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The night before he left
Tazuna:cheers!
Tazuna said as he raised a glass, his family and Naruto raised there glasses of different drinks and cheered with him*
Tazuna:to Naruto, for everything he's done since he got here
Tazuna said as he starts eating almost moaning at the food, after years of living under gato's foot to finally have fresh honest to Kami food was beyond words. Naruto chuckled and ate at a normal rate*
Naruto:thank you tazuna San, you too tsunami San for cooking this up, but it wasn't necessary
Tazuna:boy, you are the savior of this lands, the least we can do is give you a good meal before you go tomorrow
Naruto took a sip of his orange peel tea and place the cup down showing the family a small smile*
Naruto:hm, while I'm touched that you all call me such a name, I'm no savior I was just a man with the means to help and that's what I did. But I thank you again for the meal
Tsunami: it's... it's no problem. Also Naruto before you leave, I would like to apologize to you
Naruto looked at tsunami confused, she had a guilty look on her face*
Naruto:oh? Whatever for?
Tsunami:you know why, I was a horrible hostess, I was rude to you from day one. And for that I am sorry
Tsunami said bowing her head at Naruto. Naruto hummed and scratched his cheek*
Naruto:I accept your apology to give you peace of mind, but you have nothing to apologize for. You're rudeness came from fear, not from true hatred, a samurai helps those in need no matter how they treat them. If we didn't it would go against Yuki, chuugi and Jin of the bushido
code
Inari:what does those words mean?
They all saw Naruto changing his once happy mood was gone, all the remained was a serious expression that comes from years of discipline*
Naruto:yuuki to have a heroic heart, a true warrior must have heric courage it is living life completely, fully and wonderfully. Chuugi to be loyal and for duty warriors are responsible for everything they have done and everything they have said, we must hold ourselves to the consequences of our actions and to be loyal for those in our care. Finally there's Jin in my opinion the second most important virtue of the samurai
Naruto brought his smile back and rubbed Inari's hair as an older brother would do to his youngest*
Naruto:to have compassion, we train our bodies to be strong but we must always use that power for good, to help my fellow men at any opportunity
Tazuna:I may not know a lot of that code of yours, but I can't think of anybody that fits it more then you
Naruto gave a small chuckle as he wave his hand dismissively*
Naruto:oh no, I can promise you I am but a simple samurai. A ronin really, the person you are describing can only the be emperor. As there hasn't been anyone who have defeated him in combat and taken that roll from him
Inari:so if you beat him you would become emperor?
that question actually made Naruto laugh, the very notion of him being even close to the level of the emperor is nothing short of laughable*
Naruto:yes. That's pretty much how it goes, in iron country every 5 years there's a competition, a fight to the death where the winner shall be named the new emperor there will, will become our will. Thankfully no one has beating emperor Mifune yet
Tazuna:why thankfully?
Naruto:because everyone that has tried to take the rank of emperor all had one thing in mind, war
Naruto expression changed again to a more thoughtful look as he ate his kabayaki *
Naruto:each one of them wanted to go to war against the Shinobi nations, the consequences of that would be unimaginable pain and suffering for our small nation. To even think of the numbers of life that would be lost if that ever happens would be enough to bring me to tears
Tsunami:I see, let's say you were emperor. Surely you would be different right?
Naruto:not even a little
Naruto said with a shake of his head, he sighed as he looked up at the ceiling*
Naruto:if I were emperor, I would be no different then those who died trying to reach that title. Since my ambitions to grow iron country would get the better of me, my hatred for Shinobi scum would take over and I would start a war against them to try and save this beautiful land from there filthy greedy hands. My will would be unquestioned as every single samurai would want the same thing and would fight until death to save this most beautiful place
Naruto looked back at his food and kept eating like nothing happened, his normal smile came back*
Naruto:that's why emperor Mifune is the greatest out of all of us. He was able to quell his hatred for the Shinobi swines and make peace with them, something me and 95% of the warriors of iron could never do, me included. But his rule is without question so we must obey the peace treaties. We shall not attack unless they set foot in our lands without permission
Tazuna:man, you really take this stuff seriously huh?
Naruto shrugged as he took seconds not letting the delicious meal go to waste, even helping Inari putting more food on his plate*
Naruto:not just me, every civilian, every merchant, every samurai, ronin, warrior, etc. If you are born in iron you are taught from birth that the emperor's will is absolute
Tsunami:let's change the subject please, so Naruto where are you going tomorrow?
Naruto stopped eating and placed his finger on his chin in thought*
Naruto;I shall continue my journey to the leaf village. There I shall research for any information on my clan that I can find. If I find nothing I shall stay there and relax for a bit before returning home
Inari:when your on your trip back, will you come back and visit?
Naruto smiled at Inari and nodded his head making the boy smile brightly*
Naruto:i will, that is a promise I intend to keep. What about you Inari? Now that your options are open what will be your dream?
Inari:i want to be a samurai like you Naruto!
Inari said his eyes showing determination. Tsunami paled a little and tazuna couldn't help but laugh, Naruto on the other hand got a serious expression on his face*
Naruto:are you sure little one? The path of the samurai is one filled with pain, bloodshed, and unending grueling training. It is not for the weak of hearts
Tsunami Inari, you don't need to do that, please I'm begging you pick something else
Inari shook his head in a no motion, his eyes became more determined as he bawled his fist with enough force that he started to tremble a little*
Inari:i want to do this, no...I need to do this. I want to become the protector of my village like the ones that are coming in the morning, please tell me I can
Naruto looked at the boy who bowed down to him, Naruto sighed and placed his hand on Inari's shoulder*
Naruto:I shall draw you a map, your first challenge will be to journey in to iron country alone. If you succeeded, I shall give you my endorsement to be accepted in the academy. But before all that, the map shall be given to
your mother. Until you can convince her only then will your journey begin
Tazuna: that's another thing I wanted to ask, don't you need to be born in to a samurai family to become one?
Naruto: that is an ancient rule, we no longer follow set rule, samurai now is a title you earn through hard work, disciple and determination. Little Inari here clearly has the determination. The other two that remains to be seen. But that's enough serious discussion let us eat and enjoy this most wonderful of meals
And so tazuna and his family are alongside Naruto, with Naruto telling tales of his travel to fill the air. Overall it was a peaceful night, one that Naruto will not forget for a long time*
The next morning
It was the crack of dawn, the sun was just rising up and we see 4 people in the roadside out of the village*
Naruto:I'm afraid this is goodbye for now
Naruto bowed to tazuna and his family*
Naruto:thank you for the hospitality and for the meals they were delicious
Naruto got up and was tackled in to a hug by tazuna and Inari, Naruto looked at tsunami who was looking nervous. and he motion her to join which she did *
Tazuna:later kid, thank you for making the dreams of this old man a reality. Thank you for saving my village and my family. I will never be able to repay everything you have done for us
Naruto:just remember the tale I told you tazuna Sama, that's all I ask. Inari i hope you can convince your mother, for I see a grand warrior inside your heart just dying to get out
Naruto said petting Inari's hair. They let go of each other and Naruto walked away giving them all a final wave. Tazuna and his family didn't move, they kept there gazes at the back of Naruto until he was out of sight. With Naruto he had a smile on his face and a toothpick in his mouth looking forward as he nodded at the small band of samurai and there families making there way to there new homes*
Naruto:this was quite the arc my travels has taken me, wonder what the next one shall be.
To be continued
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