Chapter 10: The truth that was hidden

Konoha…

Tsunade couldn't believe what she was seeing. The DNA test had been completed and the results had shocked her to the core. She couldn't help but ask the heavens how such a thing was possible.

She had been the only one there to see the results of the test, just as Jiraiya instructed. Now she understood why he was taking so many p

precautionary measures. If the results were to land in the hands of the wrong person, it could cause trouble for Naruto.

But what could a DNA test possibly reveal about Naruto that was so dangerous? Well, it turns out there was more to Naruto's past relatives then just Minato and Kushina.

The Konoha archives had kept DNA of every resident that was considered part of the village. It even held DNA from shinobi that had died before the village was created.

During the time before the village, many clans waged war against each other and fought for dominance. In fact, the reason the first Hokage, Hashirama Senju, created the village was to make a sanctuary for said clans and stop the clan wars.

But many shinobi of said clans had died long before the village was created. But to honor their sacrifice, their names were added onto the village archives and also carved into the KIA stone. They also kept DNA from them if ever needed, at least from those they could recover.

The identity of Naruto's parents was already a highly kept secret. Only those of high ranking such as the Hokage and a few others knew of his true heritage. But the DNA test had uncovered a very crucial piece of information. Minato and Kushina were always known as war orphans and there was never any reason to do a DNA test to uncover their lineage.

But now looking at the documents in her hands, Tsunade couldn't help but wonder how this had all come to be. In her hands was a picture of none other than Izuna Uchiha, Madara Uchiha's younger brother. He had fallen to the hands of Tobirama Senju in a clash between the Uchiha and Senju.

But according to the test, he had been in a intimate relationship with Uzushio Uzumaki. Uzushio was the princess and heir to the Uzumaki clan and for that reason was named after the island they lived in. Her and Izuna had somehow conceived a child sometime before Izuna's death named Katsura Uzumaki. Tsunade hypothesized that they used Uzushio's maiden name so no one would figure out that she was Izuna's child.

Izuna had many enemies and he wouldn't be there to protect Uzushio and their child from them. They had never even married so there was no proof that they had ever been together.

The DNA test continued to show that Katsura had later given birth to Kushina sometime before Uzushio's destruction. Tsunade also knew that Kushina was brought to Konoha a few years before the attack that destroyed Uzushio. I guess you could say that the Kyuubi had actually save her life.

And then came Naruto, the last known Uzumaki and heir to the clan. And now he was also one of the last Uchiha's alive and great-grandson to one of the most deadly Uchiha to ever exist.

Tsunade sealed away the document in a seal on her right wrist and walked out of the testing lab and headed back to her office. The seal was made from Jiraiya himself and could only be opened by her chakra. It had been created for situations were the documents or contents either stayed safe or perished with her if she was ever ambushed.

She entered her office and signaled the ANBU to leave with just a flick of her wrist. She then touched a part of the wall and created a protection barrier that would keep any intruders out. Grabbing a scroll and a writing utensil, she began to make her response to Jiraiya. She then drew her own seal and sealed the documents containing Naruto's DNA test after unsealing them from her wrist.

Tsunadae then proceeded to bite her thumb and slam her hand on the table calling out, "Summoning jutsu!" A larger than normal slug with aquamarine stripes flowing downs it's back appeared.

The slugs name was Katsuyu and she was Tsunade's personal summon. The slug turned towards her master and asked, "What is it that you require, my Lady?"

"Lady Katsuyu, I need you to deliver this scroll to Jiraiya. It is of utmost urgency and must be for his eyes only." Said Tsunade. She couldn't trust any of the messenger birds with this type of information. Only her personal summon could be trusted.

Katsuyu took the scroll from her masters hand and dispelled in a cloud of smoke. Tsunade had also written her own letter to Jiraiya. There was one more thing that needed to be discussed between them and that was Yugao's leave from the ANBU. She had decided to allow Jiraiya's request since Naruto would need all the protection he could get now that the Akatsuki had become active.

Tsunade stood up from her chair and turned to look at the forests beyond the front gate. She had a feeling that Naruto was about to go through many challenges.

With Naruto…

Two days had passed and the group of four had traveled to the outskirts of Lightning country. They had set camp on a small hill that overlooked a large forest. Beyond said forest, mountains that reached the clouds could be seen. That was where Kumogakure was said to be placed. They had decided not to get close do to them being shinobi from a different village.

Yugao had begun training both Naruto and Yukino in kenjutsu everyday since her arrival. Their experience hadn't increased much but they were getting accustomed to the use of a sword. The most either had lasted was a minute before getting hit by Yugao's wooden katana.

Jiraiya sat in a tree overlooking the spar between Naruto and Yugao. He noticed that some of his unpredictable style had begun to merge with his sword fighting. That would give him an edge against opponents who where used to fighting enemies with a standard style.

He took away his eyes from the spar and focused on the small cloud of smoke that had appeared on the same branch he was sitting on. Once the smoke dispelled, he could see the clear shape of Tsunade's summon.

"Lord Jiraiya, I have some urgent news from Lady Tsunade," spoke Katsuyu. She began to open her mouth and showed Jiraiya the scroll given to her by Tsunade. She had decided to store it in her body after hearing Tsunade state its importance.

Jiraiya reached out and took the scroll. "Thank you Lady Katsuyu. You may dispel and inform Tsunade that I have acquired the scroll." Lady Katsuyu disappeared as Jiraiya began opening the scroll. He unsealed its contents with his blood and opened the envelope that appeared.

Inside said envelop was the DNA results from the test he had requested. The results had almost shocked him as much as it had Tsunade. 'I knew Naruto would have Uchiha blood but I never expected it to be from him.'

He also saw a letter from Tsunade that stated Yugao's leave from ANBU for now. It looked like everything was going according to plan. Now all they had to do was be cautious.

There was a very important reason to why they had come to Lightning Country. Actually there was two. Jiraiya had always stayed intact with many of the major leaders of the shinobi world. One of those said leaders was the Raikage himself.

A few days ago he had received a letter from the Raikage that was willing to trade some jutsu in exchange for information on the Akatsuki. Lately, there had been reports of a strange pair of travelers that wore a black cloak with red clouds. The Raikage had chosen to be cautious and contact Jiraiya since he had the most information on the Akatsuki thanks to his spy network.

Jiraiya had decided to keep this information hidden from the group. It was better for Naruto and Yukino if they focused more on training than a terrorist group after them. Technically they were only after Naruto but he doubted that Yukino or Yugao would let him be taken unless they were dead. They needed to believe that everything was fine for now. But it wouldn't be long before he would inform them.

Jiraiya hopped down from the tree branch and made his way towards the spar that had just ended with Naruto on the ground. Yugao was definitely not going easy on them and that was a good thing because an enemy sure wouldn't.

"Hey guys, I just received a letter from Tsunade," said Jiraiya. He waited for their attention and then turned towards Yugao and continued. "She has granted you leave from ANBU. You are now allowed to travel with us."

Naruto cheered as he would now be traveling with someone he considered precious. Yugao also showed a small smile as she was happy to travel with them. Yukino on the other hand frowned slightly, but only Jiraiya noticed. She was hoping that the Hokage would call Yugao back. She didn't know why but she felt threatened by her presence.

Jiraiya smirked as he looked at the frown that had formed on Yukino's face. He had certainly seen that frown before. It was the same frown he had seen on Kushina's face when she began to think that Minato and her friend Mikoto were getting too close. But in reality they were just good friends and nothing had happened between them.

Now it seemed like Naruto would have to deal with the many problems of said frown. But Jiraiya was determined to make his situation much different. He'd be damned if another one of his disciples gave up the chance of being with more than one woman. And there was also the whole "restore clan" thing that he had to deal with. So this would give him the perfect opportunity to make much more books based on student. 'Your luck never seizes to amaze me Naruto.'

"Now that that situation is settled, we need to make a stop in Kumogakure." Said Jiraiya.

Yugao narrowed her eyes slightly at that declaration. "Why do we need to stop there Jiraiya-sama?" She asked.

Jiraiya had already created an explanation just in case they asked questions. "Well Yugao, it turns out that Kumogakure has had a reputation of being the best at getting their jinchurikki to work with their bijuu. Their jinchurikki manage to befriend their bijuu and actually team up with them during battles. I decided it would be a good idea if Naruto talked to their jinchurikki and learned something from them."

Naruto's eyes widened in shock. He had never imagined it'd be possible for anyone to befriend a bijuu. Sure the fox had given him chakra from time to time but that was only because he had demanded it. Maybe it would be a good idea to form a positive relationship between him and his bijuu. At least they could get rid of the hate that they had for each other and work together when the situation called for it.

Thinking of said positive relationship caused a smile to form on his face. Yugao and Yukino both saw the smile and their lips couldn't help but follow.

Naruto looked at Jiraiya with new determination burning in his eyes. "What are we waiting for Jiraiya-sensei? Let's get this show on the road!"

Jiraiya smirked as he saw small bits and pieces of the old Naruto begin to return. Sure his hyperactive self was just a mask but it was good to know that he could truly get excited about something. He needed to learn that life wasn't always terrible and that there were people that would help him when things went south.

"Now wait a minute Naruto, we still have to pack up and get ready to leave." Jiraiya spoke.

Naruto stopped in his tracks and turned to see the tents they had set up last night for sleeping. At the moment they were the only thing standing in the way between Naruto and Kumogakure. Naruto had learned to be somewhat patient in the last few weeks. But when he could do something about the waiting, he would definitely do it.

Naruto crossed both of his index and middle fingers and called out, "Shadow clone jutsu!" In just seconds the entire clearing was full of clones. "You all know what to do, now get to it!" At his command, all of the clones began taking down tents and cleaning up any garbage they had left.

As this was happening, the rest of the group sweat dropped at Naruto's use of the secret technique. 'He must really want to go' they all thought at once.

Chapter end…

AN:

So its almost been a month since I last updated. I wish I could say that I have a decent excuse for this but I honestly don't. I just got writers block and to be honest I got lazy. I just didn't know where to go from last chapter. But after a huge break I managed to figure out some sort of path. I'm updating this chapter just to inform you that this story is not dead. I'm actually going to be writing a 3-5k chapter once this goes up. It should be up in a few days. And I'll try to make longer chapters now. That seems to be one of the things that people really want me to fix and I want to as well. But I simply don't have the stamina to write a 5k chapter yet.

Now I need some input on a few things so it's voting time.

Hinata be added into the harem: I wouldn't mind adding her but I know she's overused and some people just don't like her. But if I don't add her then she won't be heard much of simply because I'd hate to put her with someone other than Naruto. And if I do add her I'd give her more confidence.

2. Should Yugito be added into the harem? The group is going to Kumo to give Naruto a chance to have a somewhat good relationship with Kurama but it does give me a chance to get these two together. But it's your choice.

Sasuke or bad Sasuke?

In the end Sasuke will die to save Naruto. It's hard to explain why I'm asking this without totally giving away the huge twist to this story. Just vote if he should be good or bad.

of lord/lady/princess/etc. or Sama/san/hime.

I won't be using the Japanese names for the jutsu simply because I don't know enough to do it. But I can use honorifics such as –sama or –san and many others. Or I could use words like lord or lady. It's your choice.

Well guys that's gonna be it for this chapter. Hope you aren't to pissed at me for not updating. Don't forget to vote and I'll see you guys later.