Mother Nature's Flower

From the hideout to Suna, it took three days. The whole time, Toshiko refused to let Aiko down.

"I want to spend as much time with you as possible. I mean, I won't see you for a year. I'm gonna miss you."

Aiko just nodded. She was gonna miss him too. She didn't want to leave the one person who has been there almost her entire life leaving her. She's just glad that he isn't gone from her life forever.

They got to Suna in a matter of two days of jumping through the trees. Even when they got to the gates of Suna, Toshiko wouldn't let Aiko down. Held her as they were escorted to the Kazekage's office. When they got there their escort knocked on the door. He heard a gruff 'come in' before opening the door and letting Toshiko walk in with Aiko in his arms.

The kazekage looked up from his paperwork at the new people in his office.

His gaze stopped on little Aiko, who was clutching Toshiko for dear life. She had been surrounded by men for three days. Sure, she'd been with Toshiko, but that didn't change the fact that everywhere she looked there were men.

She was trying not jump out of Toshiko's hold and bolt out of the room. She buried her face in his neck, trying to control her shaking. Toshiko noticed and tightened his hold on her and gently kissed her forehead, "It's okay Ko-ko, they are going to help. And I'll ask for a woman to escort you to the Hidden Leaf village."

Aiko nodded her head, still not removing her face from his neck.

Toshiko looked back at the Kazekage. He had been watching the interaction between the two, and he was intrigued about the little girl. She looked familiar to him.

"What's your name little girl?" The Kazekage asked her.

She clutched on tighter to Toshiko before cautiously looking at the Kazekage, "Aiko Kimura Uzumaki, sir."

Kazekage paused, "Kimura?" Aiko nodded.

"Well, it says here that the Kimura clan was killed by the people of the village near them because they were scared of the prophecy," the Kazekage said while looking at a report that was on his desk.

Toshiko stiffened and tightened his hold on the child in his arms. He couldn't lose her.

The Kazekage noticed his tense posture, "What? Do you know who the prophecy is? Because all we know is that two of the members of the head house of the Kimura clan, weren't counted for. Aiko and Mamoru Kimura Uzumaki."

Aiko froze. She slowly turned her head to look at the Kazekage.

"Tell me, Toshiko-san," the Kazekage started, "Aiko is the child spoke of in the Kimura clan prophecy, isn't she?"

Toshiko gulped, but nodded none the less.

The Kazekage nodded thoughtfully, "I will need to send a scroll with this information prior to her departure. Then we will need to wait for word back from the Hokage. You both my stay in my house. I have two sons and a daughter. Aiko won't be alone."

Toshiko looked down at Aiko to see if she was okay with this. She looked back up at him and nodded in compliance. Toshiko looked back up to the man behind the desk, "That's fine. Thank you very much for letting us stay with you and your family while this is sorted out." Toshiko bowed halfway, so he could convey his thanks, but not drop Aiko.

Aiko herself, bowed her head in thanks. Then another escort, a female this time, came in and said she will show them to the house and tell them what rooms would be theirs.

They all three walked out of the Kazekage's office. As they got out on the street, Aiko was looking around at all of the buildings and people that she saw.