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Naruto let his chakra flow and give way into the large gate belonging to the Jinkō. It was only days after the second stage of the Chunin Exams and with the finals a month away Naruto was planning on improving his relationship with both the Hyuga and Jinkō.
With Buraindo inviting him over Naruto decided to start with the Jinkō. The Jinkō clan head had personally ask to meet him after months of having Buraindo talk about him.
Naruto watch as the large gate creek open allowing him entrance.
'Well let's get this done.'
To say Naruto was nervous would be an understatement. He had been putting off meeting with the Jinkō clan head for as long as possible after having meant Hiashi. One overprotective father was enough for Naruto for a lifetime. Still Dokugaku Jinkō had been relentless recently with his proposals and Naruto caved, if only to get Buraindo off his back.
Naruto dismissed the heat and the sounds of metal against metal, at this point they were both common experiences with how much he frequented the Jinkō's compound. Naruto did not know the compound's in's and out's like the back of his hand, rather he knew the way to Buraindo's room and back seeing as that was the only place he was allowed while here.
Arriving at the giant doors belonging to Buraindo's room, Naruto did not even have to wait more than a few seconds before her doors open by themselves. Walking into the room and hearing the doors shut, Naruto found his third teammate working on another bladework.
Buraindo's hair was a mess, long dark strands falling down her back, she was wearing a black tank top with fitting shorts. Jinkō were private with their work and were often always left alone, as such they all dressed accordingly. Loose and comfortable.
Naruto watch as Buraindo work while in her little world. She was removing the impurities once again from a blade he had seen over and over again, bending it. Buraindo was harshly working her motions, slowing Naruto could see her distaste with her current progress and she decided to start over.
Her hand fall to a seal near her giant anvil, slowly the seal started up and the once forming metal heated up into its pure state again. After that Naruto watch as chakra strings fall from the ceiling, grabbing ahold and pulling the melted metal up into a large ball.
'She is going to start drawing again.'
Huffing, Buraindo turned from her work to Naruto, a smile grew upon her face at the sight of him.
"Ready to meet my father?"
No Naruto wasn't but it's not like Buraindo cares.
"Never in my life Buraindo."
All he got for a response was a bubbling giggle.
Dokugaku office was not a smithing mess, then again his room could be but Dokugaku did not strike Naruto as a person who would allow chaos or clutter to exist near him. Unlike Buraindo's petite stature, Dokugaku was qutie tall. Probably standing well over six feet, the man's dark hair was cut short and his visible arms were covered in scars, Dokugaku cut a pretty intimidating man and father.
"So you're the boy two timing my daughter?"
Naruto did not outright react visibly, inside however was another story. His thoughts were going a mile a minute. He was two timing? He was cheating? He was dating Buraindo!? For some reason that last one didn't hit home like it should have.
Naruto found Buraindo attractive for sure, she hit all his points nicely but he would never cheat on Hanabi.
"Father!" Buraindo hissed, clearly upset with her burning face. "Shut up!"
A belly aching laughter soon echoed out from the large man shaking the room.
After that joke which passed clearly over Naruto's head, Naruto personally got to meet Dokugaku and he could say he actually like the man. Dokugaku didn't bullshit him nor treat him like his age. Dokugaku treating him like he could end a life, talked to him like he could end a live.
Eventually theyy had to come to the reason to why Naruto had been ask here. Dokugaku let out a loud sigh, displeased at having to bring forth this topic. Buraindo had decided with Naruto however.
"Naruto what do you know of the Jinkō?"
Naruto took a second to gather his thoughts before answering.
"The Jinkō are Konoha's only blacksmith clan, coming to Konoha before the Third Great War after making a deal with the first Hokage's dying wife for Konoha's shinobi knowledge."
The Jinkō were once a interdependent clan like most others in the beginning, but after the forming of the hidden villages they choose to incorporate into the shinobi lifestyle as well. The Jinkō traded their greatest works for shinobi knowledge and protection, because of this the Jinkō move to village to village seeking to take their power and knowledge.
Soon the Jinkō gained a reputation of being power hungry like the Uzumaki but unlike the Uzumaki, the Jinkō did not stay on a remote island but a shinobi village. One does not just attack another village. Soon the Jinkō become untouchable while gathering power and none could harm them.
"Do you know what we traded for Konoha's knowledge?"
Naruto just shook his head, no one knew outside of the Jinkō of what they traded. All he knew was the Jinkō had yet to pay up and it had been years. Another reason why the Jinkō have so much dislike going for them in Konoha.
Dokugaku moved his eyes from Naruto to Buraindo, a single brow raising to show if she was really going to go through with this. Buraindo nodded content in her choice, it was the only to make a spot for herself in Naruto's life which held true meaning.
Naruto watching this father-daughter exchange was wondering what was going on.
Dokugaku spoke up again.
"The Jinkō traded a promise, a promise to forge three blades to contain three of the nine bijuu in each equally."
With a wave of Dokugaku's hand, three Jinkō walk into the man's office carrying three sword cases. Two of the sword cases were holding two regular broadswords with black gems embedded near the base of the blades metal while the third case was empty
"We completed them after the Third Great War."
Dokugaku explained simply allowing Naruto to grasp what he just told him.
'They held these blades when the Kyuubi Ransack happen.'
'They had these blades when the Sanbi was almost release in Konoha.'
Naruto did not ask why the Jinkō had not given these blades nor did he care why they let so much death occur. The Jinkō were an selfish, Buraindo was selfish and Naruto still accepted her.
Dokugaku seeing Naruto not ask 'why' instead he was just accepted their reasons, whether they were good or bad.
"Naruto i am going to be frank with you. My daughter has chosen you to have her hand."
Surprise colored Naruto face before his eyes shot to Buraindo's flaming face in question.
"I love my daughter very much and only wish the best for her. I believe having you in her life would be very beneficial."
Dokugaku at this point was slowing release his large amount of killer intent to show just how seriously he was with this.
"Naruto if you take my daughter's hand then the Jinkō will always be open to you."
Naruto could feel all of his emotion leaving him after Dokugaku said this, Naruto easily read in between the lines. To have Buraindo's hand was to always have the backing of the best blacksmith clan in all of Elemental Nations. To not take it was to turn his back on the Jinkō and Buraindo, to lose their backing and mission which again would mean losing Buraindo.
"Your Answer?"
They were giving him a ultimatum. Naruto could find no reason to say no, taking Buraindo's hand did not mean marriage but rather the continuation of his backing. Also Naruto knew Buraindo did not love him but rather lusted after in a manner Naruto would maybe never understand.
Staring from Buraindo back Dokugaku, Naruto gave his answer which would slowing change what Naruto wanted in this blacken world.
"I accept."
Goodness Naruto is now two timing!
Naruto's power broke and change the small surrounding forest of their brooked training ground. Slowly all of the trees rose up, derooted from their spots, and crashed into a small black orb. The Black orb ate all which come near it, devouring the world if it could.
She was sitting there, her long hair flowing violently and her petite form standing her ground against the rage of his technique. Naruto did not speak to her and Buraindo did not speak to him.
With a low snap his technique stopped but it had did it's damage their training ground was ruined. The ground was upheaved and the trees were gone except for a few. Their lake was fine however.
"Why."
Naruto's voice was soak in rage and anger, he hated being manipulated like his power hated being ordered around.
"I want you."
'It was never so simple however, was it?'
"I need you."
Growling, Naruto crossed the distance between them in seconds and pinned Buraindo to one of the last remaining standing tree. With a motionless action, Naruto tore away Buraindo's blindfold and fearlessly stare into her sacred geometric eyes.
"Why." Naruto said more forcefully, willing his rage and lust down. He was control, he was order not chaos.
"You know why."
Naruto just stare not allowing his voice to come out. Naruto did not allow Buraindo's appearance to take him, did not allow her eyes to to drown him.
Naruto knew why, She could see the predictability of anything and anyone, not him however. Naruto, because of his power was unpredictable. Buraindo wanted this, wanted to take this, needed to take this.
Naruto had thought he could give and give her this unpredictability but now Buraindo was trying and succeeding in taking something Naruto knew he could not get back.
A piece of his heart.
