The Root of the Matter Pt. 3

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Sasuko awakens slowly, feeling somewhat odd. It takes her a moment to realize that the chakra-draining seals have been removed and that she's currently sat upwards, in a chair. In an instant, Sasuko jolts back to full awareness, immediately attempting to activate her Sharingan so she can take in her surroundings and start plotting out her escape.

However, it turns out to not be nearly as easy as all of that. When she tries to push the chakra down the proper pathways to her eyes, as she's done a million times before by this point, it… doesn't work. Blinking rapidly, Sasuko confirms she can still see, however… her dojutsu refuses to activate. The chakra refuses to reach her eyes.

She grimaces and goes for a non-eye based jutsu, only to stop dead in her tracks when an icy voice penetrates her thoughts.

"I wouldn't, if I were you. Consider this the extent of my mercy, Sasuko Uchiha."

Tsunade Senju's voice sends a shiver down Sasuko's spine, and she goes absolutely still as everything begins to catch up with her. She's become far too reliant on her Sharingan, is Sasuko's first thought. Because really, there's no reason it should have taken this long to realize she was seated in the Hokage's Office, across from the Fifth Hokage herself.

Unbound but not entirely freed if her eyes are any indication, Sasuko very carefully grips the arms of her chair, to make it clear she's not going to try hand signs any time soon. Tsunade's gaze flickers to this and the Hokage nods sharply to show she recognizes Sasuko's tentative submission.

There's a flutter by the side of her head, and it takes all of Sasuko's self-control not to react as Shizune, Tsunade's first apprentice, leans in and brushes a finger along the corner of Sasuko's eye.

"The block is holding, Lady Tsunade."

"Thank you, Shizune."

Shizune steps back, and Sasuko stays very still indeed. She's well aware of how dangerous medic nin can be, and right now she's in a room with what might be the two most powerful medic nin in the entirety of the Elemental Nations. With a disabled Sharingan no less. She might not be wrapped up in chakra-draining seals any longer, but that doesn't mean she's in the clear… not by a long shot.

For a moment, Tsunade just stares her down, an intense gaze that has Sasuko sitting ramrod straight and barely daring to breathe. She'd gotten… familiar with Orochimaru over the years. Perhaps too familiar, given what he and Kabuto had ended up trying to do to her in the end. She would not make that same mistake with another of the Sannin. Especially not the one who achieved what Orochimaru always coveted, the Hokage's Seat.

However, just as Sasuko is thinking this, Tsunade suddenly lets up, letting out a sigh and sitting back in her chair, practically slouching even as she brings a hand up to cover her face.

"What a fucking mess…"

The Hokage's drawl is met with a noise of agreement from Shizune, even as Sasuko furrows her brow. What exactly does she mean? Sasuko herself? Hmph, she supposed… yes, she could see it. Clearly, Naruto was very near and dear to Tsunade's heart. And if that were the case, then his attachment to Sasuko WOULD be quite the mess for the Fifth Hokage. Heh, how was Tsunade to disappear Sasuko when Naruto would be asking where she was day after day for the rest of his life? Yes, that would be-

"You should know, the man who ordered the killing of your clan is now dead."

Sasuko's lips had just begun to twitch upwards at the thought of Tsunade struggling to figure out how to handle her. Then, the Fifth Hokage drops THAT bombshell right onto her lap, and all Sasuko can do is go still in abject confusion.

"… What?"

Sliding her hand down off of her face so she can look to Sasuko with a deadpan expression, Tsunade presses her lips together for a moment. Then, she sits up, pulls open a drawer of the Hokage's desk, and drags out a large bundle of files. Slapping them down onto the top of the desk, she pushes them over and gestures to them.

"Go ahead. Look at them. Try anything more though, and it won't go well for you."

Sharingan-less eyes fixed on the files, Sasuko slowly nods, and just as slowly moves her hands from the arms of her chair to the files in front of her. She remains slow up until she opens the first file… and begins to read. Then, her completely normal black eyes darting back and forth across the page, she begins to flip through papers, looking at what is, to her… the upheaval of everything she thought she ever knew.

"It's the truth, as best as I can tell. The whole, unvarnished truth. Danzo Shimura plotted the destruction of the Uchiha Clan for decades. He believed, as his mentor the Second Hokage did, that one day the Uchiha would attempt to overthrow Konoha and take control. However, he believed it so strongly… that his work to preempt it, made it into a reality."

This… this was…

"His efforts to guard Konoha against your clan led to the ostracization of the Uchiha, the continued separation eventually turning the Uchiha Clan into Other within the bounds of their own village, of Konoha. The Fourth Hokage went a long way to fixing this. His wife and your mother, for instance, were close friends."

Tsunade pauses for half a moment, before continuing. Frankly, Sasuko barely notices. She's too engrossed in reading what's right in front of her.

"However, the Kyuubi attack was a setback too far. Not only did the Fourth Hokage and Kushina Uzumaki perish that night, leaving behind their son, but there was blame laid at the feet of the Uchiha Clan. A Sharingan wielder was said to have been witnessed controlling the Kyuubi during the attack."

Sasuko catches that last bit and stiffens as her lips tighten into a thin line. But before she can respond, Tsunade continues on, clinical in her speech.

"Whether it was a member of the Uchiha Clan or not is immaterial at this point, though all reports point to it either being a rumor, or a rogue agent. In the end, it does not matter. Danzo took the death of the Fourth Hokage and the inaction of my own mentor the Third Hokage as carte blanche and ran with it. He stoked the embers of anti-Uchiha sentiment until the flames were so high that even your clan could no longer ignore it."

Tsunade almost sounds sympathetic. Pitying even. Sasuko can't help but be taken aback.

"Your Clan Elders were in the process of convincing your father to perform a coup on Konoha, after which he would have become the new Hokage. Whether they could have succeeded in convincing Fugaku Uchiha of this course of action or not is also somewhat immaterial, because before anything could be decided, Danzo used his misbegotten authority to order the Uchiha Clan Massacre. Everything your brother did, in a sick and twisted way, he thought was in service to Konoha."

Too much. It was all too much. Sasuko barely registers that she's trembling… nay, downright shaking. Because as much as Tsunade's words explain how everything happened, the files that she's sharing… they show the horrific aftermath. What Danzo and his Root did with her clan's bodies after they convinced her brother to massacre them was… unconscionable.

"As of last night, Danzo Shimura has been executed for crimes against Konoha. Root has been dismantled. Late though it might be, the Uchiha Clan has been avenged."

Tsunade's words send a jolt through Sasuko's body, her eyes widening and her nostrils flaring at the terminology the older woman uses. Avenged… it was supposed to be her who avenged her clan. She was the Avenger… the Last Uchiha…

And yet, even in that moment, Sasuko's mind running a mile a minute, her thoughts all over the place, something reaches out to her. She hadn't fully registered ALL of what the Fifth Hokage was saying earlier, but now something Tsunade had mentioned sticks out at her all of the sudden.

"E-Earlier…"

Swallowing thickly, Sasuko clenches her teeth and gets herself under control, refusing to stutter or stammer before the Fifth Hokage.

"Earlier, you said… the Fourth Hokage and his wife. And then, you said… Kushina Uzumaki."

Tsunade's eyes flash, and she smiles a somewhat icy smile.

"Yes. Kushina Uzumaki, the previous container for the Nine-Tailed Fox… and Naruto's mother."

Sasuko rocks back in her chair. Wait. Didn't that mean…?

"And yes, that does make the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, Naruto's father. One of the better kept secrets of my predecessor. If only he'd managed to keep Naruto's status as a jinchuriki secret as well… but alas, better for everyone to believe we have the Kyuubi Jinchuriki in our control, then to give Naruto some semblance of a normal life, I suppose."

The derision that Tsunade speaks with regarding the Third Hokage takes Sasuko aback. The care and affection she clearly holds for Naruto is immense. But more than that… Naruto Uzumaki was the son of the Fourth Hokage? He was… that explained so damn much. Fuck, how had Sasuko never seen it?

"You have a choice to make now, Sasuko. Danzo is dead now because Naruto saved your life. Again. We brought you back to Konoha, back to the Uzumaki Clan Compound, where he protected you. When Danzo made an attempt on you, Konoha acted as Lord Uzumaki would have us act. We took the fight to Danzo and Root and brought them down once and for all."

Sasuko's lips thin out, as she tries to ruthlessly tamp down on the gratitude that threatens to well up in her. Naruto hadn't saved her just once, but twice now. Ugh, how she despised owing that idiot anything. Except… he wasn't an idiot if he was a Special Jonin, now, was he? Fuck, just what had happened in the years they were apart.

"Out of respect for Lord Uzumaki, I'm willing to let you leave."

"What?"

Sasuko's response is choked surprise, as Tsunade just… says that. And yet, Tsunade is dead serious.

"I would be a hypocrite to try to keep you after everything that's happened. So long as you did not aim to harm Konoha, you would be free to go and make your own way out into the Elemental Nations. No more missing nin status… but no more help, either. Alternatively…"

Sasuko stiffens as she realizes she's begun to lean forward in anticipation. The Fifth Hokage was a better manipulator than she'd given her credit for.

"You could stay. Try and rebuild your clan… or join another clan."

The implications behind that make Sasuko go even stiffer than she already is. But before she can respond, Tsunade just shrugs her shoulders.

"You don't have to decide just now either. You could stay with Naruto at his Clan Compound for a little while and push the choice off. It's no skin off my back, so long as you give me your word that you will not retaliate against Konoha for the actions of a dead man and your brother."

Sasuko's mouth opens and closes at that. The young kunoichi stares down at the files in front of her. There's rage at what Danzo did, and she wants nothing more than to be able to release that rage. Unfortunately, she can't. Danzo has already been taken care of, thanks to Naruto. Her brother is still out there though. And yet… everything has changed, hasn't it? Itachi… for her family, she should still hunt him down and kill him, shouldn't she? She was still the Avenger… right?

Tsunade had said she didn't have to decide now… but surely, she did. She couldn't just… let it go for the time being, right?

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As Naruto awakens, he can't help but let out a groan. The context of the groan is important, however. At the start of it, he's groaning because of the fleeting headache that's only finally going away, from the bout of Chakra Exhaustion he'd brought upon himself before passing out. By the end of it, however, he's groaning because of the soft feel of two sets of tits wrapped around his cock as two sets of wet lips work over the tip of his throbbing dick.

Eyes fluttering open, Naruto looks down the length of his body to see two beautiful women that he loves very much currently working together to pleasure him with their breasts and mouths. At his waking, both Anko and Hinata glance up at him in turn. Hinata blushes but offers a tentative smile, while Anko grins a wicked grin. The two lovely ladies continue their work, even as Naruto groans in enjoyment.

"Fuuuuck… what a way to wake up… but… how did it go?"

Neither Anko nor Hinata are the one to provide him with an answer. Which makes sense, considering neither of them were actually there. Anko, as much as she'd enjoyed it, had been fucked for days straight by the time they returned to Konoha with Sasuko in tow and Orochimaru dead and defeated once and for all. Hinata, meanwhile, was still confined to the Uzumaki Clan Compound.

Both of them had been at the compound, when the attack on Root and Danzo had finally commenced. However, Yugao… had not been.

"Danzo is dead. Root is dismantled. The day is won, thanks to you Naruto."

Looking over at the former ANBU, Naruto blinks at what he sees. It's not just Yugao, but also Ayame of all people. Specifically, the ANBU has the Ramen girl in her lap, holding her and playing with Ayame's naked body as the closest thing Naruto had to a big sister growing up mewls and moans and writhes in Yugao's hands.

Ayame is like putty in the older woman's hands. To be honest, it's not really fair to her. As much as Yugao might have been initially resistant to the idea of laying with him, she was still a kunoichi, fully trained in the art of seduction. So was Anko, and while Hinata might not have as much training as either of the older women… she more than made up for it with her body.

Laying there on the bed, Naruto can only groan as Anko and Hinata both redouble their efforts now that he's awake. Their tits and tongues feel absolutely amazing on his shaft and cockhead, and the young Clan Lord can't help but throw his head back.

"Fuck!"

That's all the warning the two beauties get, before Naruto finds himself blowing his first load of the morning all over their faces and tits. Far from reeling back however, Anko and Hinata individually lean into it, moaning wantonly and ending up in a three-way kiss with the tip of his dick as their tongues slip and slurp at him and each other's mouths.

Staring down at them, and then at Yugao playing with Ayame… Naruto grins lazily. He could tell, the morning was just getting started.

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