Chapter 3

                                    

                                          


                          
Key/Guide
'Thoughts'
"Talking"
'Bijuu Thoughts '
"Bijuu Talking"
Author/Me
                          
3rd POV  (Small Timeskip)
                          
     When Naruto exited his mindscape he quickly notices the setting sun signaling that it's almost nightime. Grabbing his jacket and the few barries he haven't eaten yet he scurried off to meet up with old man' Teuchi.
                          
     When he arrives at the Ramen stand he sees old man' Teuchi turning off the lights of the shop. Quickly approaching him Naruto yells ,"Hey old man' Teuchi! Are we going to go now? Oh man I can't wait to meet the strongest Ninja in the village!"
                          
     "Naruto out of the four Hokages who's you're favourite?", Teuchi asks curiously.
                          
     'The Yondaime Hokage of course he's my dad!', Naruto thinks yet in reality he simply says, "I don't really know... I mean they're all really cool and all, but all I know about them is that they're super powerful."
                          
     "That's fine you could tell me who you like the most after you learn all about them in the Academy!", after a bit more small talk the duo finally made it to the Hokage Tower.
                          
     Upon entering the secretary immediately scowled at the sight of Naruto. "What are you doing here you brat?" Seeing the tension between the secretary and his blond charge Teuchi quickly interrupted. 
                          
     "We wish to see the Hokage about Naruto's current living conditions. Would you mind asking the Hokage if we're permitted to enter?"
                          
     Sneering the secretary replied, "Why would Hokage-sama wish to speak with that thing?", at that moment the Hokage walks out of his office. "Hokage-sama!"
                          
     "You're the strongest Ninja in the village!? Bu- but you're just an old man!"
                          
    Ignoring Naruto's outburst he takes a look at the rooms occupants and he asks questionaly, "What's with all the commotion out here?"
                          
     "Hokage-sama! That thing over there was trying to sneak into your office!", said the secretary while pointing her finger at Naruto.
                          
     Trying to defuse the situation Teuchi explains to the Hokage about Naruto's living conditions,"Sorry for the trouble Hokage-sama but Naruto and I just wished to see you to talk about Naruto's current living conditions."
                          
     "Is that so? Very well then come to my office we shall go into the details there."
                          
     "Actually Hokage-sama will it be alright for me to leave Naruto to you? I must get back to my daughter soon.", Teuchi asked.
                          
     "Well Naruto-kun ? What do you say?", the Hokage questioned young Naruto.
                          
     "That's fine old man' Teuchi! I'll be just fine on my own here!"
                          
Hiruzen's (Hokage) POV 
                          
     While the old Sarutobi appeared calm on the outside, on the inside all he felt was cold fury. From what the Ramen Chef just told him that means that Naruto's either being treated poorly at the ophanage, or he got thrown out from said place, or even worse, both!
                          
     Suddenly guilt over took his emotions, he knew he should've checked up on Naruto in person! How could he be so naive! How could he actually listen to the matron's reports when it was so obvious that the matron hated the boy?
                          
     Shaking those thoughts out of his mind for now he turned towards little Naruto, the only legacy of two of his greatest friends, Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze. He doesn't even want to imagine what Kushina would do to him if she ever found out about Naruto's treatment, she would surely beat him black and blue in the afterlife.
                          
Naruto's POV 
                          
     'Kurama I thought you said the Hokage is the strongest Ninja in the village! Not some old geezer!'
                          
     'Well I'm sorry for not knowing the guy's age!', Kurama grumbled voice dripping with sarcasm.
                          
     'But your mother barely gave me enough freedom to move my head! So I only caught small glimpses of her life, not everyone's nice like you, dumbass.'
                          
     'Okay okay I get it! Now just stop complaining! You're like a thousand years old so why don't you stop acting like a little four year old?'
                          
3rd POV 
                          
     After entering the office Hiruzen and Naruto both takes a seat. 
                          
     "So, Naruto-kun how's the ophanage treating you?", asks Hiruzen. 
                          
     Before anwsering the question Naruto quickly checks in with Kurama,'Kurama do you feel any negative emotions coming off him?'
                          
     'Hm... well he does feel angry but it isn't really directed at you, though for some reason he feels guilty? Interesting...'
                          
     'I... think I'm going to tell him, I mean he doesn't hate me so that's got to count for something right?'
                          
     'Sure kit it's at least worth a try', steeling up his resolve Naruto decides to tell the Hokage the truth about how he's treated at the ophanage.
                          
     "Well I mean... I have my own room? Even if it's a bit small... So I guess that's something, and I get a piece of bread and a cup of water everyday, though I uh... kind of got kicked out last night... " 
                          
     Frowning slightly the old man asks,"May I ask why you got kicked out?"
                          
     "I didn't do anything bad I promise!", a slightly panicked Naruto blurts out after seeing the old man frowns. Seeing Naruto's panicked state the Hokage decided to speak up .
                          
     "It's alright Naruto-kun I won't be mad at you for whatever it may be that got you kicked out.", reassured the old Sarutobi, while smiling softly at Naruto to try and calm the kid's nerves.
                          
     Nodding slightly to himself Naruto recounts the nights events albeit a bit hesitantly. "I asked for an extra cup of water before I was supposed to go to bed, the mean lady at the orphanage then yelled at me and then said that I had time out for being an 'ungrateful little brat' when I woke up it was already dark so I decided to head for my room. The mean lady then yelled at me and threw me out the front door.", Naruto mumbled softly to the Hokage. Though as a trained Ninja he had more developed hearing abilities so he had still heard what the boy had said loud and clear.
                          
Hiruzen's POV 
                          
     Feeling my blood boil at what the boy had just revealed I quickly tried to suppress my anger at the matron while trying to calm down by drawling in deep breaths and breathing out slowly.
                          
    "I'll make sure to speak to the mean lady about your treatment Naruto-kun meanwhile let's talk about your living arrangements now. So how about an apartment? I'll be sure to send people your way every now and then to make sure you're doing alright. Is that fine Naruto-kun?"
                          
Grinning now Naruto cheerily replied back,"That's sounds great old man!"
                          
     And this was how little Naruto had met the Third Hokage!