Yugao looking around the people around her making sure to give them the my word is law look. What she didn't expect is the Uchiha girls to gang up on her. "Well, I am not leaving until I get some answers and/or Naruto is awake. I have to thank him for saving my life." Izumi said blushing at the thought.
"Exactly we should know what is going on. It is our lives that were at risk." Naori said thinking about how the boy leaped over her to protect her with his red chakra.
'So it is down to this huh. I wonder if they will act if it is clan versus the village. Well, I can have Itachi and Shisui deal with it.' Yugao thought looking at the girls determined face. "Fine, you can get your answers from Itachi and Shisui on Tuesday when they get back from their mission. Now enough questions. Get some sleep. Girls are in Hinata and Anko's room. Boys are in Neji's. No complaints, Naruto needs his rest."
With that settled, the Uzumaki compound get ready for bed. Meanwhile was a different story. In the Uchiha compound, Fugaku was furious. Not only did the demon spawn survive, the 2 weaklings did too. They were suppose to be killed to appease Danzo. The man was the main cause of all of this. Had he not made the Uchiha help the citizens during the Kyuubi attack, then they wouldn't have been forced into the situation. Danzo was the one who recommended the mercaneries to kill the brat. Now it was all blowing up on him. He had actually hoped the girls had died. They were becoming more village influenced.
Now he had to pushed his plans. His son couldn't be trusted anymore. Hell, some of the greatest helpers couldn't be trusted anymore.
Danzo was excited. His plans were going perfectly. Now he just needed the Sharingan from Shisui to manipulate the Nine tails. With next week the Uchiha who are nothing but a burden to the Leaf will be destroyed soon by their own people. "Send out our men to attack Itachi and Shisui. We need to recover Shisui's eyes. This mission can not be a failure." Danzo said to his root agent waiting for him at his desk.
"It will be done." The Root Anbu said as he body flickered away.
'Soon, I will have the all the power needed to make the Leaf the strongest village.' Danzo thought as he sat at his desk preparing his next course of actions.
2 days later
Shisui and Itachi were on the way back to the village. They finally had enough proof to convince the Hokage to approve of their plan. They would use Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan on the Uchiha leaders. This would effectively finish the rebellion in its tracks. It was costly knowing that Shisui would most likely go blind with the effect. As they approached the boarder of the Land of Fire, a lone man was seen passing across the rope bridge between. Knowing better than to be on a narrow bridge with an unknown, both decided to hide and wait to see who the man was.
Unknown to them though they stepped into phase one of the Roots plans. With people in wait on both sides of the bridge, as soon as their agent passed the spot of the road the trap was sprung.
Instantly Itachi and Shisui knew something was wrong. They activated their Sharingans preparing to fight. Immediately after the man finished crossing the bridge, they came under attack of multiple Ninja. Fighting multiple at a time was one thing, but knowing that these people are almost as skilled as yourself is another. Shisui and Itachi fought side by side as they pushed through the unknown ninja. These men knew exactly what they were doing. Itachi noticed, that while they were focusing on killing him, they were targeting Shisui without any truly lethal hits to his head. "Shisui, they are after your eyes. Damn bastards. We were betrayed." Itachi stated looking at all the dead ninja around the 2.
"Shit!" was all Shisui got to say as he was hit with water shuriken cutting his leg.
"To the bridge we will have to survive the fall!" Shisui said as he used his blade across the first section of the bridge causing it to lean heavily to the right.
"Fuck this is gonna hurt." Itachi said as he got to bridge and cut the other section of the bridge causing it to collapse like a rope swing.
The Root members all charged after them hoping to recover the eyes their master required.
Several hours after the collapse, Itachi came upon Shisui. They got lost once the bridge crashed them into river rapids sending them fast down stream. He was lucky to survive to be honest. When he came upon Shisui he knew something was wrong. Shisui was sitting leaning against a tree with what looked like multiple cut marks. He saw his one eye socket was bleeding completely empty. His other looked like it was dimming.
"Shisui! What happened? What happened to your eye!" Itachi yelled looking at his best friend in such a state. Even he knew he didn't have long to live.
"Hehe, you should see the other guys. Bleh" Shisui tried to sound confident as he started to puke up blood.
"Now is not the time for jokes. We need to get you out of here." Itachi said panicked.
"Itachi it is too late for me. Listen someone organized this. They knew our routes, they knew our signals. Only 4 people know that. 2 who we both trust with our lives. 1 is the Hokage and the last is Danzo. The bastard knew we were gonna get him. He wanted to take us out before anything. This is gonna be manipulated against the Uchiha. War is gonna break out if you don't do something about it."
"Shisui, that is a last resort. You could make it. We can use your eyes to stop everything." Itachi pleaded with his brother in all but blood.
Smiling, Shisui stated, "We both know it is too late now. Regardless the clan heads won't let the Uchiha get away with bring missing nin into the village. The only option left is the fall back plan. Please don't let the hatred take over our people…"
"I won't, I will complete the plan. But what should I do with you. I can't leave you like this." Itachi said as his friend was slowly fading.
"Take… my other… eye to Naruto….. and get rid of….. my body… Naruto is one….. of us….. he will be the light….. I do not want… his light to be… destroyed by power hungry….. people….." Shisui barely got out as he slowly felt himself die.
"Tell…. Him… it was worth….. finding the grandson…. of my great…. Uncle…." Shisui got out as his body slumped against the tree dead.
Itachi for the first time broke the Shinobi code and cried. His eyes mutated into the Mangekyō Sharingan as he took his friend's eye out and tossed his body into the rapids to take him to the sea. He would make Danzo pay, but first he needed to complete his mission.
Wednesday
The Village guards were lazing around, when he noticed Itachi coming up the path. "Hey Itachi, you look like shit. Where's Shisui?" The guard asked as he looked around for the other man.
"I need to speak to the Hokage. Tell him I will be at the Uzumaki compound." Itachi said without another word as he walked past the guards.
At the Uzumaki compound there was much to celebrate. Naruto had woken up that morning. Even without his left eye, the boy was nothing but smiles. He had woken up to find that his friends and the girls he saved had been around for the last 2 days making sure he was safe. Once he woke up though, he got the yelling of a life time. Now most of you would expect it to come from Yugao as the one who would yell, but no it was Anko. She was terrifying when she laid into him.
"NARUTO UZUMAKI! HOW DARE YOU DO SOMETHING SO RECKLESS! HAD KURAMA NOT SAVED YOU WHEN HE DID YOU WOULD BE DEAD! WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELF MISTER?!" Anko yelled as she laid into him.
"Uhhh, I'm sorry." Naruto said but that was not apparently what she wanted to hear.
"OH, I WILL SHOW YOU SORRY! JUST WAIT UNTIL YUGAO LET'S ME AT YOU. YOUR TRAINING DAY IS GONNA BE SO MUCH WORSE THAN IT HAS BEEN. I APPEARENTLY HAVEN'T TRAINED YOU ENOUGH IN DODGING!" Anko stated as she was still angry at him.
"Anko, let him go for now. He did the right thing in the long run. Honestly, I am kinda proud of his foolishness." Yugao said as she saw Naruto cowering. "But don't think for a second your training is going to be easy. You messed up and almost died, that means you need to learn to never let it happen again. Prepare yourself it is gonna be a long next 3 months. Now go see your friends they are eating breakfast."
"Yes Yugao." Naruto said getting out of bed taking off the rest of the medical gear on him.
As he approached downstairs he heard the group of kids being loud helping make breakfast. Naruto just smiled at the scene. Hinata, Ino, and the girl he didn't know were helping mix the batter to make pancakes. Meanwhile you had Izumi, Tenten and Neji helping with cutting plates of fruits. Finally you had Choji and Shikamaru helping setup the table as Kakashi and Himakari making the food. "Well would you look at that. Sleeping beauty decided to get up. I know I am normally the one who is late but 2 days is a long time for breakfast." Kakashi said as his eye was on him flipping the bacon.
"Haha, very funny Kakashi sensei." Naruto said smiling at his friends.
Everyone had a very happy reunion until later that day. When Itachi returned. At first it was a very seldom experience knowing that Shisui was gone. Naruto took the impact the hardest. Over the last 6 months him and Shisui became almost like brothers while training. He was what Naruto wished to be, strong, caring, and the love for the village showed through with everything he did. With him gone it was a loss that Naruto hadn't felt before. Sure he lost his parents but he didn't truly know them as he did with the people around him. When the time came for Itachi to pass on Shisui's will it was almost too much for him.
"Naruto, Shisui wanted me to give you this." Itachi stated as he pulled out the scroll containing his eye. "He wanted you to be protected the only way he could."
"I don't know what to say. I am just gonna miss him." Naruto said tearing up.
"Naruto, it is a greatest honor for an Uchiha to give. Shisui wanted you to care on his legacy." Kakashi said as he pulled the son of his sensei into a hug. "Let it out and know that being a shinobi isn't about hiding your emotions. It is letting them out at the right time."
Naruto just cried as he held one of his senseis. Meanwhile Itachi recognized the 2 girls in the house he wasn't expecting to see. He almost let it slip what was happening right when he saw them but held back. It wasn't for him to decide what would happen to them. He must wait for the Hokage.
After a stressful night, most of which was crying from the kids who got to know Shisui over the course of time. Each one of them were impacted by it. They held a ceremony for Shisui in the compound commemorating their fallen friend. It was that night that Naruto swore to become stronger and to the best he could be.
"Hmm, well then it looks like we will need to work together then to get you stronger." Kurama said with a smile on his face. " Tomorrow morning take to the Hokage about your new eye and then release the seal. We need you used to using my chakra."
'Absolutely. I need to become so strong that I will never lose another friend again. I also need to ask about what is going on with the search for other Uzumaki.' Naruto thought back to Kurama.
After the kids went to bed, a secret meeting was held among the adults and the Hokage. After Itachi gave his report of the tragedy that befell Shisui, and explaining how it could only be 3 out of 4 people in the room who could have known about the mission.
"Hmm, so I have full confidence in all of you in this room that the mission wasn't leaked." Hizuren said as he took a puff of pipe. "That means Danzo has begun to move. With the council tying me down, we can't move against him. What else did you find on the mission."
"It was indeed my father who helped bring the group in that attacked Naruto and his friends. If this gets out though it will be all out war." Itachi stated as per his mission.
"I had hoped it wasn't the case. We must figure out the next course of action and soon." Hizuren said.
"Hokage, Naruto is requesting a meeting the day after. He wants to have the eye implanted. Kakashi you should know someone who can do it right?" Yugao asked as she was primary caretaker.
"Hmmm I believe that should be good. Until tomorrow you are all dismissed." Hizuren stated as he sat back in his chair feeling his age more tonight than in a while.
"Itachi, is there more to discuss." Hizuren stated as he saw that Itachi had returned but a few moments later.
"Yes, it is time. We are out of options Hokage. I personally do not wish this but my clan is leading all of us to war." Itachi stated as he steeled his resolve.
"And what of the girls at the Uzumaki compound? Will they be killed as well if you follow through with your plan?" Hizuren asked pushing his killing intent to test Itachi's resolve.
"That will depend on Naruto. I have faith he can turn their fate around. However, I must ask him first. If I find that he is unable to steel his resolve, will be forced to eliminate all but Sasuke. My hope is that he will be the one to counter our curse and rise about the Curse of Hatred that is plaguing my clan." Itachi stated.
"And if he doesn't?" Hizuren asked.
"Then the clan is doomed anyway and Naruto will become the heir." Itachi stated.
"Hmm, very well if you are true to your purpose. Know that if this is done you will be hunted by the village." Hizuren said.
"I know, but it is for the good of the village." Itachi said as he body flickered away.
The next day was a whirlwind for Naruto. In the morning he had a meeting with Itachi, Izumi, and Naori. "Naruto, Izumi, and Naori what about to be said is an important secret that can lead to the destruction of the village. All of you must take an oath of secrecy." Itachi stated showing no emotion on his face as privacy seals were placed.
"I, Naruto, swear to never reveal what you tell us in this room." Naruto said finally getting to the bottom of the Itachi's secret mission.
"I, Izumi, swear to never reveal what you tell us in this room." Izumi said after Naruto.
"I, Naori, swear to never reveal what you tell us in this room." Naori said understanding the gravity of the oath.
"Good, before you ask questions. I will first give you all a history lesson. Back when the village was first founded, the Uchiha was prideful people. Even more so then we are now. We wanted to turn our back on our leader that lead us into this agreement, Madara. The clan elders first decided that in order to stop the major push back from the youth, Madara needed to be banished from our clan. With that enacted, though started the Curse of Hatred as some of us call it. The clan first began to be mistrusted due to Madara attack a few years after the village was founded. That mistrust even further deepened when the Kyuubi attacked."
"Wait, how I thought everyone found to protect the village that day?" Naruto asked.
"They did but the Uchiha was directed to lead the civilians to safety, while the rest fought. So our clan took the least amount of losses striking even more distrust among the shinobi. That mistrust is eventually going to lead to a conflict. Naruto, the attack on you was not random. It was orchestrated by my father. You girls were suppose to be a sacrifice in order to not arouse suspicion on our clan for it."
"Wait, but why target Naruto? It doesn't make any sense." Naori asked.
"His Sharingan. My father sent me to be a spy on the village. I was a double agent to help protect the village. Unfortunately my father didn't tell me all of who was going to attack or we would have had more on standby. I am sorry I put you all in danger." Itachi said with a blank face to avoid emotion.
"So wiat! We were just a sacrifice! How could our leaders do that?!" Izumi raged knowing the situation was worse than she thought.
"You were getting to close to the village. That and being from a low ranked family already showing great skill, well it wasn't hard to see why they didn't want you around anymore. Our family is going to not stop until you are both dead either now that you are alive still. It is against their pride that you both exist still." Itachi said.
"No, I will not allow them to be harmed." Naruto exclaimed as he put his stood up.
"It is not that simple Naruto. They are Uchiha. Unless their names are changed, then the clan has full right to claim them back. And with a lack of evidence that we can't bring up with out starting an all out civil war, there is nothing that can be done." Itachi said internally smiling.
"Then I will change their last name to Uzumaki. THEY will have full protection of my clan!" Naruto stated as a fact.
"It is up to them to decide Naruto. Only they can renounce the clan completely. Doing so will forever exile them from our clan compound." Itachi stated.
"I… I no longer care about the clan… I wish to denounce my affiliation with the Uchiha. I am now and until I claim a new name just Izumi." Izumi claimed feeling unsure if that was the right choice, but looking at Naruto she knew she made the right choice.
"Hmm, what will happened to career of being a shinobi? I don't want to give it up." Naori said looking at Naruto.
"You can still do whatever you want to do. You will never have to give up anything you don't want to." Naruto said to calm her fears.
"Thank you, I denounce my affiliation with the Uchiha clan. I am now just Naori until I take a new name as my own." Naori said feeling safe on Naruto's side.
"I activate clan protection on both of Izumi and Naori. If they wish they can take my clan name." Naruto stated as Kurama was helping him with the wording.
A smile was shown on both of their faces as they said at the same time. " I will the name of Uzumaki clan as my own."
Itachi internally smiled. He did not wish to kill the girls and now he didn't have to. They had broken the curse on their own. "With that said I must rest. Naruto your operation is coming up. Hopefully Shisui will smile upon you."
Next was his surgery for his eye. What he didn't know was that implanting a Sharingan gave the powers to the person. He was placed under sleep while the surgery was put into place, with the Hokage there to ensure that it done correctly. After several hours, Naruto woke up to a ping in from the system.
Relationship Update: Hidden events- This is a hidden reward based on your relationship with the person. Each person has different things that will happened based on the relationship status. With a high enough positive stat or negative stat, certain events/ items will be received. These are random and overall beneficial to the user.
Hidden Event: Shisui's parting gift: Shisui went above and beyond ensure to make sure what he viewed as his little brother was safe. His eye contains the upgraded version of the Sharingan, the Mangekyō Sharingan. This allows the user to access 6 abilities. Due to being implanted this eye has been upgraded to the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. Using abilities will no longer cause user to go blind.
Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan- Locked. Unlock Mangekyō Sharingan in another eye to unlock.
At that moment Naruto truly cried again. His eye patch was soaked as he let it out. Unknown to him the Hokage was watching him ensuring that no one was to bother him. 'Hmm, I wonder if it is time to have Jirayah come back. It might be a benefit to have Tsunade back as well, but she has been adamant about not returning.' Hizuren thought as one of his clones popped letting him know that the paperwork in his office was almost done for the day. With a heavy burden, The Hokage, known by the Konoha enemies and the God of Shinobi, walked to his house to spend time with his sons, one which just returned from being part of the Twelve Ninja Guardians, and his grandchild. He couldn't wait to see young Konohamaru, the boy was only just turned 3 and had already had big dreams.
That night was the mission that Itachi dreaded. He had to finish this or risk losing the village that he loved. The only one that would truly wound his heart was his mother. He wished to keep her safe but he needed to break the curse that was inflicting his clan. So with a heavy heart he started his task. It was easy for him to start with the lower groups of the clan. He would slice all their throats and moved on. Most would be sleeping anyways. The kids were hard on him. Most of the kids were older and started to learn the way of the Shinobi, it made it a little easier. Next came the Uchiha Police group. These guys started out as simple enough most were already drinking or drunk by the time he got to them. At first he only used his speed to kill the small group guys without a single sound. They all fell to quick blade of the Anbu. The only difficulty showed up when he went after the Captain and Lieutenants. The first biggest issue was Shien Uchiha. The man was a lieutenant and the only reason he wasn't higher was because of his birth parents being lower in the clan. As Itachi saw him after killing one of the guards of the air, Shien almost hit with the tip of his blade. "Itachi, what is the meaning of this shit?!" Shien questioned as walked Itachi jump away.
"This is the end of our clans rebellion before it starts. I can not allow it to continue and destroy the village." Itachi stated and he pulled his blade into a fighting stance.
"So, this is the cause of our actions. Huh, I never thought you would be the one to do this." Shien stated as he got into a fighting stance.
That proved to be his mistake though because Itachi activated his Mangekyō Sharingan effectively ending any chance the man had. The Illusions created using Tsukuyomi caused the man to unable to defend himself from the blade going through his back. Itachi was no longer allowed a man to get a drop on him.
Once he got to the Captain, Itachi walked in and became disguised even more. Inside the room were women that were chained to wall. Captain Kazi was currently having his way with a woman that looked like she just got there. She was begging and pleading to not do this. As he climbed on top of her, Itachi had seen enough. He pulled the man by his hair as he shoved his blade through the man's chest. Looking at the women in the room, "Is there any others?" Itachi said while looking at the women.
"No we are all that is left. That bastard ended killing the others." A woman to his right said fearing the man in front of them.
"Right," Itachi said as he cut the chains off the women in a flash. "Go outside the compound and talk to the closest Shinobi. They will help you. I am sorry that this happened to you."
"Thank you for saving me." The girl that was about to be raped said to him. "If it is not too much trouble, can I see you again."
Looking at the woman, she looked to be about 14 or 15 with bright blonde hair. This woman did not even seem to fear him. Itachi pulled a scroll out, producing some clothes for the women. "I don't think we will meet again. I wish you all good luck."
"If you ever get the chance, please come to the land of Noodles. I won't be able to forgive myself if I don't repay you someday." The blonde woman said without fear or embarrassment as she was naked in front of Itachi.
"Sure, if I make it there once this is over. Until then." Itachi said as he body flickered away.
Itachi knew that he had less time now. It was extremely reckless of him to release those women but he couldn't just sit back and not. It made him sick that it actually happened. Itachi steeled himself even more now that he saw how fair down his clan actually went.
After an hour of the assault on the Uchiha clan compound, Itachi finally finished all but his own family. With a grave look, Itachi walked inside. At first Itachi was expecting an attack. The fighting had started to be heard as he got closer and closer to his home. The elders and their guards did not go down easy but most of them were dead after the first encounter with him. The guards had gotten soft and relaxed in their training. The only one who actually gave him a challenge happened to be Naori's sensei. Haruri actually had a fight but in the end, after getting hit with a cut on his arm, Itachi pulled his blade across the man's throat silencing him.
Itachi first walked into the living room, what he found was appalling. His mother was sprawled on the floor, with a lifeless look in her eyes. Next to her was his father, blooded and battered with multiple cuts on his body. "You know, she tried to stop me from going out and killing you. She was the reason I couldn't rally anyone to fight you." Fugaku said looking down at his wife.
"She didn't deserve to die like this. She could have lived had you not done that." Itachi stated full of rage over his mother's death.
"Yeah well, she attacked me because she found out about everything. Needless to say it didn't end well for either of us." Fugaku stated looking up at his son.
"So, you knew about everything? Kazi, kidnapping women? The amount of money laundering going on behind closed doors?" Itachi asked waiting his father's response.
"Aye, I was getting a cut of all of it. We would have been able to control it all had we actually attacked village." Fugaku stated. "Well get it done then, I am not going to beg you for forgiveness. You are a traitor to your own people."
"No Father, you are." Itachi stated as he pushed his blade into his father's chest. "Had you just protected the village and all of its people instead of plotting our comrades' deaths, then maybe this would not have been the outcome."
"I have no regrets, I did what I did for the better of my clan. Afterall… we…. are the…. Strongest." Fugaku said as the life faded from his eyes.
Laying down his father off of his blade, Itachi turned to his mother, she had a hole in her heart from what looked like the size of Fugaku's fist. He was glad that he killed the man. He avenged his mother. He closed her eyes and started to get up when he heard a noise. Dreading what was about to happen, Itachi turned to look directly at his brother. "Itachi, what happened? Are mom and dad ok?" Sasuke asked.
"They are dead." Itachi stated.
"Who could kill them? Dad is the strongest of the strongest clan?" Sasuke asked fearing the look on his brother's face.
"I did. Well father anyways." Itachi said activating his Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Why would you do this?!" Sasuke screamed at him.
"It was necessary. If you wish for revenge come at me." Itachi said as he activated Tsukuyomi.
Next morning Naruto woke up to go speak to the Hokage. He knew that he would be coming in first thing this morning. The first thing Naruto noticed was the somber atmosphere. "Who died?" was all Naruto asked as he just had this feeling with Shisui not but 2 days before.
"Sit down, Naruto. We have much to discuss." Hizuren said.
"Jiji, what happened?" Naruto asked looking at the man who was a grandfather to him.
"Last night, Itachi betrayed the village. He wiped out his entire clan except his brother and the 2 girls upstairs sleeping." Hizuren stated.
"But….. why? I know they wanted me dead, but they, they could have been brought to justice." Naruto said confused on why Itachi would do all he did to just leave.
"Naruto, I do not know what lead him to this answer. It happened and now we must return the girls back home to help rebuild the clan." Hizuren stated with a somber tone.
"No, they are no longer Uchiha. Itachi acting as Uchiha heir heard their denouncement of their clan an became last nameless. The documents have been sent to your office yesterday afternoon before I went to my surgery. They are under the protection of the Uzumaki name and Clan. If they wish to take them, then I will invoke a blood feud." Naruto taking in Kurama's council in this situation again.
"You are lucky I am here, kit. However, you are getting better with the politics thanks to your studies." Kurama stated with a chuckle in his voice.
'Oh ha-ha, Kurama. But you are right I will always need help of my partner, partner.' Naruto internally smiled.
"Well," Hizuren started with a smile on his face. "there is truly nothing that can be done. I will have to inform the council about this. They might raise a stink about it but I will handle it. Now onto the second matter. Your training. By losing 2 of your teachers, I think it is time I start taking a direct approach to it. We will be taking your training to more book based while the rest help with your physical training."
"Really you mean it Jiji?!" Naruto asked, with Hizuren's nod. "I can't wait."
'I can finally learn more Fuinjutsu and remove Anko's curse.' Naruto thought.
"Yes, now onto the topic you asked about yesterday. The Hidden Grass has a daughter of the Uzumaki remaining in her village. They are demanding quite a bit of things for her. I can pull it from your parents amount, but this will be about half of their money and the wish to have a hidden Uzumaki jutsu." Hizuren stated.
"Do it. I won't allow someone from my family be alone. They should never be alone. The problem is I don't know any specific Uzumaki jutsu." Naruto said.
"Ah, well I get that do not worry. It will be a copy. Your mother left me 2 jutsu for you to learn eventually. Do not worry, they won't be able to use these jutsu. They are very consuming to the point where only I would be able to use it once." Hizuren stated. 'I think it should be the Uzumaki water style: deep whirlpool. That way they will have something that is good but would only be able to use by no one.'
"Hehe, Jiji you are letting your inner prankster show." Naruto said grinning.
"I have no idea what you are talking about Naruto." Hizuren said with a grin of his own. "With that is all let's finish up today. We still have much to do."
"Yeah, I have a conversation to have." Naruto said as he went upstairs to the girl's room.
*Knock Knock* Was all Hinata heard as she was woken up. Her roommates Naori and Izumi were already up and in the bathroom. So, sleepily Hinata went to the door. What she wasn't expecting was Naruto to be there. With a *eep* Hinata slammed the door on him. "Hey Hinata, I know its early but I need to talk to Izumi and Naori." Hinata heard through the door.
Hinata looked at herself. She looked like a mess. Her hair was sticking up in angles, her pajamas were a shirt she stole from Naruto's room and pink pajama pants. Her friends had teased her about them when they found out about them. Now Naruto just saw them. She was so embarrassed that she didn't even hear Naori come out of the bathroom and open the bedroom door.
"Hey, Naruto… What happened?" Naori asked just seeing the look on Naruto's face said it all.
"Hey….. let's wait until Izumi is here. Hinata is that my shirt?" Naruto asked looking interested in Hinata.
"Uhm….. yes I have been using it too sleep." Hinata said turning beet red.
"It looks better on you than it did me. You should keep it." Naruto said with a smile.
That was all Hinata could take before she fainted while sitting on her bed. "Uhh, is Hinata ok?" Izumi asked as she watched the girl faint.
"Oh nothing Naruto just complimented her even though she thinks she looks horrible. Now Naruto what happened?" Naori explained looking grim.
"Right, well I guess it is a good thing you all decided to stay here….. Itachi did something last night. He killed his entire clan. Well, except for his brother." Naruto said after a moment of pause.
"No…" Izumi whispered.
"Why would he do that?" Naori questioned everything she knew about the man.
"From what I heard it was because of something big. But no one would tell me why." Naruto explained.
"So what is going to happen to us? Are we gonna forced to be breeding cattle for the Uchiha clan?" Naori asked fearing the answer to be yes.
"Naruto please…." Was all Izumi got out before she got interrupted.
"No, you are not. Itachi did one last thing to protect us all. He as acting Heir to the Uchiha clan documented what happened yesterday in our conversation. You are now under the protection of the Uzumaki clan. I ask again, do you wish to take the clan name? It might better protect you." Naruto explained.
"I am going to. I refuse to be a pawn in anyone's scheme." Naori said.
"Me too. This way I can get closer to you, Naruto." Izumi said looking at him shyly.
"Ok, we have to have the paperwork put in. But welcome to the Uzumaki clan and welcome home." Naruto said proudly to them.
The next day Hizuren walked into the council room. He knew immediately that he was gonna have a headache on his hands. First, the civilian council was looking too smug for their own good. Next, his close advisors had that glint in their eyes when they were planning something. Finally, Danzo had actually showed up. The man was going to be insufferable again today.
"Now that everyone is here, this meeting will commence." Hizuren stated looking at the group. "Any call out before we begin."
"We all heard of the Uchiha massacre, what we didn't know of is the women who were kidnapped by the Uchiha. They are being brought back to their homeland as we speak." Shikaku stated.
"Objection! We have no proof that those women were kidnapped. We all know the Uchiha can cast illusions. Who is to say Itachi didn't do this to put him in a slightly better light?" A civilian councilor stated. This man was named Hijero. A major thorn in the clans side as always.
"Enough, I do not want to have another argument over the same thing again. Wither or not these people were kidnapped does not change the fact that they are being released. It is a major stain on our reputation." Hizuren put his foot immediately down.
"On to business then. Anyone have a place to start." Hizuren asked dreading he was opening the floor.
"About the Uchiha Hizuren. Sasuke is the last remaining heir. He will need other Uchiha to have children with. Regardless of them being without the last name they are Uchiha. We should move Naori and Izumi to the Uchiha compound. That way we can continue the Uchiha line." Koharu said as this was the most logical thing in the world.
"Actually we cannot unless you wish to activate a blood feud between the Uchiha and the Uzumaki." Hizuren stated.
"What do you mean Hizuren?" Homura asked.
"What I mean is not only do they have become part of the Uzumaki clan, they also have clan protection from all outside influence. So go ahead, destroy the remains of the clan. We all know that Naruto is already friends with a majority of the clans here." Hizuren stated internally smiling.
"Now wait a minute. If they are with that demon spawn, why can't we just force him to or force him out? He is already showing too much strength already." A woman civilian asked with no regard to actual laws.
"Oh, so you wish to remove a clan from the village then. If that is passed then the Hyuuga will leave as well." Hiashi stated with a surprise from the rest of the council.
"As will the Nara." Shikaku stated.
"And the Yamanaka." Inochi continued.
"And the Akimichi." Chozi finished.
"So do you wish to remove this clan?" Hizuren inwardly grinned knowing they pushed the civilians into a corner they couldn't afford to be in.
"No Hokage-sama, it is just we wish to protect our children that are going into the academy this year." The member named Cogi Hamina.
"Your daughter is Ami, is going into the academy correct? Well, how about this then. We separate the clan heirs and heiresses into a class and civilians into another. Any who wish to have their kids join the clan class can do so. However, if you choose not to at the start of the academy, then they will not be allowed to enter at any point." Hizuren suggested knowing full well that if this passed it would cripple the civilians.
"I agree to this. I think it is better to have this happen." Cogi stated not fully realizing the ramifications of such an act would cause.
"Fine all in favor?" Hizuren asked. Seeing all the Civilian council jump at the opportunity. All except the Haruno's. "Motion passed. Civilians have a chance to choose."
"Hokage, is this truly wise? Why wouldn't you allow me to train the boy? That way he would be away from the rest." Danzo requested.
"For the last time, Danzo, the answer is no. You will not be allowed to train a clan heir into a mindless machine. IF you make the request again, it will be seen as an act of insubordination or worse treason. We can not afford to lose unity." Hizuren stated with his Killing Intent leaking out.
"Of course, forgive me, Hokage." Danzo said internally grinding his teeth. He needed the boy to complete his plans.
"On to the next discussion plan, security. We had a major lapse in security the last week. While the research on how the men who attacked the village has shown some fruits, it hasn't given me a positive view on our inspection team. As such, the guards of the village entrances will be inspecting any and all paperwork goods and backgrounds of all coming into the village." Hizuren stated. He knew the lack in inspection was from someone higher up. He just had to place his trap.
"But, Hokage sir, that would greatly slow down the time it takes to bring people in. It would make it seem we are bad for business." The same woman who talked out against Naruto spoke again.
"Oh, I didn't realize that the death of our future council members and shinobi was so low on your standards, Yukia. If the others view us bad for business, maybe their business is less than honorable." Hizuren said gleefully as his trap sprung so easily.
"No… of course not Hokage-sama. I just do not wish to see other suffer because of it. I am all in favor of strengthening our security." Yukia stammered.
"Good," Hizuren stated. "Tsume, would your clan be able to provide an extra guard for the gates. That would allow us to have their companions sniff out any hidden items."
"Of course. It will be done Hokage-sama." Tsume said with a slight head nod.
"Good we will discuss after the meeting the rotation. Shibi, are you able to have your bugs once a month go through the village in search of hidden tunnels or passageways into the village?" Hizuren asked the one man who had stayed silent during the entire meeting.
"Of course, Hokage-sama. It will be done. Just let us know the time and it will be done." Shibi stated in a monotone voice.
"Good," Hizuren said before he was interrupted.
"Is this really a good idea? We would be sharing all the secrets of all the clans and civilians to the Aburame clan." Danzo stated knowing that his secrets would be exposed as well.
"Are you questioning our protection details and safety protocols we are going to use to ensure safety. The group conducting this search will be picked by myself and Shibi. They will only report their findings to both of us, which will be directed towards all of you. If anything is found, it will be handled with. Hiashi, Choza, and Kizashi I will be expecting you to lead the team that will be the one that handles the destruction or precautions needed." Hizuren stated.
"Of course Hokage." All 3 stated.
"Now, anymore questions?" Hizuren asked hoping it would all be done.
"Hizuren, don't you think we should discuss what will be done for Sasuke? We need to discuss what we are gonna do for the boy." Homura stated.
"We can discuss that once the boy is in the academy and recovered. Until then if there is nothing else meeting adjured." Hizuren stated as he put his metaphorical foot down.
The next 3 months had flown by for the Uzumaki clan and compound. Naruto had learned more than he thought he was going to in the first year of training. He had friends, a family member from his mother's side, and adults that cared about him. After the Hokage completed the trade, a timid girl named Karin came to live with them.
At first she was super scared of them. It took the combined effort of all the girls in the house to get her out of her shell and talk to them about her past. It was actually Hinata, which Naruto at this point wasn't surprised. Hinata just held Karin as she told Hinata about how her mother and her were forced to be bitten by other shinobi to heal them. It had cost her mother's life and she thought that Naruto was gonna force her to use her powers. It took a lot of convincing from Hinata to come and talk to Naruto. That night while Naruto was training with a bokken, Karin came to talk to him. "You know you can say whatever you want to say. I won't abandon you. You are family." Naruto said not looking at her as he sensed her sending out his chakra.
"I… I don't know what to say." Karin said shaking like a leaf.
"Hmm, how about you come here." Naruto beckoned to Karin.
As she walked forward, Naruto handed her his bokken. " Now I am going to help you in forms. Just relax and close your eyes."
Karin skeptical of the situation closed her eyes. As she did Naruto spoke again. "Good. Now I want you to imagine a person you want to defeat. Someone you want to prove that you are stronger than."
After a few seconds of Karin concentrating, Naruto continued, "Now feel how the blade feels in your hand. Feel how I am slowing going to move your hands and muscles. Slowly feel how the blade is becoming an extension of yourself."
Karin slowly let him move her to the positions of a swing, allowing her to feel how smooth it was. "Now, and this is the most important part. Once you be the person in your mind, do not kill him. Not forgive or forget but do not kill."
At that Karin, snapped her eyes open questioning, "What do you mean?! That man took everything from me?! He sold me and my mother to the Hidden Grass. And for what?! Money?! He said he loved my mother! He said he loved me!" and she broke down.
"Hey, hey it is ok. I understand how it feels that no one is there for you. You don't have to feel that way anymore. We are never going to force you to do anything ever again." Naruto said as he held her crying.
After so multiple moments, Karin stopped crying. After she was done she looked up sheepish at Naruto. She had never hugged a boy before. Before she could say anything, Naruto looked at her and said, "Now would you like to learn how to use my mom's katana style? I am just starting the basics of the second set, but we can get Yugao, my mom's deciple, to teach you." Naruto asked.
"I think….. I would like that." Karin said beginning feel accepted.
"Great! Let's go see her." Naruto pulled her off to go see Yugao.
It turned out to be great, because Yugao was estatic to have a new disciple. Naruto advanced quickly and was excited to show off at the academy. That was until the Hokage came to visit before his first day of academy. "Ah, Naruto come in we have something to discuss." Hizuren said as Naruto sat down along with Hinata and Karin.
"Now, I know you are all stronger than you are suppose to be. That is mainly due to your teachers helping you all. However, you can not show your progress in class." Hizuren stated.
"Wait, why?!" Naruto asked.
"Because the people are still afraid of Kyuubi. I am afraid you must hide your power." Hizuren stated knowing that it was needed to protect him.
"Ok Jiji. I guess I could." Naruto did as he was asked.
"Prefect, now hurry or you will be late for your first day." Hizuren stated.