Chapter 1
Naruto Uzumaki- Namikaze had never felt so out of place. She, the daughter of Kushina Uzumaki, and the previous jinchuriki of the kyuubi no kitsune also known as the red hot habanero, and Minato Namikaze, the yondaime hokage and also known as konohas yellow flash. Naruto also had many titles and alias' over the years, some called her a demon and a brat however after the destruction of their home, she was known as a hero, gama sennin of mount myoboku, child of prophecy, hero of the five nations, reincarnation of Ashura, bearer of the rikoudo sennins power, bearer of all nine tail beasts powers, rokudaime hokage, bringer of peace and uniter of the five nations.
Or of what remained of the nations.
Here she sat before her closest allies who had survived the destruction of the fourth shinobi war; Kakashi, Sasuke, Ino, Shikamaru, Chouji, Kiba, Hinata, Killer Bee and Gaara.
One may ask what they were all doing or saying to make the one to help save the world so out of character. The answer was simple; they had asked her to take part in the CRA also known as the Clan Restoration Act, as she was one of very few Uzumakis and Namikazes. Those remaining of her clans were scattered across the five nations, she had only ever met two Uzumaki and that was Nagato who was currently dead and Karin, who was helping to keep the peace.
After some time Naruto still had not replied to them so Kakashi stepped up and placed a hand on her shoulder, giving her an eye smile as he did so, "Come on, Naruto. Taking part in the CRA isn't that bad."
Getting up from her chair in the hokage office she pointed at her old mentor, "How the hell would you know?! I'll be the one giving birth to all these children, 'tebayo! And another thing! Why aren't you and Sasuke teme taking part! You're literally the last of your clans!"
Kakashi gave her no reply but did pose as if he was thinking about her answer so Sasuke went up in his defence, "As a male I will have no issue impregnating several of the CRA women in one go whereas you can only have one or perhaps two children at a time if you have twins. So, I am in no hurry, especially since I am head of your security, I won't be there to raise my children-."
"And there's another thing! I'm hokage! I'm still dealing with the paperwork and meetings for the uniting of the five nations! So, if I have kids now, I don't think I'd be able to spend much time with them!"
Ino's eye twitched as she refrained from punching some sense into the blonde since she could be tried for treason, "Naruto. Don't you want a family?" she asked and gave a slight glare in the other girl's direction.
The air around Naruto suddenly turned cold and Kuramas chakra leaked out of her thereby releasing some killer intent as well, "No one, and I repeat no one wishes for a family more than me, Ino. It's something almost every orphan dreams of having and something I've been yelling about since we were kids. And you ask me if I want any?" her voice was quiet, which was what made her more fierce. Everyone in the room was reminded than she was the one to save them during a war that should have been saving her.
Hinata spoke up as she held her hands up, "She didn't mean it like that Naruto. We all know you wish for a family, however, the way this conversation is going now is as if you don't want one. Could you tell us why?"
She tilted her head back and groaned loudly, this conversation was getting nowhere, "I just said, I won't be a good mum until I have this work sorted. I will take part in the CRA after this paperwork and all these constant meetings and traveling is done! End of discussion! Now please, can I, Sasuke, Gaara and Killer Bee head off to where we're supposed to be?" she let out a heavy sigh of relief when those who she hadn't listed left the room.
"So, yo! How we gonna go?" rapped out Killer Bee.
"Either by my rinnegan, the usual way or via Narutos hiraishin." Stated Sasuke and all eyes turned to her, the rinnegan taxed Sasuke too much, running would be a waste of energy and Naruto could easily teleport them to their required destination.
She gestured for them to grab hold of her arm as she teleported them to the remains of Uzushiogakure, the home of the late Uzumaki clan. A few weeks prior, Gaara, Killer Bee and Naruto received word that a large beast was seen here with three tails. They had all written it off as someone trying to get them away from their homes however when people of their own village, jonin and chunin alike, who had been dispatched for missions not far from there, stated upon return that they had felt intense chakra signatures that of a jinchuriki, they decided to investigate.
None of the four present had a clue what it could be as all tailed beasts minus Shukaku and Gyuki were technically inside Naruto, but parts of the one and eight tails power was inside Naruto as well.
"I don't sense anything, do you Naruto?" asked Sasuke as he looked round yet when he received no reply, he turned to look at the blonde only to see her eyes filled with tears.
All three males turned awkward in that one moment, Naruto had always been an emotional female however they had never seen her cry, minus when her precious people died or when Sasuke came back, she had cried tears of joy.
None of them could figure what was upsetting the blonde till Sasuke remembered as he saw a swirl on one the the ruined buildings. They were in Uzushiogakure, the home of the late Uzumaki clan. Whilst Naruto had never been here herself, Lady Mito and Kushina had, and their memories were a part of the nine tails who had shown her what her family's home had once looked like.
Now understanding what was upsetting his friend, he went up her to and took her in his arms as she softly cried into his shoulder. Looking over to Gaara and Killer Bee he decided to tell them what was wrong, "This place is called Uzushiogakure, the home to the late Uzumaki clan. Kurama had shown Naruto what it looked like after her mother spoke to her about it back on Genbu Island."
Nodding, the other two went around to have a look, sending out their tailed beats chakra to try and lure out the creature that was scaring off people that lived nearby.
Sasuke sighed as they walked off, happy to have some privacy, "Naruto… We need you to calm down and sense what's here. Please?" he asked as he gripped her face in his two hands, using his thumbs to wipe away her tears. Nodding she gave a slight sniffle as Sasuke chuckled, "Good. Otherwise I would have had to record this and send it to everyone. Maybe to your relative back in Kumogakure?"
"No! You know what he's like! He's liable to tell everyone in Takigakure!" she yelled and whined at the same time.
"Now then, Lady Hokage. Will you help us do what we came here to do, or do I will to tell the Rookie Nine some of your… secrets." He whispered the last word causing her to shiver, the amount of things Sasuke knew about her that the others did made her happy yet frightened at the same time.
Two could play at that game, though. She gave him a sickeningly sweet smile and tilted her head to the side before saying, "If you do that, teme, I'll tell everyone in Konoha that you cuddle, and grope sleeping blondes that you're supposed to be guarding, I wonder what Hinata and Ino would do to you then, hmm?"
Now it was Sasukes turn to shiver. When it came to the blonde, the two of them were very over-protective, a final wish they had granted from both Tsunade and Sakura during the perilous war they had fought.
He decided to use a different tactic, he grabbed her by the waist and bit the lobe of her ear whispered, and "You say you don't like it, yet your body says otherwise. Besides-" he let his hand wonder down to her generous behind and groped it under her cloak, loving the fact she had worn shorts today, "-Whenever I do grope you, you never seem to complain." He whispered huskily, as he trailed little kisses down her neck, around her face, yet never on her lips which caused her to whimper.
Having had enough of his teasing, she grabbed him, on hand by the straps of his uniform and the other in his hair, and forced his lips upon hers, causing him to moan and place one hand at the back of her neck.
They were too engrossed in each other, they had not heard the other two members of their parties return before Gaara spoke, "It would seem I am owed money, as are some other people. Killer Bee, I should hope you are prepared to pay when I announce the news to the others upon our return?" The couple moved away from each other, lightly panting.
"Care to explain why you are owed money Lord Kazaekage?" asked Sasuke as he unconsciously released some of his KI.
Gaaras reply without batting an eye, "Many of us that know you have placed a bet, some saying you are a couple, some saying you will never be a couple and, some saying you won't realize you have feelings for each other till after you get married to other people and start conducting an affair. I placed my bet that you are a couple."
"Ah-ha. And just how many people are in this bet of yours, Gaara?" asked Naruto whose face finally returned to normal.
"Myself, my siblings, the rookie nine, team gai, the gate keepers in both out villages, the kage, killer bee and his team, the people at that ramen store you love so much, majority of Konoha, all the senseis at Konoha, some of Suna citizens, and quite a few people that took part in the war… So a lot of the five nations."
By the time he was done, both Naruto and Sasuke had shocked faces, Naruto's being more noticeable. "Why are so many people interested in our love life?!" she asked.
Sasuke, not wanting to go further into this conversation decided to change the subject, "So, did you to find anything?"
Gaara and Killer Bee gave him a pointed look that said we-know-you're-trying-to-change-the-subject-and-sadly-we-agree-that-we-need-get-on-topic, it was quite an expressive look but Sasuke knew how to read people, as a bonus.
Naruto, for her part just sighed as they went along with it. It turned out that they had not found anything so finally Naruto let out her senjutsu to see if she could sense anyone or anything around yet could not find anything till she reached what she believed to be the entrance to the destroyed home, where she felt a large spike of KI coming their direction.
Opening her eyes, a smirk graced her lips as she shrouded herself in Kuramas chakra as she directed them via the air where she got a better view of what was up ahead and the land below her.
From what Kurama had shown her, compared to what she could see now, all that remained of Uzushiogakure's beauty was the sunset reflecting on its waters. Very few buildings were still whole but the main buildings such as home, council halls, the academy, the hospital and many more had fallen, yet it would seem the walls themselves had fallen down mostly in one or two pieces.
One things caught her attention, there were no bodies and she could see no graveyard.
'Where had all the people been buried if not here? Kurama, do you know?' She asked as she entered her mindscape.
She had long since changed it. What was once a sewer was now a forest, as the nine tails sat in the centre, which she had made to look like Uzushigakure and Konohas forests combined. There were trees and lots of water, some animals and next to the fox was a waterfall and a little lake under it, with many stones going round it.
'No. And I have never bothered to find out, yet I see why this would agitate you. There are very few graves in Konoha that have the name Uzumaki on and a similar amount on the memorial stone.'
'When we get back home, if I forget, remind me to ask around and to look into the archives. Someone must know and if they don't, they have to be written somewhere.'
She returned to reality as she sensed the felt the chakra from earlier even more prominently than before. She squinted her eyes and went down so the others could hear her clearly, "It's not Isobu or any of the others. But Sasuke, remember a few years back that crazy doctor and the zero tails?" when she received a nod, she continued, "Well, I think it might be someone trying to bring back the zero tails and-." She was cut off when a large burst of chakra sent her flying. The power was similar to that of her and Sasukes Chibaku tensei that they had trapped Kaguya and black Zetsu in.
She hit a wall, causing pain to spike in her back before she went back to normal and flew back to the others, only to see each of them fighting… her?
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!" she yelled in order to get someones attention as they took out the fake Narutos.
All three males turned to her and Sasuke asked, "Naruto, who kissed you first, Kiba or me?"
In return she turned beet red and yelled, "Like I'm gonna give you the satisfaction of answering that, dattebayo!"
"Yup, she's the real one." He stated with a knowing smirk before gesturing for her to come to him. He had just killed someone that looked like her, he wanted reassurance, yet he would affirmatively deny it should anyone ask.
He gave her a small kiss to the head before Killer Bee spoke, thankfully having dropped the rapping for a short while, "Yo! I wanted to know, why you wanted little Naru to take part in the CRA if you're together."
"Because, we both have to take part in the CRA to revive our clans. I already have two merged clans to revive adding a third would be near impossible." She would have gone into further details had clones of the late Itachi Uchiha appeared. "Oh now that's playing dirty! You can't expect us to kill Itachi! That's just cruel!"
"I do believe, old friend, that they do not care." Stated Gaara.
Sasuke for his part teleported the clones to different dimensions, ones that hopefully would do a great deal of damage to those who dare pretend to his beloved big brother, as Naruto passed each one to him. Gaara and Killer Bee having no problem killing the clones yet many times they were caught in genjutsus that Naruto had to break them out of.
Once the Itachi clones were gone, clones of the tailed beasts came and attacked, causing the three jinchuriki to activate their powers and Sasuke to use the Susanoo to start fighting seriously.
It was quite a sight to be held, with tails coming out of Naruto, Gaara and Killer Bee but then to also see the Susanoo fly in the air with Naruto in order to fight up top as the other two fought on ground, mostly.
What appeared to be Choumei, attacked Naruto as Son Gokus lookalike attacked Killer Bee, Saiken attacked Sasuke and Kokuo attacked Gaara, who was having a slightly harder time than the other two jinchuriki.
The three of them realised that the copies had all of the originals powers but could not fully utilize them, so the fights were not too hard to complete.
Once Naruto finished her fight, she went to help out Gaara and jumped in front of him as one of Kokous tails was about to hit him, hoping to grab a hold of it, instead piercing her through the chest and the lower part of her neck.
The edges of her vision blackened as blood and pain oozed from the hole the tail had created. Pain which felt similar to the time Sasuke's chidori had nicked her heart.
She felt hot, sweat forming on her face and other limbs as the tail slowly came out of her. The feeling of something entering her skin and slowly making its way out was unbearable.
Deftly, she could hear screaming and voices yelling her name as her world darkened black, small dots going bigger till it clouded her entire vision. She could also hear the tailed beasts within her, particularly Kurama, call for her before she fell to the ground and completely blacked out.
Naruto Uzumaki- Namikaze… gave her life for her friend, a fellow kage and jinchuriki.
The Shinigami was waiting for her as were her friends.