Konohagakure no sato :
The Hokage office :
Seeing the whole situation , and watching Naruto bowing and by the looks of Iruka and the girl , maybe apologizing himself , The situation in Hokage Office didn't ease up .
But No one seems to break this silence , the jinchuriki retaliating was a differnt matter , It's not about the pink-haired girl .
The Jinchuriki Retaliating after getting stronger is the main cause of concern , What if one day , after controlling Kyuubi's power he retaliates against the village and the villagers .
( The Boy remembers his past and holds grudges )
As for The Jinchuriki apologizing later , that was appreciated but not by much , Jinchuriki's are prone to be Mentally Unstable because of The Tailed beasts inside .
" He shouldn't have lost control "
The Hokage mutters and gazes at the crystal ball.
" Well he is a kid .... after all " says Shikaku while defending Minato's kid
At this the Yamanaka also speaks up for the kid
" It's only natural reaction and it was self-defense , Any normal person will do the same "
The Hokage speaks again
" Only Normal person ...not the Jinchuriki "
The Nara and the Yamanaka's eyes twitched and they thought to themselves
( Why don't you take lessons from Danzo or maybe send him there )
( ..... Why can't he stands up for himself , he is not even friend with the girl , and for a kid , it's already good .....did this old-man forgot Kushina's temper )
The Hokage gazes at Naruto again and seeing him going to the starting line again , and the almost arrogant behaviour speaks again
" He is getting more prideful "
Looking at Naruto standing at Starting line and later at the finish line with that speed , The Nara and Yamanaka speaks differently again
" He is not treated well even among the students over the years , He is not some emotionless Tool After all " Nara Shikaku
" If he can't even express himself , that would be even more problematic " Yamanaka Inoichi
Hearing the slight sarcastic tone and the voice filled with blame in it , The Hokage raises his head and addresesses the jonin's with a serious voice
" Do you have opinions , with how I do things "
At this Yamanaka Inoichi also looks at his friend and Nara Shikaku also replies
" With all due respect Hokage-sama , You need to decide how to treat Uzumaki Naruto "
" What do you mean , Jonin Nara "
" You Either treat him as The Jinchuriki ' Village's weapon' or treat him as The Fourth Hokage's legacy "
Instead of saying Minato's name The Nara calmly speaks but emphasizes The Hokage word more forcefully .
Hearing the slight undertone of his Jonin Commander , the Hokage replies with harsher tone
" I have treated Naruto the best of my abilities "
At this The Yamanaka decided to back his friend up
" The Whole Konoha knows how Naruto is treated , and it's definitely not the best"
" He is the Jinchuriki "
" Then treat him as Jinchuriki and don't give him this nonsense hope only to be crushed again and again "
" He needs to be mentally strong for the future , to become a Jinchuriki , and for the village "
" I only saw it as mental torture , a miserable one at that , especially to a kid , not even 10 year old "
The Back and forth between the Two Aids and The Hokage got heated , and the ANBU's around the office decided to simultaneously keep themselves more hidden .
This was the first time in years that they saw someone else except for Root Leader to argue back to the Hokage. But things suddenly cooled down when The Intelligence Division Head says something calmly .
" You are afraid "
That single voices pierces all the defenses of the Hokage and strikes directly at his heart .
"........"
" You are afraid of him rejecting you or even retaliating against you , after he know ' The Truth ' of him being the son Of Fourth Hokage ' The Hero ' , Who gives up his life together with his wife , all for the village "
" ........You know nothing , Yamanaka "
" You don't want Naruto to reject you , That's why you have been brai--"
" ENOUGH "
The Hokage lets his chakra out together with killing intent and Hoarsely speaks
" You know nothing about me and the sacrifices I have done for this village"
But The Nara and Yamanaka didn't back down and also rolled their chakra and this time the Nara speaks while shifting the topic
" If you want same tools as your ANBU and Root ,who only know how to do as ordered then you are mistaken about us "
Yamanaka also speaks up
" There is really no need for us to be here , If only your Opinion matters , He may be Jinchuriki but he is also Minato's son , Even as Fourth Hokage , Minato----"
The Third Hokage decided to stops things from escalating here and speaks the Iconic sentence
" ENOUGH , you forget but I AM THE HOKAGE "
Hearing this both of the Jonin became silent , even the ANBU's hearing this same sentence over & over straightens up a little , Just when Hokage thought of this talk to be over like always , The Nara's Voice calmly breaks this silence.
" You may be Hokage of the Village but This Village is not yours "
"..."
"...."
" Once The Village founds about the Identity of Fox-demon , even if you are the Hokage , the consequences are not something you can bear "
Yamanaka Inoichi also speaks up
" You have let down your successor , All Shinobi's in the village , every single Hero who died protecting Konoha especially those who died on The Night of 9-tails "
" The villagers are just sheep , it's Hokage's resp----"
" ENOUGH ...... GET OUT , You know nothing about HOKAGE's responsibility "
After hearing the Direct order from Hokage , both Yamanaka and Nara walked out decisively . The Hokage's office returns to silent and The Old-man sits back on his chair .
gazing at the crystal-ball and seeing Naruto gathered at training ground with the usual group plus more , The Hokage sighs
" They know nothing , and they don't even consider the consequences of having normal childhood for a Jinchuriki "
" .... "
Seeing no reply coming his way , The Hokage fells in the silence and mutters silently to himself
" i am not wrong "
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Back to Uzumaki Naruto :
After class Naruto walks with Ino amongst Academy corridors while chatting
" Why are you wearing the mask , Naruto "
" ... isn't it cool "
" No seriously , why " ( it does look cool though....especially on him )
" Hmm , So which , something like yesterday doesn't happen again "
at this truthfully honest reply Ino Gets surprised but soon connects the dots
( Right , the villagers won't recognize him with that......did he do that for me )
Compleately thinking in different direction , The little girl's mind does not catch the underlying meaning in it but grasps a different matter .
" Hehe "
Looking at Ino smiling foolishly beside him , Naruto's eye twitched and he changes direction
" Wait , why are we going to Academy Gate "
" That's where we all decided to gather , did you forget "
Seeing all the other classes getting dismissed , Naruto realizes today was a special occassion as the first day in classes across all Academy.
And decide to head to Academy Gate . Standing by Academy gate they soon grouped together will Gian and others
" Yo Naruto "
" hey guys "
" Outta way , Megane "
" Shizuka chaan "
Greeting them Naruto and Ino chats idely about their day , and also talks about their own class , At this Naruto mentions
" I invited my friend today to train together , you all good "
" hohh "
" someone Naruto acknowledges "
" So who is this friend "
" Don't tell me it's a girl "
Hearing Nobita's sentence , Both Shizuka and Ino stopped speaking , and calmly looks at Naruto , who already started speaking
" It's a Boy and He's from 5th year in Academy , wait a little , I will introduce him together with you guys "
Seeing everyone's curiosity , Naruto smiles and soon spotted the a kid walking on his hands upside down in Green Bodysuit
" Yoooo Lee , Here ...!!! "
Seeing someone calling him , Lee twists his neck while still upside down , Seeing Naruto with other kids gathering together , he runs fast on his hands to them , Oblibious to the looks and talks coming his way from Gian and others.
" Well Damn "
" On his hands dude "
" Look at the speed "
" That green thing looks a little absurd "
" Isn't he the famous 'Training Maniac' in the academy "
Approaching Naruto and his friends , Lee does a double flip and standing on his feet gives an iconic thumbs up and shiney tooth smile
" Helllo Everyone . I am Rock Lee.....!! Let's burn our youth together "