Chapter Twenty Eight
A Week Later
It has been a week since Naruto has woken up. He was being released today, and Hinata was waiting for him. Naruto was currently standing before a full body mirror, he was looking at the three scars on his chest. Naruto gingerly touched the scar.
'Ugh this sucks.' Naruto thought as he pulled the shirt over his head when he felt two arms wrap around him from behind.
"Naruto-kun you shouldn't be caught like this." He heard Hinata breath into his ear.
"Well well seems like someone is frisky." Naruto said with a smirk.
"What can I say you are irresistable." Hinata whispered to him as she helped pulled his shirt over his head.
"Geez Hinata-hime it is like you are a new person." Naruto said with a smirk.
"What can I say I am happy." She said smiling at him.
"And I think I know why." Naruto told her as he kissed her on the lips.
"Ahem?" A voice said from the door and the two separated to see Tsunade at the door. "I will disregard what I just heard." Tsunade told them as they blushed and looked away from each other.
Naruto cleared his throat as he slipped his cloak over his shoulders. "So what would you like?" Naruto asked.
"There is a council meeting and the main topic is you." Tsunade told him as she looked nervous.
"I figured this day would come sooner or later." Naruto said as he straightened his cloak.
"Figured what?" Hinata asked confused.
"The civilian council never liked me much so they often tried to find reasons to kick me out of the village, or be executed." Naruto told her as he heard her knuckles start to crack. He looked at her fists to see them clenched tight. "And since I hurt or killed their precious Uchiha, they will be more amped to at least kick me out of the village."
"Those bastards!" Hinata exclaimed.
"I remember one not too long ago." Naruto said.
Flashback Begins
Naruto was standing in the council room, the civilians were glaring at Naruto with hate. "Why didn't you give Sasuke-kun's Katana back to him?" A council woman demanded.
"His Katana?" Naruto asked with a laugh. "Do you know what, if he can actually hold it for longer than a few seconds I will hand it over to him willingly." Naruto said as he pulled his Katana out and stabbed it into the wooden floor. "Oh and I hope Sasuke-kun can handle an A-ranked Lightning Jutsu running through his system." Naruto said.
"Elaborate." Shibi said.
"This sword isn't like your normal ones." Naruto said. "This blade has a sentiant being sealed in it. The Lightning Black Dragon." Naruto told them. "There are Nine Katana's to battle the demon lords."
"So you are wielding the only thing that can kill the thing in you?" another council woman asked.
"Once again no." Naruto said. "This is the second most powerful blade in current existence." Naruto told them.
"Where is this blade?" Danzo asked.
"I don't know." Naruto told him. "The Uzumaki Clan gave it to the only non-Uzumaki that could wield their blades." Naruto added.
"How many of these blades were created?" Danzo inquired.
"I will not tell you that because it is an Uzumaki Clan Secret." Naruto said.
"YOU WILL TELL US DEMON BRAT!" a councilman yelled.
"Hiashi tell me why I cannot learn the Hyugga Kaiten." Naruto said.
"It is a Hyugga Clan Secret." Hiashi stated as he tried to hide his smirk.
"You cannot tell me to talk about a clan secret when that clan isn't even apart of Konoha." Naruto told them as Sasuke walked in. "Guess what Sasuke I made a deal with them. If you can hold the Katana for more than a few second you get it." Naruto told him as he smiled at the arrogant brat.
'Naruto-kun this shouldn't be as funny as it is.' Kyubbi told him with a chuckle as Naruto watched Sasuke grab the hilt of the blade and within two seconds Sasuke was thrown across the room curtsey of a large lightning bolt.
"Oh now that was satifying." Naruto said with a smirk as he grabbed the hilt of the Katana and sheathed it. "I am leaving now." Naruto told them as he walked out of the room with the civilian council yelling about Naruto hurting Sasuke-kun.
Flashback End
"They never did like me." Naruto told her as they walked out of the room. "They have tried multiple times to have my Katana taken away."
"I want to rip their heads off." Hinata growled out.
"I bet you do." Naruto said.
"Hinata you will not be allowed into the room with us." Tsunade stated.
"What is this meeting about?" Naruto asked.
"It is a trial." Tsunade told him sadly. "But I have a mission for you no matter what the outcome is of the trial." She told him.
"Okay." Naruto said as he kissed Hinata before Tsunade and Naruto walked into the room to see the elder, Civilian Council, Shinobi Council, and Danzo. Naruto sighed as he saw the entire Shinobi Council glaring at him.
"Welcome back Naruto." Shibi said formally.
"I don't get why I don't get a seat on the council since I am basically at all of them." Naruto joked.
"I would wholely agree to that." Shibi stated clearly not effected by Naruto's joke.
"I do have two question." Naruto stated gaining all their attentions. "Danzo is the Uchiha Clan representive correct?" He asked as they all nodded. "Then what is he doing here?" Naruto asked. "There is no Uchiha loyal to the village so he has no right to be here." Naruto said.
"The pup is correct." Tsume stated. "Danzo has no right to be here since Sasuke Uchiha isn't loyal anymore."
"Sasuke-kun is loyal!" a councilman exclaimed but was quickly put in his place as five very high killer intents was directed at him. Tsuande, Tsume, Hiashi, Shikaku, and Choza were all glaring at the man.
"Because of Sasuke my son was hurt!" the five yelled at the man. Everyone was shocked to hear Tsunade openly say Naruto was her son.
"Danzo you are to leave immediately." Tsunade ordered as Danzo growled and left the room. "Now to begin with this farce." Tsunade stated. "Naruto Uzumaki you are here to be brought on the absurb charge of Assaulting another Loyal Shinobi of Konoha." Tsunade said.
"You should show Sasuke-kun some more respect!" a councilman exclaimed.
"Are you trying to order me the Hokage around?" Tsunade growled at the man making him cower.
"Pup how do you plea?" Tsume asked.
"Not Guilty." Naruto said.
"It says in this report that your warned him is that correct?" Hiashi asked.
"Yes I did." Naruto said. "I told him that I didn't want to hurt him and to come back to Konoha. He then told me that Konoha was holding him back. Which I replied with, that he was only keeping himself back by working alone." Naruto told them. "I then told him that if he goes any further that I would take him back with force… or kill him so Orochimaru doesn't get the Sharingan." Naruto told them.
Outside of the Hokage Tower
Hinata was pacing back and forth along the steps in front of the Hokage Tower when the Konoha Twelve came running up to her.
"Hinata is it true?" Sakura demanded. "Is the Council really kicking Naruto out?"
"It is a trial." Hinata told her. "And I don't know what to do." Hinata said.
"Try using your Byakugan to see what is going on." Ino told her as Hinata looked sheepishly away.
"They put Byakugan deflecting seals on the walls preventing anyone from peering into the room." Hinata said sheepishly.
"She is correct." Neji stated as he deactivated his Byakugan.
"What are the charges?" Shikamaru asked.
"I don't know but Naruto-kun told me that the Civilian Council has been looking for a reason to kick him out of the village." Hinata told them.
"Why?" Kiba asked.
There was a pregnant pause before Hinata answered. "That is for Naruto-kun to tell you." Hinata told them. "It is his secret to tell not mine." She said.
"Secret…" They all said in unison.
"Does it have to do that that red chakra he uses sometimes?" Sakura asked.
"Like I said I cannot tell you." Hinata said calmly. But that simple sentence told them everything they needed to know.
Back in the Council Room
Several Hours Later
Naruto was standing still in front of the council, waiting for the verdict. Tsume stood and looked at Naruto. "Naruto Uzumaki we of the Shinobi and Civilian Council found you innocent of all charges against you." Tsume told him as Naruto bowed his head at them. "You may leave at anytime." Tsume said.
"Goodbye honorable council." Naruto said as he bowed to them and walked out of the room and sighed. 'I hate these meetings. I definantely do not want to do this when I take my seat on the council.' Naruto thougth as he saw his friends sitting outside of the tower. "What are you guys doing?" Naruto asked startling them.
"Naruto…" Sakura began when Tsunade appeared behind him.
"Naruto I need you in my office immediately." Tsunade told him before vanishing again.
"I got to go…" Naruto said as he vanished too.
Tsunade's Office
The two appeared in her office at the same time. "Naruto, what I am about to say is serious." Tsunade told him as she walked to her desk and sat in the chair. Naruto took the seat in front of her.
"What is it Hokage-sama?" Naruto asked seriously.
"Some of your fathers enemies have found out about you somehow." Tsunade said shocking him. "The Tsuchikage was replaced resently, with someone who despises your father. Jiraiya told me that any Konoha Shinobi who enter the territory of Iwa has a kill on sight order. He resently sent a letter that told me to either hand you over or we go to war." Tsunade told him.
"Are you going to hand me over?" Naruto asked as Tsunade shook her head.
"No I will not." She told him. "But I will send you on a long term mission where you will be declared a missing-nin. You will have to desert Konoha for at least two years to allow me to gather my forces."
"Who else is with the new Tsuchikage?" Naruto asked.
"The Raikage is with him, Mizukage isn't with him, she told me she was staying neutral until it is determined if her land will be taken over. And Suna doesn't have a Kazekage yet." Tsunade told Naruto. "The Tsuchikage gave me three months to hand you over. You have to desert by then." She told him. "This will be an S-ranked mission."
"Who will know about this?" Naruto asked clenching his fist tightly.
"No one will know." Tsunade told him. "It will be dangerous for them." Tsunade told him. Naruto nodded and swallowed the lump in his throat.
"This is going to be tough." Naruto said solumnly.
"I know it is Naruto, but it is essential." She told him.
"Do me one favor…" Naruto trailed off as Tsunade nodded firmly. "Watch out for Hinata I know she will be crushed when she finds out that I left the village." Naruto told her as he stood. "I think I should go." Naruto said before he walked out of the office.
'It has effected him more than he is letting on.' Tsunade thought.
"The boy is taking it hard." A male voice said behind her scaring the life out of her.
"DAMN IT JIRAIYA!" Tsunade yelled as she grabbed her large chest. "You almost gave me a Heart Attack." She told him.
"I am sorry, Naruto is taking it hard." He said as he looked at the door.
"Jiraiya I will need you to meet up with Naruto a year into his desertion." Tsunade told him. "Bring him to Mount My oboku to train with the Toads." Tsunade ordered him.
"What they will be teaching him will be tough on him." Jiraiya told Tsunade as he remembered the grooling training the Toad's put him through. He shivered at the food they forced him to eat.
"But it will be worth it." Tsunade told him.
Outside the Hokage Tower
Naruto walked out of the tower with his mind abuzz. 'How am I going to deal with the fact that I hurt Hinata? But if I don't leave she will get hurt. But if I stay I might be able to keep her from being hurt.' Naruto's thoughts were all along this line. He was brought out of his musing when he felt a hand on his shoulder Naruto turned to see Hinata with a worried look.
"What is wrong Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked worriedly. Their friends all looked worried except for Gaara and Neji, they both had expressionless expressions.
"Nothing Tsunade just told me about an incredibly difficult mission I will have to go on in the future." Naruto told her truthfully.
'He isn't telling me everything.' Hinata thought.
"Hey Hinata, want to go on a date?" Naruto asked as Hinata nodded.
'Maybe I can get what ever he isn't telling me.' Hinata thought as she nodded and the two walked away from their friends.
