Chapter Two: The Long Fight Out of Hell Pt. Two
Three Miles Away
Both Naruto and Tsunade suddenly felt a presence besides them. Looking, they saw Jiraiya tree hopping beside them, with an angry expression on his face.
"Naruto," he began. "What's really been happening?" the man asked.
The red-head grimaced. "Well, a couple months ago, I was returning from the Ichiraku's ramen stand, and I overheard some idiots harassing Anko. So I intervened, and one of the older Chuunin muttered under his breath, 'Don't worry Kyuubi-brat, you'll get what's coming to you soon enough.' I didn't understand what he was talking about when he said that, so I decided to find out, and found out they village elders were planning on forcing me to recreate the Uzumaki Clan! And that's not the worst of it Jiraiya…" he said angrily.
Tsunade raised an eyebrow. "Naruto-kun, what can be worse than that?"
Naruto's eyes narrowed. "I found out that Minato Namikaze, my father, was part of the destruction of the Uzumaki Clan! That bastard had the nerve to actually ally with the Third Tsukikage to eliminate Uzugakure."
This shocked both Sannin.
Jiraiya growled. "Impossible Naruto! Your father would never do something like that! Why would he have married Kushina?"
This time Tsunade sighed. "Jiraiya, you've forgotten a major event that happened during the Third Great Ninja War. Remember, Uzu broke the peace treaty with Konoha, and was beginning to ally with Kumogakure. (Village Hidden in the Clouds) That would have been the edge Kumo needed to make a huge power shift. Suddenly, Tsunade remembered something regarding Kushina, and disappeared using Shunshin.
Naruto and the Toad Sage both looked at each other, wondering what just happened.
"Why did Uzu break off the treaty with Konoha Jiraiya? Did you really forget?" Naruto asked.
Oh Jiraiya didn't forget that event. He wished he did, but he couldn't. Minato was so angry when he got news that Uzu was going to end the treaty between them. He also remembered Minato and Danzo talking a lot more than usual.
Jiraiya was about to answer Naruto's question, but he started seeing someone in the distance tree hopping. He looked to his left, and saw Naruto smile in relief. "Who is that Naruto?"
He broke out in a rare grin. "Anko. Anko!" he shouted. She turned around, and stopped on a branch, catching her breath. She saw Naruto, and grinned as well. As she saw who was with him, she quickly bowed, and they were on the move again.
As they were tree-hopping, they felt a huge flair of chakra, and when they looked in its direction, they saw a huge slug total a few buildings.
"What the hell just happened?" Anko wondered aloud.
Out of nowhere, Tsunade re-appeared, this time, with a red haired woman on her shoulders sleeping.
Naruto's and Jiraiya's eyes widened at the same time. "Tsu-chan, is that who I think it is?"
She nodded somberly, and said, "Yeah. This is Kushina Uzumaki. I remembered something strange. Hiruzen never said that Kushina was dead, just MIA. So why weren't any search teams deployed for the Fourth's wife?"
The whole time they were talking, Naruto was in shock. 'Kaa-san? Why did they keep you from me for so long?' He looked at her, and saw that they looked exactly the same. They both had the same Uzumaki red hair and blue eyes. She also looked like she hasn't been in the sun in years. When he checked her body for anything life damaging, he saw stasis seals on her neck and wrists. When he channeled the Kyuubi's chakra to them, they instantly broke.
All of the adults turned in Naruto's direction, and watched Kushina wake up. She opened her eyes, and sat up. "Where am I?" she asked to no one in particular.
Naruto began crying. "You're in Konoha Kaa-san."
Her eyes widened. "Naruto-kun, is that really you? What the hell has been happening? You look like you're about 15. And is that a Chuunin vest you have on?" she asked.
He sighed. "You were close. I'm 16, and yes, I am wearing a Chuunin vest. We are currently escaping Konoha, to Wave, where me, you, and Anko-chan will hide for a while, then go to Kumo."
Jiraiya was shocked. "Why Kumo? And - - " he was interrupted by Kushina, as she stood up shakily, which caused Anko to hold her up.
"Naruto, why are you escaping?" she asked, then saw his headband. "What caused you to become a nuke-nin?" she demanded.
Naruto frowned deeply. "I'll explain once we get out of Fire Country, but for now, we're far enough from Konoha to use this without being spied on." He was about to make a few handsigns, but the five of them were suddenly surrounded by ANBU, this time with marks on their masks, showing their Ne status.
"On the orders of Danzo-sama, you five are to be terminated." One of the root shinobi said in monotone. Jiraiya and Tsunade growled. Tsunade turned to Naruto. "Watch out for Kushina-chan Naruto-kun, she's hasn't fully recovered from waking from her coma. We'll find you when all of this is over. Find Shizune in Tanzaku Town, and tell her to travel with you until we meet up. Go!" She yells, and Naruto muttered, "Reverse Summoning." And before the three of them poof away, Naruto turned to Jiraiya and Tsunade, and hugged them. "See you soon Baa-chan and Jiraiya-sensei. I'll send messages through the foxes. Ja."
As Tsunade and Jiraiya prepare to fight, in Konoha, Danzo prepares for war.
Danzo looks to one of his most trusted root operatives, and says, "For this mission, you are required to assassinate Naruto Namikaze and Anko Mitarashi. Failure is not an option, do you understand Sai?"
The man named Sai looked up, and says coldly, "Understood Danzo-sama."
AN: Short chapter, I know, but the next one will be longer.
That's right, Kushina fucking Uzumaki is back folks! Tune in next week for the next chapter of Red Ghost Uzumaki!