After much cheering and greeting, the five kages walked into the hokage tower and into the sealed room guarded by anbu.
"…I the fifth hokage of the village hidden in the leaf call this summit to order!"
With that said all the kages took off their hats and placed them in the middle of the table.
Food had been sat out on the table along with drinks.
Along the wall stood the various guards. Tsuande had shikaku and Kakashi with Naruto and shikamaru shadowing them. The kazekage had Temari and kankuro. The mizukage had chojuro while the raikage had killer b and darui and lastly the tsuchikage had kurotsuchi and akatsuchi. However, this time around he also had a strange woman with him, alongside her a man. The women wore a white mask and a lavender kimono with the kanji for mountain on the back. At her feet laid three tigers.
Presently the kages were scattered. Greeting each other and catching up.
"so onoki! My old friend why the large entourage! You usually travel with two bodyguards! You scared or something?" A asked him.
Onoki grinned and sipped his sake as he looked by at hinata. her tigers sat protectively around her as she leaned against the wall.
Suno however was chitchatting with Kakashi and sizing up the room.
"if you must know A. the girl is my goddaughter and the boy is….suno."
A's eyes went huge.
"That's suno! Little suno! No way! Suno! Get over here!" A called as he drew attention to the whole room.
Hinata leaned against the wall as fatigued filled her body. The journey had been long, and she was so close to sasuke she could almost feel it. well she could literally feel it.
She was glad no one was approaching her. well, they wouldn't because of how protective nagisa, tomoya and akira were. They would literally hiss at anyone who walked past.
"and you say that one is your god daughter eh? Why haven't I ever met her?" a booming voice asked
Hinata focused her attention back on the room a as she realized the attention was on her.
The raikage was walking toward her as well as the mizukage.
She watched the hairs on akira fur go up.
"..akira…its ok…" she said offering some comfort.
"..all these males without our lord in sight …I don't like it." akira growled
"woah they talk!"
Hinata stiffened. Naruto.
"..of course we talk…kyubbi." Nagisa said as she rubbed against hinata's hip.
"woah...how did you know?"
"the great tiger clan specializes in sensing. we sense many things."
"tiger clan?...there are tigers around here!" he shouted
"Naruto…stop yelling baka!" tsuande shouted as she and gaara approached them.
"...I have never seen tigers before." Gaara commented.
"…well have a nice look. But we prefer that you didn't stare… its rude." Tomoya said as he licked himself.
"...alright I think it's time we get this meeting started. We can meet and socialize later." Tsuande said as she walked over to the meeting table.
The other kages nodded and followed her lead except for onoki.
He stopped in front of hinata.
"..are you alright? I prefer you sit down…this is going to be long. And I know you haven't eaten. He will be here soon, and he would want you to eat…both of you…"
"…god father…" hinata urged. If he could see her face, it would be tomato red. "stop worrying about me."
"its my job..i-"
"hey onoki come on!" A shouted
"no matter what happens...be strong.."
Onoki sat down at the table and before they could begin there was a knock on the door.
"enter!" tsuande said
"the daimyo of the land of spring is here."
The kages in the room stood as she entered. However, lady daimyo by passed everyone and headed straight for hinata.
"lady tora you're here! And…. your glowing!" she squealed as she hugged the women.
"onoki you bastard why didn't you tell me!"
Their love for hinata had quickly help the two leaders' bond. And opened up the doors of trade for their countries.
"calm down koyuki…you can giggle with her later. We have to start the meeting."
Koyuki demeanor quickly shifted from a giggling girl to a strong leader.
"Hai. Your right let's get this started."
Hours went by as the kages talked about the backlash of the war and how they were trying to improve togather and independently. After much productivity and treaty agreements and talks of peace, tsunade brought up the elephant in the room.
"alright...I'm glad we all have finalized somethings and I know over theses next two weeks we will do much more but as for now…we have to talk about sasuke Uchiha..."
The room went silent.
Sasuke was meditating when the anbu appeared. It was time. the sooner he got this over with the sooner he could go home to his wife. His wife…he missed her…he could practically feel her.
"it's time ...Uchiha." the anbu said
He recognized the voice as yamato.
"hn."
The room had erupted into full blown chaos and tsunade couldn't get them to shut up. All the other kages were now arguing back and forth on what to do with sasuke. The only ones who were strangely quiet were onoki and the daiyamo of the snow.
"sasuke Uchiha needs to be executed!" the raikage shouted
"…it's a shame…a handsome man like…that. how about we just take away his chakra?" mei suggested
"He tried to kill us all!" a yelled again
"will you stop yelling!"tsunade said she then turned her attention to the two silent leaders.
"..onoki...lady daimyo ..you've been silent...what is your opinion?"
The two leaders looked at each other and kyouki nodded for onoki to speak.
"..i think the leaf has given sasuke enough punishment. .i believe he has paid his dues and should be left alone. And from what I hear he has scars from the torture the leaf interrogators put him through…I hear he also had given the leaf his full services for a year and then will serve as an outside source…So let's leave it at that. let bygones be bygones."
Their was a knock on the door that stopped mei and the A from lashing out.
"enter." tsunade said
"we have the Uchiha." The anbu said
Every kage and body guard stood up to their full height as sasuke Uchiha was guided to the center of the room. Two anbu guards stood by his side.
Hinata had fallen asleep as the meeting went on but when she felt sasuke's chakra, she stood straight up.
The interrogation began with various kages asking why sasuke did what he did. What his intentions were and where the Akatsuki former hideouts where. They also asked if he had stayed in contact with any of his previous connections. The only one who took a violent turn was the raikage.
Hinata held unto nagisa's fur as the raikage beat sasuke. She couldn't believe they were letting this happen. He had answered all these questions and didn't put up a fight. With every crack of bone and the squish of skin, sasuke eyes never left hers. Or at least her mask.
"Alright A. that's enough." lady daimyo spoke. She did not sound happy.
"What? "A said icily as he glared at the Uchiha, whose eyes were closed
"…before we make our decision on the Uchiha…how about we bring forth a witness to his …good deeds, not just his bad?"
Naruto had to grin. They were surely going to call him. he knew sasuke better than anyone and knew that they would hear him out.
"…i would like my god daughter...lady tora of the tora clan to speak on sasuke behalf."
Every mouth in the room dropped.
"What the hell?!" Naruto shouted.
He couldn't believe this. He had been silent the whole entire time and they choose…her.
"Naruto…" Kakashi warned as he stood behind him.
Naruto breathed and watched as the women who never moved nor spoke walked towards the kages table.
The women walked with grace, elegance and yet a subtle power. Her three tigers followed her as they sat at her feet.
"very well. lady tora…tell us…why should we not execute sasuke Uchiha?" the raikage asked in disgust.
The women was quiet. After of fifteen minutes of total quiet, she spoke.
"…sasuke Uchiha…is human…humans make mistakes…humans can be redeemed…he has paid for his crimes and more than once. Sasuke had spent all of his time while away from Konoha serving other nations such as the land of snow and the land of stone…so-"
"wait a second…when we asked you where sasuke Uchiha was and if we could search your country you said no "tsuande said as she glared at onoki.
"lady fifth I suggest you watch your tone…and do not interrupt me again."
The air went cold as lady tora spoke.
"and to answer your question lord onoki didn't know about sasuke presence in the land of snow until I told him. sasuke had been helping my village in the land of stone. And my people owe him a great debt… he has saved lives…and helped restore a lost clan…he stopped a war from brewing in the land of snow. I also believe his efforts in the previous war should weigh heavily here. Lets be honest. Its not about sasuke and whether you can trust him…it's the power he holds that you cannot trust…it's his past you cannot trust but let me tell you. The man lying before you…is your greatest asset. You want that power on your side…and if you execute him or even send him away without coming up with some kind of …open communication…then you are all doomed….sasuke has many enemies' and he's the only one who knows how to defeat them…so when this is all over…if he desires to leave…I suggest you let him."
With that said, the women went over to the unconscious Uchiha and began to heal him.
"Kireina tora ojo…" he whispered hoarsely.
Hinata's eyes went wide as she realized he was awake.
"Junsuina Aokakesu." She replied as her eyes filled with tears. Of course, her mask was on so she couldn't let them flow properly
"..my lady…we should get him to a bed.." nagisa said
"yes…yes we should….i am taking the Uchiha to the tschuikage guest quarters. We are not to be disturbed…"
With that said, the group disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"who does she think she is…" the raikage said. Naruto nodded in agreement... he didn't like this woman one bit.
Onoki smiled and said...
"She's his wife…the Mrs. Sasuke Uchiha."
