Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the related characters, I just am borrowing them for my own delusions.
Chapter 18
"HE DID WHAT?"
Anko snickered as Haku, Kin and Temari rounded and glared at Tayuya who smirked and made a kiss-kiss face before leaving to continue her guard duty.
Naruto however wasn't as lucky as three pairs of eyes focused on him.
The feeling of being trapped became stronger as the gathered girls took a step towards him.
Naruto looked around in a panic and his prayers were answered.
"Hey, gaki, want to…" Jiraiya entered the room, he was grabbed by the arm as Naruto dragged him out.
"Yes. Kami, whatever it is. Get me out of here." He dragged his father like figure from the room.
Jiraiya looked at him. "what was that about?"
"Er, lets just say I owe you one and it'll be I keep Kaa-san off your back while you work on your next book." Naruto said as they walked the corridor.
Jiraiya smiled at the pass he'd just gotten. "What did you want Ero-pop?"
"What? Oh that. You want to listen to the bullshit that the Konoha council is trying to get Orochi-teme to agree to?"
"Does Anko like dango?" Naruto asked back with a grin.
XX
(Council Chambers-Konoha)
"You will surrender Naruto Uzumaki to us or…"
"Or what?" Orochimaru asked quirking an eyebrow as he crossed his arms. "You seem to think Otogakure answers to you. I am the kage of…"
"Oto is not recognized as a power in the nations. You have no right to call yourself Kage." A councilor snapped.
"Do you really want to piss me off more elders? Oto is not answerable to Konoha. "Fine, as the dually appointed leader of Otogakure I deny your request of the transfer of Uzumaki Naruto to your oh so scrupulous hands." Orochimaru said with as much sarcasm as he could.
"You have no…"
"Elder, you best not finish that sentence. Orochimaru said. "The Sannin legally adopted Naruto, he is ours, and you bunch of old farts can kiss my baby smooth pale ass. I will destroy this village before I hand over my boy to a bunch of traitors who did nothing but try and kill him over the years."
He looked at Sarutobi. "I am sorry, but due to actions of your council Lord Hokage, I am hereby withdrawing my remaining teams and we are leaving…"
"You can't do that!" several voices called out.
"Why not?" Orochimaru asked crossing his arms and raising an eyebrow.
"You would condemn Sasuke Uchiha for the sake of the demon?" Homura, one of the Hokage's former teammates asked.
"The Uchiha means nothing to me." Orochimaru said. "You all seem to forget once again, I am the 'Leader' of Otogakre, and not part of Konoha. Because of your lax security measures, two of my genin are dead and a third is in critical condition."
Of course our plan was to apply the seals and remove the sharingan from said Uchiha and destroying Konoha's biggest bullshit kekkai genkai.
Orochimaru while a prodigy, believed in hard work. The Sharingan was a shortcut and he'd hated it when he was younger and as leader of his own Hidden Village he saw it as a danger, thus the plan to remove it.
But now Natas has it, and he wants Naruto to compete in the finals. That alone is sending danger warnings up my spine. Tsunade's gone mental and Kimimaro has the Sound Five rotating their shifts between protecting me and protecting Naruto.
"Orochimaru."
Sarutobi said calmly while he lit his pipe. "What will it take for you to keep your teams in the Chunin Exam?"
Orochimaru pretended to think it over. He knew Naruto would take part, despite the knockdown drag out argument with his mother, Naruto was not giving up.
He wants to show them what the son of a Sannin can do. Mentally smiling he allowed his serpentine eyes to drift over the council of Konoha.
Bastards don't deserve to live. I am so tempted to declare war on Konoha just for their stupidity about Naruto. (sigh) but Tsu-hime has said we are to be on our best behavior.
"You have nothing we of the Hidden Sound want." Orochimaru said finally.
"Lord Orochimaru." Hiashi Hyuga called.
"What of an alliance by marriage." The Hyuga clan leader said. Hiashi had spoken with his daughter who told him of her…reaction to the blond Oto-nin. To the rest of Konoha and the Hyuga council he seemed to be cold and uncaring about his eldest daughter, but with in the walls of his own estate he loved his daughter and talked with her often, the deception they put up for the others that he was an uncaring bastard was for her protection.
"Between?" Orochimaru asked. Ukon had spied on Naruto during the exam and told him how the Hyuga heiress had reacted. And how the other girls reacted to her as well. He thought with a mental smirk.
"Naruto Uzumaki and my daughter Hinata. It would form an alliance between Oto and Konoha…and between the Sannin and the Hyuga."
Orochimaru cocked his head. "I will need to speak with Naruto and Tsunade. I will not force a marriage upon him, no matter the political reason behind it." And I will not hand any kind of control of Naruto into Konoha's hands.
XX
Naruto listened as his adopted uncle spoke to the council of Konoha. Man, they have way to much power for a body that is supposed to advise the Hokage and do his paperwork. The blond thought. He nearly choked on air as the Hyuga mentioned marriage.
WHAT? I'm too YOUNG! Naruto mentally rallied, and next to him he could feel Jiraiya shake with his restrained laughter. Shushining away he left the Toad Sannnin under the genjutsu and appeared on the Hokage Monument.
Jiraiya appeared moments later. "What's wrong?"
"Uncle Orochi's going to have to make the marriage." The blond said.
"What? Gaki, he's going to think about it." Jiraiya said.
Naruto stood atop the image of the Fourth Hokage looking out over Konoha. "He'll think about it, but I…I already know that in order to get what he wants for later on, he's going to marry me to the Hyuga girl…don't get me wrong, she's cute in that mousy type of shy girl way that makes me think she's going to be a wildcat in the bedroom…"
Naruto smirked at the look on his adopted father figures face. "Pervert." He muttered. "And I know he's going to do everything possible in the marriage contract to limit Konoha's contact with me, but it will happen." He smiled. "I wonder why the Hyuga leader even suggested it."
"What do you mean?" Jiraiya asked surprised at this. "Uncle Orochi knew there would be a political marriage somewhere down the road. We talked about it before we left Oto. He thought he would have to be the one to bring it up or hint around it. The Hyuga brought it up meaning there is something he wants."
"You're getting too good at this gaki." Jiraiya said shaking his head.
"What do you expect ero-pop. I've been trained by the legendary three since before I could walk. Add in what Auntie Zune teaches me, Kimimaro, and his four…"
Jiraiya smirked. "Along what your prospective girlfriends teach you…"
Naruto blushed, then paled. "Oh Kami…what am I going to do about them?"
"Gaki, your thinking like a regular ninja." Jiraiya said with a huge grin.
"What do you mean?" Naruto asked.
Jiraiya put an arm over the blond teens shoulders and gave him a lecherous grin. "I mean, as the last Uzumaki and Namikaze, as well as our child you fall under clan restoration laws. Heh, You my boy get to have numerous wives, minimum of four."
Naruto closed his eyes. "Kaa-san's going to kill me."
Jiraiya laughed as he started to explain to Naruto his ultimate defense of the chakra shield and how to land after one of Tsunade's thunderous hits.
XX
"Spill"
Tayuya found herself surrounded on three sides and her back to the wall. Kin, Haku and Temari were all armed, two with senbon needles and the other blond was holding bladed battle fans closed.
"Spill what dyke?" Tayuya said and found a senbon needle buried in the wall a centimeter from her head, the coldness of it told her it was Haku.
"You think you can kiss Naruto and get away with it?" Kin said.
"Your supposed to protect him, not molest him." Temari said as she snapped open a blade fan and held it inches from the red heads neck. "He's mine."
"Hell no he's not bitch. After the reaction on got while sitting in his lap as we kissed he's definitely interested in me, and not some bitch that blows, a weak flute player and icicle. You three our out of the running and our next date, I'm going to claim him."
"There won't be a next date you foul mouthed whore!" Kin snarled.
"Yeah? And what do you think you and your skinny ass can do to stop it? Unlike you three, I've actually felt what he's packing and let me say its long, its hard and with his stamina, it will be a ride of a lifetime."
Ice formed on the wall behind her and she looked to see Haku's eyes white and frost forming in her hair.
Temari went into a battle stance.
Before anything else could be done, the four kunoichi were wrapped in sand and their eyes went to the door where Gaara stood not looking happy. "Lady Tsunade and Lord Orochimaru wish to see you four. I suggest you cool your loins."
"And why the fuck should we do that sandy?" Tayuya asked.
"Because it has to deal with Naruto, and I don't think Lady Tsunade is in the best of moods as she isn't drinking and Shizune isn't in the room."
Four sets of eyes widened. "Anko is retrieving Lord Jiraiya and Naruto right now. whatever this is, it isn't good."
Gaara walked away, the sand around them dissolving and following him like a lost puppy.
"I didn't know he could talk so much." Tayuya said.
"He usually doesn't. he and Naruto seem to communicate with looks and grunts." Kin admitted. "However its gotten better. That's the most he's said without Naruto prompting him." Kin said as she slipped her senbon away.
Temari looked at where her brother had gone before she slipped the battle fans away. "We better go. Whatever has Lady Tsunade mad isn't good, and it always centers around Naruto.
AN: zoom. The Oto Kunoichi learn of the marriage, The Hyuga's visit, and we see what Natas is doing. (maybe) next time.