A/N: Bam! A happy note for two months of no updates: TWO UPDATES. I think I'll upload these as soon as I can write them, alright? That way I don't have any chapters just waiting to be uploaded, 'cause then I'll procrastinate. Enjoy.


Tsunade was... surprised. No, surprise was an understatement. There was no way to describe how shocked, horrified, happy, and absolutely furious she was that her grandfather and grandmother were standing in front of her, bickering about some seal that may or may not give her grandmother a permanent body.

"NO WAY MITO-CHAN!" Tsunade felt her eyebrow twitch, and she vaguely noted the blond boy they left at her side wince lightly and cover his ears. 'Must have sensitive hearing.' Tsunade thought, before tuning back into her grandparents' argument. "That seal's WAY to DANGEROUS! You can't use it!" Hashirama shouted, though all Mito did was shrug.

"It's not like my body with disintegrate forever you know. If you'd give me ten minutes to reform, I'll have a permanent, almost infallible, not-an-almost-slave-to-Orochimaru body!" Mito sidled up to Hashirama, and pressed against him. "Besides, don't you wanna..." She leaned up and began whispering in his ear, and Tsunade watched as Hashirama's face slowly paled, then brightened happily, before finally flushing beet red.

"W-Well, when you put it like that..." Hashirama stuttered, before giving a consenting nod. Mito smirked smugly, and waved at Tsunade and the blond boy.

"Tsu-chan, Naruto-kun, follow me! We're going to have a good old-fashioned Uzumaki Fuinjutsu Lesson! You'll get to help granny Mito make herself a new body!" Tsunade felt a shiver of fear run down her spine as the blond boy, Naruto, cheered. Naruto ran up to Mito and began questioning her all about the lesson, and, while her grandmother was seemingly distracted, Tsunade attempted to inch away from them. She had had enough of Uzumaki Fuinjutsu Lessons when she was a young kid. She definitely did not need anymore. Perhaps Orochimaru's offer was still open? She had honestly forgotten how terrifying her oldest loved ones were. Maybe he could just bring Dan and Nawaki back? As she turned around to speed off to the furthest bar she could get to within the next half-hour, she felt a hand clamp down on her shoulder. "Oh, Tsu-chan, where are you going?" Tsunade could swear that her grandmother took pleasure in seeing her stiffen like a board and stutter out a response in fear. Because that smirk on the redhead's face was anything but nice. Tsunade bit back a whimper. 'Please, god, don't do this to me!' And then, as if the gods themselves heard her plea, a large plume of smoke erupted in a field about two miles from them. And the giant toad and snake that appeared made Tsunade sigh in relief.

"L-Look, grandmother! My old teammates might be killing themselves! So I really need to go there and stop them or something! Take Naruto to your Uzumaki Fuinjutsu Lesson!" Before her grandmother could respond, Tsunade slipped from her grasp and body-flickered away.


Mito frowned at the spot her granddaughter once occupied. She turned to her sheepish husband and the curious Naruto.

"I always thought Tsu-chan enjoyed the Uzumaki Fuinjutsu Lessons..." She muttered, walking over to Naruto. She placed a hand on the blond's shoulder gently, and gestured to their hotel a few houses down. "Well Naruto-kun, how about we go have that lesson then? Meet me in the hotel room. I just need to get some paper, I'll be there in fifteen minutes max." Naruto cheered again and ran to the hotel. Mito watched him with a semi-smirk on her face. Oh, he was happy about it now, but Uzumaki Fuinjutsu Lessons were a torture in their own right. She sighed happily, and turned to her husband. "Hashirama-kun, where is your brother and that white-haired pervert?"

"They said they would go check out the other side of town for Tsu-chan or her assistant. Though, knowing Jiraiya-kun summons toads, I bet they're fighting over there." He pointed at the fighting summons. Mito frowned over at the animals. Then she smiled at her husband.

"Well, if Tsu-chan really needs to be there, I guess you can help me with the lesson." Hashirama gulped as her smile turned decidedly evil and she grabbed his hand in an iron-grip. "Now, come along. We don't want to keep Naruto-kun waiting."