True Heir to the Uzumaki Clan

Chapter One: The Fox, Monkey, and the Snake

Hiruzen Sarutobi. He was a Shinobi that in his prime was so powerful that he gained the moniker of The God of Shinobi yet, was known to be so wise that he was also known as The Professor. Tonight however, he felt powerless and foolish. His Successor, Minato Namikaze, was forced to utilize a suicidal kinjutsu to save Konoha from the bijuu known as the Kyuubi no Yoko. Common folk thought it was a demonic beast, but he knew the gigantic nine-tailed fox was more than just a sentient mass of chakra.

It should have been me Minato. Your lover had just given you a beautiful child. Biwako, I wish you were here. I need your guidance again. After all, like any other man, I was only the legend that this village knew because you supported me. Kushina I promise I will not fail your son. I could never face you or Minato in the afterlife if I did.

"Naruto Uzumaki, my boy one day this village will learn to appreciate your sacrifice. But for now, I think it would be best that they were kept unaware. Just like with your predecessors before you, hopefully the beast will never have to be unlocked." With that last thought vocalized, Hiruzen looked at the toad summon before him.

"Gerotora, what were Minato's instructions?" Hiruzen asked the scroll shaped toad.

"Minato-sama and Kushina-sama's Last Will state that Naruto should inherit all they own, that includes the Namikaze and Uzumaki fortunes and jutsu vaults. Luckily the Namikaze and Uzumaki estates had already been combined by Minato as they had planned their wedding out. Kushina wanted to wait until Naruto could walk so that he could carry the rings. Ma and Pa are going to be destroyed by the news. My guess is Bunta' is going to be a drunken mess for months. He loved that kid ever since Jiraiya-sama took him in as his apprentice. Minato also wanted you to know that Naruto inherited the Namikaze and Uzumaki Kekkei genkai. Yes, including that ability. The problem is the Kyuubi's presence is blocking it from fully surfacing."

Hiruzen thought about it for a moment. The Namikaze, once a feared clan due to their brutal training methods and Kekkei genkai. Still to this day it is one of the few bloodline limits that isn't well known. The Namikaze were true shinobi and they kept their secrets deathly secret. The only things widely known about them: Excellent chakra control rivaling that of the Hyuuga, Speed that was second to none, and absolutely cut-throat in combat. Minato wasn't the only Namikaze to have a 'flee on sight' order after all. Any and all members of the Namikaze had that same warning, but that was during the warring states period.

I still find it funny, a Namikaze and an Uzumaki… Such opposites. Speed versus pure strength, fluid with technical perfection versus wild and passionate. War machines and Peace makers. I'm so glad that Minato was an orphan, if his uncle hadn't left him in the village all those years ago… I'm afraid of what he would have turned him into.

Not much is known about the Uzumaki either… They were renowned for their prowess in fuinjutsu and kenjutsu, their strong chakra and life-force. Not to mention those chains, my god, Kushina was a force of Nature. She had just given birth and had the beast ripped out of her and she could still hold the beast down like it was nothing… Honestly if it hadn't been for her exhaustion she and Minato would still be he—

"Kukuku, Sarutobi-Sensei." Hiruzen turned around to see his prized student, Orochimaru. The man was tall with a lean build with long black hair that flowed freely. He had eyes like a snake, yellow with slitted pupils that screamed danger with sharp purple marks under his eyes.

"Have I caught you unaware? I've standing here for over a minute... You're losing your edge in your old age aren't you?" Old fool. That's why you should have made me Hokage instead of that brat Minato. Then again… I wouldn't have used a suicide technique to save the village. I would have used something else… I'm destined to be immortal after all…

"Gather your teammates. Jiraiya will know his role as the boy's guide in the future. It is his duty as his godfather. Tsunade will want to be involved in her godson's life as well. This child with the right training and care, could very well surpass all of you three one day. He needs you too my student, Jiraiya is foolish and Tsunade will be too emotional. I want you to tutor the boy once he is able to unlock his chakra." I know I made you do terrible things in the name of the war that changed you, but maybe this child may help cure some of the damage. I'm sorry my student, until you show the compassion needed to lead you will not be Hokage.

Orochimaru did as asked and gathered his teammates and sent the message along to them. The two of them were crushed. Both of their students were gone from the world. Not many knew but Kushina Uzumaki was Tsunade's niece, well kind of, when the time came to train her Tsunade was there. She couldn't use any of Tsunade's signature styles or medical jutsu as the fox made her chakra control too weak. But the seal on Tsunade's forehead was actually the work of Kushina. It was actually the same seal that allowed Kushina to not only survive the extraction of the Kyuubi, but fight near her full level of strength for the quantity of time that it took for Minato to seal the beast into her newborn son. She would have survived had she and Minato not blocked a claw strike meant for her child. Tsunade in the end, was sorrow struck. Her grandfather's damn necklace took another one of her precious people away. She asked Sarutobi-sensei for 6 months to grieve Kushina.

6 months and then she would raise the child herself. She even gave Shizune permission to knock her out and drag her back afterwards if she took a day longer. After all, the child had his mother's hair and those adorable whisker marks that she loved to rub. She would be back soon for that personification of cuteness if it was the last thing she did.

More well-known was the fact that the Toad Sage of Mt. Myoboku Jiraiya trained the Yondaime Hokage. Jiraiya made it known that he trained the best shinobi in the current world every chance he had. Now he would tell tales the man so powerful that he defeated the great Kyuubi. The bragging went from pride and joy to remembrance and sorrow at the loss of the man that grew to be like a son to him. Jiraiya just asked Hiruzen for a little time, the boy wasn't aware yet so he wouldn't notice. He would come home when the boy had grown a little.

When he looked into those blue eyes, all he could see was Minato. He used the excuse that Kumo and Iwa may become hostile with the news of the Kyuubi attack. He would spread rumors that the beast's power was sealed in one of the Sannin. That would put terror into their enemies. Fear that one of the Unbeatable Sannin may now be a Jinchuuriki. Now that would keep them at bay. Any of one of them could best any of the current Jinchuuriki as it stood. But for one of them to become one… No one would dare attack their village. Naruto would be safe until he returned.

…Both Jiraiya and Tsunade would heavily regret their decision for grief leave…

A few weeks later…

Orochimaru was currently seething. He had just met up with Tsunade and Jiraiya a few weeks prior. They were laughing their asses off at Hiruzen. Apparently he had come up to both of them throughout the week to give either of them his hat…

-Flashback-

Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru were meeting up at the bar. The first two were laughing their asses off.

"You should have seen Sensei! He asked me to be Hokage. ME! He started out saying how it was my responsibility as the grandchild of the first Hokage. But in the end was begging so he could get away from the paperwork! I'm going on a short vacation for 6 months, but afterwards I'm going to raise Kushina's brat. I don't trust you to not turn him into a pervert. And I'll have Shizune's help anyway." Tsunade was on her 5th shot of sake already and did not look like she would stop any time soon.

"You too Tsu-hime? Sensei was like, 'It's your responsibility as one of the strongest in the village! Where is your will of fire?' and so on for over an hour! Eventually he gave up after I requested to do a long term assignment running the village's spy network and starting propaganda to keep the other Nations off our back." Jiraiya was starting to slur his words as he was starting to get really hammered. He really needed to do some research soon to get away from his pain. Neither of the two noticed the betrayed look on their teammate's face. Nor did either of them notice when he left.

"Hey Tsu, ya know w'ere Rochi' went? AH! He's probably being a party pooper!" Jiraiya then noticed that Tsunade was pleasantly smashed, and like any sort of gentleman (See perverted lecher) He offered to walk her home. The next morning would be the closest to death Jiraiya would ever experience.

-End Flashback-

Damn you Sarutobi-sensei! I told you would take the hat if you needed someone to, yet you offered it to both Tsunade and Jiraiya?! Tsunade I can understand with her heritage and renown. But the Fucking Perverted FOOL? How am I not good enough? I've done everything you've asked of me! The experiments during the War… I didn't even bat an eyelash. Sticking me with Danzo after I joined Anbu! Keeping an eye on that freak and his Root. Yet, no matter what I do I won't ever be good enough will I? You sent Jiraiya and Tsunade out in field to be loved by our fellow shinobi, but you crammed me inside a dark lab and had me do so many unspeakable things… Well, if that's how you see me… I'll become what you think I am… and I'll take Konoha's future with me… I'll create something alright… He will be my vengeance on you!

Orochimaru had waited two weeks after finding out that both of his useless teammates were offered the position of Kage. After two weeks of waiting for an offer enough was enough and he confronted his sensei.

-Flashback-

Orochimaru calmly walked into Hiruzen's office. He was careful to hide his inferno of rage under his usual calm façade. He could understand if Hiruzen was trying to establish balance. But no, he had already offered the position to two others.

"Sensei, Tsunade and Jiraiya told me of their refusal to take the position. If you would like I could take the burden of office… You know I love this vill—" Orochimaru had to abruptly stop when Hiruzen held his hand up.

"Orochimaru, my favorite student, I'm sorry but you don't qualify for position of Kage."

"WHY?! I would do anything for this village! I understood Minato, he singlehandedly ended the war on Iwa's front with a single jutsu. I respected him. He was powerful and he was a genius! I even understand Tsunade over me! She's a Senju directly related to both the Shodaime and the Nidaime who jumpstarted our superior medic corps and due to her we have the best medics in the world. But Jiraiya… He's a fool and a pervert. He has never had single responsible bone in his body! If it were up to him Kunochi would be forced to wear their underwear as a uniform! Do not forget it was me who figured out the weakness to Kamizuru clan and how to counter the kekkei genkai of the Hozuki clan! Without me, both of those Idiots would have died years ago. Jiraiya would have died on his first combat mission due to his foolishness and his weakness to Kunochi if I hadn't stopped his death."

"I just can't give you the hat. The council would never accept you and the village fears you. There are rumors going around that you run experiments on our own shinobi, the rumors are heavy in the Uchiha clan…"

"You know those are lies! I haven't and would never touch a Konoha citizen. I haven't done a single experiment that wasn't under your orders. You know that…"

"It doesn't matter what I know is fact and what isn't. If you were named Hokage there would be riots in the streets…"

Orochimaru just looked at Hiruzen's sad expression. He knew that his sensei was right, he had done terrible things in the name of the village and when the village found out about the experiments that lead to the victory on the Kiri front, many were horrified by his acts. But he did what he had to, the Hozuki clan was slaughtering their forces. With their ability to turn into water at any time in conjunction to the Kirigakure technique, they could dissolve their bodies into the mist and reappear behind a shinobi and slit their throat before a ninja could register it. They were just too devastating. So after capturing a seven of them and experimenting on them for 5 months he finally figured out a few ways to beat them and turned the tide in Kiri with a chemical that seeped into liquids and burned them from the inside. It was horrible and Kiri surrendered on the condition that they never use that tactic in battle again. In exchange Hozuki clan members were forbidden from learning Kiri's traditional Kirigakure technique and the silent killing technique.

You're a fool Sarutobi. Do paperwork until you rot. Those were the last thoughts on Orochimaru's mind as he left Hiruzen's office.

-End Flashback-

Orochimaru slipped passed the guards, slicing their throats as he passed them. They never knew what hit them, they were only newly promoted Chunin after all. They never stood a chance against the strongest and most feared of Konoha's Sannin. Walking over their bodies like they were common trash Orochimaru slipped away into the night...

I wonder how Hanzo is doing lately… It's been years he can't be anywhere near his prime anymore… Maybe I'll offer my services there… With that Orochimaru slashed his leaf Hitae-ite and vanished, with the red haired, blue eyed jinchuuriki child of a Kage-level parents… Maybe he could start the research for that Immortality jutsu he theorized years ago…

AN: Alright… I'm attempting publishing again. Although my first story was actually pretty well received, I was writing completely off the cuff and didn't actually have a plan for the story. I didn't actually know what I was going to do with it. Then my computer crashed and I lost the next chapter. I had to reread the first two chapters and just wasn't happy with what I wrote and realized how bad at writing I was… I'm still not great at all but I want to give it a try again. I'm not going to do spoilers this time as it was just silly to do last time I believe but I will say that the next chapter will have a 4 year time skip.

Various credits… I'm going to base some of the History of some of the clans off of some different Naruto Forums/OC Roleplay sites that I researched. I will credit those sites as the information in them is revealed. I won't directly quote or use exact things from them either. Just using them as a base for my ideas for some clan history. I will remold some of it how I please.

Kekkei genkai and Pairings—

Gerotora mentioned that Naruto had repressed bloodlines from both the Uzumaki and Namikaze lines… The Namikaze bloodline trait will be something I'm adapting from the website. It's also a blood line that is in cannon… well I'm taking one element from another bloodline one single portion from another. This fraction will disappear from that other bloodline. I'm essentially separating this ability off of a different bloodline and adding a little bit to it.

The Uzumaki one is something I'm semi-adapting/stealing from a completely different anime. Honestly this bloodline will not be OP. especially in the beginning. In fact it could be considered more of a specialty than a bloodline if not for one trait. After it is revealed. I will add a crossover tag from that anime, although it's really only one element from that anime, nothing else will be present from that series. I may cameo one or more of the characters as minor characters during a mission though if I did it would probably be just for an Omake or the characters would only appear during a single Arc.

That said for the original bloodline: Naruto inheriting Uzumaki chains… Who knows? I may or may not throw them in there…

About Pairings… No Harem. Definitely No Yaoi content… I'm very straight lol that doesn't mean that the first relationship he has will be the last… it might be though… I'm thinking about bringing in an OOC female from a different anime. Not one hundred percent sure yet.

As for why I want to grab a different female from a different anime…

I've read enough naruxhina and naruxsaku. Heck I've read enough naruxtema and naruxkuren and naruxfem-sasu…

Not that I dislike those lol.

Lastly- how is my writing? I'm doing this because A… I have stories in my head nonstop. Seriously since I stopped after my first story. I have started over 45 different stories… now if I have an idea I just jot down the bare bones of it and move on. On that note if any writers need a starting idea I have a vault full of em' that I would love to see get written that have backstory ideas and basic plot lines! B I want to get better at writing!

So yeah thank you any and every one for reading this and giving me a second chance after my drastic disappearance after ultimate shinobi…

The actual word count for this chapter is… 2489 for those who care lol that is taking out the AN