While returning home, Ino changed her direction and went towards Sakura's home. It's the first time, she is going to her house after her former friend declares that they will be rivals for the love of Sasuke. After that, both of them changed their attitude towards each other. She is now knocking on her door to ask some questions. If her father was here. She would have directly asked him. Mebuki Haruno opened the door.
Mebuki Haruno looked at Ino and said, "Ino, what a surprise! Did you come to meet Sakura?" She is really surprised.
Ino said, "Yes, I came to see Sakura. Is she home?"
Mebuki said in a sweet voice, "Sakura, come here darling."
Sakura said, "What happened, Mom?" Then she looks at Ino, "Did you forget the way, Ino?"
Ino said with a sly expression, "No I did not forget my way. I just came to the right place."
Sakura said with a stern face, "Did you come to ask something? I hope it is not about Sasuke."
Ino smiled and said, "It is about something else."
Mebuki said, "You both can sit down first in the dining hall and have a chat. While I make the tea for both of you."
Ino replied, "Thanks, Auntie."
Mebuki said, "I want to ask you something Ino."
Sakura questioned her mother, "What do you want to ask Ino?"
Mebuki gave a sharp reply, "Quite bossy are you, I am still your mother, little girl. You can listen when I ask her about it."
Ino replied, "Sure I will answer your questions."
Sakura and Ino sit in the dining hall opposite each other.
Ino said, "I want to ask you something as you are a bookworm and read almost half of the library."
Sakura snapped at her new nickname, "Who told you that?"
Ino said with a gentle devilish smile, "It's Naruto's idea since my parents are not here. I can then ask the most knowledgeable person in our class. That way I can also know how much you know.
Sakura also gave a devilish smile to Ino and said, "Tell me the question and you will get the answer. Just don't ask for a date for Naruto."
Ino questioned her, "Tell me what you know about the Uzumaki clan or Uzushiogakure?"
Sakura with a flat smile said, "I never read anything about it. Are you joking with me Ino? If there is a clan like that then at least one book in the library should have a book written about it. Even we have a list of clan details from our and other villages like the Hoshigaki clan for the fish type body, the Yuki clan for the ice release, the Uchiha clan for Sharingan, and Hyuga for Byakugan. There is a list of clan details in the library. The list keeps going. Maybe Naruto pranked you."
Ino shook her head and said, "No actually Shikamaru confirmed it. Nara are known for strategies and they collect a lot of detail by looking at the battlefield. So I trust him on this topic. He even told me that they were allies of Konoha from the very beginning of our village. Even sand was not allied with us at that time."
Sakura said, "Are you sure Naruto and Shikamaru didn't prank you?"
Ino replied, "Shikamaru isn't a lying and pranking type. He said it like an absolute fact. Do you know who was the wife of Hashirama Senju?"
Sakura said, "It is never mentioned Ino, how could I know? There are no records about her."
Ino answered, "I can tell you. Her name is Mito Uzumaki the wife of Hashirama Senju and the grandmother of Tsunade Senju. Naruto told me about it. If you want to confirm we can do it through Tsunade Senju, the legendary slug sanin.
Sakura replied, "How did he know about it?"
Ino said, "That I don't know but we can still confirm it from Tsunade Senju. What if it is the truth? He also told us that the Civilan council removed everything about the Uzumaki clan. Shikamaru is from the Shinobi clan. So you can say he can know about it from the clan history or village history written by a Nara shinobi. Civilian council has no power over clans matter or their secrets."
Sakura replied, "Now you just made me confused. But why Civilian council remove everything about a clan."
Ino said, "I will ask Shikamaru and Chouji after they discuss it with their parents. I will talk with my father after he returns."
Mebuki said, "Tea is ready ladies. So what were you talking about?" She serves the tea for them and herself with some snacks.
Sakura asked her mother, "Do you know anything about the Uzumaki clan or Uzushiogakure?"
Mebuki replied, "I knew a girl named Kushina Uzumaki. She was famous for her red hair and high temper. She used to squash boys or girls like bugs whenever they tried to bully her. She was a famous Jonin known as the 'Red hot-blooded habanero'. Even one time some random boy brought his big brother who was a genin, to beat her when she was an academy student. Still, she gave him through beating. Hokage gave Genin a warning for attacking an academy student. About Uzumaki clan and Uzushiogakure, the subject was removed from history lessons of Konoha during my time."
Ino said, "So it was removed by Civilian Council."
Mebuki replied, "Civilan council was added to the main council at the same time and all history-related subjects are mostly controlled by them. So it has to be them."
Sakura said, "What happened to Kushina Uzumaki?"
Mebuki replied, "She died during the Kyuubi attack, her name is written beside our fourth hokage Minato Namikaze. If you visit the ninja memorial stone you can see it there clearly."
Ino asked, "Does Naruto have any relation with her?"
Mebuki said, "I didn't know about it but she was 9th month pregnant before the Kyuubi attack. So it is possible."
Sakura asked, "What about her husband?"
Mebuki said, "I didn't know who she was dating but she got married to him. That boy was madly in love with her even though he had a bigger fan following than Sasuke. I only heard it from my friends who died in the attack."
Ino replied, "That was a tragic story. Auntie, could you tell me one more thing? Why do we wear the spiral symbol on our back?"
Mebuki said, "I only know that it was the Uzumaki clan sign. Our jonin teacher never had the chance to explain it because of the war. Then he died while protecting us. We all were busy in the war with Iwa and Kumo afterward. Even we didn't know we would live for another day."
Ino said, "Thanks auntie, for such valuable information. You are a great help. Unlike someone who couldn't answer it even after reading the half of library books."
Sakura sharply replied, "It's the civilian council's fault, not mine. Who would have guessed they could do something like this."
Mebuki also sharply said, "Jeez! Sakura, why do you have to be so loud? Some people are trying to sleep. I don't want any complaints."
Sakura said, "Yes Mom."
Mebuki questioned Ino, "I heard that you got a nice pet in your shop. It is so fluffy and cute. People went to see it and ended up purchasing the flowers."
Sakura said, "Cute and fluffy? When did you get a pet Ino?"
Ino said, "That's what you wanted to ask, Auntie."
Mebuki replied, "Yes dear, and Sakura please don't always read books, pay attention to what is happening in the village. That pet is recently the main topic between the ladies."
Ino said, "That's not my pet. Naruto owns it. Heck, he has 7 of them in total and that's unfair."
Sakura asked, "When does he get the time to have that many pets?"
Mebuki said, "Then how did it end up in your shop? I heard from ladies that you got a huge profit by having it with you only on the counter."
Ino said, "Naruto came with Hinata, Shikamaru, and Chouji to help me in the flower shop. While he went inside to help, he left his pet on the counter with Hinata. She gets to hold it the whole time, while I have to deal with customers. I was so jealous."
Mebuki asked her, "What it is and its name? Do you know it?"
Ino replied, "It's an animal called Eevee. The one which is in my shop is Oscar and it is a male. I even asked Iruka sensei about them earlier and he told me Naruto owns 4 females and 3 males of Eevee."
Sakura said, "It is my first time that, I heard about Eevee. It is not mentioned in any book if I think about it."
Ino said, "Of course, it is an Uzumaki clan pet only. It is kept like a Uzumaki clan secret. That's why we can't see them with anyone. Iruka sensei told me about it and later I confirmed it with Naruto."
Mebuki said, "I wanted one too. It is better than having a disrespectful brat. I would have kept it like my son or daughter if I had one."
Sakura sharply said, "Mom I am still here."
Ino said, "Hinata told me that her sister also wanted to see the pet. She asked him and he agreed to have a picnic on Sunday behind Hokage Mountain, near the waterfall. He even asked Shikamaru and Chouji to come too. I asked Hinata if she could take me with her and she agreed. I am going to watch all 7 of them in one place."
Mebuki looked at her daughter and said, "You should go together with them, Sakura. Then bring the picture of Eevee for me. Ino could you help her with that."
Ino said with a devilish smile towards Sakura, "Yeah sure, I am going to do it anyway. My mother will love it too."
Mebuki said, "Sakura you should learn that from Ino."
Sakura replied, "I will do it." She thought, 'Ino trapped me.'
Ino said, "O. k aunty it's time for me to leave, I will see you again soon."
Mebuki replied, "Please come and visit sometime."
Ino left Sakura's home and new questions are rising in her mind. Who is Kushina Uzumaki? What is her relationship with Naruto? What happened to her husband and who was he? After entering her home she went straight to sleep.
Shikamaru house _________
Shikamaru was sitting with his dad and mom.
Shikaku asked his son, "What do you want to ask both of us, Shikamaru?"
Yoshino said to her husband, "You don't have to be so formal with your son."
Shikamaru said to his parents, "I want to know about the Uzumaki clan and Uzushiogakure. And why we wear their symbol on our backs. I can guess we should have a very deep connection to hold their symbol so close to us. Why academy doesn't teach about it? I read a little bit of information from our clan book about Konoha and its allies."
Shikaku replied, "I will tell you the important facts, others you should find on your own in the Nara library. Uzumaki's are our allies from the very beginning of the village foundation. They were very proficient in the art of Fuinjutsu. Fuinjutsu was created by them and later they introduced it to the whole world. Uzumaki and Senju are cousins by blood. They used to have their ninja village on the island called the Land of Whirlpools or Whirlpool Country. After their destruction, the island is sealed from others and the weather doesn't support the intruders either. They were destroyed by the combined force of Kiri, Kumo, and Iwa from the fear of their Fuinjutsu excellence. From the evidence at that time, they utterly destroyed the three nations during the war but due to their low number they lost but they held out against them for weeks."
Yoshino said, "Third Hokage confirmed it himself and told in the council meeting that he is going to put it back on the academy syllabus. Civilian council tried to object to it but he told them that they shouldn't have removed it in the first place. Because of the war at that time, he couldn't do anything about it but now he made it compulsory even the chunin and jonin have to read about them. Even civilians are not spared. They printed the copy of Uzumaki and Konoha relations books and now it is in the Konoha library so it is not a secret anymore. I laughed when he told us that we remember Madara Uchiha but forgotten about our allies who never betrayed us and only supported us, but we removed them from our history."
Shikamaru asked, "How did the people of Uzushiogakure live and behave?
Shikaku answered, "They were bold by nature and never participated in war because of their peaceful nature and they fought only to protect. They only participated in Senju's war to support them. They never failed to support Senju's during their dire times. All the security system in Konoha is created by the Uzumaki clan."
Yoshino added, "They have an even larger reserve of chakra than Senju clan members. Aside from Fuinjutsu, they are very good in Kenjutsu and Ninjutsu. They are worshippers of Shinigami. The first hokage married an Uzumaki, her name was.."
Shikamaru said, "Mito Uzumaki. I know the last part."
Shikaku replied, "Then that's more than enough for you."
Shikamaru asked his father, "Dad if we were allied with them this deeply why we didn't help them to survive."
Shikaku replied, "It's not that we didn't want to help them. Their messengers were found dead inside the fire country. Someone killed them before they could reach Konoha. A third party was involved as far as my father suspected it. Your grandfather tried to investigate it. But they covered their tracks and it did not go to the other three nations who attacked them. You shouldn't mention the last part to anyone especially not to Naruto Uzumaki."
Shikamaru said, "It is troublesome, I am going to sleep."
Shikaku replied, "Yeah it is troublesome, I am going to sleep too, honey."
Yoshino sharply said, "Do whatever you want. But get up early in the morning otherwise, I will throw both of you out myself."
-In the Midnight-
Demiurge made sure everything was ready for his master, he checked on Anko Mitarashi. She was alone. So he entered Naruto's apartment through the portal spell gate.
A portal appeared in front of Naruto.
Demiurge said, "Lord Naruto, your servant is here on your service."
Naruto replied, "Let's go."
Naruto makes a clone just to fool sensors who keep an eye on him. Demiurge and Naruto walk into another portal and appear inside Anko's house. Naruto disguised himself as an adult Uzumaki with full red hair.
Demiurge said, "Anybody home."
Anko suddenly said, "Who are you? ..... Ohh shit, now I remember everything." As soon as she looks at Demiurge she remembers her yesterday encounter with him.
Demiurge with voice control magic said, "You will answer truthfully, and don't even try to harm my master."
Anko asked, "Are you Kai sama?"
Naruto replied, "My name is Kai Uzumaki. The one who can solve your lifelong problem. But If I save your life from this tragedy it should belong to me. I should do whatever I wish to do with you. Do you accept?"
Anko replied, "I accept kai sama."
Naruto said, "For precaution that Orochimaru will not get alert from this procedure as we have to put his soul piece in confusion. Later free it from the mark and it will automatically return to him."
Anko nodded her head and said, "O k Kai sama."
Naruto said, "Now show me your curse seal."
Anko removed her jacket and showed her curse mark. Naruto extended his hand and cast an illusion spell and memory loss on the soul piece of Orochimaru, even if it returned and alerted him. He will not know what happened to Anko and how it came back.
Naruto extended his arm again this time his fingers started glowing and he put it on the seal it became another seal around the curse mark and Naruto said "Release". A small light came out of the seal and disappeared.
Orochimaru soul piece has returned to him.
Naruto's seal disappeared after the release. Naruto takes out a golden seal like how he used on Yugao.
Naruto said, "I already made you free from Orochimaru. Now show me that you want to follow me by kneeling in front of me. Or you can run away as I didn't finish my deal by fully completing the curse seal mark." He checked her loyalty.
Anko said, "I will not run kai sama." She knelt in front of Naruto Uzumaki.
Naruto placed the golden seal on her head. and it entered inside her brain and it became small particles and affected her brain and DNA. Naruto removes his disguised transformation.
Naruto said, "Now you will work under me forever Anko san."
Anko was surprised by her master's transformation but the real appearance shocked her even further.
Anko said, "My lord, you shouldn't play with your servant like that.
Naruto replied, "Sorry Anko san about earlier."
Anko answered, "No worries my lord."
Demiurge said with voice control magic, "I never knew such kind of things existed my lord. You are free from earlier command."
Naruto said, "Let's complete the curse mark."
Naruto's hand glowed again and he put it on the curse mark. It became red due to the power of Naruto's chakra and magic. He corrected the fuinjutsu sealing of the curse mark and it started spreading on her body but now she was in full control.
To make it complete he put a three-layered seal on the curse mark and now it looked like three rings of rinnegan with big three tomoe. Now a bloody red curse mark is on her shoulder. The curse marks which are spreading returned on her red curse mark.
Anko said, "Thank you, my lord."
Demiurge asked Naruto, "My lord how it works differently now. Not to be rude but I am curious."
Naruto said, "When someone gets a curse mark they should go through pain to adapt the senjutsu chakra. After removing the soul piece, the control of Orochimaru faded and she got control of senjutsu for herself. I corrected the flaws of this curse mark so no mishap can happen or backfire like chakra exhaustion from using senjutsu chakra or the corruption of chakra. Senjutsu never corrupts the user's chakra and the seal I put on the curse mark upgraded and completed it. Now it is curse mark 2.0."
Anko asked him, "Master, but what does the upgraded version do?"
Naruto replied, "This increases the raw senjutsu storage and even made storage for your chakra in your curse mark. The time of entering in sage mode is decreased too which means you are a sage now with a perfect sync between your chakra and senjutsu chakra. And you can enter into partial transformation easily. You have to practice to perfect it. Other capabilities of snake sage you have to find it yourself. As I am no expert in it.
Anko said, "I am so grateful to you my lord."
Naruto messaged someone through telepathy for a brief moment.
Demiurge said, "I think, I should study fuinjutsu. I like it."
Naruto replied, "It is like the symbols on magic circles or maths. You can learn it easily. I will send you the notes of fuinjutsu and to the library of Ainz ooal gown when I have time."
Anko questioned him, "What is Ainz ooal gown?"
Demiurge said, "It's our guild and now you are a part of it and our main purpose is to follow the order of Lord Naruto. As he is our master and supreme being."
At the same time, someone enters the room.
Yugao greeted Naruto, "My lord, you have called me."
Anko said, "Yugao is your servant to master."
Demiurge said, "Master told me about you Yugao uzuki."
Naruto said, "Yes she is my servant just like you. All of you please sit down. Anko wear your jacket. Wear some normal ninja clothes from tomorrow. Too much showing off invites trouble and we don't want that."
Anko replied, "I understand my lord."
Naruto said, "I don't like to see my servants treated like eye candy by others. Now Yugao what is happening in the Hokage office."
Yugao replied, "Hokage is putting back the Uzumaki clan chapter in the syllabus. Civilian council tried to stop it but they failed. It seems they are mere pawns and some other person is controlling them from the shadows."
Demiurge said, "My lord, sorry for interrupting, but it was the work of Danzo. He tried to stop it but couldn't do it. He got the late information."
Naruto smiled and said, "Maybe I was too fast in my work hahahaa. We need a base in Konoha for a meeting like this. We cannot use both of your houses as it will create some suspicion on us."
Anko asked, "Where we will create a base for our meeting?"
Naruto said, "For timing, we will have some more capable servants. Then we will create a base. Yugao be with Anko for now explain how we can communicate with each other. Anko now you can also contact how we contact each other."
Demiurge asked, "Any orders my lord."
Naruto said, "Explain to them how we work on Nazarick and listen to their problems for now after that all of you can leave. I am leaving because I have to wake up early in the morning for my daily lap."
Naruto teleported and returned home and he slept. Slowly Naruto is affecting the Konoha and manipulating them for his purpose.