THE UZUMAKI BRIGADE

"…What?" That was all Kamina was able to say.

"Yup," said Darry with a mischievous grin. "The one and only Yoko is coming to Konoha, as we speak. She will be here in about three days, tops."

"But surely you didn't…"

"What? Tell her you were alive? No, she wouldn't come to see that. She'd dismiss that as some cruel cosmic joke. She thinks that she is going to train Hinata to be a markswoman."

"And we are supposed to just drop this in on her?" Naruto interjected.

"No, Hinata has already made a plan for when she arrives. Kamina is to stay at the Hokage tower until Hinata can gain Yoko's trust. She will then fake the Ressurection jutsu, while Kamina is inside the box. Naruto will push it up out of the ground, like the jutsu does, and Kamina just has to act like he's lost and confused. Yoko will take over from there."

"Good plan, but what if Yoko already has a lover?"

"Not gonna happen Kamina. After you, she never got the courage to try dating someone. Although, right before he died, Kittan did smooch on her, a little parting gift to remember his sacrifice to save Nia."

"K-K-K-Kittan!" Kamina cried out.

"Still, she only ever held anything for you. I think she'd be fine with dating you as a teen."

"And I thought Shikamaru was the smart one." Naruto muttered.

"Oh Naruto, you need to head on home. You have way too much work to do. Staying in a hospital will only prove a hindrance."

"…I'm not leaving until I know Shikamaru pulled through. You guys would do the same for each other. Besides, I need to know who to hunt down. NO ONE can hurt my friends!"

'Fine, but don't go racing off half-cocked. That'll get you killed way too fast."

"Agreed. For now, I'll just go find Hinata. We have some things to discuss."

With that, he dashed off to find his beloved. She was outside, staring at the starry night.

"Beautiful, isn't it?"

Hinata turned to see Naruto staring at her. He looked fatigued, but otherwise fine. She cuddled close to him, wanting him to never leave his side.

"What a world we live in, huh Naruto?"

"…"

"Just out of the academy, and we've already made enemies. Not only with someone powerful from Konoha, but with an entire alien race across the universe."

"I know that it's pointless to say it, but we need to stay strong. When Shikamaru feels better, I intend to find out who did this to him. I'll punish them, then we'll stop the invasion. But let's not think of those things now…"

"I'm guessing you had a few things to tell me?"

Naruto nodded. While Naruto couldn't down right tell her they were to be married, he could drop a hint and she'd get it soon enough.

"When I first talked with Hiashi, we made a deal. There was a special arrangement."

"Oh?"

"For one, I'll become leader of the Hyuuga clan."

"I see where this is going…SQUEEE!"

Hinata glomped Naruto so tightly, he couldn't breathe for a moment. She began to aggressively kiss him all over.

"WE'RE GOING TO BE MARRIED!"

Naruto found he could barely contain the excitement himself. Why would he? He was to marry the most awesome of girls this side of the universe. THAT, was really saying something. Hinata was one of the best things to happen to him

"Father is already planning the event for next month. It will truly be a day to remember."

"D-Did you just call him 'Father'?"

"Heh, I had been for a few days, but I never said it aloud, not without revealing the secret."

"Oh Naruto, this is the start of a most beautiful life together."

"We wish for nothing but the best, you two."

Naruto and Hinata turned to see everyone gathered at the doors. Kurenai, Gimmy, Darry, Kamina, Shikamaru, even Old Man Sarutobi (But that was just because he wanted to see how much damage Claude did.).

"No privacy."

'But it is interesting to always have them around.'

"Shut it Ryu." Ryu Owned Count:5

'Uh, thanks everyone that was listening to a PRIVATE conversation."

"Don't be such a stick in the mud Naruto," said Kamina.

"Hey, I had a great idea!" At this comment, everyone turned to Hinata. "We can hold a multi-wedding. I know of two couples that will want in on this."

"Yeah? Who?"

"Hehehe, Aniki and Yoko for one."

At this, Kamina blushed and turned away from the crowd, now beginning to laugh. But he had to admit, he kinda liked that idea…if Yoko was up to it. This was Hinata's best idea so farQ

"And the other couple is standing before us. Right, Gimmy and Darry?"

Now it was their turn to hide their faces. But they didn't deny it. Them holding hands was just proof of that. Then an idea hit Naruto like a genius truck.

I've got it! We can also get Simon and Nia in on this!"

This got everyone's attention, especially Kamina's.

"All of my little siblings, getting married at the same time as me? Am I back in Heaven?"

Darry was the first to bust everyone's bubble.

"But Simon is on Earth, his location unknown to everyone."

"I thought about that too. Hinata, don't we have a dog friend that has a REALLY good nose?"

"Kiba? But he wouldn't…Would he?"

"Under the circumstances, he'd have no choice to. And reviving Nia should be no problem. We already did it with Darry and Kamina."

This got Sarutobi's attention. Naruto had forgotten to mention learning that technique from the scroll. Now he broke the cheers.

"Naruto Hyuuga Uzumaki! Have you been using that most forbidden of jutsus? Do you have any idea what they do to the caster?"

This broke everyone out of their celebration.

"That jutsu turns the caster evil! One use, you get miffed easily, Two, you gain dark thoughts. Three, and your anger spikes. Four, you begin to go mad. Five…and you'll kill everyone you hold dear."

"…Gramps, I appreciate the concern, but I'll be fine. Hinata too. Only once had our anger gotten to us. And Mizuki deserved it."

The small group began to murmur in agreement. Sarutobi continued to press the issue.

"Naruto, please heed my advice. Stage two is when hell begins to grap you by the ass, and drag you into it's fiery depths. I don't want to see any of you suffer. Please don't use the forbidden skill."

With that, Sarutobi walked off to talk with Claude about his spying game. Many changes were to happen, as very little time was presented to them. Even then, the allotted time wasn't a certainty. Naruto would have four months to increase his abilities to that of an ANBU captain, at least TWENTY times his current levels. And he'd really have to raise his chakra control, the weakest part of his skills…Wait! The ANBU chakra exercises would rocket up his talent! GENIUS!

"Naruto, do you know the full extent of the clones?"

"What, to increase the learning rate? Yeah, why?"

"I want you to send a shadow clone to each of these places," Sarutobi handed him a piece of paper with four locations marked. "The fifth will come when you've gained enough skill."

"Gotcha, Boss Man! Oh, can our new friends become ninja? I think they might find it quite useful."

"…Fine, but they train with Konohamoru and Ebisu. No complainst, no excuses."

The Hokage finally managed to get away from the group, and shunshined back to the tower.

"Naruto, why should we learn to be ninjas? We're good gunmen users already."

"Gimmy, can you trust me on this one? I just have an ominous feeling, and I think we'll all benefit from this."

"Well, you ARE the leader. I'll give it a shot!"

"Thanks Gimmy. Now then, lets all return home. We all have a LONG four months of training. Sleep is the best way to get started. Good night everyone."

Each group returned to their respective lodgings, curious as to what the next day might hold.

"Hokage-sama, I've taken every precaution available to prevent any ressurections. There is no way to use it without alerting the town chunin, so I can safely say that Naruto will not bring back any girl named Nia."

"Claude, I don't really care about the girl being brought back to life. I don't want Naruto or Hinata to turn evil. If they were to execute five revives, then all Hell would be upon this world once more."

"What do you mean Sire?"

"I wasn't entirely telling the truth when I said they'd kill everyone close to them. What will really happen is that an evil incarnate version of them will release itself from their minds, then cause destruction all across Konoha. The only way to defeat them would be to destroy each other. That would mean making an evil Naruto kill an evil Hinata, and vice versa, at the same time. Not easy."

"…"

"Listen, go find Kakashi, bring him here, and tell him the situation, we need all the help we can get. We are going to exhaust every resource available to us to protect this planet. Contact the Village Hidden in the Sand, tell them to send out their best ninja. I will pay any and all expenses later. Locate Tsunade, find Jiraiya, contact any of the Seven Swordsmen we can get a hold of. I'm putting you in charge of these operations. I will school Naruto myself to protect this world."

"I've been wondering…Why him? He's just a genin, fresh from the academy. There are FAR better ninja for the job."

"Claude, I will tell you this now. I feel you've earned the right to know this…Both you and Naruto share the same father. Claude, you are the eldest son of Minato, and Naruto is your younger brother."

Naruto awoke to find Hinata in his bed again, but this time he wasn't worried. They were going to be married in one month's time. They'd share a bed soon anyway.

Naruto walked into the bathroom, and found he had fangs! They weren't fake, and they made him bleed when poked. There was only one way this could've happened…

"RYUUUUUUUUUUUU!"

'I swear by my demonic prowess that I didn't do anything!'

"Kinda cute really."

"Whatever."

"I SWEAR UPON MY GRAVE RYU! IF YOU DID THIS TO ME I WILL UTTERLY DESTROY YOU!"

"Hnnn…Naruto-kun?"

Naruto quickly realized that he'd begun to think out loud. Anger tend to do that to a person…Anger…Stage One. Great.

"Sorry Hinata. I noticed something in the mirror, and I got upset at Ryu for it. Look, I got fangs now."

"…That's kind of cute."

"R-Really?"

"If only you had a tail. That'd be so cute!"

"…I wonder…"

'I you're thinking about getting a tail, you'd better start apologizing!"

"Fine…Ryu, I'm sorry for getting upset with you."

'…Good enough. Also, I was involved in the fangs, but not consciously. It must be a side effect of the contract we made.'

"Can you speed up the process, or directly add the tail?"

'Want to find out?'

Without a warning, Naruto fell to the ground in unbearable pain. He began to writhe about, each shaky breath more painful than the last. He heard the tear of fabric, and then a 'pop'. As soon as it had begun, the pain ceased.

Naruto looked up, seeing Hinata kneeling beside him. The concern on her face was evident, as was the shock. It didn't take a detective to figure this one out.

Behind Naruto, was a red, long, curly tail. It seemed to respond to command, and Naruto suddenly thought of how useful this could be in battle.

Then, as if on cue, Hinata pounced on him. She started by hitting Naruto, saying stuff about making her worry. After that was over though, she began to play with his tail. She was like a little girl with her first teddy bear. She didn't want to let it go.

"It's so cute! So soft, fluffy, and beautiful! I wish I had one!"

"Well, lets hope it was worth the five years of agonizing pain."

'Sorry, I wasn't sure how to proceed. I was trying something out, and I got some good results. Next time, I'll wait until you're asleep, then you won't feel any pain.'

"…Ryu, I'm going to get you a treat today…A BIG one!"

Kamina was having the nicest of dreams. He dreamt of seeing Yoko's beautiful face once more, and all the things they could do now that they were together again. It was such an amazing dream, until Yoko began to scream in agony. She had sounded like Naruto, and that had scared Kamina awake, only to find the screaming real.

It took Kamina only three seconds to find a pair of pants and dash out to Naruto's room. When he arrived, he simply busted the door down, fearing the worse, and that Naruto may die if Kamina wasn't quick enough.

He unsheathed his sword, ready for a fight. Only to see his soul siblings on the floor wrestling. But it was what was different about Naruto that got Kamina. A TAIL! What a brother he had!

Gimmy and Darry came in a second later, each with a spiral pistol in their hands. Then they saw the tail. Darry squealed, and dashed over to begin petting the now uncomfortable blonde. Gimmy groaned, and began to scratch the back of his head.

"Hey Aniki, a little help here?"

Kamina sighed, and walked over to pull Darry off of Naruto. He nearly took an elbow to the face. Then Gimmy got in and pulled her off. It was definitely a weird morning for everyone.

"Naruto, why do you have a tail?"

"…Would you believe me if I said it was for her?"

He indicated Hinata, who was still stroking the tail. Then Tora came up, layed on her lap, and began to play with the tail. At this, Naruto finally moved the tail away, feeling a little too uncomfortable with his fiancée AND a cat toying with it. Both of them whined, but then Hinata began to pet the cat, which was looking to be in pain, but able to move.

"This is going to be a LOOOOOONG week."

'Well at least you're better for this. I'll explain the details later. I think you'll find this tail to be MORE than just a decoration.'

"Naruto, this is ridiculous. A TAIL? You might as well inform the whole town of your condition!"

"They already know. They've known ever since Ryu was sealed inside me. But I don't care. The Hyuuga Clan has accepted me, Gramps accepts me, and everyone here, including Hinata, accepts me. I don't care what the town says about me. If they can't accept the demon in me, they they are of no consequence. I will protect them, all of them. Even if they hate me. I know what's important to me."

"…Naruto-kun."

"Haha! Well spoken brother!"

"*Sigh* I can't believe we're leaving this planet's fate to this kid. But at least it should be an interesting run."

"Give him a break Gimmy. Have some faith."

Gimmy walked out of the room, with Darry a few seconds behind. Kamina helped the two genin up, and patted Naruto on the back. When he left, Naruto and Hinata suddenly realized that they didn't have a door now.

"Crap! I don't know how we manage to break something every day. I'll go downstairs and see if the landlord is willing to get us another door."

As he walked down the stairs, Naruto passed no one. Surely there were other people here? No one slept late here. Even if they did, they'd have woken up when Naruto cried out in pain earlier. He checked the entire building, but found not a single soul. It was as if they'd vanished.

"Where is everyone?"

Naruto turned around to find Hinata and Kamina at the stairs. He walked over to them, and they began to theorize what happened.

"A jutsu maybe?"

"No, to subtle. It would take a master to do this. I think they just went somewhere."

"But where?"

"Maybe a village meeting?"

"Good thinking Hinata. It's worth a look."

Kamina rushed back to the room to inform Gimmy and Darry that they were leaving. When he got back with the two outsiders close in tow, they all left in search of the meeting place. It was always at the base of the Hokage Tower, as there was a large clearing around it. When they arrived, a large crowd confirmed it. Naruto and Hinata managed to get Kamina and the group on to a rooftop to get a good view.

"-been too hard on Naruto. When the Fox Crisis ended, I made a law saying to remain silent about who Naruto really was. He discovered it anyway, but has harbored no hatred towards us. But none of you know what really happened on that dreadful day, do you? None of you know how the Fox Demon ended up in Naruto. All of you shunned him, despised him, and rejected him for what he held inside him. Now, I've decided it is time for everyone to know the full story. Naruto, would you please come over here?"

Sarutobi looked at Naruto, who was not surprised to be found so easily. He shunshined over to Sarutobi, who placed his hand on his shoulder and continued his speech.

"Everyone, the Fourth Hokage sealed the Fox Demon inside Naruto. He did this at the cost of his life. But what no one here knows is that Minato sealed the Demon into his own newborn son, Naruto Uzumaki!"

Everyone in town, except Naruto and Hinata, was completely dumbfounded. It was like a ghost town for a minute, silent and creepy. They spent the next five minutes processing this info. Then Kamina spoke up.

"WOOOOOOO! YEAH NARUTO! NOW WHAT YOU DAMN UNGRATEFUL BASTARDS? I BET YOU ALL FEEL REAL STUPID, HUH?"

When they finally processed this info, most of the townsfolk began to hang their heads in shame. How could they repent for this? They had shunned him, even though he was the hero of Konoha. He was also the SON of the hero of Konoha.

'Wow, what an ungrateful village. Try to do something nice for your town and son, and everyone just hates on the kid. I must be a terrible father.'

"No you aren't Minato. Everyone just took it the wrong way. After this, everyone will be better to him."

'I hope you're right missy.'

"Naruto Hyuuga Uzumaki," Sarutobi began to whisper to him. "I will personally oversee your wedding. All of the village will be in attendance, not just the Hyuuga Clan. But listen, don't perform the resurrection jutsu. I will see to it that this 'Nia' is brought back."

"…Gramps. Why are you doing this?"

"If I tried to explain all of it, you wouldn't understand. Let's leave it at 'I like to think of you as my son.'"

Kamina finally calmed down some, and a few of the villagers have come to terms with what was said. They even began to cheer Naruto's name aloud. This in turn, caused others to cheer him, until all of Konoha was filled with the joyous cries towards Naruto. He felt tears well up in his eyes, but only a little.

"It fine to show your emotions Naruto. That is what make you a human."

"Gramps…thanks."

"But don't think you are going to get off so easily. You will be spend these next four months going through a Hell FAR worse than you could ever imagine."

"*Sniff*…I wouldn't have it any other way."

"Hahahahahahaha! This is going to be an interesting day!"

"…Good for you, Naruto-kun."

"So my new disciple is the son of our town's savior. What do you know?"

Kurenai was leaning against the wall at the back of the crowd. She was surprised to hear this declaration, so early in the boy's life. And that he was the Fourth's SON?

"I can't wait to see what he does in the future."

Hinata was very content. Her fiancé was getting the recognition he deserved,`every one of her friends was getting married, and Tora was looking good today. She'd sent out a clone to assist in a chore (D-ranked mission) with the team, so she had a pretty free day.

All she really did was a bit of dusting, some shopping, talking with neighbors about the meeting. After all of that, she decided a nap would help pass the time, but found she couldn't sleep. She decided to get a head start in the plan involving Yoko.

"Darry-san, are you home?"

"Hinata, what are you doing here?"

"I thought maybe we could chat. You know, girl to girl."

"…Gimmy, Kamina…Out of the room."

Darry shoved the two boys out into the hall, leaving them to wonder what that was all about. They pressed their ears to the door, only to have Darry open it on them, and cause them to fall to the ground, a guilty look on their faces.

"Boys, me and Hinata are trying to have a girl talk. Go do something productive, like train Naruto to use Lagann."

"Can we get a Hinata clone to train in Gurren?"

"…"

Darry closed the door on them, leaving the boys confused. They heard some mumbling inside, then a 'poof'. Then Hinata opened the door. A confident, aggressive look plain as day on her face.

"Let's go boys! I'm ready to get started!"

The sudden mood change confused Gimmy and Kamina, but they liked it. They could get used to this side of her.

"This…Is…So…BORING!"

Shikamaru was confined to his bed by all the stiching and surgery performed. He couldn't move his arms or legs at all. And every time someone walked in, they'd make some smartass comment about him being so troublesome. If he heard them use his line one more time, Shikamaru would force his body out the window and commit suicide.

"Damn, someone did a number on you."

Shikamaru turned his head to look at the newcomer. It caused him so much pain.

"Who are you, and what do you want?"

"Easy bro, I just came to see how you were. The name's Claude, Claude Haschel. I'm a friend of Naruto's."

"You aren't about to use my line are you?"

"…No?"

"Fine then."

"Look, I just came by to see how you're holding up. I know from personal experience that this place can drive a man insane. So I'm going to do you a personal favor."

"Yeah? What?"

"Naruto told me you like to look at clouds, so I thought you might want to head on up to the roof."

"Heh, I guess that's fine. It beats this lame-ass room."

Claude wheeled Shikamaru's bed out to the elevator, and hit the button for the roof. After a minute of silence, Claude finally spoke up.

"So uh, how'd you wind up in the place?"

"Some douche ANBU fucked me up with some strange Kekei-Genkai. The fight only lasted ten seconds. I'm surprised I lived through a brutal onslaught like that."

"Why would an ANBU attack you? Did you break a Konoha sacred rule?"

"No. Which confuses me. I'm too lazy to do something like that, and too smart to know not to do it. I'm fresh out the academy, so I'm not much of a threat to anyone."

"How'd he fight?"

"Well, I didn't learn much in the ten years of beat down I got. All I managed to learn was that he was an ANBU captain, and he REALLY loves his swords."

"You know, I'm a friend with an ANBU. I can see what he can tell me about that captain."

"Hehe, thanks. I just hope he doesn't attack Naruto or Hinata."

"If you want, I can tell them any info I find?"

"That sounds good. Here's the address."

Claude turned away from Shikamaru to let that sneer of his escape. Everything was going just right…

Located galaxies away from the village of Konoha, on a little planet called 'Earth', Yoko was receiving a letter from Viral's personal courier about a final mission. How had that beastman found her little house tucked away on that island? She guessed being immortal had its benefits.

"Hmmm…Gimmy and Darry…Training a markswoman…May finally end the war?"

The letter simply said that Yoko was to travel to some backwater planet far away, train a little firl to be a Gurren pilot, and assist all other operatives in ending the war. It sounded a little farfetched to her, but so had the space travel thing all those years ago. She figured it was worth a shot, and began to pack some belongings. As she set the paper down, she noticed a note at the bottom.

"Hm? What's this?…'P.S: May find an old friend on this planet?'"

That was curious. What could Viral be talking about? An old friend? Simon maybe?

"That old dog found me? Viral really needs to stop tracking me, eh Bouta?"

"Bu-whe," said the small mole with black shades on.

"Let's see…Kid named Naruto…Ending the war…Nia involved…Free tickets to-… NIA INVOLVED? What could she have to do with this?"

"Whe?"

"Bouta, I think it's time to step back in the saddle…Hey what's this."

The man in his prime pulled out a small metal card, which began to shimmer.

"A recorded message from Viral eh?"

"Hello old friend, it's been a long time…Too long. Anyways, I have a final mission for you. We need to finish this war, and fast. As you've read in the letter, there is a boy named Naruto on a distant planet. Him, Gimmy, and Darry are preparing for the Anti-Spirals. It seems those glorified bastards intend to end it all in one fell swoop. Naruto is already set up for your arrival, so please make haste. We have a small window of opportunity to finish this, and we can't afford to waste it. Enclosed is a ticket to the Arc-Gurren's first class flight. At the lift point, you will meet up with an old friend. Good thing you two are sitting next to each other, as I assume you both will want to catch up. I will meet you at the dop zone, so we can all finish what we started together. Until then, safe travels…Simon. Viral out."

"Heh, he always was a stick in the mud. Still, I'm kinda excited to see how this turns out. It's finally time for 'Simon the Digger' to step out of the shadows, and become 'Simon of Team Dai-Gurren" once more!"