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Sorry for the delay of story I have been fairly busy. I hope you enjoy the latest chapter.
Chapter 22 – Kyuubi's rage…
Naruto nodded and his features changed. His hair became wilder, his whisker marks darkened and widened, his canines lengthened, and his eyes began to glow red. "Shut your mouth lousy worm! My kit has stayed my hand for a long time and was able to calm me. The accursed Uchiha brought my wrath upon your miserable village, Minato and those that supported him should have left the village to me and then come back to rebuild after I left. Your blind stupidity and unwillingness to see what was right before you shows how unworthy you are to live." Naruto smiled a devious grin. "I remember you now…"
Shin paled at the sight of Naruto walking past his guardians towards Shin with a look like he knew something he was going to tell the others. "W… what d… do you re… remember about me?" Shin stuttered out.
Naruto looked at Hinata and then to Keiko. "Keiko, be a dear and catch Hinata-chan." Kyuubi said before turning back to Shin while Hinata appeared to lose consciousness. Naruto smiled affectionately at Hinata and then looked at directly at him. "Let's see, there was the time you came into the orphanage and said 'Let's see if the Yondaime's son will survive this?' and you stabbed the kit in the heart. You left him for dead knowing full well that he was the son of your fallen Hokage. Unbeknownst to you the person looking after the kit was careful to pull out the knife slowly so that I could heal him. What say you Haruno scum?"
"I did no such thing!" Shin shouted his denial.
"Oh, really? You later found out he had survived and made a point of finding the woman who saved his life. You then captured the kit and tied him up and forced him to watch as you raped the woman who saved his life, killed her and then burned the body. You then slit the kits throat. He does not remember it, luckily for him as it would bring up a very bad memory. You know you humans can be viler than any of us demon lords at times. We do not cover up the fact that we enjoy bloodshed and general destruction. You on the other hand like to hide the fact that you enjoy being worse than animals in your treatment of each other, I submit that your treatment of the kit and the woman who tried to protect him as evidence of how vile and evil you humans can be." Naruto said as his finger tapped his chin.
"I did no such thing to the demon or any woman!" Shin attempted to defend himself.
"Who are you referring to when you say demon? Naruto or the Kyuubi?" Hiashi inquired.
"They are the same as you can see." Shin emphatically protested that Naruto and the Kyuubi are one and the same.
"Foolish mortal… You think only of yourself. How would your wife think of you hearing that you hurt another woman and a child?" Kyuubi asked Shin pointedly.
"She will never hear about it as it never happened. The demon is lying to all of you. Can't you see? It is trying to divide the council and destroy the village from within by killing off the council." Shin commented.
"You give me too much credit, but I like the idea. The kit is rather fond of the Hyuuga but doesn't care enough about the village to worry about revenge. He is just mad at those who have hurt him. He would rather not return here if he could help it. He has a good heart but it has been hurt so many times it is near breaking. The kittling and I are the ones who have helped bring him back to sanity. You are both the kindest and vilest of creatures in existence. I have seen you at your best." Kyuubi looked affectionately at Hinata asleep in Keiko's arms. "And I have seen you at your worst, Mizuki and you Shin come to mind, along with many others."
"What do you mean?" Shin asked.
"I ask for your death and a few others as you are worthless to this village as you are now." Kyuubi stated as Naruto smiled, he then changed into a beautiful red headed woman with a blue kimono and nine fox tails. "Baka, this is what I look like in my human form. I do not look like the kit. I am female and you Uchiha are to blame for my attack on this village, the blame lies solely on the hands of one man, a one Madara Uchiha to be exact."
"Madara was lost during his battle with the Shodai, the First Hokage." Sarutobi stated in surprise.
"Fool I was there too, or have you forgotten your history? He did not die he left me for dead with the Shodai. The Shodai took pity on me and let me go. I owe his kin that much. Thus the reason I protect the kit here and his mate. They both have good hearts…" Kyuubi turned to Koharu. "Unlike some unfeeling females, who should never have procreated in the first place. I may be a demon but you lady elder, and I use the term 'lady' sparingly. You, I am guessing are behind most of the friction in this village that entangles my kit. You claim that his father giving up his life gives you ownership over the boy so that he can become a weapon. And you say that he should be killed. This council could not decide its way out of a wet paper bag to save the village." Kyuubi looked angrily at the council.
Kyuubi bowed deeply to Sarutobi. "The kit respects you greatly Sandaime, and so do I. But I do understand why Madara wanted to destroy this village though." Kyuubi turned and pointed to both Shin and Koharu. "It is backwards thinkers like you. I am sure that Itachi worked with Madara to slay the Uchiha. I am also sure that Itachi did it under partial council orders for neither the Uchiha nor the Hyuuga who are on the council would want such unwarranted slaughter. I blame Fugaku Uchiha and Madara Uchiha for some of the kit's troubles. But the council is to blame for most of his troubles. Who had knowledge of his being a demon container? Who passed this information on to the general populace without the Hokage's consent? Tell me worms, who among you tried to have the kit killed for the reason of him being my container?"
The Kyuubi surveyed the members a few were sweating others were indifferent. "And now you are figuring ways to deny him his legacy as the son and rightful heir to the Yondaime. I would dare any of you or your children or you for that matter to experience a year of the kits life and not be forever broken. He has endured more than anything a torture expert could ever do in years. You here are very lucky if some of you will come out alive after this meeting. The Hyuuga clan council went up against this boy and lost, I am not so sure the village council might fare any better." Kyuubi chuckled as she spoke. "It might, it might not…"
"How dare you threaten this honorable council?" Shin stood in protest at the top of his lungs and charged Kyuubi.
Shin threw a kunai as he approached, but the Kyuubi deftly caught the kunai, she then turned and drove the kunai directly into Shin's heart. Shin appeared to embrace the Kyuubi. "You stabbed the kit in the heart, I have returned the favor but I think that he had a better chance of surviving. Also an untrained civilian attacking someone who is in a shinobi trained body is not really a match I would say is fair. Now be a good little worm and go to hell to receive and your punishment for what you have done to both that poor woman and the kit." Kyuubi released the kunai as Shin slid down the Kyuubi coming to rest on the floor at her feet. A pool of blood began to expand from the body.
"You have killed that man in cold blood. You shall be punished for your crime." Homura stated.
The Kyuubi began to laugh. "If that is in cold blood then you are not shinobi. I defended myself and the kit from attack and was within my rights to kill someone who has attacked me and the kit on more than one occasion. It was just that this time we could defend ourselves. You would deny both the kit and I such a basic right?" The Kyuubi mocked Homura.
"You should not have attacked the village and then the boy would still have his parents." Koharu accused.
An ANBU appeared next to the Hokage handing him a scroll. Sarutobi read the scroll his eyes went wide. Sarutobi cleared his throat getting the attention of all in the room. "Kushina Uzumaki's body was perfectly preserved."
Tsunade wore a look of confusion upon her face. "How can that be? She died over a decade ago her body should have decomposed at least some in that time." Tsunade reported.
"Her body has not decomposed because of what they found in her blood. She died from poisoning. So as it stands now Naruto Uzumaki, is orphaned because his father fought Kyuubi and sealed her inside his son. Now we find out that Kushina died from being murdered." Sarutobi reported as he bowed his head.
"You cannot extract a body and do tests on it without coming before the council and requesting permission to exhume the body." Homura stated bluntly as if insulted by what the Hokage had done.
"I did not request it. Naruto-kun did. And as her next of kin he does not have to go through the council if he feels there was reason to believe there was foul play. I am beginning to believe that my former teammates are plotting against the village and have committed grievous crimes. How say you?" Sarutobi requested.
"Preposterous. We are loyal to this village and are insulted by your claims of such." Homura stated bluntly.
"Then why have you both insulted the integrity of guests to this village?" Sarutobi inquired.
"What guests? We have not insulted the boy with the blood line at all. Otherwise we only have people from this village in this room." Koharu replied incredulously.
"Actually you have insulted me by saying my word is not as valid as the Uchiha boy. As it stands now I would never want to join a village that has treated a child in such a way. You seem to value blood lines more than the individual. You have alienated two of your best shinobi by your actions. Your village attempted to murder on numerous occasions the son of its most influential leader. How can you call this village honorable?" Haku inquired as his anger began to flare.
"Konoha is stronger than Uzu. So why would you join them instead of us?" Homura inquired.
"And be forced into a political marriage by this very council? I think not. Just from what little I have seen I would be forced to marry too soon for me in a village that killed the person whom was precious to me." Haku stated sadly.
"The council could force you to stay, both you and Kyuubi." Homura stated bluntly.
The Kyuubi laughed a maniacal laugh. "You would try to restrain the kit and his friends? Even when you have most of your clans and your own Hokage against you?"
"Sarutobi will do as the council demands and the clans will fall back into line when we tell them too." Homura stated.
"You will force the clans back into line? I would like to see that." Hiashi pointed out his anger with his activated Byakugan.
"We have plenty of shinobi that are not from the clans and would be able to restrain you until the Yamanaka could persuade you to return to the fold." Homura stated.
"You are dictating what my clan will do?" Inoichi angrily inquired.
"You are a shinobi of the leaf and will do as this council dictates!" Homura yelled.
"Since when did the council have more power than the Hokage?" Tsunade asked.
"They don't there are just some members who like to push their political weight around and think that other will fall in line, Tsunade-hime." Danzou responded as if annoyed with Homura.
"I could remove them from your council if you like?" Kyuubi said with an evil grin.
"Enough!" Sarutobi yelled as he slammed his fist onto the table. "We have gone off subject too far. We are treading close to the area of treason from the council." Sarutobi shook his head. "I cannot believe that the council would want to force the clans to do things against their bidding. There are times where it is appropriate but what you are proposing Homura is not. Brainwashing the clan leaders is not a way to make peace within this council." Sarutobi slumped into his chair. 'This has been too long a meeting.'
"Hiashi, Mikoto, Inoichi, Tsume, you will restrain the Uzu contingent while they are taken into custody. Do I make myself clear?" Homura ordered.
"Naruto Uzumaki, Kyuubi, you are considered property of Konoha and are to surrender yourself to our custody. Kikiyo you, Haku and Keiko are to also surrender to our custody as you are considered traitors to the Leaf, and will be married off to continue the bloodlines. Hinata Hyuuga you will be Sasuke Uchiha's second wife and the subservient one of the two." Hinata had no response as she was still unconscious. "This meeting will never have happened as all persons will be sworn to secrecy about this meeting under penalty of death." Koharu ordered as ANBU surrounded almost everyone.
"What is the meaning of this Koharu, Homura? This is treason!" Sarutobi yelled as he attempted to stand but was push back down into his chair.
"I am sorry Sarutobi-san but you do not realize who is in charge of this village do you. We control most of the ANBU right now." Koharu stated with a smile only to start gagging.
"Silly little mortals, I will not have the kit in danger for your little games." Kyuubi stated angrily with Naruto's sword was positioned next to Koharu's neck, already having slit her throat. The two ANBU that had stood next to the Kyuubi lay dead in pools of blood.
The ANBU were quickly disabled as taking on a sitting Kage, two Sannin, and several clan heads was not what the ANBU were expecting. Also a couple of the ANBU were loyal to Sarutobi having protected both Hinata and Sarutobi.
"Homura you are guilty of treason to Konoha and are sentenced to death. Do you have any last words?" Sarutobi asked.
"I will not die today… gah…" Homura attempted to rant but was cut down by Kyuubi and Naruto's sword.
"Hiashi, Kikiyo, Tsunade-obasan I must return control back to the kit." The Kyuubi stated as she stood next to Tsunade and collapsed. Her body returned to being Naruto's body as the henge was released.
"This is an outrage! That… thing was allowed to kill two elders!" An old shinobi council member yelled as he jumped the table and headed towards Naruto.
"You are in range of my divination. 'Eight trigrams: sixty-four palms!'" Hinata yelled as she slid in front of Naruto and proceeded to pummel said old shinobi. "You will leave my beloved alone!"
Kikiyo walked up to the barely conscious man. "You do realize that you are treading very closely to war with Uzu and Iwa. How about I just eliminate you so that we don't have any unnecessary deaths?" Kikiyo inquired as the man passed out. "Oh and I was hoping that he would fight me. Hinata-chan you hurt him too much." Kikiyo said in faux scolding. "Sarutobi-sama, can I just remove this troublemaker so that Uzu can rest easier about its alliance with Konoha?"
"No we need information on who else in this council was against Naruto so that we can clean house. He will be sent to Ibiki. I will warn what is left of the council now, that the Fire Daimyo is not happy with you and wanted better results from you. Your transgressions against Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze will not soon be forgotten. This body has offended too many people with political power, starting with the Daimyo himself, me your own Hokage and head of the Sarutobi clan, the Hyuuga, the Inuzuka, the Yamanaka, the Senju, the Uchiha, the head of the Namikaze clan and all the delegation from Uzu. This council is hereby dissolved and everyone will report to Ibiki for questioning." Sarutobi stated as he snapped his fingers and more ANBU appeared. "Those that do not show up for questioning will be found guilty of treason and killed on sight. Now get out of my sight."
This left only the supporters of Naruto in the room along with Sasuke who had passed out after having pissed his pants when the Kyuubi had taken over Naruto. There were also about a dozen plus bodies strewn around the room all dead.
"Let's take this to a more agreeable place to finish this discussion and let Naruto recover." Sarutobi suggested.
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They had moved their discussion to Sarutobi's home.
Naruto woke to the sound of conversation and a comfortable pillow, Hinata's lap. "Hi handsome." Hinata expressed her affection for Naruto as he woke by planting a kiss on Naruto's lips.
"Hey beautiful. What did I miss?" Naruto inquired. "So when do we go home?"
"We gave the Konoha village council a bloody nose." Hinata teased.
"I hope we didn't do anything irreparable." Naruto said as he continued to enjoy Hinata's lap.
"You have grown Naruto. Can I do anything to make you stay?" Sarutobi inquired.
"I am not sure there is anything that can be done. We were not welcome here in this village, even though my father and mother gave their lives for it. Hinata-chan's mother died and her father treated her terribly. No offense Hiashi-sama." Naruto stated bluntly.
"None was taken, Naruto-san. I would totally agree with you in that I did treat my daughter terribly. My wife and I tried to make your lives easier but then Fugaku messed that up." Hiashi replied sorrowfully in his own defense.
"The Sharingan is a very powerful and dangerous tool. In the wrong hands it could turn the world upside down." Kikiyo expressed her opinion.
"Nothing personal Jiji but we do not trust those here especially the Uchiha. Sasuke is hell bent on gaining power, not getting stronger. This worries me and those I care about. Until he get some sense knocked into him I am not sure if he will understand what it is we do as shinobi." Naruto asserted.
"I see what you mean Naruto. Sasuke is so bent on revenge that he does not see what I did to his team. I put those that care about him most into his team and he showed no concern to either change their opinion or help them that I worry that he will not succeed or he might get others killed." Sarutobi contemplated. "Tell me what you did to the Hyuuga clan council, if you would?"
"We had a little discussion and they did not like that Naruto-kun and I were betrothed. They tried to fight and my team protected itself. The council was not happy to see either of us but they were also not happy that I wanted to keep the betrothal. They wanted me to marry someone other than Naruto-kun. We would not have that. They tried to use force and well the council is smaller in numbers because of it." Hinata proclaimed.
"How did you feel when you killed some of the council?" Sarutobi inquired.
"We were sad that they took that path but we also felt justified in so far as they attacked us and we defended ourselves." Naruto stated in an almost melancholy voice.
"I see." Sarutobi replied, happy that they did not take pleasure in killing, and that they understood it as part of the shinobi way.
"When do we leave?" Naruto asked.
"After you claim what is rightfully yours. Your family home is ready for you to take possession of it. If nothing else we can clean out the personal items and then sell it to the village as a memorial to your father." Sarutobi replied sadly.
"I am not sure how to deal with that, jiji. I know my father is the Fourth, but I am not sure if I should be sad about his death or mad at him for sealing the Kyuubi in me. I feel that this village did not deserve the sacrifice that my family has made. I was tortured as a child by an ungrateful village that did not understand that I was the jailor of a demon that was forced to attack the village." Naruto stated with his anger hidden just below the surface. He raised his hand to forestall any argument from Sarutobi. "I know there are a lot of good people who live here. But I keep encountering the bad, I mean I meet team 7. Sakura and Ino are not bad but Sasuke and Kakashi are borderline evil in my opinion. Kakashi attacked me when I was a child as did several other shinobi."
"I know you are in pain Naruto but I am just one man and your father left me a broken village. I do what I can." Sarutobi responded.
"It wasn't enough. My father would be displeased to say the least. If he knew his own student had attacked his son what would he have done?" Naruto asked.
"I don't know Naruto, I don't know." Sarutobi replied weakly.
"Why did you let them do it too me? I was poisoned, beaten, and nearly killed on too many occasions to count. I held the Kyuubi in check but those bastards…" Naruto angrily pointed out the window. "They have nothing but contempt for me. I have done nothing wrong to them! Nothing! Yet they attacked and hurt me at every turn. Those that tried to help were either chased off or were killed. Even members of the 'esteemed' council and clans plotted my demise." Naruto eyes burned as he held back the tears he felt forming.
"I am Hokage and my job is to protect the village as best as I can." Sarutobi defended himself.
"A jinchuuriki can be a weapon for a village as the council member stated. I have no reason to defend this village other than you and a couple others. I am sorry jiji but compared to those I have found in Uzu this village does not have enough to compel me to defend it with my life. I love you like a grandfather but Takashi is more important to me. Hinata-chan, Keiko-chan and Kikiyo-sensei mean more to me than this village." Naruto was forcing himself to keep calm as his eyes had turned purple.
"Naruto we can do little to change the past so I offer you this. We will get your stuff from your parent's house, I know there are some letters addressed to you but no one can enter without you being there. So tomorrow we will gather what you like from the house and you can then leave the village to live your life. I hold you to nothing other than be yourself." Sarutobi warmly stated.
"Thanks jiji. So long as I do not have to deal with your council again. I am of the opinion of slaughtering most of them and let Kami sort them out." Naruto coldly joked.
"Would you include me in that group to be slaughtered Naruto?" Hiashi inquired.
"If we were unable to break the genjutsu I would be sorely tempted." Naruto said with a smirk.
"You will be entering them into the chunin exams won't you Kikiyo?" Sarutobi inquired.
Kikiyo nodded. "All three have the potential to be chunin and we do not have but one Uzu chunin right now. He is the only other member of the Fenikkusu clan that was a ninja that came to Uzu. We are still using Iwa shinobi for chunin and most jonin roles right now. As a trusted ally, you Hokage-sama are getting this information, we prefer it not get out to the council as we have been having problems with another village, Oto no Sato lately. They are encroaching on our borders all the time. We are asking that Konoha put some pressure on Oto to stop these incursions or we will be forced to act upon them." Kikiyo stated as she bowed respectfully to Sarutobi.
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A/N: I hope you enjoyed the chapter.