"What happened to them?"
"Uzumaki Mito passed of extreme old age at nearly one hundred and fifty years of age. The second Jinchuuriki was Uzumaki Kushina. She passed the night you were born."
"Was she . . . was she my mother?"
"Yes, she was. We don't know everything that transpired the night of your birth that released the Kyuubi from her but it most certainly took her life."
"I see, and my father?"
"I can't say," answered the old man, but Naruto could see he was holding something back.
"Can't or won't?" Naruto finally asked, it was quite rude to ask but he needed to nonetheless.
"Both," said Sarutobi. "Please let this go. There are some secrets that must stand."
Naruto frowned, he didn't care for that answer at all. "That's some bull shit," he grumbled.
"Maybe it is bull shit but my word on this is law. Understood?" The Hokage effectively put the subject to rest then and there.
"Yeah, I understand. I don't like it at all, but I understand." Naruto wasn't happy about and with good reason but he didn't really have any choice in the matter.
"Now, as to the skills you learned from the [Forbidden Scroll of Seals]. I must caution you to be careful with how you use them. They can be a great asset but also quite dangerous. Please be careful of chakra exhaustion, it could kill you if you're not careful."
"I understand, I have tons of chakra, probably because of the Kyuubi. It's also why I couldn't ever perform the stupid bunshin we learn at the academy."
"Oh, if you knew that, why didn't you tell me about that earlier?"
"Well, you're busy and stuff, besides, I asked Iruka-sensei and he said that having too much chakra wasn't a problem, I just need more control. Unfortunately the [Leaf Sticking] didn't even come close to giving me enough control."
"I see," said the Hokage, rubbing his chin in thought. "Then I suppose it's a good thing you learned [Kage Bunshin no Jutsu], isn't it?"
"Yeah, but I still need to improve my control more," Naruto added, mimicking the old man in rubbing his chin.
"You could always check out the library," suggested the Hokage.
"Yeah, as if that place would even let me in. Most of Konoha hates me because of the Kyuubi. I can barely buy groceries and even then the stuff is mostly expired or almost expired and twice the normal price. If not for Ichiraku Ramen, I'd have probably starved years ago," explained Naruto.
The room temperature seemed to drop in a second to absolute zero causing Naruto to shiver uncontrollably. He looked up at the Hokage, to see such rictus as he'd never seen on another human being's face before. It would haunt him for years to come, that rage and anger.
"Would you mind repeating that?" demanded the Hokage.
Naruto did as asked.
"How long has this been going on?
"I don't know, since before I can remember."
"Is there anything else that has happened I should know about? Has anyone hurt you?"
"No, no one hurt me, I mean sometime people would throw rotted fruit and vegetables at me if I lingered too long in the market district and the occasional drunk would take a swing at me but I never really got hurt." Naruto tried to calm the old man down, to downplay it a bit. He didn't want to get anyone in trouble.
"And at the academy?" asked Sarutobi.
Now this one made Naruto hesitate. He was honestly still miffed by all the stuff he was taught incorrectly, things that only thanks to being able to learn from the skill books was he able to correct. And if he opened up that can of worms he'd have to explain everything to the Hokage, someone he trusted absolutely but at the same time it made him slightly nervous to even bring it up.
"It's okay, Naruto-kun, you can tell me anything. I hope you know that."
Naruto took a deep breath and told him about the sabotage he received from the academy.
"I see, well then. I'll see if I can get you a tutor to fix those mistakes. We won't be able to fix it in a week before team assignments but we should be able to fix it over the course of this year."
"Well, I sort of already fixed it."
"Oh, and how did you manage that?"
This was it, the time he either lied through his teeth to the old man or spilled the whole story. Looking at the man he looked to as a grandfather, Naruto knew he couldn't lie so he told him. Everything.
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