Chapter 2
Two figures appeared in a large rocky area some two miles outside Konoha, one was dressed as he died, wearing his Jonin attire with the Fourth Hokage cloak white with red flames on the hem. Next to him stood a beautiful red-head, dressed not in the maternity clothes she wore when she died, but an outfit that often depicted her secondary title of Red Death, a sleek blood red body suit, an armor harness that crisscrossed between her breasts with armor that protected her shoulders, armored backed fingerless gloves shinobi boots that extended to her knees, her Konoha headband tied to her forehead, she bore two kodachi one strapped to her right shoulder and the second across her back. "It would seem that Vegeta-sama wishes were granted, Kushina-chan."
Kushina nodded her eyes darting around for a second, "According to what we saw in his memories, sochi and his team are in the forest of death taking the Chunin Exams."
"Yeah," Minato frowned heavily focusing on the Hiraishin seals he had placed in secure areas around Konoha in case he needed to be there at a moment's notice. "Most of the seals are still intact, care to scare an old man shitless."
Kushina's smiled an evil fox like smile, the same kind Naruto would get before pulling a massive prank. "Oh yes, I have a couple of people I want to talk to, namely sochi's godparents and they better have a really good reason for neglecting their duties or kami help them."
The blonde former hokage shuddered internally few things scared him but an angry Kushina down right terrified him. He wrapped an arm around his wife's waist and in a yellow flash the two vanished from the field.
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Naruto sat up looking around he spotted Sasuke unconscious next to him sweating profusely and from what the whisker marked saiyan could sense the Uchiha's chakra was becoming foul and tainted. However he could sense a power level just outside, jumping to his feet Naruto raced out instantly on guard seeing the Oto-nin from the first exam in periodic states, the kunoichi of the group was down bleeding from her mouth, the one who looked like a mummy was slowly standing up, while the one with the wild haired had Sakura down his fist reared back. When this one let his fist fly slamming into Sakura's cheek, something in Naruto just snapped. "Y-Y-You touched MY SAKURA!" everyone looked up as a massive blast of energy exploded out of the whisker marked saiyan, a second later Naruto vanished and reappeared on top of the wild haired Oto-nin who barely had a chance to register shock before his head was literally caved in by a punch so fast and hard that the very air made a thunderclap. The Oto-nin was dead before his body went flying into the forest at supersonic speed. Naruto vanished again the mummy Oto-nin tried the dodge the incoming blow he knew was coming but he might as well be moving in tar, the strike was just too fast, elbow embedded in his gut liquefied his internal organs before he too vanished into the forest his body getting blasted away by the impact. The orange haired Saiyan turned to the lone kunoichi walking up to her and extended his hand a ball of energy forming. "Give me one good reason not to end your miserable life," he stated coldly.
"Naruto stop," he heard Sakura stated trying to stand her face and body looking battered from her defense of her teammates as team Gai and team 10 looked on in awed horror, they had never seen anyone in their lives move that fast, not even Gai and Lee could move that fast using the gates unless they opened them all.
"Her and her teammates, attacked us in attempt to kill us give me one good reason not to remove her from this mortal coil," Naruto stated surprisingly viciously to those in the group that knew him from the academy.
Sakura stood there stunned, What did that Orochimaru guy do to you Naruto? the rosette haired girl walked up to him and did something uncharacteristic for her, she put her arms around him, "please she's not worth it." She heard a sigh and felt more than saw him drop his hand. She then felt him turn in her arms and pull her into his arms, the moment those two arms wrapped around her she felt safe, warmth. She was also a bit annoyed though now that she felt danger had passed. "And who said I was yours," she muttered trying to step away only for Naruto to hold her in place.
She looked up into Naruto's eyes and what she saw startled her, "You are too good for Sasuke," came the reply and before she could protest the orange haired saiyan zipped in kissing the rosette deeply and passionately. Fireworks exploded in Sakura's mind at first she wanted to hammer Naruto but as the kiss lingered she felt her hands slowly go from pushing him away to simply staying in place to slowly snaking their way around Naruto's neck one hand desperately grabbing the fabric of his jumpsuit while the other was actually pushing the back of his head into her more.
I'm kissing Naruto and, her mind came to a brief halt as she melted into the kiss more, oh kami, he's good. When they finally separated Naruto took two steps back admiring his handiwork glancing at the other gathered smirking at the dumbfounded expressions, not mention nosebleeds coming from Ino, the Oto kunoichi, and Tenten. Meanwhile, Inner Sakura had her own two cents to add, Sasuke who?
"Do you have a scroll?" turning to the Oto-nin who nodded handing it to him. Naruto looked at before slipping it into his hip pouch, as the group slowly came back to themselves. Sakura slowly crawled out of her kiss induced stupor she glanced at Naruto and blushed.
Team Gai left after making sure Naruto and Sakura were good, Team 10 left after Ino helped Sakura straighten her hair, the lone Oto Kunoichi however had been tied up. No sooner had Sakura finished the last knot Naruto felt Sasuke wake up. "Sakura better guard our prisoner."
Before asking what he meant she saw Sasuke appear, "Sasuke are you alright?" she asked not noticing she didn't use the 'kun' suffix. It did hurt that Naruto hadn't called her Sakura-chan though.
"Never felt better," came the cold reply. "Like to try my new power though," Sasuke glanced around then focused on the tied up Kunoichi, "she'll do maybe after I break her I'll use her to revive my clan," the Uchiha paused as if to think about it. "Hmm, yes that sounds perfect."
The Oto kunoichi tensed in fear before the orange clad boy stepped in between her and the Uchiha. "Not going to happen teme, so get whatever perverted shit in your head out."
Sakura watched on horrified, Did I just hear Sasuke say he was going to rape that girl after he beat her up while she's defenseless. T-That can't be true.
"Get out my way dobe, it's not like you can beat me," Sasuke sneered.
Naruto snorted crossing his arms over his chest, "That power boost you got has two things working against you, one it makes you a pansy since you can't do anything on your own and two it don't hold a candle to the power boost I just got. So unless you want your spleen pulverized you'll back off, this girl is going to I&T." Said girl nodded frantically she'd gladly take that over the prospects of getting beaten and raped repeatedly by that monster.
Sasuke ran forward kunai drawn Sakura shouted for him to stop, he ignored her, annoying little bitch after I take care of Naruto and have my fun with the whore behind him, I'll kill her claim Naruto did it. Running in seeing Naruto hadn't even brought out a kunai defend himself lunged forward only to be intercepted by Naruto's finger. The Uchiha repeatedly tried to stab Naruto with the kunai only meeting each strike with his finger which wasn't even bleeding. It's not possible how can he be that fast, he was never that fast before. What was he even more infuriating was Naruto's expression, he looked bored to tears. "Grr," jumping back Sasuke went through a series of handsigns, "Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!" He watched in satisfaction as both Naruto and the Oto Kunoichi were enveloped. "Now Sakura, hold still this will only hurt for a moment." He stated cruelly turning to the rosette haired girl who looked on in confusion for a second until she saw her crush drawing another kunai.
"Oh you didn't just imply you were going to attack Sakura-chan," came a voice from the smoke causing the Uchiha to spin around he saw Naruto step out of the smoke completely unharmed along with the Oto-nin.
For the second time since entering the Forest of Death Sasuke felt terrified, "H-H-How!"
Naruto glared coldly at him before seemingly vanishing and reappearing right in front of him grabbing his shirt, "Listen here you teme, I can take you bad mouthing me, trying to burn me or kill me, but no one threatens Sakura," the orange-haired saiyan growled. "She is off limits period and if I didn't need you for this second exam or that would make Sakura cry I'd of killed you for even thinking of laying a hand on her, do I make myself absolutely clear."
"H-How did you get that kind of power?" Sasuke growled in anger, fear, and envy.
"DO I MAKE MYSELF ABSOLUTELY CLEAR?!" Naruto growled through his teeth completely ignoring the Uchiha increasing his ki with each word. "I don't give a shit about your stupid revenge against your stupid brother for whatever stupid reason you have, I'm giving you fair warning you try to betray the village or try to kill anyone I consider precious I will make sure it's the last thing you do, that is a promise!"
The Uchiha shivered internally in fear what he was feeling dwarfed that of Orochimaru or his brother as Naruto shoved him away violently. "Okay we can make it to the tower now, thanks to, um, what is your name by the way," Naruto turning to the Oto-nin
"I-It's Kin," the girl stated causing Naruto to smile.
"Right Kin, thanks to her we got both scrolls," the saiyan stated.
"Um, Naruto that Orochimaru guy swallowed our Heaven scroll we only have the Earth," Sakura replied tentatively then raised an eyebrow as Naruto curled into a ball.
"No he didn't but he did something far worse," Naruto muttered tears in his eyes.
Recovering slightly from his bloodlust Sasuke snorted, "And that would be?"
"He burned up my storage scroll filled with five days' worth of Ichiraku ramen," Naruto shuddered. "The horror."
Sakura huffed but inwardly she was happy, apparently not everything about Naruto had changed. She instinctively licked her lips which had become slightly puffing from the kiss she shared with him, My first kiss and it was with Naruto of all people and I liked it, no not just liked it I wanted more I wanted him. What about Sasuke? Sakura glanced at her long time crush shuddering remembering the bloodlust aimed at her. That bastard wanted us dead, and Naruto-kun saved us, protected us. Here's an idea when we get to the tower let's have ménage se trois with Naruto-kun and Hinata. Her inner personality stated Sakura frowned slightly. What are you talking about? Inner gave her a lust full grin; Think about it riding him in a way he'll never forget while we watch little miss Hyuga princess squirm from Naruto-kun's tongue, hmm just thinking about it gets my panties wet. The healthy blush decorated her face watching Naruto and Sasuke plan their route to the tower. Naruto was able to surprisingly draw a very detailed map of the closed in area. Why include Hinata and why are we even having this conversation I like Sasuke not Naruto, um, I do right? She asked her inner. First, by what Kakashi-sensei said about Naruto-kun's life two girls is the least amount of payback whiskers deserves. As for Sasuke the guy just tried to kill us, only a complete moron or a really bad manga writer would even consider staying with him after something like that. And didn't you hear the passion in Naruto-kun's voice, didn't you see the unconditional love he has for us in those beautiful baby blue eyes of his. Sakura remembered seeing them just before Naruto kissed her, the same love he poured into the kiss that followed, the same kiss that made her heart pound so hard in her chest.
The trek was agreed to the trio and their prisoner headed in the direction leaping into the trees. Their path took them through forest having to stop briefly to help a red-haired girl with glasses who being chased by a bear. Naruto turned the huge mammal into tenderloin and was shocked to discover this girl was an Uzumaki; she joined them on their trek to the tower asking a dozen questions. Upon reaching the tower with no further incidents. They discovered the secret to the scrolls and opened them who appeared wasn't someone the trio suspected and one had a look both confusion and rage. "Not possible I saw your body on the ground, how can you be alive, Kaasan!?"
Mikoto Uchiha looked at her son for the first -time in seven years without a henge or clever make-up and it wasn't even a look of guilt or remorse, no it was a look of abject disappoint. "What you saw was a blood clone, it dissipated two days after the massacre I haven't been in the main compound since you were a year old, Sasuke."
"Y-You left a clone to raise me and Itachi, what kind of mother would do that!" Sasuke growled.
"A mother who outright despised her husband, I didn't want to marry him, I didn't want any children from him, I was forced to crawl into that bastard's bed," Mikoto glared at Sasuke. "If it had been my choice you and your brother would never have existed, at least not in your present forms, reminding me daily what that fucker put me through," the woman cursed.
Sasuke stood there stunned at the venom coming from the woman who gave birth to him, in contrast to the clone that raised him who had been far more docile. "Then why let me think you we're dead."
"To protect you and your brother do you truly think Itachi didn't slaughter his clan unless he had a reason to, your power hungry sperm donor wanted to take over the village and kill my godson simply because he was Minato Namikaze's son," Mikoto stated.
Sasuke glared at the woman, "then you should went on along with it like a true Uchiha."
"The Uchiha are a cursed clan has been since Madara, to be born into that clan and I'm glad it is almost extinct," Mikoto said glancing at Naruto her harsh gaze softening. "it's wonderful to finally see you face to face without all the layers of genjutsu and make-up; you look so much like Kushi-chan and Minato-kun."
Naruto smiled scratching the back of his head, "Yeah well if things were done right you've probably seen tousan and kaasan already."
Mikoto winced slightly, "yes, Kushi-chan went on the warpath I think Jiraiya-sensei is still feeling the effects of it."
While Sasuke seethed internally drawing the conclusion easily that Naruto of all people was his godbrother through the conversation, Sakura was completely stunned for two reasons Sasuke's mother appearance her animosity toward her own son and the fact that Mikoto stated Naruto's father was the Fourth Hokage and somehow not only was the fourth alive but so was his wife. "W-Wait your saying that the Fourth Hokage is alive!"
Sasuke stiffened having forgotten who Minato Namikaze was in his anger or the fact that his mother and Naruto stated that he was alive. Mikoto nodded, "Yes how that came about however is classified only ones who know are me, Jiraiya-sensei, the fourth Hokage, Kushina Uzumaki, and Naruto here." The Uchiha matriarch gestured crossing her arms over her chest, Kushi damn near killed the old man when he explained his reasoning, if Minato-kun hadn't been there. She looked up at the ceiling sadly she wanted so badly to hug the red-head when she saw her but the heated glare she received when she first appeared made it almost impossible it was only through explanation and surprisingly her sensei and the old Hokage taking the blame that saved her from Kushina's anger. When the explanations had been given out and Mikoto told Kushina that she did her best to look after Naruto even after she been denied her godparenting rights that the two had a tearful reunion, hugs and a surprisingly passionate kiss from the red-head that was used as a prank on the two raging perverts in the room, who were blown back by massive nosebleeds even Minato had one. Minato-kun has no idea how many times Kushina and I discussed sharing him, I wonder if Kushi-chan's offer is still good. I'm still young and Kushi-chan has no fox in her now we could provide Minato-kun with the big family he's always wanted, not to mention give Naruto real brothers and sisters. Putting those thoughts aside focused on her wayward son, godson, and the rosette haired girl. "You've passed the second stage of the exams," she raised an eyebrow at the red head and brunette in the room. "What do we have here?"
"Karin Uzumaki," the red head stated softly.
Mikoto smiled, "Are you really, well that will make Kushi-chan ecstatic she was afraid her clan was all but dead aside from herself, her sochi, and her second cousin," she then turned to the tied up Oto-nin. "And the prisoner?"
"Her names Kin, will crazy snake lady and scars be nice to her?" Naruto asked. "I think she may have info on that Orochimaru-teme we met in the forest."
The Uchiha matriarch glanced at Naruto, then at Kin, and finally at Sasuke. "Show me your neck Sasuke," she said firmly Sasuke reached up instinctively to the mark on his left shoulder. This caused Mikoto to frown deeply. "Better have Kushina look at that she's already disabled Anko's Heavens Curse Seal."
"Leave it alone," Sasuke glared at his mother before he could back up any further, Naruto gave him a measured neck chop knocking him out.
"There you go, Obasan," Naruto smiled as the dark haired boy slumped forward for the orange haired Saiyan to catch him.
Mikoto smiled, "Thank you, Karin, Kin come with me, Naruto you and Sakura are free to roam, there are rooms down the hall and to the right for you to sleep and there's a kitchen to left if you're hungry, Kushi-chan and Minato-kun will be here tomorrow their meeting with the village council to confirm it is them and then they are going to lay down the law so to speak," Mikoto's smile turned predatory for a second. "I would pity the civilian council if I cared, but I don't." Naruto returned the predatory smile with one of his own.
After that Mikoto through Sasuke over her shoulder and ushered her charges away leaving Naruto and Sakura alone who headed toward the rooms to drop off their gear in one before heading off to eat. Once inside Naruto walked over to the farthest desk and went about putting his gear on the night stand by the table he heard the door being shut he turned hearing footsteps rushing toward him, ki he was sensing wasn't hostile so he simply finished his turn and felt two arms wrap around his neck and then a pair of lips latch onto his own, knowing who it was he deepened the kissing causing her to moan. Sasuke is not good enough for her, I'm not good enough for her but I don't care, she's mine and I'll do anything to protect her. Naruto thought feeling Sakura slide her arms to his chest lightly grabbing the fabric of his jumpsuit which he mentally stated he was going to toss the moment he and his parents got a place to live or had a place to live.
When they separated he looked into the jade green eyes of the girl that meant more to him than anything in the world, there was confusion in those eyes but he could see a spark. She wanted him but wasn't sure if it was because of the kissing or if it was genuine. "Take your time Sakura-chan," he said softly.
"I-I don't know what's going on your both the same as before but your way different, and what I see when you look at me it's kind of scary," Sakura admitted.
Naruto nodded, "I want there to be an us, Sakura-chan it's an even bigger dream than my wanting to be Hokage."
Sakura gently played with his jacket sleeve, "what if there was another girl who wanted you as well."
"Hinata," the orange haired saiyan stated causing her to widen her eyes, "I've gone through a lot of changes Sakura-chan, in the last few hours some I'm willing to tell you though you probably won't believe, heck I wouldn't believe it but it happened."
"Tell me please," Sakura gently begged.
"Do you want Hinata-chan to join us?" Naruto asked and only got a nod, with a soft smile the saiyan leaned in again began another deep kiss and again Sakura moaned into it.
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Author's Note: while I appreciate the advice and I love the praise, I'm going to address the idiots and they know who they are. Naruto regardless of what stage he is in cannot under any circumstance blow up a planet much less a solar system even the Biju Beast blast while powerful and can destroy a mountain, during the Saiyan Saga Vegeta was strong enough to blow up a planet and if it wasn't for Goku and the Kaioken X4 Kamehame-Ha pushing back Vegeta's Galick Gun Earth would have been gone. Vegeta's Galick Gun would have blown through Naruto's Rasenshuriken with ease and obliterated anything behind him. That was when Vegeta's power level was at 19,000 by the end of DBZ, Super Saiyan 2 Vegeta was in the triple digit billions so no, no one in the Naruto series can even touch a Z-fighter, I love the Naruto series for the most part and if then ending didn't suck I'd easily put it in my top five all time anime list alongside Dragon Ball Z, Trigun, Bleach, Outlaw Star, and Cowboy Bebop but no Kishimoto fucked the ending going to Rowling route, while not as bad as Harry Potter and Mass Effect 3 it's still shitty as all hell.