"That's his true name," Naruto replied, "Not Kyuubi, but Kurama."
Could it be that somehow Naruto was able to establish a line of communication with the fox which is why he knows what he knows now, Hiruzen wondered, Considering that it's Kyuubi, that possibility is highly unlikely. There must have been another way Naruto found out.
"I'm sure you're contemplating on how I found out my information," Naruto said, "Well, you don't need to know. It's not important right now."
"…," Hiruzen stared at Naruto but give him no answer.
"I trusted you all my life jiisan," Naruto said, "I always thought of you as the kindest old man I knew. I always wondered why I was treated so badly by the populous, why I was thrown out of the orphanage when I was five years old when I did nothing wrong, why I was looked upon by the ninjas and villagers with intense loathing and disgust as if I was some sort of abomination, why parents would pull their children away from me and tell their children to stay away from me, why their children adapted their cruel behavior and view towards me, why I would be chased out of stores and restaurants while others overcharged me for their reluctant services, why everyone would sneer and call me "Kyuubi-Brat" or "Demon" under their breaths, why I spent the early years of my life always going to bed crying!
"I couldn't understand why I was treated by the populous so cruelly and I couldn't understand how you being the Hokage kept making excuses for such inexcusable actions against me, the son of this village's most beloved Yondaime who was made into a Jinchuuriki by his own father and not by my choice!"
Hiruzen felt aged and the weight of everything that happened in Naruto's life becoming heavier on his shoulders.
I never knew Naruto bottled this much anger and resentment towards me and all of Konoha, Hiruzen thought sadly himself, He hid it so well behind that smiling mask he always wore. Yondaime and I put too much faith in hoping that the villagers would eventually see Naruto as a hero jailing the Kyuubi.
"I kept the knowledge of your parents' identity a secret for your own protection. Both Minato and Kushina made many powerful enemies from both Kumo and Iwa; enemies that would have come after you repeatedly in an endeavor to get revenge on your parents by killing you. At that time Konoha was heavily weakened after the losses suffered from the Kyuubi's surprise attack. The only way to keep you safe was to keep your identity as Yondaime's son and descendant of the Uzumaki clan secret."
"Like I couldn't keep a secret if I was taught about my family," Naruto retorted unconvinced, "Now I'm hearing that my last name Uzumaki was in fact the name of a clan I never knew existed at one point in time."
"I was planning on telling you after you made Chuunin," Hiruzen said.
"And what if something had happened to you before that time," Naruto shot back, "Then what? Who else would have told me if not make sure I didn't get promoted beyond Genin?"
Hiruzen inwardly flinched at Naruto's logical jab. In all honesty, Hiruzen never took that possibly of his death before revealing to Naruto his heritage into consideration.
"You had no right to keep that information about my clan and familial roots hidden from me," Naruto continued, "You have any idea what it's like growing up not knowing your heritage and familial line or if your parents really cared about you or abandoned you to fend for yourself? No you couldn't possibly begin to understand that feeling so don't pretend to empathize with me."
"I'm sorry," Hiruzen apologized while feeling worn down as he acknowledged that Naruto's respect for him dropped several notches, "I know I have made mistakes. I did try to do my best but I'm far from perfect and some in the council back then even called for your immediate death after the sealing which I had to completely oppose, explaining that killing you would release Kyuubi. Another person suggested that we turn you into a living weapon which I also had to strongly oppose.
"When it was announced that you were the Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi, the one that jailed it, the ninjas and villagers, out of rage and feelings of the sorrow and loss for their loved ones and close friends looked at you as the weakened version of the Kyuubi and called for you to be immediately executed. It almost turned into an all-out riot. I passed a law forbidding anyone under penalty of death from telling their children who knew nothing of your status as the Jinchuuriki the truth about what truly happened on the night of Kyuubi's attack."
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