16 Chapter 16

Three Year Time Lapse

The Hokage's office, Konohagakure

It was now three years since the Uchiha clan massacre. Naruto rarely ever went to the Academy. Menma's pranks on the other hand had gone up tenfold. Thanks to him, the Hyuuga were the laughing stock of the village and were also the reason Izuna was more or less bankrupt right now. Luckily he hadn't taken any loans to repay the Hyuuga else he would have been in more debt than Lady Tsunade, and she was known as the Legendary Sucker for gambling. He would be really happy if Menma stopped his pranks. Thanks to Menma, the Hyuuga Compound was now called the 'Fortress of Death' with no one being allowed close to it without permission of the Hyuuga patriarch but yet Menma had pulled off pranks against them. Once he had gone so far that they started using the harshest jutsu of Eight Trigrams against him. He still managed to prank them big. This earned him the name 'God of all Pranksters'. He became a legend among all students (all boys and a few girls). After this, a few girls stopped going behind Sasuke and went behind him but he was clearly not interested in that kind of thing. Though Menma didn't understand why Hinata still went behind him even though the Hyuuga were the butt of most of his jokes. Menma had also become much stronger over the years. He could level the Hokage tower with his Rasengan but after that, his chakra would be depleted though in just a few years, his chakra would be so much more than what he had right now. Naruto could do a level five Susano'o now and had almost perfected the abilities of his Rinnegan. Mito could do a level four Susano'o and was almost as good as the Nidaime Hokage with water style and she would be just as good if not for her not having a lot of Chakra. Sasuke's fire style was a third as strong as Itachi's and would be just as strong as Itachi's if he had more chakra. All in all, Naruto, Menma, Mito and Sasuke were going to be strong Shinobi.

Izuna felt that Naruto was old enough to know the truth about the Uchiha clan massacre and that Itachi was not really responsible for the clan massacre. He sensed that Naruto had actually gone to Academy toady. He might want to discuss something with Shikamaru. Naruto had been to the Uchiha shrine the previous day and read the Shrine for the first time. He probably wanted to discuss more about it with Shikamaru. Anyway, Izuna had to discuss something more important with Naruto and he teleported.

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The Academy, Konohagakure

Izuna had teleported directly to the class in which Naruto was studying. The students were astounded at this. Iruka bowed down and asked, "What brings you here Hokage sama?"

Izuna politely said, "I would like to borrow Naruto for a while. Naruto, leave a shadow clone here and come with me."

Naruto did as he was told and left with Izuna as they both teleported to a different location. Most people were stunned at this. Naruto's fan girls just cheered at the fact that he could do a jonin level Ninjutsu. His friends weren't surprised all. They knew that he was really good but they didn't know just how good he was. No one knew just how good he was. Even Izuna just knew a range for his strength-at least as strong as the Sandaime, weaker than himself.

Iruka was surprised and said, "Anyways, lets continue with our class."

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Izuna's house, Uchiha Clan Compound, Konohagakure

Izuna smiled and said, "You actually went to the Academy today. I can't believe you. You rarely ever go to the Academy. What compelled you to go this time?"

Naruto started sweating all over. He said, "What? I always go to academy. Why would I not?" He did not want to be discovered.

Izuna frowned and said, "Naruto, don't you for a moment think you can fool me. You always send a shadow clone to Academy and train at home. If I were in your position, I would also have done the same thing. Anyways, I need to tell you something important."

Naruto had been surprised that he was discovered. He had been using Level three seals to keep himself from being discovered. When he didn't go to the Academy he would practise Fuuinjutsu/Sealing with Mito and they had scaled up to level four sealing till now. They were almost as good as Kakashi in sealing. Naruto eventually wanted to become a sealer greater than the Yondaime who was said t have been able to put a seal wherever his chakra was connected to him. He was hailed as the greatest sealer of his era.

Naruto didn't think that it would be possible for anyone to discover him, but his father had once again shown that he was stronger than Naruto had expected and discovered him. He dropped the act and said, "Yeah, I didn't go to the academy ever except for today. Don't tell anyone."

Instead of going to the Academy, he would go to the Uchiha shrine and practise his jutsu. Yesterday was still the first day he had actually read the Shrine, though it didn't contain anything he did not know. It did say something about tow opposites working together to create everything. Naruto had assumed that it meant that Yin and Yang working together created everything. It also said that the Shrine had been placed there by Rikudo Sennin-Hagoromo Otsutsuki and was written by him. Naruto needed to know who this Hagoromo Otsutsuki was.

Izuna then became emotionless and said, "I need to tell you the truth of the Uchiha massacre."

Naruto was shocked at what he was hearing. 'The truth about the Uchiha massacre' Naruto didn't know what to make of it. He said, "I already know what happened. Itachi cracked under the pressure he was put on and then massacred the clan then joined the mercenary group Akatsuki. There is nothing else to it."

Izuna grunted and said, "You know nothing of the clan massacre. What you know is just a hoax created by the elders and leaders of the village to keep the village from breaking into civil war. The real story is a huge secret guarded by us leaders of the village. Itachi did not panic under pressure and massacre the clan because of that."

Naruto was angry at his father right now. The room was somehow flooded with killing intent. He said, "So, you forgave Itachi for killing off mother. That is why he is still alive." Naruto was boiling with rage. How could his father have forgiven Itachi for killing his mother?

Izuna, to counter Naruto's killing intent flooded the room with his own by angrily saying, "Itachi did not kill your mother, neither did he kill Shisui nor did he take Shisui's eyes."

Naruto couldn't believe what his father was saying. He let go of the killing intent and the anger and said, "What do you mean?"

Izuna also let g o the anger and killing intent and said, "I mean exactly what I said. Itachi didn't kill your mother. It is a person who calls himself Madara Uchiha. I can't track him. But once he gets in range for me to teleport to him, he will be dead. As for Shisui, he committed suicide after being badly injured by then elder of village and current SS criminal, Danzo Shimura. He also has the Rinnegan which he gained by stealing Mangekyou Sharingan and grafting the cells of Hashirama Senju into himself. Danzo stole one eye of Shisui and Shisui gave his other eye for protection to Itachi then committed suicide by falling down the Final Valley. Danzo then had Itachi massacre the clan. I shall tell you this, had Itachi not done so, I myself would have massacred everyone myself."