Prodigy.

With Naruto

"So you are going to be in the chunin exams. Are you excited?" Sarutobi asked Naruto as the two sat on top of the Shodaime Hokage's head on the Hokage monument as they looked over the village as the sun began to disappeared and let night settle in. Beside him Naruto gave him an excited smile. "I am. I really want to test myself against other strong people from the other villages. The stronger the better I say."

"Well remember not to get in to over your head. If you get to over confident and cocky then it may lead to your downfall. I have seen it do that to my shinobi during my life." Sarutobi lightly scolded but Naruto nodded.

"I know but I am just excited that's all," he said, a complete 180 turn from what he was acting like earlier.

"Well that is good then. Will you say goodbye to Tsunade and Shizune before you leave?" he asked with Naruto quickly nodding. "Good, I know they will miss you while you are gone. Those two will miss having their little blonde sunshine not be around for a while.

Sarutobi then laughed at the pout on Naruto face at being called a blonde sunshine. "I will miss them too but it won't be for long. Plus if I make it into the final round, you will all come and watch me right?"

"Just try and stop us," Hiruzen said making Naruto smile brightly.

"You would need an army of shinobi and more to stop Tsunade from going," he thought since Tsunade truly did love and care for Naruto just like she did for Nawaki, but in a more maternal way. The same could be said for Shizune since she had a big soft spot for the young blonde Uzumaki.

"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."

Shaking his head Sarutobi then put his hand on Naruto shoulder and gave him a serious look and telling him to pay close attention. Naruto knew this was his jiji slipping into his Kami no Shinobi mode.

"Since there are going to be shinobi from other villages, there is a chance they will recognize you by your appearance and your name. Ninja of Kumo and Iwa will most likely be participating so you must be on your guard." he said as Naruto nodded.

"Especially after the Kumo incident here a year ago, we have become wary around them."

"I still don't understand why the alliance never happened. The Raikage said he knew nothing about the abduction and that the Kumo-nin had done it on his own accord. I could feel his chakra jiji. If he was lying then his chakra would have been all over the place. He was telling the truth."

"Yes well unfortunately Naruto even with that statement, the word of a lone genin would not be enough to change the mind of your father and the shinobi council. Plus due to your mothers past experiences with Kumo, she already did not like the fact that they were here in the village."

Naruto sorted a little which was very much unusual for him; he responded very sarcastically. "Yes, because those two were going to listen to be even if it was enough." Hiruzen frowned a little at the statement but Naruto quickly changed the subject.

"I am also guessing that using my hidden bloodline is also a big no no for the chunin exams?" he said despite already knowing the answer.

"Yes Naruto it is imperative that no one knows you have the Mokuton until you are older and strong enough to fight off most threats."

"Because other villages might try to have me taken out if they find out?" he asked as Hiruzen nodded his head.

"The Mokuton Naruto is recognized as one of the strongest bloodlines in the entire world. It is rivaled only by the Sharingan yet many believe it is superior then the dōjutsu. The power to control and suppress the power of a tail beast is a power that many will desire." "Plus there are people in the village that might try to take advantage of it." he said as Hiruzen's face darkened a little.

"Yes. There are those in the shadows of the Konoha that will try to use that power which could end up hurting the leaf more than helping it," he said as his thoughts trekked first to a few members of the councils who were known to be rather power hungry before it settled on his old team mate and Konoha's War hawk Danzo.

"If Danzo ever gets his claws into Naruto, the man would not stop until Konoha is under his control." he thought before Naruto and Hiruzen let silence take over.

One thought about who and what he would face in the future while the other thought of the obstacles that his surrogate grandson would one day have to face.

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