The next day Naruto slowly woke up thinking he was in his office within the Kage tower in his village but when he remembered what happened in the last few weeks he jumped out of bed and was frantically looking around. He was still doing so when he heard small noises behind him on the other side of the bed. He turned around and his eyes filled with tears of relief when he saw baby Orochimaru sleeping peacefully behind him in a crib at the foot of the bed: "I am glad to see that you are doing better young man. When my son and I found you it looked as if you had been attacked and you had a very firm grip of your son." Naruto turned around and smiled slightly when he saw the young woman who had helped him the day before standing in the doorway. He looked at her for a moment and then took out a piece of paper, wrote something down on it and handed it to her: 'My village was attacked more than two weeks ago and I was sent away along with my son so we would not be captured and we could rebuild if necessary. And the other reason they did not want me to get hurt was because I am the village leader.'
Tsunami widened her eyes and asked: "What village are you talking about young man? I have not heard anything about an invasion or anything else on a village nearby." He wrote something on the back of the paper and gave it back to her as he went to take a shower and change into different clothes: 'I may be young but I am the Shodaime Otokage of the Village Hidden in the Sound. But please do not tell anyone else of my position because you never know who you can trust or who may be listening when you do not know it. My name is Naruto Yakushi and the name of my son is Arashi Orochimaru. Once you read everything on this paper please destroy it so no one else finds it.' Tsunami just stood in shock for a moment but then she heard the baby whimpering slightly so she picked him up and took him downstairs where she threw the paper into the fire and then went to prepare a bottle for the baby who had been looking at her with tears in his golden eyes: "Mom I'm back and I managed to buy a little bit of food this time!"
Inari walked into the kitchen and put the bags down on the table before he turned and smiled at the baby, who gripped his finger and giggled as he drank the bottle. About twenty minutes later she was laying the baby down in a crib that they had put down in the living room the day before when she heard a creak on the stairs. She thought it was Inari at first but when she saw him in his chair on the other side of the room reading his book she turned around to the stairs and stopped short, a very deep blush on her face that she had tried to hide but failed miserably.
Standing at the foot of the stairs trying to get his belt on without catching his hair was Naruto. He had icy violet eyes with four rings in each of them, four diamond studs in each ear and a large snowflake tattoo on the left side of his face. He hair was off white with blue and black streaks and had been put into an elegant braid that he seemed to be having trouble with slightly. He boots were also white with black laces, dress pants white as well with a blue and black stripe on each leg. He was also wearing a white dress shirt with a white vest, white tie and a gorgeous white gold medallion that had a large sapphire in it, his engagement and wedding ring shining merrily in the light: "Mom? Mom are you feeling alright? Mom can you hear me?" Tsunami shook her head for a moment and then turned to her son and said with a light blush to her face: "I am sorry about that Inari I was just thinking about something and lost track of time." Inari nodded and went back into the living room to read his book some more, Naruto going outside so he could train and Tsunami going into the kitchen to make some lunch, the blush not wanting to leave her face.
3 Weeks Later...
Tsunami was now having the time of her life as was her son, which mad her very happy since he had been sad since his father had died. She learned that Naruto was a widower who had lost his husband during a mission to another country and the reason that he would not speak was because those who had been sealed inside of him had cut off his ability to do so until they felt the time was right he have it back, which made her slightly angry but he did not worry about it so she let it go. The day before that Naruto had gone into town with baby Orochimaru and Inari and when they came back he looked at her with questions in his eyes and she sat down with him to explain what had been happening: "There is a man named Gato who has taken over our town and is threatening us every day, which is why my father left not too long ago. He is building a bridge that would connect us to the main land and we would be free to get food and other things without having to depend on the shipping yards anymore. When Gato found out about it he sent men to kill my father so he went to the Hidden Leaf Village for help in protecting us until the bridge is finished. They should be here tonight or maybe early tomorrow." "Tsunami I have returned home safely!"
When they heard the loud voice of Tazuna ring through the house the baby started to cry so Naruto went into the living room to pick him up and take him upstairs to try and put him back to sleep. Inari went into the other room where his grandfather and a small group of unfamiliar people were standing and instead of hugging him like they thought he was going to do he stood in front of the older man and said in a quiet voice with a serious look on his face: "You woke up baby Yosho Jiji! It took forever to get him to sleep and your yelling scared him awake!"
Tazuna put a hand to his mouth and said in an apologetic voice: "I am so sorry about that Inari! I did not know that they were still going to be here!" Tsunami nodded and said with a smile: "He wanted to tell you good bye before leaving so he decided to wait for you to return. Yakushi-san knew that you would want to see baby Yosho again before they left. Now may I know your names Ninja-san?" The leader nodded and said as he looked over his book slightly: "My name is Kakashi, this young man to my left is Sasuke Uchiha, the pink haired girl is Sakura Haruno and the last young man is Sai Shunze. We are the team assigned..." before he could finish talking they heard someone knocking on the other doorway and the group turned around to see the most beautiful man they had ever seen, the eyes of Sasuke and Sai widening slightly when they saw who it was. He looked at Tsunami and pointed to the empty bottle. She nodded and said as she moved towards him: "His formula is prepared in a fresh bottle in the refrigerator and just needs to be warmed up Naruto-san." He looked at her gratefully and went to take the bottle out of the refrigerator, Naruto using a small fire jutsu to warm up the milk to the baby would be able to drink it comfortably.
Once he had disappeared upstairs Kakashi excused himself and went outside and a little ways into the woods. He wrote something down on a scroll, bit his thumb and summoned one of his dogs this one named Pakkun: "I need you to take this scroll to Sensei. Tell him that I think we found his son." Pakkun widened his eyes, nodded and took off like a shot with the scroll strapped to his back so it would not fall off. Kakashi sat there thinking about the godson that had been missing for nearly sixteen years and then went to go back to the house of Tazuna. He saw something out of the corner of his eye but before he was able to turn around he was pinned to a tree with senbon and a large sword above his head: "You are from the birth village of Naruto Yakushi correct?" "The young man who is staying in this house with his son Yosho."
Kakashi could not see who it was but said: "His name is not..." "JUST ANSWER THE DAMN QUESTION!" "Y...yes I am from his birth village why do you..." before he could finish speaking a Hunter-Nin with a musical note on his white and purple mask appeared with another larger one next to him, the larger one throwing a bag with the head of Gato in it at the feet of Kakashi: "This dirty perverted pig threatened a village that was helping out Yakushi-sama so we decided that he no longer deserved to live. And if he does agree to go with you to your village we are going to come with you to protect him as we always do."
Kakashi nodded so the ice senbon disappeared and the sword was removed from the tree so he could not move freely. Kakashi flexed his arms a little and then the two Hunter-Nin followed him to the front door of the house where to his surprise Tazuna was standing and waiting for them: "So are you finally going to show him that you really are here Hunter-Nin tachi?" The two nodded and bowed slightly to him before they went inside to say hello to their Otokage. Once they were inside Kakashi turned to Tazuna and asked: "So you knew that two Hunter-Nin were here? If they were here why did you need a team from Konoha in the first place?" Tazuna just looked at Kakashi for a moment and said: "I hired your group to escort me from Konoha after I had some business there just in case a thug hired by Gato got away from them and tried to come after me. One was always here watching Yakushi-san and the other would watch over the workers on the bridge, which we were all grateful for. Because of him and the two protecting us we have pledged our undying loyalty to him and the village he was raised in."
Before Kakashi could say anything they heard a scuffle and some slight yells coming from inside so they went in to find Sakura pinned to a far wall with the large sword and senbon as he was outside, the two Hunter-Nin standing in front of Naruto and the baby, Sai and Sasuke standing to the side with amused looks on their faces: "We tried to warn you Haruno-san but you would not listen to what we were saying." "What is going on here and why is Sakura pinned to the wall over there?" Inari came forward and said as he pointed to her: "That pink girl tried to hit Naruto nii-san on the head so the two masked people defended him." They all turned to Sakura who said as she tried to get down: "I was asking Naruto-san about his son but he ignored me no matter what I did so I was trying to get his attention."
The one who threw the large sword glared at her through his mask and said: "And as we tried to tell you when we came in; he cannot speak! He was born without the use of his vocal cords so all of us in the village have..." before he could finish explaining things Naruto stood up and put a hand softly on his shoulder, shaking his head as he did so. The two ninja calmed down and then went to take the sword and senbon out of the wall, letting Sakura fall to the ground hard, making Sai and Sasuke laugh a little as she pouted angrily.
Back in Konoha a day and a half later the Yondaime was in his office gazing out of his window with an absent look on his face. It had been nearly sixteen years and there was no sign of his son anywhere in the Nations. His father Jiraiya and his mother Tsunade had also gone out four years ago to search for him but neither of them had any luck finding information on him. But his father had told him that there was an enormous new village called Oto and he had gone there to investigate but four days later he got a letter from the Otokage that Jiraiya had been caught peeping in their hot-springs and had been thrown in jail for a few weeks because of it. Now because of what had been done all ninja had been banned from Oto and only kunoichi would be allowed since they would also be monitored in case they were perverts as well but Tsunade was not allowed in because of how she can get when drunk. And to make it even more interesting he heard the Otokage was a seal master and had put seals on all of their walls that canceled out genjutsu, henge, and was immune to many kinds of ninjutsu so no one could sneak in unexpectedly; 'Hokage-sama I bring you a message from Kakashi. He said that it is extremely important and you must read it at once.'
Minato quickly turned to the window and saw Pakkun standing there with a scroll on his back and a tired look on his poor face after having run for an entire day and a half: "Thank you Pakkun now you should go home and rest. You look extremely tired after having run so far." The small pug bowed his head in thanks and disappeared in a puff of smoke so he could return to the summon realm to rest. Minato opened the scroll and read it carefully, tears coming to his eyes as he did so: 'Minato-sensei we have arrived safely and will return in two weeks as planned if not sooner but that is not the reason for this letter. We have found your son Naruto staying with the family of the man we had been assigned to protect. We plan to bring him back with us but only if he agrees with it so I am going to end this now and will see you in two weeks.-Kakashi. P.S. It appears that he has a son so you are a grandfather.-Kakashi.' Minato held the scroll to his chest happily and said after a moment of silence: "Falcon!" An ANBU appeared before his desk and Minato said: "Assemble the Shinobi council as fast as you can. I have just received wonderful news from Kakashi in Wave and I think that they should all hear it."
Wave Country
The next day in Wave Kakashi was the first one up, or so he thought. He quietly washed up and when he went downstairs he was surprised to see Naruto and the two Hunter-Nin going outside quietly so they would not wake anyone up. He quietly went after them and was surprised when he saw them go to the half-finished bridge, their speed so fast that he had trouble keeping up with them. Once they had reached the bridge he watched them from a safe distance and was surprised when they each made some clones and started working on the bridge, their speed incredible and their skills at building impressive. He was so intent on watching that he barely moved out of the way when some ice senbon came his way and one of the ice clones said: "Kakashi-san if you are going to just stand there I can turn you into an ice statue but if not then come and help us with the building." Kakashi rubbed the back of his head sheepishly and said as he came out: "I am sorry for following you but it is very early in the morning and I was just curious on where you were going." The two masked ninja just shook their heads and Kakashi went to help with the bridge. About three hours later they came back from the bridge, Naruto with a visibly smile on his face while the others were smiling behind their masks: "And where did the four of you go so early in the morning?"
The four of them turned to the stairs and saw Tazuna standing there, a hard hat in hand signifying he was getting ready for his work day. Naruto smiled widely and took a blindfold out of his pocket and motioned to Tazuna so he could put it on the older man. Tazuna just looked at him for a moment but then he smiled slightly and nodded so he put the blindfold on his friend and carefully led him outside. They carefully made their way down to the docks and when Naruto took the blindfold off Tazuna started to cry tears of joy. Spreading out before them in all of its glory was the finished bridge: "Y...You finished the bridge? Oh thank you Kami for sending you to us Otokage-sama!" They all froze and Naruto hit himself in the forehead because his secret had now gotten out. Kakashi widened his eye, turned to face them and asked in complete shock: "Y...Y...you are the Otokage of the Village Hidden in the Sound? But that means that you are a Seal Master, many different summoning contracts and are more powerful that the Kages combined!"
Naruto just sat quietly looking at the calm water and instead of doing anything he slipped off his shoes and coat and slipped into the water, a look of utter contentment on his face as he soaked in the cold water. The shorter Hunter-Nin stood in front of Kakashi and said in his quiet voice: "You are not going to tell anyone of his status because if you do you shall face our wrath do you hear me Kakashi-san?" Kakashi nodded and was going to walk away when he heard a yell from inside and all of a sudden Sai came running out of the house with Sakura close behind, an angry look on her face: "Why were you peeking on me pervert?" Sai kept running and yelled with a smile on his face as Sasuke laughed from his place in the doorway: "There was nothing there to see so why are you so upset homely?"
A few hours later all of the village people were gathered by the newly named Village of Sound Bridge to say good-bye to Naruto and the two ninja who were with him. Kakashi had decided that he and his team were going to go home early because the bridge had been finished and they were no longer needed. But the reason that the people were gathered as they were was because they wanted to bid farewell to Naruto, baby Yosho, the two Hunter-Nin and Inari, who was going to train with them to become a ninja of Sound. Tazuna came forward with a smile on his face and said: "I would like to thank you Lord Naruto and the two Hunter-Nin for defending our small village from Gato and his minions. Since you arrived here not long ago you have taken care of us and we have all loved you like a son. Lease come to see us again when you are able to. And I thank you Konoha team for making sure that I made it home safely." Naruto handed him a scroll, waved good-bye to everyone who had gathered there and took off across the bridge with the others, Inari holding his hand happily and the sleeping baby in a sling on his chest.
About two days later they had stopped to make camp for the night and Kakashi went to send another message to the village to say that they were going to be there in less than two days. He then went back to the campsite and saw that Naruto was the only one still awake with his baby and Inari asleep in the tent behind him, the fire crackling merrily in the cold night: "So would you be able to do to me what you did to the people of your village so I can understand you?" Naruto shook his head and went back to writing in his books with the pieces of papers sticking out all over them: "And why would you not do so? It would make it much easier for us to talk if you did." Naruto looked up, tapped his Sound headband and pointed to Kakashi as he shook his head. Kakashi nodded in understanding and said: "So you will not do it because I am not a ninja of your village?" Naruto nodded and went back to the tent so he could get some sleep as well, Kakashi jumping into the trees for the first watch, a thoughtful look on his face.
I am back peoples! Sorry for taking so long in updating my stories but I had lost many of my notebooks and then lost my flash drive with everything on it. But I found it and should be updating soon. And those who are waiting for The Fourth's Shadow are going to have a longer wait because I am not done with the chapter yet. Please stick with me and I hope to update something else soon! Obi-Chan.
