Naruto was amazed at what he was hearing.
This man, Kakashi Hatake, was that close to his parents?
'So I have a 'brother'?' He thought with a small smile.
He wasn't even angry at Kakashi for not being there.
Mostly because, It hadn't been an hour since Fenrir was summoned, and he already had a brother to call his own.
He felt too happy to be sad.
But, it wasn't official, he had yet to say yes.
"I… I choose… To accept" Kakashi said, wiping the tears from his one good eye.
Fenrir smiled at this, nodding his head and gesturing for him to come closer.
He did so, and Fenrir turned to me, "Naruto, are you fine with this?" He asked.
Naruto nodded happily and hugged Kakashi, who froze in place.
He hesitated for a second, but he returned the hug.
"Naruto… I sorry I wasn't there" he said to Naruto as they hugged
"Don't be, You're here now… That's all that matters" Naruto said as he too was crying.
After the Hug ended, Fenrir looked towards Hiruzen.
"Hiruzen, my Judgment has been made… While you definitely don't have what it takes to be a Family man, you're definitely a Decent Hokage. You can hold your head high, knowing that you are on the road to making up for what you've done. Even if it's only the first step" He said as he patted Naruto"a back, "Isn't that right Naruto?" she said.
Naruto looked at Hiruzen.
The powerful Shinobi shrank under his gaze, a hopeful look in his eyes.
Naruto knew his words had been harsh earlier, and knew that if he could, he would have taken them back, and been more smart with his choice of words.
He was still angry, But he couldn't let that get the best of him.
Or he'd be no better than the villagers who hated him.
"Hiruzen… Thank you, and I'm sorry for what I said" As Naruto said these words, the old Hokage smiled a small warm, genuine smile.
"Thank you Naruto" he said as he bowed his head a bit.
"Now that everything is sorted, We should get going, Kakashi needs to move his things, along with Naruto, and we need to start clearing out the Uzumaki Grounds and restore them to their glory. If you need anything, have an Anbu knock at the gate, I'll hear them and be here to answer" he said as he turned to leave, Gesturing for Naruto and Kakashi to follow.
Naruto and Kakashi did so, and they exited the Hokage Office.
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Kakashi had collected his things, placing them in storage scrolls, and Naruto had done the same with scrolls Kakashi had provided.
And now the three of them were at the Gate of the Uzumaki grounds.
Fenrir Unlocked the Door, and guided us to the large main house, and we entered the Vault underneath the Main house.
Kakashi was amazed at the collection of knowledge and items that were stored here. He had heard about the vault before in passing, but had never seen it.
Seeing it now, Kakashi felt his doubts that the situation was a dream melt away.
They reached the back of the vault where the Metal wall had reappeared shortly after they had left.
Naruto Opened the Metal Door on Fenrir's instruction, and once it had disappeared, Fenrir entered and picked up the Knife and the Scroll.
"We'll need Naruto to sign the contract properly before we can get started" Fenrir explained, which confused Naruto.
But he answered his confusion with an explanation.
"Me being here is more of an Improper Summoning. I was only supposed to be here to judge you, not go galavanting about to solve problems, but now that I am aware of the situation, We'll need to make some adjustments to how we do things"
"What adjustments?" Kakashi asked.
"Well, little fang. First of all, We'll need to bring over a few more of the Clan to build something to facilitate a permanent transfer route between here and the Den. Secondly, I'll need to move my things over here. Because I'm regent of the Uzumaki clan, I don't plan on leaving here unless I am summoned by Naruto. And thirdly, My Mate will also need to be made aware of these developments, she will be undoubtedly Happy at the development. She too was very close to Kushina" As Fenrir explained, Kakashi nodded slowly.
Afterwards, he explained the harder parts to Naruto, who once they understood, was very happy to be getting more family.
So they left the Vault, and went up to one of the grounds overgrown training fields.
Fenrir instructed Naruto on how to sign the contract properly. He taught him how to use the summoning Jutsu, and how to single out specific summons, so they could bring over a particular wolf, one that bowed to Fenrir as he was summoned.
The wolf was about as large as a human, with a patchy gray and white coat of fur, with strikingly intelligent vibrant Violet eyes.
"Alpha, We were beginning to worry that something had happened to you when you didn't show up after a few minutes. It is good to see you in good health" the Wolf spoke.
Fenrir nodded, "Thank you, Tengan. But I suppose you would need an update on the situation… A quick thought share?" He suggested.
"You honor me!" Tengan said as a flash of chakra enveloped him and he took a human form.
Although it wasn't as human as Fenrir's.
He had fur all over except for his neck and face, A set of Wolf ears on his head instead of human ones, and a large bushy Tail that wagged happily as Fenrir offered her hand to him.
He kneeled down and took Fenrirs hand, guiding it to his forehead.
Naruto was a little confused, but didn't say anything.
Kakashi was interested in the technique, and Fenrir seemed to understand it, as while a Golden Light enveloped his hand, he explained what was going on.
"This is a technique called Thought Share, it uses chakra to imprint thoughts and memories into the mind of the recipient. I'm just catching him up to speed on the situation"
After a minute of the golden chakra pushing from his hand into Tengan's head, she stopped and he stood.
He walked over to Naruto and in a surprising action, Hugged the young Red Headed Uzumaki.
"It is good to meet you, I've heard stories of Kushina and Uzu from Alpha for so long. I was born shortly after everything happened, so I didn't get to meet any of the humans who had earned His Ancestors respect. But it is good to meet you, Naruto!" he said as he hugged him tightly.
Fenrir chuckled from the sidelines, "We are all Family naruto, Hugs is the preferred form of greeting for most of us, we only ever really do hand shakes or bows if we don't like each other" he explained.
Naruto, deciding to go with the flow, hugged back.
After the Hug, Tengan excused himself, "I will go and start on the Transfer point, will there be enough supplies in the Vault?" he asked.
Fenrir nodded, "Yes, There should be plenty. And feel free to peruse the collection of Fuinjutsu Scrolls while you're down there, there might be something to help you with your own goals" he said.
Tengan nodded happily and ran off to the main house.
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After Fenrir had Naruto summon one more Wolf, who was informed of the situation and then sent back to inform the Pack, Fenrir sighed and looked up to the sky.
"It feels good to be here, Naruto. You can not begin to imagine just how much the Pack was saddened by Uzu's destruction… It will bring the older generations peace and closer to know that everything was not all lost" he said.
Naruto nodded, understanding what he was talking about.
"Should we get unpacking now?" Kakashi asked.
Fenrir nodded, "Of course, The Main house may be in need of some minor repairs, but it shall do for living in for the time being. Feel free to pick one of the two rooms adjacent to the master bedroom. The masters shall be Naruto's, and I shall take the other room that you don't pick" he explained, "for now, I want to get to work cleaning up the Grass in the compound, it's unsightly and a terrible shame to leave it in such a condition"
And so, we went our ways, Kakashi and I entered the house and went to unpack our stuff.
While Fenrir did some gardening.