Chapter 261 - Cap 239: If you want to do something, just do it

It had been two days since Tsunade had given birth to the six babies, and she was finally as good as new, all thanks to her Uzumaki vitality, her Senjutsu chakra, and Kurama's treatment.

Everyone present had decided to stay a few more days on Mount Myoboku to make sure nothing was wrong with the children.

"Kuro-chan" - said Kushina looking at the redhead - "We need to talk about Uzushio"

"I know what you are trying to say," answered Kurama as he looked at the beautiful redhead. "Remember that I have clones in our village and they come from time to time to talk to me about the latest changes in Uzushio"

"I see..." - nodded Kushina as she calmed down.

Uzushio had undergone a 360° change from what he had been before. Not only was the village now full of life with all the people working, but the activities of the villagers were becoming more and more recurrent.

Fishing, agriculture, and stock breeding were beginning to bear fruit thanks to the enormous vitality of the area.

The inhabitants of Nami no Kuni lived with a smile on their faces when they saw the massive difference between the before and the now, after all, now they could finally eat until they could no more.

The Fuma clan had also changed, and now they were much nicer than when they first entered the village.

During these months, Tazuna had started the construction of bridges to connect Uzushio with the different islands around them, which was not so complicated since a clone of Kurama had grown huge trees to function as supports for the bridge after they were drilled so that the holes took the form of tunnels.

Huge black stone walls covered the Uzushio shores while the other part of the village was protected by a natural barrier of cliffs, making the Uzumaki Ancestral Land now an impenetrable fortress.

"I feel it is a good time to start with phase three" - answered Kurama seriously while Kushina nodded - "I was thinking the same thing"

"Phase three?" - asked the other women.

"Phase three is to create 3 seals for Uzushio" - answered Kushina calmly - "The first one, a Barrier Seal like Konoha's, to have better security. The second, a chakra absorption seal for Uzushio to have better vitality, as well as for shinobis to have much easier training. Third, a temperature regulation seal... Uzushio has the characteristic of suffering extreme temperature changes during the different seasons, that's why we need this seal either way".

"I understand..." - Mikoto nodded as she looked at Tsunade - "What do you plan to do?"

"As much as I'd like to visit the place my grandmother mentioned so much, I don't think I can do it at the moment" - said Tsunade as she shook her head - "I'm going to wait for my little ones' Tenketsu to get strong enough to take them with me to Uzu"

Kurama gave them a conflicted look but still nodded - "Ok... although I will make it clear that I will come to see you every day"

"You don't have to, but I appreciate it" - smiled Tsunade as she gave him a kiss on the cheek - "Go, I don't want to take up any more of your time"

"You don't have to say it that way, Tsunade" - said Kushina as she rolled her eyes.

"I'm sorry" - said Tsunade with a forced smile as she apologized for her words.

"Kuro-chan... let me talk a little with Tsunade alone while you guys go to Uzushio" - said Kushina while her eyes glowed slightly - "I have some things to say to you before we leave"

"Kurama-kun, you better let those two talks," said Mikoto as she shook her head.

"Okay, I guess" - Kurama just shrugged as he disappeared from the scene with the others.

"Okay, it's time we made some things clear, Tsunade" - said Kushina as she motioned to the blonde to sit next to her.

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Kurama and the others reappeared in the middle of Uzushiogakure no Sato, only to open their eyes in surprise because it was nothing like what they saw when they last came.

"Ok, I'm surprised" - said Anko while looking around - "I wonder if they will sell Dango?"

The others rolled their eyes at the purple-haired woman, and then concentrated on what they were observing,

While the nearby houses were somewhat monotonous because they were all the same, those on the horizon were very different. Each of them was different as if they had given the builders complete creative freedom.

"It's a picturesque place," said Mikoto as she looked around, only to frown as she noticed how much of the local people were looking at her in surprise.

"Mommy?" - Izumi asked curiously as she looked around - "Why is everyone looking at you?"

"I have no idea, my little girl," responded Mikoto as her little nose twitched slightly in annoyance.

"Okaasan?! - exclaimed a 12-year-old boy.

"?" - Mikoto looked around for the boy's mother but frowned even more when she noticed how everyone was looking at them in surprise.

"Mikoto-san... I think he's talking to you," said Kin as she looked around.

"Huh?" - Mikoto opened her eyes in surprise because she didn't understand why someone was calling her Kaasan.

"Okaasan, stop joking" - exclaimed the boy as he walked in her direction.

"Inari?" - murmured Kurama in surprise, only to immediately understand the situation. His young apprentice had mistaken Mikoto for Tsunami, although he couldn't blame the boy when the two were quite similar.

"Why are you laughing, Kurama-kun?" - Mikoto asked with a scowl, only to see the young redhead begin to laugh out loud.

"Sensei?" - asked Inari in surprise as he saw his sensei laughing.

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"I'm sorry!" - exclaimed Inari with embarrassment as he realized that he had mistaken a stranger for his mother.

"Easy, young Inari," said Mikoto with a smile as she tried to calm the boy, "From what Kurama-kun told me, your mother looks similar to me, doesn't she?"

"H-Hai," nodded Inari as he looked down at the floor.

"Inari? What are you doing?" - asked Tsunami as she walked to her son. She had come to this place because she had heard how her son was talking to a woman who looked like her, even though she never thought she would look like that.

Mikoto was a much more noble version of her, which frankly made her uneasy because it made her feel inferior, like cheap merchandise.

"Ara~?" - Mikoto opened her eyes in surprise because honestly, the woman in front of her could pass for her twin sister - "Hello, my name is Uchiha Mikoto, it is a p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e to meet you..."

"Tsunami... Just Tsunami" - said Tsunami as she shook the woman's hand.

"Ok, this is a little strange... I guess it's true in the saying that in the world there are at least one or two people who look like you" - said Anko as she shook her head.

"Huh? Kurama? What are you doing here?" - Tazuna asked in surprise - "I swore I saw you at the port"

"I think you're too drunk, old man," replied Kurama as he rolled his eyes.

"Right..." - Tazuna nodded as he scratched his cheek - "And for the record, I haven't had that much to drink since I got here, I promised Tsunami"

"That's good" - Kurama nodded with a smile

"Sensei! I'm ready!" - exclaimed Inari with emotion at the sight of his real sensei.

"Okay, we'll start tomorrow after I check a few things," said Kurama with a smile as he stroked the boy's hair.

"Ok" - nodded Inari firmly.

"Speaking of which... I have some things to talk to you about, Kurama-san" - said Tsunami while frowning.

"I promise we'll talk later but right now I have a lot of things to do and review" - said Kurama while nodding - "I know it has to do with the fact that I had Inari trained but you have to understand that this is what he decided".

"Relax, I'm not in the least angry with that I would like to thank you for helping my son choose his path" - responded Tsunami with a smile - "If it weren't for your help, he would still be undecided about what to choose for his future".

"I didn't do anything, I just gave him a little push," answered Kurama as he retreated with the others to the Uzumaki Tower.

". . ." - Tsunami stared at them for a few seconds before shaking her head, not noticing that her father was looking at her with his eyes half-closed.

"I'm going to go and get some sleep, I'm still tired from all that training I did today" - sighed Inari as he headed towards his current home.

"I think I'll go talk to some friends about the next project" - said Tazuna while he shook his head - "Maybe have a few drinks with them to celebrate the completion of the fishing boat project".

"Ok.... I'll let you do it this time" - said Tsunami while he squinted - "Just remember not to come home drunk or I swear I'll kick you out"

"Okay, you don't have to be so violent with me," said Tazuna as he walked out of the room, but not before turning towards his daughter - "If you want to do it, do it"

"Huh?" - Tsunami was surprised when she heard her father speak because she was honestly confused by his words.