Hello again everyone, sorry for the delay in this chapter… work suddenly got really busy and iv practically been gone since the day after my last update, working, delivering explosives to other shops, tons of stuff happened in the past week to say the least. While I have not had time to write I've had a lot of time to think about the direction I want this story to go, some of you may like it, some may not, the first major one is going to happen in this chapter, and few others will happen later in the story. Now to address a few reviews… I was under the impression that adding 'kun' to the end of a name was a term of endearment, not exactly meaning that someone had feelings for someone else. While Hinata in Canon calls Naruto "Naruto-kun" all the time, she also addresses Kiba and Shino as 'Kun' as well, and I highly doubt she has romantic feelings for either of them. Some people are still having issues with the fight between Asuma and Naruto… and for the record, after reading through it a few times I came to the conclusion that I really, really rushed the ending, so I'm going to go back and make it more believable, so check back for that sometime within the next day. People have dropped my story for uses of certain characters as well, while I believe that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, this is FanFiction, and characters that are not important in canon can become important in this story. Koyuki for example, with no major roles in anything during canon really, in this story even without being paired with Naruto things will happen and she will still become a semi-important character to the story. So… As I said I believe everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I won't belittle anyone for having a different standpoint than me, but this story, while following certain elements from Canon, will start to take a different path very quickly. Important parts of canon might still happen, albeit changed slightly by me and my writing, and some small parts will become more important. For the record, because someone reviewed about this, Tsunami is Inari's mother and Tazuna's (bridge builder, first mission out of the village where Naruto meets Haku)daughter and has been made the Wave Daimyo in this fic, so I was not getting 'Tsunade' mixed with 'Tsunami'… they are both separate characters. Jose19, in my opinion, living in the world where a slight mistake could spell certain death for anyone regardless of power, age wouldn't be a huge factor in a relationship, and I mean… honestly, what young guy has never fantasised about being with an older woman, especially someone as beautiful as Kurenai, so call the pairing with Kurenai and Shizune somewhat of a biased opinion from yours truly. I didn't address this because I honestly forgot about it, Naruto hadn't seen anyone over the time skip because he was living at Anbu Hq, and chose not to roam outside for long periods of time with or without his mask. Voting for the last (?) pairing are pretty much tied between Yugito and Konan, I have ways for both of them to work already planned out, so have to see which one comes to fruition in the future. Ncpfan pointed out a misspelling of Orochimaru, so I apologise for that as well. I got a few reviews concerning recent manga updates, and frankly I agree with almost all of them, while I don't really believe that Kakashi or Sakura will kick the bucket, I'm solid in my belief that either Naruto or/and Sasuke will. Last chapter (I think) Kaguya had an image of her son flash through her mind while looking at Naruto, I'm curious as to why that was other than the fact with Naruto's new powers he looks a lot like the sage, I'm guessing it will hold some sort of relevance in later chapters. I also know that the Namikaze were not a huge clan in the Narutoverse, thank god though that this is FanFiction right? Now on with the chapter, recommendations will be at the bottom as always, whether you choose to follow them or not is totally up to you.
*Update 20/06/2014- created a poll on my profile for the fourth pairing, check it out.
I don't own Naruto, I think this is the first disclaimer I've done... oopsie
-Konoha, Day after Naruto's return-
Upon arriving home the previous day, Naruto had asked Tsunade what she had done about the letter he had sent her. Getting the reply that she had sent an Anbu team led by Kakashi to search the area, but wouldn't be expecting a reply till the next day; Naruto had given her his mission report before agreeing to meet her back at the tower the following day. Naruto was now on his way to the Hokage Tower, Yugao following slightly behind him.
"Do you think Kakashi-sempai is back yet Naruto-kun?" Yugao asked, getting a sigh out of her blonde friend.
"I don't know Yugao-chan, I hope so. With Kakashi's Sharingan he should at least be able to pick something up." Naruto replied, although a little unsure of his own statement. Whoever it was the night before had been able to slip by him unnoticed, something that had not happened to him in a long time. "Whoever it was, they were very good at hiding their presence, even from me."
"I know… That's what bothers me Naruto-kun; what if he comes back before we are ready for him?" Yugao asked, a sense of hopelessness laced her voice that Naruto hadn't heard in a very long time, making his eyes soften slightly.
"Honestly, I'm not sure Yugao-chan." Naruto started, "but from what I gathered from our brief encounter he still had a long time to go until he had reached his full power. Same goes for both of us as well. There are still so many Jutsus' that I have yet to learn and master. We have time to train, become stronger, we both have access to my family's jutsu library, and I know for a fact that you want to learn the Uzumaki Kenjutsu style."
"Thank you Naruto-kun… You're right; we both have time to grow, along with everyone else. You don't have to shoulder this burden on your own. I'll always be there to help you, and I'm sure there are others who feel the same way." Yugao said with a smile, earning a nod in return from Naruto.
"Thank you Yugao-chan, I know that I have people I can count on in the leaf, as well as other areas around the Elemental Nations, but we will all need to be at our best to deal with not only the Akatsuki, but this new threat as well." Naruto replied, "But we should hurry to see baa-chan, she said that Kakashi should be arriving around this time and I would like to be there for his report.
Yugao replied with a nod as both she and Naruto quickened their pace towards the Hokage Tower.
-Hokage Tower-
Tsunade sighed as she gazed at the scarecrow Jounin that had just entered her office, she could tell from how he held himself that they hadn't found much, if anything, as to who Naruto might have encountered the night before. Pressing the button on her intercom she called for Shizune to send someone to find Naruto.
"No need for that Baa-chan, I'm already here." Naruto said as he entered the window, making a tickmark appear on Tsunade's forehead.
"Sorry, Tsunade-sama, I tried to stop him but he isn't a very good listener." Yugao said as she to, appeared in the window.
"Tell me something I don't already know." Tsunade scoffed, earning a smirk from Naruto as he took a seat beside Kakashi, Yugao sitting next to him.
"So… did you manage to find anything Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto asked?
"Not much Naruto, there were traces of Chakra around the area, then a single trail leading away from the clearing. But we didn't get very far before it disappeared completely, if I had to guess it was a long range jutsu… very long range. Which would mean it would take a great deal of both Chakra and control to be able to hold it for as long as you say they did." Kakashi stated, earning a nod from Naruto.
"In a way… it resembles when Zabuza used the Hidden Mist technique on us during our first mission to wave and made his voice reverberate through the fog making it seem like he was everywhere at once." Naruto summarized, earning a nod from Kakashi.
The Cyclops is right brat, I could sense the chakra was being sent from far away, but inside this seal I couldn't tell just how far. The chakra felt… old… almost… very old… full of memory, and anger. A voice inside Naruto's mind spoke, making the blonde's eyes widen slightly, attracting the attention of the others.
"Are you alright Naruto-kun?" Yugao asked, slight worry in her voice.
"Yea… I'm fine Yugao-chan; the Kyuubi just had something to say on the matter." Naruto replied, making the others have the same reaction he just did.
"What did it say?" Kakashi asked, making Naruto sigh as he heard a slight growling in the back of his mind.
"He said that you were right about it being a long range Jutsu, but inside the seal he wasn't able to tell just how far the chakra came from. He also said that the chakra felt old, full of memories and anger." Naruto said.
"How old exactly? Could he tell?" Tsunade asked, if they could get an age they might be able to narrow the search down.
No… I couldn't tell exactly… but it felt older than Madara, which means it goes back to before Konoha became a village. Kyuubi said, making Naruto frown.
"The fox said it felt older than Madara's chakra, which means it is also older than Konoha. This means that we most likely won't be able to trace it back to anyone, as there are no records from before that time." Naruto said, earning a nod from the rest present.
Kyuubi… I would like to ask you to keep looking into this. You are the only one who would have information from a time before the great villages' were formed. Our lives our connected, if I were to die, so would you, and while we may not see eye to eye on most things, I don't want you to die just because I wasn't strong enough, even though you would eventually re-appear. Naruto said in his mind, slightly shocking the large fox, though he hid it very well.
Alright brat, I'll look into it, but I can't promise anything so don't get your hopes up to high. Just remember I'm only doing this because I don't want to die… reforming takes time, and honestly it really sucks. Kyuubi replied, making Naruto nod with a slight smile.
"I asked the fox to look into it, being around pretty much since the birth of Shinobi he has seen a lot, and is probably our best bet to actually find something out about whoever we encountered the other night." Naruto said.
"I may not like it… But you have a point; the Kyuubi is one of the only beings old enough to know what happened before the formation of the five great villages. Whilethe Sonja clan kept detailed record of events that happened before Konoha was formed, most of the documents have been lost over the years, or are worn beyond recognition." Tsunade said.
"It would seem that at this moment, there is little left to be said about what happened during the mission. But I would like to make a request Baa-chan." Naruto said, getting Tsunade's attention, Naruto hardly requested anything from her anymore, unless it was very important.
"I'm listening."
"I would like you to call together Teams Eight, Nine, and Ten, along with their senseis'. I would also like you to call Sakura, Shizune, Ayame, Teuchi, and Iruka to come as well, I think it's time that they learned the truth of who and what I really am." Naruto said, making Tsunade's eyes widen slightly.
"Are you sure brat? I mean… you just came back and everything, they are still trying to get used to the new… well you I guess." Tsunade said, but earned a nod from Naruto. Groaning at the thought of how much paperwork this would create for her, Tsunade told Shizune to send for the people Naruto had asked for.
Fifteen minutes later, Naruto stood in front of his friends, their sensei's, and the three people he could call family.
"I've asked Baa-chan to call you all here today to discuss a… few things." Naruto started, gaining everyone's attention. "There are many things that you do not know about me, and being my friends and people I consider family, I believe you all have a right to know the truth."
Iruka paled slightly after hearing Naruto say that… he wasn't going to tell them that was he?
"What do you mean Naruto?" Sakura asked. Naruto sighed, trying to find the right place to start his little speech.
"I guess it would be best for me to start from the beginning… 16 years ago, October the tenth, what day does that mark?" Naruto asked.
"That's the day the Kyuubi attacked the village." Shikamaru stated, earning a nod from Naruto.
"Exactly, now, even though the Yondaime was considered to be one of, if not the strongest, Hokage to lead Konoha, he couldn't kill the Kyuubi… No one can." Naruto started, confirming Iruka's thoughts from earlier.
I really hope you know what you're doing Naruto… I would hate for this to backfire on you… Iruka thought, as well as Ayame and Teuchi, as they knew exactly what he was, not that it mattered to them.
"The Nine Biju is large masses of Chakra able to take physical form. Their power is based on how many tails they have. The Ichibi Shukaku is the weakest of the tailed beasts, while the Kyuubi is the strongest. That being said, the only way to defeat a Biju is to seal it away."
"You mean… Like Gaara right?" Sakura asked.
"Yes, although Gaara's seal was iffy at best, hardly strong enough to hold the bloodthirsty desires of Shukaku, which is the reason why Gaara was the way he was during the Chunnin exams." Naruto explained, earning nods from those around the room. "There is a total of Nine Biju, which means there are Nine Jinchuriki, which is the term given to those that hold the Biju inside them."
"Nine? How do you know that?" Tenten asked, slightly intrigued by what she was hearing.
"During my days in Anbu I came across bingo book entries of a few of the Jinchuriki, Kumo houses the Two tails and the Eight tails, both Jinchuriki have complete control over their Biju, and can use its power freely, even being able to transform into the Biju themselves. Waterfall holds the Seven Tails, we do not know much about their Jinchuriki, other than the fact that she is roughly around our age. Suna has the Ichibi Shukaku, who is sealed inside their Kazekage Gaara, but you all knew that already knew that. And, as some of you may have already guessed, Konoha houses the Jinchuriki of the Nine Tails." Naruto said, causing a few eyes to widen in surprise,
"How come we never knew about this?" Sakura asked, her question directed more towards Tsunade than Naruto.
"The Sandaime created a law on the night of the Kyuubi attack, forbidding people to talk about who the Jinchuriki was… but that didn't stop them from telling their children to stay away from him." Naruto said, causing Shikamaru and Neji's eyes to widen.
"It's you, isn't it Naruto?" Shikamaru asked.
"I figured you would be the first to figure it out Shikamaru, it would seem that you and Neji figured it out as well as Shino." Naruto said, earning the attention of those that had not yet figured it out.
"That's what you meant in the Chunnin exams isn't it Naruto… about knowing my burden. That would also explain the red chakra I saw when you re-opened your Chakra points." Neji said. Knowing the truth, Neji felt ashamed of how he had talked to Naruto that day, something that Naruto picked up on.
"Yes it is Neji; however I do not want you to feel bad about anything that happened that day. You had no idea at the time, so I can't hold what you said against you. Besides, it all worked in the end and we have become friends since then." Naruto said, earning a thankful nod from Neji.
"Why didn't you tell us this before Naruto?" Sakura asked.
"Understand Sakura, that when I was younger, people would trick me into believing they liked me, a lot of the time it would end with me being beaten in an alleyway before the Anbu intervened. I was afraid of telling all of you because I was scared that you wouldn't be able to look at me the same again, we were all young, and you wouldn't have been as understanding as you are now." Naruto explained. Sakura had to admit he had a point, back then she didn't know how she would have reacted to the news, she was a fresh out of the academy Genin, she probably would have been scared of him.
"That is why you had Anbu watching over you as a child, why the villagers didn't like you. How could they! They should have known the difference between the jailor and the jailed." Ino said, surprising everyone in the room, they never thought Ino would have reacted like that.
"Heh… you have to look at it from their standpoint Ino-san, the Kyuubi was easily the scariest thing that any of them had ever seen, people lost sons, daughters, fathers, and mothers that day, while I'm not saying what they did to me was right, I can understand where they are coming from. Its human nature to fear the unknown, and at that time they were still unsure if I was actually me, or the Kyuubi." Naruto explained.
"That is a logical answer Naruto, although I am sure there are those who would have not changed their opinion on you." Shino said, earning a nod from Naruto.
"I'm sure there wouldn't have, as we have similarities to the way people look at us for what we hold inside us. But I was young and naïve then, and like I said earlier scared as well." Naruto said.
"But why would the Yondaime choose you? I'm sure he could have chosen any number of people to take the burden." Lee asked, unusually calm after listening to what Naruto had to say.
"That… Lee, is a very good question. It also brings me to the other part of what I wanted to talk to you about. During my time in Anbu I found out who my parents were." Naruto said. Now that statement alone was enough to get everyone's attention again.
"Really? That's great Naruto, who were they?" Sakura asked, happy that her old teammate had finally found a part of his childhood he was missing.
"Some of the Jounin might know my mother, she was the only Kunoichi said to be on par with Baa-chan over there." Naruto said, as he pointed at Tsunade, "her name was Kushina Uzumaki, and before me… she was the Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi. She was brought to Konoha from Uzushiogakure (Village hidden by the Whirling Tides) when she was young, her chakra was very special, easily able to bind the Kyuubi, although she didn't have access to its chakra as I do. As far as I know, aside from myself she was the last of our clan."
"I've never heard of the Uzumaki clan before, why is that?" Sakura asked.
"The Uzumaki clan was renown world-wide for their skills in both Fuinjutsu, and they're fearsome Kenjutsu style, said to be one of the strongest in all the Elemental Nations. For that reason… Uzushiogakure was wiped out during the second great Shinobi war. The symbol on the back of the Chunnin and Jounin flak jackets is actually the symbol of my clan and homeland, as we are distant relatives of the Senju." Naruto said, "In all honesty, I wouldn't be surprised if we were actually related Baa-chan, I would like for you to run some blood tests when this is over if you wouldn't mind."
"I'd be happy to Naruto." Tsunade said happily, the chance at her actually having a family member, even if it was small, was something she wouldn't pass up.
"Thank you." Naruto said with a smile, then continued, "The fact that my mother and father were together was a very well-kept secret, as my father had many enemies both in and out of the village, and only a handful of people actually knew they were together. Two of those people are in this room right now, while the third is probably off somewhere peeking at women in the bathhouse."
"I remember when your father found out that Kushina was pregnant with you he had ordered me to keep a watch over her to make sure she was ok at all times… he was really paranoid about it." Kakashi said offhandedly, making the others in the room look at him.
"You knew about this Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked, earning a nod from the scarecrow, "why didn't you every say anything about it then?"
"It was never my place to tell." Kakashi shrugged, "that responsibility fell to Naruto's God Father and God Mother"
"Who were they?" Ino asked.
"Me, as well as Jiraiya… but personal reasons kept us both away from the village for a long period of time. Although if I had known Naruto was actually still alive I would have come back a lot sooner." Tsunade said with a smile as she looked at Naruto.
"You had two out of three Sannin as your god parents!" Kiba all but shouted, "Who the hell was your father?"
"My father was from one of the lesser clans in Konoha, the Namikaze." Naruto said, making the older people in the room, aside from those that already knew, go wide eyed with shock.
"Namikaze, as in Minato Namikaze… the Yondaime Hokage?" Shizune asked, now shocking the rest of the Genin as well.
"The one and only Shizune-chan." Naruto said with a smile, earning another small blush from the Hokage's assistant, one that didn't go unnoticed by both Kurenai and Yugao.
I knew it, she finds him physically attractive… not that I blame her. If Naruto was to develop feelings for her I know she would eventually return them. Yugao thought as she looked at Shizune.
Looks like Yugao-chan was right… Shizune seems to be attracted to Naruto. Although once what he just told us becomes public knowledge, I'm sure a lot of women will be screaming his name. Kurenai thought as well, thinking back to the conversation she had with Yugao during their mission to wave.
Unknown to those in Konoha, similar talks were going on in Kumo
-Kumo, inside the Raikage's office-
"Are you one hundred percent sure this is true?" A very large man asked as he looked at the man sitting across from him.
"Yes, A-sama; there is no doubt in my mind that the Konoha Ninja I saw was the son of Minato Namikaze, Yondaime Hokage of Konoha." The small man said, making the Raikage smirk.
"I see, this could be either good or bad, depending on how we play our cards. Do you know if any of our Ninja had a chance to see him before or after the meeting?" the Raikage asked.
"I know Yugito had talked to him before, she left early in the afternoon and didn't come in till later in the evening. She told us it would be unwise to anger the Konoha Nin, although she didn't say why exactly. But when I saw him the next day it made sense, the boy radiates a powerful aura that demands respect." The man said.
"Thank you for delivering this bit of news to me, on your way out could you tell my secretary to call for Yugito and Bee for me?" The Raikage asked, earning a nod from the man before he bowed slightly and left.
-Back in Konoha-
"It makes sense really." Shikimaru started, "Naruto is pretty much a spitting image of Yondaime, I'm surprised we didn't realise it earlier. But I'm going to assume that the reason you didn't know about it was for the same reason he kept his relationship a secret right?"
"As usual you're right Shikimaru. Sandaime thought it would be been best for me to learn about it after I had become Chunnin; I would have had the skills to at least defend myself by that point. But because I went into Anbu before I could get into a second Chunnin exams I was told after about a year by Baa-chan." Naruto explained. "I believe that is also the reason he chose to seal the Kyuubi inside of me, I know if I were to be in that position it would be very hard for me to ask someone else to sacrifice their child."
"D-Do you hate your father for what he did to you?" Sakura asked, making Naruto shake his head.
"I might have a little when I first found out… But if it wasn't for him sealing the Kyuubi inside of me I wouldn't be where I am today, or the person that I am. Granted I might have had an easier time in school, more friends, and wouldn't have to deal with the bloodthirsty fox… but I don't think I would have matured as fast as I had to, or learn to deal with hardships from an early age like I did." Naruto replied, "I wanted to tell you guys this before announcing it to the village as a whole, as the people that are closes to me I thought you would deserve to hear it directly from me, in person."
"When do you plan on announcing it to the village Naruto-kun?" Yugao asked.
"I don't know for sure, I know that Baa-chan and I will have to have a meeting with the council first, and choose what name I want to take, so probably a day or two after the next council meeting." Naruto replied, then turned to Tsunade, "I… I think I want to keep my mother's name Baa-chan."
"Are you sure Naruto? We discussed taking both names, I'm sure it would be fine with the council." Tsunade replied.
"I'm sure this is what I want Baa-chan, the Uzumaki were well known and feared throughout the Elemental Nations, while the Namikaze were just a small clan that didn't have much. Having the Uzumaki clan reborn in Konoha would add a great military asset to our village, the Uzumaki Kenjutsu style would be even more dangerous given my Namikaze heritage, which has made me faster and able to react quicker to incoming attacks. The Namikaze and Uzumaki were also well versed in their own Fuinjutsu and I've been able to learn a little from both styles, and I'm currently trying to combine the two into one style. Also… from what I've heard I act a lot more like my mother than my father." Naruto explained, earning a nod from the busty Hokage.
"I see… you do remind me a lot of Kushina-chan brat." Tsunade said with a smile, making Naruto smile in turn, "if that is what you want Naruto, then I have no intention of arguing with you; we can discuss it when we go to see the council about announcing your heritage."
"Thank you Baa-chan." Naruto said with a smile, then, getting a sudden though; turned back to his friends. "Another thing you need to know about is the Akatsuki, a criminal organization of S ranked criminals; I've had a couple run ins with them already, as have Kurenai, Asuma, Gai, and Kakashi sensei." Naruto said.
"Why do we need to know about them?" Kiba asked.
"Aside from the fact they are a group of S ranked missing Nins, as I just said, they are after the Nine Jinchuriki… that obviously means that Gaara and I are targets, and a Jounin from Kumo. Itachi Uchiha is part of their group, as well as his partner Kisame, who you four had the pleasure of fighting." Naruto said, as he pointed to the four older Jounin in the room. "Even the four of you combined couldn't take them out. The only reason I wasn't taken that day is because Jiraiya made in it time between Sasuke foolishly challenged his older brother and paid the price for me."
"Do we know anything about any other members?" Kurenai asked, remembering how easily Itachi had defeated her.
"As of right now… we don't have a lot of information about them… only that they work in groups of two at all times. Orochimaru used to be a part of their group as well, so we can only assume a group that holds company like that will be powerful." Naruto said. In truth, they had information on most of their members thanks to a little… weasel… that Naruto learned about after a couple years in Anbu, however that was classified information, and he did not feel like making up an excuse as to how they knew so much. "However, the point I'm trying to get across, is that at all of your current levels, a run in with an Akatsuki member like Itachi or Kisame would most likely lead to your death in a one on one confrontation. The only people in Konoha right now who might be able to deal with someone like Itachi or Kisame would be myself, Ero-sennin, and Baa-chan. Asuma, Yugao-chan, Kakashi-sensei, and Gai, might be able to fight them to a draw, and while I hate to say this Kurenai; with your limited ability in both Taijutsu and Ninjutsu, going up against them by yourself would be suicidal."
"I hate to admit it Naruto… but your right. My specialty is Genjutsu, and going up against Itachi, and the person nicknamed the tailless Biju, with only Genjutsu wouldn't end well for me." Kurenai said dejectedly.
"Yes, however," Naruto started, earning her attention, "since you need the most help, I will make you an offer."
"I'm listening." Kurenai replied.
"I will offer to train you in both Taijutsu and Ninjutsu, and I can offer you a wide variety of weapons training as well, from Ninjato to Bo staffs." Naruto said, making Kurenai's eyes widen.
"I-I don't know Naruto…" Kurenai said, she wasn't sure how having someone younger than her giving her lessons would affect her reputation within Konoha.
"If you are worried about the difference in age, I'll have you know that I've taught Yugao-chan a few things, as well as Kakashi. But if it would make you feel better I'm sure that whenever I'm not helping Yugao train she would be willing to help you. She is living with me after all, and I have given her full access to my family's jutsu library."
"Wait, why make Kurenai-sensei this offer, but not any of us?" Kiba asked.
"I made Kurenai this offer because as we said earlier, with her limited skills in Taijutsu and Ninjutsu, she wouldn't be able to do much of anything if she was to run into Akatsuki. At the same time, most of you have Clan's to learn from, while Sakura and Ino are both learning from Tsunade. So I made her the offer because you all have available sources to learn from, while Kurenai is not so lucky." Naruto replied.
"Wait… you said you were proficient in a variety of weapons right Naruto?" Tenten asked, receiving a nod as her reply. "Uh… would you want to spar sometime? I would like to see how my mastery of weapons matches up to yours."
"That would be fine with me; you will have to catch me at a time when I'm not busy though. If anyone else wants to spar sometime the same rules apply, although I will not be able to help you all with training." Naruto said, earning nods from around the room.
"That's all I wanted to talk about today Baa-chan, so if you don't mind me and Yugao-chan will be leaving to go get some training in." Naruto started then turned back to Kurenai, "think about my offer please Kurenai, having a good reputation means nothing if you're dead. Teuchi, Ayame-neesan, Iruka, you are all welcome at my compound whenever you want, or if you are ever in need of anything do not hesitate to ask."
"We should get lunch before training Naruto-kun." Yugao said, earning a nod from Naruto as they disappeared via Shunshin.
"I can't believe it…" Teuchi started, earning everyone's attention.
"What Teuchi-san?" Kakashi asked.
"The son of the Yondaime was my number one customer… think of the business I will get once word of his heritage gets out." Teuchi replied happily, causing his daughter to sweat drop.
-Back in Kumo-
Yugito fidgeted slightly as she stood across from both A and Bee, slowly digesting the information she had just learned about a certain blonde she met during her mission to Wave.
"So… you're telling me, that Konoha's Reaper is not only a Jinchuriki like Bee and I, but is also the last of two clans, those being the Namikaze and Uzumaki?" Yugito asked, earning a nod from A.
"It's a good thing I didn't get into a fight with him then." She said nervously, trying to lighten the mood a little.
"You are also lucky that while we are on shaky terms with Konoha… we are not outright allies, from what you told me of him he could have killed you, regardless of if you had used the Nibi's chakra or not." A said, "I believe he would know our ambassador would recognize him, which is probably why he told you of his status, he wanted to let you know in advance that fighting him would be a battle that you would not be able to win."
"That may be true… but he also gave me a lot of information about this group, the Akatsuki, and even went as far as giving me a reverse summoning tag in the chance I ran into them. If I may, A-sama, I would suggest trying to make an ally out of Konoha. Naruto is powerful now, but I can tell that he still has a lot of room to grow, along with that; they still have two out of the three Sannin in and around the village. And I don't need to remind you about their growing list of A ranked Jounin in the bingo books from across the Elemental Nations." Yugito said nervously, watching as A seemed to think about her proposal.
"I will think about it Yugito, both you and Bee are important to me, along with others in our village. The threat of the Akatsuki is not one to be taken lightly. And while I hate to admit it, Konoha does have higher calibre Jounin then we do, and while we have both you and Bee, you said earlier that the last Namikaze would be able to defeat you should a fight between the two of you occur, and between him, Jiraiya, Tsunade and Kakashi, they would probably be able to take out Bee eventually as well." A replied, earning a nod from Yugito, "I can't help but feel that there is something more at work here though, so for now unless specifically asked by me, I don't want either of you going too far from the village"
"Of course A-sama, be careful of any missions you accept for us though, the council has never really liked Bee and I." Yugito said before being dismissed.
(I can't rap and found it really hard to make a rhyming sentence that made sense… so Bee will probably not rap his sentences out in this story) "Our little kitty seems to think highly of the young Namikaze bro." Killer Bee said, earning a nod from the Raikage.
"Yes she does… perhaps we could use that to our advantage if peace talks come up." A replied, "Your brat sure has made a name for himself Minato, its' only a matter of time before he surpasses you."
-Later that Night, In Konoha-
After a quick lunch at the Dango shop, Naruto and Yugao had spent most of the afternoon training. Both had spent a little bit of time going through the Namikaze and Uzumaki clan library's before picking out a few scrolls each to practice with. Yugao had chosen a Kenjutsu scroll to study, along with a few Suiton Jutsus, Naruto had taken some of his father's notes pertaining to the Hiraishin and had spent most of the afternoon looking over them. After their training was finished Yugao had told him she wanted to hang out with her friends, and left Naruto to his own devices. Having nothing better to do Naruto decided to walk around Konoha, being able to enjoy Konoha's night life for the first time since he had joined Anbu.
Over the past few days he had a lot of time to think over the conversation he and Inari had had during his stay in wave, he wasn't confused about how he felt, he knew that he liked Yugao, but there were a few things that stopped him from acting on his feelings. The first was Hayate, he knew that Yugao, while not as much as she was before, was still in pain over her ex fiancés death during the Chunnin Exams. The second was the fact that he was a clan head, and would probably be asked to be placed in the CRA. While not wanting to be forced to take more than one wife, his desire to keep his mother's clan living outweighed those thoughts; and he didn't think Yugao would want to be a part of something like that. Thinking about the CRA brought him to another train of thoughts, not wanting to be forced into a loveless marriage; which he thought was most likely to happen.
"What's bothering you Naruto?" he heard, and turned to see Kakashi walking out of one of the stalls he had just passed.
"Hey Kakashi-sensei… I'm troubled by certain things regarding being a clan head." Naruto replied as Kakashi fell into step beside him.
"You mean the CRA… And I'm going to go out on a limb and also guess what that means regarding a certain purple haired ex Anbu of mine right?" Kakashi said, making Naruto nod.
"You know too much for your own good Kakashi-sensei." He replied, earning a shoulder shrug from his old sensei.
"I saw the same look on your father's face when the council had asked him to join the CRA, luckily for him though Kushina had shot the idea down before they could convince him to go along with it. Your mother could be quite… convincing, if she wanted to be." Kakashi said, "As for the issue regarding Yugao… I've caught you looking at her the same way you used to look at Sakura, I may not have been a good sensei when you were younger but I got to know you a lot better during your time in Anbu."
"My father was asked to be part of the CRA as well? I thought the Namikaze was just a small time clan?" Naruto asked.
"They were, however Minato was a special case. Your father was an extremely powerful man Naruto, both well respected and feared. While you take a lot from your mother, you also have a lot of qualities that your father had, if we were to have more shinobi like you in the village…" Kakashi said
"Then the Namikaze clan would have become a very powerful clan for Konoha to have… I see." Naruto finished. "But you also said that I have a lot of traits from my mother, who was also very powerful in her own right, my father would have had to marry powerful kunoichi for something like that to work… not some merchant's daughter."
"Yes he would have, but for your father that wouldn't have been an issue. He was a very popular man among many people, kunoichi included." Kakashi said, "You seem to be following quite closely in his footsteps I might add."
"What do you mean?" Naruto asked.
"From what I've seen you seem to be quite popular as well with both the civilian and shinobi population, people seem to be quite jealous that you and Yugao seem to be quite close to each other." Kakashi said, "I've also noticed that you are getting a lot of female attention even as we speak."
Naruto took a look around, Kakashi had been right. He saw quite a bit of the female population looking at him with want in their eyes.
"I see what you mean, however I do not want a relationship built on what clans I come from, or who my father was. I also don't want to be wed to some spoiled merchant's daughter." Naruto replied, "If I decide to accept the CRA, I will have a couple years to find suitable wives before the council starts to just push people on me. Hopefully I can figure something out in that time."
"I'm sure that you will Naruto, I would recommend starting with people that you already know, I know of a few people who already seem to have taken an interest in you." Kakashi said, getting Naruto's attention. "However, I am not going to reveal who those people are, because that would ruin the fun."
"I should have known that you wouldn't Kakashi-sensei. I know at least one person who seems to have feelings for me, but I have to admit her feelings are based on fake grounds. I am not, and never was the person she thought me to be." Naruto said, earning a nod from Kakashi.
"Hinata you mean? She is powerful in her own right, even if she doesn't know it. She is also very beautiful, but I have to agree that her feelings are based on the old you… at least the one you wanted everyone to believe was you." Kakashi replied, "I would recommend talking to her about it soon… if you leave it for much longer it will be harder for her to understand."
"I know… I wanted to talk to her about it on the mission we went on… but things came up and I never got the chance. I care for Hinata, just not in the same way she cares for me… I need to think of a way to tell her where I won't hurt her too much." Naruto said.
"I can't help you there Naruto… in a way she is as bad as Sakura was with Sasuke… she just doesn't outwardly show it."
"She is too shy, lacking in self confidence from how her family treats her to be able to express how she feels… however… I think I should confront her before she gains the courage to tell me. It would be an even bigger hit to her confidence if after finally getting the courage to tell someone her feelings they don't share them." Naruto replied.
"Well… you have time to think about it, Kurenai and her old team left on a mission a couple hours ago and probably won't be back for a few days." Kakashi said
"I see… Thanks Kakashi-sensei. Maybe I'll ask Yugao about it." Naruto replied, earning a nod from Kakashi before deciding to go back home.
-Next morning, somewhere in the Land of Grass-
Itachi woke slowly; having spent the night outside instead of in a cave, his eyes needed time to adjust. Looking around his eyes narrows slightly, Kisame had been with him the night before, but now he was nowhere to be found, and Kisame had never walked off without telling Itachi about where he was going.
"I see you're awake now Itachi-san… that's good because we have a lot to discuss." A voice said, turning Itachi came face to face with deep purple eyes.
"Then talk, I am in the middle of hunting for the Nine Tails." Itachi said emotionlessly.
"You would do well to remember your place while talking to a god Itachi-san. I've come to let you know that you are no longer a part of the Akatsuki… I've received information recently that has made me question your loyalty towards me. Rather than take a chance I've decided to deal with you myself." Pein said as he got into a fighting stance.
I'm not strong enough to fight Pein and come out the victor… I need to create an opportunity to get away… How could he have known I was working for Konoha though, I didn't think Tobi would tell him. Itachi thought as he made distance between himself and the Rinnegan user, activating his Sharingan.
"The Sharingan is useless against these eyes Itachi; you cannot hope to defeat me." Pein said.
"We will see." Itachi replied before going through a set of handsigns.
"Katon: Hosenka no Jutsu!" Itachi said as he spit 6 fireballs towards the leader of the Akatsuki, who merely scoffed as he waited for them to get close.
"Shinra Tensei." He said calmly as a gravitational force was pushed from his body, dissipating the fireballs Itachi had sent at him. He then charged at Itachi to engage in Taijutsu, sending a flurry of kicks and punches towards the Uchiha who, thanks to his Sharingan, was able to evade most of the attacks. Ducking a kick that was sent for his head, Itachi tried to counter with a jab to the body as he saw an opening in Pein's defence, much to Itachi's shock however, Pain spun quickly, using his left hand to swat Itachi's punch away, while using his right to punch Itachi in the face, sending him skidding backwards.
"How did you see that attack?" Itachi asked, he then tensed as he saw the five other Paths of Pein land in the clearing. Things just went from bad to worse for the Uchiha.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Itachi said as he made two clones of himself, before they went through a set of handsigns.
"Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu!" The clones said as they shot two large fireballs towards Pein, forcing the Preta path absorb one while Deva used Shinra Tensei to deflect the other.
The two clones then ran in behind the fireball, hoping to take out the Preta Path as he finished absorbing the Fireball, but were stopped by the Asura path.
"Bunshin Baibakuha." Itachi said, causing the two clones to explode, creating a large layer of smoke around the clearing. Using this as an opportunity to escape, Itachi quickly made two more shadow clones before having them split off in different directions.
"It would seem he got away eh, Leader-sama." A large blue man with shark like features said as he came out of the forest after the smoke had cleared.
"It doesn't matter, he will die whether its' by my hand or someone else's." Pein replied, before a beautiful woman with blue hair landed beside him.
"What do you want us to do about him Pein?" The woman asked.
"Konan, I want you to take Kisame and track him down, I don't care how you do it just make sure you kill him. He will regret the day he tested the powers of a god." Pein said, earning a nod from Konan, who then spared a glance at the large shark-like man before taking off in the direction she felt Itachi go.
"Kisame, do not fail me, and make sure you get his ring." Pein said before using a Shunshin to leave, leaving Kisame alone in the clearing.
"So Itachi was a spy this whole time huh… This could make things interesting if he gets away." Kisame said to himself, and then left in the same direction Konan had gone a few moments before.
-Konoha, few hours later-
Tsunade was sitting behind her desk doing paperwork, when a sudden tapping sound was heard from her window, turning around she was shocked to see a large crow sitting on the other side of the window, scroll held in its beak. Tsunade opened the window before taking the scroll from the crow, which then disappeared in a puff of smoke.
That's strange… the only person I remember having a summoning contract with the crows was- Tsunade thought, before eyes going wide and quickly opening the scroll.
"Shit!" Tsunade said, before yelling for Shizune.
"What is it Tsunade-sama." Shizune said as she entered the office.
"Get me Naruto, Yugao, Kakashi and Gai quickly, tell Kakashi this is an S ranked mission and not to be late!" she said, earning a quick nod from Shizune who sent for the people Tsunade had called for.
Five minutes later, the four Ninja Tsunade had called for were standing at attention in front of her desk.
"What did you call us here for Tsunade-sama?" Naruto asked seriously.
"I've just received an urgent message, Anbu code-name Weasel has been compromised and has requested immediate help at Anbu safe house D, located on the border of The Land of Fire and the Land of Grass." Tsunade said, making Naruto's and Kakashi's eyes widen.
"Who is weasel Naruto-kun?" Yugao asked, hearing the blonde sigh.
"Weasel is… Itachi Uchiha."
Annnnd done… I hope you like it and hope it was worth the wait. Bee's character was hard to write because like I said, I can't rhyme worth shit. Now, I'm going to give you guys an option here, I can try to update every few days like I did when the story first came out, limiting the word count per chapter to probably between 6-7k or I can update every couple weeks and have longer chapters, probably around the 10-12k mark. So I've set up quite a few things in this chapter, a meeting between Naruto and the beautiful Konan, and also the chance for Kurenai and Naruto to get closer through training. And yes, I'm going to have Itachi return to Konoha, he is probably one of my favorite Naruto characters, and Naruto will need powerful allies for things to come. I'm not sure what I'm going to do in regards to Sasgay yet, but I've been giving it thought. There is also a reference in this chapter, if you can point it out then kudos to you, have a virtual cookie. Interesting chapter in the manga this week, we learn quite a lot about Kaguya, Madara, and Kaguya's two sons. *Spoiler alert* My thoughts were correct, Kaguya was in fact the Juubi, turned into the ten tails by the Shinji Fruit, forcing her sons to fight and seal her away. One of her sons became the sage of six paths, while the other became, *Cue drum roll* Black half of Zetsu, who in fact was manipulating Madara the entire time… Boom plot twist. So far I also seem to be correct in the notion that Naruto and Sasuke, taking the roll of Kaguya's sons, are going to have to fight and seal her away, and I'm assuming that that will create another Juubi Jinchuriki, and I'm going to guess that it will probably be Naruto getting the shit end of the stick… as usual. We also will get to see the secret Jutsu that Naruto was working on with the toads, hopefully it was worth the wait… who knows, maybe both Sasuke and Naruto will die, and we for sure won't get to see anything come from either confession, if that's the case then Kishimoto should probably go into hiding, cause he will have a lot of angry fans. *End Spoiler* Now, I also recently picked up Ea Sports UFC, and its' fairly fun for an Ea game, however I think the UFC Undisputed games were better, a little more customization options, but overall it's a good game, lots of fun and I'd recommend buying it if you like the old UFC games, I believe that it is an X box one Exclusive though. Now my other recommendations.
Music- Metal heads like me
-Arch Enemy's new album, War Eternal, is insane, pick it up… NOW
-Whitechapel- Our endless War, and the 2012 Self-Titled Album, probably just check out all of Whitechapel… yea check out all of it.
-The Unguided- Fragile Immortality
Non Metal
The new Rise Against Album is coming… omgomgomgomg
30 seconds to mars, This is War is probably one of my favorite songs by them
Imagine Dragons
There are probably more.. But in all honesty out of like 1800 songs I got most of em are metal…
Games- most aren't released yet
Bloodbourne Spiritual successor to the Souls series, probably gonna be a PS4 Exclusive
Evolve- X box one Exclusive, made by valve, the creators of L4D (I Believe)
Hyrule Warriors- I was really on the fence about this game when I first heard about it, watched the gameplay and it looks really, really good. Dynasty Warriors themed Legend of Zelda Game
Nintendo released some things about the actual new Legend of Zelda Game, and like most Zelda games I'm expecting it to be really, really good. They opened the world up to make it more like Skyrim, where you can do things how you want to do them, in the order that you want.
Super Smash Bros Wii U… Nuff said
Mario Party 10, Aka Friendship Destroyer 10
Fics, had a chance to read a bit in the past week
My precious People by Serious Sam Naru/Hina (Been a loooooong time since I read straight Naru/Hina)
Shinobi no Ashikabi by VFSNAKE Naruto/Sekirei crossover, Naru/Hina Harem
Black Knight by Plagued Ambition- Uchiha Naruto, Minato and Kushina Alive, Older Naruto, seeming like its Naruto/Yugao/Kurenai/Mei Pairing so far
Titan Fall by Saito Uzumaki. Naruto/Attack on Titan Crossover… seems to be going in the direction of Naru/Mikasa
Do I Have a Purpose Anymore- KingKakashi
To Really Know Someone Ncpfan, Naru/Kurenai
Outbreak by Elemental Shadow- Naruto/High School of the Dead crossover. Harem
The true Monster by Lord of The land of Fire, Naruto/Rosario+Vampire crossover, Naru/Moka
And that's it for now; read a lot of those a while ago before I posted this story just forgot about most of em. Anyways, I want to thank all of you who have reviewed/Favorited/Followed me and my story, over the past two weeks I've received 405 Favorites, 508 Follows, and 152 reviews, that's more than my first story has received in over a year. So thanks to each and every one of you who like my work.
*Update, changed Konan's hair from purple to blue, fuck up on my part sorry
*Update, Changed Itachi's summons to crows not ravens, thought I got it earlier but I missed it
*Update, Few spelling errors were changed, as well as the flow of a few sentences.