Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ A Life for a Life ❯ Arrival of a Lady Part 2 ( Chapter 33 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

I do not own Naruto

Rasengan86…Somewhat like that, I am as I stated before basing this off the idea I got watching the character of Chun from Remo Williams the Adventure begins. You guys would have to watch the movie to understand. As to everything else…tee hee you will have to see…

IX-Forgotten Angel-XI… Yes Yukita is Naruto's mother. And the other I can't say as of yet. But she is important to one aspect of the story.

Chapter 33

It is nearing the end of the enforced two week vacation, that Naruto and his father had been forced to take. During this time, he had practiced the meditation techniques and everything to help him trigger his bloodline limit. To become stronger and yet lighter, so that he can perform the Hiriashin….

Even though now as he thinks about, that does seem kind of an odd way to think about it. But still…it is the truth of what he is trying to do. It just feels like he hasn't made much progress. He was half attempted to try and do it with his clones. But he was told that wouldn't work though.

It had something to do with his blood…

“Maaaannnnn!”

Shaking his head free of those thoughts, Naruto became thoughtful of other things that had been happening recently in his new room. His father, something that he still was not quite used to thinking of Arashi as, had been more than happy when Naruto had accepted his offer to live with him.

Of course in the beginning Naruto had wanted it to be because of seals. Somehow he hopes from learning the seals, that he might find a way to free Sasuke from Orichamaru. But the older man had stated, that as he learns he can research that type of seal, because without an actual one in front of him. It would be next to impossible to break it, without specifics.

He had been crushed at that, but that's when Arashi had reached out to ruffle his hair in that annoyingly paternal way.

Flashback…

“Look Naruto, I didn't say it was impossible. If we can't find a way to break the seal from your friend, we might try to find a way to force the seal in upon itself with another. We will find a way to free your friend…”

“Brother…”

“Hmmm?”

“Sasuke was my first bond…one more of a brother then a friend…”

Arashi grinned warmly at that comment, “Well then son, I guess we have to help him. I can't let my other son get taken by that bastard snake can I?” The elder man gin disappears a second later as Naruto looks up at him with expressive eyes of disbelief.

“You would do that…for Sasuke?”

“From what you and others have told me Naruto, that boy and you shared much in common. He lost all his family where you had none, you two became it for one another. You just…”

“Never admitted it till to late…”

“It is never to late Naruto. I am sure a part of him feels the same way.” Arashi smiled. “You just have to knock it into him. Besides, two sons…what man on his return couldn't ask for that?”

Flashback ends…

Making a sound of agreement at that recent memory, Naruto heads back towards his new home. He had actually moved in, with his father at the Uzamaki clan residence. When he first saw the simplicity of the three story house, he had almost wondered at the lack of riches he had expected. But when he went inside…

Well the feeling he got was wonderful…

It felt like home…

A peaceful calm had erupted all around Naruto especially; as he looked at the pale orange walls with the dark green stripe in room upstairs. Turning to his Arashi with a hopeful look, the older man had smiled and nodded.

“Your mother chose this room for you Naruto…” The older blonde had murmured wistfully. His own memory of the red headed woman and he painting it in celebration of her new found pregnancy…

“Do…do you have any pictures of her?”

Reluctantly shaking his head, Arashi cries a little bit in pain. “There was fire here not long after I got named Hokage…enemies…”

“Oh…”

Still wishing he had something, anything of his mother, Naruto found himself thinking and wondering about the woman who had birthed him. Feeling the need not to go home as of yet, he turns towards town.

With his new address, Naruto found himself off the beaten path ironically, by the head of his own father near the Hokage monument. It takes him about twenty minutes instead of five to get to Ichiraku's. But in the end it was still worth it when it came to ramen…

The older man, as he arrived looked up and noticed the slightly depressed look in the youth's gaze. Smiling gently, he moves to set up a large bowl of his soup…

“What kind Naruto?”

“Miso please…”

“Could you make that two?”

Startled by the older feminine voice behind him, Naruto turns around to find a red headed woman, with green eyes placing stuff beside him on the ground as she grabbed a stool.

“Anybody take this seat kiddo?” She asked as she turned to look at him. Her green eyes looking at him with warmth, he can't help but return that smile she is giving him.

“No…you can have it Ma'am…”

“Ma'am makes me sound old…” The woman responded with amusement. “Call me Umiko…and you are?”

“Naruto...Naruto Uzamaki ma'am…Pleased to meet you.”

Smiling warmly, the woman realizes she has found her target…

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A few hours later…

Umiko was smiling as she had somehow by pure luck had found her way into the youth's good graces. All she had to do to save her child was to spy on him and report back to Kabuto anything about this kid's strengths and weaknesses.

Telling the youth how she was new in the village, the young man's eyes had lit up and stated that he and his father were looking currently for someone to help them clean up their house for a little bit.

“Why would you need help cleaning a house Naruto?” Umiko stated with practice friendship.

“It's a long story Umiko-san, but my father and I were discussing it this morning. The house needs some work and well…although we can do it.”

“You just need some help. I will be happy to Naruto. But where would I stay?”

“Hmmmm….”

“You could stay with us. Like my son said, there is plenty of room.” A male voice said from behind her. Turning around, Umiko smiles gently only to find the elder man beginning to pale as he looks at her. His eyes widening, she is about to flee thinking her cover is blown, when he whispers something odd…

“Yukita…is that you?” The other man murmurs crazily as he touches her cheek. “It can't be you're supposed to be dead…” He whispers.

“Um…My name is Umiko…” She replies with confusion. For the first time, the woman is caught off guard as he approaches her with longing in his eyes. Staring into hers with hope and need…Umiko finds herself wanting to reach out and fill that need. Her hand reaching out she pulls it back in horror.

Never before, not since the death of her husband 10 years ago has she felt such a reaction…

“You are not her….” The other man says so softly. “You do not know me do you.”

“I am sorry…”

Naruto, while this is going on, is watching in confusion as Arashi approaches him and his companion. Straining to hear words that are barely what one would consider a whisper. The youth is confused…

“I don't think I can take the job Naruto…” Umiko says kindly as she turns to the youth. Never one to inflict pain on purpose, unless she was told, she was here simply to observe this youth. Not have an affair or anything with his father….

But before Naruto could respond, Arashi stops her, before she walks away. “No just because you look like her doesn't mean, you can't have it…” He states with honesty.

“Who does she look like?” Naruto couldn't help but wonder. His heart pounding because of the reaction his father had given to this woman's mere presence…

“Your mother, Naruto…” Arashi whispers sadly as he looks at the other woman who is stunned. “You were asking for a picture of her, not to long ago. I may not have one. But she looks like your mother…”

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Elsewhere….

Danzou was silent as he walked away from the tower, towards the ROOT headquarters. His mind frustrated with plans, thanks to the village's growing awareness of Arashi's return. He found more and more of his allies starting to have second thoughts on staging a coup against Tsunade and most of the council.

These people were fools!

Growling out loud, in rage, he is startled as he looks up and finds a vision he never expected to see again.

With the blasted demon and someone that should be dead was Yukita. His rage now grew at the woman's return, from the dead.

Arashi had never known that he had more then one competitor for Hokage and unlike Orichamaru who had been caught months before in experimentation. It was Danzou himself who snuck into her hospital room seventeen years ago…

After all, it was he who had killed the woman that was Arashi's wife when he strangled her to death, for revenge at losing to the younger man. But because she had fought back so long, he had not realized the proximity of the nine tails to Konoha.

And when a large chuck of the north wall had been struck by the beast's tail, he had taken quite a bit of damage as it flew into the hospital. Crushing his arm and half of his face in the process….

Some did not think he would make it…

But he showed them all, and expected to become Hokage as he had found out the Fourth had perished…although it was apparently not the case at the moment.

Instead the third had been asked to come out of retirement and Danzou was left again in the lurch of the position he so desperately wanted.

That's why he hated the brat…and did all he could to poison the villagers against him…

Still things had changed…

But how the hell had SHE SURVIVED! He knows he killed her…

Determined to find this out, Danzou walked away at an even faster pace towards the ROOT headquarters…

He needed to find a spy of his own to watch her…

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Okay semi-quasi long one this time

I was on a roll…

Question you may ask…

Why have Umiko, Arashi, and Naruto met so soon?

Coincidence…just pure coincidence