…Former Uzushigakure Training Ground, Uzu no Kuni
When the smoke cleared Naruto was face to face with a little girl. She didn't look to be any older than 7. She was obviously a kitsune as she had fox ears on the top of her head, a ring of fur around her neck and one bushy tail. She also had larger than normal, perfectly round eyes. The sclera was white but she had a red iris with a narrow vertical black pupil.
Naruto looked at the girl who was looking back at him with surprise. She stood in the clearing looking around in wonder for a full five minutes before she finally asked. "Di…Did you summon me?" She was still looking around when she asked so she was not really directing her question at any one person. Naruto took that as his cue though. "Yes, I summoned you. I purposely used a small amount of chakra because I know it's considered rude to summon one of a summoning clan's bosses without giving them a heads up, especially the first time and when there isn't an emergency."
The little girl had not stopped looking around until Naruto said "What's your name? My name is Uzumaki Naruto." The kitsune introduced herself as Shime, never actually looking at any of the five people standing in the clearing, instead continuing her inspection of the area. Naruto smiled thinking the little girl was just living up to the curious reputation that foxes had.
"I want you to go back and tell the boss I would like to speak to them and I will be summoning them in an hour." The little girl's eyes locked on his and she yelled "Please, no! Don't send me back. I want to see the world again." Naruto moved to the cute little girl and hugged her. "Don't worry. I will call for you again. I promise and I always keep my promises. I have the summoning contract and I will be letting you and your sisters out."
The cute girl looked at him with her round, adorable eyes for a long time, then nodded. With that he released the summon and she vanished in a puff. Naruto stood and looked at his team. "Well that went well" They could all just nod. They were still amazed that they had actually just met a legendary creature. The excitement of the group did not recede much as they waited for the hour to pass. Finally, when the time was up, Naruto took a breath and cute his finger again. "Kuchiyose no Jutsu".
This time he put a lot more chakra into it and when the smoke cleared they were faced with something completely different that they had the first time and completely unexpected. The Kitsune boss was not a giant as they had expected, though she was over six feet tall. Instead the woman who appeared looked to be in her twenties, had at least 20 tales that seemed to be swaying in an unseen breeze, and was dressed in samurai armor and holding a sheathed nodashi across her back.
Her head was uncovered and she had her long her in a tight braid down her back. In addition to the tales she had the fox ears, no ring of fur at her neck and the fox eyes like Shime. Naruto took a more guarded stance with this woman as it was clear she was strong, especially since she represented the boss of the Kitsune summoning clan.
Unlike Shime, her eyes locked on Naruto and stayed there. "I am Inume. I am the most powerful of the Kitsune maidens and the leader of the Kitsune clan. Who has finally found our contract and seeks to free us.?" Naruto wanted to look over to his sensei for advice on how to handle this woman, but something told him that he would lose her respect if he was seen seeking guidance from someone else.
"Good day, Inume, I am Uzumaki-Namikaze Naruto, head of the Uzumaki and Namikaze clan and last living member. And I am the first summoner of the Kitsune Clan." Naruto felt pretentious speaking but it seemed like the moment and the woman in front of him required it.
Inume sank into a lotus seating position with extreme grace and planted the sheathed nose of her nodashi into the ground next to her. The sword and sheath, together, was at least 6 feet tall and stood vertically with one of Inume's hands holding it. "May I ask how you found our summoning scroll?" Naruto figured that he had made it across the first hurdle and so lowered himself into the lotus position as well. His team members did the same indicating that they were deferring to him in this.
"I did not find it, it was given to me as a part of a bargain with the Kyuubi no Yoko" That definitely got the woman's attention. There were two things Naruto really should have known before attempting to summon the Kitsune. The first was that despite Shime's reaction to being freed of the summoning realm, the Kitsune all felt that their father had protected them when he gave them the summoning realm to live in. It not only protected them but the nature chakra that suffused the realm gave them the ability to grow in power. So they honored him.
The second thing he should have known was that the Kitsune respected cunning and guile above all else and nothing suggested cunning and guile to Inume more than the notion that the boy in front of her was able to strike a bargain with her father for the item he likely held most precious. "And what did you give my father in exchange for this contract?" Inume asked
Naruto looked at her for a long moment. "That is a long story, and it is not all pleasant to hear. Will you hear my entire story?" he said. She nodded stiffly. He began by confirming that she knew the history of the bijuu and the Sage of Six Paths. She did not know the whole story so he told her. Then he explained that while a bijuu could not die as its chakra would just reform again, the personality could. "I am sorry, but your father is dead." He confirmed.
Inume's fist tightened around her nodashi as she heard that the intelligence that was her father had perished. Naruto gave her a moment. It amazed him that a being that is so feared and hated could still be loved. When her grip loosened Naruto took that as a signal to continue. He explained that when the Kyuubi reformed, the intelligence was that of a woman named Karumi. And that Karumi considered herself a daughter of Karuma as she had all of his memories.
The relatively modern history of Karumi was explained, including the fact that her and all the bijuu were sealed within people. He told of the fact that his mother was the container and while she was giving birth an enemy forcefully extracted the Kyuubi to control her and force her to attack his birth village, Konoha no Sato. And that she was re-sealed within him. Naruto lifted his shirt to show the seal.
Finally, Naruto explained the absorption seal and that he and his team had planned to take all of Karumi's tails, which would "kill" her, and realizing their plan bargained her life in exchange for the summoning scroll. The two sat in silence at the end of Naruto's tale. He did not flinch from the gaze of the boss summon of the Kitsune clan as she attempted to falter his will with her eyes.
Inume was clever. Cleverness was part of who she was and who the Kitsune was. She held not true ill will toward either the boy in front of her or even his village. Living beings are selfish creatures and they should be. Sealing the bijuu was the best decision for humanity and she understood that. She also understood why her "sister" had bargained their contract in exchange for her life.
But it was time for Inume's selfishness and she wanted to make a bargain for becoming the summon of this boy. "Very well. I can tell that you are powerful, and I will allow you to summon my clan, but we must make a bargain if you intend to summon me, again." Naruto' eyes narrowed at her words. He decided he would hear what she wants.
"Every Kitsune that has ever been born is within the summoning realm, but also every Kitsune has Karuma as father because no new Kitsune has been born since he moved us there. I am his first daughter and Shime is his last daughter." Inume spoke. Then her grin turned sly.
"The Uzumaki clan was known to me when last I lived in this realm and they were well known for their strength, loyalty and skill. Do you claim that remains true in you, its last member?" Naruto looked at the Kitsune with hard eyes. "Yes" he said simply. Her smile became predatory.
"Then I wish for you to repopulate your clan with only my sisters as your children's mothers. You will choose 10 of my clan and give them each 3 children, at least. And they will mark the beginning of the new Uzumakis." The clearing had been silent as the two had been speaking, but managed to go even more so at the Kitsune's words.
Inume's eyes danced with mirth as she felt the impressively strong killing intent directed at her from the two girls. Her mirth died a little when the killing intent continued to rise until she finally said "Do not worry, Uzumaki-domo. I can smell your mates on you and would not deny you them. Let them help you repopulate the Namikaze Clan. That is my bargain."
Inume expected him to send her away so that he could discuss this with his mates. She thought it possible that he might talk to them with her present. What she did not expect was for him to say, "Very well, but both of my mates will sign the summoning contract and you will answer their summons. And the summoning scroll shall be a Namikaze family heirloom and you will only accept a Namikaze as a summoner. That is my condition."
Inume was pleased with the boy. It was a good bargain. She would get what she wanted but he would leave with a valuable prize as well. "We are agreed" she said. Tell your mates to sign their names as Namikaze. I can see that you are not yet married but I recognize you as such. Then she vanished. He exhaled a breath and looked over to his team. Three shocked female faces and a male with a perverted grin a mile wide.
…Main Gates, Konohagakure no Sato, Hi no Kuni
Team 7 crested the final hill and saw Konoha. They had been gone for a little over two months but their mission, both official and unofficial, had been a success beyond their wildest dreams. Naruto had gained the most. Not only had he gained a massive increase to his personal power, but he had gained two elemental dragon spirits. He'd named them Horyu (fire dragon) and Kazeryu (wind dragon).
Naruto's achievements hadn't ended their as he had acquired and signed the legendary Kitsune summoning contract and bargained with the "Boss Kitsune", Inume, and gotten himself an instant harem of gorgeous fox girls. His existing gorgeous girlfriends/slaves had been excited for him, especially since the negotiation left them as sort of married into the Namikaze clan, and able to summon the powerful fox girls as well.
Hinata and Sakura were both bisexual and had no problem with including sexy fox girls in their fun with their Naruto-kun. But apart from that they had also gained much from the mission. Naruto's bargain had secured exclusive rights to the kitsune summoning contract to their future children which by itself guaranteed the Namikaze would be recognized as a clan as that was practically a kekkei genkai. In addition to the fame of the Yondaime Hokage, that would make the Namikaze name very honored and they would be the clan head's wives. Neither of their fathers would dare oppose such a match.
Hinata and Sakura also gained massive power boosts. Hinata achieving what they had decided to call a second level to the byakugan. Something that was only associated with the Sharingan before. Sakura had achieved superhuman strength and agility. The two kunoichi had signed the kitsune contract and now had permanent companions. The one-tailed Shime for Hinata and a two tailed kitsune named Haname that joined Sakura.
The kitsune could shape change so Shime and Haname were in their fox forms. Shime was the size of a large cat that had made a home for herself in between Hinata's large breasts, when present. Haname was the size of a panther and all of Team 7 were excited to see the reaction of the village to the big fox with two tails. Both Kitsune were currently in the summoning realm until after they could speak to the Hokage.
Asuma's gains, in many ways, were the least of all. By skill and experience he remained the most powerful. But his chakra reserve was second to Naruto and his upper potential was likely the smallest as he had no doubt that by the time they reached Jōnin, both Hinata and Sakura would probably be able to beat him. But he was also the happiest with how things had turned out.
Since he had learned of the absorption seal, the path toward gaining the power had seemed impossible, but he had achieved it. And as a bonus he had gotten his own elemental dragon spirit, he had named it Kazetatsu (wind dragon). And he could not forget his greatest prize; Haku. Powerful, young, sexy and absolutely obedient. He had worried that her stoic nature would translate into their lovemaking, but he needn't have worried because she was wild and uninhibited with him from the moment he claimed her virginal body.
Hagane Kotetsu and Kamizuki Izumo, affectionately known as the internal chunins, met the returning shinobi at the gate. It was very possible, almost likely, that the two gate guards were Jōnin level, if not ranked, and there were rumors that they were actually undercover ANBU. Regardless, their responsibility was checking everyone that wanted to enter or leave Konoha. It was a duty they took very seriously, even if their care free personalities suggested otherwise.
Kotetsu saw the approaching group first. He recognized them very quickly as Team 7 plus one unknown. The unknown caused the two gate guards to pay a little more attention. When the group reached them, Asuma stepped forward to report the team's return. Izumo nodded as Asuma used all the proper code words with none of the "under duress" phrases that had been assigned with the team mission scroll.
Asuma reported Haku as a ronin shinobi that they had recruited to be considered for service under the authority of the Hokage. Kotetsu finished his arrival report to be and gave Asuma a copy and directed him to report to the Hokage office. When the group left, Kotetsu sent a wire to the ANBU about an additional shinobi officially in the village.
…Hokage Office, Hokage Tower, Konohagakure
The Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, looked at his favorite team in amazement. They had left on a C-rank mission to escort a man to Nami no Kuni and provide security services while the man built a bridge. According to the report he was given, they discovered that the client had lied about the details of the mission and it was in fact an A-rank protection mission.
Asuma made a field decision to accept the upgraded mission and negotiate a second mission. An S-ranked assassination mission, no less. In the end they had killed three Kirigakure missing nins, one of who was Mimochi Zabuza, an A-rank missing nin and one of the seven swordsmen of the mist and collected the famous Kubikiribōchō sword. They completed both missions and, in the process, set up the beginnings of a lucrative trade agreement between Nami no Kuni and Hi no Kuni.
In addition to the mission parameters, Asuma had claimed for himself a ronin shinobi and the team had visited the Uzushiogakure ruins and made a startling discovery. The ronin shinobi, Haku, had been trained and worked for Zabuza but Asuma had converted the girl and "enslaved" her to himself. Yamanaka Inoichi would confirm what Hiruzen suspected; that she was completely loyal to Asuma. She also had an ice release kekkei genkai of the Yuki Clan and Asuma planned to lead a Yuki Clan in Konoha.
At the ruins of Uzushiogakure the team had set out to collect sentimental items due to Naruto's desire to rebuild not only his clan but the village. In the process, they found a legendary summoning contract that was not just thought lost, but was thought to be mythical and Naruto struck a bargain with the summoning clan of fox girls to have them exclusively be the mothers of the next three generations of Uzumaki Clan members. In addition, the bargain also declared that only the Namikaze clan could sign the Kitsune contract.
Sarutobi Hiruzen took a long drag on his pipe. Asuma had taken a personal risk in his actions. Jōnin were authorized to make the decisions he had made but were subject to the scrutiny of the Hokage and bad field decisions could lead to many dire consequences, including death. But his son had done very well. He had brought back the mission fees, which included a penalty for the original deception and he was sure the Daimyo would be pleased by the trading agreement and the especially the exotic fish.
He stated that to the Jōnin, letting him know that it was a job well done. Then he shifted his attention to Naruto. The parameters of the bargain he had struck with the Kitsune would require the truth about Naruto's parentage be released to the public. Asuma's report had included an evaluation of the skill level of the team. It did not include the power boosts they had received but it did make clear that Naruto was already "at least Chunin level in power and skill". Which meant he could protect himself.
It was quiet in the room for a long while. The Hokage taking multiple draws on his pipe before he nodded to himself. "I will call a meeting of the council" He finally said, "We will announce the Yuki Clan and that Asuma is leaving the Sarutobi clan to head it." His son looked at him with surprised eyes. Asuma did not expect to have to leave the Sarutobi Clan. His father calmed him by saying that his new clan would be accepted as cousins of the Sarutobi Clan, but it must stand on its own due to the kekkei genkai. "Hai, otou-san" Asuma said.
Hiruzen looked to Naruto "We will announce who you are. The Uzumaki Clan will be revived and then I'll petition for the Namikaze family to be made an official shinobi clan due to the exclusive rights you negotiated with the Kitsunes." All the members of Team 7 smiled brightly at Naruto. They knew how important it was for him to get recognition for both his families. "Thank you, Jiji" Naruto said.
They left and Asuma congratulated Naruto on achieving part of his dream. The Jōnin gave them three days off and then they would meet at training ground 8. He told them honestly that he intended to enter them in the upcoming Chunin exams and he wanted to try and get in a couple C rank missions and possibly a B rank before that time. They shared a final smile at their success with the absorption ritual and then separated.
…Uzumaki Clan Satellite Compound, Konohagakure
Naruto, Sakura and Hinata stood in front of the doors of what would become the Uzumaki Clan presence in Konoha. The five story apartment building had still been under construction when they had left but that was now complete. It still needed to have some finishing work and landscaping but that was something Naruto and his clones could handle by himself.
The building was in a good, but not great, neighborhood and was away from the Clan district. It sat in the center of its plot of land and Naruto planned to add a stone wall around the perimeter that would give it more of a compound feel. He wanted any who walked by to know that they were passing a clan's home. He also wanted it to be impressive despite the relatively small amount of land.
The concern around having a smaller plot of land for clan dwelling was security. The perimeter wall would be too close to the building and the distance between his building and the one next to it was close enough to make the wall useless when dealing with shinobi who could make the distance with a minimum use of chakra. Spying was also a concern due to the proximity of other buildings.
Naruto was not concerned with any of the obvious issues and the reason for that was one word. Fūinjutsu. He was now a level 9 seal master and would likely be level 10 by the Chunin exams. Since level 10 was the highest rating available, not counting the three additional levels rumored to be part of the Uzumaki Sealing System, he was more than able to use seals to protect his home.
He led Hinata and Sakura through the doors and into the building. Protecting the building from people who still refused to accept that he was not the Kyuubi he contained had been an ongoing C-rank mission while he was gone. So, his newly restored building looked very good. It had a large lobby on the first floor with two large apartments. The second and third floors each had six large apartments and the fourth floor had three huge luxury apartments. The fifth floor had been the same, but it had been all combined into one large space for Naruto.
Naruto was not one to put off things for later so he prepared to work to secure his new property, so he would no longer have to pay for round the clock protection. Fortunately for him and his two girlfriend's desire to "bless" his new home, he was ridiculously powerful and knew the shadow clone jutsu. A cross-fingered ninjutsu later and Naruto was able to begin securing his home and give his girlfriend's and their delectable bodies the attention they desired and deserved.
He found them in the bedroom. Both were naked except for a pair of panties. Naruto always wanted to be the one to remove their last article of clothing. With a growl that excited to the two girls Naruto fell on Sakura and Hinata. While 500 clones got to work applying seals everywhere; squeals, groans and pleasure filled moans filled the air.
The clones applied seals to almost the entire lawn, the front door, the elevator door, every apartment door, every window and the roof. The seals did everything from bar access, to prevent scrying (like form the Hokage crystal ball), to attacking intruders. One set of seals were called siege seals and they put the area into "war" mode and would be lethal to all attackers. All the seals had been created or modified by Naruto. Once he got a hand on all his father's notes, it would become even worse for anyone seeking to harm him or his family.
Once that was complete, half the clones started using a combination of earth jutsu and masonry techniques to build the 8 foot wall that would surround the apartment. That effort included quarrying some stone from the mountain range that surrounded the village. The other half of the clones completed the finishing from the construction. Installing trimming and door handles. And especially painting.
The neighborhood had been aware of the construction at the run down building and even though many people still didn't like the owner, most of the neighbors were glad to see the eyesore brought back to looking decent. As amazing as the transformation of the building had been over the previous two months, the transformation over one night was mind boggling. The neighborhood went to sleep with a completed and cleaned up apartment and woke up to a compound that rivaled any in the clan district.
Along with the capped white wall and the beautiful landscaping and the wrought iron gate with the swirl in it was the declaration of whose compound it was because hanging down the side of the building was a black and orange banner. It had the Uzumaki Clan swirl in the center and down the left side was the kanji for "UZUMAKI".