Chapter 22
Well all its back, after some working with my schedule I was able to start the next chapter of PTPR hope you all enjoy. Also so everyone knows the Harem is finished and because I made everyone wait so long for this chapter I'm going to give a complete list of the girls.
Hana (Self Declared Alpha)
Sasuki (Self Declared Alpha….hope everyone see's where this is going to go)
Anko
Yugao
Karin
Well enough talk round 22 fight!
I don't own Naruto…or do I. I don't remember or know anymore.
The late day sun was setting on the village hidden in the leaves cause the sky to be a purplish orange. The two eternal gate guards were sitting around doing nothing but playing gold fish…they exhausted all games they could think of till now so why not.
"Go fish Izumo" Kotetsu tells him
Izumo sighs at this "fine, fine but I think your cheat you ass"
"Ha why would I bother cheating at a game like this?"
"I don't know it's just you never have anything I'm ever looking for but when you ask….." Izumo's eyes widen at this "you have been cheating you fucking ass."
Kotetsu just laughs "yea I know"
Izumo just shakes his head "I don't want to play this anymore, don't you wish that something exciting would happen"
"Yea some days, but then we would have so much extra work" Kotetsu reminds him
"Ya, you're right"
The two just kept going like this till they saw two figures walking up the path to the village. Putting on a serious face so they didn't look like almost complete failures, they greeted the people. The first man stood out more wearing his normal outfit. While his companion was wearing a cloak with a large sword strapped to his back.
"Welcome to Konoha…oh Jiraya-sama welcome back." Kotetsu says noticing the man walking up
"Ahh Kotetsu, Izumo it is good to see you two lads again. Can I ask what did you do to Tsunade to have her place you two here like Sensei did?" Jiraya asks
Izumo looked down at the ground with a sad look in his eyes while Kotetsu was drawing circles in the dirt with a small rain cloud over head.
The second traveler spoke up first
"Let me guess you two either A, failed a really important mission or B, let a shipment of the old drunks sake get destroyed." The traveler says
Kotetsu was still drawing circles in the dirt completely ignoring the two people in front of him. But Izumo responded "that would be classified info, something I can only share with another Konoha Nin"
Naruto let out a small chuckle "funny" he says showing his head band to the man "good thing I am one"
Izumo looked it over "so you have a head band good for you, want a medal" he said getting a bit defensive.
The traveler just laughed "sure if your offering but seriously I'm from here" he says
"Oh really, name?" Izumo asks
Jiraya decided to step in "ok enough of this, the kid is with me just let him in." Jiraya tells him
"Sorry Lord Jiraya I can't just do that. Lady Tsunade would have my nuts if I did" Izumo tells him
"Fine, but you can't tell anyone that I'm back yet got it" the traveler tells him.
"Deal" Izumo told him
The traveler removed his hood slowly and showed his face. He had an even tanned skin with whisker marks on his face. He had spiky blonde hair with two bangs framing his face and finally he had striking azure eyes.
Kotetsu finally looked up from his self induced depression. "Naruto?" he asked
Smiling at the two men Naruto nodded to confirm their suspicions. Holding his pointer finger to his lips he recovers his face. "I don't want baa-chan that I'm back yet" he tells the two who could only dumbly nod at him.
"Well who did you two think would be with me" Jiraya asks with a smirk on his face.
"Well you can never be too careful" Kotetsu tells him
Jiraya grows a tick mark at this "so you're saying you don't trust me?"
Kotetsu's eyes widen at what Jiraya was saying. "No that isn't it at all lord Jiraya it's just. Well you see. What I'm trying to say is."
Naruto just shook his head at how the gate guard was acting "Sensei I think we have messed with the two of them enough. I mean they only are trying to do their job." Naruto says from under his hood.
"Fine" Jiraya tells him starting to walk into the gate.
Naruto holds back a laugh and follows his master in the village.
"So Gaki how does it feel to be back?" Jiraya asks
"It feels ehh I mean I love the village and some of the people in the village. But I don't know how I can trust some of the people in it" Naruto tells him
"Well you don't have to trust them you know" Jiraya tells him
Naruto nods in agreement "lets head to the hokage tower sensei" Naruto say's to him hoping that he gets the idea to drop the subject.
Over the training Naruto had learned of some of the darker truths of the village a few of which greatly affected the boy.
When he and Jiraya went to his mother's home village Naruto decided to explore the whole place. When he reached the tower in the center of the village that resembled the hokage's tower he found these secretes. It was a letter addressed to the Uzukage.
Lord Uzu
I'm greatly sorry to tell you but we can't afford to risk our shinobi to aid your village currently. If your village is able to survive the first onslaught that is coming to you in the coming days we may be able to help. But if you can't show us that you are able to stand on your own as a village then you do not deserve our help. You must understand Konoha is a super power when it comes to the villages and if we are seen helping out a village that is weak enough to fall under one onslaught from an enemy then we will not be able to associate ourselves with them, or risk tarnishing the way people view our village.
I truly hope that you understand
Danzo Shimura
War advisor to lord third Hokage.
When he read this he instantly started to lose faith in the elders of the village. But Jiraya instilled in him that just because one man caused this doesn't mean it couldn't be undone.
He is an Uzumaki!
He has the power to bring back his clan and make them as great as they once were.
He instilled in the boy that if he achieved his dream of becoming hokage that then he would have no problem doing just that.
While there Naruto also found a sword that he wanted to learn how to use. When he found it he discovered that it wasn't complete.
The sword was called a fusion sword. This specific type was made up of seven other swords and fit together to look like a large buster sword. When went to lift it he noticed that it was lighter than it should have been.
He looked over the blade to see if anything was wrong and noticed that a storage seal was placed on it. When he channeled a bit of chakra into it a note book popped out. When he read it over he realized why the blade was so light. It only had two of the seven blades. It said that each of the blades for it were scattered across the elemental nations. Naruto smiled and took the sword. He couldn't wait for this treasure hunt.
Jiraya had told him that after the training trip he could start to look for the other blades but it would be on his own time.
Jiraya noticed Naruto looking like he was drifting off into to space, so he snapped his fingers in front of Narutos face to bring him back from his stupor. "Hey kid were at the tower"
"Oh sorry sensei" Naruto says "just remembering the letter again" Naruto tells him
"Kid listen I understand why your mad about this…I really do but we talked about it. The only way for you to make a difference is to show people that you can. Become hokage like your old man did." Jiraya tells him a smile on his face
"Okay sensei I will thank you" Naruto says following Jiraya into the hokage tower
When they walk in Naruto notices Shizune sitting behind the receptionist's desk. When she hears the door open she looks up from the paper work that she was currently working on.
"Jiraya she's been expecting you. Where's Naruto?" she asks not paying any attention to the man behind him
"Oh he'll be here soon why do you ask?" Jiraya questions
"Oh well Sasuki-chan has been asking about him since she returned from the visit with you two" Shizune tells him
"Oh is that it." Jiraya asks
"Well no, actually Hana has been here, so hasn't Yugao, Anko, and that Red Head that you sent back with her." Shizune says
"Really and what would they want with my Student" he asks only to hear
"Don't play dumb Jiraya you know exactly what they all want with your student." Jiraya heard coming from the hokage's office "now get your ass in here" he also hears
Jiraya rolls his eyes and motions for the still concealed Naruto to follow behind him.
Shizune eyes the man that is with Jiraya and notices the sword on his back. Not sure what to make of him she lets Jiraya do with him as he pleases.
Inside the office
Tsunade was sitting behind her desk with two twin stacks of paper work. Her head was currently down with a headache and after hearing what she did outside of her office she knew today that it was only going to get worse.
"Don't play dumb Jiraya you know exactly what they all want with your student." She yells out "now get your ass in here"
'You've got a lot of explaining to do' she thinks to herself.
Her office door opens moments later to show the toad sage and a man behind him. She instantly starts eyeing the man. He was about 6' 3'' and carried a large what looked like buster sword on his back that was all she was able to make out with the way his cloak was currently on him.
She motioned for Jiraya and his…..guest to sit down. Not wanting to upset her two followed her lead and sat down. Naruto took his buster sword off his back and placed it next to him.
"So Jiraya where's the gaki?" she asks
Jiraya looked at her then at the hooded traveler. Nodding his head Naruto slowly took off his hood. Tsunade nearly fainted when she saw who it was. She could have sworn that it was Minato, but that quickly changed when she saw the whisker marks on the man's face.
"Naruto?" she asks out slightly
"Yupp baa-chan I'm back" he tells her.
She smiles intently at him
"Good now those girls will stop hounding me about when you're going to return." She tells him
Naruto sweat drops at her response to him "really have they all been that bad?" he asks
"Well not really but they still where hounding me" she tells him, she then turns her attention over to Jiraya. "So how would you rate the gaki now Jiraya?" she asks seriously
"That simple" he says reaching into his back pocket "read this"
She takes the paper. To her it looked like a standard ANBU training card. A system that was used when ANBU was enacted, it was to help grade and place people of ANBU were they should be or if they should be allowed to join.
Reading it over her eyes went wide.
Naruto Namikaze-Uzumaki
Age: Officially 17 Physically 22
Affinities: High Wind, Mid Water, Low Lightning.
Bloodline: Uzumaki Bloodline – Denser than normal chakra, allowing the use of chakra chains. Control in said chains is mid, allowing the use of barrier based moves.
Ninjutsu: 4/5 – currently knows Rasengan, Shadow Clone Jutsu, Tsuga, Wind Release Great Breakthrough, Wind Release Vacuum Sphere, Wind Release Vacuum Wave, Wind Release Tiny Wind Blades, Lightning Ball, Lightning Release Lightning Rod, Lightning Release Shadow Clone, Water Prison Technique, Water Release Great Shark Bullet, Water Release Great Whirlpool Enfolding Technique, Water Release Stormy Blockade.
Genjutus: 1.5/5 – Has no use in the subject due to high chakra reserves, also making him easily subjected to it.
Taijutsu: 4/5 – Currently knows partially Uzumaki style, Humming Bird Style and Inuzuka Style, fully trained in the toad's basic style awaiting approval for further training.
Kenjutsu: 4/5 – Trained in Uzumaki style while being wielder of Uzumaki blade known as Fusion. Blade is made of seven other swords but only three are in his possession.
FuinJutsu: 5/5 – has shown great skill with seals, coming up with one on the file to allow for tactical advantage.
Other Info: is in an unperfected synch with his Bijuu – Kurama the Nine Tailed Fox.
Overall 18.5/25 – He is overall a rounded shinobi but due to his weakness in genjutus can't not be processed into ANBU.
Tsunade looks over at the blonde. "Our part of this meeting is over I suggest that you head home and rest you have been away for a while." Tsunade tells him a smile forming on her face.
"Sure" Naruto gets up and walks over to the door "Sensei you coming over tonight?" Naruto asks him before leaving
"I was going to why?"
"Don't please, I want to spend time with the girls?"
Jiraya goes wide eye when he gets what Naruto meant. Naruto shakes his head at his master's actions and uses the moment to leave.
After the blonde left Tsunade looks down at the report again. To say she was shocked when she finished reading the report would have been an understatement. "When did you have this report done?" she asks the old toad pervert.
"When you had Yugao with us" he tells her
Tsunade grabs his file to see when she sent Yugao with them "so last year" she says looking over the file and adding the report to it.
"Yea I guess if you want to say that"
"So that would make this outdated?" she asks him
"Maybe, you got to remember we tried to work on everything to round the boy out" he tells her
"Well that will just make tomorrows test even more important" Tsunade tells him.
"Test?"
"Yes, I'm going to have three Jonin test his capabilities and see what rank I should place him." Tsunade tells him
"To be honest hime that would be a waste of time" he tells her
"And why is that?"
"Look at the report his rank is easily Tokubetsu Jonin, I would normally say Jonin but we didn't get much experience." He tells her.
Tsunade stared the man down for a moment listening to what he said. That's when a idea hit her "I'm still going to test him" she tells Jiraya who went to protest "but I will have the girls do it" she tells him
"Wait, why?"
"Who better to test him then the ones who helped teach him" she tells him
"I still say testing him is a waste of time" Jiraya tells her "Sensei didn't test Minato when I brought him back" he tells her
"So, that was sensei. Me I want to see what my Ninja can really do"
"Well fine if you want to do this" Jiraya says "at least do it big"
Tsunade smirks "I plan on it" looking down something caught her as odd "also when did the brat learn manners?" she asks
"….you knows Karin" Jiraya asks
"Yea that's the red head that you say is betrothed to Naruto" Tsunade says to him
"Imagine Kushina JR." Jiraya tells her
Tsunade goes pale when she hears this. Jiraya snickers and leaves.
When he is out of the room she starts to rub her temples now with the kid back things were going to be more complicated.
With Naruto
Naruto was worried he hasn't seen some of the girls in over a full year. Like Hana he actually hasn't seen her since the first part of his training trip.
'What if she didn't feel the same way about me anymore? What if none of the girls feel the same way for me anymore?' he thought
"Fuck I really can put myself into a depressing mood cant I" he yells grabbing his head.
After about ten minutes he walks up to the Uzumaki compound. He noticed that the place was well maintained while he was gone, showing that the girls were still taking care of the place.
Walking through the compounds gate he sees a small flower garden growing on either side of the walkway leading to house. But that wasn't the only new thing he also saw that they had planted a few bushes along with the flowers.
Along the path were a couple of dark purple Lilac bushes, the flowers where currently in bloom giving the whole area a nice aroma. The next thing he was able to identify was a bush of blood red roses. He smiled at how the purple and red complemented each other perfectly. The next type of flower he was able to identify was called a moon flower or better known as morning glory. It was flower that would be closed during the day but bloom at night. It was currently wrapping around a railing that was on the walkway. The next one was a shocker to him, Tiger Lilly. The flowers were abundant around the bushes of the other flowers. These lilies were orange with blood red dots. Finally around the stairs he saw the final flower. Honey suckles weren't known to grow in abundant in this area but for some odd reason these ones were here.
Then it hit him each flower must have been planted by the one the girls, or each flower was to represent a girl. Naruto smiled at either thought. He was happy that the girls were making this place their home as well.
When he finally had reached the door he was about to knock when it swung open, Karin Uzumaki came barreling out of the house tackling him down the stairs making him land on his sword.
"Naru-koi you're finally home" she yells
"Yes my Beni-hime I'm home" he says running his hand through her crimson locks.
"Karin get off my husband you're not even married to him yet" Naruto heard coming from the door way.
"Yea not to mention you also got to spend the most time with him on his trip" Naruto heard coming from a different person.
"Hey think of it this way she at least got to spend time with him on his trip, Tsunade-sensei would let me leave to visit him" he heard a third voice say.
"Girls, we should calm down. Naru-kun did just get home after all he must be tired and hungry at the least." Said a fourth person and then almost on cue Naruto stomach growls.
Rubbing the back of his head he smiles up at the girls "It's good to see all of you again, Inu-hime, Hebi-hime, Neko-hime, Sasuki-chan"
"Oh what I'm not good enough to be a princess to you?" she says glaring at him her hands on her hips.
Naruto shook his head, but he reliesed he couldn't move and was caught in a genjutsu from her Sharingan. Turning around she motioned to the girls to give her a minute. They each were reluctant but decided that it would be for the best to leave them alone for now.
"Naru-koi you know how I feel about you, why can't you except me like the others" she says looking at him.
"Sasuki…it just I…..what I'm trying to say is"
"For fucks sake Naruto spit it out already. I'm seriously getting tired of this indecisive bull shit." She yells getting mad at him
"I don't know you really, I knew Sasuke to an extent but I don't know you. How can I trust you? How can I believe you? How can I love you." he says to her.
Sasuki looks down at the ground when he tells her this. "I guess you're right. You don't know me, can we change that?" she asks a little hopeful of his answer.
Naruto looks at her and nods his head instantly taking in her features. She had Raven colored hair that went down past her shoulders it was straight and if one were to guess she inherited it from her mother. Her eyes showed how much she actually cared for someone. They would shine whenever she looked at him. He then thinks back to what had happen to make Sasuki look like she does.
After the incident with Orchimaru Sasuki had aged like Naruto had. Kurama thought it would be best to mark her as his official second mate. So to accommodate the 'age' difference he adjusted her body like he had done to Naruto.
So technically she was Twenty Two years old. Actually she was a whole year older than him. Actually all the girls are older than him know that he thinks about it.
Karin, Hana, Yugao are all also twenty Two, while Anko is twenty four.
Naruto was dragged out of his thoughts when he felt a bump on his head "Ow, what was that for?"
"You were ignoring me" she tells him
"Oh sorry what were you saying" Naruto asks
"I was saying you are taking me on a date tomorrow." But the two were interrupted when they heard a yell coming from the house, deciding to ignore it for now she went to continue "and I'm still going to live here I hope you don't mind." She tells him.
"Um well" he was going to start but she cut him off.
"Ok let me rephrase this, I'm going to still be living here. END. OF. SUBJECT." She tells him with a smile on her face.
Naruto tries to nod but quickly realizes that he still couldn't move. When one thought started to play though his head 'she is going to be just like Hana'
"Is that it?" he asks her
"Yupp" She smiles at him again releasing the genjutus on him.
Naruto stands up and starts to dust off his clothes. When he is done he looks up to see all the girls standing on the porch to the house smiling at him. Seeing all their faces smiling like that his heart starts to flutter.
Walking up the stairs he embraces them all in a hug "I'm home" he whispers.
End