Hello boys, girls and those of us who wish to be androgynous and welcome to the third chapter of sweet release: the tale of Uzumaki N Naruto

Now without further ado lets get this show on the road

This fic is loosely based on 'Sweet Release' a wonderful fic by Xutzy, a story that unfortunately hasn't been updated in something like three years

I own nothing but the plot and the apparatus this work of FICTION was written upon

"talking"

'Thinking'

"SHOUTING!"

"Biju/Summon/Jinchuuriki/Higher Being talking"

'Biju/Summon/Jinchuuriki/Higher Being thinking'

"BIJU/SUMMON/JINCHUURIKI/HIGHER BEING SHOUTING!"

"Reading a letter"

Previously on sweet release: the tale of Uzumaki N Naruto; "Kuro-Sama, I have summoned you to ask your clan to bond with Konoha, to strengthen both my family and my village and to allow your clan a safe place within Hi no Kuni" Naruto said as the smoke cleared to reveal Kuro

Kuro stood at roughly the size of a house his fur het black with snow white stripes and a larger metal device on his back, he looked around the gathered Konoha residence and slowly stood to his full height, just as he was about to give his answer the Pink haired civilian spoke

"Why would we want a clan of summons so small as part of our village, why would we want someone so weak " she said , no sooner had she than a claw was flying towards her face, her last thoughts ' oh fuck me, I'm gonna die!'

Chapter 3; Tests Teams and Tenten

As the pink haired woman's life flashed before her eyes and the tiger's claw neared her face she closed her eyes and prepared for the end, her last thought of her daughter, her beloved Sakura After what felt like an eternity she opened her eyes and was startled by what she saw before her

Naruto held off, Kuro's paw with a solid wall of what appeared to be white sand almost as thick as one of the mighty trees in the forest of death with a look of determination on his face and only one thought entered the Haruno's mind 'd-did the demon just save my life!?' She thought as Naruto started rounding his swiftly built wall

"You dare raise a hand against me BOY!" Kuro growled at him as Naruto walked around the wall and stood before him "you see the contempt you are held in child, tell me, why should I, why should my clan, ally ourselves with a village who's inhabitants not only insult our summoner, a child who just by living protects them, but would also insult myself and my clan?" He shouted causing all present sans Naruto to flinch as the device in his back unfurled revealing an array of nine razor Sharp blades per side, each as long as a Daito(a great sword, literally Sehpiroths Masamune is a Daito, think longer than Zabuza's Kubikiribachi but thinner) which quickly shifted forwards until they resemble two long thick bladed spears pointing forward at either side of his head (Blade Liger, if you don't know it look up Zoids)

Naruto stood before the intimidating tiger a look of apathy on his face, a look most of the Shinobi heads remembered from a similar blond male, a man they had lost almost thirteen years previously, a she slowly strode toward the tiger he spoke in a voice not unlike his father's "Kuro-Sama, while I am quite aware that the general populous of this village Dislike me I know it is not through hate, it is due to the Uzumaki's first rule(A/N this will be explained later trust me), a rule I know you understand as it was your clan who thought us those rules, the villagers fear that I am the Kyuubi in human form, a lie spread by someone in the weeks after my birth but this is my home, they are my people, misguided as they are, and if anyone, even you Kuro-Sama, attempts to harm then I will do what I must, give all I can, to ensure that they remain safe" Naruto spoke with a voice full of conviction

Kuro reared back his claw and swung at Naruto who instinctively closed his eyes waiting for the pain, pain that never came.

Naruto opened his eyes to see that Kuro had lain down before him with a smile on his face "You are just as ballsy as your mother was young Hunter, willing to do anything, to sacrifice anything, to protect your people, this is the Uzu way. I and my clan will join this village only as long as the Uzumaki are welcome and living within it" Kuro growled out with a smirk at the relieved look on Naruto's face.

The Hokage smiled and relaxed slightly seeing the massive tiger laid before them and opened his mouth to welcome him and his clan to the village when a voice spoke up killing his good mood

"We demand there be a vote on whether we allow the tigers to be part of the village, I invoke clause 24, subsection 5 of the Konoha charter" spoke a civilian representative earning glares from the Shinobi and a long suffering sigh from both Naruto and the Hokage

Sarutobi was about to shout at the idiot civilian when a chuckle from Kuro stopped him "Very well Ningen(Human), we shall have your little vote" he spoke with a smirk 'perhaps this will show young Naruto that his actions have an affect and show him his enemies' he thought as his eyes strayed towards the Haruno representative who seemed to be in an Internal debate

"Very well" Sarutobi said with a sigh as he pointed to the still present wall of sugar "all council members that vote for the tigers to join stand with me, all against stand by the wall" he said, all the Shinobi and one of the elders stood with him, the civilians sans the Haruno representative stood by the wall with the other elder, a tied vote, as always happened with votes about Naruto, the Haruno representative stood tall in the centre of the field before slowly striding towards not the Hokage OR the civilians but Naruto himself, as he stood before him she did something NO ONE expected, she knelt before him

"For the last twelve years I have cursed your name, the name of the Kyuubi and anything else I could think of for the death of my husband" she spoke, her voice shaking "but today, today I have seen the truth, you are NOT the Kyuubi, you at Naruto Uzumaki, Shinobi of the leaf and I am truly sorry for the hand I have played in your suffering, my name is Renko Haruno and I beg your forgiveness for my stupidity" she finished earning a slight frown from Naruto

"You have no need to apologise to me Renko-San, I understand your grief and for what it's worth you have my condolences for your loss... wait are you Sakura's Mum?" Naruto said before a smile appeared on his face, his question earning a nod and a smile from the woman who quickly stood and walked towards the Shinobi, casting her vote and earning the tigers a place in Konoha

"The votes are cast, the tigers shall join the leaf and Naruto shall be granted the rank of Genin" the Hokage said earning a frown from the civilians

Kuro smiled before speaking "I shall inform all tiger clan members within Hi No Kunai to make haste towards Konoha and its surrounding woods, I shall inform them of the developments here and that we are allied with your village" he said earning a raised eyebrow from the Shinobi

"If I may, Kuro-Sama?" A Shinobi with long dark hair and pale eyes asked earning a nod from the tiger chief "what do you mean by all tiger clan members in the land of fire? Don't you have a specific home, like Mount Myƍboku of the toads?" He asked earning a chuckle from Kuro

"Ahh and now you come to the more advantageous part of our deal from Konoha, just what I would expect from a Hyuuga, as Haruno-San said my clan is smaller in stature than other summons like the toads, i myself am the biggest and Gamabunta is more than twice the size of me BUT what the tigers lack in size and strength physically we make up for is size and strength numerically, there are few corners for this continent that you cannot find members of my clan, the forests of Hi No Kunai, the tundras of snow, the mountains of earth and lightning, my clan has spread where other clans have closed themself off to protect there young, the tigers have outgrown our woodland home and spread, our numbers bolsters by our ability to hide" he explained causing every Shinobi's eyes to widen, Konoha had basically just gained spies and soldiers in almost every country

After the a short, hushed, conversation between Kuro and Naruto the meeting was concluded and the Council members slowly started to disperse with Kuro de-summoning himself, just as Kakashi was about to walk towards Naruto to Shunshin him back to the academy he stoped at the sight of Naruto being encased is sugar before his sweet cocoon collapsed and blew away in the wind, only one thought entered the scarecrow's mind ' who taught the Gaki Shunshin!?'

Five minutes previously, Konoha Ninja Academy

Iruka smiled at his soon to be former students as he listed off the teams "..eam seven will be Sakura Haruno, Sasuke Uchiha and Kiba Inuzuka, your Jonin sensei will be Kakashi Hatake. Team eight will be Hinata Hyuuga, Shino Aburame and Naruto Uzumaki, your Jonin sensei will be Kurenai Yuhai. team nin..." he trailed off as a small cloud of white sugar blew through the open window before solidifying into the form of Naruto who smiled sheepishly at Iruka which, considering his current state of dress (see last chapter) looked more menacing than disarming

"Sorry sensei, the meeting with the council took WAY longer than it should have" Naruto said as he pulled down his cowl with a smile as he headed towards his seat between Shino and Hinata with a smile, as soon as he sat down Hinata placed a hand on his shoulder and smiled at him

"We're on the same team Naruto-Kun, you me and Shino" she said as she smiled at the two of them, Shino nodded at the red head and extended a hand which Naruto clasped and allowed half of the Aburame's hive to crawl up his arm and position themselves upon his back.

It only took a few minutes for Iruka to finish team placements followed shortly by the Senseis starting to arrive, after five minutes of waiting two Ninja, one Shinobi and one Kunoichi, entered the class room

"Team 10?" The Shinobi, a man with black short spiky hair with a beard wearing the standard Jounin uniform and a sash marked with the Kanji 'Ho' upon it asked causing three students to stand, one a female with long blond hair and a purple outfit, the other two male one with brown hair the other with black hair in a pineapple style top knot, stood and followed them man out, Naruto's sharpened senses picked up the sent of Smoke, metal and surprisingly roses from the sensei as they left

"Team 8?" The Kunoichi, a woman with jet black hair with lovely sanguine eyes (blood red) wearing a dress that appeared to be made of bandages with a slight thorn design.

Hinata and Shino stood and followed the woman out of the door, as Naruto was about to follow them Iruka pulled him to one side "Ne Naruto-Kun, meet me outside the academy after your meeting and we'll get you some clothes that don't make you look like ... well clothes that look less threatening at least for in the village" he said earning a sigh and a nod from our red haired Hunter before he headed out to catch up with his team

After a short walk the three 'genin' and there sensei stood before a relatively nice restaurant and a frown came across Naruto's face, as they entered the Concierge smiled at Kurenai, Hinata and Shino before a snarl spread across his face at the sight of Naruto earning a glare from Kurenai that stopped him in his tracks

"Do you have a problem with my student?" Kurenai asked with a glare earning a slight squeak from the man who quickly shook his head and lead them to a table, Kurenai turned and smiled at our young Hunter who smiled back as the four of them were seated and ordered there food

"Ok now first things first" Kurenai said with a slight smirk "you three aren't actually Genin yet" she said earning a "WHAT!?" From her three students.

Kurenai smile at them before continuing "yep! You three still have one final test to complete where each of you has a 66% chance of failure BUT that's an issue for tomorrow, for now I would like you all to introduce yourselves, likes, dislikes, dreams that sort of thing" she finished before pointing at hinata

Hinata smiled at her old mentor as she began her introduction "I am Hinata Hyuuga, my likes are flower pressing, learning more of my family's Taijutsu style, Kurenai-sensei and training, my dislikes are the cage bird seal, arrogant people and those who believe I am weak, my dream is to become leader of my clan, abolish usage of the cage bird seal and confess to Na... someone" she finished with a blush and a glance at Naruto who missed it

Kurenai smiled at the girl 'wow she's got it bad' she thought as she pointed to Shino with a nod

"My name is Shino Aburame, my likes are my family, my friends and finding new insects to add to my hive, I dislike judgmental people...and spiders" at this Shino ran a finger over his collar, a sign for those who knew him he was embarrassed " my dream is to become head of my clan and help my friends meet there dreams" he said with a 'shino smile', a slight upturn of his lip

Kurenai nodded at him with a slight smile 'just like his father' she thought as she pointed to her final and most mysterious student with a nod and smile

"Hello! My name is Naruto N Uzumaki, I like my friends Hinata-Chan, Shino, Iruka-Sensei and I guess Tenten... Oh and now you as well Kurenai-Sensei, my tigers, training with my bloodline, sugar in all its forms and my Kaa-San" this caused Kurenai to interrupt with a question

"I don't mean any offence Naruto but who is your Kaa-San? your records show that you're an orphan" she asked earning a smile to spread over Naruto's face

"No offence taken Sensei, Kaa-San is the matron at the orphanage I grew up in, she looked after me a lot and made sure I didn't get into trouble" Ne explained with a smile earning a smile and nod from Kurenai before he continued "my dislikes are people who won't let me eat sugar, people who think Hinata-Chan is weak, people who judge Shino for his Hive, Rapists, Arrogant Temes, Neji Hyuuga and SUNA" he growled out the last part earning a raised eyebrow from Hinata and Shino at the shear hate in his voice before he preformed a full 180 emotionally

"My dream is to revive my clans, find any survivors of Uzu, learn as much as I can of my people's history and become Hokage" he finished with a smile as Kurenai smiled at him and launched into her own intro

"Well it's nice to know more about you all, I am Kurenai Yuhai, Jonin of the leaf, I specialize in Genjutsu. My likes include a certain smoking monkey, my friends Ko-Chan, Yu-Chan and Hana-Chan, training, learning and creating new Genjutsu and karaoke. My dislikes include Perverts, Rapists, arrogant people and a certain masked Scarecrow" she said earning a slight gulp from Naruto at the mention oh his guardian during his younger years

Naruto smiled as there food was delivered and the four of them ate in a comfortable silence before Kurenai spoke again "ok I want each of you to meet me at training ground eight at nine am tomorrow for your final exam,but for now the rest of the day is yours" she said with a smile as the four stood and left together

Mini time skip, twenty minute later,

It didn't take long for naruto to find his way back towards the academy for his meeting with Iruka, a smile on his face at being one step closer to realising one of his dreams.

"Ohayo Iruka-Sensei! So what did I need to meet you for?" Naruto asked, his right palm placed upon his left arm with a slight smile and his cowl lowered.

Iruka smiled at him and beckoned him to follow as he started heading towards the market district of Konoha "Well Naruto, I wanted to thank you for helping me with my wife and for helping me find my little Ten-Chan, I also wanted to recommend you get some clothes that aren't quite as intimidation for within the village as, to be honest, when you smile in that cowl you look terrifying" he said with a nervous chuckle earning a smile from Naruto and a nod

"Yeah I know that my Hunter garb can be a little intimidating but that the point sensei, I can see what you mean though, guess it wouldn't hurt to have some in village and training clothes" Naruto said with a smile as he scratched the back of his head.

The two made there way quickly to what, in Iruka's humble opinion, was the greatest weapon and ninja supply shop in Konoha if not the world, before entering

As the two entered Naruto beheld something he had not expected, behind the counter was a young woman with chocolate brown hair pulled into two buns and eyes of a lovely coffee shade, her skin slightly tan covered by a pink Chinese style shirt and the rest of her body hidden behind a counter, a young woman he recognised from his early years in Konoha

"Buns!" He shouted earning a smile from Iruka and a growl from the young girl who looked upon him with recognition

"For the last time you sugar addicted tomato my name is Tenten!" She shouted at our red haired hero earning a tick mark and a growl,

"Not my fault you have such cute buns" Naruto laughed out, dodging the Kunai his comment had earned and sticking his tongue out at Tenten. Before the angry argument could escalate further Iruka coughed earning both parties attention and a blush from Tenten

"Oh hay Dad, didn't expect you to be back so soon" she said and smiled as he nodded at her and walked towards the counter naruto in tow

"I know, got my work done quicker than expected and promised young Naruto here I'd show him to the best shop in town" Iruka said with a smirk as Naruto suddenly realised just WHO owned this shop, before he could say anything Iruka pointedly into the clothing aisles "Ten-Chan, could you take Naruto to pick out some new clothes his current outfit make him look..." he trailed off and his daughter picked up with her own comment

"Like a stalker?" He siad earning a growl form Naruto

"This is the traditional outfit of my clan buns, I'm a HUNTER not a stalker!" Naruto growled out as ten ten lead him to the clothing, the two returned five minute later, Naruto carrying a large bundle of clothes and placing them upon the counter, he quickly moved around the shop gathering equipment he thought he would need for his new career, a ten foot spool of Ninja wire here, a couple of dozen Kunai and Shuriken there, blank scrolls and sealing supplies and even a dozen Fuma Shuriken. As Iruka and Tenten watched the slowly growing pile of weaponry and training gear the two unknowingly shared but a single thought

' is he arming himself for a one man war against a village!' The two thought as Naruto placed a set of chakra weights and four small lengths of cloth not the counter ready to finish his order

As Tenten ran up his order a thought e tiered her mind, a thought she was unable to prevent working its way out of her mouth "hay Naruto not to be rude but you said your current clothes were that of a HUNTER of your clan? I thought you were an orphan?" She said earning a sad smile from Naruto and Iruka

"Tenten Tiberius Umino! You can't ask that kind of question about people you don't know!" Iruka said a disapproving love on his face , as Tenten was about to apologize Naruto smiled at her

"Dont worry about it, yes I am an orphan but I found my heritage you could say, it's one of the reasons I want to be a Shinobi actually, to revive and bring honour to the Uzumaki name" he explained with a smile

Tenten bowed to him slightly "I still apologize I shouldn't have brought up what must be an emotional subject" she said earning a smile from Naruto as he placed a hand onto her shoulder

"Dont worry buns, it's like my mother used to say 'life is a whirlpool, look back and it'll swallow you whole" he said with a smile.

No sooner had he finished his comment then a loud crash was heard behind him, turning to see the source of the sound Naruto beheld a beautifully woman with light blue hair and a more than ample bust stood before him, a large pile of swords on the ground before her, the source of the sound he assumed.

"Tell me kid, who was your mother?" She asked HE voice barley above a whisper and a look of mixed sorrow and joy in her beautiful blue eye

"Mother?" Tenten asked, her voice full of confusion " what does his mother's name matter?" She finished, cocking her head to one side slightly

"Trust me sweetie" Tenten's mother said resting with a slightly hopeful smile "if he answers with what I think he will your gonna be all over him" she said earning a gasp from Iruka and a blush mixed with an odd dirty look from Tenten, before the younger Umino could rage at her mother's Insinuation she continued "not like that sweetie, I mean that if he answers as I assume he will then you will want to see something he may well have upon his person now" she said earning a raised eyebrow from her husband and daughter

"I know of what you speak but know this, if you attempt to steal my clan treasure then, woman or not, mother of my friend or not, then i swear on my honour as a hunter, not even the Shinigami himself will be able to protect you from me and my wrath, I will hunt you to the ends of this realm and into the next if I have to" Naruto said, his voice almost an animalistic growl as his fists balled

Iruka looked aghast at the shear rage radiating off Naruto, he had never seen him so angry, even the momentary blast of Killing Intent he had released at the mention of Suna earlier paled in comparison to the look in his eyes now. Tenten was frightened, what could be so valuable that it would cause the usually nice boy to make a threat like THAT!? Her mother on the other hand just smiled and laughed

"you truly are her son! Ferocious and terrifying when protecting what you deem is yours, no young Hunter, I do not wish to take it from you, only to give my daughter a chance to fulfil one of her dreams" she said with a smile causing Tenten to raise a brow in thought

'My dreams?' Tenten thought ' My two greatest dreams are to meet Tsunade Senju and to...'

"Ok" Naruto said with a sigh "if it means so much to buns -"

"I swear to Kami I will hurt you! Don't call me Buns"

"Kushina Uzumaki" Naruto said, a slight smile on his face at the thought of his mother

Tenten stood stock still, her eyes glued on our young hero; for a moment there was nothing then, in the blink of an eye, she had Naruto pinned to the floor, her hands roving his body. Naruto may have enjoyed it had the situation been different

"Where is it? I have to see it! Show it to me" she said over and over again earning a chuckle from her mother and a shocked look from Iruka, after a few moments Tenten's mother decided to intervene and "save" the poor boy

"Ten-Chan, I know your excited but no fornication at the counter!" She shouted causing her husband to look at her as if she had gone mad and Tenten to stop what she was doing and shoot to her feet, her face a lovely shade of red

After helping our young hero up Tenten looked away slightly, wholly embarrassed by her actions "I'm sorry, it's just I REALY admire your mother, she's o e of a hand full of women In The history of Konoha to earn an S-Rank 'flee on sight' order hell the only other that is common knowledge is Tsunade Senju, her one time teacher and student of Hokage-Sama!" Tenten explained earning a smile from Naruto

While Naruto had heard stories about his mother from the tigers he had no idea she was IDOLIZED! A smile spread across his face, a smile that turned into a sweat drop when Tenten reached behind the counter and pulled a painted scroll from under it, upon it was a painting of his mother, a painting she obviously posed for.

"Kushina Uzumaki, chi no Uzu, Aka Takai I want to be like her" Tenten explains with a smile causing Naruto to smile slightly to before she continued " I have two goals not directly linked to my life as a Kunoichi, one is to meet Tsunade Senju, the other is to see the fabled 'fang of whirlpool' with my own eyes" she finished earning a smile from our red haired hero who removed his coat revealing the leather muscle shirt beneath.

Naruto placed his hand upon his left arm, over the apparent tattoo of a fang and claw crossed one over the other upon his arm, Moments later, in a poof of smoke a beautiful blade appeared within his hand, the blade was jet black and straight, the grip burnt Orange and longer that the grip of a simple tsurugi should have been

Tenten's eyes widened at the sight of it "is- is that the..?" She asked earning a nod from Naruto

"Yep the 'Uzukiba ', the whirling fang, blade of Kushina Uzumaki, mine by birthright" he answers her un asked question with a slight smile, a smile that turned into a frown when Tenten reached out for the blade forcing him to pull it away, this lead to her reaching again and Naruto having to pull away again and slapping her hand lightly

"Ah ah ah buns" he said with a slight frown "I'm afraid only an Uzumaki can use it, clan tradition besides I haven't even used it yet, not sure how to fight with something like this" he finished with an apologetic smile earning a pout form the bun haired brunette before a strange look crossed her face

"Well I guess there's only one answer to this problem isn't there?" She said earning a smile from Iruka

"I think that's a great idea sweetie!" He said thinking his beloved, innocent and entirely sane, despite being teamed with Gai and his mini me, daughter was referring to teaching Naruto how to wield the fabled blade

"I'm glad you agree Daddy, well Uzumaki I guess you'll just have to marry me!" She said, a look of determination on her face

And thats all folks, sorry this chapter is late even if only by a day or two as opposed to my usual few months/year gap, please read and review and please, stay tuned for more