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Note: For all my fans who are asking for Sasuke to be castrated, I am sorry to say that it does not happen in this chapter. That being said I did put in a shorter recap. Also there shouldn't be one for a few chapters if not more, and I will refer to it as retelling from this point on, to save on valuable reading space. So read on and I have an Omake at the end for your entertainment.
Chapter 17 – Truth revealed and a chance meeting…
Sasuke had suppressed his chakra as much as possible and snuck into the changing room. He hid in the laundry basket and listened. Of the few things heard one was that Akemi was actually a boy named Naruto, but the biggest thing that caught his attention was that Takara was actually Hinata Hyuuga. He had found his salvation from fan girls. He waited until both Kakashi and Tsunami left the room to get out of the basket. He crept into the bath hoping to catch a glimpse of his future wife. He got more than he bargained for. Hinata seemed to have the same build as Akemi, well developed for a thirteen year old. What really got Sasuke's attention was Naruto, he was a blond and seemed well developed for a male of thirteen years.
Hinata jumped behind a naked Naruto suddenly. "You can come out Sasuke-teme. I can smell you in the other room. Come in, we a few things to discuss." Naruto said as he helped Hinata cover up with a towel. "Did you get an eyeful of my fiancé? She is quite beautiful, isn't she?" Naruto asked angrily.
Sasuke opened the door and walked in. He sat on the chair while Naruto and Hinata sat on the rim of the tub. "As for liking what I see, it does not matter. She is my fiancé not yours. So you will send her back with me when this mission is complete."
"Arrogant as ever, just what I have come to expect from a true Uchiha. Hinata-hime, who would you rather marry, me or Sasuke?" Naruto asked nicely.
"Her opinion does not matter. She is betrothed to me by signature of both of our fathers. So she does not have a say. Now that I have found her I will also have control of the Hyuuga also." Sasuke replied.
Naruto grinned. "Well there is the problem. I have first dibs on betrothal. If you were listening you would know this. Also you would deny a dead woman her last wish?" Naruto said cryptically. "She does to have a say in this as she is the other party in either marriage. So Hinata-hime, I know this is unfair but who would you choose?"
Hinata glared at Sasuke. "I would rather die than marry an arrogant prick like you Sasuke Uchiha. You claim to be a noble but you forget we are all three heirs to houses. Even if my sister was named heir I am still heir and could assert my rights at any time. You…" Hinata commented until she was interrupted by Sasuke.
"You are a woman and have no rights in this matter and you are a nobody Naruto from some backwater village. So, yes I do trump you in so far as betrothal." Sasuke arrogantly proclaimed.
Naruto chuckled and then looked directly at Sasuke. Naruto's eyes were red with slits for pupils. "You think just because the mighty Uchiha blood flows in your veins you are above everyone else. Let me point out a few facts for you. First, bloodline or not Keiko could beat you into the ground, let alone me the brawler in our team. Second, the betrothal of Hinata-hime and I was filed first I can show you the copies, signed by jiji, the Third Hokage. Third I am of noble Konoha birth also so your argument that you outrank me is totally ludicrous. And no I will not give that clans name, there at too many enemies that would cause me grief. Fourth, Hinata-hime does not like you and if forced to marry you she would either charge you with rape on your wedding night or kill you at the altar depending on her mood. As it stands now, I am sure you would die at the altar." Naruto said but was interrupted by Sasuke.
"What clan? I only knew of only one Uzumaki ever to live in Konoha and he disappeared years ago." Sasuke stated.
"For a noble you do interrupt a lot. Didn't your mother teach you manners? And yes I know she is alive. Your brother did not kill all of your clan. I would also like to point out that you have not commented that you were attracted to female version of me. I am very disturbed by Konoha males and their penchant for liking a male posing as a female. Would you happen to be homosexual deep down?" Naruto said with a smirk. Hinata chuckled.
"No I am not. I will prove it." Sasuke stood and grabbed Hinata's arm. With his other arm he tore the towel away from her body. "I will take my wife to be right now." Sasuke suddenly stopped as he felt two waves of killer intent wash over him. He looked at Hinata and saw that her eyes while like a Hyuuga the iris has taken a redder tone and the hidden pupil was not round but a slit. Sasuke turned to Naruto, his whisker marks darkened and his irises changed from the purple they had been back to blood red.
"Unhand her, now! I swear you have two seconds…" Naruto growled.
"Or we will kill you!" Hinata growled.
Sasuke let Hinata go and backed up with a scared look on his face. "What are you?"
"You weren't listening to closely were you. I hoped we would not have to repeat ourselves. So we will not. No get out of here before I let Hinata kill you for insulting and assaulting her." Naruto growled.
The door opened Kikiyo entered the room with kunai drawn. She saw that Naruto and Hinata were both nude and had gone feral. She turned to see the subject of their rage. "Sasuke Uchiha, you have nearly caused an international incident. You attacked a shinobi of Uzu and I am sure you were up to no good. Seeing as they are in their natural state other than being really pissed you will keep any information you learned here secret. That is by order of both the Third Hokage and the leader of Uzu. Do I make myself clear?" Kikiyo ordered.
"You have no right to order me around." Sasuke stated.
"Oh but she does and so do I Sasuke." Kakashi stated as he entered.
There were a couple of shrieks as Sakura and Ino entered the room. "Sensei who are they and why are they not wearing clothes?" Sakura asked.
Naruto glared at Sakura. "Don't you know it isn't polite to enter a bath while people are not clothed? And as for you Uchiha, you ever touch her again I will rip your arm off. Threaten her with bodily harm I will not just castrate you I will rip them off with my bare hands." Naruto growled at Sasuke.
Naruto smirked as a wet spot appeared on Sasuke's crotch. "You d… don't scare me."
Naruto and Hinata grabbed towels, wrapped them around themselves and left the room.
"Kakashi-sensei who are they?" Sasuke asked as he slid to the floor exhausted.
"This is an 'S' ranked secret and should not be told to anyone, do I make myself clear?" Kakashi asked. All of his students nodded. "The boy's name is Naruto Uzumaki, son of Kushina Uzumaki, born in Konoha thirteen years ago. The girl's name is Hinata Hyuuga, daughter of Hiashi Hyuuga, and heir to the Hyuuga clan. Both were fellow academy students of yours. They were chased out of Konoha and moved to Uzu. They changed their appearance for safety reasons. That is all I will say. Now get ready for today's training."
Naruto and Hinata had changed back to their alternate forms and left to train. Hinata came back later that evening exhausted but informed everyone that Naruto was still training. Naruto was awaked to a familiar scent, the same one of the hunter nin. Naruto did not move in order gauge the response of the other shinobi.
The areas trees were scared with slash mark as if from a sword. The feminine looking boy reached down as if to strangle the girl before him but then shook the girl awake. "You should not sleep here you will catch a cold. What are you doing out here?"
Naruto appeared to stir. "I was training and guess I passed out from exhaustion." Naruto replied.
"Why are you doing that?" Haku asked.
"I am trying to get stronger to protect those that I care dearly for." Naruto said as he lowered his head.
"That is truly a noble goal. You have found the path how to becoming truly strong." Haku stated as Naruto looked confused as Naruto sat up. "To protect those you hold precious is the way to become very strong. I can tell you will become very strong."
"I am Akemi Uzumaki, and you are the hunter nin we met almost a week ago." Naruto stated.
Haku visibly paled, stood and then moved into a defensive stance. "How do you know that?"
Naruto pointed to his/her nose. "I smelled your scent before and wearing female clothes did not help mask your smell. As for a fight we do not need to fight right now." Naruto said and smiled. "I see you are looking for medicinal herbs. They are for Zabuza aren't they?"
Haku nodded. "How do you know that?"
"I actually studied medical herbs while I was in the academy. I also seen some of the healing herbs you have already collected." Naruto moved closer and pulled out one plant that is slightly different than the other plants in the basket. "Well if you had put this into a medicine it would have put Zabuza out for a week. Now we wouldn't want to have Zabuza not show up and have to say he could not do his job because he got the wrong medicine would we?" Naruto said jokingly.
"Why are you helping me?" Haku asked confused.
"I see the loneliness and determination in your eyes. I had that when I was younger and didn't have many people I could rely on. I am sure you had similar troubles in your past like me." Naruto stated.
"Yes I did have a troubled past. I lived in a small village in the snowy areas of the Mist County. Zabuza found me there living from day to day. He saved me from dyeing. So I owe him my life. I am Haku by the way." Haku said remembering the past.
"Haku, nice to meet you, my aunt's name is also Haku. I am pleased to meet you. You are a strong shinobi and have appear to have had good training to have used that faked death of Zabuza to try and trick us. I know now you are helping him heal from the wounds he received while fighting us aren't you?" Naruto asked.
"Yes I am, you do have good deductive reasoning." Haku replied.
"So why do you fight for Gato?" Naruto asked.
"We fight for him only because he will pay us so that we can help fulfill Zabuza's dream. He wishes to become the Mizukage." Haku replied.
"You of course know that Gato will betray you even if you succeed." Naruto more stated then questioned.
"We are aware that he is not the most reputable character." Haku replied.
"If Zabuza wants a place to help him out he could come to Uzu and work for us. I happen to know the leader and we could use the extra hands." Naruto offered.
"Why would you offer help to a stranger?" Haku questioned.
"I feel a kindred spirit with you. I know Zabuza is the sometimes cold hearted, but there is good within him. You are the perfect example of that. Does Zabuza consider you a tool?" Naruto asked.
Haku nodded and smiled weakly.
"Well if you are a tool then why did you not attack me? I am to be considered an enemy and you did not attack. As far as I can tell you are human and can reason for yourself. Thus you are not truly a tool. A tool is to be discarded when it is used up or broken. I am sure that Zabuza would not do that. If he did then I would like to take that tool he discarded as I feel even dull or broken it would still have value." Naruto said.
"You are odd, but I will consider your proposal. You are a pretty girl by the way." Haku said as he stood.
"Thank you Haku-kun. But not everything is as it seems." Naruto said with a wink.
Haku didn't understand so put it off as Akemi being either silly or something to watch for later.
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Haku came back to the hideout in a very chipper mood. "Haku where have you been?" Shin asked very annoyed.
"I have been gathering herbs to help Zabuza-sama to recover more quickly. I will also talk with him after I prepare his tea." Haku replied.
"Why do you continue push yourself off as a girl?" Shin asked. "I admit you do make a very pretty girl but I know you are a boy."
"Deception is at the heart of being a shinobi." Haku said and then it hit him what Akemi had said. 'Akemi is not a girl either.'
Haku came into Zabuza's room. Zabuza was sitting up on his bed.
"Zabuza-sama you should not push yourself. You will be better in a couple days. I also have information for you that you might find interesting." Haku said as he handed Zabuza his tea.
"Do tell Haku-kun, do tell." Zabuza relied in a happy and eager voice.
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"Hinata-chan do you think you would be more flexible in your female or male form?" Naruto asked.
"I would say female but we would have to try to see which one is more flexible. Why do you ask Naruto-kun?" Hinata replied questioningly.
"Well I am sure I will need my male form as I can squeeze more strength out of it but will lose some flexibility if I have to fight against Zabuza and his companions. I am thinking of going in female form but in male clothing so as to change if needed and not be restricted by the clothes." Naruto said as he continued to ponder.
"That is sound logic Naruto-kun, but I am not sure you will be able to fight in your female form in the male clothes." Kikiyo stated.
"Why don't I get to give them a surprise?" Keiko asked playfully.
"You need to save your chakra for the fight. Transformations cost us little to nothing so far as chakra goes. I have also been working on a new method of chakra control. I almost have the first step down." Naruto said happily.
"I have helped him with it. He is using chakra manipulation. Right now we are just swirling chakra in our palms." Hinata said smiling and blushing.
"Okay then we will go in three days as an all female squad, I am basing this on the information Naruto gave us earlier from his meeting with this Haku person. I have also talked to Kakashi. He thinks his team will be ready. I know that the girls on his team are about a third of the way through the water walking training and Sasuke is done with the tree climbing exercise. I am glad you guys were able to help the girls with water walking. That will help them out a lot. Sakura has so little chakra but her control is near perfect. Ino has quite a bit more than Sakura and similar control, but Sasuke has the most chakra of the three but the least control. Now, Sasuke is brooding so leave him alone if you can." Kikiyo ordered.
The next three days of training went without incident. Naruto and Hinata used their normal form and trained in that form. Sakura and Ino spent time working on water walking after they got over the fact that Naruto was a boy and Hinata was a girl. They apologized to Hinata for their harsh treatment and chastised Naruto for faking being a girl. Naruto took the girls into the bathroom and proved that under his henge he was actually a girl, much to his annoyance. He did not show them he was a boy again. Sasuke kept bothering Kakashi to train him, to which Kakashi suggested learning water walking like the girls. Sasuke did not want to bother with that type of training.
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"Tsunami-san I am leaving a couple clones here for your protection. They will protect you if something happens. One will disperse and alert me the other will defend you until help arrives." Naruto said as everyone left. He left two shadow clones both went up stairs and meditated while Tsunami did the breakfast dishes. Naruto was still kicking himself for waking up late. 'Hinata-chan, was I that hard to wake this morning?'
'No Naruto-kun, Kakashi said to let you sleep because you got in late from training. I for some reason do not trust him. Should I let Kikiyo-sensei know?' Hinata answered in his mind.
'There is something locked in your mind Naruto-kun and it bothers me, I am certain that it has to do with Kakashi.' Kyuubi said to the two.
'What do you mean Kyuubi-sama?' Hinata asked.
'I am not certain yet but when I am I will tell you what I have found out. Now go and protect the bridge builder.' Kyuubi replied.
'Hai' Naruto and Hinata responded as one.
Naruto continued down the path and found trees that had been slashed recently. 'I have to return to the house. Be safe Hinata-chan I will be there as soon as I can.' Naruto changed directions and headed back to Tazuna's house at full speed.
'We will Naruto-kun.' Hinata responded.
'What are you thinking kit?' Kyuubi asked Naruto.
'I am thinking either Gato or Zabuza wants some insurance.' Naruto replied as he got the memory from one of his shadow clones. 'Great Tsunami and Inari have company. I may be a little late to the party. Save some bad guys for me.' Naruto thought.
'I will just be safe Naruto-kun.' Hinata replied.
Naruto arrived at the house to find his clone smiling a big grin as it stood over two tied up samurai goons. "Got them just after they broke down the door, they are Gato's men. It might make a good bargaining chip to get Zabuza to stop fighting. They also mentioned that Gato does not intent to pay Zabuza, and he is hoping we kill him while he kills us. Did I do good?" The Naruto clone asked.
Naruto nodded. "You did great. Now take Tsunami and Inari to the neighbors and take the goons to be held elsewhere, jail or something like that." Naruto replied as the cloned nodded and escorted the four away from the house. 'Hinata-chan you get that information? When you see Zabuza, tell Haku what I found out.'
'Okay Naruto-kun, I will do as you say. I will also tell Kikiyo-sensei also.' Hinata replied.
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A mile from the bridge a fog hangs over the area. "Kikiyo-sensei?" Hinata whispered.
"Yes Hinata-chan?" Kikiyo replied quietly.
"Naruto-kun says that Gato send samurai to Tazuna's house. He took care of them. He also said to tell you that Gato plans to betray Zabuza and to tell him so, specifically the hunter nin with him. We need to tell him that Akemi told us." Hinata quietly told Kikiyo.
"Tell Naruto-kun thank you and we will wait for him at the bridge. I am not sure we can stop the Konoha shinobi from fighting with Zabuza and his companions but we should at least tell them this information before anyone really gets hurt." Kikiyo whispered back to Hinata.
Hinata nodded her response as she forwarded the information to Naruto. Kakashi leaned over looking at the females. "So why are you going as yourself Hinata-chan." Kakashi asked, the last words were delivered angrily. "Trying to rub it in to Sasuke that you do not like him?"
Hinata looked kindly at Kakashi and smiled. "Why Kakashi-sensei, are you worried that I would offend the great and powerful Sasuke Uchiha-kun?" Hinata said sarcastically.
"Shut up bitch! You are mine and will be mine, even if I have to kill Naruto." Sasuke replied as he heard Hinata's rhetorical.
"You would insult a Hyuuga, especially one you plan to bed? I am not an Inuzuka and if you infer that again the Uchiha line will end with you. I will send enough chakra into your testicles that they explode and I know for a fact that only Tsunade would be able to fix them. But given that you swore to kill her great-cousin I am sure she would be more than willing to heal them after I blow them up." Hinata said with an evil grin.
"Are you implying that Naruto is related to Tsunade of the Sanin?" Sakura asked.
"He is and so will I when Naruto and I are married. Now control your boyfriend before he proves himself to be the last of the Uchiha." Hinata threatened as she saw Sasuke's eyes momentarily flash red. Hinata felt this as a threat and flashed her own eyes at Sasuke, veins popped out near her eyes but also instead of seeing round light lavender pupils they were slits like a fox or cat.
"Hinata-chan calm down, we are supposed to be allies. And Great-aunt Tsunade Senju would be mad if we fought with our Konoha allies." Keiko said as she put a hand on Hinata's shoulder that calmed her down. "Any ways if Sasuke wants you as a wife, why not make it a harem? I am sure Naruto-kun won't mind having a second to push around." Keiko said with giggle.
"But Keiko-chan, that in itself would be the end of the Sasuke's line. I would never sleep with him no matter what. So why would I marry him when he has so many willing victims to follow him into bed?" Hinata asked as they approached the bridge.
The bridge was filled with bodies of workers. Hinata took a quick look at them and saw none were dead. "They are all alive. Sakura, Ino and I will collect them Sasuke and Keiko guard us." Hinata said quickly as she ran to one of the bodies.
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Omake: This is similar to the one I sent to Leaf Ranger.
News Flash!! Three stories in one… Demon found… Heiress found… And Sasuke's family jewels stolen…
Naruto Uzumaki has been found along with the Hyuuga Heiress Hinata Hyuuga. Both seemed to have disappeared to our recent ally Uzu for their own protection. In a related but not separate story Sasuke Uchiha will no longer be able to produce children. The Konoha village council called for the death of Uzumaki in this incident, where Uzu called for the death of Sasuke Uchiha for insulting Uzu and attacking Hinata and Naruto.
The Uchiha are not responding to the press but the Konoha council is calling for reparation in the form of returning both Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuuga. It is believed that the council will call for Naruto's death if he arrives in Konoha. The actual person who damaged Sasuke's jewels are Hinata Hyuuga who claimed to be defending Naruto and herself. She claims Sasuke attacked Naruto and attempted to rape her so she sent chakra into the Uchiha heir.
Tsunade was later asked if she would heal Sasuke and told this reporter that she would help make sure the boy was permanently sterilized if she were able to touch him. She said she was really disappointed in her village for their treatment of Naruto and her Great-nephew. She said she would even refuse an order from either the Hokage or the Konoha council to heal Sasuke.
Sasuke's sensei did not show up to his appointment for an interview. The leader of Uzu Takashi Uzumaki said that he nearly called Iwa and was ready to march into Konoha and finish wiping out the Uchiha, the village council, the Hyuuga clan council, and several individuals that had hurt Naruto over the years.
What will this spell for international relations? We shall wait and see.
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A/N: There I hope you guys are happy I did castrate Sasuke. Now this was an Omake and did not happen. But we can all dream. I hoped you enjoyed the chapter. Now we can go to the actual battle with Zabuza in next chapter. I thought it would be a good place to end the chapter as most of you know that Zabuza, Haku and Chin will be waiting for our hero's to be at the bridge.
I would like to say that it was because my wife was out of town that it delayed this chapter. I look forward to your reviews. Oh for you betas out there, I am looking for Betas for this story, please send me a PM (Personal Message) and not leave your name in the reviews. I will of course like to take some of the editing of the chapters out of my hands so I can improve my style more quickly. Well until next chapter. Oh there will also be a time skip after the wave so that we go straight to the chunin exams. I am thinking of sending both top teams from Uzu to the exams. As for Orochimaru I am going to put some information into the story about what he is doing as Rice country borders Whirlpool. There more than likely will not be a Sasuke retrieval arc as Uzu does not care about Sasuke and if he runs, Uzu is not worried.