Restorer
"Character Talking"
"Character Thinking"
"Demon or Summon"
"Jutsu"
"xxxXXXxxx" Scene Change.
Chapter 4
One night passed since team 7 were told of Inari's story by Tazuna, Sakura seemed saddened by the information she had received, Sasuke and Kakashi had remained silent, but their faces did show empathy, Naruto didn't seem to care all that much, a fact that Sakura had seen and screamed at him when they had gone in their temporary bedroom. Naruto hadn't said anything, and had simply left in the middle of the night.
It had angered Sakura that he had hadn't cared about the story and that he had flat out ignored her.
"Good morning!" Sakura greeted everyone as she came downstairs and sat on the dinner table.
"Here." Tazuna's daughter told her as she placed a plate of food on her table.
"Thank you." Sakura didn't forget her manners.
"Where is Naruto, won't he come down to eat" Tazuna asked the question he had been wondering.
"He left a while back, i doubt that he will come to eat" Kakashi told them quickly trying to end the topic.
"Did he go out to train, i was hoping to get him to help me once again with the bridge today" Tazuna insisted wanting to now.
"Naruto helped you with the bridge?" Sasuke asked in a curious tone.
"Yeah, i must say that kid is unbelievable, he did this Jutsu and made hundreds of himself, we had never done so much work in our life, were I he, i would quit being a ninja and open up my own company i could have hundreds of employees and i wouldn't even have to pay them." Tazuna laughed.
Sasuke said nothing for a moment before he got up from the table.
"Sasuke?" Sakura seemed to want to know where he was going.
"I'm going for a walk," was the only thing he said before he walked out.
Naruto found himself in the woods of the forest the massive trees seemed to calm him down, he couldn't explain why but for some reason he simply love the ocean view. He was seated down on the ground his back was against a tree. He thought that the ocean called out to him. He wanted to sail, to leave all of them behind and go to Hinami Island and then Whirlpool Country.
He hadn't cared or listened to anything that Sakura had said to him last night, she was beneath him, thus her words didn't have weight to him. He had left because he wanted to spend more time in nature. He heard some footsteps to his side.
He got up and drew a Kunai from his pouch, but removed it after a he saw a young woman come towards him, she seemed to be gathering herbs in the forest. "You shouldn't be walking out in the forest at this early of an hour, you could catch a cold" she said to him.
"Yet that doesn't seem to stop you does it" he replied shortly, lowering his guard.
"I am from here, the climate doesn't really affect me any more, but you are not from here are you?" She said pointing to his headband.
"No i am not" Naruto admitted "What are you doing here in this hour" Naruto questioned.
"I am gathering medical herbs" she told him.
"Medical herbs?" Naruto said a took a long look at her, his look made her nervous.
"Medical herbs are used for healing injuries, sickness and the like. So who are you treating?" Naruto asked with a hint of amusement in his voice.
"I am treating my old grandpa" she said quickly.
"I see, hope he gets better soon, wouldn't want your hard work to go in vain"
"You're too kind, but you didn't tell me, what are you doing here" she suddenly asked him.
"I'm training"
"But... why are you training?" she asked him.
"I need to get stronger!"
"You look strong enough"
"No i need to get even stronger" '
"OK but why?"
Naruto seemed to think a bit. "I need to get stronger to protect those close to me, i need to get stronger to restore the might of my clan" the girl's eyes widened a little when she heard him say those last words.
"Restorer your clan, what clan do you come from?" she asked curious.
"The Uzumaki Clan"
"I see. I think you and i are alike, we both want to protect those close to us. For you see when a person has something precious they want to protect... that's when they can truly become strong." she told him.
Naruto said nothing. She took the casket of herbs, got up and started to walk away.
"By the way, i am a boy"
"I thought we were telling truths here, i hoped you wouldn't lie to me, don't worry i understand. Safer to travel isn't that right?" Naruto said looking at her.
She had a small smile on her face "You're hard to fool aren't you" was the last thing she said before she went away.
"Well i didn't expect Zabuza's apprentice to be a girl," he thought to himself.
He saw Sasuke coming towards the forest, he passed the girl on the way but said nothing to her. He looked at Naruto "Why didn't you come for breakfast?" he asked abruptly.
"I've eaten"
"When?"
"Earlier"
"You've been training all night haven't you" Sasuke asked.
"Not really, just been wondering around" Naruto said to him in a bored tone.
"Well Tazuna asked for you earlier, he wonders if you will go and help him today as well"
"I will"
"Well anyway i might as well start my training" Sasuke said as took out a Kunai. He measured up against a tree and started running upwards. Naruto looked at him run up and down the tree, sometimes going a long way up, sometimes falling short.
Sasuke jumped down on the ground to gather back his Chakra. "Sasuke" he called out. He turned and looked at him "What is it?"
"I was wondering, you are an Uchiha. There are no other Uchiha's in the village, so that makes you the Uchiha Clan leader, does it not?" Sasuke didn't like to be reminded of his clan's passing but wanted to know where Naruto was going with this.
His black eyes scanned Naruto closely, "Yes, that's true, what of it?"
"And where do you live, do you live in your clan's compound?" Naruto continued with his questions.
"No i don't, the Hokage gave me a flat on the heart of the village" Sasuke answered truthfully.
"And why is that, did you refuse to live there or did the Hokage refuse for you" Naruto's words angered Sasuke.
"What the hell are you trying to get at?" he lashed out at him.
"I was curious, do you even know of the power you hold within Konoha" Naruto remained calm despite Sasuke's anger and continued. "You have the position of a Clan Leader therefore you can vote in which direction the village goes, you also have the power to reinstate the police force of the village."
Naruto's words took Sasuke back. He hadn't thought of these things. The death of his clan had hurt him deeply, and ever since that day he had completely ignored everything else other than revenge. He wanted to kill his big brother and that was all he ever thought about.
"So you didn't even know about it huh? Well no surprises there, tell me are you familiar with Danzo Shimura?"
"Danzo Shimura, do you mean that old man with the bandaged eye and arm? Yeah i know him… i mean i did have a brief exchange with him a few years ago but he didn't say much and i never saw him again after that" Sasuke admitted.
"And what did he tell you during that meeting?"
"He asked about my Sharingan and the events that occurred that night" Sasuke said his voice getting lower and lower as he recalled his past.
Naruto's eyes narrowed at the information that he received, he had learned about Danzo Shimura quite a while back and from what he had heard about him the guy was going to be a massive problem.
"Well anyway, enough about the past, what about the future?" Naruto suddenly asked.
"What about the future?"
"What do you plan to do, you said you plan to get revenge, what comes after that?"
Naruto's words took Sasuke aback once again, the blonde seemed to always have a way to point out the obvious that eluded Sasuke.
"I-i-i don't know" Sasuke unbelievably stuttered. He was always thinking of his revenge that he had never stopped to reconsider what he would do once he got his revenge.
"You don't? That so? What about your clan, do you want another family, don't you wish to see the Uchiha Clan rise once again?"
"Of course i want to." Sasuke said out loud.
"Well then we do seem to have the same dreams." Naruto said as he got up.
"...Except you seem to have a plan that i don't"
"Then i suggest you start formulating one for yourself" Naruto said as he walked away, not bothering to turn back.
The day had passed away quickly, Naruto had spent the rest of it helping Tazuna on the bridge, the bridge would be completed by the end of the week. He arrived back home with Tazuna that night and had sat down for a meal. He saw Sasuke arrive back to the house covered in mud and sweat.
"So how did it go?" Kakashi questioned.
"I reached the top" Sasuke told them nonchalantly, he eyed Naruto for a little while before he went to take a shower.
"In just a teeny little bit, the bridge will be complete. It's thanks to you guys." Tazuna told them happily.
"Even so, don't let your guard down…" Kakashi warned them.
"I've really wanted to ask you for a long time now... But why are you still here even though I lied about the mission?" Tazuna asked them wanting to know the reason.
Naruto and Sakura remained quiet and looked at their sensei. "To see what is right without doing it bespeaks an absence of courage. It's a teaching of the first Hokage." Kakashi told them.
Inari was also seated on the table, hearing Kakashi's words made him remember his own father figure. His hands slammed against the table. "Why do you desperately work so hard until you get like that?! There's no way you'd be a match for Gato's men even if you train! No matter what cool things you say or how much effort you make... the weak always lose out... against the truly strong!" he lashed out, looking at Naruto straight in the eyes.
Naruto regarded the young boy with a curious gaze. "I agree, the weak do lose to the strong, but… i am not weak and i will not lose."
Inari couldn't pinpoint whether it was the wording, or the way he had said it in that cold voice, but the blonde truly looked and sounded like he didn't care about Gato and his men.
Inari wanted to scream out at him, to tell him that he was simply a foreigner and that he didn't know anything about this land, but he couldn't, the words seemed stuck on his throat.
He simply ran outside crying. Sensing that Sakura was about to open her mouth to speak, Naruto turned to look at her, giving her an icy glare that stopped her from saying anything at all.
Next morning came and team 7 prepared to leave for their final day. They made their way towards the bridge. When they arrived there they were greeted with the sight of all the workers on the bridge completely collapsed on the ground, blood all around them…
"What is going on? What's happened?" Tazuna and Sakura screamed in horror of the sight.
"Naruto! Sasuke! Sakura! They're coming!" Kakashi said as mist began to cover the bridge.
"I knew he was still alive. Making an appearance so soon, eh... " Kakashi thought to himself.
"Say, Kakashi Sensei. This is his... Hidden Mist Jutsu, right?!" Sakura asked with a bit of fright in her voice.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting, Kakashi. I see you've got those brats with you as always." Zabuza's voice rang out thorough the mist.
"He's still trembling. Poor thing." he said focused on Sasuke.
"I'm trembling with... excitement." Sasuke told him. Before slashing across all of the water clones that surrounded them.
"Well well. So he could defeat the Water Clones, eh. That brat's grown quite a bit." Zabuza chuckled to himself.
"This means a rival has emerged, Haku."
"So it seems" the masked girl said but her eyes were fixated on Naruto.
"Well, well... It seems my prediction was right on the money." Kakashi said.
"Prediction?" Tazuna asked, a bit confused.
"That little mask…" Kakashi pointed out.
"Oh…So the Elite Shinobi of the Hidden Mist thing was a bald faced lie!" Tazuna said.
"No matter how you look at him, he's gotta be a comrade of Zabuza. Standing together with him and all…" Kakashi told them.
"How dare he show up like that after what he did!" Sakura screeched out.
Kakashi took a bit of time to look at his blonde student. He didn't seemed all to concerned with the situation. "He did tell that masked ninja to kill Zabuza, did he know from the very beginning?" Kakashi question himself.
Without wasting any more time, Haku's lithe form blurred as she charged towards Sasuke with incredible speed. Zabuza, observing the battle with anticipation, was momentarily taken aback as Sasuke skilfully reacted to Haku's swift onslaught.
Haku expertly wielded her senbons, launching them at Sasuke with deadly accuracy. However, to Zabuza's surprise, Sasuke was able to predict and counter Haku's attacks with surprising ease. The clash of kunai against senbon echoed through the air, creating a symphony of metallic sounds.
In a swift and fluid motion, Haku performed a single hand seal, drawing upon the water surrounding the bridge. With a mastery over her ice jutsu, she froze the water into razor-sharp senbons that surrounded Sasuke, creating a deadly barrage. The frozen needles whizzed through the air, aimed at Sasuke from all directions.
Sasuke, displaying his own agility and reflexes, leaped into the air, narrowly avoiding the deadly onslaught. Gravity seemed to momentarily lose its grip on him as he somersaulted through the air, evading the icy projectiles. As he descended, Sasuke's eyes glowed ominously, indicating his heightened focus and battle instincts.
Seizing the opportunity, Sasuke launched into a counterattack. Swift as a shadow, he closed the distance between himself and Haku, kunai flashing in the moonlight. Haku gracefully evaded some of the strikes, but Sasuke's speed and precision were proving to be a formidable challenge.
In a surprising turn, Sasuke's leg arced through the air, connecting with Haku's face in a powerful kick. The impact resonated with a satisfying thud, causing Haku to stagger backward. Undeterred, she quickly regained her composure.
Haku, gracefully rising from the impact of Sasuke's kick, glanced at him through her mask, determination burning in her eyes. Zabuza's voice cut through the cold air, urging her to activate her potent jutsu. With a nod of acknowledgment, Haku turned her attention back to Sasuke.
"I am sorry it has come to this. I promise you, I'll end it quickly," she apologized, sincerity evident in her voice. With a swift series of hand seals, a brilliant blue aura enveloped her, and the temperature on the bridge plummeted even further.
"Secret Jutsu: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals!" Haku exclaimed, her voice echoing across the frozen expanse. The water beneath her feet began to freeze rapidly, and ethereal mirrors materialized around Sasuke, reflecting the moonlight in an eerie dance. The mirrors formed an impenetrable barrier, trapping Sasuke within their icy embrace.
As Kakashi, alarmed by the unfolding situation, sprinted toward Sasuke, Zabuza intercepted him with a menacing glare. "If you want to interfere with this fight, then you will fight with me," Zabuza declared, his gaze unwavering.
Inside the mirrors, Sasuke found himself surrounded by countless reflections of Haku, each ready to strike. Senbons materialized out of thin air, launching from all directions. The mirrors acted not only as a visual spectacle but also as a deadly battlefield. Sasuke, caught off guard by the sudden onslaught, attempted to evade, but the mirrors seemed to anticipate his every move.
The senbons relentlessly pelted Sasuke from all angles, leaving him with no choice but to shield his head with his hands. Kakashi's concern for his young student grew, but with Zabuza blocking his path, he could only watch as Sasuke struggled to withstand the onslaught of the Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals.
Sakura's frustration reached its peak as she witnessed Sasuke desperately fending off Haku's relentless assault within the mirrors. Unable to bear it any longer, she turned to Naruto with a mixture of anger and desperation.
"GO, YOU IDIOT! HELP SASUKE OR HE WILL GET KILLED!" Sakura's voice echoed across the frozen battlefield, cutting through the intensity of the moment. However, Naruto remained unfazed, his attention seemingly fixed on something beyond the immediate chaos.
Ignoring Sakura's plea, Naruto stood his ground, his expression unreadable. Sakura, feeling a surge of determination, drew a kunai from her pouch and rushed towards Sasuke, intending to lend him aid. However, before she could reach her target, Haku intercepted the kunai with swift precision.
"Why won't you come to your teammate's defense?" Haku questioned, her voice echoing from within the mirrors. Naruto, still impassive, began to walk calmly towards the unfolding battle.
Zabuza, noticing Naruto's approach, attempted to strike him down, but Kakashi intervened, blocking Zabuza's path. The two seasoned ninja engaged in a fierce struggle, their attention momentarily diverted from the main conflict.
From within the mirrors, Haku unleashed a barrage of senbons towards Naruto, expecting him to react or defend himself. To everyone's surprise, Naruto continued his steady advance, and to the amazement of onlookers, the senbons inexplicably bent around him, altering their trajectory and harmlessly dispersing into the air.
The atmosphere on the bridge shifted as Naruto walked through the storm of projectiles, unaffected by the deadly assault.
As Haku's mirrors surrounded Naruto completely, the air crackled with tension. Senbons launched from every direction, seemingly piercing Naruto's body, only to fall harmlessly to the ground. Haku's eyes widened in horror as the realization struck her – Naruto was no ordinary opponent.
Maintaining his serious demeanor, Naruto calmly spoke, shifting the focus of the conversation. "So, did that old grandpa of yours make it out alive?" His words caught Haku off guard, and she found herself pondering how much Naruto truly knew about her.
"Did this boy know of my true identity from the very beginning?" Haku wondered, her mind racing to understand the situation.
Naruto, seemingly aware of her internal conflict, responded to her unspoken question. "This land has lost all hope of resistance. A girl walking alone in a forest is a death sentence." His words held a weight that went beyond the immediate battlefield.
Haku, absorbing Naruto's explanation, then questioned him directly. "Why didn't you take me out back then?" The answer Naruto provided was unexpected, shedding light on his strategic approach.
"If I took you out right then and there, the Demon of the Mist would have been enraged and come after me directly," Naruto explained, his gaze unwavering. "I let you live so you could come to the bridge."
"But why? Why did we need to come to the bridge" Haku asked.
"You'll see that soon enough… if you are up by then" Naruto said leaving Haku puzzled at his words.
"What?" was the last word she managed to say before a massive bolt of lightning was shot through her entire body. She managed to look down on the ground and saw a massive red circle.
"What tha, where did that seal come from?" Zabuza roared at Naruto.
"It came from the ground, i do believe that you saw that" Naruto responded.
"Shut up i know that, i am asking when did you place it down, i was looking at you the entire time, there's no way you could have placed it there now"
"True, there was no time to place a seal in the middle of battle, that's why i placed it back when i was building the bridge" Naruto responded, his face betraying no emotions.
"What?"
"Of course you wouldn't know, well i am the one that build this bridge, so i had placed seals in it just for this exact moment."
"You make it seem like you knew we would come here?"
"I did"
"What, how?"
"...That's a matter for another time" Naruto decided to end the conversation then and there.
"Sensei, would you be so kind as to end this?" Naruto asked, turning around and beginning to walk toward the masked Shinobi that had fallen on the ground unconscious.
"I intend to" Kakashi told him before charging towards Zabuza. Naruto keeled down on one knee and removed the mask of his opponent. He looked to see the face of the girl he met on the forest.
He looked at her for a while, she was unconscious yet had a look of satisfaction on her face, he envied that calm and peaceful look she had.
He was taken out of his thoughts when he saw Sakura run towards Sasuke, who had been injured but nowhere near anything dangerous. He had a few senbons impaled into him but they had done little to no damage, he saw Sasuke look at him.
He couldn't quite pinpoint the emotions of his look. He decided to pay no mind to it and turned his gaze back to Kakashi and Zabuza, he saw the fight, it was incredible, he could see that they were both injured and not fully recovered, their fight had been far more destructive the first time around.
Seeing the attacks being thrown at one another, Naruto could see that it was his Sensei that had the upper hand, Zabuza's reactions had been slower, more sluggish.
The fight lasted a good long while until his sensei finished the battle with a Jutsu his team had never seen before, he had called it Chidori, lighting had formed around his hand in the form of a blade and Kakashi had run it right through Zabuza.
Naruto watched the Demon of the Mist bleed out like any other mortal men would, he watched him collapse on the ground, his pulse stopping, he was dead.
Kakashi looked at his team, Sasuke was back on his feet again with Sakura standing next to him, she was red faced and looking at him with heart eyes. Naruto was still on the ground holding the head of the masked ninja though he had removed the mask.
"Great work everyo–" Kakashi was about to say but stopped.
His team looked at him strangely. Naruto got up it seemed like he was the only one that got it. He turned around. "It seems like we got company" Naruto said making his remaining teammates turn and take a look themselves.
They saw a massive mob of people standing in front of them armed with whatever they could have found, swords, knifes, sticks etc.
"Well, well i thought i would have to take Zabuza out of my payroll my self but it seems that there will be no need, and also where is that wench, i did promise her to some of my companions here" the short man in front of the mob began talking.
He spotted Naruto holding on to her "Ah there she is, hey boy why don't you bring her here and i might just spare your life" the short man laughed.
Naruto shook his head a little, "Such arrogance, for one so weak, truly disgusting" he placed the girl on the floor gently and got up. "Sensei"
Kakashi turned his attention to his student "What is it?"
"I'll take care of this, you don't have to worry" Naruto moved right in front of the mob.
"What's this we have a volunteer for death?" Gato said as loud as he could.
"I have a question for you" Naruto said calmly.
"And what could it be?"
"What do you value most, your life or your money?" Naruto asked.
"What kind of question is that… but if i had to choose than money. Money gets you everything in life" Gato shouted back.
"Well then i guess i'll take your life" Naruto said as he went through hand seals. Gato's man wasted no time of their own and charged at him, but they were cut short when the ground beneath them opened and they all fell into a deep pit below, the pit was made of solid concrete.
Naruto walked above them, he saw the men down below they were all shouting and pushing against one another, the pit was narrow. "This pit was especially made for you, this pit is going to be your hell and grave, and as for me, i will be your judge, jury and executioner." Naruto said.
Gato looked up at the boy and felt true fear for the first time in his life, he saw the massive stones that stood above the pit ready to fall down and crush them all to death. "Please, please take me out of here, i'll give you anything, anything you want, just don't kill me" Gato screamed.
His screaming was followed by his thugs as well, but Naruto didn't hear them, he watched as a massive stone began to fall on the pit, the stone was massive and fit the pit perfectly so it took it's time going down the deep hole. Naruto heard the screaming of people die out but said nothing. He launched two more rocks into the pit, before he closed the bridge back.
He had worked quite a lot on this trap of his. He looked forward and saw that the mist was going away, "Yamato should have taken the treasure of Gato by now, all that remains now is to head back home" he thought to himself. He had sent Yamato to go to Gato's base after he left, round up any thug that was left and steal the treasure to take back.
He wasn't about to let all of that money Gato had gathered go to waste, Yamato would get a portion and leave it at the town square of the Land of Waves. While taking the rest for himself.
It was just about then that a quick storm of memories came flooding back to him, it was a shadow clone, that he had left back at Tazuna's home. It seemed he was right to believe that Gato would send assassins to Tazuna's family.
He walked back to his team, Kakashi was looking at him with a nonchalant face but deep down he was worried about Naruto's actions and the fact that he wasn't bothered at all about all the deaths he caused, sure he knew that this was a Shinobi job but he still expected Naruto to be somewhat moved by it.
Sakura had a horrified disgusted look on her face, and was ready to vomit. She wanted to scream at Naruto, on how he could be such a terrible human being, but for some reason, she suddenly didn't have the courage to even speak to the blonde let alone scream at him.
Sasuke had an angry look on his face, he looked at Naruto with his black eyes which turned into red with tomoe in each of them, his anger was so great that he didn't even notice the change he had on vision.
Naruto opened his mouth to speak but was beaten to it by Sasuke, "Hey Naruto" hearing his name being called made the blonde turn and look at the last Uchiha.
"What is it?"
"As much as i hate to say it, you're now my rival so don't get comfortable while you're ahead, i will surpass you" Sasuke told him an unusual determined look on his face. Naruto said nothing.
Sakura stared at Sasuke dumbfounded, sure Naruto did something impressive but Sasuke was the best, why was he talking as if Naruto was stronger than him, "Nobody can defeat Sasuke right? Right?" Sakura repeated on her head each time more angrily.
Kakashi had a smile, "I really wondered how Sasuke was going to take this new awakening of Naruto. Must say the amount of progress he's made in such a little time is remarkable" he thought to himself.
"Well , you saw it, the threats to your life are over, i think it's about time that we head back home" Kakashi explained to him.
Tazuna had tears on his eyes, "Thank you, thank you, thank you" he cried on his knees. "Thank you to all of you, you are all welcomed here anytime" he said in a shaky voice.
All the members of team 7 had a smile on their faces as they left the bridge in the direction of Konoha.
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After a day and a half of walking, Team 7 found themselves in front of the massive gates of Konoha. They all entered through the gates with their heads held up high. They were greeted by Izumo and Kotetsu the 2 were on guard duty that day, they greeted Kakashi with the respect he deserved, congratulating him on a mission well done.
Their Shinobi eyes quickly landed on the woman being carried by Naruto, "Who's that?" Izumo asked, having never seen the girl before.
"She's with me" Naruto replied shortly, not giving a concrete answer.
Clearly not getting the memo Izumo continued "And who is she, she is not from the village"
"I said she is with me, that's all that you need to know, do you understand?" Naruto said, angered by the questions.
Izumo looked at Kakashi and then back at Naruto, he shrugged and bid them well.
"Well now it's time to report to the Hokage, Naruto you are excused" Kakashi said, the blonde nodded and walked away carrying the girl in his hands bridal style.
Kakashi's other students looked at him strangely but said nothing, Kakashi's mind went back to the conversation he had with Naruto, he wanted to question Naruto why he was bringing that girl with them, he had told him that she was like him and thus deserved a better life, Kakashi instantly understood Naruto's meaning.
He knew that his student would still have to deal with her once she woke up again, since Naruto had essentially kidnapped her but that wasn't his problem. He let Naruto do what he wanted. After a little while of walking Naruto had asked him if he could be allowed not to report to the Hokage, he wanted to go home as soon as possible so that he might not deal with Danzo Shimura.
Kakashi couldn't blame the kid, he knew that if Danzo Shimura knew that a girl from a vanished clan had just walked inside the village he would not stop until he had her put through a Clan Reproduction Program, he shivered at the very though.
Back with Naruto he finally reached at the massive doors of the Namikaze Mansion, he felt the familiar Chakra of Yamato arriving from behind him. He had felt Yamato keep pace with his team and conceal his presence at the same time.
"Glad you made it back safely" Yamato exclaimed.
"Thank you. Did you complete the task i gave you?" Naruto asked, he was 99% sure that Yamato had done it but still asked anyway.
"Yes. I got Gato's entire wealth with me, i left a small portion in the Land of Waves, while the rest is right here" Yamato said taking out a scroll.
"Keep it for now" Naruto said before the massive gates of the house opened for them.
They moved inside while a few other Naruto's greeted them. "Shadow Clones but how, you were away for thousands of Kilometres, how did you manage to keep them?" Yamato asked disbelievingly.
"These are not random shadow clones, these are special clones as they are made of 60% of my chakra, you see i simply sacrifice 60% of my chakra to create a shadow clone, granted it is a lot but i can afford it due to my immense chakra pool, and i also can regather it in about half a day?" Naruto explained as he handed Haku to one of the clones "Take her to one of the bigger chambers and make sure to leave someone there with her, i used the instant Chakra draining seal on her so she'll be extremely weak when she wakes up"
The clone did as commanded at took Haku away. Naruto turned to the other one. "Anything new?"
"Yes, the blacksmith Oetsu arrived back in the village yesterday he came to see you but i told him that i was only a clone, he said he'll come once you return" the clone reported.
"I see that's good anything else"
"Yeah we spotted 5 Anbu Black Ops surveying the house, and they were not from the Anbu of the Hokage, most likely of Danzo" Naruto and Yamato exchanged glances with one another.
"Did they try to enter the house or anything?" Yamato asked.
"No they didn't but they came here for 3 nights in a row, they simply take positions around the house look for anyone to come or go but they don't do anything"
"So that old man is trying to intimidate me. He will be an annoying one to deal with for sure." Naruto said.
"Anything else?"
Naruto and Yamato saw Naruto's clone hesitate a little, "Actually yeah, there's also something else…"
"What?" Naruto asked impatiently.
"We discovered a new room on the house here while you were away…"
"And…"
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Kakashi gave the report of the mission to the Hokage, he was flanked by both his student's, they all had a serious look on their face afterall they were addressing the Hokage but their gaze were fixated on the man that stood beside the Hokage, a man with a bandage that covered on of his eyes. Both Kakashi and Sasuke knew the old man.
It was Danzo Shimura, Kakashi didn't say anything outside his mission but inwardly cursed his luck that Danzo had to be there just in the worst moment, he couldn't lie to the Hokage so he did tell of Haku, after he finished the report. Danzo decided to start talking.
"You have given us quite an impressive description Kakashi, so tell me where is the hero Naruto Uzumaki" Danzo said in a emotionless tone that made Kakashi wonder if he was being serious or simply mocking his student.
"He went back home, i allowed him to get some rest i believe he more than deserves it" Kakashi said.
"Well said a hero deserves rest" Danzo said, and this time Kakashi knew that he was being sarcastic.
"Nevertheless, i wonder why Naruto Uzumaki decided to not inform us personally of bringing another person inside the village, without the order of the Hokage." Danzo continued.
"The person he brought in was injured and unconscious, he didn't have that much time, he did the right thing" Sasuke said, he too was wondering why he was defending his blonde teammate, he usually didn't say anything during these meetings, yet here he was.
"So he did what he did out of empathy" Danzo seemed to think a moment "Good job defending your teammate Sasuke Uchiha, you truly take after your brother Itachi" Danzo said.
If he was trying to get a reaction out of Sasuke than he had succeeded, Sasuke had clenched his teeth and his fists were tightened, his Sharingan span on his eyes and glared at Danzo. "Never mention that guy's name again old man…" Sasuke growled out.
Kakashi placed a hand on his shoulder trying to calm him down. Danzo analysed the young Uchiha, he sighed "Forget what i said, Itachi would have never lost control of his emotions like that." Danzo said as he got up.
"Well i shall take my leave, and Hiruzen i would definitely consider my offer if i were you" he said at the end as he made for the door.
Sasuke looked at him walk away, and all he could think was of Naruto asking him about Danzo, it seemed like he and Naruto had a common enemy in the elder.
Hiruzen sighed "Do excuse us for that interruption, well done on your mission team 7"
Danzo was walking towards the door of the Hokage mansion, he had quite a lot on his mind, "Hiruzen that dammed fool told the boy of his heritage, hmmm…. This could be troublesome, well in any case, i wonder which path will he take his fathers or his…"
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Naruto followed one of his clones down to the basement, as he walked he couldn't stop his thoughts from going to how this place once was and how it was now, he had done a good job cleaning this place.
They came at the end of the hall in the basement, he looked around "What now?" he asked of the clone that had been leading them forward.
The clone went to the nearby wall, he did some hand signs and the wall before him vanished revealing stairs that went even further down. Naruto was shocked his clones had discovered even more places in the mansion.
They walked down the stairs, Yamato walked behind him. They continued walking for around 10 minutes until they reached the end of the stairs. They stood in front of two massive gates, both of them had the face of a man dripping blood from his eyes.
Naruto mature face finally dropped for the first time ever since he learned of his heritage. As if sensing them the double door opened themselves. A massive gust of wind washed over them giving the impression that the gates hadn't been opened in tens of years.
Naruto walked inside, it was incredibly dark and cold, he tried to look around but saw nothing until his clone turned the lights on, his eyes widened and he froze, he felt as if the very blood on his veins froze.
He looked at the room in horror, it was then that he realised why the room stank so bad, it stank of blood. He was able to spot about 20 bodies tied to X-shaped woods, their flesh had nearly fallen off completely, he saw one of the bodies was laying in a wooden table, he saw knifes, glasses and many other things he didn't recognise.
On another part of the lab he saw 3 massive tubes filled with what seemed was like water, one had a monstrous deformed creature that only had a head and 2 arms with no neck or body, one had the half body of a woman, and the other tube had the body of a young girl inside it.
"What in the hells name is this place" Naruto said not believing what he was seeing.
He spotted a picture that stood right next to the body of the man that was laying on the wooden table, he moved to examine it. He looked at the picture with even more shock, it was the picture of his own father Minato Namikaze and another young man next to him, Naruto noted the long blonde hair and ocean blue eyes of the man that stood next to his father.
"That can't be… that's…." Yamato said as he saw the face of the man in the picture.
