CHAPTER SIX
Chapter is UnBeta'd so please bear with the errors.
A/N: Before we begin the next chapter I would like to inform you all my readers that I typed this out on my phone so there sadly will be more errors. Since my laptop crashed after I dropped it, going into some kinda continuous auto repair loop on the start up screen that I need to get fixed. So until then my chapters will be all typed out on mobile meaning more errors since my mediocre spell check apparently has a mind of its own. LOL. I just hope that the format is okay to at least read until then.
Pairings: Naru/Tsu/Miko and Toka/Hina. Stop PMing me about them.
Thank You. Now on with the chapter.
Five Months Later
Konoha
Training Ground Three
"Rai-" Naruto began to call out as he channelled, along his bo staff, the large amount of electrical chakra that he needed for the first B-rank Raiton jutsu that he was learning. But stopped as the lightning faded as it had done the past fifty times he had tried it.
"Dammit," Naruto cursed lowly as his frustrations began to grow. Earning a concerned look from Mikoto who stood across from the Yonnin, watching him as she helped him master Raiton.
"You need to keep calm Naruto," Mikoto told her usually calm friend whom she could see was becoming increasingly frustrated. "Raiton is very difficult to master and it doesn't help that it's not one of your affinities either." Mikoto added, knowing just how difficult it was to master a nature transformation that wasn't ones affinity. Having still failed with mastering Futon herself despite having Naruto as her teacher, whom was undeniably one of the strongest shinobi in the village contested by only the other Yonnin, and the Hokage himself.
"Of course Mikoto-sama," Naruto muttered lowly frustrated earning a blush from the Uchiha woman. Who heard him causing her mind to drift to her memories of her frequent inappropriate dreams of the Yonnin that had him saying those exact words as she ordered him to do things to her.
"I-I'm being serious Naruto," Mikoto said. Trying to push away her dirty thoughts of the man before her. "Getting frustrated will only make it harder for you to master Raiton." The Uchiha added earning a sigh from Naruto who knew she was right.
Ever since his spar in the chunin exam stadium Naruto had been trying to master Raiton as he honed his other skills. Initially it had just been his sensei training him when they both were free. But Naruto after two months of training with just his sensei had not progressed as much as he liked. So he had asked Tsunade, Mikoto and even Sakumo's son Kakashi to help him with Raiton. Which they did but even after months of training with the additional three and his sensei Naruto had barely made any progress with the nature transformation and that frustrated him. Everything else he trained in was going well, everything but Raiton which he seemed incapable of learning.
"So what now Mikoto-sensei?" Naruto half-jokingly asked turning to the Uchiha who had become his friend the past months as he pushed his frustrations aside. Wanting to know what else she had planned for their training session since the jutsu was clearly not working for him.
"Mikoto-sensei," Mikoto repeated giggling slightly as she thought about how ridiculous it was for a man of the Yonnin's prowess to call her that. "What happened to Mikoto-sama?" The Uchiha jokingly shot back with a raised eyebrow, earning a look from the Yonnin that caused her to panic as she thought she had overstepped the bounds of their friendship.
"I'm sor-" Mikoto began to apologise in a panicked voice but was waved off by the Yonnin who realised the raven head thought she had offended him which she hadn't.
"It's fine Mikoto," Naruto interrupted. "I'm just surprised with how different you are from all the other uptight Uchiha I have met." Naruto added explaining the reason behind his reaction. Earning a blush from Mikoto who felt her heart flutter from hearing those words.
Over the months Mikoto and Naruto had grown closer, after he shared the story about Okitsu Town the two had exchanged more about their pasts. Which had naturally resulted in a stronger bond forming between them to the point that Mikoto had accepted she had growing affections for the Yonnin and had even told her friend Tsunami about them. But like she had promised the civilian woman, Mikoto had promised herself also that she would never act on them, despite how much a large part of her wanted to, after seeing how happy he was with his pregnant wife Tsunade. Which contradicted her near nonexistent relationship with Fugaku which had further crumbled over the past months. But hearing those words Mikoto couldn't help herself she had to know what Naruto thought of her. So bracing herself Mikoto looked at the man she had grown to care for more than she should as she prepared to ask what he meant but was interrupted by a loud familiar yell that carried across the training ground.
"YOSHI NARUTO-SAMA MY SECOND ETERNAL RIVAL I HAVE FOUND YOU!" Gai enthusiastically yelled causing Mikoto to inwardly curse as she turned to look at the man who had proclaimed Naruto as his second 'eternal' rival after the defeat he was dealt during their first spar several months ago. Coming towards them with Asuma, Kakashi, Kurenai and Anko.
"Gai-san," Naruto greeted evenly looking at the man he would often spar with for his taijutsu training when his sensei was unavailable and his best friend Jiraiya was out of the village. "How can I help you?" Naruto asked looking at the five jounin he had interacted with greatly the past months often sparring with them and teaching them a thing or two when he could.
"Well Naru-" Anko began in her usual sultry tone that she used whenever she talked to the gorgeous man before her. Wanting to tell him how he could help her or rather her help him since she wanted to thankhim for better sealing the curse mark on her neck than Jiraiya had. But was interrupted by Kurenai who covered her friend's mouth to stop her from saying the inappropriate innuendos she knew the violet head wanted to say to the Yonnin before her.
"We were hoping you would spar with us Naruto-sama," Kurenai informed, as she ignored Anko's muffled protests. "If you have the time of course." The red eyed woman added as she looked at the man who had taught her a few genjutsu the past months, hoping to finally beat him in a spar since she and her friends had not yet beaten him once in all the spars they had had against him even with Mikoto and the added Asuma.
'A spar' Naruto thought to himself as he considered Kurenai's words. On one hand he definitely had the time since his pregnant wife was at the compound teaching Shizune, his granddaughter was also there busy teaching her admirers the Konohamaru Corps and his scheduled meeting with his sensei didn't start until a couple of hours from now.
But on the other hand today was his Raiton training day according to the intense training regime he had set for himself and despite the fact that he had made little to no progress with it today he was truthfully enjoying his time with Mikoto and didn't want to end it quite yet. Also he did not want to deal with Maito Gai's over enthusiastic yells that he knew would come after the spar right now.
"I'm sorry Kurenai-san," Naruto apologised coming to a decision. "But I am busy today maybe tomorrow." The Yonnin added earning disappointed looks from the five jounin and a gleeful one from Mikoto.
"It's fine Naruto-sama," Kurenai said sharing a look with Anko as they noticed the look on Mikoto's face. "Maybe tomorrow." Kurenai added, repeating the Yonnin's words as she wondered if she and her friend had interrupted more than just a training session between the duo before her.
"NARU-" Gai began protesting in his usual booming voice. But was interrupted by Kakashi and Asuma who dragged him away out of the training ground as they followed Anko and Kurenai.
"So what now?" Naruto asked as he turned back to the Uchiha having watched the five jounin leave.
"Now," Mikoto began nervously, wondering if she should ask Naruto what she wanted to before they were interrupted but deciding against it as her nerves got the best of her. "Now we go back to the Raiton jutsu." Mikoto announced earning a slight groan from the Senju armour wearing man causing Mikoto to giggle.
"No complaining Senju-san," Mikoto jokingly said as she suppressed her giggles trying to imitate the uptight Uchiha Naruto had mentioned. "Remember who you are speaking to, an elite." Mikoto added earning an amused look from Naruto who had to admit his friend was doing a perfect imitation of a typical Uchiha.
"Of course Uchiha-sama," Naruto jokingly replied. Forcing a submissive tone in his voice, causing Mikoto to blush as her loins moistened, hearing the Yonnin say the exact words he did in her erotic dreams of him, just in far more clothing than he usually had on in them.
"W-well get to it Senju-san!" Mikoto barked forcing the same uptight Uchiha tone in her voice as she tried hiding her blush. Earning a slight chuckle from Naruto who looked down at his bo staff missing the longing look that the raven head sent his way.
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Secret Location: Underground Root Base
"A-argh," Fugaku groaned as he swung the large arm of his incomplete flaming black and yellowed eyed Susano'o, feeling the straining of manifesting the humanoid as the chakra arm knocked back the last two Root Agents that he was sparring against.
Not giving the agents a chance to get up Fugaku moulded his chakra from inside the humanoid, breathing in deeply as held up a signal tiger seal. Before mentally calling out 'Katon: Karyu Endan (Fire Release: Flame Dragon Bullet)!' as he spewed out a large amount of flames from his mouth that took the form of a dragon. Burning the two Root Agents he had just knocked aside, ending the spar as he killed them.
"How's your vision?" A voice asked as Fugaku released his Susano'o before deactivating his Mangekyo Sharingan.
"It's fine," Fugaku lied as he barely made out Danzo who stood a few meters away from him.
"Do not lie to me Fugaku," Danzo warned dangerously before discreetly signalling to the Root agents he had hidden around the underground training base. "You can barely see," Danzo correctly deduced as he watched Fugaku barely dodge the strategically aimed kunai he had signalled his hidden Root Agents to launch.
"My vision is fine," Fugaku repeated lowly as he glared at Danzo activating his Sharingan.
"You need the transplant." Danzo stated unfazed by Fugaku's glare.
"I told you already Danzo, I won't do that to my own blood." Fugaku angrily shot down the man's suggestion for fixing his diminishing sight, knowing it crossed a line even he said he wouldn't cross despite all of the bad he had done.
"Then perhaps you did not love them enough," Danzo concluded manipulating the Uchiha before him as he referred to the now dead woman and two girls that were in the Uchiha man's life that he was very much aware of despite Fugaku's attempt to keep them secret.
Fugaku's jaw clenched as he heard Danzo dare mention the three people he had lost the night of the massacre. He wanted to kill the bandaged man right then and there but didn't since he still needed him alive for now. So instead Fugaku settled for glaring dangerously at the man as he let his Sharingan shift into its evolved form, the Mangekyo.
"Do not speak of them." Fugaku warned lowly, his cold voice sending chills down the spines of the 'emotionless' hidden Root agents that were ready to jump in if the Uchiha attempted to attack their leader.
"If you plan to avenge them you need the transplant." Danzo stated, unnerved by the glaring Uchiha whom he knew he would have to kill after he was done using him. "No matter the cost." The Warhawk added in a serious tone before leaving behind a glaring Fugaku who watched the bandaged man leave, considering his words.
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Senju Compound Training Ground
"BOSS!" An excited Konohamaru yelled as he henged into Toka. The girl his grandfather had introduced him to, whom he had grown to respect and admire after seeing the way she also lived in her grandfather's shadow like he did. "HEY BOSS LOOK!"
"Konohamaru," Toka said in a overly sweet voice, as she turned away from Udon to look at the Sarutobi who had henged into her. "WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU ABOUT HENGING INTO ME DATTEBAYO!" Toka yelled bonking the transformed boy on his head, causing the henge to dispel as the rest of the Konohamaru Corps laughed at their friend who was rubbing his head as he got up from the ground.
"Boss what was that for?!" Konohamaru complained earning a sigh from Udon who knew why their boss had done it. She hated them henging into her since they often made her look funny when they failed to perfect their henges and she also found it confusing when there were more than one of her if any of them managed a perfect henge. But Konohamaru never seemed to ever learn no matter how many times he got hit on the head.
"You know why." Toka answered before turning to the newest member of the Konohamaru Corps that was calling for her attention.
"NEESAN LOOK!" Inari yelled excitedly to his 'big sister'. His once moody attitude having done a one-eighty over the past months since befriending the three youngsters that made up the Konohamaru Corps.
"Very good Inari," Toka complemented as she saw the boy perfectly transform into the same man that he always did. Making sure to nod her head approvingly like her ojiisan did whenever she did something right during their training.
"Mine was better," Konohamaru jealously huffed as he saw his friend/rival perfectly perform a henge.
"No mine was," Inari offended said, dropping his henge of Kaiza as he glared back at his bestfriend/rival.
"Mine was," Konohamaru repeated getting into Inari's face.
"No mine was," Inari scoffed back.
"Are you blind mine was way better!"
"You are the one that's blind and stupid too, mine was better!"
"Inari-kun's was better." Moegi tried to cut in as she stood up for the boy she had grown to admire. But was ignored as the two rivals began yelling as they argued whose was better.
"ENOUGH!" A loud voice roared cutting off the boy's argument as everyone turned to the top of the training ground where an angry and very pregnant Tsunade stood with Shizune behind her. "WHAT ARE YOU TWO IDIOTS ARGUING ABOUT!?" Tsunade asked glaring at the two boys who always seemed to have some stupid reason for bickering.
"T-they are arguing about w-whose henge was b-bet-ter." Udon replied fearfully as him and the rest of the Konohamaru Corps along with Toka stood shaking as they prepared to face the angry blonde's wrath.
"I DON'T CARE WHICH ONE OF YOU GAKIS HAS A BETTER HENGE! ALL I CARE ABOUT IS TRAINING MY APPRENTICE IN PEACE! NOW TOKA CONTINUE YOUR TRAINING AND DO IT IN SILENCE!" Tsunade angrily ranted before turning back to the house she had just left as she repeatedly muttered under her breath how she must not kill her sensei's grandson.
"You don't have to train them in silence," Shizune said looking at the scared Toka knowing it was near impossible to do that. "Just keep it down." Shizune added before running after Tsunade as she heard the blonde impatiently yell her name.
"Boss your baachan is scary." Konohamaru said earning a nod from a pale Toka who recalled some of things that her grandmother had done since falling pregnant. Some of which had scared even her ojiisan and that said something. "We really should keep it down." Konohamaru added earning himself a bonk on the head from Toka.
"Keep it down," Toka repeated glaring at the Sarutobi. "It was your argument with Inari that made baachan mad in the first place dattebayo!" Toka yelled earning sweat drops from the three watching as they wondered if their boss had already forgotten what Shizune had just said about not making noise.
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Uchiha Compound
"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu (Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu)!" Sasuke called out before he blew out a large fireball, his two tomoed Sharingan active as he trained in his father's large private dojo that he had been given permission to train in.
"Sasuke," an even voice called out authoritatively from behind him turning the panting Uchiha to Fugaku who stared at him with a stony expression.
"Tousama," Sasuke greeted back, straightening his posture as he looked at his father.
"Have you made any progress with the Senju?" Fugaku asked referring to the assignment he had given his son several months ago.
"No." Sasuke simply replied evenly, his voice hiding the fear he felt at disappointing the man before him.
"Why?"
"You once told me that a true Uchiha is above the rest." Sasuke answered quoting his father. "I refuse to be an Uchiha like Mikoto and throw myself at the dobe's feet like one of her useless fanboys to gain her trust." Sasuke explained refusing to even falsely imitate the actions of all those pathetic boys in his class that worshipped the dobe or to be like Mikoto whom his father had told him was a disgrace to the Uchiha since she grovelled at both the Hokage's and the dobe's grandfather's feet. Shaming their clan with her lack of self respect.
Fugaku felt a surge of pride fill his chest as he heard Sasuke say that. He knew he should have been mad but he wasn't. Sasuke was obviously a true Uchiha unlike the traitor Itachi whom he planned to kill after burning Konoha to the ground, since he had stopped being his son the moment he decided to massacre his own clan. Choosing the village over his own family.
"Continue your training," Fugaku instructed, not bothering to tell Sasuke how proud he felt as he turned away from his son, thinking how he had made the right choice by not listening to Danzo. He would not do what the old man suggested earlier. He would find another way to preserve his deteriorating sight that did not involve doing that to his own blood.
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Ichiraku's Ramen
Tsunami hummed to herself as she made her way towards the waiting pair, two large bowls of steaming ramen in her hands.
"Here you go." Tsunami said smiling politely at the two teenage boys before her as she set the ramen down. Earning a blush from both boys as they looked at the attractive woman who had begun working at the stand two months ago.
"Geez Tsunami-chan business is really booming since you started here." Ayame teasingly said, winking at the third member of the stand who worked there as a helping hand doing anything from cooking, cleaning to serving tables.
"Leave her alone," Teuchi said as he noticed the embarrassed look that crossed the kind woman's face.
"I'm only joking Tousan," Ayame said as she carried four bowls to the two couples waiting. "We all know business has increased because Toka came here with her grandparents." Ayame added earning a further embarrassed look from Tsunami who blushed.
"N-Naruto-sama and Tsunade-sama?" Tsunami inquired as Ayame came back.
"I see you've met them or rather him." Ayame said knowingly with a blush of her own as she looked at the flustered Tsunami, remembering how Toka had introduced her and her Tousan to the blonde woman and her Kami of a husband several weeks before Tsunami began to work here.
"Hai," Tsunami embarrassedly admitted, blushing for a reason completely different from the one Ayame thought as she remembered how she had disrespectfully addressed the man the first day they met. Calling him 'Naruto-san' instead of 'Naruto-sama'. Not knowing the position of importance he held just under the Hokage in the village.
"Tsunami-chan have you heard anything new from Tazuna-san?" Teuchi asked wanting to know about the situation Tsunami had told him and Ayame about.
"Hai I have," Tsunami answered thinking of the one thing that still caused her to worry despite the new lives her and Inari had started in Konoha. "He says him and the people have started to build a bridge that will topple Gato's influence and control." Tsunami recited telling Teuchi what she had told her friend Mikoto two nights ago.
"That's great news Tsunami-chan," Ayame said as she collected an empty bowl. "Very soon Nami no Kuni will be Gato free." Ayame added smiling at the blue haired woman, who smiled back hiding the worry she felt that her Tousan was hiding something and not telling her the whole truth.
"Mikoto-chan," Tsunami greeted happily as the Uchiha woman who had frequently checked up on her and Inari during their first days in Konoha, entered the ramen stand. "What are you doing here?" Tsunami asked surprised looking at the woman she had become fast friends with after they bonded over their strained relationships with their moody sons. Tsunami's having been fixed but Mikoto's hadn't.
"Tsunami-chan," Mikoto smiled as she greeted her only friend besides Naruto before greeting Ayame and Teuchi behind her. "I was done with my training so I thought I would stop by and visit." Mikoto answered her friend's question earning a sympathetic look from Tsunami who could tell from the Uchiha's eyes that she had really come here since she was lonely and had nowhere else to go. Which was understandable considering the unwelcoming hostile situation awaiting her at the Uchiha home that the raven head had told her about.
"How about I join you for a bowl of ramen?" Tsunami offered as she glanced at Teuchi who nodded to say it was fine for her to take a short break.
"I don't kno-"
"It's fine Uchiha-sama, have a bowl on the house."
"Thank-you Ayame-san but please call me Mikoto," The raven head insisted as she moved to sit at a table with Tsunami.
"Of course Mikoto," Ayame said smiling handing a menu to the Uchiha.
"Thank-you Ayame-san," Mikoto said gratefully as she accepted the menu. "And I will pay for the ramen." The Uchiha insisted politely knowing that despite her clan's accounts having been cleared after the massacre, she was still fairly well off from all the high ranked missions her and Naruto had done.
"Only if you leave a generous tip," Ayame jokingly conceited causing both Mikoto and Tsunami to laugh as the Uchiha temporarily forgot her problems at home and her heart's longing for a married man.
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Senju Compound
"Tsunade-sama what's wrong?" Shizune worryingly asked as she looked at the blonde who had suddenly stopped her teaching as she started crying.
"Do you think I am a terrible grandmother?" Tsunade tearfully asked turning to Shizune.
"No Tsunade-sama I don't, you're a great grandmother." Shizune reassured earnestly, knowing the blonde was from what she had observed.
"But I was too harsh on Toka-chan Shizune, I yelled at her." Tsunade argued causing Shizune to sigh as she realised the blonde was having one of her hormonal episodes that had induced a random breakdown.
"You weren't too harsh on her Tsunade-sama."
"No Shizune I was."
"No you weren't Tsunade-sama, it's just your hormones making you feel that you were." Shizune reassured knowing the blonde Legendary Medic would understand how pregnancy affected a woman especially one who was as far along as she was.
"You're right Shizune," Tsunade agreed after a moment of contemplating her apprentice's words. "I wasn't," Tsunade agreed smiling as she wiped her tears away. Feeling lighter as her mood did a one-eighty again, realising her apprentice was right.
It was her DAMNED hormones that were acting up again that made her feel the emotions she had just felt moments before. Just as they had when they made her feel or do irrational things like she had done just last week.
FLASHBACK
A Week Ago
Senju Compound
"You ready?" Tsunade heard Naruto ask as he knelt in front of Toka. They were both in the girl's room as he inspected the four complex seal matrices he had drawn on their granddaughter's limbs. A combination of seals that formed an ancient Uzumaki Clan weight seal technique that was traditionally used on the younger members of the clan to ensure a safe way of them getting faster by weighing them down with a weight that was ideal for their smaller and weaker frames. Gradually increasing to ensure their growth remained unharmed.
"H-hai ojiisan I'm ready." Toka hesitantly answered causing Naruto and Tsunade to share a look as they caught her reluctant tone.
"Toka-chan you don't have to do this." Naruto told his granddaughter sincerely knowing that he would never force her to do anything.
"I know ojiisan it's just I'm nearly top kunoichi," Toka informed earning a proud look from both her grandparents who knew their granddaughter was only two places down from top kunoichi which was an amazing improvement that they had thought impossible in just a few months. "And I don't want the seals to slow me down and stop me from reaching there." Toka added explaining her reasons behind her reluctance, knowing that a loss of speed could be enough to make her lose her hard earned spot at the academy.
"You won't, I will teach you how to deactivate them for your spars." Naruto informed, despite the usual Uzumaki tradition that banned children from deactivating the seals during things like mere academy spars which he did not have the heart to do to Toka.
"Also your ojiisan used these seals when he was younger, meaning he has a greater advantage over you and a higher chance of becoming Hokage before you. You don't want that do you?" Tsunade asked sharing a slight smirk with Naruto since they knew just like during her training Toka would be motivated the second she heard the word Hokage.
"PUT THEM ON OJIISAN I'M GOING TO BECOME HOKAGE BEFORE YOU DATTEBAYO!" Toka yelled determinedly repeating the promise she had made to herself and her ojiisan, after her baachan had told her he shared her dream of being Hokage just like her kaasan and tousan had.
"Ok Toka," Naruto conceited with a chuckle, glad to see his granddaughter was now completely on board.
"Ready?" Naruto asked a final time as he prepared to activate her seals.
"Hai," Toka said with an eager nod before watching her grandfather's hands blur before her as he ran through a long chain of hand seals.
"Uzumaki Shirusutairu: Jū Shīruakutibēto," Naruto whispered activating the seals as he, Toka and Tsunade watched them glow brightly before vanishing.
"Did it wo-" Toka began asking but stopped as her body suddenly felt heavy before she fell into unconsciousness. Her limp body caught by Naruto before she fell over as he had predicted she would pass out from the massive activation chakra toll of the seal.
"She looks peaceful," Naruto stated laying Toka on her bed as Tsunade came over.
"She does." Tsunade agreed smiling as she stood next to her husband with her six months pregnant baby bump showing, the duo watching Toka sleep.
"Come on." Tsunade suddenly said after a moment, dragging Naruto outside the room.
"What's wron-", Naruto began to ask as he and Tsunade stopped in the hallway but was silenced by a heated kiss as his wife pulled his head down towards hers telling him what was bothering her.
"I can't Hime," Naruto told Tsunade as he pulled away from her, knowing she was having one of her random bouts of arousal.
"Why?" Tsunade whined leaning in for another kiss, causing Naruto to sigh as he moved back.
When he and Tsunade had told the villagers she was pregnant everyone was beyond overjoyed. They had all congratulated them and wished them well. However males like Shikaku, Choza, Inoichi, surprisingly Hiashi and many more had sent him sympathetic looks when Tsunade was not looking. At first he didn't know why and didn't bother to ask but now after months of being there for his pregnant wife he did know why. The random mood swings that ranged from the sudden bouts of arousal that had her waking up Naruto in the middle of the night to satisfy her to the random bouts of anger and other emotions that she felt over the smallest things that had Naruto ensuring his super strengthed wife didn't accidently destroy the house with Toka in, during one of her rants. That's why the males had felt sorry for him they had known and now he did too.
"Because Tsunade-chan I have a meeting." Naruto replied truthfully, closely reading his wife's expression like his sensei, Shikaku, Choza and Inoichi had advised him to do when dealing with her, to see if he had accidently set her off.
"With who?" Tsunade curiously asked.
"With Mebuki-san and Yoshino-san." Naruto answered before inwardly cursing knowing that was the wrong thing to say as he saw his wife's expression become suddenly angry.
"Mebuki Haruno and Yoshino Nara," Tsunade repeated in a overly calm tone that told Naruto she was pissed. "Why?"
"I don't know Hime they just asked for a meeting," Naruto truthfully explained.
"Don't lie to me."
"I'm not Hime after yesterday's council meeting they asked to meet with me today."
"But why Naruto? Why do they want to meet with you?!"
"I don't know Hime it probably has something to do with the Senju pro-"
"DON'T LIE TO ME!" Tsunade interrupted yelling. "Are they in your harem?!"
"W-what?"
"Are they in your harem?! Mebuki and Yoshino, did sensei approach you with the CRA behind my back?! Is that why you've been going on all these 'missions' with Mikoto Uchiha because you are planning on being with her too?!"
"Tsunade what are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about the CLAN RESTORATION ACT Naruto the one sensei placed you under!" Tsunade yelled. "The one that you plan to use to take Mikoto Uchiha, Yoshino Nara and Mebuki Haruno as your wives!"
Naruto sighed as he heard this he knew his wife was having a serious hormone induced bout of jealously. It had happened once before when she accused him of checking out Shizune which he hadn't. He knew he had to calm her down and have a rational conversation with her like he had the last time before she bashed down a wall or half the house.
"Tsunade sensei has not placed me under the CRA or yet alone talked to me about it. This is the first time I'm hearing of it." Naruto truthfully informed calmly. "And even if he had why would I accept without talking to you MY WIFE about it first, why would I plan to take three MARRIED women as wives?" Naruto asked causing Tsunade to frown as she thought over her husband's words.
"I'm sorry," Tsunade apologised tears forming in her eyes as she realised what irrational thing she had just accused her husband of. "It's just sensei came to me months ago Naruto and said I should consider allowing him to put you under the act. And I have been really stressing about it."
"Why? Did you honestly think I would consider or yet alone accept it?" Naruto questioned causing Tsunade to shake her head knowing he wouldn't. "You are the only woman for me Tsu-Tsu. You know that right?" Naruto asked his wife, pulling her into his arms.
"I know but sens-"
"I'll talk to him."
"But Tok-"
"I'll talk to him." Naruto reassured again, planning to have a few words with his sensei for going behind his back and approaching his wife like he had, having obviously upset her.
"Okay," Tsunade said sighing in relief at her husband's reassurance, glad that he would take care of the horrible CRA business her sensei had approached her with. "You better get to your meeting with Mebuki and Yoshino." Tsunade said wiping away her tears as she pulled out of her husband's embrace.
"I don't know," Naruto began mischievously. "Maybe I should go to the Inuzuka Compound first and meet with Tsume-chan, the other member of my secret harem." Naruto jokingly continued earning a laugh from Tsunade who realised how ridiculous she had just been.
"Just go," Tsunade said lovingly as she smacked Naruto's arm playfully. Causing him to smile as he saw his wife had moved on from her bout of jealousy.
"I love you Tsu-Tsu and only you," Naruto told his wife sincerely to further reassure her that she had absolutely nothing to worry about.
"And I love you Naru," Tsunade said back before passionately kissing Naruto to convey her emotions of how much she did. "Now go," Tsunade whispered pulling away before watching her husband leave as she smiled realising how stupid she had just been.
FLASHBACK END
Tsunade smiled as she remembered that day. She didn't know where the jealously had come from but it just had and part of her was glad it did since it got the CRA business which was on her mind for several months out into the open.
'I don't have to share Naruto-koi,' Tsunade thought happily, remembering how Hiruzen had approached her a couple days after that telling her the CRA was no longer necessary and even apologising for suggesting it. Which left the blonde wondering what Naruto had said since the old man was clearly shaken when they had the conversation. Obviously affected by the 'few words' Naruto had had with him.
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Hokage's Office
"Naruto," Hiruzen greeted warmly as the man walked into his office, he was glad there was no tension between them after the extremely intense conversation they had over the CRA last week.
"Sensei," Naruto greeted back as he sat across from Hiruzen, truthfully still a bit angry with him for what he had done to Tsunade. Although he partially understood the man's reasoning since the Senju and Uchiha had alarmingly dwindled, he did not however agree with him about his plan for 'restoring Konoha's strength' as he had put it.
"ANBU leave us," Hiruzen said like he usually did before the meetings he had with Naruto.
"Naruto," Hiruzen began as he stared at the Hokage monument looking out of his window, the ANBU having left. "Do you know that after you died I would do this nearly everyday." Hiruzen informed gravely as he recalled how he had done this each day he came into the office after the Second Shinobi War.
"Do what?" Naruto questioned curiously.
"Stare at the Hokage Monument like I am," Hiruzen informed. "I would just stare at it thinking of all that you missed and all that you failed to do because you died too young. Wondering how it was my fault as your sensei that you never got to do those things."
"Sensei it wasn't your fault what happened with Hanzo."
"It was Naruto," Hiruzen informed smiling sadly at his student who tried to reassure him. "Your death and Orochimaru's deflection was all my fault. My two greatest failures as Hokage and that's a burden I will forever have to carry as your sensei." Hiruzen added sadly causing the two men to fall into a sombre silence as they pondered his words.
"One of things I would think about as I stared at the monument," Hiruzen spoke up breaking the silence as he got back onto topic, recalling the reason he called Naruto here. "Was what your face would have looked like up there next to mine." Hiruzen added earning a look from Naruto who knew where his sensei was going.
"Sense-"
"You were always meant to be the fourth Hokage Naruto," Hiruzen interrupted turning to his student. "I knew that since the day you were a genin but sadly you missed that due to your tragic death."
"Naruto now that you are back and you've had time to settle in, I think it's time you do something I have been thinking about since your return." Hiruzen continued in a serious voice. "Become my successor Naruto like you were supposed to. Become the Fifth Hokage of Konoha, Naruto Uzumaki-Senju."
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Secret Location
Akatsuki Base
"Zetsu report," An orange haired man with rippled metallic violet eyes authoritatively said as him and several cloaked shinobi gathered in a cave.
"The Kyuubi Jinchuriki grows stronger but remains a non-threat." Zetsu informed in a dual voice.
"And the stories of the Yonnin and his strength?"
"Are true he has returned in his prime and grows stronger." Zetsu informed causing every member of Akatsuki to fall silent as they heard the confirmed news of the return of a man that would undoubtedly give each of them more than a challenge and interfere with their plans.
Obito frowned from behind his orange mask as he heard this, not bothering to act like a fool with his usual Tobi facade. He knew the return of the Yonnin would cause them a great deal of problems and as the true leader of Akatsuki he would have to ultimately decide how to deal with him. Ideally having him join them was the best solution since a man of his prowess would undoubtedly make the gathering of the bijuu easier. But men like him lacked the vision to see the path Akatsuki paved to true peace so that option was off the table. Deciding to think about it later Obito turned back to the Deva Path to hear what Nagato had decided as the figure head of the organisation.
"Zetsu continue to watch him and find out what weaknesses he has." The Deva Path informed.
Earning an approving silent chuckle from Obito who knew Nagato wasn't only talking about physical ones since men like the Yonnin always had weaknesses that could make them bend to someone's will all you had to do was find them and use them. Which Obito intended to do.
"Hai Leader-sama." Zetsu obeyed before sinking back to the ground to continue his assignment of monitoring Toka Uzumaki-Senju and her grandfather Naruto Uzumaki-Senju.
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That Evening
Konoha
Senju Compound
"What are you thinking about?" Tsunade curiously asked as her and Naruto lay in bed, neither asleep as they simply cuddled together.
"Sensei offered me the position of Hokage." Naruto informed earning Tsunade's full attention as she turned to him.
"And what did you say?"
"I said yes," Naruto replied. "But only after Toka becomes a chunin." Naruto added knowing that both of them wanted Naruto to become Toka's sensei.
"Oh I'm happy for you," Tsunade simply said before resting her head back on Naruto's naked chest.
"'Oh I'm happy for you' that's all you have to say?" Naruto questioned in surprise as he expected Tsunade to at least protest before accepting what he had said.
"I don't want you to become Hokage Naruto-kun," Tsunade confessed. "I've already lost enough loved ones to the position." Tsunade added remembering all those loved ones she had lost who were or who wanted to be Hokage. "But I know it was meant to happen and there is nothing I can do or say to stop it." Tsunade revealed knowing Naruto was always destined to be Hokage no matter what she wanted.
Naruto sighed relieved as he heard this he hadn't expected his wife to take the news so well especially in her pregnant state.
"You know Kushina-chan also said the same thing." Tsunade informed breaking the silence between her and Naruto again. "She always yelled at the top of her voice 'My Tousan was the Konoha no Raion and he was meant to be the Fourth Hokage dattebane!'" Tsunade reminisced smiling with Naruto.
"And her?" Naruto asked even though he knew how the story went from viewing Tsunade's life in Limbo.
"She said she was meant to be the Fifth and first female Hokage." Tsunade told him her eyes watering as she remembered their little troublemaker Kushina. "Of course that changed when she feel in love with Minato." Tsunade informed before laughing as she heard Naruto growl at Minato's name, his paternal instincts taking over as he thought of the man who married his daughter.
"Don't worry," Tsunade reassured smirking up at Naruto. "I had a few words with Minato after Kushina-chan told me she loved him." Tsunade informed earning a chuckle from Naruto as he remembered watching in Limbo as his wife had a 'few words' with Minato concerning their daughter and him breaking her heart. Leaving the blonde male beyond scarred as Tsunade used her super strength on a boulder to demonstrate what would happen to the parts that made him a man if Minato dared break Kushina's heart.
"I wish I was there for that." Naruto whispered in a regret filled voice. "I wish I was there for her." Naruto added a silent tear rolling down his angular face causing Tsunade to pull him closer as she comforted him, knowing how much he wanted to have had the opportunity to be a father to Kushina.
"She knew you wanted to be Naruto-koi and so did I." Tsunade whispered reassuringly holding her husband to comfort him as he had done for her so many times before. The couple falling asleep in each others arms.
A/N: So this chapter was abit of a filler but next chapter plot shall begin to move on. So stayed tuned for that and read my OTHER STORY TOO.
And I know people want me to show everyone's reaction to Naruto's return but that is impossible since it would take like forever. I will do it as the story goes on like at the Chunin Exams for the Kages etc.
Thanks for the support and read my other story.
