Ino was disturbed by the looks she got as she carried her brother to the hospital. She never knew the someone could look so angry at a child. They seemed to say, 'Why would you help that?' which truly confused her. Everyone knew there was something off about Naruto, or that was what they had heard, but for that to make him being hated. Ino was really interested on what it could be, on what people think her brother did. He was a prankster, for sure, but still.
She focused on ignoring the glares as she marched to the hospital. She was given a wide lane to move, but she had a feeling it wasn't for compassionate reasons. However, she would take it, and she made it to the hospital and walked in, Naruto on her shoulders. It caused a commotion with the nurses, who were the utmost professionals, even to Naruto, and quickly got a gurney for Naruto. Ino followed them as they took him to a room, when one of the nurses pushing asked her. "So, what happened this time?"
Ino pulled her attention from him and looked at the nurse. "I was in the forest when I saw a few boys running out who were talking about how they beat up somebody. I went to look for who it was, and I found Naruto. He was like this, but I checked to see if he was breathing and stuff, and he was, but I thought I still needed to take him here." The nurse nodded to her story, and looked at one of the nurses treating Naruto. "I'm going to go and inform the Hokage of this." She turned and left, leaving a confused Ino.
"What does she mean? Why does she have to get the Hokage?" She asked, genuinely worried.
The nurse paused for a second, and looked at Ino. "It is the Hokage's orders that any time he is brought in, we contact him. Also, you have to stay here until then. He will no doubt want to talk with you, you did bring him in."
Ino nodded, accepting what the nurse said. "Is Naruto going to be alright?"
The nurse nodded as she worked. "Nothing appears wrong, they just beat him pretty good. Knowing him, he probably didn't even need to come."
"B-but he was unconscious! He had a bunch of cuts and bruises!" Ino protested, but the nurse didn't say anything, but rather continued to treat him.
Ino watched on as they took him to an room, which she followed him into. They eventually cleaned all the cuts and did their tests. They finally turned to Ino. "He should be just fine. He should be waking up soon, and he will be alright."
Ino let off a small smile. "Thank you." She told the nurse. The nurse looked over Ino at the door. "And I believe someone is here to speak with you." She motioned to the door behind her.
Ino turned around, and saw the Hokage. She gave him a fake smile and a small bow. "Hello, Hokage-sama."
The Hokage, who saw the fakeness of her actions, simply gave her a smile. "Hello, Ino-san." He looked up to the nurse. "If you could please give us a moment…" The nurse nodded.
"Of course, Hokage-sama." She left the room, closing the door behind her. Ino's smile was dropped, and she coldly turned from the Hokage. She walked up to the side of Naruto's bed, watching over him.
"What do you want?" Her cold tone surprised the Hokage.
"I came here to check on Naruto. Could you tell me what exactly happened?" The Hokage asked, walking up to the opposite side of the bed as Ino.
"I was in the forest, when a few boys talked about beating up a "loser brat" and I knew they were talking about Naruto. I then followed the way they ran from and found him on the floor unconscious. I saw a man pulling a girl away, who looked like she wanted to help. I made sure he was okay enough to move, then I carried him to the hospital." Her story was concise and bitter. The Hokage was confused by this attitude, and decided to discover the reason for it.
"You sound like you aren't saying something, Ino-san." He left it open for her to tell him.
She didn't say anything for a moment, not even looking at him or at Naruto. Her face was hidden, but when she lifted it, the Hokage was surprised to take a step back. On her face was unadulterated loathing, directed solely towards him. The surprise of seeing such a look from such a little girl made the Hokage move in a way he hadn't in decades. "You knew."
The Hokage recovered himself and raised an eyebrow. "Knew what?"
Ino began to mad at this, and began to yell. "You know exactly what! You were gonna hide it from me, just like my mother and so called father!" She began to march around the bed, stomping at every step. The Hokage didn't fear for his life, but had she been a little bit older he may have.
"What, do tell, was I going to keep from you?" The Hokage asked, looking for answers.
"I don't know, about my father really being the Fourth Hokage and Naruto is actually my half-brother!"
The Hokage froze. Of all the things he expected her to say, that was never even on the list. Somehow, she knew of Naruto's parentage, and was claiming to be in actuality the daughter of the Konoha's hero. The simple fact that she knew Naruto's heritage was enough for the Sandaime to began to weave the signals of a high-level privacy jutsu.
Ino looked on in sudden fear as the Hokage began to weave through hand signs. She was legitimately scared for her life, fearing the Hokage was about to strike her dead for finding out. Then she heard him call out the name of the jutsu. "Hidden Bubble Jutsu!" A sudden sheen surrounded the three of them, a chakra made bubble meant to stop sight, sound, and smell from entering the bubble.
"What did you just do?" Ino asked in a trembling manner.
The Hokage looked down at Ino. "I cast a jutsu so we may speak in private. Firstly, how did you discover about Naruto's lineage and secondly, what do you mean your father is the Fourth Hokage?"
Ino was taken aback. Did he not know? Wasn't the Hokage supposed to know everything? Remembering the letter she had grabbed, she pulled it from her pocket and held it in your hand. "They…didn't tell you?"
"Ino-san, what are you talking about?" The Hokage did not appreciate being out of the loop on such a matter.
Ino gulped. "My mother… cheated on my father because she thought he was cheating. And my real father, the fourth Hokage, cheated cause he thought his wife was going to leave him to find the rest of her clan." She handed him the letter. "I heard the part about my mother…from her."
The Hokage grabbed the letter, checking the seal to see if it was Minato's style (it was) and reading the content. It frankly shocked him to his core. There was a seat within the protection of the bubble, so he soon filled it. "Minato…why did you never tell me?'
Ino didn't know what to say, so she explained what happened. "I was in my attic, looking for baby pictures of me in the hospital when I found it. I…talked with my mother, and she told me it was true. Then, then she told me that they weren't ever going to tell me the truth! That they were going to lie to me, and not tell me who my real father is, or that Naruto is my brother!"
"Say what?" Both turned their head to see a now wide awake Naruto. "What do you mean, "Naruto is my brother?" He had woken up to the last sentence, so he had no idea of the rest of the story.
The Hokage looked to Ino, and back to Naruto and sighed. He really didn't want to tell Naruto about his heritage until he was special jounin or jounin rank, strong enough to defend himself, but with a sister who could only be explained if he knew… and the failures he had in giving Naruto a healthy, loving childhood… he couldn't keep this from him.
"I am as shocked as you are, Naruto-kun, but evidence shows that she is in fact, your half-sister."
Naruto's jaw had dropped. "B-b-but I'm an orphan! And Ino had both her parents! How would that work?"
The Hokage got up from his seat and made his way to the bed side of Naruto, fully sitting up. "We will need someone else here before all is explained. I need to her from your mother, Ino-san, to have all of this sorted out."
Ino grumbled, but nodded. The Hokage then left the bubble, but it still stayed intact, and was off to send one of his ANBU to retrieve Ino's mother. Inside the bubble, Naruto was staring at Ino. Ino realized it and looked around. "Why are you staring?" She asked, honestly confused.
Naruto gave a wide eyed look. "You're my sister?"
Ino nodded. "Tough to believe, right? But nope, I'm your big sister."
Naruto tried to close his eyes, but they were getting glassy. "You're my sister." He repeated, trying to beat it into his own head, forcing himself to accept the insane concept that he was not alone.
Ino could only nod. "Yeah, I am."
All of a sudden, Naruto grabbed her around the waist and Ino felt the wetness through her shirt. In a muffled voice, she heard him say aloud. "I have a sister!" Even though it was muffled, she could tell it was a cheer.
Ino's eyes began to get glassy too, the concept of a sibling really hitting her at that moment. "I have a brother." She said, barely louder in a whisper as the realization was fully hitting her.
He removed himself from her shirt, and gave her a proper hug. "Neechan."
Hearing those words made Ino break into tears, wrapping her arms around him and giving him a giant hug. "Naruto."
Looking on, the Hokage was touched. By no means expected, Naruto finally had something he had been forced to live without. Family.
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Here is chapter three, I hope you all enjoy