Behind Blue Eyes
Disclaimer-I do not own Naruto, if I did I would have Gai and Lee transformed into Kakashi clones, Mwhahaha.
Sorry no replies to queries because I took so long to update.
Warning- facts that some may be uncomfortable.
Chapter 3
Mitarashi Anko was doing some last minute checks of her uniform as she rushed to the memorial hospital on the Hokage's order. She did not want to look like a slob in front of the leader of the village, she had to make good impressions I she wanted to get far.
She saw the Hokage smoking in the gardens out the front of the hospital and made her way over to him, bowing when she was in front of him.
"Hokage-sama, you summoned for me?" She asked in a professional tone.
The old Hokage sighed and nodded, then signalled for her to follow him. This left her a little perplexed, but she followed anyway.
They made their way silently through the bleach clean corridors. They seemed deathly quiet without the day time bustle of doctors and nurses. When they finally came to their destination Sarutobi turned to the young kunochi and raised a hand to silence her before she began asking questions. Weighing his options he decided the direct approach would be best.
"Mitarashi-san, do you remember 5 years ago when the Kyuubi was attacking and the hospital was blown up?" she nodded, a wave of sadness swam across her eyes.
"We were not able to find your child in the rubble and so we proclaimed him dead?" Again she nodded, this time tears welling up, she did not want to remember this but she knew that this had some importance right now.
The Hokage brought a sad smile to his face.
"We've found him." He said simply.
"…" Anko's face showed disbelief, and then the tears began to fall. "Honto?" (Really?)
Sarutobi nodded and stumbled a little when the kunochi tackled him in a hug crying. He held her for a few minutes until she regained her composure and remembered who she was holding onto. She then went into a rant not taking notice to the fact the venerable Hokage was trying to say something.
"Where is he? Can I see him? What does he look like? Where has he been..." her triad was ended by the old man putting a finger to her lips.
"Hush young one. There is still much to be said before I can answer all of your questions." He beckoned for her to sit on one of the seats in front of the room they were outside of.
"We became aware that your son was still alive out of pure luck. He is a ward of the state and was brought into the hospital earlier this evening." Seeing he had Anko's attention he carried on, "He is currently in a coma after being attacked on the street, the perpetrators have been punished and he is expected to make a full recovery…"
"But Hokage-sama, why would anyone want to attack a child?" she interrupted to ask.
"That brings us to the forefront of this talk." He said, "They did this because of what they believe he is, and so they wrongly judge him. You see five years ago he was the key to Konoha's survival. He was meant to be seen to be seen as a hero. But that never came to pass." Anko looked a little miffed by now.
"What is his name Hokage-sama?" she asked.
"Uzumaki Naruto." Anko deflated a little, slumping down into her seat. She felt guilty. The very same child she had silently hated and cursed for the loss of her firstborn was in fact one and the same. Her son. Her hate was unjustified, unneeded. Did she deserve to have her son now that she realised her biased prejudice?
Mustering her resolve, she stood and bowed low to the leader of the leaves.
"May I please see him Hokage-sama?" she begged. He nodded and stood, opening the door to the room they were stationed in front of. He motioned for her to enter. She moved quickly, hoping to get this over with. Upon seeing the prone form of the child on the bed she couldn't help but tear up again, but she did not cry, she was a strong kunochi and had to be in charge of her emotions.
She took in the bandaged boy; an hour ago she would be happy to see him like this. But now that train of thought made her sick to her stomach, he was a child. She brushed some hair off of his pale face, then touched his whisker marks. Her emotions flooded back to her.
From the back of the room the old man watched in sadness. Life dealt bitter hands for too many people. 'Anko wasn't that old either, only 17 years old. She should be happy. Hopefully things will change now, for the better.' He thought. He watched on as the girl embraced the comatose child. But he needed to speak with her more.
"Anko-san, his father…" he started but was cut off.
"He doesn't have one." She said bluntly. This stumped him slightly.
"It is just that when we took the blood tests we found that there were lots of different DNA sources." Anko's lip curled when she heard this, and a shuddered when she thought of what had happened.
"We found 3 main sources and one minor one." Her ears quirked at this, "there was your DNA, of course. Then Hyuuga and Uchiha DNA. Finally a tiny amount of the Yondaime's DNA. Could you please tell me the reason for this?"
She sat back for a while staring at the floor and absently rubbing her stomach. Then in a hoarse whisper she answered.
"That bastard is the violated me…Not sexually. But ethically, morally, and physically. He wanted to create the perfect vessel. One that he could rub in the face of konoha. I was strapped to that table for 15 hours a day for 3 months. First month was the 'preparation time'; he would inject me with different shit to make me more suitable. The next month he implanted the first embryo, but that didn't hold as I continued on to have my period. So he tried one more time. When I started cramping..." she paused a second to collect herself and ploughed on, "…he took that as a sign of my next period and so abandoned me. But not before giving me the curse seal." She rubbed her neck as if feeling the dormant mark there.
"But it was the Hyuuga and the Uchiha genes that were used. The freak could never get such DNA as the Kazama blood." She spat the word freak with the utmost venom.
Sarutobi sat back. He knew his student did experiments on living people but on children, his apprentice no less. This made his disgust for his former student take a whole new dimension.
"Mitarashi-san, although this is an important time for you. We must discuss what will become of the boy now." The Hokage stated sagely. "Currently, he is living on his own because he got thrown out of the orphanage. But now, he can either move in with his mother, you, or we can make other arrangements?"
Anko thought for a moment. She was only young and also living by herself. Could she manage looking after a child and still continue on with her jounin duties? That would mean leaving him by himself. 'Wait; doesn't he already live by himself?' she thought.
"I want to look after him Hokage-sama, but I do not think I will be able to cope." She replied honestly.
Sarutobi smiled in a grandfatherly way.
"Ok then, come with me and we will see what we can arrange." He said, taking a long drag from his pipe.
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Inside the Hokage's Office
Three people sat in silence as they waited for there leader to arrive. Each person radiated and aura of power and authority. Two Hyuuga and an Uchiha, heads of their respective clans and ranked among the most powerful people in Konoha.
The two elder men turned to their younger counterpart.
"Uchiha-san, how are you coping after what happened tonight? If you are having any trouble, you can always come to us for advice. We are not as 'stuck-up' as a lot of people believe us to be." Hizashi offered, his brother nodding in confirmation.
"Thank you Hyuuga-sama, but at the moment I am handling things as well as I can in spite of tonight's events." Itachi replied bowing his head slightly.
Before any more talk could ensue, the Sandaime Hokage followed by a young jounin girl.
"Hokage-sama, I understand us being here after what took place this eve, but I do not understand why this young girl is also in attendance?" Hyuuga Hiashi asked intrigued as to the reason.
Sarutobi walked to the window of his office in silence and looked out over Konoha, he looked deep in thought. He took a long drag from his pipe and turned to the other occupants of the room.
"We are not just here to talk about happened to the Uchiha clan, though I have no doubt that it is a prominent factor here." He poured out the contents of the pipe into an ashtray then stored it away in his desk before taking a seat and motioning for Anko to sit in the last chair.
"Earlier this evening an attack was committed on one of the s-class children." The two Hyuuga shifted in their seats slightly. Though Anko looked a little confused, "This brought to our attention a plot from the Uchiha clan to eliminate the child. This child is the subject of our discussion. His name is Uzumaki Naruto, although that will need to be amended as we have found his true heritage."
The reactions were varied among the four people arranged. Itachi had a blank look on his face, almost of boredom. The twin Hyuugas had cocked an eyebrow each. While Anko was fidgeting in her seat.
"After DNA testing was done, we found a clear match as to whom the boy's mother is. We found that Mitarashi Anko here is in fact his mother." Itachi's head snapped to his left to look at the older girl, His expression showing clearly that this was not what he was expecting to hear. While the Hyuugas had both eyebrows now threatening to disappear into their hairlines. The Hokage cleared his throat to get everyone's attention.
"However, you were called here so that you could be informed that the other half of his DNA is also that of the Uchiha and the Hyuuga." He finished. He did not have time to wait for a reaction this time, as Hyuuga Hiashi, head of now the most powerful clan in Konoha, had fainted.
Hello again. Sorry for the delay. SOOOOO how did you like that? Who are these s-class children? Well if you can't guess I'll eat my hat. If I can't do that I'll do 100 press-ups, if I can't do…wait a second…I'm starting to sound like Gai-sensei…NOOOOOOOOOO! Anyway poll time:
Who should our new Naruto be with in later chaps?
Ino?
Sakura?
Temari?
Tenten?
OC?
Or someone else?
Now please review or poor starving Kakashi-sensei's all around the world will go hungry.
Till next time!
Ja ne.