Of Ninjas and Assassins
Chapter 2: Change of Plans
Time: 8:00 A.M
Location: The Cherry Blossom Inn, Konoha
Date: October 12th – Two days following the attack of Kyuubi no Yoko
Shizune woke up as the sun was beaming down on her. Sitting up, she leaned back against the headboard of her bed and proceeded to wipe away the sleep from her eyes. Waking up this early in the morning was common, especially having a teacher like Lady Tsunade. Many times, they would have to wake up early so they could skip the town after doubling her gambling debts when she was supposed to be dropping them down. It got a little better after Tsunade married Lady Miraiya, but in exchange for waking up early, she would have the displeasure of seeing a naked Tsunade and Miraiya in bed when she would walk in to wake both of them up. It was out of habit. Usually due to how drunk Tsunade got the night before, she would have to be roused up by Shizune herself to get up and start their day. After Tsunade got married to Miraiya, she would walk in and see the uncovered pair recovering from their night of debauchery that she thankfully didn't hear due to privacy seals. Sadly however, there came a few moments were she walked in while they were still doing the deed. It was one thing hearing about how two women have sex with a jutsu that transformed a woman's clitoris into a penis, but it was another seeing it actually happen before you. Shizune had to have her own drunken nights to forget those images.
Shaking herself from her thoughts with a shudder, Shizune threw the covers off of herself and proceeded to the bathroom. After washing her face, brushing her teeth and fixing up her short black hair, she nodded to herself when she believed she looked presentable. After all, you never know when a man or woman would catch your fancy and you would want to look presentable if you do decide to pursue them. Walking out to wake up her Sensei and her wife, Shizune believed it to be another normal day. Well, despite the fact that the village they were currently staying in was partly destroyed by a tailed beast. Yup, just a normal day.
Opening the door to walk outside into the living room, she saw her Sensei sitting on the couch with her back facing while Lady Miraiya was cooking breakfast in the kitchen. 'Well,' she thought. 'At least I don't have to wake her up today.' Moving to sit on the couch across from her master, she moved around her master and greeted her. "Good morning, Lady Tsuna-." Cutting herself off, she saw something that she truly wasn't expecting. On the couch across from her was indeed her master, but it was quite a revealing sight. Tsunade had the left side of her sleeping kimono opened with her bra off. Her blonde hair was following down, covering her shoulders.
That; however, wasn't the main cause for Shizune's surprise. Being cradled in Tsunade's arms was a baby Shizune had never seen before. And it was nursing out of her master's left breast? Since when was she able to breastfeed? Wait, why does she have a baby? Who? How? All these questions and more where racing through Shizune's mind. Unfortunately, all that came out of Shizune's mouth was, "Uhh…"
Looking up from Naruto, Tsunade saw the face of her student and niece of her first lover, Pan. With a smile, Tsunade spoke. "Good morning, Shizune."
From the kitchen, Miraiya turned around from the stove when she heard her wife call out Shizune's name. She looked to see that Shizune was indeed in the living room with Tsunade. "Oh! Good morning, Shizune," she greeted. "Breakfast will be ready in a little bit."
She nodded dumbly, still shocked at the sight of her master feeding a baby she had never seen before. She then turned her attention back to Tsunade.
"Quite a sight, huh?" Miraiya asked as she continued cooking, believing Shizune's shock was due to seeing her beautiful wife nearly naked like she enjoyed, which was completely off from the thoughts Shizune was having. It's weird to be in the thoughts of the quote, 'Legendary Super Pervert, Miraiya the Toad Sannin,' end quote. "I know. She's a beautiful woman! I'm so glad I finally landed her!"
Rolling her eyes, Tsunade interjected. "I don't believe that is what Shizune is shocked about, you pervert." Turning her attention back to her student, she held in a chuckle. "Isn't that right, Shizune?" Without being able to speak, still looking at the sight of the baby feeding from her teacher, Shizune nodded dumbly once again.
"Tsu..Tsunade-Sama," Shizune exclaimed, "Why are you breastfeeding a baby!?"
"Well," Tsunade replied calmly with a hint of sarcasm, "He was crying a little early because he was hungry. So I'm feeding him."
"That's not what I mean!" Shizune yelled. "Why do you have a baby!?"
Tsunade smiled as she looked down to see Naruto still feeding off of her. "Because, I'm going to raise him."
"But… But…" Shizune stammered out. She was utterly confused now. Her Sensei was going to raise this baby. 'Where did she even get it!?' she thought.
Walking into the living room was Miraiya after she finished cooking breakfast. Setting the plate of grilled cheese sandwiches on the coffee table between the two couches, she sat down next to Tsunade and draped an arm around her. Looking at each other with a serious look on their faces, it looked as if they were having a telepathic communication. It wasn't that they could do that, but they just knew each other so well that they knew what the other was thinking. Nodding to Miraiya, it was the unspoken signal for them to break the news to Shizune regarding all that happened.
Both Sannin turned to face the young teenager, their faces still keeping their serious expression. Tsunade spoke first with a tone that said this was no laughing matter. "Before we inform you of why we have this baby, and what is going on, you must swear to never and I mean NEVER repeat what we are about to say to ANYONE outside of this living room. Do you understand?"
Shizune was taken aback. Tsunade was always the calm type, except when it came to the subject of her aunt and her Sensei's sister. Sure, she was serious when the situation called for it, but this was a whole new level of seriousness. Nodding, she answered with sincerity. "I promise, my lady. I will keep it to myself."
Taking a breath, Tsunade looked at Miraiya and nodded. Another of their "telepathic conversations. At this, Miraiya stood up and preformed a privacy jutsu, to keep any unwanted listeners away from the sensitive information they were about to reveal.
Sitting down, Tsunade and Miraiya began to relay everything they had spoken about with the Third Hokage about the previous night. Shizune sat quietly, listening intently to the story. However, she wasn't prepared for what she was told. She was already crying after hearing the account of the Fourth Hokage and her wife. How Lady Third's wife was killed. How Kyuubi was released from Kushina after the masked kunoichi that claimed was Madari Uchiha took her after using Naruto as a distraction. How the boy that was still feeding from her master's breast was her grandson and how Lady Fourth and Lady Kushina gave their lives to seal the Kyuubi, who was still under a Genjutsu, into their own son to protect the village, sealing the remains of their chakra to reinforce the seal used to hold the Kyuubi back. Even the information how Naruto could possibly be the first male chakra wielder due to his circumstance was not held back. It was all laid out on the table, and Shizune took it all in. The shock, sadness, anger, and all other emotions were feeling were raging in her heart. After retelling everything, Miraiya and Tsunade gave the young girl time to absorb everything she heard, wiping away their tears after having to retell the story.
Wiping away her own shed tears, Shizune turned to face her teacher after composing herself. "So, we're the only ones that know?"
Nodding, Miraiya replied. "Yes. Not even the civilian and shinobi council know of the full story. Sensei said she was working on a story to inform the public as well as the council. For now, it is known that Kyuubi no Yoko was defeated at the cost of the Yondaime Hokage's life, not that anyone is complaining about the lack of information. To them, as long as the Kyuubi is gone, they don't care. Though, they are morning Minako's death."
Nodding in understanding, Shizune turned to look at the baby in her Sensei's arms and asked. "So, this is Naruto then?"
Speaking of the little tyke, he finally stopped feeding and was looking up at Tsunade with a smile. Covering herself and wrapping her kimono tightly, much to the disappointment of Miraiya, she held Naruto close with a smile and answered. "That's right. This is our little Naru-chan."
Naruto started laughing and giggling, much to the delight of everyone in the room.
Both Miraiya and Shizune had bright smiles as they watched Tsunade interact with Naruto, her smile being the brightest next to Naruto's. "Yes," she said playfully to the little blonde. "That's you. You're my little Naru-chan. Yes, you are. Oh, yes you are!"
Naruto began laughing even harder as Tsunade began to play with him. If one were to inform Tsunade years ago that she would be laughing and smiling with a baby in her arms, she would have called you crazy before she punched you so hard that your head would be removed from the rest of your body. Even Miraiya was still a bit surprised in the change of Tsunade's personality over the years. She was so used to her being insulted, yelled at, or beaten up by the woman that stole her heart since they were first put together in their team. Sure, she was still called a 'baka', beaten up and screamed at every now and then for doing something stupid, but now it was out of love instead of annoyance. She smiled more, joked more and even flirted back, much to Miraiya's surprise. She had to owe it to Kami above or any other deity that made Tsunade have a change of heart and to let others in after her losses. Especially because the last time she was so affectionate was when Narami and Pan were alive. To see that side again, even if she was a bit rough around the edges was nothing short of a miracle.
Miraiya was broken from her musing when she saw Tsunade lay Naruto on the dining room table to change him. Must have gone and done his thing while she was thinking. Getting up to help assist her, Miraiya retrieved the baby bag that their sensei prepared for them the night before. Taking out the sanitary wipes and a clean pair of diapers, they worked in tandem to clean Naruto's bottom, remove the biohazard that was Naruto's used diaper and put on his fresh, clean on. Throwing the toxic waste bomb known as Naruto's dirty diapers into the trash, Miraiya spoke to her wife. "You know, I'm really surprised that they haven't made a jutsu for changing diapers."
Shaking her head at Miraiya's joke with a smirk adorning her face, she lifted up the cooing Naruto before kissing him on the forehead. "All done." She then turned to face Miraiya and gave a quick peck on her cheek. "That was for helping me without me asking."
With a light blush, Miraiya turned to face Tsunade as she wrapped her arms around her waist. Being about a head taller, Miraiya was able to rest her chin atop Tsunade's head, moving closer to her without smashing into Naruto. "Then I'll be doing that more often." She loved being able to share moments like this Tsunade. After so many years of chasing after the woman that stole her heart, she finally had her, and she returned that love for her tenfold. Miraiya then kissed the top of Tsunade's head, something she enjoyed feeling, before she leaned down and kissed Naruto on his forehead like Tsunade had, much to the giggling joy of Naruto. He liked it when he got kisses, even if he didn't know what they were yet. Miraiya then moved to the couch across from the still sitting Shizune, who was simply eating a grilled cheese sandwich while enjoying the interactions of the people around her with a smile. It felt like a family. A big dysfunctional family that threatened and hit each other, but a family none the less.
Tsunade also returned to the couch, sitting next to Miraiya while leaning against her with her head on Miraiya's right shoulder. Enjoy the comfortable silence for a few minutes before Shizune spoke. "So, what are we going to do today?"
Tsunade replied. "Well, Sensei told us that the Senju compound would be finished being cleaned today." She turned her head to face Miraiya. "And we still need to fill out the paper work to officially adopt Naruto."
Nodding in agreement, Miraiya responded. "Right. And after that," She said as she looked down at Naruto. "We should see if we can find an open store. We'll need to buy a crib, some toys, and clothes for Naruto to have when we move into the compound. It'll be a while before we'll be able to move into the Namikaze compound, when he'll be able to claim his inheritance."
"But," Tsunade questioned. "What if the council would deny him that?"
With a serious expression, Miraiya replied. "Then, I'll take it back by force." Tsunade and Shizune were shocked at the claim from the usually cheerful and laid back Toad Sage. "Minako is our daughter, and Naruto our grandson. Sensei told us last night that she has their original marriage license since she was the one who married them as well as Naruto's birth records that she recovered from the cave where Naruto was birthed. She even told us to make sure we have a blood test done to prove Naruto is our blood relative to build her evidence for when Naruto is old enough to take his inheritance. Male or not, he is an Uzumaki and a Namikaze. I will be damned before I let anyone deny that."
At this, Tsunade and Shizune smiled. Her words were a testament to her love for Naruto. The civilian council was made up of egotistical women that believed women to be the dominant gender in the world. And sadly, some of their beliefs stemmed down to the civilian populace. It was very rare for a man to have a position of political power, considering that all attempts for males to be able to be join the civilian council had been shut down by the women ruling it. So, when in the future when Naruto turned of age, as the last remaining heir to the Namikaze name, would inherit all of Minako and Kushina's fortune even if he were not a female. If Minako and Kushina were alive, political law would dictate that they would need to sire a daughter to be able to pass on their inheritance. However, if the parents were to pass before they would be able to sire a female child, it would immediate go to the sole remailing heir, even if the child were a male. This was the law that Miraiya was going to use should the civilian council attempt to prevent Naruto from taking his inheritance due to his gender and would try to take Minako's fortune for their own uses.
Serious talk devolved into idle chatter and afterwards, all three kunoichi went into their respective rooms to change and get ready for their meeting with the Hokage and the move into their new home.
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* An Hour Later at The Hokage's Tower *
Shizune, Miraiya, Tsunade, and little Naruto being held by Tsunade, made their way over to the Hokage Tower. As they walked through the streets of Konoha, they were able to get a better look at how things were in the village following the attack. Thankfully, reconstruction was underway and many were working to assess if damages were repairable or if buildings needed to be completely torn down and built from scratch. There were still quite a few stores and homes that survived, but there were still people that needed new places to live or had their shops ruined and needed to restart their livelihood all over again. Thankfully, Konoha was a village that worked together, though the prejudice of female superiority existed in some. Despite the hurdle, many were working together to get things back to relative normality.
Arriving at the tower, the dysfunctional family made their way past the receptionist who was expecting the family and directed them up the stairs to the Hokage's office. Knocking on the door, as was common curtesy and a breath of fresh air for the Third, especially considering that Miraiya was known to simply hop through her window without any notice or regard for who was in the room. Entering, the family found an ANBU operative in her uniform standing across from the seated Goddess of Kunoichi. Her long white hair that went down to her back was put into a single ponytail with a mask covering the lower half of her face and her left eye being covered by her forehead protector. She didn't have her ANBU mask on, revealing her lone visible right eye. It looked as if she had been crying rather recently. Turning around to face the individuals that had entered the Hokage's office, the ANBU's eye widened seeing that it Lady Miraiya, the Toad Sage, Shizune Kato, apprentice to Lady Tsunade the Slug Princess, and Lady Tsunade herself with a blonde baby in her arms.
"Ah," Hitomi began. "Tsunade, Miraiya, Shizune. I'm glad that you have arrived. Shizune, could you possibly close the door please? I was just discussing some information with my ANBU operative here, and I don't want anyone else listening in."
Nodding, she replied. "Of course, Lady Hokage." Turning around, Shizune quickly but quietly shut the door.
"Good," said Hitomi. Pointing towards the ANBU, she spoke. "This is Kumiko Hatake. I'm sure the two of you recognize your daugther's student?"
Despite being only 14 years old, Kumiko Hatake was one of Konoha's most talented kunoichi. She was famed as Kumiko of the Sharingan, despite not being an Uchiha. Receiving the Sharingan from her now deceased teammate, Obiko Uchiha, she used it in a very effective manner that stuck fear into the hearts of all her enemies, especially those that managed to survive her grasp. After losing both Obiko and her other teammate Rin Nohara during events in the Third Shinobi World War, she had fallen into a deep depression. With the help of her sensei, Minako Namikaze, she was pulled out of her darkness and put focus into her career as an ANBU operative, eventually becoming a captain and leader of her own team. She was one of the few people that was aware of who Minako's parents were, due to Kumiko being her student as well as close friends with Minako and her wife Kushina. She was even aware of their secret marriage and pregnancy, with the couple informing their close friends.
Smiling at the close family friend, Tsunade greeted the young ANBU prodigy. "Good morning, Kumiko. Still wearing that mask I see?"
Jokingly, Miraiya added with a snicker, "I hope you at least take it off and wash it, Inu," calling Kumiko by her ANBU codename. "I'd hate to find out that my daughter's student wasn't practicing good hygene." It was a well-known fact that Kumiko wore a ninja mask covering her lower half of her face and Kumiko wasn't rather forthcoming with her reason for wearing one. That; however, didn't stop the assumtions. Some believed that it was that she simply was an ANBU operative, which required all members had to conceal their identity. Wearing another mask just gave that other layer of protection. Other assumptions were more far-fetched, like she was hiding buck-teeth or large fish lips. Only the Fourth Hokage and her wife knew, and it she wasn't going to spill it to anyone unless they were really special and trusted.
Broken from her surprise of seeing the two Sannin, Kumiko shook her head and replied. "I do, Lady Miraiya. If I didn't, Kushina-chan would have my head."
At that comment, the joking mood turned solemn and the room fell silent. It was still a sore subject, considering the deaths of Kushina and Minako were still fresh on everyone's minds. Taking advantage of the silence, Hitomi spoke. "We were actually discussing Kushina and Minako before you all came in." Turning to face Tsunade, the Third Hokage spoke. "I'm assuming you have briefed Shizune on everything?" Although it was discussed that the events of Minako and Kushina's death, Naruto's birth and all other pieces of significant regarding the situation were to be kept an SSS-Ranked secret, the discussion that was had between the Hokage and her former students ended with the rule that the all the information regarding the night of the Kyuubi attack could be relayed to those closest to Minako and Kushina or those that would be involved with the growth and protection of Naruto.
Nodding, Tsunade responded. "Yes, Sensei. Shizune was told of everything this morning." Looking to Kumiko, she asked. "Has she informed you of everything as well?"
Before she could respond, Hitomi replied for her. "Yes, she has." Turning to face her Hokage, Kumiko saw that she was nodding to her, referring to their earlier conversation that they wanted to keep silent. Before the family entered the office, Kumiko confronted the Hokage as to why her and many of Konoha's other young kunoichi weren't allowed to assist in the battle against the Nine-Tales. Earlier that morning, the grieving ANBU was approached by Danza Shimura. Danza noted that it was Hitomi's orders for the children, even those of high rank like Kumiko herself, to not assist in the fighting. This, according to Danza, prevented Kumiko from possibly saving her sensei and her wife. Danza attempted to convince an emotional Kumiko that the Third was not the best to take lead of the village and wanted her to have Kumiko join her special division, ROOT, to spy on the Hokage. Although tempted to take the offer, Kumiko informed Danza that she would speak with the Hokage and ask for the reason that she and others weren't able to assist. If she didn't like the answer, she would happily join Danza's division.
Kumiko then entered the Hokage's office unannounced, intending to get answers. Despite the blatant disregard for curtesy, Hitomi complied with listening to Kumiko's questions regarding the attack. After asking why they weren't allowed to intervene in the assault, Hitomi sent her personal ANBU guards out of the office and placed a privacy jutsu in the room. Afterwards, Hitomi relayed the entire story of the attack to the ANBU operative, knowing the closeness she had to her sensei. She was told of the circumstances of the attack, the birth of Minako and Kushina's son Naruto, and the sealing of the Kyuubi into the newborn. Kumiko then understood that the forces were withheld to preserve the secret of sealing because if people were to witness the sealing, there was a possibility that a misguided few would attack and kill young Naruto. It was also out of concern for the safety of the younger generation. Many of the older kunoichi had lost their lives in the fighting, and Minako didn't want any else needlessly giving up their lives for the village when she and Kushina, two of the villages strongest fighters, were already prepared to do so.
After getting the answers she wanted, while wiping away the tears that spilled from her eyes during the retelling of events, Kumiko then informed Lady Third that she was approached by Danza, wanting her to join her Root division. She told her that Danza wanted to have her spy on the Third. Feeling that she could truly trust Kumiko for coming clean with the information on Danza, the Hokage revealed that she had heard rumors of an operative in Danza's root that had Wood Release, a form of elemental release unique to the First Hokage, that could have greatly assisted in the battle of the Kyuubi. She revealed that Konoha had tried to recreate the Wood Release powers in the past, with the Hokage's consent, but abandoned the project for it killing too many of the test subjects. Hitomi mused that the Nine-Tales might have been defeated and Minako and Kushina saved along with many more lives that were lost had the research been successful.
From this conversation, it was clear to Kumiko that any doubts she had against the woman her own sensei considered a mother were completely false. More importantly, if Danza truly had an operative that could use the Wood Release, why hadn't she used her and try and stop the Nine-Tales attack? It was then that the Lady Third had given Kumiko an S-Ranked assignment, join Danza's Root division and act as a double agent for the Hokage to retrieve any relevant information that could prove Danza's division would be a danger to Konoha, including the objective of finding out if Danza truly has an operative that has Wood Release. It was here, after accepting the mission that Tsunade and the others walked in. The entire operation was to be a secret only between her and the Hokage, meaning Tsunade and company couldn't know. After all, if Tsunade found out that one of her daughter's students was approached by Danza with the attempt to turn her against her sensei, she would be furious and would ruin any and all attempts at the mission.
Going along with the flow of the conversation, Kumiko turned back to Tsunade and nodded. Smiling, Tsunade asked. "Well if you know everything, then I'm assuming you know who it is I have in my arms?"
Eyes widening, Kumiko looked at the baby in Tsunade's arms and realized who it was. It was her sensei's son. The last living reminder of the woman who taught her everything she knew about being a kunoichi and was her guide when she was lost in the dark. She knew about the Kyuubi being sealed into Naruto, but she didn't care. It was something akin to a kunai sealed in a scroll. Naruto was the scroll and Kyuubi the kunai. He wasn't the beast in a human's body, but simply it's jailor. She even knew that Kushina and the Kyuubi were indeed great friends, so finding out that it was under the control of a powerful Genjutsu allowed Kumiko to realize that should the Kyuubi be released later in life, it wouldn't pose a threat so long as it wasn't under control of the Genjutsu. Still, it was sealed into Naruto for that specific purpose. It wasn't known if Kyuubi was still under the Genjutsu, and no one could find out. Well, no one except for Naruto that is, but it wouldn't be for a while before he could speak with the Tailed-Beast.
Speaking of Naruto, he was looking at Kumiko with interest. Stepping forward very timidly, afraid of scaring the newborn, Kumiko asked Tsunade, "Could I hold him?"
"Of course," she replied. "You are going to be helping us take care of him in the future aren't you?"
That brightened Kumiko's mood. She was going to be able to help take care of her sensei's son. To her, it was a big honor. First things first though, she had to make sure that she didn't hurt little Naruto while carrying him. Gently taking Naruto from Tsunade's arms, Kumiko held Naruto close to her chest as she softly stroked his hair with a smile underneath her mask. "Hello, Naruto. My name is Kumiko."
Naruto enjoyed the feeling of the leather from her gloves against his skin. He reached out with his hands and grabbed onto her mask, successfully pulling it down, revealing Kumiko's beautiful face. She had lips that looked lilac soft with her soft pink lipstick on, much like the one Tsunade used. Her narrow jaw matched well with the rest of her comely figure and the beauty mark under her left corner of her mouth. It was no wonder she wore a mask. Her beauty would distract anyone walking down the street, let alone on a mission. Shizune did well to hide the light blush that graced her face. She had to admit that Kumiko was quite beautiful, and so did everyone else in the room. Even Naruto, who was giggling and clapping his little hands together, seeing the face of the lady that was just as pretty as the two women taking care of him.
Chuckling, Miraiya spoke out to the surprised Kumiko. "Wow. Not even a year old and already he's able to uncover one of Konoha's most guarded secrets, the face under Kumiko Hatake's mask."
At this, everyone in the room had a laugh, even Kumiko, who didn't seem to mind having her face seen. "Sneaky little one, aren't you?" she said to Naruto as she kissed Naruto on the cheek, much to his giggling delight. He may not have known what kisses were, but it really felt nice. He hoped he would get more in the future. Oh, would he be in for the surprise of how many kisses he would be getting. That and much more…
But we're getting ahead of ourselves. The room end up being filled with idle chatter, with Miraiya and Tsunade speaking with their former sensei while Kumiko and Shizune were off to the side, talking and playing with Naruto. He liked the attention he was getting from the two pretty ladies. Eventually, Hitomi called the attention for everyone in the room before she started addressing them all. "Well, for the main reason you three are here. I'm happy to let you know that the Senju compound is ready to move into. I had any available kunoichi that wasn't helping with the rebuilding or taking missions assist in preparing your home to raise little Naruto in."
"Has anything been changed?" Tsunade asked.
Shaking her head, Hitomi replied. "Not a single thing. The property is still the same size, all eight acres. The pond and stream haven't dried up at all and the fruit bearing trees and the vegetable patches are still bearing their food. We were all surprised that aside from the weeds, everything was still alive and well. I suppose life just found a way of keeping things going, or your grandmothers did a very good job of keeping this ready for those living in the house."
Smiling, Tsunade responded. "Well, Grandma Hashirimi and Grandma Mito were very good at their gardening. I tried when I was younger, but I never had a thumb as green as those two. It seemed like they didn't even try."
Shaking her head with a smile at the memory of Hashirimi Senju, the First Hokage of Konoha and one of her teachers, Hitomi continued. "Well like the outside, the inside of the home is well preserved. Aside from all the dust bunnies and spiderwebs, the entire four-story house is still standing. The furniture may need to be changed, but everything was cleaned out and is now ready for you all to stay in. Kumiko will be working on a mission for me but after she gets back, she'll be assigned as your personal guard for all of you and especially for Naruto Uzumaki Senju."
At this, all eyes were on Hitomi. Kumiko and Shizune, who were sitting on the couch to the left of the Hokage's desk were looking at her in surprise while Miraiya and Tsunade, who were sitting across from their sensei, looked on with smiles. "You mean?" Miraiya began to ask.
Taking out a folder from her desk drawer, the Third Hokage opened it to reveal the adoption papers for one Naruto Uzumaki. His mother Minako's last name as dropped and he took on his other mother's last name for the sake of safety. "We can't have it known that he's their son just yet. But I gave him Kushina's last name since there are still a few Uzumaki still around, including you Tsunade, since you were Lady Mito's granddaughter. Once this is signed, he'll officially be your son, even though you're really his grandparents."
Tsunade smiled at that, until she heard the word grandparents. She was only 39 years young. That wasn't the age of a grandparent. After all, she had Minako when she was only a teenager, keeping her pregnancy a secret through a genjutsu and assistance from her sensei by putting her on medical leave under the guise of assisting at the hospital during her pregnancy and putting back on active duty after Minako was born with the Senju family keeping the entire ordeal a secret from the populous. It would have been unbecoming for the Slug Princess to have had a one night stand that resulted in a child after all.
Seeing the frown on her wife's face, and after being subjected to her wife's fist on multiple occasions for joking about her age, Miraiya decided to change the subject in fear of her sensei's but most importantly her own life. "So, how are we going to handle this with the council though?"
Sighing, Hitomi picked up her pipe. It was a vice she attempted to get rid of, but after all that has happened in the past few days, it would seem putting it off wouldn't be possible. "I know we initially discussed that we would keep his heritage a secret from the council. But if they were to see you two with a blond haired, blue eyed newborn baby, knowing that neither of you were pregnant is going to be a hard secret to keep. Especially, from a council of highly trained kunoichi."
"If anything," Kumiko noted while still playing who Naruto, completely forgetting that her mask is still off, "Shikari Nara is in the council. With her genius level intellect, deductive reasoning, and her close friendship with Minako-sensei and Kushina-chan, she'd be able to deduce who really is Naruto's son."
Realizing the truth in her words, the two Sannin and their sensei began muttering about no good Naras being too smart for their own good and making their lives difficult, much to the amusement to both Shizune and Kumiko.
After a few moments of silence between the three, it was Tsunade who finally spoke out. "We're going to have to inform the council aren't we?"
Nodding, with her fingers intertwined in front of her and her elbows on her desk, Hitomi replied. "We do. Kumiko is right. It's not something we can keep from them. They'll be bound to figure it out eventually."
"But do we tell them everything? Even about Kyuubi being sealed into Naruto?" Miraiya asked.
"I say we do." Tsunade replied to her wife's question.
"Tsunade," Hitomi said in surprise. "Yesterday, you were adamant about not letting the council, especially Danza know." Hearing Danda's name made Kumiko stiffened slightly as she remembered her mission, though she was able to shake it off quickly with only the Hokage catching it. She continued. "Why are you okay with it now?"
"It's simple, sensei." Tsunade began. I've been thinking about what you said about how Naruto might be able to wield chakra in the future as kunoichi could. If it were any other kunoichi that Kyuubi might be sealed into, the kunoichi council would simply regard the situation to having the child watched and trained to use the powers for the village with no real regard for it's well-being. However…"
Catching on to her wife's thoughts, Miraiya cut in. "Because it's Minako's child, a boy none the less…"
"Exactly," the Slug Princess exclaimed. "It's a completely different set of circumstances. He's a boy born from two parents with extremely high chakra reserves, and had a Tailed-Beast sealed into him, who's chakra could possible allow his coils to develop to the point of being able to be used effectively as a kunoichi could."
Hitomi understood where her former students were coming from. It was true. It was an unexpected turn of events. With a Tailed-Beast funneling it's chakra into a developing child's coils could allow them to grow and actually use them unlike all other males who couldn't use chakra due to underdeveloped coils, especially when said parents had monstrous reserves themselves. Adding to the fact that he would no doubt take after his parent's genius level intellect and ability to quickly pick up on any given situation, Naruto would be a truly powerful force to be reckoned with. And even if he weren't able to use chakra, the council would see that said intellect could prove valuable to the village itself.
At this, Miraiya added in a thought she had. "You also have to assume that Naruto is going to grow up to be quite the looker. He's going to attract women like honey to bears. With our genetics from Minako and Kushina's all wrapped up in one complete package? He'd be a prime candidate for the clan heads to marry off their future daughters to so that they would have powerful heirs. After all, who wouldn't want to have their children be married to their good friend's child?" She looked at Naruto being held by Shizune before she continued with a perverse giggle. "He's going to get so many marriage contracts offered to him when he grows up. Think of all the honeymoons if he accepts."
At this, Shizune and Kumiko blinked with a blank expression before the perverted Toad Sage's words fully hit them like the blushes on their cheeks. Naruto was already a beautiful baby boy. And if he were to receive even a drop of beauty from both Minako and Kushina, Naruto would grow up to be.. Well, a god damn Adonis. Hitomi wasn't fairing any better as she had thoughts of the baby she thought of as a grandson being all grown up surrounded by women, a situation that any sane person would happily accept. All the while, Miraiya's mind was racing. He was being raised by her, the "Super Pervert." Not to mention he was Kushina's son, whose sexual appetite far exceeded the combined amounts of every kunoichi in Konoha with a wife who happily fed that appetite. Oh dear. The implications of what Naruto's sexual life would be perfect for her books. Sadly, her thoughts were lost, along with her consciousness as she was punched so hard in the face that she flew through the office door and into the wall across the hall, leaving a Miraiya shaped hole. This also brought the three kunoichi out of their perverse thoughts as they didn't want to be a victim of Tsunade's wrath either. At least Naruto was having fun, laughing at seeing the white haired lady who took care of him go flying.
Walking over to Naruto after dusting her hands, Tsunade gently pried her soon-to-be son from her apprentice's arms and carried him over back to her teacher's desk. She then signed the document regarding Naruto's adoption, while the Hokage, her ANBU and Shizune were still looking at the Toad Sage still implanted in the wall, fear slowly creeping in that they would be next. Picking up the house keys on the table to the Senju compound and baby bag that was resting against her chair, she made her way towards the door before turning around to address the remaining occupants of the room. "I trust that you won't be having any perverse thoughts of what my son would look like in the future?"
At this, all eyes were on Tsunade as they all nodded quickly.
With a smile and her eyes closed, Tsunade replied. "Good! Sensei, after my pervert of a wife gets herself out of the wall, make sure she signs the document to make Naruto officially ours. Then, tell her to meet me and Shizune at the Senju compound." At that, she continued walking towards the now broken door before turning her attention to said apprentice and spoke with an overly sweet voice that meant trouble if not followed. "You coming, Shizune?"
With speeds that would make even Minako jealous, Shizune was at her master's side, ready to head to their new home, not wanting to be a part of the wall like Miraiya was. The two soon left the office with Naruto giggling at the funny expression on Miraiya's face of being knocked out by a Tsunade knuckle sandwich.
Kumiko, staring at the damage done by Tsunade, turned to face the Goddess of Kunoichi and voiced out her thoughts. "I was afraid when Minako-sensei got mad. I see where she gets it from."
Nodding, Hitomi felt sorry for her grandson in all but blood. "And poor little Naruto is going to have to deal with that growing up."
Both shuddering at the thought, Kumiko stood up and stretched before making her way to the Hitomi. "So, about that mission, Lady Hokage?"
Turning to face her ANBU, Hitomi adopted a serious look on her face. "Yes. Be careful Kumiko, and find out what you can."
Saluting, Kumiko pulled up her mask before picking up her ANBU face-mask and putting it on. She left the room through the broken door and passed by the still stuck and unconscious Sannin, shaking her head at the sight with a smile underneath. However, as she walked further away from office, her smile faded upon remember all that she heard this morning. It was a lot to take in, but she finally had her answers and Kumiko was fully confident that her Hokage would not do her wrong.
Meanwhile, Tsunade was playing with Naruto as they made their way towards their new home. Despite the perverse way her wife put it, she had to admit that Miraiya was right. Naruto was attracting women, and he wasn't even out of his diapers yet. All the women passing by were stopping to take a look at the beauty baby boy of the Slug Princess. Hell, he even had Kumiko Hatake give him a peck on the cheek after he managed to remove her mask. As she stopped to let another group of women take a look at her boy, she couldn't help but wonder just who else's eye Naruto would catch. At that moment, sneezes could be heard throughout the Elemental Nations from various beautiful kunoichi, all thinking the same thought. 'Huh, wonder who's thinking about me.'
End of Chapter 2
Superfanman217 – I'm glad you like it. Hopefully you'll love this chapter too.
Kreceir – I know. A lot of Fanfictions I read always jump into the Smut without the beginning. I'm not saying my Fanfic will have lemons, but I'm not saying it won't either. Either way, I wanted to write a fully developed story, despite this being my first Fanfiction.
*Note: Wow. I was not expecting the reception I have received from you all. More than 600 views with 29 Followers and 23 Favorites. You guys are amazing. Thank you so very much to those of you who gave and are still giving this story a chance. I hope you have enjoyed this chapter that came out a lot earlier than I expected it to. I managed to finish it in a few days after completing Chapter 1. If you noticed any grammatical errors in not only this chapter but also the first, please let me know so that I can update it. I'm happy to announce that Chapter 3 is currently underway. I know in my last notes that I said this chapter would be about Naruto growing up, but I felt this chapter was needed to expand a bit more on the plot as well as fill in any plot holes from the first chapter. Again, if you have any questions, concerns or such, feel free to message me or leave a review. Once more, thank you so much for the support and if you didn't enjoy it, I hope the future chapters will catch your fancy and if not, then my future stories will. I'm currently brainstorming ideas on a HighSchool DxD Fanfic while I await the new season. I'm also thinking of doing a Pokemon Fanfic as well, but ideas have kind of run slowly for both. In the meantime, I'll focus on this one for now and will update you all should I actually get to work on those stories. Anyways, stay tuned for the next chapter of "Of Ninjas and Assassins." Next chapter, the kunoichi council is informed of Naruto's heritage. Also, a certain red-eyed Genjutsu mistress, a purple haired ANBU, the former apprentice of a snake, and a veterinary medical-nin from the Inuzuka clan are going to be informed of the circumstances of their sister-figures death by one notable Sharingan wielder, and they get to meet her son. Wow, if that isn't spoilers for who's gonna be in this harem, I don't know what is. Anyways, signing off!
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