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"Speech"

'Thought/Mental speech'

"Biju speech"

'Biju thought/mental speech'

(Author Note)

Scene change/Chapter name

Chpt 2: Explanations, the Violet Snake, and the Blond Maelstrom

After Koda left the Hokage Tower, Sarutobi turned to Mei with a serious face. She was confused about the elderly man's change of attitude and decided to question him.

"Is something wrong?" she asked.

"Care to explain why you have another Uzumaki accompanying you?"

"Wait, what do you mean by 'another'?" she asked, very confused.

"Simple. We believed that our resident Uzumaki was the last of them all. But apparently Mizu had another in their midst. We sent out search parties years ago to search for any other Uzumaki when the boy's parents passed. Why didn't Mizu respond or present any others when it's clear that you have some?" Sarutobi explained then asked.

"One," Mei corrected. "We only have one Uzumaki left. Koda lost his parents 14 years ago and we had no idea if there were any other Uzumaki left in the world. I'm sorry, but I don't recall ever seeing any of Konoha's search parties. Even if we did, Koda was in no condition to leave the village. The issue with his parents' deaths was far too much for him at the time. Who is the Uzumaki in your village?"

"His name is Naruto. He is the son of the Red Death, Kushina Uzumaki," he stated making Mei's eyes go wide with shock and realization. "Do you know her?"

"Koda once told me that his father had a younger sister who left Uzu when she was 12. He said her name was Kushina… So that means that this Naruto and Koda are cousins! Not just by clan name, but also by actual blood!"

Sarutobi was shocked; however, he was also happy. He finally found a living blood relative of Naruto's (they have no idea that Tsunade is technically a blood relative yet). He then realized that Koda didn't know this and could easily run into Naruto and cause some problems. He just hoped that they would be mature about their inevitable meeting.

With Koda

Koda was strolling down the road in the market area of the village, just taking in the sights. He then heard a yell and saw some poor fool get launched out of the Dango Bar just up ahead. The fool had swirls in his eyes and was groaning constantly.

"That's what you get for copping a feel, you fucking prick!" came the voice of a woman who stepped out of the bar. She had violet hair in a fan/pineapple like ponytail, a tan trench coat covering a fishnet shirt, a seriously short skirt, shin guards, and shinobi sandals. Koda noticed that she had a dango stick in her mouth and that her eyes held cold fury.

'Phew… Glad I'm not that guy,' he thought. He always knew to never piss off a woman, but he also knew that any self-respecting kunoichi was a pervert's worst nightmare. He saw the poor idiot run off in terror and the woman looked in his direction. Her anger switched to a look of confusion then realization.

"Hey, stranger," she greeted. "You here for the Chunin Exams?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah. I am. Name's Koda, Miss…" he started.

"Oh! Where are my manners? Name's Anko Mitarashi, Special Jonin of Konoha and self-proclaimed 'Sexiest Kunoichi' of the village!" she stated with a silly grin.

'Yeah, she is!' Koda thought before he said, "Well, Anko-san, it was nice to meet you but I was just passing through. First time in a new village, you know?"

She nodded then a 'light bulb' went off in her head. "Hey, why don't I tell you about our village over some dango; as long as you're paying?"

He thought about it, but then figured that he was hungry, so a dango lunch didn't sound too bad.

"Alright, you're on."

They sat at the counter stools and ordered their dango. Koda was then told by Anko all she knew about the village from the four Hokage, to the best training spots, and finally she went on about how most men in the village were perverts, including the 3rd! Koda had a good laugh at that one.

"So, tell me about yourself," Anko suddenly said.

"Well, what'd you wanna know?" he asked.

"How about a basic Genin to Jonin Sensei intro?" she suggested.

"Alright then," he started, "My name is Koda Uzumaki." Anko's eyes widened slightly at this. "I like my village, especially the kids there, and the memories I have of my late parents." His eyes held sadness at this but then turned slightly angry as he said, "I hate the man who killed them, the fact that we haven't found him, arrogant people, and people who judge books by their covers. My goal for the future is to try and find any Uzumaki left and restart our clan," he finished with a look of pure determination. "Now you."

"Alright, my name's Anko Mitarashi. I like my friends, dango, and my adoptive otouto, Naruto. I dislike perverts, people who interrupt my training time, and people who act before they think. I hate a certain snake traitor and what he did to me." Koda was confused about that, but he didn't comment on it. "My goals for the future are to kill the snake, cleanse myself, and have a family."

"Who is this 'snake' and what did he do?" Koda couldn't help but ask.

"Well-" she started before they heard a child scream. They turned their heads and saw a blonde teen and a brunette boy along with two other kids being chased by a pink haired teen. The pinkette had a look of fury while the others had looks of pure fear. Koda, who thought they were in danger, raced out of the bar to help them while yelling out a "Sorry!" to Anko on his way out.

Alleyway

Naruto Uzumaki, Konoha's Kyubi Jinchuriki, and the Konohamaru Corps. were being chased by Sakura Haruno after Konohamaru made a comment about her being Naruto's girlfriend. They weren't watching where they were going when Ko (short for Konohamaru) ran into a teen in a black suit with "cat-like" ears and purple war paint. Behind the teen was a blonde girl who had her hair in four, spiky ponytails and wore a white outfit (idk how to describe her first outfit) over a fishnet suit. They both wore headbands that represented Sunagakure, or Suna for short. The black-clad teen lifted up Ko by his collar and brought him to eye level.

"Hey, brat," he started, "Watch where you're going."

"Kankuro," the blonde said, "Put the kid down. Do you wanna start something in the village already?"

"This won't take long, Temari," he said. "I'm just gonna teach this kid a little lesson on observation."

Temari sighed and said, "I'm not bailing you out when he shows up."

"Hey!" Naruto shouted, "Put him down you purple-faced clown!"

Temari snickered while Kankuro seethed. He was about to hit Ko when, suddenly water wrapped around the wrist holding Ko. The water squeezed and forced Kankuro to drop the kid, who ran and hid behind Naruto. Everyone followed the trail of water from Kankuro's wrist and it ended at Koda's hand.

"Thank you for finally letting the kid go, Suna nin," Koda said.

"Who the fuck are you, Mizu nin?" Kankuro yelled out.

"Before I answer, why don't the both of you in the trees get out here," Koda called out.

Everyone, even the newly shown nin, widened their eyes at how easily Koda found out about the two new arrivals. The first was an arrogant looking boy in a blue shirt, white pants, and black hair styled in a duck's butt. He had a Konoha headband. The second was a calm looking red head dressed in a black track suit with a white sash and a giant gourd on his back. He had a Suna headband. These two were Sasuke Uchiha and Gaara of the Desert respectably.

"Kankuro," Gaara started, "You're a disgrace to our village."

"B-but, Gaara-" Kankuro tried to say.

"Shut up before I kill you," Gaara interrupted without hesitation. Kankuro wisely did just that. "Now then, what's your name?"

Sasuke, who naturally believed it was directed at him, smugly replied, "Sasuke Uchiha."

"Not you," Gaara said, angering the Uchiha. He pointed at Koda and said, "Him."

Koda gave a calculating glance towards Gaara and responded, "Koda Uzumaki." Naruto grew wide eyed at this. "And yours?"

"Gaara of the Desert. Mother calls for your blood, Uzumaki. I look forward to seeing you during the exams."

"Likewise, Gaara. See you there."

Gaara nodded at him and left with his team. Naruto pointed a shaking finger at Koda.

"What did you say your name was again?" he asked anxiously.

"Hmm? Oh, it's Koda Uzumaki. What's yours?"

"Naruto… Uzumaki."

Koda was shocked. He finally found another Uzumaki. Not only that, but, according to Anko, he was her adoptive otouto. This was a surprise.

"So, you're an Uzumaki as well," he stated. "Well, then I look forward to seeing you in this year's Exams as well, my brother (brother as in clan name; not as in blood)."

And with that, Koda left and Naruto was stuck in a state of shock. He always wondered if the name "Uzumaki" was real or not. But now that he met another Uzumaki, he felt happy about the fact that he was no longer alone in the world. He found another Uzumaki, and he'd be damned if he didn't try and get to know him. Who knows? They may end up as real good friends.

(End)

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