CHAPTER 10 LITTLE BROTHER
Naruto woke up in his hotel room and scanned the area as he stretched. He was tired of the boredom of the past week, following around Mei to meetings with the Hokage and her little lunches with the pink and blond drama queens. It drove him insane the mindless 'girl talk' and the subtitle hints Mei kept throwing at the pink haired one and him to get together.
"So Kurama what do you want to do today?" Naruto asked sarcastically as he walked out of the bath room with a towel on.
"Same thing we do every day…. Try to take over the world." Kurama replied excitedly
"Na if we did that we would have to start managing it and what not to much of a pain in the long run." Naruto said as he threw his normal gear on.
"You got me there." Kurama replied "no one ever really thinks about that part of it."
"Alright guess we need to go see what the slave driver wants." Naruto sighed as he walked over to the door then looked over to see a pillow with a black four tailed fox curled up in a ball. 'ah isn't he cute?' naruto cued sarcastically as he walked over to the ball of fur and squatted down
"Hey Kuza wake up little buddy time to go." He said softly but the fox merely tucked its head further under him. "I said time to wake up." Naruto almost yelled as he flipped the pillow sending the fox tumbling across the floor.
"Damn't brother that wasn't funny" the little fox barked
"It was for me now let's get going." Naruto said with a chuckle and walked out the door. He walked to the room next door and knocked "hey Mei you awake yet." He called but got no answer. He called again but got same so he took out his key for her room that he had in case of emergencies, and unlocked and opened the door.
As he walked in he began to hear what sounded like a scuffle so he drew out his knife, he turned the corner with his blade at the ready. What he saw horrified him.
"OH DEAR GOD!" Naruto yelled as he covered his "MY EYES THEY BURN!" he yelled more as he was presented with the sight of a naked Zabuza on top of a naked Mei both wrapped up in the blankets of the bed.
"Damn't fox get out of here." Zabuza yelled as he threw a pillow at the blonde hitting him across the face.
"Oh god your sex pillow, get it off get it off." Naruto yelled as he threw it away from himself and bolted for the door back to his room and jumped in the shower to get 'clean'. "I'll never be clean again" he cried
"That's what you get for waking me up early." Kuza laughed from the bathroom door
"I can't get the image out of my head." Naruto whined "it won't go away"
Later that day Naruto sat outside the Hokage's office where he was having another meeting with Mei. He looked over at the secretary sitting at the desk outside the office who was sending him a glance every so often.
"You know it's impolite to stare right." Naruto said
"S-s-sorry it's just I have never seen a fox like that?" the secretary said looking down at the black four tailed fox who was curled into a ball at Naruto's feet
"Yeah he is a strange one." Naruto said with a smile thinking about his little friend
Just then the office door opened and Mei walked out and looked down at Naruto.
"Alright Fox you can have the rest of the day off till eight. Then meet back here." Mei said
"What about your body guard detail?" He asked but looked down the hall and saw Zabuza walking towards them. "Alright later then." He said in a rush as he almost ran out of building.
Naruto along with Kuza at his heel walked into the weapons shop and up to the counter "hey there Ten Ten my swords done?" he asked the girl behind the counter
"Oh hi there Fox yeah right here." Ten Ten said as she reached under the counter and pulled out his swords wrapped in a blanket.
Naruto unfolded the blanket to reveal his swords completely fixed and in pristine condition. He picked them up to find they felt good as new. He swung them around and found them evenly balanced and he swung them under his back into their sheaths.
"Alright how much I owe you?" Naruto asked
"A thousand ryo." Ten Ten replied
"How about eight?" Naruto haggled
"Sorry but it was a lot of work and the material is expensive." Ten Ten replied
"Come on cut me a break I've had a really bad day." Naruto replied
"How bad?" Ten Ten asked
"Let's just say some things can't be unseen." He replied with a shiver
"Well lowest I could go is nine hundred" Ten Ten replied "only reason I am dropping it is cause you let me watch that match." She explained
"Alright you drive a hard bargain" Naruto said as he pulled out some money and paid her "so how about that match you wanted with me once these were fixed?"
"No way I saw enough to know I got a long way to go." Ten Ten replied
"No Ten Ten don't ever turn down an offer for a sparring match from someone new." Came an excited voice. Naruto turned and say a boy a year older then him wearing green spandex with yellow arm and leg warmers. He also had a bowl cut and giant eyebrows.
"Holy shit I think you got some caterpillars growing on your face man." Naruto said in a shocked voice
"Hi there I'm Rock Lee." Said the boy excitedly as he ran up to Naruto to shake his hand. "Are by chance a ninja here for the chunin exams?"
"Lee stop hassling him, we don't want to make the leaf seem like annoying loud mouths." Said a new boy the same age as the other with pale eye's and black hear pulled back into a pony tail going down his back
"But Neji he was talking about having a sparring match and my youthful heart can never back down from taking up a challenge" Lee said joyously
"He was talking to Ten Ten about a sword match not a fist to fist match" Neji said as he turned toward Naruto "My apologies for my squad mate."
"It's alright but no I am not a ninja. I am a mercenary hired by the Mizukage as body guard while she conducts some business here." Naruto explained getting a shocked look from both Lee and Neji as they tensed ready to jump into a fight "don't worry I ain't here to start trouble just do my job then be out of here."
"That is good." Neji said as both him and Lee relaxed a bit
"However since your friend here didn't want to have a match would you like to take her place." Naruto offered Lee "I been itching for a match all week."
"YES!" Lee pretty much yelled with excitement
"Lee we need to rest up for the exams" Neji said
"No better way to loosen up for the exams than a sparring match" Lee said excitedly
"Lee I would be careful going up against this guy he went toe to toe with Zabuza of the seven swordsmen and tied." Ten Ten said but this only made Lee get more excited
"Actually I did beat him while I was in wave." Naruto said "that was only a sparring match so we were both holding back a bit."
"Someone who could stand on level with such a great fighter there is no way I can let this opportunity get away." Lee said as what looked like fire coming from his eyes from excitement
"Alright just need a place for the match." Naruto replied
"Follow me my fellow youthful fighter." Lee said as he charged out the door and headed to his squads training field
"Either of you two have any idea where the hell we ran off to?" Naruto asked, as both his team mates were face palming and shaking their heads
"Yeah I'll take you over there since he won't stop till he gets his match." Neji replied as he headed out of the shop followed by Ten Ten and Naruto with Kuza at his heels
Naruto, Neji, and Ten Ten walked through the village toward the training area
"So do you mind if I ask where you learned your swordsmen ship?" Ten Ten asked
"From a pirate." Naruto replied
"What?" Ten Ten asked in shock
"Yeah I worked on a pirate ship a while back let's just say I was trying to get as far from home as possible." Naruto sighed "so I signed on with a ship and one of the pirates was a swordsman, crazy bastard would fight with three swords." He said with a chuckle
"What!? Three swords how?" Ten Ten asked with shock
"One in each hand and one in his mouth." Naruto smile at the memories "after that I took a small break from pirating in a far land across the sea while I was there I trained under a crazy red headed mage who loved weapons." He shivered at the thought "she was scary as shit when she started to fight. But one helluva person to train under along with everyone else in that guild"
"Got that right even gave me the chills on occasion." He heard the fox say.
"Yeah but then her and most my friends vanished during some sort of trials about three years ago" Naruto said thinking about his friends across the sea "oh that reminds me have either of you seen any dragons around?" this gave both genin a confused look
"Ah no." Ten Ten replied confused
"Alright, so we almost there?" Naruto asked
"YES WELCOME!" came Lee's voice "and prepare for the most youthful sparing match you've ever had."
"Is he always like this?" Naruto asked looking back at the two and only received a nod.
"So my youthful friend shall we begin?" Lee asked as he got into a fighting stance
"Alright what are the rules?" Naruto asked
"I will only use hand to hand no weapons no jutsu you may use whatever you please." Lee said
"Now that isn't very fair how about just a straight up hand to hand fight." Naruto said.
"You sure about that he is one of the best taijutsu users in the village. Even for a genin he is better than some jonin." Ten Ten replied
"If I backed down from every fight because I was told they are good I would never have gotten to the level I am at now." Naruto said as he turned toward Lee
"Very wise words I believe the same if you never challenge strong opponents you never truly be strong." Lee said as Naruto got into his fighting stance
"Let's start this." Naruto said as both of them charged each other trading and blocking blows back and forth.
Naruto threw a fist at Lee who caught it and went to flip him over his back. As he was in the air over Lee he twisted around and swung his foot around hitting the green clad ninja in the face sending him skidding across the field
"Great show of dexterity and skill." Lee said with excitement as he got up and charged again causeing Naruto to grin.
Lee threw a punch at Naruto which he side stepped and brought his fist to the side of Lee's face. But just before it made contact Lee moved his head back and caught Naruto's arm under his chin and grabbed it with his other hand and swung naruto over him onto the ground.
Naruto rolled away and on to his feet into another fighting stance. "hehe that was a good one I will have to remember that one." Naruto said with a chuckle
They continued for the next hour trading blows till they were both sweating and breathing heavily.
"Wow I've never seen Lee get this worn out from a fight before." Ten Ten said with concern as she watched on only for Neji to nod slightly
"This is a most youthful match my friend." Lee said as charged at Naruto and swung but Naruto brought up his leg and blocked the punch with his knee.
Naruto then brought down his knee and with the momentum swung at Lee only to have it side stepped and Lee went for his open face. But Naruto smirked as he moved his head back and locked it under his chin and then launched lee over his back and onto the ground. Lee rolled back to his feet and got into another fighting stance
"Wow did not expect you to use my own move against me." Lee said out of breath.
"Adapt and adopt what is useful." Naruto said also out of breath. Just then a puff of smoke appeared between them and another man looking like an older version of Lee only with a flak jacket on.
"Lee I told you to rest up for the chunin exams and here I find you in the middle of a match." Said the new comer.
"I'm sorry Guy sensei" Lee said as he snapped to attention.
"Hey my fault I offered asked for the match and he looks like one who can't pass up on a match." Naruto said as Guy looked at him
"This is very true." Guy said as he held his chin and nodded his head "very well I only have one question to ask then." He said looking at Lee "did you learn anything from this match and was it as youthful as possible?"
"Yes Guy sensei!" Lee pretty much yelled "this youthful opponent showed me many things along with giving me a very youthful fight!"
"Very well" Guy said as he turned toward Naruto "I thank you for giving my student a youthful match."
"Sure no problem." Naruto said a bit confused as this is the first adult who didn't look done on him "we'll have to it again some time."
"most definitely" Lee replied with a thumbs up
"and maybe next time we can go all out and drop the weights." Naruto said with a smirk
"how did you know about the weights." Lee asked
" I felt them when we were trading blows." Naruto said
"alright next time neither of us hold back." Lee said with tears in his eyes from joy
"Alright now Lee go rest up for the exams" Guy said as both him and Lee ran off
"Well that was interesting." Naruto said as he walked over to Ten Ten and Neji
"You don't even know the half of it." Ten Ten sighed "well we'll see you around we gotta get ready for the exams ourselves."
"Alright later." Naruto said as they walked away from him and he checked his watch 'well got an hour before I am supposed to meet up with Mei might as well get a shower to get rid of this smell.' He thought to himself as he walked toward his hotel.
He was about half way back when he saw a kid being held up by his shirt and yelled at by some kid in a black jump suit with what looked like cat ears and wearing makeup.
'Well looks like someone is getting an ass chewing' Naruto thought with a smirk as he looked over and saw the kid with the painted face and a sand head band bring up his hand and he could sense the chakra in it. In a flash he went over and grabbed the hand of painted faced kid.
"You know I have no problem with giving a kid a proper ass chewing maybe roughing him up for being disrespectful but a ninja should never use jutsu on a defenseless child." Naruto said as he tightened his grip on the hand that he had causing the guy to drop the kid and the kid ran off. Once he dropped the kid he swung his other fist around making Naruto let go of him and step away.
"Oh you leaf ninja think you can take me on." The boy said
"Ha ha." Naruto laughed while looking down so they couldn't see his eyes getting a confused look from the boy "does it look like I am with the leaf?" he said as Kankuro got a better look at him and didn't see any leaf emblem on him.
"Kankuro what are you doing?" came a feminine voice, before he could ask about it, which made the ninja tense up a bit and look back at a blonde with her hair in four pony tails wearing a white dress and a giant fan on her back
"But Temari he started it." Kankuro started
"No he didn't I watched you threaten that child and he stopped you." Temari started
"Hey kit I sense something." Came the Kurama's voice in his head
'What is it?' Naruto asked
"A tailed beast." Kurama said
'You mean one of these two is a jinchuriki like me?' Naruto asked with a little hope that he had found another.
"No not them but he is near." Kurama said
'Which one is it?' Naruto asked as he began to scan the area for him.
"The one tails so we gotta be careful." Kurama said
'Why? Thought you were the strongest.' Naruto said teasingly
"I am but he has always been a bit… unstable, and unpredictable." Kurama said
'Alright think I got him.' Naruto thought as he glanced up at a tree while the two in front of him continued to bicker "you can come out now." Naruto said getting both ninja in front of him to give a confused look. Then they heard a voice that sent fear through the both of them.
"Kankuro, Temari you were told to not start trouble." Came the new voice from a tree
"Gaara." Both ninja said with fear
"Sorry its…" Kankuro began
"Shut up before I kill you." Gaara said as he jumped down from the tree and stood in front of the Naruto "You."
"Me." Naruto said with an unflinching smirk
"Mother wants your blood." Gaara said getting the two behind him to quiver a bit at the blood lust in his voice.
"Sorry but I don't swing that way." Naruto said getting both sand ninja to stare in shock that someone had talked back to Gaara like that without flinching.
"I will give your blood to mother to prove my existence." Gaara said as sand began to rise around him, and his killing intent seeped out making his siblings shiver. But they were shocked that the new comer hadn't flinched at it.
"What is wrong with that guy he isn't even flinching?" Kankuro whispered to Temari
"I don't know maybe he is frozen with fear." Temari offered
"Does he think Shukaku is his mother haha. I knew he was a bit off but gender confusion haha." Kurama laughed
'Well it can be confusing remember I thought you were a chick at first.' Naruto shot back with a smirk
"Fuck you just deal with him already." Kurama said then went quite
Naruto cracked a smile at Gaara's killing intent getting the siblings to stare in shock that he not only stood up to it but was smiling.
"Really 'mother'? tell him to figure out who he is." Naruto said getting all three sand ninja to become shocked. "And try some real intimidation." He said as he tapped into the demon chakra and set off a killing intent as his demonic chakra became visible around him forming a rough outline of a fox that made Temari and Kankuro shake with fear and just made Gaara smile with excitement.
"Now little brother I suggest you walk away before this escalates further, cause this is not the time or place to settle things." Naruto said as he looked up and the sand siblings got a look at his demonic slit eyes and a look of realization and fear came over Temari and Kankuro that they were looking at a jinchuriki that had control over his power.
"Very well we will settle this later." Gaara said as he turned around "but mother will have your blood."
"Oh and a message from nine to one remember you're a guy not a chick." Naruto said with a chuckle "But between you and me, it's alright I thought mine was a chick at first too."
"Go fuck yourself" Kurama said to his host
Naruto watched them walk off "he will be a handful."
"Yeah Shukaku always was but he normal calms down after I knock some sense into him." Kurama chuckles.
"Well 'we' will have to knock some sense into him but that can wait." Naruto said
"Yeah they have to learn to be a team only way they can make it in this world." Kurama said
"Got that right brother." Naruto said as he headed back to his hotel room to shower.
Naruto had showered and put on his hooded cloak while Kuza curled up on the bed and went to sleep. He then met up with Mei and Zabuza at the Hokage's office just before eight.
"So what we got now another meeting with the old man?" Naruto asked
"No you will be meeting with the council and they will determine whether or not we will go into an alliance with the mist." The Hokage said as he stepped out of his office
"Very well lead the way." Mei said
"And Na… Fox." The Hokage said getting Naruto's attention "I will also bring up your request after the Mist's."
"very well." Naruto said getting a confused look from Mei and Zabuza
They made their way to the council room where the heads of the eight major clans along with their heirs and a representative from the civilians and the three elders waited for them.
"Let this meeting begin with roll call." Said the head of the Hyuga clan Hiashi
"Kakashi Hatake representing the Hatake clan." Kakashi said
"Asuma Sarutobi representing the Sarutobi clan" Said Asuma
"Shibi and Shino Aburame representing the Aburame" Said Shibi as Shino could be seen behind him.
"Tsume and Kiba Inuzuka representing the Inuzuka clan." Said Tsume with Kiba sitting behind her with a small puppy sitting on his head.
"Inoichi and Ino Yamanka representing the Yamanka clan." Said Inoichi
"Choza and Choji Akamichi representing the Akamichi clan." Said Choza
"Shikaku and Shikamaru Nara representing the Nara clan." Said Shikaku
"Kizashi Haruno representing the civilian section." Said Kizashi
"And I Hiashi along with Hinata Hyuga representing the Hyuga clan." Said Hiashi with Hinata sitting behind him with what looked like a scowl on her face while she wore dark pants and a pale jacket that was opened up showing fish net armor and her already developing body.
"As head of the council I call this meeting to order." Hiashi said in his normal formal way as everyone else tried not to roll their eyes. "first is a request from the new Mizukage of the hidden mist for an alliance."
At that Mei walked to the center of the council that surrounded her.
"Yes I am the new Mizukage and I request an alliance." Mei said
"I ask why should we join into an alliance with the Bloody Mist?" Hiashi asked
"Though we have been enemies in past wars and not friendly towards each other since the last one. But that was while a mad man ruled over the once referred to Bloody Mist. I am looking to move in a new direction one that isn't soaked in blood." Mei said
"How can you say that while you have the demon of the Bloody Mist as your body guard?" Said Tsume pointing over to Zabuza
"He may have that title but he is with me in wanting to see the mist go in a new direction to prevent the horrors of the past." Mei said
"I want to hear what he has to say on that." Tsume commands
"Very well." Zabuza said as he walked up next to Mei "the horror's I went through and what I did to be labeled a demon no one should have to go through especially a child."
"Very well." Tsume said as she waved him back to his previous spot.
"With this alliance would trade routes be opened up once everything was finished." Kizashi said
"Once we finish repairs from the coup and get ourselves settled we would be more than willing to open trade routes." Mei said getting Kizashi to nod
After a few more questions Mei left for them to deliberate amongst themselves, after an hour her and her body guards were brought back in.
"We have gone over your offer." Hiashi said "and we have all agreed to enter into this alliance to further benefit our villages."
"Thank you, you have mine and my villages deepest gratitude" Mei said as the paper work for the alliance was placed in front of her as she read over it and signed it along with the rest of the clans and the Hokage. After she walked away from the council the Hokage walked up to the center
"There is one final matter to be attended to today." The Hokage said
"what is it Lord Hokage?"Hiashi asked
"A person has come to claim their birth right from one of our lost clans." The Hokage explained getting everyone in the room to quirk their eyebrows in curiosity.
"Which clan do they claim to be from?" Hiashi asked
"The last of the Namikaze clan has returned for his family's birth right." The Hokage said getting everyone in the room to gasp even Mei and Zabuza
"the son of Minato Namikaze has returned." Was heard in whispers throughout the room
"I thought the fourth was the last of his clan?" Mei whispered to Zabuza
"So the yellow flash had a runt." Zabuza chuckled to his group "wonder what the punk is like?" this just got Naruto to smirk under his hood as he walked to the center of the council next to the Hokage, causing both Mei and Zabuza to go wide eyed.
"I welcome back the last of the Namikazes." The Hokage said taking a step to the side.
"So you claim to be the son of Minato Namikaze, what is your name?" Hiashi asked as everyone leaned forward in anticipation except for Kakashi.
"I am known by most as the mercenary bounty hunter Fox. but your village knew me as Naruto Uzumaki or better known as the demon child." Naruto said as he flipped up his hood revealing his bright blond golden blond hair and his demonic red slit eyes with a fox like grin that spread from ear to ear.
END CHAPTER 10