Rise of the Whirling Tides
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"Hi there" Normal Speech
"Hi There" Thought
"Hi There" Biju and techniques
"Hi There" Biju thoughts and techniques in head
Flashbacks
"Hi There" Normal speech
"Hi There" Thought
"Hi There" Biju and Techniques
"Hi There," Bijuu thought and techniques in head
Summary Chapter 32: Naruto arrived on the Moby Dick and was attacked by Whitebeard's top three Division Commanders Vista, Josu and Marco but easily downed each of them before knocking out the others. Whitebeard and Naruto than clashed in a titanic battle that damaged Whitebeard's ship and created earthquakes on nearby islands. The two retreated into the Seika-kan Mira (World Viewing Mirror) and fought inside the Tool's pocket dimension. Whitebeard matched against Naruto even in the Pirate's weaken state, using powerful attacks that almost destroy the dimension as they clashed against Naruto's blows.
The Kubikiribouchou was broken in the fight against Whitebeard, as Naruto used it and Samehada to meet Whitebeard's Bisento. The Bisento's blade was broken under Naruto's versatile range of Rasengan's. In the battle, Naruto would heal Whitebeard restoring his strength to that of when the man was in his prime! With Whitebeard at full strength, Naruto continued the assault, blood boiling with excitement every time he and Whitebeard clashed.
In the end, Whitebeard tossed a locket to Naruto with a storage seal inside and the Uchiha symbol. Inside the seal was a Konoha Headband with a slash through it that once belonged to Uchiha Sasuke. A chakra figure of Sasuke appeared and began to speak, saying he had escaped the destruction of the Shinobi Continents, leaving the locket and message with an old friend of Naruto. Sasuke spoke about how he was sorry for letting his hated get the better of him and advice Naruto to embrace life, moving forward and find love. Sasuke's message hit Naruto hard and on his return to Uzushiogakure confessed his love to Suzuka, and the two made love for the first time.
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Chapter 33: Time Passes Bay
4 ½ Years until Canon.
Two and a half years had passed since the clash between Whitebeard and Uzumaki Naruto. The aftermath of the battle had cascaded out, at first, fear had spread, countless unsure of what had happened. The World Government had calculated Whitebeard was behind the cause, but only partially. The pirate had a hand in the earthquakes and tremors that shook the globe, but as for the dangerous storms and balls of fire that fell from the sky no one knew who would have caused it. The World Government had speculated it was Otsutsuki Hagoromo but didn't voice these concerns for fear of incurring the Demon's wrath. Thanks to these events Whitebeard's bounty had skyrocketed shooting up to Four Billion Belly from its original Two Billion, seeing a hundred percent increase.
For the rest of the world, they were trying to deal with the aftermath of Uzushiogakure's rise. Dressrosa had stabilised with Egburt Thornton Junior becoming its King, flying the banner of the Beast Pirates revealing their alliance to the world. Doflamingo's death had spread like wildfire, shocking the world with his death. The Shichibukai had seen a sudden change in its members with Blacktooth Junior taking Doflamingo's spot, keeping the balance of power.
What made the World Government bite their nails was the fact they saw a significant rise in activity from Uzushiogakure no Sato, more and more of these Shinobi were appearing all over the world. The Gorosei were getting headaches just thinking about them. A group of Shinobi had been bold enough to infiltrate Marine Base G-5 and assassinated Vergo the Vice Admiral in charge of that particular base. These operatives had snuck in under the cover of darkness and eliminated the man in his sleep without giving him a chance to fight.
The worst part was, evidence had been laid out in Vergo's room revealing him to be a spy for Doflamingo who had been kidnapping children and handing them over to the Shichibukai for some experiment to create Artificial Devil Fruit. Though the Marines had been aware of the fact, they couldn't make a move as the operation was under Kaido who had taken a more hands-on approach since Doflamingo's death. The World Government didn't want to risk angering Kaido so had turned a blind eye to it; this had not gone over well with a some of the Vice Admiral's specifically Garp, Issho and Tsuru.
Another group of Uzushio Shinobi had snuck into the home of a Tenryuubito who lived in the Sabaody Archipelago, who was known for having a pension for collecting rare items. The Tenryuubito was found dead in his home, strung up to the roof by a rope and tortured to such a state; he was barely recognisable. The man's vault had been broken into and every item ever collected removed. How did the Government know it was Uzushio? Uzushio had left their marking, a swirl on the noble's forehead. When asked, the Uzukage had even admitted it was their doing.
This act had infuriated the World Government, and they wanted to destroy the people of Uzushiogakure but were forced to hold in their anger remembering the threat from Otsutsuki Hagoromo. To add fuel to the fire, Whitebeard had come out making a declaration that Uzu no Kuni would also be under his protection, but that wasn't all Dracule Mihawk had suddenly done the same and said if the Government even thought about laying a hand on Uzu no Kuni, he would leave. If it were any other member of the Shichibukai, the Government wouldn't bat an eye, but this was Dracule Mihawk, the Strongest Swordsman in the World. Dracule was a rival to Shank's another member of the Yonko, with the power to match, making him someone they did not dare to cross. Why he did it completely baffled them as they couldn't think of a reason and the swordsman refused to say anything.
The World Government was truly in a sorry state, especially since five of their Vice Admirals had suddenly gone missing more than two years ago. Vice Admiral Orrin, Vice Admiral Momonga, Vice Admiral Strawberry, Vice Admiral Onigumo and Vice Admiral Doberman had been last seen in Loguetown. No one seemed to know what happened to the marines, or what had damaged one of the streets and its surroundings. The Gorosei were ripping their hair out in frustration over it.
Bad enough they already had to deal with Dragon and his Revolutionary Army, but now Uzushiogakure had come into existence and was a constant source of grief. The Gorosei had gathered in a meeting and raised the collective bounty for all shinobi of Uzushiogakure from Ten Million Belly to Thirty Million Belly.
Uzushiogakure no Sato - 7 ½ Years After Foundation
The last two and a half years had flown by for Uzumaki Naruto and the citizens of Uzushiogakure no Sato. Much had happened in this time as the Village continued to expand in size, its population seeing a rapid rise in growth. Not only did Uzushiogakure have immigrants migrating to its land, but the citizens had begun to populate the Island, producing the first generation of citizens to be born.
The Uzukage Uzumaki Naruto was seated in his chair dressed in his white sage robes, reading over the latest reports about the village's financials, population and military resources. The treasury had seen a sudden increase in wealth, as Dragon paid off the last payment for the Suicide S Class Mission. Dragon had subsidised items for the cost helping to cover what was owed. The items were stored away to be assigned to capable Shinobi at a later date.
Naruto had made sure to keep tabs on the item retrieved, turns out it was an old compass with a seal on the back. The seal was designed to draw in chakra for one hundred years storing it away. After those hundred years have passed, the storage seal would have reached maximum capacity. The stored chakra was then released, pouring into the compass, releasing a long beam of chakra pointing towards an Island. On that island was a temple and inside was not the weapon Dragon had sought, but a clue that would lead Dragon to the item he wanted.
The item from what Naruto had gathered from reading the ancient markings, which appeared to be a late dialogue of what was used on the Shinobi Continent mixed with an early version of today's modern language, was supposed to be on a moving island. The text revealed the location of the island, but to find the island, one would have to wait. The island moved around and only arrived at this location three years after the compass had activated. Half a year was left before the island would arrive at the coordinates listed.
The cream of the, however, was a little bit of information. Dragon dropped to Naruto, about a broken mask that had been sold to a Tenryuubito. The mask's broken appearance had a strong resemblance to the Shinigami Mask that once belonged to the Uzumaki Clan. Naruto had shaved off Five Billion Belly from the Mission Cost and had started sending teams to investigate. Once its location had been found the Uzukage had sent a team of Shinobi to find the Tenryuubito and recover the mask while taking whatever they could find of value.
After the treasury was the report on the Villages Population Growth which had gone up from eighty thousand people above land to close to five hundred thousand. Uzushio had seen a rapid increase of immigrants in the last two and a half years as people flooded to its shores in droves, of all races and creeds.
The influx had even brought a new race to Uzushio, the Snakeneck Tribe, a tribe of humanoid individuals primarily distinguished by their extremely long necks. As for lower Uzushio, its population had grown to twenty-two thousand, giving Uzushiogakure a population of over five hundred thousand citizens. Such a rapid influx should have put a strain of Uzushiogakure's economy, but Naruto had factored in this growth, ensuring Uzushio would not be harmed.
Uzushiogakure's Military had grown in numbers and ranks, with five of its Chunin receiving promotions to the rank of Jounin; Yamato, Odin, Shiina, Dominic and Houjin. These five Shinobi had been some of the first to be awarded their Jounin jackets. In the coming months, another sixteen were expected to receive the same promotion to Jounin.
As for she Suzuka had been promoted to the rank of Anbu Taichou and given her own five-man squad, Kuroka codenamed Yurei (Ghost), Taro codenamed Shi (Death), Yasamin codenamed Iruka (Dolphin), and Mickaël codenamed Saru (Monkey). Xing codenamed Raiga (Liger) had been placed with a group of freshly recruited Anbu.
The program in the last two and a half years had recruited forty-nine Shinobi, ten every six months with only nine in the last round of finishing recruits. Each of them had been split into teams of five, creating eleven Anbu squads. Xing had been placed in command of his division as Captain. The next lot of recruits had been increased from ten to fifteen.
The number of Genin had increased with every year, as more and more children flooded into the academy. In the last two years and a half, with graduations every six months, the first graduation had seen seventy-eight graduates, the second one hundred and twelve, the third eighty-four, the fourth one hundred and one and the fifth ninety-two new Genin into the ranks of Uzushiogakure.
A little over four hundred and fifty students had graduated in the past two and a half years. Of those students and those who had already graduated seventy-three of them had managed to climb to the ranks of Chunin. In total Uzushiogakure had close to six hundred Shinobi. By next year this number was expected to almost double, as the next two graduating classes had numbers of close to or over two hundred students, each of these students had been the ones to make the final cut.
Many of these new Genin all ranged from the ages of twelve to sixteen. Roughly half of the current Genin were those who had joined the Academy late but had caught up on the curriculum studying and training hard to become worthy Shinobi.
Amongst those to graduate from the academy were a few new faces and old. Miyuki and Mariko the two children who had been part of operation Second Rebirth with Houjin had climbed their way through the academy, graduating at the top of their class. The two Second Generation Devil Fruit users had assigned to Houjin as their Sensei who in recent years had turned seventeen years old. Out of the new Jounin, Houjin had been the only one given a Genin Team. The third member assigned under his command was Shirone who had graduated with yesterday's batch of Genin, becoming a Genin at ten-years-old, obtaining permission to graduate early.
Dominic was still watching over Queen Otohime, protecting the Wife of King Neptune from assassination attempts. In the last two and a half years the boy had stopped close to fifty different attempts on the woman's life, strengthening ties with Fishman Island. King Neptune had finally decided to organise a meet with Naruto to sign an alliance agreement between the two nations. In three months' time, the Uzumaki would travel to Fishman Island and meet the King in the Ryugu Palace.
Vladimir, Son Goku's, student aged fourteen and, Dean, Kurama's, student aged fifteen were both awarded with the title of Chunin. The people of Uzushiogakure had started to call the two boys and Dominic 'The Enforcers of Uzushiogakure', given this titled due to being the Bijuu's students. Adding to the three, the little duckling under Isobu, Vera had taken the Genin Exam last year and only one month age received her Chunin vest, creating four 'Enforcers'. The Striped Beakfish Mermaid was distant at first to the other Shinobi but eventually began to get close to her fellow Bijuu apprentices.
At the sight of their brother's taking in students, the other Bijuu began scouting for someone to bring under their wing. Gyuki had landed his tentacles on a Great White Shark Fishman two years ago named Alphonse. The Fishman was only sixteen at the time but had come to the island over three years ago, just meeting the cut off the Shinobi Academy joining late. Most joined the Academy at five, but it did accept late bloomers up until the age of sixteen and expected them to catch up on the material they missed. The eighteen-year-old showed skills in the fields of Taijutsu and Ninjutsu, with a surprising aptitude in Nintaijutsu like A the former Raikage, using the elements of Lightning and Water. Naruto was considering passing on the secrets of the Kuroi Kaminari (Black Lightning) to Alphonse.
Saiken had also taken a Genin under his wing, a Tiger Shark Fishwoman who had graduated last year with the third batch of graduates at age 15. Iris was the woman's name, having joined the academy late at ten. The Tiger Shark Fishwoman had a fondness for whips, but not just any kind of whip, but a chain whip. A chain whip was a whip forged of metal with a long wire keeping the segments of its body linked together, attached to a sword like handle. Each segment was a double-edged blade, while at the tip was a spear point.
Then there was Chomei who had his eyes on a young giant girl by the name of Junko who was eleven years old and would graduate in six months time. The girl didn't appear to favour overly large weapons, focusing instead on a pair of trench knives which were used to channel or dual lightning and wind elements to increase the sharpness of their edge and piercing power.
Each of the students hadn't been assigned to a squad. Instead, Naruto had paired them up with each other. Alphonse and Vera had been paired together, Dean was paired with Iris, while Vladimir and Dominic hadn't been assigned partners, Naruto was looking at pairing Vladimir up with Junko when she graduated and was taken under Chomei's wing. As for Dominic, Naruto planned to leave him partnerless, for now. Dominic was the oldest of the Bijuu Apprentices, with Vera just a few months younger than him, and he had the most training out of the lot of them.
Finally amongst all the recruits were four more promising Shinobi. Of the four, three of them were seemed inseparable, always together. The teamwork the three demonstrated was exceptional, as they seemed to complement each other's skill set. In the end, Naruto decided to stick them together in one team. All of them were the same age thirteen years old named Jiao, Brunhilda and Darius. Jiao was a half Longarm and half Snakeneck tribesman, while Darius was a half-giant and Brunhilda a half purple Cat Mink.
The other Genin was a thirteen-year-old girl called Mayumi, a White Weasel Mink. The Weasel Mink, however, had not been placed in the Shinobi Core with the others. Instead, she had been recruited into the Anbu program, finishing her course six months ago. Mayumi had been placed under Xing's command.
Putting the report down, Naruto grabbed another one; this one contained a list of every Devil Fruit stored in the Uzushiogakure Vault and who it had been given to. Over the last few years the number of Devil Fruits stored in Uzushiogakure's Vault had increased to thirty-four, seven of those being Logia-Class, sixteen Zoan-Class and eleven Paramecia-Class. Some fruit hadn't been identified by name, but through study, Naruto had been able to determine what type they were.
Instead of letting those Devil Fruits sit idly in the Vault, Naruto developed a plan to integrate them into the Shinobi Forces The Immortal had developed a new sealing array one that would accurately measure the compatibility they had with every Devil Fruit in the vault, picking the three that showed the highest percentage rate. Thanks to this method, there would be no randomly consuming a Devil Fruit and hoping you could use its abilities effectively. The Uzumaki always looked for compatibility ratings of seventy-five percent or higher.
On graduation, the top three Genin graduates of the class would be given the opportunity to enter the Vault under Naruto's supervision to take the compatibility test to see if they were a match to any of the fruits. If the percentage wasn't high enough they were placed on a waiting list, and every time a new Devil Fruit arrived they could step into the seal again. The reward was an incentive encouraging positive competition amongst the Genin as each trained harder to try and outdo their classmates. If they didn't win, they wouldn't worry as there were always chances to enter the vault.
It wasn't just fresh Graduates given this option, any Shinobi who showed valour on missions and achieved merits in the field could be allowed access to the vault. The Vault option was one way to obtain a fruit; the second was if you found one. Anyone who found a Devil Fruit had the option to keep it after finding out what it was or placing it in the Vault and seeing if they had a higher compatibility rating with a different fruit. If a suitable fruit couldn't be found, you could then be placed on the list and would be notified each time a new fruit arrived or had the option to eat the one you found.
Using this new method, of the recent graduates seven of them had been able to obtain Devil Fruits suited for them. These four had been Mayumi, Jiao, Darius and Brunhilda. Mayumi had received a ninety percent match to Diamante's Hira Hira no Mi (Ripple-Ripple Fruit) and consumed it on the spot. As for the other three, they had received incredibly high matchings of ninety-eight percent each for three unknown Devil Fruits.
One was the Devil Fruit given to him by Dragon that took the appearance of a black mango pineapple hybrid with a white stripe swirl pattern. The second was a greenish-blue group of bananas. The third had been a black kiwi shaped devil fruit with a white ring around it. All of them Mythical Zoan-Class Devil Fruit that resonated with each other, part of a set of four Devil Fruits. Uzushiogakure only had three of them, the fourth one was a mystery, but after seeing their transformations, Naruto could guess what it was.
With enough merits up his sleeve, Dominic had also taken the test looking to increase his power by consuming a Devil Fruit. Shukaku's student had temporarily teleported back to Uzushiogakure for the day, leaving a clone behind to protect Queen Otohime. Of those stored in the vault Dominic had an eighty-five percent match with the Tsuchi Tsuchi no Mi (Earth Earth Fruit), seventy percent match to the Nagi Nagi no Mi (Calm-Calm Fruit) and a seventy-two percent match with an unmarked Paramecia-class devil fruit. The Student of Shukaku had promptly taken the Tsuchi Tsuchi no Mi, taking it back with him to consume at the Ryugu Palace.
Suzuka had been offered the chance to take a Devil Fruit but had promptly refused. Vladimir's name had been put on a list; the boy was waiting for a particular Devil Fruit land in Uzushio's hand and was often meeting with Houjin about it.
The Shinobi Side wasn't the only one to see growth, but also the Martial Force, growing from a small five thousand soldiers to fifty-eight thousand, each Legion containing five thousand and eight hundred troops. Each Legion of five thousand eight hundred was then split into ten divisions of five hundred and eighty. Every single member had been pushed to the brink of their limits as the Research and Development department continued creating new weapons of war for them to use, boosting their strength.
A further boost to Uzushiogakure's Military power came from Old Tom who had completed the construction of the Maelstrom just last year. The Ship had yet to be revealed, stored safely at Uzushiogakure's docks as Old Tom began construction of three more ships. These ships went by the names Anarchy, Helios and Inquisitor, each of them was a large ship in their own right, but nowhere near as big as the Maelstrom. The Helios and Anarchy were roughly the same sizes as a Buster Call ship about sixty-five metres long, while the Inquisitor was only thirty metres long.
These three ships would be designated with the task of protecting the Maelstrom, acting as an escort for its journey. The Inquisitor was a light armoured fast moving ship equipped with long-range weaponry, designed to defend the Maelstrom from small but powerful short ranged attacks. The Helios and Anarchy were heavier ships unable to move at the speeds of the Inquisitor but made up for it with their superior weaponry and heavier, thicker armour.
As a side project, Old Tom was also to start work on the Firestorm, another massive ship, two hundred and fifty metres long, and one hundred metres shorter than the Maelstrom. Once constructed, Houjin would be put in command of the ship as it had been specifically tailored to suit his Devil Fruit powers. To work these ships, recruitment had begun finding skilled workers to help maintain them and run the equipment.
A puff of smoke drew Naruto from his musing. Appearing on the Uzukage's desk was a small brown furred rabbit, wearing a light green jacket with a Uzushiogakure Hitai-ite around its forehead. The rabbit was big enough to fit in the palm of Naruto's hand.
"Usagikyo it's good to see you." Naruto greeted the tiny rabbit and gently patted it on the head. The rabbit accepted the pat before opening its mouth and spitting out a scroll three times its size.
"Uzukage-sama, the Major Summoning Clans, have reached out to the Minor and Mythical Clans, and they have all accepted to have their Summoning Scrolls delivered to Uzushiogakure no Sato. This is the Risu (Squirrel) Clan's Contract Scroll." The Rabbit informed the Uzukage, bringing good news while delivering a new scroll.
Naruto smiled as he examined the scroll reflecting on just how this had happened.
Flashback
Naruto sat cross-legged in a sealed-off chamber of the Uzumaki Main Compound, it had been two weeks since his battle with Whitebeard. The Uzumaki was covered in golden chakra flames as a giant scroll was unrolled before him, chakra flowing into it repairing the damage to the cloth. Arms of chakra extended from his back, entering the scrolls sealing matrix, adjusting and fixing up the array restore it. The seal lit up once the final seal had been repaired.
The chakra arms retracted back into Naruto's body as the Uzumaki placed a hand to the scroll. Golden chakra flowed into the scroll as the Uzumaki left a golden palm print. A golden text soon appeared on the white scroll revealing Naruto's name. The Sage than released a surge of chakra into it. "Gyaku Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Reverse Summoning Technique)!"
The Sealing Matrix left the scroll appearing beneath Naruto and expanded outwards before he vanished from the spot in a puff of smoke. Naruto was sent falling through an open void, but easily caught his bearings and sat cross-legged allowing it to transport him through the bleakness of space.
The Immortal appeared in mid-air over a large clearing surrounded by a lush green forest that went on for miles. The forest was overflowing with a wealth of Natural Energy. Floating down the Sage's feet touched the earth, and he began to look around, immediately sensing a large number of chakra signatures coming from every direction. Some of those chakra signatures were rapidly speeding towards him, coming to a halt amongst the thick bushes of the forest.
The sound rustling caught Naruto's attention as a pair of large blue eyes peered forward, belonging to a white rabbit over ten metres tall, carrying a pair of katana on its back. The rabbit was dressed in a shinobi vest and had a black bandana around its head. Long white ears twitched as the rabbit stared at Naruto in stunned silence before it finally spoke.
"A Ningen (Human) who possesses chakra. Who are you?" asked the giant rabbit, keeping a distance.
"You are of the Usagi clan yes?" questioned the Sage avoiding the question momentarily, by asking his own. The giant rabbit nodded its head in the affirmative.
"I am the Shodai Uzukage of the newly rebuilt Uzushiogakure no Sato on Uzu no Kuni, Uzumaki Naruto! I once possessed a contract with the Toad's of Mount Myōboku!" Naruto answered the Rabbit's question revealing his identity.
The Rabbit's ears suddenly shot up, eyes widening, its body appeared to tremble. All around voices could be heard.
"Did he say Uzumaki Naruto?"
"AS in the THEE Uzumaki Naruto, the Child of Prophecy?"
"Didn't he die over six thousand years ago?"
"He looks different to what we were told, are we sure it's him?"
Members of the Usagi Clan were whispering amongst themselves at the man's sudden appearance, some doubting him.
"I can assure you I am the real Uzumaki Naruto. Six thousand years ago I fought against Otsutsuki Kaguya to save the world from her. Together with my rival Uchiha Sasuke, we fought against the Goddess, but it was no good. Sasuke sacrificed himself blocking an attack meant to kill me and transferred the Six Paths Yin Chakra given to him by Otsutsuki Hagoromo to me. With the power of Yin and Yang I attempted to seal Kaguya and the Shinju into my own body. However their combined chakra was too much, and it destroyed me, taking out half of the Shinobi Continent in the blast."
"As a result, our collective minds, bodies and chakra fused together. Only through sheer will and thanks to the sealing technique I used did I manage to dominate over them. My body was no longer flesh and blood. I had become a chakra beast and would reform ten years later. After wiping out the White Zetsu Army she had created and absorbing the memories of all those turned into Zetsu by the Infinite Tsukuyomi, I would then sink the remains of the Elemental Nations to the bottom of the sea."
"I fled to Uzu no Kuni where I remain hidden for six thousand years before certain events forced me out into the open. After seeing the state of the world, I restarted the Shinobi Program, creating a Shinobi Village on Uzu no Kuni, with that Uzushiogakure was born."
Naruto gave a brief explanation of what had happened against Kaguya, trying to help show who he was while telling the rabbit about what he had done. The Rinne-Sharingan in his eyes spun up wildly, making the rabbits stare in awe at the godly eyes.
"Tell me are you the only Summoning Clan left? Is there others?" Naruto took a step forward towards the rabbit who had spoken to him, walking forward in a non-threatening manner.
The Rabbit eyed Naruto before nodding its head, "All of us Summoning clans still exist. For six thousand years we have thrived, with only minor infighting between us. Even so, we have existed with peace, allowing us to prosper."
"Do you have a way to contact the others?" The rabbit appeared to think for a moment, deciding whether or not to trust Naruto. The problem was Naruto was the only person to have arrived in six thousand years since the death of the Shinobi. No one in this world knew how to use chakra. But if he had truly started up a Village of Chakra users, this was a great opportunity for the clans.
"The Usagi Clan has become a Major Clan in the last two hundred years, granting us access to a communication array that extends to all other clans."
Naruto rubbed his chin in thought, "Could you get a message out and request to the heads of each clan to gather for a meeting?"
"It is doable. I must speak to the Clan Head Usagiryu (Rabbit Dragon)." The giant rabbit informed the chakra wielder.
Naruto gave a deep bow to the rabbit, "Please do. I shall leave my imprint on the scroll so you may contact me through it. Please send a representative afterwards to collect your summoning scroll."
"As you wish Ningen (Human). In the future, you may call me Usagiken (Rabbit Sword)." The Rabbit introduced itself and hopped off vanishing into the forest.
A puff of smoke surrounded Naruto as he returned to Uzushiogakure.
End Flashback.
A month after meeting up with Usagiken, Usagikyo had shown up with a message from the clan head Usagiryu, saying the Heads of Major Summoning Clans would gather in one weeks' time to meet. The location of the Usagi Clan's home realm of Tentakaramori (Heavenly Treasure Forest). Each clan head would show up, accompanied by two members of their tribes acting as bodyguards. While the Summons were eager at the thought of a new summoner, they were still weary.
Arriving a day after the meeting had been set, Usagikyo arrived accompanied by a small toad with light orange skin wearing a green jacket named Gamahada (Toad Skin). The toad had been sent under the orders of the Great Toad Elder to bring Naruto to Mount Myouboku.
Gamahada had spat up a reverse summoning scroll and unrolled it asking Naruto to touch it. The Uzumaki had compiled after examining it, on arrival he soon got the surprise of a lifetime.
Flashback
Naruto smiled as he arrived on Mount Myouboku, the familiar Natural Energy flowed into his body it truly had been too long. The Uzumaki looked around spotting hundreds of Toads of all shapes, colours and sized sitting around, training, bathing or eating. The toads had suddenly stopped what they were doing and looked towards the new arrival whispering amongst themselves.
A large thirty-metre tall and thirty-five-metre long Toad, with maroon coloured skin and a navy blue flak jacket with a large greatsword on his back, approached. The giant toad looked down at Naruto with a pair of crimson red eyes, sizing him up.
"The Great Toad Sage wishes to meet with you. Follow me." The Toad relayed instructions, hopping off, Naruto following after him, easily keeping up. The two walked in silence, arriving at the home of the Great Toad Sage. The large toad remained outside; Naruto would enter on his own.
Walking in and headed up to where the Toad Sage was seated, Naruto was greeted to the sight of a Toad easily ten metres larger than Gamabunta had been, close to thirty metres. The toad had wrinkled dark red skin that had orange blotches, with purple markings around his eyes, mouth and chest. The Giant Toad Sage sat on the chair dressed in a white robe, a long pipe in his mouth as a pair of shut eyes began to slowly open revealing a yellow tint
"Gama...Kichi?" Naruto was visibly stunned as the toad resembled Gamakichi in many ways, especially the colour scheme the only difference was the orange blotches.
The Toad Sage laughed in amusement and shook his head, "Gamakichi passed away five thousand years ago, but not without leaving behind a legacy. I am his direct descendant, Gamaabura (Toad Oil). To be precise, I am apart of the sixth generation of toads descended from him." The Toad revealed his heritage, an amused smile formed on those old lips.
Naruto gave a soft, cheerful smile, "I'm glad he managed to continue his life and have a family."
The Toad Sage's eyes began to close, mouth widening in excitement, "We have foreseen your appearance Uzumaki Naruto, the Child of Prophecy and Nidaime Rikudou Sennin (Second Sage of Six Paths). Every one of us who have taken the title of Great Toad Sage for the past six thousand years have foreseen your return. The Gama (Toad) Clan has been eagerly preparing."
"You...foresaw it?" Naruto's eyes widened at what he had learned.
"What I say is true. The Gama Clan will fight by your side once more." The Giant Toad opened his mouth, a long tongue coiled around a giant scroll. The tongue extended and the scroll was placed in front of Naruto.
The Uzumaki unrolled the scroll with shaky hands; this was the very scroll he had signed as a kid. It had remained in pristine condition, taken care of by the Toad Clan for generations. Once the scroll was Unrolled Naruto examined the names, crying silent tears at the sight two of them, Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato, his Godfather and Father. The spot where Naruto's name had once been was blackened out.
Calming himself, Naruto placed a hand to a blank spot and began infusing chakra into the scroll. A golden chakra flame engulfed the hand, creating a golden imprint. Golden chakra surged along the space engraving Naruto's name. Rolling the scroll up, a long tongue shot out and retrieved it.
"The Gama Clan is forever at your service once more, Uzumaki Naruto!" The Toad Sage declared with joy, voice full of excitement. The Gama Clan had been waiting for six thousand years for Naruto's return. The Toads knew when the Uzumaki reappeared it would be their time to shine once again! To obtain a foothold in the new coming Era and help shape it. Every Toad on the Mountain knew of this coming Prophecy and each was eagerly awaiting it, they had been training for countless years.
For Six Thousand years the Toads have developed their skills and techniques improving upon them. Every new generation of toads that came to be was born stronger than the last as the previous generation was passed on. The older generation of Toads would hide nothing from the new generation, believing there should be no secrets amongst their people. The Toad's encouraged free thinking and experimentation, as long as it didn't cross a line. Thanks to this time of mindset the Toad's had seen incredible growth in potential.
Naruto smirked at the giant toad, "Happy to be back!" Declared the Shinobi extending his right hand in a clenched fist. A giant webbed hand came down, and the two beings bumped fists, exchanging chakra creating a powerful bond of friendship and understanding between them.
Afterwards, Naruto remained behind asking the Great Toad Sage Gamaabura questions about Gamakichi, Gamabunta, Gamatatsu, Fukasaku, Shima and the others wanting to know more about what happened to his old friends.
End Flashback.
A few days later, Naruto had been summoned back to the Tentakaramori (Heavenly Treasured Forest) meeting up with the representatives of the Summoning Clans. The Major Summoning Clans consisted of total of twenty clans, Gama, Usagi, Hebi (Snakes), Namekuji (Slugs),Tora (Tiger), Raion (Lion), Same (Shark), Shika (Deer), Kumo (Spider) Kame (Tortoise and Turtle), Sanshōuo (Salamander), Taka (Hawk), Iruka (Dolphin), Zou (Elephant), Karasu (Crow), Anaguma (Badger), Sasori (Scorpion), Kuma (Bear), Okami (Wolf) and Sai (Rhinoceros). The Major clans did not include summons from the Mythical Clans such as the Ryu (Dragons), Ribaiasan (Leviathan) and other similar species.
Naruto had questioned the Usagi Clan about the major clans, during his time there had only been ten the Gama, Hebi, Namekuji, Tora, Raion, Kame, Sanshouo, Shika, Kumo and Same. Usagikyo had told Naruto that in the last six thousand years thanks to the growth of a number of clans, ten Minor Summoning Clans had met the requirement to become Major Summoning Clans, turning the number from ten to twenty. Even now there were a few Minor Summoning Clans who were on the brink of becoming Major Summoning Clans.
At the meeting the Toad's had sent Gamaabura their Toad Sage, accompanied by the giant toad Naruto had met, finding out his name was Gamabunta in honour of Gamakichi's father, the other Toad was one half of Gamabunta's size with light brown skin, wearing a red and blue kimono top carrying a large kanabo on his back named Gamayama (Toad Mountain).
It had also been the first time Naruto had laid eyes on Usagiryuu, a giant rabbit on par with the new Gamabunta whose entire body was covered in thick black armour. The armour seemed to absorb all light with a pair of long metal dragon-like wings on the back, the helmet shaped like a dragon's as a pair of yellow eyes pierced through the holes. At the Rabbit's left side they carried a large black sabre. Usagiryuu, unlike other rabbits, did not stand on all fours but on their hind back legs. The armour obscured the Rabbit Head's voice and appearance making it impossible for Naruto to tell their gender.
Apparently, it was thanks to Usagiryuu's might and leadership the Usagi had managed to become a Major Summoning had informed Naruto that amongst the strength of the twenty Major Summoning Clan heads, Usagiryuu's combat abilities was in the top ten, ranked number four. The clan head of the Kuma Clan, Ken-jou (Strong Fortress) was ranked number two, the Anaguma Clans, Akatsuchi (Red Earth) was ranked number three and Gamabunta was ranked number one.
Gamabunta, however, commented that if Usagiryuu ever decided to remove there armour, even he wasn't what the outcome would be. The armour Usagiryuu wore was incredibly heavy and encumbered their speed, but even so, the rabbit was still surprisingly fast.
Naruto had met up with the representatives, explaining what had happened six thousand years ago and the events of the present. The Uzumaki revealed the fact he had restarted the age of chakra with many promising Shinobi, any one of them would be worthy of signing their names onto the contracts of the Summoning Clans. After much debate and reassurance, the clans had agreed to send their Summoning Contracts to Uzushiogakure, electing the Usagi and Gama Clan to act as representatives.
Soon a second puff of smoke appeared on the table as Gamahada showed up, sitting atop a large scroll. The toad hopped off allowing Naruto to pick the scroll up.
"The Kitsune Clan has delivered their scroll." The Kitsune clan was a minor clan but was also classed as a mythical one as certain members of its clan could obtain multiple tails. The current head of the clan Kitsune Arashi (Fox Storm) was a six-tailed fox who was heavily aligned to Raiton and Suiton possessing the ability to fuse them into Ranton (Storm Release).
Kitsune Arashi was supposedly one thousand years old. It had been explained to Naruto that after the age of five hundred, for some Kitsune they could grow another tail every hundred years, this didn't happen to all of them. Some Kitsune only grew two, others three; it was rare for one to grow four or more tails. In the entire Kitsune clan, there was only one six-tail, one five-tails and three four-tails, with a dozen three-tails and about twenty two-tails.
While the Kitsune Clan was still classed as Minor Clan, they were incredibly close to meeting the requirements to become a Major Summoning Clan. The final requirement was for its head and elders to study and master the art of Senjutsu.
Naruto added the two scrolls to his pocket dimension; they would be stored in the Research and Development's fourth floors vault. The vault on the bottom fourth floor was used to contain the relics and items of Naruto's era. The first vault on bottom floor two contained items from the era after Naruto's and the vault on bottom floor three housed the Village's Devil Fruit collection.
With the Summoning Contracts in hand, Naruto had begun to think of whom to distribute them to. The Sage had been contemplating on who would receive which ones. Naruto already delivered three scrolls to his students, after contemplating for quite some time, the Sage felt he had chosen the perfect contracts for each of them.
For Yamato, Naruto had chosen the Kuma (Bear) Clan, known for their ferocious strength and overwhelming might, specialising in the field of Doton Ninjutsu (Earth Ninja Techniques) and Bukijutsu, specifically large hammers, polearms and axes. The Doton Jutsu of the Kuma clan would be a perfect fit when used in tandem with Yamato's powerful Katon Ninjutsu. The Doton techniques of the Kuma clan were focused on entrapping, restricting enemy movement, boosting defence and offensive power of the wielder.
Next came Shiina, the Kame (Tortoise and Turtle) clan seemed a perfect fit for her. The Kame clan was split into two branches Tortoise and Turtle, both living in harmony. The Tortoise branch specialised in defensive techniques, with shells harder than most known metals and materials. The tortoise clan may be one of the slowest among the summoning clans but made up for this with having the strongest defence. The Turtle clan while slow on land were one of the faster clans in water just behind the Iruka (Dolphin) and Same (Shark) clans. The Tortoise Branch specialised in Doton Ninjutsu and Kekkai Ninjutsu (Barrier Ninja Techniques), while the Turtle Branch focused on Suiton Ninjutsu and surprisingly Jikukan Ninjutsu (Space-time Ninjutsu Technique).
Lastly was Odin, the problem was trying to find a clan to match him. The boy was gifted with Raiton techniques both Kenjutsu and Ninjutsu. After careful consideration, debating between the Okami (Wolf), Tora (Tiger) and Raion (Lion), Naruto had pushed the three clan contracts aside and instead gave Odin the Taka (Hawk) Clan to sign. Members of the Taka Clan primarily specialised in Fuuton Ninjutsu, but there was a special branch that utilised Raiton ninjutsu and used their wings like swords.
Naruto had also decided to pass along a contract scroll to Suzuka. The Sage had made the decision to hand the Salamander Summoning Clan Contract Scroll to Suzuka, after debating between the Salamander, Scorpions and Snakes. The Salamander's that came with this particular scroll had powerful poison glands and would store the glands of their deceased members which could be implanted into their summoners. Suzuka had a speciality in the art of poison, this summoning clan would be a perfect fit for her. After obtaining the scroll, Naruto had his partner sign it.
As Naruto through of his lover, he could sense her approaching, accompanied by two others. The sage couldn't help but smile as he reflected on the moment that changed his life. Over two years ago Suzuka and Naruto had received the shock of their lives. After they had taken a bold step forward and had consummated their relationship, four weeks later, Suzuka began feeling ill. To Naruto's shock, a life could be sensed growing inside her womb, with his chakra signature. Suzuka had fallen pregnant, something Naruto thought was all too impossible.
As a being made of pure chakra, Naruto didn't produce sperm and couldn't reproduce in the normal way, not unless he created his own life with the Creation of All Things. Consulting Kurama and the other tailed beasts, Naruto was able to come to a conclusion as to how it was possible.
Naruto's chakra was incredibly potent, with powerful life giving and life taking properties. The chakra that made up Naruto's body also contained his will, memories and instinct. When Naruto had made love to Suzuka, residual amounts of chakra had been left inside her. The chakra left behind has fused with an unfertilized egg.
As the chakra fused with the egg, the life-giving element came into play. However the egg only had Suzuka's genetic code, no DNA sample had been provided by Naruto. With only half the chromosomes present the chakra subconsciously used the memory of Naruto's DNA before he had become a chakra beast. The problem was Naruto's chakra would integrate with the fetus, giving them an incredibly potent chakra, similar to Naruto's own but on a weaker scale. Without a body strong enough to handle the potent chakra as the child grew, it was mostly likely they would disintegrate.
To fix this issue Naruto's chakra compensated by searching through Naruto's bloodline, finding stronger traits to make a body that would be durable enough to handle the potent energy. Naruto as an Uzumaki was linked to the Senju who were descendants of Otsutsuki Hagoromo's youngest son Ashura. Chakra extracted these old lines, revitalising them to fuse Uzumaki, Senju and Otsutsuki blood into the fetus. Thanks to this combination the child's body would be strong enough to harness the powerful chakra they would inherit.
Another side effect that couldn't be foreseen was the fact, Naruto's chakra sped up the babies development and with only five months of development, a healthy baby boy had been born. At the birth when Naruto held his son for the first time, he had received another shock. The baby had awoken an old bloodline from his mother's, Suzuka's, side.
Flashback 2 years 1 month ago
Uzumaki Compound
"AAAHHH" A loud scream tore through the giant compound, sounding as if a wild beast had been set loose. The painful scream originated from the Uzumaki Compound's master bedroom.
Seated in the main sitting room, heads began to turn towards the source. These heads belonged to Team 7 Odin, Shiina and Yamato. Accompanying them was Houjin, Mariko, Miyuki, Shirone, Kuroko, Vladimir, and Dean. Each of them were either on the edge of their seats or pacing back and forth in anticipation. Why? Because Suzuka, the prime disciple of Uzumaki Naruto and the first Shinobi of Uzushiogakure no Sato had gone into labour. The father was none other than Uzumaki Naruto the person who had helped shape their lives.
Inside the master bedroom, Suzuka lye on the bed, hair a mess as it framed her beautiful face. Sweat poured down the woman's face, flushed red, eyes closed shut as she screamed, taking deep breaths and pushed. A sheet covered her, as the large bulge of her stomach pressed against it. To her right was Naruto holding onto her hand.
In the room, were the nine Bijuu, Shukaku, Matatabi, Isobu, Son Goku, Kokuou, Saiken, Chomei, Gyuki and Kurama. Each of them had shrunken down to the size of a large dog to fit inside. Matatabi sat to Suzuka's left, a paw holding her other hand. Kokuou had taken up the role of midwife, arms of chakra extending from her back, beside her Saiken was lending a helping hand. The other Biju was by the side eagerly awaiting the new arrival.
Golden chakra shot up out from Suzuka's womb, launching upwards. A powerful force was released that shook the room. A surge of Natural Energy flooded in as a hole was torn in the roof. Natural Energy flowed downwards into Suzuka's womb fusing with the baby. Chakra erupted in surges creating golden ripples in the air as an image of a moon and sun appeared floating above Suzuka, however in mid-air between the symbol of the moon and sun was the image of the Yin-Yang sign. The images lasted only briefly before fading away. The chakra being released was then sucked in absorbed back into the baby body.
Suzuka let loose another scream, drawing everyone from their stupor at what they had seen.
"Come on Suzu-chan, deep breath and push, you can do it! You're almost there I can see the head. Just a little more! "Kokuou spoke in a soothing tone, encouraging Suzuka to push on through.
Naruto held his lover's hand, channelling chakra into her body, helping to take away the pain, "You can do it Suzu, I know you can." Naruto spoke lovingly and kissed the back of her hands.
The black haired woman took a deep breath and pushed against, hands clenching down hard. If it had been anyone else she surely would have broken their hands. Sweat poured down the woman's forehead, sheets soaked. Another scream escaped cracked lips, before the joyous sounds of a newborn was heard.
"It's a healthy baby boy!" Chakra hands extended grabbing an orange blanket to wrap up the little bundle of joy. Chakra arms extended up to Suzuka laying a small bundle in her arms.
Wrapped up in an orange blanket was a baby boy, he had black hair like his mother and had inherited her snow white skin On each cheek was a pair of whisker-like marks, three each side, as the marks went down those chubby cheeks they became faded, being more distinguished at the top. Unsteady eyes began to open as the boy fidgeted, a pair of cerulean blue eyes were revealed to the world.
Naruto watched on as a gentle smile caressed Suzuka's lips, a tender gaze was cast onto the newborn baby in her arms. The woman held her son close, pressing her forehead to his, whispering sweet words to him. Suzuka was exhausted from labour, but that didn't stop her from bonding with her baby.
Tired Chocolate brown hues turned to face Naruto, the woman giving a tired smile and slowly offered the baby up, "Say hello to your Papa."
The tiny baby boy's cerulean blue eyes looked up at Naruto, watching him with a strange fascination, eyes moving from white hair to the horns on the Uzumaki's head and lastly to his eyes. Cerulean blue locked onto the Rinne-Sharingan and a pair of tiny hands escaped the blanket reaching out for them.
A pair of giant hands, compared to the babies, grabbed those tiny digits. Naruto smiled taking in his son's hand's, "You like the colour of my eyes? These are daddy's special eyes, the Rinne-Sharingan." Naruto's large hands collected up the bundle of joy and lifted up him to eye level, giving the child a better look. The baby babbled, tiny hands reaching out for the eyes, but never seemed to reach.
The baby's antics amused Naruto as he gave a soft chuckle. Tiny arms retracted as a strange look appeared on the baby's face like he was pouting at not getting at what he wanted. Chakra suddenly surged through the baby's body, covering him in a golden aura. The act caught Naruto by surprise, taking a step back, at the same time making sure not to drop his son.
Chakra surged into the child's eyes and they bled into red, in moments blood red replaced cerulean blue as a single black tomoe appeared around each pupil. The tomoe rotated around the pupil as the baby boy began to giggle.
Naruto's eyes widened in shock at the sight of the Sharingan, For a brief moment those crimson red eyes stared back before turning back to cerulean blue. The child gave a loud tired yawn eyes closing shut as he fell asleep.
"That...was the Sharingan!" Kurama spoke up from behind Naruto, the fox just like everyone else had seen and felt the chakra emitting from the child. Curious the fox went to see what was happening, only to see a pair of Sharingan eyes looking up into Naruto's Rinne-Sharingan eyes.
Naruto didn't answer, instead frowned. Earlier when he had done a check on the child, Naruto had confirmed the chromosomes inherited from him as the father all belonged to the Uzumaki, Senju and Otsutsuki Clan. The Sage had checked each strand, investigating what would happen to the boy. When Naruto had checked, at most, his son would possess the Futton (Boil Release) and Shakuton (Scorch Elements) bloodline limits, giving him the elements of Water, Wind and Fire. At no point at Naruto discovered any signs of Uchiha DNA, or that the Otsutsuki line would awaken the Sharingan.
Probing again, Naruto injected a strand of chakra into the child's body, using his will to investigate. The Sage found nothing out of the ordinary on the Uzumaki side and began to dig deeper. As Naruto dug he found a random strand of Uchiha DNA. Following the genetic code, Naruto followed it to the source, to find out where it had come from in his own DNA. To Naruto's surprise, it didn't lead to any of his genetic lines, in fact, it led into the half given to the boy from Suzuka.
Raising a curious eyebrow, Naruto removed his strand of will and approached Suzuka. The woman looked at Naruto curiously as he placed the sleeping child in her arms. The Uzumaki placed a hand gently to Suzuka's forehead and injected his chakra directly into her body. The will probed Suzuka's DNA, scouring through it until he found a dormant gene of the Uchiha line. Probing the genetic code, Naruto discovered the blood was incredibly thin. Without any new Uchiha blood to add to the mix, the line had diluted until it reached the point of extinction. The only thing carried on from the Uchiha heritage was Suzuka's hair and skin.
Retracting the probe, Naruto's eyes frowned in contemplation. Suzuka was descended of the Uchiha Clan, meaning she was of Sasuke's blood even if it was extremely thin. Naruto had yet to reveal his findings, mainly because he was still trying to make sense of it. Suzuka didn't have the ability to activate the Sharingan due to her diluted blood, then how was her son able to?
Naruto placed an index finger to his son's forehead injecting the chakra probe again, comparing the two DNA strands in his head. Suzuka's was incredibly diluted and thinned out, allowing only Sasuke's descendants to inherit the Uchiha clan hair colour and skin tone. But in Naruto's son's case, the blood was rejuvenated and incredibly vibrant as if it had come directly from a pureblood Uchiha. The reason? Naruto. Naruto's chakra when in the creation process appears to have discovered the diluted blood, discovering its strong properties and revitalised it. Naruto's chakra with its powerful life properties repaired the Uchiha Bloodline restoring it to full strength. Meaning inside of this single child was the Bloodlines of the Senju, Uzumaki and Uchiha Clan all of which now appeared to be linked to the Otsutsuki Bloodline in the boy's body.
Releasing his chakra probe, Naruto turned and examined the looks of everyone present, before turning to face his worried lover. Naruto gave a reassuring smile, "There's nothing wrong, I just had a little bit of a shock."
The Sage sat down on a nearby chair, mulled over what he had discovered, attempting to decide just how to phrase it, "After…. careful examination, I have found Suzuka is a descendant of Uchiha Sasuke, possessing his diluted bloodline in her body." The revelation stunned everyone in the room. Everyone present had been made away about the fact Sasuke had apparently survived and left the Element Nations before its destruction.
"Can...She activate the Sharingan?" enquired Kurama, asking the question on the minds of all the Bijuu. The Bijuu weren't afraid if she could, as they had no need to fear Suzuka as she would never use its abilities on them. Kurama had asked out of curiosity.
"No. Her blood is too diluted." Naruto shook his head in the negative while looking at his stunned lover. Suzuka had been stunned speechless at the reveal. The woman had no knowledge at all about her heritage, she could trace a couple of generations back but that was it. To find out she was a descendant of the man her lover had called his rival and friend was stupefying, to say the least.
"My chakra with its life-giving properties discovered the faded bloodline and revitalised it in our son, effectively granting him the Bloodline Heritage of the Uzumaki, Uchiha, Senju and Otsutsuki Clan." The first three were all descendant of the last, but each of them had their own unique bloodlines. The Senju were known for their incredibly strong bodies and chakra, the Uchiha's their eyes and the Uzumaki their sealing knowledge and unique chakra.
"Have you decided on a name for this special child?" Kurama posed the question, turning a pair of giant red hues onto the sleeping babe, watching him with a soft gaze.
Suzuka gently stroked the child's cheeks, "There is a name I'd like to give him." The woman smiled affectionately at her son, watching him sleep with a mother's gaze.
"I'd like to name him after someone who once carried the Will of Fire, and protected the people of his home to the point he became a villain. Sacrificing his happiness and himself to protect the home he loved. I give him this name in the hopes my boy will grow up to be a strong warrior with a moral code just like that man. Itachi. Itachi is what I want to call him." Suzuka kissed the child's foreheads, reflecting on what she had been told about Itachi Uchiha.
Itachi was a prodigy from a young age, an Uchiha with much potential but sacrificed it all for his Village. Itachi was shinobi who, for the sake of village and the innocent people inside it, destroyed his entire clan, and killed his own parents with trembling hands. Itachi had intended to die a Villain so his brother could restore the clan. Itachi had loved Sasuke so much, he couldn't bear to kill him leaving Sasuke alive and killed every other Uchiha from the clan.
To ensure his brother, got strong enough to take kill him, Itachi fed Sasuke with all the hatred he could, to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan and make Sasuke kill him. Sasuke would become a hero who killed a rogue ninja and restored the Uchiha clan. He purposely planned his death by the hands of his own brother, all to gift him the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. He freed Sasuke from the curse of Orochimaru and planted Amaterasu to protect him from Tobi. Itachi had done all this, to protect his brother and home.
Suzuka hoped her son could one day grow up to be a great Shinobi, carrying a strong Will of Fire like Itachi, able to shoulder the hate of the world so others may live peacefully.
"Itachi." Naruto mulled the name over, he had a deep respect for Sasuke's brother especially everything Itachi had done in his career as a Shinobi. If Naruto could honour him in any way, he would proudly name his first son after him.
"Uzumaki Itachi, a good name." Naruto placed a hand to Itachi's little cheek, gently caressing his son in a tender manner. "The son of Uzumaki Suzuka and Uzumaki Naruto."
Suzuka's heart suddenly skipped a beat as she looked to her lover, "Uz...Uzumaki?" The woman's eyes began to tear up at the last name.
Naruto nodded his head, "Yes. It is only right that the woman, who carried my child and gave birth to him, take my name as her own. We will have a grand wedding! Let all of Uzushiogakure rejoice with us! As on this day, we became one big family!" Naruto gave a great boast and stood up facing the Bijuu in the room.
"All of you have been, there by my side for the last six thousand years like brothers and sisters. You are my family and I hope you will be family to my Wife and Child. It would be my honour if you could become the Aunt and Uncles to my child, and watch over him." The Uzumaki had seen the Bijuu as his family for many moons and didn't know where he would be without them. Naruto considered them his family and hoped his own children would do the same.
"We would be honoured Naruto-kun." Matatabi's tails flicked back and forth in an affectionate manner, showing her emotions. The feline was ecstatic to be referred to as Naruto's sister and would happily watch over his child.
"Still have a way with words you little brat. Humph. Can't be helped." Kurama's long tails extended and circled around Suzuka and Itachi in a protective manner. "This one shall protect them until the end."
"No harm shall befall the little one. Any who dare to touch but a precious hair on his head shall be cleansed." Shukaku gave a loud boast, swinging his arms upwards. Sand poured forth out of those giant hands flying towards Itachi.
The sand hovered around the boy before it flew towards his forehead. A single grain of sand touched that tender white skin and markings spread out, similar to Shukaku's forming a small curse seal in the middle of Itachi's forehead. Sand poured into the curse seal markings filling it up.
"This sand shall protect him, acting as his shield!" Shukaku lowered his hands after giving a blessing to the newborn child.
Matatabi's two tails flicked and gently sailed over to Itachi, "May I?" asked the two-tailed monster cat, asking to take hold of the boy.
"Please." Suzuka nodded weakly, giving a smile. She expressed her thanks to Shukaku for gifting her son with his protection.
Matatabi's two tails lifted the little boy up, gently lifting him up into the air. The two blue tails coiled around the child in a protective hold as she brought him to the centre of the room. The remaining eight Bijuu formed a circle around the child, having all made a unanimous decision.
Gently lying Itachi onto the ground, Matatabi retracted one tail while keeping the other floating in front of him. Each of the remaining seven Bijuu extended a single tail, pointing the tip down towards Itachi, pointing down at his forehead.
Each of the remaining Bijuu brought their tails together, the tips touching before a gentle stream of red chakra surged downwards into Shukaku's curse mark seal. The red chakra integrated with the seal, as each Bijuu gifted the boy with a part of their powers. Around the curse seal, eight little symbols appeared, a little blue flame, a piece of coral, a red flame, a cloud of steam, a bubble, a set of wings, a pair of ox horns and lastly nine tails layered over each other in the shape of a flower with nine petals.
The curse marking and symbols then disappeared sinking into flesh, making it appear as if Itachi's forehead had remained untouched. The collective of tails picked up little Itachi and gently placed him back in his mother's arms. Each of the Bijuu had granted a blessing, Shukaku's had been a protective sand as for the other's, Itachi would discover them as he grew older.
Afterwards, Naruto had let everyone who had been waiting outside in. Immediately the girls of the group had swooned over little Itachi, while the others congratulated Naruto on the birth of his baby boy.
End Flashback
The birth of Uzumaki Itachi had been a grand occasion for the entire Village as they celebrated in the streets. In the following day's Naruto's Marriage to Suzuka was announced and a ceremony was conducted atop the Kage Mountain. Matatabi, Kokuou, Chomei, Saiken, Kuroka and Shiina had been Suzuka's bridesmaids. Naruto's groomsman consisted of, Shukaku, Isobu, Son Goku, Gyuki, Yamato and Houjin. Odin had been given the role of ring bearer and Shirone the flower girl. As for Kurama, he had the task of performing the ceremony. Itachi had been placed in the trustworthy hands of Miyuki and Mariko, tasked with his protection.
A large crowd had gathered in the streets of Uzushiogakure, most of the village had turned out for it, just go be present. To accommodate them the Seika-kan Mira, which Naruto repaired hovered in front of the mountain and projected the image of the wedding, while a sealing array projected sound to the village.
Present at the wedding was Vice Admiral Issho, having received an invitation from the Uzumaki. Accompanying him was the son of King Neptune Fukaboshi who had been sent as a representative. Pressing matters at home had forced the King and Queen to remain behind, but they had still made sure to send their eldest son. Whitebeard was present during the event with the Head of the Black Crow's Merchant Guild. The Moby Dick was still under repairs so Newgate had hitched a ride.
The royal family of Dressrosa Riku, Scarlett, Rebecca and Viola had also made an appearance to show their congratulations for Suzuka and Naruto. Nico Robin had also been invited to the occasion, the woman had been a little uneasy from the gathered marine's, but she had been put under a disguise and guarded by a squad of Anbu.
Old Tom stayed at the shipyard but had sent a gift to them while apologising for not being present. It was understandable, especially with Vice Admiral Issho and the small marine division that had escorted him present. Kuroka and Shirone were both under disguises so they wouldn't be noticed. Kurama had also undergone a disguise, changing his fur colour from orange to gold and fused his nine tails together into one.
Dragon had even shown up as well but had remained hidden watching from the Uzukage Office. Accompanying him was Dean and Vladimir, keeping a watchful eye over the man. Dragon had arrived with two of his revolutionaries Emporio Ivankov and Inazuma. The revolutionary had brought a Devil Fruit as a gift the Pasa Pasa no Mi (Paper Paper Fruit) a Logia-Class Devil Fruit. The many representatives of the villages, towns, tribes and island's Uzushiogakure had helped with missions also sent a single guest on this day, all to congratulate Naruto on that joyous day.
The twenty Major Summoning Clans had each sent a member to the wedding, the eldest child of their Clans Head. As a gift, most of the clan's had sent the sake they produced or whatever fruit grew on their lands. In the case of others such as the Snake, Scorpion and Salamander's they each a gifted poison or venom sack that once belonged to a great elder.
The Crow Clan having once been aligned with Uchiha Itachi, sent one of their own to become Itachi's familiar. A newborn crow named Kazama. The baby crow and Itachi had been placed together and each exchanged chakra conducting a ceremony that bound the two together. Kazama would remain with Itachi and grow up beside him. The crow's growth was unknown as it all depended on Itachi's development. Naruto and Suzuka had overseen the ceremony.
WIth the last of the guests present, Suzuka and Naruto had been married in front of almost five hundred thousand guests of all shapes and sizes.
Naruto hummed as he reflected on recent memories. He truly cherished his life, even more so with his wife and son. The Kage tried to make as much time as possible to spend with his son, watching him grow. Naruto truly cherished every moment, is this what he had missed out on as a child? What his parents had missed out on?
However there was a slight problem, Itachi was growing up too fast, to compensate for his extremely potent chakra, Itachi's physical body as growing at twice the rate of a normal child. In two years, Itachi was the physical age of a four-year-old. To compensate for the rapid growth, Itachi had his Sharingan. Armed with the Sharingan, Itachi's intellect was growing, memorising content at an outstanding speed, allowing Itachi's mental age to reflect his physical age, four years.
After a few probes, Naruto had concluded the process would stop when Itachi's physical age had reached sixteen. By then his body would have developed enough to handle his potent chakra and the ageing process would slow down. Sixteen years physical however biologically was only eight for Itachi. The Uzumaki was saddened by the thought of his child growing up so quickly. But Naruto would make the most of it. Naruto couldn't help but beam when he thought of his family showing a bright smile, especially when they were coming to visit.
The door of the Uzukage Office opened up and a black blur shot in, racing towards Naruto's desk. The tiny blur leapt over the desk and slammed full force into Naruto. The chair shook as Naruto caught the flying blur, it was a four-year-old boy. The boy had shoulder length black hair tied in a ponytail, white skin, faded whisker marks on each cheek and cerulean blue eyes. He was dressed in navy blue shorts and a white top with the Uzumaki Clan symbol on the back.
"Papa!" The boy cried out smiling cheerfully up at Naruto. The Sage raised a hand gently patting his son on the head. The boy was Uzumaki Itachi his firstborn child. Naruto, as he looked down at Itachi, couldn't help the sorrowful look that showed briefly in his Rinne-Sharingan. The boy's facial features reminded him a little of Sasuke. With the Uchiha bloodline restored, Itachi had inherited some of Sasuke's facial features. Itachi had also inherited some of Minato's, Naruto's father.
"Ita-kun!" Naruto pulled his son into a hug calling him by an affectionate nickname. The Sage began to tickle Itachi's belly making the little boy giggle and try to swat the hands away.
"No!" Itachi laughed as he was tickled, fidgeting in his father's lap.
A soft giggle drew Naruto's attention as his beautiful wife walked in. Ever since she had given birth, Suzuka seemed even more beautiful than ever. The woman was dressed in a white and light blue kimono with her hair done up in a ponytail. Naruto's eyes dress towards her arms, as what she carried made him smile again. In Suzuka's arms was a small bundle wrapped up in an orange blanket.
Picking up Itachi, Naruto flashed over to Suzuka's side with the Hiraishin. Itachi sat on Naruto's shoulders as the Uzumaki wrapped a pair of arms around Suzuka's slender waist and cast his eyes onto the bundle. Wrapped up in their mother's embrace was a baby girl. Itachi had been one of Naruto's greatest joys, and only a few months later the couple had decided to have another.
The little girl in Suzuka's arm was the couple's second child. The little girl had bright red hair, like Naruto's mother Kushina, with similar light purple eyes, tanned skin and a chubby face. Her name was Uzumaki Kushina, named in memory after Naruto's own mother. On Kushina's birth, just like with Itachi each of the Bijuu had blessed little Kushina granting her a gift.
Unlike with Itachi, Naruto had been aware of what was happening this time and ensured Kushina would not inherit any of his potent chakra. Of course, Naruto made up for this by giving her other gifts. If all went well not only would Kushina inherit the Uzumaki Kongō Fūsa (Adamantine Sealing Chains) but also one or two advanced elements. However just like Itachi's birth had caused a create stir, Kushina's had to. The citizens celebrated once more rejoicing for the birth of the little girl, praising her and wishing her many years of great fortune.
Whitebeard had shown up again when he heard, congratulating Naruto on the birth of another child. Whitebeard's constant appearance had made the World Government uneasy. However as long as Whitebeard, Hagoromo and Mihawk were shielding Uzu no Kuni, the Government couldn't make a move. Then there was also the Uzukage himself they didn't know how strong he was but could guess he was on the level or just below that of a Yonko. Based purely off the fact Naruto and Hagoromo had been students under the same master, little did they know the two were one in the same.
Naruto kissed Suzuka on the right cheek, holding his wife in a loving embrace. "I couldn't imagine a more perfect life, with you and the kids at my side."
Suzuka looked back at her husband showing a gentle smile, "They are a blessing. I love them with all my heart." The woman gently stroked Kushina's right cheek, the little girl giggled at the touch.
"Neh neh Papa! Uncle Kuwama is waiting for us!" Itachi piped into the conversation, telling Naruto that Kurama was waiting. The boy had trouble pronouncing his r's and so Kurama was called Kuwama. The little boy had grown up surrounded by not only his mother and father but a large extended family. The Bijuu were his aunt and uncles. Houjin, Miyuki, Mariko, Shiina, Kuroka, Shirone, Odin, Yamato, Dean and Vladimir were like his older brothers and sisters. Itachi had only met Dominic once, as the gunman had returned briefly for the wedding, but the boy had been too young to remember the student of Shukaku.
"We can't keep Uncle Kuwama waiting! YOSH!" shouted out Naruto punching the air in 'excitement', making the little boy giggle at his father's antics. Suzuka shook her head in amusement at her husband's antics. If Kurama heard Naruto call him that, the fox wouldn't hesitate to throw him out to sea. Kurama may act like he didn't like the name, but he allowed Itachi to call him it and never corrected him. The Fox was overly protective of the boy, even if he didn't admit it. It was funny, almost like watching mother Hen.
Naruto placed a hand on his wife and the family of four vanished in a flash of white. The four travelled across Uzushiogakure no Sato, arriving at the Uzumaki Compound. On arrival, they were met by Kurama. The nine-tailed fox as big as a horse bounced up, a tail extended to grab Itachi and place him on his back. Another tail extended gently picking up Kushina and sat her in front of her brother. Little chakra hands extended from Kurama's fur to keep the two children safe. Suzuka couldn't help but giggle at the sight.
Naruto rolled his eyes, "You're just a great big softy aren't you furball." The Uzumaki teased the chakra beast giving a little coy smile. Kurama snorted, but didn't deny it and simply walked off taking the two children with him.
The Kage collapsed onto a lounge and relaxed into it giving a long sigh. "The last two years have been good."
Suzuka sat beside her husband, snuggling up to him, a hand gently stroking his chest affectionately. "I wouldn't change anything about it, my love." Suzuka lay her head on Naruto's chest and sighed in content. A strong hand gently stroked the woman's hair, as Naruto looked at the spellbinding beauty.
"I know you've been busy with your Kage duties, but making time for your family, it's one of your endearing qualities and I love it." Suzuka raised her head up and gently kissed the Uzukage on the lips. Naruto's arms wrapped around Suzuka's waist pulling his wife in close and kissed her passionately in a hot fiery kiss. It was moments like these he loved the most.
Breaking the kiss, Naruto licked his lips in a cheeky manner, making Suzuka blush bright red. The woman gently swatted Naruto on the chest, "You're insatiable you know that." The Woman pouted cutely, but it didn't last as she didn't stay 'mad' for long.
"How have you managed with the new education regime? If you need help, I'm always here." The Woman gently caressed her husband's face, changing the subject. Suzuka's eyes reflected a soft expression and mild concern; she didn't want to see Naruto over work himself.
"It's going fine. The memories extracted from the Vice Admirals provided enough information on 'Haki' and how to train in it. The Shinobi Academy and Martial Academy have begun implementing the training methods for Kenbunshoku Haki (Colours of Observation Haki) and Busoshoku Haki (Colour of Arms Haki)." recounted Naruto, ever since finding out more about this power called Haki from the memories of the Vice Admiral's, the Uzukage had implemented into his forces.
Training for the Shinobi academy began at the age of ten or two years before graduation. For the Martial Academy training would start at the age of sixteen, those already past this age during the implementation of the system would have it added to their current studies. As for those already employed in the Shinobi Forces and Martial Force each would be given a crash course and have it implemented into their training regime.
Haki was a mysterious power that could found in every living being in the world. It is not that different from the typical senses. However, most people do not notice it or fail to awaken it. But by employing a teaching method in the Academy's, Naruto would see to it that at least every member of the army regardless of which military force, would be able to use one or both Haki types.
As for the third type, it was an incredibly rare one, Haoshoku Haki (Conqueror's Haki), which only showed up in one of several million people. Yamato had the ability to use this particular Haki and had been training to unlock it properly along with the other two types.
Naruto at first wasn't too sure how to test for Haoshoku Haki, as when Yamato had unlocked it, the Haki had manifested itself under an extreme circumstance, one where Yamato's comrades were about to die. The Sage didn't want to replicate this kind of effect, so he used another method, seals. After analysing Yamato when the boy used the first two and would sometimes touch upon the third, a sealing formation had been designed.
The sealing formation was designed to have someone step on it and the array would automatically activate. Inside the seal were the three words Observation, Armament and Conqueror. The seal would activate, spreading onto whoever stepped inside and bring them into a trance. In that trance, the seal was designed to subconsciously make their body activate the types of Haki they possessed.
Naruto at first wasn't sure it even worked as the seal would only activate the first two types, that was until Houjin stepped up. The moment Houjin entered the seal an extraordinary powerful will had erupted on equal levels to Yamato's. Next was Kuroka who had entered into the sealing array with a big leap. The girl had proclaimed she would definitely have the King's Haki as no one else was like her! True to her claim, she had released the powerful will that was Haoshoku Haki.
Three people in total on Uzu no Kuni possessed Haoshoku Haki, Yamato, Kuroka and Houjin. Of the three two were devil fruit users, with one being a Second Generation Devil Fruit User. Whether anyone else had it would remain to be seen.
"When do you think we should test Itachi?" asked the Sage watching in the distance as Itachi played on Kurama's back. Of the Uzumaki family, Naruto hadn't bothered testing to see if he could use Haki, he didn't need it. Suzuka had tried the seal and she could use the first two but not the last. The children hadn't been tested yet, due to the fact they were far too young.
"Wait until he's ten like the others. He already has too much on his plate to learn." Suzuka didn't want to test Itachi's potential for Haki just yet, thinking it was far too early. The mother wanted to wait until Itachi was physically ten, biologically five years old.
Naruto and Suzuka had planned to start Itachi's shinobi training in six month's time when he was physically five years old. If Itachi wasn't careful, he could hurt someone by accident if he couldn't properly use his gifts. Suzuka would train Itachi on the basics Taijutsu, Chakra Control, Chakra Manipulation, Bukijutsu and Hand Seals. Naruto would be focusing on helping Itachi learn to contain his potent chakra reserves and utilises them, at the same time training Itachi to gain control over the Sharingan. When the time came, Naruto would begin instructing the boy in the other fields Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Shape Transformation and Element Transformation. Once Itachi was old enough the Immortal would teach him how to properly use the gifts the Bijuu had given him.
A swirl of wind appeared in front of the two as the Second Generation Devil Fruit User Houjin showed up. The boy now eighteen years oldstood tall at six foot three with tanned skin dressed in black hakama pants with chains attached from waist to pockets. Houjin wore dark red martial arts gi with torn ends, black belt his around waist and black fingerless gloves. An Uzushiogakure headband was wrapped around the young man's forehead and a navy blue Jounin flak jacket was worn over the top of his gi. On each breast was an Uzushiogakure Swirl.
Houjin knelt down in front of the Uzukage, "Uzukage-sama, Suzuka-san." The Devil Fruit user greeted them both in a respectful manner. "Vice Admiral Monkey. D Garp is requesting access to the Uzu no Kuni canal. The Vice Admiral has sent a messenger pigeon requesting a meeting with you Naruto-sama; if you are busy he is happy to wait. The letter said there was no need to rush."
The Uzu no Kuni canal was a man-made waterway, created by Naruto that stretched from the sea up the middle of Uzu no Kuni from the south. Uzushiogakure's main gate faced the south, thanks to the large mountain range that enclosed the back of the Village from the North and spread around the East and West. The canal stretched one thousand kilometres from the shore up the centre of Uzu no Kuni. From there it was one hundred kilometres from Uzushiogakure's gates.
Naruto sat up in the chair chakra circling around him creating the Uzukage robes and hat. Horns sank into the Uzumaki's forehead as hair turned blonde and eyes transformed into cerulean blue. "Houjin have your team escort Garp and his men, ensure Shirone wears her mask and answers only to Shiro. Request Anbu Squads 3 and 4 as added protection." The Uzukage issued out orders and Houjin nodded, his entire body dissolving into wind that scattered. When around marine's Shirone was to wear a mask and only answer to Shiro, to hide her identity. Naruto found that marines tended to overlook the obvious and the best place to hide was right in front of them.
Standing on two feet, Naruto helped Suzuka up and called out to his Kurama, "Uncle Kuwama play times over! We gotta go." The Fox stopped and gave Naruto a glare as he bounded over.
"Don't make me skin you meat-bag." Kurama barked back at being teased by his friend. Itachi giggled on the foxes back, a tail picking him and placing him on the floor. A second tail handed the sleeping Kushina over to Suzuka, the woman held her daughter in a warm embrace.
"Papa, where are we going?" asked the four-year-old (1). The little boy looked up with his big blue eyes. Itachi had gotten accustomed to his father's transformation, having been told why Naruto would change his physical appearance for outsiders.
"Someone new has arrived in the village and wants to meet. Do you want to see papa work?" Naruto crouched to Itachi's level and spoke in a childish voice.
"Yeah! I want to see papa work!" Exclaimed the young Uzumaki jumping up and down in excitement. The older Uzumaki laughed, picking Itachi up and sat the child on the back of his neck, a pair of legs dangling on each side. Chakra latched onto the little boy's body keeping him upright, stopping him from falling off.
"Will you be coming?" The question was directed to the Uzumaki's beloved wife.
"No. It's almost time for Kushina's feeding and nap. Besides, it's time for Father and Son to bond." The woman smiled softly watching the pair as Itachi's legs kicked at the air.
"Papa let's go!" shouted the little boy from above his father's shoulders. The boy was excited to spend time with his father.
"Now, now don't forget to say goodbye to your mother," Naruto said, slightly reprimanding the boy, showing a teasing smile.
"Bye-bye Mama. Love you." The little boy did a kiss and blew it towards his mother. Suzuka caught it and blew her own kiss. Little Itachi grabbed the kiss and giggled, kicking his legs out, deep down he was a momma's boy.
"I'll see you when I get back." Naruto flashed over to Suzuka and gave her a quick peck on the lips before he and Itachi vanished in a flash of white.
(1): I will be referring to Itachi by his physical age not biological age.
