22 Chapter 22 : The Aftermath (2/2)
Minato smiled. ” I'm just checking on our patient. You did great by the way. I know mom would be proud of you.”
Rei looked down, trying to hid her embarrassment. ”Thank you.” She ran and embraced him while Kakashi and Sasuke took a seat.
The two huggers pulled away and joined the crowd.
Kakashi spoke up. ” Alright, Minato sensei has decided that when Kenji awakens, he will join our team.”
Sasuke kept his cool, for he was there when the decision was made. But Rei and Aya were shocked. Aya turned to the Hokage.
”Lord Hokage, Are you sure this is wise?” She blurted out. Right after she lowered herself. Probably from habit.
Minato curled his mouth. ”Miss Aya please call me Minato. And I think he should. Sasuke and Rei graduated from the academy early, so their talents are surely the closest to Kenji. And I have just confirmed that Kenji is actually Sasuke's cousin.
Faces in the room were stoned while Sasuke smiled with glee. He was excited that he still had a relative. A close relative at that.
”Really?!” Aya exclaimed.
Minato kept a straight face. ”Yes, his father's name is Eiji Uchiha. Eiji was the younger brother of Sasuke's father, Fugaku. As for his mother, Haruka Hyuga was the oldest daugher of the current clan leader, Hiashi Hyuga.”
The group session was not suprised. Kenji was basically royalty on both sides. But something was irking Rei. ”Hey Dad, How did that happen? I thought the Uchiha and Hyuga hated each other.”
MInato said ” They do. Their relationship had never been good. A few hours ago, I remembered when Haruka announced her marriage to her clan. Hiashi came to me and begged for me to do something, but I didn't. On the other side, the Uchiha clan was furious as well. The two lovers had a private wedding and I gave them permission to live away from the village but still retain citizenship and remain Leaf Ninja. But I had no idea they were about to already have a child at that time. I'm sure Hiashi doesn't know either. But I believe that this boy can bring the two clans together. United as one with the leaf.”
Kakashi implied ”Sensei, About their deaths, I still haven't discovered the culprits. I thought Danzo used his Anbu for the task, but I think something different is at play.”
Minato nodded. ”Rei, as for you and Sasuke, we decided you should know this since he will be your teammate. So be nice, I'm sure the will of fire is already in his blood. You two just have to find it for him.” He smiled, then turned to Aya.
”Miss Aya, I assume Kenji will live with you?”
”Yes sir. Always.”
”Ok, I will arrange a place for you to stay. And get someone to bring clothes for both of you.”
Minato made his way to Aya and pulled out two objects from his jacket.
”Here. This one is yours. The other is for Kenji when he wakes up.”
In Minato's hand was two headbands with the Leaf insignia engraved across the metal. The band was black with two long ends to blow in the wind.
Aya wanted to tear up. Minato smiled and said ”Welcome to the Hidden Leaf.”
”Thank you....so much.” Emotion filled Aya's heart. She was interested in what this will of fire was they spoke of.
Minato sounded off again. ”I took the liberty of calling a specialist back to the village, since our medical professionals currently have never seen anything like Kenji's case. She's the best we have and should arrive in a few days, so try and relax as best you can. We'll help as much as we can.”
Aya was more curious than happy. Something she picked up from Kenji.
”May I ask? Is it one of the Sannin?”
Minato smiled. ”Yes, Tsunade Senju to be exact.”
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Note : Alright fellers. I hope I got everything I wanted to say in this chapter. Sorry for no chapter yesterday. I was pissed at myself, but stuff happens. Tsunade is making her appearance and I'm sure she'll give Kenji a hard time. lol. This is one part where I don't really have anything, so I'm just going to play it by ear. Let me know what you want to see for the next few chapters cuz I won't have a clue until I write it. Thanks fellers. I'm out. YEE YEE YERRR!