5 Chapter no.5

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Naruto usually returned to the Uzumaki-Namikaze Estate close to 7 PM where he ate dinner and headed up to his room to either study or meditate.

On days when Shisui had missions, Naruto would usually practice his bukijutsu instead of ninjutsu or genjutsu and he would practice his taijutsu katas in the morning instead of sparring.

He had never been very interested in weapons, so kenjutsu was immediately dropped from their training regimen after he had learned the basics. He even disliked using shuriken and kunai, but they were essentials for every shinobi. He started on bukijutsu early so that he could move onto other aspects of his training. He had become so accurate with his kunai and shuriken that they could rival most jounin.

Ninjutsu and genjutsu were Naruto's two favorite shinobi arts. Ninjutsu because there were so many different types of jutsu and how most of the figures that were known all throughout history. Due to his sensei's specialty, one of the first things Naruto was taught was the Shunshin. Not just any kind of Shushin, Shisui's specialized one where he just vanishes in a flash, not so different from the Hiraishin.

He loved genjutsu because the possibilities were almost limitless. Over the years the blonde had become a bit sadistic and enjoyed the idea of torturing a person's mind. For various reasons he excelled in these two areas of the shinobi arts specifically.

The second thing that changed was his relationships with people outside of his family.

He has always been rude and untrusting towards people who want to be his friends, especially when he would be at the park with his siblings or even on his own. It wasn't hard to tell that many of the village's children wanted to befriend him just so that they could get closer to the 'village's saviors.' That was a main reason why he didn't attempt to get close to outsiders.

Before he met Shisui he did make one friend, Inuzuka Hana, the former heiress of the Inuzuka Clan. Former heiress was the key word there because she has a younger brother, Inuzuka Kiba who happened to be friends with the three younger Uzumaki-Namikazes. The fact that their siblings were friends and and that they were in the same boat when it came to family relations was what gave them the chance to connect with each other and become good friends. In a family dominated by alpha males, females are often looked over by their family to raise the perfect leader of a pack.

Hana's mother, Inuzuka Tsume, also wanted to keep her and her brother together since they were only two years apart from each other. Therefore Hana wouldn't be enrolled into the shinobi academy either, or at least until Kiba turned nine years old.

This didn't mean that she was neglected as much as Naruto was, but it was enough for him to open up to her. After that they were often seen together around the village or at the Inuzuka Compound.

Besides her, he still is pretty much the same way with people, but that didn't stop him from making a handful of friends, even if he wanted to.

[ Flashback - 2 years ago ]

Uchiha Compound

Naruto and Shisui were walking through the Uchiha District heading towards the Uchiha library. The young blonde gave his sensei a questioning look.

"I know you're an Uchiha, that much is obvious, but I'm pretty sure their jutsu library was made by Uchiha for Uchiha. I don't think that they would take too kindly to and outsider learning all of their jutsu. And as much as I hate to say it, me being the son of the current hokage doesn;t exactly help my case."

Shisui looked down and gave him a smirk, "As one of the top shinobi of the Konoha and the Uchiha clan I'm granted certain rights that normal Uchiha clan members don't have, such as being able to teach whatever I want to my apprentice and bring them to the Uchiha library. It doesn't matter if they're Uchiha or not. Plus me being on the fast track to becoming an ANBU helps too."

"And besides you've been training non-stop from dawn till dusk since we started your training six months ago. It's a beautiful day, the sun is shining, the breeze feels great, if you don't stop and take a look around you every once in a while you just might miss all of the little things in life. Life isn't all about training you know kid."

He was expecting some kind angry outburst or death glare that he was so used to by now, so he was surprised when Naruto stopped mid-step deep in thought, "You know sensei...now that I think about it I guess I do feel a bit burned out by the amount of training you've been putting me through." He began looking up and down the streets of the Uchiha District as if expecting something, "And I think I already like the Uchiha District better than being in the village...no villagers bowing to me where ever I go, nobody hasn't tried to kiss my ass yet, no one is trying to give me free handouts...this place just feels right. Perhaps we could take the rest of the day off from training."

Shisui beamed at him, "Of course you weren't really going to give me a choice in the matter were you?" Naruto asked in a demanding tone.

Shisui rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, "The truth is I also wanted you to meet some good people. I know how you are and what you think of people but you should have some friends that you can depend on other than me and Hana."

Naruto scowled a bit at the mention of friends but decided to think about it a bit instead of lashing out. He sighed, "I guess if you trust them then I could at least give them a chance."

Shisui sighed in relief, but before he could say anything he was cut off, "Hey! wait a minute! Weren't we supposed to keep you training me a secret?"

"Eh I haven't told them anything yet I just decide this now. And besides we only decided not to tell your family so that they wouldn't be able to stop you from training. By the way have things gotten any better between you and them?"

Naruto just sighed in frustration, "No in fact they've gotten worse now that the training has gone to Nawaki's, Natsuki's, and Narumi's heads. They act like a bunch of spoiled brats that make me want to use my strongest Katon jutsu just to set the mansion on fire and hope they burn inside."

Shisui sweat dropped at the evil smirk on his face, "Maybe you should stay at my place tonight?" Naruto just nodded. The rest of the trip to the library was spent in silence.

They made it into the library with only a little hassle, after explaining their relationship to each other they were allowed to pass. Naruto ended up picking up a few Katon jutsus that were favored by Madara Uchiha and some more intricate scrolls on genjustu.