The Valley of the End is located close to the border of the Land of fire and the Land of Sound. Shortly after the foundation of Konoha, the Senju's leader, Hashirama Senju became the First Hokage, much to the dismay of the fallen Uchiha leader, Madara Uchiha, who intended to destroy the village with the forced assistance of the Nine-Tails. The valley was carved out by Hashirama's Top Transformed Buddha's barrage. The battle ended with Hashirama victorious, And the sumptuous death of Madara Uchiha.
The destructive power displayed in the epic battle left a scar in the earth that would come to be called the Valley of the end. With the waterfall serving as a border between the Land of fire and the land that was later known as the Land of sound, the valley was later memorialized with two giant statues of the main combatants: Hashirama on the Land of Fire's side of the waterfall and Madara on the opposite side to symbolize his defection from their village. The statues are posed to make the traditional Shinobi Sparring's Seal of Confrontation, which is protocol before a duel.
And is in this place where a meeting was taking place. Right beneath of Hashirama statue, was the Yondaime Hokage, Minato Namikaze. Minato has spiky, blond hair, and sharp blue eyes. Minato also had jaw-length bangs framing either side of his face. His normal attire consisted of a standard Konoha uniform with two bands on both of his sleeves, a green flak jacket, a blue forehead protector, and blue sandals. He has on top of the flak jacket a sleeved long white Haori over his normal attire, closed in the front by a thin, orange rope. The Haori was decorated by red flame-like motifs on the edges, with the kanji for "Fourth Hokage" (Yondaime Hokage) written vertically down the back.
With him was his wife, Kushina Uzumaki. Kushina was a woman well known for she had a slender, but feminine build, fair skin, violet eyes, and the common Uzumaki red hair. It reached her waist with shoulder-length strands that framed both sides of her face and a black clip that parts her hair to the left.
Even if she was the wife of the Hokage, she was still an active Kunoichi, she wore a blue forehead protector with her hair tied up in a high ponytail and strands at the sides of her face. Her attire consisted of a standard Konoha flak jacket over a black short-sleeved shirt and black form-fitting pants that reached her calves.
With them, were at least 5 Anbu, who were all the personal guards of the Hokage and his wife, with them there was a young Anbu with a mask of a dog, with spiky silver hair oriented to his left side. There was a bundle covered in black sheets in the arms of Kushina, who had a sad smile on her face, and tears in her eyes that were about to fall.
On the other side, there was Yagura, the Yondaime Mizukage. Yagura was a young adult, though rather short for his age. He had short, messy, grey hair, which fell over the right side of his face and spiked up on the left. He also had pink, pupilless eyes and what seemed to be a stitch-like scar running from under his left eye, all the way down his cheek. His attire included a grey, sleeveless shirt with the Kiri forehead protector attached to the front, as well as short-sleeved mesh armor, which he wore a green poncho. He also wore a turquoise sash around his waist, paired with a matching green apron over his pants and a pair of brown boots. Along with it, he carries a club with unevenly sized hooks, which bared a green flower on the larger end.
On his left, there was The demon of the mist, Zabuza Momochi. Zabuza was a tall and noticeably muscular man with light grayish skin, short spiky black hair, dark brown eyes, and small eyebrows. He was normally seen wearing bandages like a mask over the bottom half of his face. Under his mask, he had a relatively narrow jawline and jagged-teeth, a trait he shared with his fellow Swordsmen. He wore his forehead protector sideways on his head, he has donned the village's Anbu uniform and flak jacket, and the more noticeable thing is that he have Kubikiribōchō on his back.
And on his right, there was the monster of the hidden mist, Kisame was a very tall, muscular shinobi, He has a distinctive shark-like appearance, complete with pale, blue-grey skin. He has small, round, white eyes, 3 sets of curved facial markings under his eyes, gills on his shoulders, and sharp triangular teeth, the latter of which is a shared trait amongst most of the other members of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist. He also styled his dark blue hair in the form of a shark fin. He has the standard outfit of the village, complete with a Flak Jacket and a forehead protector. , he donned underneath the flak jacket, what appears to be the standard attire of the Seven Swordsmen which consists of: a dark sleeveless shirt paired with matching pants, provided with a waist guard, and striped arm and leg-warmers typical of his village. He also switched to a modified version of Kirigakure's forehead protector, which covered his ears as well. Tied to a brown sheath on his back, was Samehada, the ( Sharkskin sword).
while behind them, 5 hunter-nin Anbu were for the protection of their Kage.
"..are you sure about this Hokage-Dono?" Ask Yagura, still not sure about what was going on right now.
"yes, I'm sure Mizukage-Dono... it's necessary for his safety. Danzo won't stop to nothing to hurt my son, that's why I'm asking you to take him with you to Kiri."
Looking directly in his eyes, Yagura just sighs.."alright, I take him with me to Kiri. I will send you a report every 2 years, by letters about his well-being." Seeing Minato nod, he signals to Kisame to pick the baby in the redhead woman's arms.
Kisame, seeing Yagura nod in his direction, he knew what he had to do. Walking slowly to Kushina, and when he was right in front of her, he keeps quiet and waits with patience. Seeing his action made Kushina smile a little in appreciation toward the blue-skinned man.
looking down at the baby in her arms she said" Naruto-kun...you are going to a new home with people who will care and protect you...re-remember that I love you and always will, Sochi. I promise we will see each other a-again..ne ?.."
With tears falling from her eyes. She kisses the baby's cheek.
the clouds in the sky cleared, leaving the light of the moon to show the baby's appearance. A baby with blonde hair, and big blue innocents eyes that resemble the sea, looking around in curiosity.
Looking up, she gives the baby to Kisame, who took it delicately.
Walking back to his Kage side, Kisame looked down at the baby, and for a second he lost himself in those big and innocents blue eyes looking up at his own with curiosity. Standing at his Kage side, who nods to him, he keeps quiet while he was looking at the baby, while the two Kages keep talking about their agreement.
Kisame was a lot of things. From an early age, the people in Kirigakure, treat him with disrespect, and ignorance, and all because of his Shark-like appearance. He was an orphan, so he knew what was like to grow up alone. He knew what was loneliness. But after becoming a shinobi of his village, he grows in rank and abilities. And Now he was feared and respected by his whole village.
But still... he still feels lonely sometimes. His soul long lost its innocence, he, like all other's ninja, had killed. He lost the count of how many did he kill. He ruined the lives of families, friends, couples, and orphans.
And all in the name of his village protection, or the duty of his village.
But now. Something in him awake, somewhere, in the deepest part of his soul. An emotion, he long thought was dead, what was it called again?... Hope?...yes. It was Hope. Maybe this baby.. was his light in the darkness?. his guide out of a road of just darkness and loneliness.
while he was looking down at the boy blue eyes, for some reason he has the feeling to-no.. the need to protect and raise this infant.
Looking up he saw that he was deeply lost in thought and that the meeting was almost over. " ..so we agree that this is a secret that, only the people here present can know, the men you brought here with you, can you trust them?" He hears the older blond Hokage asking his Kage.
"Ma, ma, I trust this mans here with my life. There is nothing to worry about. I think it's time for us, to go to our different paths, don't you think Hokage-Dono?" Was the calm and cool reply of Yagura.
Sending a last look to his son, he nods and turns around to go and embrace his wife and walk their way out of the Valley of the end, along with their guards.
Seeing that the leaf shinobi left the valley, Yagura turns around and starts to walk his way out, with his guards. The journey to the water country was quiet, they only stopped two times. And both times were to make a camp and rest for the night.
2km was the distance before they arrive at Kirigakure. In the entire time, Kisame was the one who carries Naruto, one reason being that he wants to, and the second one was because when the only woman in the group of the hunter-nin tried to hold Naruto so that she could feed him with some milk since he was hungry. Naruto started to cry the second he was separated from Kisame, and because of that, Kisame had carried and fed him with a small pot of milk.
20 minutes from Kirigakure-
Seeing that Naruto was sleeping and being comfortable in his big and muscle arms. Kisame looks at Yagura who was in the front of the group, with him and Zabuza being at either side of him and the hunter-nin behind them, he decides to question to Yagura about something that was in his mind for a while now.
"Mizukage-sam-" "please Kisame, I already tell you to call me Yagura like Zabuza and the other swordsman's when we are not in an important meeting."Interrupted Yagura looking at Kisame by the corner of his eyes, with a small smile on his face. Sighing at his Kage personality. Kisame continues what was in his mind " right... Yagura, who's going to take care of the child? " At this, even Zabuza was paying attention.
Hearing his subordinate question, Yagura starts to think about the answer, unfortunately, nothing came. " Honestly... I'm not sure yet. I'm going to decide when we are in my office. " respond Yagura.
Not liking Yagura answer, Kisame looks down at the baby sleeping face, who was sleeping without a care in the world...it was then that he makes a decision. One that will change the life of the boy in his arms, unknown to him.
After 15 more minutes of walking. They were finally at the front doors of Kirigakure no Sato. Walking up, the group find a pair of jounins guarding the entrance, when they notice the people walking to them, they were about to take their stances in case something happens, that was before they recognize that their Mizukage was in front of the group.
" Mizukage-Sama we apologize, we thought-" " there is nothing to apology for. Now I want a report of who as entered in and out of the village while I was out by the end of the day, is that clear?"
Interrupted Yagura to the two jounins. Seeing them nodding, he was surprised they didn't break their own necks by the speed they were nodding.
Nodding to them, he along with the group, start to walk to their Kage office.
10 minutes later. We find Yagura sit on his chair in the office of the Mizukage, with both Zabuza and Kisame standing up, in front of his desk, while the Anbus that was accompanying them, were hidden in the office to guard their Kage like always.
Looking up at Kisame, Yagura said " Now about the ones who are going to take care of young Naruto. I decide that maybe the people of the-" "I'm sorry to Interrupt you Yagura. But I have decided that not only I want to be the one to take care of Naruto, but also I want to adopt him." Interrupted Kisame, looking straight at Yagura's eyes, with a firm and hope-filled voice that surprised everyone in the room.
Kisame Hoshigaki. The tailless beast. The monster of the hidden mist. He just requested to adopt an infant as his son. Not only that but the way that he asked Yagura, he sounded hopeful. All of this was something that will even surprise and cracked the mask of the indifference of a cold-hearted Bastard like Madara Uchiha.
The room was that silent that you could hear everything that was going on outside of the Mizukage tower.
Recovering from the shock of the request, Yagura look at Kisame dead serious in the eyes and said " Kisame..are you sure about this? Adopting him will not only be difficult to raise him by yourself but it will also put him in danger when this information leaves the village walls, your enemies from the other Hidden villages will not let this opportunity pass by to get you."
"I know.. but I want to adopt him. Yagura.. you and Zabuza should know better than everybody the actions that I did in my life as a shinobi, I have a lot of sins, I'm not perfect, but" at this, Kisame looks down to the sleeping child in his arms. At this point, everyone was listening to what the shark-like man was saying, "I have the feeling that.. maybe.. just maybe this kid can be that anchor I need in my life. So I'm asking you, Mizukage-Sama, will you let me adopt him."
Ask Kisame with conviction.
Looking at his eyes. Yagura couldn't bring himself to denied Kisame request..." alright, Kissme." at this, Yagura take out a piece of paper from one of the cabinets of the desk. Looking closer, Kisame was able to note that it was an adoption paper.
Getting closer to the desk and holding Naruto with his left arm, Kisame signs all the required information on the adoption paper with his free hand. Looking at all the signs of Kisame, Yagura sent a small smile to Kisame before he also signs the authorization of the Mizukage on the paper. He looks at Naruto, then to Kisame and replies " well, now what you are going to do with young Naruto Hoshigaki background story? People will ask where he comes from."
Seeing the logic behind, Kisame was about to answer when he was interrupted. " I say Kisame had an adventure and he left the woman pregnant." Declared a bored and lazy Zabuza. Everybody, even the Anbu Hidden in the room were looking at him. Seeing and in the case of the Anbus sensing their looks, Zabuza got irritated and asks. " what? It was just a suggestion, plus it won't be hard to believe."
Shaking his head, Kisame turns to Yagura and said "let's just said that I was in a relationship in secret with a blond woman who was from the lightning country and that she died at giving birth because of a condition that she had. her name will be Naomi. A woman who stopped being a kunoichi from Kumo and was working as a fisherwoman for the ports in water country."
While he was speaking his idea, at some point Naruto must have waked up, because when he was finished, Naruto was holding his small hands up in the air trying to reach Kisame face with a small smile and playful blue like sea eyes.
That was the sight he was greeted by looking down, and the only thing that he could do was smiling and let his pinkie finger being held by the smaller hands of Naruto.
Seeing his friend showing a side that most people never deem him to have, Yagura just smile and said"I think it's better if you go home Kisame, plus little Naruto may be hungry, and for the background story, I think that the story you just told will fit good enough. For the time being, I will not send you in missions, do you agree with me?" Seeing Kisame nod he said, "good you two are dismissed." Nodding, both Kisame and Zabuza walk out of the Mizukage tower and were walking in the streets. There were people giving surprises looks at Kisame for holding a baby, this makes both villagers and ninja start to spread rumors.
" sorry Kisame, but I have to go back home, you already know how is Mei, I see you tomorrow with the others." Said Zabuza before he starts to walk away in a different direction from the one that Kisame is walking.
Seeing Zabuza walk away, Kisame turns to his new Son and smiles at seeing Naruto looking at him with a smile. " time to get you home don't you think ?" Ask Kisame to the baby, who like he could understand just Smile bigger than before making Kisame let out a small smile so well.
Life was going to be interesting from now on in Kirigakure no Sato.
Konoha at the same time- Namikaze Uzumaki mansion.
Kushina was with her best friend Mikoto Uchiha, crying and yelling. This was how it had been from the night that Kushina last saw her son. Minato had tried to be there with her and comfort her, but Kushina locked her self in their bedroom, not letting nobody in, because of this, Minato didn't know what to do, and with his Hokage job he didn't have the time, so he went to look and find his wife best friend.
Mikoto Uchiha. Mikoto was a fair-skinned woman with long, straight black hair with bangs hanging on either side of her face to frame her cheeks and black eyes. She wore a simple dark purple blouse with a red-plum skirt and a light-yellow apron normally worn over it, and blue shinobi sandals.
She was the recent wife of the present head of the Uchiha clan, Fugaku Uchiha. But she married him not because of love but because of lack of choice, she was forced by her family, it was an arranged wedding, and while he might like her, she doesn't and the mere idea that she has at some point in their marriage to have children with him, was something that she despises with all her soul.
While she will love those children, it doesn't change the fact that she has no feelings for Fugaku.
Not only she had to marry him, but she has also had quit being a kunoichi, and be a housewife, a low blow for her pride, but there was nothing that she could do.
But that aside. When Minato found her, she was busy cleaning the house, after being informed of what had happened she was transported to her friend house thanks to the Hiraishin of Minato.
After he left she knock on the bedroom door and called her friend's name, after three more intents, where she thought that she wasn't going to open the door.
Like magic, the door opened and in the door entrance was kushina with puffy, red eyes from crying. Her hair was a mass. Her jounin flak jacket was on the floor at the corner of the room, while she was also very pale.
So seeing all that, she does the only thing that she was able to think of. She just embraces Kushina and let her letting out all the sadness, despair and pain, Of not being able to not only raise but also seeing her son growing up.
It had taken at least 3 hours but she was able to calm her down, both were sitting on the bad in the bedroom, still embracing each other.
Seeing that her friend was calm, Mikoto decides to ask" how are you feeling now Kushi-chan.?" At first, she thought that Kushina wasn't going to answer judging by the silence that greeted her question, until "Miko-chan.. it hurts..it hurts so much to know that I'm not going to see him for the next years. i-i-..i'm not going to see him grow up, r-raise h-him... I just want my b-baby..my son h-here with me" while she was talking small trails of tears were falling from her already puffy red eyes.
Feeling sad and bad for her best friend, Mikoto try to support her friend and clean the tears slipping from her friend eyes, all the while she was saying " yes you not going to see him growing up and be able to raise him, he's not even going to know that you are his mother.. but you are going to see him again if everything will be alright. And when you do, you just will stay there with him and get to know the man that your son will become."
while speaking, Kushina was listening to every word that her friend was saying, and was times like this that she was happy to have her best friend at her side.
Looking up at her Friend's eyes she said with a small smile" your..right.. thanks Miko-chan, for being here and help me, I don't know what would I do without you.".
" ara, ara Kushi-chan, you're making me Blush," said Mikoto with a big smile while Kushina starts to snickering at her friend's antics.
" you should talk with Minato he was very worried abo-" "no... I don't want to see him right now... I need time." Interrupted Kushina to Mikoto. Hearing her words Mikoto nods while she said"I understand, I let him know when I leave. Now, what about if we talk about that.."
And with that both, Mikoto and Kushina spend the greater portion of the day by talking.
Hokage tower-
Minato was seating in his chair behind the Hokage desk. He was holding both elbows on top of the desk, with his face on top of his locked hands. With him, there was Jiraya his sensei, and toad Sage of Konoha. Jiraiya was a tall and well-built man in adulthood with fair skin. He had a wart on the left side of his nose and waist-length, spiky white hair that he usually ties back into a ponytail, with two shoulder-length bangs framing his face. There were red lines under his eyes which extended further down his face as he got older, going all the way to the bottom of his face.
His usual attire consisted of a green short shirt kimono and matching pants, under which he wore mesh armor that is visible at his wrists and ankles. He also wore handguards, a black belt, traditional Japanese wooden sandals, and a red haori with two yellow circles on each side. He also often carried a large scroll on his back and had a tattoo on his left palm, and he wore a horned forehead protector with the kanji for "oil" (油, abura), which denoted his affiliation with Mount Miyōboku.
The office was plagued with silence until, " sensei, are you sure this information is accurate ?." Ask a serious Minato.
Looking at his son in all but blood, Jiraya said " yes, I have already check if it is, and unfortunately, it is. Danzo is not planing in kill you're son anymore, but to make him in an experiment in some type of weapon that he is creating, sadly, I wasn't able to find enough information or solid and physical proof of this"
Hearing what his sensei had to report, he let out a tired sigh." Danzo it's easy to deal with, but he's really hard to find proofs against him, we need more and more information... but Thanks Sensei, if that is all, you can leave." Looking at his student, Jiraiya really want to stay, but he knew he had to leave him alone. So with the stealth, of only a veteran of warlike him could have, he left the office.
Seeing that he was alone, Minato looks outside of the window thinking in his son. "Naruto...i hope we see each other again." Were the words for only the Anbu, his and the office ears.
Five years later- Kirigakure no Sato
In a big house close to the walls of Kirigakure. We can see a blonde boy with spike short hair with blue eyes while wearing a dark sleeve shirt with blue shorts- pants and sandals. He currently was playing outside the backyard, with a water pool on the ground. That was until he saw something that had always called his attention.
Inside of the house in the kitchen was Kisame, who didn't change one bit, only age a little bit in the last five years. He was about to open a bottle of water, that was until he hears " Otou-san!" Naruto yelling for him, the moment that those words left Naruto mouth, He was already outside of the back door that leads to the backyard and already held two kunais in both hands in a reverse grip ready to kill whoever dared to injure his son, but what he saw surprised him.
There on the floor was Naruto smiling and laughing, now that wasn't something new, no, what surprised him was that on Naruto lap, there, lay Samehada. Without the bandages on it, showing the appearance of the sword. Samehada is a large sword, roughly as tall as a full-grown man and comparable in size to the Kubikiribōchō. Though usually wrapped in bandages, Samehada's construction is atypical in that her actual blade is comprised of a series of shark downward-facing scales running along the entirety of its length until her yellow hilt, at the base of which is a small skull.
Now Samehada is the only sword of the seven swords of the mist that it's sentient. So Every time that somebody touches Samehada without being her carrier, the scales of the sword will tear anyone in shreds. So the fact that Naruto, his son of just 5 years old, could touch and pet Samehada like it was some kind of puppy... well it's something that does not happen every day.
He was brought out of his thoughts by the voice of his son. " Otou-san look Same-chan wanna play with me." Naruto for a kid of his age was surprisingly smart, he could understand things that child of his age, would only get confused, but of course. He was still a child of 5 years old.
Smiling at the scene in front of him, Kisame just shakes his head and walks up to them. When he was right in front of them, he set on his knees. Smiling he pat Naruto on the head and said " yeah I can see that, it means that Samehada likes you, and if I'm not mistaken, it also means that in the future you will carry her, alright " ask Kisame with a small sincere smile. Seeing Naruto nod. He asks something that was in his mind. " Naruto... are you ready to start your career of Shinobi of the mist?."
Hearing his father question, Naruto looks at him in the eyes and said" Yes! I wanna be just like you otou-san! you know my dream is of one day become one and strongest of the seven swordsmen of the mist." Shout his son.
Smiling at him, Kisame then gave him, what one would consider being a shark-like grin. "Good, because training will be like hell"