Shin Uzushio Yondaime Uzukage Chapter 3, a naruto fanfic

Chapter 03 – Alliances

Six months after Naruto had found his treasure, Tazuna and his grandson Inari, were sitting on their porch, looking at building plans. Business had been great after the war to rebuilding several places. But after that, not so much. The only reason that they were looking over schematics now, was to give Inari a better understanding of different types of construction work. Tazuna was getting old. He still builds of course, but he was now more of a contractor than an actual worker. That was where Inari came in. It was always better for a leader to have knowledge and experience he gained from working to the top.

A cough interrupted their sitting and they looked up to see a sharp looking young man standing in front of him. Tazuna adjusted his glasses to get a better look at the visitor. He was a very tall man, easily reaching five feet eleven inches. He was wearing dark-red geta underneath a black kimono. The only thing special concerning the cloth were the two golden embroidered Kanji of 'wisdom' on the left and 'strength' on the right. Over the black kimono was a long white haori with black waves on the bottom. It was only when he saw the face that recognition began. The man had long blond hair to the middle of the back with two spiky bangs framing his face, two deep blue azure eyes above an amused smile in the middle of six whisker marks.

"Naruto-kun?", "Naruto-nii?" Two voices rang out.

The group drank some tea which Tsunami brought and so the four started talking about old times, adventures and new dreams. Inari shared his dream of wanting to become the most famous architect ever known and Tazuna shared that he wanted one more, big project before retiring completely. All three men were amused when Tsunami blushed and said she would like to meet someone nice again, now that Inari was all grown up. Her blush turned darker when she looked at Naruto, much to annoyance of Inari and amusement of Tazuna. Naruto just gave her a kind smile, not knowing the best reaction to give.

It was after the conversation died down that Naruto gave a new topic. One that would fulfill two dreams in one go. He wanted Inari and Tazuna to build a village. Inari would get to design most of it, with directions and of course the wishes of Naruto and Tazuna would get to build a ninja village. Not just rebuild like Konoha, but build it from scratch. Naruto said he wanted to build it on his ancestor's ruins.

"To forget one's ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without a root." Naruto nodded.

Naruto left the family to go to his next destination. He had given three things for Inari to consider for his plans; the center of the city, his own compound and a harbor. That is, if the family decided to accept the project. Naruto was sure they would, he could see a fire in their eyes being lit during his proposal. He said he would be back in two months for an answer. If he was correct, they would start planning right away.

The Fifth Mizukage was having a small rampage because of yet another friend of her getting married. She only halted when Chojuro came in with a tall blond man. She recognized him immediately, who didn't? The two greeted each other and had a short talk about the happenings of the world and the well-being of Kiri. The Mizukage was not just known for her prowess in battle and her ethereal beauty, but she was quite a sharp woman as well. She saw that there was something her guest came here to do and without beating around the bush, she asked him about it.

"Did you know that Uchiha Sasuke has become the Rokudaime Hokage?"

That sentence was all it took for Kiri to break their alliance with the Village Hidden in the Leaf. She would probably never be able to understand why a village would instate a traitor that has fought to doom the world as the leader of the most prestigious of ninja villages. She had not forgotten her own fight with the Uchiha before the war started at the Kage Summit. But she still didn't know why the boy was here. Was he here to ask for help to commit a coup?

Her second question was answered straightforward. He came here to see if she would come to Konoha's aid if there would ever be an attack against them. She had said that as long as the corruption was so deep in the ranks of Konoha, she would not be able to trust them. And those you do not trust, you do not support; especially not in their line of work. His request halted her thoughts for a moment. He asked permission to rebuild Uzushio. She didn't understand at first, she was not yet born when the Land of Whirlpools was destroyed. So with a brief explanation he said he would leave her to her thoughts, that he would have a bite to eat. He would come back in four hours to see if she had made up her mind.

True to his word, Naruto returned four hours later, with a happy smile and a toothpick between his teeth. He looked at her expectantly, but made no sound in question. He just waited, waited to see if she had any questions, waited to see if she had any remarks and waited to see if she had an answer. She had all three. There weren't many questions or remarks, but based on his replies, she would have an answer.

What would they plan to do for work, seeing as Whirlpool was uninhabited, she asked for possibilities for war, she noted about dangers of building a new village and she noted about the dangers of a clan. Terumi Mei was a bit insulted when she heard her guest laughing after she was finished with her barrage of questions and pointers. But after he gave a short, almost too short, answer to any points she raised, she settled down. She had one final question, before giving her approval: what would the blond do to Konoha? His answer was annoying.

"That's a secret."

She gave her approval. This young man was not the brash boy she saw during the war, his answers were satisfying; so why not? The blond showed his foxy grin and he disappeared leaving a tiny vortex behind as soon as he got his answer. Even while he already left she could hear his words 'See ya soon'.

Killer B, the Jinchuuriki of the Eight Tailed Demon was just finished with his newest concert tour. The tour took him to 2 whole restaurants that wouldn't mind him showing his Enka Rap to the customers. To say he was a bit disappointed would be an understatement. But he would continue to try and show the world what his musical art was all about. He rapped the last part of his lyrics and waited for any sort of applause to burst out, if there was any. He didn't expect any, but one can always hope. It was for that reason that he and, without him noticing, the rest of the audience were looking for the source of the enthused applause that sounded from somewhere in the back.

The Jinchuuriki of the Eight-tailed Oxtopus, Gyuki, strained his eyes and almost removed his glasses when he saw a familiar figure. He recognized the blond hair and blue eyes, but the black kimono with golden kanji, the white haori with black waves and the dark red geta made him doubt about the identity. The clapper of hands didn't have the normally accompanying Headband protector that should be there.

When his nickname of Old Man Octopus rang out, all doubt was gone. The two brother's-in-arms let their fists meet in a sign of amity and their way to silently communicate between Demon Containers. The people watched in amazement as the tall bulky men and the taller lithe man went from expression to expression without saying a word. There was only one other man that had seen the two communicating like this and he was currently in Konoha.

The two fists returned to the side of their owners and both left; one with a vortex in his wake and the other with a bolt of lightning. The two individuals stood in front of the door to the Raikage's office, as Mabui started at the sudden arrivals. Naruto wondered how many more women would blush at the sight of him, but shrugged it off when she moved in front of them. He did look a little bit though when there seemed to be an accentuated sway in her hips and a slightly lower than normal bow to show them in. He was a warm-blooded male after all.

The two men waited for only a minute so that A could finish up with his trusty weights. The Yondaime Raikage wasn't getting any younger, but he looked as ready to pulverize everything in his path as he did four years ago; when Naruto met the bulking dark-skinned man. The leader of Kumo did his loud greeting and Naruto decided that for this conversation he would something a bit more along the lines of discreet.

Naruto took a seat in one of the chairs in front of A's desk. And waited till the older man was finished rambling. Naruto was never on real friendly terms with A. Sure he respected him, but they wouldn't share a cup of tea anytime soon. No, he had B for that. He warned the man in advance that he would erect a sound barrier and A only lifted an eyebrow before B assured his brother that it was for the best.

The two brothers had an altercation just when Naruto was moving out into the battlefield and the two single letter named men came to a strong understanding and an even bigger mutual respect for one another; so if B said all was okay, than it probably was. The blond demon container weaved several hand-signs before a black translucent dome encircled them. Darui and Mabui came storming onto the room when the loud noises stopped coming from within the Raikage office, but they lowered their arms slightly when they saw who was within. When A gave them a sign that everything was in order and that he could handle it, the two Kumo nin left.

B was certain that Naruto planned the barrier in advance because of his brother's temper, when said brother nearly exploded in anger. One could say with a fair amount of certainty that A was not pleased with Uchiha Sasuke as the next Hokage. A had lost an arm and almost his brother to the boy. Not to mention the hundreds of troops and the world almost when the raven haired boy fought alongside Uchiha Madara. He wanted to plan an attack to get his hands on the little fucker right away. But he forgot about the barrier when he started yelling for Darui and Mabui to 'get there asses here on the double'. B paid the price for laughing at his big brother when he got knocked on the head.

When the Raikage finally cooled down a bit, Naruto made his move. His answer if Kumo would come to Konoha's aid if they would be attacked was easy to see by the older man's act, so all he had to do know was ask two little questions. Would he allow the blond to resurrect Uzushio and would he allow Naruto to deal with the Uchiha? He gave A as much time as he had Terumi Mei to think about everything and said he would be back in four hours to hear his reply. He had of course no idea that his actions of the next four hours would create an unbreakable bond with Kumo forever.

As soon as he lowered the barrier and left the Raikage's office, he ran into Mabui and Darui, who were having a short conversation. They were talking about the Benihisago, where two of their comrades were still trapped in. Naruto had unlocked many secrets with his relentless studies and he knew of the two weapons. He walked up to the duo and asked them to show it; that he might know something to help. He was met with skeptical looks, but he knew what the looks on their faces meant.

"We've tried everything else, so why not?"

The newly formed trio made their way to a secluded hall to a secluded room with one lone guard standing in front of the door. The Kumo nin bowed to his superiors and walked up to Naruto to thank him. The man was apparently someone he had directly saved by landing on an infiltrator ready to kill the guard. The Kumo nin opened the door to let them in and Darui showed Naruto the items they held that once belonged to the Sage of the Six Paths. Naruto walked by each item and let his hand gently stroke every item they had. He saw the Bashosen, the Kohaku no Yohei, the Shichieseiken and the Benihisago. The item he was to look at.

Darui was looking with critical eye at every move the blond made. These were treasures of Kumo after all and no matter how legendary their guest was and no matter how much he had done during the war, he was, is and never will be a shinobi of their village. Darui downright refused to leave when Naruto requested it of him; he would definitely not leave this room without taking the blond with him. Naruto gave him an ultimatum, some privacy or his friends. It took Mabui to drag the eye covering man out. Neither of the two had any idea what was going on inside and they had to fight their urge to take a peek. They started when the door opened and Naruto let them back in.

Their eyes went wide as they took a look at several skeletons, the Kokinjo and more importantly, Samui and Atsui. The two siblings were out cold and were rushed to the hospital as quickly as possible. Darui took a hold of the Kokinjo, which was worn by Kinkaku during the war and was supposed to be inside the Kohaku no Yohei. Darui almost demanded to know why Naruto knew how to handle the famed tools of the mythical Sage, but an infuriating grin was his reply.

"Can you show me show me where the best ramen is found?"

When the appointed time after four hours came, A was sitting with the most expensive bottle of sake in town and some equally expensive bowl of ramen. The blonde's love for the delicacy was as famed as his strength, so when the Raikage found out that the young man had freed two of his best Jounin and one of the most treasured items of their village; there were only a few options to choose from to repay the debt. He granted Naruto the possibility to start a new village on his ancestral ground and he was allowed to handle Sasuke, while A watched. He did want to know two things. What would he do to Sasuke and how did he operate the 'Tools'? He said the answer to the latter was a secret.

Naruto left Kumo to go to the final person to see before heading home, leaving the Raikage and his brother rolling on the floor laughing after having the first question answered.

There was no village in the world that welcomed the blond Jinchuuriki as the Village Hidden in the Sand. The people adored him there, the children worshipped him there and the elders respected him there. The reason was simple; he had saved their village three times. He saved them from Orochimaru's deception during the Sand/Sound invasion, he had given them the most capable, honest and hard working Kazekage since their Founding Father and he had saved that Kazekage from the clutches of death itself. In other words, he could do pretty much everything and they would still kiss the ground on which he walked. He doesn't want that of course, but that was just their sentiment put in mere words.

The Kazekage sat with his siblings in his office waiting for his best friend to come in. He had known the blond was coming as soon as the young man stepped into the desert. Gaara's control of Sand was godlike and told him everything he wanted to know by just touching it. He let a nearly imperceptible smile settle on his face as he watched how the people treated Naruto. If he knew how, he would've laughed out loud at the blonde's reaction to the attention. As a fellow demon wielder, he knew how lonely the life could be and how ones village could treat their kind, he was happy to say that his village wasn't like that anymore.

When the last Uzumaki entered the office he greeted his friends and was getting tired as Temari gave him a seductive smile. He figured it must be because he looked like his father, who was rumored to be even more sought after then Uchiha Sasuke was when the raven haired was still an Academy Student. Their chitchat lasted a good few hours. The four were close to each other, so they shared practically everything. After being invited to Kankuro's upcoming wedding, Naruto went down to business. Like the other Kages he had visited, he asked for Gaara's permission and maybe some help in building a new Uzushio.

Gaara didn't need four hours to think about it and agreed on the spot. Since the sound/sand invasion the relationship was stronger than ever between Suna and Konoha. Suna was therefore informed right away of the succession of Senju Tsunade. It took the redhead five minutes to compose a reply message, cancelling the alliance between the two villages. As Terumi Mei had said, with a traitor as leader, how can one trust the people?

With their business out of the way, Naruto didn't leave right away; he was pretty close to Konoha so he could spend the night here. With his new found speed he would reach the gates of his hometown within a day. So the four had dinner, Naruto met Kankuro's fiancée, which was amusing since she was a shinobi as well; though she was used to people of high standing, her brother-in-law being the Kazekage, she was still a little star-struck by Naruto's presence.

After a fun meal, a hot bath and a nice comfortable sleep, Naruto said that he would return in time for the wedding and left, leaving behind a vortex in his former spot.

Kamizuki Izumo and Hagane Kotetsu were playing a relaxing game of Wicked Grace. They had almost nothing to do that day with little to no traffic to deal with. They were seated in such a way that they would see if someone show up on the horizon. That is exactly why they threw their playing cards all over their little outpost in surprise when there was suddenly a blond stranger next to them. He came out of nowhere. It took the two a bit to get over their little scare; they probably neared a heart attack with that little joke.

They used those few minutes however to identify their visitor. Uzumaki Naruto was home again. They took in his new attire and gave approving nods at his stylish new look. It was one hell of an improvement to make from the hideous orange he had before. Since the blond was no longer a Gennin or whatever, he had permission to leave and enter the village as he wished; the small perks of being a Sennin. They watched in puzzlement as Naruto created a shadow clone as soon as he said goodbye and disappeared.

The Naruto clone went to Naruto's apartment and was glad to see that it was left untouched. The clone went inside and took in the mess that was his living arrangement. He discarded it for now and went straight towards his bedroom. He cleaned it up a bit, throwing away old clothes and other junk. One would wonder why he moved the bed to the side, but it was all part of his plan. Directly underneath his bed's old location he placed two seals a certain distance away from each other. After he had placed the seals, he put the piece of furniture back. The clone thought about cleaning up the house for a brief second but then dispelled himself.

The real Naruto was looking for Hyuuga Hinata. The talks with the Kages were a piece of cake compared to the conversations he was about to have with a few people in his hometown. He found the girl alone in a park, which was just perfect. She saw him as soon as he came in sight and started to nervously fumble with her fingers and could barely look at the boy. She really didn't want him to see her blush or her train wreck of nerves. He greeted the girl kindly, but warily and the pupilless girl feared for the worst.

He made a bit of small talk, but found out after a few sentences that she was way too tense for an actual conversation and truth be told, he was just stalling. He took a deep breath and turned towards her; his face completely serious. Hinata broke out of her mumbling and fumbling state to do the same. She had to see this through, no matter how much this might hurt her.

"Thank you, Hinata-chan, for waiting all this time for me." The girl just flicked her dark blue hair behind her ear and gave him a small smile.

"I have something to tell you, but before I start, I will tell you this in advance. It is the most selfish request you will ever hear and it may hurt you to hear me say what I'm going to say. Do you still want to hear it?"

Hinata took a few very deep breaths, her mind running a mile a minute with every breath through all possible scenarios. She came to the conclusion that in the very worst case, he would say that she was too weak and unworthy of him. It would break her probably, but it would also be necessary for her to be able to move on. So she nodded. She needed to hear his answer.

What she heard pretty much rocked her world and she wasn't sure if it was in a good way or a bad way. He had admitted that he had strong feelings for her too, but that there was a complication; her bloodline. She found it almost funny when he first said it, but would wait until he finished talking to ask why that was a problem. It was a good thing she waited. Apparently he had awakened his own bloodline, a bloodline thought to be lost to the world and one that nobody would ever expect at the place that it reappeared. The reason it was almost extinct was that the wielder had to meet the requirements for the bloodline to awaken. It required the perfect body, the perfect spirit and a vast amount of knowledge. He was the first to acquire it the way it was intended since the bloodline was recorded.

The problem was that if her own bloodline was to be thrown into the mix, the chances of their offspring having it would be zero, since EVERY child of a Hyuuga got a Byakugan, without exception. It would mean that the bloodline from the Uzumaki clan would die with him and that was what he wanted to prevent. He therefore came with the idea to have more than one wife. This is where things got rocky. He asked her if she could share him. She passed out when he said it. Naruto just waited until she woke up.

When she did, he continued his talk with her. He wanted to start the Namikaze clan with her. His bloodline combined with hers would probably create something new. Since his father was clanless, they could start one with that name. He would like another wife that was without clan or bloodline to resurrect the Uzumaki clan and he could then pass on his own bloodline. She could understand it, but she really wasn't sure if she liked the idea of sharing the blond. But she would let him finish.

Naruto also informed her of his plans to recreate the village of Uzushio. That needed a bit of explaining since Uzushio was practically erased from history. She had to say that she was interested in it; more because how passionate Naruto talked about it than the actual history part of the story. He ended his story by saying that he had a plan in the making, but that he would only let her in on it if she agreed with him. He made sure she understood it wasn't personal, but for her safety, so she wouldn't be held accountable for anything that might happen in the future.

The blond Jinchuuriki understood completely that she wanted some time to think about it. It was quite the request he had asked of her. He didn't say anything else besides that he would like hear a reply within a week, so he could plan accordingly. He gave her a hug, before he left in a small vortex. Hinata remained slightly dazed, trying to process all the information she had just received. Was she really willing to do this? Abandon her village to join Naruto and actually share him with another woman? Or women? He mentioned one, but what about his 'plan'? She had heard about the Clan Restoration Act, and it stated that a surviving clan member can have up to three to four wives to restore his clan. Since Naruto wanted to make two clans, does that mean she had to share the boy she had been in love with for over a decade with FIVE other women?

She fainted again. But she had a week to gain her answer. At least he was honest and told her beforehand. He gave her time to think about it. And she would use every minute of it.

Uchiha Sasuke was not a happy man. He wanted to start the restoration of his clan. According to Konoha rules he could have three wives, but his clan rules stated he may only have one. He was unsure if he even wanted three women around him nagging all the time. Sakura was enough as it is. He liked her yes; she had good hips, so she would have easier labors. Or that was what the urban myth said anyway. Other than that, he couldn't care less about her. It was just frustrating that he had to wait so long for the wedding; he wanted to 'get started with it' right away. But traditions were of the essence; he would not discard propriety to have children. He just had to wait for a few more weeks than he would be married. If only it wasn't a taboo to have sex before marriage.

He left his train of thought when he heard knocking at the door. He gave permission to enter and felt a satisfied smirk settle on his face as 'the dope' came in. His smirk left and changed to a questioning look when the blond former team mate looked at him with a neutral expression. He thought he would see more sadness or anger after stealing his dream of becoming Hokage and his girl, but he saw nothing. It angered him somewhat, to see Naruto deal with it all so casually. But that was personal and this was probably business orientated.

"Hello Sasuke, it's been a while." The Uchiha just nodded in agreement. It really had been a while.

"I just wanted this to be done face to face and get this over with." Sasuke looked confused at the calm demeanor of Naruto.

"I hereby break any relationship we ever had. You are nothing more to me than the Rokudaime Hokage." Sasuke would never have expected this, but he had to admit that it took guts to do this.

The two former friends stood up and shook hands for the last time. Sasuke could feel a sting on his hand and looked a bit angry at Naruto, who just chuckled and apologized. 'This was the only way he would ever been able to take revenge, by putting more than the needed amount of strength in his handshake'. The two parted and as soon as the blond left, he turned on his Sharingan to see if he placed some kind of Genjutsu or Juinjutsu on him. Finding nothing, he shrugged it off; believing that it was nothing more than a handshake with too much power.

As soon as Naruto left the Hokage Tower, his grin never left his face. He had several more stops to make, but he had finished his two most important ones. He would take a break for now and headed for Ichiraku ramen, he had missed their ramen in the eight months he had been gone. And he wanted to ask them something.

Naruto had been visiting his old friends during the week and had caught up with all of them. He had been introduced to fiancées and girlfriends, fiancés and boyfriends. The blond was surprised by some of the choices. The loudmouthed Kiba had found a pretty dominant girl, who almost literally had him on a leash. He had unfortunately missed Shino's wedding, but was pleased to meet his wife; who was as quiet as the bug user. Apparently it was a bug user thing; since she used them as well. It was no surprise that Neji ended up with Tenten; she always was smitten with the Hyuuga prodigy. Rock Lee had found a nice civilian girl. And that was just a few of them.

All of Konoha 11, minus Sakura; who was not as welcome as before thanks to the whole dumping-Naruto-in-the-way-she-did fiasco, had gathered once for a dinning party at a restaurant. It was both amusing and disturbing to see Chouji's girlfriend out-eat him, but he seemed to love his girl even more for it. Chiho kept on trying to feed Shikamaru, which suited him perfectly since he didn't have to perform the troublesome task of picking up his utensils. All in all, everything was fun.

But the week had passed and Naruto went to the park where he found Hinata a week prior. He was nervous to say the least. But that was to be expected. She was about to give verdict to a selfish request, that he never thought would ask of anybody. He sat down and thought about the shy girl until she came into view. He gave her a gentle smile and she blushed and gave him the same. They sat down and remained quiet for quite some time. Naruto didn't dare to breach the silence, he would await her decision. Half an hour later, Hinata finally breached the silence.

"There will have to be certain rules."

Naruto was elated at the news, but would wait till their talk was finished before he would jump in joy. Hinata had to muster all her courage and willpower to look Naruto in the eye when she said what she would accept and wouldn't allow. Of course, several things had to be negotiated, but she had made her conditions clear. Naruto gave his first girl a kiss on the cheek and hugged her to him. Now he could proceed with his next step of his plan. He asked her to set up a meeting with her father three days to date and that they would meet two days from now, he would head to the next phase of his plans. He would tell her all about his vision in two days and that it couldn't be done out here in the open.

Hinata gave Naruto a quick peck on the whisker marks and tried to remain steady enough to go to her father. Naruto made his way to the next person he had to see.

Senju Tsunade was a little bit disappointed that Naruto had not visited her yet. They had briefly met on the street while he was with his friends, so they hadn't been able to talk for long. But he promised he would come see her as soon as he had finished something extremely important. Something he had to take care of before he would have something of equal importance to discuss with her.

Three days later, eight days after his return to the village, she welcomed him into her home. She had inherited the mansion of her grandfather, but it was simply too big for her. She had sold it to a richer civilian before she left the village many years ago and bought a small two story home so she would have something she could call her own. Of course she lost the rest of the money with gambling and alcohol, but she at least had this.

Naruto stepped into the home and was greeted by Shizune and Tsunade. The latter was more than a little bit surprised when he greeted her with just her name. No 'baa-cha' or whatever infuriating nickname he ever gave her. She was slightly worried about it. Naruto had requested they stay sober for a bit and though reluctant, Tsunade agreed. So with just some tea and a few rice crackers, the three talked about the past eight months. The female blond noted that Naruto seemed amused at the fact that the shinobi weren't all that motivated anymore because a traitor was the leader of their village, but all three of them had expected it to a certain degree. They also knew nobody would ever do anything about it, they needed work and nobody needed a civil war.

At some point Naruto asked if he and Tsunade could have a private talk. It was in good timing because Shizune's shift started soon in the hospital. Naruto hugged the raven haired lady goodbye and as soon as she left turned all serious towards the last Senju.

"I'm going to ask you to let me finish talking before you hit me. I will show you something and propose something else. You might become angry and even a bit scared, but I would like to say my part and then you can react however you want."

Tsunade really wanted a drink right about now; the tone in her fellow blonde's voice made her worry quite a bit. She watched as Naruto weaved several handseals and she found herself in a translucent black dome with seals on its surface. She watched in amazement at the creation and turned to Naruto in wonder. What the hell did he learn in his ancestral home while he was away? She braced herself for his 'demonstration' and 'proposal'.

Naruto had to get the scary part out of the way first so he closed his eyes and went into Tailed-Beast Mode which surprised Tsunade for a moment, but she had seen it in the battle against Madara so she knew what to expect. The major surprise however, was when he re-opened his eyes. The Senju heir slightly backed away in horror as she saw the orbs. Naruto de-activated his Tailed-Beast Mode, but his eyes never changed. She gasped in horror.

"Those eyes…they are…"

"Yes they are. Which leads me to the proposal I mentioned."

Naruto deactivated his eyes so that Tsunade would calm down a little and he could finish their talk. He knew what was going to happen next and he already send chakra to protect his head in advance. It would probably not be enough, but it would at least soften the blow.

"I wish to rebuild the Senju clan with you."

He was glad he reinforced his skin. The blow would have broken any other man. He let her rant a bit about how the Super pervert had contaminated him before he died. And that she would make sure to beat it out of him. He didn't move, flinch or say anything until she was finished. Now that he said what he wanted he pulled out an expensive bottle of sake he had bought in the Country of Rice. She had been sober when she heard his proposal, now she could have a drink. And drink she did. He had to stop her from drinking too much. He wasn't finished just yet. When she gulped down a few big swigs she returned to listening to the young man in front of her. She was curious as hell to what he was going to say. So she kept the bottle in her hand, prepared for the rest of this 'talk'.

She didn't drink a drop afterwards. He had raised some interesting points. The Senju clan was indeed going to die with her. She had always wanted children, but when Dan died, so had her lust for life. By the time she realized it, her chances of having children had died when her menopause began. She had regretted it, but accepted it in the end. But Naruto was giving her another chance. It was an awkward chance in every meaning of the word awkward, but did the benefits outweigh it? His whole plan of Uzushio was amusing enough, but she really didn't care. She had already made up her mind to leave the village if Naruto would. Shizune had not really built something for herself here; she was just not interested at the moment, but unlike Tsunade, Shizune was in her mid-thirties so she had time to find someone. So Shizune would most likely join her.

Naruto left her to her thoughts and told her to come to his apartment tomorrow if she was interested in hearing the rest. He had everything figured out he said. She was glad he left the bottle.

At a peaceful Dango Shop, one Mitarashi Anko almost choked on her treat. She was looking at the reincarnation of the Fourth Hokage. The wet-dream of every woman that wasn't homosexual. And probably even them. She wondered how the hell somebody could change so much in less than a year, but in the end she really didn't care at all. The boy was standing before her and she was letting her eyes feast. Naruto was starting to get the hang of all the attention he was getting from the opposite sex so he would just give her a moment before he would say anything.

It took him longer than expected but after a few minutes he bought twenty skewers of Dango and asked the purple haired woman to accompany him. Following the snack, she almost wiggled her imaginary tail at the thought of twenty FREE dango sticks. The duo made their way to training ground 44; Anko's favorite place in the village. Nobody ever came here of their own free will besides her. After getting the third skewer, she remembered to be suspicious about the isolated location, but soon forgot to think more about it when Naruto waved the fourth stick with sweets in her face.

The blond Jinchuuriki waited patiently for Anko to finish the treats he bought her. He knew that it was a cheap trick to lure her away like that, but here he had privacy and somewhere the woman before him felt comfortable. The last little ball of sticky goodness disappeared down her throat when she licked her lips to wipe away the last bits of sauce from her face. The interrogation specialist turned towards her companion and waited for him to talk. After all those years in her line of work, she easily knew when something big was up. She was a bit irked when Naruto asked for her kunai and shuriken, but complied anyway. She had more than enough ways to hurt him without a blade in her hand. She regretted giving them away though when he started talking.

"I would like to rebuild a clan with you."

She went to smack him as hard as she could for being a pervert. But refrained when he just sat still with his eyes opened even when he knew what was coming. His face remained serious the whole time and she had the suspicion that there was more to it than just baby-making. So she lowered her hand and waited for the man to continue his story or talk or whatever you may want to call it. When he finished talking, she was glad she was sitting on a really thick branch; she would have fallen off otherwise.

He had explained stuff about a bloodline and some master plan, she picked it all up sure, but the one thing she picked out is that he chose her because of who she was. Not what she was, but WHO she was. She guessed she could have drawn a worse fate, but as it stood she had yet to find something that would satisfy her both physically and mentally. Most men just thought her a quick fuck. The ones that wanted a serious commitment were mostly freaks. The people that didn't shun her for her former association with Orochimaru either fell in one of those two categories or were simply not interested. She wasn't getting any younger. Besides that it would be interesting. How many people witnessed the rise of a village? And how many of those would stand of the top of it? She was interested for sure. That Naruto looked devastatingly handsome, like his father, and was her (real life) savior, were a huge bonus. But he was still asking a lot from her.

Naruto left just like he did with Tsunade. He told her to come to him tomorrow if she agreed. Then he would reveal more of his plan. This was a lot to process, even if he bribed her with dango.

The very next day Naruto said at his now cleaned kitchen table, drinking some tea, waiting for Hinata and hoping that his other two potential partners would show up. If not, he would have to think of something else. Hinata showed up for and she joined him for tea. They had a nice slow conversation about the weather and some silly new gossip in town. It wasn't before long that Anko showed up. The two girls were a bit uncomfortable around each other, but Naruto had a way of getting people to do what he wanted, even if he never noticed it. It was his biggest asset; influencing people without realizing it.

Things became really awkward when Tsunade came in. Naruto simply smiled at the ladies and let the three women talk to each other. The conversation they had was short. The Senju was one of the Legendary Sannin, a Sennin, the granddaughter of the Founding Father and the previous Hokage, besides that, she was three times as old as Hinata and twice as old as Anko. Suffice to say, there was a bit of tension between the different generations. Naruto had explained the most to Hinata, but only mentioned other women to Anko and Tsunade, so the two older women were highly surprised when they saw each other. But like before, Naruto eased the tension quite easily.

He asked the ladies if they were sure about it, that it was not too late to change their mind. But the chances they were offered were worth it. Naruto took them to his bedroom, which led to two knuckle cracking women and one blushing girl, but that faded when he moved away his bed and revealed the two seals he placed there when he came back. He placed Hinata in the middle of the seal on the left and told her not to move and take three steps to the left when he was finished. Anko and Tsunade blinked several times when they saw Hinata disappear in a black and white blur. Naruto motioned for Anko to came over and did the exact same thing and after that with Tsunade. He then stepped on it himself.

The three new arrivals to the ruins were watching in amazement as they looked around at the fallen village. Naruto arrived there immediately after Tsunade and waited quietly to let them have a moment. When they turned back to him he asked them to follow him. The ladies did as he asked and entered after him into the only building standing. Building was a bit of an exaggeration, it was a cabin with a bed a fireplace and...a fountain. They wanted to ask him why he had a fountain in here, but they looked worried when he grabbed a kunai from within his sleeve and cut into his palm. The three women watched in amazement as the blond man placed his hand inside the fountain and the thing lit up like a bonfire. They shielded their eyes, not unlike Naruto had done, but they didn't witness the shifting of the stone, they just looked surprised to see an entry after the light faded.

Naruto led the woman down the stairs and with a flick of his fingers, torches started to light the circular room they were in. They would have looked around but there was nothing to see here besides two rounding walls leading to either the stairs they just used or a 9 feet wide hallway, so they silently followed Naruto to the hallway to what he wanted to show them. He walked up to the first door and showed them the first library. Tsunade gasped, Hinata looked amazed and Anko was bored; it were just a bunch of books. Naruto smiled softly, he had just shown the tip of the iceberg.

Even though Anko did not react at the History or Geography section, she sure as hell did react when she saw the Ninjutsu and the other four libraries. All three of the women browsed around, looking for something or just grabbing a random book and perusing through it. They all had the same question. What the hell is this place? Naruto had just the answer for them. It took him quite some time as well to figure out. Why would one clan have all of the known jutsu recorded and ways to learn them? Why would one clan have records of every country and every figure of importance since the word 'recording' was invented? He really didn't know the why, but he knew the result. A clan that was feared so much it took two whole countries to take them out. Ten years ago he would never have believed he would ever say this, but Knowledge is Power. This…archive might be a good word for it…taught people the benefits, weaknesses and so many other things that could be exploited. All these tomes were what made Uzushio feared.

After the ladies had a chance to explore, he took them all back to his apartment in Konoha, this time with the seal on the right. He waited a bit to see if there were any questions they might have, not seeing any questions arise, he began telling about his plan; the plan that would cover his revenge, the rebuilding of his own village and clan and a coup d'état. Anko and Tsunade were a bit startled by the mention of it. A coup d´état was a capital offense when discovered. She figured that this was the reason that pretty much every conversation they had with Naruto, including this one, was held in a privacy barrier. Still though, a coup was not something to think lightly about. They would listen closely for now and beat some sense into him if the plan wasn't good enough.

So he listed all the things that he had set in motion; the rebuilding of Uzushio, the meetings with all of the Kages, except for the Tsuchikage since he hadn't had the time for that yet. He mentioned what he was planning to do now that all three of them agreed to become his wife. Naruto felt a bit like his late-teachers at that. Both of them were perverts for concerning themselves with erotic novels all the time and here he was, the student that always mocked them for it, planning to marry three women. But he digressed. He told them how important it was for the Senju clan to rebuild. He told them what he wanted to do with the Hyuuga clan and why he would go to them first. He made sure to assure both women about his feelings for them. He didn't want them to think they were just a baby production unit to him. He, honest to everything he cared for, loved them. He really did. He noticed that Tsunade had lowered her hand again and Hinata gave him a small shy smile again. Safe…

The evening had been a long one, filled with questions and answers. The women making certain rules about what they were comfortable with and what they absolutely wouldn't allow. Most of the latter was pointed at him instead of each other. He just smiled and accepted pretty much every condition they had.

The next morning was…interesting. Hinata had told the blond that her father would expect excellent manners and would hold a tea ceremony, as he did with every meeting of importance. So both Hinata and Tsunade had spent the early morning drilling the blond Jinchuuriki in propriety and what was expected of him during a tea ceremony. Naruto, never having seen such a ceremony before, had no idea there was so much to know when drinking tea, he only started drinking it a year or two ago. He just listened and watched as his two women instructed him.

The time had come to face the Hyuuga Patriarch. He had seen the man once or twice and fought beside him briefly during the war. He had heard the Hyuuga talk with his deceased younger brother and it was because of that, that Naruto would probably have an ace up his sleeve. But it wouldn't do to just throw it on the table right from the start, so he would proceed slowly.

The couple made their way to the main gate of the Hyuuga compound and knocked. They would not just go in because Hinata was the heiress, but they would do everything by the book. Knocking the door is a trivial thing, but it would give time to the other party to be alerted in advance instead of just showing up in front of them. The door was opened by a stoic Hyuuga servant, who ushered them inside right away. The older man led the duo to an open room with a clear view of the garden. Naruto took just the briefest of moments when he saw the small piece of landscape, which he is why he would have to include his own rock garden with koi pond into his own compound. It just emitted a sense of serenity.

Naruto and Hinata were asked to take a seat on the side of a kettle; Naruto closer to the open door than Hinata. They didn't have to wait long before Hyuuga Hiashi stepped in. The three exchanged greetings and as soon as they did, Hiashi had asked for a girl to come inside. The girl had nothing really noticeable. She was pretty enough with a fancy looking kimono. Actually, the only thing worthy to mention about the girl was the kimono. It was a soft pink color with a dark pink obi and on the left side was a Cherry Blossom tree that scattered its petals across the wind.

The tea ceremony went smoothly, he really appreciated the little training session he had with Hinata and Tsunade, without it he would never have known he had to accept with a specific hand and had to turn the bowl in his hand a fixed amount of times before drinking it and reversing the steps before returning it. Hiashi seemed to respect it though and that was the goal of it. With the girl leaving and taking her tools with her, the two Hyuugas and one Uzumaki were left alone. They shifted their position, so Hiashi would face the garden outside and Naruto would face him with Hinata beside him but slightly behind.

"Before we start, I would like to erect a barrier to provide protection against unwanted attention. I do not wish for this conversation to reach outside you and me. Is that agreeable, Hiashi-dono?"

The question caught the man off guard, but he blinked once and agreed with the odd condition. He had his ceremony, so the boy could have his precaution. The two men first talked about the current condition of Konoha. It seemed a bit peculiar at first, but Hiashi knew that the boy was aware of his council position and thought that he wanted to appeal to remove Sasuke from his title. If that was so, the boy would be disappointed, though Hiashi himself was not at all satisfied with the current leader of his village, loyalty was a key value to the Hyuuga clan. Naruto never once spoke a word of hate or revenge or anything that would or could even in the slightest be considered a threat to the village, but just stated facts, like the morale of the shinobi decreasing because of the former missin nin status of their Hokage, not to mention the near deaths he had caused before and during the war. But again, never once was said anything directly that could be considered treason. Taking a brief opportunity of the privacy he rarely had, he agreed as he had witnessed the swing in mood of his own family members that were enlisted.

As soon as the sentence left his mouth, Naruto went down into business mode. The Hyuuga noticed it and went on alert, he would not get caught off guard because the conversation was interesting and he found someone intelligent, that didn't fear his family's name, to talk to.

"I would like to ask your daughters hand in marriage." In the end he was caught off guard after all.

Silence was the only thing that could be said about the next ten minutes. Neither Naruto nor Hinata nor Hiashi shifted under the sudden rising tension. The clan leader let the request mull over. As a clanleader he had to ensure the strength of the clan, but that was easily brushed aside as his daughter couldn't find any stronger suitor than the hero that saved the world and won against two of the strongest Uchiha that ever walked the earth. In all the Elemental countries people had written songs in his honor; who could possibly exceed that? Though…he was without clan.

As a father though, things were a little bit different. He knew the boy and obviously he knew about his talent. He was a bit worried about his…spontaneous and sometimes downright reckless behavior. Though the boy might be strong, it said nothing over his heart. He knew the boy made it his way of life to always keep a promise, but would it be enough to ensure his daughters happiness? He briefly glanced at his daughter. She had a mild blush and a small sincere smile while she kept stealing glances at the boy. She was honestly head over heels for him and the boy so far had proven his sincerity in not flinching away.

"Hinata, do you wish to be wed to this man?" He thought about it some more when his daughter nodded, her eyes determined. He had never seen her look at him like that before; as if she would do it with or without him.

"As a father I do not think I will be able to find a better match for my daughter, but as clan leader, I cannot think of a way that someone that doesn't have clan to be approved of by the elders."

Naruto smirked when he heard that. Hiashi was instantly on guard. He somehow didn't like that look in the young blonde's face. The older man watched as Naruto went through several handseals and the barrier around hem went from a translucent black to pitch black in a second. He looked suspicious at his guest and waited for him to clarify.

"The next part of our conversation must not be allowed to be heard or seen by anyone other than us. I allowed the wielders of the Byakugan to see what might be said, as I am sure that there are more than enough people here that can read lips. This barrier cannot be pierced by anything, not even the All Seeing White Eye of the Hyuuga."

Hiashi shot forward and brought his hand filled with chakra near Naruto's heart. With one simple nudge forward, he would end the possible threat.

"Depending on what you say, I will end you right here." There was that smirk in the blond again.

"I came here to ask the father of Hinata for his blessing. If he approved I wanted to give him an offer. If you are interested in hearing it, I would like to continue."

"And what is this offer you speak of?"

"The chance to fulfill not only your ambition, but also Hinata's dream and your brother's last wish."

"What do you know of that?" This was most disturbing, for someone to know of his goal.

"If you will please, I will explain why I know of it and how I can help with it."

Hiashi remained on alert, but took a seat once more. Only this time he was closer to the young man than before. He listened to his guest as he told him about his overhearing of the conversation between Hiashi and his younger brother Hizashi. He was told about a talk Naruto had with Neji, in which Neji told the blond that Hiashi regretted the tradition of the Caged Bird Seal. And he admitted that he had a plan to deal with it, but that he might not like it.

"I will tell you of my proposal and let you think about it. You can accept it or you can try to stop it. That is a choice I leave up to you." Naruto was completely serious and Hiashi was oddly interested in what he was about to hear.

"My plan involves a coup." Now that caught the older Hyuuga's attention. His eyes went wide in disbelief. "A coup d'état has one major benefit; when successful, the usurper can change anything he wants. Depending on the person, it can lead to greatness or to doom. I believe I know the one person that will be able to lead it to greatness." Hiashi had to interrupt the blond here.

"I will not sit here and listen to how an outsider wishes to take over my clan." The Hyuuga went to stand up, but sat down promptly when the next words were spoken.

"It is not me who will take over. I thought that Hyuuga Neji would be a strong, wise and fair leader."

Hiashi wished that he had a nice bottle of sake hidden beneath one of the tatami mats. While it was true that his nephew had proven himself countless times over, a tradition the young male Hyuuga started ever since the Chuunin exams of so many years ago, the fact still remained that he had the Caged Bird Seal and would never be able to stand up to a Main House member. Hiashi voices his thought and watched as that annoying smirk showed itself again.

"Then we have to remove the cage."

"The only one who knew how to remove the seal has perished long ago."

"Removing the seal is simply done. I can erase the mark and its effects. I will be able to 'free' all of your oppressed family members."

"You wish to throw away our traditions?!"

"Traditions are meant to be a guideline, not a prison."

"A rather fitting analogy considering the topic. Still, it has been our way for so long, it will be difficult to adjust, for both the Branch House and the Main house."

"That might be true, but they will all be free. As I understand it, the Seal was also a safety measure to ensure that nobody outside of the clan would ever get their hands on your eyes if one of you might fall in battle. We can adjust the seal so it will still destroy the eyes upon death, but not suppress the person when activated."

"That would keep our tradition in stand of 'branding' a member of the family upon the heir's third birthday as well as the safety of our family's bloodline." Hiashi was letting the suggestions run freely in his mind. He had two more questions, but he wanted to make sure he had covered things that would cause the most problems. A coup was one thing, but if it was the cause of continues takeovers after that, their family line would go extinct in a matter of decades.

"I have two questions. Hinata is the heir of our family, why not let her take over? Why Neji?"

"Because Hinata will start a clan with me. Before you ask, I have my own bloodline, but since mine is rare but still present, it will create changes in her bloodline, creating something new. And I wouldn't be able to make my own family with her as, but would be continuing hers when we have children." Hinata had to fight hard not to pass out at the mention of her and Naruto having children.

"Neji on the other hand is a strong shinobi, a wise leader and a calm man. Those qualities are needed to lead well. He is also of the Branch Family and will therefore be trusted by them, instead of them believing it might be a trap, what would be the case if the heir of the clan coming to them to join her cause and he is a well respected Jounin in the eyes of the Main House members, so acceptance will be relatively easy."

"Valid points indeed. And how will you remove the curse from them without alarming the elders?"

"There will undoubtedly be people outside this dome as we speak, notifying the rest of this household of your 'entrapment'. You can of course not believably tell them that we discussed the wedding, seeing as I asked Hinata's hand in a sound resisting barrier. So why would I need to erect a vision impairing barrier? The answer is simple, I am asking for your support in creating a new village."

If it wasn't for Hiashi being a master at controlling his facial expression, he would have to pick up his jaw from the floor. Apparently the young man…no, the man in front of him had thought this through. He had made several moves ahead by first acting at his finest, then made a sound barrier to ask one thing and then made an anti-vision barrier to propose another. This would cause suspicion among the elders and would have them demand to know what happened in here, thus giving him either an alibi or the perfect opportunity to start their deception.

The blond had kept into consideration the original reason of the Cursed Seal of their family as well as the tradition it was used in. He had chosen an heir that Hiashi himself would approve of and he gave two great opportunities to choose from; either gain more respect from Konoha for his clan if the proposal was denied or expand the clan properly into another village. Not to mention that his daughter would be happy without having to worry about the reaction of the elders. He did want to know more about the bloodline he had and the village he was talking about and what kind of support he required.

"I see that you have thought this through. I would like some more information about this village you are creating, what position my support will earn me and what this bloodline is that will interfere with the Byakugan."

"I wish to restore my ancestral village; the Village Hidden in the Whirlpool. As you are probably aware, Uzushiogakure was founded by my family, but was destroyed slightly after the Second War. I have found the ruins and have inspected the land. The land is full of minerals and can sustain all forms of life due to its climate. It is can also obtain a second source of income due to fishing possibilities and has plenty of space to build on. Your support will be to send Branch Family members to act as sentries for guarding and the very first of my shinobi force. The Byakugan capabilities will secure the safety of my village. While my clan will be the dominant clan, the new Hyuuga branch will be almost as important. It will be like the Uchiha with the Senju." Hiashi thought about it for a while, the position would be higher than what he currently held and the village itself would have a steady income if the man spoke true about the minerals and secondary income.

"My bloodline is however, complicated. I think that you have seen it before." Hiashi witnessed the blond transform into the glowing form that won the war, but gasped in shock when he saw the eyes of the villain that killed his daughter…and then brought her back to life.

"What do you know of the Sage of the Six Paths?" Hiashi shook his head. There was only one thing known about the legendary sage and that was that he was the father of ninja and their arts, besides that…nothing.

"The Rikudoh had two sons. When the man died, he left his eyes and chakra to the oldest son and his body and spirit to his youngest. He had hoped that his youngest would succeed him in creating peace throughout the world. But his oldest son was jealous and fought with his younger brother from that day on. Their fight continued, even after the two formed their own families. The older son formed the Uchiha clan and the younger son the Senju clan." Hiashi was leaning closer in fascination.

"Because his powers were separated, none of the two sons had complete control of their father's heritage. The Sharingan and the Shodaime Hokage's control over the Biju were a result of this. If the two sons would have access to the others part of the inheritance, they would have the Rinnegan, the Doujutsu that allowed the wielder to create something out of nothing. The Senju and the Uchiha were constantly at war with the other, but love finds itself in the most inappropriate of places. Eventually there were members of both clans that fell in love with each other. But since they were denied by their own clan, they eventually started a new one; The Uzumaki clan. By all means the first child born could have had the Rinnegan, but the Doujutsu required the perfect spirit, perfect body and something else. I did not know I had any of these aspects. I only know of it because it was something that Uchiha Madara said when I asked about it. He had awakened the eyes himself because he had the perfect eyes and chakra and when he implanted himself with the Shodaime's DNA he had gained the perfect body and spirit. But even though I had both, mostly thanks to the Kyuubi inside, I missed one component; knowledge. The Rikudoh knew everything there was. And that was how he himself gained his eyes. So when I studied, it started to awaken. It is safe to say that the very first children of the Uzumaki clan missed one of these traits, but did have a good body and chakra, causing them to live longer than average people."

"So that is why the Uzumaki clan was also called the Clan of Longevity." Naruto nodded.

Hiashi saw everything falling into place. Why Madara was as strong as he was, or why the eldest elder could still clearly remember the fights the founding clans of Konoha had with each other while the old man couldn't even remember what he ate the day before. It even explained why Naruto would be able to get rid of the Caged Bird Seal. Who knew the limits of the most powerful Doujutsu that belonged to the most powerful man that ever walked the earth?

The Hyuuga Patriarch sighed, this would be a great chance to obtain several things. He would finally end the curse that befell the Branch members; something he had been trying to do ever since he witnessed it happening to his brother. He would gain a higher standing for his clan, albeit in a different village. His daughter would be happy, while he wouldn't have to deal with the council. He would be a fool not to go along.

"There is nothing I can think of that you haven't covered yourself. How will we proceed?"

Naruto smiled kindly. He opened his jacket and pulled out a bottle of expensive sake. Hiashi looked like it was a gift from heaven before he schooled his expression…somewhat.

"You will send branch members to my village, to help build it. Most of them do not follow the orders of the Hokage, so there shouldn't be much of an issue there and your council should be happy with it since it will raise the clan's standing. They are assured of their loyalty because of the Cursed Seal so they don't have to worry about that."

"When they are gone, Neji will soon follow. He will have to desert Konoha for a while."

"What? That boy's loyalty to our village is unshakable. He will never go along with it. Besides, his fiancée lives here."

"He will not betray Konoha. For my ultimate plan is to restore it to its former glory. The village has fallen since the old days. It was strong and proud, but now, the civilians have too much say in the matters of the shinobi. The Hidden Leaf is and always has been a ninja village, but we let the civilians gain too much power and now, we cannot revoke it. If they would have instated any other Hokage, I would never have minded, but to name a traitor to our village to lead it? It is too sad to even put into words."

"And what do you plan to do about it. You cannot lead two villages." Hiashi stated. Taking over a clan was one thing; taking over a village of shinobi was completely different.

"I will rebuild the Senju clan." This time Hiashi's jaw actually dropped.

"How?"

"Let me worry about that. I will lead an attack on the village. But if everything goes according to plan, the attack will cause no casualties among the civilians and shinobi. There will be only one death and that will be the Rokudaime Hokage. I plan to take Sarutobi Konohamaru with me and train him. As soon as we are ready, we will take over the city and have him instated. Then we can reorganize the political structure without having to deal with the rules. The villagers will accept Konohamaru because of his lineage and as soon as the first Senju heir is able, he or she can take their rightful place as Nanadaime Hokage. Seeing as about that time the now young Sarutobi will be ready to retire. By that time Neji will be back in the village, leading the Hyuuga because his coup will take place during my 'invasion'."

"You have thought about this a lot have you, Naruto-dono?"

"Yes I have sir."

"Will you give me time to think about all this?"

"I can give you two days, I have to arrange several things and most of them are influenced by your decision."

"Very well, come see me again at dusk in two days time."

Hinata and Naruto left right after that, Hinata noted that her father seemed interested. Naruto was happy to hear that. In two days time, he would have the answer and was expecting a positive reply.