Mizuko Pov__

I waited for Karin to return. Naruto was helping out with his younger siblings and I was in bed rest in the hospital.

I was tired, but I could not bring myself to sleep. I closed my eyes but sleep would not come to me.

"Mama." Hayami lifted her hands up and whimpered. I reached down and lifted her up on the bed and let her lay beside me.

"Mama we're hungry." Nanami pouted as she glanced over at me.

"I'll see if I can get a nurse to bring us some food." I say and she nodded. I tried to sit up and whimpered silently.

I brought my hand to my mouth and bit down hard as I started to take in some chakra. I could feel my body relax and the pain dull. This would not heal me immediately since I still needed a lot of rest. But it would help me feel better.

"Fu-chan. Could you pass me the nurse button?" I ask her and she nodded as she hopped out of the couch and grabbed the button handing it over to me.

I click it and wait patiently for a nurse to arrive. "Mama, when is big sister Karin gonna come back?" Fumiko asks and I notice Naruto perk up.

"Yeah, where is Karin anyway?" Naruto asked as he looked around and noticed she was not here.

"I asked her to accompany your new baby sibling. With everything that happened, I don't want any of you alone. The new baby does not have the seal yet so I don't want them to be alone." I say and Naruto nods.

"I want to ask Jiji and see if they caught the people who took Yukio. I never thought something like this would happen." He says as he wraps his arms around Yukio and I sigh.

"I always feared that something like this would happen. I just never thought it would happen here in Konoha, we were supposed to be safe here." I sigh as I lean my head back.

"They were ninja, they had white masks too. They were also very strong. They didn't even look like Jiji's ninja. Jiji's anbu always have an animal mask." Naruto stated as he stroked Yukio's hair and rocked his baby brother in his arms.

"I'm sure there is a logical explanation. Don't worry, Mama will do her best to make sure something like this doesn't happen again." I try to smile and calm my anxious chakra.

There was a knock on the door. "Come in." I say loud enough so they could hear me.

"You called for a nurse?" The Nurse asked as she walked into the room.

"Yes, Can we get something to eat. The children haven't eaten anything nor have I and we are famished." I say politely and she looks around the room at my children.

"Uh, I'll go ask the doctor. We usually only provide meals for the mother." She gives me a forced smile. I frown and glare at her.

"Well, if your village security wasn't so lax that you let some enemy ninja sneak into my home, which is surrounded by what you call your ninja clans compounds. Kidnap one of my youngest sons all in plain daylight. I can assure you they would be at home eating premade lunches that I had prepared."I snapped back at her angrily.

"Honestly, I thought this was one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages. As a civillian, I am honestly shocked that the Villages ninja did not notice ninja infiltrate your village and kidnap a child in broad daylight. I honestly don't feel that my children are safe out of my sight. Also while we are on the topic of that, when will you be bringing in my child? My daughter Karin and my newborn have been gone nearly all night. When will I be allowed to see my newborn baby?!" I demanded angrily. I was not in the mood to deal with her.

"Or is not only your security lacking but also your hospitality and common sense? Bring some food for all of the children and make sure to ask the doctor when I will be able to see my newborn child. I'm at my wit's end with you people." I snarled at her and her face went pale.

"I will, I will go ahead and bring something for e-everyone to eat and bring the doctor." She stammered out and hurried out of the room.

I glared at her as she glanced one last time at me and scurried off.

I notice someone at the door and slightly straighten up as I noticed the Hokage walking into the room.

I couldn't help that my face paled when I saw him. Had he heard what I said? Well, it wasn't like I was lying.

"Ah, Mizuko-san. I do apologize for not coming in to speak with you sooner. I had some business to attend to earlier." The old man stated as he walked into the room.

I could not help my frown as I looked at him. "Jiji!" Naruto stood up and hurried toward him. " We were able to get Yukio back. See." He held up little Yukio who was snuggled into his arms.

"That's good news Naruto. I am glad to see that you were able to find your baby brother. From what my ninja tell me, you were really brave and made sure to get him to safety ." he stated as he pated Naruto's head affectionately.

"Now I need to speak to your Mother." He looked at me and I could not help but shiver. I could feel his refined chakra, there was a reason this man was Hokage and considered the strongest shinobi of the village.

"Now Mizuko-San, I feel as if I have to formally apologize about the whole incident. We have been interrogating the enemy who has tried to kidnap your youngest son. We have a few leads but I felt the need to make sure and speak with you about the whole incident." He stated as he closed the door behind him.

His demeanor was calm, even his chakra. I could feel no emotions coming from him and it made me cowered back. I disliked shinobi for this reason. Some just had too much control and that scared me because I found it hard to see through them or read them.

"I want to know why he was targeted. Who is after us if they are still out there." I say with a frown as he walked toward me. I couldn't help but avoid his gaze as he approached.

"I think we have a few leads to that, but I must know if Yukio's father still around or aware that you are here?" he asks and I quickly shook my head.

"Akio-san was Yukio and my newborn's father. He is dead. I made sure of that." I say with a firm nod as I thought back to when we had first escaped Kusa.

"I see, I would prefer to speak with you, Privately about the matter then. When you make a recovery please come to my office. We would not want someone to eavesdrop on the following conversations."

I nod and glance at the kids, he must not want them to know. "Understood Hokage-sama." I say meekly. He nodded and left the room. I could not help the slight fear that I felt.
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Third Person POV

Hiruzen was furious. He knew who those ninjas belong to and he had already ordered for the disbandment of the organization.

Danzo was a fool if he thought he could get away with what he had done.

Everything had been working as planned. Twelve Uzumaki residing in Konoha and eager to join their shinobi ranks. Not only that but kusa had practically done all the work for them in increasing their numbers.

They had practically struck gold when it came to the whole situation. But then Danzo had to stick his grubby little fingers in and become greedy.

With this they would lose trust and what good would that do? They had come here for protection and they had shown they could not provide it. Not only that but Mizuko had placed seals on his adopted grandson and he had no idea what they did or if they affected the seal on his stomach. He would have to investigate that as well. But for now, he had to fix this situation first.

The Hokage was ready to slaughter Danzo for his clear disobedience. Now Hiruzen had to appease them and make sure that they did not plan to escape or harbor distrust towards the village.

Setting guards for them could scare them making them feel trapped or set them at ease and make them feel safe. The situation was delicate now and he had to play the caring grandfather act and calm the situation.

"Bring the report on those ninjas. Now." He snarled and his ninja quickly did as told.

He wondered to himself why he had not dealt with his 'old friend' earlier. With all the trouble he was causing him he was better off dead than alive.

It would be easy for him to confront him and kill him. The only issue was the army of emotionless robots he seemed to still have around.
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When Karin entered her mother's room carrying her newborn baby sister, she could see the relief in her mothers face.

They were finally all together, and Mizuko did not waste much time before bringing out the ink brush, and ink.

Mizuko was quick to undress her newborn baby and start drawing the seal on her baby before she had even named her.

She was determined that no kidnapping would be successful and with what had happened earlier she was not willing to risk having an unmarked child in the village.

She was considering if it was safe to stay. She could always summon warriors to break them out of Konoha if needed. She had been studying the art of the Sealing Masks from the Mask temple and they had everything needed to perform the rituals.

She let out a long sigh. "Uzumaki Style, Fuin: Seal of a thousand eyes!" She hissed out as the seal trailed on the infant's body and she let out a sigh of relief.

"Now to name you my little girl." She cradled the infant in her arms. She looked a lot like Yukio, same eye shape and straight hair. Except she was not albino so her hair was a bright red. From the few glimpses, she could tell she had hazel eyes just like hers.

Mizuko sighed, "What do you guys think of Kaida?" She asked as she looks at her other children.

"What does it mean?" Naruto asks as he approaches and looks at the little baby resting in Mizuko's arms.

"It means little dragon. Ryuu's name also means dragon. So they will have similar names." She smiles and Naruto nods. "Our little sister Kaida then. Wow, She is so small." He stated as he looked at her and poked her cheek.

"Awe small baby." Hisashi stated as he looked at the baby as well. Tadashi was quick to climb on the bed trying to get a better look at his new baby sister.

"Look, This is a baby. She's like a mini-me" Ryuu smiled as he helped Tadashi and Hisashi climb on the bed so they could see their baby sister. " She's cute, Looks a lot like Yukio." Hisashi pointed out as he glanced over at Yukio who was still in Naruto's arms.

"Karin, you can rest now. Thank you for watching your baby sister Kaida. I don't know what I would have done if you had not gone with her." Mizuko smiled and Karin grinned.

"I was going to make sure nobody else took one of my little siblings. And I never took my eyes off her either." Karin stated with a sleepy smile and Mizuko leaned forward and grabbed Karin's hand and pulled her in for a one-arm hug. "Thank you, you and your brothers help me more than you think." she whispers and kissed the top of her head.
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Time in the Hospital went by quickly. Once released Mizuko made sure to take them to the mask temple. The entire place is not completely fixed but the main living quarters were fixed and ready to be used.

She settled all of her children in the home and starts to draw elaborate seals on the walls and doors. She worked quietly and diligently to make sure that no one would attack again while she was gone.

It was the least she could do to set her mind at ease. She knew that she would meet with the Hokage. She was nervous and afraid of what she would hear. Three days since the incident had passed and she had nearly recovered.

She could move around freely but was still bleeding quite heavily due to the birth.

"Listen, nobody leaves the temple or steps out of it. I will be coming back. but I do not need a repeat of what happened before so I need you all to stay inside."

"At the moment nobody but I can open the doors and enter. So if anybody comes if they can't get in then they should not be here. Understood? Do not talk to anybody while I am gone." She says sternly at the eleven of them. They nod and she quickly headed out.

Her hands were clammy and she was worried about meeting the Hokage. She could not help the fact that she no longer felt safe. Entering the Hokage tower felt more like entering the lion's den.

Even the handsome ninja working and sending her carefree smiles was not calming her nerves.

" I am here to speak with the Hokage." She spoke meekly as she addressed the Hokage's secretary. The woman glanced at her and nodded." He has been expecting you, go ahead."

Mizuko took a deep breath and walked forward. She schooled her expression and tried to calm down her vivacious chakra.

Her family depended on her being strong and stern. She refused to continue to let Shinobi rule her life, well it wasn't like she could do much even with her determination.

She knocked on the door and heard the Hokage give her permission to go in.

She opened the door and peer inside. " Hokage-sama. I have come to speak with you about the previous events." She spoke softly yet quipped.

" Mizuko-san, Please come in. We have much to discuss." He stated as he sat behind his desk.

Mizuko tried to push down her nerves. This was more like the presence of a Kage, he looked stern and with narrow eyes. His chakra felt like a coiled spring ready to move at any moment.

"Please take a seat, I know that you are very concerned about your families safety due to the kidnapping of your youngest son Yukio Uzumaki." he stated and she nodded.

"I want to apologize for the situation, it should have never happened and will not happen again. I would place guards but I do not wish to overwhelm you with my shinobi. Kusa must've done similar things and I do understand if you become uncomfortable with such an arrangement." He stated and she thought about it for a moment and nodded. She could feel herself calm down as he spoke.

The meeting was already very different than she envisioned it.

"I have decided that in this case to maintain the trust between the Village and Uzumaki we will need transparency." He says and her eyes widened.

"I, I would like that alot." she replied trying not to sound meek. She had never been told much before in Kusa, they had kept almost everything from her. So some honesty would be nice and she was a bit happy that he was willing to give that to her.

"A councilman was the one who tried to take Yukio. The reason why he has not been arrested is that he had been suspected to collude with other countries and has been under investigation for a while. So even before your arrival, we have been closing in on him. I do apologize that your family got affected by the crossfire of this shinobi matter." He sighed as he glanced at her.

He was being careful with his words. It always worked to have a scapegoat and luckily Danzo was guilty and the perfect target.

"The reason we had not apprehended him is that we know he has shinobi working for him that would retaliate and set him free. The last thing we need is for him to get loose and become a missing ninja." He sighed as his gaze soften.

She could not help but frown. So it had not been a direct attack. Basically, a cornered man looking for leverage.

"I feel bad for having to ask this from you. But we need a seal to stop him from escaping. The best we have is paralysis seals and we have to find out his associates. His men would be able to set him free on his orders and we need the information he has. As our villages best seal master, I have to ask for your help." He stated and she looked down at her hands.

She had come here with the intentions of letting them know that she was angry about the whole situation. The last thing she expected was to have the Hokage ask her for help.

"You want me to help you catch him?" She asked and he nodded. "Yes, in creating a seal that will not allow him to use chakra and escape from Konoha." He added.

"The village would repay you for your service to her. You are our resident seal master and although it is not much we would be in debt to you for your help." He adds and she nods.

She couldn't help the buzz in her chest. Her mind was not clouded in fear and paranoia anymore but instead, she couldn't help but think of being part in the takedown her child's kidnapper. She wanted to help, she had never been needed for more than child-rearing and just thinking that could do more and help others made her become slightly excited.

"I'll do it Just give me a few days. I am at least a level nine seal maker. I can create something to stop him." She says as she looks up at the Hokage determined to make a change and use one of her few skills to protect her children and her new village.

"Thank you."
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She promptly returned home. Sure her talk with the Hokage had not gone as planned but she was going to make sure she created a seal that would stop the man who had hurt Yukio.

During the day she would work on the Temple with Tenzo. She memorized and practice the techniques he taught her. She had even managed to build a place where she could start making Tosa Washi Paper for seals and to repair the broken sliding doors in the temple.

She could barely remember her father making the paper. But with what her mother had taught her she was going to start doing it again. They were Uzumaki and paper was essential to them also with her ability to grow plants she would be able to supplement for her own paper. Besides the paper in the village was not of a quality for Uzumaki seal making.

At night while she took care of Kaida and the kids were sleeping she was studying and working on the seal.

She worked quietly through the night and tried looking through the scrolls to see what she could find that could help her in her quest to making the seal to stop the councilman who had nearly taken her child. She worked until she was too tired to continue to stay awake.

Much to Naruto's disappointment he found himself studying as well.

The children were back to learning and she made sure to drill them on seals. She was also teaching them chapters on Naruto's old class books.

"Mama, but I already passed the classes for that chapter." Naruto grumbled as he was writing notes on her lecture. "It does not matter. This is all very important. Math is very essential to seal making. Think about it. you want to create a seal with a good stasis function and equipped for a heavy object. You have to do math to calculate the mass that will be allowed to fit inside the seal, the time coordinations and the triggers to seal and unseal. If you were to mess up it could be pretty bad and we do not need that happening." She sighed as she patted his head.

"Now, if you are tired of writing, recite your time tables while jump roping. it's good physical exercise and you will find yourself remembering. " She smiled at him as she went back to reading Konoha's history book.

"Tadashi, Hisashi make sure you finish your Kanji sets, I want to see perfect handwriting." She glances at both the boys who were writing in their notebooks with ink brushes.

She rocked Kaida slightly as the small infant was wrapped around her torso. Hayami was also lying asleep beside her and Yukio was playing with a few toys silently.

Everyone else was studying their seals by reading, reciting, writing or reviewing seals.

For once the Uzumaki household was quiet and Mizuko couldn't help but smile. It was rare when they were all quiet, especially in the day time. But she if one thing was for sure she was strict about their studies.

She looked down at the book she had been reading. She had started to also keep a close eye on Naruto's grades and his notebooks making sure he was not sleeping in class or slacking off.

There was not much she could do, but she would make sure all of her children were as educated as they could be.
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Naruto POV

" Have a great day at school." Mama smiled as she kissed the top of my head.

"Yes, mama." I smile as I took my bento and hurried to get to the academy on time.

Sure I was still having issues keeping up with Iruka sensei, but studying wasn't that hard and I was getting better at it.

I walked into the academy and hurried to my seat. I looked around as everyone else was coming in. My face flushed as I saw my crush Sakura nearby.

"Alright class, take a seat!"

At the end of the day, I made sure to hurry home. Sure my situation at school hadn't changed much but soon Karin, Ryuu, Kenta, and Nanami would also start the academy.

With Karin around I'm sure she will beat up anyone who says anything mean to us, Ryuu was calmer and he seemed to be a bit more serious but he was fun to play with and surprisingly really strong. Kenta, on the other hand, was a complete troublemaker when he was smiling it usually meant he had instigated a fight or had something up his sleeve. Finally, there was Nanami, She always butted heads with Karin, Kenta usually instigated fights but Karin and Nanami would definitely tag team someone and kick ass together, so I'm sure we would cause mayhem. But hopefully, nobody would call mama. She was terrifying when she was mad.

"I'm home!" I called out as I entered the temple and took my shoes off.

"Welcome home Nii-chan!" Fumiko squealed and smiled meekly. I patted her head and grinned. "Hey'a Fu-chan." I grinned as I noticed her. Unlike Karin and Nanami, Fumiko was calm and quiet. To be honest I think she is just very shy and doesn't like to fight.

"How was the academy?" She asked softly as she tugged on my shirt slightly. "We just studied a lot." I say as look around noticing that the temple was strangely quiet.

"Where is everyone?"I ask as I glance back at her.

"Oh, mama said she was making a garden and is working on the back yard. So everyone is outside playing. I was in here drawing because it's too hot outside." She shrugged and I nodded.

"I'm going out there and see what they're doing."I say as I put up my backpack. "Okay. But I am staying in here." She says as she sits at the dining table with a notebook and pen.

"Big Brother!" Karin smiled as she saw me walk outside. I close the screen door behind me.

"Hey." I smile I notice they were all on the porch. "When did you get here?" Ryuu asked as he was laying down on the wooden floors.

"Just got here, saw Fumiko Inside. Is everyone out there?" I ask and Kenta nods as he poured a glass of what looked to be lemonade.

"Yeah, Mama is working over there though." Kenta points out to the field.

I could tell she was wearing one of her old Yukata's and her sleeves were rolled up. She also had a bamboo hat and seemed to be plowing the ground for her garden.

"How long has she been out there?" I ask worriedly as I watched her from a distance.

"After breakfast, she went out to the market and bought a lot of things. We tried to help her but she sent us back to the house. She only came back to eat lunch and we have been taking her water all day." Karin sighs as she looks out into the field.

"So she doesn't want you helping her?" I asked a bit concerned and she nods.

"She said she wanted us studying our seals. So that is what we have been doing nearly all day. But we decided to study here on the porch so she could see us. You know how she can be sometimes." Ryuu sighed as he looked out into the field as well.

"Did she say what she was growing?" I ask and Nanami shook her head. "Nah, She didn't, but this is the third field she is plowing, She finished the first two earlier today. And they were large plots of soil too." She stated as she pointed to the directions of the other two small fields that Mama had plowed.

"Well, I am going to go help her." I say as I run inside to get my sandals and hurried out into the field.

"Mama!" I call out as I got her attention. She quickly looks up and smiles as she sees me approaching her. "You're back from the academy? That's great! How were your classes?" She asks as she sets down the plow.

"Well, Iruka-sensei went over our next exam and said that report cards will be going out soon. Karin and Ryuu say you have been out here all day." I add frowning as I look at her.

Mama smiled and wiped the sweat off her forehead. "Well, I was thinking of what I can do for a job. I decided we can open up a seal shop here for the civilian and shinobi. But we are going to need quality paper so I'll start growing some plants in order to get that started. In the meantime, I also want to open up a stand in the village market. I can make them grow and we can make some good profit from it." She says as she looks around.

"Then why don't you let us help you?" I asked as I looked at her in concern.

"Well you kids have to worry about learning your seals and I want you to focus on your ninja career. I can handle this. Once I finish the plowing I can easily handle the rest." She smiled as she pat my head.

"Mama, Everyone is worried about you. You just had Kaida and you rarely take breaks." I say and she chuckles. "I rested enough back in Kusa. Even if it's hard work it almost feels like a hobby. I used to do this back in the day ya know. When my parents were still alive so I can handle it." She says as she turns back to the fields and look around.

"Now when harvest time comes around you guys can definitely help me out in picking everything up." She adds as she picks up the plow again.

"Besides I'm almost done. Just give me a few hours." She adds as she starts plowing the ground again.

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Mother looked exhausted but that did not stop her from being active. She seemed to juggle taking care of everyone, cooking, cleaning, building, repairing, studying and teaching us.

"Everyone bath time, Girls first!" She called out from the kitchen as she was making dinner.

"Come on, Nanami, Fumiko, and Hayami. Mama says we have to take a shower." Karin called out as she started ushering them to the large bathroom.

"Make sure to leave us hot water!" Ryuu called out as he was laying on the ground reading a scroll.

"Yeah, yeah just wait an hour after we shower so that the water warms up." Nanami shrugged as she walked away.

"Smartmouth." Ryuu grumbled as he rolled his eyes.

"Well, I have to do my homework." I sighed as I went to get my backpack to study.

"Ryuu could you be a dear and help me with chopping the vegetables?" Mama called out. "Sure thing mama." He rolled up the sealing scroll he was reading and hurried to the kitchen.

"Naruto, make sure you go ahead and get started on your homework." She also calls out.

"Iruka sensei sent my report card." I call back as I opened my backpack and pulled out my folders.

"Really? Bring it here." She calls out. "Sure!" I say as I grabbed it. I was nervous. this was the first time I had to give someone my report card. I hurried to the kitchen.

Mama was washing her hands and wiping them on her apron. "Alright now let's see the report card." She says holding out her hand. I gave it to her and watched as she sat down at our low dining table.

She opened it and I couldn't help but feel nervous as she looked over it. I wasn't one of the best students and I was trying to bring my grades up from before. I didn't want her to be disappointed in me so I had tried my best.

"We have a few C's and D's. But I do see you got a B in your practical. Iruka showed me what most of your grades were beforehand so this is a vast improvement." She says with a small smile on her face.

"Good Job Naruto, Keep up the good work." She smiles as she unseals her ink brush and ink.

"I'll just sign it and you can put it in your backpack, okay." She says as she signs the report card and handed it back to me.

" I know that from here on out you will just get better, so keep up the good work." She smiles as she gets up.

"I will mama! I will do my best." I say determined and with a nod.

"Good, Now I have to finish making dinner. I managed to get some good beef on discount at the market. There is enough that everyone will get some this time around. I will also make some rice and vegetables to go with it so we have enough for everyone." She smiles happily as she goes back to cooking.

"Mama, I finished chopping the vegetables." Ryuu stated as he sat down at the table.

"Big brother Naruto. Wanna go outside and teach me some of the academy kata's?" He asked me excitedly.

"Hmm, I guess I could show you a thing or two. Okay, come on Ryuu." I say trying to hurry out of the room.

"Naruto you better do your homework first." Mama stated not even glancing back at us. I groaned and sighed. "Just give me about half an hour to do my homework then we can go outside."
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Mizuko POV

I wanted to write out the seal that I had created for the Hokage but I needed High-Quality paper, well I already had some but if I used it then I would not have any left.

A few days prior I had finally plowed the fields.

I had also bought seeds for the bushes I would use for the paper making. I had woken up extra early and crawled out of the futon to make breakfast.

I quickly cooked an easy breakfast for everyone to eat. I glanced at the clock to see it was 6 a.m, Naruto didn't have to be in the academy till 8 a.m.

I made sure to make his lunch bento from yesterday's leftovers and left it in the fridge. I ate a small breakfast before getting ready to go out.

I put on one of my older yukata's and made sure to roll up the sleeves and tying everything up so that it would not get in my way while I worked. I also put on my apron so that I didn't get too dirty.

I tied all of my hair back and put on my large bamboo hat and slipped on my work shoes. I hurried out of the temple and to one of the plowed fields.

I was carrying a bag full of bush bulbs and quickly started to plant them. I smiled as I worked. Even if it was hard work I did enjoy being able to be outside. It was calm the birds were singing and it wasn't too hot yet.

I hummed as I planted the bulbs. Once I finished I made sure to go and get buckets of water to wet the soil. It would make everything easier when I made the plants grow.

"Mama! I'm heading out now!" I turn to see Naruto waving at me from afar.

"Have a great day at the academy!" I call out and waved at him. It must be around 7:30 or 8:00, well that depends if he had overslept which was one of his bad habits.

I sighed as I looked back at all I had done. I still had a lot of work but that was fine. It was not like I would be able to get a lot done today.

I sighed as I crouched down and looked around me. I closed my eyes and made the ram hand sign. I focused my chakra and started to build it up inside of me.

I pulled my hands apart and push them in the soft soil. I start to pulse my chakra gently. I could feel the small amount of chakra inside of the seeds and I tried to encourage them to grow.

I could feel as my chakra being sapped by the seeds and they start growing.

I couldn't help but smile as I worked on making the plants grow, I couldn't help but enjoy the feeling of the nature around me. I could feel the chakra of other plants but made sure not to pour my chakra into them.

"Mama, do you want to eat lunch?" I heard Fumiko's voice and her small hand on my shoulder.

I opened my eyes and blink as I notice the brightness. "Lunch?" I asked confused and she meekly nodded.

"Yeah, it's around 1 in the afternoon. You have been here for quite a while. Ryuu said to let you be until it was lunchtime. Besides he said you were using your wood style." Fumiko stated and I looked around.

I sweatdropped as I noticed my three different plants had grown massive. "Um yeah, I'll make lunch. No worries." I say as I starred at the plants which were now big enough to be considered trees.

"I'll have to get you guys to help me in making the paper. It seems like I overdid it with the size of the plants." I sigh as I look at the massive plants.

"But I guess I can teach ya'll how to make a quality paper. A good lesson for everyone. We would need to start today since it would take a few days for the bleaching and cleaning process." I nod and smile.

"Here let's go inside. I hadn't planned to be out here that long. I guess I lost track of time." I say as we started to head back to the temple.

Before getting on the back porch, I remove my apron and tried to shake off the dirt so I didn't get the temple dirty. "Place my apron over there." I hand it over to Fumiko so she could place it on the porch.

"Sure mama." She smiled taking the apron and placing it on the porch. I sat down and began taking off my sandals. "Karin! Hows Kaida?" I called out as I started to head inside.

"Yeah, she woke up ate and has been laying on the blanket." She says as she was sitting by a small green blanket laying on the ground where Kaida was wide awake and looking around.

"Stay with her a bit longer, I am going to go and make some lunch. We can then go to the market and see if we can find any good bargains." I smile as I head to the kitchen.

"Mama!" Hisashi squealed as he tugged on my Yukata. "Yes, Hisashi?" I asked as he clung onto my leg as I continued to walk.

"I wanna play mama." Tadashi grumbled as he joined Hisashi and clung onto my other leg. I sighed as I had to drag them in order to walk.

"Play!" Yukio squealed as he belly-flopped on top of Tadashi making him groan.

"I have to cook lunch. I can play with you afterward. Besides we also have to study your seals." I say glancing down at them as they immediately let go.

"No study." Hisashi complained as he sat up and stood up. "I play with someone else." He trouted off.

I chuckle at his reaction knowing that they didn't like to study since they found it boring. I glance over at Tadashi and Yukio who were now laughing and wrestling on the floor.

"Tadashi, Make sure you don't hurt your baby brother." I call out as I head into the kitchen and began cooking.
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"Alright, now you are going to help me harvest the branches of the mulberry bushes, well." I glance over at the field and sigh.

"Well more like trees. We are going to split up in teams. Ryuu and Hisashi, Tadashi and Nanami, Yukio and Karin, finally it will be Naruto, Kenta, and Fumiko. I have a few machetes you can use to cut the branches." I say as I point the pile of large sword-like knives.

"Ryuu, Karin, Nanami, Naruto and Kenta ya'll will be the ones using them to cut the branches. Tadashi, Hisashi, Yukio and Fumiko you will help by picking up the branches. Make sure you don't mix up the types of plants. There are three and they look very distinct. We are going to make three different kinds of paper." I say with a large grin.

"The three kinds of paper we are making is Ganpish which has a smooth and shiny finish which will be good to make notebooks. Kozogami which has a more cloth-like finish and great for scrolls, also we need a lot to fix all of the shogi doors in the temple. Finally Mitsumatagami this one has a smooth finish and durable. It is going to be what we mostly use for seals since they are don't bleed through easily and are great conductors for seals. With the different plants we have out here we should be able to make all three." I say with a grin as they were grabbing the machetes.

"I'll sort out the branches so just carry them over to me." I say as I had a lot of ropes and would be staying with Hayami and Kaida as well.

"Also you better not run with those giant machetes, The last thing I need is one of you getting hurt!" I yell as they all hurried off, I let out a sigh as they continued to run away and quickly climb the trees.

It made me nervous to see them climb up the trees holding giant knives and when Naruto put the handle in his mouth to climb the tree I felt my blood pressure rise.

The rest of them followed suit in their big brother's example and I was nearly having a heart attack. "Hey, Make sure you are careful! Don't carry it in your mouth!" I called out but I was unsure if they were ignoring me or couldn't hear me but they climbed the trees without stopping and I could barely see them.

Fumiko, Hisashi, Tadashi, and Yukio were bringing the branches and I sorted them in three different piles. Bulk after bulk I secured them tightly with rope. I smiled as I noticed they had trimmed back nearly all of the trees that I had grown.

"Get some more from that side! Then we will call it a day!" I yell out as they were on the trees cutting branches. "Okay, mama!" I heard Ryuu yell and could see glimpses of them moving through the trees.

I glanced back at the stacks of branches they had already cut down. I had cut them so that they were all nearly the same size so we could easily carry them.

"Mama, How is this going to turn into paper?" Fumiko askes as she looked at the bulks of branches. I chuckled and patted her head.

"Well, it will be a bit of a process but don't worry I'll walk you all through it. Remember the large wooden water tubs I made with the screens, panels and the building I built over by the temple?" I asked and she nodded.

"Well that is what we will be using to make the paper. We will strip the bark off, boil it, then remove the impurities, once we finish with that we will take it to where the stone is and beat it to a pulp. Once we finish with that we will add it to the water along with some tree root and use the screens and panels to shake the water on and create paper. It time-consuming but It will be worth it. We can even dye it if we want." I say smiling.

"Of course we will have to squeeze the water out so I made that giant press the other day and we will then let them sundry." I finish off as I take the branches Tadashi brought to me.

"Once that's done we can sell it and start making seals." I say and she nodded.

" That's so cool." She grinned and I patted her head.

"Now back to work okay?" with that she scurried off.

The rest of the day we hauled the bulks of branches to the workshop I had built. I was quick to show everyone except for Tadashi, Yukio, and Hisashi how to peel the bark off and I used a giant pot to soak them and start to boil the peeled bark

"Well, that's it for this." I say as I lay some cloth on top so that it does boil evenly.

"How long will you boil it for?" Ryuu asks.

"15 to 20 hours. I will make sure that the water doesn't all dry up and tomorrow we will take it to the river so that it soaks in the clean running water for about two to three days. Then we gotta let it sit in the sun for a few days for a natural bleach and then we are going to beat it and turn it into paper." I say with a smile and everyone nods.

"Now back inside, We are going to eat and then I need you guys to let me work on my sealing. I have to see the Hokage tomorrow." I say with a smile as I lead them out of the workshop.

"Mama, you have been working on that seal for a long while now." Nanami says as we make it back to the temple.

"Yeah, he asked me to make it so I will. It's a very high-level seal but I am done with the rough draft. I will start making the final copies tonight. As for all of you, please go ahead and get in the baths. You all smell like sweat." I chuckle as I send them all to take a bath.

I sit down and make sure to change Kaida's diaper. I pull my breast out from my Yukata and I made sure to feed her until she was fast asleep.

I sighed as I let myself relax. So much had happened recently and it almost felt like I barely had time to do anything. I could not help but grimace as I thought of our expenses.

We are a very large family and everyone has a big appetite which is not uncommon since we have massive chakra reserves and we are always moving and burning calories.

But the money the Hokage had given us for the month would not be enough and we still had two more weeks before we got our next stipend. I was going to finish the seal and use the money we make from it to grow a few fruit trees and bushes. I could sell some fruits, maybe even some homemade jam.

But I had to make some kind of income, also I had quickly realized that I need to buy other household accessories and not only that, but the older kids were soon going to outgrow their clothes and some of the handy downs that they were passing to their younger siblings were too torn to continue to use.

I rubbed my face slightly, we needed more food, more clothes, more cleaning supplies, more studying supplies, and maybe a few other things.

Maybe I could sew them new yukata's to use if I bought the cloth in bulk. And Naruto needed a new kunai set for next semester. I could barely imagine the cost of their ninja training equipment when all five of them started school next semester.

I rewrapped Kaida against my back and went to the kitchen to start cooking. I had to make do with the little food we had and make it so they all had their fill.

This was going to be a long day.
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Throughout the night I worked diligently to finish the seal that I would be giving to the Hokage. It was like a manipulation seal that would be placed at the base of the neck and would prevent the councilman to manipulate his chakra. That way he would not be able to escape and would follow the Hokage's demands.

Another precaution that I took was that I made us immune to this seal. I would not create something of this caliber and leave us vulnerable to it.

By adding our blood to the main key of the seal it made it so that we would not fall prey to it. Call me paranoid but with what had happened I was still a bit iffy in trusting people. especially shinobi.

That night I went to bed at around 3 a.m knowing that I had to visit the Hokage at 10 a.m, Luckily it was a weekend and everyone was going to be at home.
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I woke up to the quiet snores of everyone in the room. Kaida had woken up two hours earlier to eat and get a diaper change. I slowly got up and moved silently across the room.

"Naruto." I whispered gently as I shook him. "Huh? Am I late for class?" He asked as he slowly was waking up. "No, I need to go out today and get a lot of things done. I wanted to know if you could watch Kaida while I am gone. I usually tell Karin but since you are the oldest." I whisper and trail off.

He nodded and slowly pulled away from Yukio and Hayami who had been curled up against him. "Yeah, I can watch her. You know you can count on me Mama." he nodded sleepily and I smiled as I gave him a quick hug.

He smiled as he tiptoed his way to the other side of the room and laid beside his sleeping sister and curled up against her.

I smiled as I quickly went and took a long soothing bath, with everyone asleep I could relax and take my time with things.

I let my sore muscles soak in the nice warm bath. That is until the bathroom door swung open and Hayami yawned loudly.

I stared at her with wide eyes as she walked in dragging her blanket behind her. "Mama bath? " She asked cocking her head and looked at me. I nodded "Yeah, I'm taking a bath."

"Yamyam, bath too?" She asked and I nodded. "Come here I'll take your clothes off first. Leave your blanket there." I say as I pointed away from the bath.

She quickly leaves the blanket and I am quick to remove her clothes and use soap to wash her up. I don't bother wetting her hair since it is so curly and I had already washed and style it the day before.

She splashed in the water while I relaxed in the bath.

A few minutes later we both got out and I dried us up and dressed myself then Hayami.

I had my best yukata on, it was green with light green butterflies and a dark orange sash.

I quickly started to cook breakfast for everyone. I made some cheesy grits, biscuits to be eaten with jam and finally some bacon. I quickly wrote some instructions on how they would split everything up or there would definitely be fighting because someone ate all the biscuits or they didn't get enough bacon.

"Stay here, Mama has to go out." I say as I pat Hayami's head. I took two sealing scrolls and my coin purse. I was going to buy groceries and store it away before meeting up with the hokage. I glanced at the freckle in my hand where I had the compressed storage seal that held the Seal the Hokage had commissioned.

I left the house quickly and strolled down the road. "Good morning!" I greeted an Inuzuka who seemed to be jogging with their dogs. "Morning miss." They smiled back as they went past me.

There were a few Hyuga tending to their gardens. I could see some akimichi talking animatedly as they were heading out of their compound. The further I went into the village, the more lively it became.

I smiled and greeted people as I went by. I stopped by the market and started to search for venders who sold their produce cheaply when bought in bulk. I had to make sure I got the lowest price since I had to buy a lot. Also, food did not last long in the house with 11 growing Uzumaki children running around.

I managed to buy two giant bags of rice for 58 Ryo and 3 big bags of black beans for 86 Ryo. With this, I was sure we would have some food for the next two weeks. One bag of rice could last a week since everyone ate plenty of it.

I was going to buy some meat but it was too expensive. I was starting to think that it would be best to get a chicken coop and have our own chicken to help lower our expenses. I managed to buy some tofu though so hopefully they would not notice the lack of meat in this week's meals.

I counted my money diligently, I bought toilet paper and a few rags and cleaning supplies as well as a new broom. Hopefully, with this, I would not spend any more for the upcoming week.

"May I ask what time it is?" I asked a merchant. "It's about to be around 9:40." He stated and I gave him a quick thanks. I quickly made sure to seal everything away and hurried to the Hokage building.

I greeted the ninja in the front office as I passed by and hurried to the office. "I need to see the Hokage." I Informed the secretary. "Of course Uzumaki-san. He is already waiting for you. You can go ahead." She smiled and I nodded.

I gently lifted my hand and knocked on the wooden doors. "Come in." I heard him say and I quickly opened the door.

"Hokage-sama ." I bowed as I greeted him. "Mizuko-san please take a seat." He stated and I nodded.

I saw him wave his hand and the room felt less crowded. Maybe he had shinobi in here beforehand.

I silently sit down and looked at him. "So do you have what I need?" He asked and I nodded.

"Yes, I made the seal. I just have to key it in with your chakra and it will be under your command." I say as I unseal the carefully crafted seal.

It was in a large scroll and I set it down on the table.

"So tell me, what does the seal do." He asked and I nodded as I opened the scroll.

"The seal is meant to stop a shinobi. The chakra still flows but in a way that they can not control it. It is placed at the base of the neck and intercepts with the brains signals that go through the spine. Since movements are caused by the brain sending out signals if we can control that we can control the person."

"Any signal sent out to move the chakra is nullified and the person who has keyed in the chakra to the seal's main control will be able to control the person sealed. In this case, it would be me and you since I created it my chakra is already keyed in and when I add your chakra you will also be able to monitor the seal." I say as I unroll the scroll.

"If you could just place a finger here and push some chakra in, this will make you immune to the seal and also give you control over the seal." I say as he placed his finger on the seal and pumped a bit of his chakra in the seal.

"The person who the seal is placed on will be obedient towards the people who are keyed into the seal. So if you tell him to confess to his crimes he will, The same goes for asking him to stand down." I say with a firm nod and he slowly nods as he looks at me.

"Almost like a manipulation seal?" he asked and I nodded.

"Yes, and there are some aspects of my previous works, like the seal I placed on my children, which is the seal of a thousand eyes but unlike that seal which is harmless, this one is also not restricted by distance, so no matter where he is in the elemental nations. Another thing about this specific seal is that we can send a specific pulse of chakra which would send lightning style chakra up his spine and into his brain. Five seconds of it can cause him to become paralyzed from the neck down. Ten seconds would allow him to lose all control of his body. Fifteen would kill him." I say.

"I see, so you thought out the functions of the seal that would suit keeping someone that is highly skilled in check. Also since you brought it up. What is the seal of a thousand eyes?" He asks and I flushed.

"it's a compressed chakra seal. It's as small as a freckle on the hand. The function on it is to track the person who has it." I say slightly embarrassed since it was one of my first seals and not really that high leveled.

"I made it when I was around nine or ten, It was so that no ninja or doctors in Kusa could take Karin from me and that I would be able to find her no matter what. I've refined it now that I am older and have the finished product which they all have. But if they are ever kidnapped I will be able to find them. My mother had one as well and with the Key that let her track us. I know it will continue to work until two hours after death." I say bashfully.

"Does Naruto have the seal?" he asked and I nodded. "He does but due to the fact that he has another seal on his stomach, I had to get creative on the application of it. It does not disturb the other seal in any kind of way. But I do have some questions about it." I say as I glance at the Hokage.

"The seal on Naruto is made by a seal master of at least a ten caliber. I can also tell that to finish the seal the Shinigami was called and due to the detail on it, they must've paid a hefty price which I conclude that they died after the sealing. No one but an Uzumaki can summon the Shinigami for favors and not give their soul in return. And even then we would have to be in the mask temple with rituals made by an Uzumaki priest or priestess." I add as twiddled with my fingers.

"The seal lets the chakra coils become accustomed to some chakra and has fragments of the casters chakra sealed within them. What is the purpose of such a high leveled seal?" I ask and the Hokage sighed.

"I hoped that you would have not asked since it is a prominent village secret." He sighed as he sat back. " You must not tell anyone, Speaking about it is punishable by death." He stated and I gulped and nodded.

"His mother came to Konoha as the next Uzumaki ambassador and to be the vessel that contained the Kyuubi, She would host the demon in her body and use his chakra to fight. The sealed weakened while she gave birth and the Kyuubi attacked our village. Naruto was chosen as the next Jinchuriki by his mother and father. The Yondaime sealed the beast in his belly button as a newborn."The Hokage stated and I nodded.

"The Yondaime must've sealed a bit of lady Kushina's chakra inside him when this happened. Maybe it was so that he would not be affected by the negativity around him. Maybe that is why Naruto was not so damaged when I first met him. I will speak with lady Kushina and find out." I say determined to know more.

"Speak with her? She is dead." He stated in shock. I grinned at him.

"Uzumaki do not fear death, The shinigami favors us greatly. He lets us summon the spirits of our dead through the mask temple. They can rise and fight for us, teach us and comfort us. I am not a skilled priestess but I can learn and bring them back. Even if it's for a little while. Naruto deserves that much and we can find out more about what happened that night directly from her."

He stares at me for a moment in disbelief. "Back to this seal. Manipulate, negate chakra usage, track and exterminate. It will do all of those and let you interrogate the man. If you can get him to sit still with a paralysis tag and chakra restraints. It will take me less than five seconds to apply this seal." I say as I open the scroll more.

It rolls slightly as it opens completely showing the ten feet worth of seals written on the scroll. "Uzumaki style: Fuin, Compress!" I yell and the seal starts to slowly get smaller and move into itself in intricate patterns. The Hokage watches as the ten feet of seals compresses itself into a tiny single coma in the middle of the scroll.

"Now when will we meet this councilman?" I asked with a grin.

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So this chapter is done. I was very unsure of how to get to this point and I hope you like it. Yes, Mizuko can do many things. No, she can't summon the dead now like the Uzumaki priestess. She would emerge herself in studies and need to be at least a level 14 seal master which she still has 5 levels to go and it will not be easy to get there.

I tried to do more character development for everyone. Tadashi, Hisashi, Hayami, Yukio, and kaida are four years old or less so they don't talk much and always stay near Mizuko since they are still babies.

Yes, the children cause mayhem and if you want to know they ignored her when she told them not to run with the giant machetes in their mouths while climbing the trees because they were excited and she can't climb trees so what she gonna do. yell at them from the ground?!

comment on what you liked and if something does not makes sense and you want it explained I'll do so in the next chapter as part of the story or in the comments.

BYE

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