Cat: Naruto
Title: Pain, Suffering, Healing
Rating: M
Pairing: Naruto X Anko/Shizune/F Gaara/F Kurama, Lee X Tenten, Tsunade X Jiraiya, Shikamaru X Temari,
Summary: People could go through periods of pain, people endured times of suffering, but after all of that came the healing. Uzumaki Naruto has suffered though pain his entire 17 years of life. Now three beauties will do their best to heal his soul, mind, and heart.
Hey, everyone, here is the last chapter of Pt 2. I hope you guys enjoy it. It took me a bit longer than I want to admit finishing this part of the story.
Note: it seems that my editing software is malfunctioning. I'm going to eyeball it and figure out what's what. I apologize for any spelling errors and bad grammar this chapter.
Review Response
Yami Luna Kitsune: Yes, I did that initially. I changed the initial training years from three to five. Ayaka didn't listen to the Civilian Council. She listened to the Foundation. AKA a political movement. It wasn't a civilian who ordered her around, but a Shinobi Council member. I never revealed all the Positions on the council... I think. Feed the Kitsune!
Dbtiger63: They will. I'm kinda keeping it that way for a reason. Particularly I want to mess around with some things. Hinata... Hinata Hinata Hinata. I didn't mess up with Hinata, but i'll get to that at a later date. Her along with Tsunade are two of the conversations that I'm REALLY looking forward too.
TwinstarDragon: How much of a bad ass is Naruto I wonder? Considering that something is about to happen soon I wonder what people will think?
Biginferno: I'm glad your enjoying it. As far as any future stories/ pairings Naruto X Tayuya is one of my favorites as is Naruto X Ino/Temari. Never been a big fan of the Amazons of the Shinobi world though.
WolfKnight0421: Opps. I honestly thought that it was Kinda like Shikamaru's name. How his friends/ people around him shortened it to Shika. I honestly didn't think about it to much,
Reedz22: Thank you.
Ethan Lukkar: And more I shall give.
Ryu Wolf: What fate awaits them I wonder.
NightSlayer04: To be honest I have no intentions of adding Hinata to the Harem. Stright forward isn't something that Naruto wouldn't like. I'll explain Hinata at a later date as I already have an idea for her.
Krieger Techpreist: I LOVE when Hinata had Yandare tendacies, but I have plans for her. And i'm sure people will like them a fair bit.
"I'll protect you," speech
"Don't die on us Naruto-kun," thought/Flashback/letters
"Rasengan!" Demon/boss summon speech
"Die already! Demon/Boss thought
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Chapter 6: Healing pt 2
Location: Konoha
Place: Hospital Shizune's Office
Time: 1800
Shizune rubbed her temples as She sat in her office with Naruto, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Hinata, Anko, and Gaia. Those who were assigned to protect Naruto had given their statements to the ANBU and Ayaka was carted off to await trial. It was going to be pretty easy to convict her, but it was those who were behind the senses that Tsunade wanted.
Yamanaka Ayaka wasn't a remarkable ninja by any means. A Chunin with her skill set lay in seduction and psychology. She was a member of the T&I division but had mid-level medical skills. It made for a more effective method of gathering information. The fact she got the drop on Shizune honestly shocked everyone.
"How could you let her get the drop on you Shizune?" asked Tsunade, the stern Mistress at play today.
"I wasn't thinking I would get attacked in my own office Tsunade-sama. I thought she was just getting a scroll and asking me if I wanted to head out with her friends to a mixer," said Shizune.
"Sounds like Foundation acting up," said Jiraiya.
"Foundation?" asked Naruto, having been checked up and was now wearing a white muscle shirt and blue shinobi pants.
"Right. We never covered that in your training. Konoha in terms of politics is complicated. We have Four branches of Government. Shinobi, Civilian, Clan, and Hokage. However, when it comes to affiliations it gets more complicated. While the Hokage has absolute authority even they can't run a village of this size alone. We have the traditionalists who think that clans are the future of Konoha. This group includes people like the Hyuga Clan and if you didn't know some civilians' clans. Then we have the Conservatories or peacekeepers. They won't ever advocate for war and will avoid it at all costs. Finally, with have the Extremists. Or The Foundation. They are some of the most cutthroat members of the Konoha council. They live and thrive on war itself. Ours or shadow wars. Because Gaia is in the room I can't go into more details on them, but they have been around since the Era of Senju Tobirama as he was the first leader of the Foundation. In that sense they are the oldest faction in Konoha," said Jiraiya.
"It still doesn't explain why The Foundation came after Naruto like that," Said Anko.
"Shinobi politics are a bitch. With Naruto's heritage being revealed this changes the political landscape by a wide margin Whichever group he joins will have a massive swing in power. I wouldn't put it past some of them to throw her daughters at Naruto to get him to join their groups or clans. In a civilian case it would be to establish themselves as a major player," said Tsunade.
"That sounds like something my own father wouldn't be opposed to. He has been eagerly talking up Namikaze Minato to both my sister and myself for the past few days. He might be hoping that one of us will Marry Naruto-kun and the other will be something of a concubine. Possibly to tie the new Uzumaki Clan and Hyuga clans together," said Hinata cooly while eyeing Naruto.
If anyone could see inside of her mind, they would see the little fangirl with a knife brutally stabbing her sister for daring to even think of Naruto like that... Okay, maybe that was too much. Hinata was perfectly willing to let Hanabi choke on Naruto's man meat and die from it's glorious taste before Naruto took Hinata's body next to Hanabi;s corpse.
Oh, she was daydreaming again. She would have to keep an eye on that. SHe couldn't allow herself to think such thoughts if she was in Naruto's arms.
"How so?" asked Gaia actually interested in what was being said.
"Well For one Naruto-kun being revealed as Namikaze Minato's son to the entire council Opens the door for people to try and get their hands on the Fourth's legacy. Minato was smart and he earned a lot of money not from just his salary as the Hokage, but the number of A and S-ranked missions he completed were numerous. He was also a master of Lightning, Space-Time, and Yin ninjutsu and then there's the other side of the coin. Naruto is the last known Male Uzumaki in all of the Elemental nations. Uzumaki's were rare enough as it was but for every 6 females born to the clan a male was born. In fact, the Uzumaki clan was said to be a female dominant clan because their ancestor was the daughter of the Sage of Six Paths. One who didn't take the side of either of her brothers" said Jiraiya
"And that makes me what?" asked Naruto.
"A Tool, A threat... A one-in-a-million treasure. After Uzu was destroyed in the 3rd war, records of the entire clan were practically lost. The few records we do have in Konoha were sealed by Sarutobi-sensei for some reason. From my understanding the Uzumaki clan had branch families in Grass and Rain, but those families have been wiped out, As far as anyone in the know is concerned you are the last key to the vast wealth of justu, sealing knowledge, and treasure that is rumored to be in the Land of Edding tides, " said Tsunade.
"Okay before this all gets to heavy, we need to talk about some other stuff like where the Geki is going to live," said Anko cutting in.
"Where I'm going to live? My apartment should be fine," said Naruto.
"Sorry Naruto-Kun but that's not possible," said Shizune.
"Why not?"
"The landlord sold the building, and it was torn down. So you have no apartment as of right now," said Tsunade.
Naruto sighed. "Great I'll have to spend a few days in the barracks then," said Naruto not liking the prospect of going there.
"Not necessarily Naruto," said Tsunade making everyone look at her. "In the process of my VERY long research into your family's finances and what the village either owes you or what they have been taking I found the deed to a plot of land. It's on the outskirts of the village and from what I could gather it's big enough to fit at least a clan compound or even a small village. Don't know what's there, but the deed did have a permit for a building, I shouldn't be to be surprised. Mito-Baa-chan always talked about how Konoha was supposed to be a second home for the Uzumaki in case anything ever happened to Uzu. Considering how hard it was to once get to Uzu I'm shocked the Uzumaki of old had the foresight to have an offshoot land,"
"Was it really that dangerous?" asked Anko curious about the homelands of the Uzumaki.
Tsunade nodded her head. "I went there on a pilgrimage when I was... 18 or so. I wanted to see the homeland of my grandmother. The Land of Edding Tides itself is a tough place to reach, let alone the village. Edding Tides is a series of Islands... I think it was 10 or so. It's a four-day boat ride from The Land of Waves. It sits in the most turbulent part of the sea where the hot and cold currents collide so there are so year-round storms, powerful currents that can suck you into whirlpools, and waves that can reach 100 feet. And that's the outer ring of the Island. The only Safe zone is the central Island which itself is only slightly bigger then Konoha.
"Sounds like a rough place to live," said Anko not liking the sounds of Edding Tides
"It is. It's one of the reasons why the Shinobi of Uzu were so formidable. The current ranking structure is a recent thing. In the... 100 or so years since the creation of the Hidden Village system, only the Uzumaki didn't use it. In fact During the Warring Clans time you were ranked as Clan Member, Kin, Warrior, Elite, Sub Chief, and Clan Head. You also had elder but they were more of an honorary thing than any real position of power. The last Clan Head of the Uzumaki Clan was Uzumaki Arashi. My Great Uncle and Naruto's Great times three Grandfather," said Tsunade.
"What about the brats land's Tsunade-hime?" asked Jiraiya.
We can check it out tomorrow. I want to give Naruto an examination first to make sure everything is fine and that there are no issues," said Tsunade.
"But Tsunade-Baa-chan I feel fine," Whined Naruto in such a way that reminded Tsunade that he was still a bit of a kid in some ways.
Tsunade shook her head. "New protocols I enacted. Any shinobi or Kunoichi that has gone on a long-standing mission will rest for a week. Any time a Shinobi or Kunoichi requires surgery after a mission they will not be on active duty for one month after completion of surgery. You my young friend were laid out for a week. So you still have about three weeks of recovery. Also you will be staying at my home tonight where I can keep an eye on you personally,"
Shizune did a little victory cheer, while Anko and Hinata sighed in defeat. Gaia looked at them all and couldn't help but wonder if Naruto would prefer to stay with her and Temari while he recovered. They still had a lot to talk about after all.
Location: Konoha
Place: Senju Manor
Time: 0300
Shizune's eyes shot open as she rose from her bed. She narrowed her eyes and looked around. It was still dark out reaching over to her bedside table she saw that it was only 3 in the morning. While Shinobi were no strangers to odd hours Shizune worked a pretty regular schedule. Was it an intruder?
Shizune got up and grabbed a kunai from under her pillow got out of bed and slowly made her way through the house. Shizune and Tsunade kept to the main house of the Senju district and rented out the others. The current house they stayed was two floors with 13 rooms. Tsunade took the master bedroom for herself while Shizune took the heir/Heiress room. She stopped by Tsunade's room and opened the door.
She blushed as she quickly looked away from the naked Tsunade and Jiraiya laying in the bed sleeping. Shizune knew what they had been up too as She could smell the musk of sex, but she didn't want ot think about it. Instead she slowly moved throughout the house. After securing all the rooms including the library and kitchen the only place left was the training room.
Opening the door she fonud the training hall was alight with candles. It was 12 candles all around a single person. She redied her Kunai, only to discover that it was Naruto. He wore a pair of shorts with his muscular chest, stomach and arms on gull display. Oh. Now that she was looking at him, she noticed a vast difference from his boyhood. Naruto was slightly taller now. If she had to guess then he was probably as tall as Jiraiya-sama, maybe even taller by only an inch. His red hair was strange to her. Maybe because Shizune loved Naruto's blonde hair, but she did think that it gave him a bit of nobility, He had... an 8 pack with little fat on his body. In his hand was a Odachi. He looked so different from the hyperactive boy she once knew.
"Since when can Naruto-kun use a sword?" thought the medic
"Seven Colors style: Full spectrum Slash," said Naruto as he drew his blade and in a single flash cut all all the wicks off the candle except two of them and instead cut the candles themselves.
Shizune's eyes widened as she saw Naruto cut the wicks.
Naruto sighed. "Great. I'm not getting any better. I should just stick with my fists and Jutsu instead," said Naruto.
"Amazing," whispered Shizune.
Naruto turned to the door with a speed that shocked Shizune. He put his hand on the sword and drew the blade and with the pressure alone unleashed a flying slash. Shizune yelped and it was only thanks to her skills as a medic and jonin she was able to use Substitution Jutsu without hand signs. She appeared on the other side of the room, but she didn't expect to have an arm wrapped around her neck and her right hand pulled behind her back. She was lifted off the ground and her feet kicked helplessly. Oddly she was slightly turned on by the chocking.
"Since when has Naruto been this strong!?" thought Shizune
She started to gather poison mist in her mouth out of reflex, but before she could use it she was released.
"Oh shit! Shizune-nee I'm sorry," said Naruto
Shizune coughed unleashing puffs of purple smoke. "it's fine Naruto-kun. It's my fault for sneaking around," said Shizune as she rubbed her neck.
"That's no excuse for what I did," said Naruto.
"If you want to make it up to me tell me what you were doing up so late?" asked Shizune.
Naruto grinned. And unlike his old cocky grin, this one was... charming and made Shizune's heartbeat just a little faster.
"I couldn't sleep and since Tsunade-baa-chan has forbidden me from using any ninjutsu I decided to brush up on my kenjutsu.
"Since when have you used a sword?" asked Shizune as Naruto helped her up and they made their way ot the kitchen after Naruto put the odachi away on the wall.
"I actually wasn't very good at using a sword. In fact, I didn't plan to learn how to use a blade until Yukie-chan said that she would train me in the sword," said Naruto
"Yukie-chan?" asked Shizune.
"Oh sorry. Daymio Kazahana Koyuki The actress who plays Princess gale.
"Wait I thought that the Daymio of Spring wasn't any good at fighting?" said Shizune.
Naruto chuckled as he got them both a bottle of water. "You would think that. However, Yukie had to learn how to use a sword as her role demanded. She wielded that sword from the time she was 14 when she first started the Princess Gale movies until My team helped her gain back her throne. In all that time she refined her sword skills and while she's not a master she did name the style and even got the director to add it to the third Movie. Princess Gale and the Seven Colors Sword," said Naruto.
"I see. That is quite the story," said Shziune with a smile.
Naruto smiled at her. "The number of missions and crazy stuff me and Jiraiya-sensei got up to while we were gone wouldn't even cover an entire book. I'll have to tell you all about it one day Shizune-nee,"
Shizune bit her lip. "Chan... Call me Shizune-chan from now on Naruto-kun," said Shizune.
Naruto looked at Shizune with a blank expression for a moment, before smiling at her. "Sure Shizune-chan,"
Shizune blushed at the way he spoke. Even though his voice was slightly deeper, his voice was still kind and gentle. Not to mention with that face he'll have to beat girls off of him with a stick.
The duo finished their water and went back to their rooms. With Naruto's across the Hall from Tsunade's he stopped and looked at Shizune as she looked at him with a small smile.
"Have sweet dreams Shizune," said Naruto.
"Good night, Naruto-kun. Have pleasant dreams," said Shizune walked into her room with a little swing of her hips.
Naruto couldn't help but admire how Shizune looked in her see-through nightie. Shizune thought that she would never measure up to Tsunade, but she had her own charms. Her hips and behind were miles better than Tsunade's own and She was still in-between mature beauty and awkwardness. Something he was sure would change if she had a child. Naruto would admit that it was also a wonder that Shizune didn't notice that she wasn't wearing a bra. Probably an unconscious choice since it was just her and Tsunade in this place normally.
Oh well, it was a nice sight to go back to sleep on.
Location: Outskirts of Konoha
Place: Uzumaki Konoha Territory
Time: 1000
Naruto and the others arrived outside what should have been the Uzumaki clan lands. It was harder to find then one might think. For instance, the Forest was dense and hardly any light was let though. The foot path that was there was overgrown with vegetation. There also seemed to be a small house. It could hold a family. Maybe 10 or 12 people. Of arouse if Naruto intended to have a clan or multiple wives he would have to change it to either a compound or a series of smaller homes.
Tsunade had accompanied Naruto as this was her birthright as well, Jiraiya was there are his master. Shizune came because she was the Hokage's assistant and bodyguard. Anko and Hinata were there as part of the Naruto protection Detail, while Gaia was there because she wanted to know more about her future husb- about her friend's clan.
Gaia was NOT crushing on Naruto! She DID NOT think he looked sexy with his red hair. And she most DEFINITELY didn't want to be wrapped up in those strong arms of his and kissed stupid.
"This place is going to require some serious love," said Anko she looked around.
"No kidding. Time really did a number on this place," said Jiraiya as he placed his head.
"I can do basic carpentry work thanks to my first C-ranked mission, but beyond that I'm not good at it. I'm going to have to hire a lot of people to get this place sorted out," said Naruto frowning.
"Maybe I can help you Naruto-kun. The Hyuga clan has many contacts in the Land of fire. I'm sure that they will be more then willing to help the Son of the Fourth Hokage and the heiress of the Hyuga clan at a discount," said Hinata touching Naruto's wrist. Almost tenderly.
Something Anko, Gaia, and Shizune all noticed directed killing intent at Hinata.
"Thanks, Hinata-chan, but I should have it covered. Although money is going to be tight after this," said Naruto.
Tsunade smirked. "It's not like you don't have the cash to do it. If anything with how much money you got in the bank you could hire the best carpentry team in The Land of Fire to build your home," said Tsunade.
Naruto rubbed his chin in thought. "I have someone in mind already. The Builder Tazuna of Wave," said Naruto.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Naruto. Tazuna was a renounce builder that was in high demand all over the Elemental. He became famous for his creation of the bridge that united Wave and the Land of Fire. It was also around this time that a trade agreement was established that Had Tazuna working all across the Land of fire, before he branched out to other nations. Technically speaking Wave was an Umbrella state that was under the protection of the land of Fire.
"That would be quite the expensive endeavor Tazuna is in high demand after many people saw his creation of the Great... Naruto Bridge," started Shizune, before they all gave a collective look to Naruto.
"It was my first A-ranked mission as a Genin. I had like four of those under my belt," said Naruto with a shrug.
"But to have something like that named after you. You must have done a great service to The Land of Waves," said Gaia impressed.
Naruto waved off her words. "It was nothing. Let's not dwell on it. I'll draft him a letter and send it to him tomorrow. I'll need a place to stay in the meantime. I can't keep mooching off of Tsunade and Shizune," said Naruto.
"Now's my chance!" thought Anko
"You could stay with me Foxy! Ever since Nai-chan moved out and in with sir smokes a lot it's been a bit lonely in my apartment, plus I could use help with the rent and a big strong man to help around the house," said Anko as she gripped Naruto's arm between her breasts and smirked at him.
Shizune puffed out her cheeks, before she grabbed Naruto's other arm. "I'm sure Naruto-kun wouldn't want to intrude on your personal life like that Anko-san. Perhaps he'd rather stay living with Tsunade-sama and 'd be quite comfortable in the Senju compound as it is only myself and Tsunade-sama inhabiting it currently," said Shizune.
"Actually, that's not a bad idea," said Tsunade making everyone look at her. "I need to speak with Naruto about clan business anyway. Better to keep him close at hand,"
"We can do that later. I feel like something is drawing me in," said Naruto.
"You feel it too huh? Guess it must be an Uzumaki thing then," said Tsunade.
"What are you and the kid talking about Tsunade-sama?" asked Anko.
"We'll it's something that can't really be explained... How do you explain an itch to someone who's never had one? Or color to a blind person. It's just a feeling. From what Mito-Baa-san told me Uzumaki has a... Semi Bloodline Limit that lets us see, understand, and Learn Sealing Arts pretty easily. It's one of the reasons I was able to create the Seal of Rebirth in five years compared to the 20 that Jiraya and Sarutobi-sensei claimed it should take," said Tsunade pointing to the diamond tattoo on her forehead.
"To be fair Hime when you created that seal, we thought that the sealing matrix was insane," said Jiraiya.
"I haven't gotten any specialized sealing skills myself, but Jiraiya thinks that I'll probably specialize in quick creating combat seals. Even though I'm only a level 3 seal Master currently," said Naruto.
"That... is impressive," said Gaia.
Seals themselves were probably the second most deadly art there was. Third only to Forbidden arts, and the Category of jutsu in the Yin and Yang Release. The seal that her bastard father used to seal Shukaku in her was applied by level 5 seal masters. Two levels away from the true Master of the Arts.
Naruto chuckled. "Thanks, Gaia, but we're burning daylight. Let's head over to where this feeling is coming from," said Naruto.
They found hidden deeper in the Land was a shrine. The Shrine was in disrepair and needed a serious face life, one of the pillars had fallen, the roof was partway off, and the doors were damaged. They walked into the shine and saw that it was small. Smaller than it appeared outside. On the walls were several masks. Masks that could easily be the original inspiration for the ANBU masks. However, each mask was admitting a chakra signature all its own. Each one was powerful as they were beautiful or intimidating. And if Naruto was honest with himself evil.
"Naruto... We need to leave this place right now," said Yasaka worry in her voice
"What's wrong Yasaka!?" asked Naruto
"These masks... they have Demons, spirits, and Oni trapped inside of them," said Yasaka.
"What! I thought those things were myths!?"
"IDIOT IM A FUCKING DEMON MADE OF CHAKRA! Of course, demons are real! Many bloodlines descend from Humans and demons crossbreeding. Only the Senju, Hyuga, Uzumaki, and Uchiha Bloodlines have no demonic tampering. In fact, all of your lines descend from the Sage of Six Paths, a being who is as divine as the heavens themselves. The Hyuga's came from the line of the Sage's brother," said Yasaka as if reminiscing about someone.
"Okay, but why are you worried?" asked Naruto.
"Many of these masks are admitting hypnotic waves. We are quite lucky that everyone here has a powerful mind or a strong will. Luckily the seals here are still intact. However, the outer barrier is weakening if you and Tsunade were able to feel them then eventually the people of Konoha will feel them," said Yasaka.
"What would happen if someone not of a strong will or weak mind got a hold of one of these masks?" asked Naruto.
"Depends on the mask and the individual. Many of these masks are probably of Jonin-level strength, but I can tell at least four of these masks are Nation destroyers," said Yasaka.
That was not good
"Naruto... Did you just have a conversation with Kyubi about this place?" asked Gaia as she was seemingly sweating.
That REALLY wasn't good. If someone as powerful as Gaia was feeling even a hint of fear they needed to leave.
Naruto nodded. "Everyone we need to leave now. Jiraiya-sensei can you put a seal on the entrance," said Naruto.
The group left with Gaia and Naruto as the rear guard since they were the least affected by the masks. Jiraiya pulled out a scroll and quickly wrote out several characters, before slamming them on the door.
"Evil Containment Seal!" said Jiraiya.
Energy flowed out of the seal and intertwined with the other seals.
"There. That will keep for a bit until we can repair and reinforce the seals properly," said Jiraiya.
"Needless to say this is now an SSS-ranked secret. No written record of this place is to exist. Gaia regardless of your position of Kage and a foreign dignitary I must ask you to keep this a secret as well,"
"Hai Tsunade-sama," said Shizune, Anko, and Hinata.
"Tsunade-sama, Uzumaki Naruto you have my word as the Kazekage of Suna that I will not reveal this secret to anyone outside of the people here," said Gaia.
"Naruto this is another thing I will have to speak with you about soon, but for now... let's all head home. We still have to give you a proper examination," said Tsunade.
The group left the shrine in the middle of woods, all the while trying to shake off the feeling of the masks that now screamed at them for what they just did.
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And cut. I hope you guys enjoyed that chapter. So I honestly didn't like the Uzumaki Mask Shrine as it was only mentioned ONCE and was used as a convenient plot point to bring back Konoha's heavy hitters! How in the FUCK did Orochimaru have knowledge of this place, but Tsunade who is part Uzumaki never even once thought to mention this place to Naruto!?
Uzumaki Shrine is a plot hole that I wanted to use.