Chapter 51 The Great Political Move

Naruto once again sat in what could be his least favorite chair of all time. He was sitting at the Namikaze chair in the council room. Waiting for the Hyuga trail to begin, God knew he wished he could be helping Sakura train there genin but at least Ino was staying to help her out while he was here. "How are you doing Naruto" said a new comer to council room. Neji Hyuga stood behind him.

"Neji what are you doing here?" asked Naruto

"Simple Hanbi stepped down from the council spot" said Neji "She said she couldn't take voting on sending her own family to prison."

"Understandable" said Naruto as Inoichi took the podium.

"Before we begin the hearing our Hokage Lady Tsunade has some words for us." said Inoichi as Tsunade walked into the room. "The floor is yours."

"Thank you for your time council, I promise I will not be long." said Tsunade "I have two bits of news. First that the Mist village wishes to join an alliance with us much like the one we currently have with the Sand Village."

"That sounds good to me." said Shika Nara "Half our trading routes run through Mist territory so their well being is key for our well being."

"Agreed and we have gotten reports that ninja's of the former sound may be trying to take the mist village." Said Tsunade

"Now we have to agree to this alliance we don't want our trading routes running through territory controlled by sound." said Inoichi "All those in valor of the Mist alliance?" Everyone raised their hands. "Ok then it passes."

"Thank you" said Tsunade "My last bit of news is to tell you that in five years I plan to step down as Hokage and I have already picked who I want to replace me."

"Who is that?" asked Kinsune Inuzuka

"Naruto Namikaze" said Tsunade as the other council members looked at Naruto

"I personal agree but Lady Hokage you know that in order to approve of Naruto he has to pass certain texts." said Inoichi

"I know that I am asking that you hold your hearing on this, sometimes this year. So I will have 4 years to train Naruto in what to do as Hokage." said Tsunade

"Ok we will hold those hearings soon after these." said Inoichi

"Thank you I will take my leave." said Tsunade as she left the room two Anbu brought in Kiba Inuzuka. He looked the ok, sure he looked like he just got back from a 10 day mission in the field but other then that he looked fine.

"Kiba Inuzuka you stand charged with not following orders, attacking a fellow leaf ninja and helping the escape of a wanted criminal. These crimes have a max sentence of 5 years in jail and removal from the ninja core." said Inoichi as he read from a paper. "How do you plea?"

"Guilty" said Kiba

"Fine you will stand outside while we decide your fate." Said Inoichi as Kiba was taken outside.

"Well then the floor is open." Said Inoichi

"I know that I am his mother but please he is just a young man who made a mistake." said Kinsune.

"It was no mistake" said Naruto

"You are only saying that because it was your girlfriend he attacked." said Rin Mitarashi

"That is where you are wrong." said Naruto "Sakura-chan isn't my girlfriend anymore. She is my fiancée and did I ever say I was mad at Kiba."

"Where are you going Namikaze." said Choji's dad

"That if I was in his place and it was Sakura-chan who was being attacked then I would do the same." said Naruto "Look he is in love with Hinata Hyuga he defended her when she attacked. Now who here wouldn't do that for there loves one?" Everyone in the room looked down.

"Your words are true but we can't let him off the hook." said Karin Hakate

"True, I suggest the time served plus a 6 mouth band from ninja core and leaving the village." said Naruto as everyone on the council nodded.

"That does sound pretty good. Besides we don't want mindless drones for ninjas who just take orders and don't think about them." said Asuma Sarutobi

"Ok then. Is it agreed that Kiba Inuzuka gets the sentencing that Naruto Namikaze suggested? Asked Inoichi everyone raised there hand again. "Ok then, Bring in the Inuzuka." The Anbu brought in Kiba and Inoichi told the results over all he seamed happy to have his hand cuffs removed before having the Anbu escort him home. Hinata went just as fast. Her only real crime was running from the arrest it was to hard to prove that she was behind the attacks on Sakura, she could say she was following orders when she did a medical check on Tenten and the blackmail of Hanbi didn't involve her. Also everyone pretty much knew that she was the puppet of her council they sentenced her to one month in prison (Which She served) followed by a year of village confinement and banned from the ninja core for 18 mouths. Now it was time for the big fish Haishi Hyuga and the rest of the Hyuga council.

"Haishi Hyuga you and the rest of your clan elders stand with two charges of attempted murder, two charges of blackmail and one of kidnapping." said Inoichi "How do you plea."

"Not guilty" said Haishi

"Ok then you can state your case." Said Inoichi

"We say that the evidence against us is all false." said Haishi "First point on the case of so called bombing to kill the Haruno."

"I would ask that you not talk about my future wife in that tone." said Naruto

"I can talk about her in what ever tone I want Namikaze." said Haishi as the two of them glared at each other. "In the official report of the so called bombing, it states that the explosion was caused by a gas leak."

"I wrote that report" said Neji "and I only wrote that because you where holding my wife hostage."

"We where not holding your wife hostage we where holding her for a medical exam because she is pregnant and want to see if the child would have the Byakugan." said Haishi

"You where holding her for weeks." said Neji

"It takes that long to do the texts." said Haishi

"Why where you holding her in a basement room?" asked Sasuke

"Well for her protection. We didn't want her and her child to be kidnapped while you where away on ANBU missions Neji." said Haishi

"What about Hanbi's attempted to kill Sakura Haruno?" asked Rin Mitarashi

"That was our mistake we thought that the Haruno was stealing moves form the Namikaze clan during a time of war. So we took it upon ourselves, following the words of the old war laws and tired to remove the enemy of our village." said Haishi "And I except that Hanbi made up the story about blackmail to get out of trouble with the Hokage."

"Is that your case?" asked Inoichi

"Yes but I request that Neji Hyuga, Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Namikaze be not allowed to vote." said Haishi

"Why?" asked Naruto

"Because all three of you are personal involved in this case. Sasuke help round up us. Neji thinks we held his wife hostage and the Namikaze thinks we tried to kill his fiancée." said Haishi "They have feelings against us and as so by law they can't be allowed vote because those feeling will cloud their judgment."

"That is true." said Inoichi as he looked down "As so I can't let the members from the Hyuga, Uchiha or the Namikaze clan vote."

All three of them tightened their fist as Haishi smiled. "Now you can vote." All three young Jonin could do was sit there as the votes where cast.

Akimichi-not guilty, Hakate-guilty, Inuzuka-not guilty Mitarashi-not guilty, Morino-guilty, Nara-guilty, Sarutobi-not guilty, Yamanaka-guilty. 4 to 4 the vote was a tie.

"We are tied" said Inoichi "As this is a trail we must a quit you. You are all free to go."

"It is nice to see the record set strait." said Haishi with a smile as the council session ended and all the Hyuga supports gathered around the newly freed council.

"Well this is defiantly an injustices." said Naruto

"He is back leading my clan that means that we are all going to get the bird cage seal back." said Neji

"That is correct Neji" said Haishi as he walked up an evil grin covering his face "You and your wife will be the first to get the seal. Also after your child is born we will take him or her and raise it as a Hyuga weapon, you and wife will never see it."

"I don't think so." said Naruto

"You can't stop me, Namikaze." said Haishi

"Yes I can, you see I planed ahead, so I read the contract that you council made when they purchase the birdcage seal." said Naruto as a grin covered his face "It seams that every 5 years your clan had to pay a renewal fee."

"So" said Haishi

"Well you haven't paid it in twenty years so I am removing your right to use that seal." said Naruto as Haishi eyes widened

"You can do that? Without that we would have no control over the branch house" yelled Haishi.

"I just did and if you use it on anyone I will sue your clan for stealing. Also if you do anything to any other member of your clan or my friends I will sue you for using the bird cage seal those twenty years without paying for it." said Naruto before turning to Neji "Neji how many people make up the branch of the Hyuga clan?"

"Five hundred people" said Neji

"Ok then." said Naruto "And did most of those people have the bird cage seal on before we removed them?"

"Yes." said Neji

"Haishi I will let you know this every time you used that seal or a seal was on a Hyuga during those twenty years is a separate case." said Naruto as Haishi's eyes narrowed "So if you touch one of the branch family members that also includes Hinata, Kiba, Hainbi or anyone else who I hold dear I will crush your clan so much you and your council members will be holding meetings in cardboard boxes in back a back alley."

"I thought you hated the political game, Namikaze." said Haishi

"I do" said Naruto "but that doesn't mean I don't know how to play."

Well here is another chapter. Yes the Hyuga council got free however Naruto has them pretty much under his thumb. Thanks to everyone who has reviewed I ask that you keep on reviewing.