A Noble Sacrifice: Tsunade's Vow
A New Leaf Sprouts
By: MikeJV37
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Author's Note: According to some sources, and a reviewer or 2, Naruto failed the graduation test twice before passing and is in fact a year older than the others in his class and should of been in the same class as Neji, Tenten and Rock Lee. While I've known for a while, this is the first fic I'm using this information, so Naruto will be a year older that his classmates with the exception of the 3 mentioned previously, and will start a year later so he's in his normal class from canon. Oh, I'm also using the assumption that Tenten is an orphan like Naruto and Lee, as no official family info is given for them. This will affect the storyline and several characters lives, particularly Hinata who is 4 at this point and Hanabi isn't born yet. Please leave a review, all flamers will be immediately blocked from now on, this applies to all of my fics as several readers seem to believe this site is about the manga, should follow it, and have gone so far as to threaten my life... GROW UP people, this is fan FICTION, that means any and all facts can be changed, if you can't handle that, then why the hell are you on this site in the first place? Go read the manga.
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===Aug 2, 8:00 AM, Hokage Tower, Council Room===
"As I'm sure many of you have heard, Tsunade has returned and requested this full Council meeting." Sarutobi said then nodded to the ANBU by the door who opened it.
Tsunade walked in, her ki immediately hit every shinobi in the room like a fist, the civilians paled in fear. She stopped in front of the podium, glanced at Jiraiya standing to his left, then looked at her former Sensei. "Do I have your full authority?"
Sarutobi sighed, pulled a scroll from his robe and held it up. "Hai, do what needs to be done, I'll back you fully." He said.
Tsunade smiled. "Thank you, Sarutobi-sama." Tsunade said, nodded, then turned to the Council, her smile now had a very obvious edge of sadistic pleasure to it she knew they saw. "First I want to tell everyone I have several, issues, with Konoha, this Council in particular, concerning the treatment of Naruto Uzumaki... starting with the Clan Heads." Tsunade said and turned toward them.
Tsume Inuzuka stood, tense but not doing anything that'd be considered threatening.
"Sit down Tsume, I don't have any issues with the Inuzuka Clan... unless you have something against Naruto... in which case I will spay you bitch." Tsunade said, the last part coldly.
Tsume clenched her fists and jaw a moment, then relaxed. "I have no issues with Naruto or you Tsunade." Tsume said then sat down.
"Good... because I do have a issue with YOU, Hiashi!" Tsunade said, turned to and pointed at him, her voice full of anger.
Hiashi stood sharply. "You have no..."
"SHUT UP!" Tsunade roared very powerfully, full of rage.
Hiashi subtly paled, he knew that look on her face, she was looking for any reason to kill him. "I've done nothing to him." Hiashi said calmly, his composure restored... at least on the surface.
"Oh really? I read several documents last night that say otherwise. Shall I name legal actions you supported that put Naruto in an orphanage and denied him even the smallest rights everyone else takes for granted?" Tsunade asked in a frighteningly calm voice.
The other Clan Heads turned and glared at Hiashi.
"Oh, I forgot to mention that those same actions put money in your pocket and increased your influence." Tsunade said.
"And what do you intend to do with this information you claim to have?" Hiashi asked calmly.
"That depends... how's Hannah doing" I understand she's three months pregnant, the nurses I talked to this morning when I dropped by the Hospital were very cooperative." Tsunade said casually, then smiled slightly at his reaction.
"You will leave her out of this!" Hiashi almost yelled.
"We'll discuss that at the end of this meeting... assuming you're still here and alive. Now to my real issue with this Council, and the source of most of the problems I'll be dealing with momentarily... Danzo!" Tsunade said, practically spitting out his name.
Danzo smirked. "Before throwing around accusations... do you have proof I've committed any crimes?" He said calmly.
"I don't have any documents, no." Tsunade said while frowning and saw him smile.
"If you have no proof then this meeting is over." Danzo said.
"I didn't say I had no proof, I said I have no documents. Please come in," Tsunade said, the last part loudly.
A moment later the door opened and 2 people walked in and over to Tsunade.
"I believe everyone here knows Kurenai Yuuhi and Anko Mitarashi, I ran into them this morning and asked them to assist me in a small test. As you know Kurenai is the foremost expert in Fire Country on Genjutsu. Now, as everyone knows the rules for Council meetings are clearly defined and can't be altered in any way, by anyone, and one of those rules has been broken for years... if you would Kurenai." Tsunade said.
Kurenai stepped out into the middle of the room, closed her and made a hand sign, she didn't move for 20 second as she focused her chakra, then opened her red eyes. "KAI!" Kurenai yelled powerfully.
Around the room 18 hidden ANBU were revealed as the Genjutsu hiding them was dispelled.
A smile suddenly on her face, Anko's arms blurred as she buried a kunai in the chest or head of every one, they fell to the floor dead.
Everyone but Danzo, Tsunade, Kurenai and Anko gasped in shock.
"I had a feeling you'd do something like this you old War Hawk... thank you for your help. I believe if you'll check them Sensei, each of them will have a ROOT tattoo, which I believe you disbanded before I left." Tsunade said.
"YOU STUPID, WEAK MINDED BITCH... DIE!" Danzo yelled in rage as he stood.
Tsunade was genuinely surprised at how fast Danzo moved, especially when he pulled and threw a kunai at her she barely managed to dodge... Sarutobi didn't. The blood drained from her face when the kunai pierced his chest, without a shinobi nanosecond of thought or hesitation she rushed to his side, crashing through the furniture like it wasn't there, catching him and laid him on the floor, she yanked out the kunai and at a speed that truly defied description flashed through a long series of hand signs, before throwing her glowing green hands at his chest for her most powerful healing jutsu.
The room was dead silent for a few moments, before a booming male voice said 3 words so filled with power the walls cracked... that voice belonged to Jiraiya.
"BURNING THUNDER RASENGAN!" Jiraiya screamed as he crossed the room in the blink of an eye, his right hand extended, palm forward, and in the hand was a 16" swirling ball of blue chakra, Fire and Lightning, that he drove into Danzo's chest.
Danzo screamed as he was engulfed in a maelstrom of Fire, Lighting and Wind that tore his body to shreds as he was burned to ash.
Everyone around Danzo leapt back, eyes wide in shock and horror.
Jiraiya watched as even Danzo's bones turned to ash, a big smile on his face. He took out a scroll with his left, sealed the ash in it, then with a sadistic smile burned the scroll to ash, leaving only paper ash on the floor. He immediately ran back to Tsunade. "How is he, will he live?" Jiraiya said deeply concerned. Tsunade glanced at him a moment, he knew instantly she'd break every rule in existence to save him. He stood. "He'll live, I guarantee it."
"Damn right he will!" Tsunade said, never taking her eyes of her Sensei or pausing for an instant. "I want Homura and Koharu arrested for conspiring with Danzo against Konoha, the Third and Fourth Hokage, breaking the Third Hokage's Law concerning Naruto Uzumaki... and multiple attempts to murder Naruto." Tsunade said coldly.
Jiraiya blurred in front of the 2 Senior Advisors, a big sadistic grin on his face. "Please resist." Jiraiya said, almost begging them.
The room suddenly filled with ANBU, 2 were standing next to everyone.
"Danzo attacked Sarutobi, I'm closing the wound now, he'll make a full recovery." Tsunade said.
"Where's Danzo?" The Dragon masked Captain said.
"Dead, Jiraiya killed him... there's no body." Tsunade said emotionlessly, then smiled. "You okay Sarutobi-Sensei?"
Sitting up with a grunt he glanced around. "This is why I retired... I'm too old for this shit." Sarutobi said with a smirk.
Jiraiya broke out in deep, booming laughter.
"I'll confirm what happened." Shikaku Nara said as he stood.
Shibi Aburame stood. "As will I."
"So will I." Tsume Inuzuka said fiercely as she stood.
"Me too." Choza Akimichi said as he stood.
"I will too." Inoichi Yamanaka said as he stood.
"I'll confirm it." Fugaku Uchiha said then stood.
Hiashi stood. "I'll confirm it as well."
"Anyone else Tsunade?" Jiraiya asked.
Tsunade glanced at Hiashi a moment, saw a subtle nod and smiled. "No, that's everyone that needs to be taken away..." Tsunade said and looked at the remaining Council. "Isn't that right?" Tsunade said firmly.
The Council members glanced at each other, knowing exactly what Tsunade was doing, their spokesman stood. "That's correct, the situation has been handled. You can take them away and have these bodies removed. They'll have a ROOT tattoo on them, please check all ANBU members and arrest anyone with that mark as a traitor."
The ANBU looked at Sarutobi, who nodded, then they immediately obeyed.
'Dear Kami, there's no way we could beat the Hokage and two Sannin... especially not Tsunade in the mood she's in... ad it looks like she's going to accomplish our goal for us, and I won't have to risk a single Uchiha life. I think there's hope for Konoha yet.' Fugaku Uchiha thought then smiled slightly.
===18 Minutes Later===
Tsunade looked around the room with a smile at the expressions on everyone's face after they were told who Naruto's father was, then her proposal.
"Any objections to lifting the Law or Tsunade's proposal?" Sarutobi said, still a little sore but nothing he couldn't handle.
No one said a word or raised a hand.
"Then it's done, I'll have the paperwork filed within the hour Tsunade. Kakashi, you're to bring Naruto to my office at Nine-Thirty then stay for the meeting, do not be late." Sarutobi said.
"I wouldn't think of it Hokage-sama, we'll be there." Kakashi said then vanished.
"Dismissed." Sarutobi said.
Everyone but Sarutobi, Jiraiya, Tsunade and Hiashi were gone 5 minutes later, Tsunade turned to Jiraiya.
"I know what you want to ask Tsunade-hime... I swore I'd never use it... even on, him, but for that bastard I made an exception. By the way... my right arm is numb and my hand is smoking a little, would you mind?" Jiraiya said with a smirk.
Tsunade stepped up to Jiraiya and looked up at him. "What you did almost makes up for every stupid, perverted, annoying thing you ever did to me... almost. I can't believe I'm going to do this, but I have to or my conscience will bother me." Tsunade said, sighed sadly, then reached up, pulled Jiraiya's head down and planted a kiss on his lips for a full 10 second then released him. "You make one perverted comment or even attempt to read anything into that and I swear I'll castrate you... that was ONLY for what you just did for our former Sensei and for old times sake, nothing else. understood?"
Grinning like an idiot, Jiraiya nodded.
"Stand still while I heal your arm... don't make me regret doing this for you." Tsunade said.
"Kiss me again and you can cut it off for all I care." Jiraiya said.
Tsunade stopped her hands and looked up at him. "Don't tempt me... pervert."
"That's super pervert... and I had to ask. Thank you Tsunade... I mean it." Jiraiya said sincerely.
Tsunade smiled, nodded and started healing his arm. "Okay Hiashi, what do you want, you didn't stay for the conversation."
"I want to apologize by inviting you and Naruto to dinner tonight at Six... I know Hannah would like to see you again. I want to make up for dishonoring their memory and myself... he was my friend too." Hiashi said then bowed.
"Two miracles in one day... now I've seen everything." Jiraiya said.
"If I can bring the rest of my family, I'll accept." Tsunade said while she continued healing Jiraiya's arm.
"Agreed. Please be there by Five-Thirty, casual formal attire." Hiashi said, turned and left.
"He almost seemed to be a real person, maybe if you do to him what you did to me at your Eighteenth birthday party..." Jiraiya said.
Tsunade stopped, stood straight and looked at him. "Don't ruin my good mood and make me hurt you... you're about to lose what little respect you just earned... and if you tell me you enjoyed that... I will cut this arm off and you'll never get within a hundred feet of Naruto."
Jiraiya dropped the smile. "He deserves to know what I can teach him... and you know you can't help him like I can. I don't care if you hate me, but I'm his Godparent too, you want to hurt me, fine, but don't you dare deny Naruto his full inheritance just to spite me because I have just as much right to raise Naruto as you do. You'd be spitting on their graves and you know it." Jiraiya said in a very serious tone.
"You're right, I let our history get in the way... I'm sorry, you're one of the few people that understands what I'm feeling." Tsunade said.
Jiraiya turned to Sarutobi. "Did she just apologize to me or have I taken one too many hits?"
"Hai, I heard it too. I'm glad you still know how to smile Tsunade... I miss that. Now if you children are done fighting, finish healing his arm, then we have a very difficult meeting to prepare for." Sarutobi said.
"Word." Jiraiya said.
"Fasheesy m'neezy." Tsunade said.
"What?" Sarutobi said, totally confused.
Tsunade went back to healing Jiraiya's arm as both started laughing.
===9:28 AM, Hokage Tower===
"But I didn't do anything wrong, honest I didn't!" Naruto said, reluctantly walking with the masked, 1-eyed Jonin behind him, pushing him forward towards the old man's door.
"I told you, you aren't in trouble, he just wants to talk to you and has some people he wants you to meet." Kakashi said, doing his best to reassure the scared little boy.
"But... everyone hates me!" Naruto said nervously.
"I don't hate you, he doesn't hate you... or do you think he lets everyone call him old man? And does he treat everyone to ramen a couple times a month?" Kakashi said.
Naruto stopped. "No, just me."
"Has he ever done anything to hurt you, or had you meet someone that hates you?" Kakashi asked and saw Naruto shake his head. "So what's the problem then... or are you just afraid?"
Naruto turned and glared at him. "I'm not scared!" Naruto exclaimed then marched to the door opened it and stormed in.
Kakashi resisted his urge to laugh and followed Naruto in. Kid had guts, he'd give him that.
"Who are they?" Naruto said, pointing to the 2 old people.
"Two of my former apprentices, both are legendary shinobi now, they're known as the Sannin. Jiraiya the Toad Sage, a Legendary Seal Master... and Tsunade Senju, Grand Daughter of the First and Second Hokage's that founded Konoha and the top medical ninja in the World." Sarutobi said as he pointed to each and they nodded.
Naruto stared at them in awe.
Tsunade subtly glanced at Sarutobi a moment for his nod. "Naruto, please sit down, we have some very important things to tell you." Tsunade said gently and waited for him to take the seat then stepped up and knelt in front of him. "Naruto... we knew your parents and I'm going to tell you who they were."
Naruto's face lit up with excitement, but before he could say anything she put her finger over his lips.
"Please don't say anything until I'm done. I'll tell you more when you're older, but your mother was a very good friend of mine. She was from a very powerful Clan in Whirlpool Country and her name was Kushina... Uzumaki, your last name is from her to protect you. The reason you have her name and not your father's is because of who he was... you see, your father was Minato Namikaze The Fourth Hokage of Konoha."
"The... the guy on the mountain... was my dad?" Naruto said blankly, the shock was almost too much for him to physically handle.
"Hai, do you know how he died?" Tsunade said.
"Sure, everyone does... he killed the monster that attacked Konoha but he died to." Naruto said, even at his age and with no family he knew that story.
"How he did it is why everyone treats you like they do, and I hate doing this... but I can't tell you that yet, you'll have to trust me, but I promise I will tell you when I think you're old enough to handle it. I'm telling you this because it's why I'm here. Jiraiya and I... are your Godparents, chosen by your parents because we were their close friends, practically family, and I'm very sorry we weren't here for you until now, I could explain why but you wouldn't understand, but I'll tell you that later too. I came back because I want to adopt you." Tsunade said and got genuinely nervous.
Sarutobi watched intently as Naruto looked at both of them, he could clearly read every emotion that crossed Naruto's face, the strongest, repeating emotions were anger, obviously for not being there for him from the start, and shock that someone wanted to adopt him as their own.
"Please don't be mad... I'll make it up to you I promise you... just please give me a chance... you'd have three sisters, two your age and one that's older, plus a new friend of mine who'd be like an Aunt. I picked them up about three months ago, and though not legal yet, they're my adopted family... I want you to be part of it... oh and Jiraiya to, he's like a family friend we don't really like too much, but he's fun to have around sometimes." Tsunade said with a big smile.
"Gee, thanks for making me feel welcome." Jiraiya said mildly annoyed, then smiled. "She really likes me, she just won't admit it."
"He's crazy too." Tsunade said with a playful smile, holding in a laugh.
"So, we'd be a real family. Would you train me to be a ninja like you?" Naruto said, getting excited.
"Hai, by the time you graduate from the Academy you'll be smart, strong, respected..." Tsunade said.
"And irresistible to girls!" Jiraiya interrupted. "Trust me, by then you'll be into girls."
Tsunade clenched her jaw a moment then sighed. "What do you say Naruto, can I be your adopted mother?" She said nervously.
Naruto thought about it a few moment. "You promise you'll tell me everything when I'm older?" Naruto asked and she nodded. That was all he needed, leapt off the seat and hugged her. "Deal!" Naruto exclaimed.
"I belong in there somewhere too... I was Minato's apprentice and your mom's friend." Kakashi said.
===Uchiha Compound===
Mikoto Uchiha almost screamed when she was hugged from behind, then relaxed and smiled. "Not that I mind... but why are you in a good mood all of a sudden, what got rid of that grump I've been seeing for the last couple weeks... is this about what you wanted to talk to me about that was so important?" Mikoto said.
"Oh that... turns out it wasn't important after all, I was worried about nothing... so don't expect to get much sleep tonight." Fugaku said then kissed her neck and walked out of the room.
Mikoto smiled ear-to-ear, her apron hiding the 2 small bumps in her shirt her nipples were making..
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End Chapter 4
