Chapter 4

"And why has no one heard of him till now?" Kakashi asked and the Hokage sighed.

"It was thought to be the best solution back then after the passing of the Yondaime. It was also written in his will that no matter what, the council should never touch his son or harm him in anyway. He has been taught within the confines of the Namikaze compound and has never set foot outside. To the rest of the civilians, he is simply Uzumaki Naruto and nothing more. No one has ever seen him aside from myself, Anko, Ibiki, Tenzo, and surprisingly Danzo." He smirked.

"What do you mean 'surprisingly'?" Asuma asked curiously.

"You see, Danzo knew of Naruto-kun's existence of course. He had challenged him to a game of shougi. If Danzo won, Naruto would submit to Danzo's… handling. However, if Naruto won, Danzo would never meddle in his affairs and if he did and Naruto found out, he'd have Danzo's head on the pike faster than Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique. Suffice to say, Naruto won the challenge and Danzo was left with no choice." He told them and chuckled.

Before anyone else could say anything, a knock on the door interrupted the meeting and as the door opened to reveal who it was, Kakashi stared in shock as to see just who had arrived.

Standing before them was a miniaturized Namikaze Minato. Naruto stood straight with no emotions on his face to reveal anything. For someone who had never been out of the Namikaze compound, the boy had perfect tanned skin, bright, blue eyes and spiky, blond hair. He even had jaw-length bangs framing either side of his face. An exact carbon copy of the Yondaime with exceptions of the height since he was still a child.

To be continued!