Night fell over Konoha as Revan wandered through its streets, the child Naruto walking beside him with hesitant steps. The boy was small, but resilient — far more so than any child his age should be. Revan's connection to the Force made him attuned to emotion, and Naruto's pain pulsed like a flare in the night.
But beneath the pain… was strength.
They walked past vendors who closed their stalls at the sight of the boy. A mother pulled her child away with a glare. Revan stopped, staring back, his presence sending an instinctual ripple of fear into the villagers. The Jedi Knight didn't speak, but they felt it — this stranger was not to be trifled with.
"Do they always treat you like that?" Revan asked.
Naruto nodded. "They hate me. I don't know why. They just do."
Revan's eyes narrowed. "They know something they aren't telling you."
He reached into the Force, closing his eyes. A sudden wave of oppressive energy struck him — deep, ancient, and feral. Something enormous and angry… sealed.
He gasped, opening his eyes. "There's a creature inside you."
Naruto blinked. "A what?"
"A being of chakra, sealed within you. Like a caged storm… no, a fox."
The pieces began falling into place. Revan knelt and placed a hand over Naruto's abdomen. He concentrated. There — the seal, complex and foreign, a design steeped in sacrificial magic and ancient power. And layered atop it… a signature. Familiar, bright.
"Minato," Revan murmured. "And… Kushina."
He stood up suddenly. "Come. There are answers here, and I'm going to find them."
That night, Revan broke into the Hokage's Tower.
The guards never saw him. Shadows danced as the Force guided him through the halls. His gloved fingers moved quickly through scrolls, deciphering languages and codes. And then he found it — the sealed records vault. Hidden beneath a chakra lock. He touched it.
The seal rejected — until he used the Force to mimic Minato's chakra signature, deciphered from Naruto's seal.
The lock opened.
Inside, he found a scroll labeled: Legacy of the Fourth Hokage. Another, Uzumaki Clan Records. And tucked beneath them, a small, dusty key — shaped like a spiral.
Later, in a quiet training ground beneath the stars, Revan sat cross-legged across from Naruto. A small capsule-shaped container sat between them. With the key, Revan opened it.
Inside was a holo-crystal — old technology, barely functional — and a scroll of chakra-infused paper. Naruto looked on, eyes wide.
Revan activated the crystal. A faint, blue image flickered to life.
A man with sun-bright hair and kind eyes spoke.
"Naruto… my son. If you're seeing this, it means someone kind and powerful found you. I'm Minato Namikaze, your father. And you are loved."
Naruto froze, tears forming instantly. Revan watched silently, respectfully, as Minato and Kushina left their message. Their love. Their pride.
When it ended, Naruto didn't speak. He just leaned forward, clinging to Revan, shaking.
Revan placed a hand on his head. "You're not alone anymore."
The stars above seemed to shimmer in reply.