"Old man, do you -" Naruto looked down, nervous. "Do you know who my parents are?" He asked in a small voice, biting his lip and shuffling on his feet. Hiruzen's heart clenched as he stared at the face of the mini version of his successor, he can't do this at the moment, he can't explain everything right now. He has places to be and things to do. It will be so much easier to lie. To close his eyes, block his ears and lie. It's not like it'll be anything new - Orochimaru, Tsunade, Jiraiya, his sons. Just another lie to add to the pile, another situation avoided. So easy. •~• Sarutobi Hiruzen has many regrets and he refuses to let Naruto be one of them; if only life were that simple. Follow Naruto as he makes his dream of becoming a legendary Shinobi come true