"Can we get some ramen real quick?" She was hungry, hungry for real food. It seemed like it had been forever since she had gotten Ramen from Ichiraku's. The old man would probably give her a free bowl or two for coming back from the dead.

Kakashi sighed and leaned back against the chair in the interrogation room. Shikaku and Inoichi had insisted on having a formal interrogation of Kushina, behind the glass in the observation room was Danzo, Choza, the advisors to the third, and a dozen other Jonin and the like.

He really would have liked a few more days of bed rest after that fight with Itachi. But no Kushina just had to come back to life?

"After you let Inoichi into your mind and let him see everything." Shikaku sighed hating to repeat himself. "I'll give you this you're certainly as annoying as the real Kushina."

Kushina huffed and folded her arms across her chest. "You remember what happened during the chunin exams, Inoichi screamed in terror for like a week because he got pulled into the Kyuubi's seal! Now that I turned it inside out I don't know what will happen!"

"I was thirteen! What thirteen-year old wouldn't piss themselves at seeing a giant fox nearly bite their heads off." Inoichi glared at Kushina that was a completely and utterly humiliating defeat during their chunin exams. It was why he told Ino to never use the Jutsu on Naruto. "Besides, the fox is sealed in somebody else now."

"Naruto." Kushina snapped quickly. "The fox is sealed in Naruto my son, stop pretending like you're keeping a secret away from me."

Shikaku sighed. "You keep saying that but we don't know it's you-"

Kushina stood up quickly and slammed her hand down on the table. "Shikaku, Yoshino has a mole on the top of her right butt cheek, and a birthmark on her right boob. Inoichi, you asked me out once and I said yes because I thought you were a girl!"

"You promised to never tell anybody that!" Inoichi stood up sharply and slammed both of his hands down on the table.

"Ha, so you admit I'm me!" Kushina shouted and snapped her fingers. It was such a simple victory. When she was younger she thought boys were icky and gross, and that girls were cute. Especially Mikoto she was so pretty. It was actually a compliment that she thought Minato was girly. Shame she could never get him to grow his hair out super long.

Inoichi slammed himself back down into his chair and huffed. "Yea fine, you appear to be Kushina or at least have all of her memories." He looked at Shikaku.

"I'll admit that you appear to know things that Kushina would know. But it still doesn't explain why you won't." Shikaku began again.

Kushina interrupted him with a snort. "I said I flipped the seal inside-out. And if he goes in there and something wonky happens then you are all going to overreact call me Orochimaru and then I'm never going to see my son!"

"How do you even turn a seal inside out?" Kakashi asked simply. He didn't even know why he was in this room. Perhaps they were scared that she really was Orochimaru and wanted him there.

Kushina blinked in confusion and began to twist her hands like she was fiddling with a puzzle box. "Well with Nushu script the trick was to find the corner rune and then with the chakra that's being used to power the seal you wrap it around twice over and lead it through the third gate before you just kind of pull."

The room sat in silence for a few long seconds as they tried to process what exactly Kushina just said.

"So what's inside the seal now?" Shikaku asked, his understanding of seals was lacking, to say the least. He just couldn't wrap his head around them. It required a different kind of smart than what he had.

Inoichi was even more lost.

"There is no inside." Her response was automatic.

"But you flipped it inside out so now the outside is in?"

Kushina rolled her eyes it was like talking to children. "Seals don't have an outside they have an inside that they keep stuff in."

The room fell into an awkward silence once more.

"If there's no inside then how would I get trapped in there," Inoichi asked in frustration.

Kushina sighed and sat back down in her chair. "Because seals are weird okay! But fine, go ahead and do your thing."

Inoichi nodded and began to perform his Jutsu. In a moment his mind was sent into Kushina's. His body fell over slack.

Kushina leaned forward just a second. And the inhaled sharply and looked around the room in raw confusion. "Woah this is weird." Her gaze stopped at Inoichi's head. "Oh, just great Inoichi I told you something weird would happen!"

Kakashi leaned forward rather confused. "Kushina what's happening?"

"I'm not Kushina I'm Inoichi," Kushina said plainly then her face made a sudden twitch. "You idiot, you're in my body, I swear at least your not as bad as Orochimaru, Hold still and don't touch anything I might be able to undo this, wait no don't Kushina this is fine. I can see your memories fine like this, let's see here."

"Hey wait that's private don't start remembering those!" Kushina's face twisted in horror. "There are some things I did not want to know about Minato. I told you not to look! Here look over here! Here's the night the Kyuubi attack. Look there's that orange masked guy with the Sharingan. Stop looking at my sex life."

Kushina's body slid down in the chair and gave Inoichi body a swift tap in the nuts. "Ha, I didn't feel that. You're going to! Now stop looking at that stuff. Wow, you had huge crush on Mikoto, didn't you? She was pretty okay!"

Shikaku massaged the bridge of his nose for a moment quite uncertain of what to make of the scene before him. "Inoichi, can you please just tell us if that is without a shadow of a doubt Kushina?"

"Yep she's Kushina alright, there's no trace of Orochimaru in her. Everything she said happened is there." Kushina spoke and nodded slowly. "See I told you so!"

"Inside your own body please Inoichi," Kakashi said with a sigh.

"Ahh right of course." Kushina brought her hands up and began to go through a similar Jutsu to what Inoichi just did.

Inoichi sat up suddenly and gasped for air. "When you said the Seal would do something Wonky I wasn't expecting that." It was a low mumble. "It is in my opinion that this woman is indeed Kushina Uzumaki and that all events happened as she described including the Kyuubi attack and the death of the third."

Kushina cheered and shot up to her feet. "Alright! Can I see my son now? Oh and ramen. Naruto likes ramen right? Kakashi he's your pupil right, treat us to a mother-son ramen date." It had been three days of just sitting and waiting so that she didn't end up having her entire village trying to murder her for going to see Naruto and now she was in the clear.

"About that." Kakashi began slowly.

The door opened up and Koharu, Homura, and with Danzo entered the now slightly cramped room.

"Welcome back to the world of the living Kushina," Koharu said with a small polite bow. "Unfortunately young Naruto is currently out of the village."

Kushina's face scrunched in confusion. "Ahh what happened to not letting the Jinchuuriki out of the village because we were important to the safety and well-being of Konoha?" It pissed her off to no end that she was barely allowed outside of the city wall unless she was with Minato or no less than two Anbu.

Homura sighed. "That rule largely applied to wartime. And you considering your deplorable sense of direction."

"Hey, I didn't get lost that often Ya know!" Kushina huffed. Her sense of direction was perfect. If she had a map… and had somebody to read the map… or was inside Konoha she knew her way to all the important places like the back of her hand.

"I found you in the forest once because you wanted to get Ramen." Shikaku reminded her. She actually looked like she had gone feral as well and was trying to hunt a deer out of hunger. "Minato said you left to get ramen an hour ago."

Feeling her face grow hot at the topic Kushina decided that it would be in her interest to change the subject. "Okay my sense of direction aside, why is Naruto out of the village and who is he with?!"

Koharu stepped forward and gave a said smile. "Jiraiya asked to take him while he searched for Lady Tsunade. He probably would have stayed behind if we told him about you but we didn't want to have Orochimaru captured influence his decision."

Kushina's left eye twitch. "What the hell kind of decision would be yes or no if he knew I was alive?... err that Orochimaru was in prison or what ever. This is so confusing."

"His decision to become Hokage, we offered the position to him, but he refused and went out to find Tsunade to become Hokage." Homura pushed up the rims of his glasses as he explained and appeared to be counting down for something.

Kushina thought for a long moment and Koharu slowly began to smile. Shikaku began to preemptively massage his temples for a headache that was about to come.

"I can become Hokage instead ya know," Kushina said with a wide smile on her face. If she became Hokage she could surprise Naruto with a whole guess what! You're the son of not one but two Hokage. Oh, and you totally weren't convinced on that desk. "I was third on the list after Minato, and Orochimaru after all."

Koharu allowed her teeth to show as her grin threatened to break her aging face. "I knew that you would say that my girl!" She walked over and hooked her arms with Kushina and began to lead her out of the room. "Now let's get ready to make it official."

"Just a moment," Danzo said with a cough. "Kushina, are you certain that you remember nothing from your time as Orochimaru?"

After a second to regain her balance Kushina looked up into Danzo's singular eye. "Honestly I don't remember anything. I just woke up in the Kyuubi's seal and he was in control of my body, There's nothing but me in my brain now."

Danzo grumbled and didn't appear to be either happy or sad about the admission. "Additionally what makes you think you are currently fit to be Hokage? You have not been a shinobi for a long time."

"A lot shorter time than Tsunade." Kushina shot back. "And I'm not afraid of blood either."

"Regardless you are without the Kyuubi, your strength is diminished, I believe that Kakashi would be more than a match for you." Danzo gestured smoothly to the Jonin.

Kakashi tried to slink further into his chair. "I'd rather not."

Kushina just smiled down at him.

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Training ground twenty-eight was a favorite of Kushina's, it the small river that ran through multiple training grounds turned into a wide deep pond here. It was also less flat and had a deep foliage than the other training grounds. It reminded her of the land of whirlpools in a way.

Kushina felt her stomach rumble in annoyance as she looked at Kakashi just across from her. She was hungry and wanted ramen. And then there was that book. She couldn't believe Kakashi read such a thing! She'd have to make certain to confiscate the rest of them.

"Best of luck Kushina," Koharu said from the sidelines where she stood near her fellow council members.

Kushina gave the woman a thumbs up. Koharu had been the one to take her in when she moved to Konoha in the first place and had even helped her with her training. The woman had her love and respect in most matters even if she only did it for the good of the village at first.

"Alright Kakashi, show me how much you've grown in thirteen years!" Kushina shouted triumphantly. She was eager to fight. It had been so long since she had a real fight because of her pregnancy.

Kakashi sighed and rolled his neck.

"DYNAMIC ENTRY!" like a bolt of green lightning Gai crashed down onto the field like a green beast. "Kakashi my rival what is this I hear that you have accepted somebody else's challenge?"

Kakashi smiled for once Gai's competitive nature was about to pay off. "Ahh Gai, you're here to take my place," Kakashi said nonchalantly and bounded off to the sidelines.

"Curse you and your hip ways Kakashi, abandoning a challenge, do you lack youth!" Gai shouted loudly. He then turned to address Kakashi's opponent. "I'm sorry for my rival's overly hip behavior, please allow me to fight in his stead, miss."

Kushina rolled her eyes but couldn't help but smile. "Honestly Gai you still have problems remembering faces?"

This confused the Gai.

"It's me Kushina Uzumaki," Kushina said with a smile. "The council wanted to test my abilities before they decide if I'm fit to be Hokage."

Gai thought for a moment. "But how can that be Kushina died twelve years ago during the Kyuubi attack!"

"I came back." Kushina deadpanned and stared at Gai for a second. He looked like he was about to ask another question. "Okay, ready set go!"

Before Gai could ask more questions Kushina launched a trifecta of spiked chains from her back at Gai. They were slow enough that he could dodge them easily.

"I see if that's how it is to be then I Might Gai shall be your opponent!" Gai shouted from his mid-air leap. He dove at Kushina and attempted to deliver a quick kick to the abdomen.

It seemed to be moving slower to Kushina for a moment. Her muscles twitched faster than she thought they would and was able to catch Gai's foot. The forced caused her to slide back a foot until her chairs still buried into the ground where Gai once was pulled taunt.

Numerous smaller chains exited from her arm and began to wrap around Gai's legs. She began to spin. With the chain tight around Gai's legs, Kushina began to let it slack, forcing Gai to go further and further away from her. Until she brought him high up into the air. And then down to the ground with a powerful slam.

Her body felt stronger than before. A gift from Orochimaru no doubt. With a heave, Kushina pulled Gai towards her reeling in the chains as she did. In her right hand was the Rasengan. It wasn't a complete one but it would still be enough to knock Gai back again.

Gai grunted as the Rasengan slammed into his stomach. Before the force could knock him away, however, he grabbed on to Kushina's wrist and forced himself over her head where he delivered a powerful kick to her side.

"Not bad Gai." Kushina as she was forced back several feet. "You're in my trap now." Kushina's hands blurred through three hand signs and her chakra chains did the rest.

Chains erupted from the ground all around Gai with remarkable speed and replicating and turning on their own accord. Several acted as guards to prevents Gai's escape.

In a second Gai was captured in a cage of chakra chains. "By the way Gai, that cage could hold the Kyuubi for a week." Unless she had a giant hole in her stomach and just gave birth to a giant headed baby then it was closer to thirty minutes.

Her warning didn't stop Gai from trying to punch his way out of the cage. It had minimum effect.

Kushina turned to her audience with a smile. "Satisfied?"

Danzo frowned and stepped forward once again. "Your combat abilities are impressive and you are a renowned seal master, however, do you think you can protect Konoha?"

Kushina smiled all the brighter when he asked that. "I'm glad you asked Danzo, You see I was working on this baby while I was pregnant with Naruto, Let's see if I can do it now that my chakra isn't going crazy with two other life forms in me."

An eight sealed jutsu that only an Uzumaki like her could do. She tapped into the Kyuubi's chakra for this and well over half of her own massive reserve for this. Her clothing ripped as Chains shot out of her body and into the ground.

In a moment massive chains wider than an Akimichi shot from the ground all around Konoha and behind the Hokage monument as well. They quickly formed a shell of chains splitting and joining along the way until a perfect sphere was placed directly over Konoha.

"This," Kushina stressed out. "Is the barrier I created the night of the Kyuubi attack, I can keep one up over all of Konoha for thirty minutes. How's that for protection?"

Danzo could only nod in agreement. "I trust you'll improve the speed and duration while in office?"

Kushina smiled. "Believe it."

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Kushina walked into the Anbu prison Kakashi following right behind her. "Don't you think this will only raise questions? You've only been Hokage for a day."

"Look, it says I get to pick anybody I want to be my assistant and I kind of like the girl she reminds me of me," Kushina explained for the third time. "Besides, Yoshino said no, you're too flaky and we need you on the front line. And I'd like to have somebody I can trust being my assistant."

"She worked for Orochimaru!" Kakashi lamented. He honestly didn't understand why he was the one that had to babysit their new Hokage. At Least Gai had been the one to fight her.

"I used to be Orochimaru what's your point?" Kushina said nonchalantly. It was rather fun to tease people like that. Sadly Kakashi was not amused. "And this way she'll be someplace we can keep an eye on her and she won't be an official shinobi."

"What if she poisons your ramen?"

"I'm an Uzumaki."

"What if she stabs you in your sleep?"

"Why would I sleep in the office?"

"What if she stabs you while you're awake?"

"I gave birth, I can survive a stabbing."

"What if she pisses off a delegate or a customer then."

"I'm planning on that."

"Why are you so stubborn?"

"I'm an Uzumaki."

At last Kushina arrived at the cell. "Hey there Tayuya, you want a job?"

Hey look the story picture makes sense now!

Next chapter is reunion! horray!

So yea, I made Kushina bit more powerful in canon maybe? I also made Koharu the one whose house she lived in to give Kushina a real in.

And yes, more Tayuya horray Tayuya. Hokage assistant Tayuya! Uhh don't know what else to say really.

Thank you for reading my specially little fic I work on when I'm bored. Sorry for the inconsistancies, this isn't meant to be as good as my other projects.

I plan on updating Finding an Alpha within the next week. and possibly a short NaruSaku series still uncertain on the plot of that. Feel free to shoot me some ideas for Narusaku that aren't too long.