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Konoha Gates
"Uzu is moving to Konoha."
The guards and ANBU lost what little colour they'd had, all of them having been unlucky enough to experience the terror that was Uzu-nin.
"U-u-uzu is… m-m-moving in? H-here? To Konoha?"
"Something like that, yeah. Anyway, one of you kiddies be kind enough to go get Hashi-chan for me. He's the one who authorised it in the first place."
The ANBU shared a look before two of them leapt towards the HokageTower to relay the news to Shodaime-sama. One of the remaining ANBU, a young woman with purple hair was struggling to hold a giggle at the nickname for the most powerful ninja in the village.
Kensuke glanced at her just then. "Oi, that you Rina-chan?"
She just grinned at him behind her fox mask. "You know I'm not allowed to answer that when I'm on duty."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. You going to be joining us once we move in?" He said, waving away her half hearted denial.
"You seem awfully confident about that." The voice was new, deep and powerful.
"Hashi-chan!" Was Kensuke's only reply, causing a vein to pop out next to the Shodaime's eye.
"How. Many. Times. Have. I. Told. You. Not to call me THAT!" He yelled, looking deranged.
All the Uzu-nin who could see just started laughing, some even falling over and holding their sides to manage their mirth, Kensuke and Arashito being among them.
"So I'm told you want to take the asylum I offered. May I ask why so many of you do? It looks like half of Uzu is on my doorstep." The Hokage tried to bring the conversation back under control.
Instantly, the Uzu leader was straight faced and serious, "Because, my friend, Uzushiogakure no Sato is gone. Destroyed. We have nowhere else to go."
The Shodaime was shocked. 'Uzu destroyed? How? Were they attacked? Was it a natural disaster?' For a second he mused that Uzu-nin were a natural disaster.
"How? No village is powerful enough to really damage another now, not after the war."
"Not one village, but six." Senju Hashirama, one of the most powerful men in the world, went white while the Uzumaki continued, "Iwa and Ishi came, Suna brought troops from Kusa as well as Kiri and Kumo joining in. They didn't attack each other either, so I'd guess it was an alliance."
"How…" The Shodaime croaked in question, terrified by the ramifications of this news.
"Lured them in, held them up in the centre then blew the place to hell. Took most of them out including, I think, the Mizukage, Tsuchikage and Kazekage."
"You killed three kages? That's impossible."
"Uzuton: Jigoku no Arashi. No way to escape."
Hashirama flinched at the name, before sighing in resignation. "I guess I have to come good then." He raised his voice, "All Uzu citizens are hereby granted asylum within Konoha, and are to be treated as citizens of this village.
"You know the Uchiha are going to be up in arms right?" He questioned Kensuke quietly.
"Of course, stuck up superior bastards that they are, I'd expect nothing less. I just ask that we of Uzu are given the rights of a Great Clan."
"You mean to kill them if they attack?"
"Only the ones that do attack. The rest are safe from reprisals, unless they attack like cowards."
Hashirama sighed again. This was going to be the biggest headache he'd ever known, "Alright. I'll fill out the paperwork. The status of Great Clan will also give you a seat on the council. Only one, mind. All citizens of Uzu will be considered a single clan. Organise the actual clans as you will. Since you'll also need somewhere to live, I'll designate the base of the bluffs as the 'Uzu Quarter', since I don't think 'Compound' would quite cover the size it's going to have to be. How many of you are there?"
"Thanks, and by our most recent count? About four thousand, roughly equal from each clan except Kazama. They number a little under eight hundred."
"And your military strength?"
"About 1 in 3 capable of active service. Including those who recently retired, as well as children aged 5 to 10 years, about 1 in 2, though most of the Kazama are combat ready."
The Shodaime thought over this information. An immediate increase in his military power of over a thousand troops could be very useful, especially given the destruction the Uzu clans were capable of causing. And if the others of the Great Five were weakened…
"Don't even think about it Hashirama." The cold statement and use of his full name snapped him out of his reverie.
"It was two months ago. By now, the survivors have rallied and redoubled their defences, they've got to fear a reprisal. Besides, my people are tired and we need to look at building our home for now." Kensuke grinned slyly. "But we can still send a few cells out to remind them why they shouldn't fuck with the Maelstrom." The two leaders shared a look of understanding.
"Get your clans set up in the area the ANBU show you to. Kitsune, if you would," the Hokage motioned the young woman with purple hair to guide the new citizens to their soon to be home. He continued, "Once they're set up, come to my office and we'll sort everything out. There will also need to be a council meeting."
"Righty-ho, Hashi-chan!"
Cue pulsing eye vein.
Hokage Tower
"Hey Tobi-chan!"
'Another demeaning nickname for another powerful ninja. I love this shit.' Kensuke thought fondly.
"So the ANBU tell me that most of Uzu is sitting on our doorstep. Please tell me this is a joke?" Tobirama begged the large redhead.
"Yep." Relief showed on Tobirama's face for an instant before Kensuke elaborated, "Now we're inside the village."
"Brother, you've doomed us all."
"Ah, chill, chill, we won't cause any more trouble than we did back home."
"THAT'S WHY I'M SCARED!"
Kensuke just laughed. "We'll try to stay contained in the land we're given, for the most part. At least for the foreseeable future we'll be doing a lot of building. Since it's just a mass of streams and trees, we'll need to work out foundations for buildings: towers, houses, forges. The works. We can pay for some materials, but my ninja will need missions to earn the rest."
"You've got it all planned out, haven't you?" The younger Senju brother asked.
"Nah, just working this out on the fly. Way more fun," Kensuke grinned.
"Alright, I'll gather the council within half an hour. Bring a representative from the other Uzu clans to the meeting room with you." The Uzumaki knew a dismissal when he heard one, so he left to check on what his people were up to, as well as gather his lieutenants.
Land Set Aside for Uzu Quarter
"This should be alright actually, plenty of space, wood, water… I could get to like this." Arashito said to himself as he wandered round. "Hmm. Better wait for Kenny-chan to arrive before we start calling dibs on areas though. He's probably already got an idea of how he wants us to lay out."
"Oi, Arashito! Get over here!"
"Speak of the devil." He meandered over to his leader and friend.
"Okay, get some people to start making actual plans of this," Kensuke handed him a scrap of paper with a rough drawing sketched out. Arashito sweatdropped.
"It looks like it was drawn by a five year old with a crayon."
WHAM!
"I'll have you know I'm 46."
"But you did use a crayon?" Arashito asked while rubbing one side of his head.
WHAM!
"Oww. Uncalled for."
"Shut up. Send some people to the trade district to start looking for supplies, delegate responsibilities and find Marisa and Mina. Bring them here, then we're going to meet the council," he instructed, his distaste obvious in relation to the last part.
"Ugh, politics. Do I have to be there?" Arashito whined.
WHAM!
The Uzumaki raised his fist threateningly again.
"Alright, alright, I'm going."
Council Chambers, 20 Minutes Later
"You're probably all wondering why you're here. I expect your spies have already informed you of our newest additions to the village?" His scathing question went unanswered by most, but the Aburame representative raised his hand silently.
"Aburame-san?" The Shodaime inquired.
"Hokage-sama, our allies from the gate informed us that the ninja from Uzu have been granted Great Clan status. My clan wishes to know your reasoning behind this action." The bug user stated his position without emotion, merely requesting clarification and an explanation of the Hokage's logic.
The Uchiha patriarch was less calm. "Yes, Hokage-sama, we would all like to know why there is a foreign army within our village." The inflection on the honorific was not missed by those gathered in the room.
"Because, Madara-san, our treaty with Uzu stated that any Uzu citizen needing asylum would be granted, and the opposite would be true for our citizens, as long as our villages stand. Uzushiogakure and a large part of Uzu no Kuni have been destroyed. The survivors required safe haven, and we honoured our agreement." The curt answer quietened the red-eyed man temporarily.
At this point, the doors boomed open, and in stepped 4 people. A tall, well muscled man, his skin a lattice of scars with long, dark red hair stood in the centre. He was bare chested, with hakama pants and archaic geta sandals. He was also carrying a colossal uchigatana across his back.
Behind and to his right were two women. One, a lithe golden-blonde was carrying many knives at her waist and on her thighs. She wore black pants that were taped to her legs below the knee and an orange and black jacket open just enough to show her impressive cleavage.
Next to her was a short woman with violet hair and jet black eyes. She wore what looked to be ANBU gear, except that most of it was constructed from armour mesh. Her hands were resting on two kodachi strapped to her lower back.
On the Uzumaki's left side was a wild looking man with fiery orange hair, shot through with black. He too was bare-chested and more heavily muscled than the taller redhead. His entire left arm and shoulder were tattooed with barbed stripes, giving him a wild, feral look. The final things to terrify those present were the furred paw with long claws where his left hand should be, and most of all, his left eye. It was blazing orange with deep black markings around it. Across his shoulders he carried a chain tipped with enormous, flanged metal weights.
"We late?"
The whole room sweatdropped.
"Nice of you to arrive Kensuke." This was the Hokage's, admittedly rather weak, attempt to regain the flow of the meeting.
"Yeah, anyway, Hashi-chan has said we can stay, assuming we swear loyalty or some shit. So, I swear Uzu will follow Senju Hashirama. Happy?"
The Senju brothers nodded and prepared to move onto the next matter but were interrupted.
"It's troublesome but I note you did not swear fealty to Konoha, nor to the position of Hokage. This seems like a rather major oversight." Nara Shikate lazily pointed out.
"Yeah, well spotted I guess. As long as Hashi-chan allows us to remain, we will follow him. When he stands down, we will decide whether we will follow the next Hokage and stay, or if we decide we cannot follow the Hokage, we shall leave."
The lazy deer herder sighed, "Troublesome."
"Does everyone accept this? Yes? Good. Onto the next matter then. The contingent from Uzu will be given the rights of a Great Clan, including land set aside for them to build a compound, as well as the right to police this area themselves. Any attacks upon them or their members will be treated as an attack on any Clan would," Here he looked at the scowling Uchiha and Hyuuga present. "Their children will attend the academy, their ninja will operate under the name of Konoha, but will be permitted to continue wearing their own hitai-ate."
Here the Hokage was forced to stop at the uproar raised by some in the room. The gist of it was that such a thing was unacceptable.
"QUIET!" Bellowed Tobirama, achieving the desired effect.
"As I was saying, they will wear Uzu hitai-ate. They will also be permitted to continue any and all traditions unhindered, when it applies to their own members. Their techniques will be subject to the Clan Hiden Jutsu Act. To remind those of you who have forgotten, this means the theft or copying of any jutsu unique to a clan may be punished by death. Understood?" He was again looking directly at Madara.
There was a noise of general assent. The Uchiha eventually bowed before the stare he was getting and acquiesced. Then he felt the heat of four gazes directed at him, two of which pinned him in place. The two red haired occupants of the room were staring with unmitigated hatred at him, cleanly focussing a considerable amount of killing intent and something… evil on him.
"Unless there is another matter that must be discussed we will end this gathering." The Hokage attempted to break the tension.
Hyuuga Kotonoha stood, "What land will be given to our newest additions, Lord Hokage? I trust that no other clan lands will be affected?" The threat was obvious.
"The Uzu compound will be established on the Eastern edge of the bluffs in the North-East of the village, bordering the wall."
It was a clever position, guarded on one side by the village wall, far enough away from most clan lands that few would be affected. The only nearby lands within the walls were the Aburame and Hyuuga, both of whom were further South.
"Acceptable. We look forward to the aid this influx of new clans should provide." Was the Hyuuga's last statement.
"That it? Can we go now?" Kensuke asked the Senju siblings.
"Yes, go, but Kensuke. My wife will want you to come to dinner with us tonight."
Kensuke shuddered at the thought of his elder sister. Hashirama and Tobirama grinned at finally getting one over on the cocky samurai.
That Night, Uzu Compound
Arashito, Mina and Marisa sat around a fire drinking and fooling around. Eventually, they became quiet.
Arashito spoke up first, "What do you ladies reckon then?"
Knowing what he meant, they considered while sipping their drinks. Eventually, Namikaze Mina replied. "We're the same people we were before. Not much should really change. We will face hatred though. Especially when they find out about our traditions." She placed her hand on Arashito's shoulder as she said this.
Uzuki Marisa followed, "We will need to watch our backs. Probably for every second we spend in Konoha. They will hate us eventually. Few of them understand the power of sacrifice. Though we will face dangers, we will persevere. We always have done." They were sobered by these thoughts, each wondering what the future would hold.
"It's going to be an interesting few years," Arashito said quietly. They all continued to sip their drinks, before being drawn into conversation again.
A/N: Okay, a heads up for you. This won't be Naruto centric. The main character will be an OC. Things are still somewhat up in the air at this point. Anyway, hope you enjoyed this instalment and that you'll tell me what you liked, didn't like, how I could improve and such.
To make sure I don't just get flaming related to not following canon I'll say it now. It's fanfic. Canon can go fuck itself with a pitchfork. I make the rules now! (Cue insane laughter.)
Anyway, that's enough rambling.
EDIT – 29/07: Expect much updating and rewriting in the next couple of months.