CHAPTER 7
RETRIEVAL IN A FLASH, AND GOOD SOAK WITH A LONG TALK
"I know this may sound childish," started Naruto. "but are we there yet?"
Kushina looked over at him and smiled. "Actually, yes we are."
With that, everyone stopped at what appeared to be the edge of a cliff. The edge of the cliff had a straight drop into a large body of water. What caught everyone's attention was the fact that out in the distance was a massive whirlpool, completely surrounded by smaller whirlpools. Kushina and Mikoto walked up till they were about 6" away from the edge and looked to be preparing to perform a jutsu until Naruto interrupted.
"Is this a safe and secluded place?" he asked.
They both nodded at him.
"Good, hold on one second." He said. With that he dug into kunai holster and dug out a curious looking kunai and threw it in the ground in front of him. He then looked at his mom, whose eyes were wide staring at the kunai. With his foxy grin in place he said "Back in a flash." Then completely disappeared.
30 seconds later, he reappeared with what appeared to be a 12 yr old Hyuuga female.
"HANABI!" Hinata called out as she ran over and hugged her little sister.
Hanabi began to cry in her sister's chest. "Father w-was very upset when you left, and he took it out on me."
Hinata's eyes went wide. "He didn't beat you did he?"
Hanabi shook her head no. "He said that women had no place in positions of authority and he was going to have me act as a concubine for another main family member in the hopes that I would bear a son to become clan head."
"Ladies," said Kushina, "let's finish this inside, ok?"
Both girls looked at her and nodded as Naruto picked up his kunai.
Kushina and Mikoto both resumed their positions, bit their thumbs slammed their hands into the ground and said "SECRET SUMMONING JUSTU, LOCKED POST SUMMONING!"
Two identical posts with identical seals on them and rose from the ground. Kushina and Mikoto smeared the blood that was still on their hands onto the seals. The seals began to glow and the ground started to shake. A tower began to rise up out of the center of the massive whirlpool, at the same time a domed bridge began to come out of the cliff face reaching towards the tower. After about 3 minutes, everything had settled into place. There was nothing to remarkable about the tower; it looked like a stone pillar with a roof on it. The 12 noticed a stairwell leading down to the bridge and started moving towards it along with Hanabi.
"Don't go that way." Said Mikoto. "Follow us."
With that Mikoto and Kushina started moving towards the cliff edge itself and hopped on top of the dome covering the bridge. After a couple feet they came to a rather large intricate looking seal.
"Ok everyone," said Kushina. "Make sure you are touching the seal."
After some shuffling around everyone was standing inside the seal, looking at Kushina with curious faces. Both Kushina and Mikoto began to channel chakra into the seal, after a couple seconds and a flash of light the whole grope disappeared. Upon their disappearance, the bridge began to retract into the cliff and the tower began to lower back into the whirlpool.
"Wow" whispered TenTen, looking around. "It looks almost exactly like the leaf village."
"Yes it does." said Kushina. "There is a good a reason for that as well, but that will wait, for now, grab your stuff and follow me. We are going to the hot springs so that you guys can relax while we talk." Then she turned to Mikoto. "Would you be a dear and alert the others to our guests and have them meet us at the hot springs, we have a lot of talking to do."
"Of course," she said. She gave Sasuke a quick kiss on his forehead then vanished.
"Everybody fallow me please. We will be in the mixed section, but don't worry, we have plenty of extra swim ware you can put on while we're their." Said Kushina.
5 min later at the hot springs.
In the female changing area.
"No Hinata." said Ino. She stood in front of Hinata wearing a white two piece bikini. Hinata had just picked up a modest black one piece when Ino stopped her.
"We have always been very modest around Naruto; it's time we showed off a little bit for him." Said Ino. With that she picked out pale lavender 2 piece for Hinata, who immediately began blushing and poking her fingers together. Ino grabbed her hands.
"I thought we got rid of that." Ino said pointedly to Hinata.
"It's not that I don't want show off for Naruto-kun…I just hate the way Kiba starts staring, then drooling, then hits on me." Said Hinata.
That's why I have these with me," said TenTen, who was wearing a black one piece that opened around her stomach; she was holding up a couple of kunai.
"Oh my," said a voice that made Hinata go rigid. Slowly she turned around, along with Hanabi who noticed her sister's action. Their before them stood a woman who appeared to be an older version of Hinata. Hinata's eyes went, if possible, even wider and she started to tear up.
"Hinata, Hanabi?" The woman questioned with hope in her eyes.
Just as Hanabi was about to ask who she was, she was cut of by Hinata. "Father said you died, please, if this is a joke, it's not funny. If you are who you appear to be, then answer me one question, what was your pet name for me."
The woman was starting to tear up "Before I answer, why does Hanabi not recognize me."
"Father took down and destroyed all pictures of you, now please answer me." Said Hinata.
"Oh Hinata, you know you will always be my purple ray of sunshine." Said the woman.
That was all Hinata needed to hear. "MOM!" she cried out and ran forward enveloping her in a hug. Hanabi just stood their, stunned.
"Well, well, well," said another voice. "Look at my little nieces, is my Neji-kun here too?"
"Aunt Hoshiyaru." said Hinata as the woman started waving her hand in front of Hanabi's eyes to try and get her attention. "Yes sweetie, it's me. Tell me, I heard Neji did something bad during your first chuunin exams, care to tell me about it?" she asked in a tone of voice that stated that she was not going to take no for an answer.
Men's changing room
"I can't believe you're alive dad." Said Neji.
Before Hizashi could say anything, they both heard two distinct voices shouting at almost the same time.
"NEJI DID WHAT TO MY DAUGHTER?!"
"MY SON DID WHAT!?"
"Umm Neji?" asked Hizashi. "Is there something you would like to share with me before we face the wrath of your mom and aunt?"