Return to The Past : Naruto Fic

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Chapter 7 – Revelations

"So this is the Uzumaki Compound? I thought it would be more opulent, especially since they were a royal clan!" Ino muttered getting the attention of her Teammates and Sensei.

"Dad said that the Uzumaki never liked showing off. He said that Mito-sama was a great Fūinjutsu Mistress, but no one knew that until she helped Shodai-sama seal away the Bijū in their first Jinchūriki. After the fall of Uzu, she helped restructure the protection seals on the outer walls and the creation of the detection barrier around Konoha. Most of them were far superior to the ones that were around Uzu at the time of the fall, and let me tell you, each of the seals in Uzu were a masterpiece beyond the understanding of most Uzumaki themselves." Asuma said getting surprised looks from his Genin.

"Why haven't we learned of them in History classes in the Academy?" Shikamaru asked with a frown.

"That's because the Civilian Council decided that supressing the knowledge of the Uzumaki would prevent anyone from questioning their words about me." Team 10 looked ahead to see Naruto standing in front of them at the gates of the compound with a seal tag in his hand.

"Oh hello Naruto, what do you mean by that?" Ino asked with curiosity as her team groaned in annoyance.

"Simple, because I am the Kyūbi Jinchūriki, they didn't want anyone to know the truth of the sealing arts. If everyone knew the extent of seals, then they would question if I was the fox or not. Then there was the jealousy many of the Councillors had against my clan. Even if they never completely moved to Konoha, they were still a founder and we have quite a lot of real estate here. Most of the ones who were against me had been trying to buy up the shops under Uzumaki ownership, like the Golden Leaf Hotel. They couldn't because a law states that if an heir of a probably extinct clan wasn't found within sixteen years, all the real estate belonging to the clan would become state property while the Clan Scrolls would be given to a ninja clan with the closest blood connection, in this case the Senju. If no blood connection was found, the Clan Scrolls would be put up to auction so that other clans could bid for them while the forbidden techniques would be sealed in the Kage Vault along with the Heirlooms."

"That's one law I didn't know about, how did you come about it?" Everyone turned to see Hiashi standing behind Naruto along with Inuzuka Tsume and Aburame Shibi.

"It is an old law in existence since before the time of the village system. It was created under the command of the Council of Daimyō to prevent unnecessary bloodshed during the Warring Clan Period. I found out about it on the day after my evaluation. Advisor Cheng went over all the laws that are common among the nations and laws that particularly affect the citizens of Hi no Kuni and Uzu no Kuni."

The three clan heads nodded. All of them realized that after the creation of the villages, that law become a bit obscure. Hiashi looked at Naruto with an inscrutable expression as he asked, "How has your real estate been managed this long, shouldn't they be in ruins?"

"Luckily my father was an absolute genius with a proclivity for premonitions. He and mother hired an overseer to oversee all clan assets along with my father's personal assets, which are now clan assets as well. He did a fine job as well. At the moment most of my assets are returning a high premium of 150% to 300% the original investments. That's only the ones in Konoha. I still haven't the time to see the assets pertaining to Uzu that Hideyoshi-jiji has been overseeing."

"He must be a genius in business strategy and investments, may I ask who he is?" Shikaku asked as he walked up to the group loitering about the gate, along with Inoichi and Chōza.

"He will be here as well. He is the only person other than Jiriaya, Jiji, Hideyoshi-jiji, Sakura-chan and Konohamaru to have full access to my compound."