"When are we leaving mama?" Naruto asked as he ate his breakfast. It was the day after both Naruto's birthday and the festival celebrating the defeat of the Nine-Tails and Mitsuki was waiting for the member of ANBU that the Third Hokage had mentioned. He told her yesterday that the ANBU guard will not be on duty and joining her with another person as well. He explained that the other person joining them is Naruto's age and will be able to keep him company.

"When the guard and his guest joins us." Naruto seemed to except that answer and finished his breakfast as Kakashi came down the stairs with the bags they were taking.

"Why do I have to carry the bags again?" Kakashi whined as he plopped down in his seat at the table. Mitsuki frowned at the display and shook her head. She raised Kakashi and she could see some of Urushihara in him. She sighed and started to wash the dishes. It always hurt when she started thinking about Urushihara but she couldn't help it. He was the love of her life and she watched him be killed by Orochimaru.

"Mama?" Naruto asked as he noticed how silent she was being. "Mama?"

That seemed to snap her out of her depressing thoughts and she smiled down at him. "Yes?"

"Are you okay...?"

"I..." she hesitated before nodding. "I will be sweetie. Just thinking about some things."

"Do you need Orange?"

"Who?"

"The fox Kashi got me!" Naruto said before running to the living room in order to get the fox plush. When he came back he held up the fox so that his mama would feel better. Mitsuki smiled and patted him on the head before taking the fox. She hugged the fox before handing it back to the blond and he went back to finishing his breakfast. When he went back to eat the small family fell back into their routine and continued waiting for their guest.

They waited for one more hour before there was a knock on the door. Kakashi was the one who got up and opened he door.

"Hi Kakashi!" Sasuke chirped before running into the house in order to see Naruto.

"Sasuke?" Kakashi and Mitsuki were shocked. They didn't expect the young boy to be here and expectantly not the person who came with him.

"You're the one Lord Third decided to be the other guard?" Kakashi asked as he ushered the young teen inside the house. Itachi nodded and entered the house as Sasuke and Naruto talked about everything and anything they could. The older Uchiha explained to them that Lord Third contacted him and explained that he was the only ANBU member who was available and that was truly loyal to him.

"So everyone else is on missions?" Mitsuki muttered and banished the two children to the living room while they talked. "So why is Sasuke here?"

"Lord Third asked that I come not as a member of ANBU but as a friend," he sighed. "He wanted me to bring Sasuke so he directly asked my parents if I could bring him and of course my parents agreed."

Mitsuki sighed and rubbed at her eyes. Those Uchiha and their sense of pride will be their downfall and she's tried to explain this to both Mikoto and Fugaku, but they just brushed her off as someone who doesn't understand their customs. She does though since her father made her memorize all the traditions and customs of all the clans in Fire Country.

The two members of ANBU looked at the princess with laughter in their eyes and when she sent them a look they decided that their shoes were more interesting. Mitsuki just rolled her eyes and called the two boys to the kitchen. Naruto and Sasuke cane barreling through and got their coats and bags before standing at the doorway. She just shook her head and headed out towards the Capital.

"So Auntie Mitsuki," Sasuke said as they checked into an inn for the night. They have been traveling for about a day and a half now and they should reach the Capital by noon tomorrow. "What is your family like?"

"Well... I have ten brothers who are very overprotective of me. My mom loves cats and my dad is... unique." That seemed to answer the boys question and we went back to talking with his best friend.

"What are they like? You gave the 'I can't give the true answer to the kid' answer." Mitsuki silently cursed and jumped when Itachi came up behind her. Damn Ninjas.

"My family and I aren't exactly on the best terms," she revealed. "My father was furious when I eloped without his permission and basically had all of my family cut off contact with me until word got to them that I adopted Kakashi."

"Why would they stop talking to you?"

"I was engaged to a boy they thought was acceptable so I went against their wished and married my husband." Kakashi snorted and continued to eat with them as the kids started to play with their action figures. "They loved Kakashi but threaten to hang my husband as a result."

"They wanted to kill him?" Itachi looked at her with his eyes wide. "Why would they want to do such a thing?!"

"According to them 'He stole my innocence and corrupted me into the ways of dirty shinobi' so basically I told them all to shove it and threatened to leave them forever." Mitsuki frowned when Naruto fell but continued talking when he brushed himself off. "That scared them and they backed off but I do threaten to castrate them whenever they speak ill of Urushihara."

"What were their reactions when he died?"

"My father tried to marry me off two days after I buried him. They couldn't even find his body and yet my father wanted me to marry the Forth Raikage for a political marriage."

Itachi was shocked to say the least. No one ever mentioned that Auntie Mitsuki was to be married to the Raikage. So that means that the Konoha would have an ally with Kumogakure if his aunt married the Forth Raikage. "Do you regret not marrying him?"

"No. Never. If I did then I would never have had my children. Besides," Mitsuki laughed cheerfully. "A and I are still good friends. Sure, tensions with Kumo are very high right now but I do try to help A see reason but that man is stubborn as heck. You have better chances of getting a mountain to move then convincing him to do something he thinks is wrong."

"Does he like you romantically?"

Mitsuki shook her head. "He and I were on the same boat. He cared very deeply for a women who died during the war. Not only that but his father died as well so he is very protective of his younger brother."

"He has a younger brother?"

"Yes," Mitsuki smiled and started to explain to Itachi about Killer B. When she was done with explaining she told them that it was time for them to go to bed because they still have some traveling to do.

"So this is the capital?" Itachi was shocked at the breathtaking view. The walls surrounding the city were giant, probably twice the size of Hokage Mountain with thousands of little shops surrounding the streets like hedges in a maze with skyscrapers towering over them with signs advertising everything from local businesses to news all around fire country, but they most impressive building was the palace. It was in the middle of the city and it was a light red color. There were columns holding up the thatched room of the main level. There seemed to be five other levels, each as big as the main level. The closer they walked the more Itachi saw that there was an enormous garden hidden behind the palace.

"I thought someone who is considered a genius would have traveled to the capital before," Kakashi laughed and picked up Naruto as he started to whine about how his feet were tired.

"I've never traveled to the capital before." Itachi bent down and carried his younger brother on his back as he also complained about his feet being tired.

"Well," Mitsuki said as they entered through the palace gates. "Get ready to see the inside of a place that many people who love to see."

They walked up the many stairs towards the palace front doors and the young ANBU swallowed a lump that was gathering in the back of his throat. He and Sasuke would be the first Uchiha to enter the palace gates and come face to face with the Fire Daimyo and his sons. Not even his father, who guarded the princess and her family was permitted to enter the palace walls. They stood wait outside the gates and waited for the royal family to appear.

Once they made it to the top they were greeted with two guards who stood post outside the front doors. They greeted Mitsuki with a bow of respect and ordered for the door to be opened for the princess. The red doors slowly opened as the inside of the palace was revealed to them.

The walls were painted the same red as the outside of the palace with gold trimmings outlining the ceiling and the floor. There was also a gold carpet that led to the throne room of the palace, which was blocked by another closed door with two guards standing outside of it. It seems every room was blocked by golden doors with two guards blocking the entrance. Maids quickly hurried to clean all the decorations that seemed to be passed down generation to generation since the founding of fire country.

Mitsuki led the way towards the throne room and before she went in she warned the two kids when their brothers put them down to behave while meeting her father. Naruto nodded but was buzzing with excitement at the thought of meeting his new grandpa. Sasuke nodded and hid behind Itachi as the guards opened to reveal the throne room.

The throne room was covered in red carpet from corner to corner with thirteen thrones that sat on the top of the stairs and overlooked those who would visit the daimyo. Each throne was decorated that reflected the owner of it. Hanzo's throne was sculpted at the top with a head of an Ox while Asahi's throne had a head of a dragon. The rest all had animals sculpted at the top with each of their corresponding animals with said owners staring down at the five visitors.

Itachi and Sasuke quickly got on their knees and bowed at the sight of the royal family, while Mitsuki and her children bowed but not as deep as the Uchiha brothers did. When the daimyo accepted the bows and order them to raise their heads.

"Hello my daughter."

"Father. How are you?"

The daimyo smiled and said that he was fine. He was about to ask about how she has been when he caught sight of the blond who was hiding behind his daughter. "Who is this young boy?"

"This is Naruto." Mitsuki smiled and pushed the blond towards her father. "Say hello."

"H-hello..." The fire daimyo smiled and walked towards the boy slowly.

"Hello Naruto. My name is Reo Shijimi and I am your grandpa, but you can call me GrampsGramps."

That information took a while to be processed by the shy blond so he looked up at his mama and she smiled. She explained to him that he is Naruto's grandpa and that he won't hurt him. Naruto trusted his mom and she never lied to him before so if she trusted him then he would too.

"W-would you like to see Orange...?" Naruto asked his grandfather as he took out the fox plush from his bag and held it towards Reo. The man nodded and crouched down and took the fox from Naruto. The boy seemed to like that and gave Reo a hesitant smile.

"Would you like to meet your grandmother?" Naruto nodded and watched as Reo beckoned his wife towards them. Mitsuki had warned them that Naruto was still shy around people and that they should meet him one at a time.

"Hello, my name is Aia Shijimi and I'm your grandmother." Aia smiled and held her hand out so Naruto can take it. He gave a shy smile and took his grandmother's hand and gave it a squeeze, as a result Aia squealed and told her daughter how cute he is.

"Mom," Mitsuki warned when Naruto flinched. "Shush."

Aia nodded and made a zipping motion with her fingers and that seemed to sooth her daughter's worries. Aia just rolled her eyes at her daughter's paranoid thoughts and started to ask Naruto about what he likes and things like that. The young blond seemed to enjoy talking about himself as he went into explicit detail on what he likes and even introduced his grandparents to Sasuke.

The two royals seemed to take a liking to the young boy and asked about him as well. They find out the both the children like that show called Mega Robot Shinobi and that they love the toys that come with it.

While the two children excidely told them about the toys, each one of their sons came down off of their thrones and got to meet their nephew. First was Hanzo and Asashi. Hanzo was older now and had grey streaks in his short hair even though he is only thirty-three. He wore a male yukata that had blue and white waves at the bottom. Asashi was wearing a red and gold kimono, which is a mixture of a hakama and a haori. While his long hair, that goes down to his mid back, was put up into a bun with an hair accessory that showed off his status as crown prince.

Then after a few minutes of getting used to the first two was when the second oldest, Eiji, came down. He had long hair which was pulled back into a high ponytail that had hidden weapons weaved into it. He introduced himself and suggested his nephew that he call himself Tiger since everyone else does. He also wore an orange and black yukata around his family because they were forbidden to wear one around other people since it was improper (but his sister didn't care). Naruto seemed to like him the best since he wore orange.

Next was Ikki, who is the third oldest. Ikki was almost as tall as his Naruto was told to call him Horse and that if his mom allowed it then he would teach him how to ride horses. That seemed to excite Naruto and he wanted to meet the rest of her brothers. That seemed to excite her brothers just as much because they all ran towards them.

(It took a few minutes to calm Naruto down because he was scared when they all rushed him like that. Then another few minutes of Mitsuki yelling at her brothers while Kakashi and Itachi cover the young boys ears before they had dinner.)

"Goodnight sweetie." Mitsuki said as she tucked in the sleeping child into her bed. He had his own room but felt more comfortable sleeping in her room. Mitsiki smiled when he nuzzled into his pillow and then she left her room to talk with her family (hopefully they weren't two drunk). The two ANBU members were sleeping in their personal rooms and they were also out like a light.

"Nice to finally have you back," her brother Kenzou said. He was known as Rat in their family but a genius. He used his summons to gather intelligence and spy for people. He was older than Hanzo but younger than the rest. "Dad has something to ask you."

"If he wants me to marry someone then I'll kill him and then Asashi will be the daimyo."

"You know full well father hasn't picked an heir yet."

Mitsuki just rolled her eyes and wanted into the family living room. Her brothers were all sitting (or laying) in various poses and various states of drunkenness. Her parents on the other hand were the picture of perfectness and not drunk.

"My dear," her father started and caused everyone to look at him.

"Yes...?"

"The boy happens to be the carrier of the nine-tails demon. Doesn't he?"