Chapter 3 Ripples
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-3 yrs after the 9-Tails attack-
-Kazama Clan Compound-
Within the Kazama Compound a young blonde haired boy is being chased by one of the Clan's older teens. "NARU-SAN STOP RUNNING! AND GO BACK TO THE DAYCARE WITH THE OTHER CHILDREN!" As the girl continues to chase the child through the building he turns back to look at her before yelling. "I don't wanna! Emiko baa-chan is no fun!" Before Naruto can face forward a golden chain comes around the corner ahead of him wraps around him. While Naruto struggles to break free Kaito Uzumaki comes around the corner before kneeling down to Naruto's level.
"Now Naruto-san how many times have I told you to stop leaving the daycare?" "But Kaito-nii, it's SO boring. Emiko baa-chan doesn't even let me play ninja." As Kaito looks up at the woman behind him he can see her trying not to laugh. "How about this Naruto-oto, if you promise to be good I'll let you play ninja with me as long as Harue-san approves." As Kaito says this he moves his chains so Naruto is facing the girl behind him with a pleading look on his face.
"Please Harue-chan, let me play with Kaito-nii. I promise I'll be good and won't mess with any of the elders this time." As the girl looks at Naruto's face she makes a show of thinking about it before looking down at him nodding. "Alright Naru-san but if you prank the elders again I'm gonna have to tell Mito-sama." "YATTA! Let's go Kaito-nii!" As Naruto try's to drag the older teen behind him the girl quickly turns and starts laughing at how excited he is.
As the two boys head around the corner Naruto looks up at the older boy. "So Kaito-nii who are we pranking today? Is it gonna be the Kurama Clan?" As Naruto continues talking planning Kaito begins to shake his head laugh as he guides Naruto to his favorite spot in the compound the Clan's Memorial Wall. "No pranks today otōto," before Naruto can reply Kaito holds up his hand to keep him form interrupting, "Naruto do you know what today is?" Thinking back to breakfast Naruto's eyes widen as he looks at his brother figure.
"It's July 10th...IT'S KAA-SAN'S BIRTHDAY!" "That's correct Naruto it's Kushina-sama's birthday so do you want to go see her today?" "Can I really?" As Kaito nods he grabs a hold of Naruto's shoulder before using Shunshin to take Naruto to the Uzumaki memorial stone on the other side of the compound. As Naruto walks up to the Stone he finds his mom's name* before tracing it and starts talking to her while Kaito steps back to give him some privacy.
As he stops he turns to Harue who steps next to him before grabbing his hand and squeezing it. "I still think we should tell him. He's gonna rightfully be mad when he discovers the Clans lied to him Harue-chan." "I agree but we can't tell him till the Clan Elders believe he won't spread the news of her or the Clan's survival. Your clan is still rebuilding and working to find any survivors." As the two keep watching the young boy talk to his mothers name they hear another walk up behind them. "I'm glad you two like watching him but shouldn't he be with the other children? This is the third time this week he's snuck out of the daycare."
While Mito Kazama says this Kaito begins laughing a bit before Harue joins him. "I'm sorry Mito-sama but if Emiko is telling the truth you and Kushina weren't much better." As the older woman joins them in laughing at how much like his mother Naruto has in him. As the three stop laughing they realize Naruto has disappeared before they hear yelling coming from the neighboring Uchiha district. "He left while we were reminiscing didn't he?" As the two teens nod Mito shakes her head before laughing
"You better go get your otōto before the Uchiha catch him. I don't think Fugaku-sama has the same sense of humor as I do." As Kaito quickly leaves the compound via Shunshin the two women resume laughing as they can hear him yelling at Naruto who they can hear laughing as he is no doubt chased by Uchiha civilians Kaito for whatever he did. As the two Kazama's head back into the main building as they hear Kaito continue to yell as he jumps back on the compound wall with Naruto squirming in his arms. "You know Harue-chan it won't be long before even Naruto knows about you and Kaito are you ready for that?" As Harue momentarily blushes she quietly whispers yes before heading back to the Daycare where Kaito presumably will drop Naruto off.
-October 10th-
"Do I have to wear a kimono for my birthday, Kaito-nii?" "Yes otōto you have to wear a kimono just be glad you managed to sneak some orange into it this time." As Kaito says this he finishes tying the burnt orange obi before grabbing his black haori with the Uzumaki Clan spiral on both it's back a smaller one in the front on the right side. "My friends are coming right? I really don't want to be surrounded by a bunch of stuffy old people for my birthday." As Kaito laughs at Naruto's words he nods before telling him who would be coming.
1 hour later
"Mikoto-san I'm glad you could make it. And who is this handsome little one?" "It's my pleasure Mito-san, his mother was my friend so of course I'd come to Naru-kun's birthday. And this is my youngest Sasuke he's actually a few months older than Naruto though I'm sure with how often he's over to prank my clan he's seen my son before." As Mito struggles to hold in her laugh she motions for Kaito to bring Naruto to her so he can meet Mikoto Sasuke. "Naruto, I'd like you to say hello to one of your mom's friends Mikoto Uchiha her son Sasuke." While Naruto stares up at her Sasuke looks around his mom before pushing Naruto a bit. "That's for pranking me my nii-san a few months ago." "Now Sasuke-kun this is his birthday party so behave yourself though I'm sure Naruto is sorry," as she says this Mikoto looks at Naruto who looks down at his feet, "and would say so if you only asked him to." "Yeah sorry I pranked you and your brother Sasuke. I didn't mean to get you two I wanted to prank Kaito-nii's friend Shisui."
As the two boys continued to talk another family approached drawing Mito Mikoto's attention. "Naruto you can talk to Sasuke later. I would like to introduce you to some very good friends of mine your mother," as she says this she points to the Hyuga Head Branch Family, "the twins are Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga, their wives are Hitomi and Akemi," as the women are introduced they wave at Naruto who shyly waves back," their children are Neji and Hinata." As Naruto stares up at them all he tilts his head to the left before asking how they all knew his mother. "Your mother was a teammate of mine that's how she met me husband his family." As Naruto continues to stare up at the adults in awe he notices that the daughter seems to be rather shy around him. "HI Hinata-chan," at this Hinata turns a bright red at how much attention is on her now, "thanks for coming to my birthday." As the adults resume talking Naruto slowly backs away before motioning for Hinata and Neji to follow him. After getting permission he quickly takes them to another side of the party where most of the kids are. As Naruto walks up with the two Hyuga's he introduces them to his friends from the other Clans his own.*I'm not gonna type out kids talking and the meal*
-1 hour later-
"Alright Naruto-otōto it's time for presents." As Naruto cheers the various adults his friends smile laugh a bit at the child's excitement. "Alright so the first gift is from Harue-san her friends." As her opens the gift Naruto quickly looks up before almost tackling Harue with a hug. "Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU!" As Harue hugs Naruto back Kaito decides to fully open his gift for everyone else to see is surprised to see she got him a photo album before opening it seeing it's filled with pictures of his mother, the Uzumaki, Uzushio. As Naruto continues to open more of the gifts he constantly looks at one that is rather small but wrapped in orange wrapping paper with black and red Uzumaki spirals across it. As soon as he can he grabs the gift which seems to be from Hinata and her mother.
At first it appears to be just another book until he turns it over see's a picture of what he guesses is his mom her friends. As he looks up with tears in his eyes he hugs the book against his chest before running to give each of them a hug. As Harue watched Naruto she asked Kaito what exactly Hitomi her daughter had given Naruto. "It was his mother's album of her team, her friends, her parents, if I remember right it's also her diary too. Mito-sama always talked about how Kushina took that thing with her everywhere she went before asking Hitomi to hold onto it before her due date. I guess she wanted Hitomi to be able to give it to him if something happened to her." As the party wound down Kaito noticed that Naruto was spending quite a bit of time with the Hyuga's smiled as his hyperactive little brother figure tried to rile up Hiashi and Hizashi while their wives laughed behind their backs.
-December27th-
"I'm still surprised the Hyuga invited us this year. Isn't their heiresses birthday usually a more private affair?" Mito Kazama asks Kaito as they walk with Naruto to Hinata's birthday. "Usually yes Mito-sama, but I think after seeing how quickly his wife and daughter warmed up to Naruto their Clan Head didn't have much choice." As the two remember the times they'd seen Naruto interact with those two since his birthday they can't help but laugh at how hyper he is compared to them and their clan. "Of course he does see Hitomi as like a form of family thanks to her giving him his mother's diary photo album so we shouldn't be surprised." "True but I'm surprised they invited us given how cold our *Clan's relations were in the past due to that seal." "Now now Kaito-san, that is in the past and I would like to keep it that way. Just because they refused our help to change it before doesn't mean that will always be the case. If I remember right that is a goal of Hitomi-sama and she has quite a lot of sway within the Hyuga due to her expertise in both their Byakugan their fighting style." As the group draws closer to the Hyuga Compound Kaito takes notice of the celebrations occurring due to the treaty finally being signed with Kumo.
"It's about time that war was ended now we can finally rebuild without risking our members in pointless skirmishes again." As Mito nods she turns down to look at Naruto who's carrying a rather small but finely wrapped present. "So Naruto what did you get Hinata-san for her birthday? And please tell me it wasn't ramen or ramen related she isn't a Uzumaki that's not their thing." I know that Oba-san so I got her a necklace. I was reading my mom's diary and it said her mom liked them so I got her one." As Mito Kaito look down at Naruto in shock they both look at each other before beginning to laugh. "Hehehehe Kaito-san should I hehehehe tell him or should you?" As the two keep laughing Naruto is at first confused before he gets mad runs ahead of them.
"Oh Kaito I CAN NOT wait till I see her reaction. Knowing Naruto he got her something that has more meaning than he knows." As the two finally catch up with Naruto at the gate Kaito looks down at him before answering. "If I remember right he got her a necklace that looks like a white violet rose. I'm fairly certain Harue-chan helped him cause she couldn't stop talking about a very beautiful necklace she saw a few days ago." "Oh my, looks like your little brother is growing up faster than we thought. And speaking of my niece how are things going between you two?" Before Kaito can respond, or cover up his blush, they are ushered into the celebration and he quickly uses it as a excuse to take Naruto around to introduce him to various Hyuga others at the party.
As Mito watches the two boys meet with others she senses another approach turns with a smile. "Hitomi-chan how are you the Clan?" As Hitomi stands beside her friend she can't help but laugh at the two Uzumaki boys who seem to be the total opposite of the stoic Hyuga around them. "Oh they're alright Mito-chan. Sadly the Clan hasn't changed much though I'm starting to change some minds within the Main Family but the Elders still refuse to see reason." As Mito openly scoffs at the Hyuga Elders she notices that Kaito has finally taken Naruto by Hinata who like her mother so long ago is rather shy. "Now there's a sight I hoped to see again a hyperactive Uzumaki befriending a shy Hyuga. It's almost like fate wants something to happen between those two families." As Hitomi watches she starts to quietly laugh as she notices how Naruto has managed to get Hinata to come out of her shell just a bit. "I agree and personally I see nothing wrong with that. She could do so much worse than their son," at this Mito looks at Hitomi sharply who just smiles back before continuing,"what of course I know I was their friend. And even if I wasn't only a fool can't see the resemblance to both of them in him." As Mito admits to herself that Hitomi has a point the two resume talking about inconsequential things to pass the time before dinner is served.
-2 hours later-
As the birthday celebration winds down both Naruto Hinata, now wearing her necklace, walk up to Hitomi. "O..Oka-san can Naruto-kun stay the night," upon noticing the suffix Hitomi raises an eyebrow at her daughter before smiling, "I promise we won't stay up too late. And he can even sleep in the guest room if To-san says so but can he please stay the night." As Hitomi makes a show of thinking both Naruto before smiling again saying she will talk to Hiashi and get them a answer soon. Soon after she approaches Hiashi before whispering into his ear which leads to him looking up at Naruto before turning back to his wife. As the two children continue to watch they are joined by Neji and Kaito who seem to have bonded quite well despite their age difference.
"Na..Naruto-kun thanks again for the necklace it's very pretty." As Naruto hears this he turns to her with his signature smile before looking to Kaito and pulling down one of his eyelids sticking his tongue out. "See I told you she'd like it Kaito-nii and you were worried about my choice." As the two Hyugas watch the two boys argue back and forth Neji seems confused before interrupting them with a question. "Naruto-san I thought you were a only child? Why do you keep calling Kaito-san your elder brother?" "I am not his biological brother but I've watched him since soon after he was born so we have grown up like brothers." As he says this Naruto nods smiles up at his brother figure but doesn't say anything as Hitomi is walking back towards them.
"So Naru-kun you want to spend the night here with the Hyuga? I guess we can allow that but remember both you Hinata-chan have to be good otherwise this won't happen again ok?" Upon hearing this Naruto, in typical Uzumaki fashion, begins celebrating hugs Hinata and her mother very quickly before turning to Kaito to brag he gets to sleep over at his friend's house. As he says this Kaito rolls his eyes before looking at the two girls behind his little brother figure turning Naruto to face them as well. "Lady Hitomi and Hinata-san, please give our thanks to Hiashi-dono for allowing Naruto this privilege." After he says this he bows before using the hand he still has on Naruto's head to have him bow as well. "Now if you'll excuse me I'll quickly go back to Compound to get his clothes for the night morning." As the rest of the party quickly winds the two children are left on their own as they head towards Hinata's room unaware that tonight will be far from normal for either of them.
-2AM-
As Naruto slept on the futon provided for him in Hinata's room he woke up feeling like something was wrong before turning to ask Hinata if she felt it too. As he turned though he saw a sight that scared him to his core there was a strange man wearing a mask who had tied up Hinata and was throwing her over his shoulder as she struggled to break free. "HINATA! LET HER GO!" As Naruto yelled at the man he swung at him to try and make the man release his friend but was back-handed across the room. To his horror he saw the man move towards the window with his still bound friend. As he ran at the man he felt a strange power surging in his body before seeing chains fly out his outstretched hand and arm before blacking out with the last thing he saw being blood arcing through the air.
-Kazama Compound-
As Kaito prepared for bed after a long night with his friends he suddenly sensed Naruto's chakra spike from across the village. As he ran out of his room he was joined by others from the Clan who also sensed the young Heir's massive chakra spike. "Izumi-san go wake Mito-sama and the elders. Shiro-san focus your Mind's Eye on Naruto and tell me what you see." As the hidden Uzumaki and Kazama race to the Hyuga Compound they fear the worst for Naruto as all they know is his body seems to have collapsed and Hinata is not in the room with him. As they raced towards the Hyuga Compound more of their clan joined them while others went to tell the Uchiha Police Force and any ANBU they could find what happened.
-Hyūga Compound-
At the same time Kaito and his kin feel Naruto's chakra spike within the Hyūga Compound many members are quickly woken up by it due to it's proximity and strength. The first few to react activate their Byakugans and try to find what's wrong before seeing the young Uzumaki seemingly unconscious but Hinata is nowhere to be seen. As the alert spreads across the Clan both Hiashi and Hizashi race to find her upon seeing the blood dripping from her window sill. As the two race out of the compound they split up as one trail of blood leads to the Eastern Gate while another leads to the Western Gate.
Near Konoha's Western Gate
"Damn that child! What the hell was a Uzumaki doing in Konoha! They should all be dead by now!" As the injured kidnapper fled towards the Western Gate he had one hand over his left side on multiple slashes that ran from halfway down his thigh to just below his ribs. Before he could make it to the gate though he stopped as multiple kunai suddenly struck the ground ahead of him. "So this is how Kumogakure honors it's treaties? By sending men in the middle of the night to kidnap little girls? I knew we should've never let your within our village."
As the clouds above move standing ahead of the kidnapper is Hizashi Hyuga. "How did you find me Hyuga. My double should've led you all away to the other gate!" As the man says this he readies himself for combat and draws a longer than average kunai from his vest. "Your forget coward that we Hyuga are perceptive due to our dojutsu. While many were fooled by your backup I noticed that the blood trail he left was just a little too thin to match the trail leading from my niece's room to the gate." As Hizashi said this he steadied himself in preparation of fighting the unknown assailant.
With a burst of speed the man charged at Hizashi but before he could strike Hizashi used a move he learned in secrecy to repel his opponent. Kaiten! As the masked assailant was blasted backwards the force of the blow ripped his mask off exposing his face for the first time. "So the man my clan was generous enough to welcome to our heiress's birthday is the one who tried to kidnap her." As the Kumo Head Ninja stood back up he prepared to attack once again to make a chance to escape. As the sounds of more Leaf shinobi drew ever closer he was momentarily distracted as he tried to figure a way out. That momentary distraction is all Hizashi needed to charge forward to begin striking at the man. His first strikes were not to his opponent directly though but to the straps holding Hinata to his back.
As the unconscious girl fell it forced the Kumo shinobi to put himself at greater risk to retrieve her which is exactly what Hizashi wanted. As the man seemingly made it past Hizashi he was suddenly launched forward by a Eight Trigrams Air Palm to the back and into a nearby wall. As the man struggles to recover Hizashi uses this moment to quickly strike at the man's tenketsu in his arms and legs forcing his body to collapse. "Damn you Hyuga! We will acquire your eyes one day!" As the man continues to attack Hizashi verbally the man walks back to his unconscious niece before using a Flash Seal wrapped kunai to signal for reinforcements.
The first to join Hizashi are members of the Uchiha Police and ANBU followed by Kaito, Mito, Hiashi, various other members of their respective clans. As Hiashi sees his daughter slowly waking up he quickly runs to her and removes her bindings before hugging her against his chest. As she begins to cry the normally cold Hyuga Clan Head shows a softer side as he works to comfort his daughter. Upon seeing this Kaito smiles as do many of the others before Hiruzen arrives with his personal ANBU guard. "Hiashi what happened here?"
"Lord Third this man attempted to kidnap my daughter and if it wasn't for Naruto Uzumaki and my brother he would've escaped." Surprised at Hiashi's words Hiruzen looks at him in surprise while one of his Anbu looks up sharply. "Wait how did a 3 year old child help disable the Head Shinobi of Kumo? I can see how your brother did as he is a skilled Jonin but Naruto isn't even a Academy studen." Before the man can say more he feels someone hit his leg and looks down to see Hinata staring up at him. "Cha...Chains c..came out of hi..his arm and hit the man." Upon hearing his daughter speak Hiashi looks down at her in shock before questioning her to be sure. "Well it appears Kushina's legacy lives on in her son but to awaken it at such a young age." As Kaito and his kin hear this they quickly rush away to check on their young heir.
As they rush towards the Leaf Hospital those nearest Kaito could almost hear him praying fervently to whoever may listen to spare his little brother. But to their shock upon arriving at the hospital the first thing they see is a group of Hyūga, one of whom is holding the unconscious Naruto, being refused entry to the hospital by lower ranked officials. "WE REFUSE TO HEAL THAT CREATURE! IT DOES NOT EVEN DESERVE TO LIVE!" As the officials grow more emboldened they suddenly feel the KI of the incoming Uzumaki who land ahead of the Hyuga with scowls upon their faces. "How dare you! This CHILD helped save Hinata Hyuga and now you refuse to help him!"
"For a moment the hospital officials are silent before yelling back that they will not aid the creature or the disgraces who protect it. Before the gathered Uzumaki* and Kazama can react the Hokage arrives and both sides are stunned at the anger that seems to be radiating from him. As he turns to face the officials before him many of them take a few steps back as they now face the man renowned for being the 'God of Shinobi.' "ANBU ARREST THESE PEOPLE FOR REFUSING TO TREAT A LEAF CITIZEN!" As multiple ANBU appear around the hospital officials many beg for leniency before being silenced by the Hokage as his KI redoubles in intensity. "You refused to aid one of my people! A child no less and you think you deserve mercy! I SHOULD HAVE YOU ALL KILLED FOR TREASON FOR YOUR ACTIONS!" As the now throughly silenced officials are taken away the Third calls for two ANBU to go with Naruto into the hospital and to treat him.
"Boar send a message to Mito Kazama and tell her Naruto is here and being treated by Hawk Cat." As the large ANBU uses Shunshin to quickly leave the area the Hokage quickly turns to face the assembled Uzumaki, Kazama, Hyuga. "I advise you all return to your homes and try to get some sleep. I fear tonight's events will have consequences that affect us for the foreseeable future. As the majority of the Leaf shinobi leave the area only Hiashi, Hizashi, Mito, Kaito remain before bowing to the Hokage as they enter. "Dog send our fastest hawk to Kumo with a note explaining the situation. Make it clear that their agent is still alive but that if they wish to retrieve him the Raikage must meet me here in person." As the sun slowly rises Hiruzen pulls his pipe out before lighting it taking a few puffs before heading to his office.
-2 days later-
-Hospital-
With a start Naruto woke up and remembered the events of the night in Hinata's room. "HINATA!" Upon hearing him yell both Kaito and Harue who had fallen asleep against each other in the room woke up before running to Naruto and giving him a joint hug. "Nii-san someone is trying to kidnap Hinata you gotta stop him. She's my..." As Naruto try's to speak he hears his older brother figure start laughing before he gets knocked on the top of the head by him. "Otōto that's already over. Thanks to you she was saved but if you ever scare me like that again you'll get worse than a thump on the head." As Naruto rubs the top of his head he seems confused at what Kaito is talking about. "You don't remember do you Naruto? You used your chakra chains for the first time last night and it knocked you out due to the stress of it. Your body couldn't handle the strain so right after they manifested and struck the man you collapsed." The whole Clan and all your friends were worried sick over what happened.
As Naruto try's to remember what happened the door to his room suddenly opens and a violet blur flys into his room before hitting him. "Naruto-kun I thought you were dead. Don't scare me like that again." As Naruto hugs Hinata back he's confused for a moment and says he was only out for the night so it's ok before she sits up shakes her head violently. "Yo...you were out for two days Naruto-kun," at hearing this Naruto looks at the others who all nod, "the doctors said your body had gone into shock from the chains. I was sca...scared and thought I had lost my first friend." As Naruto hugs his friend he quickly realizes just how badly he had scared not only Hinata but also his other friends and family. As he continues to talk to Hinata, who has yet to let him go, he watches as Mikoto and Sasuke enter the room to check up on him.
"Hitomi-san what happened to that shy little girl you had?" Upon realizing that she was still holding Naruto and doing so in front of multiple people Hinata quickly turned beet red before almost matching the Fourth with how quickly she jumped up to stand by her mom. As both Hitomi and Mikoto laugh at Hinata's embarrassment they fail to notice a small blush that quickly fades off Naruto's face. "So Naruto how are you feeling?" Rubbing the back of his head Naruto smiles shyly as his stomach growls loudly.
"I don't feel bad but I am hungry Oba-san." Upon hearing his answer Mikoto smiles before pulling out a small scroll and applying some chakra to it. "I thought you might so I got you something your mom always ate as comfort food Ichiraku Miso Ramen." Upon seeing the large bowl of ramen attempts to leave his hospital bed before being held down by Kaito who's laughing quite hard at his reaction. "Naruto calm down. Haha I'll put the bed up and the small raised table on it alright?" Even as Naruto nods he never takes his eyes off the large bowl of ramen and the moment he gets his first chance he digs in like he's a starving man.
A few moments later the bowl is completely empty Naruto is patting his stomach while mumbling something about "the food of the gods." As Mito sees this she quickly shakes her head before turning to Mikoto and telling her she's just made another Uzumaki a addict of ramen. "Hey it's not like he wasn't already one I know how his clan works their obsession with ramen almost matches my clan's obsession with tomatoes." As the three women joke back and forth about the Clan's addictions their children just chat away as Kaito leaves the room laughing at how much of Kushina lives on in Naruto. "Well Old Man Teuchi looks like you're gonna have another favorite customer sooner rather than later I hope you're ready."
-Kumo-
"Raikage-sama we can't possibly allow this travesty to stand! They wounded our Head Ninja and then they refuse to hand him over unless you go to Konoha to discuss his "crimes" it's surely just a trap to capture you as well." As various other Kumo Clan Heads and officials agree with the elderly official both the Raikage A and his brother simply stare down at the other men. "Taichi do not act like this wasn't your fault. I know you convinced our Head Ninja to try and kidnap a Hyuga so all of is your fault. Tell me why I shouldn't hand you over to them RIGHT NOW!" As the elderly councilor backs down another message from Konoha arrives which A quickly begins to read but stood halfway down. "Impossible. There is no way the child is HER son!" As the note is passed around many older Councilors and Clan Heads feel the cold fingers of fear run down their back at the same line "the Leaf will not hand over the son of the Red Whirlpool."
As Councilor Taichi reads the message he first turns red at Konoha's outright refusal and then white at who they claim hurt their Head Ninja. "Those damn UZUMAKI! I thought we got them all during the 2nd War how can this one still be alive. Raikage-sama it has to be a trick we know we killed them all!" As the various councilors argue over another one thinks back to the actions of the previous Raikage. "This child is Kushina Uzumaki's child. She was in Konoha before the 9-Tails attack and now her child is likely being raised by those Kazamas." As the various former shinobi remember the fear Kushina struck in their forces many begin to wonder just how powerful her child will be if he is raised as she was.
"Raikage-sama we need to acquire this child for Kumogakure. With the Uzumaki's chakra longevity we can forge a new clan that will ensure our supremacy for the future." As A hears this he slams his left fist down upon the table shattering it causing the various other councilors to jump back. "You fool! Konoha will be expecting just that thanks to your foolish decision! Let me make this clear you will NOT send any of MY shinobi to kidnap or kill the Uzumaki. We can not afford to start a war thanks to you! If one begins it is likely the other great nations will all turn on us regardless of past treaties. If any of you try to send my men into Konoha or near it for that purpose I do not care how long you served I will kill you myself is that clear!" As the various councilors voiced their understanding compliance the Raikage thought back to the 3rd Shinobi World War when Kushina Uzumaki was Kumo's bane much like Minato was Iwa's.
-1 week later-
-Hiashi's office-
As Mito was led into Hiashi's office she was surprised to see only the two brothers within the room as usually Hiashi had at least two to three aides with him. Before she can speak though Hiashi holds up his right hand before making a sign with that activates seals within the walls. "Now we may speak freely Mito-sama. First I must thank your clan for the seals you placed upon our Compound if that had not occurred it's likely the man would've had far more time to run. And second I would like to humbly thank you for raising our friend's child." To Mito's open shock both Hiashi and Hizashi bow before smiling at her in a way she hadn't seen since they were young. "Now onto business I would like to ask your Clan and your hidden friends," at this Mito looks up sharply at both men," for aid in a very sensitive project." As Mito considers what the project may be she nods that she's listening before asking what it is.
"To put it simply Mito-sama my brother here wishes for your Clan and His to develop a way to remove the Caged Bird Seal and replace it with a better Bloodline Protection Seal." As Mito hears this she quickly smiles much like Naruto does before quickly running forward to hug Hiashi. "So you big block of ice what finally changed your mind? Did Hitomi finally get to you?" As Hiashi quickly straightens his robes he smiles before tilting his head towards his brother. "His saving of my daughter alongside young Naruto's help did it. For too long my clan has treated most of it's members more like servants or slaves than the family they are. I intend for my legacy to be the one who finally ended that foul practice. But neither myself or my brother have the skill necessary to do it. So I humbly ask you not as Hiashi Hyuga the Hyuga Clan Head but as Hiashi Hyuga a brother and father to aid me in this." Upon saying this he quickly bows again much to the shock of his twin who is shocked with how his normally cold brother is acting. While he bows Mito steps back before laughing at how much Hiashi has changed.
"Hiashi you don't have to beg me to help. On behalf of the Konoha Kazama and our friends I will gladly help you in this endeavor. If for no other reason than to ensure the relationship between your two families can be fully mended. But for this to work I will need a copy of your clan's seal and someone's to study without your clan's knowledge." As both Hiashi and Mito try to determine what Branch member they can trust to keep this secret Hizashi steps forward. "I will allow you to study my seal if need be though we will have to find a way for us to meet without arousing suspicion." While Mito and Hiashi nod at Hizashi's decision Hiashi pulls a small scroll from within his robes out.
"This scroll was given to me by Minato and made to be invisible to our clan's eyes when they are active. Upon it is the Caged Bird Seal and the steps for applying it to someone. If you need another copy I will attempt to get you one but I ask that you give me time before delivering it as even my access to the seal's brand is limited." As Mito accepts the scroll Hiashi also pulls another item from his robe a necklace with the Hyuga symbol as a pendant. "This will serve as your excuse for being here today Mito-sama. Please give this to Naruto and tell him that from this day forth the Hyuga will aid him however we can. He has earned both the respect of myself and the Clan in trying to save my daughter." As Mito accepts the gift with due reverence Hiashi pulls another from his desk and faces his brother.
"Hizashi since I can not remove your seal and thus give you the thanks you deserve please accept this in advance. Furthermore from this day forth I will personally train you and your son in the Head Family techniques as you have earned the right to know them." As Hizashi looks at his brother he's stunned at how much he has changed in the last few days before smiling and hugging his brother. "Hiashi you have my thanks but you don't need to do this. We wil.." Before he can say more Hiashi pulls back a bit before lightly tapping on his chest.
"Hizashi I am not doing this as your Clan Head but as your brother. For too long our Clan has been divided and we finally have a chance to unify it. I will not allow the outdated traditions of our father and his father dictate how we should be." As Mito watches she smiles before clearing her throat and bowing to both men. "Hiashi-sama Hizashi-sama thank you for your kind words and actions. From this day forth you have the support of the Kazama and our friends no matter what. Now if you will excuse me I have to take this pendant to Naruto-san and explain to him it's significance." As she prepares to exit the room Hiashi deactivates the seals across it as they both bow one last time. "Well brother I will not deny that I have despised the Head Family for years but with you in charge I am sure things will change. Now if you will excuse me as well I have to see my son and tell him the good news." As Hizashi exits the room he does so with his new pendant proudly on display much to the shock of the more traditional Head Family members.
-Kazama Compound-
As Naruto and Kaito walk through the Compound Kaito slowly leads Naruto to a dojo he had yet to be allowed in. Before they enter it Naruto stops and pulls on Kaito's sleeve to get his attention. "Kaito-nii i thought I wasn't allowed in this dojo? Isn't it just for shinobi? I'm not even a Academy student yet." Knowing what Naruto is about to learn my shock him Kaito nods before kneeling down slightly. "Well Otōto you're partially right. This is a dojo for shinobi but not for Kazamas. This is a dojo for Uzumakis."
"But Kaito-nii I'm the last Uzumaki. Why do I need a whole dojo to myself?" As he says this Naruto looks down as he wishes his Clan was still alive. "Naruto just follow me inside and you'll understand everything in a moment ok?" As Naruto follows his older brother figure he sees him press his hand on a seal that momentarily glows blue before fading and disappearing. As they enter the dojo proper Naruto sees just over 100 individuals from around the compound inside who all take a knee before beginning to clap. "Kaito-nii," as he says this Kaito notices the pain in Naruto's voice,"I thought you said this was for Uzumaki shinobi? But everyone here except for me is a Kazama. Why did you lie to me?" Before Naruto can run off Kaito's chains gently encircle him before he begins to speak.
"Naruto all of these people are Uzumaki. Our Clan is not dead Otōto we've just been in hiding since the Fall of Uzushio." As Naruto listens to Kaito he notices Emiko walking forward before she crouches down to his level. "Naruto-san during the Fall your grandfather and many of his best sealmasters sent us here using a seal based on the Lord Second's. Thanks to your mother, the Konoha branch of the Kazama Clan, and the Hokage we were able to hide in plain sight."
"But Emiko-baa-chan you told me the Uzumaki were always proud of their clan why hide?" Smiling sadly Emiko looks over at a massive seal spread across the far wall that has a disheartening amount of empty or greyed out names. "Naruto we hid because we had to. During the 1st and 2nd Shinobi World Wars many of our enemies wished to see us extinct but failed until they worked together to besiege our village. When we were sent here we hid our real names to keep ourselves and Konoha safe from them." As Naruto takes this in he hugs both Emiko and Kaito as he sheds tears of joy at having a family. "It is our hope Naruto-sama that by the time you are of age we will come out of hiding. And if Kami-sama blesses us so we will reestablish our Village."
*-remember as far as Naruto and the Village knows Kushina is dead
*-the Kazamas in the past have tried to get the Hyuga to end their seal leading to tensions between the two Clans
Alright I'm gonna end it there. Next chapter will focus on Naruto learning about his chains, and the slight difference I added in, alongside the start of his Academy years. Once again thanks to everyone who has read, followed, favorited, & reviewed my story. I'll see y'all later.