Authors Note: This will be the ONLY Disclaimer I will write as this is a FAN-fiction web site OBVIOUSLY this is not an original work but a FAN-based creation. DO NOT Plagiarize as not only is it stupid but people who do it only do so for attention that does not even belong to them and in my eyes are quite frankly pathetic for doing so. This Fan-fiction is entirely of my own design (except for being fan-based on an original work) and as such none of it's idea's have been taken from someone else. If you see any similarities to what someone else had written or you have written it is entirely coincidental and as I read fan-fiction on here as well may have been dragged up cause my subconscious thought it was a great idea and if so I apologize so please tell me.
A Daughters Return
"The Great Naruto Bridge" I thought to myself in shock. Within the past three hours I had found out that not only was my outouto ALIVE but he was also a hero to the Land of the Waves. Right now I didn't know whether to be ecstatic of pissed off. First of all people who I trusted with my life lied to me for nearly 13 years, not only was my outouto alive but he ended up on an A-class mission and became a hero to the Land of Waves!
My hands tightened against the straps of my pack, I had missed them by only 2 weeks. Jumping a little faster my eyes hardened, though they would almost be back in Konoha by now I would get there soon myself. As gennin they were not as fast as me so what would take two weeks for them was only one for me. Sarutobi would regret keeping him from me, as would Jiraiya-jiji. Did they seriously think I would never find out? A growl escaped my throat as I sped up... who knows maybe I'd get there earlier.
A hand reached out touching Tou-sans Hitai-ate wrapped around my waist, tears filling my eyes I pushed on.
"I'm sorry outouto"
Arriving outside the gates of Konoha my face fell into a neutral expression as I walked up to the Village gates, grabbing my passport from my bag. As I had to travel a lot I made sure it was always up to date and in good condition, I guess it was a good thing as I would need it to enter the village once more.
Smiling at the young chunin I held out my passport for the first, "business or pleasure" he asked lightly as he grabbed the papers.
"Neither, I'm returning home" Smiling lightly as I shifted my bag, "You see I recently found out some news as I was traveling through Wave country, at first I was in disbelief but then I realized surely ojii-sama would like to see me again so he could explain this... Misunderstanding, yes?"
The man was frozen however as he stared at my passport, his partner shook his shoulder before giving me a look and snatching the papers from his hands.
"Is there a problem gentlemen? You see I am in a hurry as well, I was thinking of visiting my parent's graves before I spoke to the old man. I was an inconsiderate child not to visit them sooner but you see I thought I had nothing left worth returning here." I sighed sadly to them, "I'm back however" my eyes narrowed as I stared at them hard "for good."
They both shot up from their seats before shaking their heads quickly "No, no miss. There's nothing wrong with your passport it's just that there has been some ninja activity in the area and with the chunin exams coming up the hokage has to pre-approve all entrance into the village that's not a problem for you Namikaze-san is it?"
Laughing lightly I smiled softly at them "No, no it's no trouble at all. I've traveled a lot you see so I know how strained things can become sometimes do give ojii-sama my best wont you?" Tilting my head thoughtfully "chunin exams hmm..."
They both froze again before nodding slowly, "Yes, Kotetsu-san do that will you?" The blue haired one nodded quickly before taking off, "It will only be a couple minutes Namikaze-san"
Nodding I walked over a near by tree leaning on it as I waited a smirk on my lips, no doubt he would be freaked out and when he heard what I had told them he would be terrified. A small thrill of satisfaction filled my heart the warm emotion bringing a large grin to my face, serves the old geezer right lying to me about my little brother. Him and Ero-jiji would both feel that fear before I was done with them, I don't care if it was to protect him they still lied and they still let me suffer with the pain of loosing him all those years ago. A dark look clouded my face as I brushed a hand through the long strands of my crimson hair Ka-san, Tou-san, the real circumstances of their deaths would be revealed to me. Looking up I spotted the approaching chunin and stood up walking back to the Gate Patrol desk, a smile lighting my face.
"There weren't any problems were there?"
"No, however the hokage would like to see you do you remember where to go?" The man (Kotetsu?) asked.
"Yes, yes I spent much time there as a child I don't think I would ever forget the place" I smiled as their eyes widened once more, "Shall I go then?"
"Yes" they said shakily returning to their posts.
"hmm, thank you both then enjoy the rest of your day"
"Yes, Namikaze-hime" Kotetsu said, yelping as the other elbowed his side. Turning and walking into the village a smirk lit her face as she herd him mumbling "What? She's the freaking Yondaime's daughter!"
Walking through the village once more was almost surreal, my memories were shadowed and fuzzy but the people seemed happier the weight of war lifted from their hearts. Much was different from as I remembered, and much was still the same. As I got closer to the Hokage Mansion I looked up at the monument a hard pull tugging on my heart, Tou-sans face looked down at the village guarding it still in his death.
Walking into the building sent another pull at my heart, the familiar corridors and faint smell of fresh leaves filled my senses. As I neared the door my heart froze in my chest and tugging it open revealed the hokage's office sending a pang of nostalgia to my heart. My violet eyes locked onto the dark brown ones of Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage other wise known to me as ojii-sama a man I had previously thought of as a grandfather a man who lied to me for over half of my life. Closing the door behind me I stepped up to his desk, the silence solemn and tense.
An eyebrow raised as I looked at him "Hello Sandaime-Hokage" he flinched slightly hands tightening on his desk. Looking around at his office I noted the changes from when Tou-san sat there, "So wouldn't you know I was walking around the Land of Rivers when I heard that Wave country was finally opening it's boarders, a bridge had been built" my eyes narrowed at him "deciding to visit this place imagine my surprise, when I asked of why they finally built a bridge I hear this grand tale of how a young boy saved their country, how this boy a ninja of only 12 years old took down the tyrant known as Gato, what WAS his name?" My hands slammed down on his desk as I glared across at him "Oh yes, Naruto Uzumaki." Looking at the man I once trusted so deeply a part of me broke, clenching my fists my voice broke "Why? Do you know how much I went through, how much it hurt to think I was alone, to believe that not only were the two people I loved so completely were GONE forever, but that my little outouto had never even lived to see the world to open his bright blue eyes and cry out for love and affection!" Tears slipped down my eyes as I bit my lip to stop from crying.
"Hikari-chan" he said softly reaching for my hands.
Pulling away roughly I turned away from him, "I know that it was to protect him from Tou-sans enemies" my voice announced flatly before my eyes shot over to glare at him "but to hear from a stranger, and to find out that he had been in such danger" my throat caught before continuing steel lacing my tongue "Is unacceptable"
Nodding the Sandaime stood up walking over to me where he pulled me into his arms, "I am sorry for causing you such pain, but you do understand that I had a defenseless little boy to protect from more than you could have accepted or understood at the time."
My eyes hardened once more, pulling away I looked into his eyes "You will tell me everything, you will tell me the absolute truth, and you will tell me now." My voice was strong and hard as I stood across from him.
"Very well" he sighed his voice heavy with remorse. Releasing me he gestured for me to sit as he turned to his desk, "There were many things that went wrong that day, and many things that should have happened that didn't first of all the pregnancy and what that meant for your mother."
My eyes narrowed in confusion, "Explain"
"Well, Hikari your mother was a jinchuriki otherwise known as demon containers. When she was a young girl she was brought to konoha from her home in uzushiogakure, the reason for this was because the late Shodai Hokage's Wife Mito-sama was dying. Kushina was chosen for several reasons, one of which was that she was a member of the uzumaki clan. The uzumaki were renowned for their vitality and thus one of the uzumaki clan had the ability to become jinchuriki when they were young, instead of needing to be a newborn baby. The other, and most significant reason was because of kushina's unique chakra and it's special ability was able to keep the demon at bay".
"Which demon was it?"
"The Kyuubi no Kitsune" he said solemnly hands clasped on his desk, "This was not the end of it however, you see the seal that was used to contain the demon would weaken at only two points in the jinchuriki's lifetime. At the time of their death, and in your mother's and Mito-sama's case when they gave birth."
My heart lurched painfully, my hands fisted at my side's "What happened? She was fine with my birth, what was so different now?"
His eye's pierced into mine "I'm not sure what happened that day, but I do know that the seal didn't simply fail. Someone or something happened that day that caused the Kyuubi to be released from his prison and set loose upon konoha."
My knuckles were white as I hissed out voice biting "You still have not told me why my brother was kept from me! Or how my parents dyed" Thoughts flowed through my mind conclusions drawing as much as I tried to force them from my mind they kept coming back stronger than previously.
His eyes were sad "You're father and mother came and fought the kyuubi, and just as your father finished sealing it, the kyuubi killed them."
"Sealed?"
"Yes, he sealed the kyuubi with a newborn child" my eyes cut into his, "his own child."
"Naruto" The name was whispered, pain coating each syllable.
Nodding he continued "When I reached the scene minato was hanging on to his last moments he told me he wished naruto to be seen as the hero he was, and then he met his wife in the afterlife."
"Why was this kept from me? Why did you keep my brother from me? Why should I listen to anything else you have to say, you who have kept so much from me and caused me so much pain! What could you possibly say to make me forgive you! To accept what you've done to me, to my outouto!"
"A jinchuriki is a weapon, just as much a shinobi is. Even if I would release him the council never would, nor would the Daimyo."
Hysteria caught my voice, "You DARE call my baby brother a weapon, after EVERYTHING MY FATHER SACRAFICED for this village, for this country YOU DARE PERVERT HIS SON into being a WEAPON!" I was close to reaching across the table and strangling the man before me.
His eyes grew angry then fire lighting his frame, "I could never release naruto from this village not only in fear of the seal breaking and releasing the demon unto the world but for if another village got hold of him! NO he was to stay HERE!"
"Then why did you keep me from him! I could have stayed, protected him! Raised him what did you do, put him in the orphanage? Does he even know who his parent ARE! Don't you DARE try to justify yourself to me! Not after what you have done!"
"Then what, what would have happend when you returned to the village and Iwa heard? What would they do when they learned of minato's death? When they heard you where raising a blonde haired baby by yourself? What would have happen to you? To your brother? No, I did what was best for naruto and for the village."
My breath caught in my throat as my heart shattered, naruto, the village, did this man I thought of like my grandfather even pause for a moment to think about me? Was that why it took so long to hear of their death, did they forget about me so long to not even tell me a false tale of what had happened until a MONTH after their death? "and me? Did you even think about me?" my voice broke.
"Hikari, my duty is to keep this village safe not matter to my personal beliefs as to what is right or wrong."
Nodding I stood up walking to the door I paused, "I hear the Chunnin Exams are starting is my Outouto involved?" At his confirmation I continued, "If you have any hope of winning my forgiveness or stopping me from kidnapping my own brother then I WILL be given the opportunity to… observe them." My eyes cut into his, "Now" turning back I sat down once more "Tell me of my outouto."
It was hours later now, I sat in reflection of the past couple days atop my father's stone head my knees curled into my chest my head resting on them as tears dripped down my face. My poor outouto, having such a fate bestowed upon him, and I could not even claim him as my brother even now. My world has changed so much this past day and even with the sun setting before my eyes I wished it was not yet over, there was still so much to do, so much to say. Knowing ninja as I did however I knew that by tomorrow afternoon all of Konoha would know of my arrival, if it didn't already. The chunin exams where starting tomorrow as well and according to the hokage my little brother would be in them, all though the danger he faced grated on my nerves I couldn't help but smile with pride. He was carving his own path in the world, and even with the weight of a demon on his shoulders he was walking the path of a hero. Wonder what Tou-san thinks of it all looking down on us, his hand probably wrapped around Ka-sans waist as he smiled with pride already knowing with undying faith that we would be okay. Ka-san would probably be jumping in excitement at all the things we've done shouting obscenities at the people who hurt us, and muttering to Tou-san "thats my kid" with a proud grin threatening to break her face in half.
As the sun finally set and the moon shined down from the starlit sky a feeling of peace took over my heart and filled me with hope, the future finally looked brighter than it had in a very long time.
Authors Note: I was originally going to write more to this chapter, but I ended up writing the last part like that and I REALLY didn't want to change it so I decided I'd just write another chapter... so be happy! I haven't decided yet WHEN naruto is going to find out he has a sister, but I like the idea of how he found out from his dad so while he will think OF Hikari as a sister he wont find out she is until after Yondaime says good bye to him during the invasion of Pein Arch. He will however learn OF his mother through Hikari before he sees her during his training to control the Kyubi. He will still be going with Jiraiya ALONE for 3 years but there won't be such a huge time skip in my story, I want my character to interact with everyone else in the naruto verse so much will be going on while he's gone.
