Hi guys Azza here!
Poll is still the same with Mordred winning.
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DarkFireCat5241999 – I'd probably class Estarossa the same way I class Rodin from Bayonetta in my verse as simply a fallen angel so basically just really OP Devil's Aura.
Also to the guest with the colourful review who seems intent on sticking around you realize that every time you make one of these rants expecting me to care about your uneducated opinion it only makes you looks silly especially since you don't even know how to spell or properly construct a sentence.
So in order to amuse myself every time you leave one of these rants telling me you seek my death or whatever for doing something I'm just gonna do it because its funny. So everyone thanks to good old guest here Sasuke will be getting a free pass to leave the village and won't be dying EOS like a planned so congratulations guest I'm sure you are proud of yourself haha!
Anyway onto the story.
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The Fifth Hokage Rises
/Natsu's POV/
"Whoa are all these people really here to greet us Pervy Sage," Naruto asked curiously as the team walked through the front gates of Konoha.
"Well technically they're here to meet the Fifth Hokage but yeah I suppose we count too," he replied with a grin.
Natsu and Yugao were in the back taking the walk rather slowly; having retrieved Tsunade and placing a new Hokage in charge they would no doubt be going back to work soon.
"You know even though you didn't bother waking me up to fight Itachi and Kisame that wasn't such a bad break."
"Well I was gonna wake you but you kept reaching out trying to hug me and I decided to let you sleep Yu," Natsu teased earning him a playful smack on the arm.
"You really want to push my buttons don't you?"
"Well occasionally its fun but for now I'm just being honest. I wasn't able to wake you up because the sight was too damn adorable."
"S-shut up Natsu!"
"Ok but I stand by my statement," Natsu said with a grin as the group arrived at the foot of the Hokage Tower where the seemingly annoyed elders stood.
"Greetings Lady Tsunade on behalf of the Hidden Leaf we welcome you back after a long journey," Koharu said clearly annoyed by her presence as Tsunade smirked.
"Good to be back and taking up the position of Hokage after all we wouldn't want someone like Danzo in charge of the Leaf."
Homura scowled as Natsu burst into laughter on the spot not even caring as both the elders glared at him. Tsunade had to suppress her own laughter as she strolled into the building with the group in tow as they entered the office.
"So this is the place I'm gonna spend my foreseeable future eh?"
Walking behind the desk Tsunade sat down as everyone before her save Natsu stood at attention awaiting her orders.
"Right then I suppose before we do anything you lot need to be paid for retrieving me so I'll find and have the necessary slips filled out for you. It might take a little while since I don't know where anything is around here but you'll all get paid."
"Tsunade let me be the first to say congratulations on making Hokage," Jiraiya said with a smile as Tsunade nodded.
"I can see my work is gonna be cut out for me from day one what with the state of the village and all so I'm probably going to want to kill you by the end of the week Jiraiya so you should save the congratulations. Now then everyone except for Natsu is dismissed for now."
Jiraiya and Naruto exited through the window much to Tsunade's annoyance whilst Shizune and Yugao left through the door closing it behind them as Natsu sat down opposite Tsunade.
"Bottom draw underneath the Make Out books," Natsu said not breaking eye contact with the blonde as she found a small scroll sealed by Hiruzen himself.
Opening the scroll Tsunade began to read in silence with Natsu content to watch her reactions. The further down the scroll she got the more the frown deepened until she finally finished placing the scroll on her desk with a sigh.
"I understand why you didn't tell me anything now," Tsunade said slowly as she leant back in her chair. "I'm still struggling to comprehend that you and the Kyuubi are the same though."
"Well technically I'm his boss because I have a higher position than he does I just don't go rubbing it in his face," Natsu replied. "Training Naruto to perform Kurama's position is the best option I have available to me that doesn't involve ripping him from the kid which would kill him."
"I'm surprised given what you are you'd even consider such an option?"
"Despite what I may be now I was once a mere mortal human being however my first death drove my older brother to lengths most wouldn't go to. The result was he made me the strongest Demon in my world and I was given the position of an Arch Demon and made a Devil."
"A Devil you say … continue."
"A lot of things happened but suffice to say I died again not long afterward and the foolishness of the Dragon God who decided putting some of his power into me birthed the Second Hybrid unto creation, well the second true one."
"And that gives you not only a unique position but a unique perspective as well correct?"
"I'd like to think so but I will admit occasionally I let my power and status get to my head a little, the most recent incident against your Grandfather and his brother reminded me that I'm far from perfect."
"So in other words you have your humanity still," Tsunade said with a smile as Natsu chuckled in agreement.
"Yes I'd like to think so, anyway now that you know my reason for being here are you opposed to letting me continue?"
"Not really but teach the brat a little intelligence for when he's in battle would you I mean really clashing with a chakra scalpel …"
"Right I was planning on doing that anyway with Jiraiya which brings me to a few things I wanted to discuss with you now that you are the new Hokage."
"I assume this is in regards to the thing you and Jiraiya are planning on doing?"
"Yeah," Natsu replied. "The state of this world is off because the fox hasn't been able to do his job and so I've got little choice but to do it for him which leaves me with a problem."
"Who will help train Naruto right?"
"Precisely which is why I thought about taking on Jiraiya's tasks and having him help Naruto, my friend Seilah should wake any day now and with her help these tasks of his shouldn't be an issue."
"That could work I suppose but why would you place so much trust in Jiraiya?"
"Because he taught the kid's father," Natsu replied as Tsunade nodded. "I know that he's his Godfather and Naruto needs him much more than he needs me, the kid knows nothing about himself and I think Jiraiya would be perfect to reveal the truth to him."
"And what of Yugao?"
Natsu stiffened slightly as Tsunade smirked.
"What about her?"
"Where does she factor into this plan of yours?"
"I don't want her to be involved in what I have to do," Natsu said avoiding Tsunade's gaze.
"And why not she's a capable ninja?"
"I know she is but no one I've met in this world truly has the power necessary to combat the threats I'm talking about, you've heard of the incident in the Land of Snow?"
"That was you!"
"I fought a being known as the Ice Titan and despite holding an elemental advantage over it I was still forced to use an ability that destroyed the entire capital and the surrounding mountain range."
"So what you're telling me is that there are threats as powerful as the Tailed Beasts out there and you must face them?"
"It isn't just about the Titans because they do need to be stopped wherever they are found but there are other problems such as this Akatsuki organization and another group known as the Otsutsuki Sect. On top of that timelines are crashing into each other bringing in beings that shouldn't exist in this world and they all converge on me because I am the fault line, being with me is dangerous."
"Tell me what do you think of Yugao Natsu?"
"Why?"
"Just tell me," Tsunade sighed. "Do I need to bring up what Tonton could smell?"
"Look that wasn't her fault alright-!"
"You realize arguing with me about a woman's sexual arousal isn't going to go well for you right I'm the best medic nin in the world and a woman."
"Look," Natsu sighed. "I won't lie I have feelings for her alright and I know for certain she has feelings about me but what do you want me to do I can't put her life in danger because that's all I would be doing dragging her into my mess!"
"You know the history of Yugao Uzuki don't you, how she was taken by Danzo from the orphanage at age three and turned into a mindless weapon? How Sensei managed to break Danzo's hold over her enough so that she became his unwavering blade?"
"Yes I've heard the tale its half the reason why I wanted to kill Danzo."
"Then you should know that you are the first Yugao has ever shown interest in romantically, she has friends I would assume but I doubt she truly understands what is happening to her Natsu."
"She's have some idea surely …"
"Think about it from her perspective Natsu, some man has come in and he's kind, funny, charming all the things she likes about a person and he constantly hangs around her treating her as an equal even though she knows she is the furthest thing from. Now imagine when one day her heart beats in her chest just by looking at you and she finds herself wanting nothing more than to be by your side because there is a feeling in her chest that brings her nothing but joy?"
"…"
"Yugao may be a woman Natsu but she isn't like most women, she was a mindless weapon turned into a woman who now has no idea why a pink haired idiot makes her heart flutter."
"If Yugao ended up with me Tsunade she would end up dead or I would end up vanishing one day," Natsu sighed. "My life is one of tragedy where everything I hold dear is destroyed or ripped away from me I-I don't want that to happen to her as well."
Tsunade could see the years in his eyes at that moment as Natsu leant forward in the chair with his eyes clearly seeing something else aside from her.
"My former wife and child could attest to my abandonment of them … I can never see them or else time itself will collapse and destroy everything. Knowing my luck Tsunade a similar fate would inevitably await Yugao because that is my life, death, destruction and heartache right from the day I died for the first time."
"But don't you think Yugao at least deserves a chance Natsu," Tsunade said softly after a moments silence. "Doesn't she get a chance to decide if she wants to take the risks or are you going to shelter her and baby her making her feel like less of a woman?"
"Oh yeah sure I'll just walk up to her and say hey we can date but don't feel bad if you wind up dead or I get forcibly removed from the world because of bullshit!"
"Natsu we all play the game of life and it isn't easy, just the other day you showed me a way out of my downward spiral and now I'm doing the same for you. At least give Yugao a chance to decide for herself what she wants after all a relationship should be about joint decisions not one overruling the other."
"We aren't in a relationship Tsunade we're … friends."
"She seems to get pretty excited over you for being a friend," Tsunade teased as Natsu had the decency to blush.
"Has anyone ever told you that you're as dirty as Jiraiya?"
"I have no shame to admit it," Tsunade shrugged as a smirk appeared on her face. "In private."
"Look I just don't know if I should pursue something with Yugao alright, Hiruzen did suggest I consider it at the very least but then again he didn't have a walking dinner picking up scents!"
"Well if you don't want to pursue a relationship then why not just have a little fun together?"
"I'm not like that," Natsu said firmly. "My Dragon instincts wouldn't allow it."
"You're part Dragon too?"
"Raised by a Dragon and eventually had him sealed inside of me for who knows how many years I often forget," Natsu sighed. "Dragons are proud, noble and incredibly stubborn. Fiercely loyal to our mates however I'm already an exception to the rule."
"How so?"
"Normally a Dragon or Dragon Slayer chooses a mate and marks them and that is their chosen mate for life," Natsu explained. "But somewhere along the line I think the former Dragon God Xicor changed something within me, I can't simply go wild like a beast but I can pursue more than one mate."
"And you feel a pull towards Yugao so doesn't that mean she would be a candidate?"
"It does however that doesn't mean I have to accept it," Natsu replied with a frown. "I've come to care for her but you need to understand that in turn it fills me with a primal desire to protect her in an almost possessive way."
"Like the tales where Dragons protect the cave full of treasure?"
"Yeah I suppose that would be an accurate way of describing it however there is much more meaning behind it."
"Well then perhaps you would be better off taking her with you then remember she is a shinobi of this village and she could end up dying in the line of duty at any time."
"Is that a threat," Natsu growled as Tsunade to her credit only began to sweat slightly as the temperature increased in the room.
"Of course not rather it is simple fact; look at the Sand/Sound invasion as a prime example of things just happening. If you really are concerned with her safety that much then you should keep her close is all I'm saying."
"I'll think about it," Natsu grumbled as Tsunade smiled just enough that it irritated Natsu into looking away from her. "We have more to discuss anyway so let's move on!"
"Indeed the state of the village is pretty poor-."
"No I wasn't referring to that," Natsu sighed as he walked over to the desk and pulled out several sheets of paper. "These are the successful Genin that have been recommended to move up to Chunin but you want to know what pisses me off about it?"
"What?"
"Naruto isn't on there," Natsu growled as he stalked back to his seat. "He along with the three you see there took out the One Tails by themselves because Jiraiya and I were occupied elsewhere and Naruto was the one to not only land several serious blows but the bloody decisive one from what I've seen and he gets kept back by that scum!"
"The Council you mean?"
"I'm warning you now Tsunade if that trash doesn't get pulled into line I'll do it myself," Natsu said darkly. "I've taken out Governments that run countries before this trash wouldn't even rank a hundredth of the way up on it!"
"Relax I'll make sure he gets through but having you stand behind me acting all big and scary is probably a good idea."
"Done, the other three deserve it and yes I'm giving the Uchiha praise even though I talked shit about him on the way back. Honestly he's not that bad he just has a stick up his ass that isn't going away anytime soon."
"No doubt thanks to the lovely Council I'm assuming?"
"I'd ask someone else about that I haven't been here long enough to solely place the blame on them it'd be an accusation without proof. I would assume this meeting will be called in the next hour or so to officially make you Hokage so until then I suppose we should get to know each other a little better since we'll be working together for the foreseeable future."
Summoning a bottle from thin air followed by two cups Natsu poured Tsunade a drink with his usual smile in place once more.
"Who said you can't turn up to your coronation a little drunk eh?"
"Is that sake?"
"Yeah I've heard that in your world people often exchange cups of sake to strengthen the bonds of friendship among other things and I'd rather be friends than enemies you know."
"I think I can get behind that," Tsunade said with a smirk as the two raised their cups before downing them in one go just as Shizune walked in.
"What are you two doing!"
"Having some sake Shizune you want some," Natsu asked cheerfully before being smacked over the head.
"Lady Tsunade has to be in front of the Council within the hour and you two are in here drinking!"
Grabbing the bottle from the table Shizune poured it out the window as Tsunade let out a pained cry just as Natsu sat back up.
"NO I PAID LIKE 120 RYO FOR THAT!"
"Well you should've thought about that before you tried to get Lady Tsunade drunk!"
"I was not!"
"Tossing the bottle into the bin Shizune rounded on Tsunade who looked terrified and pointed at the door which she bolted from moments after heading off towards the Council room.
"Fine if you want to waste my sake I'm eating the pig!"
"You will not eat Tonton he's not for eating he's for tracking!"
"Should've thought of that before you tipped my sake all over the roof outside," Natsu said with a grin as he bolted out the door with Shizune close behind tossing senbon his way much to the shock and horror of the other shinobi present.
/Elsewhere/
"You have news then Itachi?"
"Yes Leader," replied the voice of Itachi as his cold eyes bored into the strange purple ones of his Leader. "The Nine Tails Jinchuuriki Naruto Uzumaki left the Hidden Leaf alongside Lord Jiraiya and Jonin Yugao Uzuki. Kisame and I moved to take the boy after distracting Lord Jiraiya however we were engaged by the man you requested to avoid Natsu Dragneel."
"Judging by the fact you two are still alive I'd say this was a mere skirmish?"
"We were forced to retreat Leader," Itachi sighed. "I caught him in my Tsukyomi and within a moment he had reversed it so that I was the intended victim."
"Were you tortured for information then?"
"No he simply wanted my name and information regarding the Uchiha Massacre that I was more than happy to share," Itachi replied calmly. "But this does present a problem if he can counter my best Genjutsu made possible by the power of the Mangekyo."
"Indeed … was there anything else?"
"I engaged him in combat shortly before Itachi caught him in the Genjutsu," Kisame said with a grin. "Samehada ripped a most interesting chakra from him."
"Tailed Beast?"
"Yes and no," Kisame replied as his grin faltered slightly. "We were actually going to ask if we should return so you can analyse it yourself?"
"Is it really necessary I would have thought the Sharingan would have been enough to see what this chakra is after all the eyes are secondary to my own?"
"It is hard to explain but his chakra indicates that Natsu himself is a Tailed Beast and yet he is also something more, are you aware of Senjutsu Leader?"
"Yes I am familiar with the concept."
"It's like his body is filled with the chakra of a Tailed Beast and amplified by Senjutsu with no traces of regular chakra at all. It is an anomaly I simply cannot fathom and believe only the eyes of the Rinnegan to be capable of deciphering."
The Leader stood in the darkness pondering what Itachi and Kisame had said before turning to Konan who simply nodded.
"Come to Ame and we will discuss this matter further," the Leader said firmly as both Itachi and Kisame nodded. "Also if you happen to run into Deidara and Sasori tell them to hurry up on that assassination job I have another one for them for when they return from a most unusual client."
"Of course Leader will that be all?"
"That will be all Itachi," the Leader replied as the two glowing forms of Itachi and Kisame vanished.
"What do you think this Natsu is," Konan asked slowly as the man simply shrugged.
"I've never heard of such a combination of chakra before however I can tell you this Konan the man most definitely is not human of that we can be certain."
"He looks human though?"
"So do Kakuzu and Sasori," the man scoffed as Konan nodded in agreement.
"If he is truly half a Tailed Beast then what do we do?"
"He could simply be another lost fragment of the original beast like the Zero Tails but who can really say. The plan does not change however and we shall stick with the original timeframe, how does the war in the Mist fare?"
"Stalemate."
"I see … are the agents in place?"
"The new recruits you mean?"
"Yes."
"They have reported nothing out of the ordinary, the Fourth Mizukage continues to weaken the nation with his Bloodline Purges which means soon we should be ready to extract."
"Excellent the Three Tails will be ours soon enough, any word from Kakuzu and Hidan?"
"They have yet to infiltrate Waterfall though Kakuzu is confident it should be done by year's end."
"Perfect then when we see Kisame and Itachi we can inform them that the Nine Tails can wait a little," the man said as both he and Konan vanished leaving naught but the large statue behind.
/Natsu's POV/
"This is unacceptable Tsunade the boy will not advance to Chunin," a civilian shouted down at Tsunade who was already regretting taking the job.
"And as I've already explained to this Council without the knowledge of Naruto the defeat of Gaara and the One Tail wouldn't have been possible every shinobi agrees with this assessment, do you believe yourself more qualified than them?"
"The boy is nothing more than the fox incarnate!"
"I believed I'd made my point clear the last time I was in here about referring to Naruto as a Demon," Natsu said directing a glare toward the civilian portion of the room. "I also recall the old man informing me of a certain law regarding mentioning the words Naruto and fox in the same sentence and what was the punishment of that again ANBU Commander Dragon?"
"Re-educating with Ibiki I believe," Dragon said as two ANBU appeared beside the man who was already shouting obscenities his way.
Once the man was taken away and Natsu's chuckles died down Tsunade brought the room to order before continuing her speech.
"Now that we've discussed that FOUR Genin will be getting promoted now we can move onto the next item on the list and one that I believe takes priority. I am of course referring to the Execution Order for one Danzo Shimura for desertion of his village and crimes against humanity-."
"You can't treat a respected member of Konoha that way Lord Danzo should be in that chair not you," Homura sneered as Tsunade glared back at the man.
"That's a pretty bold statement there Elder," Natsu said in amusement. "I take it you were in full support of the experiments on orphans and children that were going on down there as well. Of course this means I'm going to beat you to death for crimes against innocent children because there is no form of punishment aside from extended torture for anyone who can harm innocent children in such a way."
"You lie about Lord Danzo how can we trust anything you say you aren't even from this village!"
"Maybe so but he wouldn't have defended our village in one of its darkest hours if he was against us," Shikaku sighed. "Not only did he fight off Orochimaru during the Second Exam but he also fought the reincarnations of Lord First and Lord Second. The fact that Orochimaru was able to get a hold of Lord Second's Impure World Reincarnation Technique which was only located in the Forbidden Scroll that only Lord Third and Danzo had access to leads me to believe he also gave him access to village secrets."
"It must have been the Uzumaki brat he's taken the scroll before!"
"Do you even listen to the crap coming from your mouth Naruto was instrumental in fighting off a Tailed Beast while you hid away in one of the village shelters," Tsume growled.
"Add onto the fact that Uzumaki saw Lord Third like a Grandfather there isn't a doubt in my mind that Naruto would've done everything in his power to save Lord Third not see him dead," Choza added as the civilians began crying out in outrage once again until Tsunade slammed her fist on the table.
"Enough of this Danzo is clearly guilty and nothing is going to save him this time! Sensei was always too soft with him but I will not show leniency towards him no matter what services he may have provided in the past!"
"So now that we've agreed that trash has to be executed I feel the need to add another person to the list of Rogue ninja and that is Kabuto who was with Orochimaru when we went to retrieve Tsunade," Natsu added.
"Doesn't he have a father who works at the hospital," Hiashi asked as Shikaku nodded.
"We were informed that a badly mutilated body was discovered in a storage cupboard shortly after the battle I would assume Kabuto is responsible for his father's death. I doubt there will be any objections to adding Kabuto Yakushi to the list," Shikaku sighed as he went back to getting some shuteye.
"Could we please have ANBU retrieve the four who are getting promoted please then we can all go home," Tsunade sighed as one of the ANBU vanished from the room. "So to reiterate Danzo Shimura will be placed on the list of missing nin with an S Rank status Execution Order."
"But-!"
"Listen here you old fools Sensei may have let you lot push him around but I won't be, this village needs a Hokage who will put their foot down and I plan to do exactly that," Tsunade shouted directly at Koharu and Homura. "If you two continue to get in the way of letting the village run as it should be I'll add both of you onto the list now SHUT UP!"
"Finally a woman of action," Tsume muttered with a feral grin on her face just as the doors opened and the four Genin walked in.
"Here are the Genin you requested Lady Hokage," the ANBU said before vanishing back to their post.
"Good now I trust you four know why you are here, due to your exemplary performances in the Chunin Exams combined with the outstanding way you defeated the Jinchuuriki of the One Tails as Hokage of the Hidden Leaf it is my pleasure to inform you all that you are to be promoted effective immediately."
"All right," Naruto cheered.
"Hn," Sasuke grunted not really caring too much about the promotion.
"Troublesome …"
"Just like his father isn't he," Inoichi teased as Shikaku sighed just wanting to have a nap.
Shino simply looked up at his father and the two nodded at each other clearly communicating that they would celebrate this at home.
"You should all be proud of what you have accomplished and know that as my newest Chunin I'm expecting great things from all four of you."
The four stood at attention as Tsunade motioned for them to leave before turning back to the Council.
"Now then I believe today was productive enough so starting tomorrow morning we can work on getting the village fixed up and back into a state that we can all be proud of not this broken mess, dismissed!"
Natsu watched as the Shinobi half of the Council seemed pleased at the result of both Hokage and what they had achieved that day. Tsunade sighed once the last of the Councillors were gone with Natsu placing a cup of sake in front of her.
"Nice job."
"Not really I'm not cut out for this shit and if it wasn't for your presence I doubt Naruto would've been promoted or Danzo's Execution Order would've gone through."
"It'll be a long road but I'm confident you can fix the mess the old man left you."
"How can you be so sure up until recently I've been a lazy drunken mess?"
"Jiraiya told me stories about you," Natsu said as he sat on the table. "Not stupid ones either I'm talking about stories of you in action. He had nothing but praise for your work ethic and said if anyone in this village deserved the position of Hokage after the old man it was you."
"Jiraiya said that?"
"Even if he's an old perv he's a good judge of character from what I've seen. He said that you would inevitably overcome your weaknesses and become stronger than you were before and judging from what I saw earlier I believe him."
Tsunade took the cup of sake and looked at it contemplatively as she thought hard regarding Natsu's words. Was she truly capable like he and Jiraiya thought?"
"By the way I've got a little idea that may save you time on the paperwork if you're interested," Natsu said with a grin as her eyes darted to his position faster than he thought humanly possible.
"How!"
"Well I figured the idea out when we were going to retrieve you, Jiraiya told Naruto that his Shadow Clones retained the knowledge they gained and were essentially copies of himself so I thought why not just have them do the paperwork?"
"So that's how Grandfather did it …"
"Enjoy your evening Tsunade," Natsu said with a small smile as he left Tsunade who turned her attention back to the sake cup in her hand gazing into the liquid with a deep frown on her face.
Natsu emerged from the Council Chamber yawning as he decided to simply head back to Yugao's home for a nap. Walking through the streets he wasn't paying much attention to where he was going as he bumped into someone.
"Oh my apologies maam I wasn't watching where I was going."
"I can see that … and pray tell what burdens could cause a man such as yourself to be so mired in thought?"
"Just my past and future," Natsu chuckled in amusement as he got a good look at the person before him.
She had long red hair that went down to her ankles that was almost as messy as his own though to his chagrin hers at least looked stylish. Her one visible piercing blue eye seemed full of enjoyment, amusement but years of fighting had taught Natsu to look beyond such things as he saw pain and hope.
"I don't wish to be a bother but could you please direct me to the Hokage Tower my friends and I are from the Village Hidden in the Mist and have never been here before?"
"Ah of course I could open a portal for you and save you the walk if you wish?"
"A portal you say, a transportation jutsu?"
"Yeah something like that," Natsu chuckled. "Just so you know we have a new Hokage her name is Tsunade so if you've come to request something from her my advice is tell her I sent you and she'll consider whatever you want."
"My thanks," the woman said as Natsu snapped his fingers opening a portal.
"That will take you to the entrance to the tower, hope you three have a good day," Natsu said with a small smile as the three walked through and he closed the portal shortly after.
Continuing on his way Natsu arrived at Yugao's home as he removed his shoes stepping into the living room with a sigh.
"How was the Council meeting," Yugao asked walking out of the kitchen with a bowl of something Natsu could only guess what.
"Tsunade will be a good Hokage I think, shinobi respect her but the civilians despise her. The only ones she needs are the shinobi anyway so it doesn't matter," Natsu answered as he plopped himself in his usual chair with Schrödinger leaping into his lap for a massage.
"Thank goodness she isn't taking crap from those civilians like Lord Third did it was shameful!"
"Thought you should know I made sure the Execution Order on Danzo went through," Natsu said eyeing her reaction.
Yugao stiffened slightly before nodding slowly, clearly she was taking time to process that the trash that had messed with her was finally getting his dues.
"Anything else?"
"Just the Genin getting promoted, damn civilians refused to promote Naruto but Tsunade told them to stick it."
"Naruto is strong and much smarter than he once was thanks to both yourself and Lord Jiraiya I'm sure he-."
There was a knock at the front door as Natsu got to his feet with an over exaggerated groan much to Yugao's amusement as he trudged toward the door. Opening it he saw the man with the scar on his face from the academy and Naruto.
"Hi there uh … your name was Iruka right?"
"Yes I know we've only met once before and I'm sorry to intrude but Naruto wanted to know if you wanted to join us for some Ramen to celebrate his new rank?"
Looking back to Yugao he saw she nodded with a small smile as he turned back to the pair with a smile of his own.
"Looks like I'm allowed out tonight," Natsu joked as he caught a kunai aimed for the back of his head. "I was kidding you know?"
"Just go you fool," Yugao said with a small smirk as Natsu recreated his shoes and walked out the front door spinning the kunai on his index finger as the three began to walk towards Ichiraku's.
"So I've heard both yourself and Lord Jiraiya are to thank for Naruto's amazing progress?"
"Well we do try he absorbs knowledge like a sponge probably because he was deprived of it his whole life."
Iruka hummed in agreement knowing that was on the money, he also couldn't help but feel bad that he too was once one of those people.
"I have to say though I'm glad he at least had someone to help him along before I got here because the way that Civilian Council seeks his blood is appalling. Every time I go in there it's hard not to rip them apart."
"To be fair I wasn't always nice to Naruto and it's only after I stopped hating him for the fox that I realized he wasn't the evil everyone made him out to be just a kid trying to achieve his dream of becoming Hokage."
Natsu smiled and placed a hand on the man's shoulder.
"We need more people like you Iruka I mean I can understand why they fear him but they don't understand who he really is and that will be the downfall of them one day. Why save those who do nothing but scorn you, quite simply you don't."
"Do you really think Naruto's capable of that," Iruka asked as he looked at the blonde in front of them naming all the different bowls of ramen he'd be having.
"I have little doubt to be honest; the kid isn't stupid he bares his father's intelligence if you know what I mean?"
"So you know!"
"He's nice to those he knows and fights alongside but I see how his eyes wander over the civilians as he walks past them, nothing but the cold and calculating gaze for them. Did Naruto tell you about a girl named Sakura Haruno by any chance?"
"No," Iruka replied as Naruto sighed.
"I didn't find out about this until a few days before I left the Leaf to get Tsunade but that girl is a Civilian Councillor's daughter, Mebuki Haruno if you don't know. Point is she abandoned him without a second thought in the Forest of Death during the Second Exam because her precious Sasuke needed her attention and I haven't seen Naruto look at anyone with more hatred than her from that moment on."
"My God …"
"If she ever pushed him I'd say Naruto would kick the shit out of her, supposedly though she's had some sense knocked into her during the finals when the invasion occurred so we'll see how that goes."
"I don't think I'd blame Naruto if he didn't forgive her for that, Leaf shinobi don't abandon their comrades over petty things like that."
"Neither would I though I will say there is hope for the girl now that Tsunade is in charge perhaps she can beat the fan girl attitude out of her. Her Mother on the Council isn't long for this world though if she screeches in my ear again I swear even I'll-!"
"I get the picture," Iruka sighed. "Why are you telling me this?"
"Because I can see you genuinely care about him, he got promoted and you offered to take him out as a treat no one else in this whole village save myself and probably Jiraiya would do that. I'm probably gonna be going away from the village for a bit and Naruto is gonna need to rely on people like you, Jiraiya and Tsunade to protect him from all this shit because if you don't he could snap."
"Surely he wouldn't-?"
"He was close when I got here you know, his former seal was forcing power into him that wasn't supposed to be his and he had a teacher and team that wanted nothing more than to wash their hands of him. When we first met and I spoke to him I could see plain as day he was struggling with the hate this village thrust upon him and as I said to the old man I shudder to think what would have happened had I not arrived when I did."
"I never even knew …"
"He doesn't know that I know either because he never tells anyone," Natsu sighed as they rounded a corner with the ramen stand in sight. "When I leave he'll need support I can see it I don't want him to think I'm abandoning him like the rest so I want you to be one of the people who are there for him."
"You sure are placing a lot of faith in me …"
"Like I said before I can tell you genuinely care," Natsu replied with a grin. "I won't be gone forever though I just don't want to get my teeth kicked in by an angsty teenager when I get back you know."
"Heh I suppose that is a fair enough reason in of itself," Iruka replied as Naruto turned around to see the pair laughing.
"Hey what's so funny?"
Naruto was shocked to see Natsu turn into a slightly taller form of himself with hair covering one of his eyes with a black streak in it.
"I just wanna become the Hokage but you didn't buy me enough ramen to get there dattebayo," Natsu repeated in a deep voice of Naruto's that had Iruka rolling around on the floor laughing.
"You jerk," Naruto shouted before smirking. "I've been waiting to use this one on you, Sexy Jutsu!"
"Kid you know that one isn't gonna-!"
Natsu was propelled across the street by the blood rocketing from his nose as Naruto turned himself into a nude form of Yugao. Iruka was stunned that such a technique could work on someone like Natsu as he ran over to see if he was alright.
"Damn he's out cold …"
"Yeah that'll teach you for making fun of me!"
"Naruto," he heard behind him followed by the sound of a blade slowly being drawn as he shakily turned around popping back to his original self.
"Oh crap," he squeaked as he saw a furious yet blushing Yugao standing behind him with a murderous gaze.
"You want to know why they call me one of the Konoha Ice Queens Naruto," she asked as she slowly began stepping forward with a blank expression on her face.
"N-n-not really!"
"Well it's a bit late for you to back out after such a … performance, time for punishment."
The village was soon filled with the screams of a young Naruto who would never again attempt the Sexy Jutsu using Yugao's form due to the horrors he experienced that night.
Hope you all enjoyed and I would say see you in the next one but according to everyone's favourite troll my computer will cease to work because of magic and my account will be erased from existence.
Too bad I'm not an idiot and have multiple copies of my work though so it'll be highly amusing seeing how you'd get those haha anyway see you all later!