Mitsuki stared at her father in silence and sighed. She narrowed her eyes at her father and tensed up. She was scared that her father would try something and use her son as a weapon against the other countries.

Her brothers stared at both her and their father stand off in silence. Hanzo was about to stand up so that he could keep his father and younger sister from going at each other, but Mitsuki just held her hand up to indicate that she will be fine. He looked at her uncertainly but just nodded and sat down.

"If you must know, father," she spat in his direction. "He is and I swear to the moon above. If you ever try to use him or treat him terribly I will never talk to you or mother again. That boy is my son and I expect you to treat him like so."

"He is the carrier of the nine-tailed demon!" Reo snapped at his daughter and his wife put her hand on his shoulder. He just shrugged it off and glared at his daughter.

"He is a child! He is not a demon, but the jailer of one!" Mitsuki yelled, fuming. "I am a grown women and I want you to respect my decisions! First it was about my husband and now my child!"

"I would respect your decisions if they were good! I do not want that child apart of my fam-" Reo was cut off when Aia slapped her husband across the face. Everyone stared at her in shock and shut up.

"That boy can't help what happened to him," she said with an eerily calm voice. "Our daughter is doing a sweet thing taking the boy in and you liked to be around him until you had your suspicions."

"That boy-"

"Is a scared child who was dealt a hand that he had no power in choosing!" Hanzo pipped up from the back. The others nodded in agreement and started to scold their father on his behavior towards the young boy. Reo, knowing that it was futile to argue with his entire family, just nodded and glared at his daughter. Why must she always make these rash decisions that would negatively effect the family if these decisions got out to the public or the council?

"Dad," Mitsuki sighed. "Naruto is the son of a dear friend if mine. I took him in so that he wouldn't be neglected by others because of what his parents thought was best. When I found him he was soaked in the rain and still wore a diaper."

Reo was about to open his mouth when a voice piped up.

"Sorry to interrupt your highness," a young maid said as she held a sobbing Naruto's hand. "But he was crying for his 'mama' in the hallway behind the door."

"Thank you Akiko." Mitsuki scoped the young blond into her arms and he clung to her for dear life. There were tears streaks on his face and he was clenching his fox plush for dear life, and what really broke their hearts was that he was whimpering for his 'mama'.

Mitsuki rubbed circles on Naruto's back in an attempt to sooth the young child and was trying to coax him into telling her what upset him, but her attempts were futile since he just sobbed harder. Whatever it was must have upset her little fox so much that he can't even talk to her, and he always talks to her. This is starting to worry her, but she can't force him to talk to her or all the progress they have completed will go down the drain.

"Is there anything we can do?" Mitsuki looked up and saw Hanzo looking at the two with worry in his eyes.

"Could you make some ramen? Or get someone to make some? He loves that stuff."

He nodded and had someone go down to the kitchen so that they can a small bowl of ramen made for the crying boy. Speaking of Naruto, the blond seemed to be calming down but he was still holding onto Mitsuki. He was adamant to be with her and no be touched by the others, which is strange because he was attached to the hip with her father.

'Unless...'

"Naru-Naru?" Naruto made a hum-like noise indicating that he acknowledge's her question. "Did you hear when my dad said?"

Everyone in the room froze and stared at the young blond in shock as he nodded. That single nod confirmed her suspicions and she glared at her father. At least her father had the decency to look flustered and tried to hide away from the condescending glares of his family.

"Naruto," she said with a serious tone. "Have I ever gave any hint to you that I would give you up? That I would hate you and send you away?"

"N-no," he whimpered. "B-but your daddy hates me...!"

"And that is his problem. If he wants me to still be his daughter then he has to accept you. He doesn't have to like you because I like you enough for the both of us, but if he wants me to stay then he has to accept that you are my son as much as Kakashi is. Biologically or not."

"Promise that you won't get rid of me...?"

"Not even the goddesses above can take my little fox and pup away from me. Understand?" The blond nodded and snuggled his face into his mother's neck. Even if she said that multiple times she would never leave him he just couldn't believe it. For the first four years of his life no one should him any kindness and now he has a family and friends who love and care for him. It's such a foreign concept for the child.

"Naruto...?" The voice from Reo made the young child flinch and cling harder to Mitsuki. "Please child... I am deeply sorry for seeing you as someone you are not. Seeing you as anything but a child. Can you forgive me...?"

Naruto stared at his adoptive grandfather and he wanted to hide. Many people have tried to 'apologize' to him because of his mama and now this man wants to as well. He bets that he isn't really sorry and just wants to get on his mama's good side.

Mitsuki seemed to notice his hesitance and looked at her father. "You know actions speak louder than words father. I am going to take him to bed and turn in myself. Maybe next time you will learn not to speak ill of those who could hear you."

With that, she turned on her heal and walked back towards her bedroom. In the inside, Mitsuki was boiling with rage and wanted to yell at her father, but she had to set an example for her children and not always march into situations with swords drawn.

Once she got into her bedroom, she saw Kakashi sitting at the desk that was in the corner while staring at a note. She gently places Naruto in her bed and covered him up before motioning for Kakashi to speak with her on her balcony.

"What is that you are reading, my son?" Kakashi stared out at the view of the capital city before leaning on the banister.

"It was a note placed on your pillow."

"What does the note say?" Mitsuki already had a bad feeling about this, but did not want to seem like she was panicking in front of her oldest son.

"It's a letter from Lord Third. Saying that after you come home he will send you out to Suna."

"Suna? And how the hell did you know I had a letter from him?"

"Itachi gave it to me once we settled in for the night. I was going to give it to you but I fell asleep."

Mitsuki raised an eyebrow at her son because she didn't believe him. Kakashi is the scariest man in ANBU and him lying terribly means that something is wrong or about to happen.

Kakashi just rubbed the back of his neck and chuckled nervously. She wanted to interrogate her son more, but knew that it was no use arguing with her son about it. The thing that worried her the most was how Naruto would react? She hasn't gone any diplomatic missions since she's got him and didn't know how he would react to her leaving for a few days.

"You're worried about Naruto, aren't you?" She just nodded and turned towards her bed. She could barely go to the store without him throwing a fit, but he was scared of her leaving him.

"You think I let him have a sleepover at Kiba's house he would be fine?"

"It's a possibility, or you could lie and runaway." The women smacked Kakashi on the back of his head and he laughed. She smiled and they stood in silence while watching the scenery.

"Please come back soon sweetie!" Aia cried as she dabbed her eyes with a handkerchief. Mitsuki just rolled her eyes and promised that she will try. Her mom would always get emotion when she left.

"Come back soon sis!" Kobe cried as her other brother, Kiyoshi, just nodded in agreement. Kiyoshi doesn't talk much, but he loves to sing. Then there was Taichi as he ate some food that was left over from breakfast. He nodded at Kobe's goodbye and continued to eat.

Yoshio was holding Naruto as he told the boy something into his ear and that made Mitsuki suspicious. Yoshio was nicknamed Dog for a reason. He was always ready to play and always eager to please, even if it was at the expense of others. It didn't help that Hirohito, who was usually the smart one besides Asahi, always egged him on. Probably because those two were so close in age.

"Are we ready to go mama?" Naruto asked after his fits of giggling. Sasuke wanted to know as well, but it seems he didn't want to ask Mitsuki because he didn't want to rush her. Poor baby.

"Yes sweetie."

"Yay!"

And with that, they were off towards the Village Hidden in the Leaves.

Deep in a cave on the outskirts of Fire Country sat a man who was no older than twenty-nine with his back towards the bars of the cell he was currently occupying. He has been sitting in this cell for about... He didn't even no how long he has been here, but he knows it has been a long while since he had a beard that went down to his sternum.

"Still sulking...?" The man looked up and looked at his captor in the eyes. Those snake eyes that could make the toughest shinobi shudder in fear. The eyes that has been the last sight of many of his victim's last moments on earth.

The man just ignored his captor and didn't give him the time of day. That seemed to annoy the captor, because he slammed his fist on the cell bars. "You will stop this nonsense now! You are lucky I had a soft spot for you or else you would be dead! You are to help me with my experiments... Or would you like something to happen to your beautiful wife?"

That got a response out of the prisoner, because he glared at his captor and ran towards the source of his pain for years. Unfortunately, the bars kept them separated and so he couldn't kill the captor for simply mentioning his beloved wife.

"Now, now." The captor smirked. "You don't like me reminding you how you left your beloved wife just to save me? Such a shame potential such as yourself went to waste."

The prisoner glared as the captor walked down the hallway while laughing evilly.

"I will make you pay for this," the prisoner hissed. "Orochimaru."

Mitsuki's Family Names:

Reo - Father

Aia- Mother

Asahi - 1st oldest (Dragon)

Eiji - 2nd oldest (Tiger)

Ikki - 3rd oldest (Horse)

Kenzou - 4th oldest (Rat)

Kiyoshi - 5th oldest (Goat)

Kobe - 6th oldest (Monkey)

Taichi - 7th oldest (Pig)

Yoshio - 8th oldest (Dog)

Hirohito - 9th oldest (Rooster)

Hanzo - 10th oldest (Ox)

Mitsuki - Youngest (Rabbit/Bunny)