Chapter Two; Rising falls Wind Southern Boarder

The Namikazi clan arrive to find a large group of rock ninja rushing toward the waterfall defensive position, the six shinobi stand over the cliff majestically "So, Fū… looking at things, your former home is not looking too good." eyes looking to the mint haired woman who shrugged "No love lost. Those beasts won't cause me to lose any sleep."
"We should step in, we're on mission." Akito announces pulling out his twin Ninjato's, "Yeah yeah…" Juntia standing up pulling out her pale blue wakizashi's from the sheaths' on her lower back. "Umm… Naru, if these are rock ninja, can't we just bluff them using our clan jutsu?"
"That…" Akito was about to answer but pauses when looking at Ino who had a mischievous smirk that matched her husband "…isn't a bad idea." Naruto says glancing around at his clansmen before landing his eyes on Fū, they were all in their battle gear with their clan emblems' prominently on their chests, upper arm, and the back of the eldest. Naruto takes out his wakizashi, the same kind as Juntia pale blue with a white and skyblue braided handle, in his right hand and a three-pronged kunai in his left with both in reverse grip with Ino matching the only one matching but the sword and knife were in opposite hands. All their weapons had their own personal seals attached to them to allow the use of their clans now signature technique.

The Iwoa shinobi were in high spirits as their opponents of the hidden waterfall were routed from their defence, crumbling beneath their might. Their commander looked on in pride as his forces rushed on but unbeknownst to him, some of his men had crossed the border into wind which now allowed the shinobi of the hidden sand to engage not that they needed a reason. One of the hidden stone Jonin spotted a group of Sand shinobi on a cliff's edge, overlooking the battle and only barely overheard what they were saying "…staggered attack?"
"Yeah, we haven't fought against this many enemies but with all of us flashing about…"
"Yeah, we stick to our kill zones."
"Besides, It'll be over in a flash." These words caused a cold sense of dread from the depths of the hidden shinobi as the conversation died out and the last thing, he heard from them was "Okay Namikaze clan, move out!"
"Kunai Kage bunshin!" hundreds of puffs could be heard and the sound of what sounded like crackling lightning, the kunai all hitting the ground, rocks, any surface really in set areas.

A rain of metal caused most to take cover wherever they can, but it passed quickly, and the aggressors thought of it as nothing more than a desperate last-ditch attempt to hold them off. Many laughed it off until they actually looked at the kunai embedded into surfaces all over the defensive emplacements and the field they came from. There were hundreds of them, possible in the thousands but these kunai caused a mass panic so drastic that no one spoke. The whole battleground froze in fear at the dreaded weapon that ended the last great ninja war, wielded by one man who was supposed to be dead nearly three decades ago. Several flashes caught Jonin commander Tsuski of Iwoa's attention as their number and frequency ramped up slowly but surely before he blinked and saw the bulk of his army torn to pieces before any could even scream. His blood boiled at the fact that that technique was still around. He had heard rumours that the fourth hokage may have had a son, but nothing came of that investigation yet his jutsu was being used before him, but it seemed different. Sure, there were yellow flashes but there was also a green one, and one which seemed darker than the rest, but this was all answered shortly after he contemplated that fact as all six Namikaze flash in front of Tsuski, two wakizashi held at a cross around his neck by Juntia "…allow me to…"
"Hold it." Naruto, covered in blood, stepping forward grabbing her arm before turning to the threatened man "You're the commander here?" the man nods softly as to not cut himself "Then, call the retreat…" Naruto smiles softly "…or we'll have to take more life that isn't necessary." The man nods "Thank you." and he releases Juntia's arm as her arms reluctantly pull her swords back "Your too soft for your own good, you know that right?" Naruto shrugs her comment off "Perhaps but, we just took down nearly three hundred of their shinobi…" Naruto leads as he flashes away, the others mimicking his action and appearing back on the cliff edge without breaking their stride "…in under ten seconds. I don't think we need to prove anything other than continuing would be detrimental to their goals." He than notices the glazed look of Ino and he steps through the group and hugs her tightly. At first, she remains stiff as a board but soon melts into his embrace and she sniffles before passing out "Damn forgot about her, ya'know." Naruto glares at Juntia who raises her hands "Not in that way. I mean…" a hard sigh with a sorrowful gaze "…I forgot she doesn't have our kekki genki. She's so integrated its easy to forget she married in." Naruto lets out a sigh as he continues to stroke her hair "Let's get back to camp." lifting Ino up carefully before they all jump off back to their camp, unaware of the massive political forest fire their mission had just ignited.

Namikaze Camp; Four Kilometres from Southern Boarder

"Kuchous no jutsu; Hunter pack." Naruto calls and six puffs of smoke reveal an assortment of regular sized foxes "Leader-sama!" they all bow "Scarlet. I need your pack to patrol the area. Do so discreetly and feel free to hunt. I'll be cooking as Ino-hime is still out of it."
"By your command, leader-sama." And they all vanish. Naruto turns back to the cave they are using for their base and sighs seeing Akito leaning against the entrance "She should go home if she can…"
"Can it, Akito. We've had this discussion before. We can just use alternate means to fight. The flying ryjin isn't the only jutsu in our arsenal." Naruto snaps back "True however…"
"Akito." Naruto in an almost whisper that shuts the older man up "Fine. If things…"
"Last time I checked, you pushed clan head on to me. Don't try dictate things now that I've taken the responsibility of everyone off your shoulders." A few tense moments before Akito sighs hard "My bad, leader." Naruto simply nods to that before heading inside.

"Naru!" Lana cheers upon seeing him come into the surprisingly spacious cavern where a small campsite was set up within. A twenty-by-twenty-centimetre box was set up in the middle of the room, a soft amber glow with an equally soft warmth irradiated from the device. A Namikaze invention from being on the road constantly, each of their large wagons had one built into their passengers' areas. Sitting beside his wife, Naruto looks over her to see Ino stir in her sleep before glancing up at his clansmen who look to him expectantly "I got the hunter pack out scouting. Akito is at the door, hopefully we get new orders soon."
"So, we're on standby then?" Lana questions clearly upset and annoyed at doing nothing "Meditate." Naruto ordered her causing her to pout, puffing her cheeks "Your control still needs work."
"Coming from you… I feel insulted." She growls back but Naruto shrugs whilst holding up his hand that glows green in medical ethereal beauty "Mines better than yours at least." he smirks at her.

Namikaze Camp;

Gaara steps into the cave, much to the surprise of all but Naruto "Kazekage… what happened to bring you to the front?"
"An official apology from Iwoa. We are meeting nearby so I came to ask for your group to act as my guard."
"When?" Naruto asks simply as the others begin to rise "An hour." Gaara responds taking a seat beside his brother in all but blood, the others all returning to relaxing "So, you came here alone?" Naruto with a raised eyebrow, amused smirk dancing upon his lips "Needed to move fast. Besides, your clan was already here." Gaara's smirk matched him.

A moan catches the caves attention and Ino slowly sits up "Hime…" a soft whisper and a familiar scent hitting her nose causing her to smile despite the slightly blurred vision "Man… that jutsu really takes it out of me." Looking to her side where her husband had just dropped down, softly embracing her "That kekkei genkai of yours is something to special." Causing the red head to turn to his friend "Your clan has a kekkai genkai?" Naruto glares at Ino who looks anywhere but at him, cheeks a faint dusting of pink "Get the gear together. We're moving out." Naruto looking to Juntia before turning to Fū "Scout the area. Stay out of sight. Especially stay away from your former home."
"Got it."
"Ino Namikaze…" Naruto's voice was tender but firm and the fact that he had used her name that way instantly told the others that he was not happy with her right now and she sighs "I know. I didn't mean to. It just…"
"We will discuss this post-mission." As he stands, helping her up and staring into her eyes "This is not over." She simply nods before sighing and stepping away. Naruto turns to Gaara "We should get moving." As the camp box is lifted and snuffed out as they all begin to leave the subterranean lair "Do you not want to…?"
"Gaara. We are not telling you anything about our clans' abilities. You're my brother, in all but blood, however this is not something I wish to discuss further. Understood?" Naruto fixing his red-headed friend sternly, which caught the Kazekage by surprise, but it was clear by the tone that it was a dead end "Okay." Before following his new escorts.

Three-way Border; Waterfall/Rock/Wind

Othochi was a bally man who radiated power and strength of the Hidden Rock made flesh. Tall, stubborn, rough, and hardheaded he was very much a proud man to the point he became the fifth Tsuchikage after outing Kurotsuchi's more moderate views of the world, branding her as a missing-nin. When he heard a large part of his military had fallen to the technique the fourth hokage had used to end the third shinobi war, he immediately demanded answers and called for a ceasefire in order to lure the fiends out to crush them at once. What he did not anticipate was to find out that said fiends were with the hidden sand not the leaf, and that there isn't just one but six standing before him "This is our first-time meeting, Tsuchikage-dono." Gaara speaking softly from his side of the border, the Namikaze clan members beside him "It is, Kazekage…" Othochi growled eyeing up his escorts "…dono, are these them?" Gaara raises an eyebrow as fiddling with his fingers behind his back "Them? As in?"
"ARE THEY THE ONES WHO SLAUGHTERED MY MEN?" the near seven-foot man roared, killing intent rolling off him whilst drawing the new arrivals attention. A group of Waterfall nin backed up by two squads of hidden leaf ninja arrive to find the two sides seemingly negotiating "What's going on here?" a familiar voice dropping before the two groups, a man with pale eyes, long brown hair and a regal air about him "Hmpf. A huyga? So, the tree huggers are here." The tower of a man growled in annoyance "Neji Hyuga." Gaara acknowledging his arrival before turning back to his hidden rock counterpart "You said you wanted to end this before it got out of hand. Will you pull back your shinobi? Or should I give mine the signal to continue?"
"Tsk. Fine. This isn't over, desert rat!" the man turning around and walking back into his own territory but pauses briefly and glances back "That clan insignia, who does it belong too?"
"That does not concern you." Gaara responded as he too turned toward the waterfall village "As you may have suspected, we engaged the hidden rock, and my shinobi forced them back." He says before he to turns back toward the camp of his guards leaving the leaf ninja somewhat lost at what to do, having expected a fight.

Namikaze Camp; Cave entrance

"You want us to stay put? Are you serious?" Naruto questioned along with Fū, who was resting back on his chest "The reinforcements will be here in two days. They will relieve you by then." Gaara explains "Then why did you make us pack up our camp?" Fū questioned only for the Tanuki container to smirk "I didn't…" a deep growl from Naruto told him that jokes were not appreciated, and he had a limited time to leave before blood would stain the grassland they resided "…I'll let Temari know you'll be late." A blast of fire smashes against a wall of sand as Gaara flies off aboard his sand cloud.

Three days later the Garrison of Sand Shinobi show up, much to the relief of the Namikaze clan who immediately pack up and head home rapidly. Once they were several kilometres away from the boarders they all immediately flashed to the halfway point, a small cave beneath the scorching sun and sand dunes they found on the way out. After resting a bit, water break, they were off again running across the vast empty dunes until they got in range again of their compound to which they vanish one at a time.

Namikaze Sunagakure Compound

"We're back, finally…" Luna cries out placing her leather plate on her manikin "Need to bathe." Ino says with her face a bright pink from the scorching sun "The hot spring is in the basement." Naruto adds while stepping out "Since when?" Ino's question remained unanswered as Naruto headed deeper into the compound to find his kids training in the garden under Temari 's gentle watch "It's been a while since we've had any alone time." Naruto sitting down beside her, and she snorted "Try nearly a decade." As she sips her tea "I'm sorry…"
"Did you finish it?" she asks glancing over at him from the corner of her eyes "Yeah, it's over. Nearly."
"nearly?" A raised eyebrow and he sighs hard "The last member, Black zetsu."
"Ah. Him."
"Last time we fought against him, we got him pretty bad." He looks wistfully over the kids "Should he get too close to any of us, we'll know and end him right there and then." With growing steel in his voice and eyes that turn to her teal ones, the same all-encompassing warmth within them "I missed you." She whispered and he smiles too.

An hour later Ino stumbles up to see the kids all training under Akito, in the garden whilst Naruto watches from the door "Naru…"
"I'm just a clone."
"Oh, where's…"
"Don't ask." Clone Naruto responds before glancing at her and she just nods before grabbing something from the washing racks and running back into the hot springs in the basement.

"Didn't you look elsewhere for love?" Naruto asks softly as Temari lay atop him "I did consider it, those idiots of the leaf even tried arrange a marriage between me and the Uchiha…" a deep growl vibrates through her body causing a smirk to form upon her lips, his grip on her waist tightening "…when that didn't work, they offered the Nara."
"You turned them down though."
"I was tempted to accept…" she lifted her head up looking directly into his blue orbs "…ten years is a long time, Naru-koi. I know why you did it, what you did during that time, but it wasn't easy." He pulls her closer and they share a kiss filled with passion built up over the last ten years "We aren't going anywhere else." He whispers as she silently takes in all his love she could "I promise."

Konohagakure no Sato

"…and that is our report, hokage-sama." Neji Hyuga states having returned home after a week upon the boarders with the leafs allies in the Waterfall. Tsunade nodded her approval of the report "Good work not antagonising the hidden sand." She sighs leaning back into her chair "They may be neutral on paper but make no mistake they hold no love for us." Neji nodded along to that statement "Okay well you are all dismissed." and the platoon of shinobi all begin to file out leaving Neji still standing there which caused a brow to raise "Is there something else?" the boxium blonde kage asks to which he nods as he pulls out a paper from his sleeve and puts it before her "Do you know what clan this belongs to?" to which the last senju froze upon seeing it "Wh… where di… did you see this…?" this causes Neji to raise his brow at this sudden outburst from the woman who had been so cold and stoic since; he clears his throat "As we arrived at the border I spotted a few sand shinobi with this on their uniforms. This lightning bolt on a blue background. I didn't know Suna had lightning users."
"They don't – didn't – now they do." Tsunade sighs, her chest tight, breath shallow "Have you told anyone about this?"
"No."
"Good. Don't breathe a word of this for now. It'll cause an uproar in the council and could cause a mess if the higher-ups here of this."
"Higher…" Neji pauses as his mind clicks things into place, his eyes widening and before he voices his findings she nods "That's right." Pointing to the drawing "That is the symbol for the Namikaze clan. How many did you see?"
"Six."
"Six! Where…?"
"Though I could see their clothes, I couldn't see their chakra pathways or anything. It was somewhat unnerving looking at them."
"They were seal masters, not quite like the Uzumaki clan was but in their own right, for sure. No doubt that armour is probably riddled with them."
"I see. Then, I will take my leave." Neji bows "Thank you, hokage-sama, for your time."
"No…" she smiles softly "…thank you for this."

Once Neji left Tsunade allowed, for the first time since retaking her seat as hokage, herself to cry that her adoptive son was alive and in Suna. Sometime later, the sun had set, and Tsunade Senju rose from her seat, stretching out the kinks in her body before stepping forward with a new sense of purpose "SHIZUNE!" she calls and her apprentice pokes in the door "Get me Shikamaru. I need him to head to Suna."
"Yes, lady Tsunade." The black haired kunoichi chirps, seemingly infected by the good mood of her master, teacher, mother figure who was grinning like she used too.

Sunagakure; Kazekage office

"Supply runs. Sure, we can manage that…" Naruto comments looking over the mission scroll given to him "…good thing we have one of wagons up and running."
"Just one?" Gaara raised eyebrow "Our wagons are longer and taller than the standard Suna strollers. Reinforced with seals among various clan secrets I won't disclose, but safe to say our one can hold about three times what yours can." Naruto explained whilst rereading the fine print "I see."
"In response to this mission, the Namikaze clan will handle it. Tell the workshops to be ready first thing in the morning. I want to move before sun up." Standing up "Very well. Good luck." Gaara announces and Naruto just nods before closing the door behind him.

Namikaze Compound; Garage/Workshop

"We got a transport mission." Naruto announces entering the shop, throwing the scroll at Juntia who promptly reads it thoroughly "Cool, sounds like its right up our alley."
"Get the preparations underway. I want us out the gate before sunup." Naruto orders and she nods "Who are you taking?" Akito asks from beneath one of the still broken coaches "I was going to send Fū, backed up by Juntia and you."
"…and now…?"
"I don't know, I think I should go in your place."
"Didn't you."
"Yeah which is why you're going. Keep them safe." Naruto looking Akito square in his eyes and the two share a moment before the bigger man stands up and grins, Naruto matching it "It will be done." and he moves off. Naruto never liked sitting out of a dangerous situation but this time his promise to Temari was staying his feet, but his natural protective nature is demanding to be heard and to go protect his family. He just growls at nothing in particular before moving off too.

Namikaze Compound; Main house

Naruto walks into the main house to find Temari in the kitchen with her son Ashina fretting over the stove "Ka-san, just go sit down. We all know you can't cook."
"HEY! I can cook, don't be such a smart ass!"
"He's right though…" Naruto in the doorway catching their attention, the boy freezing up in the direct line of sight of the man he assumed was his father. His almost glacial eyes were the same as his older sisters but held a similar sense of care to them "…you can't cook."
"I get it, sheesh. I'm at least better than Kankurō."
"We both know that isn't saying much." Naruto with tired smile at the woman who just sighs and nods "He's only good at cooking up poisons." A soft chuckle between the two adults before the man's eyes falls on the pre-teen "Ashina, right?"
"Yes, sir." Ashina's stiff response, a defence mechanism developed from spending too much time around his uncle Gaara. Ashina was a perfect blend of his parents, his father's facial structure with his mother's hair and eyes. His twin sister was an almost carbon copy of their mother, so he was very much a male version of her "No need to be so stiff Ashina no Sabaku. You will always be welcomed in this house."
"Naru-koi…" Temari trails off but he raises his hand "The choice will be theirs. I won't take it from them." He looks back to the child then back to her "Do they know…"
"E-class secret." She sighs and he nodded "So, Ashina… what do you want to be called? Your name? My son? Or…?"
"May I ask a question sir?" Ashina chimes in head down and very meekly "Sure, go ahead." Naruto speaking softly "Umm… well… why did you leave?" a long silence "I mean, ka-chan was always talking praise about you, uncle Gaara says you're a man of great honour and how you saved him…" the boy looks up at Naruto, dead in his eyes "…yet you left ka-chan behind."
"You're right, I did leave her behind. I left you all behind." Naruto sighs, a lump in his throat forming "Not for lack of trying however." He looks to Temari who simply looks away, wiping a tear from her eye "Let me explain to you and those two currently eavesdropping on us, huh?" the two girls stiffen just outside the window "Come on, let's have our long-awaited words."

Namikaze Compound; Clan Heads Office

Naruto sat down at the table, his three kids sitting opposite with Temari perched beside Naruto, their fingers intertwined "Okay. Let us talk." A heavy sigh before looking to the eldest girl on the far left Karura, I last saw you when you were only a few months old…" pulling out a worn picture from his jacket and placing it down for all to see "…that was also one of the last times I saw or heard from your mother directly."
"Directly?" Karura questioned "How much do you know about my relationship with your uncles?"
"That you saved his life, and that you're stronger than him." Ashina explained "They don't know about it." Temari whispered and he nodded while offering a comforting squeeze on her hands "Right, well, me and your uncle have a special kind of connection that I won't go into details about. Despite our distance, we can communicate like we were sitting opposite of one another, like we are now. Using that, he informed me of many of your achievements. Kept me up to date with your schooling, your training, your questions." Naruto exhales hard again, something he noticed he's been doing a lot recently, pulling out three scrolls "I know I wasn't here, and I am not going to make excuses as to why that is. Perhaps when you reach Chunin rank, or your mother says you are ready then I will explain to you exactly why I could not stay here. Understood?" they all nodded which causes him to smile slightly "Well, regardless of whether you ever claim me as your father I will give you these. Karura, it is my understanding that you've taken up the family battle fans, correct?" the girl nodded, and he smiled "Comatora is a bit too heavy for you right now I assume." He and Temari both chuckle and she pout rather cutely if Naruto was to be honest "In this scroll holds three wind techniques, one of which is my own creation. Yes, I am a wind user too and no, I won't be showing you anything higher than a D-rank jutsu." Naruto felt Temari relax next to him which caused him to smirk "Ashina; In this scroll are a set of blank three-pronged kunai and a wakizashi. From what your uncle has said, you seem to have trouble with the traditional Suna arts so…" he shrugs as said boy retrieves said scroll "…perhaps you take more after me." before turning to the room's youngest occupant "Kushina, your control over the wind is supposedly prodigious. If they are then I shudder to see what you could pull of with these small battle fans I picked up in my travels. I've also got a wind based tiajutsu kata in there. Don't fall into the same trap as other war fan users." They all beamed happily and bow to him "Thank you, sir."
"Don't sweat. Go on and get the kitchen ready, I need to talk with your mother." He says and they run off. Stifling another sigh, he looks up at the Suna princess "You did good." She almost whispered "I hope so. Just one step in the right direction is all I can look forward to." Holding her closer "Then, let's go make lunch with our kids." Pulling him up to his feet "…and be a normal family, if only for a bit." It would take a few months, but the Sabaku children would all slowly rebuild the bridge with their father, though officially he wasn't, it was another E-class secret of the hidden sand village.

Authors Note;
I am aware that the Namikaze clan, that 'doesn't exist', doesn't have an official kekkei genkai however I have worked one into my story that explains how both Minato and to a lesser extent, Naruto are able to react far too quickly to be normal. It is a mental one, allowing their brains to receive, process, and react to stimulant far faster than even the Raikage when using his lightning release armour. This has a side effect of higher mental stamina and capacity which pairs well when paired with Minato's way of using Hirashin and when paired with Ino's family jutsu creates a far more dangerous threat then most may realise. It's basically a mental overclock for them and made sense to me as I was writing this story.

Someone also asked for a family tree (which I have an Excel spreadsheet of) of the Namikaze clan in this fick but not really sure how I would go around publishing it so I'll do what I can here.
Tamari x Naruto have three kids, but due to politics and not wanting to risk them, they aren't his officially but it is the worst kept secret.
Karura no Sabaku, the eldest at Eleven and named after her mother's mother. Her appearance is an almost 50/50 of the two, personality of her mother.
Ashina no Sabaku, middle child and older twin. Male looking version of his mother Tamari though his personality is more like his Father's father.
Kushina no Sabaku, Youngest and Youngest twin. Almost a mirror image of her mother but acts more like her father.

Ino x Naruto have two kids, thirds on the way (Spoiler), as clan Matriarch she holds overall control with only Naruto able to overall her. Not that she knows this or ever utilises it. She and Juntia don't get on.
Tsunade Namikaze, named after their mutual friend, mother figure, and is as fiery as her mother and as stubborn as her father. Looks more like Ino, eyes and all, but with her father's hair colour.
Saru Namikaze, very much a mother's boy, Saru looks like his father but with his mothers eyes and her nimbleness and much to her joy, aptitude to her Yamanaka family techniques, augmented by the Namikaze kekkei genkai.

Fū X Naruto have a single son that is basically a male Fū, much to the annoyance of Kuruma and amusement of Chomei as both their chakra's linger within the boys system. She took the clan name as her family name but didn't officially marry Naruto, not that it mattered if you asked their tenets.
Nega Namikaze is very outgoing, cheery and just like his parents, completely unpredictable. Unrivalled stealth skills of them both seem to have passed on to their spawn as, unless you're either of his parents, none have ever been able to find him even when sleeping.

Juntia (OC) x Naruto, have a single child together much to her dismay. Her second son turned out to be Akito's after a very drunken night after a full clan mission. She tries to weasel her way between Naruto and Ino wherever possible, not that it seems to be working.
Kyran Namikaze is the clans oldest male in the next generation and as such is the current clan heir. He is very much his father's son, doing whatever he can to earn his place as Naruto's successor. He has the more feminine face of his mother but build like his father and trains harder then most.

Lana (OC) x Naruto, borderline fangirl with much stronger shinobi tendencies. Nowhere near as bad as some found in the hidden leaf, she has very strong feelings of attraction to her new clan head and has made no attempt to hide this. A night of passion none would ever speak about left her with her daughter Kano, same age as Saru, and no one really knows how she had Ayana but tests confirm Akito was the girls father.
Kano Namikaze seemed to have inherited the clans genetics the greatest as she has already shown signs of her kekkei genkei awakening and at a point where she can keep up with her parents, despite being only seven. She's the only one to inherited her father's whisker marks, although fainter and fewer at four in place of six. She has been offered the Fox and the Panther summoning contracts with her choice being used to decide who she will train under and for what role.

Other mentions;

Akito Namikaze X Lana; Ryjhen (4M)
Akito Namikaze x Juntia; Ayana (3F)
Gaara x Matsuri; Shinki (10M), Karun (4F)