Chapter 1
Hey all! Punk here so you may be wondering what's going on where part of the pack Redux well….that is explained below.
So I have decided that at the beginning of each chapter I would put a song that inspired that chapter. For this one I'm thinking…Phantom of the Opera – Lindsey Stirling.
I Don't Own Naruto. If I did I would…I would…take over the world.
"Naruto look at me I know it's hard but you have to get it through your head" Jiraya told the boy who was currently bandaged head to toe "give up on your promise to that pink haired girl!"
"I can't do that Jiraya-sensei! I made a promise and I don't….." Naruto was interrupted by a smack to the side of his face
"No! You can and you will." Tells him like a parent scolding their child "Listen kid I don't want you to turn out like me…..I spent years…..year chasing after someone I shouldn't have….I lost a lot cause of it. no a lot doesn't even describe what I had lost…..and I don't ever want to see you going down that path kid…please listen to me when I tell you this. It is honestly for your best interest." Jiraya tells him
"Sensei…he was my best friend….and my promise" Naruto says
"I know that he WAS your best friend but things change Naruto, and with time people change…..most of the time not for the best." He tells him
Naruto couldn't….no he wouldn't lift his head. "Sensei if I say yes how long would we be gone for?" Naruto asks
"Until I feel you're ready to take on a S-rank missing Nin on your own" Jiraya told him
Naruto still hasn't lifted his head "Fine, but can I please tell Sakura that I won't be able to keep my promise?" Naruto asks
Jiraya looks at him "Kid I hate to say this but I'm pretty sure she already knows"
Naruto's head snaps to attention "What?"
"Kid she was sitting outside the door for the longest time…..how you haven't been able to sense it is beyond me….." Jiraya says with a shrug "either way she knows. Any other request that you want to make?" he asks
Naruto shakes his head in the negative. Jiraya smiles at him "good. We leave when you're fully healed in a week" he says standing up "I'm going to go work out the final details with Tsunade." He says walking towards the window. "Oh and kid thank you for listening to me, trust me the path you were heading towards is a dangerous on I would rather not see you one it."
Naruto sends him a sheepish smile and nods his head in agreement. It was a few minutes while he watches Jiraya hop away roof top to roof top when he starts to drift back off to sleep.
With Jiraya
Jiraya was thinking over what he could teach the kid, when he finally made it to Tsunade's office. Knocking lightly on the window he enters the room, he looks around to see Tsunade surrounded by stack upon stacks of papers.
"You know the only reason why Sensei ever had and trouble with this is he let it all back up…." She says not looking up from the papers she was signing. "So have you decided on how you're going to train the brat?" she asks
"I'm thinking a good Four year crash course" he tells her
This caught Tsunade's full attention "oh and praytel were would you be doing this?" she asks
"Oh well…back at the home of the toads" he tells her
She looks at him through the glasses she is wearing. "Do you think that is a good idea" she asked
"I do and I will also be teaching him the secret of the shadow clone jutsu." Jiraya tells her
Tsunade looks at him "fine. Is there anything else that you are going to tell him?" she asks
"Yea, I know sensei wanted to wait till he was at least a Chunin but I think he is ready for that secret" Jiraya tells her
"Are you talking about the one I think" she asks
"Yes, but that means you will have to get everything ready for it"
"How are you planning to get the scrolls from the Uzumaki compound?" she asks
"Take some blood for me, I will re-seal the place after" he tells her
Tsunade sat there not believing what she was hearing, the villages most protected secret was about to be told but she knew it was about time.
"Fine but what do we do about the contracts with the families?" she asks
Jiraya looks at her confused.
"Man Jiraya you really can be an Idiot, before he was born his mother and father thought it would be best if he had two marriage contracts set up…one with the Hyuga and the other with the Inuzuka" she tells him
Jiraya still kept the confused look on his face
"Hinata and Hana are to be married to the gaki, god damn it Jiraya you can't be that stupid." She yells at him
Jiraya after a few moments starts to get a grin.
"Well we will tell him about it, and leave it up to him to decide what he wishes to do. I assume the families have approached you about this topic?" he asks
"Yea, Hiashi was here a couple of hours ago actually. He was quite impressed with how the boy did in the Chunin exams and with the fact he brought me back that he wanted their contract to be made public asap" she tells him
Jiraya just nods "and the Inuzuka's?" he asks
"Tsume and Kiba were by last week, after seeing her daughter taken down in the second round of the Chunin exams she definitely wanted the contract to still be up held."
"So the kid has two girls to keep appeased" Jiraya mussed out
"Yup, looks like his parents knew what they were doing" She says
Jiraya dawns his confused look again
Tsunade slams her head on the desk in frustration "I fucking swear you're an idiot, think of it this way Inuzuka tracking capabilities with Uzumaki stamina or better yet Hyuga control with Uzumaki reserves. Or the biggest either with the chakra chains" she tells him
Jiraya was shocked had Minato and Kushina thought about that so far ahead for the village.
"Your right" he chokes out.
"Good, now you want to leave by the end of the week. Are you sure the gaki will be better by then?" she asks
"Tsunade you should know better than anyone, you are the one who has been taking care of him." Jiraya tells her
Tsunade looks at him and scoffs "so…"
Jiraya laughs "you don't want him to leave so soon do you?" he asks
"Not really but I know this needs to be done so I can't argue really" she says
Jiraya looks at her with a bit of sadness "how about I make a deal, I will have the kid write to you….." he trailed off before he got an idea
"Fuck I'm a genius" he yells scaring Tsunade a bit
"What come up with a new book idea" she asks sarcastically
"yes but besides that, can you call Hiashi and Tsume here asap?" he asks
Tsunade nods and makes a quick hand and a few ANBU move and go to fetch the ones Jiraya wanted.
"Care to explain?" she asks
Jiraya shakes his head "all in due time Hime"
Back at the hospital
Naruto was sleeping soundly when someone entered the hospital bent on seeing him, who was this person. Hana Inuzuka she had been in Naruto's graduating class for the academy. She was also the youngest daughter of Inuzuka clan head. Her older brother Kiba who was next in line for the being clan head had suggested she go and visit the young Uzumaki.
She was originally too embarrassed to even think of the idea. But after her brother had told her what happen to him she quickly changed her mind.
Walking through the halls of the hospital Hana could only think how the boy was handling what had happen to him.
He had taken not one but two A-ranked assassination jutsu to the chest. The thought of something like this disturbed her greatly. The pain the boy must have felt, coming from his 'best friend' she shuddered at the thought.
As she was rounding the corner to go towards his room she saw someone that she expected. Hinata Hyuga her teammate was sitting a couple doors down from Narutos her Byakugan active. Hana thought that she must be watching him.
Hana by no means loves the boy she was visiting but she did have some sort of feelings for him, some that she couldn't understand. She means he is hardworking young man who would never give up….not even against her during the preliminaries. Hana not being sure how to tell Naruto how she felt wrote everything down in a small letter that she was hoping to give to him.
Shaking herself out of it she walks up to Hinata, who turns around when she nears. "It's not what you think" she says to Hana quietly.
Hana could only shake her head "don't lie to me Hinata I know what you were doing" she says with a smirk "why don't you just go in and visit him like I'm going to do?" she asks
Hinata looks at the ground "I…I don't know." She says not taking her eyes off the ground.
Hana shakes her head and puts her arm around her friends shoulder "listen I thought we talked about this, you've got to be more assertive if you want to be head of your family. Walking into and talking to a boy should be nothing compared to that." She tells Hinata
Hinata looks at her surprised but nods her head.
Taking Hinata's hand Hana pulls her to Naruto's room.
She knocks lightly at first but proceeds to hammer on the door when no response is heard.
Shaking her head she finally decides to enter.
To her shock Naruto is fast asleep. She looks over a Hinata who had a sheepish look on her face. "This is why I was outside the room" she tells Hana
Hana looks back over at the sleeping boy, it looked like he had just fallen asleep so she chose not to wake him up even thought her pounding on the door should have done that. Instead she takes something out of her pocket. Placing it carefully on his nightstand she slowly walks back to the door where Hinata was waiting for her.
Hinata confused by her friend's actions sends her a confused look. Hana shakes her head and pulls Hinata out of the room.
Closing the door behind them quietly, they both turn to head down the hall. When they finally near the entrance of the hospital Hinata finally decides to voice her question.
"What was that" Hinata asks in a harsh tone, one that honestly shocked the Inuzuka.
"That was a letter to Naruto-kun" Hana says slapping her hand over her mouth for letting the 'kun' suffix slip.
Hinata's eyes grow wide hearing this "what did you say?" she asks in a cold tone.
Hana shaking from her stupor decides to stand her ground "I said that was a letter for Naruto-kun, from me. What you're all seeing eyes taking away from your hearing?" she tells her.
Hinata goes red at this "who are you think you have a right to call him Naruto-kun? Huh! Your one of the people who avoided him in class back at the academy, your one of the ones who would make fun of him….call him a dobe" she says her anger starting to come full till.
Hana looks taken back by Hinata's words "oh yea, well were where you? Oh I know giving him silent encouragement from a far right? You were cheering him on so that way you both could get stronger. Not once did you approach him in the academy, and from what you have told me you two haven't even had a decent conversation without you fainting." Hana yells at the girl
Hinata just stands there a look of shock on her face now…..when finally she sends a Juken strike at Hana who easily dodges the predictable move.
"The hell was that Hinata?" Hana yells
"That was your warning Inuzuka…. Do not speak to me as if you are an equal. You are nothing more the a mongrel who doesn't deserve the time of day" Hinata says spinning around to head to her clans home "oh and that includes from Naruto-kun either…you will see I will have him while you bitch are left with nothing." Hinata finishes with before heading home.
Hana was shocked her friend….no her best friend seemingly just snapped in front of her…..all because Hana took the initiative to talk to a boy she had confused feelings for….sure she knew of Hinata's feelings for him but that still doesn't make it right…what Hinata said. Hana slowly starts to head to her families compound hoping to sleep off what had just happen. But deep down she knows things are going to get harder now that Hinata finally….she doesn't know came out of her shell.
Back at the hokage's office
Both of the clan heads have arrived like Tsunade had requested.
"Hokage-sama, May I ask why you had called me here after we had already talked this afternoon" Hiashi asks
"Yea Hokage-sama! why was I called here as well?" Tsume barks out
Tsunade cleans out of ears quickly before looking over at the two of them. "Sit down and shut up" she tells them.
Hiashi seemed shocked, no beyond shocked he seemed insulted. "What did you say to me?"
Jiraya who has been sitting back decided to speak up and support his old teammate "you heard her Hiashi. She said sit down and shut up"
Tsume smirked she loved to see the old ass put in his place like this. But Jiraya directed his gave to her "The same goes for you Tsume"
Tsume's eyes widen a bit before she corrected herself "I'm sorry to be rude Hokage-sama, buy May I inquire as to why you had us called here?" she asks trying her best to sound completely formal.
Tsunade turns her gaze over to her. "Tsume cut the shit, ok. As to why your both here it simple why do you two care about THOSE contracts" she says
Tsume and Hiashi finally figured out what she was talking. Than in unison they turn their heads towards each other and pointing fingers "WHAT DOES YOU MEAN THOSE?"
Tsunade couldn't help but hold back a giggle at the way the two of them were acting. Jiraya was just shaking his head but after a minute Tsunade was able to get hold of herself after her small bout with the giggles. Clearing her throat to draw their attention back she speaks "Okay back to what I was saying, why have you both chosen now to enact the contracts that HIS parents have put together."
Hiashi stood before he spoke, Tsunade thought this was werid…it had to be a Hyuga thing "Hokage-sama you know my reasons, you have seen how much strength that boy has and why he could be like if he was a Hyuga. Not to mention my contract had to have been made first" Hiashi tells her before taking his seat again
Tsume remained in her seat for her explanation "Tsunade you have had to seen the reports and you heard why me and Kiba brought to you. We no I tried to adopt him when he was younger we really tried but…..that old war hawk…."Tsume growled thinking about his "but besides that you seen how well him and Hana get along" She finishes with.
Tsunade just looks at the two of them for a couple of minutes. "Well I hate to say the only one who can decide if either of the contracts can be fulfilled is getting ready to leave soon." She tells them.
The both of them were confused. Hiashi decided to speak his thoughts though "what do you mean hokage-sama"
"oh simple" she says with a smirk "Jiraya" she says pointing to the man who had taken his spot back on the wall "Narutos godfather and guardian is taking him on a four year training trip"
Tsume's eyes widen "is that why I couldn't adopt him? Cause he had a godfather that wasn't there? And not cause of that fool Danzo? Lord Third kept tell me that was the reason!" she says
Tsunade turns her gave over to her "Why Tsume no, sensei did want you to adopt him, so he gave you a test without telling you, which you failed! He wanted to see if even if he wasn't part of your clan if you would help him" Tsunade tells her "and you know something….going over Narutos File I see that no one tried to help him….not either of you….who are in here telling me about marriage contracts." Tsunade says.
She then leaves motions to Jiraya to grab a certain folder out of the filing cabinet for her.
Putting the file on the desk, she slowly pushes it towards the two clan heads.
Tsume curious as to what it is speaks up "Hokage-sama what file is this?"
Tsunade looks at her "oh you know it's just Naruto's file" she tells her
Tsume immediately grabs for it. Hiashi looks over her shoulder, curious as to what it says and as the two of them read the file their faces starts to lose color.
Hiashi having enough stops reading "what was the point of this?"
"Oh simple you see, I wanted to show you both what was in his file. What either of you could have helped him from. What either of you could have prevented."
"How were we supposed to prevent this?" Hiashi asks
"For someone who is supposed to be intelligent you really are an idiot aren't you?" Jiraya tells him "you could have sheltered the boy….you could have helped him…given him food…..you know" he says snatching the file from Tsume who looked on the verge of tears.
Handing it back to Tsunade, she opens to a certain yellow tag. "That if either of you took him in he wouldn't have been sold expired food….he would have been able to eat normal things…..he could have had people who care for him." She tells them
Tsume looks up at her, her voice starting to sound rough as if she was about to cry " I…I…tried….to adopt him, the papers are still there" she says.
Tsunade looks down at her. Closing the file she opens up at a red tab this time "you know you're not the only one who tried to adopt him" she says showing the ten adoption forms "each of you were given the same test to see if you would help him even if he wasn't yours…..all of you failed" next she took out a small sticky note that was on the divider of the folder "see here these were the only things sensei was hoping for when he made the 'test' and the best part none of you were able to do this" Tsunade says.
"Hokage-sama I mean no disrespect but I never tried to adopt the boy, so why should my request for the marriage contract be thrown out?" he asks
Jiraya looks at Tsunade telling her that it was his turn to set in "you see that's where you are wrong Hiashi"
Hiashi looks at her dumb struck. Tsunade walks over to the filing cabinet again and puts it away while Jiraya explains what he means.
"You see I have come up with an idea" he tells them "let the boy decide" he tells them.
Their eyes widen at him a mutual "what" came from them.
Without turning around from the filing cabinet Tsunade tells them "Jiraya and I have agreed to this compromise, as to not spit on the wish of neither Kushina's nor Minato's wishes." She tells them
Hiashi gains a hopeful gleam in his eye, while Tsume just seems to start to recover at the news.
"You will tell your daughters about the contracts, and they will be allowed to write to him while he is away. The letters will go through Tsunade and I will receive them at the end of each week. In the end though it will be up to the girl to win him over cause in the end but you two have to remember he does have a clan to restore." He tells them.
Hiashi gets pissed at this "this is an outrage these a binding contracts you can't just modify tthem like this!" he yells
Jiraya smirks "Actually I can as his legal guardian and with permission from the hokage."
Hiashi just slumps back into his chair knowing that he wasn't going to win this one.
Tsume was smirking "oh Hana is gonna have this in the bag"
Tsunade looks over towards her "I wouldn't be so sure of you Tsume, from what the gaki told me about his time in the academy, Hana was one of the crueler ones to him"
Tsume seems to go instantly pale at this.
Hiashi notices this "well Tsume it sounds like Hinata might have this one as you said it 'in the bag'" he says with a smirk "it also doesn't hurt that she like the boy already." He says taking a stab at Tsume
Finally sitting back down behind her desk she tells them "you two are now dismissed, oh and good luck"
Hiashi and Tsume both get up and give a small bow to her and leave.
While behind her desk she leans back "ahh, now that all my paper work is down I can relax."
She looks over at Jiraya "I just thought of something" she tells him
He raises an eyebrow "and what might that be?"
"He doesn't know his heritage" she reminds him
"Oh yea" he says with a smirk. "Well Hime now all I need is that blood like I asked." He tells her heading towards the window. "I'll see ya later then" he says jumping out the window heading towards the retail district of Konoha.
Tsunade just watched as he jumped away shaking her head.
With Hiashi
Hiashi had just arrived back at his clan compound. Walking in goes up to the first branch member "I wish for you to retrieve my daughter and have her meet me in my chambers now!"
The branch member looked at him "which daughter sir?"
Hiashi shook his head "my eldest, now go"
The branch member listened to him immediately and took off.
Hiashi arrived at his chambers and only had to wait a few moments before Hinata walked in. As soon as she did he instantly noticed that something with her had changed. She was standing taller and seemed to have an Aura of authority around her, something that she didn't seem to have just that morning.
Deciding he would ask her about it he gestures her to sit across from him.
"Tou-sama, can I ask why you have called me away from my training?" she asks with a bit of anger in her tone.
Hiashi was shocked "Daughter I wished to speak to you about a couple of things, but first has something happened? You seem more….." he couldn't find the right word for it
"More what father?" she asks
"More empowered" he tells her
"That! Well I reliesed today that the way I have been hasn't been getting me anywhere in life so I had decided to adopt a new outlook." She tells him
Hiashi smirks "good, I like this. It feels like you will start acting like the heir you should be"
She looks at him "that I will be Father, now you said there were other things that you wished to speak to me about?"
"Yes, actually I have a question for you" he says getting up and heading over to a book shelf on the left side of his office "the Uzumaki boy, you still have feelings for him yes?" he asks while grabbing a book that looks like it had been moved in the last few hours.
"Father not to sound rude, but can I ask why you care?"
"Hinata just answer the question"
She glared at him "Yes father I still have feelings for my Naruto-kun, now your turn can I ask what you care?"
Bringing the book over with him he sits back down at his seat. Slowly opening Hinata notices that it isn't really a book but a binder with a bunch of different folders in it. Taking out one that was labeled with a U he slides over to her "this my daughter is why I asked"
Hinata takes the folder and opens it to find a single document. She then starts to read the document and her eyes widen. Hiashi watched as a flood of emotions start to play across her face before ending on anger much to his surprise "Father if this is some kind of cruel joke I will walk out and you shall never see me again" she tells him
Hiashi just shakes his head "Hinata this is not a joke, nor do I joke" he tells her
That anger that she had on her face instantly disappears and relief is shown instead. "Father what must I do to have this completed?"
"Train harder! You have competition for him. The Inuzuka's have a similar contract" he tells her
She stares at him "but father this is a marriage contract it has to be completed even if he has another one"
Hiashi looks at her "Not true daughter" he tells her and then proceeds to tell her about the meeting he had just had with the hokage. To say she was pissed was beyond what was true. Hinata put her hand on the corner of the desk to try to calm her but only accomplished in snapping the corner. Hiashi looked at her a bit scared at the strength that she had just shown.
"Father I will be going to continue my training. Also I will need some money for a new wardrobe worth of clothes and parchment" she tells him
"Daughter, why do you need new clothes and parchment?" he asks
Hinata scoffs "you think that I can win him over like this? As for the parchment if I get something that shows I care I will be the one he chooses not that hussy of a Inuzuka " she tells him "now I shall go now" she says walking towards the door.
Hiashi just stares at where Hinata was shocked at how his daughter is turning out.
With Tsume
Tsume had arrived back at her clan compound at the same time as Hiashi. The major difference is she sought out her daughter.
"HANA INUZUKA MEET ME IN THE DEN NOW" she yelled knowing yell he daughter was there right now.
Hana came running down the stairs a moment later "Mom is everything ok?"
Her mother looked at her and growled out "DEN NOW"
Hana not one to question her mother when she is mad instantly went towards the den to wait. Tsume went towards her room to grab a folder that looked similar to the one Hiashi had shown Hinata.
Finding it she walks to the kitchen and grabs a quick drink and then heads over the den.
Taking a seat in front of her daughter she stares at her. "Hana do you know a Naruto Uzumaki?" she asks
"Hai"
"Good that makes this conversation a bit easier. Now before we start I wanted to ask you what did I tell you about the boy?" she asks
"You be kind to him, because he has had a life that none of us have, one full of emptiness and loneliness." Hana tells her mother
Tsume growls at hearing her say that "then why did I hear that you treated him any different then what I told you to do!" she finishes. Hana sunk into her chair that she was currently in "Furthermore I have some slightly sad news that relates to you." Tsume says sliding the folder over to Hana.
"Read this then tell me what you think" she tells her
Hana grabs the folder with a bit of shaky hands, afraid of how her mother is acting. Hana then looks at it and starts to read. Her eyes widen as she reads it. After finally finishing it she spoke up "mom this isn't true is it?" she ask her voice a bit shaky.
"Hana this is completely true" she looks at her daughter "now I have to ask….how do you feel about it?"
Hana looks at her mom "I don't know….."
Tsume just looks at her daughter "Listen the contract isn't truly set in stone" she tells her.
Hana was confused by this. "What do you mean mom?"
Tsume then starts to explain what happened at the office today. To say Hana could be anymore shocked was an understatement. Looking at her mom her eyes harden "mom I know what I feel now." She tells her.
"Oh and what would that be?"
"I feel as though I have to claim what is mine" she tells her
Tsume smirks "good girl now go and get ready, Kiba and I have already placed some money aside for you so you can get what you need" she tells Hana
Hana was confused by this. "what do you mean mom"
"Hana you are a girl, you need to start acting like one a bit" she tells her.
Hana nods in agreement and leaves the den.
A Week Later
Naruto was up and ready to go. His new sensei had packed everything he would need on his trip saving Naruto the time.
Jiraya looking down at his apprentice "Ready to go Gaki?" he asks
Naruto looks at him determination in his eyes "yea let's do this!"
End
Ok all I decided that since I have come up with a major case of writers block with Part of the Pack Redux I would try an idea I have been stewing for a bit. Now this will be a NARUHINAHANA paring only. NO EXCEPTIONS. I do on the other hand have some ideas for a story with Kurenai and Kurenai only and the same for Yugao. Now I hope you enjoyed this story talk to everyone later.
Peace
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