CHAPTER UPDATED ON 16/02/2020.

Hello again. I'm back with another chapter. Thank you for your reviews and follows.

From here on out, Any similarities to any other fic is purely coincidental. You know, as they say in the movies.

Time to answer some reviews,

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I do have some idea of a NaruHinaHarem fic. I don't think if I will ever have enough time for it. Some I'll leave some of my ideas for others to adopt. Now on with the chapter.

"Speaking"

"YELLING"

"Bijuu/Summon speaking/ YELLING"

'Thinking'

'Bijuu/Summon Thinking'

This really is annoying, Naruto franchise is not owned by me. I would be super rich if I did though.

Chapter 5: Uzumaki, Senju or Kato? Or?

Konoha Hospital

A white ceiling was all she could make out with the blurry image she saw when she opened her eyes. After getting a few more senses back, she got the very familiar smell of sanitizers and could feel something wrapped around her head. Only then did she realize that she was in the hospital. She then recalled what may have happened to her to get her there and stumbled upon the memories of fighting someone while carrying something and an explosion and at last someone's voice before she blacked out. Then the complete event flew back to her and she immediately tried to sit up which caused her slight discomfort.

Her actions alerted two of the occupants of the room, who diverted their attention to the now awake Tsunade.

Seeing her awake her old teammate said, "It's not often for you to come to the hospital as a patient. Maybe I should play doctor with you?" The lecherous face he made, made her want to punch him out of there but it seemed her body denied her that privilege. So she did the next best thing she could do. She humphed.

Already familiar with his student's perverted antics, the old reinstated Hokage cleared his throat to get his other student's attention. Seeing that it worked he started the needed conversation with, "I'm glad you're awake Tsunade. Shizune was really worried."

Tsunade turned her eyes to her Sensei and asked, "How are they?"

The question would have been vague to any random person, the Professor, however, understood who this 'they' were and answered, frowning a little, "I was worried since they seemed to be sleeping even after that explosion and had Shizune check them. But they are perfectly fine. For some reason, they have been sleeping a lot." He smiled as he reached the end and said, "You did a good job finding and protecting them." He then pointed towards the crib beside him which Tsunade probably missed because of her lingering sleep.

Tsunade's expression softened on seeing the crib. Hiruzen hardened his expression to ask the question whose answer he was anxiously waiting for.

"Tsunade, I know it's too soon but still I've to ask yo-"

"I accept. I will take care of them." Tsunade cut in between to answer the unfinished question.

The Third Hokage smiled at her answer, "Thank you Tsunade. I and probably Minato and Kushina both are very grateful to you for this. With you, I think they will have a better life than what they would have had, if..." He trailed off.

"No problem. After Nawaki and Dan, I guess this will be another shot at life. I'd like to live the life of a mother. I'm thinking of taking the Senju name and adopting them." Tsunade said with the smile never leaving her face.

But Hiruzen had a troubled expression, "I'm sorry Tsunade but that cannot be done."

Tsunade gave him a confused look, "What do you mean?"

"Giving them the Senju name may not only rile up other villages but it will also stir up internal conflict inside the village. Also, it will post another target on them increasing the chances of repetition of yesterday's events.", The Third explained.

Now Tsunade was angry, "I can understand the thing about other villages and the target but what is it with this internal conflict? I thought people would be happy with Senju clan's return."

Even to her angry argument, Hiruzen replied quite calmly, "I fear that the news of them being Jinchuurikis have already spread through the village along with their looks. If they were to be suddenly announced as heirs to the Senju, many will have doubts and the council already know that they are not your children and are completely against their adoption. Though the council is something for me to handle. The Uchihas may also feel threatened with their old rival clan being reinstated."

Tsunade ground her teeth on that last point, 'Sometimes I agree with Granduncle Tobirama'.

Ignoring the aura of rage flowing out of his student Hiruzen continued, "But you can adopt them nonetheless. We can either keep their last name a secret, which will be second time now, or you may adopt the name of Uzumaki. While the latter is not practical since everyone knows who you are, we can still use it by saying that you married an Uzumaki."

Tsunade wore a very complicated expression at that. The latter option was not something she was comfortable with and she didn't want to take their identity away from them.

During this silence the third person, feeling left alone, gave his opinion, "Even I don't have a surname that I could give." He topped it off with a complicated expression but the meaning behind his statement didn't go unnoticed by both of his companions.

Tsunade twitched her eyebrows and finally snapped at him, "Can't you get serious for once? If you don't have any good ideas then get going. Don't you have bathhouses to peep in?"

Her yelling proved a bit counter-productive since it, at last, woke up the last two occupants of the room who immediately started crying. At the exact same time, another person barged into the room after hearing her master yell.

"Lady Tsunade! You are awake. I'm so glad." Shizune exclaimed in tears. Of all the times during her travels with her master, this was the first time she had to treat her and not the other way around.

After getting over her joy from seeing her master awake, she turned her attention on the crying twins, who surprisingly stopped crying on her sudden entry and were looking at her.

Noticing the lack of noise Tsunade also turned her eyes on the twins and changed her annoyed expression to a softer one.

"It seems the ones in question are also ready to join the conversation." Hiruzen said while lifting Namiko up which caused her to start crying again, "or not" added the Hokage with a sweatdrop.

Shizune took Namiko from the Hokage who stopped crying in an instant. The Hokage in a moment of childishness started sulking in the corner of the room while murmuring something along the lines of 'I'm sorry Minato' and 'Kushina hates me'.

The other three adult occupants of the room sweatdropped at that. Tsunade snapped backed from the scene first and asked Shizune to hand Namiko over. Taking the baby girl in her arms, she looked at her lovingly while Shizune took the elder brother from his crib and asked what they were discussing about. After being filled in on all the details, Shizune innocently replied.

"Why not make it 'Kato'?"

The answer caught the two Sannins and the now recovered Hokage off guard. They all wore blank expressions for some time making Shizune think she may have said something wrong. Tsunade frowning after some time did not help her either. But the one who answered was the Hokage, "While it is a plausible solution, everybody knows Tsunade never married Dan and was in the village for more than a year after his death. The situation will then turn inexplicable."

Tsunade made a determined expression, "I'm going with the Senju name and if you do not approve of it, I'm leaving this village with them. The council has no say in this and since they will know that I adopted them and the Senju is all but extinct, the Uchiha's should also not have any problems."

Jiraiya now again in the conversation added, "And I can handle the other villages. It really isn't a big deal. I mean, yeah we got new Senjus in the village, other villages may try to attack but knowing that their mother is Tsunade they will hesitate from trying anything right away." Turning his gaze outside the window he was leaning on, he continued, "Also I think its time for me to stop my useless chase and start doing something important for someone." Everyone understood what he was talking about.

The Hokage after a bit of thinking relented, "Alright so be it. If that is your wish, I do not want to deny it. But I think we should discuss some other matters now that the most important one is resolved."

That confused all but Jiraiya. Shizune was the one to put her state of confusion in words, "What do you mean Hokage-sama?"

The Hokage answered, "We cannot keep this all a secret from the twins for their whole life. They need to be told about everything. The question is when?"

That troubled Tsunade. She was already attached to the twins and she didn't know how much the truth would hurt them and her after a long time has passed. She tried to argue but Jiraiya stopped her by consenting to the Hokage's statement.

"Tsunade, it cannot be hidden from them for long. Specifically the Nine-Tails. I know for sure that they will encounter its power at some point in their life. They may also ask you about their father. We can stall it for some time but it won't last long. And I also want them to know who and what their parents were. It's their right, don't you think?"

All the argument Tsunade had in her stopped at that. He was right. She knew. It wouldn't be right to hide it from them. She wasn't that worried about the Nine-Tails part. But after being their mother for who knows how long, to tell them it was not true would be harsh, not only for them but also for her. But she couldn't deny it. She reluctantly nodded.

Even Shizune was thinking hard about it but knew it has to be done. So she didn't say anything.

The Hokage, after getting the nod, continued, "I think it would be better to tell them about the Nine-Tails after they become Genins that is if you want them to be ninjas, Tsunade?"

That was also a question, will they become ninjas? If their family background was to be taken into account, along with having a Tailed Beast sealed into them, it would be a waste of talent to not make them into ninjas. But on the other hand, not being a ninja will also keep them relatively safer. Tsunade knew that. If they do not become ninjas, the chance of losing them will be reduced. But what if they grew up wanting to be ninjas? Will she deny them or allow them? Frankly, even though she lost many loved ones on the battlefield, she wanted her children to be like her. She wanted them to grow strong. Stronger than their biological parents. Stronger than her. That way, they can protect themselves and their loved ones better.

"I think I would leave it to them to decide." She said calmly while looking at one of the infants in question in her arms and then at the other in her student's. It was still a mystery how these three days old babies were still quiet and awake in this situation. But even if they were quiet there seemed to be energy coming off from them and for some reason, both were staring right at her. It was probably because she was the one who spoke the last. That meant that even though they didn't understand anything they were still paying attention.

Jiraiya noticed this behaviour too. He said, "They have quite the attentiveness. We should probably start preparing their training schedule, Hime. I think they would definitely want to be a ninja. Just like their parents. All three of them."

The last line brought tears to her eyes. She knew that was still to be official but to be called a mother meant a lot to her.

Hiruzen, after witnessing the moment, said, "So it's decided. They would be told about the Nine-Tails after they become Geni-"

He was interrupted by Tsunade, "Let me decide that Sensei. There is no rush in deciding something like that. I will tell them when I think they are mature enough to understand."

The Hokage wanted to argue but knew he couldn't sway his student. She looked resolute in her decision. "Very well. I leave it to their mother." He said getting another smile from his student. He continued, "Also I'm willing to keep the matter of their adoption a secret from the inhabitants of this village and the twins, till they are told the truth, hence making Tsunade their biological mother till then. But I don't think they will change their feelings towards you even after they are told the truth, Tsunade." The Hokage assured the legendary medic.

Afterwards, they decided to call the council after Tsunade rested a bit more because she and also Jiraiya wanted to be present in the council room for this. They knew it would be anything but peaceful.

Meeting Room

The council of advisors along with the clan heads and civilians who were called in the previous meeting had gathered with the addition of the Hokage, Tsunade, Jiraiya and the Uzumaki turned Senju twins, one with each of the Sannin, in the meeting room. The Hokage had already informed them about the specifics on the new adoption, the restart of Senju Clan and the new law.

Needless to say, the council was in an uproar, both in favours and denials. Unsurprisingly the Hyuuga, Nara, Yamanaka, Akimichi, and Inuzuka were in favour. The Uchiha, Kurama, the advisors and the one-eyed war hawk did not give much reaction to it. Shibi Aburame didn't say anything aside from a nod which probably counted as being in favour. The civilians were the main ones making the commotion. It was quite clear where the majority was. Not that the Hokage or the Sannin cared.

"But those things can let out the beast and wipe out the whole village. Even one of them if dangerous. They should be kill-"

One of the civilians' argument was cut short by the sound of something breaking. Tsunade had punched the wall lightly –for her- causing cracks to appear on the wall.

"Call them 'thing' one more time and it will be your skull next time. They are humans and MY children. I won't take any insults towards them lightly." Tsunade stated angrily.

"As you can see, the mother in question is quite agitated by your unreasonable arguments and insults, so please refrain from such comments. And again I request the respected civilians to not comment on matters they do not understand. You are called here today only because I promised to inform everyone about the twins' caretaker in the previous meeting." Hiruzen stated to the shut civilians up. He now really regretted calling them in the first meeting.

The ROOT leader, breaking his silence, pitched in trying to get the twins under him, "Even so, giving the Jinchuurikis to a single clan will tip the power balance within the clans too much, Hiruzen. You should instead give them to me to train them. I will guarantee their protection too." He said.

"Oh their training and protection are already taken care of, don't worry. I think a seal master, the one who taught the Fourth Hokage, and a legendary Medic are enough for that," answered Jiraiya challenging the ROOT leader.

"Doesn't matter, I'm not going to hand them over to you, Danzo. I don't want them to turn into puppets." Tsunade said.

"You're thinkin-" Danzo tried to argue but was cut off by, "Enough! I've already told you they are not to be trained by your method, Danzo. What you want is not going to happen." The Hokage stated, making his stance clear. Then he continued, "And as for the power balance between the clans. The Senju clan right now has a total of three members, two of them being infants at the moment. For all the strength Tsunade has you can't compare her to a whole clan. Do you mean to say a clan with a single ninja and two infants are more powerful than other clans in the village?"

He turned his attention to the front, "I hereby acknowledge Naruto and Namiko Uzumaki as Naruto and Namiko Senju, children of Tsunade Senju, hence restarting the Senju Clan with Naruto Senju as the heir. And the truth of them being adopted is an S-class secret which is not to be disclosed to anyone besides who already know. Among them, Shizune Kato is the only one outside the occupants of this room who knows. Even not to the children unless given permission by their mother. Obviously it is punishable to death should someone violate the rule."

He then turned to Tsunade, "I hereby declare Tsunade Senju as the Head of the Senju Clan. I ask you to please retake the seat."

Tsunade bowed to her Sensei, "I accept".

Everybody was ready to leave the room but the Hokage stopped them, "Now onto some other matter. You may have had noticed a sudden increase in Shinobi activity yesterday evening. I will now state the reason for it." Everybody except the Hokage and the Sannin became curious. They did notice a sudden rush that came about in the Shinobi yesterday evening like they were searching for something. Many of them thought it had something to do with the Kyuubi incident. But one among them went stiff. He had been doing this since the moment he saw the babies in the Sannin's hands. After the Hokage's declaration though he started sweating, fidgeting in his seat. This behaviour did not go unnoticed by all the veteran ninjas in the room. But they kept quiet so that they could resolve the more important matter at hand.

The Hokage, after letting the curiosity rise for a while, continued, "Yesterday, someone was not only able to infiltrate the village but was also successful in gaining access to my office and kidnap the twins from there."

The sound of gasps that followed along with the barrage of questions did not surprise the Hokage and his students. Though it did surprise the babies, who instantly woke up and started crying. That, in turn, stopped the questions from the council members and grabbed their attention. The Hokage believing there was no need to keep the twins in the meeting room anymore, told Tsunade and Jiraiya to leave with them. Instead, Jiraiya just handed Naruto over to the fox masked ANBU that was stationed in the room and told him to accompany Tsunade to the Senju compound. He wanted to stay and attend the proceedings further, though what he actually wanted was the reason behind such acts against his Godchildren, he wanted to know personally. The ANBU looked at the Hokage, who just nodded, and followed Tsunade out of the meeting room towards the soon to be repopulated Senju compound.

As the door to the room closed, the sound of crying stopped as well. But the room remained silent instead of erupting into commotion again. After some time it was, surprisingly, Shikaku who asked the obvious question, "Who was it, Hokage-sama? Since the twins are fine, that means someone was able to catch and apprehend them. Who did it? Did we get any information out of them?"

"Indeed. Tsunade herself was the one who chased and fought him. Though the one to apprehend him, fortunately alive, was Jiraiya. He was immediately handed over to the T&I department for interrogation. Ibiki was able to not only get his identity out of him and how he did it but also the identity of who hired him." The Third answered him looking at one of the civilians, who was sweating bullets now. Everyone there caught his gaze but waited for their Hokage's word before jumping to conclusions.

"He was a Chuunin from Iwagakure. A missing-nin. Although Chuunin, his bingo book entry shows him to be a very good spy and saboteur. But it was not his skills that proved vital in his infiltration of our village. One of our own betrayed us and gave him exact information about the damages suffered by our village, with which he was able to bypass the shinobis and civilians working on rebuilding and reach the Hokage tower. He disguised himself as me using a transformation different from the regular Transformation Jutsu (Henge no Jutsu) to gain access to my office using a key he was provided by the traitor and left with the twins via a window." The Hokage explained. "He is already bagged to be deported to Iwa. But it is more important to plug the holes in our security, including silencing the traitor in our midst." Every ninja among them caught the implication of his words. He was killed and stored in a body bag to take him to one of the bounty offices to collect any bounty on his head.

The traitor, in an attempt to save himself, tried to run towards the door. Tried. As soon as he got up to do so, he was caught by two other ANBU's in the room. Held with his hands behind his back, he was forced to face the council.

"Minashigo Kaido, Head of child care association. You saved me some effort in revealing yourself. Before I pass any judgment on you, I will listen to what you have to say. Do tell me why I should not just execute you now and instead just send you to the prison?" The Hokage asked.

Kaido sneered at the Hokage, "Is this all you Shinobis are? You were supposed to be a powerful bunch of people, but instead, all of you got tricked by a pair of demons. I knew no one would adopt them and in the end, will land in one of my orphanages. I couldn't let them spread their filth there. They would corrupt the children there, brainwash them and use them to destroy this village. Since no one was brave enough to do something, it fell on me to remove the stain from our village. So I hired him to take those two and kill them. I knew I shouldn't have trusted him. He was just as weak as you all are. Though I never would've thought the world's greatest medic would also be tricked by those demons. It shows how you ninjas are nothing but liars."

His accusations were not liked by his targets. Not one bit. And those who knew the real identities of the twins were even more enraged by him repeatedly calling them demons, including the Hokage. The civilians were kind of agreeing with him. But they did not outright show it. They knew doing so would group them with him and get them punished as well.

The Hokage looked at him without showing any of his anger on his face, "You did not use your chance of plea wisely, Kaido-san. Because of you, our village's security was breached along with the one of my office. We could have lost not only many of our village's secrets but he could have used that opportunity to further weaken our village. Not counting the fact that you hired him to kidnap two CHILDREN, who are Jinchuurikis of Kyuubi. Jinchuurikis are very important to villages military. Absence of which may cause other villages to attack us. We have just started our recovery from a huge attack, another attack would not only cause us to lose the status of a Great Ninja Village, but we would also probably lose the village itself." He did not like to refer the twins as such, but it was a matter of fact and it was necessary to drive the importance of having a Jinchuuriki in their heads.

Kaido just scoffed, but the Hokage wasn't finished, "If Tsunade was here, I wouldn't have enough time to pass judgment on you." He commented.

The old Hokage took on a serious face and ordered the ANBU, "Take him to Ibiki. I want to know how he got the keys to my office." The ANBU nodded and took him out of the meeting chambers to the T&I department. The smug civilian would probably have told him if he asked, but he wanted to drill the severity of the crime he committed into not only him but others as well.

After the door closed, the Third turned to address the rest, "He will be interrogated and executed for treason. Let this be an example for whoever wishes to harm Naruto and Namiko Senju in the future 'Not that you can anymore' and disobey my orders. As I have said before, the laws I have made are punishable to death and I WILL follow through them." He announced giving heavy emphasis on 'will'. He was glad to see the shaky nods the civilian gave along with the normal ones the others gave.

"Dismissed." Was the last thing said in that room by the Hokage after which he left towards the Senju household with Jiraiya, leaving others to contemplate on everything that happened there. Suffice to say none of them had any immediate plans of dying.

AN:

Aaaand Cut! That's the fifth chapter. Just like I said in the previous chapter, no Omake in this one. Omakes will resume from the next chapter, which you have probably guessed is where they grow up.

Now for some rant. I do not like the fics which give heavy emphasis on portraying how exactly one's training went. Of course, a glimpse here and there is okay. Sometimes authors just write training regimes again and again, whenever there is a slight change. I find it unnecessary. I will show their skills. Explain how they got them. Some training in the flashbacks. And only the important ones will be completely written. No hate to fics that do that. I know obviously because I've read them. As long the story flows alongside its okay. But that's just my preference.

Okay. Till the next Chapter. Sayonara.