Naruto Lies of Ruin Chapter 3

Blow strong the Winds of Change

A/n: I decided to go back to the Japanese terms for people and what not seeing as I more use to it from writing new dimension

So just for those that don't know

Kā-chan = mom

Tō-chan = dad

Otōto = little brother

Onee-chan/Aneki/Aneue = older sister

Ojī-chan = Grandpa Oji-chan = Uncle

Oba-san = aunt Obā-san = grandma

Key:

"Speech"

'Thought'

"Summon/Demon talking"

'Summon/demon thinking'

'Kurama talking to Naruto through their link'

'Naruto talking to Kurama through their link'

~flashbacks~

Jutsu

-Story Begin-

Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze awoke sometime after twelve having to go to the bathroom. As he exited the bathroom he heard sniffling coming from Tayuya's room which was opposite the main bathroom. He approached the door and knocked, hearing a 'come in' from within along with some more sniffling Naruto entered the room. As he entered the room Tayuya turned on the lamp next to the bed, as soon as she did Naruto saw her eyes were red and wet with fresh tears. It didn't take a genius to know what Tayuya was upset over and Naruto went over to her to embrace her in a hug.

As soon as he did she broke down again crying it wasn't fair and how she missed her family. Naruto just let her get it out of her system.

"It's okay Tayuya, just let it out, but remember you're not alone, you have family here now and we won't let you go through this alone." Naruto whispered rubbing her back. Tayuya tightened her grip on Naruto as she continued to cry. After a while she stopped and wiped the tears from her eyes, she then looked at Naruto who smiled warmly

"Thanks Naruto, it's just I miss them so much," Tayuya said hugging him again

"I know Tayuya, but again I won't let you go through this alone, I'm here for you, that's what friends are for" he said smiling his foxy smile. Tayuya smiled warmly at him. "Why don't you go back to sleep, you look exhausted" Naruto added as he tried to get up and leave however he was stopped when Tayuya grabbed his arm.

"Please stay, just for tonight" she said in a strained voice filled with vulnerability and longing

"Are you sure Tayuya?" Naruto asked. Tayuya nodded her head and gave him smile

"Yeah, I just don't want to be alone tonight, please" she replied

"Alright then" Naruto replied as he lied down on the bed as Tayuya snuggled up to him. It didn't take them long to fall back asleep, Tayuya was out, before her head rested on Naruto's chest, she was completely worn out from venting her sadness.

-Later that morning: around sunrise-

Naruto woke up later to go about his morning ritual leaving a shadow clone behind, he was halfway through his kenjutsu katas when he was startled by his mother

"You're a little too stiff with those movements Sochi. You need to be more fluid, think of your blade as an extension of your own body" Kushina said noticing his rigid stances in the katas, "The more fluid you move the faster you become in them "she said fixing his stances and guiding him through them "But other than that, you are very good" she said shooting her son a warm smile full of pride for her son, Naruto returned a beaming a smile to his mother at her praise

"Thanks Kā-chan, unfortunately when I trained with Hayate-sensei he would subconsciously train me in his style and I would quickly change the katas, but he always taught me to have a tight grip on my sword at all times" Naruto said looking a bit saddened at the last part

"That's no problem at all, it won't take you that long to correct your stances as the flaws aren't that bad, you just need to loosen up a bit as our style is meant to be fast and fluid like waves" Kushina replied still smiling a warm smile at her son. "Now any reason why you are out training so early" she asked

"Oh I'm always up this early," Naruto said with a smile

"Really, and what do you do this early" Kushina asked,

"Well…" he started as he told his mother of his training routine once again shocking his poor mother with his escapades.

"You don't do anything half-assed do you Sochi" Kushina said with a smirk, her boy was the perfect blend of herself and Minato. Hikari was exactly like her, Hitomi was well Hitomi and the twins actually took after their great-grandaunt Mito, but Naruto appeared to be a perfect mix, he had his father's intellect and knack for all things shinobi, as well as his calm attitude and perseverance, but he didn't take anything lying down like her, he also was about as stubborn as herself aswell.

"Nope" Naruto said with a beaming smile "I'm an Uzumaki, we never do anything Half-assed ttebayo" he said pumping his fist. He mentally twitched, he thought he had the tick under-control, but for whatever reason he couldn't help himself around his family.

"Alright Naruto, I'll leave you to it, breakfast should be ready by 8," she said as she walked back towards the house

"Okay Kā-chan" Naruto said finished up his kata practice, seeing as he had the improved stances sorta of memorised, to get them memorised quicker he created a bunch of clones to spar with to get the motions down. After a while he found his mother was right, as he became more fluid in his movements the easier it became for him to move and strike quicker. When he was finished with the battle royal with his clones Naruto then went to practice his Taijutsu katas. Once he was finished with that he began his cool down, as his clones began to dispel at the same time in groups of five every ten minutes.

When he was finished with that he went back upstairs into his room to get a clean set of close and making sure the bathroom was free, went and washed himself. When he was finished he got himself dressed and headed downstairs to find his Father and two oldest sisters Hikari and Hitomi at the breakfast table with his mother

"Morning Tou-chan, Aneue, nee-chan" Naruto said as he poured himself a glass of orange juice from the fridge.

"Morning Musuko/otōto" came the replies

"Hitomi can you go wake up the twins and Naruto can you wake up Tayuya "Kushina asked.

"No problem" Hitomi said

"Sure thing Kā-chan" Naruto said following his sister upstairs. Not fifteen minutes later Hitomi and Naruto came back down followed by Tayuya and the twins. Once everyone was seated at the table Kushina served them breakfast which consisted of eggs, bacon, sausages and toast. Once that was done Naruto and his sisters helped clean up. After that Naruto asked what was on his mind

"So what's the plan for today Kā-chan, tou-chan" he looked to his parents.

And so Minato and Kushina told their only son the plan of attack for the elders.

-Later near the Hokage's office-

Naruto was walking toward the Hokage's office with a look of purpose on his face, he had two objectives today, and he was going to accomplish them. so when he walked up to the door leading to the office he knocked on it and walking in when he heard his grandfather figure say 'come in'. When he walked in he could see Sarutobi working away on some paperwork while smoking his pipe the scent of tobacco permeating the air.

"Ah Naruto my boy, what brings you by today" Sarutobi asked smiling at his surrogate grandson.

"Hiya Ojī-chan, well first I wanted to see about having Tayuya replace Sakura in team 7" Naruto said giving a serious look to Sarutobi.

"Oh, and pray tell Naruto why that is," Sarutobi replied

"Well Ojī-chan, Sakura may have had the best scores in the academy but they ain't worth jack in the field and so far she hasn't shown any improvement in her physical abilities even after her faults are pointed out to her, plus she never contributes during the missions, she come up with an excuse like she'll get dirty or some stupid reason or another, she's too busy fawning over Uchiha and nothing myself or sensei has told her will change her mind, I think it would be best if after Tayuya passes her test that Sakura be tested as well, maybe have them spar against each other or something, Tayuya would be so much better for the team as she is serious about her training and if we continue the way we are Sakura is only going to get us killed with her fantasy of Sasuke protecting her like a damsel and he the white knight" Naruto explained to Sarutobi. Who thought over it for a while humming as he did.

"Yes, I believe you have a point Naruto, it is very disappointing that some of our young Kunoichi are like this but apparently our academy teachers have seen fit not to correct that, hmm I believe I need to have a little chat with the academy headmaster in terms of the passing standards, I mean seriously the only passing requirement for genins is to be able to correctly use a meagre clone jutsu which in all honesty is a simple genjutsu, but that is for another time, alright I'll summon Kakashi later to discuss this with him and get his opinion, now is there anything else you need to ask of me Naruto" Sarutobi said

"Actually yes," Naruto started then he went shinobi mode, i.e. he went completely focused "Hokage-sama I request the presence of Elder Danzo Shimura" Naruto said.

"And why would you need Danzo here Naruto" Sarutobi asked

"Because I want him charged with treason and interfering with clan affairs such as trying to kidnap the clan heir" Naruto said looking the old man straight in the eye

"Naruto those are some serious accusations do you have any proof to these claims" Sarutobi asked looking slightly shocked

"Yes Hokage-sama," Naruto replied with a slight smirk.

"Alright then, Neko Tora please tell Danzo he is needed in my office immediately." Sarutobi asked his ANBU.

"Hai Hokage-sama" the two ninja replied disappearing in a swirl of leaves. A few minutes later the two ANBU ninja returned and a man with his right arm in a sling and bandages covering half his face came in through the door.

"What is the meaning of this Hiruzen" The man asked

"Well Danzo this young genin has something to say" Sarutobi replied gesturing to Naruto to begin

"Yes Danzo Shimura I'm accusing you of treason and interfering with clan business such as trying to kidnap the clan heir of the Uzumaki clan." Naruto said glaring at the bandaged man.

"Oh and what proof do you have Uzumaki" Danzo said glaring back at him.

"This" Naruto said taking out a familiar tri-pronged kunai, Danzo and Sarutobi's eyes widened

"Naruto have you mastered it" Sarutobi asked

"Hai Ojī-chan but this isn't one of mine" Naruto said with a smirk that would make his mother proud

"What is that supposed to mean Boy" Danzo retorted

Naruto just continued to smirk before doing his part of the plan

~flashback~

"Alright Naruto what we need you to do is go to Sarutobi and ask him to bring Danzo in on charges of treason and interfering in clan affairs, you'll be taking one of my kunai with you and when Danzo gets there you show them this as proof and then stab it onto the floor beside you, your mother and I will then appear using the Hiraishin and take it from there alright" Minato said telling Naruto the plan

"Got it tou-chan" Naruto said nodding his head

~Flashback end~

Naruto then threw the kunai into the floor beside him and to the shock of both Sarutobi and Danzo, a flash of yellow appeared and two people the old men thought dead appeared before them.

"Hello Sandaime-sama, Danzo" Minato said smiling at Sarutobi and fixing an icy cold glare on Danzo

"Sup Oyaji [old-man as in father]" Kushina said smiling at her father figure. "Teme [bastard]" she said glaring at Danzo

"M-Minato Kushina, h-how" Sarutobi

"You were lied to Ojī-chan, by him" Naruto said pointing at the mummy shinobi.

"What do you mean Naruto" Sarutobi asked his godson

"What he means is that we were never dead, he also lied to me when he told me my husband and only son were dead, we took Minato's body as per custom in the Uzumaki clan we were unable to find Naruto's due to the confusion, however it was found out that Minato was in a coma as his soul was sealed in Naruto as a failsafe." Kushina said "Now I do believe that the penalty for not only treason but attempting to interfere with a clan such as kidnapping the heir is Death correct Oyaji" she asked looking towards Hiruzen.

"Yes Kushina that is the penalty" Sarutobi said looking at his teammate disappointed" what were you thinking Danzo"

"That you were a fool Hiruzen, that boy is the village's best weapon, I wanted it so I could make this village great, with the power of the Kyūbi we would have dominated over the other villages, but no you the ever soft fool decided to raise him like any other child" Danzo started only to feel the killing intent off of Naruto's parents

"That's because he is like any other child, the way I sealed the Kyūbi was that it would never take over Naruto or be able to influence him whatsoever" Minato said glaring at the bandaged man

"I hope you have your affairs in order Danzo, because your ass is mine" Kushina said hair waving in nine strands. Then, with Kushina being a sensor, sensed Danzo building up chakra for a Shunshin. "Oh no you don't" Kushina said as chains burst from the ground in front of Danzo, suppressing his chakra, cause if they could suppress the Kyūbi's chakra then surely they could trap anyone.

Minato then went up to him and slapped a couple of chakra suppressing seals on him.

"Now Danzo were our teammates Koharu and Homura involved in any of this" Sarutobi asked with a stern glare focused on the bandaged man

"Of course not, those two lost their spines after Sensei's death" Danzo spat

"Alright then, ANBU" Sarutobi called, as four cloaked, masked ninja appeared, Neko and Tora reappearing as well as a hawk masked man and an Ox masked man.

"Taka [Hawk], Ushi [Ox] take Danzo to a nice cosy cell in ANBU HQ, Neko Tora, I need you to contain ROOT, seal off all access tunnels with only one way out I will address them shortly, I believe you used the standard control seals Danzo, am I correct" Sarutobi asked/ordered.

"Yes" Danzo growled out "Unfortunately we only ever got the one from the Uzumaki back in the First Shinobi War"

"That's because we didn't believe in using Fūinjutsu like that Teme, we only did to originally secure Uzushiogakure" Kushina said glaring at the man,

"Such a pity really," Danzo said

"Enough. Taka, Ushi take him away immediately" Sarutobi said

"Hai Hokage-sama" they replied disappearing in a swirl of leaves

"Now we can all agree that Danzo is hereby charged with the crimes and sentenced to death, do you agree?" Sarutobi asked turning to the small family

"Hai Sandaime-sama/Oyaji/Ojī-chan" came the replies from Naruto and his parents

"Very well, I believe now I have one disgraced elder, the council of elders need to be replaced. i believe it is time to create a council consisting of the clan heads of Konoha, they will help advise The Hokage the best way to implement laws and what not to help Konoha and her people, however the Hokage will still have the final say." Sarutobi said hands holding his head up by the chin.

"Sounds like a good idea Sandaime-sama" Minato said grinning his usual smile.

"Now, May I be so bold as to ask if you would be willing to take back the Hat" Sarutobi asked.

"I don't think I will Sandaime-sama just consider me retired," Minato replied

"Yeah considering your taking up the Uzumaki seat Mina-koi, there's no way I'm taking up that job ttebane" Kushina said shaking her head in the negative.

"What! Why me Kushi-chan" Minato said doing a good impression of a fish

"What you hardly expect Naruto or one of the girls to take the seat, anyway you'd be better at it seeing as you were Hokage, plus like it or not but you're clan head Mina-koi, that's what happens when you marry the heiress of the clan ttebane" Kushina said pointing a finger at him with her right hand on hip "You were always better at politics then I, it's the only reason why I gave up on Hokage, well that and the paperwork"

"Fine only because Naruto can't do it until he's Jōnin" Minato said sighing as his shoulders drooped.

"So then I'm assuming Naruto is the clan heir" Sarutobi asked looking back and forth between the parents

"Well I think he was already made clan Heir, seeing as we were all presumed dead" Minato said shrugging his head "You don't mind do you Musuko" he said looking towards Naruto who up until now was talking with Kyūbi devising a way to get him free from the seal without killing him.

"Huh oh yeah, no I don't mind I was planning on becoming clan head anyway and reviving the clan when I'm older" Naruto said rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.

"Well that's a good ambition" Minato said grinning back

"Yup" Naruto said grinning his foxy smile

"Alright that'll do for today, now you three go home, I need to organize this now, ugh I wish you could take the hat and take this paperwork from me Minato" Sarutobi said puffing on his pipe

"Hey Ojī-chan why don't you just use Shadow Clones," Naruto said. Kushina chuckled while Minato and Sarutobi were doing their best impressions of a fish. Then Minato began thumping himself in the head while Sarutobi knocked his head off the desk a couple of times with both of them muttering stupid over and over again,

"Thank you Naruto, you just helped an old man defeat his most difficult foe of his life," Sarutobi said bowing his head. Naruto just rubbed the back of his neck again sheepishly

"No problem Ojī-chan," Naruto said, with that the three Uzumaki took their leave.

Throughout the day Sarutobi would be busy organizing the clan heads to agree to the formation of the Clan Council.

-With the Uzumaki-

Currently Naruto and Tayuya were training after Naruto told her his plan of getting her onto team 7, currently they were engaged in a kenjutsu match after procuring a katana and a bokutō for Tayuya. The two were currently using their bokutō for

The two were currently trading blow for blow going at chuunin level speeds while getting instructions from Kushina.

Naruto went for a horizontal slash with Tayuya narrowly dodging it

"Naruto you're swinging too slowly, Tayuya you need to dodge faster" Kushina said looking on at the two young Uzumaki sparring. She was quite surprised with the ability Tayuya was showing, she was just as adept at Naruto and he was currently mid to high chuunin, Tayuya herself was low to mid chuunin, however she was managing to keep up with Naruto with little difficulty.

"Hai Kā-chan/ ba-chan" The two young teens replied, taking in their sensei's words and with renewed vigour the two went at it again. Naruto's older sister Hikari was looking on in fascination

"Wow, they're really good, how long have they been training" Hikari asked

"Well according to Naruto-kun he has been training since he was eight, although he isn't as fluid as most Uzumaki would be, but he isn't a rookie at our style either, and Tayuya told me that her mother has been training her since she was nine," Kushina replied.

"Wow" Hikari said with a warm smile aimed towards her brother. The sparring continued for another half hour before Kushina called it quits and called them inside for Lunch.

-Currently with Minato-

Minato and the other clan heads were finally called to the council room which was refurbished with a large round table in the middle with numerous chairs. Currently Minato was in the shadows seeing as his return hasn't been announced yet. While at the table was the other numerous clan heads.

The clans attending included; Hiashi Hyūga, head of the main branch of the Hyūga clan, and Hinata's father.

Shikaku Nara, father of Shikamaru and head of the Nara Clan,

Inoichi Yamanaka, Ino's father and head of the Yamanaka Clan,

Chouza Akimichi, Chōji's Father and head of the Akimichi Clan,

Shibi Aburame, Shino's father and head of the Aburame Clan,

Tsume Inuzuka, Kiba's mother and head of the Inuzuka Clan,

Asuma Sarutobi, Hiruzen's youngest and surviving son, currently filling in for his father for the Sarutobi Clan, as Hiruzen was currently Hokage,

Tsunade was present, of course after much nagging from Shizune, she was of course head of the Senju Clan.

The Uchiha seat was currently empty seeing as the heir was currently only genin,

As was the Kurama seat, the heiress was currently in hospital due to the incident that nearly wiped out the clan, the clan heiress had great potential for genjutsu however her skills overpowered her and put her in hospital and wiped out half the clan, she was currently being treated and is being given help to control her powers.

Currently the other heads were wondering why Tsunade was present and if she was planning on staying, she answered by telling them that it would be explained when her sensei the Hokage decided to join them,

This was when Sarutobi decided to appear walking into the room and sitting at the seat designated for the hokage.

"Thank you all for coming," Sarutobi said as he sat down, as he did the clan heads began their questions

"Hokage-sama why is it we were all called here" asked Hiashi

"Well Hiashi, the reason why I have called you all here is because recently evidence has been brought to me that has called into question the loyalty and ability of the council of elders to do what's best for the village, so I have decided to retire my old teammates and create a new council involving the clan heads, you will help decided what would be best for konoha and her people however as this is still a military dictatorship, I will still have the last say," Sarutobi explained

"Hokage-sama what was it that made you lose faith in the elders" Inoichi said

"The reason is that Danzo himself sought fit to meddle in the affairs of a clan to try and kidnap the heir and such actions such as these and the Uchiha incident where they went behind my back and ordered Itachi to murder his entire clan was another incident where my faith was shook, therefor they have been gotten rid of and I have decided to establish this new council" Sarutobi said

"Which Clan did he meddle with" Hiashi asked gaining a curiosity about this subject

"The Uzumaki" Sarutobi said smoking his pipe and blowing a small cloud of smoke. "You see, we were lied to and because of Danzo, Naruto had to go without his Family for his early life, however thankfully Kami was kind to the boy, you see Kushina and her daughters were not killed in the Kyūbi attack but were lied to as well" he said

"You mean to say they have returned Hokage-sama" Chouza said

"Not just them Chouza but also myself" Minato said stepping out of the shadows, everyone bar Sarutobi and Tsunade were mimicking gaping fish, Tsunade was smirking, she knew both Minato and Kushina were still alive

"M-minato you're alive" they all stuttered

"Yes and I'm not too thrilled with the way my family was treated while I was saving the village" Minato said with a scowl "However thankfully Danzo will be paying for his transgressions soon enough" he said. Minato then explained to his fellow clan heads how and why he was amongst them at the moment, explaining how he was still alive and why he was taking the Uzumaki seat instead of returning to Hokage duty.

"Now then let's get to the other main point I have called you here, we need to discuss as to whether or not to have the Chuunin exams in konoha in three months' time" Sarutobi began, which got the clan heads discussing the reasons for and against it.

-Timeskip 1 week: Training Ground 7-

Over the past week, a lot had happened, the hokage managed to disband ROOT and merge most of the agents into the ANBU black ops, the younger members were returned to their families or orphanages.

Danzo himself was publicly executed by Kushina in the village center. This was both retribution for the crimes he committed against her and her family and a message to those who would try to attempt something similar to any clan. After investigating into Danzo's lair, it was found out that he had several sharingan in his possession, as well as DNA from the Shodaime hokage. His notes explained how he was attempting to replace his disabled arm with one created from the Shodaime's DNA with several sharingan fitted onto it. The notes also explained how he attempted to gain Shisui Uchiha's Sharingan due to Shisui unlocking the Mangekyou with a powerful genjutsu that allowed him to manipulate people into doing whatever he wanted however Shisui destroyed his eyes before Danzo's agent could remove them.

Also word finally got around that Minato and Kushina had returned from the dead. Many began to see Naruto in a new light once they heard exactly who his parents were however it made no difference to Naruto as he had the support of his family now and that of his friends

Today we find Tayuya and Sakura in front of the Hokage, Kakashi, Shikaku Nara and Iruka Umino, Naruto and his family were there for Tayuya's support however Sakura was wondering why exactly she was here. Sarutobi had brought Naruto's case to Kakashi who agreed wholeheartedly that sakura was a Kunoichi of questionable skill and decided to go with his nephew's idea of testing sakura and if she doesn't meet the standards have her replaced with Tayuya.

"Alright young ladies you're probably wondering why the two of you are here today right?" Asked Kakashi he was in the middle of the training ground reading his orange book as per usual.

"Well I know I'm here to be tested whether or not I can become a kunoichi, I don't know why pinky is here" Tayuya said answering honestly.

"I don't know why I'm here, and I don't care why she is here" Sakura said glaring at the redhead.

"Well Tayuya got it right, but the two of you are to be tested if you can be a ninja, you will be pitted against each other, and you must use all of your skill, because if Tayuya wins she will be made genin and will be replacing you on team 7 sakura and you will be heading back to the academy" Kakashi said

"WHAT WHY DOES SHE GET THE CHANCE TO REPLACE ME" Sakura shouted

"It has been brought to the Hokage's attention that you aren't fit to be a ninja, you don't take precedence in your training, and you're too busy fawning over Sasuke and any intelligence you may have shown in the academy is thrown out the window when fawning over said person." Kakashi said completely serious

"b-but sensei" she said tears forming in her eyes

"No buts Sakura, these are the consequences of your actions, this isn't like a fairytale where Sasuke is your white knight who will come to save you when you get in trouble, yes he is your teammate and so is Naruto however that doesn't mean they are supposed to do all the work while you fawn over sasuke." Kakashi interrupted, "Now the rules are simple, the two of you will have a standard Spar, no killing blows only knockout blows, understood?" he said to the both of them.

Tayuya fell into the standard Uzumaki taijutsu stance, whereas Sakura fell into the standard academy stance a sloppy one at that.

"Alright on my mark, GO" Kakashi said bring his arm down in a karate chop like action.

The two girls just stared at each other until Sakura got impatient and sloppily threw three kunai at Tayuya, who only needed to throw one to deflect one headed straight for her Sakura's other two were completely wide. Tayuya then easily dodged Sakura's left cross, then Tayuya grabbed her right arm and then struck several nervous points disabling the arm, it hanging loosely at Sakura's side. Tayuya then gave Sakura a punch to her left side of her face fracturing her jaw. Sakura realizing she was in trouble jumped back grimacing that she was outmatched, however with some reassurance from her inner self 'WE CAN'T LET THIS SKANK GET NEAR OUR SASUKE-KUN CHAA', Sakura somehow forgetting her numb arm created two normal Bunshins and charged at Tayuya pathetically believing she had her fooled.

Tayuya saw her stupid plan and decided to end the fight now, running through some hand signs, she called out her jutsu, "Suiton: Teppōdama [ Water Release: Gunshot]" with that she fired a low powered ball of water from her mouth aiming at the Sakura in the middle who didn't even bother concealing the fact she was in the middle.

The water bullet hit Sakura Square in the torso pushing her back against a tree where she hit her head and was knocked out, Kakashi went over to check on Sakura to make sure she was alright and found she was merely knocked out.

"Sakura is unable to continue, Tayuya is the winner" Kakashi said,

"Yes" Tayuya said pumping her fist

"Way to go Tayuya" Naruto said smiling at his friend. He motioned for a high five which Tayuya gave.

After a while Sakura was woken up and healed by Tsunade who was there in case the match decided to get real serious. After being told she lost Sakura became very silent, the Hokage decided he would give his verdict that himself, Iruka and Shikaku came to after the match

"Well done girls, I like to congratulate Tayuya on her victory and present to her this konoha Hitai-ate" Sarutobi said handing Tayuya a black hitai-ate which she tied around her head under her bangs.

"Thank you Hokage-sama" Tayuya said bowing to Sarutobi

"You are very much welcome Tayuya-chan, make konoha proud and wear that hitai-ate with pride" Sarutobi said smiling at the young girl, he then turned to Sakura with a saddened expression "I'm sorry Sakura but I will have to ask you to remove your hitai-ate, and if you still want to be a Kunoichi you may rejoin the academy at the start of the next school year"

"Hai Hokage-sama" Sakura said tears building up in her eyes, when the Hokage turned around to head back to his office, Sakura ran home crying her dreams of her and Sasuke marrying smashed to pieces.

After congratulating Tayuya, the Hokage, The Nara Head and Iruka returned to their respective jobs. Kakashi then came up to Naruto and Tayuya next

"Well I believe congratulations are in order eh Tayuya?" Kakashi said, smiling his eye

"Thank you Kakashi-san" Tayuya said bowing to the son of the white fang.

"You're welcome Tayuya," Kakashi replied "Now I just want to tell you and Naruto that we have a team meeting next Tuesday I want you two to meet me there at seven am, ja ne" Kakashi said waving to them as he disappeared in a swirl of leaves.

"Does he do that often" Tayuya said repression the urge to hunt the scarecrow down and beating him with a very hard stick or club

"More times than not, but I digress, we're meeting him Tuesday but at ten" Naruto said walking towards the village,

"Why, won't we be late?" Tayuya asked

"Nope he won't come until 10:00, he's always three hours late, and I use the time to train in the mornings, anyway wanna get something to eat at Ichiraku's, my treat" Naruto said looking at the girl who blushed a bit

"W-what like a d-date or something" she stuttered blushing up a storm

"N-no, I mean just two friends celebrating a victory today," Naruto said his face matching Tayuya's hair color.

"Oh okay then but you're buying" Tayuya said pointing at him

"I did say it was my treat so yes I will be buying" Naruto said with a grin, with that the two teens made their way to the ramen stand.

-One Week later-

After testing the new and improved team 7 with another bell test Kakashi was astounded to find the teamwork so much better, well Naruto and Tayuya's teamwork was flawless and Sasuke grudgingly contributed occasionally as well. After that Kakashi had them do a few more d-ranks, in fact team 7 returned today from their first c-rank mission since Tayuya joined. It was simple bandit removal mission, one necessary as Tayuya needed her first kill as a kunoichi out of the way, This was actually quite easy for her seeing as Naruto was there to help her through it, he comforted her the same way Kakashi did for him after his first kill.

"Ah Team 7, how was the mission" The third Hokage said welcoming them as they entered the mission's office,

"It was successful Hokage-sama," Kakashi said handing the aged leader the mission scroll

"Well done Team 7, as per standard protocol you have the next week off from missions, just as well seeing as we have a festival coming up next week celebrating the founding of the village" the old Ninja said taking a drag from his pipe. "Alright now, team 7 dismissed"

With that Naruto and Tayuya left via Shunshin while Sasuke left through the door.

-With Naruto and Tayuya-

When they exited the Shunshin the Uzumaki duo found themselves in the front of the Uzumaki compound, regaining their bearings they walked inside and found the rest of the family sitting in the living room

"We're home" Naruto called as he finished taking off his sandals, he was surprised however when he looked up to see his sisters smiling down on him almost ominously.

"Eh hiya Aneue, Onee-chan, Reika-nee, Ruka-nee," Naruto said chuckling nervously

Hikari then looked back into the house and called to her mother

"Okā-chan me and the girls are taking Otōto shopping for our kimonos, we'll be back later" she said as Kushina walked out into the hall

"Okay girls have fun" Kushina replied smiling warmly at her children.

"Wait what" Naruto said tilting his head confused, however he was surprised as he was grabbed by the twins a nd was slowly dragged out the door. "Wait stop, I already have a kimono, Aneue tell them to stop"

"Sorry otōto, but today you are our official pack mule" Hikari said smiling sweetly

"But all you have to do is seal them away into scrolls" Naruto said panicking now. As they were exiting the Uzumaki house they were met by their father who was amused at the situation in from of him, Naruto spotting his father sent the man a pleading look. "Tō-chan help they're kidnapping me, save me"

"Sorry Naruto-kun, but I need to speak with your Okā-chan, but by all means have fun with your sisters" Minato replied chuckling as he started walking to the house

"No wait, please help Tō-chan, Oyajī" Naruto called out , he then saw his dad walk into the house "Damnit I'll get you for this you blond flaky teme" he shouted still struggling in his sisters' grasp, all the while Tayuya was laughing her ass off rolling back and forth on the ground.

At first Naruto was weary of the situation he found himself in but the more time he spent with his sisters the more he began to enjoy himself although he was still not amused at being their pack-mule. As he was studying the Hiraishin he found the theory of multiple realities very interesting and at the moment he felt sorry for the versions of him that did not have a family right now, cause despite this torture he loved his sisters and have gotten a lot closer to them the past weeks since they came into his life, well it kinda helped that they treat him like a large teddy bear, which Tayuya finds hilarious by the way. For being a gentleman, his eldest sister Hikari treated him to Ichiraku's, quickly earning the title of coolest sister ever much to her amusement as it seemed her baby brother had reverted to a childish prankster from his normally serious attitude.

They returned home to find their father passed out on the couch, well Naruto smiled a wicked smile and chuckled not unlike a certain snake-summoner, as he put his plan into motion. When he was finished Naruto went into the kitchen to kitchen to find Tayuya and Kushina talking at the table, leaving his sisters in stitches and Hitomi exclaiming about soap operas.

"Hiya kā-chan, Yuya-chan" he said as he approached the fridge to get a glass of milk

"Sochi glad to see you're home so early, where are your sisters" Kushina asked looking slightly shocked

"They're in the sitting room keeping Tō-chan company" Naruto said chuckling,

Kushina gave him a warm smile and nodded. "Alright you two come to the backyard for some training"

"Yatta" her toshin"m your father and one of the suspected ffinintyd up completely, indicating a secondary water affinity Naruto exclaimed as himself and Tayuya followed Kushina outside.

When they arrived in the backyard Kushina motioned for them to stand in front of her. When they did as she wanted, Kushina took out two slips of paper from her pocket.

"Now I called you two out here as I wanted to see your elemental affinities" she told them seeing their questioning stares.

"What for kā-chan I already know mine is wind" Naruto replied

"Yeah and mine is water" Tayuya added

"Ah but those are just your primary affinities, with the training we have been putting you two through you should have at least developed a second one if not a third" kushina replied as she looked at them amused at their impatience. "Now humour me and run your chakra through these chakra slips"

"Okay then" Naruto and Tayuya replied as they walked up and took the slips from her Tayuya went first with one half of her slip soaking and the other half crumbling to dust

"Ah very good, Tayuya, a primary water as we knew , but a secondary to earth," Kushina said smiling, she then turned to Naruto. "Alright Sochi-kun, your turn"

"Hai kā-chan" Naruto replied. He then ran his chakra through the slip of paper, and as he expected , it split in half indicating his primary wind affinity, however he was shocked when the two halves then further reacted, one half soaked completely while the other crumpled up completely, indicating a secondary water affinity and a tertiary lightning affinity. This made Kushina squeal slightly and hug Naruto tightly

"Oh Sochi this is wonderful, even your affinities is the perfect blend of mine and your fathers" she chirped, smiling broadly

"What do you mean kā-chan" Naruto asked confused once more. Kushina let go of him and face him.

"Well this may be a surprise but both your father and I have a wind affinity, thus your primary wind affinity, the water affinity you got from me, of course signifying your Heritage, then your lightning affinity is from your father and one of the suspected necessities in order to perform the Hiraishin" Kushina explained to her son, who smiled at this fact "Now Sochi-kun have you worked on your wind affinity?"

"Yeah I got help from Asuma-oji-san" Naruto said nodding his head

"Ah of course, little Asuma-kun, so how far did you get in mastering it" Kushina asked still smiling.

"We'll I managed to cut a leaf right down the middle, and also cut a waterfall as well" he said striking a thinking pose, his mother squealing quietly at how cute he looked. She shook her head getting rid of the urge to hug him again and grew serious.

"Alright well you managed to get some mastery over it then. However Uzumaki have more ways than that to completely master one's affinity" Kushina said. "First what you need to do is go back to the leaf cutting exercise, however rather than cutting it down the middle as usual, you must try to cut a spiral out of it"

"Okay, that doesn't sound so difficult, especially seeing as I got the leaf cutting exercise down to a tee" Naruto said

"Ah you say that now Naru-chan but trust me when I say you will curse it" Kushina said smiling at her son who was blushing embarrassed at his mother's use of his pet-name "Now hop to it"

"Right kage bunshin no jutsu" he said creating 50 clones causing his mother to gasp in surprise.

"Oh my, Sochi you found the secret behind the shadow clone?" Kushina asked as she saw the clones begin the exercise

"Yup, it really came in handy to get my chakra control up" Naruto said smiling brightly.

"How do you get around the memory backlash?" Kushina asked concerned for her son's health learning he used a very dangerous technique to advance his training

"Don't worry kā-chan I dispel them 2 at a time every 5 minutes, this lets me get use to the new memories easily and not wear me out to much" Naruto said smiling at his mother touched at her concern for him

"Oh good, even though it's great for training in ninjutsu and chakra control, the Kage Bunshin is still a very dangerous jutsu, even for us Uzumaki, never forget that Naru-chan" Kushina said still worried for her son but smiled warmly at the growing young man in front of her

"Hai kā-chan, I won't forget" Naruto said smiling back and was surprised when his mother pulled him into a hug

"Good, I only got you back Sochi, I couldn't stand losing you again" Kushina said slightly crying.

"You won't kā-chan, I promise" Naruto said returning the hug, Tayuya although busy from her elemental training still saw the touching scene and smiled for her friend and pseudo-aunt.

"Okay, now don't train too much aruto as welldle, and it" much to her amusement as it seemed her baby brother had reverted to a childishyou two, I want you inside in an hour and cleaned up for dinner understood" Kushina said smiling and sending them a stern stare near the end of her statement making the two teens stiffen in their stances

"Hai Kā-chan/Oba-chan" They replied shaking their heads rapidly.

"Good" Kushina chirped as she headed inside as the two teens returned to their training.

When Kushina went inside she was met by Minato who had begun to chop up vegetables for the dinner. When he turned to welcome her Kushina fought the urge to breakdown laughing at the sight of her husband's face, as it was painted like a kabuki performer.

"Ah Kushi-chan, just in time I just started preparing dinner and I need some help" Minato said to his loving wife.

"Of course Mina-kun, I'll get started on the Miso soup" Kushina said smiling at her husband. Now that the two of them were working on dinner, they managed to cook dinner in record time, making enough ramen to feed the family of seven Uzumaki and one Namikaze.

It all came to a head however when the children were called in to eat, as when the girls came in and saw Minato, they burst into giggles. Or guffaws in the case of Hitomi and snickers from Naruto and Tayuya.

"What? What's so funny?" Minato asked looking confused at the laughs. Looking to his wife all Minato got was a shrug of the shoulders, however his noticed this odd gleam in her eyes.

It was Hikari however who gave Minato his answer when she spoke next

"Nothing tou-chan" she giggled "it's just, when did you start to take after Jiraiya-jii more?"

"What do you mean more Hikari" Minato asked still confused. Hikari reached into her back pouch and retrieved a pocket mirror and gave it to Minato. Seeing not much to lose Minato held up the mirror and looked into it and was immediately aware of the joke shared by his family and was horrified.

"Ahh, how did this happen" he asked looking around the table at his daughters, son, Tayuya and Kushina, and immediately he saw the sly grin on his son's face and pointed accusingly, comical tears running down his face. "Naruto, how? Why?"

"I told you I'd get you oyaji" Naruto said, grin still in place, all the time the girls still laughing at the prank played on the famous Fourth Hokage.

Dinner remained a joyous occasions for the family, with most of their worries now behind them, at the end of dinner Naruto helped his father clean up in apology for the prank while the rest of the family retired to the sitting room to gossip over current affairs, it wasn't soon after that bed time came about and the family retired to their rooms, no one noticing Tayuya sneaking into Naruto's room.

All across the village, families slept peacefully, still unaware of the change that will be coming to their ways of life, whether good or bad has yet to be seen, but always remember that life is what you make it.

CHAPTER END

Author's note:

so I owe everyone a massive apology for my absence, but please rest in peace knowing that I was busy working on not only my four current stories but also new ideas as well. I also finished college and have been looking for work as of last summer so that held me up as well. Also I have been working on an original story as well but most importantly I had been catching up on a lot of new games that had come out in the last two years as I am a gamer first and reader and author second, but again rest easy knowing that I have returned to working on my stories that again I'm surprised have as much following as they have so please look forward to more from me in the following weeks, I can't give exact dates on when the stories will be updated but know it will be soon.

Kilroy7087 signing off for now