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Chapter 23

Naruto smiled. Not that forced one he sometimes had to put up when someone insulted him. Not that full tummy smile that he had after a bowl of ramen. Not that goofy smile he put on to cheer his friends up. No, this one was a totally new smile.

This was the smile of a boy who found his lost family. This was the smile of complete satisfaction.

Snuggling down next to his sister, he wrapped his arms around her and his smile broadened even further. A small giggle next to his ear and the hug returned made him feel like his grin was going to separate his head into two parts.

As soon as Tsunade had unleashed the life changing revelation upon the two, they had proven to be inseparable. Neither had taken a shower because Tsunade wouldn't let them in together. Something about it being inappropriate. Naruto couldn't understand why. Didn't brothers and sisters usually do that kinda thing together? Maybe it was just because they were still at Tsunade baa-chan's. Oh well. Not that it overly bothered him though. For the moment, he couldn't care if he was sleeping in mud. Just so long as his sister was there.

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Naruko dipped her head under her brother's chin and wriggled in closer to his chest. Who knew that sleeping with someone was so warm. It wasn't just the skin that felt wonderful, it was the insides as well. Bits of her that she didn't know could feel warm were being touched with a loving heat for the first time and she relished it. Her tummy felt like all the butterflies in the world had decided to gather in there and tickle her insides like crazy. At one point she even wondered if she was going to be sick she was that happy.

Tsunade had ordered them to stay with her for the rest of the night so she could make sure this was the end of the strange transformations. Upon arriving at her house, she had asked if they wanted separate beds. Instantly both shook their head vehemently, declaring that they would share the couch. Where as one may see it as abnormal affection between siblings, Tsunade saw it for what it was. A simple innocent desire to be with one another.

As it was, Naruko had nothing to sleep in so Tsunade offered her a shirt many times too big for her. The girl had squealed happily and swished it back and forth on her body like a dress. While smiling, Tsunade couldn't help but wonder why Naruko was so naturally girly, even though she had had no prior knowledge of actually being a girl. Maybe it had something to do with the seal? Curious in any case.

Never the less, the second the 'bed' was ready, they both dived under the covers and wrapped arms around each other before turning to look back up at their stand in grandmother. While Tsunade wasn't the most emotional woman in the world, seeing those two pairs of bright blue eyes staring wide-eyed up at her nearly made her squee at how adorable they were together.

Bidding them goodnight, Tsunade quickly left them to themselves. Walking to her room, she smiled to herself as she felt a weight she didn't even realise she carried lift from her shoulders. Closing her door, she smiled again.

It had been a good day.

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Fluttering her eyes, Tsunade registered that it was morning. Rolling to her side, she wiped the sleep from her lashes before sitting up groggily. Stretching, her still mostly asleep mind noted that that had been the best sleep she had had in ages. Pulling herself from her bed, she scratched her rump as she wandered down the hall. Yawning again, she smiled to herself at the prospect of finding those two adorable little kids fast asleep together. Foot tingling as it made contact with the cold tiles; she happened to look across at the kitchen and noticed a few things. The first was that there was white everywhere. Like, everywhere. The next was that in the middle of that white, were two equally white blonds desperately trying to clean everything up. They were muttering quietly to each other as they frantically tried to dust everything up.

Raising an eyebrow, Tsunade leaned over the bench. "So, what are you two up to?"

The sound of her voice shocked the two incredibly and Tsunade was hard pressed to hold back the laughter threatening to break loose. Flour powder had gone everywhere as they startled, leaving only their wide blue eyes visible as they blinked up at her.

They looked at each other for a moment before the left set of eyes replied.

"Um, we were hungry but we didn't wana wake you up. You didn't have any instant ramen so we tried making something else. Unfortunately though... the flour kinda got away from us..."

Tsunade smirked. That had been Naruko. So that meant...

"Y-yeah Baa-chan. We really didn't wana wake you. Anyone who snores that loud deserves to rest."

Tsunade's smirk vanished and her eyebrow started twitching. "Snore you say?"

Both head nodded. "Yeah! You sounded like something that lives in the forest of death. You sounded like you really needed it."

Eye twitching some more, Tsunade realised that if these two were any less cute, they would have been kicked out promptly. Reining in her temper, she sighed.

"Fine. Well, I did have a great sleep so thankyou for your consideration. As for this mess, let's get it fixed shall we?"

Smiles appeared and the trio jumped into gear. Quickly cleaning the place, the three of them salvaged as much of the flour as possible before standing. Looking at the remains, Tsunade had an idea.

"Hey, did you wana try something? I picked up the recipe on my travels. They're called pancakes."

Nodding the two smiled. "Yeah, for sure! Anything would taste better than what Naruko-chan could cook up anyway."

The girl looked at her brother, eyebrow raised. "Not like you could do any better. I know everything you do."

Naruto giggled. "Yeah, that's why I know you suck."

Tsunade rolled her eyes and they burst out laughing. Turning her back on them, she began fishing out the necessary equipment to make the pancakes.

"How about you two just go sit out in the lounge room. If you both suck as hard as you imagine, then you'll be little help right now. I'll teach you how to cook later, but at the moment I can't be stuffed. So shoo, I have work to do."

Smiling brightly, they nodded and skipped out of the kitchen, chatting merrily. Shaking her head, Tsunade smirked. Whatever Minato had planned for his son had worked out more perfectly than even he imagined, she supposed.

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"MORE PLEASE!"

The dual call of extras elicited a groan from the busty woman. While having two Naruto's was all well and good, feeding two Naruto's was a whole other game. Each had eaten enough for four adults so far and they were still screaming for more. Wiping her brow, Tsunade shook her head. If this is how it was always going to be, then the owners of Ichiraku were set for life. Hearing them shout again, she replied likewise.

"OI! This ain't some restraint you greedy brats! You're lucky you're getting this much so just sit down, shut up and wait like normal humans!"

Hearing nothing for a moment, Tsunade sighed. She then stiffened when she heard something. It couldn't be.

Stealing a glance around the corner, she saw Naruto looking down dejectedly and Naruko sniffling away to herself, tears slowly rolling down her face. Eyes widening, Tsunade only just realised her slip up. 'Normal humans' was a sore topic for Naruto so this probably just crushed them. Rushing out, she gathered them up into a hug and hushed them quietly.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it ok? My tongue just slipped like it does sometimes yeah?"

Seeing them look up, both red eyed, her heart melted. "Look, how about I make it up to you? I'll cook you breakfast not only today, but for the next week. How does that sound?"

Seeing them nod slightly, Tsunade smiled. "Good! You just sit there and wait a little bit ok? The next round will be done shortly."

Rushing back into the kitchen, she didn't see the two mischievous blonds turn and grin at each other triumphantly. Free brekkie for a week. Poor Tsunade was too easy for her own good. Grabbing their knife and fork, they waited happily, tummies gurgling.

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Sitting down tiredly, Tsunade felt like she needed another sleep. Those two bottomless pits had eaten not only all the mixture made from the salvaged flour, but from another two bags of the stuff as well. Collapsing back into her couch, Tsunade began regretting offering them breakfast all week. She was going to be broke and totally eaten out of house and home come seven days. Rubbing her head, she tuned into the twins chatting happily at the other end of the couch.

"...yeah that's what I mean! Can't you see how effective it would be if you lay traps from the ground?"

"Yeah, but hiding stuff in the corners of the roof is not only harder to spot, but the shadows themselves can be used!"

"So can the shadows on the floor but!"

"I suppose, but I'd still think ceiling traps work best. Take Kakashi-sensei for example! That duster that landed on his head. Classic, and so simple."

Listening to the two of them, Tsunade's eyes slowly began to widen as she realised something. There was two Naruto's. Each knew exactly what the other was thinking, but had their own individual slant on everything. Two Naruto's. Two of Konoha's worst prankster in the history of the village.

Feeling the need to hyperventilate, Tsunade held a hand to her chest. This could be absolutely devastating to the city! One Naruto on his own could lead a whole squad of ANBU around the streets in a game of cat and mouse for hours. She did not even want to begin to think what two could potentially do. Needing to do something about the rising panic attack, Tsunade stood up quickly.

"Ok you two! I have deemed it ok for you both to begin training! I'll have you thrown on Team 7 too Naruko, as you are essentially Naruto. Go find Jiraiya and get him to start you on some exercises!"

Instantly, the two of them jumped up and started bouncing off the walls.

"REALLY? HONEST AND TRULY? AW YOU'RE THE BEST BAA-CHAN!"

Feeling two solid bodies collide with her in a massive tackle-hug, Tsunade stumbled back to maintain her footing before in a burst, they disappeared out the door in a blaze of energy and excitement. Falling back into the couch, Tsunade dramatically draped an arm across her forehead. It was about time that was ov –

Sitting bolt upright, Tsunade nearly screamed. She had just sent them both out into the city without any form of story to cover up why there was now two children of the fox! Scrambling to her feet, Tsunade shot out of the house, desperately trying to catch up to the troublesome pair.

Honestly, this day couldn't start out any worse!

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A/N – hey guys! Sorry it's a bit shorter but I felt compelled to get another chapter up quickly after so many people reviewed last time! Think of it as a present to you all =D Anyway, I really had fun with this chapter and I have oodles of ideas on where to take this story next! Hope you got a laugh out of it! Catch you next time!

Lanky Nathan