Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ A Life for a Life ❯ Cloudy thoughts... ( Chapter 67 )

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Rasengan 86...- *sticks her tongue out at him. I like mush! Besides with the ideas in my head for Chuunin and Akatsuki...need mush, mush good, mush not to sad or scary. And he won't learn it, he already has something remember. As to Danzou...working on him....

Chapter 67

A little bit of relief goes a long way in most cases. The Lost one was getting to know his new family thanks and when he had met the woman, a few days ago. He was showered with the love of a mother, who would do anything she can to protect her children.

For once Fate was happy with the events at the moment...the two heroes of the world would know peace and happiness. Before either one of them died...if they died at all...

Konoha Village, Three dayslater Uzamaki Compound

A little less then a month till beginning of the Chuunin exams...

Sasuke was making a face of utter irritation as he worked together with Arashi and Kakashi on figuring out the changes in the Sharingan. Normally red, the Kyuubi during the ceremony, had changed it to a brilliant blue. The exact same shade of blue as Naruto and Arashi's eyes...

Not thinking of it, as they celebrated Sasuke, becoming a part of the Uzamaki family now. When they had gotten home that night, the Kyuubi had manifested once more to let them know one thing.

Because he is no longer anUchiha I have blended the Sharingan and your ownbloodline within him Arashi. You might want to see what skills he can do....he will never be able to do the Hiriashin, but I believe I gave him something else to work with.

After the Fox had given a little bit of a chuckle, the dark haired youth found his friends and new father looking at him curiously. A different bloodline emerging under the Kyuubi's influence....the fox had already done that with his own descendant Kakashi.

The white haired ninja had already discovered that the chakra drain from using the Sharingan that he has was vastly easier on him. Especially if the sword of his father was out as the white chakra seemed to almost strengthen him as the chakra formed some sort of continuous energy cycle within him.

That was a discovery, which made the famed copy ninja almost croon with happiness to rival his pleasure at one of Jiriaya's new books. The White Chakra was acting like a battery for the Sharingan. Strengthening it, the effects that it could give at this could be staggering...

So...a blending of Arashi's manipulation of body bloodline that can do enhanced speed with the proper training and the Sharingan?

What could it do?

That's what they were determined to find out. Arashi was splitting his time between Naruto and both.

For Naruto he was helping the blonde work on the Hiriashin to more effective uses, with aide from Sai and Yamato. Both Ninjas had a small arsenal in front of them and were currently throwing various weapons at Naruto with incredible speed and accuracy.

While he was working with Kakashi to help Sasuke figure out these new eyes of his.

Sasami was at the academy testing with Iruka. To find where she stood and if at all possible could team with her brothers in the Chuunin exams. Sasuke had agreed to partner with Naruto that morning and Kakashi had mentioned to get an exact nature of where her skills lay at in regards to that.

Nervous and terrified of the mere mention of the academy, Arashi had thought ahead of time and had asked Iruka to be by later after the adoption of Sasuke. The kind hearted ninja had of course agreed to have them stop by the academy after they visited Umiko.

Having finally been reunited with her mother, Umiko had encouraged Sasami to try and finish her schooling. Iruka was a good man in her opinion, and for which Naruto whole heartedly agreed with. Giving the little girl enough courage to push down her fears, enough to enter the building later and meet him....

It worked...Sasami found she was immediately warming to Iruka and was welcome to take the tests to see where she stood.

Speaking of which, the little girl should be returning anytime now...

“ARASHI-DADDY! I'm home!”

Startled out of mid demonstration, of a skill that Sasuke had never seen before, Arashi turned around in time to catch a 90 pound bundle of black and purple in his arms. Iruka who was not to far behind was smiling in amusement alongside the Yamanaka clan head Iniochi.

“Arashi-daddy! Iruka-sensei took me to see Baa-chan, who allowed me to go with Tiger lady to see Mommy, and ask her if I can train with Iniochi-sensei for the...the whatsit exams again?”

“Chuunin, Sasami.” Iruka responded with a grin.

“What he said Arashi-daddy! Can I? Mommy said that as long as you felt it was okay for me to do so, she was all right with it.”

“Well I don't mind Sasami, but I think the two to ask would be your big brothers don't you?”

Stopped in mid training, as they listened, both Sasuke and Naruto approached with expressions of studying on their faces. Looking her over, Arashi tried not to laugh as the two seemed to share some kind of conspiratorial look between them.

“Fine with me...” Naruto stated with a nonchalant attitude. “How about you Sasuke? Think the squirt can handle working with us.”

Glaring at the blonde youth, Sasami gives him a look clearly stating that she was going to get him back for that remark. Still as she looks at her other brother Sasuke.

Whose eyes look down at her, Sasuke nods his head.

“Yeah I think the squirt can...”

Grinning happily, it takes her a moment, before she tears off after the two who run into the forest with impish smirks. “Get back here!”

In the meantime, Arashi looks at Iniochi who approaches with a warm smile. “So it is all right Yondaime-sama? That I take Sasami under my tutelage?”

“On one condition, Yamanaka-san, call me Arashi. If you are going to be teaching Sasami, might as well use my name.” The man replies with a grin, much like his son's. It is a wonder to Iniochi, why he did not notice before, as both he and the Hokage in front of him were in the same graduating class....

“All right then, you better call me Iniochi.”

Offering his hand to the Fourth, Arashi gladly takes it, and pulls the Yamanaka head, towards him, as Iruka dives out of the way of a blonde youth running from an irate black haired child who was dripping wet and on the back of a medium sized snake who if it could smile.

Was happily doing so....

The others watching in amusement and trying not laugh at the situation. It lets loose when Sasuke emerges trapped within the coiled tentacles of another snake. Both Kakashi and Arashi looking at this, others who know the Uchiha bust out into full laughter much to his irritation....

“Not one word, Kakashi-sensei...”

Confused at this, Arashi looks too the copy ninja, who whispers three words in the elder blonde's ear. “Rookie of the Year...”

Smirking himself, now as he giggles, a yelp of surprise emits from the other youth. A few minutes later a muddy and bedraggled Naruto wrapped in the other snake's tentacles was followed by a happy Sasami who danced for joy.

“Look who I caught Arashi- daddy, with help from Sakima and Basina!” She exclaimed proudly.

“I'm proud of you baby girl.” Arashi said as he resisted the urge to laugh. “Not tell them to let your brother's go. Apparently they need to work on their training if they are going to outrun you or your friends. Besides, I think you and me need to discuss some stuff with Iniochi-san here, concerning your training. After all it is less then a month away until the first part of the exams....”

“Okay!”

Gesturing for the two summoned snakes to put them down, dismissing them, she runs after Arashi and the other blonde man. Now as Naruto and Sasuke go to clean up, Kakashi looks at Iruka and Yamato with a slight smile on his face.

“The Chuunin exams should be interesting this year.”

“How so?” Iruka asks curiously as Yamato takes on a puzzled expression.

“For all intents and purposes, Sasami was registered as an Uzamaki, by marriage because Arashi intends to marry Umiko. That is if our plans work against Danzou and recently, Sasuke was adopted to become one right.”

“Yes?” The academy teacher responds, with a confused look, as he stares at his close friend.

“Three Uzamakis on a team?” Kakashi replied with a grin. “Think about it....”

Counting from three, Kakashi watches as Iruka passes out.

“Knew he was going to do that....”

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Cloud Village, same day....

Having lost most of his family years ago, the Kage of the Cloud village brooded in a mixture of tiredness and regret. Only ever having two children, he lost them both to the Village of the leaf. Yukita was lost, because she had fallen in love, with that blasted Hokage the Yellow Flash, and had run off to be with him.

He was angry at her betrayal.

In retaliation, he had allowed himself to be convinced a few years later by his son, who desired a new bloodline for their village which was losing some of their more advanced jobs to the leaf.

Add that to the Kyuubi attack, for which he had lost Yukita and the Fourth before he could say he was sorry, he had found himself agreeing to more things then.

So he gave permission and lost his son, to the Hyuuga when they had attempted at that time to kidnap the elder daughter Hinata and bring her to Cloud to raise as a lady of their village, three years after the attack upon the leaf from Kyuubi.

But recently...recently he was contemplating an alliance for three reasons. One was that his village nowadays was indeed stagnating. They needed new blood or something to make things lively once more....

Another reason was that he owed the Yondaime as well as the Hyuuga an apology. Having demanded a life in exchange for the loss of his son, he knew that had to have been a blow to the clan to have to sacrifice one of their own for the sake of peace. Especially considering the only reason he had done that, was because he was still grieving his daughter's death, and including his son's on top of that.

It hurt too much....

But the main reason was that he never knew he had a grandson... He never knew that the demon vessel for Konoha, one Naruto Uzamaki...was family.

“I would like to meet my grandson...” The older man mused quietly. Being in his mid 60's he was admittedly close to retirement. But he had yet to find a suitable replacement. Many of his village's shinobis were strong...

But none stood out to him.....

One had done so, but she had disappeared mysteriously not to long ago.

Cloud's own demon vessel Yuugito was a strong Shinobi, despite being a carrier of the two tailed Nibi. She would have made an excellent Hokage after him.... Still she had vanished, and with the rumors of the Akatsuki....

Although he hopes it is not the case, he doesn't think the blonde woman will be returning....and that's what's frightening him. If she has not returned, because she was caught by Akatsuki...

How will he feel when they go after his only family left....?

“I must protect my grandson....”