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In this chapter we will see Naruto and Tsunade as they discuss Naruto's past and his lineage. How will Naruto react to the truth about his parents? And how will Tsunade handle her new position as a mother. I hope that you enjoy the chapter, let me know what you think. Please review.
A Hero's DNA
Chapter 4: Senju or Namikaze: Naruto's choice.
Naruto, Tsunade, Yamato and Shizune walked out of the Hokage's tower. Tsunade had just signed the papers to adopt Yamato, and Naruto as her children. Tsunade, after having noticed Naruto, and Yamato's lack of decent clothing, decided that the first thing they needed to do was get some good cloths for her new sons. Tsunade led the group to a nearby store and walked up to the counter.
"Hello there how can I help yo…you….your Tsunade Senju!" the store clerk said as
"Yes I am."
"Oh kami, the great Lady Tsunade in my store! How may I help you today?"
"Well first off it's just Tsunade if you please, and second I need some new cloths for my two sons here."
"I didn't know you had children." The store clear said surprised.
"I just adopted them. So can you help me?"
"Of course right this way!"
Naruto was led to the children's section of the store and he looked all over for something that he liked. The clerk showed him many different styles of clothing that ere colored blue, red, yellow, and even black. But none of it appealed to Naruto. He then saw a shirt that he really liked.
"What about this mom?" he asked.
The shirt was a simple t shirt colored in a dark burned orange.
"Are you sure about that color Naruto?" Tsunade asked.
"Yes, I know it isn't a very shinobi like color but for some reason I just feel drawn to it."
"Ok Naruto."
Tsunade helped Naruto find the rest of his cloths and his current shirt got caught on a bar from a cloths rack and it tore a bit. She saw a strange white mark on his shoulder so when he went to the dressing room she had him take his shirt off. He had a strange series of scars that marked his skin from his upper left pectoral muscle, over his left shoulder and down his arm to his elbow. She could only think that whatever Orochimaru did to him, had forever scarred her son.
In the end Naruto had picked out a pair of black pants and black sandals, his dark orange shirt and a white hoodie that he left unzipped. Yamato chose to wear a pair of black pants, a dark green shirt and a brown vest overtop of it. He had been asked by the Third Hokage if he would like to rejoin the shinobi force, and he agreed. So he would be jumping back into his training as soon as he could. Hiruzen told him that he should expect a set of Chunin shinobi cloths within the next few days.
Tsunade paid for the clothes and then ordered several more sets of each to be made. She then bent down to Naruto's level.
"Are you ready to go home now Naruto?"
"Yes mom."
"Good, then when we get there we have a few things we need to talk about."
"Is it about what Orochimaru did to me?"
Tsunade had to smile at the statement. She was always amazed at the maturity Naruto was able to exhibit, but she also hoped he would lose a little of it and enjoy the rest of his childhood.
"Yes it is Naruto, among other things."
"Ok mom let's get home then. The little blonde said with a smile.
"Shizune."
"Yes Lady Tsunade?"
"You can stop calling me that now Shizune, your more like a daughter to me than an assistant you know."
"Sorry Tsunade, what did you need?"
"Take this list and get the things on it. Feel free to use my savings, you know all of the information on them anyways."
"What is this for Tsunade?"
"Today is a very important day Shizune. Have it all ready by seven. That gives you about three and a half hours."
"Ok I'll get it done."
I'll help her out if you want." Yamato said to Tsunade."
"Thank you Yamato but it's for you too."
Yamato stepped towards Shizune and smiled at his new mom.
"I know exactly what is going on, and I want to help."
Tsunade smiled and nodded to her new son. He and Shizune walked off in the opposite direction.
"Now let's go home Naruto."
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Shizune and Yamato stopped by the several shops to get everything on Tsunade's list. With an hour and a half left the two were heading away from the Uchiha compound back to the Senju compound.
"So how long have you known Naruto for?" Shizune asked Yamato.
"A little over two years. I found him crying one day in his cell during a prisoner exchange. I had just been moved to that hideout and I was surprised to see a three year old."
"Has he always been so, old for his age?"
"A lot of that comes from the way he was raised. It's sad really. But I can tell that he is already happier with you and Tsunade."
"I'm glad that we found him. He really has changed her so quickly. I almost can't believe it."
"That's my little brother for you. Orochimaru, and Kabuto were the only ones who seemed to be unaffected by his presence."
"Kabuto?"
"Kabuto is Orochimaru's assistant. I don't know his last name but he is an extraordinary medical ninja. Especially for his age."
"How old is he?"
"A year younger than me, so twelve."
"Well I'm glad that Naruto had you at least."
The two continued their walk towards the Senju Compound in silence. Shizune could tell that living with Yamato would be interesting. Especially with his wood release abilities.
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Tsunade and Naruto entered the old dusty house. It had not been kept up on since no one had lived there for several years. But it seemed that her old sensei had decided to assist them with the cleaning as a few minutes later there was a knocking at the door.
"Hello?"
"Hello lady Tsunade. We received a d ranked mission to help get your estate cleaned up." There were two Genin teams outside her door and she smirked evilly.
"Well thanks for coming, I hope your Genin are fit for the job."
Tsunade worked the Genin teams to the bone and within two hours she knew the place would be clean enough for her plans.
"Naruto would you follow me?"
"Yes mom."
Tsunade led her son up to a room with a bed. The room was blank as it had not been used in many years but Tsunade knew that this was once her brother Nawaki's room. It had been used in many years and after seeing how barren it was Tsunade shed a tear.
"Mom are you ok?"
"Yes I'm fine Naruto. This will be your bedroom. Tomorrow we can go and get you proper furniture for your room."
"We don't need to mom, this is already better than my cell that Orochimaru kept me in." He said with a big smile on his face. Tsunade had to hold in her anger at her old teammate.
"Naruto you don't live with him anymore and I am going to give you everything that you deserve to have. And that includes a proper bedroom."
Naruto hugged Tsunade's legs. He truly felt like this could be his home now.
"We have some things to discuss Naruto."
Naruto sat down on his bed and Tsunade followed. She laced her hand on his shoulder and pulled him closer to her.
"Naruto you said before that you knew that the Nine Tailed Fox was inside of you?"
"Kurama yeah, I talk to him sometimes. He is real big but not that scary."
"You talk to him?"
"Yeah."
Tsunade was intrigued by that but felt that she should continue.
"Do you know how he got there?"
"Orochimaru told me that the Fourth Hokage sealed him inside of me, to punish me. But I don't think Kurama is a punishment"
"Naruto do you know who your parents are?"
"My birth parents?"
"Yes." She answered
Naruto looked to the floor. Tsunade could tell that it was a sore subject for him.
"Orochimaru said that they abandoned me, that they didn't love me which is why he adopted me as his own. But Kurama said they were dead and that he kidnapped me. I asked him if he knew who they were but he said it wasn't time for him to tell me."
"Naruto, normally we wouldn't have told you about this because of the backlash you might face, but the village thought that you were dead. Because of that your existence was made public and now that you are back there isn't any point in keeping the truth from you."
"So you would have lied to me?" He asked curiously.
"I'm afraid so. Not realty a lie, but we wouldn't have told you the real story."
Naruto smiled up at his mom which she found strange.
"Its ok mom, I know you would have just been trying to protect me."
"Do you want to know who your real parents were Naruto?"
"As long as you are ok with telling me mom." Tsunade could tell that inside he was begging to find out, but he didn't want to make it seem so.
"Of course I will Naruto. Your mother was named Kushina Uzumaki, and she was a powerful ninja. They called her the Red Hot Habanero because of her temper, and power. She was a fiery spirit all right."
"Did you know her well?" Naruto asked.
"Not as well as I would have hoped but she was a friend of mine. She was also the previous holder of the Nine Tailed Fox."
"Kurama was inside of her too?!" He asked clearly shocked at the statement.
"He never told you?" Naruto shook his head sadly. "He must have wanted to wait till he was ready to tell you."
"Who was my father?
Tsunade looked out of the window nearby and she could see the Hokage Monument.
"His name was Minato Namikaze, also known as Konoha's Yellow Flash."
She looked into Naruto's eyes and she could see him calculating something in his head.
"The Yellow Flash, but that's…I mean that would make him…."
"The Fourth Hokage." She answered for him.
Naruto realized that it meant that his father sealed Kurama into him. But if Kurama was in his mother, then why did he seal it into his son?
"Are you ok Naruto?"
"Yes, but I'm confused." He answered he asked her about the sealing.
"Six years ago on October 10th, The Nine Tailed Fox broke free of your mothers seal. We don't know how it happened, or why but we do know that he attacked the leaf village afterwards. A tailed beast cannot be killed, it will just be reborn in a decade or two and it will be much more dangerous. In the end your father had to seal the fox into a newborn child whose chakra coils could handle the immense chakra. He chose his newborn son, you Naruto, to protect the village from the Fox."
"But then…today is October 10th…so does that mean?"
"Today is your sixth birthday Naruto." As she said this she saw tears in his eyes. "What's wrong?"
"I never knew what my birthday was. Orochimaru always said that I wasn't worthy of having one."
"Well from now on you are more that worthy of the life that you deserve Naruto. I need to ask you one more thing."
"What is it mom?" He asked smiling up at her.
"You have a choice that you can make. You were born Naruto Namikaze. Had Orochimaru not taken you, you would have been raised as Naruto Uzumaki. But I adopted you so if you want you can be Naruto Senju. The choice is completely up to you, which last name you take."
Naruto sat in silence for a moment. He wanted to honor his parents but he also didn't want to hurt his new mom. In the end he smiled up at her.
"Can I be Naruto Senju-Namikaze? That way I can honor my lineage and you mom."
Tsunade pulled her son into a hug.
"If that is what you want Naruto then yes." She knew that downstairs Shizune would be ready for Naruto so she pulled back. "Is there anything else that you want to talk about? If not we have something for you downstairs."
"Can I be alone for a moment mom? I need to do something real quick, then I will be down soon."
"Sure Naruto, take as much time as you need."
As she turned to leave and closed the door Naruto got off of the bed and sat on the ground beneath the window. He crossed his legs and began to meditate as the world around him went dark. He opened his eyes to see the familiar sewer around him, and walked towards his companion's cage. He found the large room with the bars towering in front of him. Red eyes looked back at him, though they were also kind.
"So you have come to speak to me again. I was afraid that you wouldn't need to anymore."
"Kurama I will always talk to you, but I have a few questions for you now."
'And what do you require of me Naruto?" The blond sat down in front of the cage.
"Was my mom your container before me?"\
"So Tsunade told you the truth then?"
"Yes, so is it true?"
"Kushina Uzumaki was indeed my jailer before you."
"And you escaped on the day of my birth?"
"A female jinchuurki is most vulnerable when giving birth. I wasn't going to leave until an Uchiha used his sharingan to pull me from your mothers seal. He casts a jutsu on me that put me under his control and forced me to attack the village."
Naruto let all of the information soak into his brain before he continued.
"So you didn't want to attack Konoha?"
"No I didn't. Unlike popular belief, we tailed beasts are not mindless heartless drones who thrive in destruction."
Naruto smiled at Kurama's sarcasm.
"So do you know how my parents died?"
"I will tell you Naruto, out of my respect for you, but you will hate me when I am done."
"I could never hate you Kurama."
"We shall see." The fox lay on the ground of his cage before he began. "Your father successfully stopped my attack on Konoha and destroyed the Uchiha's control over me. I was afraid and I a rage afterwards and I saw your father attempting to seal me. I don't know what I was thinking but I tried to stab you with my claws, and they got in the way to save you. Your parents died trying to keep you safe because they loved you. And I killed them because I was afraid and wanted to stay free for my prison. I can never take back what I did but I do regret the pain it has caused you."
Naruto felt tears in his eyes. His parents had loved him so much that they died to protect him. And Kurama was the one responsible. He should have been furious. Naruto stood up and walked to the open bars and saw the Tears Kurama tried to hide. He reached his hand inside the bars and placed his palm upon Kurama's snout.
"Kurama, I am angry that they are dead by your hands, but I do not hate you. I understand the feeling of wanting to be free from a cell, and I have only been in one for six years. How long must you have been trapped. I forgive you Kurama, and I am sure that my parents would too."
Kurama was floored by Naruto's compassion and he made a silent vow to forever do everything within his power to keep the blonde safe from harm.
"Thank you Naruto."
"I will be back later but I need to go see what my mom needed ok."
"I will be here kit."
Naruto smiled at the nickname as he knew what it meant. He closed his eyes, and when they opened he was back in his room. He stood up and wiped the tears in his eyes away. He opened his door and walked down the stairs, but when he got there he was surprised by what he saw.
Tsunade, Shizune, Yamato, Jiraiya, and the Third Hokage were waiting for him and there were colorful boxes wrapped in paper and bows on a table nearby. There was also a large orange cake on the table and a banner that hung above.
"Happy birthday Naruto." Tsunade son and she saw a bigger smile on his face than she would have ever thought possible."
"Wh…what is all this?" He asked.
"We decided that you should have a small party to celebrate your birthday, as well as your return to Konoha." Jiraiya said to the blonde.
"But why would you do all this for me?"
Tsunade walked over to him and knelt down.
"Naruto everyone here loves you and wanted to make this day special for you."
"But you adopted me mom, nothing could be more special than that." He said to her.
Tsunade pulled him into a hug and realize for the first time in her life what she truly should have wanted out of life. She spent so much time trying to fill the emptiness within her by gambling and drinking away the pain. But this boy made all of that unnecessary.
"Are you ok mom, you're kind of crushing me?"
"I'm just happy to have you for a son, now come on over and open up your presents."
Naruto began to open up the boxes on the table. Jiraiya had given him a large plush toad that he could easily sit on top of. Hiruzen gave him a picture of his parents while Kushina was pregnant with him. And the rest of the presents were various toys and clothes as well as a book on basic Shinobi concepts.
"Mom what is this book for?"
"Do you want to be a ninja Naruto, like your parents before you?"
"Being a ninja would mean that I could protect you right mom."
"Well yes Naruto, but your mom isn't exactly the one to nee protecting."
Naruto smiled at her and said "I will be the greatest ninja ever and one day I will be the Hokage of this village just like my dad was. That way I can protect all of you. I finally have a family and I won't let anyone take that away from me."
"That sounds like a great dream kid." Jiraiya said to him.
As they ate cake and talked amongst themselves a knocking came from the front door and Naruto ran over to it. He opened the door to see a couple of familiar faces as well as a couple unfamiliar ones.
"Hi Sasuke, Hi Itachi, who is that with you?"
The brothers looked to their parents.
"Hello Naruto, I am Fugaku, and this is my Wife Mikoto. We are Sasuke and Itachi's parents and we were also friends of your parents."
Naruto just smiled as Tsunade walked over to the door.
"Naruto let them inside."
"Oh sorry mom, you guys come in and have some cake. It's my birthday today."
"We know that Naruto that's why we came." Sasuke said as he rolled his eyes.
"Sasuke don't be rude." Itachi said as he bumped him in the head with two fingers.
"Sorry, we brought you this." Sasuke handed Naruto a box as he walked into the house with his family.
"Sorry we're late Lady Tsunade." Mikoto said.
"Don't worry about it and please just call me Tsunade."
"We were happy to receive the invitation, especially after the rocky start today with the council.
"I figured Naruto could use a friend his own age, and who better than the son of his parent's friend's right."
"Mom look" Naruto had opened his present and inside was a child set of ninja gear.
"Good now you can train and become a strong ninja Naruto"
"You bet, I'll be the strongest. Tsunade loved seeing him act more like the child he really was. She hoped it would stick around.
"Yeah but you won't be stronger than me, I'm an Uchiha."
"I am a Senju-Namikaze."
The two boys looked at each other with similar grins. They knew that they had found both a friend and a rival in the other. Everyone else just shook their heads.
"This is the best day ever." Naruto thought to himself.
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