I'm back with chapter two of the lucky wandering freedom trio. Hope you enjoy and if you don't get the gist of the story yet I hope it's all clear by chapter's end.

WORDS I USED:

Watarimono Wanderer

Jiyuu Freedom

Rakki Lucky

Kaa-san Mother

Otokooya Father

Daifu Father

Shinrigakusha psychologist

Gomen sorry

Chapter Two

The Next Day: Early Morning

Wata showed up at Tsunade's office at six in the morning. She took a seat on the couch along the wall and did her best to make herself invisible when there was a knock at the door.

"Come in," called Tsunade, signing one last request for funds from a villager.

The door flew open and a blur of orange and yellow propelled itself across the room before coming to a stop leaning on Tsunade's desk. "Baa-chan, I'm here. Please don't say you have a mission for me already. I just got home," cried an exuberant voice.

Tsunade bopped him on the head and to a loud cry of "Ow" said, Don't call me that, Gaki. And use your inside voice. My ears are still ringing from your last visit and that was six months ago." She rubbed her ears.

"Naruto! You know better. She's Tsunade-shisune or Lady Tsunade," said a pink-haired girl also hitting him across the head. "Learn some manners and get off her desk."

"Hn," said the black-haired boy shooting a look full of kunai at the girl. Apparently he didn't like her much. Or maybe it was the fact that she had hit the other boy he didn't like.

"Sasuke, call her off," screamed the blond.

Wata noticed Tsunade also didn't look pleased over the girl hitting the blond. Hmm interesting she thought. Then her eye fell on the last person to have entered the room. Silver hair, One eye on his orange book and the other covered by his hitae. "Kashi," she exclaimed. Both her daughters looked up from where they were playing a card game, their eyes drawn to where their mother was looking.

Kakashi took one wide-eyed look toward the voice and vanished. "Oh no..." was all anyone in the room heard before Wata vanished also. The two girls chuckled and went back to their game.

Tsunade smiled and looked at the three teens in front of her desk. "You can go now."

"Huh?" exclaimed Naruto. "You call us here bright and early and then don't even say anything to us. What's going on?"

"He does have a point, Lady Tsunade," said Sakura. Sasuke just stood still and looked at her.

"Well, I didn't call you here for a mission or anything. My friend Wata wanted to meet you but since she left there's no point in the three of you continuing to stand here.

"Ummm, Why did she react to Kakashi-sensei like that?" asked Sakura.

"And why'd he vanish as soon as he saw her?" asked Naruto.

"Not your business, Gaki. Now get out of here and let me get back to work."

After they had left she laughed and said to the twins, "So that's who your Daifu is huh?"

Jiyuu looked up and said, "Guess so. Kaa-san told us he was a great ninja and that he was the only person who ever got away from her."

Rakki laughed and added, "He got away from her more than once too. No one has ever done that before."

"He doesn't know about us though. Last time they saw each other he slipped out while she was sleeping. He didn't know we were coming and that was why she was sleeping so much," said Jiyuu.

Tsunade frowned for a moment and then said, "Well, he's been a bachelor for too long anyway. Time he settled down."

Jiyuu and Rakki looked at each other in surprise. As one they turned to Tsunade and said, "Don't you think you'll have to convince Kaa-san to settle down first?"

Tsunade twinkled. "Your Kaa-san will settle down here. Once she sees how many people there are in this village who desperately need her kind of help she won't be able to walk away. We just have too great a need for her." She sighed and murmured, "I wish we didn't but Kami help us we do." Outloud she said, "Come on. Let's go get some breakfast." She stood and held a hand out to each of the girls and together they left her office and the tower.

Once they were seated at the outdoor café Tsunade had taken them to, Jiyuu said, "Why'd you let that girl get away with hitting the boy?"

"Because he's used to it. He'd think it odd if I called her on it now when she's been doing it for years and no one has ever told her it's wrong. Besides I hit him also."

"But it is different for you than it is for her," said Rakki as Jiyuu nodded. "You like him and you only hit him cause he called you Baa-chan. She hit him to impress you and the other boy."

"You know for six year olds you two are pretty smart."

Rakki smiled. "We do go everywhere Kaa-san goes and follow her as she does her job. Be kind of hard to miss picking up on the signs she looks for that tell her who to help when. Don't cha think?"

"But you should know the other boy didn't like her hitting the blond either," said Jiyuu.

This took Tsunade by surprise. "You mean Sasuke?"

Jiyuu took a bite of her pastry before replying, "The dark-haired boy, yeah. He gave the girl a look that said he'd like to hit her."

"Now that's interesting," said Tsunade.

"Why?" asked a new voice. Watarimono took the last seat at the table and greeted her daughters.

"Did you catch him Kaa-san?"

Watarimono shook her head."He gave me the slip by some park. Too many people were around but now that I know he's here I'll catch him yet. By the way Tsu, I accept the job offer."

Tsunade smiled and murmured, "I figured you would though I'd hoped it be because of the villagers more than Kakashi."

Watarimono twinkled. "Oh believe me he needs help too. But you were saying it was interesting that the dark-haired boy was upset over the girl hitting the blond boy. Explain that."

"The dark haired boy is Sasuke. The girl is Sakura, my apprentice and the blond is Naruto, the demon vessel. Very few people in this village have ever treated that boy right and it's mainly for him that I asked you to come here. I've been back here for five years now and from the things I've heard said and seen done whenever he's in town, I know he can't be as happy as he makes himself out to be. That much bad treatment has got to have caused him to build up a considerable amount of rage. Yet he never acts angry. Not once have I seen him angry over his treatment here." She paused to take a breath and consider her next words.

"But what does that have to do with Sasuke's reaction to Sakura's actions?"

"Sakura has always hit Naruto. Ever since their academy days and Sasuke has never shown any emotion one way or the other over it. Not only that but a lot of people here don't believe the boy has any feelings at all. He claims himself to be an Avenger and is seriously trying not to have any emotions that could get in the way of his goals. Yet the three of you claim you saw emotion in him this morning."

Watarimono considered what she'd just heard. "Well, I'll help the children but you will help your apprentice learn better manners. If I see her hit anyone again to impress you I will tear a strip out of her hide."

"Where would you like to set up your office? And when would you like to meet with them?"

"That's not how I work and you know it. I'll do my reports at home but I work best in their natural environment so I don't need an office. Just get the girls into school and let me be." They talked for a few more minutes before Tsunade excused herself to get back to work. Of course Shizune standing on the sidewalk tapping her foot had a lot to do with that decision.