The Fox in the Doghouse
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Naruto x Hana
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Story Start
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''There is something I've been keeping from the two of you. The Naruto you know, isn't the real Uzumaki Naruto.'' Naruto stated as silence filled the room.
"What are you talking about Naruto?'' Kakashi finally spoke as he tried to wrap his head around Naruto's statement. '' I've known you for years! You are my student!" he added with uttermost sincerity.
"Hai Kakashi-sensei.'' Naruto responded with a sad smile. ''But for all this time I've been hiding my innermost feelings and thoughts behind a shield, a mask.''
After seeing the stunned faces of his listeners, he quickly added:"Okay, that's a bit exaggeration. I'm not saying everything is a lie, but I'm a bit smarter ten I let on. Since people spent so much time ignoring me, going out of there way to pretend I didn't exist it allowed me to observe a few things. Like for instances that geniuses are considered often isolated and avoided as well. I may not be a strategist like Shikamaru, but I realized that if people assume that you're an idiot they underestimate you and are generally unassuming.''
By that point a lone tear slid down Tsunade's cheek."Why Naruto? Don't you trust us…?"
"It's not a matter of trust Tsunade-baa-chan. After so many years it just became second nature to me. And for the reason why I did it in the first place: I wanted to let the villagers think I'm a harmless idiot. That way it would decrease the frequency of random attacks that drunken villagers or angry family members drown out in sorrow would undo onto me.'' further revelations followed Naruto's statement. The most rattling was the revelation of him being the son of the Yondaime and who his mother was. (1)
"And we should discuss what we are going to tell your friends about Kyuubi and your new status as a hanyou.'' Tsunade reminded the blonde after the revelations were dropped. ''Your heritage will be known to them anyway by end of the day."
"Tell them about Kyuubi?'' he remarked as his skin went a bit pale. ''You must be kidding? How can I? Several of them have lost family members in the attack. I can't risk losing them to hatred as a result. I don't care if I'm revealed as the son of Yondaime or not, but I beg of you not go through with this other revelation.''
Before anyone could respond though, the door burst open and their stood Kiba Inuzuka, seemingly healed from his injuries, together with the rest of the Konoha 11 with their senseis.. Even Neji and Choji were there, but they were sitting in wheelchairs. Sakura was nowhere to be seen.
"Are you crazy Naruto-sama? I would never abandon a pack-member! Especially not one, who has saved our village time and time again! It was you, who kept Kyuubi at bay from day one! No offense to you Kyuubi by the way. It was you Naruto-sama, who saved our village from Gaara's rampage and it was because of your persuasion that Tsunade-sama came back to Konoha to become the Godaime! So don't think we would abandon you! Not after everything you did for us, am I clear?" The present genin and jonin nodded their agreement.
The only response Naruto was able to give, was to break out in tears of joy once more. His greatest fear had vanished, his friends had accepted him. But where was Sakura? He would worry about that later. Finally he was able to pull himself together and he looked up. By now his unofficial audience had entered his room. What shocked him was the fact that everybody was bowing to him. Well at least those, that were physical able to do so. Neji just gave him a nod. Suddenly the hanyou noticed something from Kiba's little speech that unnerved him to no end.
"Naruto-sama? Are you nuts Kiba? I'm still plain ol' Naruto. Okay, now I'm the son of the Yondaime and I'm a hanyou, but so what?"
"So what? You deserve respect for the achievements made by you! So I will from now on always address you properly! You have earned it; in fact, let me show you how serious I am." A loud crunch could be heard and a shocked Naruto watched as Kiba pulled one of his fangs, attached it to some ninja wire and handed it over. He then kneeled down in front of him and began to swear an oath:
"I hereby swear that I, Inuzuka Kiba, second heir to the Inuzuka clan, am in your service until the day I die. I will protect from anyone who should try to harm you or someone you consider precious. I will fight by your side and die by your side if the situation requires it. May kami hear my words!"
No sound was heard until Kyuubi broke the silence.
"Kit, you should accept the fang. The Inuzuka clan has some traits derived from the animals they work with. One of these traits is their pride and their loyalty. It would be a huge insult to refuse Kiba's oath and offer."
This shook Naruto from his frozen state and he hesitantly took the offered fang and hung it around his neck, so that it was hanging right beside the necklace which he had won from Tsunade.
"Thank you Kiba. This means a lot to me, I won't let you down. This is a promise of a lifetime!"
His foxy grin and sudden cheerfulness brightened the somber mood instantly. But this cheerfulness was for once not fake, but real. The difference was breathtaking. If Naruto's fake cheerfulness had made people around him happy, his true emotions did tenfold. After promising everyone to meet up later for some ramen, Tsunade grabbed Naruto and dragged him to the Hokage Tower to meet the Council.
The Council of Konoha consisted of a shinobi half and a civilian half. The shinobi half was represented by the major clans of Konoha which were the Aburame, Akimichi, Hyuga, Inuzuka, Nara,Sarutobi, Yamanaka and the Uchiha clan. The Uchiha seat was vacant at the moment though, since there were no loyal Uchiha left in Konoha. The civilian half was represented by some rich families, mainly merchants, such as the Haruno family and by the elders Homura, Koharu and Danzo.
When everybody arrived, Tsunade told Naruto to stand up and then made an announcement, which shocked the council to its core.
"I hereby declare the law made by the Sandaime, which forbid the mentioning of the sealing of the Kyuubi, invalid. I further am revealing the SS-Class secret that Naruto Uzumaki is in reality Naruto Namikaze, son of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki. Furthermore he now possesses a bloodline that makes him a hanyou. The Kyuubi is gone for good; in its place is only a small demon fox, which is harmless and loyal to Naruto. Anybody who intends to harm Naruto or his fox will be sentenced to death. Any questions?"
The only answer she received were cries of outrage from most of the civilian half as well as from Hiashi. But one shout was louder than the rest of them. This one came from Tsume, head of the Inuzuka clan and mother of Kiba and Hana Inuzuka.
"It is about time! I have been waiting for this moment for years!"
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Chapter End
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I cut out numerous sections of dialogue because its so cliche and done to death that its pointless. Read the original author's version with it, but I think we've all seen the scene numerous times. Sorry for the lack of updates, I'm going to try and make up for it this weekend as I am finally out of school.