Chapter 18
[Flashback: Uzumaki Compound]
...Her younger children made their way towards her, standing in front of her and asked the million dollar question, "What's a matter, mom?"
"It's nothing..." She whispered
Mina snapped, "Like hell it's nothing! You've been crying when you think none of us can hear you at night."
"Everyone is worried sick, mom!" Menma stated
"Did something happen? You can tell us. We will still love you," Naruko stated with a smile
"Yeah! Whatever you did we can fix it!" Menma shouted with glee
Kushina looked at her three children as she felt her heart squeeze in her chest as she recognized her features in her eldest son as she could think, 'I'm so sorry...my son.'
She opened her mouth and said, "I was wrong."
"What do you mean?" All three asked as they tilted their heads like a German shepherd pup.
Kushina trembled as she said, "I was wrong about your brother. Your older brother Naruto Uzumaki. He...wasn't a demon...We- I hurt him horribly."
"Our big brother is not a demon?" Mina whispered in shock
[Present]
Kushina stared at them before she shook her head and said, "No...he was never a demon. He was just the container that held the demon at bay."
Mina looked at her silently before the entire situation hit her like a freight train and she vomited on the floor. Kushina stood up to comfort her but she backed away with her hand up as she yelled, "Stay away from me!"
"Mina!" Her siblings yelled in shock
"No! You...did that to him...Uncle...He, he would tell me bedtime stories about how you would treat him. What the rest of the family did to him. How you watched every second of his torture from the viewing screen in your office upstairs."
Kushina whimpered, "Mina, please..."
She shook her head as she started to tremble, "I fell asleep to those stories. I thought you were a hero for getting rid of a monster you told us to stay away from when we were smaller. I remember how you would make us throw the food he made for us away even though it was great. I can remember how he smiled at me whenever I saw him. I remember that you spanking him for hours and forced him to sit on the stairs for just carrying me back to the compound when I scrapped my knee."
Kushina let her tears flow again as her daughter's words stabbed into her before she said one thing that made her heart snap in two, "I don't know who you are anymore...My...my mother wouldn't do this. The one who hugged me whenever I need it. The one who told me stories about a blond hero who slew the evil demon. You... are just a monster wearing her skin."
Mina then ran to her room and stayed inside as Kushina bitterly wept for herself and what she has done. She kept her head in her hands as Menma and Naruko tried to comfort her, but they were conflicted over the situation they found themselves in.
Menma didn't know what to think as he couldn't believe what he just heard. Naruko just rubbed circles on her mother's back in comfort while she wanted to learn about her eldest sibling and the only one who knew Naruto personally was Junko
Naruko made a plan to sneak out at night to find Junko and ask her about her oldest brother and ask him to come back.
She thought, 'Maybe if he heard how sorry mom is about her treatment of him, he would come back and they could be one entire happy family.'
She strengthened her resolve and swore that she would bring her brother back to their family, after all, Uzumakis have to stick together.
Simple childish hopes and dreams...What a shame.
[Later that evening]
The mood of the Uzumaki compound was awful, everyone was in a state of self-loathing over what they had done to Naruto. Some of them couldn't even look themselves in the mirror.
The older generation knew that Mito-sama would have skinned them all and bathed them in salt if she had heard about what they have done to an innocent child of all things.
After Kushina was carried to bed by one of her cousins, Naruko snuck out after midnight. She ran from the compound and ran through the forest, she knew where the Yato compound is and she knew she wasn't allowed anywhere near that area. It was certain death, but she had to try.
'For Naruto... and mom,' She thought to herself, but then she stopped when she felt that she was being watched.
She turned around and saw her objective staring at her as she sat down on the thick tree branches.
"What is a little Uzumaki doing here? I thought I told the miserable bitch that no one from her compound is supposed to enter by territory or they would be killed. So~," She trailed off as she got off the tree branch and slowly made her way towards the slightly trembling girl.
"How would you like to die? Shall I choke you to death? Crush your throat, set you on fire? Maybe I can age you up and give you to my darling son as a present?"
Naruko was trembling as she recalled all the violent things she heard about the woman standing in front of her before she clenched her fists as she took in a deep breath and repeatedly thought, 'For mom...This is for mom...'
"I want to talk to Naruto," She said, looking straight at her.
"Oh~, really? Why should I? Usually, I've killed people up to this point, but I have to admit. I am rather curious, why?" She asked, tilting her head
Naruko took a deep breath and said, "Mom, ah-Kushina confessed about what she did to Naruto and I want to apologize and asked his forgiveness."
"You aren't telling me the entire story...Little girl..." She purred as her killing intent filled the air and Naruko quickly said, "I want to know him! I want to know my big brother!"
"You don't have a big brother. Naruto is mine," She stated, plainly
Naruko growled, "He is not a toy!"
Junko went from amused to terrifying as she hissed, "Learn your place, you little shit," her annoyance peaking, making Naruko whimper and she quickly stated, "I'm very sorry!"
The killing intent slowly faded as Naruko regained her breath as she said, "Please I just want to talk to him...Please."
"Nope, can't do that!" She chirped
"Why not?"
"He's busy with other matters with the opposite sex. Now leave," She firmly stated, her boredom peaking through
Naruko took the warning and said, "You can't hide him forever...I will find him and then I will bring him back to our family. He will forgive us and then we will be the family we should have been at the start!"
She then ran into the brush and Junko watched her leave until she couldn't see her anymore.
Junko laughed in amusement as two members of her clan appeared beside her and one of them said, "Do you wish for us to behead and send her body back in pieces?"
She hummed for a moment before saying, "Nope. Let her have her hopes...She will unwillingly damn her clan to hell and I just can't wait to see it."
"Of course, Lady Junko," They announced as the two vanished
"Now, Naruto, you've proven to be more interesting every day and you even have the same number as I do. I wonder what you will do when you come across your half-sister." She whispered as she looked at the number 4 on her forearm.
[Hokage's Office]
Hiruzen sat behind his desk, tapping his fingers on the polished table as he looked at the unrepented boy in front of him after he got a fresh pair of pants after he soiled himself in the council room.
He sighed and said, "What am I going to do with you, Sasuke?"
The last Uchiha snorted and said, "You can't do anything."
"Can I? I can easily snatch off your headband and have you beginning the restoration of your clan."
"You can't do that!" He snarled, standing up
"Of course I can. I am the Hokage! I can easily do it with my eyes closed. Your sense of entitlement is completely out of control!"
"I am an Uchiha, am I allowed to have whatever I want, whenever I want, and however I want! Maybe you need to retire old man? Allow someone with better ideas for the village to take over," Sasuke stated with a scoff
"You mean someone like Danzo?" Hiruzen offered
He said, "Yes! He actually has good ideas for the village"
Hiruzen gave him a cold laugh as he said, "You really know nothing about how the world works. You think everything revolves around you."
"It should be, it is my right!" He snarled
"You have no rights, genin," He glared back
Sasuke stated, "You seem to give Naruto leeway in everything."
"My relationship with Naruto is none of your concern."
Sasuke gave him a twisted smile and said, "I wonder what the people will think of your relationship with him. An older man of your status with an underage boy, the news would-"
*Crack!*
The walls cracked under his killing intent before he reeled it in as he looked at the shivering genin and said, "Sasuke Uchiha... I am taking your headband, you are no longer a genin."
"What?!" He shouted enraged before the headband was snatched off his head
"You are going to be an academy student until you learn what it means to be a ninja of Konoha," Hiruzen continued as if Sasuke hadn't spoken
Sasuke was nearly foaming at the mouth, "You can't do this!"
Hiruzen said, "I expect you at the academy tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock or you will not like the consequences."
"Wha-"
"You are dismissed, Uchiha-san," As Hiruzen turned to his paperwork
Sasuke stared at him before he stormed out of his office as Hiruzen sighed, 'He truly his father's son. How did he come from Mikoto, I have no idea.'
[Random Training Ground]
Sasuke tossed all of his kunai into the training posts before he charged up his signature attack he got from Kakashi and yelled out, "Chidori!"
He stabbed the attack into the boulder and growled at his lack of progress, as he yelled out in rage before he punched one of the training posts until he was able to break the wood and looked at his bleeding knuckles.
'Dammit! I'll fucking kill them. Both Itachi and Naruto. I'll take everything from him and then I'll train to be the strongest and then I will make Itachi pay for what he did,' He snarled
Then he heard someone clapping and he turned towards the brush and someone walked out and the Uchiha recognized him, "Kabuto."
The silver-haired 'genin' smiled at him and said, "I see you remember me?"
"What does a loser like you want with me?" He sneered
Kabuto disappeared before kneeling Sasuke in the stomach, making him wrap his arms around his stomach trying not to puke from the force he was hit with as fell to his knees.
"I am here because my master wanted me to observe you. Apparently, you have been demoted to Academy student, what a shame. You miserable disgrace," He stated, giving him a smile
Sasuke glared at him with his Sharingan activated, "What the fuck do you want?"
"I want to know if you want power? Power to get revenge on your brother...and Naruto?"
Sasuke stood up, still clutching his stomach, "How?"
"Through Orochimaru, the strongest Sannin," He stated
Sasuke stared at him, "I'm listening."
Kabuto gave him a smile and showed Sasuke a piece of Orochimaru's power and left him wanting more.
[Next Day]
All the villagers and many ninjas were all standing in front of the Hokage Tower as they looked at the group before them.
It was 3rd Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, with Jiraiya and Tsunade of the Sannin along with her partner Shizune beside her. Naruto was on the side, of the 3rd as Junko was on the rooftop watching as she carried an umbrella to give her some shade from the sun.
Hiruzen announced, "I now proclaim Tsunade Senju the Fifth Ho-" *thunk!*
"Naruto!" He said, but he snatched the hat away and tossed it as far as he could and then *Ka-Boom!*
The hat exploded, safety as everyone looked at the remains of the smoke in the air and back to Naruto who was glaring at the bandaged old man in the shadows.
"Either you can come out or I will drag you out Danzo, your choice."
Danzo came out and Hiruzen snarled, "What is the meaning of this Danzo?"
"The rise of a new era. I will not you squander Konoha any longer with your pathetic methods of peace," He growled, as he tapped his cane twice and a group of ROOT ninjas appeared and kneeled before him.
"How pathetic...miserable puppets bowing to a fake king," Naruto stated
Danzo removed his arm brace and showed his arm filled with Sharingan eyes with Senju skin cells.
Tsunade's killing intent filled the area as her hands glowed blue, "You son of a bitch."
He ignored her as he focused on Naruto and said, "You will now kneel before me."
Naruto tilted his head with a smile as he took a bow and said, "Fuck off, you miserable pile of shit."
"Kneel!" Danzo ordered
"Fuck off," Naruto stated, cheekily
"Impossible. I should be able to control you! Why isn't it working?!" He snarled, looking at his arm
"Nice try, old fuck. But I give you a D for dumbass."
"How can you resist?!" He snarled
"Because you are half-assed, I would never bow to a miserable pile of shit like you also because I am awesome."
"Get him!" He yelled, ordering his Root ninjas to take Naruto and prepare him for mental conditioning.
Naruto grinned as he had a feeling that today wouldn't be boring as he made to fight groups of ROOT ninjas along with Tsunade.
Hiruzen punched Danzo off the Hokage Tower and made his way to deal with one of the many mistakes he made in his career as a shinobi.
Danzo landed on one of the rooftops and said, "Today is a new era for Konoha, your ways of peace are over."
"As if your ways are any better. The second you obtained the title, Konoha's enemies would have tripled. You are hated universally around the entire elemental nations."
"How they see me, doesn't matter. Soon everything will be under Konoha's banner!" He stated as he flipped through hand signs.
"You mean, your banner. Regardless you are going to die today. Even if it costs me my own life," He stated as he summoned his bo-staff.
With Naruto, he crushed any ROOT ninja that stood in his way, whether through crushing their heads with his punches or kicks or ripping their hearts off along with their limbs, leaving them to suffer and be finished off by the rest.
Tsunade used her super strength to literally blow them to pieces, painting the area red with their blood as Shizune guarded her back, making sure none of them got too close as she used her senbons to give them a quick, but vicious death.
Junko had a smirk on her face as she ripped all the ROOT ninjas in her path, splattering their blood all over the floor, as Jiraiya mowed down the remains with his Sage Art: Hair Needle Senbon.
[Hiruzen vs. Danzo]
Hiruzen charged at Danzo who met his charge with own as he infused his tanto with wind chakra and tried to stab into Hiruzen's chest, but the man avoided it and tried to crush Danzo's ribs with his bo-staff, but the slightly older man avoided the attack and the two were forced into a stalemate of attacking and dodging.
Before Hiruzen managed to land a crippling blow on Danzo when he crushed his sternum when he jabbed his bo-staff into Danzo's chest. The heavy tip of the bo-staff forced him back before he vanished and he saw one of the eyes on Danzo's arm close.
"Pathetic..." Hiruzen sighed as he attacked again, widdling down all of Danzo's defenses and destroying all his stolen Sharingan, he managed to get rid of three through poison-tipped kunai and landed six more killing blows on Danzo, leaving him with no more extra lives.
Hiruzen took a bit of sadistic pleasure in ripping off Danzo's fake arm in a painful way and burning it to ashes in respect for his sensei.
Danzo glared at Hiruzen before vanishing as Hiruzen prepared himself for anything before he was blindsided by Danzo making a genjustu which he dispelled, but it was enough time for him to stab into Hiruzen's barely healed wound that he got from his old student.
He whispered, "Goodbye Hiruzen. Maybe if you saw things my way, your life wouldn't have ended like this."
"You're pathetic Danzo," Hiruzen coughed up a bit of blood before he vanished, shocking him as he turned around to see Hiruzen with his staff brought up before he slammed it into Danzo's head, turning his head into a paste as blood and brain matter, splattered everywhere.
Hiruzen reverse-summoned his bo-staff as he went into a coughing fit clutching his stab wound as he collapsed. He was about to fall to the ground, but Naruto caught him as he looked at him from the corner of his eye as he was taken to the hospital.
[At the Hospital]
Hiruzen was resting in bed, Tsunade was going to start healing him but he stopped her, making her confused as she said, "Why?"
"I've done enough. It's my time. I can feel it," He said
She tried to argue, "But-"
He shook his head and said, "I would last only a week, maybe two if I am lucky, but I don't want to spend my remaining days wasting away in a hospital, but I am happy. Naruto, whatever you do, I am proud of you. I know your father is too."
Naruto stared at him silently before tears started to fall down his cheeks as Hiruzen smiled at him and thought, 'He may have become colder and much more violent, but...he's still that same boy with that dream to take my place. Even if he doesn't want to admit it.'
He patted the young man on the head as he said, "Perverted Grandpa..."
Hiruzen laughed before it ended in a coughing fit, "You called me grandpa...I've been waiting so long to hear you call me that."
Naruto's lips twitched into a smile as he took in Hiruzen's face as the old man looked at Junko, "You take care of him. Make sure he lives a long and happy life."
"Is there any doubt, old man?" She stated as she looked at him with respect
He grinned at her as he held Naruto's hand in his before his grip slacked and he took his last breath while burning Naruto's face and all the happy moments he shared with the boy who was like a grandson into his memory before he passed away with a smile.
Naruto didn't look at the woman beside him as he stated, "Junko..."
She hugged him and said, "I will excuse you this time...He is the only one from the very beginning to give a damn, now go ahead."
Naruto's face twisted in anguish then he sobbed. He sobbed for the first time in a very long time into the chest of his dead grandfather figure as Junko hugged his back. She could not feel any pleasure in the misery of the boy who was the closest she ever had to a son. Tsunade left the room and allowed them some privacy as she guarded the door, preventing anyone from opening it.
After two hours, Naruto came back out, his face set in stone as he allowed the people to take Hiruzen's body and prepare it for the burial.
Two days afterword, Tsunade was pronounced as the 5th Hokage after getting her a new hat that wouldn't cause her head to turn into a pile of a mush and she accepted it.
However, a week after her appointment as the Hokage, an ABNU entered her office and said, "Sasuke Uchiha has defected!"
She coldly ordered, "Get me Naruto Uzumaki."
He did so and Naruto quickly appeared and said, "So~, the weakling has finally snapped. I was thinking he go the day after the third's funeral."
She snorted, "You are to bring him back."
He tilted his head, "Under any conditions?"
"You just can't kill him, the civilians would be unbearable."
"Are you going to put him under that?" He asked
"Yes~, there is no other fitting punishment."
Naruto gave a cold chuckle and stated, I accept. Do I need a team or can I go by myself?
"It's an S-rank if you go by yourself," She shrugged
"I get an S-ranked mission, I get the beat the shit out of several people and the weakling and drag him back to a hellish room where he is violated by fangirls. What joy."
She snorted, "Have fun...Don't get too carried away," As she turned towards her paperwork
"When I have ever?" He smiled before he vanished
"Why do I even bother..." She sighed
The hunt begins~!
Ending it! I am ending the chapter! I hope all of you like it! To be honest, this took me two days to write the entire chapter. The muse came to me the day before.
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