Sarutobi was about to respond when a powerful wind blew and Naruto accidentally let go of his balloon. The balloon slowly rose into the sky as it was a bit old. Sarutobi was about to grab it for the boy when he noticed the look on Hanzo's face. He followed the other mans gaze which fell on Naruto who was doing some hand signs. When the boy finished the wind seemed to rotate around him and he slowly rose off the ground. Kicking his legs in the air as he flew upwards, Naruto was able to get his balloon that was now a foot above Sarutobi, Hanzo, and everyone else's heads. However, as soon as he grabbed it, he fell. Luckily, Naruto was caught by Sarutobi.
"Naruto, are you are right?" asked the old kage as he set the boy down and began to check for injuries.
"I'm fine Ojiisan," said Naruto.
That was wind chakra, thought Hanzo. By the looks of it, he hasn't completely mastered it. If I had to guess, he is at least completed a third of the second stage. Hanzo then watched with interest as the Hokage questioned the boy. At first, Naruto was a bit reluctant to tell them about his late nights and all the training he had been doing. But, after being threatened with no ramen for the rest of the trip, Naruto caved. After hearing about his training and how far along he was, Hanzo couldn't help but be amazed. His chakra stores must be very large for his age. The next generation of shinobi will be amazing.
"Naruto, you should be more careful," scolded the Hokage. "What you did was very reckless. You could have been…"
"I hate to interrupt," interrupted Hanzo, "but you are to meet the council of Amegakure. They would like to talk about the execution and several other things."
"Very well," said Sarutobi. He was about to ask to be led the way when Hanzo held up his hand. "Is there something else you need to say?"
"Indeed," said Hanzo as he lowered his hand. "The meeting will be long and not doubt dull. Since this is between you and the council I happen to be free. Allow me to show Uzumaki-san around. In fact, the village genins are having a small tournament that I think the boy would like to see."
"Taken an interest in him?" asked Sarutobi with a raised eyebrow.
"Don't worry, I'm not planning on stealing him or trying to get him to betray his village," said Hanzo. "I just think that he would learn more about this village with me than he would with you in that council. That was why you brought him here, right?"
"That is correct," said the Hokage. He then let out a sigh. "Very well."
"Good," said Hanzo.
Shortly after they parted, Naruto began his tour through Amegakure. Most of the buildings seemed to have pipes coming out of them, which was interesting. After walking for a while, he learned that the village was set up by levels. The upper or higher levels of the buildings held the business and factories. The middle levels had stores and restaurants. The lower levels were mostly residential. While seeing this, Naruto noticed that most of the people in the village were wearing breathing devices that varied in size. Hanzo explained that due to the amount of rain and its consistency (nearly 24/7) that many people have a hard time breathing. In fact, some people have had their lungs filled with water after breathing too hard. The breathing devices were made to prevent this as well as help the shinobi breath underwater.
The next thing that Naruto asked was why Hanzo didn't have to go to the meeting. Wasn't he the leader of the village? Hanzo replied that he wasn't in charge of anything other than the shinobi. Everything else, from trash collection to making treaties, was decided by the council. Hanzo laughed as he told the boy that he was glad because it saved him from a lot of paperwork. Also, it allowed him to go on mission more often than the kages.
"But aren't you respected like a Hokage?" asked Naruto as they reached the training grounds.