Mother Uzumaki Chapter Tweleve: Funds, a naruto fanfic

(Little Mizuko and baby Karin)

Mizuko POV_

I couldn't help but smile happily. It was only midday and I had already managed to get many things done.

My morning had started off a bit usual. I cooked and made sure Naruto had his bento and school things ready, before heading out.

After making sure that everyone would be fed, I headed out to the village with Kaida and although it took a while and a lot of paperwork I managed to get a permit to open a stand in the merchant section of the village.

Although I want to open a seal shop that would not give me any profit at the moment, being that I had to set up an organized system and it had to get approved by the administrative office at the Hokage tower. Not only that I had no idea what the demands in seals were at the moment so it would be hard to get a business running.

But with a fruit and vegetable stand, I could make sure that we had money for any needs that could arise. Sure, I had the money the Hokage gave me for the first seal I made. But the utility bills, health insurance, daily necessities and even food was a bit expensive. Not only that but there are eleven of us!

As a single mom with so many children, it took its toll on my wallet. Even with the stipend, we got from the Uzumaki vault wasn't enough. It's not that the funds were not there because apparently, they were, but the last clan head only gave a certain amount which would be fine for a family of four. The issue was that the current head of the Senju wasn't in the village and was traveling around the five nations and getting in touch with them would be difficult. So, in the end, I had to make ends meet.

Also, the academy admission was not cheap. To add to the expenses the school supplies and apparently the weapons for non-orphans or people who came from a clan were not covered by the village. That is unless I took out a large loan, but the last thing I want is for the kids to have to loan the money from the academy and have to pay them back in the future.

So with this, I was going to make sure I had enough money to cover everyone's expenses.

After getting the permit, I hurried back home and got started with lunch. As always Kaida was being fussy and wanted to stay at my side the whole time. Even Hayami and Yukio got a bit fussy.

The older kids were to busy playing around or doing other things, but it was fine. I could feel their chakra's buzz happily and know they are not in danger.

"Karin, Ryuu can you watch Kaida for me? I have to go work on the training field outside." I say as I stir the pot of green curry. "Again?" Karin asks slightly annoyed.

"You don't have to if you do not want to. Ryuu, could you be a dear." I say looking at him and he huffs and nods.

"I didn't mean it like that mama, I'll help Ryuu watch over Kaida." Karin huffed crossing her arms. I couldn't help but smile at them. "Here, I'll serve lunch and let you eat so you can take care of her later." I say as I pick up the large pot and carry it to the low rising dining table.

"Gather 'round!" I yell out as I hurry to pick up the large pot of rice. "You can leave the pot here on the table, I'll pick it up when I come back. Just make sure to cover it up once you are done." I say as I begin to serve all of the plates. As soon as they set their plates down they begin eating with gusto.

I couldn't help but smile as I settled down in my seat and began breastfeeding Kaida. I was going to feed her, change her diaper and then lay her to sleep. That way she doesn't cause that much trouble.

She was still three months old and although she was moving around a bit more she was not teething yet nor was she eating large amounts of food. I would give her a banana or so, throughout the day to help her learn how to digest food.

I also made sure to keep a close eye on Hayami and Yukio. They were a bit older but still had a bit of difficulty holding their chopsticks and eating correctly. I had to make sure they didn't get too frustrated.

Everyone else was being rowdy, Hisashi was eating quietly while Tadashi moved around in his seat and talked loudly. Karin and Nanami always seemed to be at each other's throats. Kenta was always talking about different things with either Nanami or Fumiko, Even Ryuu had to listen to him ramble on about things. Ryuu, on the other hand, was quieter and reserved and making sure all of the younger kids were okay, while Naruto was in school he was the one to make sure that everyone was okay.

Even while feeding Kaida, I made sure to eat as well. I had to build the training ground and then I would go to the shop and start creating paper. For the past few days, I had been beating the bark into a pulp to make sure I could make it into high-quality paper so that we could make seals.

Due to the constant movement, my arms were sore and to be honest every day I had returned home they had felt as if they were made of jelly. My muscles were trembling and it seemed as if I had no strength. Even though I was in pain I made sure to smile and take care of all of the housework and feed everyone.

To make things worse I had been staying up daily because I was making sure to help Naruto study his Shuriken books and guides we had gotten from the store. Even after he went to bed I stayed up a bit longer to work on my seal studies and my mask studies.

I had many things I wanted to do but it felt as if I had very little time. I wanted to open up a stand in the merchant district, start a seal shop, take care of the kids, study my seals, finish any renovations to the temple, and even finish the shrine I had started to make for my parents, Lady Kushina, and Lady Mito.

But above all of that, I also wanted to spend as much time as possible with the kids. Even if they didn't show it I could tell they wanted me to be at home with them, especially the smaller ones who were used to being near my chakra at all times.

But with my growing list of responsibilities, it was hard to get things done and give them all of the love and attention that they wanted. Even if at night they snuggled around me so much that I could barely stand how hot it got.

"She's asleep, I'll be back later." I say as I fixed my work kimono and headed out to finish those training fields today.

"This is so awesome!" Naruto squealed as he looked around at the training field. I couldn't help the smile that spread across my face as his chakra swirled happily.

My hands had blistered a bit and I was dead on my feet but in the end, I had managed to get it done. Now I just had to finish the temple and get my stand and shop running. I had already decided that the stand would be opened Monday through Friday in the morning and in the afternoons I would go back home and on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons the shop would be opened. That way I had Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday to work on the seals and everyone would also be home so they could study their seal work on the weekends.

"Ya like it? Took a bit but I managed to get it right." I say with a bright smile as I take a look around.

"And with the books and all we talked about plus this awesome training grounds, I'll definitely better my shuriken skills, Yatta!" He cheered excitedly as he looked around.

"I'm sure you will, So I better see you out here training, eh. Want the next Hokage to be in his best shape when he graduates the academy." I say patting his head as I looked around and smiled proudly at my hard work.

"Although, soon you'll be sharing it with Kenta, Nanami, Ryuu, and Karin." I say as I glanced down at him. "That's fine. Before you know it we will be out here sparing and getting stronger, believe it ma! " He grinned as he gave me a thumbs up.

"I'll hold you to it, ne." I grinned back and ruffled his hair.

Soon enough I opened the stand. With my seals, I could easily transport the fruits and vegetables to the village. Also, unlike other farmers who imported their merchandise from outside farms, I grew mine inside the village which also helped with their freshness before I knew it I was selling most of my produce.

Everyone stayed at home except for Yukio, Hayami, and Kaida. Since they were younger they tended to not like leaving my side for long periods of time. I was still a bit anxious about letting them roam around the village without their older siblings so I kept them at my side playing with various toys while I managed the stand.

The older kids stayed at home probably causing chaos. But they always cleaned up before I got home so I was a bit unsure of how much mayhem went down at the temple while I was gone and there was no babysitting duty.

This went on for a couple of weeks, Naruto was now getting ready for his finals and I had made various stacks of different quality and sized paper. With the amount I had stocked, I was sure we would have enough for when we did open the shop.

As for my own personal studying, that was done in the night time. I had set up an appointment catalog Hokage to show him the set up I had designed for the seals. I had another month before I could even present him the information so I made sure that my catalog book and the card passes were set for when I had to present the idea to the old kage.

As for the mask that I had been creating for my mother, I was still working on it. According to the temple instructions I had to create various complex seals and design them in a way that would be able to contain the nature chakra being channeled through it that would allow the spirit of the Uzumaki to arise and act as an Uzumaki mask.

It was also a mask that would be a physical representation of her. As for lady Kushina, it was fair that I made one for her too. I even let Naruto watch as I built them.

I smiled as I held up the porcelain mask. "What do you think? This one is for your mother Kushina." I say placing the mask gently in his hands. Naruto's eyes widened as he ran his finger across the smooth surface of the porcelain mask.

"It's beautiful." He muttered I couldn't help but smile as I looked at the mask as well. His mother had been a warrior and swordsman, the mask that represented her traits the best had been the tengu masks.

The mask was a dark red with gold and dark black outlining. The expression on the mask was angry and fierce with a long nose. Swordsmen wore these masks in battle and the reason was that they were associated with demons due to their swordsmanship and fighting prowess.

As for my mother's mask it was a bit different. My mother was a warrior but not in the same sense as Lady Kushina. Mother was a seal master in her own right. She hadn't continued her studies after our capture but she was at least a 12-14 leveled master. Hence her mask was a Oni mask. Maybe if she had been able to she would have been able to use the masks and alike the priests and other seal masters.

Mother's mask was a bright and angry expression gave it a fearful look it had horns that stuck out on the top of the head, I had carefully sculpted the face on the mask. I had also used the lock of hair that I had kept from mother. In a way, her soul would be easier to call upon if needed with this mask.

"You think so?" I asked and Naruto nodded.

"These masks are special, they represent both my mother and Lady Kushina. I have been working on a shrine but now that these two masks are completed we will be able to finish setting it up. Can you help me with that?" I ask and he eagerly nodded.

The rest of the day we fixed and set up the shrine. My fathers' picture, a painting of Lady Mito, and a picture of lady Kushina were placed alongside the masks in the shrine.

At the end of it all I finally lit up an incense stick and we gave them a small prayer.

I sighed as the weekend once again came around. It was hard to get everyone up and ready for their doctors' appointments. They were all getting a general check-up.

"Alright, extra clothes, money, snacks, diapers, baby wipes, baby bottles, and the formula looks like I have everything." I muttered to myself as I went over my mental checklist. There were just so many things that could go wrong and I had to make sure I had everything I needed.

"Everyone ready?!" I called out loudly and could hear them grunt. "All ready mama." Fumiko smiled as she tugged on my kimono. I grinned and patted her head.

"I am!" Kenta was hurrying into the room. "We need to leave now!" I yelled a bit louder and everyone started coming out of the room. "Let's go!" Hisashi grinned as he was ready to leave as well.

"Coming." Nanami yelled out a bit annoyed. "She takes forever." Karin grunted as she put her shoes on and waited for her siblings as well.

"We are leaving!" I yell as Naruto hurried out the room alongside Ryuu. "Ready." They both chorused.

After that, we were all heading out. They all had a doctor's appointment and I had to let the older kids go with their doctors since I could not be with all of them at the same time. Of course with the general information they did ask me about it.

"Lady Uzumaki, May I have a few words with you?" One of the doctors stated as she held a clipboard. "Yes, what can I do for you?" I ask.

"You see we were running some tests on your daughter Karin and it seems she has vision problems. We do recommend she gets glasses and we already have a prescription for her, she would just need to pick the frames." She stated and I nodded.

"What seems to be the issue with her vision?" I asked curiously and she sighed. "Nearsighted, She can see well if things are nearby but the further away the less she can see. It is recommended that she does wear glasses." The doctor told me and I frowned. " Will the insurance cover the glasses?" I ask

The doctor nods, "She can get one pair of glasses per year. According to her insurance policy." They replied and I nodded. "Then it would be best if we go ahead and get the glasses now." I say as I read over the sheet that I had to sign for her. "Can she pick the frames she likes?" I asked and the doctor nodded.

"Yes, she can. I will go ahead and tell the nurse to let her pick some out. We should be able to get it to her before the end of the day. You can come pick it up after 5 pm." They stated and I nodded and thanked him.

It took a while but soon we were all leaving and the kids were chattering loudly, They were telling me about all of the exams they took and what the doctors had told them.

I smiled as I listened to them all. "Mama, can we go out to eat again, Please?" Fumiko asked and everyone just kind of looked at me for a second. I couldn't help but look at all of them, they were looking at me with their puppy eyes and I bit my bottom lip slightly.

I had the funds to take them out to get a snack or maybe enough to go out and eat. But we still didn't have a steady income and eating out would cost a pretty penny.

"Sorry, fu-chan. Mama can't afford to take you all out to eat. But we can get some Dango if you guys want." I say with a sad smile as I notice their smiles drop.

Naruto frowned and looked down. "It's okay mama, Dango is just fine. Besides we love your cooking." He beams as he looked back up and gave me a bright smile. "I guess, but I wanted to eat some barbeque." Kenta grunted as he kicked his feet slightly.

"Maybe next time. Okay?" I say as I ruffled his hair and he nods. "So let's go get that Dango." I say trying to cheer them up.

Yukio was crying loudly as we all walked through the streets. It was testing day and Naruto was taking his finals for this semester and everyone wanted to greet their big brother at the academy.

"He definitely passes. We have been training like crazy!" Ryuu grinned as he carried Hayami who was tired and playing with his braids.

"After this Big brother won't have school for six weeks! That means mama is gonna let us go to the park more." Nanami exclaimed in excitement as she bounced around in her pale green skirt and baby pink top.

"Don't forget we will all be studying seals too. Also, big brother has a lot of catching up to do so mama is gonna make him study like crazy." Fumiko meekly stated as she walked alongside Hisashi who wasn't even paying attention to the conversation.

"Yeah, I had forgotten about that." Karin stated as she sighed. "But we should still be able to go explore the village more. He 's an academy student and can definitely watch over us." Karin added and gave a firm nod.

"Yeah, and Karin is the second oldest and mama trusts her the most with keeping an eye out for us and I can always keep you all in line." Ryuu says as they continue to walk.

"I don't know, I guess as long as your oldest siblings go with you and you all work on your seals diligently I can't make you stay at the temple grounds all day." I sigh as I heard them going on about what they wanted to do throughout the summer vacation.

"But don't think you guys aren't going to start doing chores. You know that tomorrow I'm going to open the fruit stand and that I will be gone most of the morning. You guys will have to help me keep the temple clean." I say with a nod and they groaned. "Hmph, I let you slack off and now you don't even want to help me clean up your messes? The temple is pretty big and I can't work and keep the temple spotless all by myself." I say and they all look at me sheepishly.

"Let's stand over by that tree, there's a lot of shade over there." Kenta points out. I nod and we hurry there and start waiting for naruto. I couldn't help but glance at kenta and yukio. I always worried about their sensitive skin so I made sure they always wore long sleeve shirts and use a lot of sunscreens.

"The bell just rung, do you see big brother?!" Nanami yelled as she looked around at the sea of students coming out of the building.

"Big brother Naruto!" Tadashi yelled as he climbed on the swing to stand up and get a closer look. "Hold your brother, he's gonna fall." I say and Kenta grabs him to hold him steady.

"Can ya sense him?" Fumiko asks as they all looked around. Other kids were greeting their parents and telling them if they passed.

"Mama! Ya'll came!" Naruto ran towards us with a big grin on his face.

"Big brother!" Fumiko ran and gave him a hug, Hisashi following and doing the same. "Big bro!" Yukio squealed as he ran straight towards him and crashed against his legs. "Heya!" Naruto grinned as he ruffled Yukio's hair and gave Fumiko and Hisashi a kiss on the forehead.

"So how did it go?" I ask and he grinned even more. "I passed and I get to stay in the elite class." He stated proudly as he puffed out his chest and held out his overall finals score. "86 That's great honey!" I exclaimed as I grabbed the paper and looked at it.

"Ya! You better believe it!" He grinned as the kids bombarded him with questions about the test.

"I guess we have to celebrate huh." I say with a grin as they all looked at me wide-eyed.

"Mama, might not be able to take you guys out all the time. But on special occasions, we have to make exception ne." I say and they all grinned and cheered as we headed out to eat.

The next day quickly came. I had packed everything the younger three kids would need. I was also leaving instructions on what not to do and who had what chores to do before I returned.

Hayami, Yukio, and Kaida were going to be with me at the stand because then the kids would be able to all play and have fun since Hisashi and tadashi were old enough that they would also play with the big kids. Also, Naruto, Karin, and Ryuu were in charge of Nanami, Fumiko, Kenta, Hisashi and Tadashi and they mostly got along.

I carried the scrolls filled with the merchandise into the village and set up my stall for the day. It was about 7 am and people were already out and buying food for the day.

"Fresh produce, get your vegetables and fruits here! Grown straight from Konoha Soil and freshly picked!" I called out as people walked by.

"How much for the apples and eggplants?" A tall white-haired shinobi asked. "Apples two ryos and eggplant three." I say with a smile as I noticed he wore a face mask. He nods and slouches slightly.

"Five apples and four eggplants, Please." He stated and I nodded as I picked them out for him and bagged them."That would be twenty-two Ryo." I say with a smile and he was quick to hand it over. "Thank you for your business shinobi-san." I smile and he nods as he walks away.

I couldn't help but watch him leave. Shinobi were so odd sometimes, I wonder why he covers his face? Maybe he has a really bad scar. I shake my head and start calling out and tending to the other clients.

By midday, the crowd started to slow down and the hot sun was blazing down on us. I couldn't help but frown as I notice other stands had a roof. I quickly place my hands on the table and start pumping some chakra through it.

While working on the temple my wood-style had gotten a lot better, I easily made a wood roof that would keep the sun off of us and grinned. I noticed that other merchants were staring at me with awe and even other people on the street but I ignored it and continued to call out and sell the fruits and vegetables.

Time seemed to really fly by and soon it was almost three in the afternoon. I had nearly sold out of almost everything so I quickly began to pack up. The kids had been snacking on a few fruits as well but they were getting angsty and I figured it was best to close up and go home for the day. I would count how much I made and see what the profit was.

"Mama!" I turned to see Kenta running towards the stand and everyone else following right behind him. "We wanted to see when you were going home, we're hungry." Nanami says loudly as she placed her hand on her stomach. They all looked sweaty and if I had to guess they had played at the playground all morning. "I am actually done for the day. If ya want you can help me pack up so we can go home quicker." I say as I place a few scrolls down.

"Your kids?" the lady at the stand beside mine asks and I nod. "Yeah, they're all my kids." I say and she grinned.

"Konoha families sure are big, wind tends to keep them a bit small." She laughed and smiled. "But they sure look precious." She grinned and I smiled at her. "Thanks." I say with a smile.

She was an older merchant from the wind country, she sold all kinds of pretty jewelry and was here on a merchant visa. She was going to sell her things here for a few weeks and then head back to traveling to other cities and villages.

"Who's that?" Karin asked as she looked at the lady. "Her name is Sino-san, she's from the wind country." I say as we finished packing the scrolls. "Say bye bye to Sino-san." I tell the smallest two and Yukio grins widely. "Bye-bye in-san" he smiles. "Byeee!" Hayami yells and gives her a toothy grin.

"Aren't they precious, Bye yamyam and yuyu." She laughs as we start to leave. "Imma see what I'll make for late lunch." I say and they all cheer as we hurried back home.

It was the same routine for a while, in the mornings I was selling at the stand, go home, cook, clean and the afternoons were spent getting more fruit and vegetables for the next day ready. At night everyone was studying their seals feverishly.

Naruto was having a bit of an issue with his memorization but was getting better at it, soon he was going to make a sealing scroll to and let me look it over. Tadashi and Hisashi were also going to make their sealing scroll and the three of them were nervous about having me rate their scrolls. The older kids were at different stages too, Karin was working on making chakra suppressors and hair color changing tags.

Everyone was always nervous when it came time for me to judge their seals and I had a strict rule about making seals without supervision. Which was a big Do not even think about it.

As for levels, Karin was a solid six, Ryuu a four, Kenta a four, Nanami three, Fumiko a five, Naruto a two, Hisashi a two and Tadashi a one. While Yukio and Hayami had not started their training yet.

I couldn't help but stare at the giant catalog book I had made. There were Five levels of clearance Genin, seasoned Genin, Chunin, Special Jonin, and Jonin.

There were special orders that would not be included in the catalog book like the seal Uzumaki style, Fuin: divine retribution. That seal was S classed at least and could only be special ordered by the hokage.

I had also made a list of the seals and their descriptions I just needed them to be rated and to get a clearance level for them otherwise I could not finish making the book and the cards to accompany them. The only thing that was needed was for me to present the entire project to the Hokage and thankfully the deadline was approaching.

I had already figured out the pricing as well. Seals that were one-time use like explosion seals would not be as expensive but stasis seals and storage or anything that could be used repeatedly had a higher price. There were also seals that could go on weapons those were a bit pricey as well. As for any maintenance work or special orders price depended on the commission itself.

Anything new created would get sent to the Hokage tower and approved. If the commissioner was not ranked high enough for the seal that they commissioned then I would deny the purchase of the seal.

With this, I was sure that I would be able to open up a shop for the afternoons.

As for the Stand in the merchant district, I would keep it running. If the income was enough I might even hire extra help to keep both businesses running.

Soon enough the day arrived. I woke up early and like always I cooked and made sure to leave Naruto in charge of watching Kaida.

My appointment with the Hokage was at eight and I hurried to make sure I was ready and on time.

The morning was always bustling since there were shinobi heading out for their missions and people doing their morning shopping to get the best items before they sold out.

I was wearing a pink and dark blue plaid kimono, my hair was neatly tied back and I was wearing my geta shoes. I hurried inside and greeted the secretary before being lead to the Hokage office. I couldn't help but become a bit nervous.

If the Hokage turned down the project then all my plans of selling seals were over and I would only have the stand left. Hopefully, that and the stipended would be enough for us if it came to that.

I gently knocked on the door when I heard him say 'come in'

I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down one last time before walking in.

"Good morning, Hokage-sama. " I say as I walk in and close the door behind me and bow deeply. "Ah yes, Mizuko. You're here about the seal shop correct?" He asked and I nodded.

"Hai, I set up a system that would help with the sales of the seals and a way for ninja to view it." I say as I stand in front of the Hokage.

"That's great, now since I am not a seal master I cannot study the seals in-depth, as I would like. But I do have Jiraiya here and he will be reviewing the system you created." He stated as a large figure came to view.

The man was tall and buff, his hair was white and a bit wild and untamed. He looked to be a bit older and his chakra was what puzzled me the most.

I had felt serene chakra before, but his seemed to meld with nature itself. It was like a wave of calm and the reserves felt deep. I couldn't help but become starstruck for a moment.

"Jiraiya of the sannin." His voice broke me out of my musing and I couldn't help but blush in embarrassment as I had probably been staring at him in shock. "M-mizuko U-zumaki." I stammer out as I bowed to Jiraiya-san.

He had a serious expression on his face as he returned the greeting. "Alright then, Please proceed to show us what you have." The Hokage stated as he leaned back on his chair.

"R-right." I say as I unsealed the book. "This is the catalog style book. As you can tell it is completely blank." I say I as open the large book. "I have sectioned off most of it, from explosions to restrains, barriers, nullifiers, enhancements, and even different storage types." I say as I show off the different sections.

"The pages are color-coded but there is nothing written here. This is where the cards come to play. I believe it would be in the best interest that the Tower handles the distribution of these since they would know best on who is cleared to see the seals." I say as I pulled out a card labeled genin.

"Genin would be able to view only specific seals, as you can see here some sections are now visible. Of course, I labeled them as Genin seal sample." I say as I showed the catalog to both of them.

"A seasoned genin would be able to also see genin level clearance and a few additional seals. " I say as I used to the seasoned genin card and more sample sections came to view.

"This is the same for all of the cards, Chunin, Special Jonin and Jonin would be able to see more and more. Jonin would be able to see all of the seals in the book. Now for anything higher-ranked well that would not be listed and it will be on special order only with the Hokage's permission. Any commission for a new seal would go through the same clearance check as the all of the other seals, if the person who commissioned it is not ranked high enough for the seal they asked for then the seal will not be sold and would either be placed in the catalog with the appropriate clearance or stashed away in the Uzumaki records." I say as I showed off the function of the seal.

"May I see the seals used to create the cards and book?" Jiraiya asked and I meekly nodded. I placed my hands on both and unlocked the sealing arrays. Jiraiya quietly studied the seals and I couldn't help but feel nervous as he looked at them with what seemed to be a critical eye.

"Interesting, this is beautifully crafted. I have a few questions though, what methods are we using to prevent the reselling of the seals." Jiraiya stated and I pointed at the serial number on the page.

"Each type of seal will have a serial number, this would identify what type of seal it was, But there will be an Identification number. Each card will serve as a receipt for that shinobi. Each seal will have its own Identification number, Let say seal with serial number 8924 and identification number 9484 was found in the possession of Genin and this is a special Jonin seal. With those two numbers, we would be able to trace it back to the Jonin or special jonin that gave it to them. Now depending on the type of seal, you shinobi will decide on the punishment." I say and he nods.

"I see, well I do have to say it is really clever. But I do have a few other concerns. Will the Uzumaki children also be learning how to make high clearance seals. They won't have the rank to use them." Jiraiya stated and I slightly froze. "I planned to let them help me make them, they are budding seal masters." I stammer out.

"Well, what if they illegally distribute some seals?" He asks and I frown. "I don't think that will happen but I will try my best to make sure they don't." I say and he nods.

"I understand that you have recently moved here to konoha, you have barely been here your probational period and you are looking to make business with our shinobi. I must say that it's a bit odd especially with your history with ninja's." He says and I was taken back.

"I- I well. I see no reason to hide my skills and I have to earn a living." I say I couldn't help but feel confused at his questioning, sure I had a bad run-in with Kusa Ninja but I felt safer here.

"But you run a stand in the merchant district and you do get a stipend from the Uzumaki vault." He adds and I look at him incredulously. "It's 1,000 ryo a month, I have to pay the light and water bill and sewage of the temple, I have eleven children, money does not last long. After paying bills I'm left with around 300 Ryo, that will barely feed us for two weeks." I add.

"What about the merchant stand?" He asks. "I recently opened it, I am not sure how much profit we are making with it but I would say it is currently around 2,000-3,000 ryo. That keeps us fed and clothed but as a shinobi clan, we are expected to pay for the academy. That will be five academy tuitions around 2,500 each and the books and equipment. I have to make the income somehow." I exclaim as my mind easily supplied on other more degrading ways to try and make the income.

He gave me a look that as if saying to go on. I clenched my fists and closed my eyes. "If I can't sell the seals then I will just open it as a regular paper store or maybe even my wood-style could come in use." I say as I tried to think of different ways.

"No need, I am sure that cards and punishments will be guidelines made by the higher-ups." Jiraiya stated as he waved his hand.

"Do you have the list of seals that we will be reviewing? "The Hokage asked and I nodded quickly as I unsealed them from my compressed seals. There were about eight medium-sized scrolls filled with descriptions of my seals. I placed them on the Hokage's desk and he waved his hand slightly and Anbu appeared and took it with them.

I stepped back slightly as they startled me. "Anyways besides that, I heard you adopted my godson Naruto." The tall white-haired man stated and I quickly glance at him.

"You know Naruto?" I asked in confusion and he nodded. " I read your file, I don't trust you as much. What are your intentions with him?" He asked and I could not help but get confused. "Well, hopefully, he grows up to be strong and although I am not thrilled that he wants to be a ninja I support his dreams." I say and Jiraiya looks at me incredulously.

"So you just took him in because you felt like it?" He asked and I couldn't help but look at him in confusion.

"He is an Uzumaki, we are kin at blood. How could I stand by and see a Uzumaki child suffer? He's like all of my other children, and as such I see no reason why not to take care of him since he is my own." I say stubbornly.

"Yet you are not his mother, so no, not your own." He stated and I couldn't help but feel outraged. " How dare you! I don't care if I birthed him or not, that boy is as much as my son and flesh and blood as any of his siblings!" I fumed, I could feel my heart rate pick up and my anger flare.

I felt my cheeks flush and tears of anger pool in my eyes at what he had said. "I am just stating the facts, and another thing half of those kids are your siblings, not your children. So one has to wonder where you get the idea that they are your children." He says and I felt my body tremble in anger.

"So what! Who cares if I birthed them all or not. Why would I lower myself to care about such trivial things when they do not matter. Our birth mother is long dead and her ashes scattered in the wind. All that I have ever cared about was their well being, no matter what anyone says deep down, right here I know that I would die for those children, all of them from the youngest to the oldest!" I exclaim in anger. I could feel my chakra whirling inside of me as I glare at the man.

"Is that so? You sure don't seem like it." He responds and I couldn't but want to launch myself at him in rage. That is until I felt him coil his chakra. I couldn't help but calm down. What was I doing?! This was a shinobi!! I couldn't help but feel cold unadulterated fear run down my spine.

I stepped back in fear, tears swelling in my eyes as I looked away from him. "Nothing else to say?" He asked I could feel that he was confused at my sudden change in attitude. I glanced at him and bit the inside of my cheek.

"I have nothing to say, not to the likes of you." I muttered the last part as I looked away.

The man let out a sigh and walked up to me. "Well, I guess you have some spirit in you. I guess I'll leave Naruto in your care then." He stated and glanced back at the Hokage.

"She might not be a ninja but with that attitude, I can tell she'll scare off any civilian who might want to come after the little punk and she'll certainly keep him in line." Jiraiya stated and I turned to him in confusion.

"Wait, what?" I stammer out and he grinned as he finally looked more relaxed and less serious than before.

"Just testing to see if you would let someone say whatever they wanted about my godson. I had to make sure he was in good hands. But of course, he has a beautiful damsel as a mom." He winked at me and I stared at him in shock.

The Hokage laughed. "She's Fifteen Jiraiya." the Hokage smirked and Jiraiya sputtered.

"I'd tell you to call me in two or three years but I am not fit to be a dad so, let's keep this professional." He stated and I couldn't help but stare at him in awe and confusion.

"Um, okay." I say as I looked back to the Hokage. Jiraiya's entire personality had done a 180 and I couldn't help but be a bit confused. He seemed so serious and now he was relaxed and laid back.

"We will go over the seals and decide on the clearance levels. We will also let you put flyers here in the tower and they will sign up here and you can place the clearance seals back at the tower out of view." The Hokage stated and I nodded.

"Also, I want to meet the blonde-haired brat. His mother had asked me to be his Godfather, unfortunately, I am unable to stay in the village for long periods of time."Jiraiya stated and I meekly nodded. "I guess that's fine." I mutter as the Hokage dismissed us.

"So you're hiding from Kusa, right?" Jiraiya asks as I started walking out of the office, I was taking the cards and book with me as I left.

"Well yeah, although they do think we are dead." I say and he hums. "The kids are any of them from any high ranking Jonin or clans?" He asks and I glance at him.

"I think all of the men that fathered them were of some high ranking status. especially Nanami. Her father was clan head and he had been planning on taking her away when she was six." I mutter softly as I glance at him curiously and cautiously.

"So it's best that they stay out of the public eye until they are strong enough to protect themselves. I suggest you make sure they have seals at the temple to keep intruders away." He says and I nod. "I'll keep that in mind." I say not bringing up the past kidnap attempt because I figured if he did not know about it.

"What ranking are you? Are you a jonin?" I ask and he laughs. "I'm one of the three legendary sannin. So like a jonin with more leeway and privileges." He stated as we walked out of the Hokage tower and towards the temple.

"Oh, I had no idea what Sannin meant. I confused when you told me you were one of the three ninja." I say as we walked back to the temple.

"Amazing, last time I saw this place it was in ruins." He stated as he looked at the temple. "The back still needs some work and I have to finish painting but most of it is completed." I say as we approached it. I could hear the screams and laughter from the kids running around in the back yard.

I lead Jiraiya to the temple and inside. The shrine naruto and I had made was at the left of the entrance. "I am home." I bowed slightly as I removed my geta shoes and slipped on some house slippers. "I do apologize I do not have guests slippers. We usually do not get any guests here." I say and glance at him.

He nodded slowly as he walked up and crouched down to look at the shrine. "This is Kushina right?" He asked and I hummed.

"I felt that it was appropriate if I placed Lady Kushina here, Naruto is very happy to know his mother is on our family shrine alongside my mother and father and lady Mito." I say with a firm nod.

"And these masks?" He asked as he pointed to the Oni mask and Tengu mask.

"My mother was a seal master and warrior so she is represented by the Oni mask, Lady Kushina was a Swordsmen and as such her mask would be the Tengu." I say and he nodded as he clasped his hands together and gave a small prayer. I could see the candle flicker slightly and he stood up.

"Naruto should be on the back porch." I say as I lead him through the living room and out of to the back porch. "I'm home!" I call out and Hisashi runs towards me and hugs me tightly. "Mama! You back!" He grinned as he hugged me tightly.

"Finally! I can go play now that you're home!" Naruto gleamed as he was holding baby Kaida. I crouched down and hugged Hisashi back.

"Of course honey, But before you do. I want you to meet Jiraiya-san." I say as I gestured back to him.

Naruto stood up and walked towards us. "Aye, who's the old man?" He asked as he handed me little Kaida. "Naruto mind your manners." I flush as I scold him.

"Sorry mama." he replied as Jiraiya laughed. "It's fine I don't mind. Hmm, It's been a few years since I last saw you kid. Names Jiraiya the toad sage and one of the three legendary Sannin." He stated and Naruto's eyes widened. "So one of the three strongest ninja of the village?" He asked and Jiraiya nodded. "Of course. I came to speak to you. Mizuko, is it fine if I take the little punk out? Need to have a word with him." Jiraiya stated and I looked at him and frowned.

"I guess that is fine. Naruto if anything happens just send a pulse and I'll find you no matter what." I say and he nods. "You got it ma!" He smiles. I sigh as I reach out and pull him close. "Give your mama a kiss before you go out." I say and he blushes as he kisses my cheek. "Okay now run along. remember if you need anything you let mama know." I say and he nods.

"Mama where is big brother going. I wanna go too!" Nanami yelled out as she hurried towards us. Everyone followed suit when they heard Naruto was going out. "Now now he has to talk with Jiraiya-san." I scold as they all rush to the porch.

"But mama!" Kenta groaned.

Aye yo, was that kakashi that we saw at the stand omg lol.

Anyways