Naruto- Bloodlines Awakened-ffnet_11895223

Naruto- Bloodlines Awakened

by Okaze

Category: NarutoGenre: Adventure, RomanceLanguage: EnglishCharacters: Naruto U., OC, Yugao U.Status: In-ProgressPublished: 2016-04-14 00:46:49Updated: 2016-04-23 19:00:18Packaged: 2016-04-27 18:29:01Rating: MChapters: 6Words: 27,316Publisher: www.fanfiction.netSummary: What if things had been different? What if Naruto had onetrue friend in his childhood who supported him through thick andthin? Just how much would he change? Read to find out how one personcan change and impact the lives of everyone.

1. 1 Pass or Fail

**Naruto- Bloodlines Awakened**

**Summary- What if things had been different? What if Naruto had onetrue friend in his childhood who supported him through thick andthin? Just how much would change from that?** **Read on and find outhow one person can change and impact so many lives.**

"Text"- Person talking

'Text'- Personal thinking

**"Text"**- Demon talking/Jutsu

**'Text'**- Demon thinking

**~Text~**- Time skip/Location change

_Text_- Flashback/Reading

**Disclaimer- I do not own Naruto or any other concepts from otheranime in any way whatsoever. Wish I did, but sadly I don't. Realitysucks like that. **

**Chapter One- Pass or Fail?**

In a large classroom, one young man was sitting alone in the room.The young boy had spiky, sun kissed blond hair and a pair of deepsapphire blue eyes. He was wearing painfully bright orange clothing

that practically screamed for attention with black shinobi sandals.This young boy was Naruto Uzumaki, 16 year old Jinchuriki of theKyuubi no Yoko, the Nine Tailed Demon Fox.

'Today is it... I can't fail today I need to pass the test.' Narutothought to himself, going over everything he knew and even lookingdown at a paper full of hand written notes. He was so absorbed in histhoughts be didn't notice another person entering the room until ahand landed on his shoulder. The reaction this brought was quiteamusing to the new person as Naruto leaped up into the air beforelanding back in his seat with wide, wildly shifting eyes. Hearing afeminine giggle behind him caused the boy to instantly relax as henoticed the voice very well. As Naruto turned back around he smiledhappily, one of his few true smiles, at the girl standing behind himwho was currently giggling into her hands. This was Yumi Suzaku, age16, and the best friend of one Naruto Uzumaki.

The two had been friends for years, having both been in the sameorphanage and developed a deep bond while there. Yumi was the one whoactually kept Naruto from starving whenever the matron of theorphanage would deny the Jinchuriki a meal. More than once the younggirl had gotten caught and been punished for it, but even with Narutoprotesting her actions, she continued to help him and the two weresoon inseparable.

When Naruto was five years old and the matron kicked him out of theorphanage, Yumi ran away and quickly joined Naruto on the streets.For two whole weeks the two survived on the streets until theSandaime Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, appeared before them one day andoffered Naruto an apartment of his own to live in. At first, Narutodenied and objected to it until Hiruzen finally explained that Yumiwould be able to stay with him. Not even a minute later the ageingHokage and the two children were walking through the red-lightdistrict and into an old apartment building.

Their room had already been fixed up with a working kitchen and thenecessities like a bed for them both, chairs, a table, and a fairlywell stocked pantry. To say the two five year olds were shocked wasan understatement. For Naruto, having been mistreated most of hisyoung life, the sight of such a kind gesture had brought him totears. That event was actually what led to Naruto calling the oldHokage "Jiji" from that point on.

Once again Naruto was snapped out of his thoughts by Yumi poking hisside with an amused grin, causing him to chuckle and rub the back ofhis head sheepishly. "Sorry Yumi-chan. Just remember remembering somethings." He explained before turning back to the notes in hishands.

"It's ok Naruto-kun." Yumi replied before glancing over his shoulderand taking a seat next to the blond. "How long have you beenstudying?" She asked after a moment as she noticed the tiredness inher best friend's eyes.

"Um... since about five in the morning..." Naruto muttered nervously,his voice becoming softer and softer with each word as he feared thewrath of his roommate and friend. Taking a glance over at her heflinched as he saw her brows twitching slightly as she gave him alight glare with her bright honey brown eyes.

The next thing Naruto knew, his head was slammed into the desk asYumi smacked him roughly in the back of his head. "Baka! Why were youup so early?!" She yelled at him as he comically shrank away from theangry girl as she continued to rant. "You know you needed to sleepso-" She suddenly stopped as she saw the look in Naruto's blue eyes.The two knew each other better than anyone and she could quicklynotice the fear in his eyes.

"I'm sorry..." He whispered as he looked down sadly at his desk. "Ijust don't want to drag you down Yumi-chan." He explained beforestiffening as he felt a pair of thin arms wrapping around him. Ittook a moment for him to realize just who was holding him and he soonrelaxed again.

Once he had calmed down, Yumi pulled away with a soft smile as Narutotook the chance to take a look at his longest and closestfriend.

Yumi had vibrant, waist length violet hair and a pair of deep goldenbrown eyes that felt like they were able to see a person's soul. Shehad a lightly tanned complexion and stood at a respectable 5'4", justa few inches under Naruto's 5'7" height. She wore a dark red battlekimono with black sakura petal designs, tight black pants and blackshinobi sandals like Naruto. For a 16 year old girl she had a highlydeveloped body that was the envy of every other girl in the class.Her chest was a perky high C cup and she had a plump, yet firm rearto match. Quickly shaking his head to get such thoughts out of hismind, Naruto looked back towards the door just as the bell rang andeveryone else began to walk into the room and take their seats.

Both Naruto and Yumi watched from their seats in the back of the roomas the rest of their classmates walked into the room. It was mostlycomposed of civilian born students, though the class had many clanheirs as well. But to the two ninjas-in-training, there were only ahandful of people worth taking notice of.

"Alright class I hope everyone is ready for the exams." Iruka calledout as he and his partner Mizuki walked into the room. Mizuki wascarrying papers and soon began to hand them out, though only Yumi andNaruto himself caught the glare that Mizuki sent the spiky hairedblond.

After a short pause to check that everyone had their test, Irukacalled out and started the timer. "The 30 minutes for the test startsnow." And with that all talking ceased as the sound of pencils onpaper filled the room.

Thirty minutes later found the class now standing outside for thenext part of the test. "Alright. Now everyone will use their shurikenand kunai to hit the targets to get their scores. After that we'llmove onto taijutsu spars." Mizuki explained as Iruka handed tenshuriken and ten kunai to each of the students.

"So how do you think you did Naruto-kun?" Yumi asked the blond nextto her in a soft whisper as they watched a civilian student miss allof the targets entirely.

"I think I did well thanks to your notes, but I'm not sure." Hereplied before the two shifted topics and began to chat about randomthings until they heard Yumi's name being called. Giving his friend a

quick hug, Naruto watched as Yumi calmly walked up to the throwingpoint. Slowly and carefully she threw each shuriken, getting an 8/10.Next she grabbed the kunai and surprised everyone by throwing themtwo at a time. The final result was an 8/10 for shuriken and a 9/10for kunai, one of the highest scores for the group. For a momenteveryone was silent before multiple cheers and congratulations wereheard, with Naruto being the loudest of them.

"Alright, next up... Naruto Uzumaki." Mizuki called out over thenoise, quieting everyone down in the process. Once again Yumi andNaruto were the only ones to catch the hatred in his voice. As Narutowalked up to the throwing point he saw Yumi give him a wink and awide, foxy grin spread on the blond's face. Grabbing the 10 shurikenhe threw them five at a time, shocking everyone as he got a 9/10.Taking the kunai from a stunned Iruka, Naruto threw the knives oneafter the other without pause, hitting each and every target dead onand giving him a perfect 10/10. The silence in the area was deafeningas Naruto smirked widely, mentally counting down. 'Five. Four. Three.Two. One.'

"WHAT?!"

The yell came from everyone in the class, except from Yumi and Narutohimself as everyone began ranting and raving about how it wasn'tpossible for the class "dobe" to get an almost perfect score for bothkunai and shuriken. For nearly ten whole minutes Mizuki and Irukastruggled to get the class under control before things were onceagain quiet.

With a sigh Iruka continued on with the test. "Now then, everyone tothe sparring area." He ordered as the class walked over to the ringmeant for taijutsu. Everyone was still tense from the previous shockand it could be felt in the air, especially the jealousy coming froma certain Uchiha and Inuzuka. "First up... Kai Morono and Jin Horu."Mizuki called out as the two civilian born students walked into thering.

For the next half hour the class watched the matches progress, mostcivilians being paired against each other until only a few peoplewere still left. "Next... Shikamaru Nara and Kiba Inuzuka." Irukacalled out as Kiba eagerly jumped into the ring only for Shikamaru tolazily raise his hand from where he was laying.

"Iruka-sensei I forfeit. It's too troublesome to fight Kiba." TheNara heir drawled out before going back to laying in the grass andwatching the clouds. Kiba was obviously annoyed, but a win was awin.

'Should have seen that coming...' Most of the class and the twoinstructors thought with a sweatdrop as they stared at the lazy Nara."Ehem... Winner, Kiba Inuzuka. Next match! Sasuke Uchiha and NarutoUzumaki." Mizuki said with a large shit eating grin, alreadyimagining the pounding the "dead last" was about to get from the"rookie of the year".

"Ready to lose dobe?" Sasuke asked smugly as he walked into the ring,fully confident in himself. Naruto silently walked into the ringacross from Sasuke, his posture relaxed as Iruka raised hishand.

"And... begin!" He exclaimed before jumping away to watch thematch.

For a while neither of the two moved, simply staring each other downand waiting for the other to move. Finally Sasuke's impatience gotthe best of him as he charged forward, shooting out his fist to tryand nail Naruto with a punch in the gut. What happened next shockedeveryone as the blond jinchuriki spun around the punch, gettingbehind Sasuke in the same move and slamming a hard punch into theUchiha's back. Quickly Sasuke regained his balance and leveled adeadly glare at Naruto as he changed once again, this time launchinga flurry of punches and kicks. No matter how hard he tried though,not a single hit connected as Naruto continued to spin and turn toavoid each and every blow, countering with fast and powerful blows ofhis own whenever the opportunity presented itself.

The same pattern continued for a few more minutes, and most of themore observant students and their sensei's could see the Uchihasteadily slowing down and tiring. Deciding to finally end up, Narutosuddenly lunged forward, going truly on the offensive for the firsttime in the entire fight. A brutal combinations of punches and kicksfollowed for Sasuke and the last thing he heard was Naruto's voice inhis ear.

"You lose Teme." The voice was cold and sharp as a knife, only loudenough for Sasuke to hear as a fist struck the back of his neck, andhis vision fading as his body slumped to the ground,unconscious.

Everyone was stunned by the turn out of the match with many differentreactions and thoughts. Most of the males were all glad to see theUchiha lose and get taken down a peg, but were shocked that it wasthe dead last who had done the deed. The girls were all much easierto read as all but a couple had looks of rage on their faces, alldirected towards the whiskered blond. The only ones seen with a truesmile were Iruka and Yumi as both were extremely proud of theirstudent and friend respectively.

"Iruka-sensei! Naruto-baka cheated! There's no way he could beatsomeone like Sasuke-kun!" Sakura loudly screeched, causing a fewpeople to cover their ears. Things only got worse when all of theUchiha's other fan girls joined Sakura, saying that it wasn'tpossible for the dead last to best the top student in theclass.

Naruto glanced over at Iruka and quickly covered his ears as he sawthe twitching brow of the chunin instructor. Just as he had done so,Iruka yelled out at the many students, using a jutsu to amplify hisvoice.

**"Shut up!"**

The moment the words were roared out each and every one of thestudents went silent and Iruka let out a sigh of annoyance andrelief. "Now then... Naruto won fair and square against Sasuke, therewas no cheating." He explained while giving a look to the students,just asking for any of them to object his decision. After a minutewith no protests he nodded and looked over at Mizuki. Said chuninsimply sweatdropped and looked at the list in his hand.

"Last match... Sakura Haruno and Yumi Suzaku." He called out as Yumicould be seen having a vicious grin which was mirrored by thegrinning blond beside her. As the two walked into the sparring ring,one thought was shared by all of the spectators.

'This will be fast...'

"Alright then. Both fighters ready?" Iruka asked, looking to see bothof the girls nod and enter their stances. "Then... begin!" Heexclaimed as he jumped away, letting his hand fall to start thematch.

Sakura never stood a chance as Yumi ran forward faster than the pinkhaired girl could keep up with. To Sakura, Yumi was standing onesecond and the next second pain flared in her body as a fist burieditself in her gut. Another second later and Sakura was pinned to theground with Yumi's hand clamped lightly around her neck.

Seeing that it was over, Mizuki stepped forward and raised his hand."The match is over. Winner Yumi Suzaku." He called out as the violethaired girl stood up and let go of her grip on Sakura's neck. Most ofthe civilian born students were stunned by the short fight, but theclan heirs and the two instructors simply shook their heads indisappointment at Sakura's poor performance. "Now, everyone back tothe classroom for the jutsu portion of the exam." Mizuki spoke up asthe class walked back towards the room with Naruto hanging back a bitbefore Yumi placed her hand on his shoulder with a reassuringsmile.

Half an hour later found the exam almost finished. Many had passedand quite a few hadn't passed and were left in disappointment attheir failure. A name being called snapped Naruto out of histhoughts.

"Yumi Suzaku." Iruka's voice could be heard from the other room asNaruto gave his friend a reassuring squeeze of the hand.

As he watched Yumi walking into the other room, the whiskered blondsoon found himself watching the door with baited breath, hoping tosee Yumi walking back out with a forehead protector in herhands.

After a tense few minutes the door to the other room opened and Yumislowly walked out. She looked around and smiled widely once she sawNaruto, twisting slightly and showing him the forehead protectorwrapped around her left arm. Seeing that, the blond jinchuriki letout a breath he hadn't known he had been holding and quickly huggedthe girl once she sat back down next to him.

Sasuke was called in next and, much like everyone expected, he soonwalked back out with the protector wrapped around his forehead and acocky smirk on his lips. After giving the fan girls a minute to cheerand congratulate the Uchiha on his success, Iruka called out the lastname.

"Naruto Uzumaki." For a second, said ninja-in-training shifted in hisseat nervously before he felt a pair of arms wrapping around hiswaist. Turning to see who had hugged him, he smiled a bit as Yumi'ssmiling face greeted him.

"You can do it Naruto. We've practiced this." She whispered softly tohim, getting a nod as determination flashed in the blond's eyes.Giving her a nod, Naruto stood up and walked into the other room withhis head held high.

Standing in the middle of the room, Naruto looked over towards thetwo chunin instructors sitting at the other end of the room withclipboards in their hands. Even without looking he could feel thebarely suppressed anger Mizuki had as he glared at the blondjinchuriki. Once again he couldn't help but thank Kami for giving himat least one sensei who didn't hate him in the form ofIruka.

"Alright Naruto are you ready?" Iruka asked as he noticed the smallsigns of nervousness in the young blond. Receiving a nod in responsethe instructor looked down at his paper. "Ok. Now Naruto I need youto do a **Henge**."

With a nod of understanding Naruto thought for a moment before a foxygrin appeared on his lips. As his hands reached up to form thehandsign needed he was interrupted by Iruka throwing an eraser at hishead.

"And no pranks!" Iruka yelled with a twitching brow, already knowingwhat would come next whenever that grin appeared on the blond. He hadto hold back a chuckle as he saw Naruto pout and send him a glare forthe eraser to the head. "Don't give me that look Naruto. This of alltimes is when you should be more serious." The chuninexplained.

"Fine Iruka-sensei." Naruto replied, though both instructors couldhear him mumbling about 'boring senseis' and 'never getting to haveany fun'.

Shifting his hands into the handsign, Naruto built up the requiredchakra and called out the technique as a plume of white smokesurrounded and obscured his form from view. "Henge no jutsu!" Whenthe smoke cleared, in Naruto's place stood the Sandaime Hokage. Whatmade the change so incredible was that it was of the Sandaime backwhen he was in his prime and was perfectly detailed.

"Well done Naruto. Now for the **Kawarimi**." Mizuki said with agrudging respect and hidden venom. He hadn't been expecting the demonto pass the exam, but at this rate he may just end up passing.

Once the **Henge** was canceled Naruto stood ready as Iruka pulledout another eraser and threw it at the blond's head. A second beforeit hit its target that same foxy grin grew on his whiskered cheeks asa puff of smoke surrounded him once again. When it cleared, Iruka wassurprised to see Mizuki on his back with a mark from where the eraserhad hit his forehead.

"So how did I do sensei?" He heard right next to him as he turned andsaw Naruto relaxing in the same chair Mizuki had been in only momentsbefore.

"I um... that was perfect Naruto. Now we just need you to perform a**Bunshin**." Iruka replied after a moment as Mizuki took back hisseat and Naruto returned to the middle of the room. He was sad to seethe look of worry and fear in the blond's usually happy and bright

sapphire eyes.

Without another word, Naruto brought his hands up into the requiredhand sign and did as Yumi had told him by pumping as little chakra ashe could into the technique. **"Bunshin no jutsu!"** He exclaimedbefore his face fell in disappointment. The reason being the pale andhalf-dead clone laying on the ground next to him. What he heard nextnearly shattered his hopes.

"I'm sorry Naruto, but this means you won't be passing the exam." Heheard Mizuki say as he simply nodded and walked back out of the room,his head hung as unshed tears stung his eyes. If he had looked backhe would have seen the downright evil grin on Mizuki's face and thepity on Iruka's.

Instead of going back to his seat in the classroom, the disheartenedblond kept walking out of the building, missing Yumi's worried gaze,until he got to an old swing off to the side and watched as the manynew ninjas ran out of the academy building to be congratulated bytheir parents.

"Naruto."

Hearing the voice coming from behind him made the blond perk upslightly and turn to see Mizuki standing over his shoulder. "Naruto Iknow you're sad about not passing. But what if I told you there was asecret test you could take to pass?" The chunin asked with a'sympathetic' grin.

If he had not been so distraught and saddened by the thought offailing, Naruto would have noticed how odd the information was thatMizuki spoke of. Instead, he eagerly agreed and went off to start theassignment, leaving Mizuki to chuckle in a manner that only promisednegative intent. What neither noticed though, was the young ninjawith long violet hair watching and listening to the entireconversation before dashing off after the youngjinchuriki.

**~Forest Clearing, Outside Konoha~ **

It had been a few hours since Naruto had been tricked by Mizuki tosteal the forbidden scroll from the Hokage. Sadly, it hadn't beenvery hard at all to get it from the old man seeing as he was apervert. That soon led to the blond jinchuriki being in his currentsituation as he realized he was a few hours early. Deciding to makethe best out of the time he had, Naruto began to open the scrollbefore a blur suddenly shot out of the trees and landed in front ofthe boy. At that point the moon was full and high in the sky, bathingthe clearing in moon light and allowing Naruto to see the shiningviolet hair of his longest friend.

"Yumi-chan? What are you doing here I need to wait forMizuki-sensei." He began to explain only for Yumi to walk up to himand interrupt his explanation by slamming her fist against hishead.

"Baka! Think for a moment Naruto-kun. Since when did we ever hear ofa test like that?" Yumi's voice filled the clearing as the fog inNaruto's mind began to clear. Slowly he started to think clearly,realizing the truth in Yumi's words as his face quickly changed from

confusion to one of great anger.

"You're right Yumi-chan... I messed up big time. We need to get thescroll back to-" Once again before Naruto could finish, Yumi stoppedhim as she gave the boy a grin much like his own foxy look. Pointingdown at the scroll as she opened it up a bit further.

"No not just yet. We'll return the scroll later, but we can use thischance to learn some jutsu from it and pretend that we believed inMizuki's trick so he takes the full blame." She explained. With eachword that came from her mouth, Naruto's grin grew more and more.

And so the two began looking over the scroll, finding a fewtechniques that caught their interest and more that they made sure toremember for later.

After a few hours the two young ninjas had been working hard and madequite a bit of progress in the time they had. Naruto decided to learnthe **'Kage Bunshin no jutsu'** and mastered it quickly along withthe cousin technique **'Kage Shuriken no jutsu'**, much to Yumi'sshock and envy. He also managed to learn **'Futon- Daitoppa'**. Hewasn't able to learn any others though he made sure to remember a fewmore jutsu such as the **'Kaze no Yaiba'**, **'Futon- Atsugai'**,**'Futon- Reppusho'**, and the advanced version of **Reppusho**,**'Futon- Juha Sho'**, which didn't require hand signs, to learnlater on.

Yumi had gone through with a different choice in techniques. Shefound she didn't have the reserves of Naruto and thus, couldn't use**the Kage Bunshin** like he could. Instead, she had learned the**'Mizu Bunshin no jutsu'** and found that it came to her far moreeasily than expected. She also managed to learn another jutsu,**'Suiton- Teppodama'**. There wasn't enough time for them topractice much more since they needed to keep their energy for whenMizuki arrived, but Yumi had made sure to look over and remember theinstructions for techniques like **'Suiton- Suijinheki'**, **'Suiton-Suiro no jutsu'**, and **'Suiton- Suishoha'** to practice and masterlater on once the ordeal was over.

"Naruto!"

Hearing his name being called caused Naruto to look up along withYumi as both were surprised to see Iruka standing on the other sideof the clearing. "What are you doing Naruto? You stole the forbiddenscroll from the Hokage!" The chunin yelled.

"What are you talking about Iruka-sensei? Mizuki-sensei told me thiswas a secret test to graduate. I wanted a little help and he didn'tsay anything about me not getting a hand so I asked Yumi-chan to helpme pass." Naruto explained with a 'confused' expression on his facewhile he gestured to a smiling Yumi, who waved at Iruka.

Before Iruka could reply to the children another voice interruptedhim, one which all three people in the clearing knew.

"Good Naruto. You did a great job so you pass." Mizuki called outfrom a branch in a tree just above Iruka. He would've said more butwas stopped when Iruka threw a group of shuriken which were deflectedor dodged by the silver haired chunin.

"Damn it Mizuki! How could you betray Konoha?!" Iruka angrilyexclaimed as he jumped in front of Naruto and Yumi which thetraitorous ninja quickly noticed.

"The better question is why are you still protecting that demon afterall that he's done? Especially after what he did to you." Mizukireplied with a smirk as he watched Iruka's face pale and glance backat Naruto.

For the young jinchuriki, something finally snapped once he heardMizuki say that as he stepped forward and glared at theex-instructor. "Why? Why does everyone call me a demon and blame mefor everything?!" He roared as those in the clearing could hear theanger, frustration, and pain in his voice. This only made Mizuki'ssmirk grow even wider and he looked over at Yumi before turning backto Naruto.

"Oh so you don't know? Let's see how long that girl is still yourfriend after she learns the truth!" He said ominously, making Iruka'seyes widen.

"No Mizuki! It's forbidden by the Third you can't speak of it!" Irukayelled only to be ignored.

"The truth is your entire life has been a lie! The night the Yondaimedefeated the Kyuubi he didn't kill it. He sealed it into you! You arethe Nine Tailed Fox that killed so many people. Including Iruka'sparents." Mizuki yelled out and thoroughly enjoyed the shock inNaruto's eyes as he looked at the two chunin before turning to Yumiwith wide, fear filled eyes. Without another second he ran off,dashing into the trees away from the clearing.

"Damn you!" Iruka roared in anger as he lunged at Mizuki, engagingthe traitor in a furious taijutsu battle. He could only watch inworry as Yumi snapped out of her shock and ran off into the forestafter Naruto. He could only hope she wouldn't be blind to the truthlike most of the villagers.

Yumi soon found Naruto slumped against a tree far from the battlingchunin. As she stepped forward a stray branch cracked under her feetand Naruto's head snapped up to look at her. The fear and defeat onthe blond's face made her heart ache and the tears streaming down hischeeks stunned her. When he began to try to back away from her infear, the ache in her heart turned to a stabbing pain. 'He's... he'safraid of me.' She realized in shock and sadness.

Moving forward quickly before the emotionally weak jinchuriki couldget away, Yumi wrapped her arms tightly around his body as she felthim tense up and struggle for a moment. Regardless, she refused tolet go and his struggles soon died down as he began to sob into hershoulders even as tears of her own stung her eyes.

Once he had stopped sobbing, Yumi pulled away slightly as her tearfilled brown eyes met Naruto's. "Naruto-kun don't listen to him.You're not a demon, you're not a murderer. You're my best friend andthe greatest person I know." She whispered softly to theboy.

Suddenly the two heard the familiar sound of metal clashing againstmetal and looked off to the side. In the clearing just a few feet

away from the two ninja was Iruka and Mizuki. Both of them wereextremely worried as they saw Iruka's body with multiple shurikenlodged in his back while Mizuki was fairly unscathed.

"You... You wanted to know why I cared for Naruto, didn't you?" Theinjured Konoha ninja asked between pained breaths, causing Mizuki topause for a moment and nod as the mentioned blond and Yumi listenedclosely.

"It's true that I hate the demon Fox for all it had done, killing somany people and my parents." He said as Naruto's eyes filled withmore tears and Yumi quickly grabbed the distraught boy's hand andsqueezed it reassuringly.

"But Naruto isn't Kyuubi. He's the one holding the Kyuubi back fromkilling us all and by far the most loyal ninja I've ever met. Farbetter than you ever could be Mizuki." Iruka added on, finishing witha growl as the silver haired traitor's eyes filled with rage. Takingthe large windmill shuriken from his back, Mizuki sent Iruka a deadlyglare.

"If you think that, then you can join the damn demon in hell! Die!"He roared and threw the shuriken as Iruka seemed to accept what wasabout to happen when a new voice caught everyone'sattention.

**"Futon- Daitoppa!" **

The next instant a loud roar filled the clearing as a wall of windslammed into the shuriken and sent it flying into a tree. Both Narutoand Yumi jumped into the open after that and assumed a protectivestance in front of Iruka. "We won't let you touch Iruka-sensei againMizuki-teme." Yumi growled out with anger and venom not normallyheard in her voice.

Her only reply was a loud laugh from the traitor as he smirked at thetwo young ninja. "Really? And what are you brats going to do to stopme?" He asked tauntingly before both his and Iruka's eyes widened asNaruto's hands shifted to a familiar hand sign.

"This you damn bastard**. Kage Bunshin no jutsu!**" The blond yelledas a massive puff of smoke filled the entire clearing, visible evenfrom the village.

Once it cleared the confident and cocky look on Mizuki's face quicklyfaded and was replaced by a pale, fear filled visage. Surroundingthem on all sides, on the ground and on all the branches in thetrees, were hundreds and hundreds of Narutos.

For a moment there was silence in the clearing before a clone up inthe trees gave a roar and lunged at the silver hairedchunin.

"BANZAI!" The cry was quickly followed by hundreds of others asMizuki was assaulted from all sides by a literal army of clones. Fornearly ten long minutes the pained screams of the chunin filled theforest.

After the ten minute beating Naruto had all his clones dispel as amassive plume of smoke filled the air once again. Once it cleared

Iruka, Yumi, Naruto, even the recently arrived Sandaime and the squadof Anbu couldn't help but sweatdrop at the beaten lump that wasMizuki. The silence was broken by a sheepish chuckle fromNaruto.

"Hehe... I-I guess I went a little overboard." He muttered as herubbed the back of his head.

**~Naruto and Yumi's apartment~ **

After about two hours the two young ninjas were finally able to walkinto their shared apartment after a long day. Neither had realizedjust how tired they were until the adrenaline wore off once thebattle ended. As he walked inside, Naruto began to think back on justwhat had happened after the battle while he softly rubbed a fingeralong the cool metal of Iruka's forehead protector... now hisforehead protector.

**_~Flashback, Forest Clearing~ _**

_Naruto's blunt statement seemed to snap everyone out of theirrespective thoughts as the Hokage and the Anbu squad walked into theclearing. Even with his injuries, Iruka stood as best he could andgave a sign of respect. _

_"Hokage-sama I can explain everything." The chunin began, stoppingas the aged leader raised his hand to silence the man. _

_"It's fine Iruka. These two can explain things better than you couldand you can give me your report after you've healed." Hiruzen repliedas he looked towards Yumi and Naruto, who once again held theforbidden scroll in his hands. Gesturing towards one of the Anbu athis side he looked back to the wounded man. "Tora, take Iruka to thehospital and make sure he is properly treated." He ordered, getting asilent nod before the tiger masked Anbu grabbed Iruka and used a__**Shunshin**__ to get the man the treatment he needed. _

_"Boar, take this traitor to Ibiki and Anko. Wake them if you must,and if they protest tell them that there is a traitor that needsinterrogation, no holds barred." He explained as the remaining Anbuhad to suppress a shiver at the thought of both of Konoha's topinterrogators working together to break Mizuki. They almost felt badfor the silver haired chunin. Almost. _

_With another nod the boar masked Anbu grabbed Mizuki, ignoring themoan of pain from the man, and left in another __**Shunshin**__ ofleaves. _

_"Now then. Dragon I want you to take the scroll back where it shouldbe, feel free to add extra defences if you see fit. Neko, I want youto escort myself and these two back to the tower so we can learn whatreally happened." The Hokage ordered as the Anbu with a black dragonmask, signaling his ranking as an Anbu commander, walked up toNaruto, holding out his hand and taking the scroll before leavinglike the rest of his squad. _

_Once the other three were gone, the now known jinchuriki visiblyrelaxed and smiled, though the others in the area could tell theexpression was forced. "Jiji! Neko-nee! I'm glad you're here." Hesaid as he walked over towards the two other people who he was truly

close to with Yumi at his side. _

_Before they could take another step, the two felt a hand on theirshoulders and the surroundings blurred and changed, signaling the useof a __**Shunshin**__. Once the disorientation faded they noticedthey were back in the Hokage office. They were about to speak upuntil they noticed the kind, but serious expression on the Sandaime'sface. _

_"Naruto... I want you to tell me what happened, every detail and nolies." He ordered firmly, the tension in the room growing as Narutonodded his head and began to explain the events of the last fewhours. _

_For what seemed like the hundredth time, Hiruzen sighed and rubbedhis hands against his forehead. He could practically feel himselfgetting older just from what he had heard from Naruto. The two hadexplained everything that had happened from their own perspectives,with Yumi occasionally filling in some details that Naruto hadmissed. Both of the older ninja were stunned that two children, justout of the academy, had been able to learn more than one jutsu fromthe forbidden scroll in only a few hours._

_Now Hiruzen was left with the difficult decision of how to placethese two on teams. With the two of them both passing, the class wasleft with two genin without teams. This lead to a suggestion fromNeko which actually allowed things to work out well for everyone. Butfirst, he had to complete a favor and deliver a warning. _

_"Oh and Naruto. Iruka wanted you to have this and told me to saythat he was proud of you." The old man mentioned as he tossed theblond a forehead protector which he instantly recognized as the onethat had recently resided upon his sensei's head. _

_"Yumi, Naruto. You both have to realize everything that happenedtonight is an S-rank secret including all of what you learned aboutyour tenant. I'll inform your new sensei and he or she can explainany questions you may have about it." The Sandaime explained, makingsure that they knew how serious it was. "I want you both to reporthere tomorrow at 10 in the morning and you'll be assigned your newsensei." He added before sending the tired pair off. _

**_~Flashback End~ _**

By the time Naruto had snapped out of his thoughts he realized he wasalready in bed. It seemed his body had moved on auto-pilot while hehad been busy thinking. With a soft sigh the blond closed his eyesand allowed sleep to come. Not long after that he was soon asleepwith a smile on his face, knowing that no matter what happened he hadhis best friend with him.

**Alright! Finally finished the first chapter of my very firstfanfiction story. It may be a little rough and I'd love to get anyhelp, suggestions, or constructive criticism on how I can improve.Now for some notes. There will be times when certain characters willbe OOC so don't be surprised when it actually happens, such as Narutobeing smarter than in canon. Next, to all Sasuke and Sakura fans, bewarned that there will be bashing in this story (and likely most ofmy future stories). NOTE- FLAMERS WILL BE IGNORED. **

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2. 2 Meetings and Explanations

**Naruto- Bloodlines Awakened **

**Summary- What if things had been different? What if Naruto had onetrue friend in his childhood who supported him through thick andthin? Just how much would change from that? Read on and find out howone person can change and impact so many lives.**

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**Chapter Two- Meetings and Explanations **

The morning after the hectic forbidden scroll incident was bright andpeaceful, nothing at all like the wild and almost disastrous nightthat had happened just hours ago. Inside the shared apartment Narutowas still sound asleep even as people began to start their daysoutside.

A few minutes later Naruto suddenly shot up in his bed without anywarning as he looked around with wild eyes. After a moment he calmeddown as he began to recognize the familiar surroundings of his homeand he slowly got his breathing and pounding heart back undercontrol. Glancing over at the clock he saw that it was only 6 o'clockin the morning and thus he and Yumi still had four hour before theyhad to report to the Hokage.

As the blond stood from his bed and went about his daily rituals, hismind began to wander once again on what had awoken him soviolently...

**_~Flashback, Mindscape~ _**

_Feeling water under his feet was not something that Naruto expectedto find once he awoke, yet as he looked down he noticed the darkwater surrounding his feet. _

_Looking around he was surprised to see what looked like an enormoussewer system tunnel with a group of pipes running along the ceiling._

_There were three pipes running the length of the ceiling, one was adeep azure blue much like his eyes and calmly flowed along the pipes.One was a violent crimson red and seemed to wildly move along thepipes in any way it wanted to. The most interesting sight was thefinal pipe. Unlike the other two, it was empty. _

_The one thing that all three pipes had in common was that each wasmassive, taking up the entire ceiling with their sizes. _

_"Where... where the hell am I?" Naruto muttered in confusion as hecontinued to look around, following the pipes with his eyes andnoticing how the red one seemed to be flowing from a certaindirection. _

_Not seeing anything else to do or any other way to get answers,Naruto began to follow the path that lead to what was hopefully theorigin of the red pipe lines. As he got closer he felt the hairs onthe back of his neck stand up and a shiver run down his spine. Theair was thick and a sense of anger and malevolence saturated the areamore and more with every step he took. _

_Finally after what seemed like hours, the blond stepped into anenormous chamber where the pipe was at its widest. Looking forward hewas stunned to see a massive golden gate with whatever was behind itpitch black and impossible to see. The moment that Naruto noticed thepaper on the dead center of the gate though, his mind froze asmultiple thoughts flew through his head and everything began to make

sense. The pipes running along the ceiling weren't just pipes. Theywere the representation of his chakra network. Which meant the redchakra wasâ€¦ _

_He tried to deny it, think that it wasn't real and it all must be adream, but no matter how hard he tried he knew without a doubt justwhat he was looking at and a look of realization flashed across hisface. _

_He was staring directly at the seal which was on his stomach, thecage that sealed the Kyuubi no Yoko inside his body... _

_The moment that he fully understood just where he was and what hewas looking at a deep, dark laughter filled the massive chamber asthe darkness behind the bars faded away allowing the enormous Fox tobe seen. _

**_"So my jailer finally comes to visit me. I was wondering if you'dever find this place."_**_Kyuubi mocked as he walked up to the bars,crimson slitted eyes meeting the shock filled sapphire blue eyes ofthe young jinchuriki. _

_"So... So Mizuki wasn't lying... maybe I am a demon." Narutowhispered in defeat as his eyes fell. Despite his help from Yumi tomake him wiser and stronger, he still had moments where his emotionsovertook his logical thought. Before the boy could wallow in histhoughts any longer a low growl caught his attention. _

_Looking up, Naruto was stunned to see the Kyuubi glaring off intothe distance as if remembering something. __**"You? You're as farfrom a demon as possible kit."**__ The Kyuubi spoke again, his voicesofter now as he glanced down at the boy. _

**_"People call me a demon, and yet they beat and attempt to murder achild. We demons have morals at least."_**_The Fox growled out asNaruto realized the anger coming from the Kyuubi wasn't directedtowards him, but towards the villagers. _

_Without even realizing it, Naruto began to walk closer to themassive cage until he was sitting only feet away from the bars.Looking up at the enormous beast who was responsible for his entirelife being so horrid and violent, he found that there was only onequestion he could think to ask. _

_"Why?" His voice came in a soft whisper, yet the Fox easily heardhis question as he laid down, crossing his arms and laying his headso he was level with Naruto. _

**_"Why what kit?"_**_He rumbled out as he carefully watched thewhiskered blond. He had an idea of just what his jinchuriki wanted toask, but he had to be sure first. _

_"Why did you do it? Why did you attack Konoha and ruin my life?"Naruto asked as tears once more streamed down his cheeks, years ofpent up aggression and abuse finally being let out. _

_Seeing this happen, the slit eyes of the strongest Biju softened anda tired sigh escaped his lips. __**"The truth was that I didn't wantto attack the village Naruto. I was torn from my previousjinchuriki-" **_

_"Previous jinchuriki? You were sealed into someone else before me?"The young boy interrupted only to receive a glare which quickly shuthim up. Waiting a moment before continuing the Fox went on with hisexplanation. _

**_"Yes. You're my third jinchuriki. My first was the wife of theShodaime named Mito Uzumaki. The second was Kushina Uzumaki... yourmother."_**_He explained, pausing to watch the young boy's reactionto learning of his mother. _

_Naruto himself was stunned by the revelation. His entire life theone thing he always wanted to know was who his parents were andwhether or not they loved him. The shock had stunned him to the pointhe couldn't find the will to ask any more questions just yet and theKyuubi took that as a signal to continue. _

**_"The night when you were born a masked man suddenly appeared andkilled your mother's guards. Because she was weak from bringing youinto the world, Kushina was unable to stop him as he forcefully toreme from her body. He unleashed me and before I could attempt to killhim, he used that damned sharingan to control me. After that it was asimple matter for him to use his new control of my mind to make meattack Konoha. Just before I was sealed by the Yondaime I saw yourmother and father die by protecting you from me and took a clawthrough their chests. After that I was stuck inside you, watchingthrough your eyes as the control the man had on my mind faded.Truthfully I'm somewhat thankful to both you and the Yondaime, sinceI'd still be under that man's control if I hadn't been sealed intoyour body."_**_The Kyuubi explained as he carefully watched Naruto tosee what the emotional blond's reaction would be to all thatinformation. _

_For a long few minutes everything was dead silent in the chamberuntil Naruto finally looked up at the Biju and said the one thing hehad never expected to hear in his entire life. _

_"Thank you..." _

_Just those two whispered words were enough to stun the Kyuubi andshock him thoroughly to his core. The look on the great demon's facewould have made Naruto laugh had it not been for the currentsituation. Seeing the confusion of his face, the jinchuriki decidedto explain the reason behind his thanks. _

_"Even if you attacked Konoha. Even if you killed my parents. Even ifit was because of you that my life was so bad. I wouldn't be who I amtoday without you. I would have had my parents, yes, but if youhadn't attacked I would've never learned who my true friends were.And most importantly... without you I never would have metYumi-chan." Naruto finished as a small smile spread on his whiskeredcheeks. _

_Slowly the look of awe on the Fox's face began to change. A widegrin, much like Naruto's own foxy grin, spread on his lips as hebegan to chuckle. Soon the chuckle turned in a roaring laughter andit wasn't long after that when Naruto burst into laughter as well. Tothink that the most feared demon in the Elemental Nations and thepariah of Konoha would be laughing together and even being friendlywith one another. _

_Once the two had calmed down Naruto noticed the dark sewer began toslowly fill with light and quickly looked towards the Kyuubi foranswers. Having already seen what was happening to their surroundingsKyuubi spoke before the boy could voice his curiosity. _

**_"It means you're waking up kit. Don't worry we'll be able to talkmore now that we've met. Just think what you want to say to me and Ishould be able to hear you." _**_He explained as the room becamebrighter and brighter, to the point where Naruto had to close hiseyes. Just before he felt himself leave the mindscape he heard onelast thing from his tenant. _

**_"My name is Kurama by the way."_**_And with those final words,everything faded away to white._

**_~Flashback End~_**

After reminiscing about his eventful night, Naruto moved into thebathroom of his apartment and began to take a shower. He knew by thetime he got out Yumi would already be awake and getting readyherself.

Originally the apartment that the Sandaime had given the two had justbeen a small room. But with the help of a few shinobi and Anbu whorespected the blond jinchuriki, the whole third floor had been turnedinto a massive space for the two. Naruto had taken one side and Yumihad taken the other. They each had a decent bedroom, and a bathroomof their own. The living rooms and kitchens had been combined toincrease their size and allow the two some places together.

**'Hey kit!' **

Hearing the loud voice of the Kyuubi in his head quickly made Narutojump in surprise before holding his hand to his pounding heart as heglared at nothing. He could hear the roaring laughter of the Fox athaving scared the blond so well.

'Damn it Kurama! I was thinking about something why'd you have toyell so loud?!' The enraged boy yelled into his mind as he heardKurama calm down a bit, though occasionally there were a few muffledchuckles.

**'What? Did I interrupt some person thoughts you're having aboutthat purple haired vixen of yours?'** The Fox replied with a smirk asNaruto began to sputter and shake his head, trying to deny theKyuubi's statement as a dark blush covered his cheeks.

'N-no I'm not! Yumi-chan is just a really good friend to me.' Hereplied quickly as the Fox began to laugh once again, making Naruto'sblush even worse from embarrassment.

**'Oh just admit it kit. You like that vixen as way more than afriend. Besides she's strong and loyal, great qualities in a mate.'**Kurama said before closing the mental connection between the two,leaving the jinchuriki blushing madly with his mind wandering fromthe last jab the Biju had made about himself and his roommate.

'I-I don't like Yumi-chan like that. We're just really close friends.Even though she is really beautiful... even more than any of the

other girls in the class.' Naruto thought to himself as he steppedout of the shower and began to dry himself off as he quickly shookhis head to rid himself of the thoughts that were starting to enterhis mind.

As he walked into the kitchen, smelling the delicious scent of Yumi'scooking, one last thought remained on his mind despite his bestattempts to banish it.

'Even if I did like Yumi there's no way she'd feel the same way aboutme.' He thought silently, oblivious to the Biju listening toeverything.

Yumi smiled happily as she finished placing the breakfast she hadjust prepared onto plates. Humming a nameless tune she took a seat asNaruto walked in and sat across from her and the two began to eat themeal of an omelet with vegetables and meat inside it.

It had taken quite a lot of time and effort but finally Yumi had beenable to get Naruto to eat more than just ramen for every meal of theday. It took a good deal of help from the Ichiraku's as well and nomatter how hard they all tried they couldn't get rid of Naruto's loveof ramen, but they had managed to curb his addiction a bit.

"So Naruto-kun are you ready to finally get a team?" Yumi askedbetween bites of food as they ate the fresh meal.

"Yea I am. I'm just nervous about how they'll treat me considering mytenant." He replied hesitantly as he decided not to tell his friendabout the conversation he had with Kuruma during the night. Seeingthe emotions flash across the blond's face, Yumi reached across thetable, softly grabbing his hand and giving it a light squeeze.

She was rewarded by a thankful smile from Naruto as they went back toeating in silence. By the time they had finished and cleaned up itwas already half past nine and so they decided it was best to headoff towards the Hokage tower. After gathering their gear and lockingthe door behind them, the two quickly took off to meet their new teamwith mixed feelings of nervousness and hope.

**~Hokage Tower~ **

"So Hokage-sama when will my new students be arriving here? I know abit about one of them through general rumors but it would be betterto see for myself." A calm voice called out as Sarutobi looked up atthe two ninja currently in his office.

The one who had spoken was a tall male wearing a flak jacket tosignify his rank of jonin while the other presence was a young manleaning against the wall who he recognized as the sole student of thejonin. He had recognized the hidden words behind the jonin'sstatement and couldn't help but smile into his hands from it. He hadbasically explained how he had heard of Naruto and his reputationaround the village but wouldn't judge him until he met the boy forhimself.

"They should-" The aged kage began to speak only to be interrupted asthe doors to the office opened and Naruto and Yumi walked inquietly.

"I hope we're not late Jiji, I-I mean Hokage-sama." The blond saidand quickly corrected himself as he noticed the glare being sent inhis direction by his partner.

"Just in time actually Naruto-kun. Far better than some shinobi Iknow." Hiruzen replied as his mind drifted to a certain one-eyedjonin with gravity defying silver hair. "Now this is your joninsensei and teammate Shu Kazura and Bari Hiko." He explained as hegestured towards the jonin and genin standing off to the side of theroom.

**~Training Ground 9~ **

After being introduced to each other, Shu had lead the three genintowards the training ground both he and Bari used. Taking the chanceto do so, the new pair began to examine their new teammates.

Shu was a tall, tan skinned man of 6'1" with steel grey eyes andsmoothed back brown hair that came down to his shoulder blades. Hewore a black long sleeved mesh shirt and traditional Anbu style pantswith shin height shinobi sandals. His forehead protector was wrappedaround his waist as a belt and he had a short sword strappeddiagonally across his back.

Bari was significantly shorter than his sensei, standing at 5'6" witha pair of vibrant green eyes and short, buzz cut black hair whichstood out against his light skin. He wore a garment similar to amonk's robes but with no sleeves and a slit along the sides to allowfree movement. It also served to conceal any weapons the young manhad on him.

"Alright let's take a seat." Shu said as the group nodded and took aseat on the grassy ground. "Now then, Bari and myself know each otherbut we don't know you two, and you both don't know us. So I believeintroductions are in order. Likes, dislikes, hobbies, and dreams forthe future should be good for now." He explained before pointing tohimself. "I'll start. My name is Shu Kazura and I'm your jonin senseifrom now on. My likes are Konoha, my friends, dango, and my genin. Mydislikes are traitors and those who don't take being a shinobi orkunoichi seriously. My hobbies are training and meditating. And mydreams for the future would be to live a long life and see each ofyou surpass me." He replied with a smile as Yumi and Naruto looked atthe man with a new sense of respect.

Bari spoke up next, his voice a quiet monotone which was unexpectedwhen one saw the life in the boy's eyes. "My name is Bari Hiko andI've been a genin for a year. Likes are reading, chicken, andShu-sensei. Dislikes are those who disrespect me. Hobbies aregardening and training with sensei. Dreams for the future... tobecome strong and make my ex-teammates proud." He explained as hiseyes lost a bit of their luster when he mentioned hisdreams.

Looking to Shu and seeing the same saddened expression on his facemade Naruto and Yumi realize just why the team only had a sensei andone student. Whether they knew it or not, both of them shared thesame feelings as they sadly watched the two grieving shinobi.

Shu was the first to snap out of his depressing thoughts and quicklypointed over to Naruto. "You next 'prank king'." He joked causing

Yumi and the mentioned blond prankster to grin.

"Ok! My name is Naruto Uzumaki. My likes are Yumi-chan, Hokage-jiji,Iruka-sensei, and ramen. My dislikes are traitors, arrogant people,and anyone who can't tell a prisoner from the jailer. My hobbies aretraining, pranking, and meditation like you Shu-sensei. My dreams forthe future is to change people's view of me, become Hokage, and havea family."

Shu was happily surprised by what he had learned from Naruto and wasglad to see that he was nothing like the rumors he had heard. Thefact that he was still a ninja for Konoha despite his past provedjust how loyal the jinchuriki was and the jonin was seeing a lot ofpotential in the young boy.

"Good Naruto. Those are great goals." He complimented as Barisilently nodded in agreement.

Seeing as everyone else had finished, Yumi began to introduceherself. "My name is Yumi Suzaku. My likes are Naruto-kun,Iruka-sensei, and fish. I dislike the same things as Naruto-kun but Ialso dislike rapists and men who think women can't be great ninjas.My hobbies are training with Naruto-kun and cooking. And my dreamsfor the future are to help Naruto become Hokage and have a big familyof my own."

Shu nodded and gave the two new genin a smile. Inwardly he wasgrinning like a maniac as the Sandaime had given him two young ninjawith incredible potential. As he noticed the closeness of the pair hechuckled lightly and shook his head. 'Ah young love.' He thought tohimself before standing up and dusting off his pants.

"I think this team will do great things Naruto, Yumi. And I'd like tocongratulate you two on becoming genin of Team 5!" Shu exclaimedloudly as the mentioned genin grinned and stood up in front of theirjonin sensei. "Let's start training. Once I deem you three able towork together well we'll take a C-rank mission, but until then we'llstick to D-ranks." He explained and got three nods and determinedlooks in response.

"Hai Shu-sensei!"

**~One Month Later, Hokage Tower~ **

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the jonin and three genin standing beforehim and could honestly say that he had possibly made the bestdecision in years to assign both Yumi and Naruto to Shu Kazura. Inonly a month, Team 5 had made highly impressive progress. The squadhad successfully completed over 75 D-rank missions and had completeda shocking 4 C-ranks. Based on his reports from Shu, each of hisstudents had made leaps and bounds in their training, learned theirelemental affinities, and had even pushed him to become better whenthey worked together.

Bari had a strong earth and fire affinity and Shu said how it waspossible for the boy to be able to use **Yoton** techniques in thefuture after further training. He had chosen to use a bo-staff alongwith taijutsu as his preferred style of fighting and proved to bevery dangerous once he had been given a staff which could change itslength with the use of chakra. Bari had even come out of his

depression from the death of his last two teammates and was now seenlaughing and joking around a long with his team.

Yumi seemed to possess a very strong water affinity and a minor windaffinity which only further encouraged Shu to believe his team wouldbe one of the greatest. It would be very difficult, but if Yumitrained her wind affinity enough in the future, she would be able touse **Hyoton** jutsu as well. The kunoichi had shown a huge amount ofpotential for tiajutsu and over the month had learned multiple stylesand was well on her way to create her own unique style.

Naruto proved to be a true diamond in the rough. The young jinchurikididn't learn that well through studying or reading without the helpof Yumi, but he had an incredible knack for picking things up throughphysically seeing and doing. Naruto showed great skill and potentialin taijutsu, after working from the ground up due to the sabotage ofthe academy instructors, ninjutsu, and even kenjutsu once Shu hadgiven him a practice sword. Testing for Naruto's elemental affinityrevealed a minor fire affinity and the strongest wind affinity Shuhad ever seen and the blond even got his chakra control up to anacceptable level.

"Hokage-sama, Team 5 requesting a C-rank mission." Shu spoke up as hestepped forward.

After looking through the available mission requests, the Sandaimenodded and tossed the jonin the chosen mission scroll. "This justcame in recently. You're to deliver that scroll to the Fire Diamyoand return with his reply. Trouble isn't expected but bandits areoften roaming around." The old man explained as Team 5 walked out ofthe tower.

"I want you all to pack a weeks' worth of supplies and meet me backat the gate in thirty minutes. It will take a day and a half to getto the Diamyo's palace and a day or two to get a reply. We'll begoing faster on the way back so the trip will only take a day." Shuexplained as each of the genin ran off to gather theirsupplies.

Exactly half an hour later the squad of four were standing at thegates, checking over their supplies quickly before theyleft.

"Everyone is ready so let's head out. I'll take the rear with Narutoup front. Yumi and Bari will be on the sides." Shu ordered with eachof them taking their assigned positions and dashing away fromKonoha.

**Chapter two done! Had a lot of free time so I was able to completethe second chapter fairly quickly. It's great to see all theattention my story is getting and it's only going to get better. Alsoanyone who can correctly guess the reason why the third pipe inNaruto's mindscape was empty will get a cookie. Comment if you have aguess.**

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**Chapter Three- Bloodlines Awake! **

Naruto and Yumi were currently dashing along the cool ground of theforests of Fire Country, running as fast as they could while thesounds of battle filled the air behind them. Each time the clashingof metal against metal was heard, the two would cringe as fresh tearsran down their cheeks.

The clothing they both wore was battered, cut, and caked with blood,luckily not their own. Naruto was missing the right sleeve of hisshirt up to the shoulder and his pants had become more like shortswith the edges singed.

Yumi herself had abandoned her battle kimono once it became toodamaged for it to be any good. Without it she could run faster andfight with less chance of being caught by the cut and damaged

fabric.

When the sounds of battle suddenly went silent the two felt theirhearts freeze as the fear in their minds grew, further encouragingthem to run even faster.

'How did things possibly go so wrong?' Naruto thought to himself ashe sped on, pushing himself to move faster and faster as the twogenin desperately tried to reach the familiar safety ofKonoha.

**_~Flashback~ _**

_The mission had gone seamlessly so far. Team 5 was able to get tothe Fire Diamyo's palace in just under the day and a half time theyhad expected and had waited two days to get the reply from the Diamyobefore heading back out to Konoha. _

_It would have been only one day of waiting, but when they arrived itwas discovered that it was the birthday of the Diamyo's son, Yan, andthus the entire Fire Capitol were throwing a party on a truly immensescale. _

_Shu hadn't protested the wait and thanked the Diamyo for thehospitality before he happily sent off the three genin, giving themthe orders to relax and have some fun for the day. _

_It proved to be a great day and everyone had more fun than any ofthem had experienced in weeks, if not months. As the party ran lateinto the night Shu had called his three young genin back oncedarkness had fallen and had the group sit on the roof of a local bar._

_His explanation, when asked, was that the three needed to learn whydrinking and a shinobi life style did not mix. And while it was truethat a ninja was considered an adult once they received theirforehead protector, most bars didn't serve alcohol to any ninja under18 years of age or anyone under chunin rank. None of his studentswere chunin yet, though they likely would be soon, and Bari himselfwas 18 so Shu found it best to give the explanation now rather thanlater._

_It wasn't long at all till Naruto, Yumi, and Bari were cracking upat the many drunken patrons wandering around the streets and allthree had quickly agreed when Shu made them promise not to drinkexcessively no matter the reason. A ninja can be called on by theHokage for many reasons at any time, after all._

_After that the jonin and genin all retired to their rooms in theFire Diamyo's palace that the powerful man had generously offered tothe team as an apology for the extra day of waiting. Sleeping inincredibly soft and elegant beds definitely proved to be far betterthan sleeping in tents in the forests as the four had to do on theirway to the palace._

_The next day wasn't nearly as loud or eventful and things were quietas Team 5 were asked to join the Diamyo and his family for breakfast.Not seeing a reason to say no or wanting to disrespect their host,the four ninja were soon sitting at a massive table with the Diamyo,his wife, Mina, and their son, Yan. _

_Unlike what one may have expected, the Diamyo was a cheerful andhumorous person, insisting on the group of ninja calling him by hisname, Jin, since he disliked being called such a respectful titleevery moment of the day. From then on, the room was filled with talk,laughter, and even a few half-hearted arguments as everyone relaxedand ate an incredible breakfast of some of the finest foods in theentire Fire Country. _

_It was a few hours later with the sun at its highest when Team 5finally left the Diamyo's palace with his reply sealed safely in astorage scroll. After saying their farewells to Jin and his family,and getting an open invitation for any of Team 5 to come visit again,the group jumped into the trees and began to trek back to Konoha withthe mission scroll secured in Shu's flak jacket. _

_For a while things were silent when suddenly the three genin sawtheir sensei pull out his sword and deflect a kunai flying out frombehind a tree. _

_The reaction was instantaneous as Team 5 dropped to the ground andassumed a defensive position to protect each other. Even Shu himselfwavered slightly at the sight of six jonin level missing ninjassurrounding his team, but they didn't have time to do much else asthe missing nins attacked. _

_And so Team 5 was locked in a desperate fight for their lives withthe odds heavily stacked against them. _

**_~Flashback End~ _**

Naruto was snapped from his thoughts by Yumi's tight grip on his handas the only two survivers of Team 5 ran towards the only place theyknew where they would be safe, Konoha.

Bari had died before they ran, having taken a fatal hit mid-battleand used an exploding tag in a suicide move that killed both himselfand one of the enemy ninja.

Naruto and Yumi had managed to take out another one of the joninthrough a lucky surprise tactic that resulted in the man being placedinto the path of a fire jutsu from one of the other missing nin.

At that point Shu had thrown Naruto the mission scroll and orderedhim and Yumi to make it to Konoha and not look back. Everyone in thearea knew that by doing so, Shu was going to die in a hopeless fouragainst one battle.

The sounds of battle disappearing just a little while ago told thetwo what they already knew.

Shu Kazura, jonin of Konoha and leader of Team 5... Was dead.

If he had enough chakra to do so, Naruto would have simply summoned alarge squad of **Kage Bunshin** and had them split up in an attemptto throw off their pursuers. But neither Naruto nor Yumi had verymuch chakra left to spare after the fight.

Suddenly Naruto heard a cry of surprise from his partner and soonfelt a lack of flat ground underneath his feet. The two had gotten to

a steep slope and weren't able to stop themselves as they stumbledand began to tumble down the slope.

Thinking fast, Naruto managed to wrap his arms around Yumi and tookthe brunt of the impact as the two tumbled down the large hill into aspacious hollow at the base of one of the massive trees. The spacewas big enough for both of them as they softly groaned and shook awaythe disorienting effects of their fall.

"Naruto-kun what are we going to do? Shu-sensei and Bari are dead andwe're too far away to reach Konoha before those missing nin catchus." Yumi asked the blond as she felt his arms tighten around herwaist. He hadn't let go of her from their fall and neither wanted todo so in fear of losing the other like they had the rest of theirteam.

"I don't know Yumi-chan... the best we can do is fight and try totake them out." Naruto replied softly before pulling away slightlyand looking the violet haired girl in the eyes. "Please Yumi-chan Iwant you to run. If I use Kyuubi's chakra I can hold them off longenough for you to get away and maybe take some of them out as well."He pleaded sadly as a few thumps echoed from outside their temporaryhiding spot and the two could see three of the original six missingnin standing outside the hollowed tree.

"Hehe hey boss. I'm all for killing that blond brat, but can we keepthe girl around. She looks like she'll be lots of fun." The greyhaired shinobi on the left asked as he licked his lips.

"I agree. After we kill the blond we'll make sure to break her innice and slow." The man in the middle of the three, the leaderapparently, replied as all three men gazed at Yumi's developedbody.

Those words made the girl's eyes widen in fear and she quickly triedto hide herself deeper into Naruto's chest. What these men weretalking about was one thing any kunoichi feared, no matter how strongthey were.

As for Naruto, hearing those words from the men and seeing the looksthey were giving Yumi made something snap inside him. Slowly he freedhimself from Yumi's grip and got to his feet.

**~Mindscape~ **

Meanwhile inside the seal, Kurama watched as the third pipe along theceiling of the mindscape began to glow before it filled with avibrant golden energy that seemed both calm and flowing but alsoviolent and wild at the same time.

**"So it has finally happened... Give them hell, kit."** The greatBiju rumbled lowly as he sat and watched the events that would likelychange everything from now on for Naruto.

**~Fire Country Forest~**

**"****Give them hell, kit."**

Slowly Naruto began to walk out of the tree with his eyes closed asthe gaze of Yumi and the three missing nin locked onto him.

The men all began to laugh as they watched what they believed, to bea stupid fool walking to his death. But Yumi could see something theycouldn't, making her gasp in shock. Naruto's hair had changed.

The once vibrant and spiky blond hair now had equal parts goldenblond and crimson red hair, making it almost look as if his head wason fire once he stepped into the light.

The laughter of the enemy shinobi stopped the moment Naruto's eyessnapped open and an enormous surge of chakra burst from his body thatcould be felt for miles. The jinchuriki's once sapphire blue eyeswere replaced by stunning pools of liquid gold and his pupil hadbecome slit much like that of an animal's.

The very air itself seemed to bend and warp towards Naruto as a deepgolden chakra, the same shade as his eyes, formed around his body ina flame-like aura. And when he finally spoke, his voice was colderthan ice and sharper than any blade.

"You three think you can touch Yumi-chan like that? I'll kill you,you fucking bastards." The blond/red head growled out before the windwarped and formed a gold tinted sword of wind.

**"Kaze no Yaiba."**

He intoned as Yumi watched in awe. Before this mission, Naruto hadn'teven been able to begin to form the powerful wind blade techniquethat he had remembered from the forbidden scroll. But now suddenly hewas able to form it perfectly without even using hand signs.

The moment after the sword of wind formed, Naruto vanished andreappeared behind the grey haired ninja who had spoken first andrammed his blade into the man's chest. The sword of wind cut throughhis body like a hot knife through butter. The blond/red head pulledhis hand to the side and tore the sword from the man's chest, cuttinghis left side open as blood shot into the air from the massivecut.

As the missing nin fell to the ground, his body twisted allowing histwo teammates and Naruto to see the light and life fade from hiseyes. The man was dead before he even hit the ground.

The sight of the man dying in front of him, killed by his own hands,made Naruto freeze and his eyes widened. The remaining two joninquickly took the chance and began to assault the distractedjinchuriki who was soon put on the defensive.

Finally after a few minutes the mysterious gold chakra faded awayfrom Naruto's body and a strong kick to the chest sent him flyingback towards the tree and into the arms of Yumi.

"That little shit killed Ganza! I don't care if the girl dies anymorebut I want that asshole dead!" The leader roared angrily as he andhis partner began to rapidly flip through hand signs.

**"Katon- Gokakyu no jutsu!"** The two yelled in unison as a massivewhite hot fireball flew towards the tree.

Yumi and Naruto could only watch in terror and hold onto each other

as the blazing technique approached them. They closed their eyestightly and waited for the intense heat, only for it to never come.Slowly their eyes opened and they were stunned by what they saw.

A transparent, frost white barrier was holding back the flames as thefire jutsu lost momentum and quickly sputtered out. It was only thenthat Naruto noticed the white chakra aura surrounding Yumi, much likewhat had happened with him only a few minutes earlier.

Once the flames died down the two shinobi were further enraged at thesight of the barrier blocking them from killing the two genin andthey began to attack it over and over again with kunai, shuriken, andjutsu.

The entire time the barrier held strong, though Naruto could see Yumiflinching each time the barrier took a hit. They both knew itwouldn't be long till the new boost Yumi had received faded and themen outside would kill them.

And with that in mind the two turned to each other to speak whatwould likely be their final words. Yumi spoke up first, huggingNaruto tightly as tears freely poured down her cheeks.

"N-naruto-kun I don't want to die here. I wanted to live and getstronger. I wanted to see you become Hokage. I-I wanted to have afamily... with you Naruto-kun." She explained between choked sobs asthe boy's eyes snapped open in shock at what he had justheard.

Before he could speak up, Yumi leaned in and pressed her lips againsthis. At first his eyes went wide at her actions. But slowly theyclosed and his arms wrapped around Yumi's waist, pulling her closeragainst his chest as he returned the kiss.

Their kiss was sloppy and inexperienced, but what it lacked, it morethan made up for in conveying the feelings of passion, regret, fear,and most importantly love that the two held in their hearts for eachother.

Finally the two ended the kiss as the need for air became too much toignore. Holding each other close, they rested their foreheads againstone another's as their eyes met.

"I love you Naruto-kun. I have for so long and I wish I had told yousooner. If we have to die then I want you to know how I really feel."Yumi whispered softly, nearly choking on her words from the powerfulemotions that they held.

"Yumi-chan... I love you too. I didn't realize it until after thenight with the forbidden scroll, but by then I was too scared to sayanything to you and ruin the friendship we shared. I never want youto leave me." Naruto replied with the brightest smile on his facethat Yumi had ever seen.

Not wasting another second they both slammed their lips back againsteach other's in another intense kiss. It would have gone on longer ifa sudden cracking noise hadn't snapped them out of it.

Looking over towards the entrance to the hollowed tree, they saw thewhite barrier slowly cracking as the two shinobi continued their

barrage on the construct.

"I wish this could have lasted forever, just you and me without anyfear. I'm sorry I couldn't protect you." Naruto whispered as hepulled Yumi closer to his body in a futile attempt to shield her withhis body.

Finally with the sound of shattering glass, the barrier fell and themissing nins began to slowly stalk closer towards the frightenedcouple.

"I love you Naruto-kun/Yumi-chan." The two said in unison and closedtheir eyes as the sound of a metal cutting through flesh filled theair.

**~CLIFFHANGER!~ **

**(Haha I'm just kidding. I seriously considered letting the chapterend here, but I don't want to be that cruel.)**

As the sound of metal meeting flesh and bone filled the air, Narutoand Yumi slowly opened their eyes in confusion. They weren'thurt.

If they hadn't been killed than what was that noise they had justheard.

Looking up towards the opening in the tree, the two found the answerin the long katana blade dripping with the blood of the two freshlybeheaded missing nin.

Following the blade to the feminine hand that held it, the duo's eyesfollowed the limb till they noticed the Konoha forehead protector andthe white Anbu mask with a cat design.

"Neko-chan!" Naruto yelled as he and Yumi shot up to their feet, onlyto wobble and fall back to the ground as the adrenaline fadedaway.

After the battle earlier, the loss of their teammates, the fear ofdying, and the chakra depletion the events of the day had finallyadded up, leaving Yumi and even Naruto both emotionally andphysically exhausted.

Neko sighed softly as she flipped through a short series of handsigns before placing her softly glowing hands on the heads of the twoexhausted genin.

Just as it was designed to do, the jutsu forced them both in anunconscious state. Once she was certain they weren't awake any longerthe Anbu picked up the young couple and began walking towards Konohabefore she vanished in a **Shunshin.**

**Chapter three finished! I really liked how this chapter went and Ihope everybody appreciates it. I figure more guesses will come inabout just what the Bloodlines Yumi and Naruto used were and Ipromise there will be explanations in the next chapter. **

**Anyone who can correctly guess just what Naruto and/or Yumi'sbloodlines are will get a mention in my next chapter and will also

help me name the bloodlines. If multiple people guess correctly, thanthe winner will be the first person to guess right. Everyone willhave a few days to guess since it'll be a little bit till I post thenext chapter.**

**As for the mysterious third pipe, it was for the dormant power inNaruto's body. I won't say more than that and you'll have to followthe story and read the next chapter to learn more. **

***The poll is still up and I need a winner soon or I'll have to makethe decision myself! If you enjoy the story check out the poll on myprofile and vote!***

**Till next time **

**-Okaze**

4. 4 Bloodlines and Changes



**Reviews-**

**NeoTemp- Thanks, glad you like it and I deliberately made Narutoand the others 16 in this story since I never really liked havingthem so young at the graduation.**

**DragonPony022- Thanks for another great review and you're rightwith a bit of that. Read this chapter and you'll find out thesituations with teams. They'll mourn the loss of their team, but asshinobi they can't wallow in their guilt for long. It was definitelyan event which will motivate them to get much stronger though asyou'll soon see.**

**Plums- Don't worry my friend there is absolutely no way Naruto orYumi will end up on Team 7 in this story. Not even if hell frozeover.**

**Wolfelogix- Surprisingly you're wrong on both guesses. Thebloodlines that Yumi and Naruto have are more of my own creation thanalready existing, though I can get why you'd guess ice. And thanks, Iwent over the confession multiple times to make sure I got it justright so I'm glad you liked it.**

**Marcoglas92- Thanks for following and I hope you enjoy the rest ofthe story.**

**RinneTaicho- I can understand what you're saying but I think youmay have misread the wording. I stated how they ****_could_**** beable to use hyoton and yoton at some point in the future with verydifficult training. I understand that the ratio needs to be perfectbut it wouldn't be impossible to replicate it, it would just beweaker than the version of the actual bloodline. As for meeting Haku,

I'm actually on the fence about that one since Naruto already has hismotivation to get stronger to protect his loved ones. If I can thinkof a good reason I'll try and include Naruto and Yuki meetingHaku.**








**Chapter Four- Explanations and Changes **

**~Mindscape~ **

When Naruto awoke he instantly recognized the familiar sewers of hismindscape. Standing up he smiled at the sight of the seal gates andthe massive Fox standing behind them.

**"Hey kit. Nice of you to finally wake up and give me somecompany."** Kurama joked as he sat down and gave Naruto agrin.

"Haha miss me that much, Kurama?" The boy replied before the twoshared a laugh.

Once the humorous moment was over, Naruto's expression quicklychanged to one of seriousness. "Kurama how long was I out? And isYumi-chan ok?" He asked calmly though the Biju could pick up the hintof nervousness in his tone.

**"Don't worry about it kit. You've been out for about two days andyou're currently at the hospital in Konoha. And other than somechakra exhaustion you and your mate are just fine."** Kurama repliedas Naruto sighed in relief, allowing his body to finally relax withthe knowledge that Yumi was safe.

"That's good I'm glad she's- Wait she's not my mate!" He quicklyyelled out once he processed what the Fox had said. His cheeks wereflushed from embarrassment which only got worse as the Kyuubi burstinto a fit of laughter. "S-shut up you damn Fox! We only just gottogether!" He yelled in an attempt to quiet the laughter, which onlyended up making Kurama laugh even harder.

With his face bright red, much like that of a certain Hyuga heiress,Naruto sat down and waited for the great Biju to calm down.

It took a good few minutes before the laughter stopped as Kuramawiped a tear from his eyes. Every so often a small chuckle wouldescape but he had at least calmed down a bit. **"Sorry about that

kit, but you humans are so ridiculous with your way of doing things,especially courting one another."** He replied as he followed thejinchuriki's gaze to the three pipes running along the top of thechamber, more specifically the newly filled third pipe.

"Kurama... What exactly happened to me? How did I do all that withthose missing nin?" The boy asked as he found himself gettingmesmerized by the flowing golden energy. When the Biju spoke up hemanaged to tear his attention away from the energy and return it tothe Fox.

**"Well it seems like you've just activated your bloodline. And yes,you do have a bloodline."** He explained as a wide smile grew onNaruto's lips. **"It also seems like that girl Yumi has one aswell."** Kurama added as he brought Naruto's attention to the leftwall of the chamber. For a moment nothing happened before the wallchanged and rippled like a pool of water and an image appeared. Itshowed the battle from Naruto's perspective and allowed him to seecertain details that he had missed in the moment.

"So what exactly does my bloodline do and what did it change?" Narutoasked towards his tenant who adopted a thoughtful expression.

**"I'm not exactly sure what your bloodline does, but it is obviousthat it's related to wind from what you were able to do during thebattle. And as for changes, we'll have to wait and see the long termeffects but if you look down you'll see some permanent changes."**Kurama explained as he tapped the water in front of the boy, causingit to ripple.

Once the water calmed, Naruto was stunned by the different personthat was looking back at him. The blond's hair was now an even mix ofgolden yellow and crimson red spikes, much like what Yumi had seenearlier when the bloodline had awakened. His once sapphire blue eyeswere now completely different as well. They weren't the bright goldwith slit pupils like he had earlier, now they were deep pools ofamethyst with a normal pupil.

Looking back up at the Kyuubi there was a question which was burningin his mind about the new changes. "Kurama how did I get thisbloodline? Did it come from mom?" He asked as Kurama shook hishead.

**"No, no. Kushina didn't have a bloodline like that other than thenatural Uzumaki longevity and dense chakra. Honestly there's a decentchance that the bloodline came to be because of you having me sealedinto you at such an early age."** Kurama replied.

"Wait... What about my dad? Did he have a bloodline and who was he?"The blond/red head asked as he saw a look of discomfort anduncertainty flash across the Biju's face.

**'Damn it. Of all the questions he could ask he had to ask about hisfather.'** Kurama thought to himself before letting out a sigh andlooking Naruto directly in the eye.

**"Your father didn't have a bloodline either, though many peoplethought he did. And I can't tell you who he is just yet Naruto.You're strong but you're not strong enough to face his enemiesyet."** He explained as a downtrodden expression grew on the

jinchuriki's face. **"But I will make you a deal. When you becomechunin, or turn 18, then I'll tell you about your father."**

That brought a surprised look to the boy's face before he grinned andnodded up at the Fox. There was an all-new determination filling hiseyes now and it made Kurama proud of his jinchuriki. "All right then!It's a deal Kurama and you better make sure to keep it." Narutoexclaimed loudly as the Kyuubi chuckled and gave the boy a nod.

**"I will Naruto. Though it would be nice if you could change thisplace up a bit. Something other than a sewer maybe?"** He proposedbefore continuing as he saw the confused look in Naruto's eyes**."This is your mind baka. You can change it however you want."**Kurama explained with a small chuckle of amusement.

As the boy realized what that meant he sat down and crossed his legs,looking as if he was meditating as the sewer began to fade away. Fora moment the space was white and endless before color returned.Slowly an enormous green landscape formed with massive hills and snowtipped mountains. There were forests big enough for Kurama and lakesof clear water. The Kyuubi could even feel the wind against his fur,something he hadn't felt it 16 years.

Once the changes stopped the sewer was gone, replaced by apicturesque landscape full of every kind of environment the young boycould think of. There were even animals running around and birdsflying in the air.

**"Thank you Naruto. This is more than I could have wished for when Iwas sealed into you. Now you better wake up, your mate is waiting foryou."** Kuruma said with a teasing smirk.

By the time Naruto had realized what had been said the light wasalready bright enough to make him close his eyes, though it didn'tstop the blush from covering his cheeks at the taunts of theFox.

**~Konoha Hospital~ **

When Naruto awoke this time, there were a few things he noticed inthe first few seconds. The first was the white ceilings and thebright lights. He was in the hospital again...

Kami he hated hospitals.

The second things he noticed, which made his mood many times better,was the familiar honey brown eyes of the person who mattered most inhis life.

Before Naruto could speak up, Yumi lunged forward and wrapped herarms around the blond/red head in a tight hug. Instantly Naruto'sarms wrapped around the girl's waist as the two simply held eachother close, happy that they were both alright.

After a minute the two separated a bit allowing Naruto to talk."Yumi-chan I'm so glad you're ok. Please, please tell me that itwasn't just a dream." He whispered quietly and Yumi knew exactly whathe was referring to, did she really say she loved him. For a whileafter she woke up, the same thought had filled her mind and theviolet haired girl knew just how to confirm it for them

both.

Leaning in slowly she pressed her lips against his in a soft kiss. Itwasn't as passion filled or desperate like their previous kisses, butit still was able to perfectly convey the love between the two andpush any doubts far, far away.

"Did that feel like a dream to you Naruto-kun?" Yumi teased, gettinga wide grin from the boy in response. As she went in for anotherkiss, the young couple were interrupted by the sound of a throatclearing. Looking towards the door, the pair saw a doctor standing inthe room along with the Hokage and Neko.

The two men were snickering and even with the mask on, one couldpractically feel the grin on Neko's face as they watched the youngcouple blush and separate slightly, though they still were holdingeach other.

"Well I see that you both are feeling better." The Sandaime teasedthe two teens as their blushes darkened even more. With Naruto'spranks it was difficult if not downright impossible to get a chanceto tease and mess with the boy. So Hiruzen was going to take everychance he could to embarrass him.

Suddenly the air shifted and the kind, caring visage of the Sandaimechanged to one of tense seriousness. "Naruto-kun, Yumi-chan you bothknow how serious what happened on your mission was. Neko here wasclose enough that she felt the chakra from Team 5 while you werefighting and she saw the bodies of Bari and Shu. I'm sorry but theydidn't make it." Hiruzen stated as he and Neko watched the twoclosely for their reactions.

Surprisingly there wasn't any sobbing or major reactions as they bothnodded slowly with unshed tears in their eyes. The couple had longsince realized that Bari and Shu were dead and, though it was hard,they were doing an admirable job of holding back their emotions forthe time being.

Naruto perked up suddenly and looked around the room almostfrantically. When questioned on what was the matter, the blond/redhead replied by saying how the scroll with the response from the FireDiamyo was still in a storage seal on his clothing, which was nowherein sight.

"It's alright Naruto-kun. We found the seal and we have received theanswer from the Diamyo. You two did an amazing job despite thedifficulties." Neko replied softly as Naruto relaxed slightly andnodded. "Hokage-sama has agreed that he won't make you explain whathas happened and will give you time to write up your reports, butthere is something which we do need to talk about." She continued asthe Sandaime and the doctor stepped forward.

"Neko explained how she managed to catch the last few seconds of yourbattle and she saw what we believe was a bloodline that you displayedYumi." The doctor explained before Naruto cut him off.

"Actually she wasn't the only one Dr. Siji. I have a bloodline too. Idon't know about Yumi-chan but I can describe what I was able tofigure out about mine." Naruto said, quickly catching the attentionof all all three adults in the room. Seeing the interested looks, the

blond/red head continued on with his explanation. "When those missingnin had us trapped they... they talked about raping Yumi-chan andsomething snapped for me. Suddenly I got a massive boost in chakraand the wind started bending towards me. I didn't realize it untillater on but I was able to perfectly use a wind jutsu I hadn't beenable to use before and killed one of the shinobi. I almost felt likeI could sense everything going on in the clearing..." He finished asHiruzen went wide eyed in surprise.

"I think I may know a bit about your bloodline but I need to be sure.Neko can you go and grab a piece of chakra paper?" The Sandaime askedas the Anbu left in a Shunshin. Seeing the questioning looks thatboth genin were giving, Hiruzen held up his hand to stop them. "I'llexplain once Neko gets back." He said.

After a minute the Neko masked Anbu returned and handed Naruto thesmall square of paper. Having already tested his affinity before, thejinchuriki knew what to do and pumped a small bit of chakra into thepaper. The result was far from what he had expected as the paper wasinstantaneously shredded into incredibly fine pieces with a fewcatching fire and burning to ash.

A tired sigh brought the attention back to Hiruzen as he gazed atNaruto. "I do know something about your bloodline, Naruto, since theNidaime had something extremely similar. This bloodline you have hasgiven you an incredible, borderline godly wind affinity beyond any Ihave ever seen before. Unlike with the Nidaime though, you seem to beable to activate it at will. Likely that will give you furthercontrol and other benefits which have yet to be seen. There is adownside though. Your fire affinity has grown weaker and when yourbloodline is fully active I doubt you'll be able to use even theweakest lightning jutsu." The Sandaime explained to the stunnedteen.

"Now Yumi can you please explain what happened and how it felt whenyou used your bloodline?" Hiruzen asked as he turned towards theviolet haired girl.

"Well... I don't remember all of it Hokage-sama but I do rememberthat the chakra I suddenly had felt warm and... Protective almost. Itformed a barrier perfectly to protect myself and Naruto-kun but itfelt like I was getting hit on the head a bit every time somethinghit the barrier." Yumi explained as the doctor perked up once heheard the description.

"I haven't seen anything like that before Yumi-san, but it has been atheory for many shinobi that what you've done was possible. From howyou explained it, it seems that your chakra took on physical form toprotect you. I'm not sure if it will be possible, but you may be ableto create more than just barriers with practice." The man informed asYumi thought it over and nodded, it did seem accurate but it wouldneed further testing.

"Unfortunately... with the loss of genin Bari and jonin Shu Kazurayou both are left without a team." The Hokage began as the mood inthe room grew more depressing. "Luckily there is a skilled member ofKonoha's forces who has requested to take you both on asapprentices." The old man added making the couple perk up incuriosity.

"Neko please remove your mask." Hiruzen ordered as the Anbu memberslowly took off her mask, revealing her shoulder length purple hair,not as vibrant as Yumi's, and soft brown eyes. "Yumi-chan,Naruto-kun, meet your new sensei Yugao Uzuki."

"Yu-chan!" Naruto yelled in surprise as he looked at the woman whowas his new sensei. If it hadn't been for Yumi still holding him, theyoung boy would have likely jumped to hug the former Anbumember.

Naruto then went on to explain that he had been helped by Yugao manytimes before and had gotten away from mobs of villagers with herhelp. To learn that she was also Neko, the Anbu member who was hismost active protector, made him even happier to have her as asensei.

"Well Dr. Siji are Naruto and Yumi free to leave the hospital?" Yugaoasked the man as he looked at a clipboard for a moment andnodded.

"Yes they're both perfectly fine. The only reason they weren't outsooner was because we were waiting for Naruto to wake up. Just becareful and try not to get into such a crazy situation again." Sijireplied before handing Naruto back his clothes.

**~Training Ground Three~ **

In a swirl of leaves the two genin and their sensei appeared in alarge training ground. It had a large river running into a decentlysized lake with a forest surrounding it. The area was fairly closedoff and more private than most of the other training grounds and thethree could hear the faint crashing of a waterfall off in thedistance further up the river.

"This is training ground three, where I train personally and whereI'll be training you two from now on. I want to do just one thingbefore I let you both go for the day. Naruto, I want you to try andactivate your bloodline and let me see it. And I want you to try andcreate another barrier Yumi." Yugao ordered getting nods from bothgenin as Yumi backed up a bit to let Naruto go first.

In the beginning it was a little difficult for the blond/red headsince activating his bloodline at will was different from activatingit unconsciously. Deciding to ask for a little help, Naruto lookedtowards his inner demon.

'Hey Kurama, do you know how I can activate my bloodline again?' Hethought silently and waited for a reply.

**'Hmm... try channeling some chakra to your eyes kit.'** Kuramareplied before going silent once again.

'It's as good a shot as any.' Naruto thought as he mentally shruggedand began to slowly channel chakra towards his eyes. For a momentthere was a minor burning sensation but it soon faded and Narutocould feel a shift of some kind. When he opened his eyes both Yugaoand Yumi gasped at the golden orbs staring back at them.

"It seems that your bloodline is a kind of doujutsu when active...interesting. Ok Naruto hold it for as long as you can. Yumi it's your

turn." The jonin said as Naruto stepped back a bit while keeping thechakra flowing to his eyes.

Yumi stepped up next and a deep look of concentration grew on herface as she tried to figure out what she had done and how toreplicate the effects. After a few minutes a small wall, about 4 feetby 4 feet, appeared in the air in front of Yumi. It didn't look verythick and it wasn't as perfect as the last time, but she had stillbeen able to do it again and that was just fine in Yugao'sopinion.

"Ok you two can stop now. I want you both to listen to me and do notargue. Do you both understand?" She asked seriously and waited untilthe two had agreed before continuing. "I want you two to go home andstop holding it back. I know how bad it is to lose a teammate andholding it in isn't healthy for a shinobi. Rest, mourn, recover, andcomfort each other." Yugao explained softly as she placed her handson the shoulders of her genin in a sympathetic manner before leavingin a **Shunshin**.

"Yu-chan is right. L-let's go home Yumi-chan." Naruto muttered as hisvoice cracked slightly, full of unspoken emotions. Yumi simply noddedand took Naruto's hand, not trusting her own voice at the moment asthey walked back to their home.


It took ten minutes for the couple to make their way back to theapartments and and get inside. The moment the doors were locked andthey knew no one was watching, the emotional dams burst. Narutoslumped back against the wall with Yumi holding him close, buryingher head in his chest as sobs shook their bodies. Tears streamed downtheir cheeks as the two cried for their lost friends andteammates.

Despite the fact that they both knew that joining the shinobiprofession meant that they'd have to deal with death, they neverexpected to have to deal with the death of their own team beforetheir first kills. For Naruto it was even worse as the death of Shuand Bari added onto the weight of having his first kill which nearlymade the teen break down for the first time in his life.

For hours Naruto and Yumi sat against the door, crying and mourningfor Shu and Bari. Finally Yumi passed out from exhaustion and Narutopicked her up in his arms with tears still falling from his eyes.Slowly he carried Yumi into her bedroom and laid her down in the bed.As he went to leave a soft hand shot out and latched onto his own."Naruto-kun... please don't leave. Please." Yumi begged quietly, hervoice slightly raspy from crying for so long. "I-I can't be aloneNaruto-kun. Not tonight." She explained softly as she stared up atNaruto's back.

For a few tense seconds the jinchuriki remained silent before turningaround and sliding into the bed with the girl he loved. Slowly hewrapped his arms around her waist and laid his head down in the crookof her neck. Yumi could feel the fresh tears running down onto hershoulder and whispered soft reassuring words into Naruto's ear untilhe finally fell asleep. Seeing that he was soundly asleep, Yumiallowed sleep to finally claim her as well. Tomorrow was a new dayand she and Naruto had a lot of work to do.

After all, they weren't just living their lives now. They were livingtheir lives for their teammates as well.

**Chapter Four finished! This one was a good one and I hope that Idid well in everyone else's opinion. **

**The poll is still going on but will end as soon as chapter 5 isposted. So far Yugao and Yumi are in the lead rather than just Yumiso I'm starting to think up ideas for both scenarios.**

**Now I owe a little bit of an explanation on the bloodlines thatNaruto and Yumi have.**

**Naruto- His bloodline is always partially active and increases hiswind affinity to incredibly high levels to the point he could controlthe wind without hand signs, though this would take lots of training.When Naruto's bloodline is fully active his eyes will turn gold witha slit pupil and his control over his wind affinity takes a hugejump. Also he will be able to copy any wind jutsu he sees much like aSharingan can, but this is only when his bloodline is fullyactive.**

**Now don't think that this isn't without any downsides. Even when itis only partially active, his bloodline makes it much more difficultfor Naruto to learn any other kinds of jutsu other than wind jutsu.Fire may be usable but lightning jutsu of any kind are permanentlylost to Naruto now. When his bloodline is fully activated, Naruto isabsolutely incapable of using any kind of jutsu other than wind jutsuor chakra based techniques.**

**Yumi- Yumi's bloodline is pretty interesting and I actually got theidea from another fanfic where someone said that Kushina's chakrachains were part of the Uzumaki bloodline to shape chakra intophysical form. (No Yumi is not an Uzumaki, for any who may havethought that.) For now, Yumi is only able to make barriers out ofchakra but in the future she'll be able to make much more with lotsof training. **

**The downside to this is that, though her chakra reserves have beenboosted by the activation of her bloodline, Yumi's reserves are farfrom being at the level of Naruto's. Due to that, she won't be ableto hold constructs for very long, yet. Also she needs to focus a biton them and for barriers, any hit to the barrier causes a bit ofstrain to Yumi until finally she can't hold it and the barriershatters.**

**I do need some help thinking of a name for Naruto and Yumi'sbloodlines and any suggestions at all would be greatlyappreciated.**

**Chapter Five should be up in a couple days at the most since I'vebeen getting so much free time to write so as always.**

**Read, Rate, and Review.**

**-Okaze**

5. 5 Councils and Crushes



**Reviews-**

**DragonPony022- Oh Yugao is going to be putting Naruto and Yumithrough the wringer, I can promise you that. Naruto's bloodline willreally make him a monster when he wants to be, as you'll soon see.And I think you'll like how Yumi's is going to be usedeventually.**

**Wolfelogix- Well nobody else actually guessed correctly so it'sfine. Naruto will have control of wind like Tobirama with water, butonly with his bloodline fully activated until he gains much bettercontrol. And I can't believe I never realized that for Yumi. You'reactually right and that gives me all kinds of new ideas now. Ieagerly wait to see what you think of each chapter and it's reallygreat to see someone like my story so much.**

**RinneTaicho- Glad you liked the chapter and thanks a lot for thesuggestions with the names. Kazegan is a good idea for Naruto and Ithought of it, but it needs a little more. For Yumi though, I loveyour idea and I think I will end up going with Seishin Kyosei (SpiritForce) for the name of her bloodline.**

**Thegodofanime- Thank you for the idea and I think I'm actuallygoing to use your suggestion for Naruto's bloodline with a little bitof a change. So instead of Kaze no me, it'll be slightlydifferent.**

***IMPORTANT NOTES- A few things. Firstly, the poll is officiallyover. And by a large victory, it seems that it'll be both Yugao andYumi together with Naruto. Secondly, the names for Naruto and Yumi'sbloodlines have been decided. Naruto now possesses the Kazekami no Me(Eyes of the Wind God) and Yumi now has the Seishin Kyosei (SpiritForce)**








**Chapter Five- Councils and Crushes **


The next morning found Yumi and Naruto sleeping soundly in bed,holding each other closely with Yumi using Naruto's chest as apillow. As the morning Sun began its slow rise into the sky, rays ofsunlight poured into the bedroom through the far window.

**'Kit...' **

**'Kit!' **

**'Naruto!' **

The roaring voice of the Kyuubi succeeded in waking the youngjinchuriki as he bolted awake and physically jumped. This not onlywoke Naruto but it also awoke Yumi as well who was laying on theblond/red head.

"Damn it Kurama not so loud..." Naruto mumbled quietly as he rubbedthe sleep from his eyes. Unfortunately he wasn't the only one aroundat the moment and what he heard next made him freeze.

"Naruto-kun who is Kurama?" Yumi asked as she sat up in the bed andyawned cutely. Both Naruto and Kurama went wide eyed as they tried tothink of some kind of excuse.

'Kurama what do I do?!' Naruto yelled mentally to the Biju and for amoment got silence in response.

Finally the massive Fox sighed and slumped down to the ground in theseal. **'What can you do kit? Tell her the truth. If she didn't careabout me being sealed into you I doubt she'll care about this.'** Hereplied.

Naruto sighed heavily and looked over at his girlfriend, his deepamethyst pools meeting her own honey brown pair. "Kurama... Kurama isthe name of the Kyuubi. I've been talking with him for a bit eversince the night with the forbidden scroll." He explainednervously.

"Wait! You can talk to Kyu- I mean Kurama?" Yumi asked with surprisedeyes. Getting a nod in response made her eyes narrow a bit before shegave him a light punch on the arm. "Why didn't you tell me soonerNaruto-kun?" She questioned as Naruto shied away from her gaze.

"I was nervous what you all would think if you found out that I couldtalk with the demon that nearly destroyed Konoha." He mumbled quietlyand got another punch on the arm from Yumi. As he turned back aroundto say something he found a pair of lips pressing against his and anyother thoughts were banished for the moment.

When Yumi finally pulled away from the kiss she couldn't help butgiggle at the dazed look on her boyfriend's face. It was nice to knowthat she had a way to get him to stop talking. "I trust youNaruto-kun. And if you say that the Kyuubi isn't like how Konoha seeshim than I'll believe it as well." The violet haired girl explainedwith an honesty that stunned the boy and his demon.

**'Kit... Whatever you do, do not let this girl go.'** Kurama

whispered to the blond/red head and got a mental nod from the teen amoment later. Just as Naruto was about to speak, the couple wasinterrupted by a loud growl coming from Naruto's stomach. For aminute it was dead silent in the room before Yumi's will caved andshe fell back into the bed laughing hysterically. Seconds later,Yumi's stomach growled as well, making the girl blush and sendingNaruto into a laughing fit which she soon joined in.

"I-I guess we f-forgot to eat dinner last night." Naruto said betweengasps for air as he tried to force himself to stop laughing.

**~Half Hour Later, Apartment~ **

It had taken the couple almost ten full minutes to stop laughing andgo through their daily rituals. And it had taken twenty minutes forthe two to make a large breakfast to make up for their missed dinner.Now the two were casually eating their meal of pancakes, eggs, andbacon when Naruto spoke up.

"Um... Yumi-chan?" Naruto called out, catching the girl's attentionas she looked up and noticed the light blush on his whiskered cheeks."I was wondering if you'd maybe like to go on a date later on withme?" He asked quickly, rushing through his words and making Yumigiggle.

After finishing another bite of food, she nodded and smiled happily."I'd love to Naruto-kun. You can choose where we go." She replied andwas rewarded with yet another true smile from the guy she loved. Withthat out of the way, the two got back to their meals and had justfinished when a knock came from the door. "I'll clean up frombreakfast Naruto-kun. You get the door." Yumi called out as she tooktheir plates to the sink while Naruto went over and cautiously openedthe door.

The teen relaxed slightly when he saw an Anbu standing at the doorbut was now definitely curious as to why there was a Konoha black opsmember at his apartment.

"Naruto-san. The council has requested the presence of you andYumi-san immediately. I'm here to take you both there." The black,dragon masked Anbu member explained.

Yumi, who heard the conversation from the kitchen, called back out toNaruto. "I'll be there in one minute. I'm almost done."

Naruto looked at Dragon seriously and glanced back in the apartmenttowards where Yumi was. "Dragon... Tell me the truth. How bad is thisgoing to be?" The jinchuriki questioned as the Anbu commandersighed.

"Honestly Naruto. I can't say anything specific but things are goingto get bad." The man explained just as Yumi stepped out of the house.After making sure the door was locked, Dragon grabbed the couple andvanished in a puff of smoke.

**~Council Chambers~ **

As Hiruzen Sarutobi looked around the large room, he sighed tiredlyand shook his head. He knew why this meeting was called and it wasalmost guaranteed that things were going to go straight to hell.

As a puff of smoke appeared in the center of the room, the Sandaimehad one last thought before the chaos started.

'I'm sorry about this Naruto-kun, Yumi-chan...'

Everything went silent in the council chambers as Dragon led Narutoand Yumi to a seat off to the side of the Hokage who began to speak."Now that everyone is here, would the council like to explain thereason for this meeting?"

The first to stand was Shikaku Nara as he gave a tired look aroundthe room. "The council has heard that Yumi-san and Naruto-san haveactivated a pair of unknown bloodlines. The shinobi council simplywanted to learn more about these new bloodlines, but the civiliancouncil seems to have other reasons..." The lazy man explained beforesitting back down once again as a large male civilian council memberstood up.

The glare the fat man sent towards Naruto and the lecherous grin hegave Yumi instantly set the couple on edge and Naruto visibly tensedas his eyes narrowed. "The civilian council, in light of Yumi-sanhaving a new bloodline, order the activation of the Clan RestorationAct. Yumi-san is to be taken off of the shinobi roster and will beused to breed a new generation of children with her bloodline." Theman explained in a cocky and arrogant tone.

There were a few different reactions to the arrogant council member'sdemand, and only one was even slightly positive as the rest of thecivilian council nodded in agreement.

All members of the shinobi council glared at the foolish civilians,especially Tsume Inuzuka. To think that they would even think ofdoing something like that, much less actually order it, wasappalling.

Before anyone could speak another word, an enormous flare or chakrastopped everyone and an insane amount of killing intent flooded thecouncil chambers. It was so strong that even those outside of theHokage Tower could feel the intense pressure and more than a fewcivilians fainted down below.

Following the intense chakra and killing intent to its source, all inthe chamber were stunned to see that it wasn't coming from theSandiame as most expected.

No, it was all coming from an extremely pissed offjinchuriki.

Naruto's eyes were glowing a dangerous, angry gold as his pupilsnarrowed to slits so small they almost weren't visible. His hair wasblowing around as a fiery aura of golden chakra surrounded theblond/red head as a fierce wind blew around the room and began tocircle and warp around Naruto. To the shock of all the shinobi in theroom, the young 16 year old had more chakra than even the Sandaime,who was sweating slightly along with Anbu commander Dragon at thesheer output of chakra.

It seemed the only one who wasn't affected negatively by Naruto'skilling intent and chakra was Yumi, who instead seemed to be calm and

comforted by the pressure her boyfriend was giving off.

"Say that again, I fucking dare you to say that again to my face."Naruto growled out lowly, his voice sounding like a roar in thesilent room as he glared at the civilian council members, the one whohad spoken receiving the brunt of his anger.

Through some unknown means, the fat council member overcame theintense fear caused by the angry jinchuriki as he glared back atNaruto. "You dare speak to the council like that! You damn demo-"Before he could finish his sentence, the civilian was stopped as ablade of golden wind was pressed against his throat.

The shinobi in the room were stunned to see Naruto standing behindthe foolish council member with a fully formed Kaze no Yaiba to theman's neck. Even to the Sandaime's keen eyes the boy had vanished inthe blink of an eye and reappeared behind the man with a blade thathadn't been there before. All the Anbu tensed but didn't move sinceNaruto could slit the man's throat far before they could reachhim.

"Say it. Call me that name you all love to call me so much so I havea reason to slit. Your. Throat." The jinchuriki growled out as hisvoice deepened, not yet demonic but enough to show just how enragedhe was.

Suddenly the massive killing intent and chakra died down as afeminine hand was placed on Naruto's shoulder. Everyone in the roomhad been so caught up in watching the angry blond/red head that theymissed Yumi slowly walking to Naruto and hugging him softly.

In the next second the two were gone again and were once more sittingat the side of the Hokage. There was still a light breeze flowingthrough the room and Naruto's eyes were still golden, but noweveryone could breathe freely.

"Yumi-chan will not be used for breeding stock. If someone daressuggest it again there will be blood on these walls." Narutothreatened, and though he could be punished for saying such things,no one was willing to call him out on it since it was proven that hecould kill at least a few people before the enraged jinchuriki couldbe taken down.

And yet, the civilians didn't seem to learn their lesson as a pinkhaired woman stood up and looked towards the Hokage. "If Yumi-san isnot to be used than the CRA will be enacted on the boy. He will haveto take five wives of the council's choosing by the time he is 18."The woman explained as Naruto and Yumi recognized her voice and hair,making the woman the mother of Sakura.

Naruto knew he couldn't fully win this fight, since he knew just howimportant bloodlines were to the village. But even then, it didn'tmean he couldn't turn things in his favor. "I will accept the CRA butI will take only two wives of my own choosing." He replied sternly asthe civilian council burst into protest. Unlike last time, thejinchuriki stayed perfectly calm but when he spoke, his voice wascolder than ice.

"You either agree to my generous offer, or I release the Kyuubi onthe village right here and right now." Naruto explained as the entire

room went silent. Every single pair of eyes were wide in shock, eventhe Hokage and Anbu. Yumi was stunned by this declaration as welland, like many of the others in the room, was wondering if he wasbeing serious or just bluffing.

"You wouldn't do that. You still have people here who are precious toyou and they would die as well." Shikaku said seriously as he sat upstraight in his seat.

The jinchuriki simply gave the Nara clan head a smirk as he laid hishand on his stomach over the seal. "Kyuubi and I have come to anagreement. If I let him out, he keeps my precious people and lovedones safe while the rest of Konoha burns." He replied as everyone'seyes widened once again.

"Enough." The Sandaime spoke finally, his voice stopping any furtherdiscussion and arguments. "I agree to Naruto's terms. He will have totake two wives of his choosing by the time he is 18." Hiruzenexplained firmly as Naruto gave the old man a small nod ofthanks.

The blond/red head turned to Yumi and whispered into her ear so thatonly she could hear. "Yumi-chan please get Yu-chan and meet at thetraining ground." He whispered before dashing out of theroom.

Looking up towards the Sandaime with a pleading gaze, the elderlyKage nodded and gestured for the young violet haired girl to go aswell. Once she left the room and the doors closed, Hiruzen Sarutobiwas gone and The Professor had taken his place making the shinobi whorecognized this stiffen and sit up straighter in their seats. "I dohope the rest of this meeting won't be as foolish and idiotic as whatjust happened." He said calmly, though the threat hidden in his wordswas not missed.

**~Training Ground Three~ **

The sun was hanging high in the sky as Yumi and Yugao walked into theclearing of training ground three. It had been a little under an hoursince Yumi left the council meeting and it had taken a good deal oftime for her to finally find Yugao and explain what happened. Themoment she did the two women rushed towards the training ground oftheir team.

When they stepped into the clearing, both paused as they watched thebeautiful sight occurring in the middle of the lake. Naruto wassitting cross-legged in the center of the lake with his back to them,meditating from the look of things. While this wasn't veryimpressive, the golden winds softly flowing around his body were. Thewind caught the light making the boy at the center seem to glow fromthe noon day Sun.

"You two can stop staring you know." Naruto's voice rang out, histone holding a hint of mischief as Yumi and Yugao were surprised thathe had known they were there. Yumi could be explained, but for Yugao,it was a shock that Naruto could detect her. Anbu were trained to besilent and have little to no presence, and Yugao was one of the bestat that particular skill.

Slowly Naruto stood and walked back to the shore and took a seat in

front of his team, never taking his golden eyes off of the women asthe group sat in silence for a few minutes.

"Naruto how did you know we were here?" Yugao finally asked, breakingthe silence as her curiosity forced her to ask. She had to know ifher skills were somehow slipping.

"I could sense you and Yumi-chan. I figured it out when I was in thecouncil meeting when I activated my Kazekami no Me. When it's fullyactive I can... Feel everything around me for a certain range. It'slike anything that could be touched by the breeze can be sensed byme. I was trying to improve the range when you walked over." Narutoexplained honestly as Yugao found an all new sense of respect ofNaruto's bloodline.

The jonin's thoughts changed as she saw Yumi move forward and softlypress her right hand to the young man's whiskered cheeks."Naruto-kun... Are you ok?" She asked hesitantly and grew worriedwhen he turned away slightly.

"I'm sorry Yumi-chan. I knew I couldn't win the argument so I triedto make it as bearable as possible. I didn't want to betray you butnow I have to be with another girl too." The downtrodden teenwhispered quietly and closed his eyes. He was surprised by the softhands cupping his cheeks and pulling his gaze back to Yumi whoswiftly pressed her lips against Naruto's.

After a minute the kiss ended and Yumi began to slowly strokeNaruto's whisker marks. Much to the boy's embarrassment heinvoluntarily leaned into her touch and began to pur. Deciding totake pity on her poor boyfriend, Yumi stopped and pulled her handsaway. "Naruto-kun it's ok. I know you did it to protect me and youwere thinking of me the whole time. I may not like it but I'm willingto share you with another girl, but she has to love you and you haveto love her. And she has to have my approval as well." The violethaired girl explained as Naruto's eyes widened in surprise.

The smirk that grew on Yumi's cheeks quickly served to set Naruto onguard though. "Hmm what about that girl you said you had a crush onas a kid. You never told me her name." The girl teased as theblond/red head's cheeks went red. Seeing the resistance in his eyesand the protests on his lips, Yumi decided to drive the nail into thecoffin. "If you don't tell me I'll never cook for you again." Sheadded.

For a moment Naruto froze, a wide array of emotions flashing acrosshis face before he finally sighed in defeat. "Fine... I'll tell youYumi-chan." He muttered quietly making both Yugao and Yumi lean incloser, both eager to know the big secret. "I-it was Yu-chan... I hada crush on Yugao." He whispered and quickly turned away to hide thenervousness that was clearly written on his face.

Yumi turned in shock towards an equally stunned Yugao as they bothprocessed what they had just heard. "Why? Why me?" Yugao asked theembarrassed jinchuriki as he kept his gaze turned away from the twowomen.

For a time Naruto didn't reply and just as Yugao was about to askagain, he finally spoke up. "You saved me so often. Even thougheveryone hated me, you and Yumi-chan cared about me. You'd hide me

and help me whenever you could and I found myself having a crush onyou. Finding out that you're Neko only made it worse and I realizedthat each time you saved me and hid me from the villagers I wanted tostay longer and longer." Naruto explained quietly as Yumi and Yugao'seyes softened.

"Naruto... I can't say for sure whether I love you or not." Yugaosaid as Naruto's mood fell. "But it doesn't mean I'm not willing togive you a chance. A few dates maybe to see where things go. As Kongas Yumi approves." The woman finished making the young man turn insurprise.

Yumi was now in deep thought as she contemplated what Yugao andNaruto had said. She had nothing at all against Yugao and knew thatshe saw Naruto for who he really was. In the end she couldn't find areason not to give the ex-Anbu a chance. But she'd have some fun withit of course.

"I'm ok with it. Naruto-kun did just ask me on a date this morning. Iwouldn't mind making it a double date of sorts if you're ok with itYugao-chan." Yumi proposed as Naruto blushed at the thought. He hadto change some of his plans quickly if he was going on a date withboth Yugao and Yumi.

Naruto knew he had no way out of the situation as both women agreedto the shared date. "I'll pick you both up at 7 then." Naruto repliedquickly before running off to make the changes to his plan, leavingYugao and Yumi laughing at the retreating figure of theirdate.

**Chapter Five finished! Really glad with how this one came out and Ihope everyone else does as well. I've never really tried doing aromance with three people so it'll be interesting to see where thisgoes. **

**The names for the bloodlines have been decided and will not likelybe changed. I'm still open to ideas for Yumi's if anyone can think upone that really fits for it, but until then I'm sticking with whatI've got. **

**The next chapter will feature the date and some training for Yumiand Naruto.**

***I do need a little help. If anyone knows a good translator to beable to help me with jutsu I'd really appreciate it, or even someonetranslating for me. Either is fine and any suggestions or assistancehelps me a lot.***

**As always, Read, Rate, and Review!**

**-Okaze**

6. 6 Dates and Wave


**Summary- What if things had been different? What if Naruto had onetrue friend in his childhood who supported him through thick andthin? Just how much would change from that? Read on and find out how

one person can change and impact so many lives.**

**Reviews-**

**BANKAIZEN- Thanks**

**AnFan-n-More- I'm really glad that you're enjoying the story so farand hope that this chapter is as good as the rest.**

** - Using clones wouldn't allow a bloodline jutsu to be used. Itwould result in a combination technique to strengthen the twoseparate jutsu.**

**Jablanco- Thanks I hope you like how I had the date go. Never donesomething like this before so I'm unsure of how it went.**

** - I never said he couldn't use fire jutsu. He just can't use anyother kind of jutsu beside wind when his bloodline is fully activesince it focuses all his chakra into wind style. When it isn't fullyactive he can use fire jutsu but they'll be moredifficult.**

**Rebmul- Thanks for the suggestion. I actually have seen the showand it's a great one that could definitely help withideas.**

**DragonPony022- Thanks. I was a little unsure about it, but they'renot getting together instantly. It'll be a few dates before they'llget together. And I never liked how most NarutoxYugao stories had himgetting with her after the death of her partner after the chuninexams. It never felt right to do that.**

**Wolfelogix- I know how you feel. I'm a bit unsure of how this dualpairing will go but I'm going to try my best. As for the Sandaime,you're right and I plan for him to grow a bit of a backbone, butTsunade will be the one to really put the council in its place. AndYumi's bloodline would be more towards the Yin chakra side. Combiningthe two would mean she can create living things but her objects arejust chakra constructs.**








**Chapter Six- Dates and Wave **

The sun was hanging low in the sky as night began its steady

approach. Walking through the village was a certain blond/red head ashe nervously ticked off things in his head, tapping his fingers tocheck off each item on the list in his mind. It was nearly 7 o'clockand Naruto was making his way towards Yugao's apartment where she andYumi were getting ready for their dates.

The jinchuriki was extremely nervous for this since he hadn't eveneven been on a date before, much less two dates at the same time.While he was living the dream of most men, Naruto could only worryabout what could go wrong.

**'Damn it Naruto calm down already. You're going to drive yourselfcrazy. Or rather you're going to drive yourself crazier than youalready are.'** Kurama voiced from inside the seal, making Narutotake a deep breath before letting out a nervous sigh andscowling.

'Hey! Shut up Kurama you've never had to deal with this like I do.'Came Naruto's frustrated reply.

**'You're right about that. If I wanted a vixen I'd take. I evenremember this one time in Lightning Country where I got four vixensand-'** Naruto quickly cut the connection as his cheeks flushed atthe knowledge of just what the Biju was referring to.

"Damn perverted Fox." He muttered angrily before snapping out of histhoughts as he took notice of just where he was. It seemed that whilehe was talking with his tenant, his body had continued to move and hewas currently just a few steps away from the door to Yugao's homeand, when he looked at the time, Naruto realized it was 7o'clock.

Summoning up what courage he had, the nervous jinchuriki steppedforward and knocked on the door. He could hear some shuffling aroundinside and smiled softly as he waited. Naruto's eyes widened as heremembered that there was something he had forgotten. Moving quicklyhe tapped a seal on his arm and two bouquets of beautiful flowersappeared in his hands, and just in time too as the door finallyopened.

What he saw next made the teen's amethyst eyes widen in shock and hisjaw dropped at the sight of beauty standing before him. To say thatYugao and Yumi were beautiful was a massive understatement inNaruto's opinion. In fact, he couldn't find a word to properlydescribe it, but the closest he could find was...

"Angels..." Naruto whispered softly before blushing once heunderstood that he had actually spoken aloud.

The two women blushed a bit as well at the honest compliment and hadto stifle their giggles at the awestruck look on their date'sface.

Yugao was wearing a stunning strapless dress. It was a dark, almostnavy blue that actually served to compliment her hair nicely andshowed off her body in all the right ways. Her hair was done in asingle, long braid down to her shoulders and a pair of goldenearnings could be seen on her ears. There was even a light coating oflipstick to bring some attention to her soft lips, something Narutoquickly took notice of.

Yumi had gone with a different style for the date but it still madeher look just as incredible as Yugao, if not even more beautiful.Yumi had decided to wear a full length, deep red kimono with a goldendragon running around from the bottom all the way up to the center ofher back. Unlike Yugao, Yumi had decided to keep her hair down andallowed it to cascade down her back.

Both of the women noticed Naruto's eyes wandering over their bodies,but they didn't mind since he wasn't looking at them in any kind ofinappropriate manner. They understood that he was just trying to takeit all in and though Naruto was many things, he was thankfully not apervert. Using the young man's stunned pause, they began to look overtheir date as well.

Naruto was wearing a pair of long black pants with a long sleevedblack button-up shirt. The jinchuriki's blond and red spiked hair wasstill wild and untamed, but it looked as if he had tried to comb itto no avail. Next, their attention was drawn to the twin bouquets offlowers in Naruto's hands. Blue tiger Lilly's for Yugao and yellowroses for Yumi.

As Naruto noticed the eyes of his dates looking at him, he quicklyfound himself growing increasingly nervous over his current state ofdress. Both Yumi and Yugao were dressed so beautifully and he wassimply wearing casual clothing. It wasn't long till Naruto began toshift around a little as he felt so plain when compared to the twowomen standing in front of him.

Unfortunately for the teen, his expression betrayed him as the twokunoichi were able to quickly pick up on their date's discomfort."Naruto-kun what's wrong?" Yumi asked softly as she watched herboyfriend glance away for a moment.

"It's just... You both are dressed up so beautifully and I feel likeI'm just so plain in comparison..." Naruto replied, making both ofthe girls blink in confusion before giggling softly.

"Naruto it's fine. I can't speak for Yumi, but I think you look fineand the flowers are beautiful." Yugao explained as she steppedforward and took the Lilly's from his grasp and went back inside toput the flowers in a vase. Yumi soon did the same as she gave theblond/red head a quick kiss on the cheek.

"I think you look great Naruto-kun. We just wanted to be prepared incase you had something fancy planned." The violet haired girl addedand enjoyed the light pink dusting on her boyfriend's cheeks. At thispoint Yugao returned and gave Yumi a wink as they both moved forwardand grabbed one of Naruto's arms.

The blush on the poor teen's cheeks grew even brighter at the actionsof the pair but he was determined to make the night move smoothly andgive the girl's both a great time. "W-well then let's go." Narutostuttered out nervously as the group of three began to walk throughthe streets of Konoha.

Yumi and Yugao were quick to notice the not so subtle glares thatwere directed towards Naruto from the many civilians walking aroundin the streets. Despite it all, Naruto continued to smile and walktowards the destination that only he knew. It wasn't long till the

two women noticed how they were getting further and further from thestreets of Konoha and up towards the Hokage Monument.

Before either of the two could comment or ask their date about theirdestination, they were stopped when Naruto led them into a largeclearing right behind the heads of the past Kage. In the center ofthe clearing was a large blanket with a several scrolls laying on itssurface. Off to the side was another Naruto who appeared to bemeditating silently.

"Any problems?" The Naruto that had escorted the pair asked towardsthe meditating double. Once his eyes opened they revealed thefamiliar gold slit eyes of the **Kazekami no Me**.

"Nothing Boss. No one else came up here so it was fine." The nowidentified clone spoke before dispelling in a puff of smoke.

"I had a clone stay here and keep watch so the plans for the datewouldn't be ruined." Naruto explained to the confused pair as hebrought them over to the blanket and began to unseal the itemscontained inside the scrolls.

First was a set of plates and utensils for the three to use. Then wasa group of candles which Naruto set up around the blanket to be litlater on. Finally he unsealed the final items and stunned both Yugaoand Yumi at the incredible five star meal sitting on their plates. Alarge steak with potatoes, vegetables, and gravy Sat before each ofthe three as steam wafted off of the meals.

"N-Naruto how did you get this?" Yugao asked after a moment as Narutogrinned at the surprise on the faces of his dates.

"I had to call in a favor from Choji. He got me the meals from hisfamily's restaurant and sealed them up in the scrolls so they'd stayfresh. I just had to pay him for the meals and this was able tohappen." Naruto explained happily as he made a mental note to thankChoji for helping him so much.

Without another word the three eagerly began to dig into thedelicious meal. Occasionally they would chat and joke between bitesof food. Just before they had all finished, Naruto stopped them andsmiled. "Follow me for a second. I need to show you both the reasonwhy I chose this spot." Naruto said as he quickly made a clone toguard the food while he led his dates onto the stone head of theYondaime. He sat down quietly and leaned back against the stone asYumi and Yugao sat on either side of the jinchuriki.

"There. That's what I wanted to let you both see." Naruto whisperedquietly as he pointed out to the horizon. At this point the sun hadjust begun to set and it cast a stunning array of colors over thevillage of Konoha. Many shades of reds, yellows, and orange paintedthe surrounding landscape in a sight that left the two womenawestruck.

For a few more minutes the sight remained before the sun slowly fellbehind the tall trees and darkness fell. "I would come up here allthe time when I was younger. Whenever I was sad, nervous, or upsetI'd come here and watch the sunset over the village. It would alwayshelp me calm down and relax, but it only happens for a few minutes."Naruto explained as a far off look appeared in his eyes.

"I'm really glad you showed me this Naruto-kun. You're right about itbeing calming too..." Yumi replied quietly as she moved over a bitand cuddled up to Naruto's side. "Thank you."

The young teen chuckled softly and wrapped an arm around Yumi andheld her closer. "You know, this sight was actually the reason thatorange is one of my favorite colors." The blond/red head explainedhonestly.

This made Yugao giggle a bit as well as she poked the young man inthe side. "I can understand why you'd think that and I definitelyhave a new appreciation of the color orange." She joked as the threestood and walked back to the blanket to finish their meals.

Once they sat back down the clone standing guard dispelled and Narutopulled out a lighter. Slowly he lit each of the candles, filling theclearing with the soft candle light to replace the lost Sunlight.

Unfortunately, even the best times have to end at some point, andthat fact held true in the current situation as the loud cry of amessenger bird caught the attention of the three ninja. Looking up,they could see a bird circling around them in the air with a scrollheld in its talons.

"Damn it. I knew something would ruin this." Naruto muttered inannoyance as Yugao held out her arm and the bird landed on it. Afterpulling the scroll free the jonin began to read the message containedinside as the messenger bird once again took off.

"Well the night isn't over exactly Naruto. This is a message from theSandaime. He wants us to head out to Wave Country tomorrow morning toback up Team 7 on their mission after they met and battled themissing nin Zabuza Momochi." Yugao explained as she rolled the scrollback up before using one of the candles to light it on fire.

The mood was slightly dampened from the news as the group finishedtheir meals and began to head back towards Yugao's home while Narutoleft a clone to clean up the supplies.

"Alright, I want you both to prepare for a possible month longmission and be at the front gate by 7:30 tomorrow morning." Yugaoexplained seriously once they got to her home. Her two genin noddedin understanding at her orders and were about to leave before theex-Anbu called out to the young man.

"Naruto... Thank you for the date. Despite the end it was very niceand I'd love a chance to have another one when we get back to thevillage." Yugao called out with a smile as she leaned in and gaveNaruto a quick kiss on the cheek, leaving the teen with a widegrin.

Yumi, between giggles, began to drag her boyfriend back towards theirapartment to get some much needed sleep. "Come on Naruto-kun,Yugao-sensei won't be happy if we show up to the mission tired." Shejoked as Naruto nodded and quickly followed after her.

**~Next Morning, Konoha Gates~ **

Naruto and Yumi arrived at the front gates five minutes before 7:30fully prepared for their mission. Seeing they had time before theirsensei arrived, the two struck up a conversation with the pair ofchunin that always seemed to be guarding the gates, Izumo andKotetsu. Suddenly Naruto remembered something that Yugao had saidlast night and paused the conversation.

"Hey guys, do either of you have a bingo book I could borrow?" Thewhiskered blond/red head asked and quickly caught the small booktossed to him by Izumo. "Thanks." He muttered as he began to flipthrough the pages before finding what he had been searcingfor.

"Zabuza Momochi..." Naruto muttered catching the attention of Yumiand the two chunin who went wide eyed at the name as Naruto continuedto read the information he had found. "A-rank missing nin of Kiri,member of the Seven Swordsmen, Nicknamed the 'Demon of the HiddenMist' for killing the entire graduating class one year. Uses**Suiton** jutsu as well as kenjutsu. Carries a massive zanbatou andknown for the **'Kirigakure no jutsu'** and the silent killingtechnique."

To Naruto's credit, he didn't jump or appear surprised at all when ahand landed on his shoulder. Looking behind him the jinchurikigrinned at Yugao who was standing behind him. "Glad to see youremembered the name and are trying to learn about your opponentNaruto." The jonin complimented before looking at Yumi and Naruto."Do you both have everything?" She asked and was pleased to receivetwin nods in response.

"Good then let's go. We need to get to Wave quickly and back upKakashi and his team."

**~Tazuna's House, Wave Country~ **

It had taken a full day for Team 5 to make the journey from Konohaall the way to Wave Country. Once there it had been a simple matterof following the directions that had been given to find the home thatTeam 7 and their client were staying. Knocking on the door, the groupwaited until an old man slowly opened the door. It was easy to see inhis posture that he was nervous but he quickly relaxed when he sawthe Konoha hitai-ate on Team 5.

"Tazuna-san? Could we come in? My name is Yugao Uzuki and I'm thesensei of Team 5. I was requested to come and back up Kakashi." Yugaoinformed as Tazuna nodded and sighed. Slowly he opened the door andallowed the group into the house.

Leading the team into the living room, they could see Kakashi sittingwith his own team discussing something. "Kakashi Team 5 sent by orderof Hokage-sama to support you and your team." Yugao said sternly asKakashi looked up at the team before growing confused.

"Yugao? Why are you here and where is Shu?" The silver haired joninasked before cringing as he saw the sad and mournful looks in Narutoand Yumi's eyes.

Seeing the expressions on her team's faces made Yugao sigh. "ShuKazura and his student Bari were killed in action on a mission noteven a week ago. I have been named as the new sensei of Team 5 as a

result." She explained as the rest of Kakashi's team turned to facethe new arrivals.

First was Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno, Sasuke's loyal fan girl.The final person on the team was someone Naruto and Yumi didn'trecognize. It was a boy with pale white skin and black hair. His eyeswere dead and emotionless as he gave the team a smile that all threerecognized as fake. The boy also had a tanto strapped to his back anda scroll at his side.

Sasuke scoffed arrogantly as he noticed Naruto standing among the newgroup. "Why is the dead last here? We don't need any help." TheUchiha said which quickly got a cry of agreement from Sakura.

"Yeah! We don't need Naruto-baka here to mess things up!" Thepinkette screeched before Yugao sent her and Sasuke aglare.

"Kakashi you should teach your students to respect their comrades andthose more experienced. The 'dead last' as you call him, hascompleted 5 C-ranked missions already while you are only on yourfirst." Yugao retorted sharply, talking to Kakashi first beforeturning her attention back to the arrogant Uchiha.

Suddenly Kakashi took notice of the changes to the young jinchurikiand decided to voice his curiosity. "Naruto what happened to yourhair and eyes?" He asked.

Once again Yugao stepped forward and explained. "You would havelikely been informed when you returned to Konoha but you may as welllearn it now for the sake of the mission. On Naruto and Yumi's lastmission, Team 5 was attacked by a group of six jonin level missingnin. During the chaos Bari was killed while taking out one of thejonin. Shu sent Naruto and Yumi off to finish the mission whilefacing the remaining five shinobi on his own. He took down two beforehe was unfortunately slayed and the three surviving nins went afterthe two. They were trapped soon and one of them said something to setNaruto off and something interesting happened." Yugao explained asKakashi's single visible eye widened and his gaze wandered towardswhere the seal was on the jinchuriki's body. "It seems that Narutoactivated a new bloodline that hadn't been seen before that haspotential to equal that of what the Nidaime was able to use." Yugaosaid as the eyes of all the ninja in the room widened in shock. AllKonoha ninja knew about the Nidaime Hokage and his incredible abilitywith water jutsu, to know that Naruto had something with similarpotential was quite a surprise. "After that Naruto used his bloodlineto kill one of the nin before being pushed back into a corner withYumi. Just before the two missing nin could kill them, Yumi activateda bloodline of her own which saved the two until I found them andkilled the two shinobi."

The room was silent for a minute before a certain arrogant geninbroke the silence. "You're lying. There's no way the dobe could havea bloodline. He's just a clanless orphan who no one wants." Sasukesaid making Yumi and Yugao both glare at the Uchiha. Kakashi wasabout to move and scold the boy until a thick pressure descended onthe room and all its occupants.

Naruto was growling lowly as he glared at Sasuke with slit goldeneyes. Yugao was stunned as there was no killing intent at all. The

pressure they were feeling was pure air pressure that Naruto wasmanipulating with his bloodline. "I don't care if you insult me. Butnever, ever, insult my parents." Naruto exclaimed angrily beforewalking towards the door. "I'm going to watch for anyone aproachingthe house Yugao-sensei." He said before storming out as the pressurefinally left.

Before another word could be said, Yumi dashed out after Naruto inworry as all eyes turned to Yugao. "What was that pressure sensei? Itfelt like with Zabuza but it wasn't killing intent." Sakura askedwhile Kakashi glanced from Sakura back to Yugao.

"That's what I'd like to know. Yugao, what was that just now and whatcan Naruto's bloodline do exactly?" The silver haired joninquestioned the sensei of Team 5.

"You must understand first that we don't know all that much aboutNaruto or Yumi's bloodlines since they've only just appeared. Fromwhat we've learned, Naruto possesses what he calls the **Kazekami noMe**. It allows him to manipulate the very air around him at will andhe seems to be able to use **Futon** jutsu without any hand signswhen it is fully active. His wind affinity is so strong thatHokage-sama believes it could even overpower a **Raiton** jutsu. Thedownside is that **Raiton** jutsu of any kind are completely lost toNaruto and any other jutsu other than **Futon** will be moredifficult to learn and perform." Yugao explained as Kakashi realizedwhat Yugao had said how Naruto's bloodline could equal theNidaime's.

"Now." Yugao began as she sat down across from the one eyed jonin."Tell me about what had happened so far with this mission."

~Forest Clearing, Wave Country~

Naruto stopped walking as he arrived in a large clearing a gooddistance away from Tazuna's house as his chakra flared.

**"Kaze no Yaiba."** The blond/red head growled as a blade of windformed in each of his hands. Glaring at the trees surrounding thearea, he blurred forward and began to slice and pierce through everytree he could reach.

This was the sight that Yumi walked into as multiple trees fell andslammed against the ground. For a moment, the girl couldn't help butnotice the incredibly clean cuts on the fallen trees. Once more themoment she stepped into the clearing Naruto paused and relaxed as helet go of the wind blades with his back to the violet haired girl. Asthey fell from his grip they dispersed into the wind as if they hadnever been there in the first place.

Naruto didn't move as Yumi walked closer and closer to her boyfriendand sighed tiredly once her arms wrapped around his waist frombehind. "You shouldn't let him bother you Naruto-kun. You're betterthan Sasuke in so many ways and you can't let people get you angry soeasily." She whispered softly.

"You're right Yumi-chan... I just can't stand when people insult myparents. Even if I don't know them personally, and all that I do knowabout them is what Kurama told me about my mom, it makes me so madbecause for a moment whenever someone insults them... It makes me

wonder if they really loved me." Naruto replied softly as Yumi pulledhim over to a tree and sat down, forcing the boy to lay down with hishead in her lap while her hands slowly stroked his hair.

Suddenly Naruto tensed up slightly and after a moment Yumi was ableto notice the reason why. Walking into the partially destroyedclearing was a young girl wearing a long pink kimono. She wascarrying a basket at her side that held some kind ofvegetation.

"Who are you and why are you here?" Naruto asked from his position onYumi's lap as the couple watched the lady walk into the clearing alittle further.

"I heard the trees falling while I was nearby picking herbs and Icame here to see if anyone was hurt. And I'm sorry for being so rude,my name is Haku."

**Chapter Six finally finished. I'll admit you guys convinced me todo the Wave Arc so what the hell let's have some fun with it. Asstated before, there will be Sakura and Sasuke bashing, this is finaland I won't change my mind on it. **

**Most likely I'll have either Haku, Zabuza, or both of them savedand brought back to Konoha or some other way of doing it. And yes,Haku is a girl. **

**As always I'll try and have the next chapter up as soon as I canwith time providing. Hopefully I'll have at least one chapter up aweek for now, but when things start getting more hectic it may slowdown a bit. **

**Like always, Read, Rate, and Review! **

**-Okaze**

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