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The Uzumaki Clan: Rise of the Legendary Rokudaime	By : FishDragon Category: Naruto > Round Robins Views: 101814 -:- Recommendations : 3 -:- Currently Reading : 10
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Based on/Inspired by Flashfox Tyrell05's Uzumaki Dynasty

Naruto © Kishimoto

AUTHOR NOTES/ This weeks AN is brought to you by, well, me. No one sponsors fanfics xD

So this week I'm jamming to Asian Kung-Fu Generations "Sore Dewa, Mata Ashita" or "Well Then, See You Tomorrow" for the Road to Ninja movie. Honestly, I don't usually care for either the band's music, nor do I really care for a great deal of Naruto's movie/anime OPs and EDs. But yeah, this song isn't terrible, and considering how I spam the repeat feature until I'm sick of a particular track, I have to make due with anything that can keep my interest going, and its either this or a Hatsune Mike song (don't really care for Vocaloid songs either, though I watch plenty of YouTubers who do fandubs of the songs, which are pretty good most of the time).

Not much to say about this chapter, really. Except maybe that I hope that after I write it, I'll have actually moved some plot forward (writes AN before the actual chapter, prepares to be shot for it)/END OF AUTHOR NOTES

CHAPTER 05/

To say Nori was a nervous wreck was like saying Jiraiya was a pervert. And who wouldn't be?

On one end, there was Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin, and the Godaime, who could smash mountains down to gravel in less than 5 minutes with a severely irked expression on her face. And on the other was his mother, who in her youth had been nicknamed for her fiery temper and easiness to provoke, with an equally displeased expression on her face.

And right in the middle of it was Naruto, who had a pretty pissy expression of his own, though he was looking downward, as if something in the carpet had earned his ire. And as if that wasn't enough, Sayuri had followed him to Tsunade's office, although her expression was one of boredom.

Shizune had the day off and, while Nori would've like to flirt with her, i.e. being perverted, he missed her primarily because he was the only one around to play peacemaker between three ridiculously strong kunochi that could cause of serious damage if so much as a toothpick fell on the carpet at the wrong moment.

Tsunade, who had been getting reports about the fire since this whole mess started, hadn't received much sleep, so she was especially irritable that, out of nowhere, Kushina and Naruto had arrived in a shunshin, not even remotely looking worse for wear, meaning that Kushina probably caught her son early on and brought him in after getting some shuteye.

Kushina, meanwhile, was wondering how she could keep her conversation with Tsunade civil. True, Naruto burned a large part of the forest, but she believed him when he said he hadn't done it on purpose, although he still needed some disciplinary action and hopefully encourage him to think about all the possibilities of his actions.

"Oi, so is Naruto-baka in trouble or not?" another female voice questioned, causing every pair of eyes to land on Sayuri.

Tsunade looked even more agitated than before, while Kushina adopted a similar expression, making a note to deal with Sayuri's lack of manners afterwards. Naruto's expression was still pissed, but this time at Sayuri who seemed intent on making the situation even worse for him, while Nori, if he wasn't the highly trained Jōnin he was, would have emptied his bowls and bladder from sheer terror at the feeling that things were going to be exponentially more difficult to keep peaceful. Meanwhile, the suspect in question still retained a bored expression.

In response, both she and Nori were promptly removed, i.e. literally kicked out, of the room, leaving the head count in the office to three. After both women simmered down a little, the soon returned to the task at hand, and for that to happen, someone would have to start the conversation neither was eager to have. When it didn't look like either one would make the first move, Naruto, figuring he was screwed no matter what, starting things off.

"So how much trouble am I in, baa-san?"

Although the blonde's nickname for Tsunade irked her to no end, even if it wasn't far off the mark, she had let it slide in favor of just getting this whole mess done and over with. There would be plenty of time afterwards to get him to drop the nickname.

"Honestly Naruto? Based on the reports I've gotten, the damage was pretty bad, although not as bad as it could've potentially been. I can cut some slack because of that, but that's about as much as taking a few drops of water out of a bucket. Just what were you doing out in the middle of the forest so late at night?"

"He says he was practicing a fire-style jutsu," Kushina replied, effectively letting Naruto know that from here on he was to remain out of the conversation.

"And what kind of fire-jutsu was he practicing that was powerful enough to turn a sizable chunk of the forest into ash?"

"Dunno, but whatever it was, he claims that it was suppose to be a small one not meant to cause all the damage it did."

"Even so, that's what ended up happening, and once the civilian and shinobi council hear about it, what do you think their reactions will be?"

"Does it matter? YOU'RE the Hokage, not them. Whether they like it or not, they have to comply with whatever you decree."

"Riiight, and every time I sweep Naruto's mess under the rug, enough people get it in their minds that, since I won't do anything about it, they should. And their answers tend to rely on something that's either sharp, poisonous, or anything else they can be creative with."

"Then I'll handle them."

"And suppose the rest of the village goes with it, then what? You'll fight every last person, civilian or otherwise by yourself?"

"If I have to, yes."

"And the rest of your family? They might just consider the Uzumaki clan to be traitors to the village, and then you'll have nowhere to go. I know most of your family can handle themselves, but what about Satomi, and Kouta? And let's not forget Naruto, who they're after to begin with. Do you really think they couldn't cause your family serious harm if they all really tried to?"

Both Kushina and Tsunade remained silent, letting that last statement sink in and play out in the Uzumaki Matriarch's head before Tsunade resumed speaking.

"I know it's not fair that they have such prejudice on Naruto. If I could beat it out of them physically, I'd do it in a heartbeat. But as it stands, the best way to help Naruto is to be as unbiased as possible when something like this happens. Even if he is your son and my godson, I have to treat him the same as any other ninja, sometimes even a little more harshly, just to make sure everyone else stays in line to keep him safe."

"But that's wrong!" Kushina yelled.

"And I'm not saying otherwise!" Tsunade hollered back.

"I'm just saying that I can't give Naruto special treatment all the time just because of my connection to the Uzumaki clan or to him. I know that you're looking out for him, but in case you forgot, he just recently graduated to a full Genin. Al some point, he's gonna have to learn how to fight his own battles AND that he needs to think about the potential consequences of his actions."

"And how is he suppose to learn when no one will give him the chance?"

"Not everyone is against you or Naruto here. You've always been one who was more on being self-reliant, but your other kids have found different ways that work to each ones advantage."

"What would you suggest then?"

"First off, we get his punishment settled. In this case, 70% of all his mission earnings will be deducted to help cover the damage to the forest. Then, anytime he's off mission, he's to report to a shinobi of my choosing for training, practice exercises, AND some serious community service until I say otherwise."

Naruto carefully considered the punishment given to him, which, considering the circumstances wasn't as bad as it could have been. The main thing he was worried about was the lack of free time, in addition to not being able to have his usually private practice with Kurama in getting familiar with the tailed beasts chakra. It seems that until Tsunade said otherwise, he'd have to push that aside.

He was then dismissed, although his mother had given him one last glance, letting him know there was still more to the matter and he'd more than likely hear about it after he finished meeting his team for a mission.

After they were sure Naruto wasn't close enough to pick up on the next topic in their discussion, they brought up another matter that concerned him regarding the damage to the forest. Kushina started the conversation, uneasiness present in her voice, which Tsunade couldn't blame her for.

"You don't think…?"

"Honestly, I think it's certainly a possibility. The damage has been reigned in and its pretty bad. He could have accidentally tapped into the Kyuubi's chakra as he was training.."

"But how? He doesn't know about the fox, nor does he know about it being sealed inside of him."

"You remember what it was like. Even if you didn't mean so, sometimes you'd siphon a bit of power from the fox when you got especially anger."

"But what could have set it off?"

"Do you really have to ask, Kushina? Between what some of the villagers say and what others do, he has enough reasons to be angry from now until the next century and still have plenty to hate them for. Take your pick."

"Sometimes it gets especially bad."

"What do you mean?"

"Well after I found him last night, he seemed pretty calm, although this morning he was extremely agitated, but I'm not sure about what."

"Normally he's a pretty strong kid. If it had been anyone else his age, they'd have exploded a long time ago. I've never known many things to really get under his skin, so it must be something pretty heavy if it troubles him that deeply."

"I just wish he'd open up to me more, though."

"Not many kids his age want to talk to their parents about what's bothering them. If he knew about the fox and how you were its former Jinchūriki, he might consider it, but if I recalled, you supported the position that kept him in the dark, believing he'd have a better childhood than if he had that thought plague him every day of his life."

"Some good it did…He almost set an entire forest on fire…"

"Remember Kushina, this is only hypothetical. He may have only accidentally tapped into the fox's chakra, or maybe this was one of his usual efforts to force a jutsu by putting more into it than the usual. He has a pretty sizable chakra capacity, so its probably just him putting more into the technique than he should have."

"But what if it isn't? What if he's actually bringing out the Kyuubi's power, and this isn't just a one-time occurrence?"

"That's why I'm being safe and assigning Jiraiya to teach him during Naruto's off hours. He has a better grasp of Minato's seal than you or Mito, so he's the most likely to find out if Naruto is drawing some from the fox or not."

"Suppose he is drawing from the Kyuubi? Then what?"

"Then Jiraiya can at least teach him to control it safely."

Once Naruto stepped out, he found his oldest sibling Nori waiting, with the other one nowhere to be found.

"Where's loli nee-san?"

"Sayuri-chan stomped off pretty soon after she got us kicked out."

"Mmm…"

"So, what's happening? Do you know what the verdict is?"

"Most of my mission pay will go to fixing the forest, then someone's suppose to supervise me in my off-hours for as long as baa-san wants."

"Well it's not too bad, all considering, although you'll pretty much have no time to yourself for a long time, I imagine, which I think was suppose to be the real punishment."

"Don't remind me…"

"Did she say who's gonna watch over you? Wouldn't be surprised if mom volunteered."

"No, kaa-san didn't volunteer, nor did baa-san say who was gonna supervise me."

Nori picked up on the agitation in his brother's voice as he mentioned their mother, even though Naruto had tried to keep it hidden.

"Naruto, did anything happen between you and mom last night?" This caught Naruto off guard and put him dangerously close to spilling the beans on it.

"W-why would you think that?"

"Well for one thing, you two have been off the radar for several hours. Akane first though that you had left the village and mom was on your trail, otherwise it wouldn't have taken her 5 minutes to catch you and we both know that," Nori said, noting how Naruto flinched at his brother's estimation of his skills compared to their mothers.

"I for one, think that, as hardheaded as you are, you wouldn't leave the village, even after what happened in the forest. On the other hand, I do believe that you probably have a safe house somewhere in or close to the village, and probably intended to hide out until the ruckus died down."

"You know about the safehouse?" Naruto questioned, wondering if there was anyone who DIDN'T know about his dingy little apartment.

"I know you have one, but that's about it. You're pretty good about keeping it hidden from me anyway. I've tried following you a number of times to it, but you eventually elude me before I can find out where."

Naruto breathed a sigh of relief. Even if his brother knew he had a safe place, he still didn't know where it was, and he couldn't have been lying, otherwise he'd have already found it and seen the compromising position between him and their mother.

"But mom, on the other hand, probably knew about it since day one, and decided to keep it to herself until an occasion she'd need to go there herself, kinda like last night's incident."

Naruto's mood slightly soured at the thought that even when he had tried so hard to find a place out of her reach, she still had him under her thumb.

"So what begs the question here is: If mom did in fact know the location of your safehouse, and could easily beat you to it, then why did she wait until know, only hours later, to bring you in for questioning?

"It's nothing, Nori…"

"Then you can do me a favor and humor me on this," Nori replied, his voice more demanding and serious than it normally was. Seeing that his brother wouldn't take no for an answer, he gently sighed before giving what he hoped was an acceptable bluff.

"Mom found me and just pressed me for some details on the accident and afterwards, we, kinda got into a little fight, before she decided we should get some sleep and meet with baa-san later when we both cooled down," Naruto replied, trying to keep to the truth as much as possible while leaving out the more intimate details of his mom and him going at it sometime after the argument.

"Hmm, that seems reasonable. After something like that, I imagine both of your tensions were running a bit high. Surprised mom would suggest taking some time to calm down though."

"Wasn't really in a position to question it, bro."

"Hmm, fair enough."

"Anyway, I'm suppose to meet my team today."

"Ahh, right. Well I'll see you later, Naruto. Try to keep your nose clean all right? Wouldn't want to get into more trouble then you're already in, right?"

"Mmm…"

With that, Naruto quickly leapt from rooftop to rooftop on his way to the rendezvous spot with his squad, wondering if they've heard about the forest and his involvement with it. Knowing his sensei was a Jonin, there was no doubt that his sensei at least knew about it, although he wasn't sure if his other teammates did.

'Well,' he thought, 'I guess I'll know the answer to that question in a minute.'

/END OF CHAPTER 05

CONCLUDING NOTES/ Time for some misc facts, just so I don't have to waste future chapters explaining and providing more exposition:

Mito wasn't present when Kurama was released from Kushina's seal. She actually went to Suna to check on Karura (Gaara's mother) and Gaara's seal after helping with the process. She tried to dissuade them from doing so at all, but, failing that, at least tried to make sure Gaara's seal was as strong as it could be, so he wouldn't be plagued by Shukaku on top of everything else. She also helped Karura survive the premature birth. After hearing about Kurama attacking the village, she immediately headed back, although was too late to track down the one responsible (still Tobi).

And, to be clear, everyone in Naruto's family except Kouta, know about Minato being their father. Kouta's circumstance, being born 4 years after Minato's death, raises some questions by now, but I'm not spilling anything yet :P Feel free to speculate if you want, but I shall neither deny nor confirm anything.

Might put down more misc facts in future Concluding Notes, so give em a quick glance over. Saves me from making too many expositional chapters later down the road. /END OF CONCLUDING NOTES
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