章 19: Chapter 19: Why is this getting so complex ?
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Without Further Ado, here is the next chapter of To Be Hokage
To Be Hokage - Chapter 19: Why is this getting so complex ?
It was nighttime here in Konoha. Except for shinobis on duty and some businesses, Everyone was in a deep sleep. But that was not the case for one old man. He was busy thinking about events that transpired during the day. This man was none other than Hiruzen Sarutobi, the sandaime Hokage. Many would think he would be thinking about some problem related to Konoha, But that was not the case. He was still remembering and going through his memories of the spanking he had given to Kushina. And he had quite the memories from his clones as well. He replayed the different angles of Kushina being caught and spanked by him.
'Thank goodness I had already placed a clone outside the window for substitution.' he thought as he still felt ghostly pain from the punch on his poor clone's face after she had been released. After substitution, he didn't look back and immediately suppressed his chakra and made it to underground tunnels. He had seen shinobis giving him surprised looks seeing him there. And he had to personally stop Anbus following him once he had reached the exit of tunnels near the Sarutobi compound.
Besides escaping Kushina, He had to take care of his hardened member. So after getting released, he had again hid in his compound, fearing Kushina's retribution. He had been right, Kushina had indeed shown up at his home. Thankfully he was here in a sealed room to avoid her.
Despite it being several hours from the spanking session, he was still not satisfied. He got another hard-on, especially by the memory of her red face and the close of her panty-clad ass. 'I should have moved them aside, consequences be damned.'
He took out a strong batch of Tobacco as he prepared his pipe. 'This may be nothing in comparison to other girls I seduced but why does it feel even better than those?' he continued thinking as the night moved.
In another place in Konoha, Kushina's anger had subsided a bit. She had tried to find the sandaime across Konoha and had even visited some bars. Though none had seen him, Yugao had told her He was last seen by ANBUs near the Sarutobi compound.
While she had visited the Sarutobi compound and then his house, he was not there. She had put her anger on hold in front of the kids, not wanting to scare them as she knew Karin would definitely feel it even if Naruto didn't realise what had happened.
Now here she was in her bedroom, just in her panties in front of her full-body mirror.
'That despicable old-man,' she gritted out. As she looked at hand-shaped imprints on her ass on her reflection. 'Did he really have to humiliate me like that?' she thought again.
'But he could have done more but he didnt' A calm voice spoke in her head.
'What else could he have done? This is total war now,' the aggressive voice in her head spoke.
'Well, for starters, he could have spanked directly on skin, if not more,' a pervy voice giggled. 'I wonder how it would have felt. Would it feel the same like when those men grabbed us.'
'Shut it,' Kushina shouted in her mind as her face turned red at the aspect of being spanked on the bare ass and her ass being seen bare by the oldman.. Little did she know the old man had already gotten quite a glimpse.
'That old-man will receive equal retribution. And I will make sure he suffers as well,' She vowed to herself as she put on her night dress.
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Hot Springs Country
Jiraiya sighed as he looked at a couple of naked women sleeping beside him and then at the small note in his hands. 'Damn, do I really have to go ?' he looked at the small messenger Toad at his feet.
"You can go," he spoke.
Despite not wanting to leave, he stood and dressed up. 'Things I do for Konoha,' He thought. Looking back at still sleeping ladies, he said, "I will be back soon for fun" he grinned.
He made it out of the establishment and looked at throngs of people moving around. Despite being night here, this area of the capital was more lively than during the day. He walked to the bar and sat beside a man with long shaggy hair.
"Two glasses of springs delight," he told the bartender.
"So you finally had time to meet me, Jiraiya-sama" The shaggy-haired man turned his head towards him as he grinned. He was a middle-aged plain looking man. The noticeable thing on his face was a scar on his right eye.
"You better have something good to tell Jousen. I had to leave such a pleasurable company just to meet you," Jiraiya spoke.
"You haven't changed at all, Jiraiya-sama," the man now named 'Jousen' whispered. The bartender placed drinks in front of them. The man started speaking again as the bartender went to his work. "You will have to award me with something special, Jiraiya-sama."
Jiraiya raised eyebrows. "I will after I hear the information."
"No, I am not falling for that again. I am an information broker, and if you can't match my demand, then I would have to look for another benefactor. Besides, this news is crucial for Konoha. I am sure you will get it sooner or later, but time is key here," he whispered.
Jiraiya massaged his head. It was the problem with dealing with slimy information brokers like Jousen. While he was sure the information he had would be mostly correct, but he didn't like dealing with him slightest "What do you want ?" he finally asked.
"Now we are talking, besides double the normal price, there is something I want from you," Jousen spoke. As Jiraiya nodded, "As you see, it's really hard for us common folk to travel between countries especially if I want to go to Kumogakure or Konoha. And now it has become harder to import some of the things from Kumo. "
Before he could speak, Jiraiya interrupted him, "You already know I don't have power to give you a free pass or anything like that."
The man nodded. "I know, I know, Marika-san already told me that. I do own a small trading company with Marika-san as my investor. What I want is for you to push the application of my trading firm in Konoha and be the sponsor." The man spoke.
"You want me to back your spy (trading) company in Konoha. Do you think I'm stupid?" Jiraiya barked in a questioning voice. He could have helped anyone else but not this man. He was too slippery and almost gave him Orichmaru vibes.
The man sighed "well it was worth a try , marika-san did tell me it would not be easy. Well the new deal is triple the price plus the first copy of the latest edition of you Icha Icha" The man grinned.
Jiraya grinned back. "Now you are talking. How about I pay you the normal amount and the first copy of my next book."
"Double price and book I can go below," The man spoke.
"Deal," Jiraiya spoke as he put a scroll in the man's hand. The man nodded and said.
"You will receive my information through the usual channels. I will be expecting the book whenever you release it."
Jiraiya nodded and started to leave when the man spoke again, "I don't know if this is related or not. But I heard from grapevine Ryuki-sama is quite infatuated with your next Hokage. Of Course, it can be all rumours, but this is what my pieces in daimyo's place told me."
Jiraiya barked out laughter upon hearing this. "Well it comes as no surprise. Kushina can do that to the men haha. And if that's true, he will have his heart broken if not his hands if he tries anything."
Jousen nodded as he sipped the drinks. "I hope so, as it can cause some serious troubles. It is already quite complicated as it is."
Jiraiya nodded and moved out of the bar.
Soon he entered back at the place. He was currently staying in one of Marika's finest places. It offered everything Sake, food, gambling, and WOMEN. He reached the reception, and the receptionist smiled at him, passing him the key to his room alongside a scroll.
"You will need any 'help' Jiraiya-sama ?" the beautiful receptionist spoke as she moved out from her position behind the counter, showcasing her body clad in a skimpy short Kimono.
"No, I'm done for the night," Despite how much he wanted to play with her.
The lady grinned and almost purred, "As you wish, Jiraiya-sama." and turned back and moved to her position with an extra sway of hips.
'She is a wild one,' Jiraiya thought. He entered the room and grinned at the still sleeping ladies. 'Well, I better read this scroll and send information back home before enjoying the feast.'
Taking a seat on a nearby table, he opened the scroll and started reading. His eyes widened. 'This can't be… It's even worse than I thought.'
As he continued reading the letter, his brows ceased up more, 'This is more serious than I thought. I have no choice but to report it back to sensei'. He quickly unsealed a scroll and opened his unfinished letter, wrote down a few words, and did hand signs summoning a small messenger toad to appear. "Gamakairo, take these scrolls to sensei."
The toad just nodded and opened its mouth as Jiraiya sealed his letter alongside the scroll he had just gotten from Jousen.
The toad quickly disappeared in a puff of smoke as Jiraiya looked up. 'I hope sensei acts fast, Kumo is really desperate, and the situation can roll out of control real fast.' his eyes then landed on ladies, and a lecherous grin formed on his face. 'Well, let Sensei decide the solution. I have got some time to kill, and these ladies are my best shot before I sneak my way to Kumo tomorrow.'
With that, Jiraiya started to disrobe as he made his way toward the women.
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Back in Konoha - Next Morning
"What do you mean he's not coming today ?" an irate Kushina asked the chunin sitting at the reception desk outside the Hokage office. She had come to the office today with a purpose, and she didn't find that geezer here.
"It's as it is Kushina-sama, We had received news via ANBU guards of Sandiame-sama. He will not be coming to office at least in the morning session," the chunin spoke calmly, as calmly as he could talk, in front of a visibly irked redhead.
'That damned old-man is avoiding me to escape my wrath. Let's see how much you can escape,' an evil grin formed on her face. She looked at the sweating chunin and smiled. "Let me know when he comes back I have something very important to discuss with him," she spoke in a sweet voice.
"Hai Kushina-sama," chunin bowed. Just as Kushina was turning, the chunin spoke again, "Kushina-sama"
"What ?" she fired back.
"You have an appointment at Motono-san's office today at 11," chunin answered.
"Is that so?" she asked, visibly surprised. 'Old-man had said the ambassador is quite a busy individual. It seems he is interested in my project. That good for nothing old-man is good for something after all. But this will still not save him from my wrath.'
Thanking the chunin, she walked back to the Hokage's office.
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It was quarter to eleven when Kushina departed for the Ambassador's office. She had come back to her home and put on a new outfit. The dress consisted of a dark green business suit, and the blazer had the Konoha emblem on the left side and the Uzumaki symbol on the right. The skirt was like her other normal ones reaching just above her knees with a small slit on the left side. Paired with black high-heeled shoes, she walked out of the Uzumaki compound. While she wasn't much for looks, but Mikoto's talks started to have some effect on her. It was, after all, her first visit to the Ambassador's office.
Initially, the Ambassador was given an office in Hokage's compound. Still, Motono-san had insisted on having his main office here in his residence, citing having trouble travelling to Hokage's office daily.
It was all political play, from what Kushina understood. The Ambassador didn't want to be seen as working under Hokage, hence a separate office.
The ambassador's office was located to the west of Village near Madame Shijmi's home. In fact, it was just opposite Madam Shijimi's Mansion. 'Sure suits them better, I guess,' Kushina thought. She didn't pay much mind to onlookers who were mostly looking at her with reverence and some for other reasons. Soon she reached the designated place. She hoped she didn't have to see Madam Shijimi again as her eyes landed on her mansion.
The Ambassador's office cum residence was in a similar style to that of madam Shijimi. The three-storeyed mansion again looked quite luxurious. The only thing differentiating it from Madam Shijimi's place was the lack of the garden and flowers. Instead, there were benches and tables on the lawn. And it was definitely more crowded than madam Shijim's place, and this place definitely had more shinobis present here alongside Fire courts security.
The place was well guarded, and a Jounin, along with some chunins under him, were regularly rotated in duty. The same was the case of security guards from the Fire court. Barring personal servants and the guards of the ambassador, all security personnel rotated once a month. And then there was the staff working here, a mix from Konoha and the Fire capital. It was actually quite good to see Shinobis and civilians working together.
The guards, chunins, and gate immediately bowed to her as soon as they noticed her. She nodded to them as she walked inside.The people fell silent for a moment as she entered and then, one by one, started bowing to her. Though not surprised, she still had trouble dealing with this kind of situation. She just walked as graciously as she could. As soon as she reached the entrance, she saw Monoto-san, along with a couple of people behind him, standing at the entrance of the building.
"Kushina-san, so glad you could make it," the man spoke.
"Good morning Motono-san," she spoke as she bowed a little "You didn't have to trouble yourself come out and receive me," she spoke and smiled.
"Rubbish, it's your first time here in my office, besides you are the next leader of this village," the Ambassador said. Kushina just nodded as she looked at the individuals standing behind the Ambassador. A handsome young man with burnt orange hair dressed in an expensive Kimono,' maybe a staff member from the Fire capital or some of his relatives,' she thought. Then her eyes landed on a pretty young woman standing behind Ambassador. What caught her wasn't the woman; she was beautiful, don't get her wrong, but the way that woman was dressed. She was standing in a tight half-sleeved blouse with a blue miniskirt reaching just over her upper thighs. She would have taken her for someone from the capital if not for the Konoha headband around her neck. It meant she was kunoichi and had to be around the age of Kurenai and others. Given that she was in the Ambassador's service, she had to be skilled, and what caught her by surprise was that she didn't know her. Despite Konoha being a big shinobi village, Kushina knew the faces of almost all prominent jounins and chunins.
Having caught her staring, the Ambassador spoke again, "Allow me to introduce you to my nephew Hiroshi Akashi. He is my elder brother's son and is here to learn under me."
Unknown to Kushina, the young man was also eying Kushina, albeit for different reasons, as soon as he heard his uncle speak. The nephew made an annoyed face, stepped forward, and turned to his uncle. "How many times do I have to tell you, Oji-san, not to introduce me as such." he then turned to Kushina and bowed a bit. "It is good to finally see Kushina-sama, You are more beautiful than I have heard, and I'm sure you are more than capable of leading this village."
Kushina couldn't help but a blush formed on her face from receiving compliments from the young man. Now that she noticed him closely, he had quite a charming face with defined cheekbones, and his eyes were similar to his hair in orange, brownish colour. He was fair-skinned and appeared to have a nice physique for a civilian. She put the thoughts of a woman in question in the back of her mind and smiled at the young man "Likewise, Akashi-san."
Kushina didn't notice the ambassador's eye twitch at the young man's behaviour. 'this little twerp, I am sure he will die by my hand someday. Not only was he handsome and quite suave, but he had to have one up him, and that too today right in front of Kushina.'
The young man started to speak, but the Ambassador cut him off, "and this is Yukino, she is my personal assistant and guard," he told, introducing the kunoichi.
"It is an honour to meet you, Kushina-sama," the kunoichi spoke in a plain emotionless voice while bowing to her. Kushina was quite scandalised about how she could bend in a small skirt like that. She did notice three men standing further back. They were some guards that she had seen last time with the Ambassador.
Kushina just nodded as Motono-san spoke again. "Let me give you a brief tour of this place, the ground floor is dedicated to office work and all my staff have office here. It also has small archives and the majority of works that doesn't require my attention are dealt with here. It also has quarters for my servants and guards." As they climbed the stairs, he spoke again, "This first floor has my office, meeting rooms and some more rooms again for staff to deal with tasks and assist me." They had reached the first floor, "the top floor currently where we live. It has rooms for me, my nephew and a few guestrooms" he spoke emphasising on words guestroom "Of course Yukino-san is also allocated a room there."
Kushina was surprised that usually shinobis were assigned day duty, only they didn't stay like this in Konoha. It seemed Yukiono was posted on full-time responsibilities here. 'I will have to look more into this.' she thought.
The Ambassador led her through the first floor. There were some staff here working and some servants as well.
"Of course, we have some space for recreational activities outside, but you should come to my place in the capital." The man spoke haughtily with a hint of slyness.
Finally, he stopped at the stylishly engraved doors. It seemed quite antiqued. The kunoichi sat behind a big table in the vicinity of the door as the Ambassador opened the doors. "This is my Office, Kushina-san. It's not much, but it does the job," the Ambassador spoke.
'Not much? This is even bigger than Hokage's office. What does he even do here?' Kushina thought. The room was slightly bigger than Hokage's office. It had a huge table with an equally lascivious chair at the end. There were a couple of windows in the room. She could see the Hokage monument from one of them while the other window showed the backside of the mansion with quite big grounds with trees at the edges. She could also see a water pond of some kind at some distance too.
The room was decorated with the Fire Courts emblem on a white cloth on the walls, and there was a picture of the Fire daimyo behind the main table. Like Hokage's office, it had quite a few shelves filled with books though she noticed most were about the fire daimyo's family, Fire capital, and politics. A couple of small tables along with chairs with cushions.
Yes, this is quite a nice office," she spoke, not wanting to appear rude.
"Kushina-sama, you should come to my office as well," the nephew spoke in an eager voice.
"Akashi-kun, you have some work on deadline, don't you ?" the Ambassador spoke politely to his nephew. 'Get out, you overbearing twerp,' he thought internally.
"But I can do it later, I want to talk more with Kushina-sama," Akashi answered in a sweet voice.
"No that will not do, besides Kushina-san has some official work with the ambassador's office aka with me don't you Kushina-san ?" he asked Kushina while internally smirking as he saw his nephew's sour face.
"Hai," Kushina answered.
"I will see you later I guess Kushina-san" Akashi said as he bowed and started his way to the doors' this good for nothing old troll, you may have won today but i will have the last laugh' he thought.
'Serves you, right twerp, I had enough of you teasing me with ladies. Now it's your turn to suffer,' the Ambassador thought.
The door closed behind him as the nephew left, and the Ambassador offered her seat as he took his seat behind the desk. She noticed a copy of her pilot project report lying on his desk.
"Before we start discussing what would you like to drink or eat kushina-san?" the Ambassador spoke.
"Thanks, but Nothing for now," she smiled.
"Nonsense, I may not be as refined as Shijimi, but I know manners, haha" he laughed out loud and pressed a button on the desk. A buzzer rang, and a servant came in.
"Bring in some refreshments," he spoke.
"Now that's out of way. How is life as a leader treating you Kushina-san ?." He asked.
'Why is speaking about things other than work.' she thought and opened her mouth. "Everyone has been kind to me, especially Sandaime-sama. He is quite a source of knowledge," she said. 'and good for nothing as well,' she added in her thoughts.
"Yes, Sandaime-dono is the well of knowledge. It's good for Konoha and the Fire country to have such a capable leader. And it's doubly good that he is training you," he spoke while focussing on word train.
"That he is," she answered 'when he isn't spanking you' the pervy voice spoke in her head.
"Well I hope to have the same cordial relationship with you as I had with Sandaime if not more," he continued as she didn't pay attention to his hidden innuendo.
"As I would too Motono-san" She spoke with a polite smile.
'Hehe, I would love to try you on,' Ambassador thought as he nodded. He then started to talk about his time in the Fire capital and the places he had visited. Kushina made an expression as if she was listening to him with rapt attention, but he didn't seem to stop, and she was pretty much sure he was boasting a lot like she couldn't imagine a man like him killing a bear in a fight. 'When will he shut up? How do I bring him to the point of this meeting; she kept thinking, while the Ambassador thought she was listening to his stories, 'take that, Akashi and my foolish servants, I can also get a woman's attention,' he thought.
Thankfully she was saved from acting rashly as a servant entered the office after a knock with a trolley. She noticed he was one of the men that accompanied the Ambassador in the last meeting at Hokage tower.
"Refreshments are here, Hiroshi-sama," the servant spoke.
"Thank you Ketsu, place them on the table there," He spoke while pointing to the small tables.
As the servant started placing crockery on the table, he turned to Kushina, "Lets have refreshments Kushina-san, answer can continue our agenda" he stood up.
As he pulled a chair for her, "Thank you, Motono-san," she spoke while taking a seat, and he took a chair opposite her. The servant started pouring some tea.
"Well this reminds me of our last meeting at Shijimi's place," the Ambassador laughed out. While Kushina just smiled as she sipped on tea.
Finally having enough of his talking, she spoke, "So Motono-san, did you have time to read about my project ?" she asked as politely as possible.
'This woman,' The Ambassador gritted internally, 'she interrupted me,' he thought as he looked at his servant Ketsu who was smirking at him, which made him even more aggravated.
"Ahem," he signalled his servant to leave, "of course, of course. Indeed I have," he lied. To be honest, he had read only the first page. After that, he got bored with the text and got lazy. What information he had in his head from the meeting and whatever was on the first page.
"So what do you think ?" Kushina asked, her eyebrows moving cutely as Daimyo noticed 'its good you are hot and beautiful otherwise none dares to interrupt me.' he thought as he took a sip of tea.
Finally, after some deliberation, he spoke, "I had gone through the brief your office had sent me. And honestly, it looks quite good." The man said as Kushina nodded, understanding that there was still some doubt in his mind.
As she nodded, the Ambassador continued, "Given Konoha would require quite a financial assistance from the fire Daimyo to make this project successful. And for that, aside from the results of the pilot project, we would need serious backing in fire daimyo's court for this project." He was a seasoned politician and knew enough that the majority of shinobi projects required support and approval from the daimyo.
"And how do we get them to agree on this project?" Kushina asked straightforwardly.
Despite being caught off guard for a second by her straightforwardness, "Ah, don't worry about that. They come later once we have the results of the pilot project in," he said as he thought 'she has no idea about the court politics, did Hiruzen tell her nothing ?' he thought and started to wonder how or if the old coot would show her the ropes. Which made him excited quite a bit..
"What we should focus on is discussing how this project will help the Fire Nation as a whole." seeing her about to speak again, "yes, I know it will help shinobis work more efficiently, but I'm sure there would be nobles in court asking how it benefits them? Having larger shinobi will only help Konoha in their eyes, so you would have to change that view." he added.
Kushina controlled the surprise from showing on her face. "That makes sense," she said while still not understanding why anyone would not support Konoha from Fire Nation. 'Are we not protecting this nation from falling ?' she thought.
"Well if you want you, I can give you a list of nobles and their political alignment. In fact you can come here and research more about fire capital in my office." he said, pointing to books and scrolls in his office. "These books are exclusive and you will not find them anywhere else in Konoha. And some of them cant be found even in the capital as well," he boasted.
She looked in the direction of the books and then at him "Is that really ok?" She asked, knowing how people can be stingy about sharing knowledge.
"Yes, as long as you don't take books outside this compound," the Ambassador nodded 'that gets me some time to get close to you as well, so double bonus' he thought.
"Thanks for the opportunity, Motono-san," Kushina spoke politely. 'Though why can't we just ask nobles of the court to support? I still don't understand.'
"It's nothing, In fact I will recommend a book to you" he stood up and walked to one of the bookshelves and pulled out a scroll, and came back towards her. "Here this is good to start with, it gives details on Daimyos family line and the nobilities that are connected to them. It's written by my father," He grinned.
Kushina took the scroll and slowly opened it.
'In honour of fire Daimyo-sama,' it started as she quickly read the first seven or eight inches were dedicated to praising the then Fire daimyo. 'Ass licking,' she thought, but it was still better than nothing. She could find information about Daimyo and his court in Konoha, but she was sure it would be different from what would be written here.
She looked up and saw the Ambassador still looking at her waiting for her response.
"Thank you very much, Motono-san, If you don't mind Can I take notes from these," she asked.
"Sure, sure, as long as the scroll remains here," he spoke.
With that, Kushina unsealed her document file along with a pen from the seal. The Ambassador also moved to his seat and opened a document, but his whole attention was on the redhead.
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It was around two in the afternoon when Kushina made her way out of the ambassador's office, she hadn't finished up the scroll, but she had other duties in Hokage tower. She was feeling a slight headache, she never was the person to do this kind of work, and she couldn't ask anyone to do this work. Her project was on the line, and she had vowed to make it successful. After all, it was her first project as Deputy Hokage, and it would not look good if the project ate dust.
"You are leaving Kushina-san, you should have stayed for lunch. My cooks make some really delicious dishes from the capital," the ambassador said as he walked beside her.
Kushina stopped herself from snipping at him; the man had already asked her once before, and she had politely declined. "Thank you for offering Motono-san, maybe some other time. I have another appointment scheduled at Hokage tower. I'm sure you understand." she replied, lying about the appointment in Hokage tower.
'She again has the audacity to say no to me despite my help,' he thought as he spoke, "Of course, You are an important person after all."
Soon, they reached the gates of his mansion, and the ambassador spoke again. "You can come to this office any time. My doors are always open," he said.
"Thank you Motono-san," she answered with a slight bow.
The ambassador stood there watching her walk away. 'It may not be much, but still, it's a start. Soon you will learn not to say no to me,' he thought as he started to make his way back.
"So you failed today as well Hirosshi-sama" Ketsu said as he climbed the stairs.
"It was a start, not a failure," the ambassador gritted out.
"Haha, that's not what I saw, Hiroshi-sama, she flat-out interrupted you and, I'm sure she didn't even pay to your stories," Ketsu laughed.
"If you were not close to me, you would not be speaking to me like this. But as I said, it's a start soon you will see," the ambassador said.
"As you say, Hiroshi-sama" with that, they reached outside his office.
Ambassador looked at Yukino at her position. "Yukino, come inside my office. I need some assistance," He commanded.
Just as Yukino started to come, Akashi showed up. "I don't think Oji-san, Yukino-san will accompany me. I think you had forgotten I had asked you about her yesterday, "he said with a grin.
"Fine," the Ambassador gritted out as he spoke. He closed the door to the office behind him.
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While Kushina was in the ambassador's office in Hokage Tower, Hiruzen was in the office, standing by the window looking at the village. Originally he hadn't planned to show up today. He was working on some documents at home when he had then received Jiraiya's message, and after reading its contents, he had to come here.
'The situation can turn ugly real fast. We would have to act soon,' he thought.
There was a knock at the doors, and he signalled it to be open. Shikaku, Fugaku, and Hiashi, alongside Danzo, appeared. He had sent for them as soon as he had read Jiraiya's message. While Kushina wasn't here, she could always join in later.
"So I can assume you received Jiraiya-sama's note ?" Shkikau spoke as he took the seat.
"Yes, and its really worrying news, It seems some of the nobles in Hot Springs are pushing for deal with Kumo. From what Jiraiya has sent the daimyo's court is up in arms. One of the reasons being the new treaty with Konoha. They think Konoha is trying to capture there country and soon they will be sold to Fire daimyo. If that happens they would lose their noble status." Hiruzen spoke.
"Politics, I always hated those fools, they never talk out straight. So what is our next step ?" Hiashi spoke.
At this, Danzo interjected, "They have already signed the agreement with us. They can't do anything without consulting with us first. I say it's high time to take cover operations and silence those voices. If you feel uneasy about doing those, let me know. Konoha's security can't be threatened by a bunch of nobles playing games," Danzo spoke in a plain and stern voice.
"This is not time for covert operations, Danzo, besides it's just nobles talking in Hot Springs daimyo's court. On another note, Jiraiya did say Kumo delegates had already left the Hotsprings borders, so he would follow them to their country. But we have to worry about the nobles who are considering accepting Kumo's 'trade' offer. " Hiruzen spoke, shutting down Danzo's idea.
"We need to kill the snake before it raises its fangs. Mark my words, this can come to bite us in the back, What is Daimyo's hot springs opinion on this ?" Danzo asked
"Well, He hasn't made a decision yet and still says he will talk with us regarding the matter. "Hiztruzen spoke as he took a deep breath.
"That is a wrong precedent being set. He's showing himself as weak in front of those nobles. If he doesn't act strictly they will see him as weak and on Konoha's lease." Fugaku spoke for the first time.
"True, From what I had seen he is not a weak willed leader. Is there something on play here ?" Hiashi concurred with his Uchiha counterpart.
"Well, whatever that may be, we will have to work on unveiling that while being shown to be supportive of Hot Springs country," Shikaku spoke as everyone looked at him. He continued, "The Daimyo seems to have some sort of agenda here. I will send a message to the Commander there to send the latest on-grounds report."
"Good good you do that, while we would have to send a diplomatic envoy to deal with this small upheaval." Hiruzen spoke.
Just as they were discussing further, there was a knock on the doors.
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Kushina had been giddy when she had sensed Sandaime's chakra at Hokage tower, but it turned to frown when she felt other chakra signatures around him. 'You are keeping company now to keep yourself safe old-man' she thought.
She quickly walked past the reception desk as she knocked at the doors, and entered the office. After quickly bowing to Sandaime and greeting others, she opened her mouth. "Sorry, I didn't know there was a meeting today? Did I miss anything ?"
"No, No there was no meeting scheduled today. I called this emergency meeting after receiving a message from Jiraiya," Sandaime said. Then he proceeded to tell her all about the development in Hotsprings country.
"Is this really true ? Do we really have to act so fast ? Who are we sending then?" she asked after hearing.
Hiruzen looks at her and says, "You will be going, Kushina."
"Me ?" Kushina spoke. She was surprised by his prompt reply, as were the others present in the room.
"Are we really sending Kushina-san ?" Fugaku also asked. His tone intended that he doubted her abilities, which she didn't like at all. 'Who do you think you are ?' she thought.
"Yes, it was her who had gone there for the official signing of the treaty. and she has already formed friendly relations with Daimyo," Hiruzen said, getting her attention back to the discussion. 'Was I really friendly ? ' Kushina thought while remembering her last trip to Hot Springs country.
Her attention was again bought when Hiashi spoke.
"Do you think she would be able to handle this situation? " Hiashi spoke and then looked in her direction and added, "No offence to you Kushina-san but you are anything but subtle.And this mission requires soft diplomatic touch."
Everyone sweatdropped and then nodded with a slight laugh.
This really got Kushina. 'First, it was no good sucker Fugaku then it is this girly guy Hiashi. They doubt my abilities. I will show them.' she thought, and then she spoke with full confidence. "I can do this mission easily. I did this before, didn't I? "
"This is completely different from what you did earlier, Kushina-san." Fugaku reiterated.
Kushina turned and gave him her trademark glare.
"Calm down people" Snadime interjected. "Well then it's decided. Kushina will take this mission. She would have to definitely handle it . She will be the leader of this village, and this will be the perfect diplomatic mission for her. Have more faith in her." Hiruzen added and put an end to the discussion, 'besides it will give me to stay a few days away from her wrath and it's not like she could do anything wrong in this mission, maybe break some protocols but nothing serious haha. She is Kushina for that' he laughed internally at that thought.
"That makes sense, It will also make nobles step back." Shikaku spoke.
"Unfortunately, yes, This is what politics is all about." Hiruzen Nodden at Shikaku then turned to Kushina, "We will send you as Konoha's envoy as is our right in dealing with any treaty that concerns Konoha's safety. It might not seem much to you, but your presence alone in hot spring country will abort this storm. It will show nobles that we are serious." Hiruzen spoke.
"Well, I guess," Kushina spoke in a soft voice now, not really sure if she was ready, but she already had agreed. She didn't want to leave the village and deal with politics again. "When do I leave ?" she asked.
"Well, preferably this evening or as soon as possible. We would like you to attend tomorrow's meeting in the Hot Spring daimyo's court. This will catch them by surprise and won't give them any time to prepare for you," Danzo advised, but it seemed like the order.
"Yes, Time is our biggest weapon here," Hiruzen spoke and then looked at Shikaku. "Send the news about Kushina's visit to our commander there as well," he commanded. Shikaku nodded as he wrote it down.
Kushina nodded and looked at the faces of the men. "Ok, I will depart as soon as I can." Then after a pause, she looked up and asked, "What of my project? Who will see it ?" she asked.
Hiruzen nodded and said, "Well, I'm sure Shikaku here will be enough to see through it in your absence." He then looked at Shikaku, "Won't you, Shikaku ?"
"Mendokuse !" He muttered, " Guess I can look at it in your absence," Shikaku answered.
Kushina grinned. "I will send you a list of things to be done," she said 'This is not so bad after all. I get to pile some more work on Shikaku's head, haha,' she thought.
After a pause, she spoke again. "Maybe you can also include Chouza-san to help you," she suggested with a smirk.
"I will if I need to," Shikaku gritted out 'You sadistic woman you are having revenge for taking yondaime-sam away from you don't you' he thought.
"Well if there is nothing else let's adjourn this meeting. We will have another meeting when Kushina returns" Sandaime ended the meeting.
The men stood and slowly started walking out Fugaku and Hiashi stopped before her. Kushina gave them a glare, but both men bowed a bit, catching her by surprise.
"Pardon us for our earlier remarks Kushina-san, But we had to be sure that you wanted to take this mission and were not just doing it because it was an order. A diplomat should be of free mind." Hiashi spoke
Kushina sweatdropped 'ah that makes sense'. She smiled nonetheless. "I will definitely complete this mission then, " she answered.
The men nodded back.
"I will tell Mikoto to make preparations for the kids," Fugaku spoke.
"I will do the same to Hitomi so kids can stay wherever they want," Hiashi said.
Kushina nodded at the men as they went out of the door.
It was finally Kushina and Sandaime alone in the office. Kushina waited for the door to click shut behind her and then turned to the old leader. "This is your doing, isn't it, old man ?" she asked as she took well-poised steps towards him.
"I don't know what you are implying here, but this is as per Jiraiya's reports," Hiruzen spoke in a plain voice. He stopped images of her embarrassed face and panty-clad ass playing in front of his mind. From the time he saw her today, those scenes kept replaying in her mind.
"You dirty perverted old-man, don't think you are safe now. I will deal with you once I am done with this mission," Kushina spoke as the previous day's memories also came to the forefront of her mind.
"All the best Kushina." Hiruzen spoke with a grin.
Kushina was really irked by his attitude. "That's it. You and me in my training grounds when we come back. I have had enough of your tricks."
"As you wish Kushina," Hiruzen spoke.
Kushina turned and took a few steps for the door as Hiruzen sighed. But then she turned back and lunged at the old Hokage.
BAM
The sound rang as her fist collided with Sandaime's cheek, and he was thrown in the air to the walls. She grinned. "That's wha-" her monologue was interrupted as the old man poofed in white smoke.
"You will have to try better than that Kush-ina." the voice of Sandaime reverberated throughout the room, followed by a bellowing laugh.
"Grrr, You will get it one day old man," she growled out, looking left and right, and then she marched out of the room.
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'Stupid old-man, stupid nobles, ' Kushina thought as she marched to her home. This day was getting worse. First, she couldn't get her revenge on the old man, then she had to deal with the pestering ambassador now she had to go to the Hot Springs country again on such short notice.
It was already late afternoon, and she had to pack her supplies and depart as soon as possible. The journey to Hot Springs, while faster for shinobis, was still tiring. Moreover, she had to attend a meeting as well on arrival. 'It seems I will get little to no rest before the meeting. I will have to depart early if I have to have some time to catch my breath on reaching there.'
'Naruto and Karin will be home soon. I don't have time to prepare dinner but I can pack their things.' She thought as she reached her home.
She was just done packing her things in scroll and was about to go to Naruto's and Karin's room to pack up their things when she was alerted by someone's presence at the gates. Looking out the window, she saw It was none other than Hitomi and Mikoto at the gates with Naruto and Karin.
'Fugaku and Hiashi would have told them about my departure,' she thought as she sealed the scrolls in her hand. She was still dressed in her office outfits, having planned to directly change into her shinobi outfit once she was done with packing.
She quickly marched down and towards the gate and greeted her friends "Mikoto Hitomi, what brought you here ?" she spoke as she hugged them once they were inside the gates.
"Well, Fugaku told me, and Hiashi did the same for Hitomi," Mikoto spoke. Then looking at Hitomi, "Wow, you look exquisite. Are you going like this ?" she asked, pointing at the outfit that she had worn while meeting with the ambassador.
"No, I had just finished packing up and was about to change," Kushina spoke as they were inside.
"Are you going somewhere, Kaa-chan ?" Naruto asked as Karin also looked eagerly from behind him. She knew that something was a miss when they were collected by Mikoto-obasama and Hitomi-obasama.
"Hai Kaa-chan will be gone on a mission for the next few days," Kushina replied while bending to his level as she ruffled his hair.
"Can I please come with you ? I'm a shinobi and I can be your guard now dattebayo." Naruto chirped, bouncing on his toes.
"Oh My sweet big boy knight," Kushina giggled.
"I'm not a boy but a full-fledged shinobi now," Naruto replied, huffing as he pulled his head away from the head.
"Yes yes you are, But Kaa-chan has to go super fast now so maybe next time okay ?" she asked again, ruffling his hair.
"You always say that. I also want to go outside Konoha," Naruto whined.
"I promise I will take you next time," Kushina spoke in a motherly tone.
His eyes gleamed with excitement. "Truly?"
"Yes," Ksuhina nodded back and then spoke, "Now go to your room and pack your things. You are going to stay at Mikoto-oba's home."
Naruto quickly ran to his room. As Kushina turned to Karin, "Karin-chan, I would be away for a mission for a few days. Where would you like to stay? You can stay with Hitomi or with Naruto at Mikoto's place."
Despite wanting to stay at the Uchiha compound with Naruto, Karin had her last stay at the Hyuuga compound. And she didn't think it was wise to have Mikoto-obasama take all their responsibilities. Besides, at the Hyuuga compound, she had Hinata and a young Hanabi who was so cute. Despite her differences with Hinata, she wasn't so bad to deal with either.
"I would like to stay with Hitomi-obasama," the girl answered.
"Take that, Mikoto, Karin-chan likes me better," Hitomi spoke and giggled as she looked at Mikoto.
"Huh, you just had a head start. That's nothing. Next time, she is staying with me," Mikto fired back.
Ignoring her friend's antics, Kushina smiled at Karin and patted her head. "I will bring something for you from there; now go and pack your things," she asked her.
As she turned to her friends, Mikoto spoke, "Well, what's the plan this time ?"
Kushina was a bit confused. "What are you talking about ?" she asked.
"You are so simple, come on, take us to your room, show us what you have packed ?" Hitomi spoke.
Kushina reluctantly took her friends to her room and unsealed her scroll. Mikoto immediately went to see the pack of her clothes. "What are these? Where is the stuff I bought for you ?" Mikoto exclaimed, going through her clothes as she waved one of her panties.
"Mikoto !" Kushina shouted, "I'm going for a diplomatic mission, not some fashion show," she barked.
"I knew you wouldn't be prepared," Mikoto fired and threw a scroll from her pockets. "Here, take this and thank me later," she added.
"What's this?" Kushina asked.
"You will know it. Open it when you reach Hotsprings country," Mikoto smirked.
Kushina, helped by Hitomi, again sealed her things back into her scroll along with Mikoto's scroll. Once she was done, she looked at her friends. "Now, you two wait downstairs. I will change into my shinobi outfit," she said.
"Well, I am here for a show, Kushi-chan," Mikoto teased.
"Mikoto! Get out," Kushina shouted.
"Yare, Yare, someone is pissy," Mikoto giggled while Kushina glared at her. "I'm going, come on, Hitomi she doesn't appreciate our company," Mikoto teased as she pulled Hitomi along with her.
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Kushina, along with her kids, was standing outside Konoha gates. After an emotional goodbye with Naruto and vehement teasing from Mikoto, here she was at the gates.
'I hope everything turns out well in this mission' she looked back and saw a team of ANBUs standing behind her. This time there was no inu masked among them 'sad, there's no Kashi-kun to tease,' she identified the purple-haired one as Yugao. She gave a minor nod to her, to which she reciprocated.
It was already time for sunset, and they could make it to their destination before dawn if they hurried. She nodded at her companions and spoke, "Let's go."
With that, they jumped onto the trees traversing the forests in high-speed hops towards their destination.
TBC
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