"mortal talk"
"Biju talk"
"Hive talk"
excerpt from data files and notes.
Legacy of the Aburame
ch 2
isdh
The Hokage sat with scrolls and stacks of paper about him. In his hands was a file on the 'Death Bite Beetle'.
Twelve queens were 'born'. All but five were lost or destroyed in attempts to bond a queen with a host. One was sealed in a stasis crystal along with three 'males' and fifteen drones. One was pinned to a board in a barbaric but common practice of 'bug' and 'insect' collecting. It had been decided to allow the last three to die on their own.
The 'Death Bite Beetle' was a gene-splice/ crossbreed experiment. It combined no less then five different Insects; the beetle, the wasp, the termite, and silk spinning moths and spiders. The combined gene traits of these prime corners of the Insect kingdom, have allowed for greater flexibility in the uses of the colony. But each and every born Aburame has died with in a week of Bonding, and no Outsider has survived a simple bite.
The Hokage looked over at Naruto's last medical file report. There was nothing that should have allowed this type of reaction. He collected the DBB report and Naruto's medical file and headed off to the hospital. Anything to put off the Paperwork from Hell! If anything left on his desk longer then two weeks, was declared vetoed, but that did not stop the council from trying.
He walked, enjoying the cool, crisp air. The sunlight streaming through the wind swept leaves... 'Thank the Log!'
He quickly arrived at the Hospital.
He called the head of medicine to read over Naruto's medical file. The female 'retired' ninja read the file, frowned. She rechecked the personal data, then reread the reports. "Sir, this file is rubbish. There are fifteen health checks that say the boy is in 'okay' health, but no blood work is done, no detailed health scans, and no record of immunization shots. In fact I am seeing medical malpractice in these forms. Just who is this Uzumaki Naruto, and why have I never heard of him? I know of an Uzumaki Kushina, but I heard she died some thirteen years ago, fighting the Kyubi."
The Hokage looked at the woman. She had been a field medic ninja of Tokubetsu Jōnin until just after the Kyubi attack, when she was assigned to the hospital as Head of Medicine. Being very good at her job, she never looked beyond it. For her, there was no need.
"Lets go to your office. I am told you have a selection of good vintage spirits, that when needed, are used to ease the passing of troubled news."
Behind locked and sealed doors, the Hokage bolted his first glass of the aged brown liquid. He motioned her to do the same. After refilling their glasses, The Hokage looked her straight in the eye. "What I am about to tell you is a S-class secret, the whole thing might be double S. Fifteen years ago the Forth Hokage was a happily married man. Married in secret to one Uzumaki Kushina. It was a rough and rocky courtship, but they truly loved one another. Only I and Jiraiya knew of their marriage, as we were the witnesses."
"When Kushina became pregnant, she confessed to her husband, the Hokage, certain facts about her bloodline. One was that a pregnancy would be at least ten months. She relieved that she was carrying the sealed Kyubi, and as the pregnancy progressed, the seal would weaken. This was do to the fact her body that was already holding two chakra coils, would start to craft a third. Now the Uzumaki were known for their chakra reserves and everything, being the Jinchuuriki of the Kyubi too, her chakra coils would be unmatched." He paused to sip his drink. "During the the first trimester, she was a powerhouse unrivaled since the Sage of the Six Paths. Then her body started Shift as it does for all females. Her intake of Ramen tripled."
"The last six months of her pregnancy she hid away, allowing only myself, my wife, who acted as her midwife, and her husband near." his voice caught, "I do not know the full events of the night when she gave birth, but something happened, and the enraged Kyubi attacked the Village. In a last ditch attempt to stop the unstoppable, the Forth called on a forbidden sealing jutsu and at the cost of his live, ended the assault. Some like to think that the Fourth killed the Kyubi. That is the official story that the council put out."
He drained his glass, and refilled it. "The real truth is that he sealed the Kyubi away in the only vessel that he could. Three things affected his decision; the Bloodlines of the vessel, Adaptability of the vessel, and what thought of the social support of the Vessel." he sipped his drink. "He got two out of three."
The Hokage bowed his head, "The Council knows the truth, the Village follows the councils lead, and the kids follow their parents. The council tells two stories, one that the Forth killed the Kyubi, and one that One Uzimaki Naruto is is the Kyubi demon reborn. Like the Sheep that humans can be, they believe both."
Finishing his glass he sets it aside. "In an attempt to protect the boy, I passed a law. No one knows the Boy's family history, but me and the elder council. No one under the age of fifteen knows the truth about the Kyubi, and to tell them is treason with a death sentence. I tell you for one reason and one reason only. From this minute on, besides me, you have one private patient. Uzumaki Naruto." He hands her the other file. "Early this morning, during a prank and run, Naruto-kun landed in a locked shed in the back of the Aburame compound. Had it been anyone else, we would not be talking. I need you find out the truth of this matter, and get back to me. I feel that my medical ninja are either not doing their jobs, or are being subverted. I know this will be handled properly, because not only is your job on the line, but so is your life. You have unlimited power in all things medical."
"Where is the boy now?" she then drained her glass.
"In the care of the Aburame. Seeing as he is bonding with his colonies at this time, I would not expect him to be up before dawn tomorrow. Most would take the full week, but the Gaki can sit still that long." the Hokage left her to her work.
She refilled her glass, slammed it back, then called for a nurse. As the nurse stuck her head in the room, "I Need the full data the village has on the Aburame, the Uzimaki, and on the one known as Naruto. And I mean everything! If anything is missing, I will be holding you responsible, if there is no reason for it to be missing."
Shibi stood looking down at the paper and silk wrapped bundle. The closet any Death Bite Beetle colony had ever gotten was a single limb caccooned. But this boy was wrapped in perfectly, and while still alive, everything in the clan's history said that this impossible. He turned to his wife, "Well you always wanted another child."
She swatted his arm. Her hive had made her barren after first son was born, but she had want more children. She liked carrying for littles.
Quick motions had the boy lifted and carried into the medical ward. Once in place, the data they received was unbelievable. Not only was the boy healing after invasion, but healing before their eyes. What would take one of them weeks, was being done in hours if not minutes.
Then Shibi noticed that the boy's body was changing in ways that were not typical to Aburame.
Naruto awoke in a sewer. He rolled over and hit a cage wall with a clang. Quick as a ninja he was on his feet, looking around...
At least it was dry here, but he could hear the water dripping further down the tunnels. There was 'sunlight' streaming in from above, but it looked heavily overclouded today.
"What brings our glorious Host to our simple home?" a great voice boomed throughout the cavern.
Naruto spun to face the voice as it was coming from behind the bars. All he saw were two large red glowing eyes.
"Kool!" he breathed.
"We did Summon him. We are the Colony of the One of the Nine!" a voice just as great as the 'Red Eyes' but it gave no position to look at. "We are troubled by the disharmony of our Host. We three have become One, and seek to do so again. We seek harmony between Host, Colony, and Biju.
The 'Red Eyes' snorted, blowing Naruto's hair back, "And how do you 'seek' to bring harmony to 'Us'?"
"The Simplest way, Is for Each party to name their greatest wish or desire and for the One to work towards fulfilling those chosen goals. Ours is what any Colony wants; To survive, thrive, and conquer. To do that, we need a Host. A host in harmony."
"I want to be the Hokage! To protect and be respected by My Village!" Naruto flashed his grin and victory sign. "Believe IT!"
The great 'Red Eyes' glared at the loud little human. "Anything?"
"That is the Idea. If it is not possible, We as the One will try unto our dieing day."
a great boom chuckle built in the chest of the great beast in the cage. "My greatest desire is for the Clan Uchiha to suffer utterly unto Death! For crimes against me and mine, I will see them all DEAD!"
"Uh, All of them?" Naruto asked "Most were killed a few years back, leaving only two of the Village alive, and one of them has gone rouge." he squinted at the eyes, "And killing them, would not be Protecting my Village."
"All but two of this Village's Uchiha are dead you say, with one gone rouge?" Naruto nodded. "and the Last one?"
"Broods mostly. Plot and plans revenge for what his Brother did to the Clan. Believes just because he is Uchiha, that he is better then anyone in our class. He is the number one Student in the class, only I can beat him in Taijutsu, even when I know my style is sloppy and his is near perfect. I just can take the damage he offers, and return it three times over."
"Ku ku ku." the great beast chuckled. "I still want him Dead, but as long as he is Village he is protected. All Others that have the Eye of the Uchiha, will feel the Wrath of..." its great voice broke off, "What did you call US?"
"We are the One of the Nine!"
"All that have the EYE of the Uchiha shall know the Wrath of the One of the Nine!
"Good, now that is settled. We must grow stronger. Mind. Body, and in Standing. Now that we are One, We have Clan."
"What?" Naruto exclaimed. "I am now in a Clan? Yes!"
"What? You Are an Uzumaki!" the beast roared, "You May be the Last Uzumaki, But you are an Uzumaki! You Are Uzumaki Naruto of Uzumaki Kushina, by Namikaze Minato, who you know as the Forth!" the beast was pissed, the shadows that it was hiding were ripped away in its rage, showing a three story tall fox with nine flailing tails.
Naruto's eyes grew in his head. "I have two clans? I am the son of the forth? You are the...the..."
"Yes, you actually have three clans now. You are now Uzumaki Namikaze Naruto no Aburame. We can work on your full names and titles later. We are nearing the end of your rejuvenation. And WE are hungry. Our link with you shows a heavy diet of Ramen. Your intake might have to double." Naruto started to dance about, "But you will need to include meat. We prefer raw or rare, for every two meals of Ramen, We require Meat."
"UMM, Meat and Ramen. See if you can find a good Udon stew."
Naruto nodded, then fainted and faded.
Naruto sat up, ripping through the hardened paper and silk caccoon. Looking about he spots the Shibi and his wife, grinning sheepishly, "Sorry to nap and run, but I am starved!" And he took off, out a window, cleared the compound wall and made a true beeline for the shrine of food of the heavens, Ramen Ichiraku.
Shibi looked at his wife, shrugged, and followed. When he arrived Naruto was already on his sixth bowl of triple pork miso Ramen. "Now Boy, We need to talk. You are very lucky you are not dead."
Naruto finished draining the bowl, and then looked around. Seeing only Shibi and Teuchi with in hear range. "Luck had nothing to do with it, Sir. As this would fall under Clan Business, and I trust Teuchi-oji here with my life, I trust this goes no further. I had something to offer the Colony that no one in the Village could. Enough chakra to support all three Queens, the Healing factor to recover from their venom, and heal the damage they inflicted on my flesh. And a metabolism fast enough to feed all three of US."
"Three of you?" Shibi asked
"Yeah," Naruto answered as his attention was on the bowl Teuchi was placing in front of him. "The three of us; The Host, the Colony, and the Biju."
Shibi's eyes widened as Teuchi stepped back. Shibi hissed, "And Who told you about the Biju?"
Naruto slurped the first mouthful of noodles down. "The Colony was the first to use the Word Biju, but the beast was the first to talk. It was not until I learned that by bonding with the Colony that I was, as far as the Colony was concerned, an Aburame, and had a Clan that I knew that I carried the Kyubi."
"So you claim that you are Aburame?" Shibi asked, humor was almost in his voice.
"I am, according to the Colony and Kyubi, Uzumaki Namikaze Naruto no Aburame." Naruto looked over at his Head of Clan, "We are the One of the Nine."
Shibi and Teuchi exchanged looks the boy finished off yet another bowl of ramen.
"Uh, how many of those can he eat?" Shibi asked.
"Why this here is my best customer. I could close my shop to the public and still be in the black as long as I sell to him. He usually comes through here twice a day, eating a minimum of six bowls at a time. Though this the first time he has asked for so much meat. He usually eats six to eight bowls of my special of the day, then bounces off. I normally keep track of what he eats, and send a weekly bill to the Hokage as I was told to."
Shibi nods. "Send me a copy of this bill, The Hokage and I will be talking about it later." Looking at the boy, "Are you finished for now?"
Naruto cocked his head to the side as if listening to some far off sound, "yeah, we are good. The Colony will tell me when we need to eat again."
"Okay, Follow me." And Shibi lead the little ninja off into the village marketplace.