did not go unnoticed by Jiraiya as he asked

"What is it?"

"Do you really think I can do it, Hokage I mean… do you really think I can be hokage?" the young blonde asked with a bit of hesitation and self-doubt in his voice

Jiraiya looked at his godson with a straight face but inside he couldn't help but feel worried for him, this wasn't like Naruto. Usually if you castigate him for something, he would just shrug it off and swear to do better next time. But this time was different, it was as if he had just discovered that he was living a lie, maybe in some ways he was.

"Yes, I think you all the capabilities in the world to be hokage someday" he answered truthfully

Naruto gave a small smile at him, his heart felt warm due to relief and happiness, this was the first time anybody actually openly believed in him to be Hokage. Sure he has had some people encourage him to do something, but this was actually the first time anybody has said they believed in his dream

He put his hand right where on his heart still smiling, a genuine smile, and looked at his teacher

"Thank you Jiraiya"

The legendary shinobi responded with a smile of his own

"No problem gaki"

"Ya know, this past couple of days I've been thinking a lot about a lot of things and I realized; the only reason I wanted to be hokage in the first place was so that everybody could love and accept me, When I was young, I always saw how everybody in the village talked to, praised and even worshipped oji-san and therefore I decided that I wanted the same, I thought being hokage would get me the same treatment" the blonde said giving a bitter smile thinking about his idiocy

"Ya know, other than protecting the village, I have no idea just what the hokage does" he finished

"What about now?"

"I… I don't know. I guess I just need some more time to think about my life ya know. I want to make sure that what I decide to do in the future is not just because I want to find my own self-worth" he replied

"Good, you have your whole life ahead of you, take all the time you need. Just remember that I'm here for you for whatever you need"

The spiky blonde nodded in response

"Hey, I just realized that you said that my clan had its own village and was destroyed way before I was born, then how did I end up in Konoha?" naruto asked hoping it would finally reveal something about his parents

At that Jiraiya's demeanor changed to nervousness all of the sudden, he knew where this kind of conversation was going, in fact he had been dreading it ever since he met the kid.

"Well… you see… er the since the uzumaki clan were allies of the hidden leaf, they helped each other in everything; war, medical ninjutsu, seals, business and even (cough) jinchurikki"

"What?"

"The first jinchurikki of the Kyuubi, Mito Uzumaki, the wife of the shodaime, was getting old it was only a matter of time before she would eventually die so the Kyuubi needed a new host or it would have broken free. Since the Uzumaki possess strong life force and even stronger chakra, the clan head accepted Konoha's request for a new container and sent his daughter right before the war broke out. She was made the new jinchurikki and then later on in her got married and had you" the toad sage explained

"So you know who they are? My parents I mean; you know who my parents are?" Naruto asked

"Er… yeah, I know who they are." Jiraiya responded scratching his head in the process

"Well, who are they?" the jinchurikki asked with uncontainable excitement in his voice

The self proclaimed super pervert laughed nervously not knowing how his godson will react to his response

"Ha-ha… er… MinatoNamikazeandKushinaUzumaki"

"What? I didn't hear you"

"Your mother was kushina Uzumaki, a very beautiful- you know I just realized, you have some insane pedigree"

"Jiraiya"

The white haired man sighed, he might as well get it over with.

"Your mother is Kushina Uzumaki, a very beautiful, very wild hurricane. Honestly that woman was as scary as she was beautiful. Anyway, your father is someone you know very well, someone the entire elemental nations knew and feared. He's a war hero and he was also my student, a student I loved like a son, Minato Namikaze" he finally said

Naruto's eyes widened at this, what the hell? Minato, Minato is…

"Are you telling that my father is the yondaime?"

"Er… yeah…"

"WHAT?!" he really believe it, how could it be possible, the yondaime was the most famous shinobi in the world, a village hero, the yondaime is the shinobi

"But… but… WHAT THE FUCK! How many people know about this?" naruto asked with a piercing look at his teacher

"Naruto-

"How many?"

"Sensei, Tsunade, the council, Kakashi, possibly more"

"So you all knew but not a single person wanted to tell me?" the jinchurikki asked with so much venom in his voice, in fact he was so angry that he's eyes had now turned to slits

"Naruto come down"

"Fuck that, you bastards knew who I was, who my parents are all along but just decided to ignore it and pretend like you don't know anything." The jinchurikki angrily shouted his teeth, nails and whiskers becoming more elongated and sprouting a single tail of the Kyuubi's chakra in the process

"Naruto, calm down" Jiraiya said walking towards the boy with a restraining seal on his hand.

"For so long I have wanted to know who gave birth to me, which family I belonged to, anything, anything at all that gave me an identity, anything that didn't make me feel so damn alone and it turns out everyone else knew all along. You all knew who I was but decided not to tell me! You were laughing and smiling at me but behind my back you were spitting at me and laughing at me!" barked the blonde going on all fours, bloodlust leaking out of him

"Naruto, you have to listen to-

"I'm gonna kill you!" the jinchurikki shouted lunging at his godfather

Fortunately, the sannin was prepared for this as he quickly dodged his student's onslaught and then quickly shunshined next to him and slapped the restraining seal on his forehead.

Naruto tried to take the seal off but Jiraiya was already holding firmly on the motel floor while the seal did its job. This struggle lasted for about a minute until all the Kyuubi's chakra was absorbed by the seal.

"Naruto, I'm sorry you have to find out this way, but you have to understand. We did it for your own good. Your father had too many enemies, if anyone would have found out who you were, you would have been killed long ago" Jiraiya said trying to calm down his student

"Great, that explains why you didn't tell everyone else. I'm more concerned about why you didn't tell ME!"

"Er…"

"You didn't trust me, you all kept me in the dark about my mother, father, clan and heritage simply because you all didn't trust me."

Jiraiya gave his wayward godson a deadpan look responding in the same vain;

"Really, are you really surprised? I'm not trying to offend you but you are not really the quietest person in the world Naruto plus you have been trying to get the village's attention since you were 5, are you seriously trying to tell me that you wouldn't have told them about your relationship with Minato during your many attention seeking activities?"

Naruto kept quiet choose not to respond, as much as he hated admitting it, he knew that Jiraiya had a point, he wouldn't have wasted any time telling people that Minato was his father. He would have probably stood atop the hokage monument and shouted it at the top of his lungs.

The white haired sannin sighed looking at his godson, man this kid's life was so fucked up.

"If the circumstances were different nothing would have been kept from you, trust me, Minato knew what he was doing when he made the decision to make you a jinchurikki. But when he did it, he hoped that you would be seen as a hero, a jailer of the bijuu that had almost destroyed the village"

Naruto snorted and responded sarcastically with a bit of bitterness in his voice, "And we know just how well that turned out, what a genius"

Jiraiya hid a wince, he couldn't say he was surprised by the resentment he could see on his student's face. Even though he didn't intend for it to happen this way, Minato was the one who got all the praise and adoration while his son got the short end of the stick.

Man this is going a to be a long couple of days.

"Can you take me there? Where my mother was born, I want to see it" the blonde jinchurikki said to Jiraiya bringing out of his thoughts.

The sannin responded with a big smile, thankful for the change in subject

"Sure thing gaki, we'll start off early tomorrow, this little village has some really blessed and talented babes. I want to do some more research tonight" said the super pervert with a lecherous grin

Naruto gave his master a disgusted look, "I hope one of them gives you syphilis and herpes"

"They can try"

As Jiraiya was about to go out of the room, the jinchurikki stopped him, showing a face that said that he wanted to ask something really important

"What is it gaki?"

"One last thing before you go; why did you choose to train me? I mean, I know you trained my father and all but that doesn't necessarily mean you are obligated to train me as well. So why are you really training me Jiraiya?" asked the cerulean blue eyed boy with curiosity on his face.

OH FUCK!

Jiraiya suddenly found himself in the same situation he was in just a few minutes ago, this kid is going to surely kill him this time, well at least he couldn't say that he didn't deserve it

"Hehe, um… do you remember when I said that I loved Minato like a son?" the toad sage asked with nervousness and a bit of fear in his tone.

The jinchurikki nodded and he continued

"Well it turns Minato and Kushina reciprocated those feeling because when they were expecting you, they named me your… uh… godfather"

"WHAT?!"

END CHAPTER

Hope you enjoyed it, feedback is always appreciated.

I wanted to post this new story on Christmas but whatever; New Year's Day is as good a time as any.

Hope you like it

By the way, can someone please suggest a character I can pair Naruto with, I was thinking maybe Hinata or Ino or maybe even Anko

Jiraiya: choose all of them!

Saravan: Shut up Jiraiya!

SARAVAN OUT!

AND HAVE A FANTASTIC NEW YEAR!