I walked slowly through the Hokage Mansion with Sumi at me heels. The Council had insisted we live in the Hokage Mansion instead of the Senju Mansion outside of town. But Grandma Tsunade looked Homura and Koharu dead in the eye and said 'I don't think so.'

I nearly burst out laughing. Although Grandma Tsunade had to get up earlier to get there, it was worth not having to leave home.

I didn't even both knocking when I entered Grandma Tsunade's office, Naruto, Shikamaya and I never do. As it turns out Homura and Koharu were still trying to talk Grandma Tsunade into living in the Hokage Mansion, they weren't succeeding.

"Don't you guys get it?" I said walking in. "We're not leaving the Senju Mansion."

"And you have no respect for authority." Koharu said annoyed.

"Respect is earned not given." I smirked.

You could show some respect- Sumi

I would but she shows none for me.

Can't argue with that- Sumi

Koharu glared at me and they left the office.

"You really don't like them much do you?" Grandma Tsunade asked me, leaning forward on her desk.

"Not really." I said smirking. "You getting all of your paperwork done?" Grandma Tsunade hates paperwork.

"You're as bad as Shizune." Grandma Tsunade muttered.

I stuck out my tongue and sat on her desk. "Those two are annoying."

"You have no idea."

"I have a feeling I'll be having a big clash with them on multiple occasions." I sighed. "People bug me."

Grandma Tsunade grabbed another pile of paperwork and put half of it in front of me. "If you're here you might as well help."

"Alright, beings I'll probably be doing this someday."

Grandma Tsunade looked at me sharply. I kinda worded that wrong. "I mean I'll be helping Naruto with this sort of stuff."

Grandma Tsunade attempted to hold back a laugh but failed and it came out as a snort.

"Naruto's going to have a ball with all of this isn't he?" I asked raising an eyebrow at a complaint on taxes. Joy to the fricken world. "Don't they know tax complaints are supposed to go to the Daimyo?"

Sumi sighed. "Humans are odd creatures."

"Thanks." Grandma Tsunade said sarcastically. Sumi rolled her eyes. I laughed.

We went home for lunch a few hours later. "I can't believe what's happened over the last few months." I said as we walked up the path to Senju Mansion.

"Welcome to the world of a Shinobi." Grandma Tsunade said. "You'll see things that you'll wish you didn't see."

"I can't wait." I smirked. I remembered something. "What's going on with the Sanin Showdown?"

"W-What?"

"The Sanin Showdown. When are you and Grandpa Jiraiya facing off with Orochimaru?"

"How-? What-?"

"I overheard you and Grandpa Jiraiya arguing." I said.

Grandma Tsunade stopped in her tracks. "Nozomi. You. Are. Not. To. Interfere."

"I can't make promises I can't keep." I said looking her in the eye.

"Nozomi-"

"I won't let you go into something like that without back up." I said. "And I don't mean ANBU."

"What makes you think you would be a match for Orochimaru?" Grandma Tsunade asked me challengingly.

"I fought him before didn't I?"

"Nozomi, he was probably going easy on you to test your strength. He no doubt wants you for his collection." She practically spat the last word.

"I know. I saw his thoughts. And let me tell you..." I remembered some of the sickening things I saw. "It's not a nice place."

"What did you see?" Grandma Tsunade pressed.

"Just some creepy experiments and a few other people's memories..." I trailed off. "He has to be stopped."

Grandma Tsunade knew I was right. "I don't want you, Naruto, Shikamaya, any of you kids near the battle do you hear me?!" her eyes were like fire, her hand gripped my shoulder.

"I hear you but that doesn't mean I'm listening." I said stubbornly.

"You are just like-!" Grandma Tsunade cut herself off.

"I'm just like who!? I who am I just like?! Huh?!" I was furious. "WHO?!"

"YOU'RE JUST LIKE YOU MOTHER!" Grandma Tsunade shook me. "You're stubborn, conniving, disrespectful!" She was breathing heavily and shaking with emotion. "Village boundaries don't matter to you, you care about everyone... You're just like her..."

"At last I got something out of you." I said.

"What?"

"I learned more about my mother from a complete stranger than I ever did from any of you." I said.

"Who?"

"Tsukiko."

"What does she have to do with any of this?"

"A lot apparently." I turned my back and walked away.

Tsunade's POV

"Don't mind Nozomi's behavior." Sumi said, she hadn't followed Nozomi. "A lot is going on right now."

"And she won't tell me? She always confided in me..." I felt so lost.

"But you don't confide in her." Sumi said. "She is more mature than you think, and you know she's mature for her age."

"What's going on, Sumi?"

"Part of it is that she knows about the Akatsuki, she knows it's her responsibility to look after all of the others."

"Others?"

"She knows five Jinchuriki and is extremely close to them. She knows what the Akatsuki are after."

"How can she know?" I asked understanding a little more.

"That is my fault. She tricked me into telling her. I wasn't going to tell her for another year but..."

"I understand. Nozomi has her way of doing things." I paused. "Why does she think-?"

"She knows what her purpose in this world is, Lady Tsunade. And she knows part of it is to protect her family... Whether they be blood or not. All Jinchuriki are family, the bonds they make cannot be severed. The bonds of the broken cannot be severed."

"What?"

"Naruto, Nozomi, Gaara... All three of them were broken. Fu was lost for the longest time but meeting Naruto, Nozomi and Gaara helped her find her way. Yugito and Killer Bee..." Sumi looked up at me. "They all were broken in some way, shape and form. But as they started to come together they found pieces of themselves they never knew they lost. They still haven't found all of the pieces."

"I see... In other words they are all supposed to meet?"

"There's more to it than that but for now you seem to have a basic understanding of what's going on." Sumi paused. "All of the children in the Alliance will stand by all of the Jinchuriki when the time comes. There will be no stopping them, they will not rest until the Akatsuki is destroyed and their family is safe again."

"The Alliance of the Crescent Moon... Will be that powerful?"

"Yes. But the only ones who should fear it are those who wish to keep the Villages feuding."

"How much will be thrust upon these children?" I feared for them all.

"I wish I knew." Sumi said walking up the path.

A horrible foreboding hit me like a tsunami. Why is everything going out of control?

Authors Notes

Who is your favorite female character in my stories so far? Just something I want to know.

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