A/N: Hello people!

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"People have scars. In all sorts of unexpected places. Like secret roadmaps of their personal histories. Diagrams of all their old wounds. Most of our wounds heal, leaving nothing behind but a scar. But some of them don't. Some wounds we carry with us everywhere and though the cut's long gone, the pain still lingers.-Unknown. (from the show, Grey's Anatomy)

"I am very proud of Team Seven and Team Gai. You successfully completed an S rank mission and came back alive and well, with no injuries. A very remarkable things to have on your records." Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled at the people gathered in front if his desk.

"As for young Haku, the council has decided upon a month of probation, wherein you will be watched closely to ensure your loyalty to the village. Then, you will be given a Shinobi Assessment to determine your ranking in Konoha," he smiled at the young teen standing beside Naruko.

The boy bowed, "Thank you Hokage-sama. You are most gracious."

"Think nothing of it my boy! Now, everyone except Naruko, Shizune and Tsunade are dismissed."

The others nodded and bowed respectfully before heading out. Sasuke gave Naruko a look that she didn't understand, before he closed the door.

"Naruko, I must extend my gratitude. I have been trying to get Tsunade to return for a long time."

Naruko waved it off, "I really didn't do anything. She chose to return on her own. I didn't say anything that heart warming or thoughtful. I just spoke the truth of my goal."

Naruko pulled out her Gama change purse that Sasuke had gotten her for her tenth birthday. "Now, how much was the mission to Nami no Kuni?"

"Exactly one million Ryo," the Sandaime answered.

Naruko reached into Gama and pulled out a scroll. She had separated all the money she had gotten when in Tanzaku Town into different scrolls. Each scroll contained one million Ryo. She felt relief at not having to count.

After her 'good luck' at the casino, she had separated all of her money into scrolls of one million in order to keep better track of them. She then placed a Containment Seal on Gama so that he could hold all the scrolls. With over eighty scrolls in there, she didn't have to worry about the loss. Her 'good luck' had won her four times the amount she had started with when she entered the Town, so giving away one scroll wouldn't hurt.

"Here. All you have to do is release the seal. Best to do it in an open space if you know what I mean," she advised, when his eyes bugged.

"V-very well then Naruko."

"How does she have so much money?" Tsunade asked after watching the exchange in shock.

Hiruzen smiled, "Naruko had a nice talk with Gato on her mission. She is now the owner and CEO of Gato Company and Holdings. The reason the teams were in Tanzaku, was because she was meeting the V.P. of the company. While there, Naruko sold all of the possessions she had taken from Gato's mansion. Then, quadrupled the money when she and Sasuke went to the casino."

Tsunade gaped at the younger blonde, "How many games did you play?"

Naruko shrugged, "I have no idea what the game was called, but I played it nine times. I just kept putting all of my money on 9 Red and kept getting everyones money. I stopped after the ninth win, incase I was only meant to win nine times due to Kyuubi. Then, Sasuke and I left."

Naruko didn't register the bewildered look Tsunade was giving her. She was instead, focused on the Hokage. "When am I to meet the Fire Daimyo Jiji?"

"You will be expected at his home within the week."

Naruko nodded, "Okay, I'll request that a team be sent with me. You can make it a C rank mission. I'd prefer my own team though, if you don't mind."

Hiruzen pulled out a scroll and began writing, "An escort mission I presume?"

"Yes."

"Very well then. You will leave in five days."

Naruko sighed, happy that all that was over. Now, it was time for the heavy.

"Okay Jiji. Care to tell me why I had to find out from an S rank missing ninja who was one of the Shinobigatana Shichinin Shu, that I'm part of a clan that was decimated over pure jealousy?" she asked with a glare.

Hiruzen, Tsunade and Shizune all paled. "Which one told you?" the Sandaime asked.

"Zabuza and I played a little game of Cat and Mouse. He talked while I tried to use Kenjutsu against him. We started a conversation over there only being a few respectable kunoichi coming from Konoha. How I only had five I could list, that I considered to be worthy of respect and I myself, was on the list. When he heard my name, he said it was no longer a shock that I was so good. He then gave me a history lesson on the Uzumaki clan. Going as far as telling me that the swirls that we wear on our clothing, is actually the clan symbol that we honor as a way of remembering the treaty between Uzushiogakure and Konohagakure. I also found out that the Senju were brought to Konoha with the help of the Uzumaki. So many things Jiji, and I'm not happy about never being told."

Hiruzen looked completely stunned to his core. He never thought that this would come up so soon.

Tsunade sighed, "Sensei, I think you should tell her."

The Hokage nodded. "Okay Naruko. As you know, you are the Jinchuuriki for the Kyuubi. What you don't know, is that you are actually the third Jinchuuriki to ever hold the Kyuubi and that the two previous vessels were also Uzumaki women. Mito Uzumaki, who was the wife of Hashirama Senju, the Shodaime, was the first. Then, Kushina Uzumaki, a war orphan who survived the destruction of Uzushiogakure, was the next Jinchuuriki, being the only one with the chakra strong enough to handle the sealing. Mito-sama was her Great Aunt. You, are her daughter."

Naruko looked over to Tsunade, "We're related?"

The busty blonde nodded, "Distantly. Mito was my grandmother and is your Great Great Aunt. I don't know the exact relation though. The whole problem of family trees is a pain."

"Do you know if there are any other Uzumaki's that survived?"

The adults frowned and shook their heads.

"All I can say, is, if they have flaming red hair, it's best to ask them what their surname is," Hiruzen told her.

"Why wasn't I told this?"

"We we going to wait until you turned sixteen. That is when you were going to be given your inheritance, from both of your parents."

Naruko looked at the two women. Neither of them looked surprised in the least. "You all know who my parents are? What about my father?"

Hiruzen, "I don't know if I should tell you yet. He was a great man, with many enemies. You'll be a massive target. I was also supposed to wait until you were sixteen before any of this came up, but Zabuza kind of ruined that."

"You should tell her sensei. If she survived an S rank, unscathed, I think she's mature enough to handle it. Besides, the title could possibly help her new company, since it's such a well known name. And if you don't tell her, I will," Tsunade told him as she sat on the couch in his office. Shizune plopping down beside her.

Naruko nodded along with Tsunade, "I'd like to know. You and Kaka-sensei both say that my parents were great people. I want to know what made them great."

Hiruzen sighed, "Naruko look at the pictures on the wall. What do you see?"

Naruko turned, "The Hokages."

"Does anything seem to catch your eye?" the man asked.

She studied the pictures, "Well, they're all attractive men. Even you Jiji. The Yondaime was the most attractive though, sorry."

Shizune and Tsunade snorted/coughed. Hiruzen blushed slightly, but shook off his embarrassment.

"Why do you say that Naruko?"

She shrugged, "He's a blue eyed blonde too. I'm a bit of a narcissist I guess. Blue eyed blondes are the best. No way around it. In fact, he looks a lot like me. He could pass for a girl."

Naruko looked at Tsunade who was smirking evilly. "What does this have to do with who my father is?" she asked after a couple of silent seconds.

Tsunade pointed to the Yondaime's picture, "You said that you and Minato looked alike right? Wonder why?"

Naruko was completely lost and Hiruzen sighed. "Naruko, Minato Namikaze's wife was Kushina Uzumaki."

Naruko stared at the picture of the Yondaime Hokage. They had the same hair color. Their eyes were identical and both had a cat like shape to them. Kushina, her mother, was married to the Yondaime.

"No way," she gasped.

Yes way.

You knew?

Yes. but, I didn't know when to tell you.

My father was the Yondaime? He sealed you in me?

"Why me?" she finally asked aloud.

"When your mother went into labor, the seal over the Kyuubi was weakened. Minato had created a barrier in order to properly watch the seal, so that it wouldn't break. A masked man attacked as Kushina was giving birth and extracted the Kyuubi from her just after she had you. Kushina didn't die immediately, like the other Jinchuuriki did when the Kyuubi was removed. She was still alive, but only had a few moments before she would pass on. Minato left to fight the beast that had gone on a rampage and attacked Konoha, while I stayed with you and your mother. As you know, Biju can't be killed, so Minato created a seal that would seal the Kyuubi in you, and give you all access to its power. The reason being, was that you had showed, even in the womb, to have your mothers special chakra and would be able to contain the Biju. You're mother and father sacrificed themselves to save this village. Minato had to give his soul to Shinigami-sama in exchange for using the seal, while Kushina was already dying. They had prepared ahead of time and made sure that everything was to be revealed to you when you were sixteen. But that didn't work ou,t as you can see."

Naruko was looking down. Her bangs shadowed her eyes, so none of them could see her tears.

"You were the only one Naruko. The only one that could save the village. And Minato would never use anothers child. He had faith that you would change Kyuubi and grow to be good friends, as his seal would allow you contact with the Biju. The previous Jinchuuriki, never spoke to it and therefore, he wanted you to change it's feelings. He believed in you and asked for you to be seen as a hero. But the village didn't see it that way, and disregarded his dying wish. Naruko, your parents loved you very much. Never think otherwise. They truly loved you."

"Jiji, can I be excused from missions tomorrow?" Naruko asked quietly.

"Of course. Your team won't have any missions until your requested C rank as a way to get back on their feet."

Naruko nodded and pulled her Kasai Shiruku from her back. Unwrapping it, she placed the Raijin no Ken on his desk. "This one belongs to you as the Hokage. I'm keeping Kubikiribocho and Samehada though."

Hiruzen looked to Tsunade who nodded, "Actually Naruko, you won in fairly in your battle. You can keep it."

"Thank you Jiji."

She wrapped the weapon up again and left the office with a bow.

The three adults gave a simultaneous sigh.

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Naruko lounged about the next day, completely bored out of her mind. She had finally come to grips with her parents and birth and such. Now, she was bored as all hell and needed something to do.

I seem to recall you making a bet with your Uchiha.

Naruko's eyes lit up at the memory. She didn't notice was statement of ownership in the slightest. I did! Time to put it into action!

She rolled off her bed and ran to her closet door where she removed several cans of paint that she had stored away for any possible pranks and her collection of brushes.

Naruko changed into a brown outfit she had. One that matched the color of the Hokage Monument. The idea of what she was about to do, only half a mile above the Hokage's office, made her grin. This was going to be one of the biggest and most difficult pranks ever!

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Sasuke walked along the streets of Konoha. He was hoping to run into Naruko somewhere, but he had been out of luck for the past half hour. She was nowhere to be found!

He spotted Ichiraku's up ahead and decided to try there. She loved ramen. It was only logical that he would find her there.

He was right. She sat at the noodle bar, surrounded by ten different bowls of ramen.

He sat down beside her, "Where've you been all day?"

She looked at him, and finally noticed what she was wearing. It was a brown one piece suit that was baggy on her figure. Her mask was still present, but there was a new light to her eyes. One that she got whenever she did something bad.

"Oh, I decided to show my artistic side today."

"Huh?"

Naruko's eyes tilted upward, which led him to believe that she was smiling. "Yeah. Someone will appreciate my hardwork eventually. It took me an hour and over five hundred Kage Bunshin to complete."

Sasuke frowned, wondering what she was talking about. Artistic? Five hundred Kage Bunshin? One hour?

Then his eyes, bulged as he remembered their bet.

No way!

He stood and exited the stand and jumped to the roof, giving himself a good view. His jaw dropped at what he saw.

The Hokage Monument had been painted over. A very, voluptuous nude painting of a woman with large breasts covered the stone structure. She was in a lying position on her right side with her left pointer finger crooked in a 'come hither' fashion, while she winked. Her blue eyes were wide making her look innocent, as her blond hair covered her private areas. Everything was properly positioned so that her most important parts weren't visible, but was still quite obviously naked.

"Do you like it? I had to make sure her nipples and vagina were covered, so that it wouldn't be so bad for the younger generation." Naruko asked from beside him.

He couldn't answer. All he could do, was stare at the naked blonde woman laying on the Hokage's faces. Briefly, he realizes what a sick thought that was, but didn't care. He was wondering if Naruko would look like that when she was older, and couldn't help but really hope so. Blood ran down his nose and he wiped it away before she could see it.

"Yeah. My greatest prank yet. That is, until I do my next one, which will be soon. You owe me a favor!" she sang.

Naruko pulled him back down to the street and they re entered the stall.

"Ho-how long before people notice?" he finally found his voice.

She gave a shrug and began shoveling rame in to her mouth.

Sasuke ended up ordering a bowl for himself as he waited for her to finish.

Once they were done, the decided to go train, right after Naruko went and changed.

Sasuke didn't like the building Naruko lived in. It was oddly shaped, too far from the Uchiha Compound, and she lived there by herself. It was also too far from the Uchiha Compound. He didn't like the colors or the shapes of the doors. Or the fact that it was too damn far from the Uchiha Compound!

He'd have to travel to the other side of the village just to see her! Ridiculous!

"Okay, I'm good."

Naruko now wore a simple black cattle dress that reached her knees, but had slits up to high thigh. Underneath, she wore fishnet leggings. He had to admit, he liked the dark colors on her. It was very….sexy. Especially since she was more developed than the other girls her age.

"Let's go kick each others asses Ducky!"

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Naruko decided to visit the Hokage after her training with Sasuke. Her dress was torn in several places. Her hair was disheveled, and she looked like she'd been through war. The secretary tried to give her a hard time, but she brought up something that would be better left forgotten and was granted access to the office.

"Naruko are you okay?!" came the worried voice of Shizune.

She looked over and nodded, "Sasuke and I were training. This happens a lot."

Tsunade and the Hokage were watching her with worried looks as she approached the desk.

"Jiji, does the council know, about me being the Yondaime's daughter?"

The man shook his head.

"I want to take on his name. I'll even pay for it. I'm a Genin, so I'm considered an adult. I now have the financial backing to keep me tied over, for a very long time, without help. I'm about to regroup the largest company in the world and with a name like Namikaze backing it, I can get rid of the illegalities and expand the reach faster. I want my birth certificate, and blood tests proving that I am their daughter, because I know the council will raise hell over this, and I want to shut them up quickly. I also want anything my parents left for me. Life as a shinobi is incredibly short. I could die tomorrow. My parents would then be rolling in their graves because their daughter was denied her rights concerning them before she passed."

There was a stunned silence. Naruko's demand was detailed and thoughtout. She was legally within her rights as well.

Hiruzen sighed, and opened the bottom drawer on their right side of his desk. "I keep your folder in here, because there wasn't anyone in this village I could trust besides Iruka, that wouldn't try and use this against you."

He opened the folder and shuffled through some papers. Naruko was surprised by how thick it was.

He pulled out two papers. One was her birth certificate and the other was the blood test that had been done to prepare for the day the council would find out Naruko's heritage and would try to deny it. He held them out to her and she looked at them, before nodding.

"How much will it cost to add his name onto mine?"

"Ten thousand Ryo."

"Okay," Naruko said as she pulled out Gama again. "I know this will be a lot of work Jiji, but it has to be done. If I'm going to change this village and become stronger, I'll do whatever I can. Making the people see the error of their ways, will be a good start. Once they know who I really am, I will have a better shot at changing their hearts. It'll take time, but every little bit helps. You might as well tell everyone about the Kyuubi while you're at it. Sasuke and Sai already know because I wasn't going to hide it from them. Hinata, TenTen, Shikamaru, Kiba, Choji and Shino are my only other friends and they would never turn on me for it. Everyone else, I don't care about their opinions at all."

The whole new change in attitude was so abnormal, that Hiruzen could only nod. He had no words to speak. Nothing could convey what he was feeling at the moment.

Naruko placed the amount of money needed to the addition to her name on his desk and handed him the papers. "Thanks Jiji. See you One-san, Oba-chan!"

Tsunade watched the door for a while and asked, "Am I more of an Aunt or a Grandmother?"

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Naruko smiled to herself as her 'guards' escorted her to the Fire Daimyo's mansion/castle.

"So, are you getting paid for this?" Sasuke asked as they walked.

"Nope! I'm paying you guys. But I still get mission credit, so, yeah." she shook her head.

"Why did you need an escort?" Kakashi asked, nose buried in his book.

"Well, Jiji would definitely not let me leave the village without someone. And I'd prefer to be in the company of people I like. Besides, it gives us a better chance of team bonding," she replied.

Kakashi gave an eye smile and went back to his book.

Ahead of them, the Daimyo's castle came into view. They were brought inside and Naruko and kakashi were taken to the Daimyo's personal meeting room.

"Hello there! I take it you are the one I'm meeting young lady? I remember you . You saved my wife and I from those rogue ninja. Many thanks," the Daimyo smiled as he fanned himself.

Naruko and Kakashi bowed.

"It was nothing Daimyo-sama. And you are correct. I am the new CEO of Gato Company and Holdings, now known as Shadow's Fire. I am Naruko Uzumaki Namikaze, and it's a pleasure to meet you sir."

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The Sandaime sighed as he waited for the room to fill. Another meeting and not even a week had passed from the last one! He hated meetings! The only good thing, was that Tsunade and Shizune were apart of the Shinobi council once more. Tsunade representing the Senju clan and Shizune representing the Kato clan.

When members of the council finally all arrived, he cleared his throat.

"I have called you all here, to announce something. I have been taking care of our beloved Yondaime's legacy for the past fourteen years."

Everyone was shocked. "He had a child? Why didn't we know?" one of the civilians asked.

"This child wasn't safe. Being the child of Minato Namikaze, would earn them many enemies and death threats. I wasn't supposed to reveal this until the sixteenth birthday of the child, but certain events, have pushed this ahead of schedule. I will inform you, that you have severely wronged this child and have shamed the Yondaime greatly."

The civilians looked deeply offended and horrified at the same time. They had wronged their beloved Yondaime's child? Dear Kami have mercy.

"I have the birth certificate and blood tests to prove this. As well as forms stating that Jiraiya and Tsunade are this child's Godparents. They left the child in my care for personal reason though."

"Who is it Hokage-sama?" Danzo asked in a quiet voice.

"Naruko Uzumaki."

Dead silence. Hiruzen could tell that the civilians didn't believe it. The shinobi weren't fazed, many of them probably having already figured it out years ago. The resemblance between Naruko and Minato was uncanny.

"I don't believe it. There is no way, that that demon, could be Yondaime-sama's child!" Sakuro Haruno screamed.

Hiruzen glared at the man, "I have all the proof here. Besides, I was there when Kushina gave birth, because my Biwako was her midwife."

No one could argue with him on that point. Because it was straight from the Hokage's mouth.

"May I?" Danzo asked, gesturing to the papers in Hiruzen's hands.

He passed them over and everyone waited for Danzo to speak. "These are real. No forging of any kind. I did know Minato-sama had a child, I just didn't know that it was young Uzumaki."

He returned the papers to the Hokage and ignored the betrayed looks of the civilian council members.

"The Yondaime had a feeling that something would go wrong during Naruko's birth and he prepared his seal, just incase. Kushina was the previous Jinchuuriki for the Kyuubi."

Everyone gasped. They had never known that! Such a loveable young girl was a Jinchuuriki?!

"When a Jinchuuriki goes into labor, the seal weakens. Minato was holding up a barrier to keep the seal strong, when a masked man attacked and released the Kyuubi, just seconds after Naruko was born. That was why the Kyuubi appeared that day. Minato left to fight to beast while I stayed with Kushina. Eventually, Minato and Kushina gave their lives to save the village, by sealing the greatest of all Biju, inside their only child. Naruko, was the only one who could've done it. Before she was born, she had developed the amazing chakra that the Uzumaki clan is known for. The only chakra in the village that could handle the Kyuubi's power. So, the burden was put on their child so save all of our lives. If Naruko wasn't there, this village wouldn't be here today. The Yondaime asked that I not reveal who she is until her sixteenth birthday. But that the village should know who saved them and regard her as a hero."

They took in what he said. So many things that they never knew. The greatest Hokage in the history of Konoha, had made his own child a Jinchuuriki.

"The civilian council, completely disregarded Minato's dying wish and even led hunts to kill the 'demon brat'. Did you really think the Yondaime to be so weak? His seal, will never break. It allows Naruko to access the Kyuubi's power without letting the Kyuubi take over. The Kyuubi cannot take over, ever! Naruko is just a girl, who was given a very difficult task. She is not a demon. And the fact that you have been calling the Yondaime's legacy a 'demon' and have even tried to kill her, more times than can be counted, shows that you had no real faith in his ability as the Hokage. If I seal a kunai in a containment scroll, does that kunai immediately become the scroll?"

The hard facts were staring them in the face. Even the civilians knew the difference between a kunai and the scroll it was sealed in. Unfortunately, some of the people didn't care about the facts or the harsh truth. They still hated Naruko and wanted her dead. The others though, felt horribly guilty for not believing in their Yondaime. They claimed to love him and adore him, but didn't think that he could successfully seal a demon. Shameful.

Hiruzen secretly enjoyed the looks of sorrow that filled the room. Guilt tripping was so much fun! "Naruko has already paid to add Namikaze to her name, and intends to use it as a way to branch Shadow's Fire, the newly named company, all over the world. She gave the permission to tell the village everything while she is away. Including the secret of the Kyuubi. Naruko has a plan to change things, and she refuses to have anything stand in her way. I just thought I'd tell you all before I announce this tomorrow. This meeting is dismissed!"

"Well well. I have to admit that I like how I'm being welcomed back sensei!"

Everyone turned to see Jiraiya lounging against the door frame of the room. He had a wicked smile on his face.

"Jiraiya! You're back!" Hiruzen said in surprise.

"I heard that Tsunade-hime returned, so I came to see if it was true." Jiraiya's eyes latched onto Tsunade's form and he gave a lecherous smile.

"I love the mural by the way. I'm so glad that you're embracing your inner pervert sensei," he said, turning to the Hokage with a devious grin.

Hiruzen was confused, "What mural?"

It was Jiraiya's turn to be confused, "The one painted over the Hokage Monument of course! I noticed it as soon as I walked in the village."

The room burst into activity as everyone rushed from the room. When they all reached a good distance from the Hokage Tower, things happened. Most of the men fainted and some of the women got nosebleeds. There, painted over their beloved Monument, was a naked woman!

The ones who were still awake, had to wonder how long it had been there. And blind they were for not noticing it!

Tsunade and Shizune stood far behind everyone, snickering to each other.

"I can't believe she actually did it!" Tsunade grinned.

"She really pulled it off," Shizune smiled, impressed with the young blonde work.

"You two know who did it? Who do I have to congratulate and possibly thank?" Jiraiya asked as he stood beside them.

Tsunade gave the pervert a smile, "Our Goddaughter."

A/N: Another one bites the dust!

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