The next day, Hanzo was called to the Hokage's office.
"I understand that Mizuki revealed the truth." Lord Third said.
"That is correct Lord Hokage."
"Hmm... Well, Hanzo you've known about the fox spirits since you were thirteen. I suppose it only makes sense for Naruto to learn about it as he approached that age, I just wish it came from someone else." Lord Hokage said, taking a puff from his pipe.
"As do I." Hanzo said, saddened.
"In any case, seeing as this incident was rather traumatic for Naruto and Sasuke. Hanzo, why dont you take the day to yourself and spend some time with the boys. I'm sure they need it."
"Thank you, Lord Hokage." Hanzo bowed and went to leave the Hokage's office in search of the boys, but suddenly a small boy burst through the door and tries to attack the Hokage, only to trip on his overly long scarf. Not long after, another Jonin, Ebisu, enters.
Hanzo goes over to the boy, who is the Hokage's grandson, Konohamaru, and lifts him to his feet.
"Hey, get off me! Wait a minute, it was you that stopped me from taking out gramps!" The young boys shouted. Hanzo simply raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"Honorable Grandson!" Ebisu yelled. Ebisu then sees Hanzo and frowns. 'The Nine-Tailed Ninja! How dare he touch the Honorable Grandson!'
"Honorable Grandson? Oh, then you're Konohamaru." Hanzo said.
"That's right, and I'm gonna be the fifth Hokage!" Konohamaru declared.
Good luck with that, you'll have to get passed my little brother first." Hanzo said with a chuckle. Hanzo turns to the Hokage. "Good day, Lord Third." Hanzo once again tries to leave, but Konohamaru tries to attack him with Kunai. In response, before the boy can even blink, Hanzo has Konohamaru pinned to the ground with his sword at the boy's throat.
"I dont recommend attacking a fully train ninja... honorable grandson." Hanzo said darkly.
Konohamaru looked into Hanzo's eyes and saw that they had become a deep red and were now slitted vertically. The young boy was trembling in fear.
Hanzo let the boy go and returned his sword to its scabbard. He bid the young boy good day, and left.
Hanzo made his through the village until he met up with Naruto and Sasuke at Ichiruka Ramen. And the boys were already on their fifth bowls.
"Hello, little brothers." Hanzo greeted, ruffling their hair.
"Hey, big brother!" Naruto and Sasuke greeted back, their mouths full.
"Hanzo, good to see you. The usual?" Ichiraku asked.
"Yes, thank you. Have my little friends here been running up the bill I have to pay?" Hanzo asked. Naruto and Sasuke give large, goofy grins.
"Hehehe, a bit."
"The two of you are lucky I make more than enough for the three of us!" Hanzo sighed. Hanzo pulls the two boys into head locks.
"Ahh! We're sorry, Hanzo!" Naruto yelled.
"Yeah, we're sorry!" Sasuke yelled, aswell. Hanzo releases the boys and starts to eat his ramen.
"So where were you?" Sasuke asked.
"I was having a meeting with the Hokage over the incident with Mizuki."
"You're not in trouble are you?" Naruto asked, worried.
"No, nothing like that. Hey, after we eat, how about we all go train?"
"Really!?" Sasuke asked excitedly.
"You'll let us train with you!?" Naruto yelled, stars in his eyes. The boys look at each other and scarf down the rest of their ramen.
"Finished!" Both boys yell.
"I have to finish mine first you idiots!"
After everyone had finished their meals, Hanzo and the boys made their way to an open field to train. But, Konohamaru had been following them the whole time.
"So, how should be train today?" Hanzo asked.
"Oh, teach me how to breath fire!" Naruto said.
"Teach me how to summon a water dragon!" Sasuke said.
"Hold on, those are a bit advanced for the both of you. First, we'll see how Naruto's shadow clones are coming along, and then we'll practice the Fireball Jutsu, alright Sasuke?"
"Gotcha." Sasuke said.
"Ready when you are, Hanzo."
"Alright, lets-" Hanzo is interrupted when Konohamaru falls to the ground from a tree in front them. The three simply stares at Konohamaru in silence.
"Ow." Konohamaru said getting to his feet.
"Who's the runt?" Sasuke asked. Konohamaru jumps to his feet and dramatically points to Hanzo.
"You! You will train me!"
"Huh!?!" Naruto and Sasuke yelled in surprise.
"I demand that you train me. I am the grandson of the hokage, so I am your superior!"
"Where do you get off at bossing our big brother around!?" Sasuke yelled.
"Yeah, Hanzo could flatten you in a second!"
"Boys that's enough." Hanzo said calmly. Sasuke and Naruto back down but continue to glare at Konohamaru. Hanzo approaches Konohamaru and kneels in front of him to meet his eye.
"Why do you want me to train you?"
"Becuase... I want to be my own person."
"Huh?"
"Everyone in the village, even the ninja, only see me as the Hokage's grandson. No one uses my name, I'm not even sure anyone even knows it. You're the only person in the village to call me by my name. I want to be the Hokage so everyone will treat me for who I am, not for who I'm related to."
"That's an admirable goal, Konohamaru. Then we better start training."
Konohamaru looked at Hanzo in shock and happiness. Over the next few hours, Hanzo trained the three boys. He helped Naruto perfect his shadow clones, Sasuke with his fire jutsu, and Konohamaru with taijutsu. However, they were cut short when Ebisu arrived and gave a cold stare to the Uzumaki brothers.
"Honorable Grandson, what are you doing with these delinquents?" Ebisu said.
"Training, what's it look like?!"
"Training? With this disgrace of a Jonin?"
"What'd you say?!" Naruto yelled.
"We'll teach you!" Sasuke shouted. Naruto and Sasuke jump towards Ebisu, but the jonin swats the boys away like flies.
"You honestly thought the two of you could take me?"
"They cant, but I can, Ebisu." Hanzo stayed stepping forward. Ebisu turns to Hanzo. Hanzo draws his sword and gets into a fighting stance, as does Ebisu.
"You may have bested Mizuki, but I am far above that fool."
"I suppose we'll see."
The air grows still as the two jonin stare at each other. Konohamaru, Sasuke, and Naruto watch with bated breath, waiting to see what will happen.
Finally, the two ninja charge each other. Hanzo takes a swing with his sword, but Ebisu ducks to dodge it only to be met with a kick to face. Ebisu recovers, but finds the blade of Hanzo's sword at his throat.
"If I wanted you dead, Ebisu. You would be."
"I... concede..."
"Good, now leave."
"I'm not leaving without the Honorable Grandson!"
"Konohamaru, go with Ebisu."
"What?! But-" Konohamaru protests, but Hanzo stops him.
"And when ever you want to train, come find me." Konohamaru looks at Hanzo in shock, but smiles and nods his head.
"Alright, Uzumaki-Sensei." With that Ebisu and Konohamaru leave.
"How about we go home." Hanzo says turning to Naruto and Sasuke.
"Yeah, let's go home." Naruto agrees.
"Can we have ramen for dinner?" Sasuke asks.
"You had tons at Ichiraku's!!!"
"Well we want more!" Naruto says smiling.
"You always want more!" Hanzo yelled before all three of them start laughing.