The Legend of the Kyubi

"Thank you for your hospitality," said Yugao as she left the old woman's home.     

"Oh, don't worry, dear," said the old woman as she gave her a smile. "'You can come back whenever you want"     

". . ." - Yugao was silent as she saw the door close slowly, only to notice how the old woman was watching her from the window of her home.     

"Thank you..." - Yugao muttered before disappearing from the sight of the old woman.     

"At least the change of environment is bringing her back to normal, Hayate-chan" - said the old woman as she looked at the picture of her with a young Hayate who was playing with a man of about 19.     

* * *     

"It's good to see you, Neko... Or should I say Yugao?" - asked Kakashi as he looked at the purple-haired woman.     

"I'm not on duty, Kakashi-sama, you can call me whatever you like" - answered Yugao as he looked at the leader of Konoha village.     

"Then I will call you Yugao for the good old days" - said Kakashi while smiling at her - "Tell me, how have our favorite redheads treated you?"     

"You know very well that Kushina-sama treats me very well, Uzu's life is a bit exhausting with Kushina-sama's constant training..." - responded Yugao with a blank look.     

"Oh, right, Kushina-sama and her sadism in training" - said Kakashi as he burst out laughing, only to be silenced by the young woman's deadly gaze - "Ok, I'm sorry, I apologize for my words"     

Yugao nodded before calming down, noting how the current Hokage looked at her - "Is something wrong?"     

"No, it's nothing," replied Kakashi as he shook his head. "It's good to see that you're slowly returning to normal"     

"Thank you" - Yugao muttered as a small smile appeared on her face.     

"Oh, I forgot, how is your mission going?" - asked Kakashi as he looked at the woman.     

"Nothing out of the ordinary" - answered Yugao seriously - "Uzushiogakure no Sato is developing at an accelerated rate, as well as its self-sufficient production capacity"     

". . ." - Kakashi nodded when he heard this before shaking his head - "Ok, I just need to know that, by the way, I would like you to give this letter to Kurama or Kushina-sama when one of them comes to fetch you"     

"?" - Yugao gave him a confused look because she knew that Kakashi had a special scroll that allowed him to communicate with the Uzumaki, so it was strange that he was so formal - "Is the problem that serious?"     

"Oh, it's nothing dangerous," answered Kakashi as he tried to explain the situation without saying much. "Let's just say it's about Konoha's reputation with the other villages"     

"Anything I need to know?" - asked Yugao as she frowned.     

"Hmm... normally I wouldn't tell you, but seeing as how you have remedied your relationship with Kushina-sama, I suppose she will tell you anyway," said Kakashi as he shrugged. "The truth is that there will soon be a meeting between the great villages in Tetsu no Kuni"     

"Meeting?" - asked Yugao in surprise.     

"Exactly, the villages are already bored with tolerating Akatsuki," replied Kakashi seriously while he narrowed his eyes, "And if I am sincere, I am also beginning to lose my patience"     

Kakashi was being sincere, he didn't want to see Akatsuki anymore because it was a constant reminder of his former best friend's actions.     

"Ok, I will give the letter to Kushina-sama" - answered Yugao while the leader of Konoha nodded.     

* * * * *     

"So Nagato, he's awake..." - said Obito as he looked at his partner of dubious origin - "This complicates things a little, but not so much that it is a problem"     

Zetsu said nothing else, he just seemed to be enjoying the moment.     

"Anyway, now that he's awake, I guess he'll come straight at us," said Obito with a neutral expression.     

"Not in the least," replied Zetsu as he shrugged, "He's not at full power yet"     

"I understand... I guess I'm going to train, so I can prepare for whatever comes," said Obito as he disappeared from the scene.     

"Heh, let's see how things end" - answered Zetsu while he let out a lunatic laugh.     

* * * * *     

"I see... it's interesting..." - said Kushina as she read the letter Yugao had given her.     

"What is it about? If I may ask" - said Yugao as she opened her eyes in surprise - "I am sorry for my disrespectful attitude, Kushina-sama"     

"No, you don't have to worry," Kushina replied as she shook her head. "The contents of this document are not as secret as you think, Kakashi just wants to ask for more places to use the [Hyperbolic Time Chamber], nothing more than that"     

"I see..." - Yugao nodded as she looked at her Sensei - "Kakashi-sama informed me of some things, although he did not tell me everything"     

"This is because of Akatsuki," replied Kushina as she narrowed her eyes because that group was something she really hated.     

"He told me that," Yugao nodded.     

"Well, then there's not much more to say, because it's intuitive" - answered Kushina while shrugging her shoulders - "Anyway, that's the whole thing, Kakashi wants to ask for places in our training camp, and I'm sure the other villages think the same way..."     

Yugao was about to say something, but was silent when she noticed how the scroll the red-haired woman had on her waist was beginning to shine brightly.     

"Wait, give me a second" - said Kushina as she took the scroll and injected it with some of her chakra - "Yes?"     

"Kushina-san? I'm Gaara, I'd like to talk to you about business"     

"Let me guess, you want to use the [Hyperbolic Time Chamber]," said Kushina calmly.     

"I guess Kakashi already informed you about the meeting of the 5 Kages"     

"Yes... and I suppose the letter to our clan will arrive shortly," replied Kushina as she shrugged her shoulders. "Anyway, I have no problem providing you with the [Hyperbolic Time Chamber] once again, I can even reduce your price for being Temari-chan's brothers"     

"I thought it would give us the training area for free..."     

"That voice... Kankuro?" - asked Kushina as she narrowed her eyes.     

"Hai, Kushina-sama"     

"Well, I'm going to explain some things to you... first, business and family, don't mix because it would create a serious confusion" - said Kushina seriously - "Second, I would give you the room if it was just the two of you, but I'm sure you will bring more people... Won't you?"     

The scroll fell silent as Kushina waited for the response of the young man from Suna, only to notice how the original voice that had called her was back.     

"I'm sorry about that... let's just say that Kankuro has been so busy that he hasn't been able to sleep, so he didn't think about what he said"     

"Relax, I'm not angry in the slightest" - answered Kushina calmly, only to notice how her scroll started to shine again - "I'll call you shortly with the confirmation and the price, now I have to answer another call".     

"Okay, we'll be waiting for you."     

" Now, let's see... Yes?" - Kushina asked again.     

"Hello, Kushina-san, I'm A-sama's new secretary"     

"Oh, hello" - answered Kushina with a smile - "Tell me... What did you call me for?"     

"The truth is that A-sama wanted to reserve places for the [Hyperbolic Time Chamber]"     

"Why didn't he call?" - Kushina asked with a scowl.     

"Let's just say he didn't have the courage..."     

But before Kushina could answer, there was the grunt of A in the background - "I see... tell him for me that his muscles seem to be just for show, because inside he's worse than a little girl"     

"Okay, that wasn't necessary, Kushina"     

Kushina only smiled when she heard the voice of the current Raikage - "Ok, enough with the jokes, tell me what you offer"     

"Are you going to give us a discount?"     

"Of course, Mabui, Samui and Yugito, they are part of the clan, I have to give you some respect, right?" - responded Kushina as she rolled her eyes, only to notice how the Raikage seemed to have let out a sigh of relief.     

"Ok, I'm going to give you two thunder tree sprouts"     

"Oh? Do I hear you clenching your teeth?" - Kushina asked in a joking tone.     

"Just tell me if you accept or not"     

"Okay, I accept, I'll double your input capacity just because I heard how upset you are" - smiled Kushina.     

"Right now I hate you, Uzumaki Kushina..."     

"Maybe I should reduce your capacity... - whispered Kushina.     

"I love you, you don't know how much I like you! If it weren't for being married, I would try to court you!"     

". . ." - Kushina's smile disappeared when she heard this as a dark aura began to surround her body.     

Yugao quickly retreated because she knew that chaos was about to begin, and as if by magic, the Raikage seemed to feel it too.     

"I'm sorry, it was just a joke, don't take it seriously, Kushina! I'm sorry, don't be angry, I promise I'll give you an additional 5 Storm Gems from the size of your hand!"     

"Oh? I didn't know you had gems of that size" - said Kushina calmly.     

"Oh, thank you Kami-sama for listening to my prayers... I mean, yes, we had a hard time finding a mine, but we did it... Okay, I'm not going to talk about it"     

"Tch, I almost got you to talk," Kushina muttered as she began to negotiate with A on a more serious level because she really wanted those Storm Gems, after all, that was the main ingredient in creating a special Seal that was very useful to Uzu right now.