The nine tailed god:A Naruto fanfiction

Naruto pushed the door open, his face plastered with his signature goofy grin. "Hey, old man! Look what I brought back!" He hefted the scroll dramatically, as if he'd just returned from an epic quest.

Hiruzen raised an eyebrow, puffing on his pipe. "Naruto, do you realize the severity of stealing a scroll filled with forbidden techniques?"

Naruto scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "Yeah, yeah, I know it's a big deal. But you're welcome, by the way. I stopped Mizuki from running off with it."

The Hokage's gaze sharpened. "Mizuki? What happened?"

Naruto dropped the grin, his voice growing uncharacteristically calm. "He tried to manipulate me into giving him the scroll. Said a lot of nasty things, too—stuff about the Nine-Tails.Used the Shadow clone jutsu from the scroll".

Hiruzen's expression darkened, his hand tightening around his pipe. "I see. And how much do you... know?"

Naruto gave him a lazy shrug, his grin returning. "Enough to put the pieces together. You think I never wondered why people treated me the way they did? I've known for a while, old man."

The Hokage's eyes widened slightly, but he quickly masked his surprise. "And you've kept this to yourself?"

Naruto leaned forward, resting his hands on the desk, his cheerful demeanor slipping just enough to reveal the sharp intelligence underneath. "Let's just say it's easier to let people underestimate me. Makes life a lot simpler, don't you think?"

Hiruzen regarded him in silence for a moment before nodding. "You've matured more than I gave you credit for, Naruto."

Naruto chuckled, stepping back and crossing his arms. "Thanks for noticing. So, what happens now? Mizuki's tied up back in the forest. You can send someone to pick him up."

The Hokage motioned to one of the ANBU, who disappeared in a blur of movement. He then turned back to Naruto, his expression softening. "Naruto, what you did tonight was reckless, but it also shows great potential. You're stronger than you let on."

Naruto shrugged again, his grin widening. "Yeah, well, don't go spreading that around. I've got a reputation to maintain as the village knucklehead."

Hiruzen chuckled softly, leaning back in his chair. "Very well. But remember, Naruto, there's no need to always hide behind that mask. When the time comes, the village will see the real you."

Naruto's grin faltered for a split second, replaced by a flicker of something unreadable. Then it was back, as bright as ever. "Sure thing, old man. But for now, I think I'll keep it my little secret."

With that, Naruto turned and walked out of the office. The Hokage watched him go, with a frown on his lips.

He's far more cunning than I ever realized, Hiruzen thought to himself. One day, Naruto will surprise us all.

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The next evening, Naruto met Hinata in their secret training spot and revealed the duplicate scroll he had hidden away.

"Hinata," he began, "I need to tell you something big."

Hinata tilted her head, sensing his seriousness. "What is it, Naruto-kun?"

He took out Scroll of Seals. "I… borrowed this. It has forbidden jutsu—stuff the village doesn't want anyone learning. But I figured if anyone deserves to learn from it, it's us. We've worked too hard to stay in anyone's shadow."

Hinata's eyes widened. "Naruto-kun… this is dangerous. If anyone finds out—"

"They won't," Naruto said firmly. "I made sure of it. The real scroll is back where it belongs in the Hokage's office, and no one knows I made this copy. We'll be careful, but think about it, Hinata. With this, we can become stronger than anyone ever expected."

Hinata hesitated, then nodded. "If we use it to grow stronger and protect the people we care about, then… I trust you, Naruto-kun."

Naruto carefully unrolled the massive parchment, revealing line after line of complex seals and instructions.

Among the many forbidden techniques, a section was dedicated to the groundbreaking inventions of 'Tobirama Senju' The Second Hokage.

"Whoa! Look at this!" Naruto exclaimed, pointing at the descriptions. "Flying Raijin, Shadow Clone Jutsu… and—what's this? Edo Tensei?"

Hinata's eyes widened as her Byakugan traced the intricate chakra patterns in the scroll. "Naruto-kun, these techniques are… legendary. But they're also extremely dangerous."

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