Chapter 237 - Cap 221: Six

Tsunade didn't know how she was supposed to be right now.

Should she be happy because she finally had the family she loved so much? Should she be sad about the life of one of her babies? Maybe she would be screaming, cursing God for giving her this torment?

She wasn't sure, so she could only react in one way, to be silent as she watched the sky through the window.

"Tsunade-chan..." - said Kurama while holding the woman's hand - "I'm sorry..."

"No... it's not your fault..." - replied Tsunade as she shook his head - "It's mine for letting me be carried away..."

The experiment had been a success, she had managed to bring all her cells back to life, making her body rejuvenate and return to its 25-year-old appearance that it always showed but none of that mattered at this time.

"Tsunade!" - exclaimed the girls of the Uzumaki clan as they entered the room where the blonde was.

"Kushina, girls..." - said Tsunade with a smile - "Hello..."

"Are you all right?!" - exclaimed Kushina with surprise when she detected a certain little detail - "!"

"It was obvious that you would find out..." - said Tsunade with a smile, only to sigh with regret - "Yes... you are right..."

"Kushina... tell us what's going on..." - said Mikoto with a scowl.

"She..." - said Kushina with surprise and concern.

"Don't worry, I'll tell you myself..." - replied Tsunade while shaking her head - "I'm sure Kushina informed you about the First Cycle"

The girls nodded when they heard this.

"As you know, during the First Cycle, we Uzumaki women are in our optimum state to bring up offspring" - said Tsunade while looking around - "But I didn't take into account one small detail..."

"What detail?" - asked Mikoto with a scowl.

"That not only was my vitality and fertility at its peak, but I was also being influenced by the vitality that came from using Nature's Energy to activate the regenerative factor in my cells" - replied Tsunade as she shook her head - "That made my fertility break the limit and well..."

"There have been reports of girls having s.e.x during their First Cycle" - added Kushina - "And they ended up having twins or triplets..."

The girls immediately understood where the conversation was headed and could only look at Tsunade in surprise.

"And I... I am going to have s.e.xtuplets..." - responded Tsunade as she shook her head - "Counting one who is in danger..."

". . ." - The girls were silent because they never thought they'd hear anything like this.

"Don't worry, Tsunade-chan... I promise you we'll find a solution..." - said Kurama as the girls nodded - "Remember that we still have the doc.u.ments of our clans, to Ma and Pa on Mount Myoboku, or even to the bastard Orochimaru..."

"Right, we might find something in Uzushio's library" - said Kushina seriously as Mikoto thought about the books that were gathering dust in her clan's library.

"Right... my grandfather was also an expert in Senjutsu... He may have gathered some information, not to mention that Uncle Tobirama may have discovered something..." - mumbled Tsunade as she felt there might still be a solution - "Thank you"

* * * * *

"What's the plan, Leader?" - asked Kisame as he played with his rock.

"Capture the Hachibi" - answered Pain with neutrality as he looked at his subordinates.

"How will we do it?" - asked Itachi.

"This time it will be a little more complicated... so I will need all of you to join the operation" - said Pain as he looked at each of the Akatsuki members - "How ready is Namikaze Menma?"

"Hmm... I'd say he'll need at least a month or two to be at our level,'' Tobi replied as he tilted his head.

"Exactly. - Pain nodded - "The Reibi will be indispensable to our plan"

"Hmm... I guess I'll have to speed things up a bit... it'll be ready in a month at the most" - said Tobi calmly as Pain nodded again.

"I'll leave it in your hands," added Pain as he looked at Konan - "You know what to do"

"Hai!" - Konan nodded as she left.

"Anything we need to know, leader?" - Kisame asked as he looked at the leader and Akatsuki - "How about where our little friend went?"

"Where she went is none of your business, Kisame..." - said Pain as he frowned - "The only thing you need to know is that you have to follow my instructions"

"Okay, you don't have to be so pissed off" - answered Kisame as he rolled his eyes.

Itachi was only silent as he shook his head. He felt that his stay at Akatsuki was about to end.

"You can do whatever you want until further notice, although I recommend that you train to be in top condition for the operation," said Pain as he disappeared.

"You heard the boss, move on," said Tobi as he disappeared from the scene.

"Okay, that idiot is getting on my nerves," said Kisame disdainfully. "Is something wrong, Itachi?"

"No... it's nothing" - denied Itachi as his image disappeared.

"Hmm... everyone who remains is boring, Itachi is a mime, Konan is a cold bitch, Tobi is f.u.c.k.i.n.g crazy, and leader is a stone hater..." - Kisame muttered as he shook his head - "Maybe I should find a better job... the pay in this place isn't even good"

* * * * *

It had been a few hours since Kurama and Tsunade had left the seal and everyone was looking for some answer among the information from their respective clans. Kushina and half of the girls who lived in the Uzumaki Mansion went to Uzushiogakure no Sato in search of information that could help Tsunade, and among them were the Anko Rangers.

"What are they doing here?!" - Kin exclaimed in surprise when she saw her former clan.

"It's good to see that you still remember us," snorted a woman who was very similar to her.

"Don't give me your shit, Onee-chan," snorted Kin with disdain. "It was your fault that I had to leave the clan and join that bastard Orochimaru"

The two women began to argue while Kushina took the others to help her in the library. Normally she would get in the middle of the fight and try to help the sisters but now there was no time for that.

Mikoto was with the Kumo's girls at Uchiha Manor to look for information, while Tsume, Hinata and Ino, were in their respective clans looking through as many books as possible with the help of their clan members.

Shizune had decided to go to Sarutobi Mansion to talk to Hiruzen so that she could ask for his help while Kurama entered Senju Residence together with a mini-army of clones to help him find all the information possible.

Tsunade was still tired after so many nights of passion during the last weeks and was being accompanied by Hikari and the other nurses.

* * * * *

"Have you found anything?" - asked Kurama as he left the book he had read back in its original location and took another.

"Nothing at the moment, boss," said one of the clones as the others nodded, "We've only found tips for practicing Senjutsu among other things..."

"That information is no longer useful to us," sighed Kurama as he shook his head. "But I want you to continue to collect that information, it may be useful to us in the future"

"Ok" - nodded the Clone while the others continued to look for a method to help Tsunade.

"I think I found something" - said one clone while the others took a look.

"Let me see" - said Kurama impatiently as he took the book, only to notice that it was Hashirama's diary.

"Page 10, boss" - said the clone as Kurama began to read.

[Day XX, Month XX, Year XXXX

Today I came back from my first training at Senjutsu, it's been a few months since I saw my beloved wife, Mito-chan ... and I honestly couldn't resist her beauty]

"Okay, this is unnecessary..." - said Kurama as he frowned because he sincerely did not want to read about Hashirama's adventures with Mito.

"Go on, boss," said the clone, "three weeks in the future..."

"Ok..." - sighed the redheaded man as he frowned and continued reading.

[Day XX, Month XX, Year XXXX

Today, Mito-chan gave me the happiest and saddest news I could have been given... I'm going to be a father!

Normally this would take a while but Mito-chan can feel the presence of someone within a kilometer range, not to mention that she couldn't make a joke like that... but back to the subject, this should be cause for celebration but... my child seems to be in danger... it seems that part of my essence had Senjutsu chakra, affecting the baby negatively... I honestly don't know what to do...]

"This is perfect..." said Kurama while a small smile appeared on his face as he saw how the situation Hashirama had gone through was similar to his. He quickly looked around and noticed how all the clones had a smile on their face - "What are you doing?! Continue to gather information about Senjutsu! I want all the information available when you disappear!"

"Hai, boss!" - exclaimed the clones as they continued to read.

Kurama looked at the book in his hands for a few seconds before continuing with his reading, only this time he had a serious expression on his face because he didn't want to miss a single detail.