Chapter 4


The next morning the impact of Naruto and Hinata leaving Konoha was felt. The council were demanding that they both be declared missing nins. But Hiashi squashed that quickly.

"So my daughter must pay for something that the civilian council did, right?" He said, "Just because our eyes aren't red and have commas in them?"

"Hyuga-dono; you don't understand…" Said a member, but Hiashi cut him off.

"No I think I do understand." The Hyuga head said, "If you don't hear the name 'Uchiha', it doesn't matter to you. 'Oh, his family was killed by his older brother. Let's kiss his ass to make him feel better'."

The civilian council was getting mad quickly.

"But when the child of our HERO, you remember him right? The YOUNDAIME, who wasn't an Uchiha, tries to get equipment what do you do? Give him the worst equipment there is. When he tries to buy food, you sell him month old milk and stale bread. We hate and despise him for something he never did. Oh, yes, he played many pranks, a couple of which I have fallen prey to, but none of them warranted his death. Personally, I'm glad Naruto has left."

"But the demon is gone, loose to run around free now!" a voice shouted.

Hiashi turned to the man. "Did you get wax in your ears, you fool? The Uzukage of New Whirlpool just told us yesterday that the fox demon had been removed from the boy!"

"And we should believe her?"

"No. You should believe me!"

"What?"

"While you were busy doing imitations of open-mouthed fish, I used my Byakugan to see if she was telling the truth."

"And?"

"The boy doesn't possess the seal mark on his stomach. Which is the only true sign of the Kyuubi actually being imprisoned inside Naruto."

The council members looked stunned, until one of them said, "And you didn't tell us this earlier?"

"I saw little point in confirming what the Uzukage already told us. She might be his mother, but she had no reason to lie to us. Especially when she knew we could easily verify it." he said. 'That and I enjoyed watching you all look like fools' he thought.

The council members stewed in this for a while, until one of them spoke.

"So... what does this mean for us?" one of them said.

"Should we try to find a new weapon to use?" a second one said.

"Or try to make the Uchiha heir stronger?" a third person said.

"Perhaps we should do both." a fourth stated.

Hiashi laughed. "Oh, yes! By all means! Let's bring another demon into the village to abuse and ostracize and then hope he'll fight for us rather than against."

The council members looked at him.

"Do as you will. I want no part of trying to create another Naruto." Hiashi said.

"Don't think your hands aren't…"

"I know my sins against him and my daughter! So don't tell me my hands don't have blood on them. But how clean are your hands?" With that he left and went back to his manor. 'Hinata, I hope you are happy in New Whirlpool.' He thought.

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New Whirlpool was the most powerful village in Water Country, with it being a village of Bloodlines. From dojutsus and full body ones, to old and new, they used them for day to day actions to being shinobis. The academy's finals were taijutsu, genjutsu, kenjutsu (if any), targeting and kinjutsu and they could use their family's blood lines. The council was made out of nothing but clan heads.

Before their arrival Kushina had Arashi go on ahead to get the council and the people of the village together so there could be a village meeting. She wanted everyone to show up to greet Naruto.

While the group headed to New Whirlpool, Hinata and Naruto talked.

"Really? I inspired you?" Naruto asked in shock.

"Yes." Hinata replied. "I watched you fail many times, but saw that you never gave up. You kept trying to get stronger and better at perfecting your jutsu's. I made me want to try harder as well."

While the pair continued talking, Kushina and her daughters couldn't help but look back to them.

"They make a cute couple, don't they?" Hinaru said.

"Yeah. They do." Naruko replied.

"I hear a 'but' coming." Kushina said.

"But... what if it's a trick?" Naruko whispered. "I mean... the whole village hated him, and she is the daughter of one of their largest clans."

"You think she was sent here to spy on him? Or us?" Hinaru asked.

"I don't think so." Kushina said.

"Really? Why?"

"Look at her. Take a real good look." the woman said.

The pair looked back and saw what Kushina saw. Hinata was blushing and shyly looking at Naruto. Her fingers were twitching nervously, and she seemed to be keeping her head down, which was a rather submissive gesture. Any further and she'd have pulled her head into her jacket like a turtle.

"She's not faking this." Hinaru said.

"No way. She looks like she's about to pass out from all that blushing." Naruko said.
Satisfied with the girl's honesty, the group continued on while Hinata told Naruto how she liked to dance.

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Within a day the group had made it to New Whirlpool, where everyone showed up. The welcoming committee was a literal sea of people; almost every single bloodline limit was represented except for the extinct ones.

Nice work Arashi, Kushina thought with a smile as she stood forward to address the crowd. "People of New Whirlpool!" started Kushina. "I have always considered you as my family; so I'd like you all to meet a new member of the family. My son Naruto."
Naruto walked out and the crowd cheered for him.

"Thank you. I'm happy and honored to be here. After so many years of being alone, I feel like I've finally come home, to a huge family welcoming me with open arms." he said.

The crowd cheered louder.

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News of New Whirlpool had spread, everything about it being a hidden bloodline village and a former jinnchuriki being the son of the Uzukage. Of course, Konoha's council was bitching and complaining about it.

"We must get him back!" Said a council member.

"Oh so now you want him back?" Sarutobi scoffed. "Why?"

"To help the Uchiha make Chunnin." Said a member.

"Is that the only reason?" the Third asked.

"Shouldn't it be?"

Sarutobi just sighed and rose from his seat. "For too long has this council, as well as this village, persecuted Naruto, for something that was never his fault. You all looked upon him as a demon, as a thing to be used, twisted, and controlled like a weapon. Despite the measures and decrees that were implemented, he was never treated as a hero. Not even as a human being. He owes us nothing, and we have no right to force him, or ask him, to help us do anything."

The elderly man didn't even hear the council's arguing as he walked back to his office.
Weary from his meeting, Sarutobi sighed and leaned back in his chair, his pipe puffing away trying to help him alleviate his stress.

Just then there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," he said, before the doors opened.

Strolling through the doors was a man with long white hair, dressed in green and red robes, black pants, socks and sandals. On his forehead was a horned headband with the kanji for Oil on it. His eyes were dark with red lines coming from the corners down his cheeks.

"Hello sensei," the man said.

"Jiraya," Sarutobi greeted, happy to see one of his students again. "How was your mission?"

"It was alright. Here you are. The latest issue," he handed Sarutobi a book.

"Thank you Jiraya," he sighed as he accepted the pink book.

The sigh and somewhat glum expression told The Toad Sannin his sensei was in distress.

"What's wrong?" Jiraya asked.

Sarutobi took a breath before telling Jiraya everything that had happened over the last few days. Needless to say, the Toad Sannin was shocked.

"So it's true!"

"True?"

"Well, I'd heard there was a new hidden village, but I didn't know Kushina was alive... and their Hokage no less."

"Oh yes, you should've heard what she said to Sasuke, and the council, before they left. Now they're gone, and they took Hinata with them."

"The Hyuga heiress? Really? Never got a chance to meet her. Never could stand Hiashi." he muttered the last part. "So... when's the next time they're going to be here?"

"We've sent out an invite to New Whirlpool for the Chunnin Exams. We haven't got an answer yet."

Just then there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Sarutobi said.

It was his assistant.

"Sorry to interrupt Hokage-sama, Jiraya-sama. But we got the answer from New Whirlpool." She said, she handed him the answer and he read it.

"Well, you'll get to see them in a couple of months." Sarutobi told Jiraya.

"So they are coming?"

"Yes." he said with a smile.

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Naruto, Hinata, Hinaru, Naruko, Haku and Zabuza were in Kushina's office. Naruto was a little surprised to see the Mist Ninjas so soon, even though his mother had ordered them brought to their village after the battle with Gato's thugs. The pair had actually been grateful for the retrieval.

"Okay, this is what's going on." the Uzukage said. "We have accepted the invitation for the Chunnin Exams, which are to be held in Konoha. Naruto, Hinata, I want you two on the same team."

Hinata blushed as Naruto wrapped his arms around the girl's tight, nimble body and kissed her on the cheek.

"I don't mind being with you Hinata," he said. "In fact, I think it's a good idea. I'm the only one you know."

"O-Okay N-Naruto-kun." She said, rubbing her head against his face.

After the pair had left Konoha to head to New Whirlpool, the pair trained during their rest stops. Naruto and Kushina taught her the Kage Bunshin, and trained her with her clones. The young Hyuga was actually amazed as how much training she had gotten in within such a short time period. Even in class she had never excelled like that. The training was hard, but Hinata had learned persistence from Naruto, and welcomed the training. Naruto was also quick to notice that underneath her bulky almost winter-season jacket, she had a really nicely built body. She was still a little shy about that fact though. With her sandals on her feet she was dressed in a violet bikini tanktop, thong underwear, and biker shorts underneath her jacket.

"Who's going to be our other partner?" Asked Naruto.

Kushina then called in a silver haired young man with green eyes who was dressed in a black muscle shirt, greenish cargo pants and sandals. His headband was on his head. He was very tall and powerful looking.

"Naruto, this is your cousin, Hagane." She said, "Hagane, this is Naruto."

"Uh, nice to meet you Hagane-san." Said Naruto, as he bowed.

"You shouldn't bow to me," Hagane said, "You are the heir to both of our clans."

Just then a young woman walked in to the office. She was dressed in a black and gold sleeveless shirt with a tiger on it, low riding jeans, sandals and her head band was on her thigh. She had blue silted eyes and black streaked blonde hair.

They looked at her as she entered.

"Oh Tora. Good of you to join…" however, Kushina couldn't finish as the girl tackled Naruto down to the floor. "Us." she sighed and shook her head. "Naruto, that's Tora, another one of your cousins."

Naruto just looked down at the beautiful woman that was on top of him.

"Um, mom? Why is she purring?" Naruto asked.

"I'm part tiger," Tora said as she cuddled against him.

"Part tiger?" he asked.

Naruto had been told about a clan that had the same abilities and attributes as those of tigers, and that they also train them as partners.

"Just like Kiba-kun's family." Said Hinata, succeeding in hiding her jealously at the blond woman cuddling up to Naruto. She succeeded only because she had heard that Tora was Naruto's cousin.

Tora helped Naruto up off the floor and turned to the pale-eyed girl.

"Hi. I'm Tora." she said to Hinata.

"I'm Hinata Hyuga." the girl said.

"Nice to meet you, Hinata-chan. You're Naruto-kun's girlfriend, right?" she asked, causing her to blush.

True Naruto may have kissed her but she was still a little shy about things.
Then a young man came in, he was dressed in a light grey suit with a grey overcoat and closed toed sandals. He also had on a pair of designer glasses over his blue-grey eyes; his head band was under his dirty-blonde hair. Under his coat was a katana and he looked like he was a guard.

Tora went over to him and hugged him tightly.

"Okay Tora," he said as he patted her head and she let him go. "Attention-seeking bitch," he mumbled. "Hello, Aunt Kushina. And this must be Naruto?" he asked, indicating the blond boy.

"Yes Rimaru, where's your sister?" She said.

"Raiko's signing back in and finishing her report." He said, "but it's good to finally see you Naruto-kun." He said, shaking Naruto's hand. "Hmm. Firm grip. I like that." he said.
While he was getting introduced to Hinata, Haku and Zabuza, Raiko walked in.
She had dirty blonde hair and blue-grey eyes, like her brother and was dressed in a tight gray shirt, plaid micro-skirt and sandals. Her head band was on her head. The second she saw Naruto she grabbed him in a tight hug, her shapely and well-balanced body pressed firmly against him.

"It's so good to see you Naruto-kun," she said.

"You too Rai-chan." He said, slowly getting used to all these hugs and greetings.
Once everyone was present, Kushina told them about the team that was going with Naruto to Konoha.

To be continued