Chapter 2-Setting the Record Straight
The people were stunned, shocked, stupefied, and any other word in the dictionary that you could classify the people's reactions to this news that the Shadow Fox was Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto. Thought to have been slain in Wave Country, taking the Kyuubi with him, and ending the Yondaime's bloodline permanently from this world.
"What's wrong? You really didn't think the Kyuubi would let me die back in Wave, did you?" said Naruto, as he saw the shocked look on Jiraiya's, Tsunade's, and Sandaime's face in the stands watching with his shocked Grandson Konohamaru.
"You're alive. You're alive!" said Tsunade, as she saw the boy that was her Godson, and moved forward to touch his face to see if it was real.
But she was stopped when the smirking face of this handsome Yondaime lookalike soon went to that of scowl and his blue eyes turned crimson with a deep growl coming out of his throat. Instantly, Haku armed herself with senbon needles, and prepared to fight when 20 Root ANBU appeared ready to fight with Danzo right beside him.
"Namikaze Naruto, I am placing you under civilian arrest on the grounds of deserting your village, and I am going to move for your immediate execution after successfully breeding a child for the village," said Danzo, as his "private security force" was now moving in to arrest Naruto, and take him to their Master's secret Root training station.
"You are making a big mistake!" said Naruto, as he growled even louder, and his eyes glowed further with a crimson rage while his teeth became more pronounced.
"Danzo, I order you to stand down, and tell your private army to back off!" said Tsunade, as she was not about to have her Godson thrown away by this old war hawk when he just came back into her life, and there was so much she had to make up for.
"Some things never change around here. You want my head Danzo, why don't you be the strong leader you claim you are, and do it yourself?" said Naruto, as he saw Danzo frown at him, and motioned for his Root ANBU to advance.
"Don't forget about the woman. Her bloodline limit is similar to the Nidaime's own and we can have Uchiha Sasuke sire a perfect combination of Shinobi out of it," said Danzo, as he saw Naruto's face become that of intense rage, and the killer intent coming from the girl next to him was just as high.
"I WARNED YOU!" yelled Naruto, as black shadowy tendrils of energy moved out from under him before shooting at each of the enemy, and struck one Root ANBU after another with the tendrils moving around through each body they stabbed.
"You monster!" said Danzo, as he saw his Root ANBU soon explode after the tendrils whipped out of their bodies, and then direct themselves at Danzo himself.
"You should have known better. And my fee regarding Konoha? I've decided not to double it like I originally thought. No, I'm going to ask for triple the amount!" said Naruto, as each tendril of shadowy energy struck Danzo in all three limbs, and then shot poisonous chakra into each of them.
"What are you doing to me?" said Danzo, as he screamed out in pain when another tendril hit him in the chest, and his other limbs began to go dark before turning to dust.
"Killing you. No more. No less," said Naruto, as he saw Danzo's face turn a shadowy black before turning to dust, and scattered into the wind.
"What the hell was that?" said Jiraiya, as he looked at Naruto, and then at Haku when Naruto didn't answer.
"Its called 'Shadow's Death Grip' and it destroys the body along with the soul so there is no way to save the person struck by Naruto-kun's power," said Haku, as she saw Naruto calm down, and look at Haku with sorrow filled eyes.
"I hate doing that in front of you," said Naruto, as he didn't want Haku to see this side of him, and remind her what he had become during there fight.
"It's all right Naruto-kun," said Haku, as she removed her mask, and showed him that she meant it.
"Let's have another talk only privately this time in my office," said Tsunade, as she saw Naruto nod, and he followed the Hokage to the tower with Haku beside him.
In the stands, the other Rookies followed with their senseis since they all wanted to talk to Naruto too, and get some answers from him.
(Hokage's Office)
"I'm glad you're back Naruto. I missed you greatly," said the Sandaime, as he had missed his surrogate Grandson, and knew Konohamaru was going to be happy too.
"And I you old man. However, I do not miss Konoha, and I think you know the reasons why outside of the fox being one of them," said Naruto, as he saw the three people in front of him flinch at that, and the guilt they all shared.
"Naruto, what happened to you when you were younger was mostly my fault, and believe me when I say that I tried to...," said the retired Sandaime, but was cut off when Naruto had unleashed an incredible amount of killer intent, and balled his fists with untold fury.
"You did and tried nothing! Tell me old man, how would feel if it was your Grandson that got beat up on his birthday, or forced to eat rotten food from dumpsters because the store owners didn't want their shops 'tainted' by his presence? Perhaps I should take one of the youngest of the Hyuuga Clan's Main family members to Kumo and see how they treat that poor child? What do you think will happen old man? Perhaps we should try some kind of social experiment and try it out. Only I think Kumo will not be so tough on the child like I originally thought, but I think Iwa will be if they think it will stick it to the Leaf, and make them feel better because it," said Naruto, as he saw the panicked look in the retired Hokage's eyes.
"Naruto, you have to understand that your Father's dying wish had to be honored, and...," said the Sandaime, and was once more silence by the angry look on Naruto's face.
"My Father wanted me to be seen as a hero, but that didn't mean it had to be for holding the Kyuubi now did it? Hell, you didn't even have to tell the Councils anything, but you did anyway, and look what happened?! You think, I'm going to simply walk back into this village, and ignore the misery they gave me for the first 12 years of my life? 12 years of pain that shouldn't have even happened, but did thanks to your stupidity, and their own negligence in raising me?" said Naruto, as pointed to the other two beside the old man, seeing them flinch again, and sensed all the others outside doing the same.
Well...almost all of them.
"Naruto, its not that we didn't want to take care of you, its just that we-AH!" said Jiraiya, as he felt a tendril of shadow come up behind him, and wrap around his neck while a second one wrapped around Tsunade to prevent her from helping him.
"You were what? In pain? Suffering over the loss someone you cared about? Or did the fact that I held the Kyuubi inside of me have something to do with it my oh so loving Godparents?" said Naruto, as he saw Jiraiya try to break free from the shadow wrapped around his neck, and Tsunade was trying to use her super human strength to free herself.
"Naruto, please release them. They are sorry for neglecting their responsibilities and wish to make it up to you," said Hiruzen, as he didn't want to see the boy like this, and he only seemed to listen when Haku put a hand on his shoulder while whispering something into his ear.
"Fine! You want to make it up to me? I'll tell you how," said Naruto, as he retracted the shadow power to his form, and let his Godparents go free from his grasp.
(Outside the Hokage's Office)
"What are they saying?! What are they saying?!" said Konohamaru, as wish he could hear whatever was being said, and the other Rookies wish they could too.
"Shut up kid! It's hard to tell because of you asking that question. From what I can tell, they seem to be arguing a few seconds ago, and now they stopped talking," said Kiba, as he pressed his ear against the door, and tried to hear anymore of what Naruto might be saying.
"I can't believe Naruto is alive and that he's the infamous Shadow Fox!" said Ino, as she had hearts in her eyes, and squealed like a fan girl.
"I'm kind of interested in how Naruto made that sword that you saw him make Hinata," said Tenten, as had heard how the Shadow Fox that was Naruto made a sword simply out of shadow like chakra, and was curious in learning any knew sword techniques.
Hinata of course wasn't thinking clearly at the moment, as she had a far off look on her face, and judging by the blush...she was fantasizing about Naruto.
'He's so handsome! So strong! Must...make...love...to...Naruto-kun!' thought Hinata, as she was using her Byakugan to see her crush turned love interest, and let out a perverted giggle that turned many heads around her.
"Someone like's what she sees. How big is he?" said Ino, as knew that look anywhere, and wanted details to spread around Konoha.
Fortunately or unfortunately, which was a point of view in this case, Hinata was unable to answer due to the door opening, and the object of the Hyuuga Heiress's desires walked out with Haku. He walked passed all of them without a glance, but stopped in front of Hinata, and her face got even redder because of it.
Leaning close to her, Naruto whispered something into her ear, and then walked off while the Hyuuga Heiress's eyes widened, and she collapsed with a smile on her face.
Meet me at the Namikaze Estates in a few hours Hinata-chan. I want to talk to you.
Those words rang in her head like wedding bells and inside of her, Inner Hinata was now telling her to go home, and change so she was ready to see Naruto.
(Outside the Hokage's Tower)
"Boss! Boss wait up!" said Konohamaru, as he ran after the Shadow Fox, and ran in front of him.
"Konohamaru, what do I owe the pleasure of the Sandaime's Grandson?" said Naruto, as he saw the boy frown at him, and saw the hurt in his eyes.
"Come on Boss, you know how I feel about being called that, and I'm not like the others that hated you. How could I? You saw me as just me just as I so you as you! Can't we still continue to be friends like we were before?" said Konohamaru, as he hoped Naruto hadn't changed too much, and saw the infamous Shadow Fox pause in thought before nodding his head.
"Sure kid. You do make a good argument when you put it like that. In a way, I'm glad to be back if only to see one of the few people I can trust, and call a friend," said Naruto, as he ruffled Konohamaru's hair, and smiled at the boy seeing how much the kid had grown.
No longer was he the whiny kid that tried to attack his Grandfather, only to trip under his own two feet, and accuse someone else of tripping him instead. This one was training hard, learning all that he could, and was trying to be a true Shinobi like Naruto was now. When Konohamaru learned the truth about Naruto's two most hidden secrets, the boy had gone into a fit of rage with the Sandaime, as he yelled at his Grandfather, calling him a coward, and not protecting Naruto better like the Yondaime wanted. From that point on, the little kid ignored his Grandfather completely, no longer being "trained' by Ebisu, but someone else other then the "Elite" Jounin that knew what it meant to teach, and found that person in the Academy teacher Umino Iruka.
Iruka had changed drastically over the 3 years Naruto was declared dead, as he began teaching all the aspects of being a Shinobi, not just the history portion, and got quite a few complaints from parents in the process. Iruka told those civilian parents of their children, who dreamed of greatness, that being a Shinobi involved hard work, and if their children couldn't handle the cold hard truth...they kids could drop out.
Iruka had also began working hard on his Shinobi training, as he felt that he had been getting soft, and began to work out more to improve his standing. The man was even considering the idea for applying for the Jounin Exam and advancing in rank.
As for his student, the Sandaime's Grandson was now the top of his class in everything, even declared the future Rookie of the Year, but Konohamaru had ignored the title, and kept trying to get stronger. There were on occasions that the Sandaime would try to speak with his Grandson, but the boy just ignored him, and would only on occasion speak to his Uncle Asuma.
Now that Naruto was back, Konohamaru had a reason to be truly happy, and was going to prove that he wasn't just the Grandson of the Sandaime.
"Naruto!" said Kakashi, as he stood in front of his former student, and saw the glare the Naruto was giving him.
"Hello Hatake-san. Still silently bellyaching over the loss of old friends?" said Naruto, as he saw Kakashi look away slightly, and couldn't hide the guilt on his masked face.
"Naruto, I know I wasn't the best teacher to you, but I did intend to further your training when we got back from Wave Country, and teach to be a proper Shinobi," said Kakashi, as he saw Naruto scowl at him, and flex his clawed hands.
"You mean one that's tardy to team meetings or secretly trains the Uchiha in his spare time?" said Naruto, as he saw Kakashi's eye widen at that, and look a tad nervous.
"You knew?" said Kakashi, as he saw Naruto nod before letting out a harsh laugh, and making the Cyclops Jounin look a little fearful.
"Who do you think stopped Sasuke from leaving? The only real reason that 'prodigy' of a moron has no knowledge of his humiliating defeat because I wiped his mind, but before I did, I decided to take a look at his memories with a little shadow chakra digging into his skull. How surprised was I when after you got back from telling everyone I was dead, you were still trying to train Sasuke only 1 day of mourning me, and even then you still had time to read your stupid orange book!" said Naruto, as he saw Kakashi look away in shame, and heard Konohamaru gasp along with the other Rookies behind him.
"We all have ways of handling the death of friends Naruto," said Kakashi, but even he knew that was the worst lie he ever spoke that made all his other ones for being late seem truthful, and Naruto knew it too.
"Had it been Sasuke, you would have been mourning his death for weeks, and would have stopped training Team 7 for a long time. What makes Sasuke's life more valuable then mine Hatake? Especially since I'm your sensei's son. Of course, you didn't see that when you looked at me, did you? You only saw the Kyuubi reborn, looking just like my Father to further torment you, and couldn't stand the sight of me. Right Hatake? Right?! ANSWER ME YOU LYING PIECE OF LEAF SHIT!" said Naruto, as his chakra from his body spiked significantly, and the Jounin looked away unable to answer.
"He doesn't have to because you're right Naruto," said the Sandaime, as he appeared with a heavy hearted look on his face, and sighed like the tired old man he truly was.
"And how would you know old man!" said Konohamaru, as he glared at his Grandfather, and made the man flinch.
"Because I assigned him to Naruto in the hopes that Kakashi would see Naruto wasn't the monster everyone made the boy out to be. Believe it or not Yuhi Kurenai wanted the boy on her team because she knew he could help Hinata and possibly bond with Shino. I told her it was out of the question because I felt Kakashi would be better suited for the job when you consider the who his sensei was. Kurenai tried to protest, telling me how I was making a mistake like I had made so many with the boy, and it was only the threat a demotion to Chuunin did she back off," said the Sandaime, as he felt Naruto's angry gaze now directed at him, and the crimson eyes glowing with power.
"So you're saying I could have been with a team that I could have started out great with, but you gave me a team that didn't like me from the start, and a sensei to boot that hated me also? For someone who is the supposed to be the "Professor" you sure are stupid. You just expect people to get over their hate of me once they see me? When people saw me back them, they hurt me because they thought I was a demon, and you knew that to be the case from the start!" said Naruto, as he saw the Sandaime look away, and saw Kakashi do the same.
"But now that everyone knows that you're the Yondaime's Son you can get the respect you deserve!" said Sakura, as she had been told by her Mother to warm up to Naruto now, and possibly marry into his clan for the vast wealth it contained.
She just heard Naruto's cruel laugh again before he glared at the Rookies with glowing crimson eyes similar to the Kyuubi's own.
"You foolish stupid baka of an Uchiha fan girl. You think I should have respect now simply because I'm the Son of the Yondaime? That's saying you should just fall in love with Sasuke simply because he is the last loyal Uchiha to the Leaf. You know what that means to me? That it's a bunch of crap! When I was a no named orphan, people hated me so much they couldn't stand me, but now that I have all this supposed power, I'm now a valuable commodity to have around, and to lose it would mean the death of the village. It's because of my clan heritage that you are all scrambling to save face Sakura and try to make up for your past transgressions. How completely pathetic you are right now to me. Come on Haku. I'm tired and I need to rest at my new home," said Naruto, as he had seen how his old apartment had been torn down, and a new fancy one had been put up.
Naruto made a quick mental note to burn it down to make a statement on the fact he didn't appreciate this village.
(Namikaze Estates-15 Minutes Later)
The Namikaze Estate was not that far from the Hyuuga Compound, but well defended should the need arise to defend those that lived there, and when Naruto used his blood to unlock his inherited home...it felt good. The place was dusty from over a decade of being untouched, but an army of Shadow Clones would take care of it, and the original focused on the bed that called upon him to sleep in it.
"Are you that tired Naruto-kun?" said Haku, as she saw his fatigued face, and how he just nodded while removing his clothes so he could let himself collapse onto the soft mattress before falling asleep completely.
It pained Haku to see Naruto like this. In truth, his return here along with his unmasking had brought a lot of past pain to the surface, and it was really hurting him like an old wound that didn't seem to heal. Haku had hoped it would with her being by his side, but after seeing him today, she realized she would need help from those that cared about him, and would see Naruto as Naruto.
Removing her own clothes, Haku slipped into the bed with Naruto, and began snuggling up against him to let him know she would be with him. Always.
"You are a lucky man kit. You already have two hot women that love you, but its not enough, and it may never be enough for the pain you have gone through. Nonetheless, I will help you destroy your enemies, as you have promised to destroy mine, and help you restore your clan to its destined greatness," said Kyuubi, as he sensed his vessel sleep, and that of one of soon to be many female lovers by his side.
(A Few Hours Later)
Hinata walked up to the Namikaze Estates feeling tingly all over, as she was going to see Naruto again for what felt like forever after finding out he was alive, and this may be her only chance to tell him how she feels. Maybe he already knew! If he did, then this would make things easier, and it wasn't like he was going to break her heart privately. Right?
Knocking on the door, Hinata let out a long breath to calm her nerves, and was surprised when the door opened to see Haku wearing a water blue robe that did little to hide her very sexy figure. Inwardly, Hinata was hoping this didn't signify that Naruto was taken, and that Haku was simply a friend living with the Namikaze to help him get settled in.
"Hello Hinata-chan. Do come in," said Haku, as she let Hinata enter, and sensed the girl's slight hesitation.
"I'm not intruding on anything, am I?" said Hinata, as she could only imagine what Haku was doing before she came over, and why she was wearing that robe.
"No. Naruto-kun was tired from earlier today when he talked to your Hokage and has been sleeping ever since," said Haku, as she wasn't going to tell the girl she slept in the young man's bed if just platonically at this moment, and saw Hinata nod.
"Does Naruto-kun know how I feel?" said Hinata, as she decided to cut to the chase, and ask Haku right out the question that could determine her future with the Namikaze.
"Yes, he does know, which was why he wanted you here today so one of us could talk to you, and it just so happens to be me," said Haku, as they sat down in the living room, and each took a comfortable chair across from the other.
"I see. Are you in a relationship with him?" said Hinata, as she was glad Naruto knew of her feelings, but feared what Haku was to Naruto since the girl was an unknown to her, and needed to know if she was unknowingly being the third wheel in their relationship.
"I would be lying if I told you I wasn't. However, before you feel your heart break any further then you must be feeling it do now, I want you to know that because Naruto-kun is the last of his clan, he can have multiple wives to restore it, and that if you do love him like you claim...you can join his clan as one. Do you still wish to be?" said Haku, as she saw the Hyuuga Heiress look away in thought, and now running this information through her mind.
"I love Naruto-kun with all my heart Haku-san. He inspired me even when I thought he was dead to keep going because I knew he would cheer me on if he were there at every encounter I was in. You are asking me to share my love for Naruto-kun with you along with any other woman that comes into his life he may love. I trust Naruto-kun, as I'm sure you do, and all I want is for him to be happy. I want to contribute to his happiness and if it means sharing my love for him with other women the I will," said Hinata, as she saw Haku smiling back at her, and the now silent agreement between them to make Naruto happy.
"Welcome to the family Hinata-chan. When Naruto-kun wakes up, we can tell him the good news, and show you one of the perks to being with him," said Haku with a devilish smile on her face and it made Hinata blush cherry red since she had many intense dreams in that area.
"Anything I-I should k-know?" said Hinata, as she was shy around this subject, and even more so when it concerned Naruto.
"Just two things. He's big and has a lot of energy to make your entire being turn to mush," said Haku, as she saw Hinata have a spaced out look with her nose now bleeding with all the perverted thoughts running through her head, and Inner Hinata was telling her to go into his room to give him a "proper" wake up call.
"When do you expect Naruto-kun to awaken from his slumber?" said Hinata, as she saw Haku deep in thought, and it seemed she didn't have an answer.
"It's hard to tell. Naruto-kun has been through a lot since his near death experience back in Wave Country 3 years ago and the return here isn't a pleasant thing for him either. With the actions that Danzo character tried, as well as the way people still look at him, Naruto is trying to endure the pain this place gave him, and I'm going to need your help to heal the wound in his heart. Especially after he found out about his family...and that his Mother was still alive at the time," said Haku, as she remembered that touchy subject all too well, and shivered slightly at the look Naruto had that day.
"His Mother is alive?" said Hinata, as she had thought the woman died the day Naruto was born, and that was the reason he was always alone.
"She was alive Hinata-chan, but that all changed when Naruto found out, and hunted her down looking for answers to why she left. The answer he got, burned at his very core, and being back here just makes the wound deeper," said Haku, as she began to tell the story to Hinata about Uzumaki Kushina, and how she betrayed her son the day he was born.
And how Naruto made her pay.
(Flashback-1 Year and 5 Months Ago)
Naruto had finally tracked her down. To this simple place where she had hidden herself from him deliberately. After being enhanced by Kyuubi's various powers, which included mastery over shadows, Naruto had learned through this skills that his Mother was still alive, and she was here in Crane City deep in the Elemental Countries in a well sized home for a widow. Naruto had asked around about her, to learn about the woman that gave him life, and then left him to see what people thought of her.
"She's a real partier that one. Acts like she doesn't have a care in the world," said one person Naruto had asked and had been at a party with Kushina.
"Loves to drink at parties. Flirts with a lot of men too. I think she even left with a few on occasion," said another, as he recalled the red head drinking with some guy, and then they left soon after with the guy giving his buddy a thumbs up.
"I asked her once about any family she may have and she told me that she had none. That everyone she ever loved was dead," said a third person, a woman in her mid 30's, and she missed the angry look on Naruto's disguised face.
That had been enough for Naruto, as he went to his Mother's home, and silently broke in before waiting for her to come home that night from her partying. When Kushina did return, she was laughing with a man, kissing him passionately in a state of lust, and letting the man touch her aggressively.
Naruto had to put a stop to it.
With three kunai to the man's skull, the mood was ruined, and Kushina was now looking unknowingly at her angry son she had long abandoned to the Leaf's brutality. Before the red headed woman could do anything, Haku appeared behind her, and knocked her out so time would pass to let the alcohol in her blood run its course.
When Kushina did wake up many hours later, she had a killer headache, and had found herself tied up in a chair with cuffs on her wrists along with her ankles with seals on them of some kind she had never seen before. Looking up, she saw crimson blonde hair, and the face of her captor masked in shadow with crimson red eyes burning a whole through her head.
"So you caught me and ruined my one night stand. You're lucky I'm not restrained right now or I'd make you regret killing me," said Kushina, as she saw the figure remain silent for a moment, and seemed to be looking at something in his hand.
"I've often wondered what you looked like for many years now. If I had your hair? Your smile? Your laugh? I wondered if you even loved me?" said Naruto, as he aw Kushina frown at him, and it was clear she didn't know who he was.
"Loved you? Pal, I don't even know you, and even if I did I doubt I would want to," said Kushina, as she felt the room cool down a couple hundred degrees, and it wasn't a good feeling either.
"No, I imagine you wouldn't know me since you left me the day I was born, and right after I had the Kyuubi sealed inside of my body, Mother!," said Naruto, as he walked a few steps closer, and had revealed his face to the one that brought him into this world.
"You! I thought myself liberated of the very sin of giving birth to you oh son of mine. But I know what you are. You're the demon made human flesh, aren't you? After all, only a demon could survive the clutches of death like you did in Wave Country," said Kushina, as she spat at his feet, and looked at him with angry rage.
"So I was right. You didn't love me at all. Even if I wasn't the one to have Kyuubi sealed inside of me, you would have left, and I would have been alone," said Naruto, as he saw her smirk at him, and it was making the Namikaze angry.
"I loved the Yondaime with all my heart, but having a kid so early on in my life was not something I wanted, and yet he was happy to be a Father all the same. So for the sake of his happiness I kept it, but that didn't mean I wanted to be a Mother, and least of all to my so called son turned into a demon!" said Kushina, as she had been told by the Sandaime to not do this, and to raise her son like Minato would have wanted.
Kushina soon found her comment had rewarded her with a backhand to her face from the young man that was her son and she had to spit out some blood from her mouth before she looked up at him.
"Do you honestly think my Father would turn me into a demon? He completely sealed the beast inside of me, asking that I be seen as a hero, and what do you do? You run away like a coward! If you really loved my Father, you would have stayed, and raised me like a true Mother would," said Naruto, as he saw her glare at him, and he returned it.
"I should have drowned you in the river when I learned of what Minato turned you into," said Kushina, as she senses the figure behind Naruto look at her now, and the killer intent was slowly increasing.
"When I get through with you my so called Mother, you are going to wish that you had done what Father had asked, and are going to beg for my forgiveness," said Naruto, as he had heard all he needed to hear from this woman, and decided to administer the proper justice in this matter.
"Do you wish me to leave Naruto-kun?" said Haku, as she saw Naruto's shadow powers rise around him, and the terrified look on Kushina's face.
"Please do Haku-chan. What I'm about to do to this traitor should not be seen by your lovely eyes," said Naruto, as he turned his head to see Haku nod, and then leave before turning back to his so called Mother.
"Are you sure you don't want me to do this?" said Kyuubi inside Naruto's mind, as he felt the lingering sense of guilt his vessel was feeling, and decided to intervene.
'No. This woman before me is no longer my Mother in spirit and after today...she won't be my Mother period!' thought Naruto, as light in the room began to dim, and all was left for Kushina to even see was the glowing crimson eyes her son now had burning in the darkness.
All Haku could hear while outside the room was the woman's screams of pain, her curses, her insults to Naruto, and the eventual pleas for forgiveness mixed with that asking for mercy that echoed within.
(End Flashback)
'Naruto-kun was betrayed by his own Mother? How horrible!' thought Hinata, as she had no idea that the betrayal of the village had extended beyond it, and had hit his family too.
"Regardless of what you think Hinata-chan, the burden of what Naruto did has weighed heavily on him, and I shudder to think of what would happen if I wasn't there to comfort him," said Haku, as she had remembered how pale he looked, and how she had been there for him to hold onto.
"I understand. Could I see Naruto-kun?" said Hinata, as she wanted to see Naruto if just for a moment, and possibly comfort him in her own way.
"Of course. Just don't try to jump him in his sleep," said Haku, as she heard Hinata let out an "eep!", and blush a heavy shade of red.
"Like you would do that before you married him. Then again...," said Inner Hinata, as she was pondering the idea with Naruto waking up, and then taking it to the Hyuuga Heiress as a form of punishment.
(2 Days Later-Hokage's Tower-Council Meeting Room)
"This is inexcusable! What gives that brat the right to do what he did without any kind of repercussions? I don't care if he is the Son of the Yondaime, he must be punished, and it must be done immediately!" said one of the Civilian Councilmen, which got a roar of approval from many, and gave the Hokage a killer headache in return.
They had been at this for some time now, as each time someone demanded Naruto pay for his actions against Danzo, and "abandoning" the village. Some demanded that Naruto sire a child before his execution, while others demanded financial restitution in the form of a third of Namikaze Bank Accounts, and another time they wanted to order Naruto to teach Sasuke everything he knew.
Then there was Naruto's terms of payment, which were unknown in terms of how much he wanted, and there was also the fact that whatever the amount was...the Namikaze had intended to triple it. If that was the case, then it would most likely bleed the village dry of funds, and make Naruto the richest man in the village.
"Perhaps you should have spoiled him like you did the Uchiha?" said Jiraiya, as he saw all of them scowl at him, and knew he didn't like how they pampered Uchiha Sasuke.
"Indeed," said Naruto, as he walked from the shadows of the room wearing his Shadow Fox attire with the mask, and looked at the group before him.
"Give us one good reason why we shouldn't summon the ANBU to come in here to kill you demon?!" said Homura, as he saw Naruto look at him, and then at the Hokage.
"Because I'll kill them like I did Danzo's private little army along with you. So shut your mouth before I close it for you!" said Naruto, as he shot an intense blast of killer intent, and enforced his command.
"I take it that you're here to discuss your fee for your future services to the village?" said Tsunade, as she saw him nod, and take a few more steps before stopping directly in front of the large table.
"Yes and I'm not going to make it cheap. You all made the mistake of making almost all the Shinobi village around you your enemy and now they have become mine. My fee, is to be paid monthly, on time, and if I find out you are going to screw me over...well I will leave that up to your imaginations," said Naruto, as he laughing slightly at the ideas of what he could do to them, and possibly enjoy it too.
"What is your...fee?" said Tsunade, as she saw her Godson scraping his clawed hands against the table in a rhythmic, and quite irritating manner.
My standard fee for my services, is 50 million ryou a month, and considering I am asking for triple my original fee...," said Naruto, as he saw everyone go pale at the calculation of that number in their heads, and they looked like they were getting ready to faint.
"The cost is 150 million ryou a month," said Tsunade, as she was about ready to have a heart attack, and so was everyone else in the room with the exception of Naruto.
"That could bankrupt us depending on how long you stay in the village!" said Koharu, as she was outraged by this, and would kill Naruto right now if she had the means to.
"No, its made for you to look strong. Of course it will bankrupt the village you stupid old bat!" said Naruto, as he saw her becoming increasingly angry, and had half a mind to just shout for the ANBU if not for the lingering threat of Naruto killing her.
"I was wondering if we could convince you to reconsider tripling your fee since you are still technically still a member of this village Naruto," said Tsunade, as she would have to go through the necessary paperwork to make it official, and get the ruling from the Clan Heads to make it official.
"Technically, I'm still dead in the eyes of Konoha Law, and even if you changed it so I'm not dead I would still charge you that amount. Besides, it shouldn't be too hard to get the money together from the village populace since I'm sure they'll bend over backwards to keep me happy just like they do for the Uchiha. Right?" said Naruto, as he loved seeing their reactions to that little wound, and had no guilt about putting all the salt possible on it.
"Speaking of the Uchiha, would you...," said Homura, as he was going to ask Naruto to teach Sasuke, but was silenced by a blast of killer intent.
"It will be a cold day in Hell before I teach that spoiled Uchiha anything. If that moron so much as he even looks at me the wrong way, I'll butcher him, and leave you with an even lesser so called 'prodigy' to what you already have now," said Naruto before, as he saw the weak Civilian Council, and the Shinobi Council shout at him when he started leaving the room.
Tsunade sighed while the Clan Heads stayed silent, as they were thinking about what had happened with their own children, and how they had screwed over the Yondaime's Son.
"Go back in time before Kyuubi attacks, kill every single person that hurt me, and tell my Father about how everyone he trusted to take care of me betrayed him! Maybe then I'll consider not taking what is mine and just leaving Konoha to burn at the hands of all the enemies its made out of their own arrogance."
No amount of sake' could drown out those hated filled words
(Outside of the Hokage Tower)
As Naruto walked out of the building, he was greeted by Haku, and Hinata waiting for him with both girls sporting smiles upon seeing him. It had been quite an interesting outlook for the Namikaze, as he had awakened to see Hinata sitting in a chair beside his bed, and fast asleep while waiting for him to wake up.
The look on the Hyuuga Heiress's face was priceless when he stirred Hinata awake and she saw Naruto's face just inches from her own. She sported a big blush before desire in its ever rare moments in time, had overridden the need to faint, and Hinata instantly tackled him in a hugging embrace before kissing him deeply. Soon, it became a heated make out session, and led to the one thing Hinata had long since desired in all her life when in this position with Naruto.
And from there as they say is history.
Haku could still see the glow that surrounded Hinata, which was very much similar to Haku's own when she had become intimate with Naruto, and was secretly looking forward to her own time with the Namikaze again.
Haku's thoughts on the matter were disrupted when she sensed the chakra of Uchiha Sasuke behind her several feet away, as he had a look of arrogance about him, and the hunger for power was clearly evident in his eyes. There were times that Haku looked back on the memory of the bridge and wished she had actually killed the Uchiha rather then being soft in her reluctance to kill people.
After what Naruto did for her back then in Wave Country, Haku had stopped using the "no kill" policy on her life, and only spared those that Naruto deemed worthy.
"So the loser cheats death and is the legendary Shadow Fox, huh? I don't no which is worse. You being alive? Or you being the Shadow Fox every village wants?" said the ever arrogant Sasuke, as he had become infuriated at the dead last rumored power, and had constantly pressured Kakashi to train him in everything he knew.
"I don't know which is more pathetic either. You still trying to kill your brother? Or the fact that the people in the Leaf still think you will revive your clan with their precious daughters? Maybe if they henged into boys, you would be more eager?" said Naruto, as he saw Sasuke scowl at him, and would have charged forward had it not been for Hatake Kakashi getting in-between them both.
"Sasuke don't! Naruto was the one that stopped you from going to Orochimaru 3 years ago. If he can do that to you then, there is no telling what he can do to you now, and this time he may just kill you," said Kakashi, as he sensed Naruto glaring at him, and so did the other two girls behind the Namikaze.
"He got lucky. Besides, I've been taught by you on nearly everything you know, and I'm not about to have some so called 'Shadow Fox' feel superior to a member of the Uchiha Clan," said Sasuke, as he looked over Naruto's shoulder, and saw Haku looking at him with a scowl of her own.
"Even now you spare the Uchiha the beating he so rightfully deserves right now Hatake. Where were you when I was getting my fair share of beatings?!" said Naruto, as he saw the Jounin look away, and before he could look back at Naruto...the Shadow Fox had kneed him hard in the gut.
The blow made Kakashi fall to his knees, clutching his stomach, and trying not to throw up into his mask or out his nose. Before he could try to even suppress the urge to puke, Kakashi was struck by a blow to the head by Naruto, and saw darkness upon impact. With Kakashi down, Naruto stepped over the Jounin's unconscious form, and walked towards the now battle stance ready Sasuke.
"I've waited a long time for this loser. I'm going to put you in your place and show how much of a fake you really are 'Shadow Fox'," said Sasuke in a mocking tone, as he was ignoring Haku's right hand filled with senbon, and Hinata's bloodline activating.
"And I have been waiting for a second chance to kick the crap out of you before taking away those queer eyes of yours. The only reason I didn't do it before was the Councils would be bending over backwards to find out who did it and I couldn't risk them hunting me when I had other things to do," said Naruto, as he saw the Uchiha activate his eyes, and that was all the Namikaze needed.
"Time to remove those eyes...and his head! " said Kyuubi, as he was ready to do his part, and let Naruto know through their link to each other before creating a demonic chakra barrier around the two in order to prevent the growing number of people from stopping the process.
Moving faster then Sasuke's Sharingan eyes could even see, Naruto was behind Sasuke, punched the man in the lower spinal area, and wrapped shadow hands that seemed to come out of his chest before forcing the Uchiha down to his knees. Sasuke tried to move, but couldn't focus his chakra to even make a simple substitution, and felt something digging into the back of his head.
"W-What are you doing to me?" said Sasuke, as he tried to resist whatever it was Naruto was doing, but found himself unable to, and it felt like his brain was on fire.
"I'm taking away your bloodline Sasuke. Both from your eyes and that tiny thing between your legs that shoots the life giving seed out. Now even if you were to get lucky with any girl, they will only produce none Sharingan users should they ever carry your child, and even then the kids you sire will be so weak even a fan girl like Sakura can beat them," said Naruto, as he felt Sasuke's bloodline leaving him, and forming into a liquid orb in his hand while retracting his arm back.
"S-Stop! Stop it! You can't do this to me. I'm an Uchiha! Without my bloodline, I'm nothing more then a...," said Sasuke, as he screamed out in pain, and the realization of what he was becoming sank in hard.
"What? You're nothing more then what? A simple commoner? Your average Shinobi? If you can't be a Shinobi without that bloodline of yours I took away, then you don't deserve to even live, and have to...die!" said Naruto, as he walked around Sasuke after removing the shadow hands from around his body, and raised his hand with the orb of the bloodline he took from the former Uchiha to summon a scythe before bringing it down upon the former Uchiha's neck.
"NARUTO STOP!" yelled Tsunade, as she came quickly with the rest of the Councils when they heard what was going on, and now saw the situation the Uchiha was in with Naruto.
"Why? You know the history between me and this piece of shit from the old man. Do you know just how much weight I had to carry for him and Sakura on those crappy D-ranked missions while Kakashi trained Sasuke afterwards? ALL OF IT! I am sick and tired of everyone praising the former Uchiha for his once held bloodline when all it does is steal from others. It make a mockery of our profession," said Naruto, as he didn't look away from the now terrified eyes of Sasuke, and the silent plea they sent to show mercy.
How pathetic this weakling looked right now was almost laughable.
"What do you mean 'former Uchiha'?" said the Haruno Councilman, as he didn't like where this was going, and neither did the Shinobi Council.
"Simple. I took away his Sharingan in his eyes and the ability to reproduce it in his loins. Unless Itachi returns to Konoha, the Sharingan Eyes are lost to the Leaf, and the Uchiha Clan is no more," said Naruto, as he saw the horror on both Councils' faces, and it was a pleasant thing to see in his mind.
"We needed that bloodline!" said a fat man on the Civilian Council that was influential in Konoha's Merchant Guild.
"Well now you will have to deal without it because when I see Itachi, I'm going to kill him too, and I'm going to collect the bounty on it to further add to my fee," said Naruto, as he walked away from Sasuke for a second, and saw the relieved look on the people's faces before he took it away by spinning around with his scythe taking the Uchiha's head clean off.
"Nicely done kit. Nicely done," said Kyuubi, as he removed the chakra barrier, and had sensed his vessel was pleased with the results of what he did.
"We'll have you arrested for this!" said Homura, as he had Shinobi all around them to arrest Naruto, and would have had the killer intent coming off the Namikaze was intense.
"YOU WILL DO NOTHING! WHAT YOU WILL DO IS AGREE TO MY TERMS OR I WILL DESTROY EVERYTHING IN THIS VILLAGE BEFORE REBUILDING IT IN MY OWN IMAGE!" yelled Naruto, as he generated such power that to even a minor attempt at moving seemed fatal.
With the record straight, Naruto recalled his seemingly demonic power to his body, and left with his two special girls now by his side.
"This is impossible Jiraiya! How can we make Naruto happy when all we do is infuriate him more?" said Tsunade, as she didn't no what to do in handling, and Jiraiya along with the Sandaime were just a stumped.
"I don't know Tsunade-hime. I really don't know. In all honesty, if I had known what was going on like our sensei was supposed to do, then I would have come back sooner, and helped the kid out," said Jiraiya, as he had failed as a Godparent, and Kushina had failed to be the loving Mother Naruto needed.
"Kushina was getting ready to leave the moment she heard Minato died and Kyuubi was sealed inside her son. She wanted nothing to do with Naruto even after she gave birth to him. All she cared about was Minato, but when he died, and she decided that this village had no purpose for her despite the fact she had a son," said the Sandaime, as he felt the guilt of denying Naruto so much, and it was becoming a problem for his already old heart.
"Well, I hope Kushina's dead because if she's not, I'll make her wish she was, and then use one of Orochimaru's Forbidden Jutsus to bring her back just to do it all over again!" said Tsunade, as she had suspected Kushina was like that, but chose to trust in Minato, and was now regretting it like she had in neglecting her duties as Naruto's Godparent.
"What are you going to do about Naruto's terms?" said the old retired Sarutobi, as he saw Tsunade frown further, and rubbing her temples to water down the headache now hitting her.
"We have no choice, but give into his demands, as everyone in the Elemental Countries will soon learn who the Shadow Fox really is, and the Fire Daimyo has already put the Leaf on notice since he learned of the village's cruelty to the boy. If we don't agree, then the Fire Daimyo will, and make things even worse for us," said Tsunade, as Shizune gave her a bottle of sake', and the big breasted woman looked at her assistant with a raised eyebrow.
"Consider this a one time thing Tsunade-sama," said Shizune, as she knew that Tsunade needed this, and was going to let her drinking habit be ignored this one time.
It didn't take long for Tsunade to empty the bottle though Jiraiya helped along with the Sandaime.
(Unknown Location-2 Days Later)
"What do you have to report?" said Pein, as he stood among the others projecting the members of his infamous organization made up of S-Class Shinobi, and awaited for Itachi to speak.
"It seems that our sources have indicated that the Shadow Fox is the vessel of Kyuubi known to us all as Uzumaki Naruto has join Konoha. However, it appears that he is more then we originally thought since he changed his name to Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto, and is the Yondaime's Son," said Itachi, as he saw many of the members looked shocked at this, and saw that some of them looked a bit nervous.
"There is also the fact that the kid killed Itachi's little brother Sasuke after removing the Sharingan from his eyes head before taking it," said Kisame, as he saw Itachi's eyes widen slightly before going back to normal, and Pein looking thoughtful for a moment.
"This could be a problem. If the boy is indeed his Father's Son, then its clear that he will learn everything his Father knew from his family's home, and become a threat even to me," said Pein, as he knew that the Shadow Fox was powerful, but the boy being the Son of the Yondaime, and the knowledge in the Namikaze Estates was something that would bring Naruto to untold power that could rival that of Uchiha Madara.
"Should we pursue him before we go after the others?" said Kisame, as he wanted to know where they stood with collecting the other demon vessels out there, and what order to collect them in.
"No. We are to go after Shukaku first, then Nibi, and after that we will go after the fox vessel," said Pein, as he wanted to collect the others before going after Naruto, and saw the other members nod in understanding.
"What if the kid doesn't have it? He was supposed to have died after taking a Chidori to the chest. What if he survived and the Kyuubi didn't?" said Kisame, as he wasn't about to go on a wild goose chase only to find the goose was just some duck, and a waste of his time.
"That is what Itachi's eyes are for. Since you both are paired together for that reason, you will go out to find Naruto, and see if he does indeed have the fox inside of him. If he does have the Kyuubi, capture him for the extraction process, and if not...leave him be," said Pein, as he would not pursue someone that did not hold what he needed, and this was the only way to make it possible.
"We understand," said Itachi nodding in understanding with Kisame.
"Good. You all know what to do. Dismissed!" said Pein, as the projection from each of the members of Akatsuki left, and left the room in darkness.
(Namikaze Estate-At the Moment)
Haku let out a happy sigh of bliss, as the sweat from the incredible sex she just had with Naruto gave her body a celestial glow, and snuggled up closer to the Namikaze. He had been feeling very blood thirsty after what he did to the Uchiha, which seemed just fine to the village after several fanatical "Uchiha Lovers" tried to kill Naruto in order to properly "avenge" the late Uchiha Sasuke, and the Namikaze Clan Head had no problem in just unleashing his fury on them.
Upon entering the Namikaze Estates, Naruto put up a demonic chakra barrier up around his home, and immediately took both girls to his bed to ravage their bodies at his own pleasure. Hinata didn't complain since she went first while Haku got a the Shadow Clone, as she loved how Naruto took her like the jackhammer he was, and would be limping for some time. Haku of course would be in a similar boat, but didn't care either, as she was with Naruto, and loved him for all that he had given her.
"Hiashi-san is going to wonder what has become of his daughter Naruto-kun. You think we should tell him?" said Haku, as she kissed her lovers chest, and he wrapped his arms protectively over her from.
"If he doesn't know already, I'll tell him, and make sure he can't take her away from me," said Naruto, as he kissed Haku's forehead, and loved how she moaned to his touch.
"Can I join you?" said Hinata, as she came in naked, and sat slipped into the other side of the bed to snuggle up to Naruto.
"What's this? The Hyuuga Heiress hasn't tried to take you in your helpless position. The world my be coming to an end," said Haku, as she saw Hinata blush before swatting Haku on the shoulder, and then looked up at Naruto now chuckling at her actions.
"Now behave yourself Hinata-chan. You don't want me to tie you up and spank your ass to discipline you, right?" said Naruto, as Hinata let out an "eep!", and blushed an even deeper shade of red when she felt Naruto now cupping her very sensual rear end.
"I don't know Naruto-kun, I think Hinata-chan likes getting spanked by you, and wouldn't mind you doing so later, right Hinata-chan?" said Haku, as she saw Hinata continue to push the color boundaries for different kinds of red, and it made Naruto laugh further.
"Don't tease Hinata-chan too much Haku-chan or you'll be teased over the fact you have a secret sweet spot along your-HMP!" said Naruto, as his words were silenced quickly by Haku kissing Naruto on the lips with tongue.
'Damn it! I missed out on some teasing material,' thought Hinata, as she would have to talk to Naruto later, and hopefully he'll tell her to balance the teasing playing field.
"You're being naughty Haku-chan. I may have to spank you instead and let Hinata-chan watch," said Naruto, as he smiled at Haku, and the girl blushed at the thought before glaring at Hinata currently smiling devilishly back while Naruto cupped her ass too.
"Naruto-kun, will there be any other women in your life that you would like to be a part of your slowly growing family?" said Hinata, as she knew that some of the girls her age, and roughly around it had thought of Naruto in a new light.
"It all depends on the girls Hinata-chan. I mean, there is Anko-chan because she is like in some ways, and she is really smoking hot. Temari because she's strong, sexy, and is the master of her affinity for wind like I am despite my massive usage of shadows. Then there is Tenten, who has a thing for swords, and has a killer figure behind that strong drive. I also would like to get to know Inuzuka Hana better since I saw her take care of a young fox once before helping it back into the wild," said Naruto, as he grinned at the idea of getting them all together, and telling them about how he was interested in getting to know them better.
"As long they make you happy, I'll support you, and so will Hinata-chan," said Haku, as she kissed him again, and Hinata followed after in kissing Naruto too.
"That's good to hear. Thank Haku-chan. Hinata-chan," said Naruto, as he pulled them closer to his body by their rears, and loved how they squealed out in surprise.
"Aren't you tired Naruto-kun?" said Hinata, as she felt his manhood calling for more fun, and was surprised he could handle two women so easily.
"So naive you are Hinata-chan. When I gave myself to Naruto-kun for the first time, he had so much stamina that I passed out before he even finished, and still kept going with an orgasm being my wakeup call. Hmmm...what a wakeup call it was," said Haku, as she felt what Hinata felt, and even though she was still sore...she wasn't about to deny Naruto his much needed relief.
'Oh my!' thought Hinata, as she was soon kissed passionately by Naruto, and the massage he was giving her rear end made her moan out in pleasure.
Inner Hinata was jumping for joy.
"Don't forget kit, we soon have to deal with the Hyuuga girl's family and a certain fate believing cousin of hers to further prevent any harm that he may try to unleash upon her further," said Kyuubi, as he remembered Naruto using his shadow powers to see into Hinata's mind concerning her family.
It seemed even after getting stronger, Neji still hate Hinata, and Hiashi while slightly more proud of his daughter...wanted to make Hanabi his Heiress.
'I'll deal with that family problem soon enough. But for now...let me have some pleasure before I handle interrelations with the Hyuuga Clan,' thought Naruto, as he moaned out in pleasure when he felt two very special tongues now on his erection, and he knew that his business with the clan would be for a while.
A long while.
(YAY! I updated. People were so happy with the first chapter, I thought to try writing the second chapter, and see how far I could go with it. If you have any ideas, let me know, and I'll try to consider it for the next chapter. Until next time...PEACE!!!)
