Chapter 9
Return Of The Devil.
Team 7 finally spotted Konoha's gates, Kakashi managed to talk Naruto out of flying in order to scare the villages, that is until after they finished reporting to the hokage, then after it's all up to what the team wants to do, since they'll be dismissed, though the physical changes might cause a stir, even though Kakashi asked Naruto to use the Transformation Jutsu, to hide his form until after reporting in, Naruto wasn't budging by saying, "Hey, ya begged me not to fly or use my powers yet, so don't push ya luck about my changes."
With Mimi in his arms, feeling her big brother's slight irritation towards the silver-haired man, giving him a suspicious stare, even though it looked cute on the little Cabbit.
Not wanting the irk of Naruto, let alone a creature that can turn into a spaceship, he let it be.
Anyway, team 7 finally reached the front desk of the sign in station, with Kakashi up front, sorting out the front desk signing, they moved on, going towards the Hokage office.
As they entered, getting the ok from the secretary, Kakashi knocked on the door to the office and a elderly voice, with lots of experience answered, "Enter."
Not needing to be told twice, the team entered the office of the Hokage, with Hiruzen Sarutobi sitting at his front desk, smoking his pipe. (A.N. I don't think I have to describe what Hiruzen looks like, so I'll skip it.)
Hiruzen, looks over the team with a keen eye, seeing that everyone in team 7 was in front of him, except the excitable little boy that he came to care about like his own grandson, Naruto. All he sees is a young man who looks about 17 or 20, smiling like something funny was happening and he, the hokage, doesn't know anything about it, yet.
Well that was gonna change, Hiruzen cleared his throat, looks towards Kakashi and orders, "Report Kakashi, how did the mission go, where is Naruto and who is the young man standing next to you with that smile on his face."
Before Kakashi could answer, the "young man" butted in, with a "dramatic flare," Mimi was on his head, meowing in joy about everything, "Oh, I'm hurt old man, you don't even recognized me anymore(!)" He was dancing around, like it was a big shock to him, but everyone knew he was just "hamming" it up, since everyone had deadpan sweat-drops.
Hiruzen realized only 2 people ever called him 'old man' both being Konohamaru, his own grandson, and Naruto his "Adopted" grandson, and only one of them would use "over the top acting" exactly like what the young man was doing right now.
With disbelieving, shocked eyes, Hiruzen couldn't understand what was going on, here, standing in front of him, was Naruto Uzumaki, standing at 193.7cm (6.3 feet), looking older than he should be, trying to compose himself and succeeding after a minute, he was the Hokage after all, it would be any good if he stayed shock for too long.
Taking a breath, the Sandaime then asked with deadly seriousness, "What happened to change you like this Naruto, I hope you can explain why you look about 17 to 20 and in just a span of a few weeks."
Naruto saw the seriousness of the old man, and knows the time for joking was over for now, and says to his Hokage, "If it's alright with you, how about I let Kakashi-sensei explain the mission report first, since it's in conjuction with my changes, then I'll explain my changes and everything else with them, ok?"
Seeing what Naruto was saying, he agreed to it, but told Naruto not to leave anything out after the report.
Kakashi reported everything, from how the mission turned into a A-Rank from a C-Rank, The Sandaime wasn't pleased with that, but allowed Kakashi to continue with the briefing, all the way up to the bridge, when it got to Naruto's transformation, that's where Naruto cut in and told The Hokage everything, from his memories, or at lest his ancestors memories, to his powers, demonstrating by sitting in mid air and leaning back lazily, though he left out having "fun" with Haku and Tsunami, no point having everyone perverting about it, or Sakura trying to hit him for being one.
Naruto even introduced Mimi to Hiruzen, which he found to be a little cute thing when Naruto placed Mimi on his desk, Naruto then explained Mimi's "role" in being able to transform into a spaceship, though he explained that she won't change in a populated area as he was picking Mimi back up, which Hiruzen agreed.
Then Naruto told him the big part, with Hiruzen massaging his forehead to quell the headache that was coming, with asking, "There's an even bigger part than being told you're a descendant of an alien and your little "sister" can turn into a spaceship?" He wasn't going to say pet since Naruto explained that they're, in a way related.
Naruto, unperturbed about Hiruzen's plight, simply answered, "Yep," all the while floating in the air with Mimi on his stomach, "You see, Ryoko and everyone are still alive, since they're living on the planet Jurai, I won't explain since there's too much to even try," Hiruzen nodded at that, it was very difficult to explain another's culture, let alone a literal, planet-size, culture.
Naruto continued, "Once I got in touched with them, I explained the situation, from Ryoko's daughter, Miko, crash landing, to me having, both her and Miko's memories, as well as everything else," Seeing the old leader, nodding for him to continue, "After all the heartfelt reasoning, kinda, invited them to the planet to visit me."
Now Hiruzen knew why Naruto said it was a big part, his family were coming, and by the sound of it Naruto was looking forward to it, but still he should have confirmed with himself first, after all Hiruzen was the Hokage, anything that's happening towards his people he should be notified, which he lectured Naruto about, though Naruto expected that to happen and pretty much told him why he invited Ryoko and everyone, that sure he wanted to see, possibly, his only family in the whole universe, literally, but also that it's been to long since Mimi has seen her big sister, Ryo-ohki.
Sighing to himself and understanding where Naruto was coming from, he agreed to what he said, but warned him that should Naruto do something like that again without his leader's consent, he'll be spending the rest of his Genin career trying to catch Tora the cat, without his powers or team and that he'll have someone keeping an eye on him to make sure he doesn't use them.
Paling at such a thing, though Naruto knows he can pretty much do what he wants with his powers, but out of respect for the old man he saw a grandfather figure, he'll agree and swear to tell him what he's doing, except with the pranks, but he wouldn't say anything about them anytime soon or confirm it was him who pulled the pranks, after all plausible deniability, if no-one saw him do it, with evidence he'll get away with it scot free.
Hiruzen sighed, took his pipe and emptied it, only to refill it and light it up with a small fire jutsu, he took a puff, feeling the tobacco relaxing him a bit, he asked the question he was dreading slightly, "How long until they arrive?"
Naruto thought to himself and answered, "Well, I made the call over a week and a half ago, so I'd say under another week and a half to go, no worries though, because when they arrive Mimi-chan here will let me know, then I'll let you know with a shadow-clone while I go and meet them."
Hearing Naruto's idea, Hiruzen couldn't help but feel Naruto was a bit irresponsible about the, apparently, over three weeks "family visit" not getting a accurate day, but he guess because the family are on another planet, it would probably take them sometime to arrive, not knowing when they'll get here, Hiruzen felt he shouldn't blame Naruto, so he let it go.
"Very well, you'll meet them and bring them to the gates, while I prepare meeting them at the gates and we'll all talk in my office, so for now everyone is dismissed." Orders Hiruzen.
Everyone left the office through the door, except Naruto, who just phased through the window with Mimi in his hand and gives a wave and a slight prankster smile to the Hokage, not that he knows about the little prank of scaring people with his flying.
Hiruzen just sighs with some smoke from his pipe coming out, "This is going to be so troublesome and I'm too old for this shit." Knowing they'll be trouble on the way, with Naruto being right in the epic-center of it, like a giant explosion going off, with Naruto triggering it.