Title: Eeny Meeny Miney Mo

Author: Crimson Rosary

Beta: N/A

Summary: After the Fourth Shinobi War, Tsunade meets a trio who would initiate a change in Konohagakure. Beauty, smarts, etiquette, and attitude makes up FemHarry!

Pairing: Haven't picked it out yet, but I have someone in mind!

Rating: T …. for now

A/N: I was thinking FemHarry! (: But I need some help with pairings~ suggestions anyone?

[Re-edit: January 5th, 2016]

"Normal speech"

'Thoughts'

{Parseltongue}

Chapter 4

~ I Choose ~

When the stagecoach and the carriage behind it pulled to a stop, the footmen immediately opened the door, allowing two individuals to depart. One of them was Sanders Aya, the blonde woman that had spoken to Tsunade in her office. She wore a white hōmongi kimono [1] over her hiyoku [2], with stark white sleeves sown with green seams that had trees painted near the lower lining and the hem; one of these trees was drawn to reach from the very bottom of the kimono to the collar of the kimono and the left sleeve had a drawing of a crane that seemed to dive down from her shoulder. Her hair was done up in a stiff bun as Tsunade remembered seeing in their first interaction. There was a jaded hairpin, with three dangling sapphires on one end and onyx on the other, which sank through the bun, highlighted by the ruby jeweled wooden comb slipped into her hair. All in all, the appearance was perfect for someone like Aya, who exuded an aura of authority. The other individual was Hiromoto Iyashi. He wore a dark brown haori over a simple men's kimono with plain black silk with five kamon [3] on the chest, shoulders and back.

"Welcome to Konohagakure." Tsunade greeted.

Aya gave her a smile, borderline cold with a touch of warmth. "Thank you for greeting us at the entrance. You don't know how many people think they are above greeting their guests."

Tsunade cracked a smile. "Of course. But we are not those kinds of people, are we? Introductions are in order. This is Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, our village elders."

Aya offered a small bow of respect, but she saw that they were a bit insulted with how low her bow went.

"These are our shinobi clans. The Aburame Clan – specializing in housing and using insects in battles," Tsunade said, gesturing to the people wearing high collared jackets, "The Akimichi Clan – specializing in using great physical strength with their heavy body build," she continued, gesturing to the people with the heavy body build, "The Yamanaka Clan – specializing in using mind techniques," the Hokage said, gesturing to the group of people with blonde hair and pupil-less eyes, "The Inuzuka Clan – specializing in using Ninken, Ninja Dogs, in battle," she said, gesturing to the people with distinctive red fang markings on their cheeks. But Aya could tell that the Inuzuka Clan seemed more dog-like than what the Lady Hokage was describing.

"This is the Hyuuga Clan – one of two Shinobi Clans in Konoha that hold a dōjutsu kekkei genkai, a Bloodline Limit that utilizes the eyes, called the Byakugan that allows them for a wider field of vision, the ability to see through objects and the chakra circulatory system," the Hokage continued, gesturing to the people with pupil-less eyes. "This is the Hatake Kakashi, the sole member of the Hatake Clan. He is easily one of our most trusted, experienced and skilled shinobi." said Tsunade, gesturing to the man with the silver gravity-defying hair. "Next is the Nara Clan – known for their intelligence and medicine, specializing in Ninjutsu that allows for the manipulation of shadows," she said, gesturing to the people with the pineapple haired ponytail. Aya gave an internal eye twitch of annoyance; these people look like they didn't even want to be here!

"The last two shinobi clans are the Uchiha Clan – the other of the two Shinobi Clans in Konoha that hold a kekkei genkai called the Sharingan, and is one of the three dōjutsu kekkei genkai: the Sharingan, the Byakugan and the Rinnegan." Tsunade said, gesturing to a pale-skinned male with hair shaped into a pointy end. "Finally, this is Uzumaki Naruto, the sole member of the Uzumaki Clan. This clan specializes in Fūinjutsu, sealing techniques, and is known for having a large chakra capacity." Aya gave a small smile at the bright looking boy who had a large smile on his face. She knew at once that he was or had been a troublemaker.

"This is my apprentice Haruno Sakura and this is my assistant Shizune." Tsunade said, gesturing to the pink haired girl and the woman with black hair respectively.

Bowing to each of the clans as they did to her and to the four individuals mentioned, Aya smiled. "Thank you for greeting us and for giving us a general background of each of the shinobi clan. I am sure that Kuro-sama would take it into account when choosing her husband."

"And where is Kuro-sama?" Tsunade asked.

"Aya-san, she's coming out." Iyashi announced, tilting his head to the side, motioning to the open coach door.

Yue first came out and stood by them. The shinobi had noticed that she was carrying a small child with an umbrella over their heads.

"Are you Kuro Midori-san?!" Naruto shouted, grinning broadly. "Wahhhh! What a cute child!"

"No, I am not Kuro-sama. My name is Takashi Yue. This little boy is Lupin, Teddy. Kuro-sama is coming now." Yue was also wearing a hōmongi kimono, though hers was a soft lavender with small wooden boats in waves painted across the hem of her kimono and sleeves. Seagulls flew by her waist; clouds were painted across her collar and chest, blocking the orangey haze of the setting sun. Her hair was done in a side wave with curls flowing over her shoulders, reaching to the middle of her back. The only hair accessory in her hair was a cherry blossom flower hairclip.

Teddy was cooing loudly at the bright person in front of him. He was wearing a small green kimono with a lightweight black haori over his shoulders. The child's arms were waving happily in front of him, wanting to reach the bright yellow hair on Naruto's head, but Yue kept him away from Naruto and had him stay in the shade under the umbrella.

When they heard the footman walk towards the carriage, all of them turned to look at the last remaining individual leaving the stagecoach. First they saw a zōri [4] and then they saw the rest of the person.

Midori wore a blood red hōmongi kimono with her crest made up of the seven kamon at the very center of the back. The hems were stitched and colored gold, the motif on the kimono was that of a red phoenix outlined in gold above her waistline and a golden dragon curled around below her waistline. All around the kimono were flickers of cherry blossom petals and gold colored clouds. In her glossy jet-black hair, pulled into a bun with a braid circled around the circumference of her head and with a parted side bang, there were several kanzashi. [5] Among them were a gold plated prong kanzashi stuck through the bun, a bira-bira [6] with long chains of emeralds dangling from it, a golden ōgi [7] with silver streamers held into place by a long pin on her braid, and lastly a June seasonal kanzashi [8]. At approximately 5'5, Midori was a petite woman. She had a heart shaped face, high cheekbones and a small but slightly pointy jawline. Her fair complexion and attractive thin eyebrows enhanced her almond shaped eyes, highlighted by the breathtaking emerald color and the long, thick eyelashes. Her nose was small and dainty and her cheeks were colored baby peach, a noticeable contrast to her dark olive eye shadow, and brown eyeliner. Her rich ridges lips were colored with a faint pomegranate pink – not too much color, but perfect for her skin tone. On her right forefinger was her family ring – combined together from the seven Lordship rings. All in all, she seemed to be made as an ethereal picture – a goddess that stepped foot on Earth, as the animals on her kimono represented the two of the four divine creatures of mythology. [9]

Once Midori looked up at her audience, the shinobi could feel the dominating power radiating from her. The incredible aura washed through their beings, stunning them as she drew closer and closer to their group. And when she spoke, her voice sounded like wind chimes.

"Hello, my name is Kuro Midori. It's nice to meet your acquaintance."

…..

Tsunade quickly blinked her eyes, pulling herself from the trance that this individual seemed to have blanketed upon them. The only sound amongst their group was Teddy's continuous coos and babbles. "It's nice to meet you as well. My name is Tsunade and I am the Hokage of Konohagakure no Sato."

"It's nice to meet you Hokage-sama." Midori bowed. "Thank you for allowing me entry into your humble village."

"Please excuse our appearance. I must tell you that our countries have just gone through a war two weeks ago. So for you to have suddenly offered your proposal, it was most opportune. I hope you forgive me for saying so in such a direct way."

Midori shook her head. "Of course not. I understand. I, myself, have just gone through a war as well where we come from, so I know where you are coming from. Because of my position in the war, those who have lost or were seen as the enemies have had their own assets withdrawn and used for the reconstruction of our world. I am only happy to assist in my new home's restoration."

"Humble and generous. I like you already." Tsunade laughed. Midori only smiled in return.

Teddy had now turned to face Midori, bored of all the new faces he had seen. "Ah, ah, ah!" He raised his hands towards her and waited for Midori to hold him close. Midori smiled and picked up Teddy, rubbing their noses together and smiling as she watched Teddy wrinkle his nose at the gesture. Yue quickly walked behind her and held the umbrella over their heads, shielding Teddy from the sun's rays. Tsunade's voice brought her attention back to the issue at hand.

"Now, I have read your conditions and have notified the main clans. Unfortunately, while there are a total of nine shinobi clans – of the nine, four of them, the Aburame, Akimichi, Hyuuga and Uchiha, are regarded as noble clans. Of course there is also the Sarutobi Clan and the Senju Clan, but Sarutobi Asuma, now deceased, has married Kurenai and they have birthed a daughter. The other member of the Sarutobi Clan is Sarutobi Konohamaru, but he is only twelve years old. The Senju Clan title resides with myself and if I don't have any descendants, then it will be transferred over to Naruto, as the Uzumaki Clan are distant relatives to the Senju Clan." Tsunade revealed, gesturing to Kurenai and Konohamaru when she mentioned the Sarutobi Clan, gesturing to Naruto when she mentioned the transference of the Senju Clan to the Uzumaki Clan.

Midori nodded her head, easily following what the Hokage was saying. She made a mental note to herself to look for the general family trees regarding the Shinobi Clans. Though she had gone through the history and a majority of what she needed to know about Konohagakure and Elemental Countries, she wanted a more detailed version of her learned knowledge.

"Now of the nine shinobi clans, there are seven potential candidates because the Hyuga Clan has Hinata as the heiress and the Yamanaka Clan has Ino as the heiress. If you do not mind marrying Neji, a branch member of the Hyuga Clan, then he will also be a potential candidate for your hand in marriage." Tsunade said, gesturing to the male brunette Hyuuga who stood slightly behind Hinata, a bluenette kunoichi.

Midori smiled. "I don't mind at all. I, myself, am a Lady of seven Noble and Most Ancient Houses where I come from. It is similar to that of your… noble shinobi clans? But it is a lot more as they are more of the founders of certain institutions within my world. So it matters not whether Neji is from a branch member. If he marries into my family, he will become the Head – however, all duties will fall on me because I am the one with the titles. He, or whoever will marry me, will also be taught our history, so it will not be for naught. I expect, however, that you Hokage-sama, will allow for my children to become the Heads of the family that I have inherited after the main family and branch family positions are fulfilled?"

"Of course. It is a compromise between the both of us."

"You have told them about my… kekkei genkai?"

"I have told them about the general knowledge of it. Is there more we should know about?"

"My kekkei genkai is special in that it is hereditary; it will run through the blood of my descendants, but there might be a time when one of them will have it but will not have enough of it to fully make use of it."

"Ah, like the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan where it falls to a select few."

"Precisely," Midori smiled, "though there will be a majority of my descendants with my kekkei genkai – more than three-fourths of them if I were to estimate. Now, I must ensure that my descendants, those that are the minority with my kekkei genkai but unable to use it, will not be treated as though they are the scum beneath anyone's shoes." Here, Midori's soft demeanor had turned into that of an ice queen – her voice so chilly that it could cut through steel, "They may not have the usage, but they can be taught our skills. So, I am stating this right now. If I find out or our Mother finds out about the callous, vicious and malicious behavior towards any of them, be sure that our Mother will handle them as she sees fit."

"You say Mother… but is she –"

"No," Midori smiled, her expression the only thing that seemed to radiate warmth through her cool aura, "Our kekkei genkai comes from The Mother, a… sentient being. I cannot say anymore as, I believe, it is of a clan's own secret? You've already given the general description of what my kekkei genkai entails, so I hope you'll be satisfied with just that."

"Of course, Kuro-sama." Tsunade nodded her head, not wanting to infuriate the petite woman any further. "However…." she trailed off, looking at Teddy in Midori's arms.

"Oh, this is my godson Lupin Teddy. I am taking care of him because the war has taken his parents from him."

"I… my condolences." Tsunade said, bowing her head.

"It's okay. He still has some family but under certain circumstances, they are not able to be here right now."

Tsunade nodded her head, not wanting to prod anymore. A rustling in the wind alerted their company of something arriving.

"Oh, Hedwig! There you are!"

A white snowy owl flew down and perched upon Midori's shoulder. "Everyone, I'd like you to meet Hedwig. She's my owl and my familiar."

The owl preened at the attention she was given before settling back down on Midori's shoulder, her beady eyes taking the image of the current shinobi into her memory. Midori laughed when she saw some of the teenagers balk at the gaze, "She's just determining which of you are friendly and which of you … are not so friendly. Don't worry. She doesn't bite… much." A affirmative hoot answered Midori's statement as Hedwig's eyes continued her perusal.

Clearing her throat, Tsunade spoke, "Well, would you mind deciding your husband amongst the potential candidates right now?"

"Of course not. I thought you'd never ask."

Midori handed Teddy over to Yue, instantly missing the warmth that Teddy emitted. She stepped towards the eight male shinobi, each baring a symbol of their own clan. Midori started from the very left and then slowly moved to the right. The order was accordingly: Aburame Shino, Akimichi Choji, Hatake Kakashi, Hyuuga Neji, Inuzuka Kiba, Nara Shikamaru, Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto. Midori looked deep in thought as she travelled from the left to the right.

What the shinobi didn't know was that the little witch was pushing her magic out to see whether it would resonate with the candidates. But one by one, as she passed them by, her magic did not have any resonance with her. It was until she reached Sasuke, however, that it sort of did a jumpy-pulse like resonance similar to that of someone jumping at being frightened. She paused in front of him, eyeing his curiously with a thoughtful expression before walking over to Naruto and then eventually bypassing him. While her magic had simmered underneath her skin at Naruto's presence, Midori's magic had caught onto something deep within the boy, but she knew it was not her place to ask such a question were it to be a secret.

"Have you found your future husband?" Tsunade asked.

Midori hummed before she pointed as Sasuke. "Uchiha-san seems to resonate with my kekkei genkai, but… I don't know; there seems to be something missing." She frowned. "And for Uzumaki-san, there's something about him… I can't put my finger on it."

Koharu and Homura, the Village Elders, pointedly looked at each other before speaking. "My Lady, surely you do not wish for an Uchiha as a husband, neither would having an Uzumaki be good for you."

"And why is that Utatane-san?"

"Uchiha Sasuke was the one that had deserted our village before coming back to try and destroy it!" Koharu replied. "And Uzumaki –"

"That is not your concern." Tsunade's eyes flashed angrily. Like hell she would let these two old bags ruin either one of her shinobi's future.

"I know not of their past." Midori started, "Therefore, I shall not decide on my husband based on what their mistakes were. I care about the present and the future. If I believe Uchiha-san is the husband for me or if Uzumaki-san is the husband for me, I hope you don't mind my saying that he would be my choice."

Koharu bowed slightly, "Of course not. Please forgive me."

"Tsunade sama."

"Yes, Midori-hime?"

"My kekkei genkai is stuck between Naruto and Uchiha-san." She informed the Hokage before Midori smiled lightly and turned to look at Sasuke once more. "Uchiha-san," she said.

"Yes, Kuro-sama?"

"Do you have –" Then Midori froze in her sentence before turning her head to look at the tree. Her magic pulsed and jumped, fluttering wildly just underneath her skin. She pointed towards it, and Hedwig jumped off her shoulder to fly around her in a halo. Midori said, "whomever is hiding in there is my husband."

…..

Uchiha Itachi had been hiding amongst the trees with a camouflage jutsu placed on him. The Village Elders had forbid his presence amongst the potential candidates – their beliefs and his mistakes strongly anchored in the forefront of their minds. They allowed Sasuke though, as they still needed someone to continue the Uchiha Clan, but they still kept their eyes on him.

When he had seen the stagecoach from a far distance, Itachi had immediately sent a crow to alert the Hokage and have her gather the shinobi clans. It wasn't long until everyone had arrived and then the carriages had pulled up to the entrance of the village. In fact, the shinobi and kunoichi had a good five minutes to fix their appearances before the gaijin's arrival.

He stood silently and still behind the tree, watching the individuals walk out of it. He even noticed the infant one of the individuals carried, but he brushed it off as unimportant. The child must be one of theirs. And then, finally, he saw her – Kuro Midori. Her attire displayed the higher standing she had, definitely exhibiting her number one position where she came from and of the culture she must have learned about their country. Her soft appearance made Itachi waver from his position in the tree, but he held himself back. And her voice, oh how soft!, was like an angel's voice – so soft, so sweet and bell-like.

She spoke with such intelligence, manners and etiquette. Her voice was as cold as steel when defending her family and future descendants. She was definitely worthy of being a citizen of Konohagakure. It seemed that Midori already had the Will of Fire Konoha was known for. Even her snowy white owl seemed to be full of fiery spirit.

And when she walked past all the candidates, stopping at Sasuke, Itachi thought she would definitely pick him. Itachi also thought that the princess would choose Naruto as well, considering she had stopped in front of the shinobi for the same amount of time as she did for his little brother. But, she surprised him, immediately pinpointing his exact location and calling him out of his hiding spot with a sharp turn of her head, a finger pointed directly at him and said, "whomever is hiding in there is my husband."

To say Itachi was shocked was an understatement. He had used his Mangekyō Sharingan to place a Genjutsu upon himself to hide his presence from everyone and everything. But his Hokage, Tsunade-hime, knew he was there. She always knew when he was about – it seemed as if the Sannin was omnipotent, but Itachi knew that she definitely was not. Tsunade was just a strong and powerful woman who protected her village. That much Itachi respected.

But enough of that, it seemed as if Kuro Midori was still pointing in his direction, her eyes seemingly to be looking straight at him. But she couldn't see him, could she? He was in a Genjutsu.

"You can come out now." She said, dropping her arm. And that was what Itachi did.

…..

From the trees, a male shinobi appeared. He disappeared and appeared right in front of her, bowing at the waist.

"My name is Uchiha Itachi. I am a shinobi of Konohagakure, my Lady."

"Tsunade-sama, I choose Uchiha Itachi-san as my future husband."

"B-But, Kuro-hime…!" The Village Elders began to protest. "Uchiha Itachi –"

"And what of Uchiha Itachi-san should I be against?" Hedwig's hoot seemed to threaten their posture and it made Midori laugh internally.

"He was known to Konohagakure as a missing-nin!" Koharu divulged.

Midori frowned. "It seems to me as if the only people who are fully disappointed in my decision are the two of you." She eyes Koharu and Homura with disdain. "It does not set up a welcoming gesture, does it Aya-san?"

"It certainly does not Kuro-hime."

"B-But, Itachi –" Homura babbled.

"Enough." Midori's voice seemed to be able to cut through diamonds, "Did I not say that I will not judge my husband based on his past and his mistakes?" That seemed to silence them, though their frowns showed their disapproval with her choice. They definitely will make trouble for her in the future. Midori could already feel it in her bones.

"Tsunade-sama," Midori turned to look at the Hokage, her smile as frigid as the coldest winter in the Elemental Countries, "You do not deny me my choice in husband, do you?"

Tsunade took a small glance at the Village Elders who seemed to silently express their disapproval before looking at Midori. "Of course not. I approve wholeheartedly." She watched as Midori's face turned to an expression of warmth, glee and excitement. "I am certain that Itachi will be a lovely husband.

Midori smiled, understanding the Hokage's words. "My kekkei genkai is also sentient, like The Mother, as it allows for me to choose the ones that are best compatible. It just so happens that Uchiha-san is the most compatible."

"If he agrees to become your husband, I hope you have a good time together."

Midori turned to look at the candidate she had chosen for herself before Tsunade continued.

"But you should know, the Uchiha Clan is under strict supervision due to what happened. It's a long story, but Itachi is now the Head of the Uchiha Clan."

"I don't care about what happened to their past. When we get to that point in our relationship that they trust me wholeheartedly, we will go slow and get through it together! Oh, thank you Tsunade-sama!" She smiled. "As promised – unload five of the chests please Daisy."

"Yes, Midori-hime." Daisy waved for five other house elves to relieve the carriage of five chests. These wooden chests had gold linings and the family crest in the very middle. The chests were small in size, promptly the shinobi to look at it with curiosity.

"When you said ten percent of your liquid wealth would be given to us…." Tsunade trailed off, trying not to sound like a greedy, money-grubbing person.

Midori laughed, understanding her question. "This is just a small show of my kekkei genkai." She had the house elves place the chests on the floor before she tapped each of them once. The chests grew in size until they were about her waist high, but with a height of 5 feet 4 inches, it wasn't very tall – only reaching about 3 feet high. At least it was about 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. "Because I will be marrying into a shinobi clan, there will be five chests for the Uchiha Clan. Each of these chests is keyed to my kekkei genkai and my blood. Nonetheless, I can add you to the journal to state that you are also one of the administrators. However, I don't tolerate gambling, Tsu-na-de-sa-ma." Midori smiled with her eyes curved in a crescent shape.

"O-Of course not." Tsunade laughed weakly. The other shinobi hide their laughter behind their hands, finding it hilarious that even a gaijin had found out about their Hokage's weakness and exploits dealing with gambling, betting and failing.

"Please write your name with your blood here." Midori said, opening up the first page of her journal. Tsunade did as she was told, with slight apprehension, before she was soothed by Midori's reassurance that it would not curse her or anything, other than keying her into the administrative system for the chests.

"Like I said earlier, there is 2% of my liquid wealth per chest. Don't let the size fool you because it carries at least a thousand pounds worth of my assets per chest." Midori watched with amusement as the surprised expressions crossed their faces before the twenty-three pairs of eyes looked from the chests in front of them to the carriage behind the stagecoach.

"Ah, Uchiha-san, you don't mind me referring to you by your first name do you? It would be a bit confusing calling both you and your younger brother by your surname." Midori laughed, her laughter sounding like tinkling little bells.

"Of course not, Kuro-sama."

"Please, just call me Midori. We're going to be married after all."

"Midori-hime." Itachi bargained.

Midori sighed. "Very well, but I expect a change soon." Itachi nodded his head.

"Then, Itachi-sama, here is my dowry to the Uchiha Clan." Midori nodded her head once more and ten small chests were placed in front of Itachi. "This is twenty percent of my assets. Also, I hope you don't mind but my attendants will be with us. I hope there's another building for them to live in?"

"There are many smaller buildings for your attendants in the Uchiha Compound. There will be enough room."

Sasuke whipped his head to look at Itachi, an unreadable expression on his face.

"If there's any trouble, I'm sure the Hokage can help us relocate to another estate." Midori looked worriedly between the two shinobi. Something about their living arrangements was giving her the shivers down her spine.

"It is fine. If for whatever reason we need to move, we shall find another estate." Itachi insisted.

"Thank you." Midori smiled, before ushering Itachi to sign his name into the chests' journal. "Everything is finished. Thank you all for greeting me today." She bowed once more.

"Uchiha-san, I expect you to take care of Midori-hime." Aya said, her eyes as cold as steel. "If for whatever reason I hear that you are not treating her well…" Her threat was left hanging, but quickly understood.

"She is in good hands, Sanders-san." The elder of the two Uchiha brothers promised.

"Good. Well now, we'll be taking our leave Midori-hime."

"So soon?" Midori pouted.

"You know how to contact us. Whatever you need, we're here for you."

Midori pulled all her into a hug, including Yue and Iyashi. "Thank you so much for you help. I'll miss you guys."

"Remember you still have the one-way mirror." Midori nodded her head.

Yue first handed over Teddy before she smoothed out his kimono and then handed over the umbrella. She walked over to join Aya and Iyashi and the trio bowed to the others before pulling out a piece of paper, muttering the word, "Magic" and disappeared from view.

"Midori-sama, would you like to walk around the village?" Tsunade asked.

"I wouldn't mind. I think my kekkei genkai and attendants could help speed up the reconstruction, but I'd like to drop off my luggage at the Uchiha compound?" Midori looked to Itachi who nodded his head.

"Very well, but I do not wish to impose on you for your assistance to help rebuild our village. I was only going to take you on a tour to help you better familiarize with the village. But if that is what you wish, Itachi will take you to the Uchiha Compound. You don't mind that we've put together a feast to welcome you into our village, do you? Of course, I figured it would be best to have just the shinobi clan as guests."

"Of course not. Is it formal?"

"You can wear casual attire, but formal attire is allowed as well if you want to wear some."

"All right. I'll head to the compound now and drop my things off. Then I'll walk around the village trying to help with the construction."

As if on cue, Hedwig took off from Midori's shoulder and perched on top of the stagecoach. Itachi helped Midori back into the vehicle before bowing at the Hokage and leading the stagecoach and the carriages to the Uchiha Compound. Sasuke quietly followed besides his older brother on the other side.

Itachi turned to look at her, seeing Midori peek her head out from behind the velvet curtains. Teddy's head was besides her as the infant's eyes wandered all around the sights. Midori's expression was of fascination and awe before it changed to sadness at the ruins of such a beautiful village in ruins. Her attention was quickly turning into curiosity when she saw that the streets had trickled down to empty. Soon they had arrived at the entrance of the Uchiha Compound. Itachi helped Midori depart from the stagecoach before leading her through the doors.

"This… is the Uchiha Compound. We just passed by the Uchiha District. Our home is down the road – a little way away from the entire district considering we're the main family. It's nice and quiet, free from any neighbors within a half of a mile radius." Itachi said, the corner of his eye catching Sasuke's nostalgic look as his younger brother looked around the Uchiha Compound.

Itachi quickly explained everything to Midori, seeing Sasuke waited by the entrance behind them. He led them to the main building of the Uchiha family, bypassing the many buildings with storefronts on the first floor and living areas in the second or third floors. Before opening the gates, Itachi took a deep breath. Midori noticed his slight hesitation but was quickly ushered in along with the entire group. Soon, Itachi joined Midori with helping her and her attendants navigate through the fairly big enclosure – telling her, which rooms were which, which buildings were for which people, where Midori would be living and where her attendants would be staying. Afterwards he helped to place her belongings down and watched as she set up the crib in the room and took her towards the Uchiha's tight security storages to place her dowry in.

Midori had asked whether or not there were greenhouses in the Uchiha Compound, but when Itachi replied in the negative, Midori shrugged before asking Itachi where there was a large wide-open area for her to build the greenhouses. Itachi allowed her to do so and so, he took her to the clearing near the lake where he learned his first Fire-elemental Jutsu. Midori had asked Itachi to hold onto Teddy and with a shocked expression, Teddy was soon in his arms as his body automatically moved to carefully carry the sudden weight. Itachi, Sasuke and Teddy watched as Midori conjured up six green houses – ten feet tall, fifteen feet long and eight feet wide. Star struck by her kekkei genkai and the feeling he felt when the aura of her kekkei genkai washed over him, her fiancés saw her motioning to her attendants to remove something from her chest at the corner of their eye and watched as her attendants pulled out bags after bags filled with seeds – or so she told the trio – and move them accordingly to which greenhouse Midori had instructed them to be in. Then the plants came and Itachi took a while not to stare at the chest strangely at the amount of objects that were pulled from its interior. Even Sasuke had a hard time reigning in his curiosity. After all, when was it an every day thing where someone would get to see a gaijin's culture, customs and things?

When everything was removed, Midori warned both shinobi not to enter the greenhouses from Greenhouse 3 to Greenhouse 5, because those were where the more dangerous, toxic and vicious plants were kept. But she told them they were allowed in Greenhouse 6 as that would be the place where she would be planting some plants, vegetables and fruits. Midori waited for their acknowledge before she smiled and ordered her attendants to release them from their stasis state. Itachi had asked about Greenhouse 1 to 2 and Midori told him they could go in if they wanted. Though it wasn't advised, Midori was sure her fiancés and her future brother-in-law could handle the plants there. It took about fifteen minutes before they all left the greenhouse, but they looked unharmed which made Sasuke and Itachi doubt that the plants were harmful.

An hour later, when Midori went to check for Hedwig, the owl was gone. So, with a shrug, the two shinobi led Midori to the village, watching as she sent her attendants in small groups of four to help various buildings with their reconstruction. They finally led her to the administrative building at the base of the Hokage Mountain and followed Midori as she walked closer towards the construction site. There, they met up with Tsunade and allowed for Tsunade to explain to Midori about what they were trying to do.

Midori talked to the construction workers, warning them to step away. But they were confused and a bit agitated at having been ordered around when they were supposed to be doing their job. The Hokage had quickly stepped in, telling them that Midori's kekkei genkai would be able to speed up the reconstruction and so they relented. A large group stood behind Midori as she paced back and forth before the building. She then took up position at the center and looked up at it.

"Stand back." She warned. Teddy was already handed over to Itachi and Midori waited a good two minutes to make sure everyone was standing clear around her before she waved her hands in an overarching formation. The villagers and the shinobi there watched with surprise as the tools, materials and supplies used to rebuild the building assembled itself quickly as if there were hundreds of invisible workers quickly renovating the structure. Within twenty minutes, the main administrative building that included the Konoha Academy, the Hokage Tower, the mission room and the Jounin Standby Station, were fixed. It looked as if there were no damages done to the building at all, and the process and progress had stunned everyone into silence.

"I'm done!" Midori smiled before she turned around. "Oh, but if you were going to remodel the building to include more rooms, I'm sorry I didn't ask earlier before repairing it. I can use my kekkei genkai to maximize the amount of space in each room if you'd like, so it would be a larger room even when its dimensions are small."

"Your kekkei genkai can do all of that?" Tsunade asked, looking at the building in awe.

Midori had taken a sip of the drink her attendant had given her. "Yes, of course. Where I come from, you can fix anything with just a simple word. You can even build an entire residence inside a small tent!" She laughed, taking another sip before drying the nonexistent sweat on her brow. "It takes a lot out of my kekkei genkai to do so, considering that the administrative building was pretty large, but it didn't harm me or anything. It only tired me out similar to that of taking a quick jog from the Uchiha Compound to this building – about six laps?"

"We'll probably need that for the ninja that go on missions outside of the village." Tsunade said, astonished by Midori's stamina and the strength of her kekkei genkai.

"No problem. I own a lot of businesses and corporations where I come from, so I was able to know how they would produce the products. I think I can handle it."

"Do you mind fixing the rest of the buildings?"

Midori shook her head, taking another sip. "I don't mind at all, but I think my attendants are doing so at this time."

It was true. In the twenty minutes during her progress, the attendants had moved from reconstructing the building they were assigned to others that were ruined. But those that were assigned to the larger buildings took their time to meticulously rebuild it. By the time Midori, Itachi, Sasuke and Tsunade had found all of them, a quarter of the village had already been rebuilt.

"Do you think we can remodel the buildings?" Tsunade asked. "I'm sure the store owners and residences would send me 'missions' to ask for your assistance in having better living arrangements and larger interiors."

Midori tapped her chin in thought. "I'll see about it. I won't take more than ten missives myself, but if my attendants were to take any, there are to take one missive per four in a group. It would be a way to build up the village's economy… And anyway, I was planning on starting up a store myself. Where I come from, there are many medicinal properties that could help with the war casualties, if you don't mind me doing so. I also like the idea of a little mini café myself."

"Not at all. Any assistance is helpful." Tsunade smiled, "As you can tell, our village isn't as prosperous as others – if you've gone through the information from each village."

"Yes, I know." answered Midori. "I plan on setting up better orphanages. Do you mind my doing so?"

"Of course not. Better orphanages means the children will be able to live comfortably."

"I'll also ask for some… changes…"

"Such as?"

"Well, I noticed that most of Konoha is made up of civilians. So with another school for them, it could also expand your village's career choices to those that are not shinobi or do not plan on becoming shinobi. Or I can open up and increase the amount of chakra within a potential child and or adult to increase your shinobi population – but that decision will only fall on those who really wish to be a shinobi. Practically anything is possible with my kekkei genkai. But because of this, I have no doubts that other villages will seek me should word get out. And no doubt," Midori looked around her, "rumors are already spreading about me."

"I see your point." Tsunade nodded. "I'll call up a meeting with the Council and allow for you to join us."

"Thank you, Tsunade-sama."

The Lady Hokage thanked her before heading over to her office.

"You're…very generous." Itachi began. He quickly returned an agitated Teddy to Midori and watched the fussing baby suck on the baby bottle. "I've never seen someone do so much for the village once they've stepped foot here. And in such a short amount of time that you've been here, you've increased the wealth of the village by five percent, rebuilt a quarter of the village and have guaranteed the Uchiha's regrowth."

"Are you complimenting me?" Midori smiled, looking up from Teddy's face to face her fiancé.

Itachi returned her smile. "I believe I am."

"I want to help Konoha in any way I can. It is now my home. You and your brother are now my family. It's obvious that I wish to be there for everyone. And since my kekkei genkai can do so much, why not use my power to assist Konoha?" Midori said, her eyes roaming around the parts of the villages still in ruins.

Itachi took her words to heart as he led her through the rest of the village.

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A/N: Just so you know, these were from wiki!It took me awhile to look for all these because I wanted the quartet to make a good first impression! It had to be all fancy (in my opinion anyway) so I searched up the kimono stuff! I am fascinated with imperial / older eras of the Chinese and Japanese culture, so I thought having the attire as such would fit in. –Shrugs shoulders – But, I try to limit these descriptions, or may not, to the social events, or even more. Hah! I hope these help with the image of what they were all wearing. If not, you know where to go to find out more! Thanks!

[1] Hōmongi kimono – literally translates as visiting wear; may be worn by both married and unmarried women; often worn at formal events

[2] hiyoku – a type of under-kimono worn by women beneath the kimono; worn on formal occasions and important social events

[3] Kamon – Japanese emblems used to decorate and identify an individual or family; most formal style includes five kamon, slightly less formal includes three

[4] Zōri – traditional sandals worn by both men and women; similar in design to flip-flops

[5] Kanzashi – hair ornaments used in traditional Japanese hairstyles

[6] Bira-bira – also called Fluttering or Dangling style; composed of metal strips attached by rings to the body of the ornament so that they move independently, pleasantly tinkling (which is sometimes accentuated by additional bells or long chains of silk flowers called shidare)

[7] ōgi – also called princess style; are metal, fan-shaped and kamon-imprinted kanzashi with aluminum streamers held in place by a long pin

[8] June seasonal kanzashi – trailing green willow leaves with Dianthus flowers, or less commonly hydrangea flowers

[9] In Chinese mythology, there were a total of four mythical / legendary creatures: the Azure dragon of the East, the Vermillion Bird of the South, the White Tiger of the West and the Black Turtle of the North. Each one of them represents a direction and a season, and has its own individual characteristics and origins. They have been culturally important in China, Korea, Vietnam and Japan for their symbolism and as a part of spiritual and religious belief.

[10] Omusubi with Okaka: rice balls (onigiri) with dried fermented and smoked skipjack tuna; sometimes known as bonito flakes

A/N: Okay guys, remember – when I mention the house elves, THEY ARE IN THEIR HUMAN FORMS! THEY HAVE TAKEN HUMAN FORMS TO BETTER FIT IN WITH THEIR SURROUNDINGS – AS REQUIRED BY HARRY AND AYA. So please don't say something along the lines of, "How come the shinobi / Konoha are not freaking out?!" or "Don't they see the house elves' appearances?! It's completely different!" Thank you (:

In other news, thank you for reading. I will put up the next chapter as soon as possible! Let me know what you guys think of the pairing at the review boxes below. I'd love to hear your thoughts. R&R (: