Naruto's request to review his records was not sent to the ordinary reading room.
It was not to hide him away.
File numbers would be left on the desks in the ordinary reading room, with researchers and other applicants nearby.
Materials related to the sealing had to be separated first.
The archivist prepared three folders.
The first contained personal records he could view directly.
The second contained security materials that required verbal explanations and could not be copied or taken away.
The third was not yet open for review. It contained weaknesses in the sealing formula, patrol routes, and details that might make it possible to locate the Nine-Tails.
The third folder was not secretly removed from beneath the desk.
It was placed where Naruto could see it.
The cover stated why access was restricted and when the next review would take place.
Naruto could challenge the reasons.
He could also choose to read only the first folder and leave the other two untouched.
"Who decides what I can see?"
"The archivist, sealing security personnel, and your independent witness each sign off separately."
"The Hokage can't decide alone?"
"No."
"What about the Uchiha Clan Head?"
"Neither can the clan head."
Only then did Naruto sit down.
The independent witness first asked whether he wanted someone with him.
Naruto chose to have the caregiver who had delivered the notice stay by the door.
The caregiver could not turn the pages for him.
Nor could the caregiver explain every sentence without him asking.
The first page was not a sealing diagram.
It was a post-disaster intake record.
The record stated that a newborn had undergone emergency relocation, medical examination, and temporary placement after the Night of the Nine-Tails.
The name had later been entered as Naruto Uzumaki.
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