Wave country- on the bridge.

Right now, Kushina was everything but happy, the reason you may ask? Maybe because she was on a bridge fighting a missing-nin, but not any missing-nin mind you, but the Demon of the mist, Zabuza Momochi, an ex-member of the seven swordsmen of the mist, and carrier of Kubiribōchō at that.


FLASHBACK-

When she woke up in the morning, two days ago, she had the intention to rest and maybe have a fun day with Mikoto and Tsume while eating at a dango store.

But when she was just about to enter, an Anbu with a lion mask tells her that the Hokage has called for her in his office immediately. Knowing that for Minato to have sent an Anbu to inform her to go to him immediately it must be important, she quickly use the body flicker technique to reach the Hokage tower.

After entering the building and quickly being let in by the secretary, Kushina walked toward her husband's office, it wasn't long before she reached the door and later Knocked on the mentioned door.

" Come in!" Hearing the permission, she quickly opened the door before entering the office, with a quick scan of the room while closing the door, Kushina spotted Minato seated behind his desk.

When Minato saw it was her, his serious expression changed to solemn, but before she could say anything, Minato spoke.

"I'm sorry for the Anbu Kushina, but the reason why I sent him for you it's important. "

Hearing this, made her worried so she decides to take a seat on the chair in front of the desk. After she had taken a seat, Minato decided to continue.

" I have sent Kakashi and his team to a C-rank mission yesterday and as you know, the mission was to guard a constructor of bridges to Wave country by the name of Tazuna. But it seems like Tazuna has lied about the true rank of the mission.

In their way, Kakashi has an encounter with the demon brothers, they are Missing-Nin from the mist, and after that, he had an encounter with Zabuza Momochi. He's asking for backup, that's why I have called you, I am planning on sending you."

When Kushina heard that her children have an encounter with the three missing-nin from the mist, she started to worry for Menma and Natsuki. Hearing her husband's intention, Kushina quickly stood on her feet, eyes filled with determination and anger toward the shinobi that are endangering the lives of her children.

" Alright, I will leave in one hour, I will try to be there the fastest that I can."

Hearing her testament, Minato nodded. "Alright, that is all, dismissed and be careful Kushina."

Kushina nodded and left the office to go and get ready for the mission.


END OF THE FLASHBACK-

That was two days ago. She had only stopped to make a camp one time in the night to get some rest. And it seems like she had just arrived in time, jumping on the branch of a tree close enough to the bridge, she had a clear view of the events.

Menma and the son of Mikoto, Sasuke Uchiha, were fighting another kid close to their ages, maybe one or two years older. Natsuki was on the back of the bridge protecting who she thought was Tazuna.

Further away on the bridge, was Kakashi where she could see that he was having some trouble fighting with Zabuza Momochi.

In the actual time, this is the reason why she was everything but happy. Now Kakashi was in a corner of the bridge unconscious for the use of the Sharingan, making him pass out due to chakra exhaustion and having become a burden.

How many times did she have to tell him to not depend so much on that eye of his?

" Water release: water dragon technique. " Came the voice of Zabuza and a dragon of water came out of the water under the bridge, and with a roar went flying straight at her with its maw open.

Seeing the attack, she starts making hand seals for her own jutsu. " Fire release: fireball Jutsu. "

A large orb of fire came out of her mouth and impacted with the dragon of water, causing vapor to arise from the clash of the two Jutsu, using the vapor as cover she makes a Shadow clone and they both start to make hand seals at the same time.

When the vapor left the bridge and Zabuza could see again, he has his sword up in guard, ready for an attack through the vapor screen, that was until he saw not one but two Kushina making hand seals at the same time and screaming their respective jutsu.

"Fire release: dragon fire technique." Shout the real Kushina. While her clone Shouts a "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough."

The result was the wind jutsu providing even more power and heat to the fire dragon which grew in size. Zabuza has only time to use a quick Water release: water wall, unfortunately, the defense wasn't enough, the wall of water evaporates, and with the tiredness of his fight with Kakashi and the injuries from their previous battle, he was unable to dodge in time and was hit dead-on from the fire dragon.

Kushina having seen it all, had another Shadow clone ready to use just in case, so dispelling the one that was at her side, she starts to slowly walk toward the downed man with her katana in guard. That was until she saw the estate that Zabuza was in, he was against the wall of the bridge on the floor, with 3-degree burns on his body, Kubikiribōchō too far away for him to reach. Zabuza was at her mercy.

She decides that she was going to end his pain quickly, that was until she heard him talk." Uzumaki...it seems I lost" " it seems so." Was the short reply of Kushina, she was just about to pierce him in the heart with her sword until he starts talking again through gritted teeth from the pain.

" I know who you are looking for Uzumaki... your oldest son, you haven't been stealthy in his search as you have thought." those words stop her dead in tracks, how in hell was the demon of the mist even aware of that. Zabuza, seeing the shocked look from Kushina couldn't help but chuckle, even though his lungs were punctured by his broken ribs and his damaged body forced him to cough blood.

"What? How do you even know-" -at this, she narrowed her eyes-" if you know where he is, you better tell me before I kill you slowly and painfully." She threatened him.

Letting out a chuckle while letting some blood fall from his mouth, Zabuza stated. "You have not been so delicate in your search. and I'm already done for, I'm not afraid of you Uzumaki. He's not the same child that you remember... I'm one of his contacts. Every time that you found a small lead of him, I along with other of his informants scattered false rumors of him in random locations under his orders... but that's not the point. I was supposed to meet with him 4 weeks from now in the bridge of heaven and earth...at 10 am, think of this as a reward for defeating me in battle Uzumaki." Shocked, Kushina shakily nodded, even though she was cautious of the man's words, she couldn't think of anything that he could gain by lying with one foot at death's door.

And so, it was with the sound of metal piercing human flash, that Zabuza Momochi died.

Walking slowly to Kakashi prune form, she picked him up. Kushina started to walk where Kakashi's team stood at.

While she was walking, something in her had awakened. hope, she now had not only a lead but even a location, the only lead in this long six years to find and see her oldest son.

But she wasn't going to share this information with anybody, she wanted and need to do this alone. Until then, she's going to wait with anticipation.

Time skip- Somewhere close to the borders of Takigakure and Otogakure.

We can see the only two men who are known as the 'Zombie brothers' of Akatsuki walking the road that leads to the bridge of heaven and earth.

As always, Hidan was bitching about how long it will take to arrive at the bridge. While Naruto was being Naruto, ignoring the best he could his partner. He was thinking about his animal summon's last report that had been given to him two days ago.

Flashback-

We can see a Naruto with his Akatsuki cloak on his shoulders, showing his arms with sutures around his forearms, biceps, and part of the shoulders, sitting on top of a big rock against the wall inside of a cave. Hidan was outside looking for something to kill. Only a couple of months had passed since that meeting with the other Akatsuki members and Zetsu's news of him having a little brother and sister, from then, he started to send one of his summon to Konoha to check and make sure that his Akai ōjo was alright and for everything else that he could find as usable information against his siblings who are the jailers of the nine tails.

And speaking of the devil. A crow flies inside of the cave and stood on top of one stone coming out of the floor in the cave. The crow feathers were black as the darkest night and had yellow eyes.

They were staring each other down for a couple of seconds before Naruto decided to speak and break the silence.

" So... what is your report of today, Altair." Naruto's cold voice reverberates through the cave, but of course, this was Altair who he was talking to so he was not surprised by the crow following words.

" Haaa come on Naruto, lighten up, you always look so serious and grave, if I didn't know any better I said that you need to get laid, now that is what I like to talk about, you know there was this beautiful woman from the Nara clan that I have seen back in Konoha and if you wish I could get you two to meet-"

" Altair, hurry up and just tell me how is she." Interrupted a slightly irritated Naruto.

"Ma, ma I keep forgetting that you only care for that redhead woman, who knew that you are into older women than you, but hey, who am I to question your likes? it's good to know that you are at least straight." At this, Altair couldn't help but crackle at his own joke, a crackle that soon stopped after catching the glare that Naruto was shooting him. Altair agitatedly shook his feathers while nervously laughing before he decided that he pushed enough of Naruto's patience.

" But Jokes side, nothing new happened, the redhead woman you told me to watch is keeping up with her training, and for what I could see, she and her husband's relationship is shaky at best, another thing, she left the village to a mission to Takigakure not too long ago, what was the mission about? I don't know, the seals of the fourth Hokage were preventing me from fully hearing their conversation and I didn't want to risk exposing myself, but what I do know is that she's going alone."

Naruto was quiet for a couple of seconds, processing the information that Altair had just shared with him. The fact that Kushina had a mission in Takigakure it's dangerous enough, Taki and the bridge of heaven and earth were close, not very close mind you, but a trip between those two locations would last two or three days if one would travel at Jounin speed, which was close enough. He had to meet with Zabuza there, in his years as mercenary and hunter-nin, he had created an ordinary array of spies and informants in his network, the last time he heard of him he had important information to report.

"Alright you can go back, I'll call you if I need you again Altair," Said Naruto after a while of minutes of thinking about his next course of action.

With a poof, the crow known as Altair had left to his world, leaving Naruto alone.

" Despite how much I want to see you again my Akai ōjo. I hope we don't cross each other paths so soon...it's not the time for that, at least not yet." Murmured Naruto.

End flashback- present time

That was two days ago, and even if he's not showing it on the outside, he was a little nervous. If Kisame and Hidan found out about this, they will not let it down, Naruto, the S-class shinobi, known as the undead hunter, a supposed immortal, was nervous about a woman. He was already able to imagine both of them laughing their asses off.

" Naruto you Bastard, how long is this going to take!" Shouts a pissed and bored Hidan to his partner.

Looking at him by the corner of his eyes, Naruto responded in a bored voice. " Shut up Hidan... not much longer than a couple of minutes, so stop whining like a brat." Growled an already irritated Naruto.

" Ah come-on Naruto, I'm SOOO bored!" Looking at Hidan with an indifferent look and saying in a slightly irritated voice, Naruto let his partner know of his growing irritation.

" Then count from 1 to 1000.. it might shut that annoying mouth of yours."

" Hey, asshole! just to let you know my mouth it's not annoying! plus, counting sounds more fucking boring than just walking in silence." Shouted a pissed Hidan.

Naruto for the first time since the conversation started, fully turned toward Hidan and growled.

" It doesn't matter... we're here."

And in effect, there they were, still in the trees line, and just some more steps forwards and they will be in the clearing where there was the bridge ahead.

" Now what the fuck are we going to do? You just said that we need to come here but you never stated for what?" Questioned a still pissed Hidan who jump up in the air and landed on top of a branch of a tree and decide to sit on it, the same thing was replicated by Naruto, why standing while waiting down there for who knows how long?

" Now we wait for my informant, last time I checked, he had some important information to tell me." Spoke a serious Naruto.

" Great, more waiting" Mumbled an irritated Hidan, who shortly after started to fidget with the necklace around his neck.

Not far away from the bridge of heaven and earth-

Jumping from tree to tree, was Kushina, she was wearing her normal shinobi attire, the difference being that she had her katana on her back instead of having it inside of a seal on her left wrist.

She was deeply lost in thought, the only reason why she did not crash with a tree was thanks to her experience and reflexes. Why was she deep lost in thought?... well, it is for the information that Jiraya has shared with her and Minato four days ago.

Flashback-in the Hokage office.

In the actual time, the only people inside of the Hokage office were the Hokage himself, Jiraya the toad Sannin, and Kushina, all wearing serious faces.

" Now Sensei, what is this information that you have? you said it's important." Asked a serious Minato behind his desk while Kushina was leaning against the office wall, and Jiraya was standing up in the middle.

The silence was his answer for a couple of seconds. Jiraya from his part was wondering where he could start with.

" I have found that there is an organization called Akatsuki, it's an organization made of 9 missing-nin from all the hidden villages, they are good in staying hidden, it was only recently that I have found the existence of this organization. " Seriously spoke Jiraya, but you could see that he was tense, for what, the other two occupants of the office weren't sure of.

" Damned Jiraya you called this meeting in secret and tell us to come just for this? Are you even serious? What rank are they, B or even A? " Spoke a slightly irritated Kushina for being interrupted from her training for this meeting only to hear this.

Jiraya sent a small glare to Kushina, surprising both Minato and Kushina." Let me finish speaking first Kushina...this group of rogue Shinobi is composed of only S-class shinobi. In this organization are the likes of Itachi Uchiha, Kisame Hoshigaki. and Orochimaru who was part of this organization before he left it.

And that's not all, but they are after the Jinchurikis of all the hidden villages, they are after the Tailed Beasts. " After hearing all this both Minato and Kushina were shocked.

S-rank shinobi never were in groups, because of their capabilities and personalities, they tended to kill each other, two S-rank shinobi could seriously hurt and damage a Hidden village before getting cut down by the Village forces. But nine S-rank, they were a dangerous organization just waiting to strike and create pure chaos.

" Wait this means that they are after Menma and Natsuki?!" Asked a worried Minato to Jiraya who sadly nodded at his student deduction.

'And here comes the worst of it' Jiraya thought sadly.

"That's not all... Naruto... is a member of this organization." The time stop, both parents froze and tensed at that statement, both Minato and Kushina's eyes widened in fear, worry, and incredulity. " No... Jiraya what are you talking about?" These were the only words that came out of Kushina's mouth, with tears already forming in her eyes.

Looking sadly at them both, Jiraya took a small book from his haori pockets, opening it, he shows a specific page. What Minato and Kushina saw and read shocked and make Kushina let her tears slowly fall.

Rank S-class

Nickname: Undead hunter.

Name: Naruto?

Status: Missing-nin

Appearance description: A lightly tanned skin man of 6'2 height. Possess a lean and fast but very muscular build body. Above the wrists, he has two dark green lines surrounding wrists, He dons a grey cloth hood that covers his head and hair and a mask to shield his face. Eyes are blue irises, no pupils, and red sclera. Usually clothed in a black cloak with red clouds.

Abilities: Capable to use all five chakra natures. Dangerous with taijutsu and Kenjutsu, and a ninjutsu specialist.

Village origins: Konoha

Clan: unknown

Family members: unknown

Bounty's: 90,000,000 Ryo -Dead or alive- from Takigakure.

The silence and the tension in the office were strong enough that a person could hear all the activities outside of the Hokage tower. Kushina was the first to recover from the two and did the only thing that came to her mind. She runs out of the office and went to the Hokage Mount, to stay alone.

Minato was about to run and follow her but Jiraya stops him first and with a shake of his head, Minato just stay there shocked about the news of his son being part of this Akatsuki organization.

End flashback-

Every time that she thinks about that event, tears are ready to fall from her eyes, and uncontrollable anger passes through her body towards Naruto, why would he join a group like that, what was his motive?

She has questions, and the only way to get answers is to go as fast as possible to the bridge of heaven and earth. She didn't care what he did or in what group he is in, she will take him with her back to Konoha, even if she must break every bone in his body.

Twenty meters from the bridge, she uses the henge no jutsu on herself to appear as Zabuza with a copy of Kubikiribōchō on her back. She already knew how his voice sounds from her battle with him and how he acted thanks to Kakashi having told her after some inquiry.

Jumping from the tree and landing on the ground, she starts to walk. While she wasn't showing it on the outside, she was nervous. She was going to see her son for the first time in 12 years. Of course, that doesn't mean that her punishment will not be hard just for that.

Looking up to the sky to see the position of the sun, she could make that it was a couple of minutes before ten. She starts to walk faster until she walks through the tree line and was standing right in the clearing, but she didn't stop there, oh no, she kept walking until she was in the center of the bridge.

She waited until it was ten. And after a couple of seconds, it was then that she heard someone shouting.

"The Bastard mummy without eyebrows has finally arrived." looking at the other side, there, sure enough, was a man with what she could tell was the Akatsuki cloak.

" Shut up Hidan. You are always loud, can't you shut up for a whole minute?" Asked a cold voice.

Kushina forgot how to breathe for a second, there next to the purple-eyed man was her son. Standing 6'2 of height, with his cloak of Akatsuki, and like the description from the Bingo book, he was wearing a grey cloth hood that in effect cover his head and hair, with only leaving his face which was covered with the black mask, leaving only his blu eyes that no longer have pupils and red sclera, she also could see his skin being lightly tanned.

But when he turns around to look at her in the eyes and speak, she almost froze. " Zabuza. I hope that the information that you have is important, time is money, and I don't like to waste money, you should already know that." Spoke Naruto with a voice of indifference.

She looks right into his eyes and responded in what she hoped was a calm and collected voice. "Of course Naruto. I have called you here because I have discovered that Jiraya of the Sannin has the intention to train the son and daughter of the Yondaime Hokage for 3 years while moving around the elemental lands after the chunin exams that are going to be hosted in Konoha this year, not only that but the new hidden village that had been recently founded, had been acting strangely for a couple of months, I thought that might interest you, after having asked me to look for information and things that are happening around the land of fire." Spoke Kushina, she was telling the truth, and she knew that this was dangerous, Because with this information, the Akatuski members could try to attack Konoha during the Chunnin examines but she had to tell something real, but she had to hope that-"

" Oh... and how do you know this type of information Zabuza?" Asked Naruto with slightly narrowed eyes.

'Shit, there is no way for him to know that I'm an imposter!'. thought a slightly panicked Kushina. His small action and statement surprised and worried her.

Just when she was about to answer, Naruto spoke again, and this time he completely narrowed his eyes. The tension at this moment was all high in the air. And the way Hidan was grinning like a madman wasn't helping at all.

" While I'm not a sensor, my sensory skills it's pretty much higher than a conventional shinobi, it is higher enough that it can rival a full and experienced sensor, so tell me. Zabuza is dead Am I right?

I felt the small use of chakra from early, and I can easily feel the waves of chakra covering you. " Said Naruto in a deadly serious voice, Hidan had already a hand on the handle of his scythe, prepared to rush forward and attack what seems to be an imposter at the slight signal of his partner.

At this, Kushina knew that she was busted, Seeing that she doesn't have a choice, she let the henge drop, hoping that Naruto wouldn't attack her when he realizes that it was her.

If this wasn't a serious situation, she would have laughed at Naruto's eyes and facial expression that he had made, she could tell that he had his mouth wide open even if he has that black mask covering it.

Dead silence plagued the bridge. Of course, that was until a slightly crazy masochist named Hidan had to open his mouth.

"Great I was so fucking bored, but now I have a fucking hot tomato bitch that I can use as a sacrifice for Jashin-Sama!" Shouted the Jashin follower while letting a dark chuckle leave his mouth at the end.

This was enough to make Naruto regain his composure and spoke. " Hidan. shut up, you not going to kill nobody." Growled Naruto while sending half of his killer intent to Hidan, who, even if he was Immortal, he didn't want to press his luck, and see if there is seriously no way to kill him because Naruto is known in the Akatsuki as the most sadistic and cruel when in the mood within their ranks, he had seen him one-time skinning and stabbing a poor bastard before opening his chest like a pig causing his organs and blood to fall to the floor while the shinobi shouted to the sky in agony, and in all that moment, Naruto was standing there with a look full of blood lust in his eyes, and some moments, he would release more than one chuckle here and there.

He might be immortal but there is no way that he would want to pass through something similar. So, he did the best next thing. He shut his mouth quiet for the moment.

Satisfied with Hidan shutting his mouth, Naruto turns to the only woman that he had ever cared for in his life, Naruto just stare at her, still processing the fact that she was standing right in front of him. After having decided that she wasn't an illusion, Naruto decided to speak.

" What are you doing here Kushina. You were supposed to be in Takigakure. What makes you think that I'm not going to kill you." Was the question of Naruto with both a cold and indifferent voice and face.

Losing her indifferent mask in surprise from his knowledge and threat for only a fraction, she replied. " I have the chance to see you with my eyes, and I took It. I know you won't hurt me or kill me. After all, you were and still are my Tengoku no gādian. "

Hearing her proclamation, surprised Naruto to know that she still remembers the nickname that she gave him when he was just a boy.

He slowly stepped forward, his steps were slow, calm and confident until he stopped right in front of her, she could see that to look at him in the eyes, she had to look up.

His right hand move forward slowly until he touched her cheek and start to caress it softly, while at the same time she leaned her head on the hand that was caressing her cheek.

And it was only then that she realizes the short gap between them, she could physically feel his strong chest against hers. The mere touch of his hand on her cheek makes her skin tingle, she could feel her heart flutter against her chest.

For Naruto, he was astounded by the beauty that his mother possesses, to him, she hadn't changed from the last time that he has seen her. With the mere look in her dark purple eyes, he knew that he could lose himself in them for eternity if he could. He was also aware of her reaction from his touch and the touch of their chest against one another.

While this was happening, Hidan was in the background with a shocked look on his face and he was barely preventing himself from fainting with all his willpower at the confusing scene right in front of him. Back to the mother and son duo.

"What is your true meaning to come to me? I know you don't hold any love for Minato anymore, but you still care about your other son and daughter. So why? " Naruto couldn't help but ask.

Hearing his question, she looked him in the eyes with disbelief. " How could I not? you are my son Naruto. I felt that someone was watching me and you knowing of my mission to Takigagure is proof enough. I was here to bring you back to Konoha, even by force if necessary, but you are an S rank shinobi, our fight will only attract people, and I'm not even sure if I can fight both you and your partner.

And I can't let you go and be deprived of seeing you again. So, even if I don't want to as Konoha is my and your sibling's home, I picked the option that will let me be in contact with you. I want to be a source of yours in Konoha, nobody will suspect of me."

At hearing this, Naruto stopped to caress her cheek, took a step back, and look at her seriously. "Are you betraying your village? " He wanted to know why she was doing this.

"Isn't it obvious? I want to stay with you, I Couldn't be with you while you were growing up. I don't care about Minato anymore, Konoha was and still is my home, but if I must leave it so I can stay with you, I will gladly do it, the Uzumaki clan were always proud of their skill in Fuinjutsu, to always stick with their family. There are things that you don't know that has happened, which is why I'm betraying Konoha so easily."

Hearing this had made him think his options thoroughly, he knew that she wasn't lying. He could kill her right now if he wanted to, but he would rather kill himself before doing that to her...well, technically he has to die five times but still.

Or she could be a source of information for him, therefore Akatsuki couldn't do anything to her or risk her well-being. He will have to find a convincing reason for the Akatsuki to trust her, while deep in thought he came to the craziest and unthinkable conclusion that he could think of.

"Are you ready to do anything to be able to be with me? And I mean everything." Asked Naruto to Kushina. After hearing his question, Kushina nodded without a doubt and with a fire of determination in her eyes, at seeing this, Naruto nodded.

"Very well, Follow me," Says Naruto while turning around and starting to walk back to his partner while Kushina walks behind him. When they were in front of Hidan, Hidan was about to speak but was interrupted by Naruto.

" Hidan, while I don't care about your Jashin thing...Kushina wants to be part of it and wants to be just like how you put it.. an immortal so she can do what Jashin wishes." While he was saying this, he sent a discreet look to her which was basically saying to follow his lead.

Normally Hidan would be demanding answers so that he can know what in the hell was going on and who was the redhead woman. But because knowing that him questioning Naruto in this, would definitely get him in trouble, he just decides to ignore it for now, and start thinking about the woman desiring to become a follower of Jashin.

Turning toward her, he chuckles evilly. " Don't worry Red, if you truly wish to be a follower of Jashin then you will be fine. But to do this we need a small village" Said Hidan with a seriousness that almost surprised Naruto.

"And Prey tell us, why would we need an entire village for ?" Asked Naruto with some curiosity in his voice.

" For the sacrifice that is needed of course, what else do you think it was for, you asshole, now are we going or not? " Asks a cheery Hidan with a huge grin full of bloodlust on his face just before he turns around to start walking in the direction of a small village two days away from their current location from the bridge to the Land of rice edges. At hearing Hidan's response, both Kushina and Naruto were astonished, more so Kushina than Naruto. Sending a reassuring look at his mother, Naruto starts to walk in the same direction as Hidan.

He didn't have to wait long for his mother to start following him and then walk beside him. Kushina couldn't help but discretely question her son.

" Is this necessary?" Naruto quickly replies.

" Yes. what you are doing is a dangerous game, you need a trump card. And this is what I have in plan, but for this, I need Hidan to do this, after that, you will be able to be immune to mortal wounds, and when the time is right I will get rid of him so that you can take his place. But this won't be now but in the future."

" I thought he has some sort of immortality by what little rumor I have heard of him ?" Asked a confused Kushina, as she has recognized the name and features of Hidan as she remembers some of the rumors and stories she had heard of him.

Hearing her question, Naruto answered. "His body, yes... his mind? No, After he stops being of any use or he becomes more than the annoyance that he already is, I will break the little of sanity that he has left, after that, throw his body at the sea if necessary. The reason why I still haven't done it is that he's useful, like now. "

Nodding at his point. Kushina takes a hold of his right hand in her left one, an action that in the inside of Naruto makes him a little nervous, while on the outside, Kushina felt Naruto slightly tense at her action before he start to slowly relax. While they were walking Kushina said out of the blue.

"We still will talk about this. Don't you start thinking that you are safe from my punishment for having left, Naruto. "

Said Kushina, hardly capable to hold her temper. Seeing this Naruto nodded in her direction. Action that calms her down. He was lucky for now.

The journey was fast and when they were just outside of the village, Hidan spoke.

"Now Red, listen closely. You will have to kill everybody in this village after I finish making a special sequence of hand seals and put a mark on your left hand, at first it will be black, for every kill that you do, the symbol will shift to a deeper shade of red. Ready?"

Asks an excited Hidan with a sadistic glee in his eyes. Kushina nods at Hidan, and he starts to make the necessary hand seals, when he finished, he put his open right palm, which reveals to have a symbol, on top of her left hand.

Seeing the black mark on her left hand, she starts to get nervous, just as she was about to rush inside the village to start the massacre.

Naruto placed his hand on her right shoulder from behind her just as he steps forward and pushes his body against the back of Kushina.

" Think that the people in this village are your foes, that for every kill you make, it's a step closer to get to me, but the longer you take to finish them, the bigger the distance between me and you gets, putting me away from your reach.. forever."

Came the calm words of Naruto right next to Kushina's right ear as she could feel his body against her back. But at hearing what he says at the end, a fire was lit inside of her, Kushina wants to be part of Naruto Life. She wants Naruto to be part of her life.

And so, with new fond determination, she nods her head, as she reaches for her katana out of the holster on her back and rushed inside of the village.

She knew that she will regret this later, but she doesn't care, for now, all she cares about was her Naruto and staying by his side. She will do anything for him.

On that day many lives ended, a whole village, this would later be known as the massacre of the young star village for the next couple of months.