Minato and Kushina did not know what was happening. They both remember how they died and how they had to leave their baby.

Now standing next to each other in front of their boy, they couldn't hold back their joy at being given a chance to meet their child. Shinigami sama's words still rang in their minds, they only had an hour with their boy and this was only happening because of a favor to Inari sama. They didn't care why Inari sama would ask for such a favor, but they wouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Without wasting a moment, they rushed forward and hugged their son.

"Naru chan, my baby..." Kushina sobbed.

"Dad... Mom..." Naruto whispered.

Sarutobi must have told him about his parentage, they thought.

"Sochi... I..." Minato had no idea what to say, did their boy know about his burden? Did he hate them?

"Dad... I know everything and... and I still love you both..." Naruto sobbed.

"I am so sorry Naruto..."

"It's okay dad..."

"How was your life Naruto and tell us everything, okay..." Kushina encouraged her son. At first Naruto didn't know whether to tell them the truth or not, but then he decided to tell them truth. As Naruto explained how his life has been, Minato and Kushina grew murderous.

"I should have let Kyubi destroy the village." Minato said guilty and angry.

"No... I want that pleasure all to myself." Kushina said with eyes blazing as silent tears streamed down her cheeks.

"It's alright dad mom... it's because of that I met Kyubi and tou chan."

When Naruto said this they hugged him again and didn't let go. Minato was sad that Inari had replaced him, but then Naruto said that to him both his fathers were precious.

A determined look appeared in Kushina's eyes and she placed her hand on Naruto's forehead, her chakra flowed in and formed a seal on his forehead. Minato and Naruto stared not knowing what was happening, then her purple eyes glowed and her pupil disappeared. As soon as it started it ended. Naruto felt strange. Kushina had a satisfied look on her face.

"Dear?" Minato called confused.

"Naru chan, what I did now was a sacred ritual of the Uzumaki clan; it is used to transfer the secret techniques of the clan from one clan head to the next. And as of today, as the last living member of the Uzumaki royal line, you Uzumaki Namikaze Naruto is named the clan heir to the Uzumaki. You shall receive the knowledge when the seal recognizes that you are ready."

Minato's and Naruto's eyes widened. Then Naruto stood straight and placed a hand over his heart,

"I will make you both and the Uzumaki clan proud, mom. This is a promise. And Uzumaki Naruto never goes back on his word."

Kushina smiled proudly and hugged him again.

"Naruto..." Minato called. "I have named you the heir of the Namikaze clan as well. The key to the Uzumaki compound is your chakra and blood. We both lived in the Uzumaki compound since the Namikaze compound was always targeted once I became Hokage. So, all of our possessions are in the Uzumaki compound. Ask Sarutobi where the compound is and you'll be living there from now on, no objections, or I will haunt Sarutobi till the day he dies and then I'll handle him more physically."

"Count me in, ya know." Kushina piped in, and Naruto and Minato laughed.

"Tell Sarutobi to give you your inheritance. Every technique I have invented till this day is inside a vault in the compound, but remember sochi, when you train, find someone to supervise okay? I don't want you joining us by some training accident." Minato smiled.

"We thought we'd have time ya know.... To teach you everything... to see you everyday... we thought we'd have time..." Kushina said with a sad smile.

"It's okay mom.... Mom, dad, there is something I want to tell you guys."

Minato and Kushina looked at their nervous and scared son. Naruto was not sure how they would react to his decision. He hasn't even told Inari tou chan yet, but Naruto knew he'd never get a chance like this again, so either he tells them now or they would never now.

"It's okay Naru; we will love you no matter what you're going to say." Kushina said gently. Minato gently held his son's shoulder and smiled encouragingly.

"I... I am going to leave Konoha..." Naruto saw the concerned yet understanding look on his parent's face. "It's not because I hate the place or anything but I want to help Kyu find his brothers and save them. And... and I can't do that if am stuck in Konoha."

Minato and Kushina nodded, both relieved that their son wasn't consumed by hatred or anything, not that they liked Konoha or anything; they just wanted their son to remain sane and an overall good person. Naruto visibly relaxed when they nodded.

"But Sochi... when are you planning to leave? It's a dangerous world out there; we don't want you getting hurt." Kushina said concerned.

"Naruto, I know you have made up your mind, but I want you to wait till you reach chunin before leaving the village. Many ninja's retire once they reach higher ranks. By then you can also become strong enough to leave. Also you should officially become the clan head of Uzumaki. You can do that once you reach genin." Minato said. Kushina nodded understanding where her husband was going with this.

"That's right. The Uzumaki clan essentially still belongs to Ushio. Our life in Konoha was only a mutual agreement. The clan head of the Uzumaki has the right to leave Konoha with the clan, as Konoha is only a second home to us and even if you are clan head you will have no place in the Konoha council, which makes it easier to leave."

Naruto nodded in understanding. His parents were helping him fulfill his goal. He smiled, but then he saw how his father's face became sad, he understood why when Minato spoke.

"But, you will have to keep my relation to you a secret. It will make you a lot of enemies if anyone knows that I am your father; especially from Iwa. Also Konoha won't let you leave once you officially become recognized as the son of a Hokage. So if you wish to cut all ties with Konoha you will have to keep the Namikaze name a secret from the council."

"So I'll never be able to take up the Namikaze name?" Naruto asked saddened that he could never take up his father's family name.

"You can... once you ally with another village. It will cause a little political turmoil, but if you become a prominent member of another village and then 'discover' that you are the son of a Hokage, they have no right to call you back, it also helps that the Namikaze clan doesn't have any bloodlines." Kushina said with a smile.

"That would work. When you leave take the necessary records with you and make sure that Sarutobi doesn't officially name you the Namikaze heir." Minato was happy that his son would have a chance to take up on his family name one day.

Naruto nodded.

And as the one hour neared an end, all of them were happy that they got some time together, but none of them wanted to leave. Minato and Kushina started fading and they knew that it was time to leave,

"Good bye sochi... Know that no matter what we will always love you... Take care of yourself, okay?"

"You are the best thing that happened to us Naru chan."

"I love you mom dad..."

And with that they faded.

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In his office, Hiruzen Sarutobi sat processing what just happened. The resealing had been done. Konoha now had a new jinchuuriki. And the most surprising fact of all, Naruto was alive. His surrogate grandson survived, the simple fact set his heart at peace.

"Hokage sama."Hiruzen looked at a happy and relieved Akemi.

"Hyuga san... How are Naruto kun and the new jinchuuriki?"

"Both are fine Hokage sama. But there is something you should know regarding Naruto kun." Akemi became serious.

The Hokage knew that even if Naruto had survived, he might have taken some irreversible damage. He prepared himself for the worst.

"During the sealing, Naruto kun's chakra coils took a massive strain and was completely ruptured."

"What!" Hiruzen gasped alarmed. "But that means..."

"Normally that should mean death, but here the result is completely unheard of. I believe it is the healing property of the white chakra that makes this possible."

The old Hokage was intrigued. The smile playing on Akemi's lips meant that something good had occurred.

"Normally once the chakra coil ruptures the free chakra enters the cells directly and the cells die because they can't take the strain and cause instant death. But here, when the chakra entered the cells, the healing chakra might have increased the durability of the cells, and as a result, each cell in Naruto's body is literally drenched in chakra."

"How is that even...? He always manages to surprise us..." Hiruzen said with wide eyes. "How will this affect him?"

"Currently I am not sure as I have not seen such a phenomenon before. There is also one more thing."

"I should prepare my heart for another bomb..." Hiruzen muttered seeing the gleeful and incredulous expression worn by Akemi.

"Since his chakra isn't limited by the size of his coils anymore, there was an incredulous rate of chakra production. I believe that the white chakra was trying to replace the Kyubi's chakra that was lost."

"This means..." Hiruzen was starting to curse Minato for putting so much pressure on him.

"This means that Naruto has nearly nine tails worth of chakra at the moment. And the chakra production has stopped, so I hope for Naruto's sake that it won't grow any larger."

Hiruzen sighed. "No one can know of this except us four. As far as the council knows, the boy can use chakra chains and has healing chakra. If this little detail is leaked, things could become difficult."

From the shadows Jiraiya and Kakashi stepped forward and nodded.

"What are we going to do now that Naruto knows everything?" Akemi was worried that the boy might hate them for not telling him sooner. None of them wanted that.

"We will leave it up to Naruto."

The others nodded to the Hokage's decision. They hoped that the boy didn't hate them. All of them quieted as they felt an approaching chakra signature. The chunin entered the office after knocking.

"Hokage sama, the elders have announced the identity of the new jinchuuriki to the villagers." He said nervously.

"What! Who gave them permission to do that!" Hiruzen roared in anger. Those imbeciles!

"I did." Uchiha Fugaku said as he entered the office calmly followed by the village elders.

"And just when did you become Hokage?" Hiruzen asked venomously. Fugaku shrank back nervously, but kept his composure.

"The villagers should know what the Uchiha clan has sacrificed for their sake. They have been informed what will happen if they harm my son. This way he will be respected for his sacrifice."

"The villagers have the right to know, Hokage sama." Koharu said.

"And they know that the boy's death means their inevitable doom, so they will behave themselves. And from the response we have seen from the villagers, everyone respects the boy; they know that it could've been any of their children. The boy will be treated fairly, as a hero should be."

"That said, you have no right to undermine the Hokage's authority. And as it is, your actions are a sign of insubordination and you will have to receive your punishment." Jiraiya said seriously. These old coots were the ones who destroyed Naruto's life, they are going to pay.

"Silence boy, it is not your place to give us punishment." Danzo said.

Jiraiya grinned, "Oh, it is not my place, but it is the Hokage's. And you all will do well to remember that as one of the sannin I have equal standing as you."

Hiruzen sat back in his chair with a calm, grandfatherly smile, "That is right. Such action from the village elders and my advisors are very unwise. So as of today you are no longer my advisors, that means you have no place in the council as well." He said in a gentle voice, sounding like he was reprimanding misbehaving children.

And before Koharu could open her mouth, Hiruzen continued, "And I also received some evidence to some of your more unsavory actions. Trying to bribe the hospital personals to mistreat Naruto kun, bribing the civilian council, disclosing high class information without the permission of the Hokage, keeping valuable information from the Hokage, aiding in the Hyuga incident, aiding in the supposed 'fox hunts', stealing from the Uzumaki clan funds and blocking Naruto kun's stipend." The Hokage's KI rose as he spoke but he was still smiling calmly.

The advisors were shaking and sweating now. Fugaku was not sure to stay or run. Danzo kept his face blank but he knew he was caught; at least Root was still hidden. Maybe he spoke too soon, Danzo thought as he saw the disturbing smile on Jiraiya's face as he looked at Danzo.

"For your crimes you three shall spent six months in the shinobi prison, and 3 million yen will be extracted from each of your wealth and transferred to the Uzumaki account. And 5000000 yen will be extracted from each of you and will be given to Naruto kun as compensation. And if anything is left after that it will be given to Konoha hospital and orphan funds."

The three elders were pale, they lost everything. Danzo was worried, as well as relieved. Hiruzen had yet to mention about root or any of his other crimes, but if he fights back now everything will be exposed. So he kept quiet. Money was not a problem, after the six months in the shinobi prison he will be back in Konoha, six months was not worth destroying his whole plan over, Hiruzen will get what is coming to him once Danzo gets out. With that Danzo decided to stay quiet and endure.

The anbu came and took them away. Fugaku fidgeted.

"You will not be punished, but remember that after this if anything happens to your son you are the one responsible. The villagers aren't the only one to be afraid of."

Fugaku frowned but bowed and left.

After he left Hiruzen sighed contently. Jiraiya chuckled first, soon all four of them were laughing.

"I wanted to do that for a while now." Hiruzen said.

"They got what is coming to them." Akemi said chuckling.

"But now I need three advisors." Hiruzen said.

"Are they really necessary? What if they turn out like the previous ones?" Akemi asked worried.

"Who is it that you have chosen?" Jiraiya asked seeing the look on his mentor's face. Hiruzen smirked.

"Akemi san, Kakashi you may both leave." Hiruzen waited for them to leave. They bowed and left.

"Danzo looked really smug." The old Hokage said smiling.

"He won't be once he finds out that he won't ever be getting out of there." Jiraiya said.

"He doesn't even know that we know about everything he has done, including his plan to wipe out the Uchiha clan using Itachi and Shisui. My old friend has fallen so low. Root will be taken over and added to our anbu. They will become our section of hunter nin. Anbu captain Taka will be placed as their leader."

"Disbanding them will only be useless. What about the children who are yet to be fully integrated with them?"

"They will be sent to the academy if they wish, or will be placed in the orphanage under special care."

Jiraiya nodded. "What about Naruto's heritage?"

"He will get the Uzumaki clan funds in the bank, as we still have no way to open the Uzumaki compound; that will have to do. Since everything that belongs to the Uzumaki clan is kept inside their compound and the compound is closed off, I am afraid he will not get anything else."

Jiraiya frowned sadly. Giving the boy his Namikaze fortune was out of the option due to his father's enemies and the ritual to open the Uzumaki compound was lost when Kushina died.

"Jiraiya, Danzo should not live any longer. I was hoping he would change, but it is too late. His decision to wipe out an entire clan to obtain the sharingan was foolish. He even joined with that wayward student of mine to implant the cells of the first Hokage in to his arm. I will not let this go on any longer. Had we not known, he would've killed Shisui and we would've been forced to order the elimination of the clan." The Hokage sighed warily.

"It will be done." Jiraiya said and left the office through the window.

Hiruzen stood up and went to the window and gazed at the Hokage Mountain, one face in particular. He could hear the shouts and celebration from the villagers; they were celebrating their new hero. True to Koharu's words the entire village saw the new jinchuuriki as a hero, the way they should have treated Naruto. It took almost end of Konoha for them to change. He sighed once more. "Why didn't I offer to do the sealing in Minato's place?" the old Hokage grumbled, things would've been much better that way.

"Hokage sama, Uzumaki Naruto is awake."

Hiruzen nodded to the anbu and left to see his surrogate grandson.

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All of them stood silently as they stared at the blond blue eyed boy with trepidation. His birth marks remained even after the resealing, but they were lighter and barely visible, they were sure that it would fade with time. The boy just stared at them blankly. Jiraiya and Kakashi had rushed in as soon as they heard Naruto was awake. Akemi as always, was with Naruto. The four of them had no idea what to say, so they stood without uttering a word.

Naruto stared at them for some more time before he sighed, "Are you all going to keep staring at me? I am sad that none of you want to know how I am..." Naruto said scowling playfully.

The adults let out a breath they didn't know they were holding. Soon Naruto was drowning in hugs.

"You are not angry?" Akemi asked refusing to let go of her Naruto.

"Angry? No. I understand your reasons. And you wouldn't guess what happened to me." Naruto smiled mischievously. All of them stared at the boy in confusion.

"I met mom and dad."

All of their hearts stopped for a moment. Naruto chuckled sheepishly, they all looked hilarious.

"Naruto kun what are you talking about?" Hiruzen asked worried about the boy's mental health.

Naruto chuckled and began telling his tale, he knew he could trust them, he could sense it. None of them held anything but love and care towards him. Naruto watched humorously as they became paler and paler, his inner prankster cackling madly. He told them everything, including his Sora heritage, meeting Inari, then his parents, Kyubi and his plan to leave. They all were saddened by the last part, but they understood and were willing to help him.

"So, who's the new jinchuuriki? Tou chan didn't tell me when I asked."

"Oh, you know him. It's your classmate, "Uchiha Shin, Sasuke's older twin."

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The following week was absolutely boring for Naruto. Akemi said that his increased chakra need some time to settle down and for his body to reach a balance, so they had to monitor him for a week at the hospital.

But since he had a lot to think about he was not as bored as he should be. He also felt much calmer now that the malicious chakra was out of his system, and his new chakra