KG: Okay people, you all seem a little confused about Gaara. I mentioned it in a previous chapter of the Kazekage retrieval arc. The first one was when he and Kushina fought Itachi who turned out to be the Advisor for Suna's council. The second Naruto got during that three day of awkwardness between him and Kushina. I just didn't go into much detail over it. Hinako's part will come later.
Kushina smiled at the open ocean and closed her eyes. It had been a long time since she could see it all. She had never been so close to her home in such a long time. Naruto watched his mother embrace the small feeling while he sat on the ground. They had been running for about a day and he was more than happy to have a break, but that didn't mean that he wouldn't be happy to go and see the place where his mother had grown up.
"Are you ready sochi?" Kushina asked and Naruto got to his feet. He did a few quick stretches to get the blood flowing back through his body as he turned to the redhead.
"Yeah Kaa-chan, I'm ready. So are we going to take a boat?" Naruto asked and Kushina nodded as they walked towards the small ocean port. It wasn't a long walk away, just about a few minutes before they came to it.
"Sochi, I want you to be prepared though. Uzugakure is a place surrounded by heavy whirlpools. There is a reason as to why only the Uzumaki could make it there," Kushina told him while Naruto turned to her.
"If that's the case then why did Baa-chan say that nothing has been there for such a long time?" Naruto asked and Kushina sighed. Her smiled faded slightly and Naruto noticed it. He gulped as he wondered if he said something wrong while Kushina responded.
"It's complicated sochi. The nations feared our talent for fuinjutsu and so we were attacked. I was young at the time. Hehe, Tsunade might have made an exaggeration with that 200 year thing. We're not that old, but then again history gets distorted that way. It's probably 40-45 years at best, but if I'm right then there is still something for you," Kushina said and Naruto decided to agree with her as they entered the port. Kushina spotted a ship and went to go negotiate with the captain there.
Meanwhile, Naruto let his mind wander back to the time that he had Hiashi had that talk. He was more than happy that Hiashi would keep his secret. He also seemed to be a lot more sociable than when Naruto had known him. He also thought about Hinako's sacrifice. He really needed one. He still had five days to get one since the new deal with the Shinigami which he was slightly relieved for.
"Let's see. I have Kaa-chan, Gaara, and Hinako-san. That's three people. I have to work on Mikoto sometime before Sasuke gets out, but the appearance of another Uchiha will definitely cause some attention to come into Konoha. People will be asking around and Sasuke will be asked for information. He gave me his word that he wouldn't tell them I did it, but I wonder what I should do. Knowing Baa-chan, she'll try to connect this to me somehow," Naruto thought with a gulp. He wasn't a criminal. He sure as hell wasn't a traitor, but with all he'd been doing he wondered if maybe he should tell Tsunade before something really happened. Maybe he was being paranoid, but he figured with a contract like this that paranoia was a little normal.
"It still surprises me that you're such a deep thinker now. When you were younger it was all brawn and no brains with you. You've really grown kit," Kyuubi said making his presence known. Naruto snapped from his thoughts before smiling.
"Hmm I'm still like that at times, but more not than often. So furball, how are you enjoying your domain?" Naruto asked and Kyuubi sighed as his tails curled around his body.
"It's very hot, too many demonic screams and souls tortured. Just perfect kit," Kyuubi said in a blissful sigh while Naruto rolled his eyes at his bijuu. He didn't know when this whole friendship started between him and Kyuubi. For the longest time it was all about a give and take relationship between the two, but they both seemed to be doing better. Kyuubi was still the arrogant, boastful and prideful fox that he'd always been, but he toned it down when talking to Naruto.
"Well that's great, but I'm in kind of a predicament here!" Naruto yelled making Kyuubi cackle in his demonic domain.
"Ahh your fears of being branded a traitor and losing everyone you care about. Hmmm so your worried about reviving that Uchiha, but you revive the wife of a Hyuuga clan head. Something wrong with this picture?" Kyuubi asked and Naruto widened his eyes. Kyuubi was right. He'd already put himself out there. Oh this wasn't going to be good at all. No it wouldn't, but he'd just have to deal with. He could only hope that this wouldn't be a problem for later in his life.
Back in Konoha
Tsunade stared in awe of the person in front of her. Hiashi, Hinata, Neji and Hanabi smiled while the Godaime Hokage tried to break her shock. First Kushina and now Hinako appears? Was this some kind of joke. There were so many things wrong with this picture. One, Hiashi was smiling. That was weird enough before Tsunade stood to her feet.
"How? Why? When? I don't understand how this is happening," Tsunade said and Hinako smiled.
"Last time I saw you you were leaving the village and now you're the Hokage. I see some strange things have happened while I was gone," Hinako said with a snicker while Tsunade turned to Hiashi.
"Please explain before I get a headache," she said and the Hyuuga turned to Hinako. The two looked at each other and sighed. They both knew of their word to Naruto that they would say anything. It was for the best of the village. Not to mention that it was the best for Naruto. Hiashi would always be faithful to Konoha and the Hokage, but he also kept his word no matter what.
"Well Hokage-sama, I don't understand it myself. I think Hinako can tell you better," Hiashi said while the other three Hyuuga turned to Hinako. The female Hyuuga mentally gulped. She really wish she was dead again, but that did matter anymore.
"Well Tsunade, I left the village. It was a bit after you did, but I had a good reason for it. I had lost my memories when I left. I had originally left on a mission for the Sandaime. I don't remember much, but I only now that I got my memory back about a day ago. It seems I was gone for a long time," Hinako said and Tsunade widened her eyes.
"No way. Sarutobi-sensei said that they had buried you. Even I learned about your death. Now tell me the truth," Tsunade said and the anbu in the room all got tense. Hinako sighed as she stepped forward.
"I am telling you the truth. Simply because there is no reason for me to lie to you and I don't know what body you have in the ground, but it isn't mine. If anything it's probably a clone that's long since dispelled. Why not check and see if I'm right," Hinako suggested and Tsunade narrowed her eyes. She waved her hand and an anbu quickly left the room to go.
"(Sigh) this is such a damn pain. If I'm wrong then this'll be one hell of an apology, but what mission where you on?' Tsunade asked and Hinako quickly responded. Unknown to anyone, Hinako was one hell of a good liar when she wanted to be. She never lied on much of any occasion as she didn't condone it, but when she did it her lies were too good.
"If I recall then it was a mission that sent me into a town. I forget what it was called, but it was quite far away, but when I lost my memory something just kept drawing me back to Konoha and so I asked around a lot for the directions which people gave me and I was happy to come back. I found that I had missed my family. My two daughters, my nephew and my husband," Hinako said making them all smile while the anbu came back.
"There is nothing there Tsunade-sama. The grave is completely empty," The anbu told her and Tsunade gave a loud sigh. Soon Shizune came through the room and the blonde Hokage turned to her.
"Shizune, I'm going home. I need to lay down. Just cancel all appointments. I'll do them all later," Tsunade said getting from here desk while Shizune blocked the door.
"No Tsunade-sama, you need to get your work done then you may rest, but it's important that you do it now. I'll make you some tea to calm you down, but this must get done. You're already behind on the work. Plus you need to finalize this document," Shizune said and Tsunade looked at it. It was for her idea that she had wanted to start off with since Sakura gave it to her.
"Alright, fine. Just make me the damn tea and I'll get back to work. You can go now Hiashi, Hinako. I'll deal with it later," Tsunade said and the Hyuuga family walked out of the door. Tsunade rubbed her temples before looking out the window.
"Kushina and Hinako. This is weird. Who's next? Mikoto? Yeah right. If she comes back then I'll give up sake for the rest of my life," Tsunade said to herself before Shizune placed a small cup of tea in front of her. Tsunade took the drink and allowed it to settle her nerves as she went back to work.
With Sasuke
Sasuke looked at the ceiling. It had been two days since he'd been in prison. He found it all uneventful to say the least. Granted he had plenty of time to think about what that anbu said to him. Sasuke couldn't get it out of his head.
"There has got to be a reason for this. Was my whole hatred a lie? What am I supposed to do?" Sasuke wondered. He looked at the steel bars to the outside and got up. He quickly looked over the entire village. He saw some of the people walking the streets before he dropped to the ground.
"Great so even if the dobe is lying about reviving my mother, how am I supposed to go after Itachi now? I really need something to do," Sasuke said to himself before he cell opened. He raised an eyebrow and quickly walked out. He saw that the prisoners also had their cells open also. An anbu came to them and looked at them all.
"You've all go some free time. We'll be watching you closely so don't do anything stupid. Meals will be served soon. Now get going," The anbu said and Sasuke traversed the prison walls of the place. He saw other prisoners conversing before one of them looked at the brunette strangely.
"Well well, it seems that the last of the Uchiha must be a weak chump to be in here," the man said while Sasuke closed his eyes. He sat down at a table on the lower level and decided not to respond which made the man more irate.
"Hey, I'm talking to you brat," the man said while Sasuke placed an elbow on the table. Everyone watched the two converse before the man slammed his hand on the table in front of Sasuke.
"Do you know who I am? I'm a B-rank nin from Snow Country. I always hated you Uchiha. Do you hear me!" he yelled and Sasuke turned a tired eye to him.
"Shut up. If you have the time to waste trying to make me angry then don't. I don't care who the hell you are. Just stay out of my way and I won't kill you," Sasuke said while the inmates cheered for a fight.
"Well, you don't have your precious sharingan so I'll be able to take your head right here and now," The man said as he brought his fist back. Sasuke opened his eyes as he saw the punch coming. The Uchiha quickly ducked under it surprising the man before Sasuke kicked him into the air. The man groaned as Sasuke jumped into the air behind him.
"You think you can beat me? Don't bet your life on it," Sasuke said as he kicked the man down to the ground. He then twirled his body and brought his foot into the man's back making the ground under them crumble beneath both their weight.
"You have a long way to go. Shishi Rendan( Lion's Barrage Combo)," Sasuke said as he got up from his seat. He quickly got to his feet and went back to his table while the anbu came on the scene. They had all seen what happened and didn't really care just so long as no one tried a break out or do anything else.
"Not bad Uchiha. You fight well," someone said and Sasuke rolled his eyes before he got back to his feet.
"Whatever. I'm going back to my cell. It was a lot more quiet there than this damn place," Sasuke said as he quickly got out of the public place. He heard people moan or groan from his leaving and sighed. He didn't have time for this. Besides, there was still a lot more to think about for him.
Back with Tsunade
In her room was an anbu who was kneeling in front of the Godaime Hokage. Tsunade gave the anbu the list and she quickly took it in her hands.
"So, do you think this is a good idea?" Tsunade asked and the purple haired anbu looked at it. She raised an eyebrow before turning back to her Hokage.
"Well Hokage-sama it's sounds interesting, but what's the purpose of this? I don't mind working with other people, but will those four go for it? I mean the Uchiha is in prison at the moment. It's not like anything could happen," she said and Tsunade stood to her feet.
"You're right. You are going to be a new team and you'll have to get used to each other's habits and natures. Yes Sasuke is a criminal, but he told us everything about Orochimaru and any ideas he might have planned. Once Naruto and Kushina come back I'll tell them also. Kakashi might be reluctant, but he might do it if the cause is great enough. Yugao, just be careful. You might be an anbu captain, but even you know of Kushina's kenjutsu and the fact that she passed it to her son makes it more great. Sasuke told us that he studied kenjutsu from Orochimaru. That makes him a powerful asset for us to have and you know that Yugao," Tsunade said while the purple haired anbu nodded.
"Still I don't see why we're doing this. I mean, teams are created with some purpose in mind. Is there one Tsunade-sama?' Yugao asked and Tsunade nodded. She smiled and pointed her finger toward the cat masked anbu.
"I've decided to create Konoha's first kenjutsu group. The Five Swordsmen of Konoha," Tsunade said while Yugao sweatdropped. She looked at her Hokage like she was insane.
"Umm you want to copy Kiri? Isn't that kind of beneath you Hokage-sama?" Yugao asked and Tsunade smiled darkly at the anbu.
"What was that? Are you talking back to your commanding officer?" she asked and Yugao shook her head with a gulp. Tsunade's smile brightened as the anbu relaxed in relief.
"Now then, this was originally an idea that I hadn't thought of. Sakura actually did it and I just finalized it, but there is a reason for this. Recently there has been some news from the Land of Iron where most Samurai dwell. You five being the most adept in using Kenjutsu will be perfect for this. I need this team to look into stuff like that," Tsunade said while Yugao put a finger to her chin.
"But isn't that what the Anbu are for?" Yugao asked and Tsunade rolled her eyes.
"Know what? Just wait till the others come. It'll be easier than telling you all of this," Tsunade said and Yugao nodded, but not before asking one more question.
"Okay I understand, but what about Sasuke? You gave him a month in prison. So how is this going to work?" Yugao asked and it was then that Tsunade smiled. She grinned like mad before staying silent.
"Couldn't tell ya. You may resume your duties now," Tsunade said and before Yugao could ask again she was met with a glare that simply told her to leave which she did.
"(Sigh) I guess I avoided that. Now then, time to start getting this done," Tsunade said as she started taking Naruto, Sasuke, Kushina, and Kakashi's picture. She stamped them to some new licenses in front of her.
"There we go. I can't wait for this," Tsunade said to herself while the anbu wondered what she was planning.
Back with Naruto and Kushina
"This is as far as I can take you miss. You'll have to continue on by yourself," the captain said and Kushina and Naruto nodded. The two jumped off the boat and landed on the water. Naruto saw the violent swirls of the whirlpools and narrowed his eyes. Just beyond these pools was his home, but damn they looked strong. They were about ready to rip anything to shreds that entered them.
"Ready Naruto-kun?" Kushina asked and the blonde turned to his mother.
"Umm exactly what are we doing here Kaa-chan? In case you forgot, she still have those whirlpools in the way," Naruto told her and Kushina nodded as she walked a bit further.
"Don't tell me you're scared Naruto-kun," she said and the blonde scoffed.
"Hell yeah I am," Naruto screamed in his thoughts as Kushina stood down on one knee. She muttered some words to herself and quickly drew her sword.
"Uzu no Fuin: Dai Uzumaki: Kai( Uzumaki Seal: Maelstrom: Release)," Kushina yelled as she slashed her sword forward. A wave blasted into the whirlpools and effortlessly destroyed the pools of violent water creating a path for the two.
"Come on, it won't hold for long," Kushina said to him and Naruto could agree with that as the two ran through the waters. They didn't have any time to lose as they quickly made it to land only to see the water continue to swirl violently making Naruto sigh in relief.
"What was that Kaa-chan?' Naruto asked and Kushina smiled.
"That, was the only way to enter Uzugakure. Now stay close to me. It's easy to get lost here," the redhead warned him and Naruto followed close to her. The two entered into a very dense forest that really covered their sight. Naruto followed close to Kushina as she guided him towards the village. Both took the time to mourn the corpses that they saw before them.
"Are you okay Kaa-chan?' Naruto asked and Kushina closed her eyes. She sighed with a small nod before she widened her eyes to see Naruto hug her pushing her close to his body.
"Don't worry Kaa-chan I'll protect you. I know you must feel sad, but we're not gone. There is still you and me," Naruto told her making Kushina nod.
"You're right sochi. Wait, what do you mean why there is still you and me? Are you trying to tell me something?" She asked and the blonde widened his eyes. He gulped while Kyuubi laughed his head off. Kushina blushed as Naruto rubbed the back of his head.
"W-What are you talking about? I-I didn't mean it like that. W-What I meant to say was that umm," Naruto tried to say which made Kushina giggle at her son. She knew that he knew what she was talking about. She'd already thrown some caution to the wind, but she never thought about doing...that with her son. She didn't even know if she could go through with it.
"Kaa-chan, m-maybe we should get moving now," Naruto told her and the redhead nodded. She stumbled through the forest for a bit longer before the two came up to a gate. Naruto stared at it and so did Kushina.
"It has a seal over it. Well Naruto-kun, go and open it. Time to test the fuinjutsu that I taught you," Kushina told him and Naruto sighed.
"You just don't want to do it do you?" He asked and she rubbed the back of her head with a sheepish chuckle while Naruto shook his head at his mother as he took out a piece of paper. He quickly took out a pen and started to write over the paper. He made a small seal and took hold of the paper.
"Alright Kaa-chan, stand back," Naruto told her and Kushina backed up a bit. Naruto slammed the seal over the gate and backed up. The two Uzumaki stepped a bit more back as they heard gears turning in the gates. It unlocked and due to the age of the doors, they fell to the ground kicking up some dust which made Naruto and Kushina cough for a bit before the two opened their eyes.
"Naruto welcome home," Kushina said the two walked inside. Naruto looked inside and widened his eyes. The place was slightly destroyed and some buildings were burned, but that wasn't what Naruto was looking at. He was looking at some of the nice scenery that surrounded his village. The buildings that weren't destroyed were quite nice. They were the standard traditional houses and Naruto could picture the Uzumaki conversing amongst each other.
"It's nice here Kaa-chan. Do you hear them?" Naruto asked and Kushina raised an eyebrow.
"Hear what sochi?" Kushina asked and the blonde smiled as he gave a blissful sigh.
"I can hear the kids. Their playing in the streets. I might sound weird, but I feel tranquility here. It doesn't matter that the buildings were destroyed. It's just amazing," Naruto said and Kushina gently smiled. Only her son could see the joy in it. One thing that Naruto got from Shin was that he was also more in tune with the spiritual side of things. Maybe that was it.
"Well I'm glad I could show it to you sochi," Kushina said as Naruto walked up to her. He moved his face close to hers making Kushina blush. He quickly kissed her and Kushina widened her eyes before gently touching Naruto's hands. The blonde wrapped his arms around his mother deepening it while Kyuubi smiled.
"Well their not getting it on, but whatever. This is still hot either way," Kyuubi cackled to himself before Naruto backed away while Kushina touched her lips with her finger.
"What was that for?" She asked and Naruto smiled at her. He quickly grabbed her hand and settled for feeling the smoothness of it.
"Just a thank you for doing this. Love you Kaa-chan," Naruto told her and Kushina rubbed the back of her head with a slight nod.
"Love you too Naruto-kun. Now then, let me take you to the place. It isn't far," Kushina told him and Naruto nodded. They quickly walked through the village and while the buildings showed signs of the battle that took place along with the elimination of the Uzumaki, the plant life that was overtaking the place did a good job of hiding it away from the two.
It took about ten minutes, but Kushina brought Naruto towards the main building. It wasn't big rather it was medium sized. It was built to look like the Hokage mansion except it had a large Uzugakure symbol over it. There were a few windows that allowed for easy seeing access towards the village.
"You coming sochi?" Kushina asked and Naruto nodded. He quickly followed her inside and there were a series of stairs leading through the back of the building.
"So Kaa-chan, care to tell me a little bit about Mito-baachan?" the blonde asked and Kushina smiled with a slight nod.
"Baa-chan really was an amazing woman. She was a lot...free-willed and traditional than most Uzumaki. She was also one of our best fuinjutsu experts. I learned all that I knew from her. Like me, her chakra was special also. You didn't know it, but Mito-baachan's chakra was said to be directly linked to the spiritual world granting her an even better chakra connection than anyone else. In a way, you take after her," Kushina said and Naruto smiled with a small nod.
Soon the two exited the back of the Uzugakure Mansion and walked a bit further to see a small vault. Kushina smiled and turned to Naruto.
"Behind this vault lies the secrets of our clan head. Let me tell you this Naruto-kun throughout our entire history. Only five people have gone in here. I'm one of those five and now you're the sixth. Figure out this seal and open it, Naruto-kun. Our clan might be scattered, but we're all still Uzumaki to the end. Once you open this vault it will send a chakra flare anyone who is an Uzumaki while feel it so do it now," Kushina said and Naruto nodded. He quickly walked up to the vault and raised an eyebrow.
"Why did they leave this place if they attacked the village? I wonder if they didn't see this, but how could they not?" Naruto wondered before he took out a piece of paper. He saw Kushina looking around cautiously before he did the same.
"Kyuubi?" The blonde asked and the fox quickly nodded in an affirmative to Naruto's unasked question.
"Yeah, you're surrounded. I don't know who. Either their really lucky bandits who survived those whirlpools or just people who have inhabited this place for a while. Get ready for a fight Kit," Kyuubi said as Naruto narrowed his eyes. Soon just like Kyuubi said a man came from the bushes and grinned like mad at the two Uzumaki.
"Well I didn't think anyone else would be able to survive those whirlpools. Plus a cute one finally arrived," the man said eyeing Kushina up and down while Naruto's chakra flared.
"Oh? And who are you? I didn't think that anyone other than us were here," Kushina said reaching for her sword while the man smirked.
"Yeah well life works out that way doesn't it?" He asked as he snapped his fingers. Immediately five or six scruffy looking guys came out with sword, knives and all the bandit essentials.
"You really think that's a good idea?" Naruto asked while the man turned a tired glare to him.
"Shut your mouth blondie! Besides I'm talking to the sexy looking one here. Although I am curious as to what you have in that vault there. All our attempts at it were destroyed. Now you seem to know what you're doing so why don't you open that vault before I try a 'persuasive' method," The man said pointing his sword a Kushina. The others laughed at the blonde's predicament while Kushina closed her eyes. Naruto's hair shadowed his before he felt her chakra flare. Naruto grabbed his sword making the man frown.
"Don't do anything stupid brat or else she dies," the man said and Naruto smirked when he saw Kushina lift up a handsign.
"You might want to get away from her right now," Naruto told him and the man laughed.
"Yeah? Or what?" he asked and Naruto shrugged his shoulders.
"Or you'll die," Naruto said in his thoughts before everyone heard an explosion which knocked the bandit leader into a tree. He widened his eyes when he saw Kushina smiling on top of said tree.
"You're one hundred years to early to threaten me and my son. I don't know how you got here, but I know how you're leaving," Kushina said as she grabbed her sword. Immediately the bandits yelled and charged at the two while Naruto took out his sword also. He might've been lucky as this was the chance he needed to get his offer out of the way.
"Damn you bitch!" the man yelled as he swung his sword with no skill at all. Kushina rolled her eyes as she parried the blow easily. The bandit widened his eyes while Naruto came up behind him.
"Say hello to the Shinigami for me. Oh wait I'll actually get to see him take your soul," Naruto as he slashed across the man's back. His sword hummed while the blonde stared at the man's back.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu," Naruto said and immediately everyone stared at the white apparition behind the blonde.
"Here's my payment Shin," Naruto said as his sword glowed in a spiritual white color. All the bandits watched as saw their leader's soul ripped from his body. The humanoid shape stood in front of everyone while Shin opened his mouth.
"Payment received," The Shinigami said as he opened his mouth. His beads rattled as the soul of the bandit was sucked into his mouth. Never to be seen again.
"What are you doing to the boss!" someone yelled as they all charged him. Naruto turned around and quickly took out a scroll. He used the ink pen and wrote fast before biting his thumb.
"That won't matter where you're going dattebayo," Naruto said as he slammed the ground with the scroll. Immediately the ground quake from the pressure while everyone lost their balance only to see Kushina waving.
"Goodbye dattebane," she said as all the bandits fell down a large hole into the island. Naruto made it more than steep enough to make sure that they would be meeting the water when they go all the way down. Meanwhile Naruto turned back to the Shinigami to see him devouring the bandit's soul. Naruto's glare turned cold as he closed his eyes.
"Contract finished. Excellent work Naruto," The Shinigami said as he quickly left as soon as he came. Naruto smiled while he turned to Kushina.
"Kaa-chan are you alright?" The blonde asked and the redhead nodded snapping from her stupor.
"Sorry Naruto-kun. I still don't like to see you doing that. Just be careful," she said and Naruto nodded. He could see some of the sadness in his mother's eyes. Naruto wrapped his arms around her with a small smile on his face making her rest into his arms.
"I know Kaa-chan. I promise not to worry you. Now come on and smile, a frown doesn't suit you," the blonde told her and Kushina livened up a little.
"So what does suit me?" She asked and Naruto looked her over. He studied her features before smiling again like he always had.
"Anything except a frown. Now let me open that door," the blonde said and he quickly wrote down a small intricate seal. He finalized it and stamped it over the door. He gave it a quick tug of the handle and watched the seal on his paper glow before hidden seals across the door. Naruto and Kushina closed their eyes to the blinding light before the door opened. Kushina stayed out while Naruto waited for her. The redhead chuckled and shook her head.
"Only those who open the door can go in sochi. You must do it yourself. Read through everything you can find," Kushina said and Naruto walked inside. He quickly walked inside and looked at the darkness.
"Man it's dark," Naruto said to himself before he stumbled on a scroll. He quickly picked it up and read it, but then when he did pick it up a small light flicked on bringing the entire room to brighten as he saw so many books. He quickly picked one up, but then a letter fell out the book. Naruto looked at it and opened it.
"Uzumaki Clansman
If you are reading this then you are one of the unique individuals who was selected by a fuinjutsu master and come into this place. I am the first clan head of the Uzumaki, Fuda Uzumaki. Know that you are one of the privileged to learn everything there is to know in these books. When you leave, you will be filled with the knowledge of the Uzumaki and you will know what made this clan so powerful. My life has ended, but I only hope that the friendship that the Uzumaki hand with the Senju is still strong. Go! Use all our fuinjutsu knowledge to bring pride and honor back to the Uzumaki clan.
Uzumaki Head, Fuda,"
Naruto dropped the note and narrowed his eyes. He quickly picked up a book and read it over. It was all understood to Naruto. He looked at everything in the book. Thanks to his mother the blonde had become a fast reader. He quickly summoned three to five clones and they all read through the books.
Meanwhile, Kushina stayed outside and sat on a tree. It was getting dark while she wondered how long Naruto had been in there. It was at least two or three hours and she wondered if he was planning to read every single last book in there.
"He always was eccentric," Kushina said and she looked up at the forming stars in the sky. She yawned before closing her eyes to get some sleep.
Three hours later
Naruto dispelled his clones and let all the information soak into his head. He never knew about all these capabilities with fuinjutsu. There was even one about Time-space fuinjutsu. It seemed to work the way Kushina tried to explain Minato's Hiraishin, but Naruto never knew. He could make his own stuff. When all this information stopped, Naruto gripped his head.
"Okay slight headache," Naruto said to himself before he got to his feet. The all of a sudden the seal on Naruto's hand started to burn. The blonde gritted his teeth and he fell to his knees. He cursed his luck as his sword glowed brightly. Its shine lit up the room in an even more intense glow of energy while the seal of the Shinigami burned on his hand.
"Kyuubi what's going on? My body, it hurts. It's burning inside," Naruto said and Kyuubi narrowed his eyes. He had never seen something like this before.
"I don't know. Just try and bear it Kit," Kyuubi said while Naruto rolled on the floor in pain. His seal burned in a white light while small white streaks appeared over the blonde's clothes. Naruto's seal extended from his hand down to his arm making it even more intricate than before. Soon the burning stopped and Naruto huffed. He felt a sharp pain in his left hand and wiped the sweat from his brow. Naruto gripped his left arm and looked at it. Two black lines extended from his seal and disappeared into his shoulder. Naruto took off his shirt and checked out his entire arm he widened his eyes when he saw that the two black lines that came into two dark circles.
"What is this?" Naruto wondered before his vision grew burry. He felt himself fading out in consciousness as he opened the vault. He quickly walked out waking Kushina up. She gasped and got to her feet while Naruto dropped to the floor.
"Sochi are you alright?" she asked and Naruto huffed. He then fell into his mother's arms while Kushina looked at his seal. Soon the Shinigami appeared behind her while he glared at the blonde.
"So, it's begun. A lot sooner than I expected," The Shinigami said as Kushina turned around. She narrowed her eyes at the spirit before turning back to her son.
"What's happening to him?" Kushina asked and the Shinigami placed his hands on Naruto's seal.
"He's adjusting to the power of my seal. I created this seal so he could summon me, but it also takes some of my power and channels it into his body. Did he go inside that vault?" The Shinigami asked and Kushina nodded.
"Yeah, but what does that have to do with anything. I've gone inside and nothing like this happened to me," Kushina told the death god making Shin sigh.
"I see, that's the problem. You Uzumaki always were tricky. It seems something in your vault activated my seal's progression and now Naruto can't handle the sudden intake of spiritual energy. He won't die from our conditions, but he will be in a lot of pain if I don't do something," The Shinigami said and Kushina turned to him.
"So what has to be done. I've got to do something also. He's my son," Kushina said while Naruto's body burned. His breathing picked up while his agony was made present. Shin stared at Naruto's body and turned to Kushina.
"I'd need another vessel for the spiritual energy. Sort of a small control to hold back Naruto's power intake. There has to be someone else," Shin said and Kushina gulped.
"What's the method?" she asked and the Shinigami looked at Naruto.
"Simply one of your human lip contacts. It's a simple transfer of energy," The Shinigami said and immediately hearing that Kushina slammed her lips to Naruto wasting no time. A small glow outlined Naruto's body and quickly outlined Kushina's. She quickly deepened the kiss between her and her son as she felt a small intruding force into her body. She winced at some pain as she looked at her right hand. On it another seal was being made as she separated from the blonde. Kushina sighed while Naruto's breathing slowed.
"You do realize what you've put on yourself right?" Shin asked and Kushina smiled. She then proceeded to rub the back of her head.
"Umm no I don't, but he seems to be doing better," Kushina said and Shin closed his eyes with a sigh.
"Oh well. This'll be interesting. It seems you 'connected' with him," Shin said and Kushina raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean I connected with him? Me and my son have always had a strong bond," she said while the Shinigami shook his head.
"You will understand his heart and he will understand yours. Misery, joy, anger, sadness, hurt, comfort, love. All these things and more you will have in tune with the other. You're quite lucky as you're not only connected in emotion, but health. Just like he can't die, you won't die either. Tell me human, what is your name?" The Shinigami asked and Kushina stood to her feet.
"Did you know my name when you revived me?" she asked and the Shinigami narrowed his eyes.
"My work is too important to remember such trivial things," The Shinigami told her and Kushina's eyebrow twitched. There was an insult in there, somewhere. She then turned back to Naruto and sighed as she heard his heart beating steadily. She sighed in relief before turning back to the death god.
"My Name is Kushina Uzumaki," the redhead said and the Shinigami settled for a nod.
"Very well. I'll remember you. You should take him to get some rest," The god said as Kushina turned to Naruto. She smiled slightly before turning around only to realize that she was alone. The moon high in the sky and the stars twinkled. She turned back to Naruto and quickly flung his arm over her neck.
"Well that was eventful wasn't it Sochi?" Kushina asked him, but she didn't get a response. Not like she was expecting one, but still.
Three hours later
Naruto groaned as he opened his eyes. He looked to the right and quickly saw a small candle flicking in a room. He noticed he was on something soft and realized it was his mother's lap. The blonde looked up and saw Kushina with her eyes closed.
"How you feeling Kit?" Kyuubi asked and Naruto stumbled rubbed his head.
"I feel like I just took a chidori to the chest...again," Naruto said mentally while Kushina groaned. She opened her eyes to see Naruto looking at her.
"Well it's about time you woke up," she said and Naruto smiled. Kushina leaned down to kiss his forehead while Naruto rubbed his arm.
"Ugh, what happened to my arm? It doesn't hurt anymore, but it feels weird. There's an energy that wasn't there before. I feel weird. I'm...happy. Really happy right now," Naruto said smiling as he rubbed the back of his head. Kushina chuckled as Naruto leaned up. He sighed as he looked over the house.
"This is my house Naruto-kun. It's not so bad so I was able to place you here. Are you alright?" Kushina asked and Naruto nodded. He sighed with a small smile as he got to his feet. Soon all the memories of his clones came back. The note, the seal book, and everything else. Naruto had never been so happy to know about his heritage before.
It was then that Naruto's arm glowed again, but unlike before there was no pain. What appeared on his arm was a small swirl symbol. Kushina looked at it and smiled.
"Congratulations Naruto-kun, you are, by Uzumaki standards, a fuinjutsu shinobi of Uzugakure," Kushina told him and Naruto nodded with a small smile. He sighed as he leaned back onto the floor. He looked around the room before smiling.
"Thank you Kaa-chan. This feels great," Naruto said before he yawned. Kushina covered her mouth and did the same.
"Looks like we're both tired," Kushina observed and Naruto couldn't help, but agree with her assumption.
"So are we going back tomorrow?" Naruto asked, but then Kushina shook her head.
"Nah, let's stay here for a little while. We won't have to be back for a while. We'll stay here for two or three days and just enjoy the place. We have it all to ourselves," Kushina said and Naruto snickered.
"I suppose, you're right. It'll give me some time to practice my fuinjutsu...," Kushina's mood slightly deflated at those words as she scratched her cheek embarrassingly. Naruto could feel Kushina's slight depression. It was like he knew how she was feeling. He wondered why before widened his eyes.
"As well as spend some time with the greatest woman in the world that I know of," Naruto said and Kushina agreed as her mood raised again.
"I see, well let's get some sleep then," Kushina said as she closed her eyes. Naruto leaned up next to the wall where she was sleeping and gently moved her head. Kushina opened her eye to see what he was doing and saw that he rested her head on his shoulder while his went over hers. The two Uzumaki slept that way the entire night as they both had only one thought.
"Definitely better than a simple mother and son thing," They both thought in unison as they went to sleep as they enjoyed being the last Uzumaki in their village. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad after all.
Back in Konoha
"So what do you think?" Tsunade asked while Kakashi looked at the piece of paper. He scanned it all before he glared over it with his visible eye towards the Godaime Hokage. Tsunade effortlessly smiled at him while the one eyed jonin rubbed the back of his head.
"You were bored when you wanted this weren't you?" he asked while Tsunade's eyebrow twitched. She cracked her knuckles at him making Kakashi sweatdrop. The jonin gulped and sightly backed away.
"I'm sorry. I think I misunderstood those words right?" she asked dangerously and Kakashi nodded fast not wanting to be on the receiving end of one of those punches.
"Maa, all things aside I guess I can see why. I guess Team seven is being disbanded?" he asked and Tsunade rubbed her head.
"For the time being. Sakura needs more practice and the introduction of Sasuke has resurfaced some problems that I worked to get rid of. Besides, she needs to get that crazy notion out of her head. Keeping Sasuke away from Sakura will do her some good.
"While I understand that, is there going to be something that should be done?" Kakashi asked and Tsunade nodded.
"You're going to the land of Iron. As of now Kushina's the leader only because she's got more experience than you all combined. Now then as for Sasuke-," Kakashi stopped Tsunade and allowed it all to digest for a little bit.
"I know Kushina and her exploits. She was a great anbu, one Minato trusted; however do you really think she'll be able to after all this time?" Kakashi asked while Tsunade rolled her eyes.
"Kakashi, she trained Naruto in kenjutsu for two years and, along with Sakura, he kinda kicked your butt. I think she'll do just fine," Tsunade said while Kakashi nodded not wanting to relive it all over again. So he let it go.
"Now then, back to Sasuke. What do you think I should do? I want this team started as soon as possible, but he still has to pay for his crimes even with al the information he gave us," Kushina said and Kakashi lifted a finger to his chin.
Well then if you're having a problem, then why not go with this idea?" He asked and he told Tsunade the entire thing. She nodded and then nodded again. She grinned like mad while she rubbed her hands evilly.
"Sasuke Uchiha, prepare for the worst time of your life," Tsunade said while Kakashi turned around.
"I guess I'll start practicing again. Kami knows how long it has been since I picked up a sword. I'll see you later Tsunade-sama," Kakashi said as he shunshined out of the room. Tsunade nodded and watched him leave.
"I wonder if this is really a good idea. Even more so I do still wonder about Hinako. I checked the files and everything about her states that she's dead. Even that old man would have some record of her on the missions also why do I feel that Naruto is centered around both Kushina and Hinako.
"Brat, when I see you I really want to know. Not as Hokage, but as a person who really cares about you," Tsunade said as she looked out the window. She stared at the moon and sighed.
"I wonder what I should call this group. The Five Swordsmen of Konoha is boring. Any good names I can come up with I wonder," Tsunade said as she got up from her desk and left for the night.
Somewhere in the middle of nowhere
"Well that's the Gobi. We already have the Nanabi so what's next?" Hidan asked while Pain narrowed his eyes.
"Get rid of the body for the Nanabi. It is a nuisance to have around," he said making Kakuzu nod at him. He quickly took the body of a green haired girl and walked away.
"Alright we will now begin the process for the Gobi soon. We have acquired the Ichibi. Next will soon be the Sanbi. Make sure not to fail in your attempts to retrieve it," Pain said while Tobi smiled.
"You don't have to worry about that sir. Deidara-senpai and Tobi will get him cause Tobi is a good boy who follows his senpai's orders," Tobi said while Deidara sighed.
"Tobi you'd better shut up right now or I'll kill you hmmm. Also did you guys here the news. I heard Orochimaru last Sasuke Uchiha. Apparently Konoha recaptured him hmm," Deidara said while Itachi closed his eyes. He sighed before opening them back.
"It doesn't matter. We should continue with our objective," Itachi said making everyone nod while Konan saw Pain's arm twitch. She narrowed her eyes before Pain dismissed everyone and watched them all leave.
"Nagato is your arm still bothering you?" Konan asked while the man with rippled eyes sighed.
"It's nothing Konan. Just a small disturbance since this afternoon. Don't worry about it," Pain said and Konan settled for nodding as she left while Pain did the same.
Orochimaru's base.
In one of Orochimaru's many bases, a redheaded girl with glasses on her face was keeping count of all the prisoners in their cells before she fell to her knees and gripped her legs.
"Dammit, what is this pain all of a sudden? It's been like this since the afternoon," she said before she picked up her clipboard and started walking.
"Karin are you alright?" someone asked and the girl with nodded fast as she adjusted her glasses.
"I'm fine, just leave me alone now. Jeez, this is so boring. Orochimaru should trust me more," Karin said walking off while she wrote some things in her notepad for Orochimaru as she tried to also find something for her leg that was hurting like hell.
Somewhere in the Land of Fire
Four or five people were inside a small temple as they conversed with each other. They had simply one goal in mind, to destroy Konoha; however to do that they needed to do something drastic. They all sighed before a slightly red haired woman gripped her neck in pain. She seethed for a bit before the burning calmed down.
"Fuka re you alright? You need to stop pushing your body. Who knows how long your neck has been hurting," someone said and Fuka rolled her eyes.
"I'm fine. I don't need you worrying about me so just calm down. I can take care of myself," she said while another person rolled their eyes.
"Sure you can. That's why you need to seduce anyone you see," the man said while Fuka growled.
"Shut your mouth Fuen. I'll be fine, now then when are we getting started?" Fuka asked as their leader came forward.
"Soon. We'll be paying a visit to some very nice tombs soon enough," the woman said and Fuka nodded with a sure smile over her face at the idea even if her neck was killing her at the moment.
Two Days later, Uzugakure
"So it's like this, then it goes like this. And now I just seal it!" Naruto yelled as he slammed a Fuuton jutsu into his scroll. He successfully did it.
"Kaa-chan I got it done!" Naruto yelled and Kushina came into the room. It was weird it turns out that despite the years and some of the damage, a lot of clothes were still fine. She was wearing a small navy blue, sleeveless muscle shirt with some black shorts exposing her thighs. Naruto wore a sleeveless, red muscle shirt with black shorts. The two Uzumaki were going over their techniques together and both compared notes.
"That's good sochi. I knew you'd get it naturally. You're an Uzumaki after all," Kushina said and Naruto nodded. He also had plenty of other scrolls around the room filled with stuff, but then his brain hatched an idea.
"Hey Kaa-chan, you know how Tou-chan had his own Time-space ninjutsu?' Naruto asked and Kushina nodded. The blonde smirked and held up a finger like he was making a point.
"Then let's make our own. Just you and me together. It will be our little project. Don't you think?" Naruto asked while Kushina sighed.
"Naruto, it took most of Minato's life time to make the Hiraishin. Why do you even want one?" She asked and Naruto settled for smiling.
"I just want us to have one. A Time-Space ninjutsu all to ourselves. Kakashi-sensei has one, Tou-chan had one. I'm sure a few other people have some so let's have our own," Naruto suggested and he felt weird again. Like he could feel Kushina's interest and excitement in the subject rising.
"Well what did you have in mind?" She asked and the blonde grinned with a nod as the blonde stood to his feet.
"I got the idea from Kakashi-sensei's jutsu. It was an amazing technique. Of course it will have some drawbacks, but nothing we can't handle right?" He asked and Kushina raised an eyebrow.
"Alright so what did you have in mind?" she asked again urging Naruto to get to the point.
"Well you and Ero-sennin taught me more about shape manipulation right?" Naruto asked and Kushina nodded. She was growing more and more excited while Naruto sighed.
"Alright it will be called the Juuhadan( Dark Wave Bullet). Despite it's name it's not a Suiton jutsu Kaa-chan. It will be our Time-Space ninjutsu," Naruto told her and Kushina grabbed her son's collar.
"Point! Get to the point dattebane!" She yelled and Naruto nodded fast so that she would let him go.
"Alright I'll explain it as best I can. It utilizes the shape manipulation into a perfect ball like the rasengan. The main point is to focus chakra somewhere towards the lower parts of your body like around your stomach or maybe like the..umm what is it?" Naruto snapped his fingers while Kushina chuckled.
"Forget it, I understand. Basically a place where chakra is stored," she said and Naruto quickly nodded with a smile.
"Right, see the chakra takes on the waves of energy around us and...damn this was so much better in my head," Naruto said while Kushina sighed with another small chuckle. Her son was so innocent at times that it could only make her laugh.
"Well it's not like you'll get it anytime soon. So let's take it slow. We'll research it later, but for now I think it's time for us to explore this place a little more," Kushina said hoping to her feet while Naruto did the same.
"I hope it doesn't take long," Naruto said as he was dragged out of the house by Kushina. Neither Uzumaki had any idea of what their fates still had in store for each of them.
KG: I guess I'm done. Also people I'm sorry about the errors that you see in my stories. My sister is sort of a damn vixen when it come to stuff like this. Try not to let it bother you. I'm working on a solution for that. Also can anyone think of a good name for Tsunade's little group that she's forming? I like some opinions. I always like to involve my readers someway into my stories. Who knows maybe that's who I am. Also I made Fuka( if you know her) an Uzumaki for a reason which will be explained later. Bye bye :).