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This is a challenge by DarkKitsune666, Naruto leaves Konoha and goes to Uzugakure to find his mother when he discovers that Sarutobi has been lying to him. This will contain Yondaime bashing, as well as bashing of anyone who favors the Yondaime.
Pairing is still in thought...No NaruHina or NaruSaku, you can suggest any other pairing but those two.
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It was no less than half an hour when Naruto was discovered lying in the middle of the ruins of the old Uzugakure. The woman who brought him to the city before her was standing in front of the gates, the blond child still being held in her arms.
She looked up towards one of the towers and shouted, "Open the gates! We have an injured child here!"
In the tower, there were two individuals…
One had a thick black visor that covered his eyes, a thin trench coat, and a pale complexion. He had a strange device on his back that had six holes in it.
The other was a white haired woman with several battle scars across her face. She had a menagerie of various weapons strapped to her back. Two katana's, one scythe, a Zanbatou strapped horizontally across her lower back, and a Kusarigama hooked to each bicep. On her wrists were sharpened gauntlets that hooked out over her knuckles.
The man stood up as he heard the shout and looked over. He found the woman holding the child in his arms and nodded his head.
he girl sighed and got up before walking to the other side of the tower…there were several handles and switches, which she pulled and turned in a specific order.
The gates seemed to click loudly as pistons began to turn.
The gates then began to split open, revealing the inside of the great city before the woman.
She took a step towards the gates as she looked towards the blond, "Welcome to New Uzugakure…little one."
As she walked into the village, the woman turned towards the man, "Granz, send a messenger to Uzukage-sama, she might want to know of this."
The man nodded his head, "Right away Kusagana." he lowered his head and arched his back, jutting the device on his back out more.
From the holes in the device, a buzzing noise was heard as six blurs shot out of the device and headed towards the tall tower in the center of the great village.
Tower
In the tower, a woman with long black robes with red lining sat at a mahogany desk as she examined several documents.
Her hair was red, and held up with a single beret, and her eyes were a dark violet color. She had fair skin, and a slim figure.
If one looked deeply into her eyes, they could see a menagerie of emotions…grief…pain…loss.
She suddenly snapped her head up as six black blurs landed upon her desk.
The black blurs were in fact six beetles with sharp spines on their back and vicious looking pincers. They quickly started chirping and began to run across the desk, dropping a substance that burned into the desk.
The woman watched as the beetles burned etchings into her desk until they finally stopped and turned towards her. She looked at the etchings to see what they had written.
'Young wounded child has been taken inside walls…is being taken to the hospital currently.'
The woman sighed and stood up, "Thank you for the message, you may leave now." she walked over to the door and walked out as the insects blurred out the window.
With Naruto
The girl entered the hospital and walked up to the front desk, where a young man with a scar across his left eye and burn marks across his face sat looking through patient documents, "Excuse me…doctor?"
The man looked up and smiled, "Ah, miss Houshu, how nice of you to…dear god!" he noticed the blond in her arms, who was severely in need of medical attention. He turned towards the doors, "Attention, I need a Nurse in here stat! Get me a stretcher!" he walked around and took Naruto from the girl's arms. He looked up at her, "Don't worry, he will be safe in our care."
The girl smiled, "I have no doubt of that Souken." the now named Souken turned towards a nurse bringing in a stretcher and set Naruto down atop it before rolling it into a doorway.
The girl sighed and headed over towards the bench before she sat herself down.
After about ten minutes of waiting, the girl leaned back and sighed, 'I wonder what he was doing there anyways.' she looked towards the doorway Naruto had been brought in, 'And what were those scrolls he was so protective of?'
She turned her head as she allowed these questions to permeate her mind…when she found herself jumping up and saluting as she saw somebody behind her, "Uzukage-sama!"
The red haired woman looked at the young girl, "Houshu Muira, can I ask as to why you brought an outsider inside our village without notifying me first?"
The now named Houshu gulped as she stuttered out, "U-Uzukage-sama…th-the boy was injured…I f-felt it best to get him som-some medical att-ttention as soon as…"
The red haired leader raised her hand and stopped her, "I understand where you are coming from with this…however, I would appreciate it if you at least sent me a message when these things occurred…that way I don't have Granz damn bugs digging into my desk to deliver a message."
Houshu bowed her head, "G-gomen Uzukage-sama…it won't happen again."
The red haired woman nodded her head, "See that it doesn't."
Suddenly the doors to the room where Naruto is in opens and the doctor comes out, "Well, the young child is…Uzukage-sama!" the man quickly bows, making the Uzukage roll her eyes.
"Enough of that, you make me feel older than I already am." she looked at the man, "Please continue what you were saying."
The doctor stood up, "O-of course Uzukage-sama…" he cleared his throat and turned to Houshu, "Well, the child seems to be in poor condition, but he is still surviving."
Houshu raised an eyebrow, "How so?"
Souken sighed, "Well…the boy seems to have markings reminiscent to injuries that most people would not survive. Most of them are fully healed, but scars underneath the flesh remain. As for his arm, I would think that it is no older than a few days old injury. He also shows signs of malnutrition, as well as an intricate series of chakra networks running through him that are not natural for humans…well…most humans."
The Uzukage raised an eyebrow, "What are you getting at?"
Souken took in a deep breath and sighed, "The boy…is a Jinchuriki."
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Those words echoed throughout the hall…shocking all those who heard.
Houshu's eyes widened as she stared at Souken, "A-are you serious?!"
Souken nodded his head, "Yes, he has all the traits of a Jinchuriki. He has an abnormal healing rate, extremely high reserves from what we have been able to discern, and a few physical traits that are clearly demonic…namely his whisker marks and elongated fangs."
The Uzukage nodded her head, "Interesting…" she looked towards the hospital room, "Perhaps he would be willing to join our village…"
Souken nodded his head, "Yes, he would certainly be a welcome asset…plus, it is no doubt better than where he must have been, if the injuries are anything to go by."
Houshu finally found her voice, "Ano…may we see him?"
Souken looked at Houshu, "He is asleep…but yes, you may see him." he directed the two women towards the room where Naruto was in.
Houshu and the Uzukage walked towards the room and opened the doors. They walked inside to see the young outsider who had been brought into their village.
The Uzukage's eyes widened as she looked upon his features. His spiky blond hair, his fair skin…he looked exactly like her deceased husband.
'I-it c-can't be.' the Uzukage stumbled forward, staring at the young Jinchuriki.
Souken and Houshu were confused by their Uzukage's change in demeanor, "Uzukage-sama?"
The Uzukage did not hear them, as she was focusing solely on the child lying before her, 'The same hair…the same skin texture.' she reached out and lifted one of his eyelids, 'The same eyes…it just…can't be.' the woman looked down, 'B-but if it is then…'
She snapped her head towards Souken, "Run a DNA test on him, cross reference with my own DNA."
Souken's eyes widened "Cross reference it with yours…but Uzukage-sama, what possible reason could you have to…"
She turned around, her eyes blazing and shouted, "Just do it!!!"
Souken jumped back and stuttered, "R-right away Uzukage-sama." he ran out the door and headed down the hall.
The Uzukage turned towards Naruto, 'If my assumption is correct…' her eyes narrowed as a dark look came through them, 'Then Konoha will pay for what it has done to my son.'
Houshu stepped back as the Uzukage began to unconsciously release KI, 'What could Uzukage-sama want to know?' she looked towards the blond haired child, 'What is so special about him?'
The doors to the room opened as Souken came in with a vial of blood in his hands. He walked over to a cabinet and opened it, revealing several syringes, and a rolled up black scroll. He took out a syringe and the black scroll and closed the cabinet.
He set the scroll down and rolled it out, revealing a complex array of seals, with two circles on either side.
He grabbed the syringe and walked up to Naruto, stabbing the syringe into his arm. He allowed blood to flow into the syringe and then removed it.
Walking over to another cabinet, he grabbed a small vial and emptied a small amount of blood into the vial.
He took the vial that he came into the room with, and the vial of Naruto's blood. He emptied both of them into one of the circles. Once the blood had stopped spreading throughout the circle, he went through a series of hand seals, before touching the very center of the seal array.
In an instant, the runes glowed white, and the blood traveled across the runes, outlining each one as they headed towards the center, diverting off left and right randomly as they headed towards the center.
When the blood finally reached the center…Souken's eyes were wide with shock, 'H-how can this be?!'
The Uzukage looked at Souken expectedly, "Well?"
Souken looked up at the Uzukage, "T-the boy…is your son…"
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Houshu stared at Souken…then turned her gaze towards the Uzukage, "U-Uzukage-s-sama…y-your son is…"
The Uzukage cut her off, "I would like both of you to leave...Now!!!" she snapped out, scaring Houshu and Souken. The two quickly bowed and went to leave, "And Houshu…"
The kunoichi stopped and turned towards the Uzukage, "Y-yes Uzukage-sama?"
The leader of Uzugakure turned towards Houshu, "Have all the villagers and shinobi gather in front of the tower…I have a very important matter to announce."
Houshu shivered at the tone in her leaders voice…it left no room for argument, "Y-yes Uzukage-sama." she bowed and left the room, leaving the Uzukage with her son.
The Uzukage pulled a chair next to Naruto's bed and sat herself in it, staring at Naruto's face. She gently reached out and traced his whisker marks, allowing a smile to come to her face, and a few tears to fall from her eyes.
It was the first time in years…that Kushina Uzumaki cried…
An Hour later
The entire populace of Uzugakure no Sato was standing in front of the Uzukage tower, as accordance to the Uzukage's orders. The shinobi were staring intently at the top of the great tower, while the civilians were shuffling about.
In the crowd, Houshu was staring intently at the tower, 'I wonder what Uzukage-sama wants to tell us.'
"Hey Houshu!" Houshu turned around to see her two fellow guardsmen walking towards them, "So, did the Uzukage find out about the kid?"
Houshu sighed and looked down, "Yes…she did."
The male looked up at the tower, "Do you think that is what the announcement is about?"
The girl snorted, "Of course it is Epsilon, what else could it be about?!"
Epsilon snarled at the multi skin toned woman, "Shut up Jinniku!"
Houshu sighed at her two friends arguing, 'Those two are going to drive me insane one of these days.'
"BOOM" the arguing and chatter running through the crowd was cut off as a large explosion of sound erupted from a large gong. Everybody instantly turned their attention towards the top of the tower.
A door opened as Kushina Uzumaki, Shodaime Uzukage of New Uzugakure stepped outward. She proudly wore her black and red robes, and carried her katana at her side. She stepped on the outcropping and looked upon the populace of the village she had founded not more than a year after she had left Konoha in grief, hearing of her son's demise.
The same son who had somehow turned up in her village just a few hours ago.
She took a deep breath and sighed…before gaining a fierce look in her eyes as she shouted, "Citizens and Shinobi of New Uzugakure! I am sure you are all wondering why I have had you all gather here today." the crowd let out shouts of agreement as Kushina spoke, "For years, we have prospered as one of the few true hidden villages, with only a handful of others sharing that right with us…when I founded this village, I had lost my former home of Uzugakure, and had thought I lost my family when the great demon Kyuubi attacked my adopted home, losing my only child!"
The crowd was hushed as they heard their leader speak…
Kushina snarled as she shouted, "Only now…do I find that the home I had adopted as my own…had betrayed me! When they hid my son from me!"
The crowd gasped as they heard their leader's proclamation.
Kushina looked over the populace, "And not only did they hide my child from me! But they also had the gall to abuse and torture him because of his status as a Jinchuriki!"
The crowd broke out into conversation…
'They dared harm the child of our great leader.'
'He is a Jinchuriki?'
'We should declare war on them!'
Kushina heard the conversations and demands for vengeance from her people and smiled. She raised her hand and silenced them, "I have one final announcement before I must return to my son, who is currently in the hospital!"
The populace hushed themselves as they heard their leader's statement.
Kushina took in a deep breath, "From now on…if ANY of you see a single shinobi from Konoha…if you EVER get the chance to do so…KILL THEM!!!" she looked over the populace, who were stunned, "They will suffer the wrath of New Uzugakure…for what they have done to my son!" she turned and walked inside the tower and traveled down the stairs…her destination clear…
Naruto's hospital room.
Three days later
Kushina sat at the side of her son's bed, who had been hooked up to several devices to pump some nutrients into his body to cure his malnourishment.
The doctors of the hospital had been clambering over each other, delivering reports on Naruto's condition, and his physical deformities because of his abuse in Konoha.
Each report made Kushina grow more and more resentful to the village.
She reached out and touched her son's hand, which still held several documents firmly in their grasp. Whatever it was her son was holding, even in his sleep, he refused to let go of it. It must have been important if even in his condition, her son was unwilling to let go.
She reached out and ran her fingers through her sons hair, 'Don't worry my son…Kaa-chan will never let you go.'
"Creak" the door to the hospital room opened, and Souken entered, "Uzukage-sama, I need to check up on young Naruto again."
Kushina reluctantly stood up and left the room so that Souken could run some tests on Naruto. Souken sighed sadly as he opened up a small case. Inside were tools he would need to use to run his tests over Naruto.
Meanwhile, outside the room, Kushina sat with her hands laced together with her forehead pressed against them. It had been the same routine for the last three days. She would come to the hospital after she ran through her work, making certain everything was accounted for, and nothing was out of place.
She would then sit by her son's bed all day, having to leave the room as doctor after doctor came in to check up on him. She would ask if there was any change in his condition…to find that nothing had changed.
She was growing worried for her only son's life. He had been unconscious for three days, going on four. Everyday she feared that her son would never wake up.
"Uzukage-sama?" Kushina looked up to see Houshu standing before her, "Are you alright"
Kushina turned away and sighed, "No Houshu…I am not alright." she leaned back and pressed her back against the wall.
Houshu sat down next to her, "Uzukage-sama, you should head home and rest. If you don't get any sleep, you may end up getting sick from lack of rest."
Kushina snapped her head towards Houshu, "And just how do you expect me to sleep when my son, who I have thought was dead all this time, is unconscious, and may never wake up?!"
Houshu flinched back at Kushina's tone…
Kushina held her face in her hands, "I can't even think straight while my son is in this condition!" she began to sob into her ands as her body shook while the sobs wracked her body.
Houshu bit her lip and sat down, "Uzukage-sama…Kushina…I know you must be hurting. But if your son is…a Jinchuriki, then he should be fine." she smiled, "Hell, maybe when he wakes up, you can start training him…just imagine how strong he will be. Being trained by the Shodaime Uzukage!" she squealed in delight, trying to cheer Kushina up.
Kushina looked up…and smiled warmly before she hugged Houshu, "T-thanks Houshu-chan…you have always been so good to me."
Houshu returned the hug…and grinned widely, 'Kushina-sama is hugging me!!! EEEHHHH!!!'
"BANG!!!" the doors to Naruto's room were slammed open as Souken stormed out, panting, "Uzukage-sama, he is waking up!"
Kushina snapped her head towards Souken, "REALLY?!?!"
Souken nodded his head, "Yes, his change in heart rate shows he will be fully awake in a…WHOA!!!" he had to jump out of the way as Kushina stormed into the room. He looked inside as Kushina quickly pulled a chair up to the bed and awaited for her son to begin opening his eyes, "Maybe I should have been a bit calmer in my delivery of the news." he turned towards where Kushina was…and saw Houshu sitting in a fetal position with a storm cloud over her head.
Houshu sniffled as waterfall tears ran down her face, "Well…it was nice while it lasted."
Souken sweat dropped as he saw the young kunoichi, "Yeah…definitely should have delivered it better."
In the room, Kushina was nervously bouncing up and down in her seat, waiting for her son's eyes to open. She began to grow even more nervous as she saw Naruto's eyelids begin to twitch.
Naruto's eyes fluttered open, revealing his blue orbs to those watching. He took a minute to look at his surroundings before his eyes widened as he snapped open wider as he practically leapt out of bed, "W-where am I?!" he looked around, somehow missing Kushina in his panic, "W-what is going on here…is this a…" he suddenly saw Kushina in his gaze and froze.
Kushina swallowed hard as her son looked into her eyes, 'W-why is he staring at me?'
Naruto's eyes began to quiver as he reached his hand out and touched her cheek…he then reached up towards her hair and patted it. His shaking increased as tears began to brim at his eyes. He fell to his knees and stuttered out, "K-Kaa-chan?"
Kushina's eyes widened at the question…before she could answer, Naruto leapt into her arms.
"Kaa-chan!!!" he sobbed into her shoulder as he hugged his mother for the first time in his life.
Kushina smiled…and began to shake as she allowed tears to flow from her eyes before she wrapped her son in a warm motherly embrace.
Their family was reunited at last…
Naruto has arrived in Uzugakure, his mother has found him, and things are looking up...what will the future hold?
Also...NO NARUHINA OR NARUSAKU FOR THE PAIRINGS!!!!!
Translations...
Houshu-Gem
Uzukage-Whirlpool Shadow
Jinniku-Human flesh (it will make sense later)
Epsilon-fifth letter of the greek alphabet (It will make sense later)