"But you, Kushina, fit the picture much better. Manners aside."

"You want me to what?" Kushina asked wide eyed to the hamster woman. Oba-san Fukurou smiled at her and Minato looked at her blankly. He was still thinking it over before a smirk spread across his face and he tried not to laugh at her predicament.

"This falls way out of my jurisdiction, I can't do that" She pleaded.

Kushina wearing layers and layers of colourful clothing, make-up and having to socialise as well as be nice. Would that be possible? She didn't have the best manners either, someone would surely see right through their ruse the moment they saw her. Minato on the other hand was well versed in the political leaders world and how to act, but the role he would be playing was minor.

"Can't the mission wait until Tsuri is better?" Kushina begged one last time. It was unlikely Tsuri would be well for at least another week, she knew that but it was worth a shot at asking.

"Tsuri was our first choice considering her knowledge and character and so she could spend time with Minato." Minato caught onto that, why did they want him spending time with her? The only way he would was if he liked her or if she had something worthwhile to teach him. He hadn't even met her yet.

"But you, Kushina, fit the picture much better. Manners aside." Oba-san added smugly. She held a photograph in her lap and looked at it once more. "Your resemblance to the Queen of Water country is indeed, uncanny."

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Reluctantly Kushina had agreed. Oba-san and Minato had given her some 'dos and donts' which had gone in one ear and out the other. All that was going through her head at the moment was the sight around her. Water, everywhere, the only thing from her and it was a wooden boat. It was quite large compared to the paddle boats that went from Fire to Whirlpool country. There again it was a longer journey further out to ocean.

The sun glistened off the water and into Kushina's eyes but she wouldn't turn away. The waves hit the boat occasionally and splashed droplet of water onto her and the wind sailed past. She remained like this for most of the journey. She'd never left Whirlpool in her life. Never been on the water. The trip almost made up for the mission.

Mizu no Kuni was ruled by the monarchy rather than a Daimyō. They had the highest number of missing-nin from their hidden village Kirigakure than any other shinobi village. There were many civil wars which scarred the land and people. The soil was infertile and the weather too cold to grow crops. It wasn't the nicest place on Earth to go to.

The numerous civil wars led to bloodline limits being decimated. The people of the country hired them to fight the other side and Kekkei Genkai holders had become feared for their unique powers. They were blamed for all the bloodshed. Ninja stopped using their bloodline limits for fear of being killed. The negativity toward Kekkei Genkai holders lead to purges and genocide to the point of parents killing their own children.

The Queen of Water country married into the royal family. It was noted that she had 'powers' despite not being a ninja. This led some people to believe she held a bloodline limit. She was targeted by a clan of samurai and was very ill after they managed to poison her. Their leader lived through countless civil wars. His loved ones, friends and family had died from bloodline powers of ninja and he was intent on getting rid of them all.

The civilians had moved on from times of war and loved the young King and Queen, whom slowly rebuilt the towns and cities from the last the civil war. Many people had no food to eat and orphaned children died daily but the cost of importing food was hefty. The King would always find a way to get more for them. When the Queen fell ill the people lost hope, thinking the King would go into depression and stop helping them.

To lift there spirits and and catch the criminals he had requested two ninja. One to act as Queen while his was bedridden and another to act as 'the Queens' guard. The people would see his wife was well and the samurai would most likely plan another attack. But this time they'd get caught by the Uzushiogakure kunoichi and shinobi. A.K.A. Kushina and Minato.

They would be there until the the criminals were caught which could take any number of days and Kushina would have to act like a Queen. As the sight of land appeared the missions realism seemed to sink in heavily. Her a Queen? Yeah right! She tried laughing it off but failed miserable as she raked her claws through her long hair. Her head drooped towards the floor and she let out a long sigh. Might as well find Minato-kun now.