All right. This actually took much longer than I wanted to. We're nearing the end of this whole thing! No super cool fighting scene, though.

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"Council members, I have gathered you all for a very important announcement!" announced Tsunade loudly, causing several of the civilian members to wince.

"What is it, Hokage-sama?" asked Hiashi as he smirked inside. He had in idea what was to come, and had secretly packed up his items. When it was time, he was making a straight line back to his family. He had grandchildren coming, and he did not want to miss out playing with them. He would, of course, allow any Branch members and a few Main members who did not have a log up their asses to come.

"Thanks to the West unintentionally helping us-" said Tsunade. She was interrupted by another council member, who said, "Pshh. It was their destiny to help us. That 'emperor' of should be happy to be subservient to us. However, just a simple task is not enough to redeem his punishment. He should be brought to us in chains, and everything he owns belongs to Konoha to bring us back to the top. Uchicha-sama would surely come back if we give him to be the Emperor as well as the Emperor's 'consort' as his whore."

The other civilian members were quickly agreeing, along with the elders. The shinobi council with exception to the Kurama clan looked at them with disgust. Even the Inuzaku matriarch Tsume was disgusted at this attitude.

"Silence! I will not have Naruto be spoken to like that while praising the traitorous Uchiha!" shouted Tsunade.

"Then, I believe we need a new Hokage. I nominate Sasuke Uchiha-sama. Kami knows that that demon brat wanted the position. What better way to show just how futile is it by giving it to someone who is truly worthy!" screeched Asano Haruna.

"That sounds like treason," growled Asuma as he slowly took out his trench knives.

"Hmph. This is why you shinobis should be off the council," stated another civilian council member, "You only think of violence and not politics with your heads. We, the civilian council, are always looking for the people's best interest."

"You mean your best interest!" shouted Inoichi, starting to get pissed off.

"Our interest is what guides Konoha to greatness!" shouted another civilian member. A full out rabble had descended upon the room and only stopped by a large bang. This bang, however, was not from Tsunade punching the desk. Instead, this bang came from the doors opening.

"Who dares interrupt this meeting!" shouted Danzo as his hand went up, ready to have his ninjas dispose of the intruder.

"I do," said the Fire Daimyo. He glared at Danzo, who wilted a bit and looked down, putting down his hand quickly to signal his shinobis to not move.

The Fire Daimyo stared at each one of the members, who all wilted under his furious gaze. He finally stopped at Tsunade, and nodded at her.

"Continue with what you were about to announce, Lady Tsunade."

"Thank you, Daimyo-sama," said Tsunade, "I have come here to announce that we are no longer under martial law, and the war with Oto has been halted due to the fall of Orochimaru and Akatsuki. Since we are now at peace, I RESIGN!"

Shouting took place at this, members begging her not to resign while others already nominating others. The Fire Daimyo coughed once, forcing everyone to shut up.

"Very well, then. Any suggestions for Hokage? And if I hear some nonsense as the Uchiha, I'm having my guards cut off that person's head." announced the Fire Daimyo. Suggestions were made, but none were successful. Soon, the meeting was stopped to allow everyone to simmer overnight to choose who they wanted. The Fire Daimyo allowed this and left with his guards, warning them that he would be staying to hear their decision. As everyone left, Tsunade slipped a note to Hiashi and Asuma, telling them to meet up at the Senju compound. They were allowed to bring other clan heads.

The civilian council and the elders made up their minds already. They would vote for Danzo, and the Kurama clan from the Shinobi side was also willing to cast a vote for Danzo in return for favorable choices. Night soon came, and within the Senju compound was all the shinobi clan heads except for the Kurama clan and Inuzaku clan. Tsume had been extremely debatable, as she had voted for the banishment on Naruto. Instead, Hana came, convincing Tsunade she had vehemently disagreed with her mother's choice. They were all surprised that Tsunade was already packed up and ready to leave.

She told them that she had completely lost faith in Konoha by this last action, and was ready to cut ties with it.

The other clan leaders felt sadden by her choice but respected it. When she told them that Naruto would allow temporary sanctuary if they wanted to leave Konoha, he would allow it. Some of them jumped on that chance, especially when their heirs had told them the wonders of the West. They soon went back to their homes.

Soon, in the morning, messenger shinobis came in saying an urgent meeting was to take place with the new Hokage already voted in.

"So, it begins," said Tsunade as she walked towards the council meeting with a grim look.

Everyone arrived except for the Fire Daimyo, who seemed to be strangely absent. That did not deter the civilian council and Danzo from launching their strike.

"Last night, I was nominated to be Hokage, and with a majority vote, I was elected. We don't need to bother the Fire Daimyo from getting a good sleep about this meeting, so we will continue this meeting. As my first decree, I am stripping all rights to free travel for shinobi until all shinobis have sworn their loyalty to Konoha and undergone some... re-education. That includes your Sannin rights, Tsunade," declared Danzo. He smirked at her, thinking she had caught them.

Tsunade smirked back before telling him to fuck off. Angered, Danzo was about to have his Root Anbu strike at her and capture her for disobedience to the council. With her DNA, they could perhaps revive the Mokuten.

Suddenly, the door was blasted open again. Danzo was prepared to have Homura and Koharu use their silver tongues to convince the Fire Daimyo why this was a good idea. He even had Kotoamatuskami ready to hypnotize him. However, he was unprepared for the sudden oppressive aura that filled this council room. Everyone collapsed onto their chairs, unable to fight the feeling.

Clack. Clack. Clack.

Two red-haired men entered the room.

Clack. Clack. Clack.

They stood in the center of the room to allow everyone to see who they were. Uzumaki Kenshin and Uzumaki Shanks.

Danzo started to sweat in fear. These were two people he did not want to meet at all.

"Well, well, well. This is the village that we, the Uzumaki clan, helped build. The same village that abandoned us during the invasion of our village. The same village that treated a son of the Uzumaki clan like shit?" growled Shanks dangerously.

"The same village that tried to assassinate him, his wife, and his heir a few days again?" said Kenshin flatly.

"What do you mean?" asked the Fire Daimyo as he entered the room, unphased at the oppressive aura. Shanks was purposely excluding him.

Kenshin took out a scroll and placed it in the middle of the room and unsealed it. As the smoke cleared, laying there clear as day were 4 Root shinobi and Sai. Three of them were dead, one was barely alive, and Sai was unharmed physically.

"Sai?" asked Choza.

Sai flinched instantly and curled up yelling, "Don't make me go back! I don't wanna! I'm scared!"

Danzo was flabbergasted. All is Root shinobi were trained to never show emotion. Sai was one of his better works. And now, he was completely broken down Soon, Kenshin was tired of his panicking state and hit him at the base of his neck, making him unconscious.

"Allow us to explain," said Shanks

Flashback

It had been two days after Akatsuki had been defeated. Danzo sent his Root shinobi, intent on ending the Emperor's life. If the West was in chaos, then they posed no threat to Konoha, and Danzo would easily sweep through it and exploit all their resources for HIS village. The capital of all this continent would be Konoha. He sent Sai, who had been there before, along with 4 of his best shinobi. They took a trading route all the way into the West by riding a ship that had come from the Land of the Waves. Konoha didn't know until recently that the Land of the Waves had trading rights with the West. One they tried exploiting before but were completely shut down when the Fire Daimyo ordered them not to.

Finally, they had reached the West, posing as merchants. To further their disguise, they carried weapons they had... "apprehended" from the land of Tetsu as well as other valuable items to sale. Once inside the city, they waited until night time to infiltrate the palace. They had heard the was away on personal business and took this time to strike. As they walked through the palace, they took note of anything valuable that Danzo-sama would find useful.

Slurp.

Suddenly, they turned around to the source of the voice to see Ozpin, holding a mug with one hand while carrying a cane in the other while looking at them with interest.

"Well, I know you're not lost. I know Sai has been here personally and has been warned along with his other peers NOT to intrude in the Emperor's personal home unless invited. And yet, here you are," commented Ozpin.

"Who is this, Sai?" asked the leader of the shinobi group.

"Just a civilian. He's the Head of Civilian affairs," replied Sai.

"Hehe, so a useful person for the West. Give up the demon brat's location, and we'll make sure your treatment through Danzo-sama's T&I unit will be... more bearable," demanded the leader.

Ozpin merely sipped away at his mug in reply. The leader lost his temper and ordered three of them to take Ozpin down. Eager to comply, they jumped towards him. They didn't want to use Jutsu as it could bring others to their location. Right now, silence was needed. They thought that Ozpin was an easy target. How wrong they were.

Before they knew what happened, all three had been flung into the wall. The only thing that changed was that Ozpin was now brandishing his cane as a weapon instead of a walking stick. Looking closely, Sai noticed that each knocked out member had an indent the same size of the cane at various places.

"It's true that I am the Head of the Civilian affairs," said Ozpin, "However, that does not mean I do not know how to fight. Especially if it's just people who have a tendency to underestimate others."

The leader growled as he went through hand signals. He didn't care about being hidden anymore, as it became obvious stealth had been lost.

Katon: Goryu Nagare (Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Stream)

A stream of fire shaped like a dragon assaulted Ozpin. However, Ozpin merely slammed his stick down, and a clear barrier blocked the attack. Being assaulted by fire didn't stop Ozpin, though. He continued to walk forward with the barrier clearly working towards the user. The leader tried to poor more chakra into it, but Ozpin's shield held. Soon, Ozpin was close enough that he jabbed with his cane right at the leader's throat. Unable to breathe, the leader stopped his jutsu as he tried to regain air. Sai tried to move but found himself suddenly pinned down by a multitude of hidden weapons. He looked up to see a woman with short hair hanging upside down, looking at his face before grinning. This grin scared him.

Ozpin sighed as he knocked the leader unconscious, "Yuffie. You already have dummies as target practice. You do not need a live target to test out your skills."

The three shinobi that had been flung into the wall finally awoke and tried to run away. However, they were intercepted by Maru and Hanabi.

"Die traitors!" shouted the three as they tried to attack. However, they severely underestimate someone once again. Hanabi and Maru worked together while being trained by their idols /sensei that they had nicknames that they had gained during the war. Hanabi usually wore white while Maru wore black. Both clothes had a bit of the each other's colors right on their right shoulder. They were known as Yin and Yang. Two pieces of a whole that would utter destruction to those who fought them. And these fools were about to feel why they had earned this name.

Soon, it was obvious Sai was the only one left who was conscious.

"I won't say anything," said Sai.

"You won't have a choice," replied Ozpin as he snapped his fingers. Soon, the shadows came alive, grabbing Sai and dragging him into darkness. As Sai struggled, he swore within the shadows he saw tons of red eyes. As he was dragged into the shadows, Ozpin spoke to the shadows.

"Alucard, we need him alive. Otherwise, do whatever you want."

Flashback ends

"And so, we took them as prisoners for invading the West. This sort of action would have made the West declare war on Konoha," said Shanks calmly to the Fire Daimyo.

"Hmph. Then let us be at war!" screeched a civilian counselor, "We are the superior village. We are the superior humans! Your puny 'empire' will burn by the will of Konoha!"

At this point, many were looking at the said offender as if he was retarded. The Fire Daimyo sighed at this corruption. Sarutobi Hiruzen may had been a good Hokage, but he allowed corruption to fester too easily, and Tsunade had her hands full. He motioned his samurai to cut off the member's head, ensuring his genes would not contaminate the gene pool.

"Apologies, Uzumaki Shanks. It is not my intention to have MY funds being spent on a war that Konoha will not win. I give you my word that I will have my people get to the bottom of this."

"A reasonable apology, Daimyo-sama," said Kenshin, "But I'm afraid we have more to discuss."

The Fire Daimyo nodded tiredly and took a seat.

Shanks took the floor once again. "So... I heard Danzo Shimura is the new Hokage, is that correct? Even though the Fire Daimyo hadn't agreed to this?"

Every civilian gulped at this. They knew that to be Hokage, the Fire Daimyo had to approve of this choice, something they neglected.

Shanks ignored this and continued, "And his first act was to apparently restrict all rights to shinobi until they swore loyalty to him. And by doing so, restricted Tsunade from coming back to her family."

"She is a Senju," shouted Homura, "She is the last of her people"

"You forget that she is also an Uzumaki from her grandmother's side," said Shanks coldly.

"None the less, she cannot leave!" replied Koharu, "Her family was the original settlers who created Konoha today! She has a duty to repopulate it someday!"

"And the Senju would be angry at what this village has become today," snarled Kenshin, "A bunch of backstabbers who cheats, lies, and keeps family away. You have already lied and kept my nephew away from me, from what was rightfully my duty. And now, you seek to prevent family from coming home in front of my face?!"

"I've heard enough," said the Fire Daimyo, "I will allow Danzo to become Hokage, but I am going to allow anyone from the village to leave if they do not feel safe with Danzo as the leader. The next 72 hours, any shinobi or civilians will be allowed to leave without any repercussion. Nobody is allowed to prevent them from leaving, including seals."

"That could ruin Konoha!" shouted Asano.

"If Danzo is such a good leader as you all say, then you should have nothing to worry about," replied the Fire Daimyo, "I am having my personal guards as well as some of the Uzumaki clan members patrolling. The Uzumaki is to be treated as my personal guards for the time being, and any attacks on them is the same as attacking me. They have my full support in defending themselves."

He left right after that statement, along with his guards and Uzumakis. Danzo glanced at the shinobi council and did not like what he saw. Many of them were contemplating on actually leaving. He decided an "inspirational speech" as well as full use of Kotoamatuskami was needed. As he started to gather chakra, he suddenly felt it cut off. He looked around to see Tsunade smirking, her hand tapping on a sealing tag. He shook in anger as he recognized it as an Uzumaki sealing tag. There was no way to use his Kotoamatuskami now. He would just have to rely on his silver tongue along with Koharu and Homura.

"Clan leaders, Civilian members, I beseech you. We must stand together against the darkness that is coming. The darkness known as Naruto Uzumaki. If we are divided, we will fall. However, united, we stand strong and can silence the demon. We can show the world what the Will of Fire is, and how it truly burns within all of us. This demon lives on evil, preys on the helplessness. We do not. Instead, we show justice, mercy, and truth to those in need. We-"

"will not listen to your stupid speech," interrupted Tsunade. She scoffed when Danzo said his speech. Prey on the weak? That's what Danzo always did. And now he was being a hypocrite. She took her Konoha headband she had brought with her and tossed it in front of Danzo.

"I'm out. I have an extended family I didn't know still living, and I'm not missing out on it. I'm taking everything with me. Konoha will not rob me of my heritage or family."

She left, causing the civilians to gape before sneering, calling her a drunk old hag.

"Now that the traitor is gone, perhaps we can truly unite as-" started Koharu. She stopped as another hiate joined Tsunade. It was Asuma's.

"I'm out. I have a family, and I'm not risking them here. The Sarutobi clan has lost too many of its prominent members. I'm going. Any Sarutobi clan members that wish to stay can stay, but I'm out."

He walked out flipping Danzo off. Shikaku, Inoichi, and Choza looked at each other before tossing it into the pile.

"You can't do this!" screeched Asano.

Clank. Hiashi tossed it in and nobly strode away, ready to get all his items to go.

Inuzaku Tsume was torn. She put the pack and loyalty above everything, and yet, she knew she couldn't trust Danzo. She didn't know if she could trust the West either. Afterall, their instincts screamed to them that Naruto was the fox. The tipping point for her was when Shibi placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Do you really think your pack will be able to live in Konoha for what they have done? You have taught your pack to value family. And yet, now we see that the elders and those in powers were willing to separate family for their own desires. Choose what you believe in. Can you really say that Naruto is the demon, or is it just the lack of knowledge about Fuinjutsu that prevents you from doing what is right?"

Shibi, who rarely spoke at all, spoke more than Tsume ever heard him say. He tossed his hiate into the pile and left. Faced with the final decision, Tsume tossed hers in.

It was a mass exodus. Shinobi from different department quit as soon as they heard Danzo was going to rule. Ibiki, along with Anko and several key members of the T&I department, left in a hurry. Everything portable was taken. Sealing scrolls were out of stock, and it was only thanks to the Uzumaki providing a few extras did some items of value leave the clan.

Tsunade took everything in the Senju compound along with the ashes of the four Hokages. She was blocked, saying it was illegal as well as disrespectful, but she overruled them with a punch to their face. The first two Hokages were Senju, the Third was her teacher with also a request from Asuma, and the Fourth was technically an Uzumaki by marriage.

The Akimichi, Yamanaka, and the Nara clan brought everything with them. They were planning to stick together, and perhaps try their luck in the West. The other lands didn't sound promising to them at all, and with Choji telling his father that the West had the best food, it was easy to convince the Akimichi clan head to make a decision.

The Aburame decided to head towards Spring instead. With the new weather, the bugs could thrive under the environment, and they could perhaps develop bugs that resisted the cold. They could also promise service to Koyuki on keeping her house clean of any bugs. The fact that Spring also had a strong alliance with the West only helped make their decision. Also, it was not known, but they were all perverts. Wearing sunglasses all the time prevented people from noticing if they were leering or admiring a person's body. With high collars, nobody could tell if they had a nosebleed if they saw something inappropriate. The perfect disguise, along with their reputation of being noble. Being new a certain movie star did impact on that decision.

The Sarutobi clan was split. Asuma took his family to the West while some of the others wanted to head to Sand. In the end, a majority went for the West while a few split off to try their luck at the country of Sand.

The Hyuga clan itself was in chaos, as well as the Inuzaku clan. They were completely divided within the clan. Hiashi, ignoring the 'wisdom' of the elders, stated that he was passing the head of the clan to Hideki. Hideki's first order was that nobody was allowed to leave except by death. This lead to Hisoka using his chakra chains. It was different from Kushina, as his was chains of sticky gum. He stuck Hideki into the wall while pasting paper on every Branch member's forehead, who had no idea what was going on. Some of the Main branch members tried to interfere but was stopped when Erza had her swords out, floating about. With a swift tug, the chains stuck on the papers ripped off, allowing a huge ripping noise to be heard. The Branch members winced in pain, but soon cried in happiness when they saw that they were free. Needless to say, the freed members wanted to go to the West. Only the majority of the Main Branch member stayed in Konoha, stating that they didn't need the weak Branch members. Hiashi was happy to go.

The Inuzaku clan was split into three. Kiba was trying to state that he was an Alpha and that they should stay in Konoha. There was no need to fear the 'dead last.' Hana was already set to head to the West, and she had managed to convince a few other members to join her, saying there were truly alpha mates there, unlike Kiba who was just bragging. Tsume felt torn, and in the end, decided to head for Spring. In total, 1/10th of the clan went West, 3/10th of the clan stayed, and the remaining 6/10th of the clan went for Spring.

For all other shinobi's that were not part of a clan, almost 3/5ths of the shinobi population took their different ways. 1/5ths went to the West, 2/5ths went where ever the winds would take them. Iruka, who was secretly dating Anko, was happy to see his girlfriend coming to the West with him. Danzo was not a popular choice by all.

Soon, the time to leave was upon them. Sand and Spring had no problem accepting those who wanted to come. Danzo tried to sneak in a few spies, but they were quickly 'uprooted' by Iremi. The people headed for anywhere but the West decided to stay to see how the people departing for the West would go. All that remained was for the transportation from the West to arrive. Most had heard about the airships, but scoffed, believing that they were exaggerating or just had their memories scattered. Soon, though, whirling blades could be heard from the sky. Everyone looked up to have their jaws drop as the Highwind descended to the ground. Opening its door, the first thing everyone saw was Naruto. He was no longer wearing his emperor clothing, but rather his usual favorite orange colored shirt. However, he now had a white cape with flames at the bottom. It was a gift from Jiraiya and Kakashi as well as a prank. With this, nobody could deny that Naruto looked like Minato.

"It's the demon brat! He's trespassing! He was banished! We're in the right to kill him! SOMEONE KILL-!" screeched Asano, only to be knocked unconscious by Iruka, who was getting annoyed.

Tsunade walked up to Naruto before giving him a hug.

"Let's go home, Baa-san," whispered Naruto.

Tsunade leaked tears and nodded. Jiraiya came out from inside the ship, arms open wide. Tsunade didn't hesitate and pounced on him.

"I avenged sensei, my Hime," whispered Jiraiya.

"You didn't have to. I would rather you have a higher chance to live with me then chase after someone," whispered Tsunade back. Never the less, she relished in his warmth.

Soon, everyone headed towards the West boarded the ship. Soon, only two people were left. Uzumaki Shanks and Kenshin looked towards Konoha, their eyes concentrated on Danzo, Homura, and Koharu. They could feel their piercing gaze upon them.

"Let me make this clear," growled Kenshin, "Do something stupid like this again, and there will be nowhere to hide. And before you ask that's a threat, it is. It's also a promise."

With a quick slash of his sword, Kenshin cut open the bandages around Danzo's eye, revealing to the world his stolen Sharingan. Trying to hide it, he put his left hand on it, but it was too late. Everyone had seen it.

"Our network also told us about you stealing some precious body parts. We at the West won't do anything, but you can guarantee that if you try anything, you better be prepared to die. No precious bloodlines will save you from the wrath of the Uzumakis."

With a scoff, Kenshin and Shanks turned around and left.

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Also, as I've said before, please check out my two stories, Jaune of Fake and Jaune of Dragon. The poll on which I should expand on is on my profile page, and I will be closing down the poll on January 12,2017 at 11:59 PM. I appreciate any feedbacks on those as well. Finally, my other story, FFX: with a Machina twist, is also coming close to the end!