I do not own Naruto, or very much else actually.
This is a timeskip of about 3 years after the events of the previous chapter, so basically the start of shippuden. It starts of kinda angsty, but it will get better later. I hope.
'Here lies the body of Akira Uzumaki, beloved daughter and light of our lives'.
Life could never not be cruel to the two whose souls had intertwined. The past three years had been full of trials and hardships, yet they never left each other for more than 5 minutes. They were truly inseparable, true soul mates. Every emotion felt was felt by the other; every pain inflicted was given to the other too. Their very existences had become something much more.
On the bridge that misty day, Kakashi and Zabuza stopped their assault upon each other as the mist began to clear, revealing an army of thugs and Gato at the head of it. Zabuza charged into the fray, along with Kakashi, wiping out the force, with Zabuza being mortally wounded in the process, his fight with Kakashi already draining him beforehand. Looking to where Sasuke and Haku had been fighting, only an unconscious Uchiha could be seen, as well as two objects. Upon further looking at them the two recognised them as Haku's hunter mask, which was cracked in two pieces, and Naruto's headband, which had a slash through the symbol. The recognitions of becoming missing-nin.
In his last breaths, Zabuza told Kakashi of how happy Haku had been that past week, and that she had a life of loneliness and pain, and Kakashi realised that the two had found each other.
2 weeks after, the new couple were wondering the land, taking in new sights, and were finally becoming happy. But then they had to run, as the newest Bingo books revealed Naruto and Haku as B rank missing-nin. They couldn't be separated. Not then, not ever. So they ran, into Iron Country, to a neutral place where they could live peacefully. Mifune, the leader of the land, greeted them personally, and after being told as to why they became fugitives, and weren't a threat to his home, they bought a house with money they had stolen from Gato and settled down into peacefulness.
12 months later and Haku had married Naruto and given birth to a healthy baby girl whom they named Akira. Happiness wasn't enough to describe how they both felt. The three of them were content, and Naruto and Haku spoiled their year old daughter with as much love as possible. The pain that they had felt as children would not spread to their own.
That's when it all fell down. A group of bounty hunters, under orders from an unknown benefactor, hunted down the Uzumaki family, and in the process, they murdered Akira. Naruto and Haku destroyed the group and this was where they found themselves now. On top of a snowy hill, the two holding each other, crying silent tears of pain as they looked at the gravestone of their daughter.
"I can't believe it. Why does nothing right ever happen to us?" whispered Haku. She sighed when she felt her cheek be cupped within Naruto's hand.
He kissed her softly before resting their foreheads together. "I don't know Hime" he whispered back, "I miss her. Goddamn I miss her, but we have to do what we've always done and stick together." He pulled himself back to look directly into her eyes. "And when we find out who ordered this to happen, then I'll let you be the one to deal the finishing blow."
Haku smiled back at him, "I like that." She sighed again, and Naruto knew what it was about.
"You know we could try again once this is all over. Another child could never replace Akira-chan, nothing ever could, but I know as well as you do that we were happier when we had a child with us."
Haku nodded silently, tears slowing, "Yeah. Damn it Naruto-kun!" she screamed, "Why! Why! Why! Why! Why! I want Akira-chan Naruto! I want our daughter back!"
The next day, Iron Country's border
"Are you sure, I am the ruler here?"
"No thank you Mifune-sama, as much as we appreciate it, we aren't going to let you go to war just because of us."
Mifune sighed, he genuinely like the Uzumaki family, so much so that he accepted them into his country 3 years previous. They had a sense of honour not found that much within shinobi. And now this…
"Just remember, you two are Iron Country citizens. Show them your passports and they'll know that you have my blessings, which also means that if they attack you, they attack Iron. I hope that you find Akira-chan's killer you two, and return soon."
The couple nodded their heads at him before turning round to stare at their directions. Their hands intertwined before they turned to each other, smiling all the while. The next thing that any of the samurai saw was two blurs moving towards the rising sun.
1 week later
Kotetsu and Izumo weren't asking for much. Just something to alleviate the boredom slightly, but having two missing-nin arrive at the gates, with one of them being the infamous Naruto Uzumaki, was not really what they were asking for.
An ANBU team dropped around the couple. "Naruto Uzumaki and companion, we have been called to escort you towards the council chambers. You have no choice of this matter and must move their now! Or you risk immediate execution."
The duo smirked at each other before nodding their heads in unison.
The council chamber itself was like a square semi-circle, with seats moving up in rows. On the left and right were the civilian council members and the district governors, of whom all were ex-shinobi. Completely parallel to the civilian council members, who had at least been the shinobi academy but had failed or dropped out. The Clan heads and department heads were in the back end, facing the couple who had just walked into the room. And above them on a pedestal were the advisors seating on either side of the Hokage, who at this point in time was a young looking woman, but was actually in her 50's, Tsunade Senju.
The civilian council had always hated Naruto, and now was their chance to be rid of him permanently. The Hokage was in a bind at this, this was her godson down there, not that she could call herself a godmother at all. She was about to speak when she was interrupted.
Naruto cleared his throat, "May I ask what you are doing by calling us here? Especially seeing as how, if you check our passports, we are registered Iron Country residents, and holding us here is incentive for potential war amongst the countries."
The room was shocked. Tsunade motioned to get their passports. "It's true, it even has Mifune-dono's signature. He is untouchable to Konoha" she added a little smirk at the end.
"Hnn, it doesn't matter what the Demon is or isn't, he should be asked why he is mocking us with its presence."
Naruto and Haku turned slightly to see the 'Konoha 11" and their sensei's, with Sasuke Uchiha at the front with a scowl on his face.
"Ah, you got the summons," said a civilian council member, "You see, the Sandaime's law was repealed, and everyone knows what you are now."
This was all well and good but it appeared that only the civilian council, plus Sasuke and Sakura were looking at Naruto with hate, which surprised him greatly.
He turned to face Haku, who nodded, "My name is Haku, and like Naruto-kun here I am a resident of Iron Country, therefore giving me immunity. I met him during his last registered mission where I was the apprentice to missing-nin Zabuza Momochi, and the both of us left together to get away from any hate that was reflected in our past lives." The civilians smirked at them.
Naruto then stepped forwards. "Since then we have been inseparable, and I can happily say that we are in love with each other." Haku smiled in agreement, and muffled crying could be heard behind them, and the Byakugan wielding heiress was the one doing it.
Haku stepped in again, "Not only that but about 2 years ago we were legally wed within Iron Country, making me Haku Uzumaki, and about 6 months after that, that I, that I…"
Naruto grasped her hand when she started to falter, "That Haku-chan gave birth to our daughter." The room gasped, none more shocked than the ones behind them. "Except, about a week and a half ago. When some hired nin's came looking for us, in neutral territory! And our baby girl, was murdered!"
The whole room stopped at that. Tsunade could see the pain in their eyes. She who had lost her lover and brother thought she knew pain. But she had heard of Naruto's and Haku's life before hand. And now, losing a child that they obviously adored from the looks they had on their faces.
"And as to why we were here. Well, we have in our possession, permission from every, and I mean every, Daimyo, to investigate who ordered the attack, and your Fire Daimyo has allowed us unlimited access to investigate", continued Haku, before she pulled out a scroll with the Fire Daimyo's signature and seal upon it.
Naruto the got a dark look on his face, "We have also been allowed to do what we will to whoever it was that ordered the attack. We could have gone anywhere, but I had a hunch that it was someone here that ordered the attack." He looked directly at the Hokage with a glare, and if we find anyone here was even remotely involved, then I'll show you all what a true demon can do."
That Night
Naruto held onto a naked Haku, lying by his side, as they looked into each other's eyes. Haku leaned further into the hold she was in, so that their bodies melded together, and their foreheads touched. Their lips but a few centimetres apart. This was how they spent most nights, even if nothing happened between them previous, which it did then, as they basked in each other. Refusing to kiss, because it would destroy everything they were doing.
"Tomorrow my love," whispered Haku, "Tomorrow we find our baby's killer." She closed her eyes briefly before opening them again. "I remember us holding her between us while she slept when she was just born. Remember?"
Naruto chuckled slightly, "Yeah I remember. I also remember us not doing 'anything' for a while because of it." Haku grinned a bit. "But she was still our daughter, and we'll never forget her. But for now, let's sleep Haku-hime."
Whoa, I'm really liking this fic. In fact, I think that out of all of mine this one is my favourite. But anyway, 9 Tailed Guardian is just about to be released I think, it really depends whether or not I can find the file, as it has just gone from my newly fixed computer. If it's been deleted in the process then I'm gonna have to do it over again, along with every other chapter for other fics. But oh well, expect some kind of a chapter next week, before the New Year anyway.
I am also aware that it's only fanon to have a 'council' of sorts, but I need for Naruto and Haku to be the underdogs for what I want to work.
This may be a SPOILER for those who haven't read the latest manga chapters but I have had an idea as to who Tobi could be. I realise that it would never actually happen and is just wishful thinking, mainly because in the next few chapters we'll probably find out who he actually is, but I really, really want him to be Naruto from the future. It is incredibly far-fetched, but I think it could be awesome. It could be used as something for a fanfic, but I don't want to do it. No, most evidence points towards Obito. It's so glaringly obvious that that's what they want us to think though. Obito, remove an o, then rearrange the word, becomes Tobi. Possesses a Sharingan in the eye that Obito didn't lose, and was always shown. He knew of Kushina's pregnancy and involvement with Minato, which Obito could have known as very few actually did. There are others but you get my point. Anyway.
Til next time.