chapter 34

'How much will he keep me waiting here?' Yumiko thought annoyed while waiting outside the Hokage office.

After getting back to the village Genma and her went straight to the Hokage building

And for some reason, he asked her to stay outside the office while he talked with Hiruzen on 'secret matters' as he liked to call it

Yumiko thought it was intentional to tease her but what she saw next made her think otherwise.

Genma got out of the office with a solemn expression.

Seeing his serious face, Yumiko became self-conscience 'is it about the scroll? is it this important?' she swallowed her saliva

"Yumiko, the Hokage wishes to talk to you," he said calmly, but his eyes slightly softened after seeing her nervousness

Yumiko didn't answer and instead headed straight to the office with a somewhat stoic face

However, inside she was freaking out while imagining the worst-case scenarios

Genma followed after her before closing the door behind him.

Yumiko bowed in respect greeting Hiruzen "It's good to see you all healthy Hokage-sama"

Yumiko didn't know what hit her to greet him that way.

The Hokage only chuckled at her before replaying "No need to be so formal Yumiko-chan, stand up"

Yumiko stood from her bowing position, face red like a tomato

That only made the Hokage chuckle more alongside Genma.

Seeing the friendly atmosphere, Yumiko's shoulders were no longer stiff

'well it doesn't seem like they are about to execute me... let's hope nothing bad happens'

"The reason I called you here Yumiko is so we can discuss an important matter about you"

Suddenly the friendly atmosphere that Yumiko wished to last became serious

She looked at him curiously

"From what I've heard from Hayate and Genma you are different from others, not only in appearance but also in many other aspects. Your chakra reserves are larger than an ordinary ninja's, your stamina is too

And given your natural sensing skills you have, I concluded your lineage as an Uzumaki" he said as a matter of fact

Yumiko's jaw dropped, shock could be seen on her face

Genma cleared his throat, snapping his student to reality

"um... what is an Uzumaki?"

She asked, trying her best to act clueless and still trying to get over her shock

The Hokage answered truthfully

"The Uzumaki was a formidable clan in Uzushiogakure, but unfortunately the great villages deemed them as a threat because of their strength and fearsome lifeforce

Hence, they all allied to destroy them in the second great ninja war, Konoha was willing to help them since we had an alliance, but we didn't get the chance to as it was too late"

Yumiko frowned while she thought

'so they knew? I didn't expect this turn of events...

Well I shouldn't have underestimate them, but not like I can hide what is obvious... and pretending isn't an option either'

The Hokage keeps speaking while looking at Yumiko's thoughtful face

"The Uzumaki clan is related to the Senju, they excel in fuinjutsu arts and healing.

Now putting aside their strength, what I said is just talk, the only way we can prove and make sure of your lineage is by blood test" the Hokage concluded

Yumiko's face turned pale as soon as these words were said, she was alarmed

'You're fucking joking! No way in hell I am doing that blood test!

Not only they would know my Uzumaki linage, but also my Uchiha!' she thought in panic

She tried to form a proper answer but ended up saying what was on her mind at that moment

"Hokage-sama, I don't care what is my lineage! As long as I can serve my village I am fine as I am! Plus being an Uzumaki or not won't change anything, so please, there is no need for a blood test" she said hurriedly with a determined face

Genma looked at her concerned while he thought

'why did she react that way? As if she is afraid...'

needless to say, the Hokage and Genma were very confused

after moments of silence The Hokage only sighed before answering "If that's what you want then be it.

This discussion shall stay a secret since you can become a target because of your bloodline, the people lurking out there won't hesitate to take you and make experiments on you Yumiko, so be careful"

Truthfully, the Hokage let it go simply because he could take DNA samples from Yumiko anytime he wanted, by sending one of his ANBU. So it wasn't that big of a deal for him

Also, he doesn't want Danzo to know about her.

Sure Danzo roots was disbanded after the Uchiha downfall but still, Hiruzen wasn't a fool.

He knew Danzo wouldn't give up on his organization that easily, surely he still had some loyal members under him.

On the other hand, Yumiko only sighed in relief 'thank god I am saved'

Genma cutted the silence with his declaration "Kotetsu and Izumo got back a while ago and they informed me of the mission's success, good job on delivering the scroll Yumiko-chan," he said happily

"you are dismissed Yumiko, go take a rest for now" added the Hokage with a smile.

Yumiko only nodded, bowing again before getting out of the office.

It was late evening and Yumiko was hungry, she was feeling lazy to cook so instead she went straight to one of the restaurants nearby

only to stop before the door with a deep frown

'wait, I don't have money, that woman took all my belonging! shit'

Yumiko's stomach grumbled, indicating her how much she feels hungry

'tsk, it seems like I need to go home...'