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Sintar07 - Thanks for the review, and yes, i have also read quite a few Naruto stories myself, and none of them have a plot quite like mine, but i have to be honest, i stole this plot from Samurai Jack :P Has anyone ever heard of that show? Basically, you have an evil guy who attacks the world, a Samurai "Jack" :)
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This chapter was revised on May 30th 2017. Most grammar errors should have been addressed (Hopefully :P) I did a few enhancements and changed a few things around but the story remained unchanged
Saving old bonds
Chapter 27 (Revised)
Naruto's team had reached a rather large mountain
"We have arrived" Konohamaru said "But Nii-San, you should take those clothing off, specially your cloak and the Hokage hat"
Naruto nodded sadly as he took off his hat, he could still remember when Kakashi had given him the custom made Hokage hat, and now he was dead. All because he couldn't win the war. He then took off his Namikaze cloak, also custom made by his own father. Konohamaru opened a bag for him to shove them into "What about his coat? Everyone knows him by that coat" Yuki said while Naruto sighed as he took off his orange coat leaving only a black shirt. His necklace was now in plain view "Wow, that's a pretty necklace Sensei" she said while staring at it
"It was a gift… From the fifth Hokage, it use to belong to her grandfather, the first Hokage" He said while he shoved it under his shirt and throwing his coat inside the bag
"Wow, so three of the six Hokage's have owned it, now then, what about the pants?" Yuki said with a grin
"Whoa, I draw the line at my pants…I mean come on…"
"Aww" Yuki simply said disappointed while Konohamaru grinned at her
"And you accuse me of being perverted? How the mighty have fallen" he said as Yuki gave him a death glare
"Well I guess something's haven't changed" Naruto said with a grin
"Uh…Yeah" Hanabi said, Naruto could tell she was hiding something, but guessed it wasn't important
Yuki suddenly thought about something "Here!" she said throwing what looked to be makeup at Naruto
"What am I supposed to do with this?"
"Apply it to your markings, they are a dead giveaway"
"This is starting to get out of hand, I hope I don't have to hide my identity for long" he said as he applied the makeup to his face, temporarily erasing the fox's whisker marks on his face
"Perfect Sensei" Yuki said with a smile
"One last thing Nii-San, your headband" Konohamaru said as he held the bag opened
"What? Why?"
"Well considering only ninjas from the leaf still wear them, if you go in there with it they are going to be suspicious" Hanabi said
"Fine, fine, but I want all this back once we clear everything…" He said while throwing his headband inside the bag "So, where is the entrance?" Naruto asked
Konohamaru grinned as he did a few hand signs "REVEAL!" an entrance hidden in the rock revealed itself as Konohamaru lead the team in
Naruto was amazed, inside the mountain was a small village with a waterfall in the background providing them with all the water they would need. There were gardens and trees, it looked like a small piece of paradise
Shikamaru and Kiba suddenly appeared in front of them "Whoa there you three, who is this? You know better than to bring strangers here without getting permission first" Kiba said
"He is a refuge we found, he was being chased by the night ninja's" Yuki said
"What did you do?" Shikamaru asked Naruto
"I disrespected the Kurokage, saying that he was nothing more than a tyrant for killing my family just because we were sympathetic to the freedom fighters, I would have died had these three not saved me" Naruto lied, feeling awful about it
"Why does that not surprise me, the Kurokage wants to gain the peoples trust and loyalty, and he pulls crap like that. This is why we are still resisting!" Kiba said in anger
"You know, you really look like someone I use to know…" Shikamaru added staring at Naruto's face" What's your name?"
"Haku!" Naruto said
"Well I am sure that Sasuke Sama would love to meet him. He could become a valuable member of the resistance, it's hard to get new people to join us" Konohamaru said
"Alright, you can pass but know this, Sasuke Sama is protected by some of the most powerful ninjas in the entire nation. So, don't try anything stupid" Kiba told Naruto as they let him pass
They began to walk down towards the village, Konohamaru let out a sigh of relief "I thought they were going to throw us in the holding cells for a minute"
Naruto could hear some kids playing around the village "It's remarkable, the community that you guys have built here. I am very proud of how you all stayed together and built such a remarkable place"
"Yeah, we have everything we need here, we built a school and academy, we have food, water, and we are hidden from everyone" Yuki said with a proud smile
Suddenly Naruto saw two kids run down towards them "Mommy, Daddy!" they both screamed as Konohamaru and Yuki got down on one knee and they jumped into their arms "Welcome home!" they both said as they held onto the two
"Mommy and Daddy?" Naruto asked with a grin as Konohamaru blushed slightly
"No one was more surprised than I was when they told me they were getting married" Hanabi said "I didn't even know they were dating and I was there team mate!" She said with a smile trying to tease her friends
"Wow so… Konohamaru and Yuki? Really?" Naruto said
"Yeah…" Konohamaru simply said
"This is Rika and Yukito" Yuki said as she held their son proudly and Konohamaru held their daughter
"Well that's great, I always thought you made a perfect pair. Always fighting with each other, it had reminded of myself and Sakura when we were young" Naruto said with a smile "Speaking of Sakura…"
"Quickly, we need to talk with Sasuke Sama!" Konohamaru quickly said as he led them to the main building trying to change the topic
Naruto was slightly concerned at the fact Konohamaru was trying to avoid answering his question, but he would get his answer sooner or later. Once more they were stopped at the door
"Who is this Konohamaru?" A ninja wearing an ANBU mask asked
"This is a refuge from the night country, his name is Haku. He may join us if Sasuke Sama accepts him that's why we must see him immediately"
"One moment, I will see if Sasuke Sama is free" he said as he entered the building, they waited a few minutes before he came back "Sasuke Sama will see you now but be warned, if you try anything you will end up dead" He said as he opened the door for them
Yuki and Konohamaru put down their kids "Alright, go home, we will join you for dinner in a bit alright, Mommy and Daddy just need to take care of something here first okay?"
"Alright Daddy, but hurry home, I made a drawing, and I want to show you" He said with an innocent smile
"And I helped!" His little sister added
"Aww, alright, I look forward to seeing it with mommy" He said as he watched them run towards their house laughing
Naruto couldn't help but smile, Konohamaru had turned out to be a great father. He only wished he could have seen them from the beginning, but he couldn't dwell on the past
They entered the building, it wasn't anything big or fancy, only a lounge area and doors that lead to Sasuke's office. They opened the door to the office and found Sasuke behind his desk, he raised his head and greeted his guests
"Ah, so you're the one Konohamaru's team found" He said as he got up to get a closer look at him "You look oddly familiar, it's actually kind of scary now that I think about it. Other than the fact he had marks on his face and was about my age, you look exactly like him" He said trying to get a closer look at him "What's your name?"
"Uh Haku" Naruto responded, he had a feeling Sasuke wasn't believing them much or at least suspected something
"Haku huh? That's a rare name, I haven't heard that name in over 25 years, it use to belong to a Mist ninja who I fought in the wave country"
"Oh? Did you win?" Naruto asked trying to act casual
"Actually, yes, yes I did kill him; he was no match for me" Sasuke said acting proud
"What? Err I mean really? Wow, you must have been strong, did you do it all on your own, or maybe had help from a friend?"
"Nope, I did have an idiot with me, but he only got in the way, I saved his pathetic life but he passed out from fear"
"THAT'S NOT HOW I REMEMBER IT, THAT'S BULL SHIT AND YOU KNOW IT!" Naruto said forgetting about his cover
"And how would you know anything about it Mr. Haku?" Sasuke said while throwing water from his glass onto Naruto's face. The makeup began washing off his face revealing his whiskers "Or is it Namikaze Naruto, sixth Hokage of Konoha?"
"How did you know?" Konohamaru asked amazed that Sasuke had figured it out almost instantly
"First of all, when I saw you enter here, I couldn't believe how much you looked like him, and then he gave me the name of Haku. One big mistake since I also fought against Haku. So I decided to try and prove my hunch by making up a bogus story about the outcome of the battle. It worked like a charm, Naruto took the bait. The final piece of evidence that would prove me right was that I had noticed the powder on his cheeks when I took a close look at him. If the water revealed it to be makeup covering his marks, then I was right, if not, well I would owe him an apology for throwing water in his face" He said with a grin "But where have you been for the last 20 years?"
"That's the thing, I don't know. The last thing I remember was being pushed onto the ground by Itachi, then everything went black. I woke up in the middle of the ruins of Konoha only a few hours ago not knowing anything that's happened" Naruto explained to Sasuke
"So it was true…" Sasuke said
"What?" Naruto asked confused
"Once we abandoned Konoha, I also took with us one of their captains that I had captured, Ibiki interrogated him for weeks before he finally cracked. I could have done it using my Sharingan, but Ibiki said he had anger and frustration he wanted to get out… Anyway, he finally told us that the jutsu used on you was a time vortex. The Kurokage would send you a few months into the future while he recovered, he would then meet you here and kill you off while to you it would seem like seconds had passed and still be injured. We left a team behind to keep an eye on their forces so we could make sure we would be there to pull you out. The day came as the Kurokage took his captains and waited for you to arrive for 1 week in the ruins of Konoha. But you never showed up. He kept a captain there for the next few months, but again you never showed up. We figured you had died and given up hope"
"Wait, you knew about this? Why wasn't anyone else told!" Yuki said surprised
"Because, we didn't want to create false hope, only myself, Itachi and Ibiki knew. Our plan was to jump in with speed, pull him out and get away. The fewer of us that were, the better the chances of us getting away got"
"Hey guys, can I have a private chat with Sasuke?" He asked his team, Konohamaru nodded as he led them out "Uh Leave the bag here!" He said as Konohamaru threw the bag at him. Naruto caught it and opened it, he took out his headband and put it back on
"Sasuke, I have to say that I am impressed at what you have accomplished here. Keeping our people together like this must have been hard" Naruto said as he sat down in a seat
"Yeah, at first, we had no food, no supplies, no homes and we always had the night ninjas on our tail, it wasn't until we found this place and made it our home that we were able to be happy again"
"Well you have done a great job, also, I am happy to see that you are getting along with Itachi or well I assume you are since you mentioned his name earlier"
"Yeah, that too was tough at the beginning. But we began to trust each other more each day, until we were brothers again, although Naruto, I want you to know that I always considered you to be a brother to me as well, even when we were enemies"
"Yeah, I know, that's why I dragged you back home…That and because of the promise I had made to Sakura, by the way…Where is Sakura? Konohamaru avoided the question earlier, and it had me worried. Her name wasn't on the tablet in the ruins as a casualty…"
"She… Didn't join the resistance"
"What?! How could she not! Please don't tell me she joined…Them"
"Of course not, she quit being a shinobi all together, she said she had no reason to fight anymore, she had no reason to live, I tried to comfort her as a friend and the fact that we use to be team mates, but she would push me away. Then one day, she just vanished. When I investigated, I found her about a year later in one of the small towns controlled by the night ninja's she was working there as a nurse, and Naruto, she has a daughter"
"What? Who is the father?" Naruto asked
"I don't know, I did ask her once, but she never gave me an answer, her daughter is now a night ninja, I don't understand why she allowed her to join their ranks" Sasuke said
"A Night ninja? Wait, pink hair?" Sasuke nodded "Do you know her name?!"
"I believe it was Naoto"
Naruto was slightly heartbroken, he knew it wasn't his daughter, even though there was a chance, because she did look about the age she should be had she been conceived before the war. But she lacked the Kyuubi marks that should have been passed down as the bloodline "Sasuke, I have to see her, let her know I am back"
"Yeah, I figured you would…"
Meanwhile far away in a quiet little village
"Mom, were back!" Naoto said as she entered the house along with her Sensei Toshiro
"Perfect Timing, dinner is ready, I made your favorite" Sakura said with a smile as she greeted her daughter with a hug
"Ramen? Really? Wow mom, you always tell me it's bad for my health" Naoto said with a smile
"I said its bad if you eat Ramen EVERY DAY, it's alright from time to time" Sakura said as she lets go of Naoto "Toshiro, why don't you stay for dinner? I am sure you're hungry; I made enough for all of us"
"I don't want to be a bother" he said politely
"Hitsugaya Toshiro, you are never a bother. Now sit down at the table before I sit you down myself" Sakura said
"Alright I guess" Toshiro finally agreed
They all sat down and began eating, Naoto was very excited. She loved ramen more than any other food "So how was your day sweetie?" Sakura asked her daughter
"It was great, I did training with sensei then we went on patrol. We split up so we could finish faster and be here on time"
"Yeah, I figured it would be best for my health if I didn't bring her home late" Toshiro said with a small smirk, it was rare for him to make jokes. But he had developed a close friendship with Sakura and Naoto, a friendship that had begun with a fist to the stomach on the day she knocked him out 20 years ago
"Well I am just happy you got home safe" She said to her daughter
"I wasn't done mom" Naoto responded
"Oh? So, your saying something interesting happened during your patrol?" She said being genuinely interested in her daughter's day
"Yeah, when I went to the ruins of the old city, I found this boy badly injured. He was a freedom fighter since he had the headband"
"Was he alone?" Sakura asked wondering which one of her old friends it could have been
"Yeah, so I treated his injuries, he was REALLY cute to mom" she said with a grin
"Now now, he was probably too old for you anyway" Sakura said in a protective tone
"Actually, he was around my age mom, he had blond hair, and eyes just as blue as mine. He even wore the same colors I do. But that's not all, he also had the marks mom"
Sakura was in shock, if she didn't know any better, she would have sworn she had just described Naruto, Even Toshiro was now paying attention "Go on sweetie…"
"He said his name was Haku and that he had been injured fighting with some night ninjas. But he was able to get away when I turned my head for an instant to greet Toshiro Sensei" she said sadly
Sakura and Toshiro suddenly got up; Naoto didn't understand what was going on "Toshiro, can you find out if anyone from the night ninjas know about this?"
"Yeah, I will ask around quietly. I suggest you get in contact with your, friends"
"Mom, Sensei, what's going on?" Naoto asked confused and concerned "Did I do something wrong?... Should I have killed him?" She asked in a sad tone
"No sweetie, you did the right thing. I am very proud of you, but you have to stay here while mommy and Toshiro look into something alright?"
"But what's going on? Why can't I come with you?"
"Because, I am your mother and I said so. Now do your chores before you take your bath and head to bed, understand young lady?"
"Mom! I am not a kid anymore and…" Sakura gave Naoto one of her angry glares; she had learned over the years that it was best not to anger her mother "Yes Mother
End Chapter 27
Wow, this chapter was big, not as big as chapter 25, but still big, i tried to explain a few things here, as well as re-introduce Sakura :P hope you all enjoyed it, btw i had fun with the Sasuke meeting Naruto part :P , once more, read, rave, review ;)