Hey guys here's chapter seven.
The third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, looked at the piles of paperwork that he had to get down with distaste as he smoked on his pipe thinking about the past meeting he had with the Konoha council. He cursed as he accidentally messed up on one of the documents. 'Damn Haruno and her family' the old man looked out over the village. 'If it wasn't for the village's need for their family's mines I would have put her daughter in her place.'
The third Hokage reached over to a sack of papers. After searching though the stack, he found the one that he was looking for and took it out. Putting it aside, the old man looked up. "Still entering my window eh, Jiraiya?"
Chuckling, the white haired sannin stepped into his sensei's line of sight. "It's far faster then the door old man. Now you summoned me about Naruto?"
"Yes," Hiruzen handed the Toad sage the paper he took out. "It would seem that Mrs. Haruno has been using her family's control over the mines and the Haruno trading routes to influence the council. I had no proof until the last meeting when she used it to keep her daughter on the duty roster. Then it took all my power to keep Naruto on duty without Danzo sinking his claws on him."
Glancing over the paper, the sage rolled his eyes and put it into his pocket. "So they area making their move then. I'll have my people keep a sharp look out at intersecting points."
"Good. Now Do you have anything on the duo that are on your godson's team?" Hiruzen wasn't a fool as he let on to the girls. When he had first lied eyes on them he had felt the strange genjutsu that they cast on the village and it's inhabitants. A powerful one at that he had realized after dispelling it. His own guards had to be helped to escape it and the third had seals added to his most trusted nin so that they would not be as affected as others.
Jiraiya rubbed the back of his head. "Not much if anything. It's as if they just appeared out of thin air. There is not a single record of birth, family, medical or even dam rumors of them. I even asked a few of my spies and they found no record from the villages they were in mentioning them."
"This is bad. They have inserted themselves too close to Naruto for me to have them disappear in the dead of the night anymore."
"I told you sensei that they needed to be kept away from Naruto. Or even..."
"Or what Jiraiya? Your his godfather and you were never there for him. Hell, even Tsunade hasn't even come and checked on him. But at least she has asked to be sent pictures of him and sends him a birthday letter every year." Hiruzen sighed as he rubbed his forehead. "Artemis and Athena are his precious people now and if something were to happen to them Naruto will never trust me again. They have kept him sane all this time and have been a great and major influence on him for the past years."
The sannin was about to retort when a ANBU agent appeared. "Lord Third, the same genjutsu that we appeared when 'those' two appeared."
"WHAT!? Tell me everything that has changed and how you came to this conclusion... NOW!"
Kiba Inuzuka yawned as he walked down the street with Akamaru on his head. "So buddy what should we do now? Go home and train or we could go hang out with Naruto." The pup looked down at his master and yipped. Nodding at his partner's answer, Kiba turned and headed towards the Nara clan house.
"Good point. Mom and sis are still mad at me for wetting the bed again. Hey what's that over there?" Kiba pointed down an alley. The duo walked towards the shape on the ground. Picking up a stick, Kiba proceed to poke the unknown thing in front of him. After getting no reaction, Kiba and his partner looked at each other.
Artemis and Athena held each other in terror as their immortal aunt drilled into them. Naruto had fled as soon as they finished the mission and Anko had gone after he had left to turn in her report to the kage. As the duo were being chastised they thought about what they will do to their coward of a teammate and friend. Not that they blamed him. Hestia was on the top of the list of immortals to never piss off. Then again, only her siblings knew what would happen if the goddess of the hearth became enraged.
Hestia eyes burned into them as she finished. "Now, as you two are a part of this mortals life you need to understand that you have changed his fate. I had to convince those three not to come here themselves to punish you for messing everything up that hey had planed. They are livid with you both and if it wasn't for several favors to multiple gods and goddesses you both could of lost your immortality or worse!"
"But Hestia-"
"Don't you Hestia me young lady! I am very upset you both. I had thought that you Athena would at least remember the rules. And you Artemis, having you own hunters hold onto two mortals!? if it wasn't for your lieutenant coming to me, I would have never come to this village to deal with you Artemis. They are both at least are healthy but they are lucky that your brother didn't notice them."
"I have faith in my hunters." Artemis coward under Hestia's glare.
"If you had faith why aren't they with you? Is it because you are ashamed by being in association with the boy?"
"NO!" Artemis exclaimed. "Hestia, Naruto is my friend and my teammate. I have spent several years with the boy and he has done nothing wrong."
"Aunt Hestia," Athena began hesitantly as Hestia looked at her. "Naruto when we met him was alone and hurt. We have spent these past few years being a part of his life when he was alone and cared for by nearly everyone in this village. He has not family to note, many people that conspire against him, and he carries a burden that he had no choice about."
Hestia took a sip from some chilled nectar as she tried to clear the massive headache that she now had. She hated to be the bad guy in things but her nieces were forcing her hand. 'I just don't want them to be hurt.' She thought as they argued their case to her. 'In fact, all I wanted was to have a relaxing break from work with Hades but instead he was held up by his wife and Demeter. Then I had to deal with this mess and now I have to keep this from my brother.' "I trust you both have no more surprises for me."
"Yes Hestia." The two out of breath goddesses relaxed as soon as they realized that the elder goddess was not going to hurt them. However, the two missed the smirk and glint in Hestia's eyes as she took another sip.
"Now you both may go." Artemis and Athena rose and headed towards the door. Just as they reached it Hestia called out to them. "Now you too don't forget to wear protection dearies!"
"LADY HESTIA!"
Hope you all liked it.
