"Well then," said the Hokage, "I'll have to make some arrangements for next year so you can go with other people your age. How does that sound?" The small boy only nodded in response. "Now, do you have any questions?"
"Ah, what kind of powe…I mean jutsus are on these scrolls?" asked the boy.
"Well this scroll here has Fūton jutsus and this one over here has a Hyoton," said Sarutobi. "Fūton jutsus are jutsus that use the wind while Hyoton jutsus use ice."
"I think I can understand the ice Ojisan," said Naruto as he remembered being hit by an icicle someone threw at him. "But wind is lame."
"Oh really," laughed the old man. "Well, do you know what a tornado is?" Naruto nodded. "What about a hurricane?" Again the boy nodded. "Well those are really powerful winds. With the right Fūton a shinobi can blow his opponent away, cut him to shreds, or create a powerful defense. In fact, I have heard that some people in Suna have been able to fly." Now this wasn't exactly true. In Suna, the most anyone has ever been able to do was glide with the use of a fan or make a more controlled fall. However, it's just easier to tell a five year old that they are flying.
"Cool," exclaimed Naruto. "Just you wait; I'll be flying in no time!"
"Hehe," chuckled the old man. "You're just like your mother." Sarutobi then realized that he had made a mistake. He shouldn't have told the boy about his mother.
"You knew my mother," asked the boy quietly. "Where is she? Did she leave me because I was bad?" Now this is why he didn't want to talk about that.
"No Naruto," said Sarutobi. "We don't know what happened to here. But I know for sure that she didn't choose to leave you. You were all she talked about before she disappeared and I knew she was excited to be a mother. It wasn't because of you." Naruto looked a little down so Sarutobi decided to do something special for him. He remembered reading in a magazine that children learn faster when they are younger and that it was better to start them on some things sooner rather than later. "Well Naruto, how about I give you a couple early lessons since."
"What kind of lessons Ojisan?"
"Just some chakra control lessons," he said. "It is very important and will help you later on. Now, I'll only show you these exercises and these exercises alone besides learning how to read. We can't have people thinking I'm playing favorites. Once you are done with these you will have to learn the rest on your own. Do you have any questions?"
"Only one Ojisan," replied Naruto. "What's chakra?" Sarutobi could tell this was going to be a long day.