The Celestial Shinobi

by LanceSennin

Naruto Uzumaki was an orphan. A demon. But what would happen if something changed? An accident that happened years ago in Konoha will lead to change. The accident that led the world to seeing a new kind of dojutsu: The Uchūtengan. AU, pairing NaruHina; Stronger/Smarter Naruto! FOUR NEW ARCS ARE ADDED TO CANON STORYLINE! NEW ALLIES, NEW ENEMIES, NEW PLACES Enjoy!

20. CH18 - The Fifth Hokage

NOTE: TO ALL THOSE PERVERTED FOLKS WHO LOVE NARUHINA, READ THE BOTTOM A/N...

Special thanks to greymatter 1098... and also Rogue Deity Master for his 'journal' idea...

And we are back, ladies and gentlemen! Last chapter, we all witnessed the outcome of the invasion, and it was too obvious that Konoha would come out on top because of Naruto. After that, Naruto and Hinata sealed the deal and became officially together; then the promotion of the genins took place, but without Sasuke... Sad... Next, Koharu and Homura tried getting Naruto to join a special program they created, but it was well known that Naruto would refuse it. In the end, it was yet another cliffhanger when Shikaku and Naruto started conversing about the topic of the latter's eyes. For this chapter, the continuation of the council meeting will take place, along with the debut of the Akatsuki. Excited? Me too! Before you read on with the story though, let's go through the reviews that some of the readers have left for this story!

Rogue Deity Master: Sad, I know...

Guest #1: I'm not bashing the council, if you look closely. In fact, they'll stay quiet for the rest of the meeting if you read on. If you're talking about the dude last chapter, I needed something to trigger Naruto's serious side.

Eevee the Immortal: When the time comes that I am fine with writing more than 24k words per chapter, then you can stop worrying about them cliffhangers. You see, I have to distribute evenly... sorry about it, tho!

Guest #2: If you don't make it, it's your own damn 'vault'... dude, writing that review will get you nowhere, it won't make you popular even if you wanted attention. So just remember this... when in doubt, pinky out.

"Normal Talking"

'Thoughts'

Flashbacks

Jutsus and Battle Intros

"Beasts and other high beings talking"

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of its characters...

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"I'm not really sure how I got these eyes," the boy lied, faking a confused expression. "But they first popped out about six years ago, when one of the villagers attacked me and chased me down." His first statement was false, but his next one wasn't. He was blessed with the Uchūtengan due to being a reincarnate of Ashura, and he was the older one between himself and Indra's current reincarnate, which was Sasuke. That fact was stated in the original scroll that was sent to him at least two months back. And then like he said, the dojutsu was awakened years ago, when he was walking peacefully around the village before he was threatened, then attacked.

Shikaku quirked an eyebrow at his last statement. "You were attacked six years ago?" he started stroking his chin to try and remember if there was a matter regarding the blonde boy that time. "Oh, are you referring to the huge commotion that occurred near the main street of the village back then?" Naruto only shrugged, as he didn't know what Shikamaru's father was talking back, but Shikaku didn't even pay attention to his action. "So, you were the little kid that was reported to be creating a ruckus along with a few other villagers." Naruto frowned. HE was the one creating trouble that time? There must be some kind of mistake, right? Who in their right mind would accuse a kid for an offense like that?

"Hold on!" the blonde interrupted, with a questioning tone. "I had nothing to do with it! I was the victim of that altercation, you know..."

"I wasn't finished," replied Shikaku with a calm demeanor. "You see, somebody complained that a little kid was stirring up trouble that time near the Nara compound that time, but we just ignored it. I never expected that you would be the one that villager was talking about, though." - the blonde looked away to the side, grumbling about idiotic villagers nowadays. "Could you elaborate your situation back then even further? Tell us every detail on what happened up until the point that you said your dojutsu awakened. Since you stated earlier that you will not be participating in the special program of the elders, this may well be the only time we can get important details about your mysterious powers."

"Sure thing!" the boy answered with a smile before he scratched the top of his head, trying to remember more of what happened back then. 'If only Mika was here...' he thought to himself as he spoke out loud for everyone inside to hear. "Well, after I was getting threats and angry looks from almost all of the villagers, I wanted to head to Ichiraku's as fast as I can where I'll be safe since I know that Ayame and the old man care for me like family. Then, there was a fat dude who picked me up by my collar," he pointed to the space behind his neck. "Then he started blabbering on how he's gonna kill me, I got scared, and that's when my Uchūtengan showed up for the first time!" he pointed to his two yellow eyes.

"So you awakened your dojutsu after a life-and-death experience?" asked Inoichi curiously.

"I think so..." - Naruto rubbed the back of his head afterwards. "But it wasn't permanent that time, because after maybe only a few minutes, my eyes returned back to normal, however, I had no control over it."

"This is getting interesting..." muttered Hiashi, crossing his arms as well.

"Continue on with your story, Uzumaki-san," Shikaku said and Naruto began to continue telling his tale.

"O...kay... after the massive headache I felt that time, I opened my eyes and stared at the fat guy that was carrying me. And then all of a sudden, he started screaming out that I blinded him, and that time I had no idea what was happening. My guess is that I unconsciously used a genjutsu on that man which resulted in him losing his eyesight momentarily. And after all, I do know that technique right now and I can perform it on whoever I want to." Most of the council members widened their eyes in astonishment at what Naruto stated while some raised an eyebrow in interest. Taking a person's eyesight away looks and sounds scary but useful on an enemy shinobi. There was no such jutsu known in the ninja world that can do that, but the closest is the Sharingan, due to its wide range of illusions, but it cannot blind a person, even temporarily. The only way one can take away the eyesight while in battle was through physical damage done to the eye. Hearing this from the blonde is quite the discovery, especially for the old ones, including Koharu and Homura.

Just when Inoichi was about to raise his hand for a quick question, Choza's voice immediately shot him down. "Inoichi, the other questions can come later," he spoke out as the head of the Yamanaka clan drew back his arm. "Let the boy finish what he's saying first, will you?" - he shot his former teammate a knowing look, and Inoichi responded with a nod.

Seeing that both were done conversing with each other, Naruto cleared his throat and decided to get back on track. "As I was saying, that fat dude was screaming out for help from the fellow villagers. And by the way, he let go of me the moment he found out that he can't see. So while he was chickening out for someone to help in, I don't know, dealing with me," he joked, chuckling a bit. "I saw a nearby mirror and saw my reflection. That's how I figured out that I had different eyes apart from the normal ones. Of course, I was creeped out with my own self and then all of a sudden, a bunch of angry villagers began to chase me." It was after that sentence that Naruto stopped on his story-telling. He was looking down on the ground, seemingly feeling conflicted inside, which caused one of the clan heads to speak up for him.

"And then what?" - Naruto looked up and saw that it was Kiba's mother, Tsume Inuzuka, who was asking him that question.

"If I tell you what really happened next, you might think I'm crazy..." he hesitantly spoke out.

"Please continue," she insisted. "We won't think ill of you, boy. And trust me, I have seen more unusual things in my entire life than you, so I think it won't be too much of a shock."

"Are you sure?" - the boy really wanted to tell what happened next, but he had to make sure that he won't turn into a laughing stock when he does. "Because what happened next while I was being chased surpasses the meaning of 'unusual'... the perfect term would be 'out-of-this-world'... who knows, some of you may pee their pants..." he joked while shrugging his shoulders.

"This is not the time for jokes, kit..." he berated his host, causing Naruto to immediately shut up.

"We want to know about your 'Uchūtengan' as much as we can, and starting with its origins would be a good place to start. So if you would continue on with your tale, Uzumaki-san?"

"All right, you asked for it..." - he took a deep breath. "So yeah, I was being chased by a mob of angry villagers that time, but I had no idea on where I was even heading to. Ichiraku Ramen was too far gone in my head because I was totally focused on getting away from the people behind me. Because of that, I didn't notice my surroundings anymore and not long after that, I tripped on a rock. And you know what happens if you trip on a rock, right?" he paused for a bit to see if there was someone who would answer, but nobody did. Sighing a bit, he continued on. "Then after that, I closed my eyes and I thought I was really going to crash to the ground, face-first... but I didn't. Before I knew it, I was flying through the air."

Like what the blonde stated earlier, what happened next after he was being chased could be described as 'out-of-this-world'. Many of the civilians from the right side of the hokage already had their jaws dropped to the floor because of what they just heard. The shinobi side however, were more interested in learning more, and perhaps the boy surely has proof of his claims so he can defend himself from accusations.

"Oh, shit. Here come the questions..." Kurama cursed, knowing what happens afterwards.

"Can you please explain how you were able to tell that you were flying?" asked Inoichi. "As of now in the ninja world, there is no ninjutsu or taijutsu that grants the user the ability of flight. Now, I am not saying that we do not believe your claims, rather I am asking you how you were able to tell that you were levitating. There is a chance that all you did was to run fast to the point that you didn't even feel your legs anymore, and that is when you presumed you were flying."

"I did fly, okay?" - he stuffed his hands inside the pockets of his vest. "I knew that I was flying when I tried to touch the ground with my hands, but I couldn't feel it." He furrowed his eyebrows and looked down on the floor. "What's more, the buildings of the village passed by me like they were nothing but a blur, so it meant that I was really, really, really fast that time. And lastly, I noticed that my whole body was glowing bright yellow while all of that was happening —"

"Wait!" Shikaku interjected, interrupting the boy's explanation. This caused Naruto to throw him a displeased expression, showing that he didn't like to be interrupted while still speaking. "I apologize for my sudden interruption, Naruto-san..." - the blonde's eyes widened slightly at hearing the head of the Nara clan call him by his name. "But are you trying to tell us that the way you went up there to the desk of that member," Shikaku pointed to the man that was confronted by Naruto earlier. "Was also the way you looked like when you flew back then?" Almost all of the members of the council members widened their eyes at what he just came up with. Even Danzo, who was stoic and emotionless pretty much all the time, was raising his eyebrows at Shikaku's deduction. Only Hiruzen wasn't shocked, since he already knew about all this. Instead, he was trying his best to stifle a laugh, because of all the shocked faces of the council members.

"Yeah, that's how I looked like back then... and that's because I also flew up there earlier... why?" replied Naruto calmly, which only brought more shock to the council members. The jaws of the civilian members, which was already on the floor, sank even further downwards due to how much they were in disbelief. Meanwhile, Sakura, Hinata, Shikamaru, Asuma, and Kurenai, who were all standing behind him, were not that shocked as much as the council, much because they have already seen enough of it during the exams. Hinata was a special case, since she just knew about his powers earlier in his home. Kakashi and Jiraiya, like Hiruzen, were stifling their laughter because of the ridiculous faces of the council members.

"Goodness me!" exclaimed Shikaku in disbelief. "I only thought that you just performed the infamous Hiraishin technique of the Yondaime earlier!"

"Hi...raishin?" Naruto asked. "What's that?"

"You should've done a little more research, kit... I hate being lectured!" yelled the Kyuubi.

"The Hiraishin (Flying Thunder God) is a space-time ninjutsu originally created by the Nidaime Hokage," he explained, while also trying to calm down from the sudden shock brought on by Naruto's revelation. "But it was more popularized during the time of the Yondaime Hokage. He was the one who used the technique on all of our village's enemies during the Third World War, which earned him the moniker, "Konoha's Yellow Flash (Konoha no Kiiroi Senkō)". The Nidaime and the Yondaime were both hailed as the fastest shinobi of their respective eras because of their exploits with the technique. When the technique is used, it allows the user to teleport instantaneously to a marked location. The teleportation requires that the location must be marked beforehand. The Nidaime and the Yondaime have even shown that the technique can also be used to teleport other people or objects as well."

"Woah," Naruto muttered. 'Nidaime-jiji was way cooler than I thought!' he said to himself. 'And to think that the Yondaime also used that jutsu? He must be so cool too!' he continued, with a hint of determination. 'When I become Hokage, I want to be cool like them! They're both respected by their peers and the villagers during their brief periods, and when I take the position, I'll be respected as well! To think that they used a teleportation jutsu... oh dang, why did I have to fight Shodaime-jiji?' - he then began to reminisce his fight with Hashirama Senju. 'If I had fought Nidaime-jiji, it'd be cool! I get to fight someone who teleports! I wonder how would that play out, though...' before he could pull away from reality even more, he was cut off by Shikaku's voice.

"So Uzumaki-san, what makes you say that what you did earlier wasn't the Hiraishin technique? You were being covered by yellow light earlier and the same thing happens to the Yondaime when he is about to use his technique," he asked. "Could you state some points that proves your claim? From what I have heard about you back then, you always sneak around places which are restricted from any normal person and can only be accessible by those with higher authority. You could have stumbled a scroll which bore the procedure on how the Hiraishin is performed and trained secretly."

"How rude!" complained the blonde, which caused Shikaku to clamp his hand over his own mouth, fearing that he might have gone too far. "Even I know to myself I wouldn't stoop as far as to doing that! Well, I can understand the accident months ago at the academy, but that's because that son of a bitch, Mizuki, forced me to do so. But apart from that, I don't go to restricted areas..." he crossed his arms and closed his eyes. "As for the Hiraishin," he looked at the head of the Nara clan straight in the eye, with the latter sweating a bit because of Naruto's appearance. "There are fairly certain points that proves that what I do is very different from the Nidaime's jutsu."

"Like?" Inoichi piped in, raising an eyebrow.

"One, it depends on how much is the distance I'm going to travel." Seeing the confused expression on everyone's faces, Naruto decided to elaborate even further. "If you notice, the distance between me and your desks right now is way shorter compared to the nearest village to Konoha, right?" He paused for a moment to see that everyone nodded with his statement. "Well then, the speed while I am flying can be compared to the speed of the current Raikage. Meaning that if I just have to go a short distance like what happened earlier, it would seem like I teleported due to how fast I am. But once you see me fly in a much larger landscape, you can point out the main difference between my jutsu and the Hiraishin. The fact that the Hiraishin is a teleportation jutsu like you said makes the user disappear in a snap, even less then a second. But my jutsu allows me travel continuously with incredible speed until I reach my desired location. If you'd ask me, the Hiraishin is way faster, but my jutsu is very useful in its own ways. One advantage I have over the Hiraishin is that I don't need any marking to travel, I can move freely with my technique anywhere I want to."

"How can you say that you are faster than Kumo's Raikage?" asked Choza with suspicion in his voice. "You haven't even encountered him yet."

The blonde shrugged his shoulders. "Just a hypothesis," he lied but inside, he was smirking. He had his ways of course, and yes, he was right that his speed outmatches the Yondaime Raikage of Kumogakure. Thank Mika for being his source of information from time to time, including this time. Having a telepathic phoenix as a friend and partner had its advantages, and because of it, he could find out basically anything he wanted.

"Actions speak louder than words," Inoichi continued, closing his eyes for a second before opening them again. "Why don't you show us that jutsu of yours by performing it right now?"

"Uh, if I try to do it here, it'd be pointless..." he explained with a sweat-drop. "This room is too small... why don't we take this outside, where there is much more space for me to fly around?" he suggested, pointing to the double-doors.

Inoichi shook his head. "A simple revolution around the whole room would be sufficient, Uzumaki-san."

Naruto widened his eyes at what he just heard. "Seriously?!" he blurted out, unable to believe what he just heard from the leader of the Yamanaka clan, who responded with a simple nod. "O-Okay," he breathed out, but just before he could activate his Meteor, he decided to ask one more question before going through with it. "Wait, how many times should I fly around this place?"

"Just one will do."

At that simple sentence, Naruto's eyebrows furrowed. After all the explaining and comparing earlier regarding his jutsu, and this is what they only ask of him? He even told the difference between the Hiraishin with his Meteor! He stated how fast he was when he's flying through the air, which was as fast or maybe faster as the current Raikage of Kumo but they're only asking him to do it a single time? They wouldn't do that unless...

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'They're underestimating me,' the blonde thought to himself. 'They think I'm just bragging because they thought I was speaking so highly of myself earlier...' he lowered his head that his hair was covering his eyes. But a few seconds later, he looked up again, with a smirk on his face. 'Oh, so you people want proof? Well, I'll give you proof!' he finished with a determined voice in his thoughts before he knelt down on one knee and spread out his hands on the floor like he was a participant in a race. "Okay, get ready to have your mind blown!" he spoke out loud for everyone inside with a smirk, cooking up a plan in his mind. A few seconds later, yellow light began to quickly flare off his body, which was already enough to draw out gasps from the civilian council members.

"Prove them wrong, kit!" the fox inside Naruto's body cheered on.

"Here I go!" - he exclaimed as he took off, flying around the room with his Meteor. Flying above all of the heads of the council members, he was quickly able to finish one whole lap around the room but he went against Inoichi's request, not stopping after that. Instead, he continued on flying all over the room much to the shock of everybody else, which now included Hiruzen, Jiraiya, and Kakashi. They were expecting him to be done in maybe two seconds or less since the room was small in terms of overall area, so this action caught them off guard. After the blonde finished his ninth lap all over the place, the shocked look on everyone's faces disappeared and was now replaced by a astonished one, impressed with Naruto's incredible speed and form. To their eyes, while the boy's body was still visible if they look closely, due to the speed that he was at, he looked like a firefly that was chasing a light bulb around and around.

After the 20th time that he flew around the room at an amazing 8 seconds, Naruto finally stopped, landing on the spot where he was standing earlier, while the yellow light disappeared from his body. A few seconds passed, and he stood up, flashing a smirk on his face. "So, is that enough proof? I'm too fast for you!" he stated, chuckling a bit at the gaping mouths of the council members.

Shikaku shook his head to snap him out of his shock. He glanced to his left and right side and noticed the shocked looks on the people's faces, so he cleared his throat loud enough for everyone else to hear. "Thank you for showing that to us, Uzumaki-san..." he stated. "Yes, that does prove that you were right, and it was truly extraordinary to see you fly through the air. According to history, the only known shinobi who was capable of doing that was Uchiha Madara, but it was never really known if that was true or not. So seeing it right now with our own eyes, you are the first person to have performed such a feat. And to think that you are still a kid during the first time you used it," he paused to look at Naruto's expression. "I can definitely see a bright future ahead of you, boy. Seeing that jutsu is the first. You might even take over as the new hokage someday! But I have a few questions for you before this topic is over. Are you ready?"

"Go ahead," replied Naruto.

"What do you call that jutsu and what kind is it? Since you are the sole person who can perform it, you must know its details. After that, can you state its requirements, advantages, and disadvantages? Since it is a new jutsu introduced to us, we need that information for classification."

"Well, it's called 'Meteor (Ryūsei)' and it's a ninjutsu," he said, causing everyone's eyes to widen once again. "Yes, it's a normal ninjutsu, unlike the Hiraishin which is a space-time ninjutsu, like you said earlier. The reason for that is because when I use it, I don't travel through time and space and I simply zoom through the air very fast. To perform it, it doesn't need any hand seals at all and all you need to do is to channel your chakra through every part of your body to create the yellow light. But the one thing that it requires are my eyes, which is the Uchūtengan, or also known as the 'Heavenly Eye of the Universe'." - after he stated the meaning of the name of his dojutsu, Naruto could've sworn he heard some whistles of admiration from the civilian council, but he decided to ignore it for now.

"'Heavenly Eye of the Universe'..." said Inoichi, getting over his shock as well. "Does this mean that your eyes are associated with objects from outside of our planet? It would make sense since you're talking about the universe here, not the world."

"Yep!" - the boy nodded. "Hence, that's why it's called 'Meteor'! If you noticed, I was flying above your heads earlier compared to when a shooting star passes by the Earth, and that's how it got its name."

"Good point," said Inoichi, stroking his chin in amazement. "Continue on."

"So as I was saying," the blonde continued. "If you don't possess the Uchūtengan, then you can't perform the Meteor. Next, the advantages of this jutsu is that it helps the user get to his destination faster and through the air, in other words, flight. Unlike the Hiraishin, like what I've said earlier, it doesn't need any markings to fully work, and the user can move freely where he/she wants, which also gives a slight edge in battle. Like the Hiraishin, I can also carry people and objects while flying, but I am currently working on doing that proficiently. You see, carrying people appear to take away more of my chakra as I travel through the air, and the first time I did it, I was carrying both Sakura-chan and Sasuke. I was left catching my breath afterwards. So I'm currently training in order to further enhance the use of my Meteor. Anyway, while it is mainly a transportation technique, it can also be an offensive one, you know."

"It can?" asked Inoichi. "How? D-Do you mind explaining?"

"It turns out that not only the user's speed is increased while the Meteor is active." - he held up his right hand. "But also the strength as well," he continued, before activating his Meteor on his right hand only. "Not only you can activate the jutsu on the whole body, but also on a single body part if you try hard enough. The strength of my right arm right now is increased tenfold because my Meteor is active, however, I don't want to deal any property damage right now and I certainly do not want to wake up with repair bills ringing on my door." Hiruzen, Jiraiya, and Kakashi laughed at his comment, causing Naruto to roll his eyes at them before turning his attention back at the council. "So yeah, it also serves as a great offensive weapon to use against enemies." - he then relinquished his Meteor fully, the yellow light disappearing from his arm.

"How strong are your attacks when they are enhanced?" asked Shibi Aburame, the head of the Aburame clan and Shino's father. "Surely that Meteor jutsu enhances your strength somehow since you did mention that it can also be an offensive technique."

The blonde scratched his head in confusion because he wasn't expecting that question. "Well... I think it's very strong..." - he looked up to see the head of the Aburame clan raising an eyebrow. "Sorry, I'm not really sure how strong my attacks are when I incorporate my Meteor... but I do know that they're strong enough to leave a bruise for weeks!" he finished with a grin.

Elsewhere, Orochimaru was hissing in pain because of the punch he received from Naruto back at the rooftop.

Shibi Aburame chuckled softly. "That's fine, Naruto-san..." he spoke. "I guess the only way to see how strong it is if you do it in front of me, then! Although, that may take a while... that is all I wanted to ask." - he finished, leaning back on his chair.

Taking his eyes off of Shibi, Hiruzen then turned his attention to everyone in the council. "Is there anybody else who wishes to ask Naruto-kun more questions about his dojutsu?" he asked them all. "Now is a good time to let out all the curiosity you're feeling at the moment. This may be the first and last meeting we'll have that discusses the Uchūtengan and after this, if you want to know more about this boy's eyes, you'll have to approach him personally. So out with your questions."

In a move that surprised almost everyone inside, Danzo Shimura raised his right hand. Ignoring the murmurs and whispering around him, the man stood up from his and eyed Naruto suspiciously. "Are there any other techniques that your eyes can grant you?" he asked the blonde. "Surely that Meteor technique isn't the only one in your eyes' arsenal. As a dojutsu, it must have other abilities as well. Like the Byakugan of the Hyuugas, not only does it grant them the ability to see the tenketsus of a ninja, it also allows them to see from very far distances." - he tried sounding like a good-willed person, but the hokage could tell that it wasn't working. "So, could you please state them?"

"Okay? So what should I state?" asked Naruto, confused with what Danzo said.

"The abilities of your eyes, state them all..." he repeated, although this time, he was trying hard not to sound annoyed, as he was at the moment. He had to figure out if this Naruto Uzumaki possessed a dojutsu that can be compared to the Sharingan. If his eyes were indeed as powerful or maybe even more powerful than the eyes of the Uchiha, he'd have to keep an eye on the boy. He may look frightening and his methods of achieving peace are completely the opposite to Hiruzen's ideals, but his goal is to protect Konoha from various dangers. He knew that Naruto was the jinchuuriki that hosted the Kyuubi, which was the bijuu that attacked the village years back, and that alone makes him dangerous should he go out of control. Now that he also has a dojutsu that he doesn't know of, he can either be a valuable asset to the village or an even greater threat.

"Actually, my eyes provide a whole wide range of techniques," the boy explained. "Not only ninjutsus, they also provide me with taijutsus, genjutsus, and even kenjutsus!" - most of the council members widened their eyes at hearing what he said. "I don't have a good memory, so I obviously can't recall everything but they're all written inside a scroll that I made!" - he lied, not admitting that he got the scroll from an old man that wished to send it to him. Since he knew that his eyes are still quite the controversial topic, he can't trust anybody yet with his deepest secrets which involved the blood of the Rikudō Sennin being present in his body, not even Hiruzen, Jiraiya, or even Kakashi. It's a very big and complicated topic that would surely capture the attention of the world if he did blurt it out, and maybe a war would take place with him being the prize. 'I have to know why do I have the blood of the Rikudō Sennin inside me!' he thought inside his mind. 'It doesn't make sense! Why would the comet weeks ago be attracted to me?! I'm not some magnet to attract chakra, right? Why would the chakra of the Rikudō Sennin be attracted to me?!'

"Calm down, kit." said Kurama, trying his best to calm his friend down. "Even I don't know why you have Father's blood inside you, but we'll get to the bottom of this."

'Screw that! We absolutely have no clue why I have his blood inside me! What, didn't kaa-san sense something in me while she was still alive? She was a sensor as well, right? If she was, why didn't she say anything?'

"Kit, you seriously need to get a grip... I'm trying my best to figure out this mystery as well, so you should know that you're not alone in this."

'Sorry about that,' the blonde apologized, rubbing the back of his head. 'It's just that it's because of this mystery that I can't tell anyone how I got my eyes... you see, anything regarding the Rikudō Sennin in our world is big-time talk, and the moment I say that I acquired my Uchūtengan because it had something to do with the Sage's blood inside me, there's no doubt it'll spell trouble not only for the village, but to all nations and it would likely lead to a new World War... for my eyes...'

"We're gonna have to hope that that does not happen, kit... and people call us monsters..." The fox then began stroking his chin when an idea struck his mind. "Hey, do you think that phoenix friend of yours has an idea on what's going on with you?"

'Y-You mean Mika?' - the blonde then began to reminisce about the first time that his summon partner showed up in his home. 'Actually, now that you mention it, she said that she was sent here to be my partner... and she also said that she was attracted to the person with white chakra flowing inside his/her body, and because the chakra from the comet went to me like you said, that explains why she came to me... do you think that she has an idea on why I have the blood of the Rikudō Sennin inside me?' he asked the bijuu.

"I don't know if she really has an idea, kit... after all, she was only sent here to follow Father's chakra, and that was found inside you. That has nothing to do with his blood that dwells inside you..." he said with a tinge of sadness in his voice. "I'll put it this way, kit. You had the blood of Father inside you beforehand because I sensed it inside your body, but I'm not sure where it's found. And then the comet weeks ago had Father's chakra in it, which was attracted by the Sage's blood that was already in you. Then not long after that, your phoenix showed up, claiming she was attracted to the white chakra in your body."

'So it's like a chain reaction of events then...' said Naruto, putting all the pieces together.

"Exactly, and that's one of the things that's bugging me. You having Father's blood inside of you is the root of it all, and finding out how you got it would help us solve this puzzle."

'All right then, I'm summoning Mika after all this and I'm gonna ask her about this particular topic. I do hope that she knows something, otherwise we'll never get to the bottom of this...'

"I hope so too..."

Turning his attention back to reality, Naruto was then met with another question from Danzo. "This scroll that you made, where is it?" he asked.

Naruto shook his head to cut off his conversation with Kurama temporarily and afterwards, he cleared his throat. "Uh, the scroll is currently back at my home." - when he saw that Danzo was about to speak again, he already figured what he would ask him. The man would try and request him to show them the scroll that he has, but too bad for him, because it was already well-planned out. "If you're going to ask me to show it to everyone of you, don't try it." - he turned to all of the members of the council. "I wrote all the techniques of my eyes on a scroll that can only be read by people who bear the Uchūtengan like me. But since nobody else in the entire world has it, that makes me the only one who can read it!" he said, cackling like a mad villain and everyone simply stared at him. "Of course, I gave a readable copy of the original to Hokage-sama so that he can monitor my progress, according to him."

"And it was a wise decision that you made, Naruto-kun..." remarked Hiruzen, looking at the blonde with a smile. "If you haven't done that, many people would've broke into your apartment by now!" - a few chuckles could be heard from the clan leaders. "And don't worry about the scroll that you gave me, it's safe in my hands! Keep up with acting mature and you'll receive this hat I'm wearing sooner than you think!"

"For real, jiji?" asked Naruto in disbelief, forgetting to address Hiruzen with the respect that a regular ninja should have for the hokage. But that didn't matter at the moment as he was caught off guard by Hiruzen's statement.

"Just keep on working hard, Naruto-kun," the old man assured him, causing Naruto to grin widely. All the while, he didn't notice a pair of narrowed eyes staring at him with killer intent. "Anyway Danzo," he continued, looking at his childhood friend. "Is that all you wanted to ask Naruto-kun? It's not late to ask any follow-up questions."

Danzo cleared his throat. "That is all I wanted to ask," he stated. With that, Shikaku from Hiruzen's left side raised his right hand as he stood up and raised an eyebrow at Naruto.

"I have another question, but be minded that this has nothing to do whatsoever with your eyes, Naruto-san..." he said and the boy nodded. He then picked up a folder in front of him and looked into its contents. "According to reports from the civilians and witnesses from the invasion, you were seen flying from above. However, you weren't seen with yellow light covering your body like your Meteor from earlier, but instead, you were 'being carried by a bird'... what's your answer to these claims?" - Hiruzen widened his eyes, because what could happen next may very well affect Naruto's future.

'Oh, shit...' he cursed inside his mind before looking at Naruto. 'I wonder if Naruto-kun would show Mika-san to them... if he did, more of the villagers will fear him then...' - he then took a glance at Danzo. 'No doubt that Danzo would do under-handed tactics to get his hands on Mika-san if Naruto-kun does go through with it... and he could also try to get his hands on the Uchūtengan when he has the chance, he seems to be well interested in knowing more about what Naruto-kun's eyes can do... I won't let you lay a hand on Naruto-kun, Danzo... you'd have to get through me, first...' - he finished, narrowing his eyes at the leader of the ROOT Anbu.

As soon as he heard the 'bird' part, Naruto's face fell, knowing what Shikaku was talking about. He then stomped on the floor before walking around in circles, making him look crazy. "Damn it, I told her that we made quite the scene!" he ranted, not knowing that everyone could hear what he was saying. "Damn you, Mika! Now, we're caught! Oh, you'll seriously get a massive scolding from me later on!" - he continued, and at this point, the council members were looking at each other, confused at what Naruto was doing. One whole minute passed by and he was still ranting about who-knows-what while stomping around circles, and then he finally stopped, looking at the head of the Nara clan once again. "Yes, they are true..." he spoke out. "I wasn't using my Meteor that time, but instead I was being carried. Not by a bird, though... although she looks like one..."

"Is it a creature that you summoned?" asked Shikaku, raising an eyebrow.

"I... think so..." muttered the blonde, not quite sure how to answer to that, since Mika can transport herself to the summon realm and to the real world anytime she wants.

"Then can you summon it here? Considering it is just a bird, it's not large in comparison to the toads or snakes. Hence, it won't cause any property damage." - he requested, causing Naruto to gulp, unsure if he wants to continue with this.

Naruto sighed and looked down on the floor, there was no going back now. "You know, this is gonna get really weird, especially for all of you." - he said, before looking up once again at the council, his eyes back to normal. "I'll summon her here, but you have to promise that you won't do anything to provoke or harm her, or you're dealing with me. Understood?" All of the clan heads and the elders nodded, while the civilian council seemed scared for a second, before they finally nodded. Seeing them all going through with his demand, he bit his right thumb to draw blood as he weaved a few hand seals afterwards. (Boar → Dog → Bird → Monkey → Ram) He then slammed his right palm on the floor, performing the technique. "Kuchiyose no Jutsu! (Summoning Technique)" he yelled out as a cloud of smoke appeared in front of him. After the smoke dissipated, it revealed his elemental phoenix, Mika.

Scratch that. The jaws of the civilian members have surpassed the floor in terms of distance, because most likely, their mouths have now reached the ground due to how shocked they was at seeing a real phoenix in front of them. They have only heard of such creatures like the phoenix and the dragons in stories and legends, so seeing a real one was like finding out that your son has been blessed with the Mokuton (Wood Style) of the Shodaime Hokage. In other words, it was downright impossible. But with what they were seeing, some of them were thinking that they were dreaming and was just waiting to wake up. For the shinobi council, they didn't what was more shocking. Finding out about a mysterious new dojutsu or seeing a phoenix themselves with their own eyes. Like the civilians, creatures like the phoenix are only heard of in legends and stories, unlike the toads, snakes, and slugs, which were real summon animals.

"Is that what I think it is?!" Choza exclaimed, his eyes widening to the size of saucers.

"It is, Choza..." Inoichi muttered, his eyes also as wide as dinner plates. "Bless my soul, it is a phoenix... it looks like they aren't a legend at all..."

Mika spread out her wings as she flew towards Naruto shoulder and slowly perched on it. "People from Earth sure are a curious race," she stated bluntly while also looking around her, further shocking not only council, but also the people behind Naruto except for Hinata, Kakashi, and Jiraiya because she just spoke. "So, what can I do for you, Naruto?" - she glanced at her partner. "And I thought that you were just going to summon me without people around, now you basically showed me to everyone. Looks like you'll have to explain this whole scene..." she said as she shook her head in disappointment.

Naruto's eyes twitched before he brushed Mika off his shoulder as if he despised her. "Don't talk to me as if you didn't do it first! You showed yourself to other people even before right now, remember?!" he said as a tick mark appeared on his head. Using her right wing while she was flying at the same time, Mika rubbed the back of her head in confusion. "Remember when you had to pick me up from the rooftop?! You showed yourself to other people! Jiji and Ero-sennin weren't the only people there!"

The phoenix's eyes widened slowly in realization. She grinned in embarrassment, which is a very different event to happen for her since she was emotionless and blunt most of the time. "Oops, sorry about that, Naruto..." she tried apologizing to him.

The blonde massaged his head with his fingers. "I swear that your lack of common sense is such a buzzkill most of the time... don't transport back because you and I are gonna have a talk after this..." After a few seconds, he stopped and looked at his friend. "Anyway, you see those people up there," he said with a grin as he pointed towards the council members, doing a complete 180 as well. When he saw Mika nod, he continued speaking. "They were asking me that I was seen by the villagers 'flying' above the village with a bird carrying me. You're the 'bird' that was carrying me that time, right?"

Mika landed on atop Naruto's head and stared at the whole council. "How rude," she stated. "I am not, in any way, a bird! My name is Mika, and I am Naruto's friend and partner in battle. I am an elemental phoenix, which is very different from birds, by the way..." - she crossed her wings and looked away as if she was an angry person. "And before you even ask, yes you can point it out after hearing my species. Since I am an elemental, I can control and manipulate the elements. From what you have heard about my kind, I can carry loads that are heavier than my own body weight and my tears can heal wounds and injuries." - she stopped after that, opting to keep her telepathic abilities a secret from anybody else.

Shikaku shook his head and leaned back in his chair as he scratched his hair. "So I figured... honestly, Naruto-san... are there any other 'out-of-this-world' objects that you have? Knowing that you have a one of a kind dojutsu was shocking enough, now we hear that you have an... elemental phoenix as a summon," he paused before his last phrase, trying to remember what was the phoenix called exactly. "You will likely draw attention from other villages..."

"That's what we stated earlier," said Homura, a tinge of hope in his voice that the blonde will come to his senses and participate in their program.

Naruto ignored them and shifted his attention solely towards Shikaku. "Well if that happens, let them come here. I'll do what I must as a ninja of the village. I'll protect my home with every ounce of power tat I have, with or without help from you. Besides, Mika will always be there to support me even in battle, so I don't care even when a tailed beast shows up knocking on our doorstep. Since I'm gonna be the Hokage one day, I'll act like one when Konoha is under attack and protect the villagers with all my might, even if some of them hated me before," he said in a confident voice. He was sure of himself that he will be the hokage one day because it was his ninja way to never go back on his word. "A simple message to anyone up there who doubts me. If you think I can't do it, just wait and see. I'll make it rain when our enemies show up. Believe it! Because I never go back on my word!" - he flashed a grin and a thumbs-up.

The clan heads smiled warmly at his words, touched by the boy's determination in protecting the Leaf, even going as far as to sticking up for the people that treated him horribly back then. "Wow, I think I can nominate this meeting as a candidate to being the best one ever," he commented with a chuckle, before turning his attention towards Naruto again. "I just need you to answer one more question before this topic comes to an end, Naruto-san..." - he paused, letting the boy answer his sentence first. When he saw Naruto nod, he continued on with his final question. "Can you tell us more about Mika-san over there?" he asked, calling Naruto's phoenix by her name. "Is she dangerous or what?"

"Oh, don't worry she's not!" - Naruto immediately told him off. "She won't hurt anybody, not unless I say so! So you people don't have to worry about anything at all, okay? And before you ask," he turned his attention to the civilian council who were sweating buckets due to what the kid was capable of. He was not the same idiotic demon brat that they used to know as he had grown up. And he totally has grown more powerful by a mile from what he was back then. By all means, he could get his revenge on the villagers whenever he wanted to. "No, I'm not gonna terrorize any of the citizens of the village, including all of you," he continued. "Like I said earlier, I can take a thousand insults from anyone as long as you don't disrespect my family. I'm a person, so I can forgive-and-forget. Just stay civil with me, and we're good..." - the civilian council all nodded in response, with the female members shedding a tear because of Naruto's kind heart.

"Well, I suppose that ends the topic of our little conversation, Naruto-san!" said Shikaku with a smile. "It seems that my son was right about you! You really are a talented and a kindhearted individual..." - he finished, looking at his son and Naruto before leaning back on his chair, staring at the ceiling afterwards. Below them, Naruto looked at Shikamaru who only shrugged in response to the blonde's stare. Naruto flashed him a grin and mouthed the words 'Thank you' before turning back towards the council. He then saw Hinata's father raise his right hand which made the boy gulp slightly. He could tell that this may not end well for him as it involves his girlfriend's father. He took a quick glance at Hinata, and he saw her starting to sweat nervously, fearing what question would her father ask her lover.

"Is there something you wish to add, Hiashi?" asked Hiruzen, noticing the head of the Hyuuga clan raise his arm.

Hiashi Hyuuga stood up and cleared his throat. "I want to say something that should have been asked long ago, Hokage-sama," he spoke out in a stoic voice. After seeing Hiruzen nod, he continued with his statement. "Since Uzumaki Naruto is now the sole member of his clan, he should be put in the CRA (Clan Restoration Arc), don't you think?" - his fellow clan heads beside him sweat-dropped, as it had no relation whatsoever to the current topic that was being talked about. Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai's jaws dropped to the floor in shock. Jiraiya was grinning pervertedly while imagining his student surrounded by a group of naked girls. Sakura and Hinata had their eyebrows raised in confusion. Lastly, Naruto was blushing heavily as his eyes mouth hung wide open in shock.

Hiruzen was caught off guard with the question as he wasn't expecting that at a time like this. "I... I haven't given any thought about that..." he admitted, his eyes widening in surprise before he started to give a little thought on it. "Well, now that you mention it —" before he could speak any further, Naruto's loud voice echoed all around the room.

"HOLD ON!" he yelled out, earning everyone's attention with his loud voice. "What makes you think you can just add me to some program that allows me to have multiple wives?! I'm not up for that and I never will!"

"You know about the 'Clan Restoration Act', Naruto-kun?" asked Hiruzen in surprise.

"Of course, I do a little research too when I want to search up new jutsus that I want to learn..." he admitted. "And there's nothing wrong with going to the library sometimes, even if I do get treated like a dork..." - he crossed his arms and frowned. "When a person, whether a boy or a girl, is the last remaining survivor of a certain clan, that person is required participate in the CRA or Clan Restoration Act in order to repopulate the clan and prevent extinction. In other words, a person takes on multiple wives or husbands to bear more children. And it was originally created by the Nidaime Hokage, Tobirama Senju." - he finished explaining, taking a deep breath afterwards. At hearing him mention 'multiple lovers', Sakura and Hinata started to blush furiously. "Well, let me say this... I am not going to participate in it just because I am the last remaining Uzumaki."

"You can't escape this program, Uzumaki-san..." Hiashi stated, turning his attention towards the boy. "It is a requirement for all the last remaining members of their own clans. Unless you are saying that there are still Uzumakis in the world aside from you, there is no way that you can escape it..."

"Oh, yeah?" retorted Naruto, rolling his eyes at the head of the Hyuuga clan while Mika flew off his head, going to the far side of the room. "Then why isn't Sasuke participating in it? He's the last remaining Uchiha in this village, right? Last I heard from him, he's not game with anything regarding the CRA..."

"We didn't want to pressure him in joining, and we have a feeling that he may leave the village if we asked him to participate in it."

"Well then, that applies to me as well!" he announced. "Who would want to live their life surrounded by many women as their wives? It'll be complicated to understand and it's a pain in the neck to take care of them all equally..." - he closed his eyes and stuffed his hands in his vest's pockets. "Besides, the only girl for me is Hinata. I won't choose to have a harem over being with her for the rest of my life. What's more, she's —" his eyes then snapped open, realizing what he had just said. He immediately turned around and looked at his girlfriend, who was looking at him as well with wide eyes. Sakura and Shikamaru also looked shocked, along with Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai. Gulping nervously, he turned around slowly to face the council, who all had shocked looks on their faces (except Danzo). Hiashi however, looked calm with his usual stoic face. "Oh, shit..." he cursed himself quietly.

To break the silence that was plaguing the room, Hiashi then began to chuckle softly, a move which was out of character for him and which earned everybody's attention. "That's just what I wanted to hear from you, Uzumaki-san..." he said with a smirk. "I'll be having a little talk with you after this, boy..." - he leaned in closer. "About my daughter," he finished, before he took his seat, with his last statement sending chills towards Naruto and Hinata's spines. "That is all I wanted to ask, Hokage-sama," he told Hiruzen.

It took a few seconds for the Sandaime to get over his shock, clearing his throat in the process. "I guess I have to agree with Shikaku-san's comment earlier about this meeting being the best one in years," he said jokingly, much to the humor of the clan heads before he started to get serious again. "Now, is there anybody else who'd like to ask a few questions to Naruto-kun?" he asked for the second time, looking at everyone in the council. Half a minute passed, but nobody raised their arms anymore. Since nobody was asking questions anymore, the Sandaime decided that it was time to get on with the other important topic to take place in this meeting. "Well, now that all of your questions have been answered, I think it's time we should proceed with the other important matter we need to discuss."

"What is it?" asked Koharu, getting curious with her old teammate's words.

Hiruzen turned to all of them. "As you all know, I have been the Hokage of this village for longer than you all remember..." he confessed, pausing a bit afterwards. "I've lived a long life, and fought in two wars. I've stepped down and assumed the position for the second time. Now I've decided that it is the right time for me to step down for good and choose a new successor." - there were gasps and murmurs of confusion from the civilian council while the clan heads just raised their eyebrows in curiosity on who will the Sandaime choose as his successor. Naruto was looking at him with an interested look, wanting to know who did Hiruzen pick as the one who would take the iconic hat. Although he wanted to be appointed someday, now was not the right time and he knew that. Behind him, Kurenai, Asuma, Sakura, Hinata, and Shikamaru were also watching with curiosity. Kakashi and Jiraiya simply stood in their places, as they already knew about this matter.

"Who is this successor that you have chosen?" asked Homura.

"The Godaime Hokage will be Tsunade Senju, one of my former students and known as one of the Sannin." - he announced causing another wave of silence to flow through the room. Taking advantage of the situation, Hiruzen spoke once more. "Jiraiya-kun, would you please step forward beside Naruto-kun?" he asked his former student standing on the other side of the room. The pervert sighed before he walked slowly towards his student. "I know of Tsunade Senju's reluctance to return to Konoha which is why I decided on this. Naruto-kun will accompany Jiraiya-kun on a special mission to search for her. Part of that mission is to convince her to return to the village and accept the position in a formal ceremony." - he then saw Naruto widening his eyes at what Hiruzen announced.

Koharu spoke up. "Tsunade does seem like a worthy candidate," she muttered. "But what makes you sure that she'll even have the courage to return to her home village? Nobody has heard from her ever since the death of you-know-who..."

"I know that," Hiruzen assured her. "Which is why I chose Naruto-kun to go with -Jiraiya-kun on this mission." - he looked at the boy. "If I had sent Jiraiya-kun on his own, then he would likely receive a punch that's strong enough to send him back but trust me on this, with Naruto-kun along, they'll be able to convince Tsunade-chan to return and we'll have a new leader in our midst."

"Very well," said Homura, adjusting his glasses. "Perhaps you are right on this, Hiruzen... maybe now is the perfect time for a new and fresh leader of the village and Tsunade could lead Konoha to a bright and better future..."

"Then it's settled," said Hiruzen, turning his attention to everyone. "Is there anyone here who wishes to object with my decision?" - with that, Danzo raised his right arm but Hiruzen paid him no heed and continued on with the other members. Seeing that no other person except for Danzo disagreed with his words, the Sandaime continued on. "That settles it. Naruto-kun, Jiraiya-kun, would you please step forward?" he asked the two ninjas down below and they immediately complied. "I hereby assign the two of you on a special mission for the future of our village and that is to search for Tsunade Senju and retrieve from wherever she is. She will be my successor for the position of Hokage and you must not fail in this task, for it is the fate of Konoha that hangs in the balance. You will be given one day to prepare and you will leave tomorrow. Do you two understand?"

"Hell, yeah!" said Naruto with vigor. "I'm gonna search for this granny and I won't stop until I find her!" - he finished with a thumbs-up.

Jiraiya chuckled at his student's antics. "You can count on us, sensei..." he stated, looking at his former teacher. "We'll bring Tsunade back."

Hiruzen smiled. "I suppose that's it, then..." he stood up from his seat and cleared his throat. "This wraps up the 'best meeting ever'..." he continued, causing most of the people inside the room to laugh at his remark. "This meeting is now adjourned. Good day to you all." - he then took a bow before walking towards the double doors, exiting the room. The civilian council members followed afterwards along with the elders, followed by the clan heads. Naruto looked at Jiraiya before the latter grinned and ruffled his student's hair.

"Pack up your things, kit!" he said, walking away towards Kakashi and the other jounin teachers as they left the place through the doors. "We'll leave first thing in the morning!"

Naruto stared at his teacher's retreating figure before he shook his head repeatedly, turning around to look at Mika. "Come on, Mika..." he groaned. "We still have to talk about something before you go back..." - she then flew towards his shoulder as he walked towards the doors, but not before he turned around once more to look at Sakura, Hinata, and Shikamaru. "So, you three coming or what?" - the three remaining genins, who are now chuunins, looked at each other before rushing towards Naruto, walking beside him as they stepped out.

Once outside, Sakura decided to get back at Naruto, who was walking on her right side, for all the teasing that the blonde gave her about Sasuke. "So Naruto..." she began, immediately capturing the boy's attention. "Hinata's the only girl for you, huh?" she teased him with a sly grin. Naruto immediately panicked while Hinata, who was walking beside him, blushed from the memory of Naruto claiming that she was the only one for him back at the council room.

"Shut up, Sakura-chan!" he immediately shot her down, while fighting the urge to blush. "Just because I said that doesn't mean you can escape the fact that you and the teme are certainly hiding something behind our backs..."

"Oh, but that's a secret from everybody else and it will stay that way until me or Sasuke-kun fully reveal it," she retorted, leaning towards Naruto with a smirk, causing the blonde to lean away from her. "But you just announced it in front of not only her father, but the whole council as well. Life sucks at times, huh?"

The boy looked over towards Shikamaru to see if he could help him in any way, but like always, the Nara looked like he didn't give a shit. He screamed in frustration before he grabbed Hinata's hand, catching the Hyuuga off guard as she was pulled towards her boyfriend's side. "I don't have time for your teasing, Sakura-chan!" he yelled out, not knowing that the pinkette was grinning in triumph because her plan to embarrass Naruto worked. "I have other things I need to take care of..." he continued as him and Hinata continued on walking. 'I'll get you back for this...' he internally swore before he turned his attention towards Hinata. "Hey, by the way, Hinata..." he started.

"Y-Yes, Naruto-kun?" she replied nervously, curious on what would the blonde tell her now.

"How do you think your father's gonna react to what I said earlier?" he muttered, looking at the ground in shame.

Hinata's eyes widened in fear. She had completely forgotten that Hiashi stated earlier that he wanted to speak with Naruto privately, and no doubt it would be about their relationship. "I-I-I d-don't know..." she stuttered. "He seems pretty serious earlier, but at the same time, there's a p-part of me that says that he was just joking around."

"I'm sorry, Hinata..." he apologized as he stopped walking all of a sudden, causing the Hyuuga to stop in her tracks as well. "I was an idiot earlier... I should've just kept my mouth shut the entire time..."

"N-Naruto-kun, i-it's not your fault..." she tried cheering him up, but to no avail.

"Some boyfriend I am..." - he continued berating himself. "I'm such an idiot when it comes to love and relationships... now, I basically got you in trouble or worse... I might have just ended what could have been a bright future for us..." - he was then cut off from his rant when he felt Hinata's hand slap him across the cheek. He looked up at her with an eyebrow raised, and she was staring at him with a serious face.

"I don't care what happened earlier, nor do I care what happens to me..." she told him, while also pointing her index finger towards his chin. "I love you no matter what happens and if my father doesn't approve of it, I don't care. I want to spend the rest of my life with you and nobody can stop that... you're important to me and I don't want to lose you just because of a simple mistake..." - she was now trying to blink back her tears which was failing by the second. "If tou-sama doesn't want us to be together, I'll run away from home and live with you... I don't care what happens to me as long as I get to be with you..." - she then started sobbing into her hands, failing to look strong in front of the boy.

Naruto looked at Mika on his right shoulder and the phoenix immediately nodded, flying away from him for a while as he stepped forward and wrapped the Hyuuga in a tight hug, touched by her words. "Shhh, stop crying, Hina-chan... it's all right now..." he said, trying to soothe her feelings, but it only caused her to cry more tears. In response, Naruto began rubbing the back of her jacket as he let her sob into his vest, not caring if the piece of clothing would become wet. "Shhhh..." he continued on comforting her.

About two minutes later, Hinata finally stopped crying and Naruto immediately assured her that he will find a way for them to be together without her having to leave her home. He knew to himself that he wouldn't want her to sacrifice her past life in favor of him and that things should stay the way they were. He then told her that he'll do whatever it takes for them to be together even if he had to live in a better house or even if he had to learn how to live like one of the higher-class people, which made the girl's heart soar. He then kissed her on the forehead and they continued on walking towards door that leads outside. Along the way, the people they have passed by looked at Naruto with fear in their eyes, which only made the boy curious.

"Seriously, I'm getting weirded out from all the people that we look at," he groaned.

"Don't you think that they are afraid of you and what you are capable of?" Mika asked, looking at her partner. "Since you just revealed your real powers to everyone, they must be fearing for their lives because you can pretty much do anything to them and they can't even fight back."

"Seriously, there's nothing to be afraid of!" he screamed out, grabbing his own hair. "I'm just a guy who enjoys life, I'm not some maniac driven by revenge! Seriously, I can't stand the looks on their faces anymore... I'm not even doing anything bad right now..."

"I think you'll just have to get used to it, Naruto-kun..." said Hinata, patting his shoulder in the process. "Maybe at least until after a week, I think... and I think you can't really blame them, Naruto-kun... you look kind of intimidating when your eyes turn yellow..." she admitted, looking to the side.

"Oh no, not you too!" he complained like a child, causing Hinata to chuckle.

By the time that they have finally went outside, Naruto thought he was home-free. But that wasn't the case for him. Just before him and Hinata could fully get away from the tower, he felt a hand grasp his shoulder and when he turned around, he knew that he was screwed. Hiashi Hyuuga was looking at him with a serious look, causing him to gulp loudly. His girlfriend wondered why they weren't walking anymore, but the second she turned around, she was immediately met by the cold stare of her father that she let out a squeak. "Oh, no..." she muttered quietly to herself, knowing that they were caught.

Turning his attention from his daughter towards Naruto, he cleared his throat so he could speak clearly. "I told you earlier that I wanted to talk to you about my daughter, am I right, Uzumaki-san?" he asked him in his usual voice before he leaned in closer. "Alone," he continued, causing the boy to start sweating nervously.

'Shit,' the boy inwardly cursed before he took a deep breath and turned to look at Hinata. "Hinata, you should get going, I'll catch up."

"But —" before she could even protest, Naruto cut her off.

"Don't worry, I'll handle this." - he assured her before he turned to Mika. "Hey, could you go with Hinata?" he asked his summon. "I'm just gonna have a very quick talk with her dad, got that?" - the phoenix nodded and flew over towards Hinata's shoulder as he let go of her hand. "Just go, Hinata... I'll be fine, don't worry..." he assured her, before she finally turned around, walking away. She had her hands raised up to her eyes, which meant that she was crying. Naruto could only watch at her figure with concern. How he wanted to just chase after her and hug her to death like there was no tomorrow, but he couldn't do anything right now, as he was being held in place by none other than her father.

Now that they were alone, Hiashi let go of Naruto shoulder and eyed the boy up and down, an action which the blonde found as disturbing. A few seconds later, the head of the Hyuuga clan turned his head towards his daughter's retreating figure with Naruto's phoenix, much to the boy's confusion. Weren't they supposed to discuss something together? Then why wasn't his attention focused on him? Naruto's question was answered when he heard Hiashi sigh heavily as he looked down on the ground. This caused the blonde to look at him with confusion until a few seconds passed that he finally looked up at Naruto once more, but the same stoic expression wasn't visible on his face anymore. It was replaced by a look of concern and sympathy. "I am going to ask you a question, Naruto-san, and you better answer it honestly," he stated.

Naruto was shocked that Hiashi called him by his name and not by his family name, but that wasn't important at the moment. He was also surprised at the change of expression on Hiashi's face but he decided to pay attention towards the man's words. "H-Hai, Hyuuga-sama..." he answered with the usual respect. "What is it that you want to ask me?"

Hiashi looked at him straight in the eye. "Do you love my daughter?" he asked plainly.

The blonde Uzumaki's eyes widened but he quickly composed himself and decided to stay true to his words. "Hai, Hyuuga-sama..." he replied with seriousness in his voice. "I love Hinata with all my heart. I've had feelings for her ever since graduating from the academy." - for some reason, Naruto couldn't state that he started paying attention to the lavender-haired girl after their accidental 'kiss' during their graduation.

"So I've heard," the older man said as he suppressed a chuckle. "I heard from an old friend that you two were involved in an indecent act during the selection of teams..." - he paused after that, wanting to see the look on Naruto's face, and sudden words suddenly caused the boy to blush furiously from the memory.

"Hyuuga-sama, I swear that it was an accident! I didn't mean to kiss Hinata back then! I was pushed, so that's how I ended up —" he was cut off from his explanation when he saw Hiashi raise his right hand as a symbol to stop.

"You don't need to explain the whole scene, Naruto-san... I know what happened." That seemed to shut the blonde up in his place. "In fact, I've been keeping a close eye on you ever since that day." - at hearing that statement, Naruto began panicking inwardly as he had been caught before he heard what Hiashi said next. "It seems that my daughter is very fond of you..." - hearing him mention Hinata made Naruto look back up at the girl's father. "You love her, yes?" he asked the boy and Naruto immediately nodded, and Hiashi sighed afterwards. "Well then, if that is the case, then I can't be really mad at you..."

This was the time that Naruto wanted to let out his curiosity. "I-Is something wrong, Hyuuga-sama?" he asked out of concern. "You seem kind of troubled at the moment..."

"It's nothing, Naruto-san..." he assured the boy, but he won't take this excuse.

"Hyuuga-sama, there's something that is bothering you and I won't stop until I find out about it." - he answered bluntly, wanting to help with whatever the head of the clan was dealing with. This could be his chance of increasing his reputation with him, which in turn, will score him points to get his favor!

"If you really must know, then it's about Hinata..." - Naruto's eyebrows raised slightly but he decided to continue listening. "You see, after her mother's death, I myself have been affected with the event greatly. I became more focused with my duties as the head of the clan that I had no time for any of my daughters, but especially Hinata." - the boy's eyes widened at his concerned and conflicted tone of voice, instead of the usual, stoic one. "She must have felt that she wasn't loved by her father, which resulted in her prolonged sadness years back. I thought that maybe she could see a friend of hers in Neji, her cousin, but that was too far from what I hoped as he hated the head family. But that is until you came along, Naruto-san."

"M-Me?" asked Naruto in disbelief.

"Yes, it was you. When the time came that she was smiling once again, I became curious on what was going on with her? What made her happy? Did something happen to Hinata that made her smile? It must have been a miracle, right?" he chuckled afterwards before continuing on. "It wasn't long before I found out that it was Naruto Uzumaki, the Kyuubi jinchuuriki, was the one making her smile once again." - Naruto started to blush at hearing Hiashi mention his name. "At first, I was enraged with it... as I couldn't accept a jinchuuriki making my daughter happy because I thought you were a bad influence to any child out there... but after I found out about the accident that happened between you two during Hinata's graduation, I decided to calm down about the matter and keep a close eye on you myself." - he stopped right after that, making Naruto gulp, nervous that Hinata's father was watching him and his lover.

"And then what?" asked Naruto.

"It turns out that my daughter sees you as motivation, Naruto-san." - he flashed a small smile at Naruto, which was a rare action for a stoic and emotionless Hyuuga like Hiashi. "For the next few weeks that I saw you two together, she started smiling like back then when Hana (Hinata's mother) was still alive. Every night that she would come home, I would see her happy expression even during dinner until she sleeps in her bed. Maybe even in her dreams, she still thinks about you. And then during the exams, when you two were standing side-by-side against her cousin and the Uchiha, I noticed that she wasn't the same shy girl from before. She had changed because of you. Your presence gave her strength and courage to fight even though she lost the battle. I realized there that you weren't as bad as I thought you were... for that, I apologize, Naruto-san..." - he then bowed as a sign of apology.

Seeing a clan head bow in front of him, Naruto immediately panicked. "No, no, no, it's okay, really!" he assured. "Besides, I'm used to people thinking bad of me, so it's really not a big deal! So please don't bow in front of me!"

Hiashi stood back up while chuckling. "It seems my daughter was right about you, Naruto-san! You have a really big heart... no wonder Hinata fell in love with you..." - Naruto blushed once again at Hiashi's compliment before he felt the Hyuuga grab both of his shoulders. "I want you to know that I have no problem with your relationship with my daughter and you have my blessing, got it?" - the boy felt a boulder lifted from his heart as he nodded. "I want you to promise me that you'll watch over Hinata with your life and give her the love she deserves... being her father, I will be never be able to forgive myself for neglecting her presence back then. I'm counting on you to give her the love that I failed to give... as I know that with you standing by her side, I will see her beautiful smile once again."

"I-I promise, Hyuuga-sama..." said Naruto. "I swear it, on my life that I'll protect Hinata with all my might and give her all my love. She's the best thing that's ever happened to me ever since I lost kaa-san, and I won't let her be sad. I'll make her happy until the day I die! She completes me, and I love her with all my heart."

"That's what I wanted to hear!" - Hiashi let go of his shoulders and just when Naruto thought the talk was over, the Hyuuga then leaned in closer with a very serious look and the boy could feel a lot of killing intent in his demeanor. "But I warn you... if you hurt my daughter in any way, I'll personally administer your demise. Understand?"

"H-H-H-Hai, Hyuuga-sama!" he responded instantly, fearing for his life.

"Then you should get a move on, Naruto-san!" he stated, doing a complete 180 as he gave the blonde a small push on his back. "I bet my daughter is waiting anxiously for your arrival and she must be really nervous about what we just talked about, don't you think? But remember my warning, boy... don't hurt Hinata, or else."

Naruto turned around and looked at the Hyuuga one last time before flashing a grin of his own as he walked away from the tower, heading back towards his home. 'Hey you know, Kurama... Hinata's dad isn't as bad as he seems!' he told the fox inside him as he continued on walking.

"Hehehehe... now you two can have some 'private time' whenever you like! I like that old man already!" Kurama laughed from inside his mind.

Naruto immediately blushed at hearing that from the bijuu. 'Sh-Shut up!' he shouted. 'Just because Hinata's dad approves of our relationship doesn't mean that we can do those kinds of things... besides, we're too young for us to even do that!"

"Oho, aren't you the gentleman?" the Kyuubi teased. "Don't tell me that you don't want to do it too, kit..."

'That's because I don't! We're too young for that and that's the bottom line, because I said so! So shut up about it, Kurama!'

"Look kit, I'm a part of your whole existence so I know what you're thinking too... and to hell with how young you are! If you love your mate, you'll have no problem with it! And here I thought you know all about love..."

'Whatever! I don't need to talk to a perverted fox like —' he was cut off momentarily from his thoughts when he noticed that all the people that he was passing by in the real world were looking at him with fear present in their eyes. 'Jeez, can't these people tell that I'm not gonna do anything to them?!' he ranted as he continued on walking, trying to ignore the scared crowd that met him at every direction.

"Well, you did make a big scene in the exams against that Sand kid..." remarked Kurama. "Not to mention you are the jinchuuriki as well, which only doubles their fear factor. Some of them can't get over the fact that they were horrible to you so you can't really prevent their fear of you from growing."

Naruto sighed. 'I don't have time for this... I'm just gonna fly my way outta here...' - he told the bijuu as he activated his Uchūtengan, which only caused more gasps and fear to draw from the civilians. Some have already fainted, which only made Naruto groan. 'Next stop... home!' - he said happily in his thoughts as yellow light coated his entire body. A few seconds later, he fled from the scene with his Meteor. He continued flying in the air until he reached the bottom of the building where his apartment was in an astonishing 6 seconds. Landing on his feet, the yellow light disappeared from his body but before he could get inside the building, he heard a very familiar voice call out to him.

"Hey, brat! How you doin'?" - Naruto turned his head to see whoever was calling out to him and his eyes widened slightly at seeing Zabuza with Haku walking closely by his side.

"I'm doing good, Zabuza-sensei! I'm feeling better, actually!" replied Naruto happily.

"I'm proud of you, brat!" - Zabuza ruffled his student's hair as soon as him and Haku reached him. "We heard from Kakashi that you got promoted to Elite Chuunin! Now that is a rank that I haven't heard of in a long time, you know. And you totally deserved it for the hell that you put our enemies through during the invasion."

"Well, as a ninja of this village, I did what I had to do," Naruto shrugged.

"Tou-sama's right, Naruto! You totally deserve the rank!" said Haku with a smile. "But it looks like I'll have to wait for maybe another year for me to become a chuunin like you..."

"Don't worry about that, Haku!" he assured her. "I'm sure that with how you're working right now, you might even reach the jounin a lot faster than me! You're strong as well like Zabuza-sensei." - Haku smiled warmly at his encouragement.

"Thank you, Naruto."

"Oh, I also gotta thank you, brat..." - Zabuza reached inside his pocket and brought out 1000 ryo before handing them over to Naruto. "A little 'thank you' gift from me... since you literally showed all the people who's boss... and thanks to you, I have robbed every civilian of their savings! HAHAHAHAHA!" he began laughing like a madman, causing Naruto and Haku to sweat-drop. A few seconds later, he finally stopped, wiping a few tears that escaped his eyes due to his laughing. "Anyway, me and Haku are going to the training grounds for some training. If you want to come, there's no problem with it. See you later!" - the pair began walking away, but abruptly stopped in their tracks when Naruto called out to them.

"Wait, what should I do with this money that you gave me?" asked Naruto curiously.

"I don't know, spend it on junk or ramen or something! Anyway, it's now yours... so do whatever you want with it! Also, good luck on your mission to search for Tsunade Senju! I hear she packs a punch so you better be home in one piece!" - Zabuza waved him off as they continued on with their walking.

"Good luck on your mission tomorrow, Naruto!" said Haku. "I know you can do it! With you accompanying Jiraiya-sama, there's no doubt that you'll complete it in only a few days!"

"I'll be back, don't worry!" - he screamed back. "In one piece as well!" As Naruto watched at their retreating figures, his eyes then shifted towards the 1000 ryo he was holding before his lips curled upward in a Cheshire-like smirk as he walked inside the large building in front of him, but not before placing the money that he received inside his wallet.

At Naruto's apartment...

Hinata Hyuuga was nervous.

'Oh no, why isn't he back yet?' she thought to herself in fear. 'I hope nothing bad happens between them... I love them both that I can't pick who to live with...' This has been her current state for the past minutes ever since her and Mika went inside her boyfriend's home. As soon as they left Naruto and Hiashi to discuss some 'personal' matters, Hinata sobbed like hell on the way back, which forced her phoenix companion to try and calm her down from her uncontrollable tears. They didn't even notice the massive number of people that were staring at Mika as if she was some sort of monster. One villager even tried to 'save' the Hyuuga from the phoenix which only resulted in the man receiving a glare from Mika that shut him up in his place.

Mika wasn't at the apartment at the moment, so Hinata was all alone in Naruto's loft. She was waiting anxiously for her lover to arrive as she had a ton of questions in her mind. But the first thing was 'What did my father do to you?' She loves him too much that she cares for his well-being above everything else about him. Finally, her waiting paid off when she heard a knock on the door. Leaving the couch, she marched towards the door and swung it open, which revealed the figure of Uzumaki Naruto behind it.

"Hey, beautiful!" he greeted her despite the fearful look in her eyes. His cheerful remark caused her eyebrows to raise upwards in surprise. Wasting no time, he leaned forward and captured her lips in a kiss, beginning an already intense makeout session between the two lovers. Naruto ran his hands through her lavender hair roughly, releasing all of the pent-up emotion inside him since earlier as he used his right foot to close the door behind him. Hinata already had her arms wrapped around his neck as she tried to fight back with vigor and charisma of her own. Naruto had already snaked his hands behind her legs before he lifted her up, carrying her towards the couch and dropping her gently as he hovered on top of her.

"Somebody's eager..." Kurama teased.

'Shut up,' growled Naruto in his thoughts.

Once the two finally separated from their kiss, a trail of saliva still linked their mouths together. Naruto used his sleeves of his black long-sleeved shirt to wiped it off of them. "So where's Mika?" he asked first, not noticing the presence of his summon partner ever since he entered his home.

"She went out for a few laps around the village," Hinata spoke softly. "She'll be back soon, but not too soon." - Naruto gave her an understanding nod, which prompted Hinata to ask him for the truth. "Naruto-kun?" she called out, earning her boyfriend's attention easily as they stared into each other's eyes. "So w-what did you and t-tou-sama talked about? You two d-did talk, right?"

"Yeah, we did." - he replied calmly. "We talked about my relationship with you if he approves of it or not."

"And what did he say?"

Naruto didn't answer, but instead, he simply looked at her with a wide smirk plastered on his face. "Hey, what did he say?" she asked for the second time. "W-Why are you looking at me like that? Y-You're starting to scare me, Naruto-kun..." - the blonde Uzumaki still didn't waver, as he kept on staring at her with a smirk. "Hey, why are you looking at me like —" cutting her own sentence off, it finally hit her. The answer to her question. Her eyes widened as she looked at Naruto incredulously. "He didn't!" she blurted out. "He would never! It's impossible for him to agree with it!"

"Oh, but he did, my dear..." - she blushed at how he addressed her. "In fact, for the full details, you should head home and ask him yourself. I thought I would have to fight for you earlier, but it turned out that he was totally fine with us being together all along... no, you definitely should go home and thank him. He's not as bad as I thought he was, Hina-chan..." he trailed off, cupping her cheek with his right hand. "You should thank him for thinking of how happy you'll be if he allows the two of us together..."

"Yes! Yes, Naruto-kun!" she said as a few tears of joy escaped her eyes. 'I-I can't believe it...' she thought to herself. 'I never thought that tou-sama would choose something that would make me happy... he really does care for me... I never thought that he would choose my happiness over what he thinks is best for me... if this is but a dream, I never want to wake up! I feel like I'm living in a perfect world...' - she was then pulled out of her thoughts when Naruto captured her lips once again in another heated kiss. This time, she wasn't able to fight back, allowing Naruto to take total control. The boy's hot tongue swept left and right, taking in every detail inside of her mouth while hers could do nothing but let herself be guided by Naruto's actions.

After about ten minutes of kissing, Naruto pulled away, staring into her eyes. Her lips were puffy red due to how dominated her mouth was under his control. Wiping the saliva off his mouth, he got off her and let her sit up in her place. "You know, as much as I would like to take this in the bedroom, Mika could be back at any second..." he said, while chuckling in embarrassment.

She giggled. "It's okay, Naruto-kun!" she said cheerfully, before leaning over to his ear. "We have plenty of time to ourselves when you get back from your mission..." she purred seductively in his ear.

Naruto narrowed his eyes at her. "Careful now, or I might just have to punish you..." he warned her, and before he knew it, from her place, she already crawled over on his lap, sticking her bottom in the air.

"Give it to me," she breathed out, her masochistic side taking over, giving her ass a little shake.

The blonde held her butt in place with his left hand, stopping her from her little action. He then grasped the sides of her pants, pulling it down along with her panties, exposing her bare bottom. He ran his hand down her creamy skin, causing the girl to take in heavy breaths as she didn't know when he would strike. "I thought I told you not to seduce me again," he reminded her. "Your perverted nature will get out of line if you don't stop it." - he spoke out, giving her ass a resounding slap that echoed all over the room.

The action caused Hinata to gasp and push forward as she was caught off guard. Composing herself, she took a few deep breaths once again before adjusting her current position, sticking her bottom higher into the air. With this, Naruto smirked. "Well, aren't you the masochistic one, huh?" he asked, running his hand all over her creamy flesh once again, which only caused her to moan at his action, so she didn't answer. "Well? Answer me!" - he demanded, giving her butt another slap which made her yelp, but at the same time, she found pleasure in the pain of Naruto slapping her ass.

"Y-Yes, Naruto-sama!" she squeaked out, causing Naruto's eyes to widen slightly at the change in how she addresses him. "I am a perverted masochist who likes to be punished!" she admitted with a rosy red blush. "So please punish this masochist until she is satisfied!" - she continued, shaking her bottom a bit once more.

"Well, since you wanted it, my princess, who am I to deny it?" he whispered huskily into her ear, sending chills to her spine as she felt Naruto's hand whack her butt for the third time. She then felt her hair being pulled back by her boyfriend as she could hear him smell the sweet scent of her lavender-colored locks. He then brought his lips to her cheek and started sucking on the skin as he slapped her butt continuously, with her juices freely flowing down her thighs. Unable to take it, she turned her head towards him and locked lips with him once again.

XXX

"Are you sure you don't want a ride from me or Mika?" asked Naruto, looking at Hinata as she was about to walk out the door. They had just finished an intense spanking session which left in Hinata being incredibly satisfied and that she had another one of her fantasies fulfilled. Being the gentleman that he is, he asked her out of concern if he went overboard with his slaps, but the girl immediately waved off his worries, telling him that she wanted it to happen. In the process, Naruto was shocked to find out that she was a masochist in bed and he inwardly groaned at the fact that she was a huge pervert too. More than he ever was. Now, it was his responsibility on keeping Hinata prim and proper when they were in public in case she ever falls for her pervertedness.

"I told you, I'm fine! I want to go home my own way, and I want to see tou-sama personally when I do reach my home... like you said, I'm going to thank him," she giggled while winking at him. "Just come and see me tomorrow when you and Jiraiya-sensei leave the village, okay? I don't want you to leave without saying 'goodbye'..." - she said, stepping out into the hallway, closing the door behind her.

Naruto leaned back on his couch, and in the process, a certain tailed beast managed to speak with him in his thoughts. "Sounds like you enjoyed spanking your mate, eh?" Kurama teased his host.

'Not now, you damn fox...' Naruto groaned, face-palming as well as he remembered Kurama's habit of watching him and Hinata.

"Come on, kit... like I said before, your sadistic side in bed is one of the only things I like about you..." he continued, crossing his arms. "And also like I said before, you should do something different other than slap her ass... it's getting boring. You should add in a few toys, you know!"

"I don't have time for your perverted antics, Kurama!" he screamed out loud while blushing furiously. "I'm just waiting for Mika to show up... I still need to ask her something..." he grumbled.

"Ask me what?" asked the phoenix that was beside him, causing Naruto to jump up in surprise, caught off guard with her sudden presence, which also caused him to fall off the couch.

"Speak of the devil..." Kurama muttered. "Now's the time to get some answers."

Naruto nodded, agreeing with the Kyuubi as he stood back up on his feet. "Mika, I need to ask you something. And don't be offended, but this might be a little personal for you," he pointed towards the small table in front of the couch and the phoenix immediately went there, facing her partner as he sat back down.

"So, what do you want to ask me, Naruto?" she said in a blunt tone.

The blonde took a deep breath. "Since you're being blunt with it, I'll go straight to the point. You were sent here to be my summon, correct?" The phoenix nodded. "And you were attracted by the Sage's white chakra inside of me, right?" She nodded once again. "Do you know that the white chakra inside of me was attracted as well?"

Her eyes widened slightly at that question. "N-No, I wasn't aware of that... how can that be?" she said, causing both Naruto and Kurama to raise their eyebrows.

"W-W-Well, you see t-the white chakra of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki came from a comet, actually," he explained. "It's called the 'Sage's Comet'. The night before you showed up at my home, the comet crashed at the forest which is located at the top of the Hokage monument. When I went there to investigate, white chakra started coming out of it and went inside my body, which in turn, removed the seal that was suppressing Kurama, allowing us to communicate with one another. He told me that the reason the chakra went to me was because it was attracted to the blood of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki which was situated in my body beforehand. Do you have an idea on why I have the blood of the Rikudō Sennin inside me?"

"No, and I'm afraid you approached the wrong creature to answer that question, Naruto... I had no idea that the chakra was attracted to you," she said in an apologetic tone, shocking Naruto and Kurama since she normally doesn't act like this.

"Are you saying you don't know why Naruto has Father's blood in him? How can that be?!" said Kurama, unable to believe that she doesn't know anything.

"I have no idea, Kurama..." she continued. "All I was tasked to do was to go here in this planet and search for the one person who bore white chakra, he never said anything about it being attracted to Hagoromo's blood or anything else... only his chakra..."

"Who was that person who sent you?!" asked Naruto, a small ray of hope in him. "What's his name? He's the guy who sent me the scroll and all those letters, right? What's his name?"

"I never saw his face..." - she revealed, causing Naruto to widen his eyes. "He wore a hood while he was briefing me of my mission... and his voice is that of an old man, but I paid no attention to his identity or anything. I was solely focused on listening to what my mission was here on Earth... I'm sorry if I didn't have the answer that you were seeking, Naruto..."

"No, it's okay..." he assured her as he leaned back on his couch once more. "It's my fault for thinking that you had an idea on what's going on with me... that's all I needed from you... you can go back now, Mika." - he said, looking at his summon partner with concern.

"Again, I apologize if I didn't hold the answer you were hoping for..." - she said one more time before exploding in a cloud of smoke, transporting back to the summon realm.

"Damn it... well, it looks like this mystery's staying unsolved kit... I thought for sure that that phoenix had an idea about Father's blood in you..." stated Kurama, shaking his head in disappointment.

'For now, Kurama... for now...' he said in his thoughts before he looked at the clock that was on the wall. It was 4:27 in the afternoon and he looked at the balcony for a few seconds before he stood up from his seat and headed towards his room, opening his clothes drawer as he started picking out clothes.

"What are you trying to do, kit?" asked Kurama, raising his eyebrow at his host.

'I'm getting ready...' he told the bijuu in his mind. 'Remember that I have a special mission tomorrow! I can't let this little hindrance stop me from being full-energy when me and Ero-sennin search for that granny the next day!"

"Whatever you say, kit..." muttered the Kyuubi as he shook his head back and forth in amusement. Another one of the things that he liked about Naruto was his unwavering confidence and determination. It was hard not to be attracted to those two qualities that the blonde had, as they make him both unique and a kindhearted individual. Along with those qualities, he was also like his mother, who was a person that never gave up even if she had no chance of winning. She stayed true to her bravery and courage even until her death, and it was also one of the things that Kurama liked about Naruto. Since Kushina was his first friend, seeing a few of the red-haired woman's characteristics on Naruto brought back memories for the fox.

"Time to get started! Kage Bunshin no Jutsu! (Shadow Clone Jutsu)" he yelled out, creating three clones of himself beside him. "Hey everyone! Let's get to work!" the original one stated as they started packing up for the huge mission he was about to participate in the next day.

Tomorrow...

"Hey Itachi," said Kisame Hoshigaki, one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, as he turned to his partner. Him and his partner were currently taking a quick rest in a small food stand in the village of Konoha. Both of them are members of the criminal organization, the Akatsuki. The same organization that caused Kushina Uzumaki's death. The two partners were wearing the standard cloak of the members of the group, filled with a pattern of red clouds all over it and they were wearing large straw hats over their heads to prevent their identities from being exposed. Long has it been since Itachi was declared as a traitor and a wanted criminal by the village, so it would very well cause a ruckus if someone saw their faces. Their objective inside Konoha was to retrieve the Yondaime Hokage's legacy, which very well meant a person.

The man beside Kisame turned his head to look at his partner. "What is it, Kisame?" asked Itachi Uchiha in an emotionless tone.

"Aren't you getting annoyed with these guys talking beside me?" Kisame pointed to the three men beside who seemed to have a conversation of their own. "And besides, what the heck are they talking about, anyway?"

"Why don't you find out for yourself, then? I'll let you interact with them since you seem to be interested in what their conversation is all about."

Kisame shrugged his shoulders before he turned towards the three men who were still talking aloud as they received their food from one of the chefs of the establishment.

"I'm telling you, his eyes look yellow!"

"Yellow eyes, you say? What makes you think so?"

"Don't act like you were dreaming! I saw him fly through the air while his eyes were yellow, it's like he was some sort of god!"

"Yeah, it was seen clearly during the exams that his eyes were yellow while he was fighting that sand kid, remember?"

The shark-like man decided that he had heard enough and decided that he should know more about it, interested in knowing more about the topic that they were talking about when he heard the mention of 'yellow eyes' and 'fly through the air'. Turning his head completely, he cleared his throat to gain the attention of the three civilians. "Excuse me, but what are you three conversing about?" he asked in a different voice from his normal one. "I'm quite interested in knowing more about what you three are saying..."

"Oh, you see there's a genin that participated in the Chuunin exams who's said to have yellow eyes instead of normal black, brown, or blue ones." - said the bald one among the three. "He's the talk of the whole village right now actually, and his recent exploits have already been featured in the bingo books! Trust me, that kid's one hell of a fighter! He didn't know when to give up! I actually want to meet him personally and see if all the rumors, which includes the gossips that he can fly, and breathe out the hottest flames the world has seen, were true about him.

"Here, dude!" - said the spiky-haired one from the three as he threw the bingo book he was reading towards Kisame, who caught it with his right hand. "You seem to be new around here, because that kid is quickly rising to stardom! A few days from now, and he'll be the next big superstar!" he joked, much to the humor of his two companions. "Oh, it's page 165, just to let you know... have fun reading!"

Kisame only scoffed as he harshly flipped over the pages before he finally got to the page number that the man told him. But the second he looked at it, his eyebrows immediately rose upwards before he shifted his gaze towards Itachi, who was about to drink the cup of tea that was served to him. "Hey, Itachi..." he called out quietly.

Itachi let out a sigh as he placed his teacup back on the table. "What now?" he asked in a serious tone.

"I think you should take a look at this," Kisame mumbled, which only caused the Uchiha to look away.

"I have no interest in reading something that has no relation towards our mission here. We were tasked for a simple mission to retrieve the boy and that's it. I already allowed you with your wish to take a small break since you are tired of walking, so don't bother me again unless it has something to do with him." - he finished, taking a sip of his tea afterwards.

"But Itachi, this is about him." - Kisame stated in his own serious voice, and with that, he was victorious in winning Itachi's attention. He then moved the bingo book closer towards the Uchiha so that both of the could read what was written without difficulty. And then afterwards, the pair began to read:

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Name: Naruto Uzumaki

Also known as: The Celestial Ninja (Tentai no Shinobi), Konoha's Rainmaker (Konoha no Reinmēkā)

Age: 13

Clan: Uzumaki Clan

Gender: Male

Origin: Konohagakure

Shinobi Rank: Elite Chuunin

Known Elemental Affinities: Katon (Fire Release), Suiton (Water Release), Fūton (Wind Release), Uchūton (Space Release; unknown kekkei genkai)

Skill List: (5/5)

Ninjutsu: 4.5

Taijutsu: 4.5

Genjutsu: 4

Intelligence: 3.5

Strength: 4

Speed: 5

Stamina: 5

Hand Seals: 4

Known weapons: N/A

Physical Description: Stands at 5'5 and weighs 159 pounds. Bears golden blonde hair and blue eyes; slightly tanned skin and is known to wear a distinctive orange vest and pants with a black shirt underneath

Special Abilities: Possesses a weird dojutsu called 'Uchūtengan' which nobody has no knowledge of that also turns his eyes yellow when activated, known to be the Nine-Tails jinchuuriki, possesses kage-level chakra reserves

Known Family: Kushina Uzumaki (Mother; deceased)

Other info: Known to defeat the legendary Ichibi of Suna single-handedly, believed to have defeated the well-known Sannin, Orochimaru in battle single-handedly

Bounty:

20 Million Ryo - Dead or Alive stationed by Suna

30 Million Ryo - Alive stationed by Oto

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"Pretty impressive portfolio for someone his age. Don't you think Itachi?" Commented Kisame after going through Naruto's profile.

'I would ignore these baseless assumptions in favor of focusing on the mission. You should do the same." Itachi replied while being lost in his own train of thoughts.

"I wouldn't call them baseless now." Kisame stated. "You were roughly the same age as the kid when you wiped out your clan, remember? And it says here the kid took down Orochimaru single-handedly. Remember, Zetsu said the same thing about Orochimaru being critically injured by the Kyuubi brat. He's been cursing out loud that he can't use his arms anymore!"

"It was probably more of the Kyuubi than Naruto... he could've gone out of control." Itachi stated.

Kisame shrugged, "Whatever! Don't care either way. So long as the brat puts up a good enough fight to entertain me. What I hate most of all are little brats who claim to be so strong yet they can't even defend themselves in a real fight..." - he then took a sip of his own tea that was brought in front of him earlier when he was reading.

Itachi was too busy contemplating in his mind to reply. 'This doesn't make sense... Naruto was the dead last of the Academy. All reports during both my time in the Leaf and Akatsuki stated as such, until now. To go from a struggling genin to taking out a Sannin and a tailed beast... and how could this be? The Byakugan, Sharingan, and the Rinnegan are the only dojutsus known to exist in this world? How could Naruto receive one?Well, if Kushina-senpai decided to protect Naruto until her dying breath, I can understand why she refused to cooperate with Pain... but what if she had no knowledge of this? Surely there must be an explanation for this... I have to keep a close eye on that boy... no, I will have to have a talk with Sandaime-sama (Lord Third) about this...'

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Next on The Celestial Shinobi...

"You still haven't paid back your debt, woman!"

"Consider what I'm offering you, Tsunade..."

"You're not Konoha shinobi, aren't you?"

"It's my win if I take you down!"

CHAPTER 19: REMAINS OF THE PAST

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Things to remember: Sasuke is in the hospital, so he wonn't hear about Itachi and Kisame being in Konoha. Although Danzo is pretty much a bitch and an asshole, one of his ultimate goals in his lifetime is to protect Konoha along with being Hokage; in my fic, he's depicted as a power-hungry guy who wants what's best for the village and for himself to be in control. Naruto doesn't know the exact origins of the Uchūtengan, which was stated in Author's Notes II (25% Blood of Hagoromo + 75% Energy of Heavenly Bodies = Uchūtengan). That explains why he has the blood of Hagoromo in his body. He only knows the fact on how he got it, and that is because he's the older one of the reincarnates of Indra and Asura. The Sage's Comet that crashed near the village in Chapter 10 had the chakra of Hagoromo inside it.

Okay, that officially starts the Search for Tsunade arc! DAMN, I LOVE A SADISTIC NARUTO! As you can notice, I had a few changes from canon. One is the fact that Naruto knows who is the person that Hiruzen will appoint as the next Hokage. In canon, he didn't know about it until Jiraiya says it in the restaurant where they ate at, and he was just lured into the mission by a new technique that Jiraiya said he was gonna teach him. Well, not only the Uchūtengan was the topic of the meeting, as Mika also made her presence known with the public. How will this affect Naruto's future in the upcoming chapters? In the final scene, Itachi and Kisame make their debut representing the Akatsuki while at a restaurant! Itachi becomes curious with Naruto's profile in the bingo book that Kisame was reading, and he decides to keep a closer look on the boy. Is he secretly still a good guy or not? Not only that, Hiashi approves of Hinata and Naruto's relationship! Ain't that a relief? And here I thought he was gonna be an a-hole here! And lastly, the mission is official! Next chapter, it will have Naruto and Jiraiya's journey in finding Tsunade which also includes the brief confrontation between Itachi, Kisame, Jiraiya, and Naruto inside the hotel as well as Orochimaru's ultimatum with Tsunade. As stated in the note at the start of this chapter, for those perverted NaruHina fans, read on below!

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Remember when I said that there's an upcoming series of omakes full of dirty lemons last chapter? The reason for that is to give those perverted folks something to cheer for because after Hinata and Naruto's 'first time' in Part 2, there won't be as much sexual interaction between them like here in Part 1 because I'm going to focus on the storyline more. Sorry for that, but here's what I give in return: 'Hinata's Journal'! It's actually a series of omakes which involve everyone's favorite couple reliving the perverted fantasies of the white-eyed Hyuuga! There will also be other omakes with the other ships in my fic, but most of it will be NaruHina just cuz. I thank Rogue Deity Master for his idea in the reviews that involves Hinata writing in a journal about her fantasies regarding herself and Naruto... thanks dude! It'll be really interesting to write those omakes! (PS: Rogue Deity Master, what do you say we write them omakes together?)

Here's what I came up with so far: (No particular order)

Hinata's Journal: She's playing with herself?!
Hinata's Journal: What if things were different?
Hinata's Journal: Public Nudity is a no-no!
Hinata's Journal: I can't see!
Hinata's Journal: Let's celebrate!
Hinata's Journal: Vanilla is her favorite flavor?
Hinata's Journal: Did they just switch?
Hinata's Journal: She wants to get hurt?
Hinata's Journal: Closets suck!
Hinata's Journal: It's more fun in the hot springs!

Expect the first omake to come out sometime after the Search for Tsunade arc or during the Sasuke Recovery Mission arc. Who knows? I could also have it in the next update! Congratulations, you dirty perverts! Your wish for NaruHina lemons have been granted! And have you guys noticed that Hinata is way more perverted than Naruto is? Remember, she tried to even seduce him last chapter after an intense teasing! In Naruto and Hinata's relationship in my fic, the girl is certainly the perverted masochistic one who wants to have sex while the boy is the one acting mature and keeps her in line and disciplined. But in their normal shinobi lives, Hinata is the fair and strict one keeping Naruto from pulling pranks and jokes on everyone. In other words, their roles while in bed are completely different than in real life. Well, I suppose that's it then! Don't forget to leave a good review if you can! PLEASE REVIEW! Goodbye... and good night! BANG! *too sweet gesture*

-Lance