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Chapter 12

Sasuke had the Mizu boy's head removed from its spike and buried with his body next to Misao. The council did not like this decision, but Madara helped "persuade" them. He was by Sasuke's side when he told Naruto, Kotomi, and Tomomi everything. None of them knew what to say. Sasuke got on his hands and knees and asked the sisters for forgiveness. They looked at each other, unsure of what to say. They were angry since he was their brother. They understood why Sasuke did it. The Mizu Clan had similar laws about such acts of adultery. But for him to be killed in such a brutal way, it wasn't right. Sasuke asked them what he could do to gain their forgiveness. The sisters talked for what seemed like hours while Sasuke nervously stayed kneeling. Finally, with Naruto's input, they came to an agreement. Madara had to hold Sasuke back from killing the council members when they tried to refuse the request. But thanks to Madara, the body of their mother was given over to the sisters to get a proper burial. Sadly, the bodies of the father and eldest son had been burned and their ashes had been disposed of. Sasuke managed to find their family heirloom and returned them to the sisters. The two were allowed to return home and given the choice to stay there if they wanted. It was the true freedom they thought they'd never get. Tomomi decided to stay since her husband and daughter were part of the Uchiha Kingdom. They were willing to leave if it was for Tomomi, but she decided that this was home, not the one that never accepted her for herself. Kotomi on the other hand stayed behind. She told Tomomi that she'd search for any survivors. She told Sasuke that if Naruto was ever removed from power, she'd kill Sasuke. Naruto couldn't understand why the woman had changed so much so quickly. Sasuke accepted her wish.

It was two years later when Sasuke had several members of the council executed. They had planned to assassinate Naruto. The reason behind the planned assassination turned out because they found out that Naruto's father was Minato Namikaze, an enemy of the Uchiha Kingdom from before Fugaku's rein. But Minato had been best friends with Fugaku before he died protecting Naruto's mother. Naruto's mother turned out to be Mikoto's servant Kushina who passed away a few months before Naruto became a servant. Naruto admitted that Kushina sent him here in hopes that Mikoto or Fugaku would recognize him and protect him. But they hadn't and Naruto never said anything. Kotomi found out about the attempt and stopped by to oversee what happened to the attackers. Their punishment was equal to Orochimaru's. The rest of the council agreed that the others had been foolish.

With the truth about Naruto's heritage out, Suna and the Hyuuga Kingdom decided to strengthen their relationship with the Uchiha Clan. It turned out that Minato was from Suna while Kushina was from the Hyuuga Kingdom. This alliance was shown in the engagement of Kyuji to Amaya and Itsuki to Ageha. At first, Naruto and Sasuke weren't sure about Itsuki's engagement to Ageha as the two saw each other as siblings. But since Itsuki was Naruto and Itachi's son while Ageha was Neji and Sasuke's daughter, no one else saw the problem. Ryuu broke the argument with his engagement to Misae, strengthening the new alliance with the Mizu Clan. At the age of sixteen, Ryuu claimed Misae as his mate, impregnating her with twins. Kyuji waited until he was seventeen to marry Amaya. Itsuki and Ageha's wedding had been a bit awkward. The two remained engaged until Itsuki's jealousy at seeing Ageha's other suitors got the better of him. Naruto had never seen Sasuke so mad. Sasuke had found out what Itsuki had done and he'd been reminded of what he'd done to Naruto. Ageha ended up stopping Sasuke's lecture when she admitted that she'd put something in Itsuki's drink. The two then laughed at their shared feelings while both Naruto and Sasuke stared after them in surprise. Yasuo's mate turned out to be Temari and Shikamaru's son Uta. However, they remained unmarried causing Yasuo's heat to be unbearable. Akashi offered to take Yasuo as his mate, but Yasuo refused. Temari asked her son why he was putting off the wedding and he responded that it would be too troublesome.

That's what led to today, the day of Yasuo and Uta's wedding. Temari had dragged Uta by the ear to a carriage, Shikamaru lazily following after his wife. Uta shot several looks asking for help at his father, but Shikamaru simply ignored him, choosing to get onto the carriage on his own. He wasn't about to turn Temai's anger on himself. They arrived a few hours after a letter Temari quickly wrote while Uta struggled to break out of his binds. The rope left some marks, but Temari just continued to drag Uta into the castle. Sasuke raised an eyebrow at the site, but wisely said nothing. Naruto and Yasuo laughed as Uta suddenly froze, blush appearing on his face. With the help of his siblings, Yasuo was dressed in a wedding dress that resembled Naruto's. Uta was once more dragged by the ear into a room where Temari with Tomomi's help stripped the brunet and dressed him in Shikamaru's old wedding attire. Shikamaru wondered when and how Temari got the uniform, but he decided it was better to remain silent. Yasuo and Uta were left in a room while their parents worked on getting their wedding ready.