Related by Blood
Chapter 3: Hard to understand
AN: Greetings readers. Well Chapter three is here for this little Story and I hope you also will like it. I am impressed how many people have read this work. Over 1.100 readers. Okay for many here this is nothing... but for me it is, whoa. A little bit about the reason why I am impressed. I original started my writing path on a little community that focus on smut. I will not give details out cause I am sure the admins my not like that. But maybe for those who have a bit of history with smut and some of the larger communities... my pen name in the past was part of a black playing card. The Ace of spades. I think that little hint should be enough to show which what I started ;)
Back to the Story. First of all I have a new Beta. I want to thank Microzombie again that he is eager to help me in that matter :) But I still apologize when there is a mistake or two. Like said in my profile. English is my second language and I still learn more words day after day. now the question is why I don't write in my original language. Not simple to explain that. The Best reason would be that I train the language with that. With each story I write and with each helpful review I get my skill grow.
I am not sure how to use the four ANBU I made up for the Story. For now they will be faceless individuals. Maybe later when I still use them they will get a personality.
Enough of the Authors words. Let us jump into the Story.
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Hospital
A few minutes before
"You see boy. It seems what ever happened in your accident, has a big effect on your body. We are not sure how something like that could happen, but it seems that it affected your genetics setting a little" the doctor said. He hoped that Naruto could understand what he had said. Truth was, he doesn't understand it either. Naruto on the other side looked a bit confused. "I don't understand. How does that explain the things I have seen in the mirror? I had blue eyes...blue...b...l..u...e... they were never brown and my hair is blond. Now it looks like i dye my hair to blond. That is not a little change. And I will not mention the memories. Memories I never remember in the first time." Naruto said in a rushed way. He was between confused and anger. But the anger part was more to the fact that he don't understand why that had happened.
The Doctor scratched the back of his head. This was hard to explain as he thought. There were other doctor's who could do this better than him. But well, karma. "I don't know much, but it seems to be bound to the strange mark at your neck. I remember that I have seen something about that in a book. But at least it is not lethal." the doctor said. The last part was even built up as a joke. Maybe it would crack Naruto up. But the Medic noticed that this wasn't the case. "Serious now?" Naruto asked in a serious tone.
"Not really. Truth is you had luck. You were closer to death like wanted. But you recover fast. A good thing. Also a good thing is that we can tell your mother that you are alive and kicking. I still figure out why, cause the sedative should send you to the slumber land for at least a day or two. I will figure that out later." the Doctor said or better mostly mumbled on some parts that might be more of his thoughts then the thing he wanted to say. Naruto listened to the words of the Doctor and started to think. He remember that he had a fight with someone strong, and that it looked bad. He never knew that it was that bad. On his luck his mother would tell him that he should be careful. Then, for a second he repeated the thought. Mother? He was an orphan, or so he thought. A few pictures run through his mind. Pictures that told a different story.
"I have no parents. I am an orphan for my whole life." Naruto said. The doctor shook his head. "Well after the tests there is one. And She is alive as well. We used on of her blood packs on you. Worked perfectly." the Doc said. Naruto grew confused with each word he heard. "No... Jiji said that my parents are dead. They died in the Kyuubi attack." he said. His voice was filled with a slight panicked tone. He wasn't sure what the meaning of this revelation was, but the Hokage always told him that his parents were dead. "Telling the truth. We also thought something about that. But the tests don't lie. We don't have a proof who your father is, but your mother is around." The doc said. He reached for the medical chart that was attacked at the bed.
"She was the proctor of the second part of the Exam. I think you have seen her already. Special Jonin, Member of the T&I Department. a nice feat I have to say." the doc added. Naruto raised an eyebrow, he was now beyond being confused. The Doctor tried to tell him he had a mother. And that said mother was no one other then the crazy woman from the Exam. The only thing that was the possible reaction for him now was to shout a simple "WHAT?"
Present time line
It didn't took long for Hiruzen to reach the Hospital. And he was figuring out how things will now move on. In the large picture Naruto may by a Uzumaki at name and of course Namikaze by birth, but now things look a bit different. By blood he was now a Mitarashi. And that opens up a few questions. Is there still some signs of his original birth DNA in his blood, or did the work of his former student changed that. And of course could the damage be undone. Following the medical file. Naruto's blood was close to Anko. It still has a slight difference, but that was part of the father DNA. And with that it seemed that Kushina's genetic material was literally burned out of his body. Indeed a problem.
The other thing was that Orochimaru was still around. And that this attack was meant for someone else was a bad thing. He knew his student well. Changing the Exam or setting it on hold would alert Orochimaru and this could result in a fast action of him. But when he would keep things running like they are now, things also could get out of hand. Why was his priced student here. Sasuke may not be the only reason. He would figure that out. Now the boy in the hospital was more important. And of course how to move things that the chaos would be less than it is now. Hiruzen's mind moved to Anko. He knew about the past of her. And the fact that her sensei was here may trigger some stupid things. Now that he dropped the bomb in the direction of Naruto he figured out that there was a lot of work to do. "What to do? What to do. " he said to himself as he entered the Hospital.
His steps lead him through the Corridors. He knew where Naruto was set in. The Medics gave him the room number. As he stood in front of the door he could hear a loud discussion. It was Naruto and the doctor. The last one seemed to try to explain things in an easy way. Naruto was not able to follow. Something Hiruzen understand to well. It was normal after a shock situation that the brain was not able to work with all the information and give them back in a normal sense. And this event was an overkill for Naruto, that's for sure.
In a calm and silent way he entered the room. He used the moment were he was unnoticed to get a good look on Naruto. He could see that the eyes of the boy were brown. Brown like Anko's and that the hair in the first view still was normal but the base showed signs of the change as well. There was a sign that after they grew further they would be purple and that the spiky way his hair was set would vanish as well. The Whiskers on his face were smaller. Time would tell how much the boy would change. And with a cough he draw the attention on him. Both looked to the Hokage. "Lord Hokage it is good that you are here" the doctor said. "Jiji, what the hell happened. Why did I changed?" Naruto shot his question before the medic could continue. Hiruzen looked to both and then focused on Naruto. "I will explain shortly Naruto-kun. I have to speak with the doctor first." he said with a smile and signed to the Doctor to follow him out of the room.
"He didn't take the news well i think?" he asked in a serious tone. The Doctor shook his head. Hiruzen showed him to remain silent. "I want you and one of my ANBU to start a re-search based on Naruto. I order that you search for all files and notes based on the medical history around Naruto. Even the smallest slip of paper. Collect it and hand it to the ANBU then. After that be ready for some changes. Understood?" Hiruzen said. His voice still in a serious and commanding tone. Then he looked to the side. Without a spoken command a ANBU stepped out of the shadow. It was one of his personal guards. It was Chameleon. Without a word he moved up to the Doctor and nod to the Hokage. "One warning Doctor. Chameleon is not fond of people who try to hide something from me. I may have not payed attention to all aspects of the village or in a way I should have, but this will change. After this incident, things will change for the better or in case for some people to the worse. And Hope that what ever you find will not lead my attention to you." Hiruzen added. The Doctor only gulped and nodded in fear. And without further words he and Chameleon left for the Hospital archives.
After a moment to catch his mind again he reentered the room. "Where is the Doctor Jiji and when can I leave? I hate places like this." Naruto said as he saw the Hokage enter. The old man thought for a moment. "The Doctor is looking for something, so he will not be around for a while. And for now, it is the best when you stay here. I know you don't like that place." The hokage said and moved to the bed Naruto lay in. He took his time to get a second few and closed his eyes afterward. "Seems the events have left a mark." he said in a calm voice. He looked to Naruto and then to the neck of the boy. The Curse mark. It looked like a curved star. A nine pointed star. It looked different then the mark from Anko, but it was the handwriting from his fallen student. Naruto rubbed his neck a bit as he breathed in a way that showed that the boy was filled with sorrow. "Are the other two okay jiji? I blacked out as the freak bit me. I am not even sure what had happened between that fight. Only that he did something with the seal on my stomach." he said. Hiruzen's eyes widen after he heard that.
"Show me the seal if possible Naruto." he said in a grandfatherly tone. Naruto nodded and lifted the gown a bit to show the seal. The seal had an addition. It looked like the five elemental seal, but something was off. It seemed that the seal somehow merged with small parts of the current seal that holds the fox in Naruto. That was a job for Jiraya, that was for sure. "Seems an expert hast to take a look. But to your question. The two are well and should be on their way to the tower." he said. Naruto breathed now in relief. "But to answer the question you might ask me after that. I am sorry you will not be able to re-enter. Not in your condition. Till we figure out what had happened you are on hold. I apologize for this action, but it is to the best." he added in a calm tone. Naruto looked hurt, but strangely he remained silent. A small tear fell from his face, but then he looked up to his surrogate grandfather. "But... but..." he said but couldn't finish. He wasn't sure what to say. "It is okay. You will get your chance Naruto. I will make sure of that." Hiruzen added. He didn't cared if it would look like he favored Naruto, but in this point he didn't cared anymore. To much things were screwed up. And thanks to his former student the boy lost the chance to prove himself.
"O... Okay jiji. But what about my changes and what is that about having a mother I never knew of. Even when I remember pictures of her? Hell, I'm confused." Naruto said as he calmed a bit. The Hokage looked to him and raised an eyebrow. Memories? He had to call for Inoichi that was for sure. But he could in a way answer the questions in a way to help the boy. "It is not easy to understand, but Orochimaru. This was the one you fight in the forest. Messed with your genetics. In short with your blood. He changed who you are. Who you are related to. A chain reaction in the end. I am not sure if we can change it or reverse it. I am not even sure if the fox has his claws in it as well. But we will figure that out Naruto. To the news with your mother, well..." he started but got interrupted by Naruto. "Didn't she loved me? Or why did I get told that I have one and never have seen her? Did she hate e as well?" he asked in a childlike way. It showed that this thing was a painful experience for him. Knowing that there might be someone but never to know why he was alone. He knew why the people showed their dislike, but a parent should be different.
"Telling the truth, that is an effect of the change as well. In a certain way you are not her son. Not in the way of giving birth to you. But by Blood she is your mother. What ever happened she is related to you in that way. I think I should tell you a bit about your real parents." he started and took a deep breath. "Why did you avoid that when I asked you first about it?" he asked, a bit hurt about the fact that without this event he never would know about his parents. The Hokage closed his eyes. This may be harder as he thought. "There is a reason behind my action. Your father and first mother had many enemies. Iwa and Kumo, You know about the villages from the academy or?" he asked and Naruto nodded. Even when the things he learned were a bit covert in a haze. "They did some thing that brought them into the bingo books of the two villages. The name of your first mother was Kushina Uzumaki. She had a fiery temper and was like you. She was called the red-hot habanero, based on her temper. Your father, well, your father was Minato Namikaze. He was the fourth hokage and known as the yellow flash. Both heroes of the village. Like you Naruto. You know about the fox in your body. Your father wanted you to be a hero. Even when not all follow this view. There are a handful who are thankful for that fact you exist. I will tell you more when we are not in the hospital." he said to Naruto. Naruto listened and made a picture for himself. He was the son of two heroes. And of course his idol was his father. He wasn't sure about his birth mother, but he should have the same attitude.
"What... what about the crazy Lady? The Doctor said she is my mother. How can I have two?" he asked. His question was like it was told by a child, and in the end it was true. Naruto was still a child. A child with many questions in a world were the children had to grow up fast. "Anko Mitarashi. in one way she is still coping with the news. She showed it a bit different then you, but it was much for her. She should be in one of the rooms after she digested the information I had given her. I think it would be the best of we look for her. so we can figure out what we will do from this point." Hiruzen said and looked to Naruto. And after a small nod from the boy both left the room in search for Anko and Kakashi.
After gathering the needed info from a nurse they reached a single bed room were Anko was stationed in. Kakashi kept an eye on her. And for the moment she looked calm, a slight dazed look in her face, but calm. Kakashi sported a black eye. "How comes Kakashi?" Hiruzen asked the Jonin. Kakashi pointed to Anko. "She gained her conscious as I brought her here. And as she noticed that I carried her, and had to held her close for that she gifted me with a black eye. Nothing serious." he said and then noticed Naruto. He wasn't sure how to react. And this was for two reasons. Reason one, to this point naruto was not ready for the exam and if he was prepared better he could have avoided a battle he never should face. A blame he will take for his students. It was the duty of the teacher to see that they were ready. and the second reason was that to this point he had no idea that something had happened.
But he never get the chance to say something as Naruto fully entered the door and looked to Anko. He looked at her and she looked back. The moment went without words. Then Naruto saw again pictures. Pictures of this woman holding him close to her. Soothing him and wiping gently tears away. And as the memories went on, Naruto started to cry. He cried on the things he saw, the emotions that build up and the pain in his neck through the mark that flared up. Kakashi and Hiruzen looked surprised. What ever had happened it seemed to affect the boy. Hiruzen remembered that Naruto mentioned memories. And from the reaction the boy had a flashback. This worried the Hokage. Memories like that were false inducted memories. And it may can come from the mark. He had a good idea why it happened and he didn't like it. This would show that the mark manipulates the mind of the one that has it. feeding the marked with pictures and things that keep sure that they turn to the creator of the mark. But this was different. He needed Inoichi immediately. He looked to Kakashi. "Get Inoich Yamanaka as fast as possible. I have to proof something." he said in a commanding tone. With a nod Kakashi left in a whirl of leaves.
Hiruzen watched what happened between Naruto and Anko. The tear fall grew. And then Naruto said something. Something Hiruzen wasn't sure to react to. and it seemed that even Anko was hit by the words. "Mommy?" Naruto asked between his sobs as he moved forward. First in a slow way but then increasing the speed. Anko tried to sit up. It wasn't easy, her boy felt light through the sedatives. And then without a warning he was in the range of Anko to hug her. And he did. He cried his eyes out on her shoulder. Years worth of emotions broke from the place he had banned them combined with the pain on his neck it was like an explosion that came from the boy. Anko wasn't sure how to react. She never had to react to something like that. She was still confused, sedated but confused. But something in her mind started to take control over an action that even the Hokage couldn't see. She took the crying boy on her arms. Starting to soothe him as she rubbed his back and mumbled some words in his ear. "It...it hurts mommy. It hurts so much" Naruto said between his sobs. Anko knew about the pain. She remembers the time she experienced it. She had no one to help her. No one to hold her. But the boy would not fact the same fate. She was here. Even when she had no idea what she was doing, she was here.
Unknown to all in the room, Naruto's mark seemed to have an effect on Anko's. It started to send images in her as well. Like it did with Naruto. The picture she saw as she hugged the boy were close to the ones Naruto had. She could see herself caring for the boy. Things a mother experienced. But this small unnoticed event effected one more in this triangle. The fox twist in pain. What ever happened burned in his stomach. He also could see the pictures, but he couldn't get rid of them. The whole sending of pictures left a burning on his skin. It felt like he get torn apart from the inside. The pain was that tense that he couldn't even howl. He could feel the change of some of his bones but he couldn't stop it. It was like he was trapped into a force of unknown power. But the worst part on his body was his stomach. There was the same mark that Naruto had on his neck. Only that it was moving and pulsing. Then the pain faded like it had started. Kurama took a deep breath as he tried to calm down. his tongue slithered out of his snout. He set it to the after effects of the event in the forest. And when he get his chance he will bite of the head of that idiot that started this whole mess. But for now he couldn't get out of the cage he was placed in. And he had a feeling that this was not the end.
This went unknown for the Hokage and the two he watched. He started to work up a plan. As soon as Inoichi enters they would check for Naruto and the memories he mentioned. Then there was the Investigation he will set in motion. He will find all the things that went wrong and he will change it. Then he would start to turn the village back to that what it should be in the beginning. There was much to do. But for now he watched the new mother and her son. Things will start to change. Not only for them, but for all in this village. But for now this moment belongs only to a mother and her child.
TBC