I apologize for taking so long posting this chapter i was having some writers block on how to finish the chapter. i will try better on posting sooner

Outside the Hokage tower

In a swirl of leaves, Naruto and Yugao arrived at the tower. Yugao scanned the surrounding for any sign of intermediate danger while Naruto focus on the coming meeting with the hokage.

"Yugao- chan, I need you to make a stop by my apartment and pick up my belongings that my clone stored in some scrolls."

"Naruto- sama, …."

"Yugao, I will be fine for a few minutes by myself and I will be with jiji. So , there no need to fear. Now go."

"Hai, Naruto- sama"

Yugao took to the roofs headed for Naruto's apartment as he went into the tower to meet the hokage.

Training ground for Team Eight

Hinata and Kurenai was watching their other teammates spar. Kurenai had Kiba and Shino only use tai-jutsu so they would learn not to be dependent on their familiars. The spar went back and forth around fifteen minutes until Kurenai called the two boys to take a break.

" Hinata, what can you tell me about the way your teammates are fighting?"

Kurenai asked Hinata as Kiba and Shino came over to listen to their sensi critique their spar. Hinata sat in silence for a second trying to remember the spar.

"W..ell Kurenai-sensi, both of them, are talented but in different way. Kiba is fast and have good agility but most of his attacks are faster but more reckless. Now, Shino is Kiba opposite. His attacks are stronger and more precise. Kiba could hit Shino more times than Shino hits him, I believe Shino would win because he would deal out more damage to Kiba."

Before, Kurenai could reply two branch members of the Hyuga clan landed in the training ground.

The older two knelt in front of Hinata and spoke.

"Hinata-sama, Lord Hiashi needs you and Kurenai-san back at the compound immediately"

"Why?"

"He did not tell us ma'am but it was after a meeting he had with a noble that he sent us for you".

Her father meeting a noble sent a shiver of panic down her spine. She only calmed down when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Looking behind her, Hinata saw her sensi giving her a reassuring smile. Kurenai turn two her other gen-nin.

"Take the rest of the day off, we will tell you of what happening tomorrow."

The two boys nodded and headed out the training ground. Kurenai turned to face the two branch members and motioned them to lead the way. The four shin obis headed toward the Hyuga compound to see what the summons was about.

The Hokage office

Naruto walks into the hokage office as the secretary motioned that the hokage was expecting him. First, thing that he notice was the hokage was not alone. There was three other people inside the office. The one to the right of and behind the hokage was an older woman. She was about the hokage age and dress in a kimono The way she held her posture displayed her confidence in herself and skills. The shin obi to the hokage left was the village jo-nin commander and father to his classmate Shikamaru, Shikaku Nara. The man pretty much looked like a older version of his classmate but harden by the shin obi life that he lead. The last person was a young women about five to ten years older than Naruto dress in the traditional miko outfit. The hakama was crimson red as the haori, she wore was black with fire country symbol on her back printed in white. Studying the women closer he notice she had a slender build suited for speed. Her hair cut shoulder length framed a small face.

The hokage stood greeted Naruto as he entered with a bow. The movement seems strange to Shikaku and the miko but older women just smirk and followed the hokage example. The miko and Shikaku acting quickly also bowed. Naruto just sighed and shook his head at the younger shin obis confusing.

"Sarutobi -jiji, I see that you explain some of the situation to Koharu -sensi but forgot prepare this miko and Shika's father for my presence."

The hokage laughed.

"I was about to Naruto- sama before you came in. Shikaku and Hitomi this our Lord Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze, the new Daimyo of Fire Country."

The miko quickly dropped to the ground started start asking to forgiveness. Naruto glared at his grandfather figure who just smirk.

"Hitomi- san rise there no reason for forgiveness. If there is someone at fought, it is an old monkeys'. Hokage- sama could we get this meeting on the way because we all have more important things to do."

"Correct Naruto, let me introduce you to Shikaku Nara, Konoha jo-nin commander, and Hitomi , a miko. She is one of the surviving twelve guardians. The Fire Council sent her ahead of the rest to inform us the situation in the capitol."

"Good, Hitomi could you give your report."

"Hai, The attack happened four days ago. It seemed from the first report that it was an army of about one hundred and fifty bandits. From the clothes and accents, the bandits seemed come from all the districts of Fire Country. When the alarm was given, the captain of the city guards sent two platoons of samurai to counter the bandits. It was trap , there was close to four hundred bandits with a couple of missing -nins for support. When the Daimyo heard of the attack he order another platoon as reinforcement and sent half of us guardians to assist, the trap was also a diversion "

"What do you mean?"

"As soon as the reinforcement left the castle, it was invaded by a team of twenty-five shin obis. From the reports, they separated into groups of five. The first group went after the remaining samurai. The next two groups went after the high Council and their heirs. The last two attacked the royal family"

"We know that and we can read the rest in the official report. There are only two things that concern me. How did majority of the royal family die and are there any survivors to the attacking force."

The miko turned to face Naruto before she answered his questions.

"Daimyo -sama, when the assassins attacking his lord, consort and the heirs realized that their plan was about to failed, they all performed suicide jutsus killing every one except Goro, one of the Twelve. Goro was the one two saved your cousin princess Kiyoko by using his body as a shield. We was able to capture ten survivors of the raiding party and two assassins was capture from the ones that attacked the councilors."

"Hitomi, what was the damage to the city and how are the citizens reacting."

" My lord, the capitol was not as damage as could have been also the citizens knows their was an attack but not the extent of the casualties."

Naruto turn toward the Hokage.

"Hokage- sama, this leads to a bigger request when we meet at the Council meeting. Shikaku -san and Koharu -sensi could you send out the summons to the Clan Heads and citizen representatives informing them of the meeting."

The two nodded their heads in compliance and left to do as command. Naruto survey the room to see which seat would be the most comfortable to wait for Yugao and the meeting that when he saw the hokage smiling and Hitomi back on her knees ready the swear allegiance. Naruto blinked and sighed. Sighing was becoming a habit he needs to break.

Hiashi office

Knock. Knock.

"Enter."

"Father / Hyuga -sama"

The clan leader raised his head toward the two women entering his study. He motioned for them to sit in the two chairs facing his desk.

"Hinata and Yuhi -san, you arrived so quickly good. We have much to discuss and little time to prepare."

As they sat in front of her father, Hinata could not keep the nervousness from her voice as she asked him what they was preparing for. Hiashi studied his daughter before he answered her question.

"Hinata, what would you do to serve and protect our clan?"

"What do you mean father?"

The clan head notice some killer intent focus on himself coming from his daughters' sensi.

"Yuhi -san you need to control yourself your I will have to ask you to leave/}

"Control, myself I am not the one selling his daughter to some nobleman to pacify his elders"

Lord Hiashi sent his own wave of killer intent that quickly silenced the jo-nin.

"Yuhi- san you need to learn to keep quite when you do not fully know the situation we are in. Hinata if the problem was not dire I would have prepared you better."

Before either woman could asked what the dire situation was a knock was heard, Hiashi order the person to enter. It was one the branch members bringing two scrolls from the hokage office. He read them over and then looked at his daughter thinking over what he was about to do.

"Hinata, I only have one question for you. What would you for clan,village, or country?"

The young woman really study her father since entering the4 room. She could tell two things. Whatever is going own is very important because he is acting out of his character emotional clan head and her decision will change her life forever".

"Father, I will do anything for clan,village, or country".

Her father smiled with sad eyes as he stood from behind his desk.

" Very well kneel, Hyuga Hinata, I Hyuga Hiashi by other of the Hokage strip you status of shin obi of the village of Konoha and Heir to the Hyuga Clan."

The jo-nin and former heir was so shock that the they did not notice the clan head called in to branch members into the office. He had them take charge and prepare his shell-shocked daughter. As Hinata about to leave the room, he stop her one last time with a comment.

"It will be alright Hinata. I promise."