"So you're saying that Umi's son was actually born and safe in Konoha," Kisame asked Naruto.
For the past three days, Naruto had told Kisame and the old lady, who said her name was 'Kitori', or for Naruto, 'baa-chan.' Naruto nodded and then said, "ne, ne, baa-chan. Do you know who my father was? Kyubbi just said he knew Kaa-san."
Kitori thought for a moment, but Kisame snickered. Kitori look at her son and asked, "is there something you know, Kisame?"
The swordsman just smirked and said, "well kaa-san, do you remember Umi's boyfriend? He was the reason why the mist and leaf were at war."
All of a sudden, both Jiraiya's and Kitori's eyes widened in realization. Kitori looked at Naruto with tears running down her face.
"Ne, baa-chan, why are you crying? If you don't know, then it's ok," Maruto said trying to figure out why his grandmother was crying.
Kitori just smiled and replied, Naruto, your father was a very powerful man. He was the one who sealed the Kyuubi into you. Naruto, Kazama Arashi, the Yellow Flash of Konoha was your father. It's the only explanation. Umi and Arshi were always inseperable. In fact," she trailed off.
"In fact what, baa chan," Naruto questioned.
"Well, since Kisame left, he lost the title of being the heir of the Hoshigake clan, and since you are Umi's child, you are the true heir of not only the Hoshigaki, but also the Kazama's," Kitori finished. The following moments were filled with a piercing silence.
thud. Tenten yelled, "Naruto-kun!" Naruto had fainted.
Naruto woke up to see a white room with his sword and hist gauntlet right next to him. He then heard the door opened and saw a young girls with blue hair and eyes with four whisker marks on her face came in. The girl's eyes widened when she saw that he had awokened. "Baa-chan! He's awake!"
Kitori and Tenten came into the room. "How do you feel," asked Kitori.
Naruto thought for a moment. "I feel hungry, confused, and hungry, baa-chan." Tenten sighed and Kitori smiled at the response.
"Well, Naruto. Let's eat first and then we'll have a meeting with the clan members. I hope you like Ramen. It's the only shop that is still open at this time."
Naruto grinned at the mentioning of Ramen but when Tenten saw that look on her boyfriend's face she groaned. At the sound of the groan, Kitori gave Tenten a confused look. "Just wait till we get there." was all she said.
Kitori just shrugged and lef them to a nice stall. They entered and Naruto was was already drooling because of the smells of the different ramen. The words that came out of Kitori's mouth sent Naruto straight to Heaven. "Eat as much as you can. It will go on the clan's tab." Naruto quickly hugged the old woman and then seated himself in a stool.
"Get me three bowls of everything!" he yelled happily. The owner was silent with shock. He looked at the Naruto and asked if he was serious.
Naruto was about to answer, but Tenten cut in. "I'm afraid he is serious, and he hasn't eaten in a few days."
The chef just nodded and began to prepare the orders. After a long while, Naruto finally received his ramen. In a matter of minutes Naruto had finished countless bowls of ramen. He was about to ask for more but the owner said, "I'm sorry but we have run out of ramen. You have eaten over a weeks worth of ramen in five minutes."
Kitori just shook her head in amusement and paid for Naruto's dinner. He grinned sheepishly while holding Tenten's hand. On the way out he thanked the owner and chef.
The three had slowly made their way back to the Hoshigaki compound. When they got there, they were met by four people. One man looked like he was in his late fifties. He had long, bluish-gray hair and he had so many wrinkles that you could barely see the whisker marks on his face. He wore a silver kimono and he used a black cane for support.
Next to him stood a woman who looked around the same age as him. She had the same long bluish-gray hair as the man. She was wearing a blue kimono that was decorated with beautiful flowers. There was a smile planted on her face.
To her left was a boy who looked the same age as Naruto. He wore just a simple battle gi. It was white with a black cross on back. He wore combat boots and gloves that had their fingers cut off. His eyes were ice-cold blue and his hair was short and the same color as the other two, except he had black streaks. On his back was a high-class katana. The stripes on his face made him look more intimidating.
On the other side of the old man stood the young girl that Naruto saw when he woke up. She wore a simple yellow dress and on her left wrist was a green jade bracelet.
Kitori walked up to the four and said, "Hello. What have you all come here for?"
The boy stepped up and yelled in pure rage. "What the hell, baa-chan? You and I both know that I'm the true heir, why did you say that the punk is?"
Kitorly looked sternly at the boy and said, " look Yoshi, Naruto is the true heir because I am the head of the clan and he is your late aunt's only son."
The boy, Yoshi, looked at Naruto and growled. "I bet I could kick his ass. Oh, look. What a cute girlfriend. Why don't you ditch that loser punk there and come with me and be with a real man?" he sneered at Tenten.
Naruto's eyes flashed red, and he disappered. In an instant he was behind Yoshi and kicked him down and created two shadow clones to hold him down. He whispered in Yoshi's ear, "You made three mistakes. First, you insulted me. Second, you hit on MY girlfriend. Third, you got me real mad." He grabbed Yoshi's Katana and said, "Konoha's Supreme Secret Taijustsu: A Thousand Years of Pain!" Naruto rammed the handle straight up Yoshi's ass and he was send flying through the air. Naruto looked at the others and took Tenten's hands. "If we could, can we continue this in the morning? I'm kinda tired." The others nodded and the two left.
Kitori shook her head and thought, tomorrow may be fun, before leaving to rest.
