Our Will of Fire
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Q/A- ThatOneRandomDude: It may have been a bit too early to use Siren but I wanted a few select people to see it in use to put a good sense of just how powerful Mythra is. Siren won't be used much in this story…. Not yet anyway….. (Laughs manically) But in all seriousness there will be some appropriate uses of Siren in the future; this was just a good point for me to do this.
SonicBlast4444: Honestly I forgot about that, my bad. Thank you for reading and I hope you someday finish XBC2 as it is well worth playing.
Ninja Slayer(Guest): Not a bad idea if I'm honest, maybe after some time.
Aruton900: Sorry but I've kinda set Kiba's blade in stone, but that is a secret for now (Begins rubbing hands together slowly as an evil laughter builds in the distance). Some other skills will be OP for everyone, kinda like Naruto's Kitsune-Bi. And Naruto won't rely on Pyra and Mythra in every fight despite their great teamwork. Glad you're enjoying the story so far and I hope you enjoy this chapter.
AN- ANY OC BLADE, PLEASE INCLUDE SOME ARTS WITH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ART! Sorry about the wait guys but I just took my time with starting this chapter so I hope you all enjoy. I do not own either Naruto or Xenoblade Chronicles 2 in any way shape or form and they are the property of their respective owners Masashi Kishimoto and Monolithsoft respectively. I make no money from this story. Also if I swap between English and Japanese sporadically I am sorry.
Warning: Naruto and others will become quite overpowered compared to most others for most of this story. I am also semi to pretty damn bad at writing fight scenes so for that I'm sorry.
"Biju Speaking"
'Biju Thinking'
"Biju Telepathy"
"Telepathy"
'Person thinking'
Flashback Speech
PLEASE READ AUTHORS NOTE AT THE END, This beginning paragraphs of this chapter will mostly be describing events leading up to the return to Konoha and will contain little to no dialogue between characters, please keep that in mind.
Location: Tazunas' house, 6:15 PM
The same night Naruto and Mythra used Siren to annihilate the bandit forces that Gato had hired Pandoria and Pyra explained their origins and existence as Blades, needless to say is that everyone present sans those who knew about Blades were shocked to the core and agreed to keep the existence of blades a secret.
Pyra also explained that Mythra and Naruto would be out cold until tomorrow and once more told them to not treat them any differently due to what they know about their power to which everyone present nodded.
Naruto and Mythra woke the next day up feeling slightly sluggish due to their extensive power use the night before but managed to shake it off in order to celebrate with the people of Nami who were grateful not only for their defeat of Gato but also of the large army of mercenaries he had stationed on the island.
The celebrations lasted well into the night with Mythra and Tazuna both sampling various sake taken from Gatos' hideout after the townspeople looted it that day with the help of the Shinobi who took their share, namely the fee Zabuza and Haku were promised from Gato and the Konoha-nin A-rank mission payment with bonuses for each member of the team.
Inari had taken to calling Naruto 'Nii-san' due to him having given Inari the courage to stand up for himself and also started calling Pyra and Mythra 'Nee-san' much to the amusement of Tsunami as he blushes whenever the two girls tease the hell out of him.
By the time the Konoha-nin and their new allies, Zabuza and Haku, decided to turn in for the night Tazuna was more intoxicated than pirates after raiding a brewery while everyone else was tired from the large party going on throughout the village. Surprisingly enough is that despite Mythra sharing a lot of drinks with Tazuna she was completely functional and didn't slur her words, when asked by many casual drinkers, 'Cough Tazuna cough' how she managed to avoid getting drunk her only response was "Because our family is awesome.".
That same night, Pyra also returned the rabbit that she rescued to Haku who was extremely happy with getting back Snowball safe and sound.
The morning after the celebration was met with groans from Tazuna and many of his workers who decided to get smashed the night before as they all had hangovers but also had to start working on the bridge again so that the shinobi could return home.
The men had steeled themselves, and with Naruto, Mythra, Pyra, and Kakashi all making clones to help, and started work on the bridge again. The workers hated working with the hangover they all had but the clones did a lot of the loud work while the men brought in the material they needed to get further with the bridge.
A few days pass and the bridge itself is complete which causes all of the people of Nami no Kuni to break out into tears of joy as the bridge connected the mainland of Hi no Kuni. Tazuna then tells his people that the bridge isn't finished yet as they still need to build the cover for the bridge to which the people all cheer and begin construction with gusto.
1 week and 2 days after the bridge base was completed
Naruto and the other shinobi that were returning to Konoha were standing in front of the now completed bridge as all of the villagers came to see them off, "You really have to go Nii-san?" Inari asks Naruto in a sad tone.
Naruto walks up to Inari and ruffles his hair before giving him a wide smile, "Don't worry Inari, we'll be back to visit one day, I promise." Naruto says.
Inari looks up at Naruto and smiles, "Alright then Nii-san." Inari says before giving Naruto a hug, "Thank you… For everything." He says as members of the crowd start cheering.
Mythra walks over to Tazuna, "Hey old man, next time you're in Konoha we'll have a few drinks from our village." Mythra says with a smirk which Tazuna matches before the two of them shake hands.
"I'll hold you to that missy, I haven't had such a good drinking partner since Kaiza." Tazuna says before they stop shaking hands and he gives her a serious look, "Stay alive ya hear? And if you guys need anything, and I mean anything, you just let us know." He says.
Mythra nods in response before rejoining her group who all turn back to the villagers and wave goodbye as they begin traveling across the bridge while the villagers cheer for them.
Once the shinobi have left the sight of the villagers they stop cheering and look at the bridge, "So what should we name the bridge?" Tsunami asks Tazuna who starts rubbing his chin before breaking into a smile.
"How about the Super Great Tazuna Bridge?" Tazuna asks and crickets can be heard in the background as the crowd goes silent.
Inari sweat drops at the name and a good one pops into his head, "How about The Great Uzumaki Bridge?" Inari asks excitedly and everyone smiles at the name.
Tazuna smirks, "A fine name, People of Nami no Kuni, from now on this bridge shall be known as 'The Great Uzumaki Bridge' in honor of those who fought for us in our time of need!" Tazuna yells to the crowd who begin cheering.
With Naruto and Co.
Naruto and the others decided to hightail it back to Konoha after crossing the bridge so that they could turn in their mission report to the Hokage. After a few hours of jumping through the trees the large walls of Konoha come into sight, "Woohoo, we're almost home!" Naruto yells in excitement.
Narutos' antics cause everyone present to start chuckling though they are also of a similar mind on the inside, "Hey Haku, Zabuza, the two of you are probably going to be put onto a probationary period once we get through with our meeting with the Hokage." Kakashi says.
Haku and Zabuza nod in acknowledgement, "That's fine; so long as I can still be a shinobi I'll stay under probation as long as needed. I can understand seeing as how I'm considered a nuke-nin from Kiri but Haku never officially joined the Kirigakure shinobi forces so hopefully she can get away with a less strict probation." Zabuza says causing Haku to smile.
Mythra chuckles, "Don't worry, we'll see if we can convince the old man to let Haku off a bit easily, though you're going to have to find a place to stay and being under probation doesn't give you many higher ranked missions to go on. So despite the pay you got from Gato you're going to have to be a bit more manageable with your Ryo for the time being." Mythra says causing Haku and Zabuza to sigh in resignation at that fact.
As the walls get closer the group drops to the ground and start walking at a slower pace so as not to startle the eternal gate guardians Kotetsu and Izumo.
Zabuza rubs the back of his head, "You're right about that Mythra, know any cheap places with two bedrooms we could rent?" Zabuza asks.
"What do you two think, we have a LOT of room at the estate." Mythra asks her siblings.
"I don't have an issue with it, we need to fill up some of those spare rooms and having some more people to train with at the house will be a nice bonus." Naruto says with a smile on his face.
Pyra chuckles, "Not to mention you'd be living under the same roof as Haku." Pyra says causing Naruto to blush, "I saw how you and her look at each other, you like her don't you?" she asks causing Naruto to blush further.
Haku notices Naruto blushing, "You ok Naruto? Your face is really red, I hope you haven't caught a fever." Haku says.
Naruto starts sputtering but manages to compose himself, "N-no, I'm fine Haku. Me and my sisters were just talking." Naruto says. Haku gives him a quizzical look, "We were talking about the two of you possibly moving in with us." He says, catching the attention of everyone present.
"Oh, and you have room for the two of us?" Zabuza asks in a cheeky voice.
Pyra nods, "Yes, our estate is quite large. We purchased the Yondaime Hokages' compound a few months ago and we have plenty of room to spare." Pyra says causing Haku and Zabuza to go wide-eyed. "If the two of you want, you two can stay with us." She finishes.
Zabuza and Haku look at each other before nodding, "Alright, we'll take you up on your offer, in exchange I'll teach you some new kenjutsu techniques, deal?" Zabuza says causing the Uzumaki siblings to look at each other before nodding.
"Alright Zabuza, we accept. We look forward to training with you." Mythra says as they approach the gate.
Izumo and Kotetsu see the approaching shinobi, "Hey Izumo, isn't that Kakashi and his team?" Kotetsu asks.
Izumo nods, "Yeah, but who are the two…. With… Holy shit." Izumo says with a bit of fear in his voice.
Kotetsu looks at Izumo, "What's up Izumo, you look like you've seen a demon." Kotetsu says with a little mirth in his voice.
Izumo simply nods and points at the approaching shinobi, "Z-Zabuza Momochi…. The demon of the mist…." Izumo says which causes Kotetsu to pale slightly as he turns back to the approaching ninja and sees the aforementioned Demon of the Hidden Mist.
Team seven and their guests walk up to the guard post, "Hey there Tetsu, Zumo, how have the two of you been?" Kakashi asks the two chunin.
Kotetsu and Izumo look at each other, "We've been good Kakashi, welcome back. I trust your mission went well?" Kotetsu asks.
Kakashi rubs the back of his head nervously, "Well…. It could've gone worse." Kakashi says as he turns to Zabuza and Haku.
Kotetsu and Izumo look at each other again and sigh before Izumo pulls out a sign in sheet, "You know the drill Kakashi, list your team, mission result, and include the two new visitors please." Izumo says to Kakashi who takes the sign in sheet and fills it out.
Kakashi fills out the sign in sheet and hands it to Kotetsu who looks over it before going wide eyed at the purpose the two new shinobi have in Konoha, "Haku Momochi and Zabuza Momochi, welcome to Konoha." Kotetsu says with a wide grin on his face before turning to Kakashi, "Alright Kakashi, you and your team along with our new residents here go report to Hokage-sama." He says and the group proceeds to head towards the Hokage tower.
As the group travels through the city towards their destination Zabuza, Haku, Sasuke, and Sakura all notice various glares being sent towards the Uzumaki siblings by the civilians and even a few shinobi, "Naruto-kun, why is everyone looking at you, Mythra, and Pyra like that?" Haku asks with a hint of concern in her voice.
Naruto sighs, "I'll tell you later Haku, when there aren't people listening." Naruto says with an ever so slight deflation to his joyful tone.
Haku notices the ever so slight loss of enthusiasm coming from Naruto but nods in resignation, figuring that she'll figure out what's going on later. "Alright, just let me know if you want to talk Naruto-kun." Haku says with a small smile which Naruto returns, seemingly getting back a bit of his jovial mood.
Kakashi overhears their short conversation and can't help but be disappointed in the civilians and those shinobi who won't see Naruto as his own person, 'Damn fools, if only they all knew who your family was Naruto. Sensei would be disappointed in his people.' Kakashi thinks sadly as he reads his Icha Icha.
A few minutes of walking later the Hokage tower is in sight, Zabuza and Haku viewing the building with some awe as the Mizukage administration building was nowhere near this large or even as public due to the paranoia of the current and previous Mizukage.
As they approach the administration district an ANBU wearing a cat like mask with intricate green and red markings appears in front of the group, "Greetings Kakashi-sempai, the Hokage wishes to see you immediately." ANBU says with a slight bow towards Kakashi.
Kakashi looks up slightly from his book, "Hey there Tenzo, we were just on our way there for our mission debrief and to get these two into the system." Kakashi says, tilting his head towards Haku and Zabuza who is looking the ANBU over.
Tenzo nods before making a handsign and disappearing in a small cloud of smoke. Kakashi and the others continue walking towards the Hokage tower. "Hey Kakashi-sensei, who was that ANBU, it seemed you knew each other from the way he talked." Sasuke said.
Kakashi doesn't even look up from his book as he responds, "I used to be a member of ANBU, specifically as an ANBU captain. Tenzo there was a member of my squad and a friend of mine so he took to calling me Sempai as I was his senior." Kakashi says, ending the conversation.
The group finally enters Hokage tower and head upstairs to Hiruzens' office, the group walk up to the secretary, Aikawa, whom recognizes the shinobi and presses her intercom, "Hokage-sama, Kakashi and team seven are here, would you like me to send them in?" Aikawa asks.
A voice comes back over the intercom, "Please do Aikawa, thank you." Hiruzen says through the intercom loud enough for everyone to hear.
Aikawa smiles when she looks over the group before getting up and opening the door to the office, "Please enter, and welcome back from your mission everyone." Aikawa says as everyone enters the room each of them giving thanks, except Zabuza who settles for a grunt without even looking at her.
Hiruzen looks up from his paperwork, remarkably smaller due to his use of the Kage Bushin to do his work for him, "Welcome home everyone, and welcome to Konohagakure no Sato Zabuza and Haku." Hiruzen says with a smile on his face.
Everyone, even Zabuza, gives a small but polite bow before Kakashi walks forward and hands Hiruzen a scroll, "Mission accomplished Hokage-sama." Kakashi says as Hiruzen opens the scroll and begins reading it.
After Hiruzen finishes reading the scroll he rubs his temples, "I know that this mission escalated rather quickly…. But you're telling me that Naruto and Mythra…" Hiruzen starts saying before Mythra makes a hand gesture causing him to stop talking and nod. "ANBU, leave the room until I call for you to return." He says and the ANBU guards leave the room before Hiruzen activates a few security seals and then looks back at the group with a serious expression, "You're telling me that Naruto and Mythra took out a small army of mercenaries in a matter of moments?" he asks.
Mythra, Pyra, and Naruto nod, "Yeah Jiji, it's Mythras' special power. It's amazing, though to say it's tiring to use is an understatement. After we used 'Sacred Arrow' we both fell unconscious and were out until the next day." Naruto explains.
Hiruzen ponders this for a moment before looking the Uzumaki family in the eyes, "Alright, so I'm sorry to say that I'm going to classify that ability as a Kinjutsu, an S-rank kinjutsu at that." Hiruzen says which causes the three of them to nod in understanding. "The three of you are not to use that ability in the future unless absolutely necessary and I mean unless there is absolutely no other option you shall not call upon this 'Siren' again. Understood?" Hiruzen questions and receives nods in return from the Uzumaki family. "Anything else to report of note?" he asks and get another nod from Kakashi who hands over a sealing scroll full of documents relating to Konoha that was retrieved from Gatos' files.
Kakashi walks back to the group, "I believe that is all now Hokage-sama, all other details are in my report. I believe it's time to discuss the matters relating to Zabuza and Haku." Kakashi suggests.
Hiruzen nods and deactivates the security seals, "ANBU, you may return to your posts." Hiruzen says and a number of blurs return to the room and disappear.
Zabuza seems to be impressed, "Pretty damn good speed, well above the norm for most villages, even in Kiri." Zabuza says, sounding somewhat happy at the skill his soon to be fellow shinobi have.
Hiruzen smiles at the comment, "Thank you Zabuza, coming from you that is high praise indeed." Hiruzen says with some mirth, "Now onto your application for asylum in Konoha, as my message to Kakashi the other day said, it has been approved by myself so the two of you are official citizens of Konohagakure no Sato as soon as you fill out this paperwork." He says and pulls out some paperwork, two copies of each paper.
Haku and Zabuza walk to the desk and begin filling out the paperwork, "Ojii-sama, we also have offered some of the spare room in our compound for them to stay at for the time being so that will be their official residence until they decide to move out." Pyra says causing Hiruzen to look at her with a raised eyebrow before he pulls out his pipe and takes a quick drag from it.
"That's fine Pyra, thank you for informing me beforehand. I will make sure to send that information to the housing department and put that information in their files." Hiruzen says after blowing some smoke from his mouth.
A few minutes later Haku and Zabuza finish their paperwork and Zabuza removes his headband, putting it on the table, "Thank you for this opportunity Hokage-sama." Zabuza says with a bow that Haku mimics.
"Although Hokage-sama, I do believe that I should inform you myself that I have the Hyoton Kekkei Genkai (Ice Release Bloodline) as I don't believe that the others witnessed me using it, thus it wouldn't be in the report Kakashi-san handed you." Haku says.
This information surprises everyone except Naruto who rubs the back of his head and chuckles nervously, "Whoops, I forgot to mention that to you Kakashi-sensei, my bad." Naruto says sheepishly while everyone face faults. "Haku told me her story when we met the day after I left Tazunas' place, she mentioned her father killed her mother and tried to kill her because of her Hyoton bloodline, honestly I just never brought that up because it wasn't my place to at the time." He explains getting approving and understanding nods from those present.
Hiruzen sighs, "Alright, we'll keep that under wraps for now. Despite the CRA being only for men, the civilian council would raise a stink if they found out that one of the only remaining, if not THE only living, person with the Hyoton bloodline moved into Konoha. We'll arrange for her and Zabuza to take a special examination to get an appropriate skill level from the two of them and assign them ranks based on their performance in about a week, so for now keep your skills hidden." Hiruzen says and gets nods from Haku and Zabuza. He then stamps the necessary papers and hands the two some temporary citizen IDs, "Keep these on you until we get you your permanent IDs in around 3 days. These will also identify you as unofficial shinobi of Konoha, and while you aren't able to undertake missions for the time being you will be privy to shinobi only shops and businesses, they will also give you some protection from the civilian council as they have no jurisdiction over shinobi." He explains and the two place their IDs in secure spots on their bodies. Hiruzen stands up and extends his hand, "Once more, welcome to Konoha." He says with a smile and both Haku and Zabuza take time to shake his hand. "I'll have your pay for the mission sent to your accounts and an S-rank mission completion added to your records due to your elimination of not only a powerful criminal element that had information on Konoha but also of a large enemy force, congratulations!" Hiruzen says with a small bow.
All of the shinobi of team seven go wide eyed at that news and quickly stand at attention, "Thank you Hokage-sama!" they all say in unison and bow before leaving the room along with Zabuza and Haku.
Hiruzen leans back in his chair before standing up, making three Kage bushin, sits down on the couch, and pulls out his little orange book, "What a day, first we have several civilians trying to break into the Uzumaki compound, then we have the civilian council attempting to pass a law that would prevent jinchuriki from dining at any public restaurant, we get possibly the last Hyoton user of the Yuki clan now known as Haku Momochi, we get Zabuza Momochi, and now Naruto and Mythra are powerful enough to eradicate several hundred foes in no time….. I need a vacation." Hiruzen says lowly as he reads his precious Icha Icha and thinks further on how the civilian council will react to today's news.
With the Uzumaki Family, Zabuza, and Haku
After splitting from Kakashi, Sakura, and Sasuke, whom went home to rest and inform those close to them about their mission, Naruto and Co. decided to head back to their house to get Haku and Zabuza accustomed to the compound.
"So how far away is the place?" Zabuza asks as they walk through the residential district.
"A bit further, our compound is actually close to the Hyuga compound but is larger than the Uchiha compound, though most of it is uncultivated land which still needs to have buildings constructed onto it. The compound currently has the Main house, a hot spring, a couple of greenhouses, a few storage sheds, and a guest house. Though you two will be staying with us in the main house." Pyra explains.
A few minutes later the gate for the Uzumaki compound comes into sight, nearby some stores and other houses on a semi busy street. Though as they approach they see a rather disgusting sight, a crowd that Naruto recognizes as the civilian council standing in front of the gate, "Well, well, well, it seems the boy and his sisters have returned." A councilman said with a vicious smirk on his face.
Naruto sighs and continues walking forward, "May I ask why the civilian council is blocking me and my family from the entrance to our home?" Naruto asks.
Mythra crosses her arms, "Yes, I believe that the civilian council has no jurisdiction over a shinobi's home." Mythra says, eying each of the councilors. "So why are you blocking the entrance to our compound?" she asks.
The council sneer at Mythra, "Don't get ahead of yourself girl, we of the civilian council are still above you." Councilwoman Isako says in a haughty tone.
Pyra chuckles, "That's technically true, however the civilian council has no jurisdiction over shinobi unless said shinobi has committed a crime against a civilian and the shinobi council or Hokage agrees to give you jurisdiction over the accused." Pyra says with a smile on her face. "So unless you're here to apologize for all of the things you done and said to Naruto then we'll have to ask you to remove yourselves from the front of our property because we've just returned from a rather stressful mission and would like to relax as well as show our new residents around their new home." She says, indicating Haku and Zabuza.
Her words infuriate the civilian council as the Uzumaki family walk forward. "Don't you dare ignore us you filth." A councilwoman says with venom in her voice. "We are your betters and demand access to the Yondaime's property!" she practically yells.
Zabuza glares at the woman before looking down at Naruto, "Hey brat, this a normal occurrence?" Zabuza asks Naruto who nods causing Zabuza to sigh, "You want to get them to leave or do you want me to do this my way?" he asks.
Naruto thinks for a few seconds, "Go ahead, I'll take notes." Naruto says with a vicious smirk that makes Zabuza chuckle somewhat.
Zabuza walks forward while the crowd is still yelling at the Uzumaki family, Zabuza releases a large amount of KI, enough that it affects the nearby shinobi as well, "ENOUGH!" Zabuza yells causing the crowd to go silent and nearly pass out from the strength of the KI, "I suggest you all remove yourselves from the front of our home before I decide to remove you myself!" he yells as he puts his hand the handle on his Kubikiribocho and starts walking forward.
Councilwoman Isako and a number of other members of the crowd look like they're about to have heart attacks, "Y-y-y-you c-cant threaten us, w-we'll have you executed!" Isako yells.
The Uzumaki family breaks out into laughter, "That's rich; once again you try to use power you don't even have. Once again, only Hokage-sama can administer punishment against a shinobi, though I have a quick way to end this." Mythra says between laughs, "How about I call some ANBU and get them to call Hokage-sama here and then let him deal with this situation." She suggests causing the civilians to pale further before a couple of them wise up and leave, "Seems like there are some smart people in that crowd after all." She says as they begin walking with Zabuza, dispersing the crowd further.
A moment later the crowd fully disperses and they walk up to the gate, "Zabuza, Haku, I need the two of you to channel chakra into the gate when I do, the property is protected by a number of seals created by the Yondaime." Naruto says and the two of them nod and begin channeling chakra into the gate as Naruto does, causing the gate to open, "Wonderful, now the two of you can open the gate without me, Pyra-neechan, or Mythra-neechan." He says as they walk through the gate and get a good look at the property, "Welcome to the Uzumaki compound you two, it's good to be home." Naruto says and begins showing the two around the compound.
A few hours later
"And last but not least the training field." Naruto says as they exit the guest house and walk over to a wide open field with a beautiful tree line and a nice river with a small bridge over it.
Zabuza whistles, "Impressive setup brat, this training field is one of the better things about this place though as it has a lot of uniqueness to it, you could practice just about any jutsu element here." Zabuza says, actually impressed at their new home.
Haku smiles, "Indeed, it is quite a beautiful training field, though I'm also interested to try out those hot springs and then the library." Haku says while Zabuza agrees on the library as there were some Suiton jutsu scrolls he saw that he didn't know yet, thankfully Naruto gave them full run of the place as long as they didn't remove any of the family scrolls.
"And that's the end of our lovely house tour, I hope you two enjoy your stay." Mythra says with a small smirk.
Haku chuckles while Zabuza looks around, "You guys sure you don't mind us staying here, I'm pretty sure we could've found a place." Zabuza says as they head back inside.
Naruto shrugs his shoulders, "You guys aren't too bad so we don't mind sharing what extra space we have. Besides that, with Haku's bloodline, once news of that gets out, it'll be better for her to have a place protected by seals and clan laws to live in so that the civilian council or other detestable people in this village don't get any funny ideas." Naruto explains.
Zabuza chuckles, "You're alright brat. Thanks." Zabuza says, "You mind if I go hit the hot springs, I could use a good soak after the trip." He asks.
Pyra nods, "Sure, it is your house now too. The men's bath is on the right side, the woman's bath is on the left. There are towels for you to use in the closet right next to the clothing bins." Pyra explains, Zabuza giving a grunt of thanks before heading to the baths.
Haku stretches, "I think we should all take a quick bath before we get some dinner, sound good?" Haku suggests.
Naruto, Mythra, and Pyra all nod in agreement and head off to the baths.
Zabuza is just getting into the hot spring as Naruto comes into the open air bath, "How's the water Zabuza?" Naruto asks as he washes himself.
Zabuza sighs, "Honestly brat, this water is damn heavenly. It's been awhile since I've been able to relax like this." Zabuza says as Naruto proceeds to enter the bath.
Naruto smiles as he sits down on the other end of the bath, "Good to hear. With the seals keeping this place safe it's one of the few places where I feel I'm able to let my guard down and just relax, though I still keep myself listening for anything out of the norm just in case." Naruto says as he leans back with a content smile on his face.
Zabuza chuckles, "I don't know about letting my guard down, a good ninja never does. But I feel like you're right about this being a place of respite. We still gotta read through those papers detailing our probation, but starting tomorrow we'll be training together. I wanna see you go far kid, you and those sisters of yours." Zabuza says.
Naruto gives Zabuza a thumbs up, "Don't worry about that, we're going to go farther than anyone before us dattebayo!" Naruto says with a smile on his face.
Zabuza laughs at the verbal tic, "Alright kid, I'll hold you to that as I don't train weaklings." Zabuza says in a serious tone and an icy glare that makes Naruto feel chilly despite the steamy water. A little while passes as the two relax before Zabuza decides to ask another question, "Hey brat, what do you think of Haku?" he asks.
The question makes Naruto look at Zabuza with a quizzical stare, "I mean, she's a skilled kunoichi, especially with those senbon of hers and I can't wait to see her bloodline in action." Naruto says before Zabuza groans.
"I'm not asking how you feel about her as a kunoichi, I'm asking how you feel about her as someone of the opposite sex, the question in simple terms is, do you like her?" Zabuza asks with one hand on his face.
Naruto blushes and starts stammering which causes Zabuza to start laughing, "Hey don't laugh you bastard!" Naruto yells, after Zabuza calms down and rubs a tear from his eye Naruto sighs, "I-I don't know. She's really pretty and so nice, it feels right to be around her and that smile of hers…." Naruto says with a smile on his face, "But… I also get that feeling around another girl I know named Hinata." He says which catches Zabuzas' attention.
"Kid, what you're feeling is the early signs of love, one of the most basic of human emotions and also the most complex." Zabuza explains, "Though I gotta ask kid, are you a part of a clan?" he asks.
"Love huh…." Naruto says lowly, "Why are you asking whether or not I'm part of a clan though?" he asks causing Zabuza to chuckle.
"I'm curious as I heard you mention clan laws earlier, that would normally only matter if said person was part of a clan. Tell me kid, you ever heard of polygamy?" Zabuza asks.
"It's when you have more than one lover or wife legally, why?" Naruto asks.
"You see, most villages with bloodlines have a variation of what's known as the Clan Restoration Act, or the CRA, and it allows polygamy to restore a clan to a safe number. If you're the last male member of a clan you're required to take a number of wives by a specific age." Zabuza explains causing Narutos' mouth to gape, "I'm pretty sure you have a similar law here in Konoha, that's why I asked if you were a member of a clan, specifically the Uzumaki clan as most if not all of them died during the siege of Uzushiho." He says causing Naruto to think.
Naruto sighs, "Listen, my heritage is something that I didn't know myself until a few months ago, so if I tell you then you can't tell anyone or I'm sure Jiji will kill you himself." Naruto explains causing Zabuza to raise his near non-existent eyebrow.
"Jeez kid, was your father the Yondaime or something." Zabuza jokes and begins chuckling until he looks at Naruto's deadpan face and connects the dots, "Y-you're shitting me right? The fucking Yondaime Hokage, Minato Namikaze, the Yellow Flash of Konoha was your old man?" he asks, losing a bit of his fire.
Naruto nods, "Yeah, My father was the Yondaime; my mother was Kushina Uzumaki, the Red Hot Habanero of Konoha, also known as Red Death Kushina. See why my heritage is a secret?" Naruto asks and Zabuza nods.
"Yeah," Zabuza says before crossing his arms and lowering his head, "if Iwa ever found out that the Yondaime had a kid they'd stop at nothing to end you, they may have even gone so far as to start another war possibly if they were that stupid. Don't worry about this getting out, I'll take that secret with me to the grave if it's still a secret when that happens, but back to the matter at hand." Zabuza says before looking Naruto in the eye who stares back, "You're a strong brat with some pretty absurd potential which I'm hoping to see realized, as such I don't mind you making some moves on my daughter. As long as she knows that you're more than likely going to have to have multiple mates then I will accept your relationship if the two of you decide to pursue one, my only other condition is this and the most important." Zabuza says before looking up towards the sky, "Make her happy, love her and those you find a similar attraction to equally and with every fiber of your being and I'll be satisfied with her choice." He says softly, in a very out of character fashion.
Naruto crosses his arms and thinks about it for a minute, "If I decide to pursue a relationship with her then I swear to love her equally as I would anyone else I may find should the CRA be enacted. If she accepts me then I promise I will make her happy dattebayo!" Naruto says with conviction. "But I want to get to know her better first; I don't want to rush into anything."
Zabuza smiles behind his bandages, "Good brat, I'm holding you to that because Haku likes you, and I mean she wouldn't stop talking about you since she met you. I'm sure you can tell she cares based on what happened on the bridge." Zabuza says with Naruto nodding in response, "And let this Hinata girl know as well, if she likes you as much as Haku does then she might be fine with your potential situation." He says before getting up, "Let's get outta here before we turn into prunes." Zabuza jokes making Naruto laugh with him.
With the girls
After the girls undress both Pyra and Mythra look over Hakus' figure, "Nice bod you got there eh Haku?" Mythra asks with a teasing tone reminiscent of her old friend Nia.
Haku blushes as she begins washing herself, "You aren't wrong there Mythra, I think Naruto would like to see this as well." Pyra teases which makes Haku blush further.
After Haku finishes cleaning off she goes into the water, "Please stop teasing me…" Haku says shyly.
Pyra and Mythra share a glance at each other before laughing, "Don't worry Haku, we'll stop for now." Pyra says as she and Mythra get into the bath. Pyra leans forward, "So, what do you think of Naruto?" she asks.
Hakus' blush returns and she dunks her head under the water for a moment before coming back up and taking a deep breath, "Honestly, knowing a bit of what he's gone through but still not knowing why, it's like looking in a mirror. Yet despite all of the suffering he's gone through in his life, those years of loneliness before he had you two, he's still so kind and warm. Looking at his smile just manages to brighten your day more than the sun in the middle of July, and he cares for all of those around him, he's kind of amazing." Haku says with a smile on her face, her heart speeding up somewhat.
Mythra looks at Pyra with a small smile on her face, "Though, Hinata does like Naruto a lot, they have some good chemistry between them as well." Mythra says causing Hakus' heart to sink.
Pyra nods, "Yeah, they've been good friends for years and have been close ever since we started the academy. Not to mention she's been getting more bold with her affections recently." Pyra says with a small smirk while Haku feels like her heart is breaking, "Though once the council finds out that Naruto is the last male member of two clans they'll probably request for him to enter the CRA." She says causing Haku to widen her eyes.
"T-the CRA, Clan Restoration Act?" Haku asks causing Pyra to nod, "You mean Naruto is going to have to have more than one wife?" she asks and the two siblings nod, "T-then I still have a chance…." She says as some small tears begin building in the corner of her eyes.
Pyra and Mythra come up to her sides and hug her, "Sorry about that, but this was the opportune moment for us to tell you that Naruto is indeed the last of two clans so he will most likely have to enter the CRA in order to repopulate his clans." Mythra explains, "Naruto does indeed like you, you can tell from the way he looks at you, but he also likes another girl in the village by the name of Hinata Hyuga so as long as you're willing to share Naruto with her and most likely at least one more girl then I'm sure you'll be able to live together with our little brother." She says causing Haku to relax a lot before gaining a smile.
"And we know he'll love those he finds equally, he isn't the type to favor one person over another, he's got too much love in him for that. So if you want to go for Naruto, you have our approval, just don't break his heart." Pyra says.
Haku smiles at that, "Don't worry, the two of us have been through too much for either of us to hurt the other intentionally. If he agrees to start a relationship with me then I will cherish him more than life itself, I will stay by his side though it all." Haku says with a large smile on her face.
Pyra and Mythra nod with smiles on their faces at her words, "Go for it Haku, we'll help you out, especially since we know just about everything about Naruto." Pyra says with a mischievous smile.
"Whoa Pyra, you're starting to really take after Naruto… But more so after me." Kurama says to Pyra, "I'm so proud!" he says while crying fake tears which make Pyra chuckle.
"Thanks Kurama, I had a good teacher in the art of mischief, wanna help me prank a few of those asshole councilmen this week? They are really starting to piss me off, and that's an achievement." Pyra asks and gets a fox like laugh from Kurama in return, "I'll take that as a yes."
Haku smiles nervously at the twinkle in Pyras' eyes and the three of them continue to relax in the hot springs.
1 hour later
Naruto and the others after having rested from their return trip are waiting at the table for Pyra to finish cooking, "You guys are going to love Pyra's cooking, anything she makes is close to divine." Mythra says with a smile as she pours some sake for herself and Zabuza who accepts the cup with a brief nod before the two of them begin drinking.
Haku looks over to Naruto, "Is she really that good at cooking?" Haku asks and receives a fond smile from Naruto.
"Damn right she is, I'll never forget the first time she cooked for me! I swear her cooking is better than ramen!" Naruto says with enthusiasm which makes Haku giggle.
"Then I'm looking forward to dinner even more now." Haku says, a warm smile adorning her face.
The smile Haku is wearing makes Naruto compare it to the sun on a warm spring afternoon, causing him to blush slightly as they begin chatting about rather inconsequential topics.
20 minutes later
Pyra walks in to the dining room carrying a large pot of beef stew before walking back into the kitchen and bringing in some salad and grilled fish atop plates on top of her arms, "Lemme get that for you Pyra-neechan." Naruto says and takes the salad off of her arm and setting it on the table before repeating the process with the fish.
"Thanks Naruto." Pyra says before putting the ladle next to the soup, all of them put their hands together, "Itadakimasu!" they all say in unison before they all start serving each other their desired portions.
As they eat Zabuza and Haku are both stunned by the flavor, Tsunami knew how to cook but this was on another level, "Pyra, how are you not running a restaurant? This is delicious!" Haku says as she swallows a mouthful of the stew.
Zabuza gives a genuine smile as he finishes eating some of the fish on his plate, "Damn right girlie. I haven't eaten this well in a while." Zabuza says before downing the last of the sake in his saucer and looking over at Mythra, "Mind giving me a refill?" he asks Mythra who swallows her food and nods. After getting his drink refilled he takes another sip which Mythra mimics, "Seriously though, great food, house, training areas, and sake, what more could a shinobi ask for in a home." He says as he sets down the saucer, "Normally it's against my nature to say thanks, but I will in this case, thanks for letting us stay here." He says before digging back into his meal.
Haku whistles, "Wow, Zabuza-sama almost never says thanks, you lot must've left quite the impression" Haku says with some mirth which causes Zabuza to groan while everyone else chuckles before going back to enjoying their meal.
Same time, council chambers
Hiruzen was having a great day, his favorite team of genin had returned with two new and powerful assets to the village as well as liberating a nearby country which had sent trade agreements earlier. Hiruzen was having a GREAT day…. until the council meeting.
The moment Hiruzen sat down in his chair he knew something had pissed of the civilian council something fierce, 'Then again, anything will piss them off if it doesn't go in their favor.' He thought to himself with a sigh before sitting straight and putting on a neutral expression, "For what reason did the civilian council call this meeting for?" Hiruzen asks while the shinobi council are wondering the same.
One of the councilmen, Denbe Okumura, stood up and began to address the room, "Hokage-sama, once more we are requesting access to the Yondaime's estate…." Denbe sys before Hiruzen cuts him off.
"Denied, as it is the home of a shinobi and as such only a member of the shinobi council can request access without the owner's consent unless there is proof of said shinobi committing a crime against the accusing civilian, so please tell me if you have any proof of the Uzumaki family committing a crime Denbe or drop the matter this moment." Hiruzen says in an annoyed tone of voice which makes the shinobi members of the civilian council chuckle.
Denbe's face gets red in fury but manages to reign himself in before saying something extremely stupid however laughter starts coming from a pink haired member of the civilian council, "Denbe, I wish you wouldn't have wasted our time with this, after all my daughter just came back from a mission involving the members of the family who own that property and I know for a fact that they just got back to town and haven't had time to commit any crime in that short period." She says with a smirk on her face, "On top of that I heard about how you got told off by them when you tried demanding them access to THEIR property while trying to block them from entering." She says which causes Hiruzen and a number of the shinobi council to start spiking KI towards Denbe and the civilian council minus the pink haired woman.
Denbe turns to her with a scowl on his face, "Shut it Haruno, this is none of your concern you former shinobi bitch." Denbe says which only furthers the KI directed at him while Mebuki's smile turns to a scowl.
"Not former shinobi, Reserve shinobi. Unlike the rest of you civilian council members I actually fought in the last war and took an injury meant for my superior which, while it may have taken me out of the rest of the war, still hasn't mitigated my skills far too much since I recovered." Mebuki says causing most of the civilian council to remember that the Haruno family was a rather esteemed family of merchants but Mebuki always had a desire to begin a career as a shinobi while letting her husband manage their business, a method that worked well into their lives. When Mebuki got injured she and her husband ran their alcohol trade jointly, and while she is a reserve shinobi is also head of their family and thus the advising member of the civilian council for the Haruno family, much to the chagrin of almost every other member of the civilian council.
Denbe's rage hits a peak and he slams his hand on his table, "I said shut up you bitch!" Denbe yells before he freezes from fear, he turns and looks at an extremely angry Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"I suggest you shut your mouth Denbe-san!" Hiruzen almost yells while still releasing KI, "You're already on thin ice here with your blatant attempt to intimidate some of MY shinobi, now do you have proof of any crimes committed against a civilian by the Uzumaki family?" he asks sternly and gets a timid head shake in return, "Then the matter is closed, now SIT!" he commands and Denbe quickly does so, Hiruzen getting a thanks from Mebuki for shutting him up, "And Denbe-san, as it is obvious that these were false charges YET AGAIN you will provide the names of all those who accompanied you to the Uzumaki compound earlier this day. You and your partners' next 5 mission requests will have their prices upped by 50%." He says causing Denbe and others to pale.
"Y-you can't do that Hokage-sama!" says one of the other council members.
"I can and have, if he doesn't provide those names himself then for the next year all of his mission requests will have their prices doubled along with all of the other council members whose names he doesn't provide when they are identified." Hiruzen says sternly causing all of the council members on the civilian side to pale even further as Denbe starts writing down the names before handing it to one of the ANBU who takes it over to Hiruzen. "Thank you Denbe-san, I trust all of those involved know they're on this list? If you are and you attempt to leave when the meeting ends the penalties will be far more severe on you so I trust you will stay." He says in a grandfatherly tone with an underlying hint of anger in his voice.
All of the civilians nod before Shikaku raises his hand and is called, "Hokage-sama, I also believe that you had a matter to bring forth for the shinobi council, though that directly interferes with your requirement for the members on that list staying. May I suggest sending a message involving the penalties to each of those involved so we may continue with Shinobi-only business?" Shikaku suggests tiredly and gets approving nods from those present on the shinobi side.
"Wonderful suggestion Shikaku-san, members of the civilian council, thank you for attending this meeting you called, however we do need you all to leave so unless there are any other immediate concerns that you need to bring forth?" Hiruzen asks with a look that says 'Leave, NOW' and receives head shakes from the civilian council who bow and leave, Mebuki giving a smile and wave as she exits with the others. Hiruzen smiles before taking a drag from his pipe, "Alright, as for the matter at hand we have two new citizens of Konoha, Zabuza Momochi and his adopted daughter Haku Momochi, both of whom were convinced to defect to Konoha by Team Seven but primarily by Naruto Uzumaki." He says.
This news brings some happy murmurs to the shinobi council, "I trust that they've been properly vetted?" Shibi Aburame asks to which Hiruzen nods.
"Kakashi Hatake was the one who sent me the message about their immigration and another message involving any pertinent Intel he and his daughter had." Hiruzen explains causing those in the council to nod in approval at team seven's actions. "Two more things, One: Haku Momochi being the adopted daughter of Zabuza Momochi is formerly Haku Yuki, possibly the last member of the Yuki clan who wielded the Hyoton bloodline," this revelation shocks most of the shinobi, the females understanding immediately why this wasn't mentioned around the civilian council, "and Two: Zabuza and Haku are going to be taking a test in a few days to determine their ranks within the village, I'm sure Zabuza will be at least High Jonin by our standards but could go up to Elite Jonin or even ANBU level whereas Haku is an unknown despite her bloodline. We're certain she's at least Mid Chunin however I'm thinking it might be best to make her a Genin for the moment with the Chunin exams on the horizon as it would allow for the current five man cell of team seven to compete in its entirety with three of its members going to another jonin sensei for the duration. Is this suggestion applicable?" he asks to which the shinobi start discussing.
A few minutes pass with everyone swapping information, "Hokage-sama, at present we have no appropriate Jonin sensei available for any new team to be formed in this situation." Shikaku says causing Hiruzen to sigh, "However…. I have a suggestion." He says and beings explaining, causing Hiruzen to break out into a wide grin.
Elsewhere
A cloaked figure stands atop a hillside in the midst of a rainstorm looking down at a desolated battlefield, "….. The ether here is intense, eh?" the figure says as they begin walking away, "Very little could disturb the ether like that…. I need to find out who or what did this…." The figure says before walking into the forest, disappearing as lightning flashes in the sky.
Who is this mysterious figure, who will get their blade next, and who will finally knock some love sense into the author, find out next time on Our Will of Fire.
AN- IT'S FINALLY HERE AND I'M SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG! Due to personal issues, more recently being sick as a dog among other things, it took a while to actually write up this chapter. I wanted to run it longer but I felt that this was a good place to leave this off, and yes this will be a Naruto X Hinata X Haku X Unknown story, and again I have rarely had a relationship in my life so I'm going to be basing most of this off of previous stories I've read so hate on me if you wish. I did borrow the name Denbe from One Man Team by Ackdam as I was at a loss for what to name another antagonistic merchant. I have a lot more to say but I'll leave you with this, I will try to upload more often.