Several girls and young women prowled the streets. There were about five or six in each group, and they all combed the streets on the hunt for a boy who was rumored to live in Konoha. They had all heard it from one person or another, but didn't know that the source of the rumor was a little Inuzuka boy who was the same age of the boy they were after. They wanted to see this adorable little person and pet his whiskers to make him purr
Most of the groups had both Shinobi and civilian girls, but the all Shinobi groups took to the rooftops while the mixed and civilian groups stayed on the ground.
One girl was on the hunt for Naruto as well, but she had different intentions from the others. She had to find Naruto to warn him about the people trying to find him, as she knew that they would never let him go if they got a hold of him. Hana Inuzuka had to protect the blonde boy that purrs.
Naruto was sleeping soundly in the arms of Anko. The Snake Mistress was sitting on her couch, quietly talking with Kurenai, who sat on the other side of the couch. Ibiki had left a few minutes ago. Anko and Kurenai both told the interrogator about what events took place throughout the day. He was satisfied with what he had heard, and was glad that Anko learned her lesson about rushing into things.
They had both found out early on that they weren't to leave Naruto alone. When Anko set him down on the bed, the little boy began to shake and stir. It was obvious by the changing expressions on his face that whatever dream he had would quickly turn into a nightmare. Once she picked him back up, he became peaceful again, and the look of pain on his face was replaced with a small smile. Kurenai held him as well, getting the same reaction. Whatever was going on in his head seemed to be dependent on if he was being held or not.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and the two conscious people in the room turned their heads towards the door.
Kurenai stood up and looked at Anko. "I'll go get it." She said as she walked to the door. The genjutsu mistress opened the door to see a slightly out of breath Hana and her pups on the other side.
Hana panted and looked up to see Kurenai. It wasn't the woman that she was expecting or hoping for, but she was good enough. Not only was she tired from running around to find Anko and Naruto, but she was also chasing Kiba to get back at him for spreading the rumor. It had only been a few hours, and it was almost reaching the end of the day, and the rumor had already spread all throughout the village.
"Hana?" Kurenai asked, a look of confusion on her face. "What are you doing here? Why are you out of breath?"
Hana stood straight up and looked at Kurenai. She was still panting, but not enough so that she couldn't be heard. "I need to find Naruto. Warn him."
Kurenai looked at her with curiosity. She didn't know what Hana needed to warn him about, as she hadn't heard anything relating to Naruto through the day, but it seemed important, and Kurenai moved to let her inside. "He's still asleep, but Anko's awake."
Hana stepped inside and looked around. It was a nice little home. It wasn't as clean as her home, but was still nice and tidy. She then looked at Anko, who was holding the sleeping Naruto in her arms. The little boy was holding onto to her, and a small smile was visible on his face. It was a lovely sight, causing Hana to smile warmly.
Anko looked at Hana curiously. She was able to hear what Hana said outside, and motioned for the genin to come over to her.
"What's going on?" She asked casually.
Hana glanced at Naruto briefly, before her gaze returned to Anko. "There are girls everywhere, all looking for Naruto. Civilians, shinobi, everyone. We have to keep them away from Naruto, since I think they'll never let him go if they get their hands on him."
Anko raised a curious eyebrow. She wanted to know why all of these people were after her little Naruto, more importantly why they were all women…Her look was caught by Hana, who nodded. "My brother saw us at the compound, and must have seen Kaa-san pet Naruto's whiskers. He spread the rumor about Naruto." She told them, remembering that her brother had told her everything that he had told his friends and the people around him. "He also mentioned you and Kurenai."
Anko looked at Hana with a deadpan expression. "They're after him to pet him?" She asked bland tone of voice. Hana nodded, making Anko sigh. "Great. They know about us, and if they don't they'll ask around to find us to find him." Anko stood up slowly and put Naruto in Hana's arms, much to the Inuzuka's surprise.
"What are you doing?" Hana asked, glancing down at Naruto.
Anko moved around the house, shuffling things around and pulling out scrolls from hiding spots. The scrolls were completely blank, and had no distinct makings on them. "Making Naruto disappear." She said simply, putting the scrolls in the pocket of her trench coat. Her hands joined together to make several hand signs. An exact replica of Anko poofed into existence beside the original, looking at her creator. The clone said nothing as she made a single handsign, transforming into Naruto before quickly leaving the house.
Hana looked at Anko with curiosity and confusion. "What was that? Clones shouldn't be able to henge."
Anko pulled the scrolls out once again and motioned for Hana to follow her through the house. "Kage bunshin. Forbidden and taxing version of the standard bunshin that pours a fair deal of chakra to make the clone solid. There's also a nifty feature that comes along with it, but I'll touch on it later." She told Hana as she went to the bedroom that she and Naruto shared. She still hadn't gotten around to getting another bed, even though she continued to tell herself that she would do it tomorrow.
Anko unrolled one of the scrolls and laid it on the ground. She then stood back up and went to her closet, where their clothes were. She took everything that Naruto owned and sealed them into the scrolls. Any evidence of Naruto being in her house was sealed into the scrolls. Hana simply watched in silence as she held Naruto, softly petting his whiskers. The boy purred softly, and nuzzled into Hana's hold.
"You don't mind holding these, do you?" Anko asked Hana, holding the scrolls to the girl that was petting her son.
Hana shook her head and looked down at herself. "Put them in my pockets." She said to Anko, who did as she was told and put them in the pockets of the cloak she wore. It was similar to the white cloak that med-nin wore, but was tailored more for battle and mobility. It had more pockets and places for storing things, and was made with the same materials that the Chunin and Jonin flak jackets were comprised of.
Anko made three more clones after putting the scrolls away, which all transformed into Naruto and left the house to distract the groups of girls that were looking for him.
"If I might ask…" Hana said, looking at Anko while still petting Naruto. "Why seal everything away and give them to me?"
Anko smirked and glanced down at Naruto. "I've seen the way you and your mother act around him. I'm sure that there are some Inuzuka girls after him." Her statement made Hana blush. "With their dogs and noses, it's only a matter of time before they track his scent and get here. If they come here and don't see a single thing suggesting that Naruto lives here, they'll assume that
he's just been here a lot, and not living with me. They'll probably find his old home and spend more time there before giving up for the day. We could maybe stay at your compound and Kurenai's place until this whole thing dies down."
Hana's eyes widened considerably. She hadn't thought about Inuzuka women going after Naruto as well, and she really should have thought of that first. There was also the problem of the Aburame girls as well, wanting to investigate the rumors of a boy who purred like a cat. While not insect-related, it was probably interesting enough to catch their bespectacled eyes. The Aburame women honestly scared her a little, but she had to worry about her own clan for the time being. She began to quickly move out to the living room, but slow enough for Anko to catch wind and follow her.
"What are you doing?" Anko asked, clearly confused.
"We're heading to the compound. If Inuzuka women are after him, like I bet they are, then we have to make sure that none of them mark him." Hana said, walking to the door at a pace just slow enough for Kurenai to open the door and get out of the way.
Kurenai and Anko followed Hana to the Inuzuka compound, both curious of what she was saying and what she was planning. In little time they arrived at the compound and came through the door.
When they got through the door, the Haimaru triplets ran into the compound and lay down. They had been rather quiet at Anko's house, which only meant that they had done something worth being punished for.
Tsume was in the living room at the time, reading over something while sitting next to her ninken, Kuromaru. She looked at the group that just entered the compound curiously. She took note of Naruto in Hana's arms, and the look of urgency on her daughter's face.
Hana looked at her mother and calmed down slightly. It wasn't good to just barge into the main building with a look that screamed she was going to do something important. Hana took a few steps forward and placed Naruto down in the center of the room. Naruto had calmed considerably in Hana's arms thanks to her petting him, but he was now shaking just the slightest bit. The Inuzuka girl bit her thumb and whistled, causing her ninken to surround Naruto's head and do the same with their paws.
Hana's thumb and the triplets' paws bled small amounts of blood. Slowly, Hana brought her thumb down to Naruto's forehead, where her hand was caught by her mother's, keeping her from making contact with Naruto.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Tsume asked seriously. She knew exactly what Hana was doing, but she needed Hana to explain herself.
She shook her head at her daughter. "I'm not letting you do this." She said sternly. "You're not marking him to keep him away from others."
"Didn't you hear me?!" Hana asked incredulously. "I'm beating them at their own game by doing this."
Meanwhile, Anko and Kurenai simply watched the arguing mother and daughter, some of the Inuzuka clan members walking into the main room to see what all the commotion was about.
"Can I ask what's going on?" Kurenai asked, getting Hana and Tsume's attention.
Tsume looked at the genjutsu mistress and took a deep breath. Several of the clan members were gathering around as well, some of them seeming to be the ones looking for Naruto by the way they were looking at the boy. "Hana wants to mark Naruto so nobody else can have him. If she did, it would be like marriage in the eyes of an Inuzuka. We mark him, he is essentially claimed by whoever marks him, and no other Inuzuka woman can have him. Or man, if they swing that way. The thing is, while Naruto can still marry someone else, Hana is bound to him by marking him. She can't have anyone else other than him." She released her daughter's hand and stood up, facing the Inuzuka members.
Hana didn't make the mark on Naruto's forehead, and instead whistled to the triplets to stop as well. They whimpered, but obeyed Hana.
"Alright, listen up everybody." Tsume said to the clan. "I will not have anyone in this clan chase after this little six year old like he's prey. Naruto, Anko, and Kurenai are all now official allies of the clan, and you will treat them like you would any other ally. If I even hear about one of you fawning over him like a stupid fan girl or a stalker, then that person will have kennel duty for a month with no use of the shovel…You got that?" She asked her clan, getting everyone to nod their heads.
Tsume looked down at her daughter and pulled her up. She smiled at the younger Inuzuka. "Pretty mature of you to sacrifice yourself to keep others away from him. You'll be a good clan leader when you get older." She nodded with a smile.
While the girls of the Inuzuka clan sighed in defeat, they knew that it was best to do what Tsume said and not go after him.
Not long after, Naruto, Anko, and Kurenai left the clan compound to go to Kurenai's house. The sun was beginning to set, and the two women were conversing softly in the living room.
Naruto was sleeping soundly in Kurenai's room, laying on her bed and recovering from the last of the poisons. His system had cleared out just about everything, but there were still a little bit of the poisons left in his body. He had calmed down considerably, and no longer needed to be held to keep calm.
He woke up with a slow start. His body hurt and burned all over, but it was a ghostly pain. He could still move just as well as he could before, and the pain wasn't enough to keep him from moving.
He groaned as his eyed opened. The ghostly pain he was feeling burned every part of his body, making the boy not want to move. Instead, he moved his eyes and looked around at the room he was in. It wasn't a place he was familiar with, and the bed had a different feel from the one she shared with Anko.
Naruto also felt indefinably uncomfortable. He had no words that could, or would, explain why he felt so out of place, and was even unable to do it within the confines of his mind.
Slowly, Naruto got off of the bed and continued to look around. He was worried and scared, but could not place why he had these feelings. He was in a somewhat panicked state, and began to move around the room, before making his way to the door. The door was open and Naruto walked through. He walked through the hallway only to find Kurenai and Anko speaking. They didn't seem to notice him, and neither of them turned to look at the boy. Upon seeing Anko, though, something happened in Naruto's mind, that made him run at Anko and tackle her into a fierce hug. He didn't say anything as he nuzzled into his mother, who was surprised to see him up and hugging her as tight as he was.
Anko didn't say anything, and in an instant her motherly instincts kicked in. She wrapped her arms around Naruto and held her close to her body. She didn't say anything either, and allowed a comfortable silence to consume the room. Kurenai watched with a warm smile, not saying anything to disturb the peace.
Anko was experiencing a feeling as well. This was truly the first time where Anko's motherly instincts kicked in. Her child was feeling awful about something, and she was there to make him feel better. It warmed her heart to see Naruto come right up to her and hug her with everything he had. He was obviously uncomfortable about something, but it didn't matter what that something was to Anko.
Several minutes passed and Naruto's grip on his mother began to loosen. He felt better with her right there, and all of his worries were washed away by her comforting embrace. Naruto looked up at Anko and cracked a small smile. Anko smiled back, and the two were still quiet until Naruto looked around and noticed Kurenai. "Where are we?" He asked her, in a cute, but curious, sounding way.
"This is Kurenai's house. You've become pretty popular within the last few hours, and people are all over the streets trying to find you so they could try to pet you." She replied with a grin and a small laugh. Naruto laughed as well, but it was filled with uncertainty and curiosity. He didn't understand why they wanted to pet him, and he wasn't awake or coherent enough to know that he purred when his whiskers were petted.
Kurenai smiled at her godson and stood up, glancing at the door. Naruto had a rough and stressful day, even if he wasn't awake for most of it. The genjutsu mistress walked over to the door and turned around to face the two others in her house. She looked at Naruto with the calm and motherly smile she always seemed to have.
"Let's head out to wherever Naruto wants to go and eat. My treat."
~A half hour later - Ichiraku Ramen~
At the Ichiraku Ramen shack, two young chunin women and one blond haired boy were sitting at the counter. Naruto sat on Anko's lap, looking adorable as he did so, and Kurenai to the left of Anko.
The two women watched in horror, and minor disgust, not to mention shock, as Naruto practically inhaled the noodles in each bowl of Ramen. He was currently on his twenty seventh bowl, and he showed no signs of stopping. Anko was astonished that one little boy could eat so much ramen, but he had also spent the entire day sleeping and fighting off the poisons that were in his body. He was drained of energy, and he needed to eat to get it all back. Kurenai, however, felt all of the money she had been saving up, being drained from her pockets. She'd had only a single bowl, and Anko also had one, but Naruto ate more than his weight in Ramen.
While the three sat at the counter, two people watched intently on the other side, keeping their eyes on Anko at almost all times. Teuchi and Ayame Ichiraku even had other workers take over operations in the back so they could spend their time silently evaluating Anko. Aside from Hiruzen, they were the closest people to Naruto, before Anko came along. They had to make sure she was worthy of being the mother of Naruto.
Anko could feel both sets of eyes staring at her, and if she was being honest with herself, she was extremely unnerved. The father-daughter duo had a glare so cold that it would make even Ibiki flinch. She knew that the Ichiraku family was close to Naruto, but she never would have assumed that they'd be judging her to see if she could watch over him and mother him, judging her worthiness of being Naruto's mother. She would have to make an effort to get them more involved in Naruto's life since, if they were judging her, it must mean they considered him family, and that was not something she was going to cut out of Naruto's life, after all, they were a part of his life, and so deserved to spend time with him just as much as her.
Well into the meal, Naruto began to slow down, making Teuchi and Ayame glance at the boy. Normally he ate anywhere from thirty to forty bowls at a time, but seventy four was a bit much for him.
"Hmm…" Kurenai hummed in thought. "I guess it makes sense. His body wasted too much energy today purging the poisons from his bod-mmph!" Kurenai was interrupted by Anko, who had her hand over Kurenai's mouth to keep her from speaking. The Ichiraku's glared at Anko even more. The glare was returned with a sheepish and nervous smile courtesy of Anko.
By the end of the night, the glares given out by Teuchi and Ayame were almost gone, and replaced with a look of satisfaction. This Anko woman seemed alright, if Kurenai was around her to keep her from doing stupid things all the time.
That night, Naruto and Anko stayed at Kurenai's house as a safety measurement. Even with the Inuzuka girls off of their trail, they still worried about the Aburame women that would be interested in his abnormal qualities. Because of Kurenai's persistence, the two of them took her bed while Kurenai took the couch. Anko tried to argue, but the godmother wasn't going to let Naruto sleep on the couch, even though Anko would be open to the idea.
The next day, Naruto and Anko had a small breakfast with Kurenai before heading back to their home. When they got there, Anko spotted a few signs of people going through their house, and told Naruto to take notes. The signs were subtle, but Anko knew that several people went through their house throughout the previous day.
Anko had forgotten that she had left all of Naruto's belongings with Hana, so the two of them left to go to the Inuzuka compound to retrieve the scrolls. Hana happily went to go get the scrolls, and in the time that she was gone, Naruto played with the Haimaru triplets. He loved the little pups, and it seemed that they enjoyed his presence as well. Tsume was out of the house at the moment, apparently, she was called to the Hokage because of an emergency meeting. She had been out all morning, and it was up to Hana to watch over Kiba until she came back.
Hana walked into the main room where Naruto, the pups, and Anko were. She smiled at the little boy playing with her pups before looking up at Anko. She handed the scrolls to her and nodded. "I guess it was a good thing that I held onto them overnight. Scrolls don't have scents of the things that are inside them, other than dried ink, I guess."
Hana looked at Naruto again, and smiled at the boy who was playing with the little dogs. "It looks like he's recovered from the poisons." She said happily, getting Anko to nod in agreement.
"Yeah, he woke up last night. Kurenai took us out to eat, and the gaki practically drained her pockets with all the food he ate." Anko said with a laugh, remembering how she had to split the check with Kurenai to keep the red eyed woman from going bankrupt.
"How much did he eat?" Hana asked, genuinely curious now.
"Eighty three bowls." Anko responded with a grin, making Hana look at her with wide eyes. Anko simply nodded. "Yeah, apparently he eats about thirty to forty normally, but since he was hungry from wiping the poison out, he ate a lot more than usual."
Hana couldn't believe it. "How can a single person eat that much? How can a six year old eat that much?" She asked incredulously, sneaking a look at Naruto to make sure he was alright.
"High metabolism. Not really sure what else to say other than that." Anko replied, turning to look at Naruto. "Come on Naruto, let's head home. We can come back later."
Naruto whined, and the pups seemed to understand the situation, as they were whimpering. Hana smiled and picked up the pups, piling them into her arms. "You can see them later, Naruto." Hana told the little boy. Reluctantly, Naruto agreed and followed Anko out the door.
Outside, the two of them walked out of the compound side by side. As they reached the gates, they were able to see Tsume walking back. Clearly the was thinking about something, but not enough so that she would run into anyone. As they passed Tsume, the Inuzuka matriarch shot a glance at Anko, who caught it and returned it. Something important happened during that meeting, and Anko would have to come back to the compound to talk about it.
A few weeks later, Naruto and Anko were relaxing at their house. For the past few weeks, Anko had been training Naruto in becoming a smart and capable ninja. He had done exercises to make him think faster and remember things better. One of them was that Anko would henge into a person, any person, and Naruto would only be able to look at whoever she was transformed into before she took off and hid somewhere in the village. He had to comb the village and breakneck speeds and looked at every person on every street to see if it was Anko, he also had to use this to hide in the open, so as to avoid the fan girls and stalkers still looking for him. The first few times be had done it, there were no added challenges or things to make it more difficult for him, but Anko started to make all similar exercises timed, so he would only have a certain amount of time to find this random person who was hiding somewhere in the village, or something along similar lines like going from point A to point B in X number of seconds or minutes.
It was currently the early afternoon, and Naruto was resting on the couch and watching the television while Anko cooked lunch for them both. A knocking sound came from the door, and Naruto looked over at it. The knocking continued, and Anko spoke up to him from the kitchen.
"Naruto, can you go get the door?" Anko asked.
Naruto nodded and sat up slowly, groaning in pain because of his sore body. "I've got it." He told her back.
The little boy moved to the door and opened it. Like when he looked at most people, he had to look up to see their face. The woman before him had black hair that went down to her back, dark, almost black eyes, and a pale complexion. She wore a tan apron and a pale purple long sleeve shirt. Beside her was a little boy about his own age that also had black hair and eyes, and wore a black shirt with a high collar and grey shorts.
The older woman smiled down at Naruto, examining the boy. "Hello Naruto." She said warmly. "My name is Mikoto Uchiha. Can my son and I come in?" She asked.
Naruto wasn't sure what to say, so he thought it over for a moment. "I'll be right back!" He said to the two, leaving to go to the kitchen.
The little boy beside Mikoto looked up at his mother. "That's Naruto?" He asked her curiously. Mikoto nodded back to him, and the two waited.
"Kaa-san! Theres a lady who says she's an Uchiha and she wants to know my name!" He said loud enough for Mikoto and Sasuke to hear outside.
Naruto walked into the kitchen, looking at Anko who was cooking the food for them. Anko stopped cooking and made a few discreet handsigns before walking over to the door to see Mikoto and Sasuke.
"You must be Anko." Mikoto said. Sasuke looked at Anko with curiosity, and took note of her provocative clothing, but didn't look long enough to be dubbed a pervert or anything of the sort.
"Yeah, I am." Anko replied cautiously. She didn't seem to mean harm, and wasn't anywhere near as cold nor as arrogant as the Uchiha normally were. "And if you don't mind, who are you?"
Mikoto shook her head. "Not at all. As I told Naruto, I'm Mikoto Uchiha. Fugaku's wife." She told Anko, getting her to nod slightly. Mikoto put her hand on Sasuke's shoulder and looked down at her son. "This is Sasuke, my youngest son."
"Well, you obviously already know who I am, and who Naruto is, would you like to come in, I guess?" She wasn't the best with the whole formal thing, so she was just doing what she thought was respectable. Anko moved to the side of the door and motioned for the two of them to come in. Sasuke and Mikoto bowed in respect and walked inside.
Sasuke didn't really have friends, and didn't know that many people outside of the clan that were his own age. He hadn't been in a common house before, and it was surely interesting to him. It wasn't nearly as big as the compound, but everything that he had, they had just in a much smaller space.
Sasuke looked at Naruto and took in his distinct features. "I'm Sasuke." He said simply.
Naruto smiled at Sasuke and waved at him. "I'm Naruto! So you're a part of the Uchiha clan?" He asked.
Sasuke returned Naruto's smile with one of his own, and nodded. "Yeah. Tou-san is the clan head, and one day my brother Itachi is going to be the clan head!"
Naruto went wide-eyed. Be believed that it was cool to be related to someone who was the leader of something, and the only thing cooler than a clan leader was the Hokage. "That's cool! Do you wanna watch the TV?" He asked.
Sasuke nodded and the two of them sat on the couch and watched the television. Meanwhile, Mikoto and Anko watched the two briefly before continuing their conversation. "Could we talk somewhere private?" Mikoto asked, glancing at her son and Naruto, talking and watching the television.
Anko looked at her with curiosity and confusion. "Sure?" She replied, walking to the kitchen so she could talk and continue cooking. "What did you want to talk about?"
Mikoto followed Anko into the kitchen and glanced back out to the living room before looking back at the snake mistress. "I'm so glad that you've taken Naruto in. I would have done the same thing if Fugaku had allowed it." She started off, getting Anko's attention. "I knew Kushina, you know."
"Did you now?" Anko asked, now even more interested in what Mikoto had to say.
Mikoto nodded. "I did. We were good friends, and nothing hurt more than when her burden escaped and killed her and several more in the village. When it was stated that she was dead, I wanted to help Naruto in any way that I could, but I was tied up from doing so for one reason or another. For that I'm sorry." She bowed to Anko, who wasn't really sure how to respond.
"I see." Anko said. She wasn't really sure what else to say. "Well, is there anything else that you'd like to talk about?"
Mikoto nodded. "Yes, actually." She said to the younger woman. "Fugaku was at a meeting earlier this week, and the main topic was about your son, Naruto." This caught Anko's attention once more, and her cooking slowed down considerably. "About a month ago, a similar meeting was called to order, and only the members of the shinobi clans attended. Hokage-sama told the people of the shinobi council about Naruto's heritage, and that he was going to reveal that information sometime in the future to the public."
Anko nodded. "Yeah. Tsume told me about the meeting the day it took place."
Mikoto then continued, taking note of what Anko said. "Good, then I believe that you should know that Hokage-sama took a vote with the people of the council, asking them if you and Naruto should be given the Uzumaki property ahead of time."
"Why would he ask the council before asking me? This is about me and my son after all." She wanted to know why she wasn't told first, and she wanted to know why as soon as possible.
Mikoto nodded. "He wanted to surprise you. But with everything Naruto has gone through, I believe that the two of you should know as soon as it's brought up."
Anko smiled at Mikoto. "Well thanks for telling me. I'm still thinking of a way to tell Naruto about his parents, so maybe I could do it at their old house."
Mikoto believed that it was a good idea, and nodded with a smile on her face as she stepped out of the kitchen, being followed by Anko. "I think that's a good idea. I believe I've kept you long enough, so we'll be going now."
Naruto and Sasuke were still talking and watching the television. Mikoto was sure that the two of them were going to be great friends in the future. "Sasuke! We've got to go. You can come back another day, or maybe he can come to the compound?" She looked at Anko, who nodded in agreement.
"Okay Kaa-san." Sasuke said calmly. He liked his new friend Naruto, but he wasn't going to argue about it, as he knew that his mother could be scary if not obeyed. He turned back to Naruto and smiled at him. "I'll see you later!" He said as he hopped off the couch and walked out of the house with his mother.
Several days later, Naruto was spending another day relaxing in the house he shared with Anko. The two of them finally decided to take everything from his old house and move some things into the house he lived in now. Before he lived with Anko, he lived in the red light district, a less reputable area of Konoha that housed even less reputable people. In all actuality, the people there in the district treated Naruto rather fairly. They saw no reason to harm or cause misfortune to a child, and were even the people who had given Naruto his first houseplant. Prostitutes, black market dealers, addicts, all of the shadier people of society, weren't as bad as people thought.
Naruto was twirling a kunai in between his fingers as he looked up at the ceiling. A little more than a week ago, Anko decided to get him started on weapons training. He hadn't done much with weapons before, as he still had to learn about fighting and the various styles he could use. Not to mention jutsu as well. She had tried to teach him her person fighting style, a variant on the snake style that Orochimaru had taught her, but Naruto's body wasn't as thin or as flexible as hers, so that style was difficult for him. He could get a few of the forms down, but he wouldn't be able to master it as quickly as she did.
"Kaa-san?" Naruto spoke up looking at Anko, who was sitting on the other side of the couch. "I'm bored."
Anko looked at her son and shrugged at him. "Well what do you want to do?" She just wanted to lounge around all day, but if Naruto was going to do something, then she might as well be a part of it.
Naruto was silent for a moment before catching the kunai. "I know! I want to learn that card game that they played near my old house. The people had two cards and put money on the table and a guy with a green hat kept doing this little thing just before this one guy with a red headband got the money!"
Anko arched an eyebrow. "You want to learn poker?" She asked him, getting the boy to nod. Anko shrugged and stood up. "Alright. I think I have some cards around here somewhere. Anko soon found a deck of cards and produced two clones. "You'll be playing against my clones, okay?" She sat down on the floor and patted a spot in front of her for Naruto to sit down.
Once they were all situated, Anko began to shuffle the cards before dealing two out to the three players around her. "Alright, so everyone gets two cards, and at the start, two cards are put down on the table. Take a look at the cards you have, but don't let anyone see your cards."
She went on and explained how Poker worked, and Naruto seemed to have gotten the hang of it relatively well. She had even played a small game with him, which he won. Anko was a little surprised, but it seemed like he could actually be good at the game.
Suddenly, Ibiki appeared at the door, and knocked before letting himself in. Anko didn't have a problem with it, as she did the same things at Ibiki's and Kurenai's house all the time.
"Anko what are you doing?" He asked in a gruff tone of voice, as he looked around the room, taking in the obvious gambling game.
"I'm just teaching the kid poker. He asked to be taught, and who am I to let him walk into a poker game some time from now, and lose all of his money cause he doesn't know how to play?" Anko asked with a smile. This made Ibiki silent for a moment, and the two's eyes connected for what seemed like an eternity.
Ibiki sighed and stood next to Anko. "If you're going to teach him, you might as well do it right." This earned him a glare from Anko.
An hour passed and Naruto was proving to be quite the skilled Poker player. His face constantly showed several emotions, switching between them every half second. It was impossible to tell if he was bluffing or not, and he always raised the betting amount when he had the chance.
What made Ibiki and Anko interested was that the boy seemed to win every game of poker somehow, even when Anko was dealing the cards in favor to the other players. They couldn't explain it, but it was obvious that he had an inexplicable amount of luck.
Someone else knocked on the door, and all attention was moved to whoever might be on the other side. Anko told the person that the door was open, and soon after, Kurenai entered the house.
The woman was quite surprised to see Ibiki, three Anko's, and Naruto all on the ground playing poker.
"You're teaching him how to gamble!?" She asked incredulously.
Anko shrugged casually and took a glance at Naruto. "In a few years he is going to be gambling with his life on missions, so I might as well teach him how to gamble with money."
Kurenai sighed, but turned to Ibiki, who looked at her and said, "Watch the kid. He's won every game so far."
With another Sigh, Kurenai sat down and watched. The played another small game and Naruto won once more. Kurenai knew a little about playing poker, but she didn't know all of the ins and outs. She did, however, understand that Naruto was making stupid decisions and still coming out on top, even without realizing it.
Groaning in frustration, Ibiki stood up and put his hand on Naruto shoulder. "That's it. We're taking him into an actual game with different players and a different dealer." Anko didn't disagree, and the group left the house to go get some other friends of Anko's, two of them being Kakashi and Yugao, who were both pulled off of ANBU and moved to Jonin rank. They were given some time to relax before they were to be but on a long-term mission.
Naruto won that game as well, making it known to Ibiki, Kurenai, and Anko, that he was impossibly good at poker, and not to be played against.
Naruto was loved by Lady Luck.
The Next day, Ibiki and Kurenai came back to Anko's house to find other ways to test his luck.
A few hours had passed since then, and Ibiko groaned as he paced around. He stopped once he got an idea, and walked over to Ank and Kurenai. "Alright. It's time to up the ante." He told them, getting their attention.
"What do you have in mind?" Anko asked.
"We've already done everything we can think of." Kurenai added. It was well into the day by now, and they were out of ideas.
"I say that we convince the Hokage to let Anko play in the weekly Shinobi council poker game. While not revealed to the public, Hokage-sama seems to have made it official in the eyes of the shinobi council members, so she should be able to get into the game." Ibiki explained, getting Anko to nod with a smile.
Kurenai was still curious about one thing. "But If Anko is going, how will this test Naruto's luck?
Anko laughed and shook her head. "I guess it would be pretty unfortunate if I were to get sick just before the game, forcing Naruto, the clan heir, to take my place at the game." This caused Kurenai to grin like a Cheshire cat.
And so it happened.
Anko Ibiki and Kurenai were able to convince the Hokage to let the Uzumaki/Namikaze clan into the weekly poker game, and Ibiki and Anko continued to play with Naruto to make sure that he was at the top of his game by the end of the week.
The day of the game, Anko slowly came to the Hokage's office. Once she was let in, she walked to the center of the room, bent over slightly and covered in a rather large blanket. She looked much more pale than usual, and it was obvious that she was sick.
"Anko? Are you alright?" Hiruzen asked, watching Anko struggle to stay up.
"No, not really. I don't know what happened, but as you can see, I'm sick." Anko told Hiruzen in a stuffy voice, wobbling from side to side. "I can't make it to the poker game tonight."
Hiruzen nodded in understanding. "I see. Well, I hope that you get better soon, Anko. Hopefully you can make it to the next one."
Anko nodded back, but was silent for a moment. "Hokage-sama. Can I ask of something from you?"
Hiruzen thought it over before nodding. "What is it, Anko?"
"Can Naruto take my place in the poker game?" She pleaded with the fire shadow.
Hiruzen looked at her confused. "Naruto? I think he's a little young to be playing a game like poker, and he'll be around people much older than himself."
"Please Hokage-sama." She begged. "I want for the Uzumaki clan to be represented at this game, and since it is his family, he deserves to be in the game."
Hiruzen stayed quiet while thinking. He wasn't sure what to tell the woman before him, and slowly nodded. "He can come to the game. I'll make sure that everyone is aware beforehand."
With a smile, as she was hiding a grin, Anko thanked the Hokage. "Thank you, I'll be sure to tell him."
In the back of Hiruzen's mind, a little voice was telling him that allowing Naruto to play in the poker game was the worst decision he had ever made, but he wasn't the Hokage for nothing, and assured himself that nothing wrong could happen by letting a little boy play a game of cards.
He was just a boy.
Later that night, all of the shinobi clan heads gathered together at the Sarutobi household. The location of the weekly poker game was on a rotation, with this week being the home of Hiruzen. The order of the rotation has been the same way ever since Hiruzen was young, with it being Sarutobi, Uchiha, Yamanaka, Nara, Akimichi, Inuzuka, and Aburame.
When Kushina came to Konoha and her clan was recognized on the council, her clan was put in between Sarutobi and Uchiha, but was removed from the rotation upon her death.
Anko walked with Naruto to the Sarutobi compound. Of course her sickly appearance had gotten worse over the day, to fool everyone in Konoha other than Kurenai and Ibiki. Naruto truly believed that she was sick with something, and tried to argue when she came along with him. Inside, she was grinning like the cat that ate the canary at how she was able to fool her son with her act as well.
The two of them arrived at the Sarutobi compound, only to see a woman in her early or mid-twenties holding a child in her arms standing outside at the front door.
The woman smiled at Naruto and Anko, waving at them with her free hand. "Hello! You must be Naruto and Anko. Tou-san is inside with the other clan heads"
The two waved back, Naruto smiling and looking at the baby in her arms with interest.
"Hello." Anko said with a groggy voice. She then lightly pushed Naruto to go forward. "Come on, let's go inside."
"I'll lead you to where they are." The woman offered with a smile, getting Anko to nod.
Naruto nodded as well, and they all walked inside. They were a little late because Anko was feigning sickness, so they were the last ones to arrive. Once they arrived at the room they would be playing at, Anko took note of the young glasses-wearing shinobi that seemed to be the dealer of this game. He had his Konohagakure headband plate attached to a bandana. He was currently shuffling the cards, and looked up to see Anko and Naruto. He was aware of Naruto being of high importance, but refused to believe it, as the boy was just a ruffian in his eyes, and so glared at the boy, plus, as far as he knew, or cared, the boy was the fox, what more was there to him then that…
The clan heads all looked at Anko and Naruto upon noticing them, and took in Anko's appearance. Hiruzen had told them all that Anko was sick, and could not play, so Naruto would be taking her spot. They were alright with allowing Anko to play, as she was the clan head of the Uzumaki clan at the moment, but they weren't sure about letting Naruto play, though. Hiruzen told them to let the boy have his fun, and to let him play. They relented to the Hokage's request, some of them reluctantly.
Fugaku didn't see the point in letting a boy play a game clearly meant for adults, but he had to humor Hiruzen for a little while longer, so he agreed to let Naruto stay.
Tsume didn't see any harm in it, and neither did Choza. Shibi didn't really say anything on the matter, and as usual, was indifferent. Inoichi was on the fence about it, but eventually agreed as well. Shikaku seemed to be the only one curious about the whole thing, but believed it was too troublesome to argue over.
"Anko." Hiruzen said calmly. "What are you doing here? I believe you should be at home resting."
Anko shook her head and looked at all of the clan heads, including Naruto who had taken a seat in between Shibi and Choza. "I just walked him over here. I'll watch a game or two before heading back home." She told them, coughing to make her act seem more believable.
Hiruzen was quiet for a moment before he nodded. "Okay, but I do believe that you should head home soon. It isn't good to be walking around when you're sick, especially with how sick you are at the moment."
Anko nodded back and remained silent, walking over to Tsume and whispering something audible only to her sensitive ears. "I wouldn't bet too much if I were you." She said in a clear and quiet voice, betraying her sickly appearance.
Tsume nodded only slightly, getting wind of what was going on.
"If you're all ready to play?" Ebisu asked, getting everyone's attention.
The clan heads nodded all around the table at the same time, with Naruto being the last one to nod. Ebisu then proceeded to deal out two cards to everyone. Everyone took their cards and looked around at one another. Everyone had their poker faces on, except for Naruto, who showed a wide range of emotion.
Hiruzen, who sat next to Ebisu, was quiet. He was thinking over his cards, and came to a decision. "Three hundred Ryo." He told everyone, putting the amount of money he specified onto the table.
Ionichi then doubled the amount, and everyone put six hundred Ryo down onto the table.
"Your 'all seeing eyes can't help you this time." Choza said confidently, getting glares from both of the dojutsu users in the room.
"I don't need my Byakugan to see that you're bluffing." Hiashi said with his usual calm and almost monotonous tone of voice.
Choza calmed down and took another glance at his cards. He had an alright hand, but he'd have to figure out a way to get the others to fold before he was forced to.
The game went on, and at the fourth round, only Hiruzen, Shikaku, Fukagu, and Naruto were remaining. Tsume decided to quit the round the first three cards were put down, as she wanted to just watch Naruto, but still make a contribution to the pot. Choza had to fall back on the same round that Tsume did, and Inoichi, and Shibi, folded on the previous round, due to bad cards being put on the table.
"Shikaku." Hirzuen said, getting the man's attention. "If you're as smart as I have believed you to be, then you would be better off folding. The same for you, Naruto."
Shikaku was silent, but Naruto shook his head in denial. "I'm not backing down Jiji! I have this game in the bag!" he said, grinning.
Shikaku was silent for another moment before sighing and sliding his cards forward. "I fold." He stated as Ebisu collected his cards. They had started on a rather high bet, and it wasn't worth going through all of this if he knew that he had small chances of actually winning.
Hiashi, Fugaku, and Hiruzen were all sure that Naruto wasn't entirely sure what he was doing, but were all rather surprised to find out that in the showdown, Naruto had the best hand out of all four of them. Anko collected the money that he had won in that game and headed home.
While surprised, most of the clan heads steeled their resolves by assuring themselves that Naruto's win was just up to chance, a fluke, and that the boy lacked any actual skill. Tsume was the only one really sure that Naruto did have some skill in the game, along with a little luck. Despite what she thought, she was wrong.
Naruto had a lot of luck.
For the rest of the night, Naruto won every game that he participated in. He stayed out of one game by choice so he could count how much money he had gathered from playing Poker.
The final game of the night, however, took an interesting turn. They had each only brought a set amount of money, and had not predicted that they would have lost everything they brought to a six year old child. To make up for it, they had bet their clothes and even knowledge.
Everyone in the room except for Naruto and Ebisu were only in their underwear and headbands, all of them looking at each other with tired and angered expressions. Well, except when people looked at Hiruzen, after all, underneath his robes and pants, he apparently hid a secret, adult diapers. When he had revealed them, he had hid his face in his hands, saying, quite loudly, and obviously in shame, "They are because of my bowels losing control in my old age," before glaring at everyone, needless to say, every time someone looked in his direction, snickering, or even a snort of laughter could be heard. To think, the great third Hokage had bowel control issues, and yet was still one of the greatest ninja in the land, albeit one who would occasionally shit himself from time to time. It was just Naruto and Fugaku now, and the man couldn't be more enraged.
He couldn't believe how this boy had beat him in every game of poker he played that night. Naruto was still betting money, while he had to resort to other things to continue betting.
The Uchiha clan head had an ugly scowl on his normally stoic face. He looked around to the other clan heads to see how they were holding up to the wrath of the Uzumaki boy. Hiashi was just as angered as he was, given that they were the heads of the two most prideful clans in Konoha. The pale eyed man had even pulled some of his hair out in rage. Shikaku had a bored and angry look on his face, and at this point he ceased to care about the game. Inoichi had a hard scowl, and was focusing on every aspect of Naruto to see how he was winning, and what his tells were. Choza continually looked around, trying to think of something else other than this game that had gone oh so wrong. Tsume looked extremely bored, but was rather interested in how Naruto had won. She had tried to bet the least amount possible each and every game, but she still ended up like everyone else, naked and confused. Hiruzen was tired, and hoped that this was all just a bad dream, after all, his greatest secret and shame had been revealed, his diapers, it would no doubt be the talk of Konoha by the next day, 'the Hokage who shits himself', as Naruto had collected his Hokage robes and hat. Shibi was the scariest looking of them all, as without his cloak and glasses, he appeared to be an extremely thin man with absolutely no fat and all muscle, and had almost black eyes that appeared as black orbs surrounded by the whites of his eyes. While he did make several of his bugs go away as to not scare and unnerve Naruto, there still were quite a few bugs crawling around his body, plus the holes the bugs used to enter and exit his body, which was just plain creepy.
"Fugaku. You should probably give up while you still have your underwear." Inoichi suggested, but the suggestion was denied by Fugaku as he furiously shook his head and glared at Naruto.
"I will NOT lose to this boy!" He stated rather loudly.
"But what are you going to bet?" Choza asked, thinking about what Fugaku could possibly use to bet with now that they had lost everything they had on them or brought with them to this games night.
Fukagu was silent, as he didn't really know what he could bet. Then, a mad idea came to his head as he smirked in such a way that it 'almost' scared Naruto. It was very unlike his usual self, and the other clan leaders were starting to worry about the Uchiha head. "Everything or nothing, Naruto." He told the boy, getting his attention. "You bet everything you have earned tonight, and I will bet the knowledge of every single jutsu that the Uchiha family has stolen since its foundation. Including Uchiha techniques. Okay, boy?" It was clear that Fugaku wasn't thinking clearly, but he wasn't listening to anyone other than Naruto.
"You got a deal!" Naruto responded without hesitating.
Fugaku's smirk grew as he was seriously considering using his sharingan to see what naruto had, but that would mean that he would be disqualified for using his dojutsu, thus owing Naruto the knowledge of everything his clan had stolen with their eyes. Fugaku assured himself that Naruto couldn't win again because of all of the times he had won that night already.
Fugaku refused to back down, and while he didn't have the best hand in the world, he was sure that it was leagues better than whatever Naruto had. He had tried everything that he could to make the boy fold, but had had no luck what so ever.
When it was time for the reveal, Fugaku and Naruto showed their cards, and everyone was truly surprised. Two kings, one of clubs and one of hearts, a 10 of clubs, a three of spades, and a seven of diamonds were on the table. Fugaku had a nine of clubs and a seven of hearts, and Naruto had a king of diamonds and a ten of spades.
Naruto had won.
Nobody in the room could believe it. A six year old had beaten Fugaku and made him lose his mind, at a game. Now, the clan leader of the Uchiha clan had been knocked down several pegs, and had to give every jutsu that the Sharingan had stolen since the creation of the clan, including his own clan techniques, to a six year old child. If he refused, he would be called out by the other clan heads and the Hokage, publically too, and people would question the honor and integrity of the Uchiha clan, and if they questioned that, they would question everything else the clan was doing, more so then they were already. However, Fugaku could take some solace in the fact that many would be laughing at Hiruzen behind his back now, after all, it would be hard not to laugh at a Hokage who, while able to control his ninja, was unable to control one of his bodies basic functions, and would be the laughing stock of the Elemental Nations before long, while they would still respect his strength and power, they would also crack and make jokes about him for his failing bowels.
Soon after the game, Kurenai came by the Sarutobi clan compound to pick up Naruto. She had to be the one to do it, because the ruse would have been broken if Anko had come to take Naruto home.
Kurenai walked to the door and knocked on it. She waited patiently for a short moment before the door opened. On the other side was none other than Asuma Sarutobi.
"O-oh. Hello Asuma." Kurenai said politely, stuttering for a moment, not expecting for her long time crush to be suddenly standing before her.
"Hi Kurenai. What do you need? It's a little late, you know." He told her, scratching the beard that he was growing.
"I'm here to pick up Naruto and bring him back to his home. Since Anko's sick, she can't do it, and it's my job as his godmother to make sure he gets home safe." She said with a calm smile, trying to use the 'responsible godparent' card just enough to impress Asuma.
Asuma nodded with slightly wide eyes, suprized at the news that Kurenai was Narutos godmother. "I see. That's really nice of you to take care of the kid when his mom is too sick to do so. He's really an interesting kid from what I saw tonight."
"Speaking of tonight." Kurenai changed topics slightly. "How was poker night between the clan heads."
Asuma was dead silent. He wasn't really sure what to tell her, and instead moved aside and motioned for her to come in. "It's probably best if you just… come in and see…" He told her, trailing off into silence as he guided her to the room where everyone was.
"Why would you say that? He's only six, and nothing bad could ha-" She stopped speaking upon seeing all of the clan heads in the room. Hiashi's hair was messy and frizzled, not to mention missing large clumps here and there, he clearly looked aggravated, and he was almost entirely naked, save for the fact he was wearing, surprisingly, a pair of boxers that had the Hyuga Clan symbol on them. The same could be said for a majority of the clan heads, with the exception of Tsume, Shibi, and Shikamaru.
"What happened here?" She asked in shock and mild horror, looking at Naruto, who wore the Hokage's hat, and Shibi's glasses. He also had a large pile of various clothes around him, and a rather large stack of money in front of him on the table too.
"I won!" Naruto said joyously, looking at his godmother with a confident face.
Tsume nodded, clearly unfazed by the fact the she and most of the other people in the room were almost completely nude. "The kid won every game."
"Every game?" Kurenai echoed but with emphasis on the first word, getting nods from everyone in the room, including Fugaku, who looked like someone had shit on his food before feeding it to him.
Tsume then smiled, remembering Naruto's most recent prize. "Oi, Naruto. Tell Kurenai what Fugaku has to give you because you beat him." Her smile turned into a mad grin/smirk you would see on a madman who just won the dream, as she watched Fugaku regain his composure, trying to no longer look like the madman he was only mere minutes before.
Before Naruto could speak, Fugaku cleared his throat, obviously frustrated and angrey both at himself, and Naruto, getting Kurenai to look at him. "In my enraged state, I bet the entire collection of jutsu that the Sharingan has acquired since the beginning of the clan, as well as access to use any Uchiha jutsu that he can use without the sharingan. Because of the unfortunate case that not all members of the Uchiha clan can awaken the sharingan, we have all of the jutsu we've taken written down. They will be copied, and you will get the original writings of each jutsu, while we will keep the copies." He explained calmly, though obviously holding back his fury.
Kurenai was speechless. It was like Naruto was the embodiment of some god of luck. Since the Sharingan couldn't copy Kekkei genkai, Naruto could use all of the jutsu as long as he practiced them enough, and knew how to properly use elemental chakra.
"I got all of this stuff!" Naruto told Kurenai once more, bringing her attention back to the real world.
Kurenai then looked back at the naked clan heads and looked at Naruto. "Naruto, please give them back their clothes." She asked him in a rather stern tone, telling him that he was to give them back their clothes.
"Kurenai-saaaaan." He whined, getting a stern look from Kurenai. He pouted and nodded. "Fine…"
Shibi raised his hand and looked at Kurenai, his revealed eyes scaring her just the slightest bit. "He won them fairly, and we are ninja. It would be easy to get to our homes quickly without being noticed." He then cracked the smallest of smiles. "The one who cannot escape being seen would be Hokage-sama. Considering that we are already inside his home, and many people have walked in on the game to see how it was going."
Kurenai shook her head with a smile and waved her hands in front of her. "But you all should have your clothes back." She told them, getting Tsume to shake her head.
"It isn't like we don't have several more of the exact same outfit. We're fine Kurenai." She told the other woman with a smile, "Besides, it was hilairious to find out Hiruzen wears a diaper…" she finished with a grin, getting Kurenai to sigh as she knew it would be pointless to argue with all of these clan heads.
"Come on, Naruto. I'll help you take all of this back."
Naruto nodded to Kurenai, carrying as much as he could in his little arms. Kurenai sealed the money into a scroll and held the rest of his winnings in her arms. The room cleared out rather quickly, with the exception of Fugaku.
"Naruto-san." He said calmly, getting Naruto and Kurenai's attention. "I expect to see you at the Uchiha compound soon. I am a man of my word, and while I did make the bet in an unfocused state, we both agreed to the terms, and I lost." He told the boy, getting Naruto to nod with a smile. Fugaku nodded back and disappeared from the room in a blur. It was clear that he was not happy with the terms, but they had both agreed to the bet, and they had done so in front of all of the clan heads, and the Hokage himself, witnessing the agreement, so he was unable go back on his word, at least not without consequences he could not afford to face…
Naruto and Kurenai left shortly after, having nothing else to do at the Sarutobi compound. They had found out that the woman that Naruto saw when he first arrived was the sister of Asuma, and the child in her arms was named Konohamaru, named after the village they lived in.
The two arrived at Naruto's house to see Anko relaxing on the couch watching something on the television.
Anko looked at the two for a moment before having to do a double take. She took note of the glasses, and the Hokage robe and hat that Naruto had on.
Anko smiled and laughed, leaving her spot on the couch to pick up her child and toss him into the air. "That's my boy! Made them run out of money so they had to bet other things!" He laughed along with her, and hugged Anko, getting her to hug back.
Kurenai smiled at Anko hugging Naruto as she set the scroll with all of the money down on the table in front of the couch.
"He's won allegiance from all of the clans, and is being given the entire library of jutsu stolen by the Sharingan. Powerful jutsu, ancient jutsu, and…OOOOH!" Kurenai yelled in excitement, and sudden realization. "Even deadly genjutsu! Naruto, pleaseeeeeeee let me see those genjutsu when you get them!" She begged, even going so far as to use the dreaded 'koinu no me jutsu', she knew it was low to use THAT, on her GODSON, but, hey, she was the 'Genjutsu Mistress of Konoha', she had a reputation to uphold, plus a love of genjutsu, and she would be DAMNED, if she didn't want a look at the sheer number of genjutsu that the Uchiha clan had acquired over the years, if not centuries, and now they were in her godson's control, or, at least, they soon would be… however, she was also wanting to see what kind of dangerous genjutsu the Sharingan stole in all of its years of use, learning them was a bonus sure, but just seeing them would be good too.
"Sure! You can use them!" Naruto said happily, secretly fearing the koinu no me jutsu his godmother had just used, besides, she was family to him, and he knew that he was going to share all of the jutsu he was going to get with his family.
Little did he know, his growing collection of jutsu wouldn't stop at the Uchiha's collection, and would span across the libraries of two other clans, eventually totaling at three whole clans libraries of jutsu, into one family library of jutsu.
Happy holidays everyone from both myself and Ogremen! I hope everyone is having a good time, and that everyone enjoyed this doozy of a chapter. It's only been only about two weeks since the last chapter was posted and this one has ten thousand words! I'm not sure about you guys, but I'm feeling good for making a chapter as large as this one. Things will start to move in the next few chapters, and I will be introducing three characters somewhat soon. They will be original characters, but me and Ogremen have put a lot of care into them, hoping to not make them seemed too forced (as them being original characters, as well as their relations, will make them seem pretty forced already). Well anyway, I think that I'll be taking a break from the writing until after new years, but that probably won't happen since I'm too invested in this story to stop.
Until next time!