Chapter 25: The New Hokage is WHO?

"Hoooo MAN! It's finally over!" I gasped out as I flopped face first onto the couch. The last 24 hours had been exhausting to be sure. After killing off Ultima, we had returned to Konoha to finish mopping up the last of the Sound forces. By that time Sand as a whole had surrendered and were all held in one of the largest training grounds. Then the real cleanup began, moving the dead bodies off the streets, scrubbing the blood off the pavement. I created a few hundred clones to help and even Byakuya ordered his unit to lend a hand.

That had taken us well into the night. Then we set up temporary housing for the Suna forces until we knew that to do with them. I had been arguing with the old bats in the council on whether to execute them, interrogate them or let them go back to their village. I was trying to get them to allow them back to their homeland and the only reason I was being listened to at all, was because every Jōnin that participated in my meetings backed me, including Jiraiya. I eventually won the battle and I personally gave the good news to Baki, who was now the de-facto leader of the Suna forces.

Then I had to go through with explaining what I had done to Gaara. I explained that I had given him a temporary solution to his Shukaku problem, but I suggested that Jiraiya look at the original seal to find a more permanent solution. Gaara had done a complete 180 when he had woken up, saying that there were no more murderous whisperings in his head and was currently in awe at how warm his sister's hands were. It would be a while before he would recover mentally for a proper conversation so I left the two alone.

Then we went through the process of organizing the villagers that had been evacuated back to their homes. And that took the rest of the night and most of the morning to do. And this was where I now stood, or rather, almost knocked out on the couch.

"It's been a busy time," Dawn agreed as she eased herself next to me and wrapped her arms around me. I did the same to her and held her close.

"I'm so exhausted…" I mumbled into her chest which was where my head was currently pressed up against.

"Same here…" she replied. It wasn't too long after that that we both fell into a deep sleep holding each other closely.

"…sh… rd Josh… Lord Josh!"

I opened my eyes to see Zack, one of my bodyguards, shake me awake. "Lord Josh, I'm very sorry to wake you from your sleep, but an urgent message just arrived."

I sat up, pulling a slightly disheveled Dawn with me. She yawned and rubbed her eyes. "Mmmwats goin' on?" she asked sleepily, her ears drooping in drowsiness.

"Urgent message apparently," I yawned back. "What time is it?"

"It is 7:23PM, my Lord," Zack replied.

"Half past seven, huh. Well what's the message?" I asked.

"Only that your presence is required at Sarutobi's side. He's choosing his successor," the fox replied.

"Successor huh? Did the messenger say how he is?" I wondered.

"He did not."

"Well, we better get a shower first before we go there. I still smell of sweat, dirt and blood," I said as I dragged Dawn from the couch and we headed upstairs for the shower.

Half an hour later we were back downstairs. I was wearing black pants, a grey t-shirt and an open dark grey shirt over the top. Dawn now wore a white loose shirt and light grey pants.

"Right. Let's go," I said before we left the mansion together.

"Damn…" I whispered as I looked at the old man.

"It seems there was some poison on the blade and they're having trouble identifying the compound," Hiruzen replied, coughing softly. He was hooked up to a few machines and a few tubes were stuck into him.

"He's stable, but we don't know for how long. The medics have done all they can but…" Jiraiya explained. Including him, Kakashi and Hiashi Hyuga were present. All three had the potential to become Hokage.

"Well you should have called on me long ago," I sighed before I flipped through several seals and called out, "Kuchiyose: Doctor Nuro!" I slammed my hand on the ground and a second later Dr Nuro stepped out of the smoke.

"Commander," he nodded respectfully at me. "Is there someone that needs my help?"

"There is," I replied as I pointed at Hiruzen. "He's got trace amounts of an unknown poison circulating his blood. The medics here have done as much as possible to remove most of it and he's stable for the moment, but we're unsure how long that will hold out."

The fox doctor nodded. "Leave it to me, Commander. I'll fix him up."

After an hour of waiting outside, the doc opened the door and motioned for us to come back inside.

"Well I removed the rest of the poison and I patched him up. It was a rare strand of venom from a snake native to the Summon Lands. A Black Ops Assassin summon. Though it's not correct to call them summons as they are loyal only to the Lord of the Hebi Clan Summons, Manda, and are not part of the summoning contract," he explained.

"Not part of it?" Kakashi asked.

Nuro turned to him and nodded. "That's right. The Black Ops Assassination squad from the Hebi clan, or BOA if you prefer, is meant to only be used in clan affairs and is left off the summoning contract for this very reason. They're not to be used by any earthly summoner's use. And Manda would never allow a human to use his most deadly asset. He's too proud. So I'm very curious as to how the owner of the sword used against this man was able to acquire such a rare and dangerous poison."

"Does the Kitsuné Army have something similar?" I asked.

"Of course. We have a few special squads and groups. Zulu Squad being one of them."

"But how was I able to command them?" I asked, forgetting my current rank and thinking I was just a normal summoner. The Doc gave me a pointed look for a few seconds before I blinked and scratched my cheek in a sheepish manner. "Ah, right. I'm the Commander. Still getting used to that."

"But I digress. He needs to rest for about two weeks until he's back in perfect health. That poison really did a number on him," Nuro explained. "You're lucky I still had stores of antidote for this particular poison left over from our last clan war with the Hebi clan."

"Thanks a lot Doctor," I smiled and shook his hand.

"Anything for our Leader. I assume that that's all I'm needed for?" he asked.

"Yes, thank you. You're dismissed," I ordered with a smile. He bowed before he disappeared in a poof of smoke.

"You've got yourself an amazing healer there Naruto," Hiruzen said, making sure to call me Naruto while in public.

"Thanks. I'm just glad you're going to be ok," I replied.

"Well, now onto why I called you all here, to name my successor. While I'm cured now, I realize that it's time I go back into retirement. No longer can I keep up with the younger generations. It's time for a new perspective," Hiruzen said.

"So who's it going to be? Kakashi? Or maybe Hiashi? After all he was the most likely candidate after Minato himself. Or maybe you want Jiraiya? But he'll refuse. Then there's Tsunade-" I was cut off by the Hokage.

"No, Naruto. It's going to be you," Hiruzen smiled.

"Oh, nice one Sarutobi. Being brought back from deaths door seems to have improved your sense of humor. Now Tsunade may be drowning in her sorrows at the moment, but I'm confident I can get her back," I grinned at the old monkey's joke. I then blinked as I saw his smile at me, but it wasn't a joking smile. "W…what? M-me? Hokage? Are you serious?" I asked.

"I'm very serious. While you will need some serious training for the position, I believe you have exactly what it takes to be the Godaime Hokage," Hiruzen replied. He sounded confident in me.

"But what about Hiashi? Or Kakashi? Or Tsunade?" I asked.

"While they have the skill, strength or political know-how to take the position, they lack elements that you have. A strong Will of Fire. Do you know of it?"

"Yeah, I know it."

"And it's not just that, but your foreknowledge of our world and the future is what we need, I believe, to create a lasting true peace in this world. You're also young and that brings about a new change to our village every time it happens. It happened with Minato, and I believe that Konoha will prosper under your rule. It's not just me. Jiraiya, Kakashi and Hiashi all agree with me." I turned to see all three smile at me and nod their heads.

I was quiet for a moment. "This is…" I fell silent again. "This is… Hoooo! It's… amazing and terrifying at the same time. I have no idea how to run a village. And those Council Members will eat me alive!"

"You'll have help. You'll be able to choose your advisors for the time you are in office," Hiruzen replied.

"Really?" I asked, now very curious. "So I could kick Danzo out of the Council?" I asked.

"You're the Hokage. You make up the rules. The only reason I didn't kick him out long ago is because I needed him close by so I could keep my eye on him."

"It's partly thanks to that ass that the Akatsuki became a criminal organization instead of staying as a vigilante group in Ame!" I growled.

"What?" both Hiruzen and Jiraiya blurted out in surprise.

"Hmmm, maybe a story for another time," I said before sighing. "If I do this, then I'll do it on one condition. That I'll be able to do whatever mission I want, whenever I want. Ok?"

"I don't see how that's a problem. As long as you explain what each mission you do will entail. We don't want our new Hokage to go and get himself killed," Hiruzen replied.

"Fair enough," I agreed. "Guess that means I get to sit in the chair!" I grinned.

"One of the good perks in the job is that chair," Hiruzen ginned as well. "And now that paperwork isn't an issue anymore, you'll have more time to watch over the village than nose deep in approving a new shop somewhere."

"Well then, in a week I'm taking Jiraiya with me on a mission," I said.

"Well it will take time to set up your inauguration. So it will probably happen when you come back. But you'll be called to a formal meeting with the Fire Daimyo, all the main ninja clan heads, Danzo, Homura, Koharu and Jiraiya to officially appoint you as the Fifth Hokage in a couple of days," Sarutobi warned me.

"Lovely. Well at least I'll have some support, right?" I asked.

"You will. Mine will carry the most weight as will Jiraiya and Hiashi," he explained.

"Right. Well, can I go home now? I'm still dead tired," I replied with a tired smile.

"Of course. I'll send someone by to tell you the details of your meeting," he said.

"Kay," I nodded before Dawn and I left the room.

"Well I sure didn't expect that," I murmured as I collapsed face first on the bed.

"Neither did I, Lord Hokage," Dawn replied.

"Oh very funny Dawn," I rolled over to look at her.

"You can do this. I have faith in you, just like Sarutobi does," Dawn said.

"I know you do. It's just so sudden," I replied.

"Why don't you sleep on it? It'll help," she suggested.

"I don't know how I'm going to sleep with this news in my head," I sighed.

Dawn then smiled sexily and she wrapped her arms around me. I smiled and did the same with one hand on her hip. "I bet I know how I can help," she whispered as she captured my mouth in a kiss. I responded instantly and licked her lips, seeking entrance. She opened her mouth and I slid my tongue inside her mouth. I twirled my tongue around hers and she responded by moaning and pressing herself up against me.

I then moved my hand from her hip to her knee and slowly pushed up her dress. In response she pushed her own hand under my t-shirt and traced my stomach and chest. Her touch sent jolts of electricity from where her hand touched me, turning me on. I moved my hand from her outer thigh to her inner thigh and she raised one leg up, granting me access. I palmed her thighs and reached her underwear. I pressed my thumb against her covered slit and she took a quick intake of breath. Her hand left my chest and grasped my hardening dick through my pants.

"I want you," I moaned as she rubbed her hand over my erection. To stimulate how much I wanted her, I dipped my hand under her panties and pushed two fingers into her hot, wet pussy. She gasped and moaned loudly from the feeling.

She then pushed herself away, reached up and removed her black g-string from her as well as her boots. I grinned as I unzipped my pants and removed them quickly, releasing my hard on as it stood straight. Dawn gazed at me with lust filled eyes as she gave the tip a long lick before she maneuvered herself so that her ass and pussy were directly in front of my face while her head was positioned at my dick. She then clamped down on my penis and began to suck it off in a frenzy. In turn I rose my arms up and pushed her pussy down onto my mouth and began licking and diving my tongue into her slick tunnel.

"Oh! Ohhh Josh!" Dawn moaned before she took the tip in her mouth and circled it with her tongue. I moaned in pleasure and the vibrations of my moaning hit her clitoris. "MmmmmMMMph! MMmmmmmmmMMmm," Dawn moaned loudly as she continued to suck me off. One of her hands started to softly play with my balls and the feeling almost made me buck into her hot mouth. I tickled her clit with the tip of my tongue before I lubed up a finger in her leaking juices and slowly inserted it into her asshole.

"MmmmmMMMMM! MMMMPH!" Dawn cried out as she sucked on my cock as I slowly pumped my finger in and out of her asshole, my tongue delving deep into her cannel and wiggling violently inside there. She then began to pump up and down on my dick, making loud slurping sounds as she did so. I then really did start to buck into her mouth and I felt the tip of my cock hit the back of her throat each time I did so. I sped up my finger pumping and I could hear her close to cumming. I switched my tongue for four fingers of my opposite hand and pumped both openings hard and fast. She couldn't take it anymore. She released my cock and screamed out, "I'M CUMMIIIIIIIIIIINGGG!" before her cum blasted onto my face in a torrent of sweet juices. I lapped up as much as I could before I flipped her around and shoved my cock into her mouth. Unfortunately she was too knocked out from her orgasm and so that left me only one way to find my release.

I slowly began to face fuck her. I didn't want to hurt her but I wanted to cum in her mouth so bad. I sped up and she quickly sobered up from her orgasm and took over. My balls were aching at not finding release from before but now the pressure was quickly building up.

"Dawn… I'm gonna cum soon!" I grunted out in pleasure and her answer was to speed up. I started to buck into her mouth; her lips felt so damn good on my dick. I pumped my dick in and out of her mouth a few more times before the pressure hit a breaking point. "Dawn, baby! I'm Cumming!"

She then took the tip in only and swirled her tongue around the tip. I growled loudly as I came into her eager mouth. She continued to swirl her tongue around my tip even as I shot cum after cum into her mouth.

After a minute, I was completely empty. Dawn had taken to swallowing once throughout the whole time and now she swallowed a second time. I collapsed back on the bed, already feeling the drowsiness kick in. I felt Dawn crawl up to me and wrap her arms, legs and tail around my body.

"I think I'll be able to sleep now," I chuckled softly as my tail intertwined with hers before I drifted off with a smile on my face.

(Cue song Kounai by Cheru Watanabe from Prince of Tennis Original Soundtrack 3)

"You were chosen as the Hokage?" Suigetsu asked in disbelief.

"Yep," I replied as I tapped the end of a pencil against my chin, trying to think of something to write down. "Man, I haven't written a list by hand for… I can't remember. It's been that long. Man I could kill for one of Tony Stark's holographic display computers right now."

It was currently morning the next day and everyone in the Kitsuné Clan was sitting around the breakfast table eating while I broke the news. I was also busy writing a list of things I would need to do now that I was Hokage. And I was currently wishing I had an iPad to type it all down.

"So what's the first thing you'll do as Hokage?" Kin asked.

"Uuuhhh," I hummed as I looked at the top of my list. "Get everyone to address me as 'You're Awesomness'."

"'You're Awesomeness'?" Haku asked.

"Yeah. I don't like the sound of 'Lord Hokage' or 'Hokage-sama' very much. So that's what I'm going to go with. It took a while to think it up too," I replied before I blinked. "Ahh! No. 23: Illegalize Fox hunting. Punishable via a week with Ibiki and Anko. No restrictions on Anko," I muttered as I wrote it down. I felt a pair of lips press themselves against my cheek and looked around to see Dawn beaming at me.

"I ain't doing it for you. I just love foxes, period. I'm not going to tolerate this shit happening in my village," I replied. I then blinked. "My village. It's going to take a while to get used to calling it that." I then looked up from my list. "So what do you all have today? Anything exciting?"

"Most of us are still on cleanup duty from the assault. The wall that monster destroyed needs rebuilding too," Zabuza said.

"I have my induction test today," Kin said.

"Oh, good luck with that," I said. "Hope you get at least a Chunin grade outta it." I then sighed. "I just remembered that I owe Hinata, Neji and Shikamaru an explanation for the assault. I'll get Kiba and their dads to help out."

"I'm going to do some gardening," Jugo replied.

"Oh cool. Gardening's not my thing but I like a pretty garden so I look forward to what you've got planned," I nodded.

"I've got a date with Trunks!" Karin chirped.

"Wait… what?" Trunks asked nervously.

"Have fun you two," I replied, not looking up from my list.

"Wait Commander, I didn't-" Trunks began but I cut him off.

"Just go and have fun with her. You've earned some time off. Half of the plan was your idea so go. Knock yourselves out," I said, still not looking up from my list. I then took out my wallet and tossed Karin a large wad of cash. "Give him something to carry, Karin," I grinned, which was mirrored by her.

"Thanks Josh!" she replied.

"Yeah, yeah," I murmured as I went back to my list. "Hmmm… now what would be 24?"

"So why are our dads here?" Shikamaru asked as he looked at Shikaku, his own father. Both Hinata and Neji looked at Hiashi.

"Who are we waiting for?" Neji asked as he continued to stare at the Hyuga monarch, though there was no hatred in his gaze anymore.

"He'll be here soon," I replied.

We were sitting in the courtyard of my place. We were waiting for Kiba to show up. Dawn was sitting next to me while Hinata switched between glancing uncertainly at her stoic father and curious looks at me and Dawn. I was just about to send a clone to find out where Kiba was when he walked through the doors that led onto the marble floor.

"Hey Jo…Naruto!" he greeted, almost slipping up on my name.

"Kiba," I replied as I stood up and bro fisted my friend.

"I assume he is who we've been waiting for?" Neji asked.

"Yep. Now Shikamaru has worked out half of what I'm going to tell you today, but I'll explain for the Hyugas present," I said before I took a deep breath.

"Now I'm sure everyone knows the official story of how the Yondaime Hokage killed the Kyuubi. Yes?" Neji and Hinata nodded. "Well that was a lie. Kyuubi was too strong for him to kill. So he did the next best thing and sealed it inside a baby, the only medium strong enough to keep the Kyuubi from continuing to mow its way through Konoha. The technique used to seal the fox inside the baby involved summoning the Shinigami Himself to provide the strength needed to perform the sealing. This also meant that the Fourth had to sacrifice his life force as payment for the Shinigami to seal the Kyuubi away." I paused in my explanation to see everyone's faces. Both Shikaku and Hiashi looked sad, remembering the loss of life and the loss of their beloved Fourth on that day. Neji and Hinata looked shocked. And Shikamaru and Kiba, who guessed or knew parts of this, still looked a bit shocked as all the information was laid out.

"Now, who do you think that baby grew up to be?" I asked gently.

There was a pause before Hinata's eyes widened. "You?" she asked.

I nodded. "That's right. Kinda anyways. Now comes the second part. I'll be talking about myself in third person now. A few days before the Academy Graduation test, Naruto was attacked by an unknown assailant. Somehow the attack cut his soul from his body. His soul ascended to heaven." I paused to gauge everyone's expression. "Obviously most of you are confused. After all if I died, then how come I'm still here, talking to you?"

"That's right. It makes no sense," Neji agreed.

"Well here's where things get really weird. Just hours after Naruto was admitted to the hospital, the god of this world, whose name is Ken, journeyed to another realm in search for another soul similar to Naruto's own. He came across one and was able to recruit him to fuse with Naruto's empty shell of a body. If this hadn't happened, the youki of the Kyuubi would've eventually exploded from Naruto's body due to a lack of a soul to power the seal holding the youki at bay. And if that had happened, the explosion would've taken half of Fire Country with it, with the remaining lands dying within a year from the fallout."

I paused. "So yeah, I'm that soul."

"Is what he's saying true?" Neji asked Hiashi with Hinata turning to him as well. The Hyuga clan leader nodded. "It is true."

"Troublesome," both Naras intoned in almost perfect symmetry.

"S-so… you're n-not really…" Hinata left it hanging. Strangely though, she didn't seem as upset as I thought she was going to look. I mean, she looked ready to cry, but she didn't look totally devastated. I smiled sadly and shook my head. "I'm sorry Hinata, but Naruto died a few months ago. But don't worry." I took out my iPhone. "This device allows me to talk to people who have died, provided I have the right number to call them. Naruto is now happily living with his parents." Hinata didn't look as sad as she looked previously with this knowledge.

"No wonder you were able to beat me in the finals," Neji muttered.

"Nah, Naruto would have still won the battle. That battle would've just been longer and more evenly matched," I grinned at him.

"I was shocked when he first told me, but yeah, I believe him," Kiba spoke up.

"How come Kiba-kun k-knows about all of this before we did?" Hinata asked.

"Well his mom vouched for him to know about me in the 1 month hiatus before the Third Exam. That's why," I replied. "Anyways, now that the big surprising revelation is out of the way, now we can get down to the remaining ones."

"There are more?" Shikamaru asked incredulously.

"Sure are," his dad replied.

"In my home realm, aspects of this world have made an impact in the form of a cartoon revolving around Naruto, his friends and the battles that they encounter. Using this information, I collaborated with the Hokage and twenty other ninjas, Hiashi and Shikaku included. Kiba's mom, Tsume, was also included in these meetings. And so over the course of the past month I've been using my knowledge of this invasion to plan an effective counterattack while keeping casualties and collateral damage to a very bare minimum. And while that big ass demon that Orochimaru somehow managed to summon was an unwelcome suprise, the plan went without a hitch."

"So… you know the future?" Neji asked.

"To a point. And only if things continue to go the same as they do in the story that I know. As long as that happens, I'll know the details and be able to counteract any bad shit from happening to us." I then turned to Hinata.

"That's why I keep saying that you have what it takes to become a very powerful kunoichi. Because I know, literally, that you do become one. But it's not just that," I added quickly before she could get the wrong idea in that the only reason I believed in her was because I saw it on an anime show. "Even if I had never seen that show before, I still would believe in you." I was rewarded with a shy smile in return.

'Phew! Seems like she doesn't hate me after all. That's good,' I thought to myself.

"Now onto the subject of Kyuubi," I said and recited the ancient war, the creation of the Juubi, its sudden madness and defeat, the creation of the Bijuu, Kyuubi's past and her current identity and the fact that I was now a Kitsuné Hanyou, the new Lord of Foxes and the current Commander of the Kitsuné Army. All three kids were very surprised, but Shikamaru was the quickest, as usual, to put all the pieces together and recover from the shock.

"So… I think that's all I need to say for the moment. I ask you keep all of this information to yourself unless you want me to tell someone and I agree. I'll be announcing my real identity soon so you won't need to keep this secret for long," I said, getting three nods in return.

"By the way, the Hyuga elders were less than pleased about what you said to Neji in the finals," Hiashi said.

"Well, screw them! They're effectively mind raping anyone with a branch seal when things don't go their way. Even when they have a bad day thanks to sources from outside the clan they'll still activate the seal on the nearest branch member just to make them feel better. Fucking pieces of shits! I promise you that I'll get right on to creating a new seal that has no manual activation, painless and that everyone can wear. That way the two houses can join together. And if the elders don't like that then that will just prove their disgusting fetishes once and for all," I swore. I saw that both Hinata and Neji were smiling at this proclamation.

"I've been waiting for a chance like this to stick it to those old fossils. If something like that could be made it'll give me the authority to abolish the current council," Hiashi replied excitedly.

"Speaking of those seals, do you still have that headache Neji?" I asked.

"No," he shook his head. "What was that?"

"Well I just streamed my youki into the seal and overloaded it, breaking the seal. You now no longer have the Cadged Bird seal," I grinned.

"What?" he replied, unbelievingly.

"Hiashi, would you try to activate Neji's seal?" I asked. He hesitated before doing so after seeing my confident smile. Neji screwed his eyes shut in preparation for the pain, but nothing happened.

"Told ya," I smiled.

"It… it's really… gone?" he asked.

"Yeah. At least until I make my new seal and slap it on you. Course I'll have to remove the very minute amounts of youki still in your forehead. No seal will stick there until I remove it. But I'll keep it there, just in case one of the old dingbats decides to be a douchebag and tries to place a new Cadged Bird seal on there before I finish my own seal," I said easily. But then I was interrupted when Neji walked over and gave me a strong hug.

"Thank you, Naruto," he replied thickly before releasing me.

"Hey, you're welcome," I grinned at him.

"Wait a m-minute? If you're name isn't N-Naruto, then what i-is it?" Hinata asked.

"Crap, I did it again. Got so wrapped up in telling the important stuff I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Josh Kitsuné," I grinned sheepishly.

"Wait, how are you going to help abolish the Cadged Bird seal? You would need to be in a position of considerable power to help do that," Shikamaru asked.

"Well Naruto was, and is, the son of the Fourth Hokage. I'm pretty sure that seat is still there on the council?" I asked Shikaku.

"It is indeed," the older Nara nodded.

"Besides, that probably won't be an issue for much longer," I replied.

"What do you mean?" Kiba asked.

"You'll find out, in about three weeks I think," I smiled mysteriously.

"So remind me again, why are we going to go to Tanzaku City in a couple of days?" Jiraiya asked me.

"Cause we're getting Tsunade back to Konoha," I replied.

"And how are you going to do that?"

"Bet her over a drink."

Today saw us chilling at my place. The last week had been interesting. Three days after I had told Hinata, Neji and Shikamaru my real identity, I was called before the Council (both Ninja and Village versions) and the Fire Daimyo so they could be told of who the new Hokage would be. I argued with Jiraiya beforehand as he thought that they should be told exactly who I was and my knowledge of the future, but I won the argument saying that only selected people would know as this kind of information in the wrong hands aka Danzo, would lead to me to be incessantly hounded by people wanting to know what the future held for them. Plus there was the fact that any information about my true self could fall into the hands of enemies. At this point he relented.

So the whole Village Council and a few in the Ninja Council and the Fire Daimyo believed that I was still Naruto Uzumaki. Most kicked up a huge fuss on the fact that I was named as Hiruzen's successor and it would have continued if the man himself hadn't been called to the meeting. While still weak from the procedure, his voice still carried loudly through the Council Chambers. Everyone shut up at that point.

Danzo then called for a vote on who should be the next Hokage. He clearly thought that Hiruzen had finally lost it and that most if not all of the other members of the Ninja Council would think so and not support him. He was wrong. Thanks to the support of most of the Ninja Council as well as several of the prominent clan heads and the past living Hokage, the majority of the vote was in favor of me becoming the new big cheese. Which made it official.

I was now the Godaime Hokage.

I was then told that my inauguration would be in 10 days. And this was when I dropped the Minato bomb on them, claiming that I was the son of the late Fourth Hokage. Naturally quite a few people objected loudly on that. So Naruto's birth certificate was put forward by Sarutobi. This shut those people up.

The birth cert also said that I was the last surviving heir to the Uzumaki line. This meant that I was also connected to the Senju line as well. And finally the Namikaze line, which seemed to have been a founding Konoha clan. Not as big as the Senju's or the Uchiha's or even the Hyuga's, but definitely no slouch either. However their entire clan was slowly killed off in the Second Great Shinobi World War, leaving behind an orphaned, 2 year old Minato. This was new info to me, so I was very interested in this.

So with Naruto being the 'surviving' heir of both the Namikaze and the Uzumaki clan, plus now being the Hokage, I now had control of three seats on the Council. I then requested that I legally change my name to Josh Kitsuné, creating the Kitsuné Clan. When they asked on what grounds, I told them of my ability to use Ki energy. While I didn't know if this ability could be passed down to any kids I would one day have, I wouldn't ignore the fact that this would help me in creating my new clan and having the CRA placed on me.

My gamble paid off and now I was officially renamed Josh Kitsuné. I had to admit, it felt good having my real name be the only name I had. I had to abandon the Uzumaki and Namikaze clan seats to create the Kitsuné Clan, but it was a small price to pay.

Now that the Kitsuné Clan had been created, I was asked to explain how I could summon multi-tailed foxes and whether this was a sign that I was now the Kyuubi or not. In response I lifted my shirt and channeled my chakra, showing an Eight Trigrams Seal on my stomach. It wasn't the Eight Trigrams Seal that originally sealed Dawn inside Naruto; that had disappeared when I had become a Kitsuné hanyou. But in order to keep up appearances, I applied a fake one to the same spot that could be seen when chakra was channeled into it. Jiraiya then lied to the council, saying that this was proof that the Kyuubi was still inside me and still firmly locked away.

But they still wanted to know where the foxes had come from. I then told them that I gained the summoning contract along with a few others from Gatou's stash that I had raided in the Wave mission. When they asked which other contracts were recovered, I replied that I wouldn't divulge the details and that as Hokage, I could legally do this. They grumbled a bit but got the message.

I then gave my first order; that I would be travelling with Jiraiya, to bring the Legendary Medic Ninja, Tsunade, back to Konoha to become the new Head Medic of Konoha Ninja General.

But enough of reminiscing…

"You're going to bet her over a drink? That's a stupid idea. She's able to drink even me under the table," Jiraiya replied.

"Oh, don't you worry about that. I have a plan. Even if I lose, I plan to still drag her back, kicking and screaming if I have to," I said confidently.

"Well that's one thing you have in common with Minato. His unshakeable determination," the Sanin replied.

"So did Naruto, but he was more like his fiery mom in his determination," I replied, chuckling as I remembered Naruto in the first series. I then turned serious. "There's another reason why we're going to see her."

Jiraiya caught my expression. "And that is?"

I was just about to explain when there was a soft whoosh noise and Ken appeared in front of me.

"Oh hey Ken. What's up?" I asked.

"Just thought I'd keep you updated with the manga storyline. It's still the same as in this one," he replied before he walked up to me and placed one finger on my forehead. I felt some information download into my head before he withdrew his finger. "I'll keep you updated," he finished before he disappeared.

I was silent for a minute as I sifted through the new info.

"Uhh, Josh?" Jiraiya asked.

"Oh god damnit!" I cursed when I got through the info on the most recent chapter of the manga, Chapter 618: The One Who Knows Everything. "Man, Kakashi is not gonna be a happy chappy. I'm gonna have to take care of that temple after I bring back Tsunade. And between the Ten-Tails and demons, I'm no longer thinking all this help from Ken and the Kitsuné Army is overkill."

"Sorry, what?" Jiraiya asked.

"Oh, never mind. Not something you need to be worried about just now. Besides, I was going to tell you the other reason we're doing this. Orochimaru is pissed at the moment because he can't use his arms. So he's going to seek out Tsunade in the hopes that she can heal his arms. It's impossible, of course. One would need to somehow get those portions of his soul back from the Shinigami to do that. But he doesn't know that. We're going to stop it from happening," I explained.

Jiraiya's face was now serious too. "I see now. So why aren't we going there right now?"

"Cause there's no need to do so right now. It's going to be several days before they meet. Besides, I've got something important to take care of now," I replied, having made up my mind about something that had me indecisive for a while now.

"What's this something?" Jiraiya asked.

"Saving Itachi Uchiha."