Konoha Village street
Naruto Uzumaki strode through the streets of Konoha without much care. The sun was bright, casting a warm glow over the village, but it didn't change the usual coldness in the eyes of the villagers. He doesn't care anymore, already used to it over the years, the subtle and not subtle glares, the whispered words behind his back. The villagers still saw him as a disgrace to their Hokage and family, and a convict scapegoat for all their crimes.
But it didn't matter to him anymore; he got his own shit to worry about.
Today, he was on his way to a team meeting, and nothing, not even the villagers' disdain and not to subtle glares would stop him. He kept his head high, walking with confidence as he ignored the sidelong glances and hushed murmurs. After all, he had endured worse.
But then, just as he passed the corner near the market square, a voice rang out, sharp and bitter.
"Hey, you! Disgrace!" A middle-aged man, with a weathered face and a bitter frown, stepped into his path. He was joined by two others, both with similar expressions of disdain. They glared at Naruto with intensity but he didn't flinch.
Naruto tried to continue walking; ignoring them, but the man blocked his way.
"You think you can just stroll around while the ANBU is sniffing around, huh? It's your fault they're investigating us!" the village states with a glare.
Naruto's brow furrows slightly and groans seeing them, he doesn't want to deal with this. He just wanted to get to the meeting. He took a step forward, intending to push past them, but one of the men grabbed his arm, stopping him.
"Don't you dare ignore us, brat!" the burly man hissed, his grip tightening.
"You're the reason they're digging through our lives. You're the one who brought them here!" the guys shout in his face, Naruto's eyes narrowed back at the man.
"It's not my fault you finally got caught, maybe try a different alibi instead of 'Naruto did it'" Naruto states, Taking his hand off him and walking forward as the three got in to attack Naruto.
"Tekkai (Iron body)" Naruto's body tense up, takes each hit from the villagers as they grunt, hurting their fists on his body.
"Dammit, this hurts" one man holding his fist to see his knuckles are bloody, the others hold their hands in pain, that's when the unmistakable sound of shuriken slicing through the air filled the space.
In an instant, three ANBU members appeared between Naruto and the villagers, their animal masks reflecting the sun's light. They moved with precision, their movements fluid and swift, and within moments, the villagers found themselves surrounded, restrained by the ANBU.
"Step away from him," the lead ANBU commanded in a low, steady voice, his tone unwavering.
The villagers froze, confused and furious.
"What is this? You've always let us do this before!" the burly man shouted, struggling against the ANBU holding him. The ANBU's presence was firm, a reminder that the law was absolute.
"It is against the law to harm any citizen, regardless of their status. You have broken that law," the lead ANBU replied coldly.
Naruto, standing off to the side, watched the scene unfold with a mix of frustration and skepticism. He had seen how the ANBU operated. He couldn't help but feel a sting of bitterness as he observed them now, so quick to intervene now that Minato saw through the Villagers bullshit.
Could the ANBU not do anything till now, puppets on a string without a will of their own.
The villagers were still reeling, looking at the ANBU in confusion.
"Why stop us now?" one of the men asked. "We've been doing this for years! You've never done anything before! What's different now?"
The ANBU paused for a moment, and the lead operative turned his gaze toward Naruto, then back to the villagers.
"The law applies to all citizens," The lead ANBU said with finality. "No exceptions. No one has the right to harm another. Not even you."
Naruto clenched his jaw, his gaze hardening. He had heard these same ANBU speak before, but now, they were speaking as if they were finally willing to enforce a rule that had been ignored for so long. And it didn't sit well with him.
Naruto stepped forward to the ANBU
"So why now? Why are you stopping them now? They've done this to me for years, but you never stepped in before. What changed?" Naruto spoke out, his voice sharp and cutting.
The lead ANBU hesitated, but only for a moment.
"Orders have changed," he answered, though there was a note of uncertainty in his tone.
"From this point forward, any attack on you, Naruto Uzumaki, will be dealt with." the ANBU states for all to hear. Naruto snorted, rolling his eyes.
"Orders," Naruto muttered bitterly.
"So it's just about following orders now, huh? Not about what's right. Or what's fair, nothing but drones without any will" Naruto states to them, The ANBU didn't respond to that. They couldn't. What could they say? They were just soldiers, following the directives handed down by the Hokage in the village.
Naruto shook his head, turning his back on them.
"I don't need your protection," Naruto muttered under his breath, though loud enough for them to hear. "I never did."
He could feel their eyes on him, but he didn't care. He didn't need their protection. He didn't need them to clean up the mess that the village had created.
As he walked away, the lead ANBU turned to the gathered crowd of onlookers, his voice loud and firm.
"Let it be known," The ANBU called out, "that any crime against Naruto Uzumaki will be punished to the fullest extent of the law. No exceptions. No tolerance."
The crowd shifted uncomfortably, murmurs spreading like wildfire. The message was clear: the village was changing, or at least, that was the message the ANBU wanted them to hear.
Naruto didn't stop, though. His destination was still the team meeting, and that's where his focus was. The village's opinions hardly mattered to him, not the ones that scorned him, and certainly not the ones that suddenly felt the need to 'protect' him.
He has his own path to walk on, and no's from his village is going to stop him.
LINE
The morning sun cast a golden hue across the Hidden Leaf Village as Team 13 gathered in a training ground. Yugao Uzuki stood in front of her three students, her posture firm and disciplined, through her eyes betrayed a glimmer of concern.
"Team 13, first I want to say how proud I am of you," she began her voice steady and full of authority.
"The mission to Wave Country was a success, and you handled it better than I thought despite the increase in rank. But now, the real work begins. We have more training later. From now on, it is time to get serious, to ensure you're prepared for what lies ahead." Yugao states to her students. Naruto, Satsuki, and Yakumo nodded in acknowledgment.
"Understood, Sensei," Satsuki said, her voice cool and collected as usual. Yakumo offered a soft, nervous smile, but it didn't quite reach her eyes. Both look at Naruto who ignored them. She and Satsuki both had been trying, in their own ways, to make amends for the pranks and bullying they'd put Naruto through during their Academy days. But despite their efforts, Naruto still wasn't ready to forgive them.
"Good," Yugao nodded, her expression unreadable. "We leave in five minutes, some D-rank missions"
As they gathered their gear, Satsuki turned to Naruto with a grunt, clearly trying to strike up a conversation.
"Hey, Naruto," she said, her voice dripping with something unspoken, saying his name got his attention
"How about you join Yakumo and me for dinner tonight? Our parents have insisted we invite you over" Satsuki asked him, wanting to get things settled between them.
Naruto looks at her with a raised eyebrow. He knew exactly where this was going. Seeing this as a sad attempt to get his forgiveness. but he's not going to let it be that easy for them, after all the dumb shit she did
"I'm not interested," Naruto replied bluntly, not even sparing her a second glance.
Yakumo looked down, her cheeks flushed with discomfort. She was genuinely sorry for what she did, but it seems Naruto wasn't in the mood to deal with it right now. Satsuki, on the other hand, wasn't about to let it slide.
"What's the big deal, Deadlast?" Satsuki pressed, her eyes narrowing slightly and going back to what she normally calls her.
"It's just dinner. You're part of the team now. We need to bond, right? If you don't join us, you're letting the team down." Satsuki said, trying to give Naruto a reason to come for dinner.
Naruto's jaw clenched, turning to glare at her. He hated when people tried to guilt him into doing things, making it seem like he's to blame for their problems. He turned his glare onto Satsuki, his voice sharp and unwavering.
"I have the right to refuse your dinner plans, I don't need to listen to you" Naruto spoke shapely at her. "I don't need your pity dinner, and I don't need your forced 'team bonding.' or 'getting you out of trouble."
Satsuki's expression darkened, but before she could respond, Yakumo stepped in, her voice soft.
"N-Naruto, we're sorry for what we did back then," Yakumo said quietly. "We just… we want to make it up to you. Please. We don't want you to hate us."
Naruto shook his head, his gaze unwavering.
"I don't hate you," Naruto admits to them.
"But I haven't forgotten what you all did. You didn't care about me back then, and you're only acting like nothing happened because your parents found out? I don't need that kind of pity or a fake apology to appease your parents" Naruto states, knowing it's more about them getting out of trouble than actually forgiveness.
Satsuki's eyes flashed with something that might have been hurt, but Naruto wasn't about to back down. She was silent for a moment before she stepped closer, her voice low but firm.
"You're not making this easier, dead-Naruto," Satsuki said, trying to keep her voice steady.
"We're a team you know. If you don't work with us, you're holding us all back." Satsuki wants this team to work, she tries to make the team connect with Naruto.
Naruto glared at her, his voice low and venomous.
"You don't get it, do you? Forcing someone into something isn't how a team works. It's worse than not trying at all." Naruto turned his back on her, his footsteps echoing as he started to walk away.
"Naruto…" Yakumo's voice was small, filled with regret, but he didn't stop.
Before Satsuki glares at him, here she is trying to make up to him and he throws it back at her face
"You listen here you dead last bastard" Satsuki tries to attack Naruto but Yugao's voice rang out sharply, cutting through the tension.
"Enough!" Yugao's calm, measured voice brought the conversation to a sudden halt. Both Satsuki and Yakumo fell silent as their Sensei's gaze swept over them with quiet authority.
"That's enough for all of you," Yugao said, her voice firm but not unkind.
"We need to work together as a team, and that means respecting each other's boundaries. Satsuki you can't force someone to join you if they don't want to, or try to guilt them into joining something either." Yugao states, Satsuki crossed her arms as Yugao turned to Naruto.
"And Naruto, like it or not you need to connect with your team, this tension won't help you in the long run" Yugao tells him, knowing the team won't last if they keep it up like this.
Naruto, his back still turned to them, spoke again, his voice cold and cutting.
"I'm not doing this for you, or for anyone. I'll work with them, but don't get any ideas that were friends or anything, work associates at beat. And that's not something you can fix with a dinner invite." Naruto spoke coldly to them.
Satsuki and Yakumo winced at his words, both looking like they had been slapped. Yugao let out a long sigh, her eyes softening as she took in the sight of her fragmented team, knowing this is a long time problem, she signs.
"Let's just start the mission," Yugao said, her voice tired. "Also Naruto, Hokage-sama have set up a meeting with Inoichi." Yugoa reminds him as Naruto rolls his eyes.
"To search through my head about which pranks and crimes were committed while I was in a cell" Naruto asked out loud, Satsuki and Yakumo flinched at the tone.
"Most likely," Yugao said softly, watching as he walked away. "But you'll need to work through this sooner or later."
Satsuki and Yakumo both looked at each other, and for a moment, their masks of confidence slipped. The weight of their actions hung over them like a storm cloud.
"We really messed up, didn't we?" Yakumo whispered. Satsuki didn't answer immediately. Her gaze was distant, staring at the way Naruto left.. Finally, she spoke, her voice quieter than usual.
"Yeah. And I don't know how to fix it." Satsuki is unsure what to do.
Yugao exhaled slowly, a heavy sigh of uncertainty. Her thoughts turned to the upcoming Chunin Exams. Perhaps they could use it as a chance to force the team to come together, to truly understand the importance of cooperation. But she feared that might not be enough.
As the day wore on, Yugao found herself lost in thought. She had a feeling that no matter how hard she tried, the road ahead would be rocky for Team 13. But if they were ever going to be a true team, they had to start somewhere.
And she would make sure they did.
LINE
Naruto walked through the streets toward the Yamanaka clan compound, walking towards the meeting with the Yamanaka's mind readers. Naruto shouldn't be worried about his true memories on the moon but it doesn't hurt to mentally prepare.
Heading Inside the Yamanaka compound, seeing a lovely garden in the front for all to see.
"Nice garden" Naruto said, admitting the plants and flowers, the benefits of owning a flower shop he guesses. Naruto looks to see Inoichi Yamanaka, the head of the Yamanaka clan as the door. He was an imposing figure, his deep, penetrating gaze trying to see straight through him.
"Naruto, thanks for coming," Inoichi said, his voice both reassuring and firm.
"Not like I have much of a choice" Naruto says, knowing the Hokage would be on his ass about this, Inoichi frowns slightly but lets it slide.
"Please, come in. We'll get started right away." Inoichi letting Naruto in, letting him into his home.
"You have an interrogation room in your home?" Naruto asked, seeing the Yamanaka use her mind techniques to extract information from enemies.
"This isn't an interrogation, it's just a simple look in your mind, get your side of the story" Inoichi explains, believing it's easier and less threatening to do it at his house then in an interrogation room.
"Not like you ever asked for it" Naruto retorts, getting a sign from the Yamanaka clan head.
Inoichi led Naruto into a small, sterile room, the air thick with the scent of incense and herbs. On the wall was a wooden chair, the kind that looked as if it belonged in a meditation room.
"This is where we train our members, a nice and calm environment" Inoichi explains to him, Naruto looking around sceptically.
"I'll keep it as gentle as possible," Inoichi said, sensing Naruto's looks.
"I only seek the truth, nothing more. I promise your memories will remain private." Inoichi trying to put Naruto's fear to rest.
But Naruto was skeptical. He knew the Yamanaka clan's ability to manipulate thoughts and memories, even take over people. He had seen it firsthand when Ino tried to use her jutsu on him.
"You might say that," Naruto replied, crossing his arms and looking at him,
"However your daughter Ino is one of the pranksters behind half this shit. How do I know you're not going to mess with my mind just to cover for her?" Naruto looking at him with suspicion
Inoichi's expression remained calm, but his eyes softened with a hint of sympathy.
"Naruto," Inoichi said, "Ino will face the consequences of her actions, I promise you that. This isn't about her, or you. This is about the truth. We need to know what happened."
"And if you find out from your daughter? something you know could screw her over?" Naruto stared back, his distrust evident. Inoichi didn't flinch.
"I'll make sure she's held accountable, no matter what." Inoichi vows to him, but Naruto grunts, not really believing him until he see it but honestly doesn't care
"Whatever, look in my head and claim I did it all, maybe it will get me kicked out and your daughter promoted," Naruto said, taking a seat in the chair.
"Naruto.." Inoichi tries to say but Naruto stops him.
"Just get on with it" Naruto crossed his arms as Inoichi nodded, stepped forward, and with a slow, deliberate motion, placed his fingers gently against Naruto's temples.
"Focus, Naruto. Take a deep breath, and let me in. I promise this won't hurt." Inoichi states, doing a few hand signs.
Saiko Denshin (Psycho Mind Transmission)
Naruto closed his eyes, bracing himself. The familiar sensation of someone probing his mind settled over him, and for a moment, he felt exposed, vulnerable. He felt half his memories flash before his eyes, while his other memories of the moon flash.
Naruto looked at Inoichi and was already sifting through the depths of his mind, looking though his memories but not making any comments about it, not noticing any reaction to his real memories.
Which means Inoichi can't read his true memories.
"Nothing. You had nothing to do with the pranks or any crime. Not a shred of evidence" Inoichi's voice echoed inside his head.
Naruto grunts in response, already knowing the truth as he waits for Inoichi to finish.
Inoichi looks at Naruto's mind as he remembers another thing Minato asked him to check.
"Find out how Naruto got so strong", Minato had said to him when booking the appointment, his voice full of concern.
"Someone had to teach him what he knows? But who?" Minato asked him, wanting to know how his son got so strong without anyone knowing.
Inoichi's mind-probing abilities shifted, and Naruto's thoughts turned to another memory from his time in prison.
FLASHBACK
Four years ago, inside the Konoha Prison.
Naruto was alone in his cell, hanging upside down from his bars, lifting his chest to knees. Keeping himself fit to pass the time, and after months of training in isolation, his muscles had hardened, his resolve grew stronger. With nothing to do but to grow stronger, he trained, his movements slow but deliberate, pushing his body to its limits.
The steel door to his cell rattled.
Naruto turn to see a young, attractive woman. She has noticeably large breasts with long, dark-brown hair that is usually kept in her prison-hat, with one lock of hair hanging right of her face. She has dark-blue eyes and she sports glossy nude pink lipstick. On duty, she wears her prison-uniform, that is dark-blue, with a matching hat. Her pants are white and she has black knee-length boots that are high-heeled.
(Kiwako Flügel Makina from Deadman wonderland)
Warden Makine appears before him, her eyes looking at him with a strange sense of empathy and some sorrow.
"Prison Uzumaki" Makine getting his attention, Naruto stands back up.
"Warden, another check-up, feel free" Naruto greets, having met her a few times since he's been in prison, Makine signs to look at him.
"This is a waste of my time, why must you keep coming here?" Makine asked, crossing her arms, Naruto shrugs.
"Don't you hear about all the crimes and pranks I commit?" Naruto waves his hands around, reminded of his oh so many crimes against the village.
"We both know you did nothing of the sort" Makine looks at him, Naruto gets on the floor, starting to do push ups.
"Congratulations, you look past your hate for me, you want a metal?" Naruto sarcastically said, focusing on his work-out.
"I want the villages to stop annoying me about keep you lock in the deep cells and threw away the key, I won't suffer the Hokage-sama wrath if you die in my prison" Makine states, not letting anything happen to Naruto despite what everyone said, if the Hokage son, hated or not get killed it falls onto her.
"Yeah well, these jackasses like using me as an excuse for their pranks and crimes, 'oh Naruto did it' 'it's the disgrace fault' bo fucken who" Naruto said, focusing on his push ups.
"I rather that not happen but there little I could do here? What do you need to make your cell more comfortable?" Makine asked, Naruto stopping his push-ups.
"Why asked?" Naruto said, see what she wants with this, Makine crossed her arms.
"You innocent yet people pay me to keep you here, that's not right but I can use that money to help you out" Makine offers, not liking what she's doing to Naruto, goes against her own form of justice but can't do much about it without it affecting her, so it trying to help him out.
"You feeling guilty about little old me" Naruto spoke out as he looked at her.
"Well seen you're asking, I only want two things: any books on training and ninja skills and better food. I need more protein to help my body grow stronger. If you can't get me out of here, at least give me the tools to become something they can't break." Naruto states with Makine nodding.
FLASHBACK OVER
Naruto's thoughts returned to the present. He could feel Inoichi's presence as he sifted through the memories.
Inoichi slowly removed his hands from Naruto's temples and took a step back, his face thoughtful. "There is no evidence, Naruto. You didn't commit those pranks or anything. But..." His eyes studied Naruto with depth, annoying him.
"What now? Saw me masturbating while looking at your daughter? Trust me it's not her" Naruto said, making Inoichi frown.
"Your strength and skill? You got that from prison?" Inoichi asked, trying to get more information from Naruto, seeing memories of him training in prison and reading all kinds of books.
"Of course, the Warden saw through the village's bullshit and developed some good will, giving me books to train and whatever protein she could give me, did you know she got G-cups?" Naruto states, getting a groan from Inoichi.
"You won't take the fall for this, Naruto. I'll prove your innocence and I'll make everyone know it. Ino will face the consequences of her actions" Inoichi swears to him,Naruto stood up,
"Yeah thanks a lot, I'm sure everyone would believe you" Naruto spoke with doubt anyone would believe Inoichi.
"You're not the villain here Naruto, you never were" Inoichi spoke solemnly but Naruto shakes his head.
"If only you know" Naruto thought to himself, as he left the Yamanaka clan head to organise these thoughts and prove Naruto isn't a criminal that the entire village sees.
LINE
The Hokage Tower
In the meeting room adjacent to his main office, Minato was seated in front of the jōnin in charge of this year's crop of genin. He knew that some of them who were going to enter their genin had the usual year amount of experience, but he also knew that some wanted to enter their genin and didn't have that usual requirement. For those teams, he wants a very good reason as to why they should be able to enter when they lack the necessary experience.
"Now that everyone's here, let's begin shall we!" Minato said, not hiding his excitement at seeing who was going to enter and who was going to drop out, one of the few things he can enjoy as Hokage.
After a few of the people he expected to enter, did, he nodded giving them his approval as they met the requirements. A few of the jōnin decided not to enter, feeling that their team didn't meet the standards that the exam called for. But finally, he got to the jōnin of this year's group of genin.
"Minato-sensei, I want to enter Team 7 into this year's exams." Kakashi said, making Minato sigh as he knew that this would happen.
"I understand Kakashi, but could you give me your reason as to why I should enter them?" "Minato asked him, " Team 7 has only been half a year.
"I understand Minato-sensei, but I honestly do believe that they are ready. Both Sasuke and Sai have proven exceptional skills with Sakura having great support. Already completed 31 D-Rank missions and 1 A-Rank mission. They're teamwork is rusty, but they have improved greatly. I think with the exams they can prove their potential to become chūnin and pass the exam." Kakashi reported, a slightly condescending tone seeping into his voice as he eyed the other jōnin.
"Hmm... I'll trust your judgment on this Kakashi, I'll allow them to enter the exams but have you told them of the dangers of it yet?" At that question, Kakashi nervously shook his head in the negative, making Minato sigh.
Snapping out of his stupor, Minato motioned the jōnin to continue their nominations.
"Hokage-sama, Team 8 is ready to enter. They specialize in hunting and tracking but even past that they show promise and potential to pass the exams. Shino and Kiba have some difficulties getting along and Hinata doesn't really talk to them, so their teamwork suffers as a result. But when pushed, they can become an efficient team and have shown that to me. They've completed 33 D-Rank missions and 2 C-Rank, while they lack experience they make up for it in determination." At her concise report Minato smiled and nodded, making Kurenai give Kakashi a smug smile making the latter's eye twitch.
"Alright, if you believe that they can come together then I'll allow them but do tell them about the dangers alright?" At that she nodded and Guy stepped forward.
"YOSH! Hokage-sama, my youthful genin is more than ready to let their youth shine this year in the exam!" Guy nearly shouted, making Minato laugh wryly.
"Yes, you're genin have been together for about a year and a half, so they do meet the requirements Guy. They're free to enter." Minato said getting a nice guy pose from Guy in response.
"Hokage-sama, Team 10 is ready. Though they really are slackers, they do have the potential as the next Ino-Shika-Cho, and I've seen it on a few occasions. They've still got a long way to go, I have to bribe them in order for them to do anything really, but when push comes to shove, they do get things done. Shikamaru and Choji share a close bond though Ino hates working with them. But underneath all of that, they're more than capable of passing. They've finished 35 D-Rank missions and 2 C-Rank, so they've got some experience handling the harder stuff." Asuma reported, taking a breath after his report.
Minato nodded, but then agreed. He knew that they would have some trouble but from what he has seen in the reports, Shikamaru would be able to get them out of most situations given his intellect.
"Alright Asuma, I'll let them enter. Shikamaru-kun should be able to keep them safe given his intelligence and with them all working together they should be safe." Minato said as Asuma gave him a grin in response.
Finally, everyone's attention was on Yugou. After finding out the pranks with Naruto are more connected to criminal actions with many people, even shinobi, many have issues seeing how they found out they broke the law and blame Naruto for it. Yugou is professional in her acts but she has lost respect for a few shinobi in the room.
Now they were curious about her response to the question at hand as Yugou signs.
"Hokage-sama, I want to say my team is exceptional in its own rights, Satsuki unlock her sharingan, increase her Taijutsu and ninjutsu and Yakumo physically at an average level of a shinobi with her and not counting on her Genjutsu. But Naruto I know for sure will ace the exams, his taijutsu is already on another level and his understanding of chakra is beyond what I imagine, I believe Naruto can lead them to become chunin despite their feelings against one another, they are worthy of the rank, doing 50 D-rank mission, 2 C-rank and 1 A-rank" Yugao states why her team will become chunin as the other shinobi look at one another, they all aware of the trouble maker that was Naruto and how strong he is.
But now they see it's something else with him.
"But Hokage-sama, I believe Naruto needs to do this, not just for himself but for everyone else to see him" Yugao pleads with Minato, looking unsure.
"What do you mean?" Minato asked, knowing Naruto is stronger than he let on and the villagers are a little tense around him seeing him investigating all of them for crimes against the village and using his own son as a scape goat.
"At the end of the Chunin exams everyone come to watch the finals, Naruto need to make the final to show everyone he's not a criminal, a disgrace or anything they accuse him off, if he shows everyone what he's made of it could help him and everyone in the long run" Yugao explains, seeing that Naruto can prove to everyone he is not a criminal or anything they say.
"I don't think this will work for him, Yugou" Kakashi added.
"He needs a better attitude if anything else" Kurenai mentions with a few others nodding not seeing Naruto in the best light but are quiet when Minato glares at him before turning to Yugao.
"Alright Yugao, If what you said is true, then I have no doubts that they will go far in this year's exam." Minato said, his voice held a little bit of pride his son and how this can help him with the villagers
After everything was settled and all the teams that were going to enter handed in their forms, Minato dismissed everyone. With Kushina walking after everyone else.
"Everyone entered their teams already?" Kushina asked, making Minato nod, showing her the teams entering. Kushina sees Naruto's team entering.
"Are you sure team 11 should enter?" Kushina asked him, Minato nodded at her.
"It's the only way for all to see Naruto as more than just what people say about him, at least he can show everyone who he is" Minato states, agreeing with Yugao that Naruto can show the villagers and everyone else he's not who they say he is.
"Then you would mind adding Team 13?" Kushina states, with Minato smiling.
"And why should I add team 13 despite being my own children?" Minato asked, getting into his Hokage role despite knowing his children are begging to enter.
"Team 13 have improved after learning there elements, training more of their Kage level amount of chakra and high skill in tai and ninjutsu, Mito learning my sword style and Menma learns Uzamaki water techniques, I can tell you they are already at Chunin level and just need the exams to prove it" Kushina explains to her husband who is also is Hokage like a professional Shinobi, Minato nods but points out a flaw.
"But Menma-kun and Mito-chan need a teammate, they can't compete without one" Minato points out as Kushina signs.
"Then we'll take someone to help them out, someone in reverse that's looking for an easy promotion" Kushina spoke out, seeing her children can carry who need a rank up Minato nods as he looks for the reserve.
"There is one genin that just came back from a long mission, an A rank mission having her team killed, she has excellent Taijutsu with good medical jutsu, she current helping the hospital waiting for a team" Minato finding some person with good skilled and medical jutsu to help his children, not to mention she knows medical jutsu to keep his kids alive
"Perfect I'll train her and she can join my team, could make it permanent even" Kushina all for it, with Minato nodding.
"Ok, I'll send up, she is Hyuga, an orphan of the branch family, knows healing and even uses a bow" Minato reads her report, getting Kushina interested.
"A bow? That's new" Kushina reading the file of Ty Lee Hyuga.
LINE
Few days later
Naruto walks though the villages after that memory scan with Inoichi, so far there are less people trying to fight him but more so people glaring at him. However there not saying or doing anything besides some harsh glares and whispers
Not that Naruto cares, he prefers to be left alone, as he notices other shinobi are paying more attention to him than before. Mostly from a few clans, shinobi and other jonin shinobi look at him.
Annoying but not the worst ones as a few of Danzo drones and some other nins look at him with interest.
But that's nothing compared to his team, Satsuki still trying to make it up to him in the most passive aggressive way. Inviting over, paying for his lunch and one time trying to ask for a date. Explaining it not like I get any other change with the girls in the villages. Like Naruto is that stupid or desperate for a girl
Yakumo isn't better, looking at him with teary eyes and begging for forgiveness, she even tried to join in on Satsuki offer and give him two girls to date.
This sensei tried to keep things civil and told him to give the girls a chance but Naruto isn't expecting anything from them beside saying sorry to avoid their parents punishment, a reason Naruto avoids a few other shinobi trying to beg for forgiveness due to whatever crime there commit and use him as a scapegoat.
Which is why Naruto avoids those guys, one guy nearly came into a toilet when he was taking a shit.
"But it could be worse," Naruto notes, as annoying as the villagers' glares are and a few desperate shinobi begging for forgiveness and redemption.
Naruto stops as he looks around, starting to panic feeling a presence he hasn't felt in a while.
"Oh shit, no no no, those fuckers can't be here now" Naruto spoke out, looking around as he slowly makes his way through the village with suspicion
"They can't be here unless those two spilled about me" Naruto snarled at Ken Uchiha and Aizen Kuruma, thinking they told everyone where he was. Naruto looks around as he takes a breath and closes his eyes.
One, two, four, six shit there all around the village, some of them already inside.
"It's too late to hide now" Naruto opens his eyes, getting off the wall as he looks around.
"Just need to relax and blend in, hope I can tell them about Pops and his plans" Naruto walks though the village as he thinks of a plan about his current situation.
"But they should all be here? Pops wouldn't send so many to catch me" Naruto thought, not believing his Pops would send out so many of his friends and Sanseis to look for him.
"Hey watch where you're going brat" Someone shouted, Naruto turned to see some guy grabbing at some kid by shirt, with two other kids looking on in fear, even his little sister Natsumi looking afraid.
"Konohamaru!" A series of voices called out, the group turning around and seeing Menma, Kiba and a few other boys running towards them, but next to them was a scowling Sasuke.
After they had heard Konohamaru cry out, they immediately ran to the source, even Sasuke was curious as to what was happening.
Naruto was in a bit of a mood today and seeing the guy is a shinobi from sand and is picking on little kids didn't sit right with him. Dashing forward Naruto grabs the sand-nins wrist getting his and the children's attention Naruto holds the arm tight enough to let the kid go.
"OHHH SHIT MAN!" The guy cries in pain as the boy looks up at him in awe alone with the children, even his little sister is looking up at him.
"Tell me your make-up wearing asshole, why are you picking on little brats today?" Naruto asked him, the make-up wearing glares at him in pain.
"AHHH, it's WAR-PAINT! And it is none of your business you bastard! These kids need to learn to respect their elders!" as the guys replied, his painted face set in a glare directed at Naruto in pain.
"I don't like limb-dick prick like you who seem to get off at beating little kiddies, it become my business cause I like beating grown men who only fight weak kids, see if they can fight like a man" Naruto glaring at him, the guy grunts in pain as he tries to break his grip.
Now Naruto got a better look at the guy and girl behind him, seeing the girl had teal eyes and blonde hair, which was gathered into four ponytails. Her attire consisted of a short-sleeved, black kimono that reached down to her legs, with slits along the side and a more revealing neckline and a red sash tied around her waist. She was also sporting fingerless black gloves and her forehead protector of Suna was around her neck.
One of the males was simply wearing a black outfit consisting of a long top and trousers with a red sash around his waist. His forehead protector was in the forehead part of his hoodie of his outfit. He also had some make-up (war-paint) in his face and some kind of package on his back.
But noticing behind the tree is what really got Naruto attention. Hidden in the tree the boy was definitely younger than the other two. He had fair skin and short, spiky, auburn hair and pale blue-green eyes. He also had tanuki-like black eye rings and the kanji for 'love' carved on the left side of his forehead. His attire consisted of full-length dark trousers, with a pair of laces on each leg, respectively a few inches below the waist and the knees, a long-sleeved crimson coat with flaring hemlines and slits down on the lower half of the front and the back, a grey holster vest held in place by a single strap over his left shoulder and by two buckled belts which he was using to carry the gourd he had on his back
It looks for not only the thing that got this attention was his Chakra and the Bijuu chakra inside him.
This guy is a jinchuuriki, and if he is from the sand then is the One-Tailed Shukaku.
Naruto looked at the trio of Suna nins with a cold and calculative look, which was returned by a glare from the make-up guy, a look of lust from the girl and an emotionless look from the Jinchuuriki.
Behind him all the young kids, including Natsumi, were looking at Naruto with awe, in fact Natsumi was just thinking of how cool her brother was.
"You little!" the make-up guy grunted angrily, his other hand reaching for the object on his back with his hand. But Naruto caught his other hand, holding it tight in front of him.
"Interesting item you're carrying back there, seeing rathe large and you're from sand must make you a puppet user" Naruto figures to the sand nin shock as Naruto holds that guy's fingers.
"Wonder if you can fight with a few broken fingers?" Naruto asked, holding the guy's fingers tight.
"Let go of my brother" said the girl pulling out a kunai, ready to throw it, Naruto thinks as he looks at the guy grunting in pain.
"That depends? Is your brother going to apologise for being a prick to little kids over there?" Naruto asked, Naruto looking at the kids then back to the guy and girl, the girl looks at her brother glaring angrily at Naruto as the girl was about to attack.
However the girl's actions were stopped by an emotionless voice. Everyone turns to see the red-haired jinchuuriki in the tree, all surprised by his stealth except Naruto.
"Temari! Kankuro, stop. You're bringing shame to our village by our actions" said the youngest guy, getting some weird scared looks from both Temari and Kankuro.
"B-but Gaara, they..." started Kankuro to the now named Gaara, but he was stopped by Gaara's response
"Kankuro, shut up or I'll kill you" said Gaara, surprising everyone from Konoha and making Kankuro and the girl have worried expressions on their faces. Gaara turns to Naruto holding his brother's fingers.
"I apologise for my brother's actions, please let him go" Gaara spoke in an emotionless turn, making Naruto smile and letting Kankuro go.
"At least one of you Sand nin has manners, especially you 'Mr 1'" Naruto states to him, Gaara, Temari and Kankuro eyes widened in shock and surprise.
"How?" Gaara asked quietly, making Naruto smiled turn predatory
"Less just say I have a nose for it" Naruto smirks at him, Gaara's eyes narrow while the others look confused.
But another voice stops them, a voice that causes Naruto to frown remembering it.
"Well well well, after all these years, you're still a dumbass blonde wearing the same suit" Everyone turns to look at the newcomers in surprise as Naruto glares at the one that insulted him.
First was a petite, tan-skinned kunoichi who wore an orange clip in her short, layered mint green hair that matched her eye colour, which was also orange. Her ninja outfit consisted of a short sleeveless white midriff shirt with fishnet armour underneath, long white armlets, and fishnet shorts with a short white apron skirt over it. Her forehead protector of the Hidden Waterfall was worn on her right arm. She looks at Naruto with joy and waves her arms excitedly seeing him.
Next was a female kunoichi wearing a long blue like cloth dress and skirt that covers her body, you can tell she has a female figure with the cloth hugging her form, she wearing a straw hat covering her face which if you look closely look blue and long fin like ears, her eyes a purple staring deeply into Naruto.
And the one male that called out Naruto is a tall white skin young man with hair spikes all standing up, wearing a blue skin suit and pants with silver samurai like armour on his chest, shoulder and skirt. On his back is a short bo staff with a belt carrying many scrolls looking at Naruto with a smirk.
Naruto knows who these people are
"It's been too long, hasn't it been Fishcake" the boy Naruto knows as Vegeta smirks seeing Naruto again.