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"Speech"

'Thought'

"Kyuubi"

(Standard Disclaimer)

Chapter 46: Resurrect

"Neji?" Naruto asked in complete surprise, he was NOT expecting that. Hiashi nodded and said solemnly, "The Hyuga clan needs a strong competent leader to lead it into reconstruction. With the Caged Seal outlawed by Hyuga Clan law and the separation of houses brought down Neji is the best candidate for leadership."

Hiashi gave a small grin and said, "besides, Hinata won't have to worry about the Clan again." Naruto stood there in shock, Hiashi had given Hinata a way out. For the reconstruction the leader of the newly revised Hyuga Clan would be in for a hell of a ride but Neji could handle it. Not saying Hinata couldn't it's just saying when it came to the strength and leadership for the Hyuga Clan...Neji was just cut out for the role.

Naruto laughed and said, "well I think you've just done the best damn thing for the entire Hyuga clan." Hiashi nodded and said, "the instructions for removing the Caged Seal is on that scroll. One of my daughters should be able to do it, only a member holding Main Branch blood can remove it." Naruto was tempted to give a 'well duh' look be with held it in favor for a sly smirk.

"Well it's been fun but if you don't mind I'd like to get beck to my fiancé," Naruto said just before he vanished in a golden blur. Hiashi shook his head and smiled contentedly to himself, he was going to have some very interesting Grandchildren. And some very powerful ones at that...to think the council and even himself scoffed at the idea that the child could be more then a nuisance.

Oh how people change and how they stay the same. He knew that in this world people rarely changed, being the head of a Clan he had experience at watching others and watching himself. He was one of the lucky ones that could and did change for the better as was his eldest daughter...the elders were neither lucky nor did they care.

Hiashi shook his head to rid himself of the thoughts, to unpleasant for what had just happened. If here were just a bit more impulsive he would have called for some Sake...oh what the hell.

Hinata sat at the kitchen table, Naruto had been gone for a while and if he didn't show up soon she would have to go on today's mission before telling her Kitsune lover. Hinata had already scrawled a note just in case Naruto didn't show up, she always thought it was good to be prepared for anything.

She stared at the plate of Cinnamon Rolls she had cooked for herself and Naruto, he almost loved the sweet treat as much as she did, but by now they were cold because she held herself off from eating even one until Naruto showed up. Hinata formed a single hand seal and softly said to herself in a bored tone, "Byakugan." She swept her head side to side making sure nothing was in her blind spot and upon seeing nothing she disengaged the Kekkei Genkai and took one cold roll from the plate of seven.

She stood from her chair and began out the door of the home, she caught a clock in her vision while she activated the Byakugan and saw she was almost late. She opened the door almost expecting her love to be standing there with a bright smile on his face but all she was greeted with was the warm sun and soft breeze of the day.

She looked up to the sky, it was so much clearer then it had been in the days of the war. Maybe the spirits of those departed had found their revenge had been served and cleared the way for a bright future. Hinata smiled at the bright blue that reminded her of her loves eyes, ah she was getting dreamy and sentimental again. She had to stop or else...hey where'd her Cinnamon Roll go?

"Hello beautiful, I see you began breakfast without me," whispered a voice into her ear as she felt soft hair tickle the side of her face. Hinata smiled as a rough skinned hand held out a now warm Cinnamon Roll and gently placed it in her hands. "You said you'd be right back...and that you'd make it up to me," Hinata said playfully her mind briefly registering that she was going to be late for her mission.

Naruto laughed softly and said, "oh I got something to make it up to you with but don't you have a mission?" Hinata nodded and stepped away from Naruto who quickly whirled her around and planted a loving kiss on her lips. Hinata reveled in the kiss but was quickly back on earth as it ended, she had to be serious for this mission. "Are you seeing Obaa-chan today or do you already have the mission cut out?" Naruto asked in curiosity.

"Hokage-sama gave us the mission yesterday, tracking down the last of Orochimaru's hidden bases and troops," Hinata said calmyl as she bit into the warm roll. Naruto stiffened but then relaxed and said, "be careful and remember I can always make more of those pills so don't feel like you need to save them. And remember.." Naruto was cut off with a kiss from Hinata who pulled back quickly and said, "I'll be fine Naruto-kun. It's a joint mission with a few more teams."

Naruto sighed and with one last be careful Hinata had taken off to meet her team for the mission. Naruto yawned and said to himself, "Obaa-chan should be up...and if not I guess a lot of the guys in the city would enjoy the sight of a topless Hokage." Naruto laughed to himself and entered the home to grab the rest of the Cinnamon Rolls and begin his day.

Tsunade sat in her 'office', the piles of paper work on her desk long forgotten as she leaned back in her chair and snoozed the day away. She deserved it, she had led Konoha through a war, she rarely got any sleep in a month, she was allowed to slack off at least a little...damn how did Sarutobi keep up with this!

She also slept to escape...the death of her team mate had been harsh. She felt horrible that there had been no remains to bury. They were told of his death in a much more sinister and mysterious way then his corpse. A bloody scroll meant specifically to summon toads was brought back by a scout who reported that he had found it in a clearing that looked to be an enormous battle field.

It was his scroll, no doubt about it when they found Jiraiya's name written with deceased soon following it. The said scroll sat on the edge of her desk, still stained with blood and gathering dust. She hadn't the heart to catalogue it under her scroll library, the old idiot would want Naruto to have it.

Tsunade had, unlike most of her binges, drunk herself into this slumbering stupor...

Tsunade napped deeply leaning back in her chair. She hadn't been disturbed in five hours, a record considering what the times were. "Obaa-chan!" came a shout from right next to her head. She was jolted into the world of the living and gave a quick swing punch toward the voice that had interrupted her slumber.

Her fist was stopped oh so casually with the hand of the nine tailed Kitsune Uzumaki Naruto. "Good morning Obaa-chan, have a nice nap?" Naruto asked with a laugh as Tsunade grumbled a few cursed under her breath. She took her hand back and said, "what are you doing here Naruto? I thought I told you that you have the week...hell next two weeks off." Naruto smirked and said, "you know a hero can't take that kind of break."

"Hey, either of you know why people keep looking at me like I'm the walking dead?" came a voice from the entrance of the tent. Both Hokage and Kyuubi taught Kitsune turned to the entrance only to see a flash of bright white and blood red. Standing there, holding the flap of the tent open was one of the legendary three ninja Jiraiya.

Both of the powerful beings just sat there and stared wide eyes and their jaws on the floor. Jiraiya frowned and said with crossed arms, "oh damn it not you guys too. What the hell happened when I was in River Country?" He was answered in the most bizarre way he thought possible.

He was immediately driven to the ground by a bright blond blur and when he landed he looked down expecting to see his young apprentice. The only thing he could see was what he mentally called his paradise, right down the shirt of Tsunade. His eyes opened to the size of Fuma Shuriken and began to mentally take notes as Tsunade, the powerful Hokage of Konoha, clung to him with her monstrous strength and berated him incessantly while CRYING no less.

He had no idea what the hell was happening or if his spine would bend the same way after this but hell he was enjoying himself.

After calming down and explaining to him that, that never happened or he will lose everything that makes him a man, Tsunade went back to her seat only for Naruto to swamp Jiraiya with a massive hug that a son would give a long lost father. "Damn what's with the hugs?" Jiraiya asked with a slight smirk as Naruto pulled away. "To put it shortly you have been registered as falling in battle," Naruto said calmly as he helped the old toad hermit stand.

"Come again?" Jiraiya asked with such a confused face it made Tsunade smirk a bit. "Orochimaru sent us a scroll...a toad summoning scroll," Tsunade said which made Jiraiya raise his eyebrows, "a scroll huh? It has me as deceased I'm guessing? Very good memory on Orochimaru's part, I only showed him that scroll once or twice. I bet near the end of it there's a few...things he never saw."

Tsunade reached over her desk and grabbed hold of the large scroll and unrolled it as far as it would go. As Jiraiya had said there was a few lines that looked to be just a normal summoning scroll. Jiraiya nodded and said, "I had to make a few revisions to my own scroll in the last ten years so that scroll is far out of date." Tsunade sighed and tossed the scroll in the pile of garbage paper, "I'm going to kill that scout."

Naruto snickered and said, "so Ero-Sennin where have you been?" Naruto held up only two fingers and successfully blocked a punch meant for his head. Jiraiya frowned and said, "got faster and stronger did you?" Naruto grinned and with great flare he fanned out his tails, all nine golden appendages shimmering like golden flames sprouting from his body. Jiraiya blinked, "woah...when did that happen? With power like that killing Orochimaru should be a snap!"

Naruto shrugged and said, "eh, it was a challenge." Jiraiya blinked...then blinked again with a complete blank drawn on his face. "You...killed...Orochimaru?" Jiraiya asked while he rose a shaky finger to Naruto. Naruto nodded and slung an arm over his sensei's shoulder, Naruto had grown enough to almost stand as tall as the giant of a man.

"He's stuck in the Shinigami's gut as we speak," Naruto said with a slight calming smirk. This sparked even more questions in his mind but before he could speak Tsunade spoke up. "Kyuubi Jiraiya. The Shinigami devoured Kyuubi's soul that was inside Naruto rather than Naruto's letting him live. I suppose we owe the fox," Tsunade said which changed Naruto's placid look to a face of sorrow and Jiraiya's confusion to hard nosed respect.

"What do you plan on telling the villagers?" Jiraiya asked while Naruto slunk over to the exit of the tent with crossed arms. "I'm not sure. No matter what I say they'll think the fox is a menace..." Tsunade said but Naruto interrupted with a forceful, "tell them." The two Sannin turned in confusion to the fox in the doorway.

"Tell them the Kyuubi passed protecting the village from it's greatest criminal. They may not buy it but what will it matter, they'll celebrate Orochimaru and Kyuubi-sensei's death no matter what, I would know," Naruto repressed a shudder as he remembered so many dark birthdays. "If it is made public knowledge Kyuubi is dead then Akatsuki might give up their chase...but I've heard talk that they might have figured out Naruto is the new Kyuubi," Jiraiya said with an uncertain tone.

"Then let them come," Naruto said as he looked to the outside world of the tent. The sun was bright, the sky was clear, the smell of fresh rain hung in the air, the world was at an even peace. Naruto turned to Tsunade and Jiraiya with a soft smile and said, "the hero can't keep running now can he?"

Tsunade gave her adopted brother a soft smile while Jiraiya gave his adopted son a warm smirk. Naruto nodded and said, "well I have things to do, people to see. Neji isn't on a mission today is he?" Tsunade shook her head and before she could speak Naruto was out of sight in a golden blur. Jiraiya rose an eyebrow and said, "so when were you thinking of retiring?"

Tsunade sighed and leaned on her teammate in exhaustion, "pretty damn soon. Now get the hell out of here, before you came back from the grave I was having a nice nap..." Tsunade closed her eyes and the next time she opened them she was lying on a cot with all of her paper work done and a note that read, 'you owe me.'

End Chapter

Oh! weren't expecting that now were you! Now this isn't much of a Q and A but I'll make this one question count.

Q: Is this over?

A: No, this story in my view still has a few arcs to finish. I think you will enjoy the final arc which will bring about a few surprises and, even though it is probably forgotten, my big secret I haven't spilled since I began this fic. So in short this fic will finish when I put a big End stamp on it. Thank you.

Well that is it and yet again I have no preview, sorry. I have been working my tail off for this story, school, so many things in between I am sorry...I know that many other people have problems too and they don't complain nerely half as much as me so I'll just shut my trap and write! It's my duty! Well time for me to go, later all!