Chapter 166: Tenants

When we returned home, I frowned as I saw Lady Tsunade don a disguise as she saw the gates, hiding her identity - Shizune too.

However, I said nothing as they got into line behind us, 'sneaking' into the village as Chunin - they provided fake aliases that made the guards nod, finding them on the list.

Hiding my surprise, I just continued on like normal and led them towards the Mitarashi Compound, where we were greeted with Akari, Riku, and Tomoe being held by Anko, Kurenai, and Karen respectively; funnily enough, Akari was turning out to be more of a Mommy's girl than anyone else, with both Riku and Tomoe being equal in their love and affections towards Anko, Kurenai and I.

I beckoned for everyone to just go inside before I started speaking, Anko frowning as she saw the two average looking women behind me, the former Red Listed Kunoichi instantly understanding that these two were someone special, and not just some random Shinobi hiding their identity.

To say she was surprised when Lady Tsunade dropped her Henge was an understatement, while Kurenai froze in shock at their appearance, making the blonde woman laugh.

"No need to be so flabbergasted you two~! I'm just stopping by because I heard something interesting..."

She grinned as she looked towards Karin, who backed away a few steps as she took in everyone's reactions.

"Karin, there's no need to worry; she's not here to harm you or anything like that. Far from it. She's actually..."

I glanced at Tsunade, who was beaming as she saw the red haired Uzumaki staring at her warily.

"I'm related to you. My grandmother was an Uzumaki as well, little one. She had the same vibrant crimson hair as you..."

At this time, Makoto had walked out of the kitchen, only to freeze as she saw the Sannin kneeling near her daughter.

"Ah, and you must be her mother? Makoto, correct? Kokoro said that you had a difficult time raising your daughter... I... apologize for not doing better at locating my people; you should have never gone through what you did..."

The mature Uzumaki clenched her jaw before shaking her head, giving Tsunade a soft smile as she said "That's fine. If I hadn't been on the run, I never would have had Karin. She means more to me than my own life..."

Nodding, Tsunade stood up and glanced towards the table, saying "We should probably sit; I would like to discuss some things, if you wouldn't mind?"

I nodded and moved towards the table, accepting Riku and Tomoe as I sat down, the rest of my family taking seats - as well as Makoto and Karin, who were looking at Tsunade.

"So... You said that Minato's brat is still doing well? Just some... small issues with his mental state?"

"Yes; Naruto has some problems, but I think he's dealing with them all rather well, considering his age. He's found healthy outlets for his stress and good coping mechanisms. As for his strength, he and his class are - according to official documents - far above most classes for their age group in terms of strength, and that isn't including his skill with seals."

Karin beamed as she heard the praise towards Naruto, resolve and pride filling her crimson eyes in equal amounts.

As for Tsunade, she gave a relieved smile before sighing, shaking her head as she looked towards the table.

"I... should have been there for him... Hah... Makoto, do you know the lineage of your blood? How... 'pure' it is? What I want to ask is does Karin have a chance at awakening the Adamantine Sealing Chains, or even a sub variant of them?"

The question made Makoto frown, before she shrugged, saying "I... don't know. I can't be certain, as my parents never told me much about our legacy."

"That's fine, I was just curious. My next question is for you, Kokoro."

She looked towards me, and a smile tugged at her lips as she asked "I saw that you had a few spare buildings towards the base of this hill. If I took some of the remaining Senju funds, would you mind if I 'rented' those buildings from you? The Senju Compound just... holds too many memories for me to return to. Not yet, anyways. I can't bring myself to remain in those halls for too long, which means I would need a place to stay inside Konoha. And considering our... dealings~?"

I blushed as she leaned forwards, her bountiful breasts resting against the table as she smirked at Cameia and I, which made Anko and Kurenai frown.

Coughing into my fist, I said "If you can cover the costs of refurbishing them, then you can use them for as long as you want. We weren't using them anyways..."

My other two wives were giving me questioning glances, but I just waved those gazes away as I focused on Tsunade, who began to speak again, slowly asking questions to get to know Makoto and Karin, as well as her new 'landlords' Anko and Kurenai.

During this all, Shizune remained quiet and sipped on her tea, leaving everything to her Sensei as she observed and listened.

Eventually, Makoto got up to prepare dinner, and we chatted into the night, with Tsunade and Shizune occupying one of the spare rooms for the night, since they didn't want to bother with the village for now.