Here we go again! Hot off the press, and boy are my fingers tired! Well, enough of my complaints, enjoy, folks!
7: Complications
Later that day after Naruto and Tayuya were settled, Tsunade returned to the ever present task of Hokage, mainly...paperwork. "I swear, there's no end to this!" She groaned, and reached for her drawer, pulling out a half-full bottle of Sake.
"A little early for that, isn't it, Hime-chan?" Tsunade sputtered just before putting the bottle to her lips and whirled around to find Jiraiya sitting in the window.
Why do I never have that thing locked? She wondered, "What are you doing here, Pervert?"
"I just thought I'd drop by before heading out again." He said, holding up his hands, "Besides, I saw that you took an interest in Tayuya-chan's closeness to the gaki."
Tsunade harumphed and took a long swing from her bottle, "So what? I'm entitled, aren't I?" She growled, "What is it with those two, anyway?"
Jiraiya chuckled, "Well, you know Naruto. He's friendly toward everyone. Tayuya's become like a sister to him these last three years, and she treats him like a true friend...when no one's around!"
"So they're just friends, eh?" She said, taking another drink, "I have a feeling that won't last too long." She and Jiraiya chuckled.
Jiraiya smiled, "Oh, there's something there alright, they're both just too dense to see it yet. I mean the way the two of them stayed so close on the trip was proof enough for that."
"Then why - ?"
"Mainly because its just them, Hime-chan," he grinned as a tick mark appeared on her head, "Tayuya-chan doesn't really get love, seeing as she was practically raised by Orochimaru, and Naruto wouldn't know if someone loved him unless they came out and screamed it in his face!"
Tsunade threw her head back and laughed, "You're right about that. His mother was the same way in a sense, she didn't know how Minato felt until that one time she was kidnapped!"
Jiraiya grinned, "He's a lot like them, isn't he?"
"More than I can say." She said, "It's almost painful how much he resembles both of them. Tell me, if you couldn't help him with the Kyuubi's Chakra, then when did you work on?"
Jiraiya chuckled again, "Believe it or not, that boy has a talent for Fuinjutsu!"
"Really?"
"Completely," he said, "He even worked out a seal that's able to draw a living soul into an object. He could imprison the Sanbi if we knew where the creature was!"
"You looked for it?" Tsunade felt her temper rise, "You know how dangerous that thing is? It may only have three tails, but a Biju is a Biju!"
"Calm down," Jiraiya said, "They did that on their own, because, and this is what Naruto told me, Kurama, that's the fox's name, wanted his brother to live in peace. That particular seal would have let it fall into a sleep as long as the seal was in place."
"So it was the fox's idea?" She scoffed, "I find it hard to believe that a tailed-beast would actually try to hunt down one of its own just to seal it away!"
"That's what I said when they told me about the mission, but Kurama assured me that sealing the Sanbi away was for the best, since it would ruin whatever the Akatsuki have planned...Unless they have a Fuin master in their midst."
"They would have to," she sighed, "From what I've heard, they seek to extract the Biju from their Jinchuriki hosts, which we know would be the death of that person."
Jiraiya groaned, "After all this time, there's still so little we know!"
"Well, there's still time," Tsunade said, "After the Chunin exams, I'm going to wrap the matter of Sasuke Uchiha up for good."
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"I intend to have a team go after him and Orochimaru." She clarified, "I've had enough of his nonsense! The council has been breathing down my neck ever since Shikamaru and his team came back so badly injured from the last mission!"
"You do realize that Tayuya was part of the same team that took Sasuke?" Jiraiya asked.
"I do," she nodded, "Which is why I'm planning to bring it up with the council, though I'll need to speak to Temari and Shikamaru about her, there may be some hard feelings between them." She smiled, "But I have a feeling that if anyone tries to harm the girl, Naruto will definitely let them see what he can do."
Jiraiya nodded in agreement, "If anyone hurt little Tayuya-chan, Naruto wouldn't hesitate to rip into them like he was the Biju he contained."
xXx
Naruto sat in the living room of his parents' home, now his home, letting the day's events shift through his thoughts. Seeing the room he should have grown up in had been too much for him in the emotional long run, even if Tayuya had comforted him, it was Kurama that had calmed him, and drawn the young blonde into his mind and let the boy blow off some steam.
Blowing off said steam had consisted off a major spar with the enormous fox, which left him tired, yet satisfied. When he'd woken up, Tayuya had moved away and stepped into the kitchen to start unsealing all their scrolls that contained food to start dinner. Unfortunately, in the three years of training, cooking had not agreed with her.
Naruto found her sobbing angrily over what used to be a frying pan, and what looked like rice or some sort of vegetable. Naruto took the chance to suggest they go out for dinner, which she agreed to after she calmed down a little.
The first thing that had been on Naruto's mind since he'd thought of food was his favorite food stand, Ichiraku Ramen. Tayuya, seeing where this was going, demanded her own favorite, dango.
This led to a small confrontation on Naruto's part when the ran into a certain tokubetsu Jonin that also loved dango, and messing with Naruto. Anko Mitarashi immediately homed in on the pair as soon as they entered the little café. She had already finished around ten sticks of her favorite sweets, and threw one of the sharp sticks straight at Naruto's right cheek.
Not expecting the attack, Naruto flinched away when he felt the scratch, and ducked only to be caught in a familiar hold. "Well, well lookie what we have here!" Naruto shivered as he felt Anko's tongue flick over the small trail of blood running down his cheek. "Still as tasty as before!" Tayuya turned a dangerous shade of red as she saw the strange woman hanging all over her friend, and more so when she noticed that her "assets" were firmly planted in the blonde Genin's back.
Naruto took notice of two things, three if one wanted to be technical, which was the fact that Anko was practically smothering him with her ample breasts, and the outraged look on his red-headed companion. All in all, he was not in his happy place. The ensuing fight between the two kunoichi left the dango shop a mess, and several other people stuck to the walls with dango sticks, which included an unfortunate Naruto.
When ANBU ninja had finally arrived to break up the fight, Naruto had already decided that he would never go near another dango as long as he lived.
All of this led to Tayuya carrying an exhausted, and beaten Naruto home with an extremely amused fox roaring with laughter at the poor blonde's misfortune. Now he found himself lounging on the couch, trying to figure out what he was going to do during the Chunin exam...or what he was going to do with Tayuya for that matter. She wasn't even a Konoha shinobi, which made her an enemy in the eyes of Danzo and the other elders.
Danzo, he knew from Jiraiya's warnings, would stop at nothing to try and control him, whether it be a form of Genjutsu, or a form of blackmail, he would do anything. He might even go after Tayuya-chan. He thought, which made him uncomfortable. He knew Tayuya well enough to know that she'd take half the village with her before Danzo managed to subdue her, perhaps even killing herself in the process.
And then I would fight for her. He thought, knowing full well that he was more than capable of destroying the village if he wanted.
Then he heard a dark chuckling in the back of his mind. Those are dark thoughts, Kit, for one that wants nothing but peace. Why the sudden urge to destroy?
It's hard to explain. Naruto said to the fox. Tayuya-chan didn't come here so people could mistreat her.
Hn, that is true, Kit, but you know that people will always talk about things that interest them, and not all of it will be pleasant. Take your situation for example. People view you as myself, when you are only my container. Also people think it blasphemous that you are the Yondaime's son, when you carry the burden that he entrusted to you. You see?
Yeah, Naruto thought, People simply place blame where none should be placed for the sins of others...come to think of it, you never did tell me why you attacked the village, Kurama.
That's something I really don't like to talk about, Kit. Truth be none, I didn't want to attack the village. When Kushina had just given birth to you, a masked man with a black cloak took you from them, and threaten to kill you if they didn't hand Kushina over to him.
And they did?
No, Minato managed to snatch you from him, but there were exploding seals attached to you, and he had to use his Flying Thunder God technique to get you away before they went off. In that amount of time, I was torn from Kushina's body, which should have killed her immediately, but she held on. It's one of the things I admired about her. She was by far the strongest female I'd ever met.
Naruto smiled, Thanks, Kurama. So what happened next?
Well, of course, Minato went after him. But by that time, I was already under a powerful Genjutsu that was, if you can believe it, a Sharingan power.
You mean it was an Uchiha?!
I'm not entirely sure of that, Kit, remember, back then, the Uchiha were plentiful, which could easily mean that someone slew one the clansmen and took their eyes from them.
I guess that's true. So what happened then?
I was forced to lay waste to the village.Kurama said, sadly, I had to fight with many of the village clans, including the Akamichi clan head, and that is something I'll not soon forget! Nartuo laughed, remembering that the Akamichi clan specialized in expanding themselves into giants, making them almost impossible to best in combat.
Did you have to fight my dad?
Yes, as a matter of fact, he dropped a giant toad on my back!
You mean, Chief Toad? Wow, that must have hurt!
It did. But not as much as what happened next. I attacked you, Naruto.
What? Why?!
Because, after the Genjutsu had ceased, I was in a rage. All the while your father was getting ready to seal me away again, in a child no less. So I attacked.
I guess I can understand you wanting to be free again...so what happened then? Were you sealed?
Not quite. After I attacked...Kit, you must realize that the seals Minato used that night were life-threatening to the caster. He and Kushina were already dying.
Kurama, Naruto said, what happened?
*Sigh* When I tried to attack you, Kit, both of them threw themselves in front of my claws...Kit...Naruto, I'm sorry.
Why are you sorry? Kurama, you didn't force the seal open. It was that masked man, wasn't it? Wait! Could it have been the Akatsuki?!
The ones that wear those black cloaks with red clouds on them? Actually, you may be right, Kit! If they attack us during the Chunin exams, one of them might be the same one that attacked twelve years ago!
Naruto hopped off the couch, smiling a little at the news. This is better than I hoped. If we can at least catch one of them, we could get a lot of answers out of him!
Agreed, Kit, but I have a feeling that he is a true Uchiha. I've felt the pull of the Sharingan once before in my life, and it was Madara Uchiha that controled me.
Never heard of him. Naruto said, much to Kurama's pleasure. To him, Madara would be better off forgotten with the sands of time. Naruto yawned, deciding he'd had enough for one day, and moved done the hall to his chosen bedroom. His parents room was the largest, but it didn't feel right to him just yet to even think about sleeping in there.
It worked out well for Tayuya, seeing as there were two beds in the room, which ment she could sleep comfortable until she got used to the new living conditions. Unfortunately...
Kit,Kurama said, when Naruto reached the door, perhaps you should -
He slid the door open -
- Knock.
- and there stood Tayuya with her back to him, and her shirt raised half-way up. Before Naruto could stammer out an apology, his eyes had roamed over every inch of exposed skin, homing in on the small scrap of lace around her chest.
Tayuya blushed deeply, and quickly pulled her shirt back into place. "You could fucking knock!"
"S-s-sorry!" Naruto spun around, covering his eyes, "I-I-I thought you were already asleep!"
"You know I can't sleep alone!" She snapped, "I was waiting on you!" Then blushed when she realized how her words came out, "I mean I'm used to your snoring!"
Naruto sighed, he knew how Tayuya slept. More than once on their trip the girl had woken from a bad dream or two, and crawled over to him while she was still half-asleep. She'd always made sure to wake early enough to creep back to her own bed before he woke up, but he always knew when she curled up against him.
"Okay, I'll step out again so you can change," he said, and closed the door.
Tayuya grumbled, "Could've fucking turned around." She quickly threw her close off and found an over-sized shirt to throw over herself. Normally she slept in her gear, but now it wasn't needed anymore. She could relax and enjoy herself without having to worry about having to move at first notice.
Don't get too fucking comfy, girl. She thought, un-snapping her bra, I still have to deal with the damned council. Once they find out who I am, the shit really hits the fan! But to be able to sleep peacefully even one night was her idea of heaven. Even when they'd rested in hotels and inns there had been very little time for real rest.
The best night she'd had was when she'd first started the journey, when Naruto had healed her. She blushed at that, still not knowing why she'd felt so...safe.
She tossed her clothes to the floor at the foot of her bed."Oi, Shithead-kun," she called, "I'm done, so let's get to bed!"
"R-right!" He stammered, coming back into the room. His face still held the blush. "Sorry, Tayuya-chan."
"Forget it," she sighed, sitting on the edge of her bed, When did I start letting him call me "Tayuya-chan"? "Just knock next time, got it?"
"Yeah," he took off his vest and jacket, "You gonna be okay?"
"The fuck are you talkin' about now?" She asked.
"Well," he said, "Tomorrow is the council meeting to induct you into the village. How are we going to handle that?"
Tayuya sniffed, "Fuck if I know," she said truthfully, "Think about it, my old boss wasn't the most popular of shinobi, so they might call for my head on a spike for all I know."
Naruto growled, "Over my dead body."
"Naruto," he looked over at her. She never used his name unless she was either scared, or pissed. This time he couldn't tell which. "I'm serious here, don't do anything stupid tomorrow. If they have me thrown in jail then so be it. If you do anything, the fucking civilian counsel will try to have you thrown out of the village!"
Naruto thought about that while he settled into bed, and gazed up at the ceiling. In Tsunade's message, she'd told him that he'd been made a clan head on the shinobi council for the Namikaze clan, along with being put on the Clan Restoration Act. He knew enough to see that the civilians would never do something like that. It was the shinobi council that had made the desicion. Could it be Danzo?
What are you thinking, Kit?Kurama asked, You know there's nothing you can do if the shinobi council votes against her.Naruto smiled at that. Konoha was one of the most powerful shinobi villages in the Land of Fire. It had the Hyuga, and Uchiha clans Doujutsu, and it had given birth to the Senju, Uzumaki, and Namikaze clans three powerful clans that had no Kekkei Genkai of their own, but were feared and respected among all others so much that all three had practically been wiped out. And he was the last Namikaze. If they lost him...
"I've got an idea," he said, startling both Kurama and Tayuya. "Tomorrow, the council will see just how far I'll go for my friends." Tayuya sat up and looked over at him, but saw that he'd already closed his eyes and fallen asleep.
She smiled as she heard his soft snoring. "You big idiot." She then settled back down and quickly fell asleep.
xXx
The shinobi council had gathered early the next morning, all of whom wondering why the Hokage had called them so early. What surprised them was the newly added seat. And its occupant.
Naruto Uzumaki, now Namikaze, sat waiting with his arms crossed while Tsunade sat at her desk in the council room. Hiashi Hyuga was the least surpised out of the older generation, but two smiled as they recognized the young man he had become.
"Naruto-san!" Akira smiled, "It's so good to see you again!" Naruto smiled at his relative, and rose to shake the man's hand as he moved to take his seat beside Naruto.
"Good to see you in better shape than when we found you," Naruto said, returning the man's gesture. "How is everyone?"
"Fine, and doing better than we have in a decade!" Akira smiled, "A lot new children have come into the clan, and the older ones have become fine young shinobi! And the seals we know are being incorporated into the training regiments!"
"That's good to hear," Naruto said, "Jiraiya can't be the only Funinjutsu master around her anymore!"
"Hello!" Said an irritated Saiga Uchiha, "Did you forget about me?"
Naruto chuckled rubbing his nose, "Now how could I forget the person who made me laugh so much after I'd just gotten back to the village?"
"You think that was funny?" Saiga paled, remembering the countless times he'd nearly been violated by gaggles of girls when he hadn't been fast enough. "Just wait, Naruto, when word gets out that you're part of a powerful clan, you'll be right there beside me, and running for the sake of your chastity!"
"As if I'd let that happen!" Tayuya yelled, making her presence known to all as she sat in the Hot Seat in the middle of the room. "No fucking tramp is going to do that while I'm around!"
"Tayuya-san!" Both Saiga and Akira smiled, then both of them frowned as they realized why they'd been called. Tsunade noticed this and frowned. That's two on her side. But what about the others?
The shinobi council were all present and accounted for as the clan heads all took their seats. Next came the civilian council, all of whom looked directly at Naruto with displeasure. Lastly came Danzo. The bandaged man gave no emotions away as he took his seat between Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado.
Tayuya crossed her arms and legs in annoyance as the slow proceedings of the meeting commenced. She'd never tell anyone, but she was nervous as hell. If they voted against her...
"Let's begin by welcoming our new council member," Tsunade said cheerfully, "Naruto Namikaze-dono, please rise and greet the council please."
Naruto did as he was told, "Thank you for including me in the council so soon after my clan was re-established, Hokage-sama." Naruto managed to say with a straight face. Tsunade herself managed a small smile as she'd finally gotten a small ounce of respect out of the boy.
"You are welcomed among us," she said, "Now, moving on, our topic for today's meeting is allowing a new shinobi into the village."
There were murmurs and grumblings all around the room as they took in the girl in the seat before them. Tayuya restrained herself from giving many of the civilian council members the finger. She recognized two of them from the day before as the ones that had whispered insults about her and Naruto. One was the man Naruto had slugged after calling her a slut. The other was an older woman that had sneered at them as they'd passed by her.
Then she felt a cold gaze on her, and turned to find Danzo's one eye squinting at her with scrutiny. She shivered, feeling almost like a Genjutsu was being cast on her.
Naruto noticed this, and he recognized that there was a Genjutsu being cast over all the members of the council! Naruto growled, Kurama!
I know, Kit! I feel it, too!
Someone's trying to control the meeting! Can you dispel it?
Damn right I will!Kurama growled, I'm going to put the fear of the saints into whoever's doing this! Naruto grinned as he felt the sheer killing intent leaking out from the fox, and into his Chakra network. Kurama's Chakra, as little as it was, sent a chill through the room that clashed with the Genjutsu that had seeped into the room.
Both Saiga and Akira snapped their heads toward the young blonde as they felt the deadly aura coming from him, making both of the cringe away from him. After a moment, the Genjutsu was overpowered, and every set of eyes was now trained on the young blonde.
"Naruto-dono," Tsunade said, her voice low with warning.
"Yes?" Naruto said, while giving Kurama the go ahead to shut off the Chakra flow. The chill immediately swept out of the room.
"Please control yourself," she said, "and try not to scare anyone."
"Forgive me, my tenant was feeling frisky." He grinned, earning a few gasps from the civilians.
"Tenant?" Akira asked.
"Oh, you didn't know?" Naruto asked his relative, "I am the Jinchuriki for the Kyuubi no Kitsune."
"Really?" Saiga gasped, "I thought there was something odd about your Chakra signature!"
"I thought so as well," Akira said thoughtfully, "This is something! Your mother was the last container, and it was passed to you! Such a legacy!"
Naruto grinned, "It can be useful at time, but he can be a handful when he's trying play a trick on me."
Did I really deserve that?
You did. "Either way, let's get on with the meeting." Naruto said.
"Right," Tsunade smiled, "But please keep the Kyuubi silent, please?"
"I'll try," Naruto grinned, "But just to let you know, he get's very agitated when people call me 'demon brat', or any other insults." This, of course, was directed toward the civilian council.
"Good, now let's proceed," Tsundae said cheerily, "Tayuya-san, what can you offer the village?"
Tayuya looked up at the blonde woman, "I'm a Genjutsu specialist, and I use a flute to cast the jutsu. I've also been trained by Jaiya the toad sage." This raised a few eyebrows among the shinobi.
"You trained alongside Jiraiya-sama?" Koharu asked, drawing the girl's attention, "Just what did he teach you?"
Tayuya smiled a warm smile she hoped was convincing, "I'm fairly good at the Kage Bushin no Jutsu, and I'm practicing water manipulation."
"Those are fairly high level jutsu techniques." Homura said, stroking his beard, "And the fact that you learned all of this from Jiraiya is quite something."
"Thank you, sir." Tayuya said, "He was pleased with my progress."
"I have a question," Danzo said coldly, "Where and how did you meet the toad Sannin?"
Naruto felt his teeth growing into fangs. This was the question both of them had been dreading.
Tayuya sighed, "He found me...trapped under a tree."
"And?" Danzo prompted, "What village were you affiliated with?"
"...Otogakure."
Everything was silent for a moment as the council seemed to let it all sink in. All of the shinobi in the room didn't seem to have a problem accepting this, but the normal people..
"You were a bitch from that snake!"
"Kenshi!" Tsunade yelled, but it was too late. Naruto's eyes flashed open became a deadly crimson as Kurama roared in rage inside of him at their friend's insult. The red Chakra of the Biju became visible in small streams that rose from Naruto's skin.
He looked straight at the frightened villager, "Say that again, Kenshi-san," his voice was deeper than usual with Kurama's influence, "And I'll tear that disgusting tongue out of your skull."
"Naruto, calm down!" Tsunade commanded, then directed a glare toward the civilians, "One more word out of any of you and all of you will be removed!"
"We won't stand idly by while we're threatened by a demon!" Yelled the man that Naruto had attacked. "What reason do we even keep that thing in the village?!"
"If you don't like the fact that we have a Jinchuriki in this village, then feel free to leave!" Saiga yelled, surprising everyone. The young Uchiha glared at everyone, shinobi and civilian alike. "You call him a demon? You haven't seen anything remotely demonic!" Even Koharu and Homura cringed at his glare, "I was a prisoner of that snake as you call him, and let me tell you, if Naruto is a demon, then Orochimaru is the devil! Naruto saved me from a fate worse than death, and many others who came to this village by his behest, and now you treat him and his partner as monsters, when you owe them two clans!"
"What do you know of it?" Kenshi growled, "The fox nearly killed everyone!"
"Then blame the beast and not the master!" Saiga yelled.
"I agree with Uchiha-sama," Akira said, standing, "I've known two Jinchuriki in my life, both of them for the Kyuubi, and neither of them were remotely demonic!"
"Insolent little - "
"ORDER!" Tsunade roared angrily, giving off a wave of malice that put Kurama's earlier display to shame, and had said fox bowing his head in respect to the woman. "I've had enough! The reason I called this council meeting was to induct a new shinoi to this village, not so the civilians could form a lynch mob! ANBU!"
Fifteen masked shinobi flashed into the room.
"Escort the civilian council out," Tsunade ordered, "They've over stepped their boundaries for the last time!"
"Tsunade-hime I -" Danzo began, but was cut off by the blonde's glare.
"I said enough!" She growled, "Apparently you all do not take me seriously as the Hokage as of yet. You Danzo, along with the civilian council you are the head of, will no longer be privy to these meetings!"
"You can't do that!" Koharu yelled.
"You have no right!" Homura screeched.
"Oh don't I?" She asked, "You elected me as the Hokage. The ruler of this village, and it's people. If you wanted to make the laws of this village, then you should have taken the seat yourself! NOW GET OUT OF HERE!" Tsunade's temper was well beyond the boiling point, and she kicked her desk clear across the room, forcing many shinobi to duck.
Needless to say, the three elders quickly exited the room.
xXx
That...was the most amazing thing I've ever seen! Kurama laughed, I'll never forget the look on that old fart's face!
Depends on which one you meant! Naruto snickered, The mummy, the banshee, or the bearded bastard!
All three!Kurama howled.
It hadn't taken long for the meeting to end after all of the civilians had been removed. Though some had their doubts, Tayuya was voted in as a Konoha shinobi, five votes against four.
Now the pair were in the Hokage's office where Tayuya was recieving her status as a Genin of the village, along with her head band. Sakura joined them for a well earned cup of tea while Tsunade happily chugged down a fresh bottle of Sake. "HAAA! I finally put those jackasses in their places! HAHA!"
Naruto laughed nervously as the drunken Sannin celebrated. "Um, Baa-chan, maybe you should lighten up a little?"
"I am lightening up!" She laughed, "This is my favorite way to lighten up!"
"More like boozing it up." He muttered. Suddenly he found himself assaulted, locked in a headlock from the legendary kunoichi.
"You say something, Gaki?" She growled.
"No ma'am, not me!" Naruto gulped. Tayuya snickered. In all honesty, she wasn't expecting something like this. To be the trigger in ousting an unfair civilian council.
"Thanks a lot, Tsunade-sama," she said, blushing a bit, "You really saved me."
Sakura smiled at the girl, "Shishio really hates being bossed around, so it worked out well for her. Besides that, you should be thanking Naruto."
"You're right," Tayuya grinned, "Thanks a lot, Shithead-kun!"
"Again with the shithead!" Naruto growled, "If I hadn't dispelled that Genjutsu, I would - "
"What Genjutsu?" Tsunade asked in surprise. "I didn't feel anything."
"I thought I felt something being cast," Tayuya put in, "I thought it was coming from that mummified fucker, but I can't be sure. It was really subtle, and hard to trace."
"Danzo?" Tsunade said, thoughtfully. "Hn, he is a war monger, and he'd do anything for power. I'll have to keep an eye on him."
"No kidding," Naruto said, grinning, "Kurama was pissed when he felt that Genjutsu. I thought he was going to go crazy!"
"You nearly did," Tayuya grinned, "What got under your skin, Shithead-kun?"
Naruto grimaced, "Come on, I couldn't let them keep insulting you like that!"
Sakura giggled, "Oh, Naruto's defending a girl's honor, ne?"
"SAKURA!" Naruto growled.
"Tsunade-sama!" Shizune yelled, bursting into the room, "We've just gotten word that Iwa is coming to the Chunin exams!"
"What!" The blonde slammed her bottle down, "Why are they coming here?!"
"I don't know, m'lady," she said, "But this isn't good! If they see Naruto - "
"Then they'll try to kill me." Naruto finished.
And here we have the next little twist in my story. Tayuya is out of the woods for now, but Naruto is far from it! With Iwa on the move, how will things blow over for the son of the man the hate?!
