Naruto woke to Kakashi opening the door. She looked up and he signaled her to follow him. She got up and followed him outside to the docks.
"Can you tell me what happened during the fight Naruto?" her sensei asked.
She explained how the fight began and how she intervened when it looked like Hinata would falter. She explained how she and Sasuke were barely holding their own.
"Sasuke activated his Sharingan during the fight," she said with a smile.
"That's good. I'm sure he's happy about that," said her sensei.
"I activated mine too," she said. She activated her Byakugan and then opened her third eye.
"You have the Sharingan and the Byakugan both!?" Kakashi said, shocked.
She nodded. "I was surprised too. It helped me quite a bit against the ice spears that Haku was throwing at us, but only what was in front of me. The rest of my field of view was like the normal Byakugan."
"I hope that Sasuke doesn't get jealous. The Uchiha tend to suffer from that more than others. You three are doing so well together. What happened after that? You were putting out a lot of power."
"I think I tapped into the Kyuubi's power," she said.
"Naruto," Kakashi said, "I know what the Kyuubi feels like and that wasn't it."
"I talked to him while I was sleeping. He told me more about who Outsutsuki Kaguya was."
"You talked to the Kyuubi?" her sensei said worriedly.
She nodded. "Is it alright if we wait until we get back to Konoha to talk about it? I need to tell Hokage-jiichan too."
"Alright," he said reluctantly.
Anko successfully captured Gatou's mansion. The local wealth minus the cost of two A-rank missions was returned to the people of Nami no Kuni. Anko had sealed up all his documents which included bankbooks for off-shore banks in Hi no Kuni and elsewhere.
The following day they held a funeral service for Zabuza and Raiga. Naruto suggested using Zabuza's sword as a tombstone, but Asuma shot the idea down. He said that if they did that, it would just be stolen. Since the two had been part of the Seven Swordsmen, their swords were valuable to Kiri. He said that the Hokage could use them to help the Bloodline rebels or obtain concessions from Kiri.
Kakashi asked Haku and the boy that had been helping Raiga, Ranmaru, what they wanted to do.
"I would like to go with you to Konoha. Zabuza-sama told me I should find friends. I think I could be Naruto-san's friend, if she'll have me."
"I would like that," Naruto said. "I've never had many friends. A new one would be great!"
"Do you think you could be my friend too?" asked Ranmaru shyly.
"Of course!" said Naruto. "Hinata-chan and Sasuke-kun will too, right guys?"
Hinata said, "I would like that."
Sasuke just grunted. He had not been pleased that Haku was hanging around. His pride had taken a hit due to their battle.
"You'll have to excuse Emo-chan," Naruto said. "He'll come around eventually."
Anko and Asuma interviewed Haku and Ranmaru and gave them both preliminary approval to come to Konoha. They said that the Hokage would give them the final answer on what options were open to them when they arrived. As the threat level was reduced to what a genin team was supposed to be able to handle, Asuma and Anko returned to Konoha.
The rest of the time in Nami passed quickly. Kakashi had them take it easy on the training saying that Naruto and Hinata needed a break. One of the two or Kakashi accompanied Tazuna to the bridge every day. When it was Naruto's turn, she usually made a bunch of Shadow Clones to help with construction.
At the end of the week, the bridge was done and Sasuke was well enough to walk. Haku had made a poultice that had helped him heal. While it did not exactly endear her to the Uchiha, he began to treat her as well as he treated anyone other than Naruto and Hinata—which is to say that he mostly ignored her rather than glaring at her as he had before. Hinata had been about to offer her own healing balm, but Naruto stopped her so that Haku would have a chance to make up for causing the injury.
The four Konoha shinobi plus the two former companions of the Kiri missing nin stood on the bridge with Tazuna and his family. The Konoha shinobi were all anxious to get home, but Naruto was also sad to be leaving. Tsunami was a nice woman and Inari had shaped up. Even the old drunk had grown on her.
Inari sniffled as he hugged Naruto and Hinata. He bowed to Sasuke and Kakashi. "I'll miss you all!" he said.
"Hey, don't worry, Inari-kun," Naruto said. "I'm sure we'll come back some time. If you're ever in Konoha, look us up, okay?"
"Okay, Neechan," he said.
With a final wave from the girls, the shinobi took off at a run.
When they arrived in Konoha, they went straight to the Hokage's office. The debriefing was short, because Asuma and Anko had already reported in. The Hokage asked Haku and Ranmaru what they wanted.
"I'd like to be a medic nin or a doctor," said Haku.
"I don't know," said Ranmaru, "I'd like a friend, I guess."
"I will find you someone to train you in medical techniques, Haku," said the Hokage. "As for a friend, I'm sure you will both find several. As a start, how about I find you an apartment to share in Naruto's building?"
"That would be great, Jiichan!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Thank you, Hokage-sama," Haku and Ranmaru both said.
"You'll need to have one more interview with one of the Yamanaka clan," said the Hokage. "It won't be very invasive, but we need to make sure you aren't moles."
Haku sighed and nodded. "Okay, Hokage-sama."
"I'll have someone direct you to his office," said the old man. He called in his secretary and gave instructions to her. Haku and Ranmaru followed her out.
"Hokage-sama," said Kakashi, "that's it for our team report, but there's something that Naruto-chan and I need to talk to you about."
"Very well," said the Hokage. "Hinata-kun, Sasuke-kun, you're dismissed."
Hinata and Sasuke said good-bye and left.
"Naruto-chan has awoken another bloodline and says that she's made contact with the Kyuubi," said Kakashi.
"What?!" exclaimed the Hokage.
Naruto activated her Byakugan and then opened her third eye.
"Sharingan!" said the Hokage.
Nartuo nodded. "It seems to work like I've heard described. I haven't copied any techniques, but it made tracking and predicting Haku's movements during the fight much easier."
"Can you activate it without the Byakugan?" asked the Hokage.
"I'm not sure. So far I haven't, but that might mean I just haven't figured out how."
"What's this about talking to the Kyuubi?" asked the Hokage.
"I got mad when I thought Sasuke and Hinata were going to die and I felt its chakra boiling up inside me. I wrested control of it from him and used it. My hair lengthened and became like arms or tails. Ten of them, I think. I was able to use the hair arms to shatter Haku's mirrors and capture her. Later I tried to move my hair again, but wasn't able to."
Kakashi said, "I remember what the Kyuubi felt like, both during the attack and one of the few times that its previous jinchuuriki used it, and it didn't feel like that. On the bridge, it felt like Naruto, just heavier and more oppressive."
Naruto said, "I can explain that." She went on to talk about what the Kyuubi had said about Kagaya, Hagoromo, and transmigration. "I'm worried, Jiichan. I don't want to go crazy."
The Hokage smiled. "I think you'll be fine, Naruto-chan. You've got a very good heart."
"The Kyuubi said that Kaguya was benevolent too!" she wailed, "She still went crazy!"
"The thing you need to remember, Naruto-chan," the Hokage said, "is to not only to do good, but to remember why you're doing good. From the story it sounds like Kaguya wanted to protect people and bring peace, but the way she wanted to do it robbed people of being people. Remember that it's the people that are important and you'll be great."
"Thanks, Jiichan!" she said. "Oh, the Kyuubi also told me who my father is and what happened on the day I was born."
The Hokage got serious. "Naruto-kun, I want you to promise me to keep your father's identity a secret until you're a tokubetsu jounin or 18, at least."
"I promise I won't tell anyone," she said with a sigh. "It's just people have always treated me like I'm a nobody and now that I know it's not true, I can't tell anyone."
The Hokage pulled her into a hug. "Naruto-chan, you've always been someone special, no matter your parentage."
"Thanks, Jiichan," she said, "but you know what I mean."
"I do and I'm sorry it needs to be this way."
"Is there anything you can give me to prove it, in case something happens to you?" she said. "I assume I have an inheritance."
"Yes, you do have an inheritance. My student, Jiraiya-kun, has proof and your parents will. I'll give copies to Kakashi as well. I'm afraid that your apartment isn't secure enough for you to hold on to them."
"Thanks, Jiichan," she said. "The Kyuubi said that a masked man tried to kidnap me and then ripped him out of Mom."
"We've long suspected something like that happened," said the Hokage.
"He said that the masked man had a single Sharingan eye and that it was the twin to the one Sensei has."
Kakashi looked flabbergasted. He collected himself and said, "I'm afraid that is impossible, Naruto-chan. That man died. Even if he survived, Obito was one of the most loyal people I've ever met. There's no way he would betray our sensei like that."
"The Kyuubi seemed pretty positive."
"Perhaps someone came along and took the other eye?" asked the Hokage.
"If that's true it would be someone from Iwa, most likely," said Kakashi. "Sensei was pretty unpopular with them, too."
"I've never heard of any Iwa shinobi with a Sharingan, or any missing nin, either, other than Itachi. I'll ask Jiraiya-kun to look into it," said the Hokage.
"One last thing, Jiichan," Naruto said. "I want to tell Hinata-chan and Sasuke-kun about the Kyuubi and Kaguya."
"Are you sure?" asked the Hokage. "I think Hinata-kun would take it well, but the Uchiha tend to get jealous."
"Yeah, that's why. I think Sasuke will take it better if it's explained to him rather than if he just wondered about it. Plus, the Kyuubi says Sasuke-kun is the transmigrant of the Rikudo Sennin's son Indra, the first Uchiha. He also said, the other son, Asura, the first Senju, is someone I've met—probably a Senju."
"What do you think, Kakashi?" said the Hokage.
"I trust Naruto-chan on this. She's gotten Sasuke-kun to open up more than anyone else has since that night."
"Alright," said the Hokage. "I'll allow it. As for the Senju transmigrant, that's somewhat tricky. My student Tsunade is the last Senju and she hasn't been in the village for a long time. However, the Senju married into a lot of clans, especially to clan heirs. In fact, I think only the Hyuuga and the Uchiha, among Konoha's clans, lack at least some Senju blood. I told you already that my wife was a Senju. And of course, the Uzumaki were an offshoot of the Senju, but I don't think you could be the transmigrant of both."
Naruto nodded. "The Kyuubi would have said if I were."
The Hokage said, "I want you to be cautious with the Kyuubi, Naruto-kun. Even if it wasn't responsible for the attack on the day of your birth, doesn't mean it has your best interest or Konoha's best interest at heart."
"Okay, Jiichan."
"Anything else from either of you?" asked the Hokage.
Both of them shook their heads.
"Good day to you then," he said, dismissing them.