Chapter 14

-Hokage Tower -

Hiruzen Sarutobi a man with many talents as well as holding the title of Sandaime Hokage or the Third Fire shadow. He has been looking at the recent event that took place the last couple of days through his crystal ball with the Mizukage and Naruto.

He was surprised that the Mizukage even took Naruto in at Hotel Inn; he had order ANBU ninjas to spy on the two of them without raising an alarm that might end discuss with the leader of the Hidden Mist, talks were going well about strength but he did not want to make the Mizukage feel threatened.

He watched with interest for the last five days on the Mizukage who showed great interest in Naruto and even letting him sleep with her that surprised him greatly.

However today not a good day, his worst enemy paper work was loaded on his desk, he was pestered with complaints about Naruto misbehavior the days previous before the arrival of the Mizukage. He was greatly grateful for the last couple of days that the Mizukage had spent time with Naruto and the blonde boy seemed very at ease with this woman. He groaned at the pile, and if that wasn't enough the Mizukage had been seen with Naruto going to the hospital even going so far as carrying the boy in her arms while he slept but really caught his attention was that a foreign threatened a civilian doctor, he wondered what brought this on.

Suddenly the doors burst open and there stood a seemingly a very angry looking Mei with a sleeping but battered Naruto in her arms. She looked at him and growled before walking in the room.

'This can't be good.' Sarutobi knew Mei had a very calm personality, though rumor has it that once she angry, she angry not one man or woman has escaped her wrath.

"Mizukage-sama what is the meaning of this! Barging into the room without knocking, have you no respect for your elders?" He asked wondering what brought this on just a few days ago she was smiling and having a good time with Naruto.

'Maybe that's it…' He thought, 'It could have been what happened to Naruto but then again every village had its problems and Naruto is my problem.'

He looked closely at the boy he could clearly see the cuts he had on his arms and bruises. He made a mental note to have an investigation to see who thought it was smart to hurt a 6-year-old boy.

"Oh I don't know Hokage-sama maybe it's the fact that I see a 6 year old boy getting beaten up by older men who have no remorse for a boy who tell me that he is a Jinchuurki!" She said a bit sarcastically, "How do you think I feel!"

Sarutobi nodded to his ANBU to leave the room before activating the silencing seals in the room. The Hokage eyed her wondering how she got that information. He would definitely look into it later, right now, though he had to settle Mei down before things got out of hand.

"Please tell why it may concern you about Naruto wellbeing because the boy is my responsibility to look after as well as the village."

"Well you are doing a very lousy job of doing it."

"No need for sarcasms Mei." He shot back, "I want to know why you care for him so much?"

Her voice softened and her eyes seemed a bit calmer, "Because I've failed him for his first 6 years and I'll be damned if I fail him ever again."

Sarutobi was confused.

"I don't understand what do you mean by that? What is he to you?" Sarutobi asked with a frown

Tears began to form in her eyes, Sarutobi was officially clueless as of now, right in front of him was a very strong kunoichi crying, she whispered barely audible.

"He is my son…"

Hiruzen blinked the pipe in his mouth fallen to the floor. 'D-did she just say 'son'?' He could not believe on what he just heard regaining his bearings he stuttered, "Wait what?"

She wiped her tears with right hand since she was carrying Naruto in her left before looking at him, "He is my son."

She said it but a louder this time.

It registered; he shot upwards making his seat fall behind him "THATS IMPOSSIBLE THE BOYS PARENTS DIED THE NIGHT OF THE ATACK! HOW CAN YOU BE HIS MOTHER WHEN I SAW HER DIE RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES?"

She had no energy to scream, "Are you calling me a liar Hokage-sama?"

"YES, YES I AM! I'M DEFINETLY CALLING YOU A LIAR!"

"Ok then…"

Placing Naruto on the couch gently as he could not to wake him, she walked over to the desk and pulled out the between her dress and her fishnets a paper that she took from the Konoha Hospital slamming it on the table. The Sandaime was not amused by her action but he was interested in the paper.

Picking it up he read the paper results, his reaction was priceless; he stood mouth agape with his eyes popping out of his sockets, he stuttered with his words.

"B-b-b-b-b-but…t-t-t-th-that's impossible!" Mei smirked she pulled a fast one on him and was enjoying it, "This is a misunderstanding, I knew the boy's parents before they died and his sister and I know that you are not one of them, but how?"

"It's a long story." Mei sighed and breathed in before saying, "6 years ago I came to Konoha during the crisis of the Bloody Mist looking for a place as an escape. During my first month I met Minato at a bar and we talked, exchanged stories with one another, had sake about 20 glassed later we got drunk and sort of did it with each other."

"You mean you had…"

"Yes." She said quickly blushing in the process, "When I found out I was pregnant with Naruto Terumi Namikaze I avoided Kushina for nine months until I gave birth."

The Sandaime was still stunned and barely processing the information as Mei continued.

"Too make a long story short, I was in the hospital gave birth, got kidnapped by hooded figure who wanted something from Kushina, rescued by Minato, saw Akiko my goddaughter for the first time and then second with another family and finally got knocked out by Minato who told me he was going to put the Kyūbi in Naruto."

Silence

"Any question?"

He looked down at Naruto who was still sleeping with those cuts and bruises on him. He smiled, 'Finally things were looking up for the boy now maybe he could be happy and live a normal life with a mother.'

"I have none." He faced the window placing both arms behind his back.

"Good because I have one for you lord third." He shifted his head towards her, "Why did you lie and sent an ANBU to me telling me that Naruto was dead and kept him away from me all these years?"

He sighed facing turned his head looking at his village, "I did not lie to you Mei nor did I tell an ANBU to tell you that message because I never took into consideration that you were the mother of Naruto to be honest."

"I don't follow…" she shrugged her hands throwing them down in frustration, "I remember waking up and an ANBU came to me with a doctor telling me Naruto was dead and that all children that were newborns died during the attack…why?"

"I don't know why that happened." Sandaime saw her refection it was obvious that she hurt from having her 'son' apart from her all years and he had to deal once before but with the Uchiha clan, "I can only tell you this Mei, I took Naruto and Akiko and looked at their birth certificate it said they were both the son of Minato and Kushina."

"Then someone must still have the real one hidden forging the fake so no one knows that a foreigner is the mother."

"Possibly…"

"But do I still get custody over Naruto though?"

"Yes but my only concern is this…Naruto cannot leave the village."

"WHAT!" She shrieked Naruto jumped but resumed sleeping shifting in his sleep

"He is citizen of Konoha and the son of a former Kage and current a Kage; I understand if that's what you were thinking of the latter of what I said." He turned facing her, it was not a question but a statement, "Put this in your mind Mei Terumī."

She flinched he had never said her name with force in his tone, she clenched her fist, she was angry, she has been lied to and separated from her son for far too long.

"Naruto cannot leave for he possesses the nine tails within him, and giving him away will not sit well with the elders and they will fight to keep him here at all cost. Second problem, the council of the village will have to approve for him to leave with you which will lead back to the first problem."

Mei mentally slapped herself so close and yet so far, she had forgotten that every village has a village council from each head of a clan and they approve she will have to convince the elders to let Naruto come with but that will not be easy from what she experienced, they are difficult people to deal with.

"I want to be with my son Sarutobi is there an alternative?"

He stroked his goatee, "Well you two options here Mei; One: give up your title as the fifth Mizukage and move here to Konoha or two: we can send one of our own to the Hidden Mist and watch Naruto growth and movement except when it comes to private times and update me on his performance which would you prefer?"

She didn't like it but what choice did she have, losing the title of Mizukage meant that all the work she has done for Mist would flush down the toilet but second she didn't like either because it was an invasion of family matter.

"I choose…"

When the talk was done it was already evening, Mei left Hokage tower with a small smile on her face. She was reunited with her son finally and she could not wait to tell him the news.

When she got back to the hotel inn Chōjūrō and Ao were waiting for her in the living room.

"Ah Mizukage you have returned." Chōjūrō said first

"Yes I have, thank you for pointing that out Chōjūrō." He smiled as he went to reading a book

"You seem to be in a better mode Mizukage. Anything particular happened today?" Ao said raising a brow

"Yes I finally have my son back."

"Thats great…wait a minute…" Ao and Chōjūrō looked at each other than at her, "YOU HAVE SON!"

Mei looked at them smiling and nodding, now they were confused and bewildered, Mei had no children, did she?

"Mizukage…that's wonderful new but where is your son?" Chōjūrō said unbelieving

"More importantly who is he?" Ao chimed

"You met him before and he somewhere in the room…" Chōjūrō an Ao raced around the small tearing and searching everywhere the room for the Mizukage son. Mei had to suppress laughter from erupting for the answer was in her arms.

After three hours of searching they were exhausted from looking, Mei sat in the living stroking Naruto blonde hair with enormous grin on her face.

"Give up boys or need a hint."

"No, no, no Lady Mizukage we are shinobi and we do not give up that easily." Ao said pounding his chest prideful; Chōjūrō on the other hand was studying the Mizukage face.

'The Mizukage is certainly in a good mood today and she's stroking Naruto's hair which is odd of her to do. She never does that unless…' It hit him like a ton of bricks

"Naruto…"

"What was that Chōjūrō?" She asked still smiling

"Naruto is your son!" He exclaimed pointing his finger at the boy

"What!" Ao was taken aback; he looked between his leader and the boy that was sleeping on her leg with his mouth opened

Mei smiled at him and looked at the two in front of her before saying "I will explain all but not here and especially not now...we will stay in Konoha for a bit longer than I excepted so make yourselves comfortable as can be, is that clear."

They nodded

"Good now if you'll excuse me I want to spend to time with my son."

She went into her bedroom and shut the door behind her.

"Did you know that the Mizukage had child?" as Ao in astonishment

"No, form what I saw from her is that she was very fond of children."

Mei walked with Naruto towards the king size bed in the middle of the room, Mei then lied down with Naruto still hugging him tightly.

"After all these years Naruto, I'm finally able to touch you again." She whispered brining his back closer to her chest, "I promise you Naruto I'll never let you go and I will protect you."

Her eyelids were heavy and soon enough she too was fast asleep with her son. However, she kept in the back of her mind that she'll have to go before the council of Konoha village and have them agree to the thirds plan and not to mention she will have to tell the news to Naruto that she is his mother which excited her greatly.

LXD: That's a wrap for June update #1. Thank you to Tigress and Hellfire for reviewing the previous chapter and thank you to those who are subscribing to the story even though this story is progressing slowly I'm still grateful. Till the next chapter R&R