I Alone Am The Exception!

Chapter 8: The Training of a Lifetime!

I found myself standing in front of the Third Hokage with my arms behind my back and a shit eating grin plastered on my face as Sasuke stood next to me.

Hiruzen sighed tiredly in his seat as he looked between the two of us. "You want him to receive special training, Naruto?" The old man began.

I nodded, "Of course. He should be deserving of such after revealing a fully realized Sharingan. As someone who used to spar with him, I can tell you he's had the Sharingan ever since the Uchiha Massacre. Should he not receive special training from someone with the Sharingan so he could master it? He's a prodigy, capable of wielding both fire and lightning natures and has taijutsu skills that don't reflect his young age." I declared.

Hiruzen sighed, "Don't you want special training, Naruto? I understand Sasuke is your friend-"

I narrowed my eyes, "He is not my friend. He is my brother. My family." I declared. Within my senses I saw Sasuke desperately holding back tears.

Hiruzen smiled softly at my response. "I'm glad he is, Naruto. But what I'm curious about is why you haven't sought out private tutoring for yourself. You've done so for Sasuke just now, Hinata, Neji, and Hanabi have their father to train them if they aren't with you, and I've heard you've taken in Sai and now Ino to train them as well. But from what I've seen, you've taken no action of your own to seek out an instructor. Why?" Hiruzen asked me.

I sighed, "It's because I'm confident enough about my skills and strength that only an S-Class level fighter or a Kage-level combatant could train me. Right now, we only have three of those. One of them is Hiashi-sama, another is Hatake Kakashi who is a former Anbu captain and an elite jonin with an implanted Sharingan, and the final one... is you. The three Sannin are all away from the village for their own reasons. Orochimaru, the Snake Sannin, defected from the village as its worst traitor, Jiraiya, the Toad Sannin, is away on missions, and Tsunade, the Slug Sannin, is drinking her problems away due to trauma. Danzo is a ruthless man whom we recently eliminated due to his underground operations of Root."

I paused as I sighed again, rubbing my head, "That leaves us with three people. I've had plenty of training with Hiashi-sama, but he can only teach me so much and it is mostly on taijutsu and my ocular abilities. Kakashi would be a far better fit for Sasuke than me right now since he needs more training than I do and he could provide him with a means on how to use his eyes. He could also teach Sasuke how to use Lightning and Fire natured chakra. Due to my inherited abilities, I already gain an instant mastery over such. So that leaves you. But, you're too busy running the village to do anything and you hardly have any time to yourself." I stated, gaining a shocked expression from Hiruzen from my level of insight.

I wasn't the smartest person in the world, but I am a rather observant person by nature. I am also heavily invested into this world and the abilities lying within. It's like a dream come true for me, of course I'm going to put my all into it. I thought.

The old man sighed as he took a drag of his pipe. "You really are too smart for your age... If that's how it is, what would you do if I recalled Jiraiya for you?" He stated, watching me intently.

I narrowed my eyes, "While I appreciate the offer, as even I can acknowledge my lust for power, I wouldn't wish it to impede upon Konoha as a whole. From what I understand, Jiraiya is currently out on extremely important business for the Village Hidden in the Leaves. Why would I impede his smooth operation? Instead, I'd rather wait until he is ready." I answered.

The old man smiled at me, "I'm glad you are so much more mature than your peers. I don't know what I would've done if you were some prankster or an upstart." He said with a sigh.