When she sensed that Naruto was done, Tsunade sighed. "You've given me a lot to think about, Brat. Have the real you, come by tomorrow morning at about 10."

"Set aside a few hours and I'll Hiraishin you to where we're living now and you can properly meet the family." Naruto gave a mock salute as he left.


The "real" Naruto, who was shapeshifted into his persistent clone's normal shape approached the door of the Hokage's office. "Yo, Baachan. Is now a good time?"

"Is that the real you, Brat?" she responded. Jiraiya was lounging in a chair along the wall.

"Yep. You two ready to go?" he asked.

"Yeah. Shut the door, please and let me make a Shadow Clone to leave behind just in case." She made a clone and then said aloud to the ANBU hidden in the room, "Don't let anyone know I'm gone unless it's a real emergency. The fact that Naruto can use the Hiraishin is an S-Rank Secret for now."

Naruto put a Hiraishin Kunai on the desk. "So we can come back the easy way," he said. He motioned for the two Sannin to stand next to him. He put his hand on their shoulders when they complied.

"Ready?" he asked

After they both affirmed that the were, Naruto performed the technique and they vanished in a yellow flash.


"Welcome to our humble abode. This is the 'flashing room,'" Naruto said.

Jiraiya gave a perverted giggle and Tsunade rolled her eyes. They were in a room with hardwood floors and there was a seal engraved on a metal plate in the center. There were no windows or furniture in the modest-sized room, but there were a few pictures hung on the walls.

Naruto led them into the main room of the house where Hinata, two children and a teenaged girl were talking. Hinata stood up and greeted them. "Good morning, Hokage-sama, Jiraiya-sama. Welcome to our humble home."

"You know my wife, Hinata, of course," Naruto said. "These are our children, Haru-chan and Akane-chan." He pointed to the dark-haired boy who looked like Hinata and a blonde girl who resembled Naruto. They appeared to be about six. "And this is Tsukiko." He gestured to the older redheaded girl who looked a little like Kushina had.

Tsukiko gave a fake sob. "My own father doesn't acknowledge me!"

"You look older than I do right now, Tsuki-chan," Naruto complained. "I never know how to introduce you."

"Ah, the simple pleasures in life," she said with exaggerated contentment.

"Would either of you like tea?" Hinata asked.

"Yes, please," Tsunade said and Jiraiya nodded.

Hinata left the room to get the tea.

Akane approached Tsunade and asked, "Are you our Hibaachan?"

Naruto started snickering.

Tsunade turned pale and then red. "Brat, you told your kids to say that, didn't you?"

Naruto held up his hand and tried to stop laughing. "Honest, I didn't. I just told them my baachan was coming to visit today. She figured out the rest."

The Hokage turned back to the little girl. "How about you call me Obasan?"

Akane pouted. "Baachan?"

Tsunade threw her hands in the air and said, "Fine!" She glared at Jiraiya and Naruto who were still snickering.

Tsunade looked at Tsukiko and said, "I know you're older than me, so I don't want to hear you say that."

"I was inside your grandmother, so I think I'll call you Magochan."

"It's your fault he's like this, isn't it?" Tsunade accused. "He's been too much like a kitsune since even before whatever it is you all did six years ago."

Tsukiko smiled and said, "I can't claim all the credit. The Uzumaki have always been a lively bunch."

By this time, Hinata had returned and started pouring the tea. The conversation lulled while they drank.

Finally Jiraiya spoke, "Brat, you and your wife still look the same. I'd expected you took look different now that you're youkai."

Hinata said, "Kitsune youkai are natural shapeshifters. We thought it would be best to appear in familiar shapes to start." The Uzumakis all shifted. Hinata and Naruto appeared a few years older and Naruto looked less scrawny. All five of them grew nine tails and fox ears that matched their hair color. All of their eyes turned white and pupil-less.

"Ah, ah," Naruto scolded. "That's not what you really look like, Tsuki-chan."

"I hate looking like a kid," she pouted as she shrank down to appear the same age as Akane and Haru.

"You all have the Byakugan?" Tsunade aksed.

"Yes, Tsukiko thought that she and the kids might get it, but I was a bit of a surprise." Naruto said. "Although in compensation, Hina-chan's chakra took on some Uzumaki characteristics and she can make my mom's chakra chains now."

"Did the change come with any other extras besides the extra chakra?" Jiraiya asked.

"We can make foxfire, shapeshift, cast illusions, sense other's feelings, and we all have regeneration on par with what I had as a jinchuuriki," Naruto said.

"Are the illusions like a genjutsu?" asked the Fifth.

"They're all external illusions anchored to places or things rather than to chakra systems like most genjutsu which has some advantages and disadvantages," Hinata said.

"How come you all have nine tails?" asked Jiraiya. "I thought you had less chakra than the Yonbi?"

"Youkai power is rated on a different scale than bijuu power," Naruto explained. "Even Akane and Haru have more power than any other kitsune youkai. It's also a nod to our relationship to the Kyuubi." He grinned. "But mostly, it's because Tsukiko-chan didn't want to give up any of her tails and the ritual spread it to all of us."

Tsukiko stuck our her tongue at Naruto.

"What are your plans now?" Tsunade asked. "Are you going to spill any of your secrets?

"We were planning on letting Hinata's family and the rest of the village know we were married," said Naruto, "but we were only going to let Hiashi, Hanabi, and Neji know about Tsuki-chan and the kids. We'll also let them know about us being youkai unless you object. I really don't want to fake having gotten Hina-chan pregnant at nine-years old. We also figured that we'd leak my parent's identity's through the Hyuugas. We figured that knowing that I'm the son of the Fourth and the heir to Uzu no Kuni would be a balm to their pride and make them less likely to call for a divorce or annulment. Not that we would listen, but it might make visiting her sister less frustrating for Hinata. If you want to leak about the Kyuubi being gone, we could say the Fourth's seal did it."

"Can you use the Hiraishin in combat?" the Hokage asked.

He nodded. "So can Hinata and Tsukiko. The twins can use it too, but not in combat."

She blinked. "Okay. I'm fine with you releasing your heritage then. Hiding it was to keep you safe until you were ready, but if you can all Hiraishin, then I'm good with it. I'm still undecided on leaking or announcing about the Kyuubi, but the rest sounds fine to me. If you need me to impress upon your father the importance of keeping what you tell him secret, I'm happy to be here."

"That would be great!" Naruto said. "I'll let you know when we decide to do it."


Author's Note: This marks the end of the main story of the Missing Bijuu. I have a bonus story/epilogue to finish it off in which Hinata spills the beans to her family.