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Chapter 21: A son's fear
After Naruto's first encounter with Tsuande and Shizune, Naruto was with Jiraiya walking back to their hotel. "Well now what?" Naruto asked. "You let me talk to her, you just focus on your training alright?" Jiraiya responded. "We can't just be sitting around here. We got to get back quick, Sasuke and Kakashi-sensei needs help. Kohaku and Yugao-san are waiting for me." Naruto said, getting impatient.
"Naruto listen to me, don't worry about them, I will make sure she'll come around. And if what you told me about Danzo is true, then you should give Kohaku and Yugao a bit more time. Here's the thing about spying, it takes real discretion and time. So you let them handle it on their part, while we get Tsunade back." Jiraiya responded.
Now Naruto just sat on the bed in the hotel room quite frustrated. A knock on the door and Naruto let Shizune in. "I'm sorry about what happened earlier. But I want to talk to you, about Tsunade-sama." Shizune said.
"Oh yeah her, well her first impression is not a good one. I wanted to convince her smoothly. I mean, we do need her medical powers, but I am kind of having doubts on her being Hokage material though." Naruto said.
"Don't say that, you have no right! You don't know anything about her!" Shizune raised her voice.
"I know she had just dissed the Third Hokage's sacrifice, I know she was not around when Konoha was invaded by the Sound and the Sand, neither were you. I defended Konoha from the Ichibi, but where was she, the greatest healer, the strongest kunoichi, where was she when Konoha was being crushed? Where were you?" Naruto said flat. Shizune just stood there, with nothing to counter what Naruto had said.
"Naruto, please understand Tsunade-sama was not always like that." Shizune finally spoke and shared with Naruto about Tsunade's past.
A woman in her forties, dressed in an office white shirt with folded up sleeves, black office pants and short heels was walking briskly in the streets. Her black hair was tied in a pony-tail that reached the bottom of the shoulder blades and her bangs reached at her eyes with the middle being longer reaching the nose.
Kaseki Hiroko was making her way to the dango shop, looking for someone that might help her in leading to the right direction. Entering the dango, she found Anko seated and having her snacks. "Mitarashi Anko?" She called out. "Hmm? That's me, and you are?" Anko with a dango stick in her mouth asked. "Kaseki Hiroko." She answered. "How about that? A Kaseki. What's up?" Anko asked.
"Do you know where Kaseki Kohaku might be?"
"Last I heard he was hospitalized, funny you being a Kaseki you should know."
"I should, he has woken up long ago. But I haven't heard from him recently."
"Sorry but I got no clue where that Kohaku is."
"Ok then. Do you know Uzuki Yugao?"
"Well yeah, I know her. How'd you know her?"
"My niece knows her. Any ideas where can I find her?"
"Sorry Hiroko-san but I haven't seen her. She would probably be with her ANBU team, but that really wouldn't matter, you would not be able to find them." Anko shrugged. Kaseki Hiroko narrowed her eyes, deep in thought. "Thanks." She left the shop.
"Hey wait-"Anko called out but Hiroko was long gone. "What does she want with them?"
After the two days that Kohaku now known as Kinoe by Danzo had spent in the Foundation's headquarters, and Danzo had given him a mission. To retrieve the Kaseki Clan's dinosaurs for the Foundation and to kill Uzuki Yugao. Jumping from pipe to pipe he reached the dark ceiling, opening the trap door.
The evening light hit Kohaku, the smell of fresh air filled his lungs. He ran up a tree to grab his bearings. Standing on the top, he scanned his environment. He was relatively far from the village, on the west side of all places. Waiting for the night to arrive, the rains soon came and he set off.
Jumping through the treetops in the rainy night, he landed on the top of the birdcage without a sound. He had to make sure that Kichirou or Choten don't notice anything amiss in his infiltration. He scanned across the compound, he found his target, the hatchery.
If the dinosaurs noticed his presence, they did not show it. Moving silently on top of the fences of the carnivore enclosures, sneaking through the field, he reached the back of the hatchery. Carefully opening the window, Kohaku sneaked in. The number of eggs increased the last time Naruto was in here. Opening a bag, he took an egg from various species, both carnivores and herbivores.
"Oi."
Kohaku in his hawk mask turned around, facing the one who caught him in the act, Uzuki Yugao in her ANBU outfit and cat mask standing at the door. "Kohaku-san."
The Hawk ANBU stayed silent.
"Come on, I know Satomi made sure whatever mind tricks Danzo pulled on you didn't work. She was in your mind and she told me." Yugao said.
"What are you doing here? You know what my mission is." Hawk asked in slight worry.
"Needed to inform you that Naruto left the village with Jiraiya, seems like Jiraiya is not the Hokage. And now Danzo is pretty serious about me disappearing." Yugao now could relate at least a bit to how Naruto felt before, having at least someone in the village that wanted you dead. "But are you seriously going to steal from your clan? And have these eggs in Danzo's safekeeping?"
Hawk paused for a second, "No, they are going to be in my safekeeping. I don't know how long I can play with out until our third guy can bail us out."
"And the other objective?" Kohaku fell silent on Yugao's question.
"There's no way I am going to fight you Yugao-san."
She took a few steps forward, the Cat facing the Hawk in close proximity. Their masks concealed their facial expressions, one was somewhat calm and ready to play the part, and the other was uncertain, and too reluctant in fighting a very important and dear friend that said other cared for a lot.
"We don't really have much choice here. Danzo could be sending his other ANBU to you soon enough. Just we talking here could be dangerous enough, we need to play our roles." Yugao got into a stance. "You don't have to win, you just need to make it look legit. Trust me." She whispered.
Letting out a sigh, Hawk leapt back and jumped through the window. Cat gave chase, she jumped through the window only to find Kohaku lunging for her. Dropping down quick, she made a sweeping kick. Kohaku tripped and fell only to dispel in smoke. "A clone?"
The real Kohaku was dashing through the forest. He'd quickly put the bag of eggs down at the base of a tree, making sure the eggs are in ideal conditions and dry in the bag. He turned to see Yugao coming in from above. Kohaku rolled out of the way as Yugao made a mock slash with her sword. Still facing Kohaku, she carved a Konoha symbol on the tree with her sword to mark the tree. The Hawk pulled out his bo-staff. They did not exchange words as they both got in their stance, sword vs staff. Kenjutsu vs Bojutsu.
Chakra surged around their weapons. They jumped towards each other, sword and staff slammed together. Kohaku pulled back his head to avoid a fake slash, Yugao blocked her side with her sword from the staff coming to her right. Through their fight, it almost looked like they are dancing together with their weapons, Kohaku spinning the staff all around him, Yugao thrusting and slashing with her sword from all angles.
The Hawk jumped back, he pierced one end of the staff into the ground and pole-vaulted away from her. He made a cross seal.
Kage Bunshin No Jutsu
Another clone was made and the clone charged for Yugao. It was clear the clone was not even trying, and Yugao simply elbowed him at the back of the neck. The quick distraction gave Kohaku the time to make his hand seals.
Suiton: Mizu Shuriken
With the aid of the rain, water shurikens were formed in Kohaku's hands. And they fired at Yugao's general direction. With chakra in her sword, Yugao deflected them all with no trouble.
The Hawk ANBU rushed in, pulling the staff from his back, ready to strike again. But as he jumped into the air however.
Ninpo: Raputoru Aishi No Jutsu
A powerful raptor leg smashed into the side of his head in mid-air, his mask was knocked out of his face and his staff out of his hands. He crashed into the ground, surprising Yugao.
With lightning has struck, brightening up the place, she looked at her supposed saviour. This woman, dressed in office clothes and standing significantly taller than her. She had a cold aura that it made a small intimidation even for her as an ANBU.
Blood trickling down to his chin from his lip, Kohaku laying on the ground rolled over onto his back, his hair covering his eyes concealed his identity. Kaseki Hiroko slowly made her way towards the Hawk, having no idea who he was.
"You ok?" Hiroko asked Yugao who was behind her. "Wh-Who are you?" Yugao asked, slightly confused by her appearance. "Kaseki Hiroko. I was looking for you Yugao-san, I need your help in finding my son. But you seem to be in a bit of a pinch. So let's deal with your perpetrator." Hiroko said.
Standing in front of the fallen Hawk, she stared the ANBU down with her raptor legs and sinister snarl. Kohaku looked up with a ticked off face due to the surprise kick. However, the second his eyes laid on the face of his mother and the raptor legs on her, and her face of aggression and coldness, Kohaku's face completely changed.
The iris in his eyes shrank, his body trembled, and his breathing sped up.
"It's your fault!"
"You monster!"
The voice ran through Kohaku's mind.
"How could you do this me?! I have nothing now!"
"Should have been you! Should have been you!"
Kohaku on his back stumbled away from his mother. He let out a fear-filled and quiet "No." He whimpered again. "No."
"Kohaku? It's you? Why are- Oh no." Hiroko quickly undid the raptor legs, she was cursing herself now. Her cold face quickly turned to concerned and regret.
"It's what you wanted isn't it huh?! Are you happy now?!"
"Mama!"
"No." Kohaku was hyperventilating now, crawling away "No."
Hiroko got down on one knee. "Kohaku. Please, Kohaku." She pleaded. He crawled away. "No." His whimpering got louder. "No."
Yugao looked at Kohaku's frightened face, a face of fearful dread. "Kohaku-san. Hey, what's the matter?" The Kaseki's breathing could not be in control. "No." The terrible voices stirred his mind.
"Mama! No! Please!"
"You did this! It's you!"
Hiroko inched closer to her son. "I'm sorry. Kohaku, please. I'm sorry." He crawled away from her. "No!"
"Mama! I'm sorry mama!"
"You took it all away!"
Yugao too was worried now, she had no idea what is going on in Kohaku's mind, but she needed to help him. She moved in, reaching out to him. "Kohaku-san." But his eyes were only fixed on Hiroko.
"No! No! NO!" Kohaku turned and stumbled as he got up. "NO!" He screamed, he cried out in panic as he ran away, deeper into the forest.
"Oi! Kohaku!" Yugao called out, but to no avail. Hiroko had too much regret now, she resisted everything in her to not chase after her son, it would have only made things worse.
"Yugao-san, stop him. I'm so sorry we have to meet like this, but my son is in panic now, stop him and keep him safe please." Hiroko did the best she could to keep herself from falling apart. Yugao didn't waste in thinking about meeting Kohaku's mother for the first time, or the terrible interaction she had just witnessed between mother and son. "I marked a Konoha symbol on a tree, there's dinosaur eggs there." Yugao ran deeper into the forest.
Hiroko landed on her knees, burying her face in her hands.
The rain still poured as Kohaku kept on running like he was fleeing for his life. He was not even thinking about keeping to his mission. The voices kept going through his mind. He tripped over his own leg, and fell forward in pain.
He was too mentally panicked inside to get himself back on his feet. He lifted his head from the ground, hyperventilating. Kohaku wiped the dirt and tear off his face, his eyes looked left and right, filled with hysteria. Soon his panicked breathing and whimpering was added with threatening guttural growl, like a cornered predator. His eyes had primal aggression along with his hysteria. Not only was he afraid now, he was angry, mainly at himself.
The mistake was made when a hand was placed on his shoulder from behind. In a split second, he turned around on his back, pushing himself away with his feet. His breathing intensified, his horror came back.
"Kohaku. It's me." Yugao crouched on one knee said with concern. She just watched as the younger Chunin, her friend crawled away from her, he backed himself into the base of a tree. "Shhh, easy, Kohaku, easy. It's me, take it easy." She inched her way closer. "Kohaku, it's me. Yugao."
Kaseki Kohaku's breathing slowed as his eyes fixed on Uzuki Yugao's eyes. Uzuki Yugao, a friend he felt closer than his old genin teammates, a friend he cared for a lot. The two just stayed there for a moment in the pouring rain. Kohaku's eye slowly turned back to normal, his growling ceased. Yugao reached out with her hand. "That's it ok? That's it."
Yugao gently placed her hand on the Kaseki's shoulder. Thankfully, he did not recoil from her. "You're ok. You're ok." She sighed in relief rubbing his shoulder.
Kohaku brought his head to his hands. "Shit." He cursed and groaned on frustration. A Chunin made foundation ANBU, and he cowered the moment his mother came in, right in front of another ANBU. "I'm sorry."
"It's fine." Yugao said and they both stood up. "Are you ok now?"
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine." He answered slowly getting up.
"Alright. Look Kohaku-san, whatever happened earlier we need to put it aside for now, we got to-"
"It is truly such a shame." A voice caught them both off guard, neither of them had picked up the scent or sensed the presence. With heavy breathing, they slowly turned to the source of the voice with dropped jaws. "Kinoe, I am truly disappointed in you, you had so much potential, and you wasted it all. I gave you mission, and you failed miserably. And now here you are, siding with Yugao, not with the Foundation. The past two days we spent preparing you. Were they all for nothing?" Danzo standing on the branch with an umbrella said.
"It is unfortunate. But it would seem you two are plotting against me, thus you two are plotting against Konoha's welfare. A shame Kinoe, but now you and Yugao are traitorous enemies to Konoha." Standing beside Danzo, a few of his ANBU appeared.
Far away from Tanzaku town, a massive battle commenced. Jiraiya had to keep Orochimaru busy, Shizune was out for the count, Tsunade was shaking in fear from her blood and Naruto had to put Kabuto down. "You are done for Kabuto, you bastard!" Naruto roared lunging at Kabuto who was assaulting the trembling and bloodied Tsunade. He made his Spino Arms, his arms turned bulky and long with meat hook claws. Kabuto and Tsunade watched in surprise, they had never seen such a technique before, being half human half Spinosaurus. Kabuto leapt away from Tsunade as Naruto smashed the ground with his arms, shattering the earth. Naruto picked up a boulder and threw it at the Sound medic. Kabuto jumped out of the way, and Naruto took the opportunity to carry Tsunade away from Kabuto. "Get a grip Baa-Chan come on, we need you!" Naruto shook her out of her shock. "We need the Fifth Hokage. Come on! Or Orochimaru is going to crush Konoha again!"
"You little shit." Kabuto cunningly said. "I will finish you and that failed hag right now. You're pathetic little life ends now. " Chakra formed around his hands and he rushed in. Naruto took out a smoke bomb and threw it on the ground. The smoke screen did its work, smoke filled the area. Kabuto stopped his charge, scanning around in the smoke. He heard cawing and snarling, He could see shadows speeding all around him. Gorudo lunged in from the side, pouncing down Kabuto. Before Gorudo could latch his jaws on Kabuto's face, the medic strike the raptor on the neck with his chakra scalpel. Gorudo dispelled in smoke.
He quickly got up, only to be body rushed by Hyoga. Kabuto recovered and struck the blue raptor with his chakra scalpel by the tail. Shinku pounced from behind and bit down on Kabuto's shoulder hard. The medic yelled in pain as his shoulder bled, using his free hand to hit the crimson feathered raptor from behind. The raptor dispelled in smoke, Naruto would remember to place his raptor legs on the hands the next time.
Kabuto got up focused on healing his bitten shoulder, the smoke density was decreasing now. But it was enough to make cover for two Narutos being up in the air coming down with a swirling sphere of chakra. He had finally did it, all the aggravating days of training on his own, he got the Jutsu down. Although for now he needed a clone. "This is for Kohaku!"
Rasengan
Naruto smashed the sphere down on Kabuto, making a crater. Tsunade watched in awe, Naruto had managed to make a Rasengan in a few days. Kabuto at the bottom of the crater couldn't move his muscles. Naruto quickly got back to Tsunade.
"Tsunade Baa-Chan! Come on! Are you with me?!" He tried to get her on her feet. The battle between Orochimaru and Jiraiya was interrupted when the snake sannin soared his way to Naruto and Tsunade. Jiraiya gave chase, but Orochimaru ensnared his leg with his tongue, slamming him into the ground. The tongue made its way towards Tsunade to coil her tight. But empty shell was no more, the Slug Princess had returned, the greatest healer and strongest kunoichi was back.
She grabbed the tongue. "With me Naruto." She said as she yanked the tongue hard. With her chakra enhanced strength and his Spino muscles. They smashed their fist and claws into Orochimaru's face with a loud shockwave. The snake sannin was sent flying.
"Naruto, get Shizune out of here. Jiraiya and I will handle it from here." Tsunade told the blonde. Naruto took off to get Shizune, Orochimaru got to the recovered Kabuto. They all drew and made their hand seals.
Kuchiyose No Jutsu
The forest was misty from the rain in the night, silhouettes sped through deep in the forest in the morning and the sound of metal clashing was heard. Jumping through the branches, the two new missing nins suffering from cuts and bruises were escaping from the pursuing foundation ANBU. The ANBU threw kunais and shurikens, Kohaku and Yugao deflected the projectiles with dinosaur armour technique and sword. Making one strong leap, Kohaku made his hand seal and turned around to face the ANBU.
Suiton: Suidan No Jutsu
With the help of the mist, Kohaku shot out a powerful jet of water at them. They all jumped out of the way, some got blasted, shooting them back and they fell straight down. The chasing ANBU all got together again and got their sights back on Kohaku and Yugao. All of them continued their chase.
They all left, on the ground. Kohaku poked his head out of the bush, Yugao soon followed poking her head out. Seeing the coast was clear after the ANBU chased after the clones, they pulled their heads back into the bush. Yugao could not sense their presence anymore. Looking at each other so close and face to face, there was not really much of the moment considering their situation.
"We're screwed, we're blown." Yugao gritted her teeth. Kohaku asked. "Think we can chance going back to Konoha and let the other Jounins know about this?"
Yugao shook her head. "No, we can't. Because Danzo could have updated the Bingo Book by now while his goons were keeping us busy the whole night."
They sat together in the bush, sighing in such a horrible and humiliating defeat.
"I can't believe this, we try to defend ourselves from Danzo's conspiracy and we ended up becoming missing nins." Yugao rested her head on her hand, she was prepared to play her role in this but the notion hitting her dead on that she was a missing-nin. She did not really blame anyone for this, not herself, not Kohaku, not Hiroko. Danzo was the one that put this on them.
It was a shit day for her, for both of them, and they were doing well not to blow up in anger. A Konoha council member wanted Yugao dead simply because she was inconvenient in his schemes. She had witness a terrible moment between a mother and a son, and now she's a missing nin along with Kohaku. Soaked in their dirtied ANBU uniform from the rain, with no food, no extra clothes, not to mention that they are bleeding out from their night's fight with Danzo's ANBU.
Not even her ANBU team or Kuin the T-Rex can bail them out if Danzo was going to be running the show. Another thing that's puzzling Yugao is the fact Kohaku seemed all fine now after Kaseki Hiroko.
"I don't think I'm linked with Satomi anymore, can only pray she stays hidden with your ANBU team. I think all we can do now is wait for Naruto with the Fifth Hokage." Kohaku said. "You still think he can do this? Don't forget, Danzo is after him as well." Yugao asked with slight scepticism.
"Naruto's our only chance now either way." Kohaku said.
Yugao then cautiously got out of the bush. "But we cannot stay here. Danzo is going to stop any loose ends."
"And what about Satomi? She's a witness right?" Kohaku said.
"It's not going to matter if there is no Fifth Hokage."
The effect of her bleeding is starting get to Yugao, feeling light headed. Although Kohaku is still having a dinosaur's vitality with the Iguanodon blood in him it did not change the fact he was also bleeding. "We got to move, don't know how long the clones will hold up. And the ANBU will be tracing back here." He said as he helped her on his feet.
"We can try to find Naruto. Only thing we can do now, no way we can go back to Konoha like this." Yugao said, reaching into her back pouch to take out a bandage to wrap the cut on her arm, stopping her bleeding as much as she can.
"We don't even know where to start." Kohaku pointed out.
"Naruto left with Jiraiya. Which means he's searching for the Fifth Hokage, with Jiraiya." Yugao said. "So Jiraiya is along with the search because he could be connected to whoever the Fifth Hokage is in one way or another." Kohaku added.
The conclusion hit them, Senju Tsunade. It would make sense, a sannin, a student of the Third Hokage, the granddaughter of the First Hokage. And it would explain why Jiraiya and Naruto had to leave the village.
"Where would Tsunade-sama might be?" Yugao asked herself.
"From the things people say about her, it might be a place where there's a lot of gambling and casinos." Kohaku said.
"I think the nearest place is Tanzaku town." Yugao said. "Alright that's our only lead. The sooner we find Naruto, the sooner our status of missing nins goes away." She winced from her cuts.
Patching themselves up, Yugao and Kohaku found the main path and rushed to Tanzaku town with Yugao leading the way, they could not afford to slow down even in their condition, as they were still being hunted. Taking the main path is the last thing any missing-nin would do, the foundation ANBU wouldn't suspect them to do that.
It was a hopeful chance. Tanzaku town, or bust.
In the Hokage tower, the Jounin and Chunin were assembled with the Konoha council without a Hokage. Before Danzo could speak about that he should be Hokage, the announcement was made from the rest of the council to the assembled ninjas that Tsunade was to be made Hokage, leaving Danzo extremely displeased. "We cannot wait for that girl who had abandoned us. Where was she when the Sand and the Sound attacked us?" Danzo argued.
"Where were you?" Koharu countered. Danzo grumbled, and stayed silent. The Daimyo had already made the decision long before as well, Tsunade is the Fifth Hokage, stopping Danzo's plots for a while.
"Well, then. There is another issue we must address." Danzo said in a composed toned. "There are two traitors to Konoha." The assembled ninjas became slightly surprised. "Uzuki Yugao and Kaseki Kohaku."
Kichirou, Anko and Kurenai had widened eyes.
"They were plotting against me, an attempt on my life was made. They were plotting against Konoha." Danzo said. "But they have fled the village. They are now listed as B-ranked missing nins in the Bingo Book." The rest of the ninjas were in indistinct discussion.
"Yugao? Her? That can't be."
"Traitors huh? Right after the invasion. They must be spies then."
"Another ANBU turned against Konoha. History's repeating itself."
"Who the hell is Kaseki Kohaku?"
The news spread across Konoha like wildfire. Yugao and Kohaku became known to the other clans and the civilians all across the village as missing-nins, as traitorous scum.
The Kaseki Clan was devastated, especially Hiroko. The youngest member of the clan, Hiroko's son was missing along with Yugao. But they know something was not playing right, something was definitely suspicious.
Early afternoon arrived, and they reached Tanzaku town. "Now we got to find Naruto, Jiraiya or Tsunade-sama. Assuming they're actually here." Kohaku said. He turned to look at Yugao, she was looking a bit pale. The whole night and morning was taking a lot from them, and they did not had time to catch a break.
"Alright I got to stop, I need to rest. Maybe we can hold up in a hotel for now, then we'll try to find them." Yugao said with a bit of heavy breathing as she stored her sword in a scroll, her injuries are tasking her and her bandages started to soak red a bit. They trudged their way to a hotel, a prestigious, luxurious and expensive one compared to a hotel that a certain blonde and a white-haired sannin would go to when they were on a budget.
"A little too pricey for us don't you think?" She asked Kohaku. "Not if it's for you." He accidently slipped. "I mean I can spare no expense. Besides no one will suspect missing-nins here." He quickly covered what he said earlier.
Being a missing-nin was not going to stop Kohaku from giving Yugao or himself a comfortable stay, his earnings from all the D-ranked missions he had done with his clones and the Kaseki Clan's wealth allowed that. In the hotel lobby the walls were golden with marble floor, a red carpet to the check-in counter and a koi pond in the lobby. Kohaku helped Yugao to the couch of luxurious leather. They unzipped their ANBU armour to ease their breathing and to look less intimidating. "Alright wait here." Kohaku said to her. Wiping his face clean as much as he could to look presentable, he went the check-in receptionist and got a suite room for them.
He went back to Yugao with the room keys. "Got a room. Let's go." He said. Helping her up, they went up to their room. The room had pearly white walls, smooth and clean porcelain bathtub, toilet and sinks. Two queen-sized beds with soft pillows and quilt, and a spacious sofa with warm white light shining from above.
"Didn't know you were a rich kid." She said, she had never been treated to such luxury before. "I'm not really." He replied. Kohaku didn't like to think he was rich, in addition to the fact it was the Kaseki Clan that was rich, not him.
He quickly closed the curtains, a couple drops of blood fell from his cuts landing on the floor. The sound of muffled rumbling was heard, he turned to see Yugao with slightly pink tinted cheeks holding her stomach. No surprise there, a whole night of fighting and on the run, the comfortable room was just to mask the horrible state they were in. "You should get yourself cleaned up. I'll get some food, and maybe find Naruto hopefully." He suggested to Yugao, not caring about his own well-being. He left the room and head back down to the lobby, swiping the blood of his arms with his dark red t-shirt. Removing the scrolls, weapon pouch, arm and leg guards, she entered the bathroom. She needed her shower as any girl would, missing-nin or not. Although the shower was not really comfortable despite the warm water, due to the cuts on her arms and legs, and a cut on her cheek.
Leaving the hotel, he tried to be incognito the best he could, the tired state he was in did not help. Heading to the restaurant that seemed to be busy, he went in to order take-away.
In the afternoon, the battle of the three sannin was over, Orochimaru and Kabuto fled and the Tsunade has taken the job of Hokage. Naruto, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Shizune and Tonton were enjoying their lunch in the same busy restaurant when they first met. "Uzumaki Naruto." Tsunade said.
"Yeah?" Naruto. She placed her necklace around him. She said, "I want you to have this. I used to believe that this necklace was cursed, but this time, with you, I want to believe that with you, it isn't. This is my gift to you, on your dream in becoming Hokage."
They continued their lunch, but then Naruto started to get a bit antsy. "So you are going to take up the position right?" Naruto asked.
"That's right." Tsunade said, eating her rice.
"You are the Fifth Hokage?" He asked again.
"Yep."
"Confirmed?"
"Confirmed."
"Double confirmed?"
"What the hell that does mean? Yes, yes, yes I am the Fifth Hokage!" Tsunade was getting a bit irritated.
"Alright. Cause I need to report to you on my mission." Naruto leaned in and whispered. Jiraiya chose not to say anything and let the blonde give his report.
"Mission? What are you talking about?" Tsunade raised an eyebrow.
"I got an S-rank mission that I need to inform you." Naruto whispered. Tsunade laughed out loud. "Quit being the joker kid." Tsunade ruffled his hair.
A vein popped from Naruto. "My friends are in danger come on. I didn't come all this way on my mission and get treated with no seriousness."
Looking at Naruto's face, Tsunade decided to take him seriously. "Alright. What is your mission?"
Naruto began to explain. "Shimura Danzo are after me and my friends, he wanted me and one friend alive but he wanted the other one dead. My mission is to-"
"Excuse me sir." A waiter interrupted them. "This note is for you. I believe it is from your step brother." She passed the paper to Naruto. They were all a little confused. Naruto discreetly opened and read the note in his mind.
"Out in back. We have a problem." Naruto narrowed his eyes. He got up and went into the kitchen, ignoring the confusion from the kitchen staff. He opened the back door, and a seventeen year old was waiting for him. Dressed with a dark red t-shirt, ANBU pants and sandals. He was leaning back on the dumpster, breathing tiredly. He was looking down, his fringe shading his eyes. He was holding a bag of bento boxes, the arm was starting to have a small trickle of blood from a cut.
Jiraiya, Tsunade and Shizune caught with Naruto, now focusing on the teen leaning against the dumpster.
"Hey man, been a while yeah?" Kohaku softly said between his breaths as he raised his head to look at Naruto. He held up the bag of bento boxes.
"What say we have some take-away at my place?"
Hope you have enjoy this chapter, and I hope you will be there for the next one.