Chapter 8

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As Hinata and Naruto emerged form their training chamber; bruised, scared, and bleeding, they were surprised to find Naruto's uncles Nori and Katsuro waiting for them.

"Where is Uncle Kenji? He usually is here to meet us after each training session."

"We're sorry Naruto but, Kenji and the rest of the family are with the Grand Master right now. Our wives sent us to wait for you until you emerged form the chamber."

"What's wrong?"

"It's the Grand Master. I'm afraid that he only has a few hours left in this world."

"What!? Grandpa is going to die in a few hours!? He said he was fine when Hinata and I last entered the chamber."

"He didn't want you to worry. This was the last week you had to train. When he passes on the ceremony will begin for you to take his place. You and Hinata must come with us quickly. The Grand Master has already said his goodbyes to the rest of the family and wants to speak with you last before he dies."

Naruto and Hinata quickly followed Nori and Katsuro to Lord Saionin's bedroom where everyone else was waiting outside crying. Naruto and Hinata did not even have time to say anything to them before they were led into the bedroom and the door closed behind them. Lord Saionin's room was huge and pictures of a beautiful young woman with long silky looking black hair covered the walls. Naruto and Hinata walked toward Lord Saionin's deathbed and looked down at the frail old man who looked back at them and smiled weakly.

"I'm glad to see that you survived the training."

"It was the longest three years of my life Grandpa."

"It was long for me to when I had to go through it, but you and Hinata have proven yourselves to be very strong of will indeed. Hinata my dear I just want you to know that I could not have been happier to have you as my granddaughter. You are wonderful girl who has just gone through something that only a handful of ninja have tried let alone survived. You are now one of the most powerful ninja of all time. That is something that no one can ever take from you. Be strong and happy my child and please take good care of my Grandson for me."

"Thank you Grandpa I will."

"I know you will my child, now please leave myself and Naruto alone. I have much I need to say to him before I die."

Hinata gave both Naruto and Lord Saionin a small kiss on the cheek and with tears in her eyes left the room. Naruto then turned to his Grandfather.

"Grandpa, who is the super cute girl in all the pictures?"

"I'm not surprised you don't all ready know that. I keep all her pictures in my room. I know that is selfish of me, but I do not regret what I have done. She was your mother Naruto."

Naruto stared at the pictures, his eyes fixed on what was his mother. Tears began to roll down his face as he gazed at the woman who gave him life.

"She was the greatest thing that ever happened to me. She was so kind hearted that everyone didn't even care that I loved her the most, because they loved her the most as well. As she grew older she became very powerful. She was always a small girl, but she could punch through iron. When she went through the training to be Grand Master I knew she would change the world. Then she met Arashi and her days turned to that of pure joy. I loved your father like my own son. He was very good to your mother and that made me happy. The happiest I have ever been was when we found out she was pregnant. Your birth was going to be a celebration that would have lasted a year. Tsunade and Arashi would have been the greatest parents a child could ever ask for. (Lord Saionin then got very serious.) That was until they got involved and had the fox attack the Leaf Village."

Naruto began to feel angry, angrier than he has ever been in his life. He made a fist so tight that blood pored from it.

"Who are they Grandpa?"

"They are the five Demon Lords. They knew that your mother was going to mean trouble for them. She went to the Leaf Village to give birth to you. So they took advantage of her condition and sent the fox to attack the Leaf Village while she was giving birth to you, causing her to die. Then your father died sealing the monster inside you."

Naruto searched his inner self to find the fox within him.

"FOX!!!!!!!!!! Were you sent by five demon lords to kill my mother!!!!!?"

"Yes young one. Lord GinToro told me that your mother meant less food and that the rest of the Lords wanted her dead."

"Where can I find them?"

"I don't know, but if you want to kill them my power is your power."

"Why would you help me?"

"Because your blood lust is now my blood lust."

Naruto returned to normal and looked right at his Grandfather with a look of pain and sorrow.

"I take it that the fox was able to confirm what I told you."

"Yes Grandpa he did."

"My child, listen to me. What you do as Grand Master is completely up to you. Just because you know that they took your parents and my daughter away from us is no reason to foolishly run head long into a war with them. Many Grand Masters have tried and failed. You can live your life as peacefully as you want. But I know that the pain you feel goes far beyond just that of losing your parents. They took something more from you I can feel it and it is for that reason that I believe that by sending the fox to kill your mother they only planted the seeds to their own destruction. Countless people have met their end due to the villages they attack and the wars they create in the shadows. Please be smart when trying to kill them. Don't make revenge your whole life try to kill them in ten years. If you can't kill them in ten years please promise me you'll stop trying."

"I will Grandpa."

"Good. Before I die I want you to know that I love you Naruto, I love you just as much as I love your mother. I'm so sorry for not trying to get to know you sooner. Please be happy my child. I have laid out my whole village at your feet. Tonight you will be Grand Master. I can finally die with the knowledge that I've left all that I have accumulated in the hands of someone who can use it to change the world."

Lord Saionin gazed up at Naruto one last time and then shut his eyes forever. Naruto waited fifteen minutes to let all that had just happened sink in before he left the room to tell the others of the Grand Master's death.

End of Chapter 8