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Few days later Mito was invited to welcome back party for Asuma. She was surprised when she realized the 6 months had already passed and that young boy was to return. Kurenai was super happy that she managed to smile through the whole preparations which took more than 6 hours to complete. Kurenai had organized everything the party was at the favorite restaurant of Asuma, luckily everyone was of the missions and could make it. Mito slowly walked to the restaurant, where she knew everyone else was gathered. Kurenai prepared this as a surprise, she got a letter from Asuma that told him that he was coming back. Sge wrote the reply as she said to meet her here. She never said anything about others so ot was surprise.
However she didn't think that this was how she would expose their relationship. When Asuma came in the restaurant Kurenai had put the waitress to lead him towards them. Asuma had large buqet of flowers, Kurenai 's favorite. Kurenai noticed them to late. As the whole group saw it and Mito and Hayate grinned, everyone yelled at same time :" welcome home Asuma."
After getting over the surprise Asuma noticed how everyone waa starting at flowers. Mito qas the one to ask :"for whoare those flowers.,"
Asuma blushed as he lied:" for my mother."
Mito smirked :" ah, i see, but i didn't know your mother was here or that she liked the same kind of flowers as Kurenai did."
Asuma blushed even more. Seeing that he wouldn't answer Hayate asked Kurenai :" are those flowers your favorite. "
But before she could answer Rin did for her :" yes those are her favorite flowers. "
Kurenai was blushing as hard as Asuma was. Mito smirked :" who would guess that you two were dating, certainly not me." she said it with sarcasm clearly shown in her voice. The whole table laughed as they nodded. Saying about time and that they expected them to end up together either way. Mito hummed as she said:" but they are dating fpr more than a year and half
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The group was silent then wondering how they didn't notice such thing. Mito smirked :" well Guy kun thought it was just youthful of them to be so close."
Everybody died from laughing o
At the joke. As the time went the dinner had calmed down and Asuma and Kurenai were no longer afraid to hold hands and to whisper to each other. They were teased aboutit but it didn't seem to matter to them. Mito finally had to go to toilet and she was there for few minutes. When she got back the topic was on relationship. The boys reviled that Obito and Rin were together too, and that Hayate had a crush. Guy jokingly said :" so that leaves me Mito, Raido Kakashi and Genma all single."
Mito shake her head as she said :" guy kun don't lump as in same category. I have many boyfriends."
Mito was on role with her jokes. Raido was the offend by her defense :"so are you saying that it is okay for me be in same category as him."
Mito jokingly said :"You can always confess your feelings to me."
Raido shake his head :" to much hassle competing with others."
Mito nodded :" ah i see, but maybe if you gather enough courage."
Raido then took the chance to dork some more :" Mito - San, i then will say something. "
In his most dramatic voice :" Mito - san please don't chose those other guys, don't you know how much i love you, i have been here all this time, don't you dare to leave me alone."
Mito played along :" how could yoi even think that i would choose someone else. Didn't you believe in me. I just can't be with someone that doesn't trust me. "
Raido was then in denial :" noz i do trust you don't you dare say that this is my fault. "
The little sitcom came to the end as waitress had come to give them more drinks. The dou was red as they were interrupted while the others were dieing from the laughter.
When the dinner was finally over Mito had to leave saying she had things to do in the morning. Others went to other places to continue their welcome party.
Mito sighed softly as she laid down in her bed. She knew that she could joke about her situation, bur did she really accept it completely. What would happen in future. She knew that most of her mission would come to end once Naruto is born she would only need to lead them to become strong enough to defeat black Zetsu. What would happen with her life. Did she want to live here. Well recently she started to feel like she is home here, even though she never knew how that actually felt, she had always wondered. She sighed again as sleep come closer to her. Her eyes were heavy just as decisions she was supposed to take. Before her mind had decided her heart already knew. However Mito was afraid of that answer. She was asleep. Her dreams were bright.
The days flew by Mito she was as busy as usual. Her days were filled with work fun and dayly routine. She knew that there were few things that Konoha still had to be careful but she considered them of non importance for now. She doubted that kumo would try the kidnapping of Hyuga again, well there were 3 years for to it actually happen. And most countries were in together. Mito concentrated on things she could change now. Mito and Minato prepared everything for Kushina labor even though it was 3 months after this day. Kushina would spend the whole week before her due day there just in case the birth began early.
Mito sighed softly as she considered what could possibly go wrong. Sbe would allways frown when she would fund nothing.
Mito spent some time with Orochimaru who was investigating the Uzumaki library and it didn't seem he would stop soon. She even met Kabuto who turned to be sweet boy. Not a asshole she remembered from
anime . However she knew that boy was still someone who could possibly become dangerous so she put him in care of Orochimaru who was on her side now completely she and him were like toe and nail.
While somewhere in dark there were two people. One that was evil itself and other was husk of person. The plans that evil itself created were slowly moving forward, he knew how to shake the whole world and that someone who had sgaken his plans so many times before. He only had few steps to take and victory was alll his even if his first step doesn't work it would buy him enough time and he has a perfect target for it. Slowly the husk opened their eyes to be meet with strange sight. The look on thier face was saying that it wasn't possible.
The new enemy was born from nothingness.
Slowly the destiny twisted herself again and again creating similar scenarios. That can't be seen through even if someone has knowledge of future or posible future. Even though the force that was changing destiny was natural one, tge nature herself rejected the changes.
The longer the changes were happening the harsher the consequences would be.
Mito was unaware of such changes since they were far from her. While she expected something to happen that she couldn't predict she was always surprised how things didn't change much, there were few but that was to except. Mito was concerned about her strength as she finally found time to train with her artificials. She had lot trouble trying to activate and control Rosé, Jennie was the easiest to control since she needed just to think to use it. But the images had to be clear. She could even make it on fire, or water. However that costed her a tons of chakra. Jisoo was to sharp and heavy at first however she got used to it fast her swings were precise however she wasn't on the same level with it as the sword from Genma. Last was Lisa who wasn't the hardest nor easiest to use. Her movements were strange and unpredictable, however she was too weak, her avatar had to filled with tons of chakra just to make normal amount of damage. So Mito decided not to use her often. Only when it was necessary. She would fill her with chakra every day from now on just in case. The other problem was that Lisa could be summoned and she could move only 100 meters away from her core. There was solution if she carried it herself it would be fine. But Mito needed to make a seal which would be good for Lisa and that was long thing to do since the seal mustn't separat the two in two dimensions so the seal must be somewhere on Lisa's body, or core should be imbelded into her.
So Mito had trained hardest and longest with Rosé. She firstly had to manage to activate it without hurting herself. That alone took her adjusting the chakra for a week, the chakra had to be week and of certain frequency, then she had to make sure the range was good for fighting enemies, that was larger problem because she at first didn't know what to change. After trying everything she realized her mistake. She didn't need to worry about frequency but rather that the constant flow doesn't stop at any moment. The range was dealt with changing frequency, the larger the frequency the more distance the seal would have reach. It was really tiring and difficult to control her. The seal could be defensive or offensive. That was easy to change, by just thought. However Mito knew that disadvantage was the long time she needed to really cast the seal, but positive part was that it was unpredictable and very effective.
Mito sighed as she finnished her training. Today was one of days when children would come to see and ask for advices if they had troubles in academy. It was mostly theory that they didn't get and Mito enjoyed explaining those. Mito didn't mind the lack of work, well she had work but she now had few hours to train which was luxury two months ago. It seemed like a calm before a storm. Well she couldn't really say anything right now, she could only enjoy it while it lasts. Shikaku was often a guest that would come to talk over shogi match, he would win every time but he didn't only enjoy playing against her but also talking about politics with her. She would often get solutions he only thought for a second and she would explain why she would do that. Shikaku appreciated her opinion, even though sometimes they thought different. She would often open his mind. She was his wake up call when he was to tired of usual happenings.
Mito liked playing against him, she would have time to speak ger mind with someone as smart as her or even smarter, she got to have her favorite tea and play a game, she missed that in her early childhood. No one was allowed to play with her. Well there probably wasn't even need to prevent anyone from playing with her, nobody knew of her existence, or those that did thought of her as a insect, that survived purely on luck. Mito hated that being there and nobody wanting you to be there, so she even liked when she was bullied by others she would rather see others hate her saying that at least she matter for someone to have those feelings for her rather than ignore her completely. But over time she realized that isn't good either, for the first time she saw someone who cared for her. She had become too greedy. She wanted to be accepted again. However seeing that that wasn't possible, without hurting others she had tried to be fine with being ignored, she got used to it, while someone hating her was not pleasant as before she could hold onto herself, she had done so until she sharted. She was broken, she died and she was reborn. Months after being reborn she grieved. Every single night when she waited for a chance to get into Kiri she had those nightmares. Mito had grown out of that pain even though she would never forget about it nor forgive anyone from her past life, she was new, even if she wanted to, she couldn't there was nothing left to be forgiven, only memories that made her who she is right now.
Mito sighed softly as she returned from her deep thoughts, she sometimes would find herself there, luckily it wasn't often but every time it happened Mito was sure that she was doing well changing. Her hands would shake for a moment but that tremor would die in a second. She ha done something worse in this life. She had taken life from more than 100 people here, that was how much she changed, in her previous life she would be too weak to use a gun, her mind wouldn't allow her to become like the others, she wasn't capable of doing anything inmoral. She wouldn't let others rule who she was, ironically she did that in her previous life, so now she didn't have anything to worry about, nobody would judge her from killing, not even herself, she had that great excuse she was doing it for better future, in the beginning even she didn't believe in that but now she couldn't imagine anything without believing into it. She finally made a move. Shikaku was watching her closely, checking her expressions and her movement.
He finally spoke as he made his counter movement :" I haven't seen you like this often, have you gotten another prophecy."
Mito shake her head :" rather than images of future i am seeing a lot of images of my early life, lately i have been seeing them oftenly. However there is no need to worry, they cannot shake me. "
Shikaku nodded :" i see, i am sorry to hear that, i guess it is that time of year, your birthday, the anniversary and end of summer is coming. "
Mito smirked :" ah, yes, the end of summer that really makes me happy. I want to see your kid finally born. "
Shikaku asked :" you like kids, did you think about becoming a teacher or jonin sensei. "
Mito nodded :" i did thought for a moment, but I realized that that isn't something i want to do. Jonin sensei, i don't think that there is place for me there, in everything i saw there aren't any of my students, and i don't think that anyone can take over root program. "
Nara nodded :" well but you are planning on making them self government. "
Mito nodded :" i have been slowly teaching them how to function. And the few have large potential. However i don't think they are ready yet. Probably in a year or two. But i don't know if i would leave them so soon. Maybe i will be still a link to them. "
Nara nodded :" that is a good plan. I guess that you will then slowly take a job of Uzumaki clan head. "
Mito nodded :" there is that, but as a Uzumaki princess i am also in need of having at least a fiance before becoming a clan head. And there are actually 4 years time to that. "
Nara asked rather confused :" a fiance, that early in life. I don't judge but is that traditional. "
Mito nodded :" yes the engagement can be broken, but i would need to find new fiance in a year time and also i think that you know about the inner law of Uzumaki clan that is related to being royalty of Uzumaki clan. "
Shikaku nodded :" possibility of having multiple partners. Do you have anyone on mind "
Mito smirked :" stop teasing me, both you and the whole village already know, "
Shikaku laughed :" then i will have to make new bets on who will be your first fiance and husband."
Mito shake her head:" you know that other of engagement and marriage doesn't have to be same. For instance if i am to be engaged to Kakashi first then to Shisui and later to Genma, i would probably marry Genma first, because he will be the only o e of the right age."
Shikaku nodded :" i see. That means two more bets. "
Mito shake her head as she laughed it off.