Chapter 10-Irony
Morning came for Naruto, as he opened his eyes to see Haku stirring slightly next to him, and wrapping her form over his to keep him in the bed. When he breathed in her scent, Naruto could smell a mix of flowers, jasmine, and various other sweet smells that were slowly drowning his senses. Each smell was digging deep into his body, as his mind was memorizing each of her scents so he would always recognize Haku's signature no matter what, and felt something within him stirring. He quieted the feeling down, as Naruto did not need whatever was stirring to awaken just yet, and stayed their breathing in Haku's scent along with her presence.
'Kyuubi, are you awake?' thought Naruto, as he closed his eyes, and sat in a large room with a cage holding the large fox that once brought the Leaf village to its knees.
"Yes. I have been for some time. What form of knowledge to you require of me?" said Kyuubi, as he stared at Naruto with calm eyes, and his face just inches from the bars of his prison.
'I need your advice on what I should do with Kumo. To protect all that I care for, I must become the monster people will fear, and yet...I do not want the people who care for me to question their beliefs,' thought Naruto, as he saw the Kyuubi thinking the situation over in the same manner that he did, and finding the situation to be troublesome.
"There is no easy way to answer you without losing something from each decision. On the one hand, you could stay your sword, and not destroy Kumo. In doing so, you risk the Leaf village being attacked not only by Kumo, but Iwa as well, and let's not forget the Akatsuki organization. They will come at you with everything they got if they are not shown just how powerful you are," said Kyuubi, as he saw Naruto nod his head, and knew that he could not let that happen.
"And if I do destroy Kumo?" said Naruto, as he saw Kyuubi close his eyes for a second, and then open them with those same calm eyes looking back at his own.
"People will fear you, regardless of your good intentions, and seek to hunt you down for what you did while being considered a monster in human skin. No different then how the people in the Leaf would have seen you had you stayed and they learned I was sealed inside of your body. You will be more feared then even your Father, as they will see you surpassing him, and seek to hurt you through those you love. No matter what choice make Naruto, you will lose something, and the only thing you have to consider is...which action is lesser of two evils?" said Kyuubi, as he saw Naruto nod his head, and seemed to be thinking about this stage even more carefully.
'Thank you for your advice Kyuubi. I will make my decision about Kumo after I speak with a few more people today,' thought Naruto, as he saw the fox nod before leaving the realm of his mind, and saw the ceiling of his bed with Haku still snuggling next to him.
A few more hours and then Naruto would seek out those he needed to talk to.
(Hyuuga Compound)
Naruto was considered a welcome guest in the Hyuuga Compound, as he had done much for its Clan Head in such a short time, and his presence again only fueled the rumors of him agreeing to an arranged marriage with the Hyuuga Heiress. How they got started, no one knew, not even Hiashi for that matter, but it did cause Hinata to have a certain...glow to her form, and to further prove her strength she seemed to be doing increasingly better with Gentle Fist.
Of course, Hinata had to develop her own version of Gentle Fist in order to match the natural grace her body possessed that the traditional style wouldn't allow, and could use it with deadly accuracy. When her Father found out, Hinata was concerned the man would be angry with her for turning it into what she had, but instead the man smiled (barely due to lip muscle atrophy in that manner), and told his shy daughter that she was a lot like her Mother. What Hiashi didn't tell Hinata was that Naruto had come to him, explaining that Hinata had develop such a style in secret with his help, and went even further to tell the Clan Head that his daughter could not perform the traditional Gentle Fist like Neji due to her graceful agility.
Hiashi of course understood this since his wife was the same way, but the Clan Elders had forbid her from using such a style calling a "tainted version of the traditional style", and made Hiashi reinforce it on both his daughters. For a long time, the man wanted to have his daughter to learn his wife's style, but if he did the Clan Elders would move to have Hinata be branded with the Cage Bird Seal, and then use it to force her into cruel merciless submission.
So for the sake of his eldest daughter's freedom, Hiashi had her use the traditional style, and hoped a time would come where Hinata's real Gentle Fist style would have a chance to flourish.
Like now.
Hinata was currently walking on the water of the pond her Mother visited all the time and was currently practicing her version of the Gentle Fist alone since no one in her family could know about her training outside of those that knew. When Naruto had first come to see her, Hinata had lit up like a 200 watt light bulb, and was about to faint right there face first into the grass of the training ground she was at.
Naruto had stopped that of course, as he told her about how he had seen her Gentle Fist style she used on Neji to be ineffective for someone of her particular body type. Hinata was depressed at first by that statement due to her lack of self-esteem at a young age, but was countered when Naruto explained that a new Gentle Fist style could be develop to match her body's shape, and agility that came with it.
It was at that point Hinata fainted.
Now here the Hyuuga Heiress was, training on the water while moving her body with the grace of the blue liquid, and achieving a new level of Gentle Fist training never before achieved even by her cousin Neji. When she finished her last form, Hinata soon heard the sound of clapping with the source of it being from Naruto, and then from a stunned Neji having been invited by Naruto to see it.
"Naruto-kun! Neji-Nii-san! What are you doing here?" said Hinata, as the shock of seeing the two seeing her like this nearly made her collapse into the pond, and was fortunate that the water was only a little bit past the ankles.
"Naruto-sama requested that he speak to both of us privately Hinata-sama. I followed him here to where he sensed you...training," said Neji, as he saw his shy cousin looking a bit guilty, and a bit nervous that he would tell someone about what he just saw.
"Do not be fearful of Neji telling anyone what he has seen Hinata-chan. He knows what I do and that your style needs to be done to bring out your full potential," said Naruto, as he extended his hand out to her, and she took it with a blushing red face while he helped her get out of the pond.
'There maybe some truth to the rumors,' thought Neji, as he saw the look on Hinata's face, and how she seemed to shine when around the blonde.
"I brought you here today because I want to ask you what your opinion is of me and what you think of Kumo?" said Naruto, as he saw the shock written on their faces, and they seemed unsure how to answer.
"I have no love for Kumo, as I lost my Father to them due to their Ambassador trying to kidnap Hinata-sama, and take her back there to have her eyes studied. As for what I think of you Naruto-sama? I...I respect you for who you are regardless of the Kyuubi sealed inside of you," said Neji, as he saw Hinata nodding in agreement with that, and Naruto giving a small smile to them both.
"I thank you for that. I asked you this because soon I will have to travel to Kumo and do something of a...horrible nature. While I am there, I plan to seek out your the remains of your family member, and bring him home to your clan to be buried appropriately," said Naruto, as he saw their shocked expressions, and the gasps that left their mouths.
"Do you have the Hokage's approval to do such a mission?" said Neji, as he knew that such a bold move required the backing of the Hokage for such a mission to get the green light, and even then if the mission failed it was to be denied by the Fire Shadow to keep the village out of such damaging politics.
"I will see the Hokage soon enough. I have one more stop I need to make before I speak with her about this. I just thought you should know what I was planning to do should she give the approval for this mission to move forward," said Naruto, as he began to walk out of the area, but was stopped by a gentle hand on his cloak, and turned to see it was Hinata looking at him with worried eyes.
"Y-You will b-be careful, right N-Naruto-kun?" said Hinata, as she loved the feeling she got when near him, and silently envied the now four girls living with him.
"Of course Hinata-chan. Have faith in me, as I do you, and your potential," said Naruto, as he was close to her, and looked like he was inches away from kissing her while the shy girl herself was now cherry red with signs of her fainting.
"Time to go Naruto-sama!" said Neji, as he had to politely (depending on your point of view) ruin the moment, and escort Naruto out of the compound before he decided to give Hinata a kiss.
Hinata for her part was still cherry red, but that red soon turned from that of happiness to that of anger, and it was now generated at Neji for ruining her chance to possibly get a kiss from Naruto.
"GOD DAMN IT NEJI! BRING NARUTO-KUN BACK HERE SO I CAN KISS HIM!" yelled Hinata, as she found another part of her Mother's personality that the Clan Elders, and Hiashi included didn't want awakening.
The bossy nature in getting something or someone they wanted.
"Are you sure everything is all right Neji-san? It seems Hinata wished to kiss me and nu you denying it have now brought her wrath down upon you for denying it," said Naruto, as he knew from what he read, and seen that angry women beat up men that cause them anger.
"I'll survive Naruto-sama. Though to make it up to Hinata, would you mind taking her out on a date sometime in the future?" said Neji, as he saw Naruto considering it, and the Hyuuga Prodigy was mentally crossing his fingers that he would say yes.
"I will consider it. However, if I were you Neji, I would stay away from the Hyuuga Clan Compound for awhile until Hinata-chan calms down," said Naruto before he vanished via teleportation to his next destination.
"NEJI-NII-SAN!" yelled Hinata, as she made her presence known, and the quaking sound of her footsteps with each step you took.
'I suddenly have the urge to go train with Gai and Lee in the ways of...'the Spring time of Youth'. I also can't believe I just thought that!' thought Neji, as he took off to train with the two, and hoped Hinata would consider that enough of a punishment.
He wished.
If there was one thing Hinata inherited from her Mother outside of her shyness at a young girl, it was the woman's temper that had exploded around the same age Hinata was now, and all because of a rival girl stealing Hiashi's first kiss. Oh how Hinata's Mother became so...animalistic if not vengeful of that girl and began to assert her own dominance among the female populous.
Now it was Hinata's turn to follow in her footsteps.
(Konoha Hospital)
"You are doing better then we originally hoped Kushina. You'll be free from this tube sooner then we first thought," said Shizune, as she was looking at the red haired woman looking at her through the cylinder tube giving her a small nod, and would have found it weird if she didn't know the female Uzumaki.
"That's good to hear since I wish my Mother to be free of that thing the instant she's is medically cleared for it," said Naruto, as he appeared in the room, and scared the crap out of Shizune.
"Naruto-kun! Don't scare me like that? Kushina, I think manners need to be the first thing you teach your son once you get out of this, and tell him its not polite to sneak up on people," said Shizune, as she saw Kushina smile increase, and the woman looking at her son.
"I'll make a note of that Shizune-san, but if its not too much trouble, could you get the Hokage, and bring her here. I need to speak to her after I speak to my Mother in private," said Naruto, as he saw Shizune raise an eyebrow at that, and looked at Kushina to see her smile grow.
"Sure," said Shizune, as she saw Mother, and son needed some quality time alone again before moving gracefully out of the room.
When the door shut behind him Naruto waited a few minutes before walking in front of his Mother's cylinder (now temporary) prison and place a hand on it while his Mother did the same. While they could speak telepathically to each other, the connection they had when they did this was several times greater, and allowed their bond to flourish.
"You are troubled my son. What could possibly be troubling my precious Naruto-kun?"said Kushina telepathically, as she sensed his trouble when he appeared in the room, and sensed it was something regarding their connection.
"I need your blessing Mother. I need your blessing to do something of a violent nature to an enemy of the Leaf,"said Naruto, as he sensed his Mother's shock, and concern since she knew he had no problem doing this before.
"Not to be blunt my son, but from my understanding, you have never hesitated in such an action before, and for you to do any differently begs the question...why?" said Kushina, as she saw her son close his eyes, and seemed to be almost...afraid to tell her.
"Because I didn't have you before in my life. I wish for us to bond more with each passing day, but I fear that my actions will damage, if not destroy what we have, and I cannot risk our bond after all these years apart being void," said Naruto, as he felt his own Mother's sadness at his words, and looked up at her gentle face.
"Naruto. My son. My precious baby boy. Do you really think so lowly of me that I would hate you? That I would just cast you out of my life and denounce you of being my son all because you feel that your actions will make me think that you are a monster? Naruto, I loved you from the moment I learned of your existence inside my body, and long after you opened your eyes for the first time when I held you in my arms. No matter what you do, I will always be your Mother, and will support you because you are my son. Nothing will ever change that," said Kushina, as she smiled down at her son, and Naruto let his white now shining wing appear from his right shoulder.
"Thank you Mother," said Naruto, as felt his resolve in doing what he had always done in the past back in the world of Gai return, and knew for the sake of his Mother...no for the sake of everyone in his life he could not fail them.
"Naruto, I'm here to speak to you per Shiz-oh! I see you're still in a family moment. I will leave," said Tsunade, as she was about to leave, and let them have more time together had Naruto motioned with his hand for her to stop.
"It's all right Hokage-sama. We actually just finished our conversation," said Naruto, as he turned around, and walked with Tsunade to another room to talk privately.
'Naruto, my son. You have grown up faster, then anyone else could have imagined, and even with all that you have become you are still a lot like your Father. Know that you have my blessing and I will support you fully no matter what you do in this life,' thought Kushina, as she knew her son was knew to bonds, and was treading carefully not to have them be destroyed by his own hands.
(With Naruto and Tsunade)
"So you're going through with it," said Tsunade, as she saw Naruto nod, and knew this was going to be troublesome the moment he first suggested it privately in her office.
"I must do what I must to save those I care about Hokage-sama. If I do nothing to stop the inevitable, then Kumo will come at us with everything they've got, and let's not forget Iwa either. From the Intel that Jiraiya has acquired recently, they are itching for a single reason to go to war with the Leaf again, and it won't be long before they have that one reason through my last name now being Namikaze. If I crush Kumo, Iwa will stay away from the Leaf out of fear of such devastation happening to them, and it will even make Akatsuki think twice as well," said Naruto, as he saw Tsunade flinch at that since Iwa was looking for a single incident to go to war with the Leaf, and Akatsuki couldn't be ignored either since the Leaf had two of the people they wanted.
"Officially, I can't let this go on record, and should you fail...I will have to list you as a Missing Nin though I will keep the girls out of harms way," said Tsunade, as she saw him nod, and leave before she herself let out a heavy sigh knowing the sake' in the Leaf was going to be decreased dramatically.
(Kumo-A Few Days Later)
Cloud walked among the populous of Kumo along with Tifa beside him, as the female of the pair found it increasingly amusing that the name of the village, and was basically his spoken differently. She had teased him about it immensely, which Cloud took in good stride since he felt more emotional as of late, and did find it funny that his name matched that of this Shinobi village.
It had been weird at first, walking around trying to learn everything, and finding out how things worked in this world. They were allowed to pass freely throughout the "Elemental Countries", as they learned quickly enough, and the history behind them, and using the cover story they are from a far off continent. They learned about how Shinobi use chakra, which for the two was just Mana in short bursts rather then sustaining it constantly, and using hand signs to make spells that they call Jutsus to work.
To Cloud and Tifa they were a lot like Wutai...only different.
"So what do you want to do while we are here in Kumo?" said Tifa, as she smirked at the blonde, who surprisingly enough was suspected of being one Uzumaki Naruto, and after checking what the Kumo Shinobi at the gate call a "Bingo Book" saw that he was not.
Cloud of course, never mentioned that he knew Naruto from before, as he believed that would get him in bit of trouble, and would view him as a hostile individual with Tifa not that far behind in being classified as such. Though they did seem to like that fact that his name was like their village and sounded tough to them so they let him along with Tifa go in.
"Just look around and stay for a few days. Those Shinobi seemed to be fearful of Naruto. Though from what I saw back in Gaia and in Midgar...I think their fears are more then valid," said Cloud, as he had seen Naruto become almost like the spitting image of the now late Sephiroth, and wondered what his fellow spiky blonde haired swordsman was doing?
"Yeah, I heard the stories from others along with you, and from the looks of things in this world the people nearly piss themselves at the sound of his name," said Tifa, as she saw some people give Cloud second glances because of his hair, and facial appearance.
"After I left SOLDIER, I thought about Naruto, and wondered how he was doing after being hit with that Banishment Spell. I never realized until now that Naruto may be even more dangerous now, then when he was with SOLDIER since Sephiroth was the only one capable of controlling, and commanding him. With Sephiroth gone, us here in this world, I don't think there is anyone in existence, who can stop Naruto, and even if they did...it would shake this world down to its very foundation," said Cloud, as he had seen the boy grow, and knew that one day his fellow blonde would far surpass his mentor.
"Damn! That says a lot," said Tifa, as she saw the blonde suddenly stop, and his whole body go tense.
"Oh no," said Cloud, as he began to sweat a little, and move his hand to his back where his trusty sword rested.
"What? What is it?" said Tifa, as she got into a fighting stance, and looked around for any possible enemies.
"He's here Tifa. Its Naruto. He's...is...here!" said Cloud, as he a mixture of anxiety, and fear now wrapped around his very soul when he spoke.
"Where?" said Tifa, as she now began to grow fearful, but held strong, and hoped that their combined efforts could force Naruto back if they fought him together.
"I don't know Tifa and that is what scares me the most," said Cloud, as he looked around, and noticed other Shinobi in the area were doing the same thing since they all sensed the overwhelming power of Uzumaki Naruto.
But where was he?
Was the boy to their left? No. To their right? Not there either. He wasn't beneath them so the only other place Naruto could attack from...would...be...up...above them!
And sure enough, Cloud saw with horrified eyes, the boy coming at them like a bat out of Hell at high velocity, and the blue-greenish eyes Naruto possessed were filled with an intense light the older former SOLDIER had only seen in one other person.
In Sephiroth after he learned the truth about Jenova.
'Such power! This is the Naruto kid?' thought Tifa, as she began to feel her body shaking uncontrollably wondering how this kid could generate such Mana, and thought she saw a giant fox head with its mouth open behind the falling boy.
Cloud however, wasn't concerned about that, but rather what was in Naruto's hands, and from the looks of things it was a shining orb of Mana concentrated to explode instantly upon impact with ground. The former SOLDIER's face went pale white when he realized what it was in the other's hand and knew if they didn't get out of the area if not the village they would be dead.
"Tifa run! NOW!" said Cloud, as he grabbed the girl, and began running at full speed to a safe place while nearly dragging Tifa in the process.
"Ultima!" said Naruto in a whisper, but his voice echoed throughout the entire area, and soon a large portion of Kumo was covered in a white while being consumed in energy.
When the light died down, Cloud along with Tifa found they had barely escaped the blast of energy, and that all that was left was fire from the remains of buildings mixed with that of death of those slain by it. When they looked at the center of it all, the two natives of Gaia looked on in horror at the sight of Naruto standing around the fire looking around to see the destruction he had caused, and seemed to be smiling in satisfaction at his work.
The same smile Sephiroth had after destroying Nibelheim.
"LOOK AT WHAT YOU'VE DONE?!" yelled the Raikage, as he appeared looking very angry at Naruto, and ready to fight the blonde.
"I don't have to see it because I performed the spell that did it," said Naruto, as he saw the Raikage remove his upper Raikage uniform to reveal his muscled torso, and got ready to unleash all his fury upon the other.
"I'm going to break your body into tiny pieces!" said Raikage, as charged at Naruto with incredible speed, and the blonde barely had enough to time to block the blow with force just barely equal to his foe.
'His strength rivals mine. I have to be careful in matching him move for move in terms of close combat,' thought Naruto, as he began balancing his defense in terms of blocking, and dodging the Raikage's blows.
'This kid's good. Shame he's an enemy of Kumo or I'd take the kid under my wing to be my successor,' thought the Raikage, as he managed to get through Naruto's defenses, and hit the boy with solid punch to the face that sent the blonde boy flying into a destroyed building.
'Any suggestions Kyuubi?' thought Naruto, as he stayed on his back for a moment to give him time to let the fox speak, and a means to win.
"Hard to say. The Raikage isn't weak by any standards. Keep doing what you are doing until an opportunity presents itself to cripple him. Remember the price is too high if we fail to defeat him," said Kyuubi, as he sent possible scenarios of what would happen if his vessel were unsuccessful, and knew it would fuel Naruto even greater heights.
And he was right.
If there was one thing Naruto had, it was a protective nature towards all those that had wormed their way into his heart, showing him that he was not completely a monster like others believed, and found himself wanting more of that feeling. To keep it, Naruto swore to himself that he would do everything in his power to keep it, and defend those that were creating it from harm.
So with that in mind, Naruto rose from ground he was on, and began to walk towards the Raikage with a purpose.
"Come at me Raikage-sama. Come at me so I can kill you," said Naruto, as he saw the angry Lightning Shadow generate an incredible amount of chakra, and lightning from his body.
"Kill me? Ha! Don't make me laugh. I'm the one, who is going to kill you, and after I do I intend to get Yugito back here before showing that ungrateful woman what it means to disrespect her Raikage," said the Lightning Shadow, as he was ready for a fight, and saw Naruto was too.
"Haste," said Naruto, as he felt the spell cover his form, and allowed a small microscopic smile to appear on his face.
"Do what must be done Naruto. Show no hesitation. Show no mercy. Do this for the ones you hold dear in your hear and make this Raikage know what true strength is!" said Kyuubi, as he flooded Naruto with his power, and the two were now acting as one.
'Haku, you once said that when we fight to protect our precious people, then we are truly strong, and achieve a power beyond any other. I will now make your belief known to the world!' thought Naruto, as his body was now overflowing with power, and looked ready to kill.
And the battle was on.
The two clashed at each other with blinding, the ground beneath them being turned into craters with each blow they landed on the other. Launch punch after punch, kick after kick, and the occasional head butt to the others skull could be seen by those witnessing this brutal fight. It wasn't about strategy. It wasn't about techniques. This was an all out fight between two superpowers going all out with only one of them being the winner.
From the sidelines, Cloud along with Tifa saw this all out brawl with wide, and could not believe there was someone able to go toe to toe with Naruto. It was amazing! Naruto had interlocked his arms with the Raikage before kneeing the man in the ribs (getting the idea from Lee) with the Raikage doing the same to Naruto in retaliation. The two were now going back and forth trying to make the other submit to the brutality of their deadlocked struggle.
"You're a pretty good fighter kid. Tell you what, if you join Kumo now, I'll let this whole thing slide, and make you my successor to the title of Raikage. What do you say?" said the Raikage, as kneed Naruto harder, and knew he heard a few ribs breaking even though Naruto continued to keep them in a grappled deadlock.
"You cannot bribe me with such things, as I am beyond it, and the reason I am capable of fighting so well is because I am fighting for something greater then you could possibly imagine!" said Naruto, as blood started to run down the side of his mouth, and hit the Raikage back with his own knee to the man's ribs to hear the satisfying crunching noise that went with breaking someone's bones.
"And what is that gaki? What could be greater then being the future Lightning Shadow of Kumo?!" said the Raikage, as found himself frowning inside, and felt his strength now weakening.
"Being with the ones who love me despite what I am!" said Naruto, as he kneed the man repeatedly in rapid succession with everything he had, and the instant the Raikage lost his footing the blonde used all his remaining strength to spin around before throwing his foe over his shoulder into a damaged building with the remains of it falling on the down Lightning Shadow.
With his foe down, Naruto collapsed to one knee before clutching his broken ribs, and spit out the blood that was forming in his mouth. Getting back up to his two feet, the proclaimed Black Angel of Death walked over to the downed Raikage, and summoned his sword to his hand before pointing the tip at the man's throat.
"Damn kid, you are good like they say you are. I haven't been hurt or thrown like that in years," said the man with a smile and laughed despite the situation he was in.
"I will now ask you one question Raikage-sama and depending on how you answer will determine whether I destroy all of Kumo after your death," said Naruto, as he saw the man raise an eyebrow, and then spit out some blood.
"What's the question?" said the Raikage, as he realized that he had gotten off easy, and that the boy fought him on his terms.
Anyone who could do that and win deserved a lot of respect.
"Where is the body of Hyuuga Hizashi?" said Naruto, as he saw the man's eyes widen at that, and then laugh at the blonde before being silenced when the blade touched his skin.
"Sorry kid. I just found it funny that you would come here, tear up my village, beat me up, and do all of this for the dead body of the Hyuuga Clan's twin brother," said Raikage, as he saw Naruto's eyes narrow at him, and pressed the blade further until it pierced skin before blood ran down the side of the Lightning Shadow's neck.
"Tell me now or I'll burn Kumo to ground," Naruto, as he was not going to be denied what he had come here for, and would cast down all who stood against him.
"Okay kid...I'll tell you," said the Raikage, as he told him of the R&D center beneath the Raikage Tower, and one of the room held a preserved Hyuuga Hizashi having his Cage Bird Seal being studied so the next time they could target either side of the family.
"Thank you. Oh, one more thing. Did you send the Ambassador to Konoha in order to steal the Byakugan from the Hyuuga Clan?" said Naruto, as he knew this was a touchy subject for that clan, and it needed to be resolved.
"Yeah. I gave the order. He was the only one I told so no one knew about it and allowed me Kumo to deny it all," said the Raikage, as he saw Naruto nod before putting his sword away, and heading to the Raikage Tower.
"Raikage-sama! Are you all right" said Kumo ANBU, as they appeared to help the man up, and heal his injuries.
"More or less," said the Raikage, as he looked around, and saw the devastation done to his once great Shinobi village.
"We need to go after the boy Raikage-sama. In his weakened condition, we can destroy him before he completes his mission!" said the Kumo ANBU Captain and saw the Raikage just look at him like he was an idiot before letting out a laugh.
"You baka! Even in his weakened condition, the gaki could take everyone here on, and win! That kid went toe to toe with me in my own field of fighting and he knocked me on my ass. No my ANBU. Uzumaki Naruto could have killed me with his sword, any one of those unique summons he possesses, and anything else in his arsenal could have been used. Instead, he wanted to fight me on my terms, and has earned my respect because of it. Let him take what he came here for and let the Shinigami's favorite son pass without provocation," said the Raikage, as knew better to fight an opponent he couldn't beat, and preferred to keep his village alive with something left to rebuild rather then nothing left period!
"But Raikage-sama, look at the damage he caused! So many people were killed, injured, and the buildings around us are destroyed!" said the ANBU Captain, as he saw the man glare at him, and shut him up.
"I'm well aware of that Captain. Buildings can be rebuilt. As for the dead, I do mourn the loss of my people whether they be civilians or Shinobi, and hope for a fast recovery to those injured. Do no not provoke Uzumaki Naruto to cause more damage Captain. I do not want what is left of Kumo to be destroyed by our wounded pride," said the Raikage, as he just hoped his little brother was okay, and that Naruto went around Killer Bee to get to here.
(Konoha-2 Days Later)
Naruto returned to the Leaf with the Hyuuga Hizashi in his preserved state, as he gave his report on the damage done to Kumo by his hands, injuring the Raikage, and how he got the man to confess his actions regarding the incident that cost Hizashi his life. Tsunade was grateful for all Naruto had done though she requested that he get a checkup from her later to make sure all his bones were in there proper place.
Last thing she needed was an injury catching up to Naruto later.
As for the Hyuuga Clan, the people affected the most by this being Hyuuga Hiashi, Neji, and Hinata were forever indebted to Naruto for returning their family member to the clan. It gave them all a sense of closure along with healing the last of the rift the Branch family was feeling and allowed the blood feud to dwindle down.
However, Naruto had told them to the entire clan's horror that Kumo had been studying the Cage Bird Seal on Hizashi for some time, and from the research they had done were well on their way to getting around that problem. It was Naruto's opinion that they would have eventually tried again, only on a Branch family member once a way to break the seal was discovered, and then retrieve the secrets of the Byakugan for Kumo.
When asked his opinion on what to do by Hiashi, the young blonde believed that the best strategy to counter this inevitable way to counter the Cage Bird Seal was to make a new seal that everyone could wear in the Hyuuga Clan, and with pride for that matter. Naruto had long felt the need for the current Cage Bird Seal to be barbaric and would be the end of the clan with the way things were in terms of the current times.
Of course, the Hyuuga Elders refused to listen to such advice saying that the opinion of a little boy had no weight in the decisions of the Hyuuga Clan, and believed that such an issue would never happen again.
"Hiashi-sama, may I speak to you in private?" said Naruto, as he had watched the Clan Elders walk away with an aura of arrogance, and traditional beliefs that would not bend to the changing times.
"Of course Naruto-sama," said Hiashi, as he walked with the boy to his private office, and placed a Sound Barrier Jutsu over it to prevent anything being heard outside of the room.
"I have been thinking about your proposal regarding Hyuuga Hinata being arranged to be married into my clan. I know that at face value, you are doing this so Hinata doesn't lose her current status in being the Clan Heiress, and being branded with the Cage Bird Seal like her cousin. However, I know you Hiashi-sama wish for your daughter to be happy, and like yourself I wish to see her happy too. During my time training her, Hinata-chan has shown remarkable potential that will never see the light of day if she stays within the Hyuuga Clan, and under the oppressing thumb of the Hyuuga Clan Elders. It is my wish Hiashi-sama to bring joy to your daughter's world, which is why I would be honored if you would make the arranged marriage official, and have Hinata become my wife," said Naruto, as he saw Hiashi's eyes widen to the limit with each word he spoke, and his jaw drop to the ground too.
"O-Of course! I can have the paperwork ready by the end of the week if you wish," said Hiashi, as he was completely floored by this, and left out the simple fact he already had the paperwork ready though that was probably because he never really expected such a well...forward approach by the blonde.
"Thank you. However, I wish that this news be kept secret until the time comes since I would like to get to know your daughter better, and she also has to meet the approval of the other girls staying at my residence," said Naruto, as he saw Hiashi palmed his face at that news knowing that there were other girls, and they were going be judging Hinata's every move until the wedding to find a reason not have her wed Naruto.
"I will have to inform my daughter of this before she signs the contract and she may wish to move into your clan home right away," said Hiashi, as he saw Naruto nod, and head towards the door.
"Of course. Tell Hinata she is welcome into the Namikaze Estate anytime," said Naruto, as he opened the door, and left the stunned Hyuuga hearing that last name of his departed friend.
'N-Namikaze? T-Then that means...HOLY SHIT!' thought Hiashi, as he fainted from the news that was not yet public to anyone else, and wondered if he should tell Hinata?
He needed to speak to the Hokage about this immediately.
(Outside of Konoha-At the Moment)
"Are you sure you want to do this Cloud? I mean...the people of the Leaf don't seem to be worried about him going postal," said Tifa, as she was in a tree with the blonde man, and saw former SOLDIER looking deadly serious about this.
"We have to Tifa. You saw what Naruto did in that village. It was just like back all those years ago when Sephiroth went insane and destroyed the village there. The flames were all around him, the SOLDIER Commander had that eerie smile on his face that chills me down to the bone, and the simple fact Naruto can mimic it so easily scares me even more then I would like to admit!" said Cloud, as the two memories appeared in his mind, and the past met the present through his eyes seeing the two warriors acting so similar when it comes to creating such needless death.
"When do you want to strike then? It won't be easy Cloud. This place has a lot of strong Mana signatures and we don't know anything about the Shinobi except what we've heard in our travels. Why not confront Naruto instead of fighting him? Let's find out what he's been doing here before we decide to fight him," said Tifa, as she had to admit the boy did scare her a bit, and the fact Cloud was scared even more didn't help matters either.
"Okay. We'll try it your way Tifa. We have passes to enter so it won't be that hard to get in, but let me talk to Naruto first since he'll recognize me right away, and will want to know what I'm doing here in this world. If things go bad with the two of fighting each other, you can flank him before we team up, and take him down," said Cloud, as he saw Tifa nod, and headed toward the entrance of the village so they could enter like anyone else.
"Do you want to confront him now?" said Tifa, as they entered the Leaf village, and now wondered what her boyfriend was going to do now.
"No. We'll do it tomorrow. He may already sense me, but could be waiting, and seeing if I will make the first move. I know he saw me in Kumo, but the fact we weren't stopped means he either didn't tell anyone, or they are waiting to spring a trap on us," said Cloud, as he walked through the village, and saw that some people had mistaken him for Naruto.
"Okay. We'll get some sleep tonight before finding out where Naruto is tomorrow and then talk to him tomorrow. And I do mean talk Cloud, not that 'come in sword swinging, and then ask questions later only to get no answers' bullshit routine," said Tifa, as the man was always getting into fights, and never used the muscles in his head like he did his body.
"Agreed," said Cloud, as he would make a mental note to keep one eye open while he slept, and make sure nothing happened to them while they were sleeping.
(Namikaze Estates-That Night)
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED?!" yelled Yugito, as she was feeling very angry, which was clear to everyone from Nibi's chakra pouring out, and the hissing sound of a cat being made was also apparent too.
Of course, in the presence of an angry woman, most men (Jiraiya and every Nara male in the Elemental Countries) would cower in fear, and kiss the feet of said woman until she calmed down.
Naruto however, was completely calm since he had anticipated this, and met Yugito's cat like eyes with an iron will.
"You misheard me Yugito-chan. It has been arranged that I be married to Hyuuga Hinata we both turn 16 years of age," said Naruto, as he saw the woman still angry at him, and at Hinata for somehow getting to him before her.
"That's not the point! I like you! Maybe even love you! Why wouldn't you want to marry me first?" said Yugito, as she was now crying, and was having an emotional breakdown because of the news.
The other girls in the room also looked disheartened by the news too.
"It should not be about who is the first in marrying me Yugito-chan. I care about you, Haku-chan, Kin-chan, and various other women in the Leaf. When the time comes when I am the rightful age to marry, I will do so, and I will have multiple women becoming my wives. You included," said Naruto, as he saw Yugito's eyes widen in shock, and the anger left her body with the Nibi jumping around inside of her with joy.
"R-Really?" said Yugito, as she saw Naruto nod his head, and she tackled him into a hug with his head buried into her bosom.
"You can stop suffocating him now!" said Tayuya, as she didn't want to see all this lovey-dovey shit, and part of her felt jealous she didn't get any of it after that little...incident back in the old house.
"For someone who thinks of him as a monster, you sure do care Tayuya-san," said Haku, as she saw the redheaded girl flinch, and look away when Naruto looked at her.
"That's enough Haku-chan," said Naruto, as he was freed from Yugito's grasp, and bosom before walking over to the slightly fearful redhead.
"Look Naruto, I...I'm sorry I called you a monster, and a freak when I first became a part of your home. I don't have an excuse for it since I'm free of Orochimaru and his Curse Seal so all I can really do is say I'm sorry for making such a stupid mistake on my part," said Tayuya, as she saw those damn eyes looking into her very being, and seeing if she really did mean it when she told him that she was sorry.
Ever since she became a part of this...family, Tayuya had gotten the cold shoulder due to her mouth getting her in trouble, and even had the puppy glare at her. The only way to make it stop was to tell Naruto she was sorry and to mean it if she wanted to be a part of this instead of being in Konoha's prison system.
"I understand Tayuya-san. Things are much different here, then when you were in Sound, and when you served Orochimaru so it is only nature you would...lash out. Give it time," said Naruto, as he put a hand on her shoulder, and saw the girl smile at him.
'Maybe it won't be so bad here,' thought Tayuya, as she normally got yelled at by her old asshole comrades when she guarded Orochimaru, and had to be tough around them so they wouldn't walk all over her.
"I think its time I retire to bed now. I have to take Zabuza to the vet tomorrow and then help in the interrogation of a capture Iwa Shinobi," said Naruto, as he felt a bit..."drained" if he was using the word correctly, and decided to regain his lost strength by sleeping.
'I bet. Hana just wants to mount him and that Anko lady wants to strap him down to do a little 'interrogation' of her own,' thought Haku, as she saw the looks both women gave her Naruto-kun, and she didn't like it.
The next thing you know, the Suna girl named Temari travels to Konoha for an arranged marriage to further strength political ties, and seduce him away from Haku.
Not on the female ice users watch!
"Now...whose turn is it to sleep beside me in bed tonight?" said Naruto, as he saw the four girls blush crimson, and could tell they were thinking of something else.
Perhaps it was a good thing he read that book "1001 Ways to Flirt with Women".
"Its my turn! Its my turn!" said Kin, Yugito, and Haku at the same time before glaring at each other with lightning from their glares hitting each other.
"I see. I'll let you three figure it out while I get ready," said Naruto, as he walked to his new bedroom, and rest his tired body.
Naruto had a feeling that he was going to need a lot of rest for what was going to happen tomorrow.
(Omake # 1-Neji's Punishment)
"Have you seen Hinata today Hanabi-san?" said Hiashi, as he saw his youngest training in a clan training area, and had not seen Hinata all day.
"Oh, I saw Hinata-Nee-san take Neji out into the village, and is playing 'horsey' with him," said Hanabi, as she didn't understand why her sister did what she was doing, and part of her worried Hinata would get into trouble.
"Oh I see. Well...wait! What?!" said Hiashi, as he had a sudden feeling of dread run through him, and remembered Hinata was seeking revenge against Neji for missing out on getting a kiss from Naruto.
"Yeah. I've never seen Hinata-Nee-san look so scary before. I thought she would use the seal on his forehead, but instead she just smiled at him, and told him he had a far worse punishment in mind," said Hanabi, as she was too young to understand what it was her sister had in store for their cousin.
(With Hinata and Neji)
"Move Horsey! I command you to take me to the store!" said Hinata, as she saw people looking at her, and her cousin with a saddle on his back along with reins attached to a ball gag in the boy's mouth.
It didn't help Neji that Hinata was whipping him in the ass while he himself was only in a thing while people laughed at his humiliation.
'Someone kill me!' thought Neji, as he winced at Hinata's fierce whipping strikes on his ass, and finally stopped at the store the girl wanted.
"Stay or I brand your ass!" said Hinata, as she looked up at her sanctuary of a store, and sighed dreamily at the sign.
The Naruto Merchandise Store
'At least it can't get any worse,' thought Neji, as he waited for Hinata to come out of the store, and regain his strength along with his shattered dignity as a Hyuuga.
Until of course a big shadow of what Hinata brought was placed on him and nearly broke his back had it not been for his Shinobi training.
"Bad Horsey! You're not suppose to lie down! When we get home you will be disciplined and branded for your disobedience," said Hinata, as she began whipping Neji in the ass again, and forcing him once more to be her personal horse for the day.
'I should have let them kiss,' thought Neji, as he struggled to be Hinata's horse, and get through this day alive.
(End Omake)
(Omake # 2-Neji's Punishment-Alternate Version)
Neji looked around to find Hinata was nowhere to be found in the main den area of the Hyuuga Compound, which was currently deserted at the moment, and it made him a bit nervous. Oh who was he kidding, Neji was fucking terrified right now, as he Hinata was determined to make him pay for ruining the kiss she wanted to have with Naruto.
'Why didn't I just let him kiss her or vice versa?' thought Neji, as he saw tape sitting on the nearby coffee table, and looked at it to see the message "Play me Neji" written on it by Hinata if he was correct in it being her handwriting.
Now, the Hyuuga Prodigy's first reaction was to put the tape down, see the Hokage, and go on an extended B-ranked mission. However, he realized that there could be even far greater consequences in not playing the tape, and decided to appease Hinata's written request.
"Hello Neji-Nii-san. If you are watching this tape, then that means you did the smart thing, and not give into the desire to run away. First, I want to say that I am proud of you for doing the right thing in playing this tape, as failure to do so would have resulted in me hunting you down, and breaking every bone in your body," said the image of Hinata on the couch in the tape Neji was watching with said boy now sweat dropping along with generating a nervous sweat.
'For once, I listened to Shikamaru's advice, and I was right. Who knew?' thought Neji, as he sees the smiling form of Hinata on the tape, and suddenly gets a weird feeling run up his spine.
"Now, as you may know Neji-Nii-san, I am very upset with you in ruining my chance to getting a kiss from Naruto-kun, and even more so in it being my very first. So, as a way to punish you, I Hyuuga Hinata am herby ordering you Hyuuga Neji from a Main family member ordering a Branch family member to watch this tape I acquired at great expense to see to it that justice is served, and regain my lost honor that you stole when you denied me my kiss," said Hinata, as she let out a giggle that while sweet was edged with malice, and nearly made Neji shit his pants.
'Since when did Hinata-sama learn such sadistic nature from that Anko woman from the Chuunin Exams?' thought Neji, as he saw the tape cut off for a second, and then show a black and white picture of a well before a girl came out of the well.
And out of the TV.
When Neji was found dead, his face was disfigured, and horror was all over his face.
(End Omake)
(Omake #3-Sleeping with Naruto)
"Now...whose turn is it to sleep beside me in bed tonight?" said Naruto, as he saw the four girls blush crimson, and could tell they were thinking of something else.
Perhaps it was a good thing he read that book "1001 Ways to Flirt with Women".
"Its my turn! Its my turn!" said Kin, Yugito, and Haku at the same time before glaring at each other with lightning from their glares hitting each other.
"No its not! IT IS MINE!" yelled Anko, as she came in by smashing through the outside window, and revealed herself in wearing only her trench coat along with just her skirt.
"The Hell you are. Naruto-kun is sleeping with me tonight!" said Hana, as she came in from beneath the floor after digging from the outside of the house, and breaking through to reach her desire Alpha wearing just a dog collar around her neck.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you two, but Naruto-kun is sleeping with me tonight," said Kurenai, as she seemed to appear after ending her Genjutsu that made her appear like she was a piece of the furniture in the room wearing a sexy piece of lingerie.
And these three weren't the only one, as there was a long line of young women outside his house, and all looking to be with the young Namikaze tonight for whatever he wanted to do aside from sleeping.
On second thought...maybe Naruto needed to reread the entire thing to find out just what the Hell he was doing to the female populous of Konoha.
(End Omake)
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