Meanwhile Naruto was watching a combat battle between his shadow clones.
While watching the battle, Kakashi came to see him. He watched for a while then came to Naruto's main body and greeted him.
"Kakashi sensei, you are finally back "
"Yeah, I see you doing a mock battle but it's getting boring, it always end with a tie."
"Then why are still doing it."
"It's because I feel that I'm getting stronger."
Kakashi looked for a while then said.
"Well, that's good, but what about the training."
He knew Naruto completed his training from Hiruzen when he met him.
"I completed the three exercises, now I can make 500 shadow clones."
500?. What a chakra monster.
Then Kakashi continued.
"Great job. Now you that you completed chakra control. I will teach you some techniques called the three basic techniques.
They are used by every shinobi so let's begin."
"Okay."
Kakashi started to tell Naruto about the techniques. Then told him the signs.
Naruto immediately used shadow clones and divided them to three groups to grasp the techniques quickly.
Only one hour had passed and he succeeded in learning the three techniques.
Naruto has now a great chakra control and with the shadow clones, he learned them.
He first performed transformation then clone technique and finally clone technique.
The clone technique was still his weak point but it was because he got used to the shadow clone that he was confused with the amount of chakra required.
Kakashi was speechless. He knows that Naruto isn't a genius but his shadow clones cheat code were too much of a cheat code.
He couldn't exactly tell him not to learn with the shadow clones because it's not fair to others.
"Kakashi sensei, I did it. What are you going to teach me next."
Kakashi really didn't know what to say. He thought that Naruto will spend days in this training. After thinking for a while, the only thing that might be challenging to Naruto now are ninjitsu.
But Naruto is too young to be taught Rasengan, so he said after a while.
"Well, I will teach you about chakra nature."
"Chakra nature?."
"Yes. There are five chakra nature which are the basics. Fire → Wind → Lightning → Earth → Water.
Every one has one chakra affinity that he is born with and its the easiest chakra nature he can learn.
To test which chakra nature you have, you will need this paper."
Saying that Kakashi took out a paper from his bag as he saw Naruto getting confused. So he cut his explanation short.
"Now, inject your chakra into this paper."
Naruto looked at the chakra paper and injected his chakra.
It immediately split in half. Naruto thought this is cool.
Kakashi looked at Naruto fascination with with how the paper split than he was saying, he sighed . Then he continued
"Your chakra nature is Wind. So I will teach you wind techniques."
Naruto looked bored with all of the talk that he didn't understand and it was clearly written on his face.
Kakashi saw that continuing would be useless without motivating him so he moved away saying.
"Look Naruto, the wind technique is very powerful. It can beat lightning which is my chakra nature.
But, I will show you my chakra nature so you can understand."
Naruto begin to pay attention when Kakashi said that he will show him a technique.
Kakashi activated chidori and slammed into a tree. The tree was pierced immediately.
Naruto looked at this and yelled.
"So cooooool. Kakashi sensei teach me this."
Kakashi turned to him and said.
"No, your chakra nature is wind which is weak against wind. So which one do you want to learn the stronger or the weaker."
Naruto immediately replied.
"The stronger."
"Good. Then you will learn wind chakra transformation."
Kakashi began explaining the training to him.
"To master the first step of nature transformation is by altering the
quality of his chakra to possess the cutting property of wind."
"Quality?property?"
Kakashi was distressed then he gave Naruto a leaf saying.
"Stick this leaf to your hand with your chakra. Now, focus really hard and make your chakra feel sharp like wind. Try to split the leaf just using your wind chakra."
Naruto tried to do what Kakashi told him but after a while he said.
"Kakashi sensei, why don't you just teach me the technique instead of this boring method."
Kakashi wanted to hit him but he hold his hand with a strong sheer will saying.
"You can't. If you don't know how the wind chakra feels like, your technique will be weak.
By the way if you want to become the Hokage, you have to learn at least one nature transformation.
The third Hokage knows five. So you may not be able to become the Hokage if you learn only one but you will definitely not be able to become a Hokage without even one."
Naruto yelled in surprise
"What, granpa Hiruzen knows five?."
"Hahahaha, Kakashi. You are praising me too much. How long did it take me to learn all that. You made me remember the past ."
Hiruzen suddenly appeared on the training ground and said that. Kakashi also felt him before but didn't say anything.
"Hokage sama."
Kakashi said when he saw Hiruzen appear from his hiding.
Hiruzen was paying attention to Kakashi and Naruto when he saw them started changing nature transformation. That was too advance knowledge right now for Naruto. So he immediately came as to try to stop this from happening.
It's not that he didn't want Naruto to become stronger but Naruto is getting too strong to fast that the ninja school will lose its purpose and the children will isolate him more.
"Kakashi, I understand that Naruto is special but training him in nature transformation is too early.
You should start with something easier. Like kunai training or shuriken."
Kakashi replied.
"Naruto wouldn't be able to learn chakra transformation quickly. Unlike other techniques which he could just slam shadow clones until he learn them.
Chakra nature transformation is going to be a long path for him.
The longer he waited, the higher his chakra reserve will get, the harder he will be able to master them
So i thought that I should teach him the basics only for now."
Naruto listening to their conversation had his eyes widened and yelled.
"Granpa, I understand. you don't want Kakashi to teach me strong moves because you are worried I will become stronger than you and become the Hokage, aren't you.?"
Hiruzen paused for a moment and immediately laughed out loud.
"Hahahaha, so are you going to beat me to become the Hokage.?"
"Mmm?"
Naruto thought for a while then shook his head.
"No it doesn't seem right. I can't beat granpa just to become the Hokage."
Hiruzen smiled and said.
"That's right. You can't become the Hokage by beating up the previous Hokage. You have to be acknowledged by the village so that they can trust you to protect them."
Jack who returned from his talking to his hideout, after sensing that Hiruzen was going in the direction of Naruto, he immediately entered the mental space.
So when he heard Hokage saying that, he thought of flipping him the bird. It's not that the logic is s wrong but that only if it was true. Hokage position was a safe job after all, but wanting to become one is extremely dangerous.
Naruto, not understanding, didn't say anything. Hiruzen looked at him and knew that he was still too young to understand but little by little when he grows up, he will then understand.
Hiruzen then said.
"The reason I'm trying to make you wait is that you are still young, and training too much now is dangerous for your future, so you should try making friends now and take your time with the training."
When Hiruzen wanted to strengthen Naruto, he didn't expect him to progress so fast. If he kept going like this, he will have too much strength but not enough maturity to handle it.
Naruto immediately turned sad and said.
"Others won't play with me."
"That's because you stopped trying. What if you go to the park today, I bet they will play with you if you asked them."
Naruto looked conflicted. He wanted to go but at the same time, he didn't want to be disappointed again. It hurts too much to be denied for a child his age.
Hiruzen saw that then said.
"Then let's make a deal.I will allow you to train with Kakashi but the max number of clones you can use is 100. But you have to go the park every day from today and make some friends ."
Naruto felt better as Kakashi will spend time with him. Unlike his parents and Jack who he weren't part of village , Kakashi let him feel that the village has someone who acknowledges him .
"Okay"
Naruto nodded and Hiruzen smiled to him.
" right, did you dream of the tail monster again?."
Jack thought that Naruto would switch with him but Naruto answered naturally.
"No, I didn't."
"That's good."
Jack was kind of surprised but kurama spoke when he saw that.
"You don't but he has been hanging around with me for some time and now he doesn't see me as a monster so I told him , when someone ask , you aren't lying if they don't ask if you had met with me kurama.hahahaha "
Jack shook his head as kurama really changed after getting his knowledge. That was something unthinkable for kurama before to help someone lie.
Hiruzen then spoke after a while.
"Then why don't you go to the park now . You should be able to find others their today."
Naruto however shook his head and said.
"No, I want to hang with Kakashi sensei for a little longer "
Kakashi saw that Hiruzen wanted to speak with him so he said.
"Well, Naruto, you have learned three techniques today so you should rest for a while . So go to the park and try relaxing a bit."
Naruto looked at Kakashi then nodded reluctantly and left.
After Naruto left Jack also returned to his hideout. Although he was curious about Hiruzen and Kakashi talk but he can't do anything about it.
Hiruzen looked at Naruto leaving and then asked.
"Are you wondering why I try to make Things difficult for Naruto?."
Kakashi looked at Hiruzen and said.
"No, I understand your thoughts. Overwhelming strength will make isolated.
But I still think he needs to be become more powerful if we want him to face the kyubi."
Hiruzen looked at Kakashi who had become much lighter than before and smiled saying.
"You have started to come out of your grief. It was really a good thing making you train Naruto."
Kakashi was startled by Hiruzen's words then asked.
"Did I say something wrong, Hokage sama."
"No. It's just that you used to be just like a machine. It just was unthinkable for you to try to convince before as you didn't make any mission personal.
But after Naruto , it seems like you have grown attached so you are trying to protect him."
Kakashi was surprised and thought for a while then nodded in understanding but kept silent and didn't apologize for his words earlier.
"Oh, seems like it's more than your teacher son, but you have grown really attached to him."
Kakashi seeing Hiruzen tease him more didn't shy away and said.
"Naruto is really powerful. His spirit is really strong. I can't believe anyone would be able to keep walking around the village facing this hostility and doesn't shy away like him.
So I think when he becomes a shinobi, he will form bonds naturally with his teammates and wouldn't despise their weakness.
So instead of getting worried about unnecessary things, we should help him face the kyubi."
Hiruzen thought for a while then said.
"Okay, you are his teacher and understand him more. But also let him play around a bit. He is a child after all."
Kakashi looked at space where Naruto left from then nodded.
"That's true. Okay I understand."
"Good. Then I will take my leave."
Hiruzen then left and Kakashi kept thinking about Naruto situation then sighed as he left .
Naruto whi went to the playground was advancing cautiously. After he entered, the parents of some childs took theirs immediately and left.
Naruto felt painful and stood there for a while thinking nothing changed and just as we was about to leave he heard someone from behind.
"Hey, you look sad. Want some chips."
Naruto turned his head to the right and saw some chubby kid that has kind eyes and seemed sincere. So he said with a loud voice to encourage himself.
"I'm Uzumaki Naruto. I like ramen.What's your name.?"
"I'm choji Akimichi. I like butterflies."
Naruto was confused.
"Why do you like butterflies."
"Because my father said that when I grow up, I should become like a beautiful butterfly. It's the secret technique of our family."
Naruto eyes widened and asked.
"You are from a ninja family ?. Your secret technique turn you into butterfly?."
"Yeah, that's what my father told me. So I play with butterflies here with shikamaru and ino some time."
"Shikamaru and Ino? Who are they.?"
"They my best friends."
"Chojiiiiii. Didn't I tell you not to run after butterflies alone before. Did you forget the last time you got lost and cried."
Naruto and choji turned and there was to kids. One was black tied long hair boy and a golden hair girl, who was yelling at Choji.
"It's okay. I know that Shikamaru will be able to find me."
Shikamaru however said.
"But I don't like moving around too much, so you shouldn't leave without us choji."
Then turned to Naruto and asked.
"By the way who is this."
"This is Uzumaki Naruto. He likes ramen." Then he kept quiet.
Shikamaru looked at Naruto and then remembered his father's words from before.
"Shikamaru, there's a lonely kid in the village. His name is Uzumaki Naruto. If you met him, see if you can become friends with him."
Shikamaru however replied.
"It's such a pain. I will tell mom."
"I'm not trying to force or anything. Just see if you can become his friend, if you don't like him, you don't have to."
Shikamaru saw it seemed important for his father to the point of not backing down after him mentioning his mother so he nodded.
"Hey, I'm Shikamaru Nara. This is Ino Yamanaka. It's nice to meet you."
Naruto happily smiled and said.
"I'm Uzumaki Naruto. It's nice to meet you too."
Shikamaru looked at his happy smile and said.
"Well, Naruto . We are going to play on the slides. Do you want to come."
Naruto looked surprised and said loudly .
"Okay."
"Hey, your voice is too loud. Can you lower it down "
Ino said with higher voice.
"But your voice was louder than me just now."
"What did you say."
"Guys look. There's a butterfly on the tree."
Naruto heard Choji and looked at where he was pointing and saw it was a butterfly that landed on a tree trunk .
Choji ran to the tree but Shikamaru said.
"Choji,it's too high. You won't be able to catch it."
Choji ignored Shikamaru and still tried to reach the butterfly.
Naruto seeing this, he wanted to help so he walked to the tree and focused chakra on his legs then began climbing the tree under the three litte kids shock face.
He caught the butterfly and went down giving it to Choji.
"Here you go, it looks beautiful."
Choji took the butterfly with his hand but his eyes didn't move away from Naruto.
Naruto saw that they were looking him weirdly and he asked.
"What?."
Shikamaru asked after a while.
"You refined chakra?."
Naruto nodded and said
"Yeah, I refined it a while ago."
Shikamaru looked at him with suspicious and said.
"From what I read, this seems like climbing tree exercises that you only should train after having a great reserve of chakra. So how could you do that because you should only be able to do it when you are 8 years at least."
"It's because my family has a large chakra from young age.Hahahaha, Kakashi sensei said that my chakra is equal to a jonin."
Shikamaru eyes shocked because even though he didn't understand the division of the ninja system well , he knows that jonin is the highest level people can reach if they couldn't become a kage. Because there's only one kage.
Choji asked after getting back to his senses.
"Can you do other techniques."
Naruto proudly said."yeah"
Then began showing them. He even showed them heroes vs villains battle between his shadow clones.
Hiruzen in his office looked at this and smiled but suddenly someone came to him and said something.
Hiruzen frowned and said.
"Call Shisui after the meeting is over"
Apparently, Fugaku suddenly called for a clan meeting. The Anbu monitoring the Uchiha informed him, so he wanted to know what they discussed and what the uchiha clan motive are.
The clan meeting of the Uchiha.
After everyone arrived Fugaku spoke.
"I'm think of letting some civilians and weaker clans into the police station. What do you think."
This was one of the things that Jack told him about. It will cause a controversy in the clan for a while that he can keep these meetings for three days. At the same time he told him that this will be very useful for Uchiha as they will be able to see how normal ninja deals with the situation with more flexibility.
He also told him that it has other benefits but didn't tell him for now.
"Fugaku, have you lost your mind. Is there something wrong with your head.?"
The grand elder who came here to undermine Fukagu as usual said but this time he meant it.
However what he didn't expect was that Fugaku reaction.Fugaku chakra erupted in full and even though he only opened the sharingan eyes up to only three tomoes, it was extremely powerful and sinister. Because after opening the mangekyo, the chakra feed back was enough for him to reach kage level chakra.
With a full chakra eruption, Fugaku said with a cold tone.
"Grand elder, you will speak to me with respect and if you used that tone to talk to me again, I will make sure that you retire, did I make myself clear.?"
The grand elder felt like he was facing death and was frightened by Fugaku sudden anger. He usually used a tough language with him and he just endured it.
Maybe this time he was a little too loose with his tongue but that reaction from Fugaku didn't seem like him in the past.
But not to look weak, he just hmphed and stayed silent. The members were also frightened until someone talked.
"Why do you want to do this, patriarch?."
The one spoke was Shisui who had planned this with him.
"Shisui, You are a jonin and worked in the Anbu so you should have figured out why we are hated in the village is because the plot from the second Hokage in making us take over this thankless job.
But as we are now, It came to my mind to coup once because of the treatment of the village to us."
"Good, patriarch. You are absolutely correct. It's really unfair the way the village treat us."
One of the hawks elder said with enthusiasm while the others looked at Fugaku in shock.
"Fugaku, calm down. We didn't reach that point yet. So why are talking about the coup all of the sudden."
This was a dove faction faction elder.l who was also his father in law.
Fugaku said while looking at the elders.
"I didn't finish talking."
The elders all quieted down immediately as Fugaku continued
"But as I kept thinking about it, I realized that the ending might be tragic. Either we would win and other villages uses the opportunity to finish us with the village who was weakened in the civil strife, or we most likely to lose.
It's not because we are weaker but we are too isolated and there's no diversity in our operations.
The village however has Anbu, root, Huyga and other unique individuals and clan. Not to mention the Nara clan who can make books about the art of war which saved Konoha from various villages attacks even when we are weakened.
I'm not saying to give up the coup but I think we should think how to make our position better that if or when we couped , depending on the village attitude towards us , we would have a better chance in winning."
"But Fugaku what's the point to take civilians in."
"I think we are wasting our clan members training time with some of the trivia of the village. They should strengthen themselves instead of handing such nuisance cases like drunk and disorderly and the likes."
The elders thought for a while when the grand elder said reading Fugaku mood as he knew him since he was child.
"But you don't seem to quite enthusiastic about it. You seemed to be afraid of something."
Fugaku nodded. While the grand elder was quite rude to him, it's because he trained Fugaku for some time and was an elder. But this also let him read him like a book.
"The root. I'm afraid they might infiltrate our clan using this opportunity "
The elders who was ready to agree immediately changed their minds. Root equals Danzo equals Uchiha mortal enemy.
The grand elder then said.
"Do you have a plan in your mind to couter attack it."
"We have sharingans so we can hypnotize those who come. But Danzo might come out with a counter way to bypass our sharingan. So that's why I'm asking you that for today, tomorrow, and the day after to try to think of a method to recruit people or think of a way for the coup to succeed."
With that Fugaku looked at Shisui who nodded as the plan gave began to take down Danzo