Chapter 8
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Naruto was stunned by what the woman, now known as Kushina, had just told him. 'Y-you're m-my mother?' Kushina hugged Naruto tighter and spoke as she cried tears of joy, 'Yes, yes I am, and I'm so sorry for not being there for you. Will you ever forgive me?' Naruto hugged her back, tears streaming down his cheeks as he smiled, 'Of course mom, you told me you had amnesia so I know it wasn't your fault, but what happened? How did you get amnesia? And why did my dad leave me alone?' Kushina then let him go and frowned at him, 'You really don't know your own father?' Naruto shook his head and just before she could say who his father was, they heard a voice, 'K-Kushina? Is that r-really you?' Kushina turned around and saw Jiraiya and smiled, 'Jiraiya! It's so good to see you!' Kushina stood up and hugged Jiraiya and he hugged her back gently and smiled, 'I-I thought you were dead, how did you survive?'
Kushina looked sad and closed her eyes deep in thought, 'It was about twelve or thirteen years ago before the Kyuubi attacked the village, I was pregnant with Naruto and my husband was using his skills in sealing to keep the Kyuubi inside me in check…' 'Wait, you mean you had the Kyuubi inside you before me?' Naruto said interrupting her story. Kushina looked at Naruto and nodded, 'Yes, now please don't interrupt until I'm done please.' Naruto nodded and was silent. 'Anyways, Naruto's father was keeping the seal intact, since it weakens during pregnancy.' Jiraiya nodded remembering that day like it happened yesterday as Kushina continued, 'However despite the barriers placed around the area where I was giving birth, which was supposed to prevent our enemies from discovering our location, a strange man did manage to get in with the intention of kidnapping me.' Naruto looked shocked but remained silent.
Kushina smiled at him for listening to her despite this being their first meeting aside from when he was born, 'This man forced your father to choose between me and you and he managed to get you away from him and Managed to sneak me away as we ran towards the house we wanted to raise you in, our home that we had lived in for a long time together.' Naruto smiled and looked down as Darian and Lexi walked up and noticed Kushina talking and Jiraiya and Naruto listening so they sat down beside Naruto, which Kushina noticed as they leaned on his shoulders and thought the site was adorable. She continued her story, 'When we arrived at our home, your father walked outside but somehow the man managed to track us to where we were and slipped in and grabbed me while you were in my arms, however he dropped you back into your crib and took me away.'
Kushina took a breath and continued, 'Your father fought him when he found us but by then he had set up a temporary barrier and with the time he had released the Kyuubi. However, before the Kyuubi could run away this man looked at it and its eyes turned a darker red and it stayed still as if turned to stone.' She sighed and looked at Naruto, admiring how he looked so much like Minato, except for those sunglasses, she didn't understand why he had them but they made him look attractive, Kushina immediately beat herself mentally thinking, 'No Kushina, this is your son, but Kami why does he have to look so mysterious and attractive. No, no, no, no, I can't be falling for him, he's my son. Just calm down Kushina, telling the tale of how I lost my memory will help distract me from my hot son. No! Stop focus!'
Kushina took a deep breath and continued her story, while Naruto wondered what was going on because she had just looked at him and Darian and Lexi and started blushing, 'Anyways, when the man had done this, he ran away, and somehow opened some kind of vortex and transported himself somewhere, most likely the village. Then my husband ran after him not knowing that this man had left me where I was. The man obviously summoned the Kyuubi because just before losing consciousness I saw it disappear as if it was summoned and after that I lost consciousness and the next thing I know I'm here with you and I recognized you almost immediately because of your hair and those whisker marks on your cheeks. When you were born I thought they were so cute, but now they look so much cuter on you.' Kushina blushed a bit but not as much as Naruto and Darian and Lexi laughed at Naruto who they thought looked cuter than usual.
Kushina suddenly felt jealous when she saw the two girls clinging onto Naruto but then remembered something else and smiled, 'Oh, I just remembered, Naruto, I forgot to tell you that you have sisters Dattebane.' Naruto froze and looked at her with a shocked expression, 'R-really?' Kushina nodded and smiled even bigger, 'Yea, I forgot about her but the memory just came back. You have a twin sister, and two older sisters who are twins as well. However, I'm not sure why you weren't sent with them because I remembered telling your father to send all four of you to my sister's home until it was time for you all to enter the academy which I was supposed to also give word when it was safe but due to my amnesia I couldn't. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Naruto, your older sisters' names are Natsumi and Makina. Your twin sister's name is Mihane.'
Naruto looked shocked but then smiled and hugged Kushina. Kushina was surprised and hugged him back battling herself inside over the feelings she now felt for Naruto. Naruto let go and smiled his foxy smile making Kushina, Darian, and Lexi blush. Naruto then looked confused, 'Who was my father?' Kushina smiled and said, 'You really haven't figured that out yet? He was Minato Namikaze, the Yondaime Hokage.' Naruto looked at her with stars in his eyes making the girls and Kushina blush yet again. Kushina then stopped herself and leaned in looking at his sunglasses, 'Naruto, why are you wearing sunglasses?' Everyone froze and Naruto looked to Jiraiya as he shrugged, not knowing what to say. Naruto looked at Kushina and sighed, 'It's kind of an S-ranked secret.' Kushina just smiled a sweet smile that made Naruto shiver in fear, 'Naruto, please tell me why you have sunglasses on.' Naruto nodded quickly in fear of his life and sighed. He reached up and took his sunglasses off but held his eyes closed.
Kushina was wondering why his eyes where closed until he opened his eyes. When she saw his eyes, she gasped and took a step back in shock as she took in his pale purple eyes with several black rings surrounding a single dote-like pupil. She was shocked that her son had the Doujutsu from her clan's ancestor, the Rikkudo Senin. She was nervous as she spoke, 'Y-you have t-the R-Rinnegan!' Naruto nodded wondering what freaked her out so much. Kushina looked down and then back at Naruto, 'How is that possible? Naruto I want you to tell me about your life in the village, tell me everything and don't leave anything out!' Naruto nodded and started telling her about his life. He told her of the beatings, the harsh words, and the fact that the Civilian Council kept trying to have him executed and/or banished from Konoha just because they hated him. Kushina was already ready to grind everyone in Konoha into a bloody mess.
Then Naruto got to the part of his life where he became a ninja, and Kushina was proud of him, fighting an A ranked rogue shinobi and a B-ranked rogue shinobi with a Kekei Genkai. Naruto told her about Sakura but soon after Kushina sighed and looked at Naruto sadly, 'Naruto, this Sakura girl may be pretty, but she's a Haruno. I know her mother, Sakumo Haruno. She basically gave men of high power and ranking her body in order to reach the rank of Civilian Council member. Most likely her daughter only likes this Sasuke for his power and the fact that he is the last Uchiha, it's the same with all female Haruno family members.' Naruto looked confused at first but suddenly realized what she was saying and nodded looking disappointed as he found truth in her words about Sakura.
Naruto put his sunglasses on and they stood up. Kushina went to the leader of the Nomadic tribe and told her (A/N: yes the leader of the tribe is a woman, so any sexist idiots better not say anything) She bowed to the woman in thanks for taking care of her and came back to the group and smiled brightly causing Naruto to blush a bit, 'Well shall we head out?' Jiraiya nodded smiling just as brightly but Kushina walked up and whispered something in his ear and suddenly he looked like he was struggling to keep his smile up and walked ahead of the group shakily as Naruto looked confused but started walking beside his mother and blushed as he looked at her. Her long red hair was flowing in the wind, he thought her violet eyes were amazing and her milky skin looked soft. As Naruto thought this he started blushing, which Kushina noticed as he stared at her, she blushed also and suddenly Darian and Lexi grabbed Kushina and pulled her back telling Naruto that they wanted a private moment to talk. Aruto nodded and turned around walking on ahead.
With Kushina, Darian, and Lexi…
Kushina looked at Darian and Lexi who looked at her with knowing expressions making Kushina blush and Darian spoke out surprising Kushina with what she said, 'Don't worry Kushi-chan, we'll share him with you.' Darian winked, making Kushina blush even more, 'W-what're you talking about? He's my s…' 'Oh be quiet, we both saw how you looked at him, it wasn't like a mother looking at her son it was a woman looking at a hot guy.' Darian moved up to her ear and whispered, 'Like I said before, we'll share him with you.' They both nodded at her and ran ahead, leaving a blushing Kushina slowly walking behind them, watching as Darian and Lexi hugged Naruto, making him blush. Kushina chuckled thinking, 'He really is cute, oh who am I kidding my son is hot, Dattebane!' Kushina blushed and wondered what her sister and Naruto's sister's would think.
In the Whirlpool Country…
Three beautiful young girls and one sexy woman sneezed at the same time.
Back with Naruto's group…
Kushina blushed as she suddenly thought about if she got into a relationship with her son and suddenly a little bit of blood ran from her nose at the perverted thoughts she had, which she quickly wiped away. She looked up at Naruto and saw him holding a small orange book and her eye twitched, 'No way, is he actually…?' She observed closer and saw it was the dreaded book that shall remain unnamed by all women. Then she noticed that Darian and Lexi had the books too and she had a sickly sweet smile as she walked up to Naruto and grabbed all three of them and pulled them back out of Jiraiya's hearing and said, 'Naruto, Darian, Lexi, can you tell me why you have that book?' The three shivered in fear when Kushina pulled them back but now they were absolutely terrified as Naruto spoke, 'Hehe, t-traveling with J-Jiraiya. I-I guess h-he rubbed off on m-me, but I haven't t-told him I r-read these.' Kushina sweat dropped and suddenly slammed her fist into all three of their heads, Naruto first and Lexi last. They walked along holding their heads as they winced at the pain from Kushina's punches.
Kushina shook her head sighing, then looked back at Naruto and smiled. She then looked ahead and they all caught up with Jiraiya. Jiraiya turned to Naruto who had pulled out the second scroll from the Tomb of the Rikkudo Senin, the scroll labeled Banshou Tenin. Kushina read it over his shoulder, fascinated by the gravity techniques of the Rinnegan. Naruto began to focus, held out his hand at a rock and said, 'Banshou Tenin.' The rock wiggled a little bit and dragged about an inch towards Naruto before stopping. Kushina giggled at how he got frustrated as he reminded her of herself when she was his age. She was also secretly proud that he had the same goal as her at that age, to be the best Hokage. She knew that he would make it, not because of those eyes, but because of his determination alone.
Naruto was practicing for over an hour before Jiraiya said that he should see if the scroll had any extra tips. Naruto nodded and began to read the scroll. He was so focused on the scroll that he barely noticed Darian and Lexi walking beside him. They then grabbed one arm each and held onto him as he complained, 'Hey come on you two stop it I'm trying to read the scroll.' They ignored him and held his arms closer as he blushed. Kushina, watching from behind felt jealous, 'Aw, why can't I hold Naru-kun like that?' By the time Kushina realized what she thought she blushed and immediately slowed down a bit so no one would notice.
Kushina watched as Darian and Lexi clung to Naruto's arms but then, Darian looked back and winked with a sultry expression as she mouthed the words, 'Don't worry, you'll get your turn soon enough.' Kushina blushed even more and Darian giggled and turned back to Naruto. Meanwhile, Naruto was blushing but managed to read the scroll while the girls begged for his attention and a few hours and a few failures at trying to get a hang of the technique later, reached out to a rock they were passing as he said, 'Banshou Tenin.' The rock flew and landed in Naruto's hand and he slipped out of the girls arms as he jumped up shouting, 'I did it! Yea, I finally did it!' Kushina smiled and walked up. She leaned down and kissed his cheek before whispering in his ear, 'Good job Naru-kun, you're getting better.' She then giggled. Darian looked at Kushina with a smirk and Lexi looked shyly at her as Kushina hugged Naruto who was blushing from the kiss.
Time skip, two months before the Training Journey ends outside the Land of Waves…
Naruto walked through and looked around remembering all that happened there, it was the area where they fought Zabuza Momochi for the first time. When they arrived at the bridge Tazuna built, they were all surprised, except Jiraiya of course, at the name of the bridge. It was called 'The Great Naruto Bridge'. Naruto was awed that they named the bridge after him and Kushina was so proud of her son because of this accomplishment. They crossed the bridge and walked into the town and saw the people were more prosperous then before. When they saw Naruto they waved hello and Naruto returned it just as happily. He was glad that they were free of Gato and his henchmen, now they could prosper and live better lives.
Naruto walked up to a house he recognized instantly. He smiled as he knocked on the door. Kushina walked up behind him and said, 'Naruto, do you know this house?' Naruto nodded as the door opened and a beautiful young woman stood in the doorway. She had on a pink shirt and a plain, long blue skirt that reached her ankles. Her hair was a dark blue-black color that went down past her shoulders and her eyes were black but held gentle warmth in them. When she saw who it was she smiled brightly and pulled him into a friendly him saying, 'Naruto, it's so good to see you. When did you get back here?' Naruto smiled and hugged her back and answered her, 'I got here just now, me and Jiraiya here have been traveling around training and we picked up a few friends and on our way back to Konoha we decided to stop by and say hey and spend some time around here to see how everything is going.' Tsunami smiled again and called out behind her, 'Inari, come down here please. We have some very special guests.' A voiced called out from upstairs and the sound of someone coming downstairs was heard.
Suddenly Inari walked into the room and spoke, 'Hey mom, who's our special gue-…' He froze when he saw Naruto smiling. 'Hey Inari, it's good to see ya again. You've really grown.' Inari took in Naruto's appearance, he was wearing a black jacket with a darker shade of orange then he wore the first time Inari saw him near the center and a pair of dark orange pants, his Headband had a black cloth on it and the cloth was extra-long allowing it to blow in the wind. (A/N: just imagine his Shippuden style of clothes.) 'N-Naruto-niisan, is that you?' Naruto nodded and smiled again. He looked at Inari and saw he had changed from the small scrawny kid he knew almost three years ago. He had grown a foot taller and had on a black muscle shirt with gray baggy shorts. Inari smiled and held out his hand to Naruto, 'It's great to see you Naruto-niisan.' Naruto grinned and shook his hand.
Tsunami noticed the rest of the group and smiled, greeting them as well. She noticed Kushina, Darian, and Lexi and smiled at them, 'Hello, my name is Tsunami, what are your names?' Darian and Lexi bowed, 'My name is Darian.' 'My name is Lexi.' Tsunami bowed back to them and turned to Kushina, 'My name is Kushina Uzumaki. My son told me quite a bit about you, Inari, and Tazuna.' Tsunami looked surprised then took a slightly angry expression that Kushina knew was about, 'Naruto said he had no parents, if you are his mother where were you at his whole life?' Kushina sighed and looked at Tsunami sadly, 'Sixteen years ago when the Kyuubi attacked Konoha, a man attacked me and my husband. What I'm going to tell you is top secret, you can't tell anyone, ok?' Tsunami nodded and Kushina breathed deeply and continued, 'I was attacked by a man during my pregnancy with Naruto. He went after me because I was the container for the Kyuubi before my son. He kidnapped me after I gave birth and released the Kyuubi from within me. He then left me for dead where I fell unconscious. Apparently sometime after that I awoke in a caravan of nomads but suffered from amnesia. And just last year, I met Naruto and his group and regained my memories.'
Tsunami looked sad and placed a hand on Kushina's shoulder and smiled gently, 'If that is what happened, then I will forgive you for not being there for him.' Kushina nodded, 'Thank you, and now let's go with everyone else.' Tsunami nodded and they walked into the kitchen where everyone was talking. Naruto stood up and stretched, 'I'm gonna walk around the village.' Kushina walked up to him, 'Do you mind if I come along?' Naruto smiled, 'You can come along, I don't mind.' Kushina smiled and she and Naruto walked outside and around the village. A few minutes later, Naruto saw a woman with too many bags for her to carry and he went over to her, 'Excuse me, do you need any help?' The woman, who appeared to be in her early fifties' looked at him and smiled, 'Why thank you, most of these are groceries but I also have some medicine for someone my family was asked to look after.' Naruto nodded and picked up the heaviest bags and Kushina, who was smiling at his kindness walked up and grabbed some bags as well and the three of them walked to the old woman's home and Naruto set the groceries on the kitchen table while Kushina and the woman went to the back room where he heard Kushina gasp in shock. Naruto ran to the room they were in and saw a woman with milky white skin and black hair under some blankets and she was breathing shallowly and upon closer inspection, they noticed that she was in a coma. Naruto looked at his mother and saw her shocked expression, 'What is it mom? Do you know her?' Kushina just nodded and spoke softly as she stared at the woman before her, 'It's my best friend Mikoto, Mikoto Uchiha.'
End of Chapter 8
Surprise! Mikoto is alive! Itachi never killed her!