After days of thinking and playing with my twin, I realised the Hokage has given us a large responsibility. Not hard on me considering I'm mentally 16 that have been online schooled, but 6-year-old Rin is different.
A mere child expected to have life skills such as budgeting, cleaning, and cooking without a parent or teacher is dumb...
Our salary is sufficient to feed us 3 meals every day with planning. The problem are villagers who are tripling the prices or kicking us from their shops.
The Hokage should be aware of how villagers treat us, why does he not help? It's true he should be happily retired by now instead of working all day and dealing with the council specially Danzo but it's neglectful.
I'll have to rely on myself by disguising since I can't do transformation jutsu or else we starve. I pulled my hair away from my face and wore a baggy grey hoodie that did a good job of hiding my hair and dimming my features.
Thankfully, this disguise isn't suspicious due to many who wear these types of clothing.
Walking through the buzzing village, I saw merchants showing off their fresh produce and comparing their prices.
I chose the cheapest stuff such as seasonal fruit and vegetable, staples like rice, eggs, milk, bread and vegetable ramen cups.
I returned home sweating like crazy, wearing a hoodie in summer was no joke and in this world, there are no air conditioners or fans.
Rin came out of her room staring with large eyes "How were you able to buy all this?" she asked. I did a victory sign and told my sister the easy-peasy secret.
I put everything in place, ignoring my sister whose jaw was comically hitting the floor. Yes, dramatic effects occur in this world.
"Rin, I don't want to see our apartment as a dumpster. We do our bed every day, dirty dishes in the sink for me to wash, you throw trash belong in the bin, I do the cooking and no whining about it, you put the clothes in the laundry and I hang them. Understood?" I said, making a scary face, imitating Yamato and succeeding when Rin nodded vigorously with a gulp.
"Now that I set everything in place, I want to talk with you" I announced with a hand motion for her to follow me to our bedroom.
"Mito-Chan, what do you want to talk about with me?" Rin asked, sitting in the bed with a cute confused face.
I sighed, running my hand through my hair. "Rinrin, our conversation will be a secret. Not a single soul should know about it. Not even the Hokage, can you promise me that?".
"I promise. I never break my promises you know" Rin declared with a serious face. I smiled recalling the nostalgic moment of naruto saying that in the anime.
"Rin, I know why everyone hates us, who our parents are, and the history of our clan".
Rin inhaled with wide eyes. "Shhhh, let me explain okay? Take it slow" I mumbled. I rested my back on the pillows and pulled Rin in a cuddle to relax her.
"Uzumaki Kushina, Our mother. I don't know much but she was a strong kunoichi with special chakra. Mom and I share red hair and violet eyes but you two share chubby moon faces and cheerful personalities".
"Woah! Our mom is so amazing, I'm happy we have a mom, is it true she's dead like jiji said?" Rin asked going from happy to sad in a matter of seconds at the thought of our mom.
"Yes. She died an honourable death protecting us Rinrin, that's why we need to do our best to be strong like her and for you to fulfil her dream of being a Hokage".
Rin sniffled, "So, mom wanted to be a Hokage like me. I won't fail her dream" she whispered.
I closed my eyes in guilt when my twin started crying on my shoulder but I'd rather tell Rin this early rather than have her know from a stranger in a terrible way that would shatter her.
"The Uzumaki clan originated from Uzushiogakure. The Land of Whirlpools was represented by a red spiral logo known as our Uzumaki emblem.
The Uzumaki were known as masters of fuinjutsu. Not to mention, we had a strong life force, fast healing abilities, and massive Chakra pools.
War came and Uzushiogakure became no more and members of the Uzumaki were hunted and killed.
Whoever survived ended up spreading into different villages seeking safety.
At that time Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju had founded Konoha, with Hashirama being the first Hokage.
Mito Uzumaki married the first Hokage and become the first jinchūriki of Kurama, the nine-tailed fox.
Hashirama decided to ally Uzushiogakure and Konoha hence, every Konoha shinobi wears our Uzumaki spiral on their uniform.
Then came mom, the second jinchuriki of Kurama, followed by us the third jinchuriki of Kurama. As in, the jailers of the nine-tailed fox through a seal" I explained.
A couple of minutes went by in silence after my lengthy speech as Rin absorbed the information.
"... So you and I hold the nine tail? It wasn't killed as everyone says. But we aren't the nine-tailed fox so why do they see us as beasts?" Rin sobbed, confusion clear on her face. She clenched my shirt, watching me with teary eyes.
My chest hurt. I suddenly wished I hadn't told Rin, but I have to do this.
"Rin! Don't cry. This village is filled with idiots who never appreciated us Uzumakis for holding off the nine-tailed beast from tearing them apart. Make it your priority to focus on yourself. We don't need attention from them. I love you and I will stay with you always Rin, I'll help you become a Hokage but we need to do something too" I said.
Rin who was crying lifted her body off me and rubbed her and nodded her head in agreement. I held her cheeks softly.
"Rinrin, we have to return the Uzumaki clan to its glory so starting from now we will get a clan special training like other heirs. Ours will contain mainly fuinjutsu and ninjutsu. Then, we create a taijutsu special to us only, what do you think?" I asked with a grin at my determined sister.
" Hell yeah! We will rebuild our clan and make it the strongest, let's show everyone they're idiots! I can't believe they disrespect us when we are relative to the senju clan, Thank you for believing in me Mito, you're the only one I have and can trust" Rin said, her eyes shining with a newfound will to her life.
"Let's get ichiraku ramen" I suggested, bribing my sister. Rin grabbed my hand with a dangerous grin and before I know it, We were in the shop eating with the will of fire shining brightly in our new spirit.
This was the beginning of our 2 year-long journeys. Hopefully, it turns our for the best.
Thank you for reading my fanfic, hope you enjoyed this chapter.