After 10 Minutes Of Sitting At the living Room, Kiyomi finally arrived with a tray having the tea cups in it and brought it in front of Naruto, who took one of the cup and she took the another and sat down at the opposite side of Naruto.
"You are quite popular even in Japan Now, after clearing that S-Rank gate." She commented while taking a sip of the tea and watching the news playing at the TV, "So, what's your plan next ? Joining a guild or keep things at it is ?!" She asked while not looking at Naruto and instead the TV, where the news switched to a live telecast of Naruto's sponsor event he was participating currently, or perhaps his clone was.
"Create My own Guild, that's the plan now." Naruto replied, "But, first I need to find out the secret that he wrote in the letter."
"He gave you the address ?!" She asked.
"Yes." Naruto nodded.
"By the way, how many clones can you create at a time, if I remember, Minato could create 4 at max."
After that, their conversation turned to more casual and normal conversation between a Nephew and Aunt.
Next Day
Early at the morning, Naruto left for the location he got from the Hiruzen letter , which was not nearby , it was at Tokyo, so he immediately used flying raijin placed by his clone to the nearby area of that place.
His most of the plans and everything were just for the 1st day , like sponsor events and everything, he didn't plan anything yet for the 2nd day, even though there were more offers at the same time.
He wanted to figure out the situation or at least what was there in this location that Hiruzen had written in his letter about.
"So, this is the place !?" He stood in front of a big, but, normal looking house, which further escalated his confusion about , what can be inside this house.
The next thing he noticed , when he tried to use his six eyes to sense or find out what was inside the house, but couldn't, due to the strong magical barrier created around the house , which most of the people wouldn't even notice with their perception other than someone with heightened perception like Naruto.
Naruto stared at the house. It looked normal—too normal. No cracks, no weird vibes. But the air around it buzzed faintly, like a mosquito he couldn't swat. *Magic.* He could *feel* it.
He stepped closer. The air buzzed louder, like a warning. When he reached out to touch the space in front of him, his fingers hit something cold and solid. An invisible wall. But this wasn't just any wall. Faint symbols flickered where his hand pressed—glowing lines and shapes he didn't recognize.
Naruto took a deep breath. He closed his eyes and focused on his magic, letting it build up inside him like a slow-burning fire. When he opened his eyes again, one of the symbols—a weird spiral—glowed brighter than the others. A lock.
"Gotcha," he said. No keyhole, no password. Just magic. The kind only he could unlock.
He pushed his energy into the spiral. For a second, nothing happened. Then the symbol flashed gold, and the air cracked like ice breaking. The invisible wall shattered, and suddenly there was a door right in front of him—old, wooden, with a handprint carved into it.
No hesitation. Naruto slapped his palm against the mark.
It burned hot for a split second, then the door creaked open. Dark, dusty air rushed out. Behind him, the buzzing stopped. The barrier was gone, and the world behind him was like non-existent, as it seemed like the magical barrier once again placed it around the house once again automatically, which means the house was completely invisible for normal eyes.
He walked inside.
As Soon as he entered, the pitch dark room lit up with lights all around the place, showing an brightly litted living room with very few furnitures around the place, Naruto noticed a few subtle changes in the surrounding after he entered as he looked around the room.
Naruto stood frozen as the screen flickered to life.The footage showed a sunlit room he didn't recognize. Minato, from the pictures he saw of him sat cross-legged on a tatami mat, his blond hair catching the light, while Kushina sat beside him, her crimson locks spilling like wildfire. Between them, a toddler—him—giggled as he batted at a stuffed toy.
Minato grinned, "Hey, Naruto. If you're seeing this, you're probably wondering why we're talking to you through a TV. Well, blame your mom. She insisted on recording this 'just in case.'"
Kushina let out a smirk "And look who's complaining now! You were the one who spent an hour setting up the camera."
Minato rolled his eyes "Because someone kept moving the tripod."
"Excuse me, I was making sure the lighting was perfect! You want our kid to see us looking like ghosts?" She exclaimed.
Naruto chuckled seeing the two fight like kids.
Minato laughing said, "Fair point."
The toddler onscreen wobbles to his feet, clutching Minato's sleeve. Kushina scoops him up, peppering his face with kisses as he giggles.
Kushina looked to the camera, grinning "Look at you, all grown up! Bet you're giving Hiruzen gray hairs already."
"No, I don't think that will be the case, our son will grow very mature, right ?" The question was to Naruto directly, as he left out a smile, "Now serious talk..."
"Yeah. If you are watching this, it would mean, we couldn't be there with you while grew up, for that, we are both sorry." She said
Minato Nodded, "Your eyes Naruto are more rare than what you might think..." Minato's expression turned more serious, "There are only 1 person before you who possessed these eyes, but , she died at just 4 years of age, due to how tremendously cursed the eyes are. But, even in those 4 years, due to her eyes, she was able to became one of the strongest, but it was not the hunter world but..."
Kushina stopped him suddenly mid sentence and shook her head, and then looked back again towards the camera, "But, we didn't want the same thing to happen with you as well, so we did what we had to to prevent you from being the target of the same curse."
"So, put it simply, the tech techniques you learned up until now, are just the 1 third of power you can learn, there are many things that only you can learn, scrolls that only your eyes can read. The reason we didn't gave you these scrolls earlier was because, we didn't knew if you really would be mature enough to handle such massive power."
"But now, as I expected, if you are watching this, would mean that you are more than mature enough to learn about these techniques and protect the world, protect everyone from the enemy far beyond the range of S-Rank hunters or the National Rank Hunters."
"The scrolls are kept at the study room, and because this house is completely invisible to normal eyes, you will find it very easily there. For your training, underneath this safehouse there is a training ground we had built for times like this, you can train there, though , I hope you know what technique to use before training there."
The screen flickered again. Kushina adjusted the toddler in her arms, her smile softening. "Don't forget to eat properly," she said, poking the camera lens like she could reach through it. "No skipping meals for training!"
Minato grinned, leaning back on his hands. "And when you get lonely… remember we're always here. Every time you use your eyes, every time you stand up for someone… we're right there with you." His voice cracked just barely, but he hid it with a cough. "Ah, who am I kidding? You're our kid. You'll do fine."
The toddler Naruto onscreen suddenly stretched his chubby hands toward the camera, babbling nonsense. Kushina gasped. "Look! He's trying to grab future-you! C'mere, baby—say bye-bye!" She lifted the toddler's hand, making him wave. "Bye, Naruto! Grow up big and strong, okay? And don't dye your hair! Blond's perfect!"
Minato snorted. "Ignore her. Dye it pink if you want. Just don't tell her it was my idea."
The toddler giggled, slapping Minato's cheek with a wet hand. For a moment, the three of them were frozen like that—a messy, laughing pile of tangled limbs and sunlight. Then the screen dimmed, leaving only whispered words hanging in the air:
"We love you. Always."
"And last but most important part is , I know, after you become S-Rank Hunter and famous, you will get the chance to earn a lot of money, But, My request to you would be fight for protecting people, and prioritize that over anything. But, it mostly depends on yourself, I am not forcing you to make any decisions just for me." The last words , Minato said in a very serious tone.
Naruto stood alone in the silent house. Dust motes floated in the sliver of light from the doorway. He didn't move for a long time, fingertips resting lightly on the now-black screen.
"I will... I will protect everyone as you asked Dad."
Then, quietly, he laughed. It wasn't bitter or sad—just warm, like sunlight breaking through clouds. "Pink hair? Really?"
He turned toward the study, the air around him steadier somehow.
Halfway up the stairs, he paused. Glanced back.
"Thanks," he said to no one. Or maybe to everyone. "I'll… try the pink. Just once maybe..."