Chapter Zero; Zero Konoha council chamber

Two clangs of metal hitting wood echo through the table as two mid-level shinobi of the hidden leaf village stand before their council, or former council. The two blondes who dropped the identifying plates stand before the gathering of civilian and clan heads with impassive faces, rigid posture "Explain yourself, Ino Yamanaka…"
"As of three months ago, I activated my betrothal contract and married into my husband's clan." The platinum blonde reports "As such…"
"You wish to leave with him…" the elder known as Homura cutting her off and at her nod he glanced at the current Yamanaka clan head, who was clearly schooling his features but the tears in his eyes weren't fooling anyone "Very well. You have two hours to gather any belongings you have before you are required to leave the village, a further five to leave the borders of Hi no kuni." Much to the surprise of the councillors, the pair saluted before wordlessly leaving, offering a nod to Shikaku who nodded back with a razor-sharp gleam in his eye.

Emergency Yamanaka Clan Housing

Entering the Yamanaka clan grounds, several tents spread out around the flower fields as to not disturb them and Ino leads her husband to theirs, Naruto shaking his head at the few clansmen around signalling them. Many nodded back before moving off to their jobs while Naruto moves after his wife. As soon as the flap of their tent had sealed shut, she let out a massive scream of frustration. Naruto simply hugs her and she cries into his chest, no words needed to be said as they knew that this was a likely outcome of many the Nara had suspected. Didn't make it any easier though.

Azumi Yamanaka, Ino's mother, rushes into the tent of her daughter and son-in-law "Dears!" she cries out rushing to them and enveloping them in a hug of bone crushing proportions. "What will you do now?" the woman asks of the two teens "We have a plan, Shikaku helped put it together, but for now we just need to get out of fire country before anyone knows we've been banished." Naruto says still hugging his wife while addressing his mother in law, the very definition of confidence in his eyes to ease the concerns of a worried mother "Is there anything I can do…?" to which he smiles as does the platinum blonde currently held firmly "Raise my little brother with care." Ino says staring into her mom's eyes, that light up in warmth "Will we see you again?" Ino looks up to Naruto who was still holding her firmly, a small soft but heartbreaking smile upon his face "It will be a while, but we will try. I promise."
"I'll hold you to that, mister." Azumi says as within the hour, the two had vanished from the village, much to the hidden root Anbu's astonishment.

Leaf Council Building

Tsunade had awoken a few days before the Fire Daimyo arrived and was slowly getting back up to speed after the Akatsuki's attack left the village in shambles. When her boss entered the council chamber, she immediately led said council in standing and bowing "Ah yes, Tsunade-chan, glad to see you up and about."
"Thank you, my lord." Tsunade responds as he sits at the tables head, the lord sat in his seat "Now then… may I ask a question?" he asks with a strained smile, the whole room staring at him "Why has the Namikaze clan joined Suna?" the whole room was left in a state of shock "WHAT?!" was the collective yell "Pardon my rudeness…" Tsunade sitting forward "…but the Namikaze heir…"
"Is Naruto Namikaze, formally going by his mothers maiden name of Uzumaki however as I had received word from my dear friend the wind daimyo, that the Namikaze clan has been accepted into the Suna forces." The lord of the land begins to explain "Not only that but he explained that, by my order he was banished from my lands. This, is quite unpleasant. So, I want to ask, who of you forged such folloy to banish one of our most honoured clans from our lands?" with a hawk like gaze glides across the room, looking for weakness of the guilty. While he was doing this Tsunade had frozen, she had wondered where her blond knucklehead was but to hear that he had been banished and she couldn't do anything about it. What else happened while she was out she wondered "YOU DID WHAT?!" the last senju roared which only confirmed what the Fire Lord had figured "He is the reason the village is now a giant crater!" one councilmen jumping up and yells "Exactly! He is a danger to us!"
"We are weakened right now! We can't defend ourselves."
"He unleashed that demons once, he can do it again. It was best for everyone that…"
"Silence." The Fire Daimyo speaks softly yet all heard it and fall silent, Tsunade was barely holding back her rage and tears "I have already launched an investigation into this matter in my own court, to find these traitors to my rule however I am here to ask for the reasons as to why I was not informed of the Namikaze heir's survival." He glances to Tsunade who was still trying to recover her composure so turns back to the shinobi side and the Nara stands up "If I may?" and with the lords permission he continues "Lord third was attempting to protect him from external enemies by hiding him within his mother's clan."
"I understand that, what I don't understand is that I was not informed." The fire lord asks much to the Nara's confusion "There is no-way that thing is…" the councilman was run through by a Samurai "I see." The fire lord states before looking to the rest of the civilian council "By my order, this civilian council is disbanded until further notice."
"…but…" the sound of a sword lifting from its sheath was heard and all protest died in throats, the Daimyo nods and they all leave under escort.

"Tsunade-chan." The Daimyo bringing the clearly distraught Senju back into the room, her eyes barely holding back the tears "We have rescinded the banishment order already however I do not bring good news."
"W-what do you mean?" Tsunade questioned and the man sighs hard, it was common knowledge how close Tsunade was with the Namikaze heir and this news would likely break her heart "My envoys to the hidden sand have reported that, although they were registered in Suna, there are no clan grounds, buildings or any assets there that suggests they've set up shop." The more he spoke the more he could see her breaking apart "For all intents and purposes, the Namikaze have vanished without a trace. We will continue to look for them but…" she nods understanding it "If I may be excused…" she sounded like a child again which many could sympathise with and he nodded allowing her to leave in haste. She wouldn't be seen for a whole week, in her absence, the Daimyo himself ran the reconstruction of the village personally with the perfection of the seasoned warrior he was. The new Konoha would far grander, far better defended, and generally far more welcoming than anything prior. It was his vision to see this through.

Sunagakure no Sato

A knock on the door awakens one Naruto Namikaze from his slumber, his other halves resting upon his bed causing a small issue that was resolved by shadow clone and kawarimi. The bare-chested teen yawns as he pulls the door open to reveal a mint green haired girl, tanned skin and big orange eyes "Fū… you're up early, what gives?"
"Don't sleep that much. Besides, raccoon made his decision." The ever-energetic ball of energy named Fū almost cheered her response but a glare from her first true friend quietened her "I'll be there in a moment, let me get dressed." Stepping back into the room silently, emerging not even a minute later in casual clothes. The pair continued to travel through the early hours of the morning, the sun rays not yet kissing the distant horizon "Umm… I don't think I've thanked you yet." Fū speaking softly, a complete one-eighty to her normal self "…and you don't have too. We're siblings in arms, aren't we?" Naruto responds with his fist raised toward her and she smiles brightly as she bumps it with her own.

Kazekage Tower

In the Kazekage office, under the cover of darkness with the moon being the only light, the two demon containers slip in unnoticed with relative ease "Good you're here." Gara, the Kazekage speaking softly as the two seem to materialise out of the shadows "So, where are you going to head toward?" but both the mint haired girl and the sunshine haired boy just grinned "Not telling." They chorus causing a raised eyebrow from the red headed friend "It's best if you don't know. That way if anyone asks, you're not lying." Naruto explains causing Gara to nod in acceptance "Very well. How long will you stay?"
"Ideally it would be great if we could stay for a solid month, maybe two but…"
"Konoha might catch wind of it. I've heard that the Daimyo of fire country has been sniffing around." Gara finishes and the whisker cheek blond nods "So, we'll stay for another week, if that still okay with you?"
"It is." The village leader states firmly "…and as much as I know I'll regret it, but I will not allow Tamari nor Kankurō to join your group."
"I see. I suspected as much." Naruto sighs as Fū looks to him with a weaker smile "Though, I do have two other shinobi that I wish to despatch on this S-rank, long term mission." Garaa continued "I only asked for those two because I know and trust them. These are unknowns to me." Naruto almost hissed, his blue slitted eyes gleaming dangerously "I trust them." These words spoken caused the silence draw on for some time "What does the Racoon say?" Fū asks as she was very much in the same mind as her fellow non-aligned shinobi. Although Garaa had his beast extracted according to official records, the fact that he survived the process and was rescued promptly and supplied with assistance, he and Shukaku the wind spirit both still reside together though to maintain appearances he is supressing his now meagre reserves. "He concurs with this decision."
"Humpf." Fū's beady orange eyes land on the blue fox's, her fellow unhuman friend "Putting your tail on the line, huh?" a low growl from Naruto, his face matching the disbelief of his mint haired friend "It is our final offer. They'll be a medic nin and a long-ranged wind user. Should round out your team."
"You didn't answer my question, tanuki." The blue eyes bleeding slowly to a crimson orange, staring into the teal turning matt golden "They won't be much of a threat to you, stupid fox. They will be helpful, we spoke of it at length."
"Fine then… we will meet them tomorrow at your private training ground." With that Naruto stands along with Fū, his eyes back to blue slits "Be sure they aren't late. Time is not our ally here."
"I will see to it old friend." Gara responds with a soft, genuine smile.

Sunagakure no Sato; Sabaku Compound

Sunrise breaks on the village hidden in the sand and wakes one Ino Namikaze, formally Yamanaka, from her slumber upon the bed in the Kazekage estate. As she stretches, her mind wanders back over the last year of finding out the many secrets around her now husband, and their rollercoaster relationship and discovery of her families'' relationship with the fourth hokage which lead to her discovering that he and her dad were good friends in school; leading to a wedding which causes her heart to skip a beat as she remembers the first time she read the contract. A betrothal contract between her and the heir to the Namikaze clan; Namikaze Naruto. After her initial shock wore off, she did what any Yamanaka worth their potted soil plants, ended up with more than she thought she could do alone. Though even with all the pieces she seemed to miss something as it was just a jumbled mess. Que the laziest Nara, who came to check in on her as no one had seen her for weeks. After a knock on her door and spotting the numerous files scattered upon the floor Shikamaru was instantly hooked in on this puzzle and after a few scant minutes to was solved. More accurately two puzzles were solved. "It all makes sense now." Shikamaru gasps from his lotus position on the floor at the girls' feet "What that Naruto is the son of the fourth?" Ino looking at a picture of them both side by side "Well yes but also…" he pauses before looking up at his troublesome friend "Before that let me ask you something." This causes a delicate blonde eyebrow to rise "If I put a kunai in a scroll and seal it away, does the scroll become the kunai?"
"Pfft, no. What kind of idiot do you think…" she pauses, looks blankly at the Nara "…don't answer that." Seeing his mouth go to counter but close upon that followed by a heavy exhale "Fine, though I suspect this next piece of the puzzle is a village secret, the worst kept one but a secret none the less." The Nara beginning to mumble at the end "Just spit it out Shika." Ino getting annoyed at these evasive responses to her simple inquires "Do you know what a Jinchuriki is?" and to Shikamaru's surprise she nods in the affirmative "Daddy explained them when he was teaching me about the mind-body transfer technique. He said never to use it on clones, certain animals, and Jinchuriki's. When I asked about the latter, he simply said that they had a second mind that has killed Yamanaka's in the past so under no circumstance to do it."
"Jinchuriki are people with a tailed beast within them using seals. We met one during the chunin exams." He speaks and a shudder runs down Ino's spine "Garra, right?" to which he nodded to confirm her suspicions "From what I understand, he had the one tail within him. Other villages have the others."
"What about us? Do we have…?" Ino suddenly froze as the gears all clicked, the information spread among the floor she had piled over for two weeks "Namikazi Naruto…" she almost whispered but the Nara heard and simply nodded "The higher ups decided to use his mothers maiden name to hide him among us." They both sigh.

Over the time of Naruto's three years away, Ino would find out something else about her apparent fiancée that would throw her through a loop. Her research led her to take up a blade and perhaps her only slip up when she was confronted by a purple haired Anbu as she was taking practice swings using a form she found in her clan archives "My I ask who taught you that style?" the anbu asks suddenly appearing, startling the young Yamanaka "Ahh; an anbu? Umm, well… see…" she sighs "…the styles from my clan archives but none of us have actually ever attempted to utilise it. My great-grandmother was the last of the clan to take up the sword."
"I see. Then why did you decide to?"
"You're being awfully noisy, Anbu-san." Ino with a cocked eyebrow and hands on her hip "Forgive me, it's just…" Ino swore she heard the woman sigh behind her mask "…Kenjustsu isn't exactly popular here in the leaf." The younger of the two women nod in agreement "That's true." This time it was the blonde's turn to sigh "Well, someone I am close to comes from a line of great kenjutsu practitioners. I just figured that I could perhaps show him that I can keep up with him and maybe even help him learn too."
"I see." The anbu somewhat puzzled as she tries to recall any clans currently in Kohnoha that specialize in Kenjutsu. She stiffened when she realises that there was only one, which currently only had one member left who was currently away on a training mission. This stiffening didn't go unnoticed by the mind walking kunoichi, but she chose to pretend not to "Well, if you are not too busy, perhaps I could show you a thing or two."
"Really?" Ino questioned somewhat on edge as the Anbu nods "I've always wanted to share my experiences with the younger generation." This would be the beginning of Ino's own journey to winning the following Chunin exams with her two sensei cheering from the stands as she held her blade across her opponent's neck "Winner Ino Yamanaka." She bows and cheers but as she was about to step off she looked up at the shadows of one support pillar and spotted spiky blond hair, blue piercing eyes waving softly at her as she beams and puts up a V sign with her fingers. A blink later and he was gone.

It would be a whole year and a half after that when Chunin Naruto Uzumaki would return. Though Apparently, he was supposed to be back sooner, but they intercepted the Kazekage being kidnapped and assisted Sunagakure in the retrieval of their leader and returned him home after interrupting their sealing process. The death of Iwoa's mad bomber was confirmed and the destruction of Sasoari of the red sand and his army. Unbeknownst to most, two blondes were lost among the celebrations and would only pop up just prior to the awakening of their mutual friend. Upon his late return Naruto and his sensei walked with purpose and animation as they speak and joke with the older shinobi poking fun at the bandage that covers his neck. That's when they noticed the blonde ahead of them frozen in place, a blush slowly dusting her cheeks pink "Yo Ino!"

Stepping back into the room she shared with her now husband, Ino is suddenly confronted with the second blonde figure currently dressing in her own robes "Umm… about last…"
"Let's just leave it be, okay?" Ino cutting off her fellow blonde off "Still, I…"
"Termari. It's fine. Though I would like to think this was a one-time thing, I doubt it will be. Just remember he is my husband. Not your plaything or baby maker." Ino snipped as the older girl blushed up a small storm "I… umm… thank you, I guess. I will raise little Karura properly." A snicker caused the bowing woman's attention causing her to snap up "You've changed quite a bit since we last saw each other."
"I'm not the only one…" Temari growls hotly "…you used to be all googly eyed for that bastard Uchiha." A cold tingle ran up then down Ino spine at the thought of her younger self going after the ever-brooding raven-haired traitor "Yeah, yeah…" pulling down her top over her head "…it was a close one." with a second shudder "…and now you've hocked up with your villages dirty little secret."
"He's the son of the fourth. Not an erotic novel." Growled Ino as her counterpart giggles.

The breakfast table was filled with food as Temari, holding the two-month-old little girl, leads Ino into the room where three jinchurki are scoffing down breakfast and cheering one another. It would be a little funny if an enemy attacked now, its conclusion would be swift Ino silently mused as she takes her seat beside Naruto taking a plate, unbeknownst to the participants the jonin Baki takes a photo of the scene with a small smile. That picture would be passed down within the main line of the clan for over six generations.

Authors note; Some might of realised this but the orignal start of this was a jumbled mess, blocky and a bit disjointed. My apologoise for that. Many of the plotpoints, storyline, etc, came to me during the first draft as I was writing it. As such it was a bit, okay really messy. I hope it's a bit better. May return to it later.
Anyway, This is just a rework of the first chapter, sorry to disappoint, but I have almost finished chapter two (Or three depending on who's asking) to which I will return to finish chapter four of my other story. Thanks.
TLDR; I fixed my fuck ups, my bad. Working on two new chapters. Enjoy.