I'm back bitches! But seriously, I'm visiting my family right now and I right now I have to use my mother's laptop to write this while she's at work and mine is back where I normally live getting repaired. I'll get it back in a month, but until then I guess I'll just have to make due.
I noticed something rather strange the other day. I have over one hundred Naruto stories in my favorites tab and I think it's affecting me, because whenever someone talks to me and I'm not really in the mood, I go "Hn" like Sasuke in most of the stories. Oh well, you don't really care about that now do you? No you just care about the story. Sigh.
Before I get on with answering the reviews and then writing the stories, can someone answer a question of mine? WHAT THE FUCK DID THEY DO DURING THOSE THREE YEARS? I mean seriously, all I can remember from the manga is that the seal was loosened, and he put two Ransengans together to make the Odama Rasengan, and a thirty second conversation on how to break Genjutsu which obviously didn't help much, because the only person who uses the damn things in the manga are Kurenai, who wouldn't use it on him anyways, and Itachi which he can't break out of. No other Jutsu, no fighting style, no kenjutsu, no elemental manipulation, no seals, NOTHING! Sorry for the rant now on with the reviews and then the chapter! (Insert evil laugh here.)
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Disclaimer: I do not own Devil May Cry or Nevan
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Eagle12: Hmm interesting idea. I'll make a few Uzumaki OC's and there's a couple in this chapter.
Hoytti: Will do.
Ryuujin96: Thank you I had a little difficulty deciding which jutsu he would know and I'm glad someone likes my choices.
Quietreaper: The clone didn't follow Haku, the clone followed Gato. The one that followed Haku was the original Naruto.
Denito: No he will not get Ragnarok. I think it would be a little weird if he had a guy coming out of his shoulder. Plus I don't think that the opinion of him would be helped very much by that, as well as the fact that he already has the fox, which if you think about it, is Ragnarok in this story, he just can't come out. Plus I couldn't really think of how to include him. Yeah, starting from this chapter I'll make all the jutsu in bold and underlined. Don't worry about all the scenes I skipped, I plan on doing a series of Omakes of all the things I missed or skipped.
Nya-NyaKittyFace: Thank you for the idea man. I have seen a couple scenes from an episode or two but I didn't know that the attacks were due to blood. I will make sure to use your idea.
Roboguy45: I did already tell you this, but I want everybody else to know, he didn't have to give one of his family scrolls to his team-mates, he just had to give them each a sealing scroll.
Dracko: No clue what xenomorph armor is so….no. Construct idea is awesome though
Decius23: Hey that is like Gaara isn't it? I didn't really man to copy him in fact when I was first thinking of this I was comparing it to Bleach's Byakuya Kuchki's Senbonsakura in that unlike Gaara's sand, the Kokketsu and Senbonsakura are not sentient, they actually have to be controlled. I never planned on giving him the Kubikiri Hochou.
ElekitrikRage: No clue, for the experience thing I think it's kinda like a muscle memory-esque thing, other than that I'd say that the only reason he ever made that many clones is for training purposes in which he doesn't need the memories just the experience. Otherwise he just uses on at a time like when I had him make one clone to follow Gato, so I think he probably does forget a lot of what happens, either that, or the memories just kind of blend together unless he only dispels them one group at a time. Also no one but him can make the army he can so it's slightly a moot point. Sorry about the pace, it's my first story. I will say though that I will also be guilty of the sin of the shadow clone shortcut.
T-B-R: Sorry about that I'll try better.
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"Hello": Human Speech
'Hello': Human Thought
"Hello": Demon Speech
'Hello': Demon Thought
"Jutsu": Jutsu
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On The Road
The six ninjas were tree jumping away from the country of wave when Zabuza asked the question that both he and Haku were wondering.
"All right then I'll bite. Why are we going to Uzu?"
"It's to retrieve whatever we can of my clan's history and artifacts." Replied Naruto.
"Why would you go there now? I mean wouldn't whoever had destroyed the place have looted the place?" asked Haku.
"While that may have been true at the time, they didn't have an Uzumaki with them, and the village was known for its seal masters." Answered Kakashi.
"Where are we going then?" asked Haku.
"Well Haku-chan, we are going to the port nearest Uzu so we can charter passage." Said Naruto.
"Why don't we just water walk there?" asked Zabuza.
"These two don't know how." Said Naruto, indicating Sasuke and Sakura.
"And you do?" asked Kakashi, genuinely surprised.
"Yep." Said Naruto simply.
"Whatever dobe, if you can do it then I can do it no problem." Said Sasuke.
"Yeah, you Baka!" screamed Sakura.
"You deal with this every day, Naruto-kun?" asked Haku.
'Kun?' wondered everyone, put the painfully oblivious blonde.
"Unfortunately." Said Naruto with genuine emotion.
"Anyways, we're here." Said Kakashi as Sakura and Sasuke were glaring at Naruto.
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Port Town
"We need to find a man who will take us to Uzu." Said Kakashi, as the group walked through the town.
"Kakashi-sensei, why are we going there anyways? Don't we have better things to do?" asked Sakura, who was honestly just tired of working at the moment and wanted to go home.
"Because Sakura, it is an order from the Hokage, beyond that, you don't need to know anything unless Naruto deems it necessary, as he is the client of this mission." Said Kakashi.
"WHAT?" yelled both Sakura and Sasuke, surprised.
"Jiji funded this mission, but listed me as the client." Explained Naruto.
'Since they are going there anyways I should see if there's anything of use so I can kill HIM. It's not like the dobe should get anything if it's really important' thought Sasuke planning on taking whatever seemed of use for himself.
As if sensing this Kakashi said to everyone, "when we get there, I want every sealing scroll but Naruto's so that nobody can take what should be his."
Everybody nodded as Sasuke inwardly seethed.
"Does anybody have any ideas?" asked Kakashi.
"Well Kakashi Sensei, I think we should go to either a bar or the docks." Said Naruto.
"If you're going to be an alcoholic, do it on your own time dobe." Insulted Sasuke.
"Yeah drunkie!" screamed Sakura
"Actually Sasuke, it's very easy to get information in places like bars, brothels, and marketplaces." Said Kakashi, as his student's paled slightly.
As everybody waked to the closest bar, Kakashi asked Naruto, "So, how are you doing with those techniques you told me about?"
"Well I've made a successful Kokketsu Bunshin (Black Blood Clone) and I've found that they are rather sturdier than my Kage Bunshin (shadow clone). Zabuza promised he'd teach me the Kirigakure no Jutsu (Hiding in the mist jutsu), and the Suiton: Suiryudan no jutsu (Water Style: Water Dragon jutsu) so that I can try and make my Kokketsu Mizu (Blood mist) Kokketsu Ketsuryūdan (Black blood: Blood Dragon Jutsu)."
"You got Zabuza to teach you a couple of jutsu? How and why on earth did you do that?" asked Kakashi.
"Well I figured it wouldn't really be good to ask you to teach me because I don't know if you know the Kirigakure no Jutsu, and considering it took you a month and a life or death struggle to teach us tree walking, I decided it wouldn't really be worth my wasted breath to ask." Said Naruto as the group entered the bar. As they went into the bar, Naruto continued to explain.
"As to how, I made a deal with him."
"A deal? What do you mean?" asked Sakura.
At this Naruto smirked and Zabuza grumbled about 'smartass blondes' to which Naruto responded, "Better a smartass than a dumbass." Before explaining.
Flashback no Jutsu
"An interesting idea brat, what do I get out of it?" asked Zabuza the night that Naruto proposed the idea.
"I'll reduce my cut to fifteen percent." Said Naruto.
"Are you kidding me? If you want those jutsu you have to do better than that. Five percent." Shot back the demon.
"I'll go to twelve percent"
"Eight"
"Ten"
"Eight"
"Ten"
"Eight"
"Ten"
"Eight"
"Eight"
"Ten"
"You drive a hard bargain Zabuza, alright then I'll take ten." Smirked Naruto as he shook the swordsman's hand as he tricked the man. (1)
"Good…wait…WHAT?"
"You already agreed old man"
"Fine, you get a ten percent cut." Complained the demon.
Flashback No Jutsu Kai\
"Only you would have the stones to trick a man who's killed more people than you've had hot meals" said a slightly awestruck Kakashi.
"All right we should start asking around." Said a pissed Zabuza.
Kakashi then moved to the counter and placed a bit of money on the counter.
"Can you give me some information?" asked the Cyclopes, as the rest of the party looked on.
"That would depend on the information, shinobi-san." Replied the bartender. A greasy looking man who had no hair on top of his head, but long stringy hair on the sides. He also had what looked like a stained dish rag over his right eye, and was wearing grey breeches and what was once a white tunic under a stained apron.
"We're looking for someone to take us to Uzu" explained the silver haired man.
"Only one man who would do that. His name is Arashi (2). You can usually find him passed out on his boat at this time of day. Its name is The Blue Sun." (3) Explained the bartender.
"Passed out? Why would he be passed out?" asked the concerned jounin.
"No idea since he doesn't drink." Said the barman as Kakashi went back to the group to go to the docks.
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Docks At The Boat
"Here it is the Blue Sun." said Kakashi.
"It's a piece of shit." Observed Sasuke.
"Well, let's go." Said Haku
The group then walked up the gangplank and saw a man with snow white hair, blue canvas trousers, a grey sash and black shirt, passed out on the deck with two children standing over him, one girl, one boy, obviously twins with vibrant red hair. They both looked exactly alike except for the length of their hair, with the boys being an inch or two long and the girl's being shoulder length, and their eyes, the boy having green and the girl having purple. They were dressed in all grey wearing trousers and tunics.
"W-w-who are you?" asked the girl
"Hello, I am Hatake Kakashi, this is Momochi Zabuza, and his daughter Haku." At this Zabuza raised his non-existent eyebrow, but didn't comment as Haku looked rather pleased. "And these are my students; Haruno Sakura, Uchiha Sasuke, and Uzumaki Naruto. We were hop-"
"Aniki!" screamed the two children as they tackled the blonde to the ground and proceeded to crush the life out of him in a hug.
"Aniki?!" questioned everybody but Naruto, because he couldn't breathe, and the white haired guy since he was passed out.
"You said Uzumaki right?" they chorused
"Yeah", said Kakashi as Naruto started to turn blue from the both of them hugging him.
"We're Uzumaki too!" the twins exclaimed.
"This is Uzumaki Keihi (4) and he's eight years old" said the girl indicating the boy
"And this is Uzumaki Asagao (5) and she's eight years old." Said the now identified Keihi
"And this is Arashi!" they shouted together, striking a pose, gesturing towards the man which made it look as though they were showing off some sort of prize, making everyone there suspect that this was a practiced introduction.
"You are both Uzumaki's?" asked Zabuza.
"Yeah, Arashi san said he found us-" started Keihi
"When we were babies, abandoned and he raised us." Finished Asagao.
"Can you let go of our friend and wake Arashi up?" asked Kakashi.
"No, but he should be up soon. He always is." Replied Asagao as they dropped Naruto unceremoniously.
As if on cue, the man began to stir, "Oh, my head. Keihi, can you get me a glass of water?" shouted Arashi.
"Sure thing Tou-san." Shouted the boy as he ran off.
"We have guest's tou-san, and this one is an Uzumaki!" Shouted Asagao.
"Another one huh?" mused Arashi
"Excuse me Arashi-san, but can we get to business?" asked Kakashi as the others nodded.
"Oh? Shinobi huh? And Konoha nins too. Alright then, what can I do for you?"
"We'd like to go to the Island of Uzushiogakure."
"Hmm. Very well I was planning on taking the twins there soon anyways. I'll take you there. Asagao, Keihi! Get ready to set sail! We leave in ten minutes!"
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On The Boat Night
Naruto was sitting on the railing of the ship watching the full moon in the cloudless sky, listening to the waves, and feeling the gentle rock of the ship. Naruto was thinking about the next day when he was interrupted from his thoughts by a familiar voice.
"Are you alright Naruto-kun?"
He turned around and saw it was Haku.
"I'm alright Haku-chan. Are you alright? You should get back to sleep, it's late and cold out here." Said Naruto.
"No, I'm fine, I was just worried about you, you didn't come to bed." Said Haku.
"I'm alright," said Naruto, "I was just thinking."
"About what?" asked Haku as she sat on the rail next to him.
"The fact that I'm about to go home. That I'm about to go to the place where I once had a family. The fact that everything I should have known was destroyed long before I was even born." Said Naruto slightly bitterly.
"We are a lot alike Naruto-kun," said Haku as she unknowingly leaned her head on his shoulder.
"What do you mean Haku-chan?" asked Naruto, blushing at the intimate contact.
"Aw, blushing? I didn't know you had it in you."
"I had parents a long time ago. I was born in a small village of in Mizu no Kuni (Land of Water), in a place where it snowed every day. All we did was farm, and we were poor, but my mother and father were happy. I was happy. They were kind parents. But when I got older something happened." Said Haku, staring at the moon, an absent expression, as though only half remembering that Naruto was there.
"What happened?" asked Naruto, leaning against her like she was to him, not sure if she could actually hear him.
"My father killed my mother and tried to kill me." Said the Ice user, seemingly ignoring the blonde.
"Mizu has experience many civil wars, and those who possess Kekkei Genkai, the genetic trait passed down from parent to child, from grandparent to grandchild, were hated. From what I understand, you have one too, so you should know what it's like."
"While I was hated by my village, but that was for a different reason. Konoha actually reveres Kekkei Genkai, when we get there, you will be welcomed with open arms."
"It sounds wonderful. Now, because of the special abilities we possessed, these families were used in many disputes and the country itself feared us to be the harbingers of disasters and wars. After the wars, those families hid their abilities and lived on. Because if they revealed their secrets, they were instantly put to death. My mother possessed the Hyoton Kekkei Genkai. She kept it a secret and married my father, and must have believed that an ordinary life would continue for a while…but, it was all too good to last." At this point Haku started to cry, and Naruto put his arm around her.
"My father found out our secret. Later, I watched as he and a few of our fellow villagers beat my mother to death and then turn on me. As they approached me, I did the only thing I could and killed them all with my ice abilities. And at the time, I thought of myself as…No, I had think of myself as being…I realized that that was the most painful thing a person could feel. The feeling that you are not needed by anyone in this world. That no one cares if you live or die. After all that, if someone were to appear who accepted you from the bottom of their heart, that person would immediately become the one most important to you." At she was remembering the day she met the demon on that snow buried bridge.
"Zabuza-sama knew that I was from a family with a Kekkei Genkai and he still raised me. He wanted the ability that everybody else hated. I was happy…I was needed. I became his servant and his weapon. I had purpose. Now I am going to a ninja village. I will have a bigger purpose; I can go to the hospital and save lives instead of ending them. I still wish to be a ninja, but I want to do what I can for others. And for that, I will always be grateful. Naruto-kun…would you like to be my precious person."
"Of course I would Haku-chan. All my life I have been despised by my village for something I couldn't control, just like you. It wasn't for my ability, as I just recently awoke it. But like you, I found my precious people, who I bet would love to meet you. Would you like to be my precious person, Haku-chan?"
"Of course Naruto-kun. And I can't wait to meet your precious people." Said a heavily blushing
After that, they just sat there in each other's arms. After about an hour, Naruto asked Haku to go to bed and that he would go to his soon.
When she was gone, Kakashi came up to him and told him to follow.
They went to a section of the cargo hold that would make it almost impossible to be eavesdropped upon.
"Hello Naruto-Kun." Said a jovial Arashi
"Hello Arashi-san." Replied Naruto.
"I want to ask something of you that I don't know if I am allowed to ask."
"I will help if I can Arashi-san." Replied the blonde Jinchuriki.
"I want you to take the twins with you when you go back to Konoha," at this point he held up his hand to stall any arguments the blonde had, "they want to become shinobi and I can't bring them there because I'm dying. You are their blood and from what I understand you are eligible for clan head status due to your Kekkei Genkai and your shinobi status, although you need to be a Chunin to be a full clan head." Explained the white haired man.
"Hmm, very well sir. I have a family and I will do all I can for them. I will apply for clan status in Konoha after I retrieve our secrets and equipment."
"Good. In that case I will rest easy knowing they will be taken care of when I pass." Said the relieved white haired man
"Before I go though, can I ask, how did you meet them?" wondered the blonde.
"Not much to tell really, I was walking in the woods, I smelled death, I followed, heard crying, came across a clearing in which a looted caravan sat, and found the two of them underneath what I assumed to be their mother due to the similar hair color."
"Hmm…all right then, good night, Arashi-san." Said the blonde walked away to his room.
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Village Of Uzushiogakure next day
"Wow" whispered Naruto as the rest of the group which included team seven, the Kiri-nins, and the three sailors, was speechless.
"No kidding" said Kyuubi.
They were standing on a ridge overlooking the village. It was a beautiful sight. There were three rivers running through it, two flowing towards the middle causing a giant whirlpool, with the third river being much larger than the rest and leading away from the center out of the village. On the shore of the whirlpool, between the two smaller rivers, there was a large tower which looked like the Hokage's tower back in Konoha sitting on a large cylindrical stone platform. Spreading out from the pool were beautiful houses that were all rectangular, spread throughout the city were beautiful, now overgrown, gardens with pillars, gazebo's, and fountains. On every man-made object in the city was the Uzu symbol. Everywhere was the remnants of the invasion, bodies, destroyed buildings, bloodstains, and rusted weapons. (5)
After they jumped down, Naruto immediately went to the closest body and examined the hitai-ate.
"It's the same as the symbol on your flak jacket, Kakashi-sensei." Stated Naruto.
"Are you okay?" asked Haku as she placed her hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah, it's just a little hard to realize this person was my clansmen." He said as he dug around the persons belongings, looking for a form of identification.
"Uzumaki Atsushi (7), twenty-one years old, a jounin, married, no children, A-rank in ninjutsu, A-rank in taijutsu, and B-rank in genjutsu, B-rank with fuinjutsu." Said Naruto as he got up and put the card in his hip pouch. He then mad his signature hand seal and said "Kage Bunshin No Jutsu (Shadow clone jutsu)" and around one hundred clone popped into existence.
"Spread out! Find all the Bodies with the Uzu symbol on them, collect any form of I.D. that you can and then give them a proper Uzu sendoff." He shouted pointing to the huge whirlpool in the center of the village. "After that bring me their I.D.'s and then go search for anything that can be of use. Leave the rest where they fell."
"HAI BOSS!" shouted the clones as they all went off in separate directions.
"All right Kakashi-sensei, I think we should head to the central tower. I would also like to request that when we get to the village head's office, that I go in alone." Said a deceptively calm Naruto.
"Alright Naruto, you're the mission client, so we have to respect your wishes." Said Kakashi
"The hell with that!" said Sasuke, "If I want to go somewhere, then I will do so! I don't need your permission."
"Yeah Naruto! Sasuke-kun doesn't need your permission for anything! He's better than you!" screeched Sakura.
"Actually you two," said an eye-smiling Kakashi, "since Naruto is the mission client, we need to do as he asks. If not then you two will not get paid and Naruto and I will get the reward for this B-rank mission."
"B-rank? For this pathetic place?" asked a skeptical Sasuke.
"Well teme, I'd like to see any village try to fight off a full invasion force from three of the major villages and still take out over two thirds of the combined forces." Said an increasingly irritated blonde.
"This is where our family lived?" asked Keihi
"Hai, oto-kun." Said Naruto.
"Why is it so smashed up?" asked Asagao.
"Well Imouto-chan, our people were so awesome that three of the five major villages were threatened by them, and decided to do whatever they could to not feel that way anymore." Said Naruto to the little girl, causing stars to go into the twins eyes.
"Hn, whatever dobe the Uchiha clan is better than yours ever was." Said Sasuke
"Yeah, I'm not in the mood for a pissing contest." Said Naruto as the group reached the tower
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Inside The Uzukage Tower First Floor
"Kage Bunshin No Jutsu (Shadow Clone Jutsu)." Shouted Naruto as they entered the reception area. "Alright guys, you know the drill. Find I.D.'s, give the bodies a send-off, go find something of use, and bring it all to me." He then brought out a storage scroll which he then unrolled to find a larger scroll. "Kakashi-sensei, can you put everything but the I.D.'s that my clones bring into this scroll, and place the I.D's into this smaller one?"
"Sure Naruto. Alright team, we'll set up camp here. Naruto, you go on and explore the rest of the building, just be careful.
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Uzukage Tower Top Floor One Hour Later
So far Naruto hadn't really found anything of use, when he came across the most ornate door he had found so far.
When he entered, he found a room that was a half circle that looked like it took up half of the floor with the entirety of the curved wall having windows. There were also several book cases along the wall with the door in it, an ornate desk facing said was with a chair behind it and two comfy looking chairs facing the desk, as well as a couple of couches on either side of the desk facing away from the windows.
As he approached the desk, he noticed there was a journal on it with the Uzumaki symbol on it. He picked it up and found that it belonged to the fourth Uzukage's son.
'What's this doing here?' wondered Naruto as he tried to open the journal, only to be repelled by a seal. 'Maybe it's a blood seal' he thought as he bit his finger and spread some blood on the seal allowing him to open the journal.
March fifth (8)
I wonder how Kushina is doing. I know she left to become the Kyuubi's Jinchuriki, but that life is one of nothing but pain. I hope that Mito-sama is teaching her well. Anyways, we've received word that a new war is about to begin. I really wish we wouldn't have to do this, but if Konoha joins then my father will not hesitate to help them.
'The jinchuriki of the Kyuubi? Why didn't you tell me about this?'
"You never asked Kitt. I can't really tell you anything about her, other than the fact that she kept me in a seal that is WAY more restrictive than yours. She was my second Jinchuriki after Mito Uzumaki, the wife of the first Hokage, passed away."
'I see…that's too bad, I'll ask Jiji about it.'
April seventeenth.
It's war and we've already lost several men. I know we won't make it out of this unscathed, but we will do all we can to minimize losses. I know that Konoha will not let us down.
June third
We have heard word of an invasion by three separate villages, Kiri, Kumo, and Iwa. We've sent messages for aid to Konoha, but they don't think they can come in time, because they have their own problems. I hope we can come through this with as little damage as possible. Several of our civilians, women, and children were evacuated, just in case, so that our lineage does not die out.
'That means that I have more family to find.'
July twentieth
The invasion force has arrived. We have already lost several men, including the head of the Uzumaki clan. The barrier seals are holding, so they haven't gotten into the city, but seals of that magnitude take up way too much chakra to be of use for long. We are stockpiling supplies and fortifying lines of defense for the final assault. Our first casualties will without a doubt be the barrier team as the enemies are camping as close as they can get, waiting to pounce.
'Well that's rather depressing.'
August twelfth
Today is the day. We will send out one messenger to tell the seal teams to lower the barrier so they at least have a fighting chance. I know that Konoha didn't abandon us, but I am sad to know that we will all most likely die. If you are reading this, you are either now the head of the Uzumaki clan, or can take this to them. We have locked everything of vital importance inside the Uzumaki vault below, where this tower meets the shore of the whirlpool. Our greatest seal masters, for the last hundred years, have made sure that only living and willing Uzumaki clan member is able to enter. The only good thing that I can see about this event is that some of our kin have escaped. I must now leave so I can join my friends to take as many of those bastards as we can with us
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Goodbye
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As Naruto finished reading he put the journal back onto the desk.
"…Wow."
"I know Kitt, your kin seemed to have been true warriors."
"I just think it's somewhat poetic that that's how they went."
"Yes, now, what's this about a vault?"
"Well from what I understand of such things, that position should be open for whoever wants it, so if I state myself as the head of the clan, then that should be enough. Plus I opened this journal so that has to count for something."
"True enough, now seal up everything you want to in here, and go find that vault."
"All right Kyuubi, I just need a moment."
After about a minute, Naruto picked the journal back up, placed it in his pocket, searched the shelves, then the desk, and finally, went to leave, but as he did so, he noticed a shelf above the doorway with four pictures on it.
"Those must be the Uzukage's like the pictures of the Hokage's in Jiji's office." Mused Naruto as he pulled one of the chairs over to the shelf so that he could take the pictures, noticing that they all had the same weapons and armor, and placed them into the scroll he had carried in with him. He then made a clone, told it that the most important things were in the vault and dispelled it, then he left the office.
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Uzukage Tower First Floor
"How much has been brought in?" asked Naruto as he walked into the lobby.
"Several hundred I.D.'s and not much else. Sorry Naruto." Explained Kakashi.
"It's no problem, Kakashi-sensei, I found a journal that said that all the good stuff was put into a vault, that only an alive and willing Uzumaki could enter."
"That's interesting." Said Zabuza, "I never knew a seal could do that."
"Neither did I, but the Uzumaki's were world renowned for their sealing abilities, so it's not that big a stretch." Mused the Cyclopes.
"Here, you can check for yourself," said Naruto as he offered the journal.
Kakashi then took it read for several minutes as the rest of the group looked on and then offered it to one of the twins, saying "Damn"
"You took the words right out of my mouth. Now, let's go hit that vault."
"Hn, you should give anything you find to me, dobe. It's not like you should get anything of use. In fact I should go into that vault and have first pick." Sneered Sasuke.
"Hell no teme. Besides, only an Uzumaki can enter that vault."
"You will do as I say! I am an Uchiha!" shouted Sasuke, as in true fangirl style, Sakura agreed.
"Yeah Naruto, giving you anything would automatically make it useless."
"Whatever. Kakashi, I'd like to report to my head ninja guard that his subordinates are being contentious."
"Of course Naruto. This will go on the mission report that will go directly to the Hokage." Replied the silver haired jounin.
"Are they seriously like this all the time?" asked Zabuza.
"I kind of feel sorry for Kakashi-san and Naruto-kun." Replied Haku as Arashi nodded and the twins whispered "Poor aniki."
"All right then let's go." Said Naruto as he led the way to the location of the vault.
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Vault
When they got to the well-hidden entrance to the vault he immediately noticed the seals.
"Well this worked on the book, so let's see if it works now." Said the blonde, as he made a cut on his hand and smeared it on the center of the door.
CLICK
The door then swung inwards and as Naruto turned to the others to ask the twins to accompany him, Sasuke pushed him out of the way and tried to enter the vault, dead set on getting what he felt should have been rightfully his. The key word being 'tried', because as soon as he took a step onto the threshold, he was blasted into a place somewhere between conscious and unconscious and thrown into the water.
Ignoring Sakura's shout of 'Sasuke-kun!' and Kakashi starting to fish the emo out, Naruto turned to the twins and asked, "Would you like to come along?"
They both nodded their heads and followed the Jinchuriki into the dark opening.
The first room they entered was a very large room, which looked to be about half the size of the rock formation that is in. Half of the room was completely dedicated to scrolls of various sizes and purposes. Some of them were on jutsu, some of them were on kenjutsu, some on forging, but at least seventy percent of them were on sealing and there were at least two of each sealing scroll. On the other side were weapons, tools, armors, and other various things. There was a wide assortment of weapons including, for some reason, a few instruments like a purple guitar (9)
"COOL!" shouted the two redheads as Keihi immediately went to the guitar and Asagao went to the scrolls that said 'medic seals'
After Naruto made the necessary clones to seal everything up into the four large sealing scrolls, he noticed another door opposite of the entrance that had the kanji for 'clan head'.
"I guess that's me." Said Naruto to himself as he immediately went to the door.
After he entered, he noticed that the room was significantly smaller, about the size of a walk in closet. The first thing he noticed was a forest green haori (10) on a manikin. The next thing he noticed was a stand with the weapons he saw in those pictures of the Uzukage's. They were about three and a half feet long in total with a foot long curved foot long bandage wrapped hilt, and a two and a half foot long blades that looked like a cross between a saber and a katana, neither of which had a tsuba. After that he saw another display with a storage scroll, and a scroll with the kanji for 'wolf' and one with the kanji for 'tiger' on it.
Taking the haori off the manikin, he noticed that it was way heavier than it should have been. He then saw a letter attached to the manikin and decided to read it, putting the garment back for the moment.
Dear Uzukage
I have finished that haori you wanted to your exact specifications. There are seven layers to it. The first two are a layer of my highest quality cotton on the outside and silk on the inside. Below those on the outside is a layer of fireproofing and waterproofing seals and on the inside a set of temperature regulators, apply chakra to the left chest area to lower the temperature and the right to raise it. Below those are two layers of my highest quality stainless steel fibers weaved life fabric and the final middle layer is a layer of overlapping shingle-like small metal plates, each about an inch in length and width. One again, all materials used in this construct were the highest grade I could possibly acquire. I have included several hidden inside pockets and pouches for weapons and sealing supplies and I have put that 'fitting seal' you told me about between the shoulder blades. Just focus some chakra into it, and it will fit whoever is wearing it perfectly. This could very well be my masterpiece and I thank you for allowing me the opportunity to make it. I hope it serves you and the future heads of your clan well.
Signed Higarushi Takumi(11)
'Hmm it's set two days before the journal said the Uzumaki clan head died, which means that he probably never actually wore it. This is the most awesome thing Ihave ever seen.' Thought Naruto, amazed at the sheer amount of care and consideration that went into the garment, as he placed the letter into his left hip pouch.
"Indeed Kitt. The seals protect against fire and water jutsu and prevent you from dying from hypothermia or heat stroke, the steel weave offers slashing protection and the metal plates offer piercing protection. It is truly an impressive garment, and the silk and cotton give it comfort and aesthetic appeal." Observed the demon fox.
Naruto then turned to the swords and drew one of them.
"It's a beautiful blade, maybe you don't need those claws after all."
'I bet Kiba would like them.'
"Dog-breath? Yeah, he would probably like that. Maybe when you reinstate your clan, you can give them to him as a way to try and make a clan alliance."
'A clan alliance? What do you mean?'
"I mean that you need to get in good with the other clans so that if something untoward were to happen to you, you could have friends to bail you out."
'Interesting. What do you think I should do with those summoning scrolls?' he asked as he sheathed the blade and strapped the two of them to his back, with the hilts sticking over his shoulders.
"Something tells me you should wait before you sign one." Replied Kyuubi.
Naruto then took his jacket off his body and the haori off the manikin again and put it on, noticing that currently, it was several sizes too large. He then focused chakra into the seal in between his shoulder blades and after a flash of bright light and he could feel the haori shifting on him. When it was finished, it looked the exact same just to his size. It was loose enough to be comfortable, but not enough to be hampering. The sleeves were long enough to cover half of his hands, but again loose enough that it wouldn't hamper his hands. A cursory examination found several hidden pockets in the sleeves, armpits, and even the lining of the garment.
"This thing is AWESOME!"
"Hey, that scroll said Higarushi, right? Isn't that the place you got all your clothes and stuff?" asked the fox.
'Yeah, you're right. Perhaps I should thank them. When we get back I'll have to find out what's in that sealing scroll.' Responded Naruto.
He then sealed up the three scrolls and placed it in a pocket inside the haori and left the room empty, but for a single manikin.
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When Naruto made it back to the other room he found that the only things in the room were the twins, one with a 'medical seals' scroll and one with a purple guitar and what appeared to be a manual on how to use it, a single clone, a large box, a single sealing scroll into which all the others were sealed (12), and several empty shelves and weapon and armor racks.
"You gonna keep those?" asked the blonde Uzumaki.
The two of them simply nodded, too engrossed in the scrolls that they were holding.
"What's that?" asked Naruto to his clone, indicating the box.
The clone, for some reason, seemed nervous as he opened the box and pulled out a single object.
It was an Uzushiogakure hitai-ate.
Naruto hesitantly reached out a hand and took the headband. He then tied it around his neck like a collar and sealed the box with the rest of them into the scroll. He then dispelled the clone and placed the scroll in a pocket and gestured the twins to follow him.
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Outside
Haku was watching the entrance of the vault, and by this time Sasuke had been fished out, had tried to go in again, was fished out again, had sworn, sat down on the shore to dry off and spurned Sakura for a date, while all the others had just sat by the entrance. She saw the three of them, and immediately noticed Naruto's changed outfit. Blushing at how good he looked in his new haori, she called to them, "Hello, Naruto-kun, Asagao-chan, Keihi-kun, it looks like your search was fruitful."
"Hai, Haku-chan, everything is all sealed up, me and Keihi have weapons, Asagao is studying scrolls, I got this awesome haori, and a few more things that are to say the least, badass."
"Hn, you don't deserve anything dobe, it should all go to me. I'm the last Uchiha. Give me those swords." Demanded Sasuke.
"Yeah Naruto." Three guesses and the first two don't count.
"No, these are my clan's secrets and I am the client for this mission. Though based on this, I'll have to specifically request a different team should this ever happen again." Said Naruto.
"Hn, all I want are the swords dobe, seals are useless, the haori looks like shit, that hitai-ate around your neck means you're a traitor, and a guitar is a stupid instrument."
"Actually Sasuke, the Yondaime Hokage's Hiraishin (Flying thunder god) was completely reliant on seals and is one of the greatest techniques ever made, the guitar is most likely more than it appears, the hitai-ate is probably just something like the symbol of your clan on the back of your shirt, and I think the haori looks nice. I also recommend that you don't demand things of the client, it leads to mission failure, little to no pay, and marks on your record" Responded Kakashi.
"Whatever, I doubt that anyone would do anything to me, the last Uchiha, in fact, I'd be surprised if they didn't support me." Said the avenger arrogantly.
"Let's just make camp." Said Arashi, who was showing Keihi how to wrap his new guitar in bandages.
"So you find anything particularly awesome?" asked Kakashi.
"Yeah! There was armor, and weapons, and tools, and lots and lots of scrolls! And I found this awesome guitar! This scroll says that if you channel… umm…chak…ra…into it, and play, it makes different things happen. It says here that someone actually made elemental wraiths with it, and that it…unfolds into a scythe?" shouted Keihi.
At this point Sasuke was slightly interested and wanted it for himself, but couldn't do anything for fear of reprisal.
"Ne, Zabuza, I was wondering if you could help me figure out how to use these things." Asked the haori wearing genin, gesturing to the swords on his back.
"What do I get out of it?" asked Zabuza
"I'll lower my cut to five percent, and I'll give you a few seals that help with training."
"What kind of seals?" asked Kakashi.
"Weight seals," responded Naruto, "you can make them heavier or lighter by applying chakra to them."
"I thought you could only make explosive tags and sealing scrolls." Said Sakura.
"I haven't just been trying to make jutsu this whole time Sakura, I can now make the weight seals as well as minor barrier seals, won't stop anyone like Kakashi-sensei, but they might stop Iruka-sensei depending on how much chakra you put into them. You just need to either overpower them, or re-write the actual seals." Explained Naruto.
'Amazing, seals are one of the most complicated form of ninja arts, and he's just soaking them up like a sponge.' Thought Kakashi before asking if he could get a few weight seals as well.
"Sure thing Kakashi sensei, right now I have one on each of my wrists that are twenty pounds each, one on each of my ankles that are thirty pounds each, and one on my shirt that's fifty pounds (13), I plan on placing one on my new swords, and would my haori, but it's already weighted, due to it being reinforced."
"Reinforced?" asked Zabuza
"Yes, there are two layers of steel weave and in between those is a layer of overlapping steel plates, as well as fireproofing and waterproofing seals and temperature regulators."
"That's a high quality piece of clothing." Remarked Arashi.
"Yep, it was ordered for the Uzumaki clan head, but he died before he could ever wear it, so for all I know, I'm the first one to ever wear it." Naruto said, examining one of the sleeves.
"Hmm, fine I'll take that deal."
"All right, you should know that I can't place the seals directly on clothing so I will need to put them on some kind of arm/leg band."
"Very well here you go." Said Zabuza as he took his arm and leg warmers off (14) and handed them to Naruto.
As he was applying the seal Kakashi asked if Naruto could make something like this for all of team seven, handing him his gloves.
"Sure Kakashi-sensei." Said a barely listening blonde, as he was busy placing the seals.
"Hey dobe, give me some of those seals." Demanded Emo Duck-Ass
Naruto glanced at Kakashi, who simply nodded and told Sasuke to give him the arm warmers. As he was applying the seals he explained how they work.
"If you want to increase the weight then channel chakra into the seals and the weight will increase. If you just flare your chakra briefly, it will all go away. Each time you flare your chakra to get rid of the weight, you have to restart from zero." After Naruto had finished setting the weight seals, the group set camp for the night.
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Uzukage Tower, Base-camp Night
Naruto was just starting to fall asleep when Haku appeared and asked to talk.
"Sure Haku-chan, what do you want to talk about?" asked the blonde.
"Do you really think that I'll be accepted in Konoha?" Wondered a fearful Haku.
"Of course you will. And even if a lot of people don't accept you I know people who would accept you without hesitation. Zabuza, me, Kakashi-sensei, the Hokage, The Ichiraku's, Iruka-sensei, and all my friends," responded Naruto, putting his arms around her.
"I suppose, I just don't want to be alone anymore." Said Haku, basking in the warmth of his body.
"I promise that you will be accepted Haku-chan, even if it's only by me."
"Thank you Naruto-kun."
"You should probably watch out when we get to Konoha, because there will probably be several people who will want your ability for either breeding or research purposes, Jiji, Zabuza, and I will do all we can to prevent that, but we can't be there all the time."
"I thank you for your concern, but I can take care of myself."
"If you say so, I just don't want anything to happen to you, you are my precious person."
"Thank you" said a blushing Haku
The two of them just sat there for the rest of the night until they fell asleep in each other's arms.
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Uzukage Tower Base-camp Morning
Naruto was the first one of the two to wake up, noticing that he was held down by a very warm weight. Opening his eyes he noticed that it was Haku, sleeping on his chest. Blushing at how good she looked and the fact that she was that close, he lightly shook her awake.
"Haku-chan, you should wake up now."
"Mmm, I don't wanna Naruto-kun." Said a half-asleep Haku.
"Please wake up Haku-chan"
"Fine if you ask that nicely then I-" she began only to stop halfway through, noticing their position, not even remotely sleepy anymore.
"S-s-sorry, N-naruto-kun" she said, blushing a shade that a tomato might envy.
"It's alright," he started, before noticing something 'interesting', "Um, Haku-chan, d-do you b-bind your ch-chest?" he asked, blushing.
"Yeah, how do you know?" she asked suspiciously,
"Because um, th-they aren't anymore." He pointed out
"Ah" she said, then she stared at him for about three seconds, before blushing so red he was afraid she might pop, screamed 'KYAA', punched him in the face and got off him.
"If you're going to do that to my daughter, I would appreciate if you did it somewhere where I can't reach out and poke you, and that you wear protection." Said a familiar voice.
Naruto and Haku looked over and saw Zabuza Kakashi, and Arashi, just watching them, around a small fire.
"Zabuza-sama, nothing happened!" insisted a red-faced Haku, before she noticed what he had said, "Daughter?"
"I don't see why not. If we're going to be living in a major ninja city, I want to be able to look out for you."
"Hai, t-tou-san." Said the grinning ice user.
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Hi no Kuni Noon
After an uneventful boat ride it was time to say goodbye to Arashi.
"Why can't you come with us tou-san?" asked Asagao
"No, I can't, I'm sorry, I have things to do, but you Aniki has promised to take care of you and can put you in the academy so you can be ninjas." Said Arashi kindly.
"All right tou-san, we'll miss you" the twins chorused, hugging the man.
"All right imouto-chan, oto-kun, let's go" said Naruto as he placed his hands on their shoulders.
"Okay Aniki." The twins chorused once again, turning to hug Naruto. He then made a clone to carry Keihi as he carried Asagao, and the group took off at high speeds towards Konoha, leaving behind a waving man, who started coughing as soon as they were out of sight.
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And we're done! I plan on doing a series of Omakes on all the things I missed and skipped, including Konohamaru, their first mission, the ''true genin exam', and Naruto snapping at Inari. If you want me to do an Omake, just ask me, and if I like it, then I'll try to write it
I don't really like this chapter because it seems really rushed to me.
The names for the children were completely random.
I didn't really give the twin much characterization in my opinion.
If you were wondering what I meant about a 'proper sendoff' I meant that the clones would take the bones and place them into the whirlpool to be swept away by the water.
If you are going to complain about the massive use of sealing scrolls in this chapter, I, once again, don't care. He does have the ability to make more, and also has the supplies to do so.
I think I got a little harder on Sasuke and Sakura in this chapter than the others.
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I saw a commercial for that show, "toddlers and tiara's", and I've got to say this. If you are a mother of one of those girls, you need to be shot by the one you love most and then get eaten by a mutated dandelion.
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What should Naruto do with the I.D.'s?
While Naruto will summon the toad scroll, which of the twins should sign which scroll? Poll up now.
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1: Ha Ha Ha, Naruto 'Bugs Bunnyed' Zabuza
2: Arashi means 'storm'
3: Anyone know where I got that?
4: Keihi means 'cinnamon'
5: Asagao means 'Morning Glory' (favorite flower, yes I know it's technically a weed. Shut up)
6: Think a mix of Konoha and Greece and then destroy that with ninjas
7: Atsushi means 'industrious'
8: I don't know the years so I won't put them
9: Think Nevan from Devil May Cry 3
10: looks like Kisuke's but its solid green and has the Uzumaki symbol between the shoulder blades on the back
11: Takumi means 'artisan'
12: MINDFREAK!
13: yes that's a lot so soon, but he was always rather strong, and the way muscles work is that muscles tear as you work out, and they repair stronger and stronger, if the fox can repair a fist sized hole in Naruto's lung, then it can heal his muscles in order to get him stronger, especially in this fic where the fox is actively trying to make him stronger in order for him to keep his reputation.
14: He's wearing what he did on the bridge.
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Guess the quote! If you're right you get a cookie, as soon as I find out what that actually means. (Seriously can someone tell me what that means?)
"I reject your reality, and substitute my own."
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Next up! Welcome To Konoha And The Chunin Selection Exams!
Would someone try and come up with a sign off phrase for me?