TheBigWhiteWolf is back with some goodies for all you girls and boys. I finally made a decision concerning the choice from the last chapter. What is it you ask, read and find out.

Disclaimer: TheBigWhiteWolf does not own Naruto, but oh how I wish I did ...sniff.

The Uzumaki Twins

By TheBigWhiteWolf

Naruto and Naruko didn't understand why they could suddenly hear each other's voice in their head. They vowed to keep it silent for now; the last thing they wanted was to stay in the hospital any longer. Telling them that something strange was happening would have likely kept them there for a while.

Hitomi had acquired some clothes for Naruko as Naruto wore his T-shirt and orange shorts. Hitomi had been appalled when she was in Naruto's apartment; she now knew why he always wore that T-shirt and those shorts. She knew she was going to have to go shopping to get Naruko a new wardrobe but apparently Naruto needed one too.

As Hitomi led them towards the shopping district Naruto and Naruko were silently communicating. They talked about everything the Sandaime had discussed early; it was hard to believe that their idol the Yondaime was actually their father. Then there was the issues about the Fox, truth be told they didn't want any more secrets but they were afraid of the reactions of their peers. They didn't want to lie about it, but they craved acceptance and telling about the Fox may bring about the exact opposite.

They soon arrived at a clothing store and walked in. The store owner looked at Naruto and looked like he was about to kick him out but was stopped by two things. Firstly Hitomi was glaring at him in a way that said he'll have better chance trying to wrestle with a tiger. Secondly he looked at Naruko and felt something familiar about her, but he interrupted that thought before it had a chance to go somewhere. He allowed them in but that didn't stop him from sending Naruto a few glares and Naruko a few confuse glances.

Hitomi sent Naruto to the boys section to pick out a few outfits and Naruto ran off excited at the prospect of receiving a gift even if it was just clothes. That thought alone made Hitomi's heart wrench, and she lead Naruko to the girls section as she held up a pair of panties. Now Naruko was a clone of Naruto meaning all her memories were of being Naruto, a boy, so it's only understandable that Naruko still see herself as a boy.

Hitomi seem to understand what Naruko was going through as she gently said "Look Naruko, I know this may be a little difficult for you but you are a girl. While I don't expect you to where girly clothes..." she said this while indicating a dress with flowers, lace, and enough pink to make one sick "I do expect you to wear girl clothes." she emphasized this pointing to a shirt and shorts outfit like Naruto's only slightly more feminine.

Naruko relented insisting that the outfit wasn't as bad as the dress; if she were being honest with herself she would admit that she really liked it. Hitomi allowed them to pick their own outfits, but she made sure they didn't go overboard on the orange.

After the clothes' shopping was done they went to a few more shops to pick up essential stuff. All along the way they were getting strange looks, there were still some glares here and there, but people would give them familiar glances before desperately denying it.

Naruto and Naruko were relived to finally make it to Hitomi's home especially after such a long day. It was bigger than Naruto's apartment but not too big, the perfect size for an adult and two 8 year olds. She showed them around the house which was now their home as much as hers. She even figured it would be for the best to place them in the same room for the time being. For one of the few times in their very short life Naruto and Naruko felt truly relaxed.

It had been a long day, and dinner was much appreciated by the twins especially since Hitomi made ramen. The twins quickly ascertain that while it wasn't as good as Ichiraku's it was a close second. After dinner was over Naruko decided to ask a question that's been bugging her.

"Hitomi-oneechan?" Naruko said using the honorific that Hitomi had insisted they used after it slipped out of Naruto's mouth earlier.

"Yes Naruko-chan?"

"I been thinking, if I'm a clone than I don't have the Fox in me, do I?"

Hitomi gave a little sigh before saying "I have talked to the Hokage about this. While you do not hold the Kyubi no Kitsune within you, your connection with Naruto links you to the Kyubi as well. We are not yet sure what results may come of this, hopefully nothing."

/Or maybe something./ Naruko telepathically sent to Naruto, implying that this telepathy was a result of the connection or Kyubi, possibly both.

They all decided that it was time to move off of this uncomfortable subject as they talked about nothing in particular. They simply enjoyed each other's company.

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Umino Iruka tried to convince himself that he wasn't worried about Naruto, that he was merely curious to his student's absence. Though he realized to convince himself such would mean that he was lying to himself. Iruka was very worried about Naruto, it has been over a week since Naruto was placed into the hospital and so far he has not heard a thing. He tried to visit him, but only the Hokage and someone name Hitomi Karin was allowed in.

He restrained himself from going to the Hokage but the more time passed the more he feared the worst. Finally giving in he goes to the Hokage requesting to see Naruto. The Hokage informs him that they were let out of the hospital and were now with this Hitomi Karin. Iruka wondered about the 'they' the Hokage mention but passed it off as a slip of the tongue.

Iruka headed towards Hitomi's home by aid of the address the Sandaime had given him. He finally arrives at her house, knocks and waits a few moments before he was struck dumb by the beautiful woman who opened the door. It was a good thing for him that she spoke first since he was trying to remember how to speak.

"Ah, you must be Umino Iruka." stated Hitomi who had done research on the academy instructors considering she'll soon be working there.

Iruka who finally manage to find his voice stuttered "Y...ye..yes, and you must be Hitomi Karin."

"Call me Hitomi." she then smiled as she said "I assume you're here to see Naruto."

After getting a nod of affirmation she lets him enter and lead him into the living room. Hitomi sits down in a comfy chair and beckons Iruka to do the same.

Hitomi quietly stares at Iruka before saying "Has the Hokage informed you of what led to Naruto's hospitalization?"

Iruka was caught off guard with the question "Um, no he hasn't." What he left unsaid 'I'll very much like to know' didn't need to be said.

"From what I understand you have taught your class the Bunshin no Jutsu, correct." Hitomi stated more than questioned

"Yes, I have." Confirmed Iruka

"But Naruto was having trouble with the jutsu." Again she stated

Iruka didn't see what this had to do with Naruto's hospitalization but sigh as he answered "Yeah, I tried to help him but there is only so much I can do and no matter how much aid I give him he just can't seem to grasp the technique."

This caused Hitomi to smile as she could see that he really did care about Naruto "Naruto realized that he was going to need help performing the technique, so he went to the Hokage for help. The Hokage saw what the problem was, Naruto naturally has a large amount of chakra, that plus his prisoner has left him with very little chakra control. It would be almost impossible for Naruto to perform a Bunshin even if he had some control."

Iruka took that in and it made sense, so much so that he wonders why he hadn't realized it sooner.

Hitomi continue the tale "The Hokage had determined that he had more than enough chakra to safely perform the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu. Naruto had mastered the jutsu with no ill effects, but after having a clone use his Oiroke no Jutsu the effects caused his and the clone's hospitalization."

Iruka was following her right up to the point she mention hospitalizing Naruto and his clone, here he was completely lost. He was about to comment when he heard laughter and running, looking over he noticed Naruto and some girl go running by without noticing them. He was relieved that Naruto was okay, but who was the girl and why did she look so familiar.

Hitomi was still looking in the direction the twins went as she said "As you can see Naruto is fine, as is his sister Naruko." That last statement caused Iruka to freeze, she wasn't even sure he was breathing "The clone had stabilized and has become Naruto's flesh and blood sister; the med-nins are still trying to figure out how this miracle is even possible."

Iruka just sat there as he tried to work this out, but one thing kept coming back to the for front of his mind. She looked so familiar why, it's almost as if he seen her before but how can that be, suddenly he remembered. It was a vague memory he had of meeting the Yondaime's wife when he was still an academy student. It's a marvel at how the human mind can ignore the obvious except when faced with irrefutable proof, Iruka's mind went into overdrive as he quickly put together the facts.

"So that's why they are here." Said Iruka in understanding

Hitomi immediately caught his meaning as she responded "It is part of the reason, I do have my own personal reason for wanting them."

"I assume they know the truth."

"It was deemed nessacary, besides they had a right to know the whole truth."

Iruka nodded at her words and then said "I would like to speak with them before I go."

Hitomi called the twins into the room and there first response was to excitedly shout "Iruka-sensei!"

Iruka chuckled at that and said "I'm glad you're okay Naruto, and it's good to meet you Naruko." as he said this he knelt down and hugged them which was a surprise since he never done this before "I see you found a home and you mastered the Kage Bunshin, I'm very proud of you."

Naruto and Naruko looked at him in shock "You're proud of us?"

With a smile Iruka said "You're my favorite student, why wouldn't I be." Then he dropped his voice to a stage whisper "Don't tell anyone I said that can't go showing favoritism."

A confused Naruto said "But we're the dead last of the class, why would we be your favorite students?"

"Naruto... Naruko, you remind me of myself when I was an academy student. I lost my parents to the Kyubi so like you I'm an orphan. People were too absorbed in their own lives to give any notice to an orphan. I was pushed aside, ignored, and lonely, so I started acting out much like you do simply to gain people attention. I eventually learned that simply being me and true to myself was all I needed to do. I hope you will come to realized this as well." At the last statement he tussled their hair as he stood up "Well I'll leave now but later we could go to Ichiraku."

The twins who were so caught up in their sensei's little speech starting jumping around and stating how they couldn't wait. Iruka left and the twins went off to bed, yet sleep would not claim them just yet. So much has happened in so little amount of time that a normal person would had gone insane by now.

It was Naruko who initialized the telepathic conversation /Hey uh Naruto./ she was understandably still getting use to things

/Yeah./ was his one word response

/I been thinking about this all night, and I think we should reveal the Kyubi./

/Hmm. I think your right, like Iruka-sensei said we have to be true to ourselves./

/Also if we make any friends I don't want to deceive them./

/Yeah, all we have to do is be ourselves. And I show everyone that I be the greatest Hokage ever!/

/What do you mean you, I'm going to be Hokage!/

/I never heard of a girl Hokage, besides there can only be one./

/Hmmm... Maybe not... There's no rule stating that there can only be one Hokage is there?/

/Hmm, I guess not but can we really do that?/

/Why not?/

/Alright! Well be the first ever Hokage Twins!/

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AN: Sorry it took so long but life what can you do. I'm not completely happy with this chapter, some parts I felt like I was forcing. Give me your thoughts and depending on them I may or may not redo this chapter. As for the choice it's obvious I chose a, for those who wanted b sorry but the choice is made. The next chapter should hopefully be up sooner than this one.

P.S: You may notice that Iruka often refers to Naruto and Naruko as one person. It is because he is still not use to two Naruto's, and it fit the scene.