"I see that someone deigned to appear..." - said Kushina as she saw Tayuya arrive at the mansion with a nervous expression on her face.
"You know it... don't you?" - replied the pink-haired girl.
"Oh, of course, I know" - replied the Uzumaki woman as she shook her head - "But don't worry, you're not in trouble this time"
"Huh?" - Tayuya couldn't believe what she'd heard because Kushina would never be so understanding in a situation like this.
"Kuro-chan explained to me what had happened and I can't blame you this time," replied Kushina while explaining the situation. "Naru-chan was punished for escaping"
"At last!" - exclaimed Tayuya as she wept tears of happiness - "This is what it feels like to be the winner! It's fantastic!"
"I think someone went crazy..." - mumbled Kin who was watching everything unfold.
"You can't blame her though," Anko added, "Kushina-san has her so traumatized by her punishments that this is normal"
"By the way... where's Kurama and the kids? - asked Mei, who was looking around. She had thought of using this moment to create a better connection with what would become her husband and children.
"According to his own words, he went to punish a certain unruly person" - answered Kurenai while she tilted her head in confusion - "Although I don't understand why he took the children when he was going to punish someone"
"Oh, I'm sure the punishment lies with the children" - answered Tayuya as she earned the annoying looks of Kushina, Mikoto, and Hikari - "What? I'm the one who spends more time with them since you're all super busy these days, Kushina-san with her seals, Hikari-san working as the hospital's new nurse leader, and Mikoto-san making preparations to start setting up our line of stores".
"We've indeed been busy but that doesn't mean that children are a punishment," said Kushina with a scowl.
"It is for me..." - said the pink-haired girl - "Do you want me to remind you how many times I had to take the paint out of my hair? do I have to say how many times I had to go to Tsunade-san to get help with certain inconveniences that I better not say because it's embarrassing? or would you prefer that I say how many times I had to go out with a Henge because someone made me look like a member of the Hoshigaki clan? I have many more stories I can tell... Would you like me to continue?"
"No, you've made your point," replied Kushina with a forced smile. "But in defense of the children, you're the only one getting that treatment"
"Besides... that's just Naru-chan" - answered Mikoto while Kushina gave her an annoyed look.
"Do you want me to say about how your little princess tore up all my clothes and traded my cologne for a liquid that made me sneeze for a week?" - asked Tayuya with a scowl - "I still don't understand how Izumi knew what flowers I'm allergic to..."
"Hehehe..." - Mikoto replied with a forced smile because she'd accidentally told her daughter.
"But Ryu-chan hasn't done anything wrong" - replied Hikari while frowning.
" True..." - nodded Tayuya as Hikari, though what the pink-haired girl said then left her silent - "But I don't trust him... all Uzumaki children are troublemakers..."
"In retrospect... Kushina was a magnet for trouble... if they didn't come to her, she was the one looking for them..." - Mikoto muttered as she looked at her friend.
"Hey!" - exclaimed Kushina in annoyance as she looked away.
"Now that I remember... Hiruzen-sama said something about how Tsunade-sama used to make disasters when she was a child," Shizune muttered as Tsunade looked away.
"I wasn't that bad..." - muttered Tsunade as she felt everyone looking at her - "Okay, I did get into trouble when I was a kid but that was because my parents were always on a mission and Hashirama Jiji would just take me out to play in the casinos!"
"And there we have the man responsible for your serious case of gambling" - said Anko while the others shook their heads. They never thought the acclaimed Shodaime Hokage would take his young granddaughter gambling.
". . ." - Tsunade said nothing to defend his grandfather because this was true.
"I think we're going too far off the mark", said Kurenai as she shook her head. "We still don't know who he went to punish."
"I think I have an idea who it might be..." - mumbled Mei as she earned the looks of everyone in the room - "Did I say something wrong?"
"No, it's just that you surprised us" - answered Kushina - "And who would that person be?"
"Kurotsuchi" - answered Mei as she shrugged her shoulders - "I'm sure this is where he went to give her a little lesson..."
"Oh... I feel sorry for that bitch" - said Tayuya while she let out another laugh - "Not only does she have to resist the little red monkey, but also the spoiled princess, the broccoli, and the red dildo"
". . ." - Mikoto, Kushina, and Hikari were furious when they heard how the pink-haired girl treated their children, so they decided to give the girl a little punishment to see if she would treat the children better.
"Did I talk too much?" - asked Tayuya as she looked around, only to see everyone nodding - "Oh, shit"
The girl tried to escape, only to be caught by golden chains.
"Where were you going, Tayuya-chan?" - Kushina asked with a small smile on her face.
"To get some air?" - replied the pink-haired girl as she looked at the redhead.
"Oh... too bad..." - Mikoto smiled as her eyes changed to the Sharingan - "I think it's raining"
"There are no clouds outside," said Tayuya as she looked outside because the window was open, only to notice it slamming shut.
"Did you say something, Tayuya-san?" - asked Hikari, who had been responsible for closing the window.
". . ." - Tayuya decided that it was better to keep quiet and make this all go away quickly since it was obvious that the three mothers would not let her go this time.
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"This has got to be a f.u.c.k.i.n.g joke..." - murmured Kurotsuchi, who was hanging upside down with her face painted like a clown - "I, the brave granddaughter of Tsuchikage, being treated like a toy for 3-year-olds kids..."
"Did it look good, Tousan?" - asked Naruto as he looked at his artwork.
"Not bad..." - Kurama nodded with a smile.
"I swear I'll get revenge when I'm released..." - said the Iwa girl as she looked at the older redhead.
"Hmm... I think her hair lacks a little color..." - mumbled the father Uzumaki.
"Okay, sorry, not the hair please!" - exclaimed Kurotsuchi in terror. She may be a bit (very) tomboy but that did not mean she did not take into account her appearance.
"What color do you prefer? Pink, red or white?" - Naruto asked with a big smile.
"Black! I prefer black!" - exclaimed Kurotsuchi in terror.
"You shouldn't say your likes in front of children, you pervert," said Kurama with disdain.
". . ." - Kurotsuchi blushed as she realized her words were misinterpreted, though she quickly became enraged - "You know very well that's not what I meant!"
"?" - The children only looked at the two a.d.u.l.ts in confusion because they didn't understand what their father was trying to say.
"Anyway, I think that's enough, don't you?" - sighed the girl from Iwa - "I feel that blood is acc.u.mulating in my brain and I'm noticing the repercussions of my actions, so I realize about my uncertain future if I continue with this line of thought..."
"I think the blood acc.u.mulating in your head is making your cognitive faculties improve" - said Kurama with surprise - "An interesting situation, don't you think?"
"I agree, although this is harmful to my body so I kindly ask you to allow me to return to a more comfortable position" - answered Kurotsuchi - "I know that my actions were not the best and that you are angry for all the times I tried to fight you but I still ask you to allow me to return to normal before things get out of control, after all, I am still Tsuchikage's granddaughter and I have a political weight that you cannot ignore"
"It feels strange talking to you so civilly," sighed the redheaded man as he shook his head.
"I agree, it's strange that this is the first time we've talked for so long without having to do such barbaric things as use force when our arguments come to an end that we don't want," replied the girl as her face turned slightly red. " But we can continue later... although being upside down has a lot of benefits, it can also be harmful... so again I ask you to please untie me"
"Okay, I'm going to let you go since you entertained me for a while with our talk" - the redheaded man nodded as he threw a kunai at the rope.
"Ugh..." - Kurotsuchi complained when he felt it hit the ground - "I would have preferred you to be a little nicer with the method but I guess I can't complain..."
"I like this Nee-chan!" - exclaimed Naruto as he saw how the girl seemed to be trying to get up with difficulty as she was still tied up.
"A helping hand!" - roared Kurotsuchi in fury.
"And all good things end soon..." - sighed the redheaded man as he shook his head as he watched as the Iwa girl seemed to be an enraged worm by the way she moved.