Naruto had grown up to be a gentle boy on the outside, yet on the inside he was a broken wall. Standing on the edges of Konoha's forest he closed his eyes as he looked back two years's ago when he had last hugged his father like figure. Madara had slowly withered away leaving Naruto scarred and most likely terrified, Obito had told him, "Don't let his vanishing make you weak, he taught you to be strong, we taught you all our Jutsu. We will meet again."

"I will be strong no matter what Obi-Niisan." Naruto muttered as he ran his fingers through his golden hair, looking down at Konoha he sighed as he trudged along towards the big Wooden gates that loomed over the forest. "For a Hidden village, it's not very hidden now is it?" The seven year old scoffed as he twirled a kunai on his index finger.

Approaching the gate steadily he saw two people sleeping their, one seemed to have blue hair and the other brown hair. Both had their faces to the table and looked un-alert.
The blonde boy who was dressed in tight black pants and a black turtleneck just stared at them with frosty blue eyes.
"Excuse me.....eh.." He muttered as he approached them at the desk. "Aiya..... Wake up!" He shouted making one of the men wake up with a dazed look.
Naruto folded his arms as he sighed, his skin was pale like ice as he tapped his fingers against his elbow.
"Hello sleeping guards but I would like to enter Konohagakure." The small boy stated as he stared at them.

"Wah.... oh yes er. What's your name?" One of the men asked as they took out a clipboard and a dip pen.

"Ryuu Aizawa." Naruto answered shortly as the warning Obito told him echoed in his mind, 'Never reveal the true identity of who you are, not even if you trust them because they could back stab you one day.' Naruto or should we say Ryuu gave a small smile as he saw the guards write his 'name' down.

"Do you have a specific reason to be here kid?" The guard with brown hair asked as he leaned on his palm. A name tag showing that his name is 'Izumo'. Izumo gave a curious look to Ryuu as he stared at the small boy.

"I want to become a ninja at the academy here. I heard from a few villages down that Konoha produces the best ninja's." Ryuu answered, a total lie but he knew flattery works. Especially if these ninja's had a strong loyalty to their village.

"Oh? Really well come on in Ryuu, We will escort you to the Hokage and get you registered into the system." Izumo nodded as he stood up. "Kotetsu don't fall asleep bud." He punched his partner who looked like he was about to go right back to sleep.

Ryuu stared at them with his frosty blue eyes as he shouldered his black bag, it contained a few spare clothing and some food. Lots of money given to him by Obito but that was it. Multiple weapons were strapped to his body in un-discoverable places that made it so he looked harmless and easy to kill.

Following Izumo 'Ryuu' looked around at the many children and adult's that roamed the streets. Everything seemed bright and green, many shops were open as the aroma's from the food vendors filled the air. His big blue eyes were filled with a strange curiosity about the village as he saw how thriving it was, the people all looked happy even as they worked. There was a few children who seemed to cling off their parents arms as they played ninja, a popular game within the village.

A few more glances he could see the trees looming over some houses, their branches filled to the brim with sparkling green leaves that seemed to break with the soft wind. The mountain faces was what intrigued him.  The four Faces etched into the harsh mountain were surely important people. 'Ryuu' folded his arms as he thought back in the dark abysmal planes in his head, bringing up four files he closed his eyes as he walked.
'The Hokage's that watch over the village and protect it. The Shodai Hokage, Oji-Sama's rival Hashirama Senju. His brother Tobirama the Second Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi the Third Hokage and the current one in office is Minato Namikaze.' 'Ryuu' opened his eyes to meet a hard wooden door, painted a dark brown he saw as it slowly opened to the Hokage's office.

Looking down to the floor he walked in dipping his head to Izumo as he shifted his bag.
"Who are you little boy?" A deep masculine voice asked softly as 'Ryuu' could hear the soft scratches from the pen on the paper.
'Ryuu' lifted his head, his Icy blue eyes closed as he slowly opened them to meet the gaze of another pair of sharp blue eyes. 'Ryuu' looked over the man's facial features. Tanned skin, Golden Blonde hair, a sharp Jawline and those piercing Blue eyes that seemed to render your soul blind.

It was the fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.
"Hello Fourth Hokage." 'Ryuu' dipped his head as he placed a hand on his chest, bowing formally to this Respected man.
Minato gave a small smile as the child no older than seven bowed to him.

"Lift your head small one and speak if what you need to say." Minato laughed as he inspected the strange kid. The kid was small, much smaller than a normal child,  he had strikingly blonde hair almost gold, the boy's skin was pale and his eyes were a frosty blue.

'Ryuu' kept a blank gaze on the man as he sighed "I request to let me stay and become a ninja in the leaf. I have heard great a many things, the ninja's that thrive from here." 'Ryuu' Gave a short bow as he waited for the hokage's answer.

"How old are you?" Minato asked making 'Ryuu' blink at him.

"I am Seven sir." 'Ryuu' answered quietly as Minato nodded writing it down on the file Izumo gave him.

"We will get you an apartment to live in and get you registered into the Academy. Check into the academy after touring the village." Minato gave a friendly smile as he dipped his head dismissing the boy.

'Ryuu' turned on his heel sharply as he walked straight out, not even bothering to say Sayonara, his frosty eyes flickered as he passed the guards on his way down, the seven year old just sighed as he adjusted his clothing.
Inspecting the village from the semi clean window, he could see that it might be harder to blend in than he thought. The ninja's here were slightly perceptive, he could sense a few high ranking ninja's lurking in the shadows, the civilians did nit seem friendly at all.

An apartment huh..... a place to live until obi-nii comes and finds me. 'Ryuu' thought as he leaned against the wall, the sunlight hitting his back as the warm rays warmed him up. Sad but he had to deal with trivial matters within the village. Maybe he could find out what happened seven years ago.