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Welcome one and all to another segment of The Second's Son. Enjoy.

Chapter 2

"I guess introductions are in order," said Naruto. Natsumi and Iruka were still in shock at what had happened. "Hello?" asked Naruto. 'It's like they've never seen something like this. What the hell has happened while I was gone?' he thought. He didn't have much time to ponder when an Anbu, obviously female, with a neko (cat) mask appeared. All eyes turned to her. She observed the ones she was sent to retrieve and noted that Mizuki was dead, a fuma shuriken impaling him. She turned back to Iruka, seeing as he is the highest ranked person that she knew on the field.

"Iruka Umino, what has happened?" she asked. Iruka relayed what he had seen and heard after he had arrived. Neko nodded and ordered two of her subordinates to come out of the trees. "Tora (tiger), take Umino-san to the hospital to get his injuries treated. Hebi (snake), take the forbidden scroll and head to the tower. I shall take these two to the hokage for his judgment." The two nodded and carried out their tasks. She placed her hands on the two kids and shunshined to the hokage tower.

They arrived to see hebi hand the scroll over to the hokage who nodded in thanks. He turned to see the newcomers. Neko had no expression thanks to the mask, Natsumi was nervous and angry, but it was the newcomer who drew his attention the most. He had a horrified expression on his face. "Can I help you young man?" he asked. "Hiru-chan, why are you so old?" asked the young man. Neko choked on her laugh, Natsumi had burst out laughing, and Hiruzen was ticked at what he was called. But before he could refute, he paused to think. 'Hiru-chan? Only Tobirama-sensei called me that. Him and his s-'

"No. it couldn't be possible. Naruto-sensei?" The proclaimed Naruto smiled. "Well it's good to see your age hasn't affected your mind Hiru-chan. Now-" He was cut off when Natsumi burst out. "Wait a minute. Old man, how do you know uh…Naruto?" she questioned at the end, to receive a nod. Hiruzen sighed and lit his pipe. "Along time ago, when I was just starting out as a genin, my sensei was the nidaime hokage, Tobirama Senju. What no one knows, more like don't remember, is that he has a son. Naruto-kun here. He even served as a my teams sensei when Tobirama-sensei was to busy with his duties as hokage. He was…powerful. There is no other word for it."

"By the time he was ten, he could take on most of our Anbu. When he was eleven, he had faced and held off for three minutes, the Gold and Silver Brothers, earning their respect. By the time he was twelve he had mastered water release and was an expert with ice release. When he was fourteen, he was a force to be reckoned with. He had beat me down every time he believed I had become to big for my britches. I believe I still have the scars to prove it. He had 'disappeared', believed to be dead, when he had tried an experimental seal that was messed up by a surprise attack by a Kumo shinobi. No one knows the specifics, but after that Tobirama-sensei had shrunken into himself, before getting his luster back a year and a half later saying that you were still alive. I'm going to be honest, how did you survive? In fact, how are you the same age?"

Naruto had smiled through the explanation, snickered about his 'teaching methods', became downcast about his father, then settled on a slight grin. He then took the time to explain what had happened, but left out that he heard everything that was in hearing distance of the scroll and the fact that he has continued to train to where he is now probably equivalent to the actual Sanbi in chakra capacities.

Hiruzen sat back and thought. "You know," said Naruto, "what needs to happen, correct?" Hiruzen sent him a questioning glance. "Remember, even for all my power and skills, I was still a genin. And now this one," he points at Natsumi, "has just made genin, so I 'suggest' you put us on the same team. Understand?" Hiruzen was going to refute him, but caught the look in Naruto's eyes. It was the look he has only seen when he was going to get a beating. "Give me one good reason why Natsumi should become a genin."

Naruto immediately says, "From what you have told me, the one that I killed, Mizuki, was one of her teachers. And he used her as a pawn in his scheme to get the scroll. It appeared to me that he first needed Natsumi-chan here to fail first so that she would be willing to do almost anything to become genin. I wouldn't put it past him to have tampered with her test so she would fail. Tell me what the graduation test is and I'll point out where he could've struck." He listened intently as the graduation exam was explained, never changing his stoic facial expression.

The first words out of his mouth was, "What. The. Fuck. How the hell does knowing what Hashirama-jii's Mokuton do effect someone being a ninja? And how the hell is your entire graduation come down to three jutsu? Your training barely trained tour guides is what it sounds like. Your taking kids, do the minimal amount of training then throwing them out into the world without a word of warning. Who the hell is in charge of the curriculum?"

"The council is," said the third. Naruto gives him a scandalized look. "Why!? Why are civilians dealing with shinobi affairs? Why are the in charge of a NINJA school? What were you thinking?" Hiruzen looked down at what he said, because he knew it was true. "After the Kyuubi attack, the council took advantage of the small moment between the fourths death and my reinstatement to pass laws to give them more power. By the time I came back into office, it was to late."

Naruto gives him a good long look, then says, "The repeal them. Don't give me that look. You should know that the council cannot pass any law without the hokage's approval. Your word is law. They are only there to advise you, not rule over or beside you. It's apparent you have grown soft over the years." Hiruzen just looked at him for a second before slamming his head on his desk. "Anbu!" he called, head still firmly planted in his desk. "Call a council meeting. Tell them they have ten minutes or they are off the council immediately." The Anbu saluted and left to get their 'charges'.

10 Minutes Later, Council Meeting Room

The room was alive with the various chatter from the councilors. They were all wearing various sleep wear because of how late it was and how quickly they were summoned. The hokage came through with his pipe alight and a fire in his eyes. He ignored everyone till he sat in his chair. Once settled he set his pipe down and silenced everyone with a burst of chakra. When he was certain everyone was settled he opened the floor.

"Excuse me Hiruze-" said Homura before being silenced by a blast of KI. "That's Hokage-sama to you, understand?" Homura nodded before rectifying his mistake. "Excuse me Hokage-sama, but why are we here?" The third leaned back in his chair with a smile that just promised pain. "I'm glad you asked. It has come to my attention that some people have abused their powers. And so, I have come to rectify that mistake. All laws passed between the time of the Kyuubi's attack and my reinstatement are henceforth null and void. Everything that deals with shinobi are to have no influence from the civilians. The civilians shall no longer have the ability to pass laws without my approval. And finally, my advisors are to be as stated, advisors. They will no longer have the ability to vote on matters."

This caused a huge uproar. There were various shouts and obscenities thrown across the room. Hiruzen watched as the room devolved into near pandemonium. Finally getting annoyed he blasted his KI again, silencing everyone. "Hokage-sama, you cannot do that. Who has told you such lies?" shouted Koharu. Sautobi chuckled. "Of course I can. The only person who's power is greater than my own is the daimyo. And as for who reminded me of that fact, well I'd rather think he would like to introduce himself."

The doors swung open and in stepped Naruto with Natsumi hugging his arm. She was always fearful of the council because of their constant attempts to kill her or have her imprisoned. "Who do you think you are? You should know your place! And why is that bitch on your arm?" shouted a pink haired woman from the civilian council. Naruto stared at all impassively, before speaking. "I do not believe that you have the floor, ama-san (bitch)."

Tsume had to bite her fist to keep from laughing as all other clan heads either chuckled or tried their best to not do so. The pink haired woman went red in the face. She was about to screech at him, but was stopped when the third released more of his KI. "It is my pleasure to introduce Naruto Senju." That lone sentence caused everyone to shut up. An actual Senju was here. And best yet, he was young and impressionable. This was their chance to get higher in life, to climb the social ladder. All they had to do was convince him to marry one of their daughters. This was the thought shared by all, even the clan heads. They may all be friends, but they still desired to make their clans even greater.

"If what you say is true," said a one-armed, one-eyed man, wrapped like a mummy, "then I propose that he be placed in the CRA (Clan Restoration Act). Let's put it to a vote. All for?" He raised his hand as did almost everyone else. The only one who didn't was the third. "Motion passed. Now onto who he will be paired wi-" The man was cut off when the third, once again, flared his chakra. "Do I have to keep doing this? Huh? Because let me tell you, it's not easy when I keep getting ignored every five seconds. Are you done? No? Well to bad. If I remember correctly, I was left in charge of all Senju related affairs after Tsunade left. So the decision isn't up to any of you. And my decision is to let Naruto here decide."

Everyone stared at him for his outburst. Everyone shocked that he would deny such a thing. Doesn't he realize that they need more Senju. Konoha as a whole has lost most of its power with the loss of the Senju and recently, the Uchiha. There were only two Uchiha left. Mikoto and the younger sibling after Itachi was done. Mikoto wasn't here because everyone is to scared to wake her. The last bastard to wake her was turned into a woman.

Clapping was heard and all turned their attention to Naruto. "Well said. And as for my choice, I will decide later. I'm to young to be making such a decision as of right now. Maybe later on, I'll accept, as for right now, my answer is no."

Senju-sama," started the pink haired one, "you must understand. There needs to be more Senju around. With the loss of the Uchiha in recent years and there only being one other, infertile, Senju makes you the prime candidate to bring us back to our glory. Besides you shouldn't be hanging out with that… that… thing, it's unbecoming of you. Surely you know of what she holds?"

Natsumi was downtrodden at the thought of losing her newest friend. "I know," said Naruto. "And I do not care. Obviously intelligence levels are dangerously low if you believe she is a towering fox with nine tails. Do any of you see a single tail? How about her being bigger than the monument? Is she in any way releasing copious amounts of youkai? No? Then shut up. I am seriously disappointed in how things are. Hashirama-sama and Tobirama-sama would be ashamed at how far this village has fallen. The only thing that could make this worse is if you had physically harmed her."

Natsumi's face was alight with happiness, while the various clan heads were now downtrodden at what he said. They may have not of actively ignored her, but they didn't help her either. The civilians were angry at what he said, but tried to keep themselves from doing anything rash, or risk their chances of getting him with their respective daughters. The elders were stoic, but were inwardly sweating. They had just realized who it was that was standing before them. So has the crippled mummy man, Danzo. He was cursing because he knew that all plans and plots to get the now Senju heir would be foolhardy. And if he has taken an interest in the Kyuubi's jinchuriki, the she would be out of reach.

'However,' he thought, 'it may not necessarily be a bad thing. If he somehow unlocks the Mokuton and befriends her, then I will not have to worry about her turning on us. True, she'll be out of my grasp, but this would be better for the good of Konoha. That, and I am not anxious for another beating like he gave me all those years ago.'

"Alright," said Danzo, "you will not be forced to partake in the CRA and far be it from me to deny you from 'hanging out' with who you choose." Everyone was startled. The clan heads and hokage, because they thought he would fight tooth and nail to get the Senju heir. The civilians and the elders, because he gave up so easily. Naruto just nodded. "Very well," said the third, still eyeing his rival, "Naruto and Natsumi have become genin. Naruto, because he helped oust a traitor and Natsumi because I have found proof that her tests and grades were tampered with. Be at the academy in a week for team placements." Naruto gave a nod and Natsumi beamed, then the two left.

After the council was let out, the elders turned to the third. "Hiruzen," said Koharu, "is that who we think he is?" He nodded. "How is he here?" He stood up and turned to the window. "His seal worked. It had worked perfectly, but no one could look at the scroll that contained him without falling in sadness. We actually have Natsumi-chan to thank for his release. If it wasn't for her and her innate curiosity, I doubt he would've ever been released. I'm going to put them on the same team. Natsumi seems especially attached to him since he doesn't care about her being a jinchuriki."

"That's another thing," said Homura, "why have him as a genin when we all know how powerful he is?" Sarutobi chuckled knowing it's the truth. "He requested it. It seems that he has become protective of Natsumi-chan, though he doesn't show it. Konoha bes shape up soon, otherwise they'll all receive a massive ass-kicking from him." The three groaned knowing it's true. Whenever someone was acting like they shouldn't, or more importantly piss him off with it, he would beat them down. "I wonder how he'll react to young Uzumaki's living conditions," said a thoughtful Danzo. The three became pale and said at the same time, "Oh shit."

With Naruto and Natsumi after they left

Naruto was being led by the arm by an extremely happy Natsumi. He let her drag him through the streets as he took in how Konoha has changed. He was pleasantly surprised that barely anything has changed since his sealing. He was kind of ticked how the streets had trash everyone, then noticed that it seemed to increase as he was being led along further. "Natsumi-chan, where are we going?" he asked.

She turned to him and flashed him a smile, though he could tell it was slightly forced. "You're staying with me since you don't have a home silly," she responded. She then turned her attention back to where she was going, thus missing his frown. Another five minutes landed the two outside a ratty apartment building. Naruto was frowning heavily now, but Natsumi didn't notice. She led him up the stairs, which almost gave out on four separate times, and took him into her apartment.

He looked around, taking in the trash everywhere, the mold spots, and the furniture that should be in a garbage pile than a home. He noticed how she went around with practiced ease, his face now in an almost permanent frown. "Well," she started, "it's not much, but it's home." He took one more look at the apartment. He shook his head, his mind now most certainly made up. "You're not staying here Natsumi-chan."

"Huh. Why not?" she asked. He gave a derisive snort. "Look at this place. The stairs nearly gave out on multiple times, there's trash everywhere, mold on the floor and walls, and the furniture is rubbish at best. This place is falling apart at the seems. No, you are most definitely not staying here." She frowned as he pointed out all the flaws in the place. "But where else will I stay? Not many people are willing to stay at their place, and even if they are, they'll charge so much money for one night that it would be like a month in a hotel."

Naruto almost growled at what the people have done. "Natsumi-chan. I know what I will ask probably will be difficult for you to answer, but I need to know, what has happened to you?" Natsumi suddenly became depressed. "You really want to know?" He nodded. She sighed and told him. She told him. She told him how she was kicked out of the orphanage at four, how she starved for days at a time, how no one would help her as if she didn't exist, and how she would get an occasional beating. Occasional meaning once every two weeks. They were put into prison, but were bailed out by the council not even five days later.

He growled at how low the village has fallen. He was happy that was the extent of it. He would've had to drown Konoha as a whole in a maelstrom of tsunamis, glaciers, and forests. He gave a deep sigh. "You'll stay with me. I'm a Senju remember? I have access to all my clans grounds, houses, stores, and any other thing that has been bought by my clan or is funded by it. Gather anything that is salvageable and meet me outside in five minutes." She gave a nod as he left.

True to his word, they met outside in five minutes and he shunshined to his clan compound. He cut his hand without flinching and placed it on the gates. After a minute they swung open granting them access. He took Natsumi's hand, not noticing as a blush spread across her face. He opened the main buildings front doors and took her inside. Natsumi was amazed. From what she had heard, the Senju compound was abandoned and yet it still looks like someone has been living here.

Naruto turned to her. "Choose any room that is to your liking. I will stay in the master bedroom. Tomorrow I will give you tour of the place. Rest for tonight, you've had a trying experience tonight." She wanted to protest, but a yawn cut her off. She gave an indignant huff and went up the stairs. He shook his head and thought, 'This will prove most interesting.'

A Week Later, Academy

Naruto was being led by Natsumi again to the classroom. He was a bit eager to see the next generation of this villages shinobi. They heard the man Naruto recognized as Iruka giving some grandiose speech. Before he could do anything, Natsumi kicked open the door and dragged him into the classroom. He stood up fully and sent her a mock glare, then turned his attention to the class to see that they had all eyes on him.

No one, not one of them looked like they would last a day as an actual shinobi. Oh he knew these types well. They were the kind that thought being a ninja was going to be full of riches and fame. He snorted at their pitiful attempts to characterize him. If he was easy to read, then he would kill himself. He expected nothing less than his 100% in everything he did. He knew that life will hit them hard, and that is when they can prove their mettle.

"Class," said Iruka, "welcome are last graduates." The class erupted in a frenzy. "Hold on," shouted a wild looking boy with a puppy, "how come that guy got to skip the academy and still graduate. And how is the deadlast here?" Iruka sighed. "Natsumi is here because I have found evidence that her tests were tampered with. So, she was given a second chance and passed. As for Naruto here, he is a special case. If you have any complaints, take them up with the hokage." Naruto gave a nod as a sign of respect at how the chunin was able to handle the situation and not reveal anything that he wasn't supposed to.

He and Natsumi sat in the back, away from everybody. He raised an eyebrow at this, but considering that she is the current jinchuriki, she was most likely bullied or shunned by her peers because the adults told them to. He examined all those that had a chance to actually make it, if they took this seriously enough.

First was a brunette girl wearing a blue shirt, white shorts, and a pair of those sandals he has been seeing every shinobi wearing. She was apparently from the Uchiha clan because of the symbol on her shirt. Next was a shaggy, brown haired kid with glasses wearing an oversized coat. From what he has learned from his meeting with the Sandaime, this was a member of the Aburame. He couldn't tell if the kid was a boy or girl. Last was a pale skinned boy with a fake smile, too small clothes, and a large scroll. All the others lack the drive to advance and will probably die on their first C-rank mission.

He tuned back in to here the team assignments. The first six were unimportant as they were filled with kids that lack motivation or fan-girls. "Team seven will be compromised by…"

AN: Ha! I'm evil. Who will be on Naruto's team? Who will be their teacher? Is Shino a boy or a girl? You decide.

Vote on Shino's sex. Vote on the poll.

Now for the sensei. Will it be Kakashi, Fem Kakashi, Yugao, someone else? Vote in the reviews.

As for the team placements, well, kukuku, it has already been decided.

Remember, if anyone wants to take the challenge, PM me.

Also I want you all to check out New Holder of the Wrath by Tremor230. It is really goos and it's not recieving enough love for it.

One last thing. IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!