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Shinzou Masui's day was supposed to go like this: finish up the late night-early morning shift at the hospital and then go back home to her super soft mattress and fall asleep.

Did that happen? No. It did not.

Instead at four in the fucking morning she had a unit of ANBU, the demon child, and a crying Senju Tsunade to deal with.

She'd chosen to be a Medic for her career because it seemed less stressful and it seemed like she'd have a better chance of making it to forty than if she'd been a regular kunoichi. She did not sign up for ANBU to be showing up during the graveyard shift with company in tow.

Heck, she wasn't even the one supposed to be in charge of ANBU when they came to the hospital. Somebody must of fucked up somewhere.

"Medic Shinzou Masui." The tallest one of the group with black hair and frog mask spoke up.

Graveyard shift or not these ANBU guys were technically her superiors. At least that was what she told herself when she felt her shoulders rolling back and her spine straightening.

She wasn't intimidated. Not at all.

"We require the performance a blood test for Uzumaki-san and Senju-san." A female brunet with a tiger mask announced. At least Masui thought the ANBU was female. He/She had long brown hair and a rather androgynous body.

"Blood test?"

"Yes. It is imperative that the procedure be completed as soon as possible."

Now why would the demon brat and the Senju-hime need a blood test?

A quick glance at the crying Senju Tsunade who was clutching the said demon brat to her chest and muttering Nawaki started ringing bells in Masui's pretty little head.

The demon brat looked down right uncomfortable and seemed to be trying to plead with the ANBU through his eyes.

Now that she took a closer look she could start to see a resemblance between the two blondes. They both had the same chin, the same cheek bones, and the same upward tilt to their eyes.

The gears in Masui's head began to turn slowly. There had been those rumors around the end of the Second Shinobi War. Both about Tsunade and Nawaki.

Moving mechanically through the motions she quickly and efficiently gathered the materials and the papers needed to conduct the blood test. She had gathered the forms and handed them off to the ANBU who handed them off to Senju Tsunade to sign. Who promptly handed them back to the ANBU once she was done.

Quickly prepping the blood seals that had been used since the founding of Konoha Masui began to think.

If Senju Tsunade was getting a blood test done and it involved the demon brat what did it all mean?

"We're ready to start so if you'd give the blood samples..."

Tsunade-sama went pale at that.

It was then that Masui remembered Tsunade-sama's hemophobia.

"If you want Tsunade-sama I can see if we have any previous blood samples under preservation seals to use." Masui quickly informed.

"That... That would be for the best." She answered shakily.

"I'll be back as soon as I can." Masui assured. "Sometimes it can take a while to get blood samples out of storage."

Walking quickly away from the group and towards the blood storage room Masui couldn't help but think about the interactions she'd seen so far.

Now to get to Hari and tell her about what had happened. That girl was the biggest gossiper she knew. If anyone could find out why Senju Tsunade and the demon brat were getting blood seals done then it would have to be her.


"... and that's what happened Hari. I have to get back soon to get the blood test done, but I'm telling you it's all very strange." Masui confided to her longtime friend from the Academy.

"Huh." Kikan Hari murmured deep in thought.

"Yeah, so I was wondering if you knew anything."

Kikan Hari's hazel eyes lit up in a parody of enlightenment and she raised her head to stare up at her standing companion.

"Masu-chan... what if the demon brat is related to her?"

"Hari that's what I was telling you-"

"No! No! That's not what I mean!" Hari interrupted. "Think about it. Senju Tsunade who vowed to never come back to Konoha is here. For a kid. Use your head and think about why."

"I'm still kinda lost Hari." Masui confessed.

"You idiot! The demon brat's her grandson or great nephew! Why else would she come back to Konoha?! You also said she was crying Nawaki's name right? That was her kid brother who died in the Second Shinobi War!"

"But the kid was about twelve when he died-"

"Doesn't matter! There were rumors about him and a blonde girl four years his senior. The only reason they didn't really get talked about a lot was because he was the Shodaime's grandson and Tsunade was still in Konoha!"

Masui shifted uncomfortably when she spoke. "I still find it hard to believe."

Hari shrugged her shoulders. "There were also rumors about Tsunade-sama being pregnant. She was very close to Dan Kato and everyone knows that Jiraiya-sama's always had a flame for her. If that rumor makes you feel better by all means go on ahead and believe that one instead."

"So you think it's possible that the demon brat and Tsunade-sama are related?" Masui ventured.

"It's a possibility. I can't think of anything else that would make Tsunade-sama come back to Konoha." Hari reasoned.

Looking a little uncertain and a touch like a kicked puppy Masui utter the words that would cause chaos in Konoha for the next few weeks. "Do you think we could do a blood test on the demon brat and Jiraiya-sama?"

"Well," Hari said mischievously. "There is a procedure in Konoha regarding lost relatives. We don't even have to sign forms."

Masui nodded. Uncertain where her brunette friend was going with the conversation, but feeling the slightest bit guilty.

"So here's what you do Masu-chan." Hari drawled. "You go do the blood test for Tsunade-sama and the demon brat. If its a confirmation you come back and we do a blood test for the demon brat and Jiraiya-sama."

Masui nodded jerkily.

"Go Masu-chan." Hari said while making shooing motions with her hands. "Go like the wind and come back just as quickly."


"It's a match." Masui confirmed loud and clear for Tsunade-sama and the ANBU in the room.

Tsunade-sama broke down into full out sobbing clutching the demon brat even harder to her voluptuous chest and the ANBU whisked her and the demon brat away.

Masui swallowed as she shakily walked back to Hari. It wasn't like she and Hari were about to do something illegal. Well, technically it was illegal. Nobody, but her and Hari had to know about it though.

"Is it a match?" Hari called out from down the hall when she spotted Masui.

"Yep." Masui responded.

"Good, good. I got the test right here. Now to see the results."

"Hari are you sure we should be doing this?" Masui asked anxiously.

"Masu-chan it's fine. Stop worrying so much." Hari said as she waved off the concern.

"You try not to worry when the resident demon is the grandson of a Sannin, possibly two Sannin, and the great-grandson of the Shodaime!" Masui bit out.

"Well when you put it like that." Hari said like the thought had never occurred to her.

"Yes." Masui stressed out the word. "I meant it like that-"

"It's done!" Hari cried out excitedly like a kid getting a kunai for their birthday.

As Hari scanned the paper briefly Masui couldn't help but feel like she'd just helped the world screw itself over.

Hari's head lifted from the paper and hazel eyes locked onto her own dark brown seriously as she declared seriously "It's a match."

Masui groaned. She could feel a headache coming on.

"I'm going to go tell my mother. She's always believed that Tsunade-sama was pregnant and that was the reason she left the Village so quickly." Hari said as she shoved her stuff into her messenger bag.

As Hari continued to gather her stuff and sign out as her shift was done Masui felt the need to confirm something that had been niggling at her brain ever since the strange group had entered the hospital.

"Hari? If Tsunade-sama and Jiraiya-sama are the Uzumaki child's grandparents then does that mean the Uzumaki child is human?" Masui asked uncertainly.

Hari paused and became as still as a statute. She slowly turned her gaze to Masui eyes wide.

"I... I guess it does." She blinked.

"Shit." Masui groaned. "The entire Village has been tormenting the Shodaime's great-grandson."

Hari blanched in agreement to Masui's statement.

Shit was about to go down.

Masui idly wondered if she could move her family to Wind. She did not want to be around when word got out to Senju Tsunade that her grandson was the Village Pariah.


Thank you for reading and please review. I apologize for any grammatical errors. Constructive criticism is appreciated.