Chapter 16

" Repeat it," I said, what I had just heard wasn't only unbelievable but that would mean that most villagers would need to get their heads detached for going against me.

" You are the son of two very, if not the most, essential individuals in the whole village, one of them was Kushina Uzumaki Last Princes of the Uzumaki clan and previous holder of the Nine-Tails, and your dad was the Last Hokage, Minato Namikaze, who died during the last attack of the Nine-Tails."

That was reality-breaking, because not only was it made the son of a Hokage who was a hero in the eyes of the whole village, but also the son of a princess apparently, was I royalty?

" We have been keeping it a secret because of the possibility of Minato and Kushina enemies attacking you in search of revenge or compensation, but considering the last events this has gone far enough, from now on, you won't be known as Naruto Uzumaki, you are and will always be Naruto Namikaze Uzumaki Last Prince of the Uzumaki clan and Head of the Namikaze Clan."

( before anyone comments, the Namikaze doesn't exist, I know, but I simply think that after becoming a Hokage Minato must have established enough power to create a clan, a small one, but still a clan)

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Hidden Mission Compleated

Discover the secrets behind your birth and who your parents were

Rewards: +1 Level up, Evolution of Uzumaki Perk, Namikaze perk

Uzumaki => Uzumaki Prince

New functions: Chakra Suppression, Mind's Eye of the Kagura, Healing Blood, and Adamantine chains can be learned

Namikaze

You are the son of the Last and most talented Namikaze, boosts ninjutsu growth by 50%, and all space-related Jutsu grow 50%, +1 Per every level up

LEVEL UP

+5 Status points, +1 Vit, End, Chk, Per

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' I REALLY AM A PRINCE.'

But then it hit me like a train.

" Wait, the previous holder of the Nine Tails? It can't have disappeared, this means... I am the holder."

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Your Perk ??? has been revealed

??? =>Jinchūriki

Function Revealed: ??? => Tail Chakra Cloack Mode

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I remained calm, calmer than I should be at this moment, I should be angry, sad, or scared, but falling into panic at this moment wouldn't help anyone.

" How?" I asked after going back to reality.

" First I want to say I am sorry for everything that happened to you, for the loss of your parents, and for the burden you have on your shoulder, while also thanking you for saving the whole Village." He said while getting up and deeply bowing.

I knew he was telling the truth, I instinctively knew, not because I knew him and had been with him since I was a child, but because... I knew.

From the moment I had been promoted to an Uzumaki Prince I have been feeling this strange sensation of knowing things, the position of some people, how much chakra they had, and their emotions.

And currently, the Hokage is covered in sadness, nothing more nothing less.

After a few seconds of bowing, he got back up and start telling me what had happened the day of my birth, how everything was going smoothly until the attack of an unknown ninja, who not was able to free the Nine-Tails, but was also able to control it and make him attack the Village.

'Wait, then this would mean the Nine-Tails isn't evil, or at least the only evil deed I am aware of wasn't actually done by him, things are getting more complicated with each passing second.'

" Your parents decided to sacrifice themself while sealing the Nine-Tails inside of you to both save the village and most importantly you."

That kind of annoyed me, maybe because I am still a kid, maybe because I wish to have them here and not buried 6 feet underground, or maybe because this whole thing is making my head hurt, but the words of the Hokage really made me angry.

" To save the village...the same village who hates me and treats me like a monster?"

" Yes, that same Village, Naruto please listen to me, the people who hate you are surely a lot, but each one of them, there are as many that wish for your safety and love you deeply, one example is the doctor that you met at the hospital."

I didn't talk, letting him continue, because if there actually were people that wished me well I was more ready to hear about them.

" During the attack he was there, saving as many citizens as he could, but the most important ones to him couldn't be saved, overwhelmed by the Nine-Tails Chakra."

" So he h-"

" He hated you, he hated you to his core but then he saw what you were going through, how the numbers of those that hated you were more than those who cared about you, you were a kid who had no fault in this whole mess, as soon as he realized that he resigned as a ninja and became a doctor, he had seen enough bad things to break any man, but he decided to help you in another way, who do you think took care of you when fell ill during your childhood due to the Nine-Tails Chakra?"

" But why did he remain hidden? Why has everyone remained in the shadow not even once showing themself to me, DO YOU KNOW HOW ALONE I FELT?"

The calmness had broken for a second, those last words coming straight from my heart, words I had never once thought I would be saying out loud.

" That fault falls in my hands, I wanted for you to grow normally, even hoping for you to not become a ninja sometimes, Minato at his last breath made me swear to make you grow as a hero and loved, but I failed, and you can't even imagine how much sorrow I fell for my mistakes."

He was crying, the same man who I had seen angry, happy, and annoyed, was crying for the first time in my whole life, his emotions were quite overwhelming, and his sadness filled the whole room.

He took a big breath while drying his tears and continued talking.

" But this is enough, the last events proved how stupid I was, from now on I won't hold back, I won't hide who you are, I will show the world what you are capable of so that they will always remember."

Following my instincts I rushed to Sarutobi and hugged him with all the strength in my body.

He got staggered for a second not expecting my strength but he immediately recovered and hugged me back while rubbing my head.

' Maybe I won't be alone anymore.'