Her and Kushina are going today.

They are also taking Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Mito with them. The Elders kicked up a bit of fuss for the last one but were promptly reminded exactly who instated them and Founded Konoha and therefore exactly who was going to leave Konoha whether they liked it or not. They didn't like it but they didn't have to like it. They weren't going to stop her. Uzumaki Mito is a storm and they were not protected in the eye of it. Quite the opposite actually, if they hadn't bent, the storm would have wrecked them.

Before they left though, the civilians wanted thank them. Kushina and Mizuki simply couldn't resist the doe-eyed children. After the half tongue lashing and half pleading speech Mizuki made and Kushina's punishment, they are rather grateful to have made the Uzumakis' acquaintance.

"Do you know how it is to be objectified, Jiraiya?" Mizuki demands.

When there is no response, she continues, "It is a deeply uncomfortable feeling. Someone's looking at you, staring at you, making you feel so weak and helpless because what can you do about that? What can you say: oh someone was looking at me in a way I didn't like so I punched them?" Mizuki snorts.

"That wouldn't get you anywhere but in trouble. The people that do it, do it because they know they can get away with it. Who would ever believe the word of a mere civilian over that of the legendary Jiraiya of the Sannin? It is an abuse of power and you are an absolute disgrace. We -" Mizuki gestures to herself and Kushina, "came to see the Konoha that our ancestor helped to create, to see her legacy. Instead, we found a sexist school system. How are boys meant to infiltrate places without lessons? How are girls meant to be heavy-hitters if they never get the chance?"

"Most importantly, how are civilians meant to trust their shinobi when they frequently invade their privacy and they find it difficult to be anywhere near them? How is another shinobi meant to trust you if you do things like that? Trust and respect are important aspects of the job. You don't respect anyone and you can't be trusted. How do you expect to maintain any sort of relationship?"

"Be better than this. Protect people instead of violating them. Don't disrespect other people like that. People look up to you and with great power comes great responsibility. Be better for all those people who are wronged because someone stronger than them felt like playing around. I know you can do it. You know you can do it. They-" she gestures to the crowd "know you can do it. So do it!"

"Oh, and lastly, if we ever catch you in the act again, after Hengeing you into a pretty woman and dragging you around so you can feel it for yourself, we will gut you. Have a nice day, Jiraiya the Toad Sage of the Sannin. You have a lot of thinking to do and we don't want to strain that poor little brain much more, do we?"

Mizuki smiles viciously before flouncing off. Turning your back on another shinobi was one of the biggest offences you could commit. It was saying that you didn't think they'd be able to defeat you, even if you didn't see them coming.

Mizuki regrets nothing.

They've left Jiraiya with quite a lot to think about and for his sake, Minato hopes the sensei he never had will grow from this get better. He doesn't know if its very likely. Minato's favourite moment was when they all caught sight of Mito calmly sipping her tea. The fact she was watching, impassive, spoke volumes. And when the woman did speak, it was simply to tell him that he had been raised better than that. Watching it was a truly transforming experience for Minato.

He'd never quite thought about how much people feared the Sannin or the Hokage for he has always looked up to them. But when Mizuki laid it out flat, told the Toad Sannin that he was violating women but that no one had ever spoken up because they didn't see how they could, he feels something ugly. He doesn't know exactly how to describe it but something's changed.

Minato hadn't realised it yet but he doesn't want that to be him. Doesn't want people to run in fear every time they see him or hear his name. He doesn't know it yet but the reason he wants to be a Kage is to have people respect him, people adore him, people love him. He's starting to realise it had side-effects. But he doesn't know any of that yet. At least consciously. But it's what makes him agree to Mizuki's terms, what makes him leave behind Konoha for Uzushiogakure with his companions: the three redheads, one of which is a Founder.

Uzumaki Mito is old.

She will die soon and the Kyuubi, the nine-tailed fox will be released. Konoha wanted another Uzumaki host. She refuses. Uzushio gave her to Konoha, they gave most of their children to fight for Konoha. Mito will not let them take anymore. So she tells the Elders she is leaving and when they try to stop her, she reminds them of the terms of her marriage contract. Nestled between the other clauses, is a clause asserting her ability to return home after providing an heir or her husband dying.

She didn't want to go earlier - had truly come to care for the husband who would find it difficult to manage without her but after his death, she started considering it. She barely sees Tsunade and the girl doesn't really enjoy spending much time with her. Tsunade, her dear grandchild has never asked to spend time with her, has never seemed to be interested in her presence.

So when two Uzumaki come to the village, their chakra bright and familiar, is it any wonder she decides to go with them? There is nothing holding her back, after all.

She knows it's time to go home.