(From left to right, Ryuu and Kenta, next row is Kaida, Karin, Fumiko, Naruto, Nanami! (She wild) then little Hayami squealing. On the floor, Yukio Fighting with Tadashi whie Hisashi cries because he is being squished. You're welcome)

Mizuko Pov_

I let out a long sigh, I had returned from the Hokage's office a few hours prior.

Due to the fact that Danzo's subordinates might retaliate there were Anbu stationed around the temple and we were forced to stay inside.

Even Naruto was skipping class for the day because of this. Now, normally I would not mind. But being that we all had to stay inside in the temple it made things a bit hard.

"My Mama!" Tadashi was fighting with Hayami and she was getting angrier by the second. I could hear her shrill screams as she yelled out gibberish while pointing at me and throwing things at her older brother.

To make things worse, the older kids decided to play catch the ninja and Hisashi was crying loudly and tugging at my Kimono because they would not play with him.

I rocked little Kaida as she squirmed and was screaming at the top of her lungs because she was tired and everyone was being too loud.

Usually, at this point I would send everyone outside, except for the little ones so that we could have some peace and quiet but due to the Hokage's orders and the risks they were to stay inside.

"No! My Mama!" Hayami angrily picked up a ball and threw it at Hisashi who she hit due to missing Tadashi, he simply took the hit and fell over and cried even louder. "Oww! Mama, She hurt me!" He shrilled and I pulled him to my lap and rubbed his head.

"No Hayami! That is not okay young missy! Why did you throw that at your brother?" I scolded and she looked at me with wide eyes.

"You have been picking fights all afternoon." I say frowning at her before she also started crying loudly.

I let out a frustrated sigh. "Come here." I say and she walked up to me, I pulled her in a one-arm hug and pat her back. "You just need to stop fighting so much." I sigh.

Before she could pull away Hisashi yanked her back by her pigtail making her fall on the floor and cry loudly.

"Dumb dumb!" He grinned mischievously as he stuck his tongue out and hugged me tightly.

I closed my eyes and slightly seethed in anger. Everyone was acting out, misbehaving and crying. "Hisashi!!! What did you do to Yamyam-chan?! That's it Everyone get your little butts over here. I can't have you all running around like a headless chicken!" I yelled out angrily as I rocked a still crying Kaida.

"Oh no. Mama is mad." Tadashi called out as he pointed at me.

"If all of you don't line up in front of me by the time I count down to Zero I am going to spank your behinds so hard that you won't want to sit down for weeks!" I exclaim angrily as everyone seemed to finally stop and stare at me as I was fuming at this point.

"Five! Four!-" As I started the count down all of them were scrambling to form a line and get look as innocent as possible.

"Three! Two!-" I continued and they were all running into the room as fast as their little legs could take them.

"One! Zero!" I say and all ten of them stood quietly in front of me.

"Now, I know you want to play but you know that I don't like it when you run around in the temple and that the secret passageways in the walls are not hiding spots! Second, I need for you, you, and you to stop fighting. " I was pointing at them and lecturing them.

"Everyone strip down and go take a bath! Everyone needs to cool off. Karin, Fumiko, Ryuu, Kenta, Naruto, and Nanami. If you don't have anything to do you can most certainly find a quiet game. You know that Hisashi wanted to play and you didn't let him. So either find something everyone can play or you can do something productive like seal work or help clean. Yamyam, You are taking a nap after your bath. And Tadashi you too. Since no one knows how to behave! Yukio, well you haven't really been doing anything wrong so I can't scold you. So Ryuu fill up the big bath and everyone take a shower. Kaida has been trying to sleep and I have told you all multiple times to quiet down. So hurry up and go." I say with a firm nod and they hurried off to the bathroom.

Since it was a temple we did have a large bathroom and a few smaller ones, they were set up more like a public bath and had a few small tubs 2-5 people could fit but the big bathroom had a hot spring style one that could fit at least 15-20 people. We never used it due to the fact that filling it up would take a while but in this case, maybe letting them swim around was the best choice.

I let out a long sigh, This week was going to be long. I wonder how long we would last inside the temple together before they all became frustrated and tore each other to shreds.
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I would have gone to the Toshi washi shop and started working on the paper more but at this point it was impossible.

I hadn't realized how much time everyone spent outside until they were stuck inside the temple.

I had grown a few fruit trees and let the oldest go outside and climb them. Sometimes I would see them eating fruits or running around outside the Temple.

They were able to let out a lot of steam that way and when they came back into the house they were calm and able to sit down and study or help out around the house.

Now they were running around in the temple. They were climbing on top of everything. Jumping off everything and just getting everywhere. Not only that they could barely sit still and since the sounds of their loud laughter or screaming echoed it made everything more chaotic.

The younger ones were used to the peace and quiet, So with all of the noise made throughout the day they were stressed and crying loudly. I couldn't even clean because it was dirty again in less than thirty minutes.

And to make things worse since the younger ones were so stressed out they would cling on to me. I hadn't been able to go to the bathroom in peace for the past few days cause they would cry and stick their chubby fingers through the crack beneath the door frame.

And When Tadashi and Hisashi joined them they would just open the door and either sit with me in the bathroom and it just made everything a bit worse.
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Nearly a whole week had gone by and I was at my wit's end. How had we been able to stay inside 24/7 before?

Maybe it was because everyone was terrified and now they were older and had come out of their shell a bit more.

It could also have to do with the fact that they usually spent nearly all day outside playing.

Naruto was even joining in on the fun. I think they got so bored that he started to show them how to play pranks and set up traps.

I hadn't known playing ninja could get so wild until I walked in on Ryuu hanging upside down from the ceiling screaming his head off while Fumiko poked him with a stick.

I asked what they had been doing and Karin quickly explained that Ryuu was a bad guy and they were trying to get him to rat out his allies. I simply nodded told them not to leave him hanging for too long and to have him in an upright position so that the blood would not go to his head and make him dizzy, then proceeded to walk out as quickly as I could.

When were we going to get the all-clear? I had already asked one of the Anbu and they were quick to tell me that the Hokage had not confirmed that they had all of the culprits yet.

I let out a loud sigh as I breastfed Kaida. Naruto was also missing a lot of school, I asked for his teacher to send in his work Via Anbu and it had been hard to convince him to sit down and do it.

Everyone's chakra was bubbing and brimming from sitting around the house all day and it was mayhem.

"There, Now Kaida is asleep. Maybe I can get dinner started." I sigh as I close the bedroom door and scurry down the hall.

I stop in my tracks as I heard chanting. " Jump, Jump, jump, jump!"

I did a quick check on the seals and could feel my blood grow cold as I notice almost everyone was in the main chamber.

The place was massive with large beams at the top. It was easily three stories high and there were masks displayed on the wall. It was also where most of the Uzumaki seals and secrets were kept.

I hurry down the hall and rush to see what they were doing. As I entered I looked around noticing that there was nobody in the room, that is before I looked up to see that Hisashi, Karin, Nanami, Kenta, Tadashi, Naruto, and Fumiko had climbed to the top where I had already warned them not to.

"You! What are you doing up there!" I yell as I felt the blood drain from my face.

Tadashi had just jumped from one beam to another and had barely made it. I let out a scream as I notice he was about to fall and I could feel my blood pressure rise.

"Oh my god." I mumble out as I felt my body go numb and everything around me started to go dark. "MAMA!"

I could hear voices around me as I tried to open my eyes.

"D-do you think she is okay?" I could hear some voices say.

"What happened?" I slurred as I looked around to see everyone looking at me concerned.

"Mama, you fell all of a sudden." Fumiko pointed out and it took me a moment to remember what had happened.

"I see, What were you all thinking?! What did I tell you about climbing things? Do you have any idea how dangerous that was ?!?!" I yell as I sat up and reached down to grab my house slipper.

"Wait. Mama, we were just-" I didn't let them respond as I swung and stuck the first leg in my path.

"When I get done with you all, We will see if you are going to continue scaring me like that." I say as swung again striking two of them at the same time and they let out a loud cry.

"Run!" Naruto yelled as he turned and started to run away.

I sneered as I turned and threw the slipper hitting him at the dead center of his back.

He flew forward hitting the ground with a loud thud and was sprawled out on the floor.

"Oh my god, she took down Nii-chan in one strike!"Fumiko yelled as she held her injured leg.

I snorted and grabbed my other slipper and smack Karin who was trying to run away.

"That's it! I've had it with you all, You are all getting your asses beat!"
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Surprisingly after beating their behinds for climbing to the top of one of the main chambers they had calmed down significantly.

Also, I hadn't known that they could get my blood pressure so high that it actually caused me to pass out.

Although they were all a crying mess for an average of thirty minutes after the incident I was able to drink some tea peacefully.

I had even made them sit down and study. I was happy knowing that Naruto was studying for this year's final exam. The end of this school year was nearing an end so he had to study a lot.

"I've made dinner, everyone gather round!" I call out as I set the table and brought out the big pot of stew, vegetables, and rice.

"Okay, Ma!" I heard them call out as they all started to gather around the table as I served them dinner. Fumiko seemed to still be sniffling from when I spanked them.

"Here pass the plates while I serve them." I say as I hand a plate to Tadashi who passed it to his left.

"I hungry!" Yukio smiles widely as he sits down beside me.

"That's great to hear darling, here this one is your plate." I grin as I set a small bowl in front of him.

"Itadakimasu!" They all call out once they had their plates and started to eat.

I quickly spoon-fed Yukio and Hayami since they were the youngest two that ate solid foods.

Soon, soon we would be allowed out.
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Fourteen days, That's how long we were forced inside the temple.

The morning the Anbu let me know that the Hokage gave the all-clear I was nearly grinning from ear to ear.

"Naruto wake up, you have to go to the academy." I shook him and he grumbled and turned away cuddling against Kenta.

"Naruto, Wake up. You have to go to the academy." I shook him again and he whimpered.

I sighed as I shook him a bit more until he finally woke up.

Once he was up I helped him get dressed and comb his hair. I also made sure he had breakfast and brushed his teeth.

"I made you a bento as well. Make sure you pay close attention to your sensei." I tell him as I pat his head.

"Okay, I will do my best!" He grinned excitedly as he picked up his bento.

"Now hurry up you have twenty minutes to get there so you will have plenty of time." I say as I rushed him out of the house.

I could not help but grin as I went back to the bedroom to take a small nap while everyone else woke up.

After breakfast, I sent everyone outside to play.

I was cleaning the Temple and was humming happily as I watched everyone run around outside happily. Kaida was strapped to my back and both Hayami and Yukio were playing blocks on the porch.

Everyone else was outside playing all sorts of ninja games Naruto showed them.

I wiped the sweat from my forehead and grinned widely. There was finally peace and quiet, even Kaida was calm.
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I walked out with a few cups and a large jar of lemonade. "Anyone want a cold cup of lemonade?" I yell as I sat down on the porch

"Me!" Kenta yelled as he ran toward us and quickly chugged a cup.

I chuckled at their antics. I didn't even have to worry about snacks since they were picking fruits from the fruit trees.

I had decided that I was going to sell some of the fruits in the market for a few Ryo. I would also promote my seals there.

There were bound to be some ninja there who I could tell about our seal making and we could get people to come here for us to make seals for them.

I was still trying to think about how I was going to sell them. I had to make sure they didn't lie about their rank and have a serial number for each one of them just in case they were misused.

Also, I didn't want higher ranked ninja to buy the seals and sell them or give them to a lower-ranked shinobi. That was an issue I needed to prevent.

So I was busying myself in thinking of ways to prevent that.

Maybe I could set up a sort of card. Like the ones they had in the library where it would keep up with what they bought and have their cleared rank.

Since I was not a Shinobi I could make sure that they sold the card and issued it at the Hokage tower. That way it was official and there would be no falsification of the information on the card.

I grinned as I was coming up with a way to do all of this. Maybe I could even have a catalog style book that could be accessed with the card. And depending on their clearance they would be able to see the seals that they were allowed to purchase and use.

If I could set this up in an acceptable format I could present this to the Hokage. 'Like a businesswoman setting up a powerpoint for their CEO.'

I stopped for a second, What was a CEO? What was a Powerpoint? Where had I heard those words before? I paused for a moment and tried hard to remember.

'Maybe it was a dream or a book I read it from? ' I thought to myself.

'Maybe I just made it up.' I roll my eyes and ignore the thoughts, I always used to daydream like this so maybe it was just that.
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"Mama, I am having trouble with my shuriken ninjutsu." Naruto stated as he was picking at his food with his chopstick.

"What do you mean?" I ask and he frowned.

"I just can't get it right, Mizuki-sensei has tried to show me but it isn't working." He stated and sighed.

"What do you think is giving you the problems? The way you throw it or the amount of practice you are getting with it?" I ask and he shrugs.

"When Iruka sensei first taught me I thought it was the amount of practice, but Mizuki Sensei corrected my forms and now I realize that it might be both." He sighed and kind of sunk into his seat dejectedly.

"Is there a place for you to practice here at the temple?" I ask and he shook his head.

"Do you know how a proper practicing field would look like?" I ask and he once again shook his head.

"How about this, we go to the academy and I will draw out the shuriken training ground and replicate it here, so you can practice. And with your academy bookstore card, we can go and buy a few shuriken no Jutsu books and see if we can learn anything from it." I say as I spoon-fed Yukio who was happily eating.

"I know you are not a visual learner, But that is okay. I can help break it down for you. We can even try stimulating some of the examples in a way you can easily understand it." I smile at him.

I was happy that he was coming to me with his problems. It let us have good communication and allows me to help him because he is reaching out to me.

There were three kinds of learning, Visual, auditory and physical. Some learned better with one rather than the other, some had to learn with a mixture of these. I am pretty sure my mother had told me about these because I used it on the kids since they were very little.

But since it had been so long ago I couldn't remember when I had been taught.

"Really? You would help me with it?" He asked and I nodded.

"Of course, that's why I am here. To help teach you and to take care of you. That's my duty as a mother." I chuckle as I grinned.

"So that's a lesson for you all. If you are ever needing help with anything. Let me know and I will see what I can do about helping you. I am your mom, I want to make sure I help you succeed in life no matter what." I say with a firm nod at all of them.
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It was finally the weekend. Naruto and I were going to head out to the academy to see the training grounds they had there. I was going to try and replicate a similar training ground back at home.

We had space for it and at the end of the day, nearly everyone would be using it when they were in the academy.

Hisashi had insisted on coming with us and before long we headed out.

I had left Ryuu in charge since he rarely got into fights with anybody. Karin was great but Nanami riled her up too easily.

"Okay, So what exactly are we doing?" Naruto asked as we walked through the main street toward the academy.

"Well, we are going to see the layout of the training grounds in your school. They are more knowledgeable when it comes to training. And although we can get most of the same things they have. It would be no use if we cannot use it to it's fullest potential." I begin to explain.

"For example, I could definitely make some targets for you to work with but if at the end of the day you are striking places incorrectly or training badly then it is no use. So we must first get an idea of what we need and want." I stated and he nodded.

The academy training grounds were opened for students daily from morning till afternoon. But they were usually occupied by the upperclassmen and it was a bit inconvenient sometimes.

Naruto ended up wandering off while I took notes and watched the older kids practice. I couldn't take exact measurements but I could see the positioning of the targets and fighting dummies.

I had been sketching out the training grounds when a voice suddenly startled me.

"May I ask why you are drawing out the layout of the academy?"

I squealed nearly dropping my pencil. "Oh my god, you scared the life out of me." I gasp out clutching my chest.

"I do apologize for that m' am, But I just couldn't help but notice you were drawing the layout of the academy." he stated and I cocked my head slightly.

"Oh, you mean this?" I asked holding up my notebook.

"Well actually, I am looking to, uh, build a training ground for my son back home. You see he is in his third year at the academy. I'm not really a ninja so it's not like I can do much or think of ways to help him improve much." I started off and gestured to the training ground.

"So I figured I'd put some of the things you guys have here, back home. Seeing other students use them also lets me see what they would help him improve on so that's a bonus." I pointed out.

"I was kind of designing our training ground that we would have back at home." I say and he cocked a brow.

"I see, why not place an order for Genin to build you one?" He asked and I looked at him confused.

"I can do that?" I asked and he nodded. "Well, I wasn't aware of that. but it's fine. I can build it, it would be a lot cheaper." I say sheepishly.

"It would just be about 7,000 Ryo minimum." He added and I clutched my chest.

"Minimum?! That's way too much money. I can do it for free." I nod stubbornly.

"Anyway, Are you one of the Chunin Sensei's here?" I ask changing the subject.

"Yes, I teach a fourth-year class." He stated and I nodded.

"May I ask what kind of training you'd suggest for a third-year student? Or what kind of training equipment?" I ask him and he slightly scratches the back of his head.

"Hmm, well target's like those for shuriken practice, It's also good for Kunai target's." He pointed to where a student was throwing Kunai.

"What else?" I ask and he hums. "Make sure he stretches, If he can maintain flexibility it will help with his career. Being able to dodge and move your body around freely can mean life or death in some situations." He stated and I nodded.

"Anything else?" I ask.

"Make sure his hands are calloused, He can't be getting new blisters on the battlefield and he will be able to deal more damage if his hands are calloused." He finished off and I smiled. "Thank you! By the way, I forgot to introduce myself, I am Uzumaki Mizuko." I say extending my hand.

"Nora Tanjiro." He smiled back as he shook my hand.

"Pleasure meeting you and thank you so much for the tips. I know for sure they will help my son out." I say grinning widely.

"No problem, I am guessing you are a civilian?" he asked and I nodded.

"Yeah. I don't know much about the Ninja stuff except for Fuinjutsu." I say with a simple shrug as I had an idea.

This was the perfect timing. I could casually mention that I was a seal master. Sure if said wrong it could sound like I was bragging. But at the end of the day when I opened a shop for seal making, I would get more customers since they would know that I existed.

"Fuinjutsu? Like making Scroll and explosive seals?" He asked and I nodded.

"Yeah, I've recently moved here to konoha. We haven't completely settled in yet but I am planning on opening a shop where I can sell my seals. I am civilian but Uzumaki seals are nothing to scoff at." I say with a grin.

"Didn't the Uzumaki seal style become a lost art?" He asked and my grin widened.

"Well I am an Uzumaki and currently the villages highest leveled seal master. There are still some of us who practice that sealing style. " I say as I glanced at both Naruto and Hisashi.

"So how do they vary from normal seals? I've heard of them but I have never seen an Uzumaki seal." He asked and I grunted.

"Those explosive tags you ninja carry around? They have a meter or less radius of explosion and are practically mass printed. They aren't the highest caliber of seals either. My four year old could do better." I scoffed as I remembered Naruto showing me a standard issued explosive tag.

"Uzumaki seals differ because we actually understand how seals work. An average explosive tag has half a meter up to a meter explosion radius. An Uzumaki one can have 0.5 cm up to 50-meter explosive radius and we can even control the angle, force, and temperature of the explosion." I say with a firm nod.

"Same with storage seals, reinforcement seals and any seal we make. What most villages consider seal masters, we consider inexperienced apprentices. But that's fine, especially since we will be offering our services here in Konoha." I grin and he nodded.

"When will you be opening the seal's store? He asked and I smiled.

"Hopefully soon, still have some kinks to iron out. I mean can you imagine selling and inexperienced genin a fifty-meter explosive tag? Yeah, I am sure the Hokage is going to want the high tier things regulated." I say and he nods in agreement.

"Mama, You done yet?" Naruto asked and I glanced over at him and smiled. "That's my oldest. It was nice speaking to you Tanjiro-san But I should get going." I smile and he nods.

"It's fine Mizuko-san. It was a pleasure speaking with you as well." he stated as I bowed and hurried off to where Naruto and Hisashi were standing.

"I have a layout so now we need to go to the library. I am sure we can find some books about your training. And maybe we can find other things as well." I say as I grabbed Hisashi's hand.
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It was not long before we arrived at the bookstore.

"C'mon, I have your academy ID so we will be able to get the training supplies." I say as we entered the building.

The place itself had a desk at the entrance and there was an older woman at the counter.

"Hello, I am looking for some Shuriken no jutsu books for my son. May I ask where I can find some?" I ask and she looked up at me.

"I will need to see his student ID and he has to be here so that I can grant you access to that section." She says and I nod handing her the ID.

"He is right here, Naruto greets the lady." I say and he meekly nods.

"Hello." He says shyly and I could see her eyes narrowing.

"Are you sure you are his parent or guardian? We can't allow some random civilians to tag along with academy students to buy books from us.

I couldn't help but frown at the comment. "Well considering, I have complete custody over him, then yes I should be able to accompany him. I am his mother, adoptive yes, but still his mother." I say with an annoyed smile.

She didn't respond and nodded as she handed it back. "That way and do not go above the first floor." She stated and I nodded.

"C'mon, I want to make it back before dinner." I say as we hurried past the woman.

"She was really rude." I mumble as I glance back at her.

"Lets hurry." I say as we walked to where the books. "Now let's see there must be a way they organized this. You start by looking over there and I'll start over here." I say and Naruto nods and hurries off to look for the books we needed.

I quickly began looking through the shelves, I was surprised by some of the content that they had on the shelf. I quietly browsed the shelves and picked out a few books that even I could read. Herbology? why not?

"Mama, I think I found the section for weapons!" Naruto called out. "Be there in a second." I say as I picked up the few books I found and hurried to where Naruto was. Hisashi looked annoyed and bored as he trailed behind me.

I set the books down and we started to look for Shuriken no jutsu. "Here, A theory for Shuriken no jutsu, and Shuriken no Jutsu for dummies. This should work. Oh look there is one for Kunai as well, let's take it too." I say holding it up.

"Mom, you are already buying eight books, with these it will be eleven. Will we have enough money?" Naruto deadpanned and I glanced over and blushed.

"Well, I think they will be very useful for everyone. So it will be a good investment." I say with a smile as I pat his head. Sure it would cost a bit of ryo but that was fine.

I started to pick up the books and handed a few to Hisashi and Naruto so they could help me carry them.

"Are you going to read some of them? Naruto asked and I nodded.

"Of course, we have some interesting topics that I would like to look at."I say as we made it to the front once more.

I placed the books down and the woman gave me an annoyed look.

Naruto slightly hid behind me and looked at the woman with a frown.

I could immediately tell why, being that we were a bit more sensitive to chakra the way she was emitting it was unsettling especially since it was directed at us.

Even Hisashi was a bit uncomfortable. As the woman used Naruto's card to finish out the purchase.

"That would be 395 Ryo." She stated and I nodded as I unsealed my coin purse. I quickly pulled out 400 ryo and handed it to her.

She took it from my hand frowning in annoyance as she handed me my receipt and change.

I quickly scan the receipt and nod as everything was correct on there.

"Your books." She stated as she bagged them and pushed them forward.

"Can we also get my son's ID back?" I ask and her frown deepened.

I was keeping my temper in check as I had noticed she hid it underneath her hand while I was paying.

She sneered and pushed the ID forward. I grabbed it and glared at her.

"Thank you." I say harshly as I took the bags and sealed them away instantly.

"Let's go." I say as we started to walk away

I couldn't help but glare at the woman one last time as we left.

"I don't like her." I say we left the building.

I glanced at Naruto to see him frowning and twidling his fingers.

"What's wrong honey?" I asked him and his frown deepened.

"She was mean to you because of me. She didn't like me so she took it out on you, I'm sorry." He mumbled as he looked down at the ground.

"She is like that because she is a hateful individual. We can't always control the way people around us act. We can either look at it in a negative way or a positive way. Just because she was a bitter old hag doesn't make you accountable for how she acted.S o you keep your head up. She was rude and mean because she wanted to and you have nothing to do with the way she acted." I say as I patted his head gently.

Naruto looked genuinely surprised at my statement and nodded slowly.

"Now let's hurry home. I have to get that training ground built so that you can practice your shuriken no jutsu." I say with a smile and he nodded.
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Soon enough the Temple came to view. I could hear loud laughter and Hayami squealing loudly as she ran.

"I thought I told Ryuu to keep everyone inside." I sighed dejectedly as we were still climbing up the stairs to get to the shrine.

Naruto hurried ahead and was trying to see how fast he could climb the long staircase, Hisashi followed him excitedly.

Once Naruto got to the top he paused for a moment, I cocked a brow at his actions.

He looked back and glanced at me before grimacing. Whatever he had seen, I could already tell it was not good.

As I came up beside him I could see why.

Sure everyone was running around. But they were covered in mud from head to toe, Ryuu was holding Kaida and had a mudstain on his shoulder and a bit splattered on his face. He looked vivid and everyone else was running around the yard throwing what looked to be mud balls at each other.

Hayami was clapping her hands while squealing as mudballs were being tossed around. Yukio was tossing some and so was everyone else.

I could only stare in horror. We didn't have a washing machine, I was still having to wash everything by hand and getting those mudstains off would be difficult.

"Hey! What is going on here?!" I yelled loudly. Everyone seemed to stare at me in shock.

"I hope you did not get any of that mud in the clean temple, much less my porch! Ya'll better run down to the river and wash that mud off!" I yelled angrily as I began to reach down for my shoe.

I heard a yelp and they started to scream and run away. I hurried to the porch where Ryuu was fuming in anger.

"What happened?" I ask.

"Karin, Kenta, and Nanami decided to play outside. I told them not to and I couldn't stop them because I was feeding Kaida. They left the door open and everyone got out. I don't know who started it but they started a mudball fight and when I tried to get them to stop Nanami threw a mudball at me and almost hit Kaida, had I not reacted fast enough she would have been hit!" He exclaimed angrily.

I picked up Kaida who was wide awake and looking up at me with her golden hazel eyes.

"It's fine, go take a bath. I'll make sure that they are all in trouble. And to make sure I have the story right. You told them not to go out right?" I ask and he nodded angrily.

"They should have listened to you because I left you in charge. Just go and clean up. Thank you so much for watching your siblings for me." I say kissing the top of his head.

Naruto and Hisashi glanced at each other and winced. "Mama gonna spank them." Hisashi stated and Naruto nodded.

I waited outside for them to come back from the river. They were all soaking wet and had tried to wash off all the dirt.

"Naruto be a dear and take Yuyu And Yamyam-chan inside. Bathe them and dress them in something clean." I say as he quickly grabs Hayami and Yukio's hands and takes them in the temple.

"Fumiko, Karin, Nanami, Tadashi and Kenta. Last time I checked I left Ryuu in charge. You five knew that you were not allowed out." I say with a frown. I had filed them in a single line and was glaring at all of them.

"Not only that but you attack him when he told you to get inside." I add and Karin pipes up. "Nope, I don't want to hear it!" I say holding up a hand.

"You five are in so much trouble that I can't begin to think on how I am going to punish you, So go inside, bathe and get dressed. I want you sitting in the living room waiting for me. I'm going to go find my best slippers and tear your behinds up and you are all washing the laundry tomorrow at the river. And you better believe that you are all grounded for two weeks." I say and they looked down I could feel their chakra and it was obvious they were upset. Of course, I knew that they could feel my chakra as well and knew they were not getting out of this one.

" Hurry inside. Now." I say sternly and they all rushed past me. I frown and sigh. I swear sometimes I wonder if they have any common sense. But one thing is for sure getting the mud out of Hayami's and Tadashi's hair is going to be difficult.
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Everyone had a physical coming up. The new school year for the academy was coming up and in order to be able to apply the kids have to take a physical to make sure that they would be able to become ninja.

I had been to the doctor's here for my pregnancy check up to make sure the baby was okay and then to give birth. None of the kids had gone to get a check-up.

From what I had been able to tell the medical field here was more advanced than Kusa's.

From what I heard back in Kusa and other towns Konoha had the best doctors and were leading the medical field by leaps, Suna held the second place in the field of medicine.

Hence I was nervous, there was probably nothing wrong with them but doctors still made me a bit queazy and so did ninja.

"Mama, you're looking a bit green." Ryuu stated and I looked over at him.

"Huh? I am?" I asked and he nodded. "Yeah, you were making this face." He stated and tried to mimic my facial expression.

I couldn't help but chuckle and roll my eyes. "I'm fine." I smile at him and pull him close to me and kiss his cheek. "I was just thinking about all the dirty diapers I'm going to have to to take out today."I say with a grin and smile.

"Hmm." He narrowed his eyes at me. I could tell he was moving his chakra and see if I was lying. " Okay." He shrugged as he laid down on my lap. I could tell he calmed down alot from the incident earlier.

After the whole ordeal and a good spanking everyone had calmed down.

Yukio and Hayami were to young to understand completely. Tadashi though knew and so did everyone else. I honestly felt like I was going to start growing grey hairs at this rate. They always ended up doing some crazy stunts and when they start training to be ninja they will get harder to control.

I let out another sigh.
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Comment who you want Mizuko to end up with (She will have this partner at 18 so she legal!!)

Kakashi
Genma
Anko (You think snake girl aint gunna love her after finding out she is a seal master who might be able to do something about orochimaru's seal ?!?!)
other (Female or male is alright)

I know you all have been waiting for this update!
I have siblings and they inspire me, they remind me that small children can sometimes cause near heartattacks with what they do hahaha.

Thank you so much for reading! I do want to address some of the reviews though

Adrianna: Thank you so much for reading and I know you have been waiting for this, I know it's not much with the whole plot but the after math of Danzo and a few cute moments.

Chaosrin: I know what you mean, But hear me out on why I made Hiruzen this way. Sure he is kind and caring towards Naruto. And let's keep in mind that all of Naruto we see things more in his perspective, from the way the village is run etc. Hiruzen and Naruto have a very strong bond, he is technically like his grandfather figure, he let naruto get away with things that others would have been executed for. Vandalizing the Kage Monument? Stealing the scroll of sealing (even ibiki knew that his brother would be executed when he stole the nindaime's sword and hence faked his brother's death) Can you imagine some random civilian kid doing that? Hiruzen would have walked in furious and placed the fear of God inside of that child. Kage wise he and the tsuchikage have been in office for the longest time. it's a military dictatorship and Naruto has that powerful man as his main ally. And let's be honest Hiruzen is a warrior and politic, he knew damn well what Danzo was doing and went along with it. Sure after a while he put down ground rules and a line and that is why Danzo was removed from office (In this book) in the original series he demanded a disarmament and yet continued to let him kidnap children, Kakashi found tenzo (Yamato) and there is no way Hiruzen did not keep track of the only wood-style user in all of the elemental nations, I suspect he knew that Danzo had him and only removed him because Kakashi was a very valuable shinobi who had a high chance of going rogue and had 14 years of of experience and was a seasoned veteran at 20 because he had been a shinobi nearly as long as he has been alive and is an A-class ninja on his way to be an S Class ninja .

So yes he does sound like he does not care for Mizuko, and to be honest, he really doesn't, Her addition to the village and her safety strengths the village because she is a pack that includes seal masters, two-three kekkei Genkai, Strong bloodlines from Uzuoshio, Senju(Revival) and Kusa (Nanami for example, daughter of a clan head in kusa)

She also secures the growth of the villages jinchuriki (Who he does care for). But that does not mean that it will stay like this forever. Naruto is bound to make sure Hiruzen interacts with all of his siblings and he might come to see them more like Naruto's siblings and therefore a bit like his grandchildren as well.

Mizuko is a very spunky and likable character as well which reminds him a lot of Kushina (Who he probably came to see as family as well) So in that regards, he will be more lenient with her than with other civilians, plus homegirl is going to make sure his shinobi are better equipped with seals so she gains his favor by a lot.

lonewolf1836: Yes Karin's story is very overlooked, her mother was literally killed because they drained her chakra dry and then proceeded to do the same to Karin. This is where I brought out the fact that Mizuko was abused severely in Kusa. Her mother and her did not let it slip they had bloodlines but they were perfect for creating children with a strong chakra system who would be taken away and then forced to join the shinobi ranks.

Yukio00: I answered this is a PM but just so everyone is clear, the reason Mizuko believes herself to be the mother of her siblings is because she was never taught otherwise. Kusa deliberately saw her caring nature as a sign of a good mother. With this she would be able to raise all of her siblings and future children herself. Once Rumi was used up Mizuko would take her place. The goal had been to brainwash her into thinking that kusa was good. Fortunately, Mizuko, although quiet about it, realized the attempts of manipulation that they tried on her. But not completely since she did come to see Karin, Ryuu, Kenta, Nanami, Fumiko and Tadashi as her own. This is where her past does come into play.

At first, she recognized them as her siblings even as Rumi denied them the name Uzumaki, She remembered enough of Psychology that she noticed that at some point in their stay in Kusa, Rumi became a bit unhinged. The constant abuse on Rumi had her acting irrationally and Mizuko realized that going against what her mother said could trigger her if she let her mother know that she knew they were her siblings (There are women who abandon their newborns in the hospital or simply give birth to them and don't claim them right after birthing them, they usually go in the system for adoption). But with Kusa Doctors and Nurses constantly feeding her the idea that they were hers even if she didn't birth them made it so that even she came to believe it, and although deep inside she knows that Karin, ryuu, kenta, nanami, Fumiko and Tadashi are her siblings, her constant denial of reality will not let her accept it and she continues to claim that she is the biological mother. Konoha also realized this.

when the Yamanaka asked her if she was the mother she said yes, he then tried to clarify that he was asking about biological mother, she goes off on a rant on how Rumi was unhinged and violent towards them and she stepped up and took care of them, and that Kusa doctors encouraged this behavior on her. He did not keep pushing the question because he realized that due to the trauma she received she was convinced that her way of thinking was right, a lot of therapy could help redeem this and take her out of denial but he wasn't going to push it and cause her to have a breakdown.

Thor94: Yes We want naruto to be a prodigy, but remember poor boy has to get better from all the neglect first. He also has a lot to catch up on. Hisashi and Tadashi are four years old and already started on their seals. Karin has four years under her belt. He will get better and learn, I am thinking about giving him the chains like his mom since I think his chakra is too corrosive to have healing properties, but maybe like Mizuko, he can use that corrosive nature of his chakra ( nine tail chakra leaking into his chakra network) to cause chakra posion on his enemies the way Mizuko uses hers to heal and to mess with the neurotransmitters on her victims.

His hair will remain blonde, him being different helps Kenta and Yukio feel like they aren't the only oddballs in a family filled with redheads. Kenta even thinks that Naruto is a bit albino (Maybe he is because Uzumaki red hair is a dominant gene) Mizuko knows her family is diverse in skin tones, eye color, hair types, etc and she accepts them all. Naruto being loved and accepted despite his difference in hair color is what we all need. (I even thought of making Naruto ask Mizuko if she could dye his hair red so that he wasn't the only one with blonde hair because he felt left out, This was before I made kenta and yukio albino and was still making the characters. ) But having Naruto b,e so easily accepted by a group of people despite being different is something he has always wanted since he was always an outcast

Also, updates are whenever I can, Mostly once a month since that is what I do with my other books as well since sadly I have college.