Rebirth of Legends

Chapter 4: Reunion and Revelation

The sun was beginning to set over the village. Four women, somewhat more dressed up than normal, walked towards the prestigious part of the village. The two up front were adult. One, a blonde, wore the robes and hat of the Hokage. The raven haired woman behind her wore a grey black robe and caried a pig in a red vest. The two behind them were teenage girls. The pink, short-haired girl wore a long red dress and red high heels. The other wore a conservative lavender dress and purple high heels. She walked slowly, with her head down the whole time.

"Come on, Hinata. Cheer up a little. Isn't this exciting? We're going to get to meet the son of the Fourth Hokage!"

Hinata lifted her head, revealing her opal eyes. They were almost devoid of emotion, except despair. "S-sorry. I-I will do better."

Sakura gently pulled Hinata close to her so they could talk privately. "Hinata, I want you to be happy because you want to be happy. Don't be happy because I tell you to."

Hinata just looked at her, then lowered her eyes. Sakura just shook her head. 'I hope this works. This girl deserves to be happy.'

The four of them continued on. The area they entered had been home to five of the most prestigious and powerful clans in the Hidden Leaf Village. The Senju, Hyuga, Sarutobi, Uchiha and Namikaze had all had their clan homes built here. Now, three estates remained. The Senju clan, from which the First and Second Hokage had come from, was extinct except for Tsunade. The Uchiha had been wiped out by Itachi Uchiha. The Sarutobi, even though they were slowly growing smaller, still had a strong presence. The Hyuga clan were the main dominant force in the area. Their estate had slowly encroached upon the territory once held by the Uchiha. The Namikaze estate, even though everyone thought the Namikaze were exctinct, had been kept intact. Now everyone knew why. A mysterious heir had appeared and taken over the clan, with the Hokage's support. That, plus the advancement of Naruto Jounin, had given Tsunade plenty of flak all week.

"I swear, this night better make up for everything I've had to put up with," Tsunade muttered to Shizune. Normally, Shizune would chide her, but this time, she actually agreed with Tsunade. It seemed every day, another villager came in complaining about rewarding of the demon brat.

The four women approached the seven foot high wall that surrounded the Namikaze estate. They could barely see the roof of the one story building that had been the home of the legendary Fourth Hokage. As they neared the gate, they were surprised to see three other figures approaching from the other direction. Their white robes, long dark hair and white eyes marked them as the Hyuga. Tsunade easily recognized Hiashi. The other two were considerably older, so Tsunade assumed they were part of the Hyuga clan elders. Her anger flared up and a little killer intent seeped out.

The Hyugas all bowed to Tsunade, as the two groups met outside the wall gate. She bowed to them, as did Shizune. Sakura and Hinata bowed to the Hyugas. Hiashi returned the bow, his eyes still hiding the sadness in them. The two elders returned the bow to Sakura but completely ignored Hinata.

Tsunade examined the seal on the inside of the gate well. She pumped some chakra into it and a bell could be heard in the distance. Within minutes, the gate was opened by Gentaro, who still wore his cloak. But everyone could see the formal clothes underneath.

He bowed to all of them. "Welcome to the Namikaze estate. I am Gentaro Suzumura, samurai ranger and personal trainer to the Namikaze heir. Please, follow me to the dining room."

He turned and led them to the front door. After they had left their shoes on the porch, they entered the entrance way. The building was sparsely decorated. Everything either served a purpose or meant something to those who lived there. Gentaro led them to the dining hall, which was large for a dozen people. Gentaro indicated that Tsunade should sit to the right of the head of the table. Shizune sat next to her, followed by Sakura, then Hinata. Hiashi sat to the left of the head of the table, followed by the two elders. Gentaro stood behind the table head.