Naruto: Legacy Undone

Koutou and many others, including some of the more concerned observers said he was a functional gentle child.

Still...He wasn't sure what to do...

"Are you still there Saru?" Koutou called and Sarutobi decided he'd intruded on the Daimyo's good graces long enough.

As quietly as he came, he left, ignoring the Daimyo's muttering of ninja and their stealth.

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The knock on the door startled him awake Naruto blinked dazedly, panicking for a half second at the unfamiliar surroundings before he remembered where he was.

He spread his senses out, more curious than concerned as he realized who was at the door.

He hopped off the bed; grumbling as he scratched at his head and eyes, making his way towards the door.

Opening it with a click he looked out to Ryoko and Kyofu.

"Whats up?" He drawled.

"Why are you staying at a hotel?" Ryoko asked.

Naruto blinked "Do you have any idea how filthy a place is after years with no cleaning? Its gonna take my clones all day to get that place to livable conditions again."

Both girls offered grimaces of disgust. "Yeah..." The silver haired teammate drawled. "Got a point there."

The blond smiled and opened the door wider, walking back towards the bed as they walked into the room. "So what's up?"

"Its been six years Naruto." Kyofu smiled. "We decided to come spend the day with you."

"Yeah." Ryoko smirked as she sat herself down in the cheap hotel chair. "Show you around, get you reacquainted, build up that happiness level before savoring your defeat later today."

Naruto smirked back.

Challenge bloody accepted.

"Still think you can beat me huh?"

"With a big goddamn smile on my face." She laughed.

Naruto smirked, hopping onto the bed, his face scrunching up in thought for a moment. "Hey, tell me something. I didn't wanna really talk about it last night with Tsunade but...Akane. She's as young as I was when I joined the academy. I remember Tsunade trying to talk me out of joining til she was blue in the face sooo..."

Ryoko shrugged. "Beats me."

Kyofu, sitting down in the bed beside him hummed in thought. "Well she and Dan are two of our strongest reputed ninja. Tsunade-sama especially with her medical skills. Perhaps she was put under pressure to return as quickly as possible to the hospital and Dan to return to the field. Six years with our top healer and one of our top operatives only working part time, at best, isn't something a village can just take lying down easily."

Naruto frowned. He hadn't thought of that. Many Shinobi families often had one of the parents retire when the child was born, usually it was the ninja of lower rank, since the other was one, more valuable to the village, and two, made more money.

But with both Tsunade and Dan being high ranking, high demand ninja, neither one was a loss the village would be willing to just take. Not to mention that Akane herself, if his suspicions were correct, is the new Jinchuuriki of Son Goku. Lineage, Necessity and Jinchuuriki, three reasons why Sarutobi would be all but shoving her into the academy door.

He didn't like that picture overmuch really.

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"You can't let this occur, talk sense into your father!"

Takechio was a patient man, a quality he believed he'd inherited well from Koutou, but his cousin's insistence was beginning to wear even on his placid, calm personality.

The two were in the gardens. They were supposed to be enjoying breakfast together but instead were back to discussing the subject they'd been deadlocked over since his cousin's arrival just yesterday.

"Kurotsuchi will be returning home Kotaro."

"She is too valuable for you to just hand back as if Iwa isn't simply looking for an excuse."

"And you would give them that excuse."

"Onoki has lost his daughter and one of his sons. He only has the one left and this one grandchild. He can be cowed by threatening her. Do not misuse this advantage. You both have to see that the second she is outside our borders Iwa will be making open preparations to attack us again, and Kumo will not be far behind."

Takechio shook his head. "She is returning home." He said. "We had an agreement with Onoki-"

"One that didn't live for a day before he sicked his two Jinchuuriki against your father to try and break it."

"-and just because" He continued, glaring now. "There are inherent dangers and disadvantages to honoring our word, there is no reason to break it. Kurotsuchi deserves to see her father and grandfather again and we will let her. And have our doors open to her should she ever wish to return."

Kotaro leaned forward glaring into Takechio's eyes with a cold anger. "You won't help me convince Koutou-sama then..."

Takechio nodded. "I believe we're getting somewhere now."

The shorter, dark haired man leaned back. "If that's the case then I request we take some precautions."

The Daimyo's son sighed through his nostrils. He'd been hoping this conversation would just be over. "Such as?"

"As a start I would like to be allowed to take stock of our grain and treasury reserves. I would also like to be given permission to execute repairs on the roads, and requisition orders for a recruitment draft after the harvest is over and done with."

"As a start, you say?" Takechio drawled, turning his gaze away from Kotaro's cold gaze after a moment.

"I can approve you taking stock of our reserves but for the rest you'll have to ask father."

"It will have to do I suppose." Kotaro drawled, clearly displeased with the words.

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