Return of the Lost

Chapter 1 – Auntie's home!!!

Tsunade sat at her desk wondering what to do with Naruto now that he was back from his mission to deliver messages. She still considered him to be her student even though he was nineteen and starting his second year as a Jounin. She straightened when she heard something on the roof, outside of the window behind her. She felt no chakra signature so she turned around to see what was there. She opened the window expecting Naruto (who had gotten abnormally good at hiding his chakra), one of the Anbu, or even that annoying, newly-made Chunnin, the Third's grandson, Konohamaru and his lackeys. Instead she saw no one, so she closed the window and sat back down. Only then did she see her visitor. In front of her desk stood a woman with bright red hair, blue eyes that strangely reminded Tsunade of Naruto, and a weather beaten-face that held a look of both curiosity and confusion. She wore a black robe with white flames at the tattered hems and the black, heeled boots of a kunoichi. Tsunade looked at her for a minute and said "How can I help you?" The woman looked startled and answered the question with a few questions of her own, "Who are you? The Godaime Hokage?" Tsunade gave her a surprised look and said, "Yes…." The newcomer straightened, then gave a bow that revealed a headband of the Hidden Leaf around her neck, then said, "In that case, I suppose I should report to you then." She cleared her throat and began, "My mission to eliminate the remnants of the Nazaki Clan was completed successfully. A few fools who, I found out later were goons of Orochimaru's, got in the way and were also eliminated. The journey to and from each objective was uneventful. I'll give you a more detailed, written report later." One look at Tsunade's expression when she finished told her to shut up and stay that way until spoken to. Tsunade stared quietly at her desk for a while, then she looked at this mystery kunoichi in front of her and asked one question, "Who are you?" The woman came to attention, gave another small bow and said, "My name is Shafuri Uzumaki, Jounin of Konoha and sister to the late Yondaime Hokage, Minato Namikaze," right as Naruto walked in. After a moment of staring quietly, said, "That can't be right, there is only one Uzumaki left and he lives here in the Village."