Disclaimer: huh? Masashi Kishimoto owns Naruto and I don't claim ownership of said intellectual properties. Simply put… this is fanfiction and I own squat…
A/N: for those of you who wondered about the other jounin in the chuunin exams, it was Jiraiya in a henge.
Chapter 17 – Aftermath…
There was loud arguing heard in the council chamber and absolutely nothing was getting done. Finally Sarutobi cleared his throat and released a fair amount of killing intent. This was enough to quiet most everyone except for a civilian. "What is the meaning of this? Bringing in some Hokage lookalikes," Haruno Baika said angrily.
The former Hokages glared at the woman, but wanted Sarutobi to handle this. "Councilwoman Haruno, you hold your tongue until you have been apprised of the situation. Do I make myself clear?" he asked angrily and his tone told her that he wouldn't accept a 'no' for an answer. "Now then, thanks to Orochimaru using a forbidden jutsu and the Fourth, being able to counter act it we have our former Hokages back and three captives. We also have the children of the Yondaime Kazekage in custody. The first thing we need to discuss is how we are going to rebuild after this battle. We then will proceed to the point of selecting chuunin from the exams and after that we will discuss the status of the Hokages," he said authoritatively.
The next half hour was taken up with discussion on how to rebuild and how funds would be used for such. After that the Raikage and several jounin were ushered into the room.
"What is the Raikage doing here?" Baika asked with a sneer on her face and with an annoying tone to her voice.
The dark-skinned man glared at the woman. "Is this how Konoha treats visiting dignitaries?" he asked with a raised eyebrow at Sarutobi.
Sarutobi, Minato, Hashirama, and Tobirama all glared at the woman. "My apologies Raikage-dono, for we usually don't have the council speak to dignitaries. For the life of me, I can't figure out why," Sarutobi said sarcastically, but got a round of chuckles from the other council members, former Hokages and the Raikage. "Now if you will please apologize, Mrs. Haruno."
Baika began to sweat, but stood and bowed. "My humblest apologies Raikage-dono," she said with a quivering voice, because of the stifling aura in the room given off by the Kages and the clan heads.
The Raikage growled, but said, "I accept your apology, but for this slight we demand to be reimbursed for this slight."
Hiashi smacked his forehead with the palm of his hand. 'That woman is going to cost this village a lot if she can't figure out how to keep her mouth shout,' he thought to himself.
"We will discuss that later Raikage-dono," Sarutobi said in an attempt to bring the meeting back on to the subject at hand.
The Raikage nodded and sat down. "Agreed Hokage-dono," he said with a smirk on his face.
"First order of business is the punishment for Uchiha Sasuke for his tardiness, among other things," Sarutobi announced.
Tsunade stood with a large grin on her face and said, "He is to have his shinobi license suspended for no less than six months. He will also be paying reparations to those chuunin hopefuls that he caused injury too by his late arrival. Three hours is an eternity on the battlefield and as such he will also be sent back to the academy for those six months to receive training about how his actions could affect his comrades."
"Isn't that a little harsh for only being three hours late?" Baika asked.
Tsunade sat down and folded her hands together in front of herself. She then smiled and said, "Be happy I didn't recommend that he be stricken from the whole program, Haruno."
Baika stood and looked at the Sarutobi with contempt in her eyes. "How is it that the Senju are passing judgment on Sasuke-sama when they weren't an injured party?" she asked angrily.
"It was up to me to decide on his punishment, but in her family not being an injured party you're wrong. Her son, Naruto, was injured not only in the exams, but before that. So I left it up to the Senju, Tsunade in particular, to decide his punishment, before it became a clan war, which the Uchiha would surly lose, if only in numbers," Sarutobi explained.
Baika sat down with a huff, but didn't say anything more.
"Another punishment for Sasuke is that he will not be able to achieve the rank of chuunin for this exam," Sarutobi said to several gasps from the room. He continued while ignoring the murmur from several council members, "While he is a skilled genin, his tardiness shows that he isn't ready to be a chuunin. This is a final decision that the Raikage, the Daimyo, and the jounin all agree with. If you oppose this please give your reasons for your opposition." He looked directly at Baika, who seemed to shrink in her chair, but offered no rebuttal.
"Now then, let's get on to the other participants. Uzumaki Hinata, her performances was quite spectacular and she was able to hold her own in several hard situations. She did give up in a situation where she could have fought on, but would have more than likely lost. I recommend her for promotion, do I have a second?" Sarutobi asked and saw a slew of hands raised. "Given the support for this…" he began to say, but was interrupted.
"Why is she being referred to as Uzumaki instead of Hyuuga?" Baika asked with a confused look on her face.
Hiashi lowered his head in shame, but replied, "The Hyuuga clan disowned her and she took up the name of Naruto-san. That is all I will say. But as the head of the Hyuuga clan I second the choice of her being promoted."
The clan heads knew some of what was going on, so they said nothing. The civilian portion of the council took the news in stride and also said nothing.
Sarutobi nodded and then continued, "Hyuuga Neji?"
"I believe he isn't quite ready, he's close, but not quite there yet," Shikaku said quietly.
This was also the general consensus of those present.
"Momochi Haku?" Sarutobi asked.
"She is amazing, we should allow her to go straight to being on the council!" a male council member replied.
"She is already spoken for and will not be on the council unless she is taking over for said head. So should she be promoted" Sarutobi asked. The general consensus was an overwhelming 'yes'. This question and answer was continued down the list, but they skipped Naruto's name until the end. In the end Shino, Shikamaru, Fū, Nijiko, and Raijin were also promoted.
"I saved this person for the end because his name will cause a lot of commotion. Senju Uzumaki Naruto…" Sarutobi said.
"While skilled he didn't show what was needed for a chuunin," Baika said out flat without any emotions.
Tsunade and the Raikage both laughed out loud. The Raikage looked at the woman and smirked. "That boy has enough to be a jounin. He showed both leadership, during the exams and afterwards. Even a couple of my jounin agree with me on this one and they took orders from a mere genin. Along with that he appears to have control if not mastery of at least three elements and can summon. So if this council doesn't offer him a chuunin promotion… I will in offer him a special jounin position in Kumo," he said with a huge grin.
The civilian portion of the council gaped at this point. He had declared that he would offer Naruto, the bane of Konohagakure no Sato, a position as special jounin in Kumogakure no Sato.
"You would deny my son, but offer a promotion to an ungrateful child like Uchiha Sasuke?" Tsunade asked.
"Uchiha Sasuke is powerful and thus should be promoted," Baika replied in an arrogant tone.
Tsunade turned to the former Hokages and asked, "Would you guys like to move to Kumo with my son?"
All three nodded to the question, much to the amazement of the council.
"That is treason, Tsunade!" Baika shouted at the Sannin.
"Maybe for me, but not for them, they're already dead," she said with a straight face.
"You would abandon your village for that… that… demon… ack…" Baika said only to find herself held up against the wall by the Fourth Hokage.
"You will never refer to my son as such again or your life is forfeit. Do I make myself clear?" Minato said with anger held in his cold blue eyes. She could only nod agreement. She was dropped to the floor in a heap and left by the parting Hokage. He also glared at Hiashi, as he returned to his seat.
Several people gasped in the room at this revelation. Suddenly a voice roared over the council chambers. "Why weren't we told about this?" Danzo asked.
"For his safety. This is an issue we will cover after the decision on his promotion. I also assure you that you will be fair in deciding his promotion. If you give it to him because of what you just learned he will leave the village in anger, more than likely to accept the offer from Kumo after retiring from Konoha. He will also be taking Uzumaki Hinata, Mitarashi Anko, Momochi Haku and Zabuza, along with the three former Hokages. So think hard and tell me your decision," Sarutobi said with the threat lingering in the air.
The final vote was to promote him and none thought to promote him because of his family. They decided his merit on his leadership and abilities. There were a few dissenting opinions, but in the end they failed to sway any other votes against Naruto's promotion. Having five Kages on your side also helped a little.
The Raikage excused himself and went back to his hotel and the meeting continued.
"Now for the status of the former Hokages," Sarutobi said.
"Why doesn't the Fourth take back over as Hokage and we can allow you to retire Hokage-sama," Baika said in a pleasant tone.
Minato glared at the woman, but then spoke, "Why in the name of the Nine hells would I want to take that job back? Most of you aren't worth the sacrifice that I gave. Especially given how you treated my son."
Tsunade gave and look at Minato for him to 'simmer down', which he did. She then said, "Your crimes are worse than you first imagined. And you're punishment is going to be worse also, because I've accepted the position of Hokage. Sarutobi-sensei will be retiring. I will be the Fifth Hokage and we're going to be cleaning house."
Many on the council blanched. "First off, crimes against my son will be dealt with quickly. Baika, you're going to go through your ledger books and find all the monies that were stolen from Naru-chan. The rest of the council will be going through the books of the business that Naruto can identify and they will be paying him back. Now as for my grandfather and great-uncle, they are going to go into hiding for a little while and may not return. This is a shinobi matter and doesn't need the civilians on the council to put their noses into it. Do I make myself clear?" she asked while looking every member in the eye. The shinobi members nodded understanding, but the civilians would swallow hard before they nodded.
"All right the civilians are dismissed and you, Danzo, I would like a personal word with you after we're done in the next meeting," she said in a rather flat tone.
Danzo nodded his understanding. "Will you need me for this next meeting or not?" he asked.
Tsunade shook her head at this question. "I won't need any of the elders at the moment, all three of you are dismissed," she said, as Danzo, Homura, and Koharu all got up and left the council chambers.
Minato then turned to Tsunade when was sure the door was close and said, "So mom, how is he doing?"
Most of the council gasped at this revelation. Tsunade looked around the chamber and asked, "What? I can't have a child?"
Minato chuckled at the jab at the shinobi in the chamber. 'Talk about seeing underneath the underneath,' he thought to himself.
"Naruto-chan is doing fine, he was a little annoyed at you about what you did for a while, but he is over it now. As you can tell my grandson is doing well and even has two wives in waiting for when Hinata turns sixteen," Tsunade explained.
Minato whistled. "So he's got two, I was afraid that he wouldn't even get one. That is why I made arrangements with the Hyuuga," he explained.
"About that…" Hiashi hesitantly said. "The clan branded Hinata with the cage bird seal and has used it once against her. She knows about her betrothal and is ecstatic about it. I've attempted to reprimand the clan council, but have had no luck because it is a 'clan' matter," he explained in a dejected tone.
"Well now they have another clan that is involved. So you sealed the Kyuubi into my great-great-great grandchild?" Hashirama asked.
"Yes, sorry grandfather, but someone summoned it and I had little choice in the matter. Naruto was one of the children available, but I couldn't use anyone else's child. Also, I couldn't seem to pin down this person and fight him on equal footing. He had a spiral mask and an Uchiha eye," Minato explained.
"Sounds like my old adversary Madara. He could summon the Kyuubi, but either of us could control it. I thought I killed him when we fought all those years ago," Hashirama said in a confused tone.
"So that is why the Kyuubi attacked?" Tsume asked to no one in particular.
"And your son has paid the price for it ever since," Shikaku said in a bored tone.
Minato, Hashirama and Tobirama all raised an eyebrow. "Along with the harsh treatments that most jinchuuriki get, Naruto-chan has been given a short shrift for everything from merchandise to training. Also the Uchiha boy that we sanctioned earlier tried to kill Naruto and take one of his brides-to-be," Tsunade explained.
Minato grinded his teeth and said angrily, "That boy has been given too much in the way of privileges. But there is a more important issue at hand. Unless the three of us can kill Orochimaru in the next six months we are going to die yet again. So will the captives. Even then we will be only given a decade to live at the most." He then looked around and asked, "Where are Kushina-chan and Hana-chan?"
Tsunade's face turned sour and she said, "Both were killed during Naruto-chan's early childhood. Kushina died of poisoning, and Hana died in a fire. As far as I can tell, the Uchiha were behind it, but I can't rule out the elders or others." She looked around the room to see shocked expressions. She then continued, "There is also the matter of yours and Kushina's clan holdings being pilfered by the council and others."
Minato slammed his fist down on the table, sending a crack through the table. "So it wasn't enough that I sacrificed my life and my son's for this village? They thought they could take what wasn't theirs. What has Naruto done about this?" he asked.
Tsunade chuckled and said, "Naruto-chan, said he's going to pull funds from the village. Especially after what he council did during the chuunin exams. That and they keep on dragging their feet about reparations from the Uchiha for the assaults. They don't want Sasuke to be destitute."
Minato growled and glared at Sarutobi. "When I find out everything, I might end up killing that child," he explained.
The discussions continued for the next several hours.
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Sasuke glared at the trio of old people sitting before him. "What do you mean I'm not going to be chuunin? You said I was assured the rank for even showing up," he said angrily.
"You should have followed the orders of the jounin, instead of attacking the Suna jinchuuriki," Koharu explained.
"So that is the dobe's secret. He's the Kyuubi," Sasuke said under his breath.
"Now you can't spread this information or you will be imprisoned or worse," Homura said in a serious tone.
"Like what? I'm the last loyal Uchiha and they need the Sharingan," Sasuke said in an arrogant tone.
Homura glared at the teen. "You know there are other ways to recreate your clan and you would have little say in how the clan is brought back," he said in a threatening tone.
A shiver ran down Sasuke's spine. "What do you mean?" he asked in a worried tone, with a look of concern on his face.
"We could extract the seed and impregnate females without your consent," Koharu explained, as Sasuke paled at this possibility.
"If you were willing, I'm sure we can get you some training if that is what you need," Danzo said.
Koharu and Homura glared at Danzo for interrupting their speech.
"What about the returned Hokages? Won't they want a say in how things are run and why didn't I get a promotion?" Sasuke asked.
"We already explained this too you Sasuke-san. You're tardiness cost you your promotion, added to that you directly disobeyed an order from a superior. These things can be done, but only if you had questioned it instead of charging headlong into the fight," Koharu explained.
"Hn… So what is this training you're talking about?" Sasuke asked.
"We will condition both your mind and body, along with teaching you appropriate jutsu," Danzo explained.
Sasuke cocked his head and looked at Danzo with confusion. "What do you mean by 'appropriate'?" he asked.
"You will find out when you are at that stage. For now you will continue to do your normal routine and we will contact you," Danzo said authoritatively.
Sasuke nodded and replied, "Yeah, sure, whatever…"
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Naruto woke to a familiar feeling of warmth. He knew this feeling because both of his arms were pinned to the bed by a female body each. He looked to see the sleeping form of Hinata and Haku snuggled up to him. He smiled and then heard a voice speak.
"Looks like they will be happy that you're awake," Tsunade said quietly from the doorway.
He noticed that he wasn't in either the hospital or their apartment.
Tsunade noticed the confusion and said, "This is your room in the Senju compound, Naru-chan. Also you father would like to talk to you. He's down stairs on the couch."
Naruto slowly extracted himself from his fiancés. Tsunade smiled warmly at the sight of the whimpers from the two girls when Naruto left them and headed down stairs.
Naruto sat down on the couch across from his father with a silly grin on his face. Minato was confused by his son's actions, so he asked, "Why are you grinning so wide?"
Naruto began to chuckle and then said, "Kaasan and Ero-sennin used that couch to do the wild thing before the exams." He began to break out in full blown laughter when Minato sprung from the couch like it was on fire.
"Great, now I have an image of my mother and father having sex on a couch," Minato explained, as he sat down beside his son.
"So she's my grandmother?" Naruto asked innocently.
"You know that you are, brat," Tsunade said playfully.
"So when is my uncle or aunt do?" Naruto asked in a playful voice.
"About eight months," Tsunade said with a smile on her face.
"So you're given me a sibling?" Minato asked and Tsunade nodded. He then turned to Naruto and said, "I'm sorry for giving you such a burden, Naruto-kun."
Naruto looked up at his father with a blank expression that morphed into a myriad of emotions. "Dad, I'm going to frank with you. I'm not sure if I should be angry at you or happy that my hero was and is my own father. I just want to know why you didn't set things up for me," Naruto said in a dejected tone.
Minato sighed and said, "I left some instruction with Sarutobi and your grandfather, who by the way is your also godfather. I was counting on both your mother and your aunt to see you through any difficulties." He raised his hand and then continued, "I looked at the reports, all of them. The first set painted some things on the Uchiha and others as the culprits. The latest reports show that it was a little more widespread than just the Uchiha, but they were at the center of it all."
Naruto growled and clenched his fists. "I knew there was a reason why I didn't like Sasuke-teme," he said, as he growled out 'teme'.
Minato chuckled, as Tsunade giggled. This caught Naruto's attention. "The Senju and the Uchiha have a history that goes way back… a couple hundred years to be exact. It all started with the Sage of the Six Paths. His two sons were the founders of the Senju and the Uchiha clans and they've been fighting ever since. I'm not sure of the exact reasons for them fighting, but that is how it has been," he explained.
Naruto wore a look of confusion and then asked, "So it's in my genetic makeup to fight against Sasuke?"
Minato scratched his head and then said, "You could look at it that way or you could look at it another way. The philosophy of the Senju is different from that of the Uchiha. They believe that the strong has the right to rule by force and that the weak have to follow. The Senju on the other hand believe that the job of the strong is to protect the weak."
Naruto nodded at the explanation.
"So bow down to your new Hokage…" Tsunade said with a little too much mirth.
Naruto looked at her in confusion and asked, "What do you mean Kaasan?"
"To help you and the village of our forefathers, I agreed to become Hokage," she explained.
Naruto brightened up at this, but then scowled.
"What I thought you'd be happy about the old man stepping down and someone with some sanity returning to the post of Hokage," Tsunade said with a confused look on her face.
Naruto shook his head and said, "It isn't that. It's just… I don't want to be seen as me getting favors because I'm your," he raised his hands and made quotation marks with his hands, "son. I just want to get to where I'm going on my own merit. If I can attain Hokage that way then I'll be happier than if I got it because of who I'm related too."
Tsunade and Minato began to laugh heartily. "You think because I'm your mother that I'm going to let you have the easy path? Yeah right. Tell me another one," she said happily.
"So did we make chuunin?" Naruto asked with an inquisitive look written all over his face.
Tsunade smirked and said, "Ah, ah. I can't tell that until we reveal this after I take the reins of Hokage. By the way, your team will have a mission tomorrow, so go light on the training. We have a lot of work to do cleaning up after the invasion."
Naruto nodded understanding. He then turned to Tsunade and asked, "So what are we going to do with the Kazekage's children?"
"That is up to Sensei and the council to decide. Oh by the way, you're invited to the council meeting, since you're going to be the new Senju clan head, at least for council meetings that is," Tsunade explained.
"But that would mean…" Naruto began to say, but was interrupted.
"I can't say, but your father is sitting in as clan head for this meeting," Tsunade said as she put a finger to his lips to quiet him down.
"Now go get ready and we will go to the meeting, since it starts in a couple hours," Minato said.
Naruto went upstairs to get ready for a council meeting, and ran into both the First and Second Hokages. "Hello little one. We have much to talk about after the council meeting, Naru-chan," Hashirama said happily as both the older men passed by Naruto on their way down the stairs.
Naruto walked into the room only to find two scantily clad females only in their panties. He blushed and turned, as he closed the door. "Girls…" he said with much trepidation.
Both girls giggled, as they continued to dress. "How many times have you seen us naked Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked.
Naruto shrugged and replied, "I don't know." Naruto took his shirt off, but suddenly he felt something touch his back in two spots. He then felt slender arms wrap around him and suddenly he understood that one of the girls was hugging him without a shirt on. Naruto turned beet red at this.
"My Naruto-kun… If you like that, then you certainly will enjoy our wedding night," Haku said in a sultry voice. Naruto promptly passed out.
Hinata giggled at this, as the door opened and Haku turned around. "Are you girls teasing your fiancé?" Tsunade asked, as she came into the room and closed the door. Both girls nodded and finished dressing before taking Naruto to the bathroom. They watched, as he woke up and then proceeded to clean himself. He did this quietly and without a word. They weren't sure if it was the hot water or Haku's forwardness that gave Naruto's body a light pink tone.
Naruto dressed in a simple white kimono with the Senju emblem on the collar. He then kissed the girls goodbye, since he knew they would be along a little later. Naruto, Minato, Tsunade, Tobirama and Hashirama all headed to the council chambers. Naruto began to fidget with the cloak similar to Minato's that was folded in his hands, since he hoped the girls would also be at the council chambers.
"Stop that Naru-chan. It's unbecoming of you. If you get this promotion you will take the seat for me when I become Hokage," Tsunade explained. Naruto nodded and stopped his fidgeting.
A few minutes later all four entered the council chambers. Minato showed Naruto to a set of seats behind the chair that Tsunade sat down in. He looked around and saw all the familiar faces. He growled at Kakashi and Baika who seemed to be chatting like old friends.
Minato looked between Naruto and Kakashi, with a confused look on his face. "Naruto-kun? Why are you growling at Kakashi-kun?" he asked, with confusion evident in his voice.
Naruto's eyes changed from blue round pupils to cat like pupils with slits for pupils. "That man protected teme when he slit my throat," Naruto explained with a growl.
Minato wiped the astonished look off of his face and it turned to a devious grin. "Want to see him sweat bullets, Naruto-kun?" he asked with said grin. Naruto nodded and let Minato continue, "You're going to love this." He turned to Kakashi and said, "Kakashi-kun, please come over here if you would."
Kakashi looked at Minato, nodded and said, "Sure sensei." He got up and walked over to the two blondes and smiled, which was evident in his eye. "Hello Naruto. What can I do for you Sensei?" he asked happily.
Minato extended his hand over towards Naruto and said, "I would like to present my son, Uzumaki-Senju-Namikaze Naruto."
Kakashi went rigid and his single eye went wide. He began to shake and pointed a shaking finger at Naruto. "He's you son?" he asked in a stuttering voice.
Minato smiled and replied, "Why yes. Who else would I use to insure that the Kyuubi wouldn't escape? Some unknown orphan?"
Kakashi shook his head and then a light entered his eye. It then saddened at what he had done. "I…" he began to say.
"Kakashi-kun, my son, while angry with you isn't that mad at you. Well, actually he is. For one who is said to be a great shinobi, you seem to have overlooked what is obvious," Minato explained.
"Minato-kun…" Baika sang to Minato, who rolled his eyes. The woman sauntered over to the meeting and glared at Naruto in his kimono. "What is this 'brat', doing here?" she asked angrily.
Minato smiled sweetly and Kakashi knew things were going to go bad. "He is my son and heir to the Senju clan. I'm standing in for the Senju for this meeting and if he is made chuunin then he can take his place as the head of the Senju clan, when his mother retires," he explained.
Shikamaru, the girls and the other chuunin named entered the room and sat at the side of the council table. Sarutobi cleared his throat and said, "If we can get this meeting to order."
Everyone took their seats other than Minato who sat behind Tsunade.
"Now for our first order of business… will all of the chuunin hopefuls that were summoned please come forward and face this council?" Sarutobi asked.
Naruto stood smiling between a glowing Hinata and Haku. Fū winked at Shikamaru who smiled kindly at the girl. Shino, Nijiko, and Raijin all stood at attention.
"I would like to congratulate all of you in making chuunin. Your results will be forwarded to your villages Fū and Raijin, to let them know that you have succeeded in your goal of becoming chuunin. As for the Konoha shinobi, congratulations are in order and thank you all for your help in defending and afterwards. You are all dismissed except for the Konoha shinobi," Sarutobi said. The others nodded and left the room along with the Raikage, who was patting Raijin on the back.
"Now to inform you about some secrets of the village, so that you can better do your job. Naruto, could you explain the incident on your birthday?" Sarutobi asked.
Naruto glared at the Hokage, but then nodded. "Thirteen years ago the Kyuubi attacked Konoha no Sato. My father was able to defeat the beast by sealing it within myself," he explained, but there was no gasp like he had suspected. So he continued, "I have the Kyuubi sealed within myself and thus am a jinchuuriki. This is the reason I have not been much liked by the general population of Konoha."
"So let me get this straight. You've got two secrets?" Shikamaru asked, as Naruto nodded. He then continued, "So we're supposed to keep both of them secret?"
Sarutobi nodded, but Baika spoke up quickly, "He's not the son of our beloved Fourth Hokage!"
Naruto growled at the woman, but saw a glimmer in both Tsunade's and Minato's eyes. "You deny that even with a blood test that he is the son of Minato-kun here?" she asked with a smirk.
"How dare you refer to MY Minato-kun in such a way," Baika said in an angry tone.
Minato began to laugh, not a small laugh, but a gut wrenching laugh and promptly fell out of his chair. "You… think… that… I'm… yours?" he laughed out and then became suddenly serious. He then turned to the woman and glared at her. "You have nothing to offer the Senju or Namikaze line and I already told you not to disrespect my son," he said coldly, as many gasps were heard around the room.
He smiled broadly like a predator eyeing its prey. "You now understand that I'm a Senju. So are you going to whore yourself out to me and your daughter out to the Uchiha brat?" he asked, while most of the men around the room snickered at her. He then continued, while he moved his pointed finger around the room, "I'm glad that the 'Will of Fire' burns so strongly in him, for if it hadn't you all would be dead. He would have released the Kyuubi upon you with all the abuse you've given him. Or worse yet, he might have turned into a heartless killer like the Kazekage's son. Jinchuuriki are considered weapons for their villages. The best are usually treated very well and given the best treatment by the shinobi of the village even if they are shunned by the village in general."
"Then I propose a betrothal between Naruto-kun and my Sakura-chan. We all know that he is very smitten with her," Baika said quickly.
Naruto shook his head and said, "I'm already taken and my fiancés wouldn't like to have to deal with a third female, but if you think you can convince them. By all means go ahead and try, Hinata-chan, Haku-chan… What do you say about adding Sakura?"
The room turned colder and Haku's normally brown eyes seemed to glow, while Hinata's eyes activated her Byakugan without her knowing and her fists were clinched tightly. "No way in hell will we allow that bitch to harm our Naruto-kun again," Hinata said in a seething tone.
"I agree with my sister, Hinata-chan. Naruto-kun shall not be subjected to that girl's assaults again," Haku said in an equally icy tone.
"Now, that, that, that is settled. We move on to my retirement and Tsunade's ascension to the role of Hokage," Sarutobi said happily. Several in the room gasped and looked rather worried.
'Good they didn't see this one coming,' Tsunade thought to herself. "I now nominate chuunin Uzumaki-Namikaze-Senju Naruto to take over my position as clan head of the Senju clan," she said happily.
Sarutobi nodded and got out of his chair and headed to a chair behind the one he had vacated. Tsunade took the Hokage's chair and sat down. Everyone turned to Baika who yelled, "He can't take over as clan head! There aren't enough people to allow him to lead the clan!"
Naruto raised an eyebrow and calmly said, "So having four Hokages and me, doesn't give us enough people for a clan. Then I move to have the Uchiha stricken of their clan status."
"That is outrageous!" a large merchant yelled at Naruto.
"And why should I not be allowed to be clan head when Sasuke is allowed such even though his traitorous brother would actually be the head of the clan?" Naruto asked.
"Sasuke-sama is a loyal shinobi of the leaf and currently Danzo-sama is holding his seat for him, for until he turns chuunin," the merchant replied.
Naruto began to laugh, but then asked, "I've achieved chuunin and yet you still deny me my rightful place as clan head, since my mother is now Hokage and can't hold such a seat?"
Tsunade smirked at the argument between her 'son' and the council member. She then noticed the anger building in the council member's face.
"You're just a monster and have no rights," the merchant said angrily.
Naruto's features began to change. He then approached the council member and asked, "So being a jinchuuriki is like being a monster?" The council member nodded. Naruto then continued, "What would you call, branding a helpless child with seals that would retard his growth, and possibly kill him? Or even possibly destroy the village? I would call those people monsters. The Kyuubi has nothing on humans for the ability to be vindictive and evil. The Kyuubi is more like an animal and uses its instincts. Humans murder for pleasure and for ill gotten gains. Which is more of a monstrosity?"
The large man drew a kunai and clamored over the table at Naruto. Naruto quickly grabbed the hand and threw the man against the wall. He turned to his mother and asked, "Has self-defense been established?"
She nodded, but then said, "Please don't kill him, I would like for him to meet with Ibiki if I could."
Naruto nodded and then turned to the councilman. The man lifted himself off the floor and stumbled towards Naruto, while he said, "I'm going to kill you Kyuubi."
Shikamaru shook his head and said, "Troublesome idiot." His father nodded agreement.
Naruto looked at the man and then grinned broadly. "You need to hold the kunai with a looser grip, but not too loose," he said, as he slapped the man's wrist. An audible snap was heard, as the man dropped to his knees in pain. Naruto picked up the kunai and held the kunai in front of the man. "You see like this. Now you try it. Oh, wait a minute, we'll have to use your off hand for this. Here you go," he said, while putting the kunai in the man's hands.
The man swung the kunai, as soon as Naruto had placed it in his hands. Naruto caught the arm and brought the arm across his leg, thus breaking the man's other arm. "You demon! You've hurt me without reason," the man yelled.
"I established that you were attacking me and I decided to disable you, while making sure that you couldn't hurt me. I'm a chuunin and it isn't a fair fight with a civilian. Now you see the reason why I asked the Hokage if I was defending myself. In such an occasion, I'm allowed to use as much force as needed to disable you. If you hadn't taken the kunai in your other hand you're other arm wouldn't be broken. I don't like to hurt people, but with a sensei like Momochi Zabuza you can't blame me for being a little direct," Naruto explained.
Two ANBU appeared and took the sobbing man away.
Tsunade clapped her hands together and asked, "Now what is the order of business right for the rest of the meeting?"
Naruto took his seat with the help of his father, who glared at anyone who even raised a finger to oppose this from happening.
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A/N: Here is another chapter done and I'm sorry it took so long, but I've been busy with life in general. I'm working on my other stories too, along with a couple new stories. I need to flush out the new stories to see if they are viable and if they pan out I will have a few chapters released soon.