and here is chapter two of 'Uzumaki returns'. I hope you guys liked this chapter. Also for a warning, there is something great that is going to happen in this chapter that any who don't like the civilian council will defenetly love! Now before I give anything else away lets get on with the chapter
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The whirlpool will always begin in the same place it ends, but never will it truly disappear.
The silence in the room was deafening to everyone in the room. The Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, didn't know what to say. In front of him was a living member of the Uzumaki clan. She had the Characteristic red hair, even the girl next to her had the red hair, which means that she wasn't the only one. The problem, however, was the fact that she seemed to have something to talk about something. If she was here then where was the rest of the Uzumaki clan then?
"What exactly do you mean Mrs. Uzumaki?" Hiruzen asked the young clan head.
"I may be young, but I am all that is left of the main family, thus I ended up as the clan head at my age. While I still am juvenile I am well versed in politics to know you will want something in return for granting sanctuary to me and my clan." Kira stated with a kind tone "I do not except you to agree but my terms would be medical, and security aid to any in the village who needs it, as well as any military aid you believe that the village will need. In return I ask that you have one Uzumaki on every genin team that will be in circulation in the year that I would graduate. I do not want to be an exception either, so I will join the academy, so that I can know my generation."
Hiruzen leaned forward at this as he asked "So you wish to disrupt our normal four man teams, but in exchange, you believe we should have one of your clan members on each genin team in the circulation of your year... How about instead I choose which teams, including current circulation, for the Uzumaki to join. I believe the other conditions would be agreed to, but what about the Uzumaki council position that will be made?"
"I will not be biased towards any Uzumaki when the chunin exams are ready, nor will I give a vote towards myself when I go to the exams as well, if that's what you mean. I have enough knowlage of political events, to be on par with anyone in your council. I may not have as much experience, but I will not be denied a position for my clan to the council, even if I must prove to the other heads that I am a reasonable mind." Kira stated with a stubborn look.
Hiruzen gave a chuckle before he said "Of course. But If your gone, who would take your place until you returned?"
Kira gave a small nod at that before she said "In that event I would have Karin here take my place. She may be my age as well, but she knows enough to placate those on the council. In the event that doesn't work either, I would assign Shoku Uzumaki as council member to take my place."
Hiruzen looked at Karin for a second, before he then began thinking about the benefits of having the Uzumaki. He knew that by security help they meant seals that would help keep the security of the village, as well as integrating any Uzumaki that would be genin at this point. So long as they could pass the Academy test, then it shouldn't be a problem in his opinion. With that in mind Hiruzen said "I believe the terms for our agreement are perfect, but I would like to ask one of your older Uzumaki members to teach a basic seals class in the academy. I believe that anything more advanced would be release of clan secrets, so only the basics such as a basic storage seal. Do you think this terms are agreeable?"
Kira gave a small bow as she said "Of course Hokage-sama. I would also like to ask where we can set up our clan compound. We will not need workers, but we can buy the materials. And on another note, we may decide to sell our wares as well, which include different seals, which will be impossible to reverse engineer, and smith work, only armor however, as we noticed a smith shop in town. I do not want anyone who's livelihood is from hard work, to go out of business."
'Noble and smart. She will fit along nicely with the clan heads, but the civilian council will be a problem.' Hiruzen thought before he said "That sounds reasonable. Now if you would please ha-"
His sentence was interrupted as a knock on the door was heard. With a sigh he told whoever it was to enter. Who entered however made both Karin, and Kira to stiffen. In walked Danzo. For Kira, it was due to how he looked in general as someone with that many bandages was either hiding something, or he was seriously injured, but judging by the good use of his other eye it was the former. As for Karin, it was because of how vile his chakra felt to her. She couldn't even describe how vile the feeling was to her.
"Danzo. What, might I ask, Are you doing here? I am currently talking out terms for this young lady's clan to join our village." Hiruzen stated.
"That is why I am here. I believe we should not allow them to join, unless they release all clan secrets to the village. How do we know that they are actually who they say they are?" Danzo stated, and instead of the Hokage answering it was Kira.
"Now listen to me you mummy. My clan has been trying to arrive in the land of fire for years. We have lost countless clan members to multiple things, ranging from sickness, to fighting. I will not be turned away from this village for the petty reason of giving clan secrets. Every clan has things that are rightfully only theirs. That added with the fact that even if we did hand over our seals, you would be unable to use them as you have to have Uzumaki blood to use even the smallest seal that we keep for ourselves. We will not have some fool who treats everyone as a tool have our most prized seals and Techniques." Kira stated with a from on her face.
"You have no right to interfere child." Danzo stated with a low scowl.
"I believe I do have the right. I am Kira Uzumaki, the last of the main house, and as such, the clan head of the Uzumaki clan. I will not bow to the petty whims of a man who has more secrets then I have clan members." Kira stated not at all afraid of the man in front of her.
Danzo looked straight at the girl in front of him before he turned around and started to walk towards the door. Before he left he said "You do not want to have me as an enemy Uzumaki-dono." he sneered at her.
In response Kira stood completely straight and gave of a tone of nobility that was far beyond her age, as well as a look that would make even a Hyuga look away. Once Danzo exited the room Kira bowed towards the Hokage and said "I'm sorry for that Hokage-sama, but I could not let him speak to me about my clan as if we were just a way to get the village military strength. We need this home as much as anyone would need a house, so I could not simply stand by."
Instead of getting angry Hiruzen said "That's quiet alright actually. I never expected anyone to treat Danzo in such a way. You held your own, quiet a feet for someone your age, as well as basically told Danzo to keep his opinions to himself, as well as not to bother trying to get your clans secrets. I completely agree with you in that sense. The way you told him off even showed that you knew what you were getting into, and you did it in a way that would not spark war between my village, and your clan. Well don't I have to say"
Kira smiled a little at that, before she handed him the scroll that would bind the contract between the two. It was a blood contract as well, so as long as both parties held up to the agreements, neither would have problems, as blood contracts can kill if you disobey them. After the contract was signed, Hiruzen gave Kira a map for where she could 'set up shop' so to speak. After everything was finished between the Hokage, and Kira, she walked out of the office gleaming. As she was walking she had told Karin that she should rush back to tell the rest of the clan, while she starts to put up tents at their new home. Karin agreed to it as well, but she did warn Kira to be careful.
On the way to the clan compound she kept hearing something about the 'Uzumaki brat'. As far as she knew the only Uzumaki that were in this village, or had been so far, was her and Karin. There was also Kushina, but as far as she knew, Kushina died in the attack by the Kyuubi several years ago. As far as anyone knew, she didn't have a child, so who were they talking about? As she thought more her thoughts kept going to that blonde kid she had ran into earlier. With determination, she went into an alley way and created a bunch of Shadow clones, before having them go towards the new compound. Once that was out of the way she started to walk around town looking for him. While she may not have been as good as Karin with sensing, she was good enough to feel out chakra of anyone chunin level or more. That being said, there was a huge chakra source somewhere in what she could tell was a red light district.
With a deep frown, as she was ignoring constant looks at her from both genders for different reasons. Instead she walked into an apartment complex until she was right outside a door that she could feel the chakra coming from. With a small sigh she lightly knocked on the door and waited. When nothing happened she knocked on the door a little harder before she waited once again. When still nothing happened she knocked as hard as she was willing to before she sat across from the door while hugging her legs. She didn't know if he was awake or not, but she did wait. Eventually she must have fell asleep, because when she opened her eyes, she was instead on a bed with a bit of light coming from a window. With a loud yawn she woke up and looked around.
The room was small, but it was livable for one person. On the ground however was a bunch of ramen cups, that looked to be used. In all the apartment wasn't very large, but it wasn't extremely huge either. With another loud yawn she looked around with a sleepy look and she ended up looking at the blonde Boy from earlier with a tired glance. When she realized who was in front of her, however, she yelled "It's you!"
That made the blonde jump as he turned around quickly, while also throwing Kunai at her. Instead of the Kunai actually hitting her, however, she moved her head to the side slightly and the Kunai dug themselves into the wall. Once everything calmed down Kira said in her normal gentle tone "I'm sorry for scaring you. I just didn't expect to see you so soon."
"Um... It's alright I guess. Sorry for throwing Kunai at you. I just was startled." He stated while rubbing the back of his head.
"Ah I forgot to give you my name yesterday. I'm Kira." Kira stated with a small bow after she stood up.
The blonde gave a large grin at that as he yelled "I'm Naruto Uzumaki! I'm gonna be the Hokage some day Dattebayo!"
Kira froze at that. With a small look towards him she thought 'Uzumaki? He's an Uzumaki? But then why does he have blonde... No it's to obvious who his father is now, and from what the elders said before they were lost from sickness Dattebane was the feminine way of what he said and Kushina said it a lot. So that makes him Kushina's kid!'
With a large smile on her face Kira said "So Naruto. Your last name is Uzumaki?" Naruto gave a small nod "Well I didn't say my last name but it is Uzumaki. Did you know the Uzumaki were a clan?"
Naruto froze in thought before he asked "I have a clan?"
Kira nodded at that as she said "Yep. I'm the clan head. If your Uzumaki though, that means that you are a part of my clan."
"You mean I have some family?" Naruto asked with a quiet tone.
Seeing that he was having trouble processing what was said Kira walked up to him and gave him a huge "Yep. I'm your cousin actually. I don't know why but no one told you of your mother. I'm your mother's sister's daughter. Welcome to the family Naruto Uzumaki."
That was the straw that broke the camels back. Those words made Naruto, for the first time, break down. Kira in response comforted him to the best of her ability as he seemed to let all his emotions loose. Kira didn't know what the villagers had put him through, but she knew for sure that she was going to get Naruto into the clan whether the council here liked it or not. When Naruto finally calmed down she sat in front of him as he was on the ground.
"Your my cousin? Who was my mother then?" Naruto asked with a hint of confusion.
"Her name was Kushina Uzumaki, from what the late clan elders had told me. She had quiet a temper as well, or so I heard. It seems you caught her verbal tick though. She used to say Dattebane after most of her sentences." Kira stated with a small smile.
"What happened to her?" Naruto asked even though he could guess.
"She died during the Kyuubi attack many years ago. It may not matter now, but she cared deeply for anyone she considered family, so she cared for you more then you know. Uzumaki hold family above all afterall. Now I'm sorry, but I need to leave. I have a meeting with the shinobi council today. If you want to visit the Clan compound I left a map with you to it." Kira stated as she stood up.
Naruto in return gave a huge grin as he nodded. Once everything was settled between the two however, Kira walked out the balcony door, and she jumped off towards a building. Once she hit a roof, she started to speed across them towards the Hokage tower. When she arrived however, it seemed that she was earlier, which was evident, by the fact that Hiruzen was the only one in the meeting room. When he saw her, thought, he said "Good morning Uzumaki-san. Was the land large enough for what you were hoping to do?"
Kira bowed towards the Hokage before she said "Good morning as well Hokage-sama, and yes it was large enough. We are settling with tents at the moment, until we can buy the materials for our houses. Am I early for the meeting?"
"Yes you are. But that at the least allows me to have someone to talk to until the rest of the clan heads arrive." Hiruzen stated with a smile towards the Uzumaki clan head.
"It must be boring to have to wait for hours. I can understand that, though I have to wonder. Why do you arrive early?" Kira asked with genuine curiosity.
"It lets me have some peace before the meeting." Hiruzen stated "Now please sit down. We can talk some more until the clan heads arrive.
Mir did just as he had asked, but she also talked to him about many small things with the village. For example, how many clans there were in the village, how the shinobi system worked here, and different places to eat and relax around the village. Soon enough however, they had to hold off on what was most likely the only peace they would get with this meeting, as clan heads filed in. From what Kira could remember, she saw an Inuzuka, an Akamichi, a Hyuga, and an Aburame for the obvious clan heads. The others she didn't recognize right away, thought she did recognize Shikaku from yesterday. Once everyone was seated the Hokage cleared his throat to get everyone's attention.
"Welcome everyone. Now onto business. We have a new face on the council as we recently gained a new clan. Today's meeting is for relations between your clans and the new clan." Hiruzen stated before motioning towards Kira "While she may not look like it due to her age, she has plenty of skill in political matters."
His hi decided to talk at this point "And what is that name of your clan?"
"Uzumaki." She stated with a hard look despite her soft tone "My name is Kira Uzumaki and I am the clan head for what remains of the Uzumaki clan of Uzushiogakure."
Shikaku, who was leaning back in his chair, chose to ask "So your what remains of the clan? how many people do you have?"
"We have roughly 60 people. We have both seal experts, medical experts, smiths, and other specialists in various arts, including Kenjutsu." Kira answered.
"Why is it you here and not a clan elder?" Shibi Aburame asked.
"I'm all that's left of the main family, and all of our elders died of multiple reasons on our way here trying to get to the land of fire. I may be young, but I know enough about politics to be able to understand any problems I might run into with your families." Kira stated with a soft, yet unintimidated tone.
"So what would you be able to do for us and our clans?" Tsume asked with a bit of skepticism.
"For those of you not familiar with Uzumaki, we are skilled with anything involving seals. We can, and will if asked, set up seal barriers so that no one can enter unless it is through given permission by a clan member. One under genjutsu will not be able to enter either as to prevent anything getting leaked out from inside of the clan." Kira stated with a confident tone.
Another one of the clan heads was going to ask another question, but before they could the door opened and in came the civilian council. One of the council, a woman who had grey hair, but didn't seem that old, came in and said "Hiruzen. You forgot to tell us of this meeting."
Before any of the civilian council could sit down Kira asked "What are civilians doing here? While I understand the fact that there is a civilian council, they have no business here as this is shinobi buisness. Clan business has nothing to do with a civilian, even if they are on a council."
The whole room seemed shocked about what she had said, but the clan heads seemed to understand where she was coming from, even if they didn't say it. Hiruzen sighed however, even if he agreed, and said "Kira. The civilian council is what judges what needs to be done to better the lives of the civilian population."
Kira nodded before she said "I understand that Hokage-sama, but the civilian side, should have nothing to do with the shinobi side in the dealings between clans. I could very well have something I would offer, say, the Hyuga's that I don't want the civilians to know."
"She makes a valid point Hokage-sama. She could offer the Nara's something as well that we don't want the civilians to know." Shikaku stated.
"Before you civilians leave however I have something I wish to discuss with you." Kira stated.
"And that would be?" One of the civilian council members ground out.
"I would like to adopt Naruto Uzumaki into the Uzumaki clan." She stated without a hint of hesitation.
"Preposterous!" One of the civilian council yelled.
"You have no right to-" another began but was stopped as Kira's red hair started to flow behind her in a way that was familiar to anyone who knew Kushina.
"I have no right?!" Kira yelled as she stood up from her chair "I have every right! That child is part of my clan! He is my cousin so I damn well have every right to adopt him into my clan. He is the living breathing child of the only Uzumaki that lived here before the Kyuubi attack! I damn well have every right to take him from this village if I so wanted to, but I won't because I want my clan to live in this village. If needed me, and every Uzumaki in the area we were given, would go on a war path to get this child to his clan. So if you still wish to keep him from his only family, go ahead. I dare you."
The whole time while she was giving that speech her chakra had condensed until what seemed like a demonic beast was behind her. The killing intent from her was enough to make some of the clan members go on alert even. The only reason that the Civilian council was even standing was because it was a fraction of what she could use.
"Kira! Stand down!" Hiruzen yelled, and she did just that even if she still glared at the civilian council "While I won't say who is right, and who is wrong in this case, she is right when it comes to Naruto. He is an Uzumaki, and as such, he belong's in the clan. You can move him tomorrow. Now we should get back to the meeting, don't you all agree?"