Cap 240: Oof

Tsunami stayed static in place while she thought about her father's words because she was honestly still confused about their meaning.

"I better get home... it's time to prepare dinner" - mumbled Tsunami as she shook her head.

* * * * *

Two days had passed since the Uzumaki clan had returned to Uzushiogakure no Sato and Kurama were taking care of all the paperwork and training of Inari.

After leaving his clones in charge, Kurama decided to take a little break with his princess because Naruto was doing what he hated the most, studying with Kushina. Ryu was together with his mother and Shizune in the new hospital because he sincerely needed all the help she could get with so many wounded during the construction of the village.

"Are you ready, little one?" - asked Kurama as he picked up his daughter.

"Un!" - Izumi nodded as the two of them walked out of the Uzumaki Tower holding hands.

The new villagers of Uzushiogakure no Sato had a smile on their faces after seeing Kurama walk with her daughter.

"Look daddy, it's mommy two!" - exclaimed Izumi as she pointed in the direction of where Tsunami was shopping.

"Huh? - Tsunami opened her eyes in surprise when she heard this because even though it sounded strange, she felt that the girl was not wrong.

"Izumi... she is not Mommy Two, she is Tsunami-san" - said Kurama while correcting her daughter - "She is a different person, so you don't have to call people like that"

"Ok..." - whispered Izumi as her black eyes seemed to begin to blur with tears.

"Kurama-san... you shouldn't treat the girl like that..." - said Tsunami as she looked at the redhead.

"No, Tsunami-san" - said Kurama firmly - "When my children are doing something wrong, they have to be aware of what they are doing"

"B-But... you don't have to be so hard on a child," said Tsunami when she saw that the little Izumi was about to start crying.

"She's not crying, she's trying to avoid punishment," said Kurama as he rolled his eyes at Tsunami. He knew very well what his children were like and the techniques they used so that they would not be punished - "Look"

"Hmph!" - Izumi snorted in annoyance as she saw that her technique no longer worked against her father.

". . ." - Tsunami could only remain silent at this as she felt she had misunderstood things. She blushed as she noticed how Kurama was looking at her while a huge feeling of shame invaded her being.

"Apologize to Tsunami-san" - said Kurama as he looked at his daughter.

"I'm sorry, Mommy Two..." - said Izumi as she looked at the woman with her huge eyes, to the point that she felt like she was melting with her gaze.

"I said you didn't have to call others like that," said Kurama seriously as he looked at little Uzumaki.

"I'm sorry, Tsunami-san..." - whispered Izumi as she looked at the woman - "I'm sorry I called you Mommy Two"

And that's when something was born in the woman's heart. She slowly approached Izumi and hugged her carefully - "It's okay... I'm not angry or anything..."

"Really?" - asked Izumi as she looked at the woman who looked like her mother - "You're not mad at me?"

"Of course not," smiled Tsunami. "Why would I be angry with a pretty girl like you?"

Izumi answered with the biggest smile she had ever given - "Thank you, Tsunami Kaasan!"

"Tsunami Kaasan?!" - exclaimed Tsunami in her thoughts as the words of the young Uzumaki resounded in her mind.

* * * * *

"I wonder how Tsunade-sama is doing," murmured Kakashi as he frowned in concern.

It had been a while since he had received news from Kurama or the others.

"Take it easy, Kakashi-san" - said Tina as she gave him a worried look - "She's with Kurama-sama, I'm sure everything will be fine".

". . ." - Kakashi glanced at her before nodding her words, only to open his eyes in surprise when he noticed how a red flash appeared in the middle of the room - "!"

"It has been a while since I last came to this place," murmured Kurama as he looked around and noticed how nothing had changed.

"Kurama!" - exclaimed Kakashi in surprise as he looked at the redhead.

"Stop! I'm sure you're curious to know what happened and I'll tell you calmly after we finish what I came here to do" - said Kurama calmly as a second red flash appeared on the scene, showing Kushina's form - "Ok, now that we're all here, it's time to talk business... if you want you can also send for Hiruzen, I'm sure he'll want to hear this too"

Kakashi was silent for a few seconds before nodding. He quickly sent Yugao to find his former leader while he was talking about the reason for the appearance of the two Uzumaki.

* * * * *

While the two redheads were talking with Kakashi, a couple of clones started walking towards the different clans of Konoha to ask if some members would like to join Uzushiogakure as a secondary branch.

First, they went to the Nara clan but Shikaku made it clear that they would not leave Konoha, then they went to the Yamanaka and Akimichi clans, although they gave a different answer. Choza decided to accept Kurama's proposal to open restaurants in Uzushio in exchange for priority in the purchase of local supplies. Inoichi reluctantly accepted his wife's idea of creating a company to help people to overcome their psychological problems, which he would use as an excuse to see his daughter more often.

Hiashi decided to accept Kurama's proposal, after all, he knew that his daughters were in love with the redhead, so they would have a good future in Uzu, and as he now didn't have to worry about an heir since Neji had decided to take over, he could finally spend time with his girls and his future grandchildren as he always wished.

Ayame and Teuchi also decided to move and thanks to the help of Kushina and her seals, they were able to move with their restaurant after clarifying the situation to the neighbors.

* * * * *

"Remember Shino... if you hurt her, I promise you that the only thing that will be left of you will be those little beings..." - said Kurama with neutrality as he watched Shino become static from his threat - "I hope that's clear"

Fuu was about to say something but was silent when she heard her Bijuu respond - "Easy Kurama if you don't do it, I will.

"You too, Chou-chan?!" - shouted Fuu in surprise.

"Hmph! I'm just defending my friend!" - responded Choumei with concern, although inside he was thinking other things - "I still blame myself for almost killing you"

"Easy, Kurama-san" - said Shino as he took off his glasses for the first time since they met to show how serious he was right now - "I promise I will protect Fuu-chan even if it costs me my life".

"That's good to hear, my friend," answered Kurama seriously.

* * * * *

Meanwhile, Mikoto, stood at the door of her old home while waiting for someone to answer her call.

"I'm coming!" - a shout was heard from inside. Within seconds the door opened and showed a pink-haired girl holding a small black-haired girl in her arms. She was about to ask who it was but was silently surprised when she saw who it was - "Hello, Sakura-chan"

"Who is honey?" - another woman's voice was heard behind her, showing a lady with brown hair - "?!"

"You're here too, Mebuki!" - Mikoto smiled at them while staring lovingly at the baby Sakura was carrying in her arms - "Sarada-chan... I haven't seen you in such a short time and look how beautiful you are"

"Mikoto!/Kaasan!" - exclaimed the two Haruno women with emotion.

"If you're back, that means that..." - said Sakura while she looked at Mikoto with concern.

"Calm, everything is fine" - responded Mikoto with a smile on her beautiful face - "She is resting next to the babies in Mount Myoboku, sincerely that is the safest place"

Sakura was about to say something more when she saw how Kurama appeared in a red flash - "Baka!"

"I did not know that you cared so much for your father" - said Kurama with a half-smile, only to bend when feeling Sakura's fist in his stomach - "Oof".

"I'm surprised that that clone didn't explode" - said Mikoto with surprise when he saw how the young redhead was still intact.

"It's... because I'm not a clone..." - murmured Kurama as he tried to catch his breath. He did not understand the motive but the punch of Sakura, that sincerely should not have hurt him at all, hurt like hell.

"Never underestimate the power that a woman can get when she is angry, much less when she is a mother" - said Sakura with neutrality while she saw how her fist seemed to be hot because of the steam that came out from her knuckles.

"I must admit that that was a good punch" - mumbled Mikoto with a serious expression - "As it would be expected from the girl who learned from Tsunade-san"