Birthday: Part-1

Biwako P.O.V

Being the wife of the Hokage is a tough job. I always have to look out for my image as people whisper around you all the time, then gossips turn into rumors and that's where it gets really bad. In the end you have to stop going out for a week or so for the rumors to die down. Just a few months back, a rumor about my oldest son Asuma started this way.

That day we were going out for shopping and my younger son Ashim suddenly said he wanted a giant pink fluffy rabbit. At first Asuma and I laughed, then noticed his serious face. It was out of the character for my son, Ashim as he generally tend to act more mature than someone his age. He should understand that it is mostly a girl's toy. Boys generally play with toy kunai and pretend to be a ninja. But somehow, after seeing that cute little face of his I agreed.

We went out, then bought the toy from one of the very few toy shops left because of the war and walked around the village for more shopping. We bought the toy first because the shop was near the Sarutobi Compound and since I didn't write it down while making the list, I didn't want to forget it. After that the rumor started to spread around the village about Asuma always playing with cute toys that generally only girls would play with. As a result, four months back, on his birthday, we mostly received these sort of toys even after going through the pain of solving them. I still remember how many girls wanted to talk to Asuma on the day and how many times he got rubbed all over his face and squashed by many women who came to the birthday party.

Well, now it's Ashim's birthday and there is no rumor about him, other than him keeping silent, even as a baby and not playing with children his age. But, it is not that exaggerated. Some children are just silent, as my mother in law would put it. I hope to make it a memorable event and decided to make the preparations my self.

Tsunade P.O.V

"TokkK... Ahhhhh.!!! Hey. bring me more juice." I loudly proclaimed

"Right away Tsunade sama." Replied the owner, as he was serving me himself for some reason. Probably because I am drinking juice, instead for sake.

"Huhhhh" It's really difficult to quench my thirst without sake, but I have no choice as I have to go to Teacher's younger son's birthday party today. Normally, I wouldn't care for something like that, but recently Jiraya has his eyes on an academy student named Minato and will most likely become his jonin sensie when the little guy graduates.

I wouldn't lose to Jiraya in anything so I am going to the party, not because I want to take Teacher's children a student as they are just little toddlers, but there will be many people coming. I hope to find a good talent as I am in the village because Iwa is confronting Kumo now and has to retreat from Konoha. I was dispatched towards Iwa.

I would've taken in Nawaki, who is about to start going to the academy, but he refused. He wants to become the hokage and is quite competitive with me. Another option would be Kushina but she would be going to Usumakigakure after the graduation to stay for a few years, despite the village council's protests. She has been learning from grandmother while going to the academy and is quite skilled in fuinjutsu.