Note: Well everyone I can see this story has gotten a good amount of attention But I would like more reviews if that is okay and also for you to check my other stories about as well please. Now on to the next chapter will have a few surprises that WILL SHOCK YOU. What are they, you will have to read to find out. Anyway here is the next chapter of Hope of Flames
Disclaimer: Neither I nor Dracohalo117 own Naruto in anyway, however we did work together on this story.
OC Akasuki members are mine though.
Chapter 2: Truth and Ignited Fury
Tsunade stared at the place Naruto stood before the two Akatsuki members whisked him away, "No…No…NO…NO" Tsunade became frantic as she began to punch the ground, "NOOOOOO!!!!!" Tsunade fell into a heap as she began to sob and cry…
Jiraiya looked down and clutched his arm, 'Minato…forgive me…I failed…'
Kakashi began to cry as he clutched his covered eye, 'Minato-sensei…I failed your son again…'
The genin were also having similar reactions…
Kiba fell over and cried while gritting his teeth in anger…Shino let a few tears fall…Ino actually fell to her knees and began to sob…Shikamaru tried and failed to hold in his tears…Choji threw his bag of chips to the ground and clutched his eyes as tears fell from them…Neji also began to tear up a bit as he clutched his forehead…Tenten was having a hard time holding back her tears…Lee openly sobbed for Naruto…Sakura was holding Tenten, while she herself began to cry…Hinata sobbed at the fact she lost the one she loved…
"HA…now the demon is gone!!!" a civilian shouted in glee…
"YOU BASTARD!!!" The civilian was punched in the face by an incredibly pissed off Sasuke, "Naruto just gave himself up to protect us all…how dare you call him a demon after that?!"
The civilian clearly didn't know when to shut his mouth, "Please…that nameless orphan had it coming…it's a shame that the honorable son of the Yondaime couldn't get the pleasure of ridding us of that monster…avenging his father."
Tsunade chuckled as she looked at the civilian, "You idiot…you stupid…fucking IDIOT!!!" Tsunade stood up, "You still don't see it…you still don't realize who the Yondaime's son is…do you?"
The civilian stood up, "NO…of course we don't, how could we know, the Sandaime has kept it hidden from us…so why don't you tell us who the prince of Konoha is?"
Kakashi looked at the civilian with absolute hatred, "You really want to know…do you REALLY want to know?"
The civilian nodded his head, "Of course I want to know…tell us!!!"
The entire populace began to shout…demanding to know who the Yondaime's son was…
Tsunade spoke up, "Very well…the son of the Yondaime…and the legacy of the Namikaze clan…" everyone got close to hear who it was, "Is the very same person you all have tormented for years…the Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi no Yoko…Naruto Uzumaki…"
On the outskirts of Hi no Kuni
A woman wearing ANBU attire and a Konoha headband wrapped around her arm was walking towards Konoha. She had long red hair and grayish eyes. She had a katana at her side, and had a beautiful complexion…
Her name was Kushina Uzumaki…mother of Naruto Uzumaki.
She sighed as she looked in the direction of Konoha, 'I wonder how he is going to take this? I mean…I left him there for twelve years, so could find the remnants of our clan…' she sighed, 'Sarutobi, you had better have kept him safe, especially after you forced me to go on this mission.'
Kushina sighed as she thought back on the mission the Sandaime had given her…
Flashback
Kushina stood in front of Sarutobi…three weeks after giving birth to Naruto…staring at the Sandaime as if he had grown a second head, "I am sorry, I didn't quite hear that…what was it you wanted me to do?"
Hiruzen looked at Kushina, "Kushina…I want you to locate and find any remaining members of the Uzumaki clan, and bring them back here to Konoha. This will count as an S-rank mission due to the fact that this mission will go on for several years."
Kushina slammed her fist on the desk and shouted, "Are you insane, I just gave birth to my son…and you said that this mission will take years, I am not going to miss out on any of my son's childhood!"
Hiruzen looked at Kushina, "Kushina…be reasonable. Naruto will be safe here in Konoha and I promise to make sure he is kept safe. But we can't allow your clan to go extinct, as you are now a member of the Namikaze clan, we wish to have the Uzumaki clan reestablish themselves here in Konoha."
Kushina snapped at him, "I told you already, I am the last of the Uzumaki clan…the rest of my clan died when Iwa sent our village to the bottom of the ocean…there is no point for me to go out there and locate them if they are dead!"
Sarutobi looked at Kushina, "At the very least attempt to locate them…possibly salvage what is left of the Uzumaki clans secrets and bring them here for Naruto to learn."
Kushina snorted as she stood straight, "You forget that I learned EVERY secret in the Uzumaki archives, I could teach Naruto everything in that vault without even having to open a scroll, or have you forgotten about that?"
Hiruzen sighed, "Kushina…you and Naruto may learn differently, so we need a backup just in case…besides, if you do manage to find a few members of your clan, wouldn't it be good for them in the future?"
Kushina looked at Hiruzen, "I. Am. Not. Doing. It…is there any part of that you do not understand?"
Hiruzen sighed, "I didn't want to do this…but Kushina…as your HOKAGE I am ordering you to do this…if you refuse to do this I will have to put you in jail."
Kushina stared at Hiruzen incredulously, "You would have me arrested because I refuse to locate my clan and its secrets…" Kushina narrowed her eyes, "And what is stopping me from taking Naruto, and everything I own, and leaving this village?"
Hiruzen looked at Kushina, "What is stopping you…is the fact that technically, Naruto is a member of the NAMIKAZE clan…thus you taking him from here would be considered an act of kidnapping a clan heir. You would be hunted down and killed…and your son would have to live with the fact that his mother was a traitor…"
Kushina tightened the grip she already held on her Katana…she sighed as she looked at the Sandaime, "Fine…BUT…let me make one thing, incredibly clear…" she leaned over the desk and looked at the Sandaime, "If I come back, and my son has been hurt by ANYBODY…I am going to kill them, and then I am going to kill you…got it?!"
Hiruzen nodded his head, "I will protect Naruto to the best of my abilities…I swear it as a Hokage."
Kushina turned towards the door and left…wanting to see her son before she left…
End Flashback
Kushina had traveled all across the elemental countries, trying to find at least one member of the Uzumaki clan…she had found a few members in slavery, but before she could get them out of it, they succumbed to the conditions they were forced into.
Kushina sighed, 'I wonder how much has changed since I left…' Kushina continued to walk towards Konoha.
With Naruto
Naruto was walking up the path while Seikyu and Sougon walked to his sides. He had a pair of chains binding his wrists and his fingers were covered with gloves that would restrict him from using hand seals.
Seikyu groaned as they continued to walk, "Why can't we just use Shunshin to get back to Ame?"
Sougon looked at Seikyu, "We can't use Shunshin to get back to Ame, because the chains we are using to bind him will restrict that. The chains will absorb the chakra we use, basically making our shunshin useless. Just keep walking; we will be at the rendezvous point by tomorrow evening."
Seikyu sighed as he looked back at the blond, "Why do we even need those chains…the kids not going to run. Just look into his eyes."
Sougon sighed…turning his head around, he looked into Naruto's eyes.
They were blank…without motivation. It was as if he was looking into a placid pond. They say the eyes are mirrors to the soul…if that is the case…then Naruto's eyes showed that the blond had given up…he didn't care.
Sougon looked at Seikyu, "Perhaps you have a point…" Sougon sighed as he stopped, making the other two stop as well, "Fine then…we will take a break here, and remove his chains. We will then use Shunshin to get back to Ame."
Seikyu grinned as he stretched his arms, "Good…I needed something to eat anyways." Seikyu walked up to a tree and walked up it a few feet, before sitting down on the trunk. He wiped a bit of his blood on a seal on his arm, causing a light poof of smoke, revealing a bento box.
Sougon pushed Naruto next to the tree and pulled out his own lunch…he looked towards Naruto, who was sitting still…unmoving…a blank look on his face, 'He really has given up…who'd a thought?' he turned away from the blond and lightly lifted his mask, and began to eat his lunch.
Naruto meanwhile was looking at the ground…thinking on his decision. He was basically throwing away his life, just to make sure that Konoha was safe…in one short moment, he had thrown away his hopes, his dreams…his very will of fire that the Sandaime talked of so much.
Naruto looked at the sky as the clouds passed over the sun, 'At least…they're safe…'
Back in Konoha
The entire populace stared at Tsunade…they could not believe what they were hearing. The Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi no Yoko, the child they had abused for years…was the son of the Yondaime Hokage…his only son.
The civilian that bad mouthed Naruto stared at Tsunade, "Y-you lie! The Yondaime would never…never…" the civilian was so shocked by this information that he could not come up with a single retort, 'It can't be…it just can't be.'
Tsunade looked at the shocked crowd, "It is the truth…I should know. I was the one to bring him into this world. Minato would not allow a single nurse to help his wife during labor besides me."
Jiraiya stepped forward, "I was there when Naruto was born…he is, and always shall be the son of the Yondaime…and now he is gone" Jiraiya fell to his knees and cried, "My godson is GONE!!!"
Kakashi broke into sobs as well, "I begged the Sandaime to allow me to be his sensei…I BEGGED HIM…to allow me to be my Naruto's sensei." Kakashi turned and snarled at several civilian councilors…who were trembling at the knowledge that Naruto was the Yondaime's son, "But YOU…" he pointed at the councilors…sneering in disgust, "you threatened me that if I taught Naruto ANYTHING…you would vote him to be removed from the Shinobi program…I reported you to the Sandaime…but because who had never actually harmed Naruto, he could do NOTHING!!!"
The civilian councilors cringed…fully realizing what they had done…they had abused the son of the Yondaime…the son of their greatest hero…all because of something he had no control over.
There was silence throughout the populace…knowing that because of their ignorance…they had lost one of the greatest gifts they had ever been given.
Sasuke snarled in anger…he shot his head up and shouted, "I am going after him…there is no way I am losing the closest thing I have ever had to a brother…not now…not ever again!!!"
Everyone looked at Sasuke in shock…
Kiba stood up, "I'm in…no way in hell am I letting my friend get captured by those bastards!"
Shino stood, "Naruto is an ally…but more so he is my friend, and I am not letting him die, not while I can save him."
Choji stood, "Yeah, let's go!"
Ino stood, "We blonds have to look out for each other…let's bring him home!"
Shikamaru stood, "Troublesome or not…Naruto is a shinobi of Konoha…as well as my friend, it will be a cold day in hell before I leave him to die!"
Sakura got up, "That baka may be a headache...might be a lousy teammate at times…but he is OUR Headache…and he is MY Teammate!!!"
"CHA SHANNARO!!!"
Neji stepped up, "I am going to save the one who saved me, no way is his fate to die…not yet!"
Tenten walked up, "Like I am going to leave my old friend to die, no way in hell!"
Lee shouted at the top of his lungs, "I WILL NOT LET NARUTO'S FLAMES OF YOUTH BE PUT OUT…NEVER!!!!!"
Hinata was the only one who had not yet spoken…she then lifted her head, "When do we leave?"
Tsunade grinned as she answered; "ASAP…" she turned towards the populace, "To all of you who want to help Naruto…be here in twenty minutes with all your gear!"
The crowd remained still…and then it scattered as they all ran to their homes…leaving only a few in the street.
Tsunade looked towards the gates, 'Don't worry Naruto…we're coming for you.'
Kushina
Kushina was walking towards the main road towards Konoha, dreading each step she took. Wondering how Naruto would react to her being his mother…and how she left him alone for all these years.
She looked at the sky, 'Minato-kun…what other options did I have?' she went back to look towards the road…when she heard conversation at the side…
"Damn it Seikyu…where are the keys to these fucking cuffs" Kushina turned in the direction she heard the voices.
"How the hell am I supposed to know? I gave them to you; though I should have known you weren't capable of keeping an eye on the keys."
Kushina began walking in the direction she heard the voices as she heard the two continue to bicker.
"Oh bite me Sougon, not all of us are perfect like you…or do you forget why I wear this damn mask?"
Kushina pushed back the bushes and saw two men wearing odd looking masks wearing black cloaks with red clouds. She also saw a person next to the tree, but the trunk was blocking her view of him…and she saw chains around the persons arms, 'What is going on?' she watched the man with the iron mask sigh as he scratched the back of his head.
"Sorry Seikyu…I forget that you're..." the man with the breath mask and visor shrugged as he leaned on the tree.
"Don't worry about it…we just have to…" he felt his pocket…reached inside it, and then pulled out a key, "Well…what do you know…it was in my pocket…go figure." The man with the iron mask slapped his head as he reached towards the boy behind the tree.
"Just remove the damn cuffs so we can get to Ame, leader-sama wants this brat as soon as possible." Kushina watched as they pulled the boy out from behind the tree…and her eyes widened at who she saw.
The boy had the same blond hair, blue eyes, and whisker marks that her son had before she left Konoha years ago…it WAS her son…Naruto Uzumaki.
Kushina snarled as she grabbed her Katana, 'Not on my watch…'
Back in Konoha
All of the genin, their Jonin sensei's, along with Tsunade, Shizune, and Jiraiya were all at the gates.
Tsunade sighed, "Well…looks like nobody else is coming, well" she turned towards the gates, "Let's go…" everybody was about to start heading out…
"WAIT!!!" the group turned around…and were shocked at what they saw.
Dozens of shinobi, a few who have long been retired, as well as a group of civilians carrying some weapons…were coming out of buildings and stores, heading towards them.
Jiraiya looked at them, "W-what are you doing here?" Shikaku Nara stepped up and answered.
"Isn't it obvious…we're helping you get Naruto back."
The crowd nodded as they agreed with Shikaku.
Tsunade smiled as she turned back towards the gates, "Then let's go!" there was a loud yell as the large group ran out of the gates…
Asuma was about to exit when he was stopped by Jiraiya, "Jiraiya-sama, what are you doing? I need to go help my students."
Jiraiya shook his head, "No Asuma…I need you to stay here, keep an eye on the village until we get back. Danzo will try and use this opportunity to take control, but since you are the Sandaime's son, you have special privileges…and one of those privileges include being an acting Hokage…as long as you are in that office" Jiraiya said while pointing to the Hokage tower, "Danzo can't do shit…am I clear?"
Asuma sighed as he slumped his shoulders…taking in a deep breath he looked at Jiraiya, "Yes…Jiraiya-sama."
Jiraiya grinned, "Good luck Asuma…we will be back soon." Jiraiya followed up after the almost a hundred shinobi, and several dozen civilians, while Asuma sighed.
Turning towards the Hokage tower he cracked his knuckles, 'Time to get to work.'
Back with the Akatsuki
Seikyu knelt down and grabbed Naruto's wrists. The blond merely looked up with those same dead eyes. Seikyu snorted and looked at the blond, "Lighten up kid…we aren't going to kill ya…at least not yet." He began to unlock his cuffs, "Lucky for you, we have to get the Bijuu in a specific order…one, through nine." He finished removing the first lock, "And with how spread out the Bijuu are, and how many of them are sealed, it will take us several years to get them all." He went to remove the cuff, "So…that gives you a current life expectancy at about…five more years at most."
Sougon roughly grabbed the blond by the back of his shirt and lifted him up, "Come on, Leader-sama is growing impatient most likely." Seikyu waved him off.
"Ya ya……alright then" Seikyu began to perform hand signs, "Thousand miles Shun..." Seikyu was cut off as he had to avoid a strike coming from a crimson edged blade.
Sougon jumped back and dragged Naruto with him.
Seikyu pulled up his sleeves and revealed his flame-throwers and pointed them at the person who dared to attack him, "Who the hell are you?!"
The person who attacked him stood up, revealing it to be a kunoichi of Konoha. She had long red hair and grayish eyes, as well as a long crimson edged Katana in her hand, "I am Kushina Uzumaki…" she swung her blade, "And I am going to kill you." She ran at Seikyu and slashed at the missing-nin.
Naruto's eyes widened when he heard her introduce herself, 'Uzumaki…but…' he looked down, 'Oji-san said I had no living relatives.'
Kushina slashed at Seikyu, who was using a kunai to block her strikes, "Take this!" she slashed at Seikyu…but at the last minute kicked him in the face, surprising the missing-nin as he flew through the air, and into a tree behind him.
His mask and visor fell off and cracked…Kushina turned towards Sougon, "Let…him…go!" she began to walk forward as Sougon moved in front of Naruto, taking out his spear.
"You will have to go through me to get to him…besides…what claim could you possibly have on him?" Kushina stepped forward…so angry she did not even think before she shouted.
"I'm his mother…that's what claim I have on him!!!"
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Sougon quirked his eye…turning his head to look at Naruto.
Naruto's eyes were quivering in his sockets…trying to process what he had just heard…this woman…was his mother?
Naruto fell to his knees, a choked sob escaping his lips, "Why?"
Kushina looked at Naruto, "Naruto, my baby…"
Sougon glared at Kushina, "So…you're this poor boys mother? I must say I am incredibly disappointed…what mother leaves their child alone to suffer a villages wrath?"
Kushina looked at Sougon, "What do you mean?" the former Hoshi ninja chuckled lightly as he patted Naruto on his head.
"Your son…if you can truly call him that…has been abused since he was thrown out of the orphanage at three, if my leader's information is accurate." Sougon walked around Naruto as he kept speaking, "Your son has endured assassination attempts…beatings…and starvation." Sougon patted Naruto's head, "At this point…what we plan to do will be a mercy, to the life he has been forced to live."
Kushina began to quiver, "No…you…you're lying! Hiruzen promised me he would keep him safe!"
Sougon snorted, "Oh please…the Sandaime never bothered to do anything more for Naruto than give him an apartment after he found he had been living on the street for three years, and allowed him to enter the ninja academy. Your precious Sandaime was absolutely useless in protecting him."
Kushina snarled as she thought to herself, 'Like I said Hiruzen…you're dead when I get my hands on you.' She grabbed the hilt of her sword and got into a ready stance, "The Sandaime will answer for his crimes…but first I am going to get my son out of your hands!"
Sougon tightened the grip he had on his spear and was about to get into a stance.
"NO!!!" Sougon and Kushina turned in the direction they heard the yell to find Seikyu pushing himself up, "That bitch is mine Sougon." he looked up…revealing that his eyes were completely inhuman, and he had razor sharp white teeth.
Kushina spun her Katana, "Don't say I didn't give you two another option." Kushina ran at Seikyu as he completely stood up and brushed away his sleeves, revealing his flamethrowers again.
"BURN BITCH!!!" Seikyu clicked a trigger in his palms…and a massive flame shot out of each flamethrower.
Kushina jumped out of the way as the fireball continued forward, slamming into several trees.
Seikyu jumped in the air and flicked another switch, "Let's see how you like this one little girl…" he pointed them forward and shouted, "Infernal Barrage!" the flamethrowers shot out balls of fire at random points, so it was near impossible to define a pattern, making it extremely difficult for Kushina to dodge.
Kushina charged chakra into her sword, "Take this…Uzumaki Sword Wave!" she sliced the katana at an incoming fireball…sending a pressurized blast of water at Seikyu.
Seikyu snorted as he flicked another switch, "Is that all you got?!" the flamethrowers sent out a direct stream of fire that plowed into the ball of water, creating a small explosion as Seikyu disappeared in the steam.
Kushina began to look around, trying to find where Seikyu was, "My comrades were masters of their art" Kushina looked around as she heard the sadistic whisper surrounding her, "Zabuza was a master assassin…Kisame had no equal in ninjutsu…and Raiga was the only one of the seven swordsmen to use Raiton…but I" she snapped her head around…and keeled over as a fist was buried in their chest, "was the head member…and founder of the strongest ANBU division in Kirigakure…the burning sea!"
Kushina fell over as Seikyu grabbed her by the throat and forced her to look into his eyes, "You are little better than a Jonin…while I…was able to kill the entire Kiri Black ops!" he threw her into a tree and pulled up his flamethrower, "BURN!!!" he was about to hit the trigger…when he felt a tight hand clasp around his wrist.
"That's enough…Seikyu, there is no point in killing her." Sougon saw Kushina cough up some blood as she tried to reach for her sword, "She has lost." He let go of Seikyu's wrist and walked over to Naruto, "Come…leader-sama is waiting."
Seikyu snarled as he roughly put away his flamethrower, "Damn…I wanted to burn her to bits…sigh, oh well, I guess I will just have to ask Kisame to spar with me." He walked over to Sougon and spoke; "Thousand miles Shunshin…" they all disappeared in a flash of black light with an explosion going off.
Kushina grabbed her sword and used it to push herself up, 'No…I won't let you have him.' She turned in the direction she felt the Shunshin go, 'They went that way…I have to catch up.' Kushina did not make it two feet before she fell over.
Kushina tried to crawl forwards, 'No…I am not…going to let you…have him.' Kushina's eyes closed as she succumbed to her injuries, and passed out.
Shocking: Kushina is alive and now knows of naruto's state, however can she save him? More importantly does he even want to be saved and will the Ninja of the Hidden leaf get to them in time. You will have to wait and see.
Jutsu List:
Infernal Barrage: More of less a simply technique of Seikyu's where he fires the flames from his weapons in sort bursts at high speed.
Uzumaki Sword Wave: Builds up large amounts of chakra into the blade of the sword before converting it into water chakra and then unleashing it on enemy in a large crescent water blade.
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