Inuyasha; The ninja Hanyou: The littlest Joe.... The lost son of a Sannin returns
 

THIS IS A AU, NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY & KNOWN CHARACTERS WILL BE OOC w/some possibly being younger than canon!!!!!! [combines Known ocs of G.I.joe, Inuyasha & Naruto...... Names of Known characters may be used per OOCs]

It was a cold wintry day in the Hidden Leaf Village so none noticed a young lone ten year old boy as he made his way to the Hokage's office. He had been taken by Cobra just months after he was born from his homeland, village and parents who were thought not to have survived their brutal attack. He had been rescued by GIJoe shortly thereafter but he didn't have anything that gave a clue to where he came from so they took him in, giving him the codename: Shadow-Fang. He wore the standard Jonin uniform especially made in his size but kept three of his features secret by concealing them under a bandanna, cap and a visor. Shizune escorted him after he entered the Hokage tower. "Lady Tsunade......." She started. The young one was at her side, mission folder tucked under one of his arms. Fang was on the small side for his size per his age. Tsunade didn't look up, "What is it--I'm busy." She said. "A visitor on business for you." Shizune said. She then looked at the child, "What can I do for you, young man?" Tsunade asked. "I'm here on a mission, details are in the folder, ma'am." Shadow Fang said mannerly as he placed the folder on the desk. He had been to almost all of the hidden villages before coming to the Hidden Leaf. Tsunade opened the folder, "Why are you here--you can't be anymore than eight years old." She replied, finally meeting his gaze. "Intel believes that there's a powerstone located somewhere along the outskirts of your home and actually I've just turned ten years old." Fang said. She saw the twitch of his hidden puppy ears from underneath his bandanna and leapt up--"Oh Kami." Tsunade said. 'It can't be him, it just can't! He's been gone for eight years now.' She thought. "Ma'am?" Fang asked, confused. Tsunade reached across the desk and ripped off the bandanna-gasping then screaming. Fang tried to back away and leave since his ears had been revealed. "Inuyasha, it really is you." Tsunade said. "I don't know......... If you'll excuse me?" Fang asked with his ears down as he gave a curt bow and began to leave. "What do you mean?" Tsunade asked as she moved to block the door--"You really don't know me." She said sadly. "We have been looking for you for years--you were kidnapped from a baby bed when you were just two years old." She added. "I really don't recall it........" The pup said, again trying to leave to complete his work. "Who is your supervisor?" Tsunade asked. Fang pressed his commlink that was mounted upon his wrist in the form of a cuff. "Duke, you copy?" He asked. "I'm here, Fang..... Reach the target?" Duke asked. "Uh, yeah.... Ran into a complication." The boy replied. Tsunade grabbed it with a yank, "Now see here--this is Lady Tsunade of the Leaf Village--I want to speak to the leader of this troop." She said. "I'm the team leader, ma'am." Duke said calmly. "Good." She replied. "This boy that you had sent here--he is my long missing son--he was kidnapped years ago--I demand to know why you have him." Tsunade said. "He probably explained that he's there on assignment. Besides one of my men's been fostering him since he was a toddler." Duke said calmly. "And that makes it okay. I am taking him back into my custody and there will be an all out war over this--don't expect me to believe that you just found him. Even if you did! You had no rights to him!" Tsunade said as she was livid. "Madam, We didn't even know where those snakes took him from....... We took him into our care and might I add...... As far as we knew, he was orphaned, due to how we found him." Duke said, hoping to make sense. Fang put his cap back on after grabbing it from the floor. "Did you even attempt to find his family!" She yelled. "My husband, his biological father died shortly after he was kidnapped, I have since remarried but even he has spent the majority of his time trying to find this child." Tsunade said as she stopped to pant. She'd left out the fact that she remarried her late husband's brother. "We had..... But the searches always came up empty for some reason." Duke said. He hoped to reason with the woman. "What?" She almost shrieked, "He's got ears--seriously--puppy-dog ears. Does The name of the late Inu-No-Taisho Sound familiar?" Tsunade snarled. "He already said that the information wasn't available." Inuyasha said as he looked up and over at her. "You sound like my cellphone company. How do you want to proceed." Tsunade said in asking with a heavy sigh. "Let him finish the mission....... Then we'll work on transfer to your school system..... He's a fourth grader." Duke said. "Are you serious? You want my son to risk his life for what and me to sit here and twiddle my thumbs. I don't know what you are thinking but I could care less about your mission. I just want my son back." Tsunade said. "And you'll have him back, Just Let him finish the job....... If you know Inu-youkais as you say then you know their ethic towards work, even as puppies." Duke said. "I do--it is what left me a widow." She admitted. "Twenty-four hours." Tsunade said. "Agreed..... Fang?" Duke said. "I'm going, I'm going." 'Inuyasha' said while collecting his communicator as he left, not knowing who would see him. Tsunade frowned, wanting to cry--too angry to do so. She called Jiraiya. Jiraiya came. Tsunade explained quickly of what she had found out before starting to cry. Jiraiya held her. "He'll be back." He said after the shock wore off. 'Brother.... our pup's FINALLY return like you Always hoped and dreamed. Soon he'll be home always. If Only you were here.....' He thought to himself. The pup came back with his own personal information and the wardrobe that he owned well before the deadline. He had some minor wounds from butting heads with Cobra's own ninja, Stormshadow. He headed to the Hokage residence where he learned that his mother lived per her station with his stepfather. Tsunade looked at him with a smile. "My Gods, I waited forever." She said as she ran, scooped and hugged him tightly. The pup yelped in surprise at her reaction. Jiraiya sighed and rubbed his ears. Inuyasha never admitted it but liked having his ears rubbed. "My brother was very proud of you--we are just glad to have you back home again, Safe and Sound." Jiraiya said. Inuyasha blushed. "Show him to his room." Jiraiya told his wife. Inuyasha followed his mother after she nodded. He carried his things over his small muscular shoulders. He learned to read and speak several foreign languages before he was five. He then looked up at his mother. He was more behaved than other kids his age. He had given up on his childhood years ago. He believed that since getting separated from his parents, losing his home and family meant that being a kid just wasn't in the cards for him. He saw that Jiraiya was watching from the doorway. "Son, I want you to relax--this is your home--you were born in this room." Tsunade said. "Never could just relax......." Inuyasha said, still politely. "Well, you can now--you are going to have your childhood back." Tsunade said. Inuyasha's rigid posture slowly eased up. "I gave up on that, a long time ago." He admittedly said, looking away. Tsunade had something in her hand that he could not see just yet. "Well, you needn't now--you are here to stay. Your days as a fighter are over and it is time for you to return to a normal life." She said. Inuyasha sighed, having built a great number of barriers around his heart to protect himself. Jiraiya was the one to have realized this. Inuyasha's cold facade just hid a lonely child. He hugged him, "Your Mom will be in shortly to tuck you into bed as you must be just exhausted." Jiraiya said. Again Inuyasha was caught off-guard by the display of affection but he managed a nod. He had kept from getting into the kind of things that would often warranted the ultimate familial disciplinary sanction; a through, old-fashioned, lesson-teaching, Over The Knee, firm-handed and often Bare-Bottomed spanking. He wore a tank-top and sweatpants. Easy to wear for a spanking. He also looked like he needed one, after what he had done during eight of his ten years of life to his mother, the 5th hokage. Jiraiya sat on the side of the bed, "So you are ready for a good-night's sleep?" He asked. "A little." Inuyasha said. He went to his stepfather's side. "Good." He said as he kissed his newly-found nephew-turned stepson's cheek, "Now come here, bend over my lap." Jiraiya added. Inuyasha just did as he was told. He was well-muscular for his age. Jiraiya swatted his bottom. Inuyasha flinched as his eyes shut tight and tears fell. He usually never cried. He then felt cool air at his bottom. His sweatpants and underwear had been pulled down. He got a few more good smacks before being told to stand up. Inuyasha did as he was told. "Now go into the living room and see your mother." Jiraiya said as he helped the child with his clothes. Inuyasha did so. He soon came into the livingroom. Tsunade smiled at her son, "Well, how do you like your stepdad?" She asked. "He's okay......" Inuyasha answered, not knowing what he was in for with his mother, confused by his stepfather's actions. She hugged him, "I'm just going to give you a little spanking." Tsunade told him. Inuyasha's ears went down upon hearing that. His mother's strength was well-known. He felt himself get pulled closer. He looked up at her. "Come now, over my lap." Tsunade said while pulling the boy's sweatpants and underwear down past his knees. Inuyasha once more just did as he was told. She began his spanking with quick slaps that echoed around the room along his bottom and thighs. Inuyasha's eyes quickly shut as tears fell as he flinched once more. He never reached to cover Or voiced a plea. Tsunade liked his resistance but continued to spank him anyways. Soft whimpering sobs came out. Inuyasha didn't even squirm or kick. He managed to say something amongst the sobbing. "What was that?" Tsunade asked as she paused, her hand still up--poised to strike. "Momma...... please-." Inuyasha softly, whisperingly said but his tears cut him off. It was the first time that he voiced a plea. He never did it before once in his life. Tsunade stopped, gently began rubbing the small round red bottom. Inuyasha looked up, tears cascading. It showed that the solid walls that he had built were cracked and crumbling. He felt himself get gathered up into a deepening hug. He didn't know what to expect next from either of his parents. He didn't understand that his attitude mayn't be acceptable off-base by his parents. He was confused by why he was being punished. He usually could keep out of the sort of trouble that warranted this kind of punishment. He was letting out puppy-like whimpers as he cried into his mother's chest with his face buried in her bosom. His small frame wracked with sobs. "I'm sorry, Mommy." He said while still in tears. He still wasn't even aware of what he was saying. He was totally unaware of what the reaction would be from her once it was realized of what he called her both times. He was woefully unprepared for any of it. The few times that he had gotten into trouble called for Manual labor in aiding other teammates and restrictions to base. He was able to keep his adult attitude and mindset. He never had a proper childhood, despite his foster parents' best efforts of providing a "normal" life On and off-base. It was something that had been agreed upon once the decision to take Inuyasha in to raise him as their own while a foster child and as a student within that time was reached which shocked their colleagues, friends and the family for one of them. The boy couldn't begin to understand his mother's motives Or about his uncle/stepfather, like how to refer to him. He was having trouble trying to and keeping awake since sleep was a costly luxury on missions despite being a very young child. All he knew of life had been structured, things like his diet and sleeping habits~which was carefully monitored and restricted by the CMO. He only caught glimpses of normal life while going to and in school. Any who saw might think that the hokage had punished the child for an act of misbehavior, typical of a young boy at his age.

Tsunade looked down at her son as she hugged him, close to her breasts, and then took him by the shoulders and stood him up straight, pulling up his sweats. She wanted spank him, of course for being gone without notice, but the two main reasons were, first of all, that he would now have a mama who would love and nurture him like other children, and that included being spanked when he was naughty, always on the bare bottom, and second so that he would cry. It's important for children to cry; they always felt better after they cried when spanked, and also felt less guilty about being naughty after having been spanked and led to cry. This really was not a "warning" to InuYasha. It was really meant as a reassurance and a catharis. She and Jiraiya knew he needed both. Suddenly Tsunade noticed InuYasha's ears, ans she could not resist rubbing them.

"Such FINE, adorable ears you have my boy! Now, InuYasha, tell me how you feel about everything that's happened to you since you have come here!" She took him to the kitchen and poured him a glass of milk. "If you're not tired milk will help you sleep, but even if you are milk is good for growing boys like you! Now! Go ahead, sweetheart, what are you thinking now?"

Inuyasha took the offered drink and slowly did so. His tearful eyes gave away his confusion and the questions running through his young mind: Why, Mama? Mommy, What did I do wrong?. He looked a bit annoyed at himself for letting his emotions show since it took several years to learn as a skill, even If It was front of family. He blushed at the compliment of his ears. No One outside the unit Ever said that sort of thing. He was usually called nasty names by the kids at the school that he was registered at as a student in attendance. His ears had remained in submissive posture. He doubted that she had heard him when he said Momma while over her knee. He was still quite confused about being punished, forced to show his emotions in the way that he did. It clearly showed on his young yet battle-hardened face. And he didn't know how to voice it. He still doubted that she heard him, not believing in what she had heard. The poor little dogboy just couldn't get the words out past his lips at first. "H-honestly, I Don't know What To Think Or How I should feel about it." He started, shakily in case he said the wrong thing. He didn't understand that he Could cry, Wasn't something that was brought up around his former adult peers. Soldiers Didn't show emotions in public unless circumstances allowed it Or in private. He shifted uncomfortably in his seat. He was rumored to have a very spankable bubble-butt. But with his stoically good behavior, it was never known Until now. He leaned in at the ear-rub. He didn't realize that his stepdad had seen past his mask. The mission that had Finally brought him home was a solo mission, not knowing it would be frowned upon by the shinobi village leaders such as his momma.

"What you SHOULD know, my boy," said Tsunade, "Is that from now on you have a mama and a home. i heard you call me "mama" while I was spanking you, and my heart was full of love and compassion for you. Have you ever had a sweet, older female influence in your life? Have you only kept the company of soldiers who --think--they've outgrown the need for a mother? InuYasha, you are just a little boy! You need a mama more than anything! I know that the spanking hurt, but spankings are an aspect of a mama's love for her boy! They hurt, but afterward you feel better; I hope that you will feel protected, that you will feel secure--that you know that your mama loves you! When you do something naughty, or something that I think is dangerous, I will span--paddle!--your bare bottom! That way you'll know you HAVE done wrong and HAVE been corrected for it. You will cry, and that hurts, but still that makes you feel better; and the spanking, or paddling, you get for being naughty hurts, but I promise that soon after it's over you'll feel better; you'll have been punished for having been naughty, which may generate feelings of guilt in you; but the spanking will drive these feelings from you. It's like you"re able to make a fresh start, your slate clean." Then Tsunade reached across the table and tweaked her little boy's cheek. "Inu, my little puppy, you are loved. I will never punish you until I have explained why. Think about it, Inu, isn't it better to have a mama who spanks you but loves you ever-so-much, than to have some hardened soldier or officer bark orders at you? THAT'S not a loving relationship! Wouldn't you rather have a home with a mama and step-daddy who love you than live in a barracks, where there is no love, only talk of killing, war, and life-threatening missions? Really, my boy, don't you think you're far, far too young for that. And, I'm you're mama. I don't want you to live that kind of life--not ever again! You're now going to have a normal childhood, complete with friends and family! No more soldiers, no more orders from headquarters!"

"I-i-i didn't think that you heard that, just came out.... My foster father's never "barked" Neither had Duke, That only happens If we're All there So We can hear him during mission briefings...... If solo, He spoke soft....calm...... When I'm Not at school.... Two would, Only because they're loud by nature, I have two ladies who been to look after me back there...... One, who's also learning to be ninja....... The other likes sensei but the others don't know it, as far we can tell." Inuyasha said. "Most have families, know because I've been a tag-along per their visits home when they coincided with school holidays Or teacher inservices which called for the kids not to be there..... Mostly Scarlett's done it. Only those my fellow JOEs fight against Ever say That sort of thing since they're bent on conquest." He added. He paled at the fact that he had been heard which morphed into an ever-so adorable blush along his cheeks. He then noticed the piglet from before on the same side as his mother, causing a smirk to tug at his lips. He had been around a wolf for much of his life, so seeing a pig indoors wasn't a huge deal. He knew that he was due for some quality time with his new daddy. He figured out that being called puppy was on par with baby in humans. He had doubts about making friends, since he was considered an outcast with the other kids. He doubted that she noticed that he had already been spanked albeit lightly by stepdaddy. But light spankings from a human differed from ones doled out by a demon, especially one trying to fill the place of his late brother in the life of the child left behind. He disappeared to his room for a moment, returning with a frame that held two pictures, One a masked man, the other, a red headed woman, handing it over. He doubted that she realized Why it took him So long to break as he was spanked was due to his educational training. He flinched at the idea of what may be used on his unprotected bottom when he was either spanked Or paddled. He gulped when he caught wind of his stepdaddy being close by him. He had a feeling that he was due for a little extra fatherly attention.

Tsunade spoke first. "So, Inu! I see you've noticed our little piggy friend Ton To. She likes you! I can tell; I can feel it. She rarely comes into the presence of strangers. But you, little man! She doesn't consider you a stranger! To her, you're family! Now, about the other matters you've mentioned: well, granted men didn't 'bark orders' to you like a soldier or a servant--that leads me to think you werer basically well-treated, and I'm glad of that. However, it also seems to me that you were shifted from one person to another, or from one group to another. Again, granted they all treated you kindly, this going from one person to another, or one family or group to another, makes for a very unsettling life, don't you think? Inu, have you EVER had a permanent home with a REAL mama and daddy who are not going to send you away some place, to another person or family? Well, my boy, you're here to stay; this is your home! And we, your permanent mama and daddy, will love you and take care of you--for as long as we live, if you want! We won't "usher you out" when you become an adult. THIS is your home, for good! And your REAL mama and daddy will never send you away to others, or even ALLOW you to go away with others! It's time you faced the facts, InuYasha: you are only a rosy-cheeked little boy! And you DESERVE to be treated like one. From now on, school will not be the place for your personal continuity, or or 'stasis,' as they call it. Home will be your place of permanence, not school. Now, why don't you call the little piggy to come to you! I'll bet she will! Remember, her name is Ton Ton. . . . "

Meanwhilie Jiraia merely sat a the table, listening to Tsunade talk to and reassure Inu about his future. At the business of the little pig Jiraiya asked Inu, "Would you care for some more milk? I think I'll have some myself. And how about a sandwich?" Jiraiya wanted to make his son as comfortable with himself as he was with Tsunade; but mama was far from sure she was getting through to her son. "When will he stop being the stoic little soldier?" Tsunade asked herself. "When will he start becoming a playful little boy?"

"They had gained and shared custody, raised me....... He saved me from being a science experiment then decided to take me in, teach me the Marital arts that he knew at my age....... despite objections from Everybody....... Including his own students who are also on the team, treated me like his own, a little brother as far as Kamakura and Jinx are concerned..... Say I'd follow like..... Well, you can guess...... Didn't know...... Use to it..." Inuyasha said, pointing out the concealed man then the woman. He was still getting used to the reality that All his life; he had An actual name, family with caring yet protective parents..... and a home when all he knew was the unit due to believing that he had none of it, that he just couldn't be a rosy cheeked little boy. He hopped off the chair, getting where he could been seen then on his knees. "Hey, ton-ton.... You ain't shy, are you, huh?" He said gently with a subtle whiff of playfulness. He nodded to the offer of a second glass of milk and a sandwich, guessing that his slim figure showed under his tank-top, knowing he Always slept better after missions upon a full tummy, being Only partially dressed for bed with the weather outside as it was, Not quite appropriate. As any psychologist would tell you...... reeducation and reintroduction back into a society and supposedly familiar surroundings took time, but a majorly important first step had been taken. He was unsure of his daddy's motives for the spanking back in his room and unaware of a second possibly more serious warming from his daddy before finally being tucked in for the the night by his mama for the first time in years. He was unaware of what she did during the allotted 24 hours to prepare for his return, returning within 6-12 hours before the deadline. He took great care, Just in case Ton-Ton Was nervous and shy if not curious of him. He didn't want to rush or force her into something. He carefully attempted to touch her. There was a playful twinkle to his eyes. He didn't know if his bottom had gained color while being spanked. All he knew was that he just couldn't sit comfortably while at the table. Two spankings So close together in such a short amount of time would have that sort of effect on anyone, No Matter the age of the spankee. He had heard his mama's words, but wasn't sure if he could just let go of his past lifestyle of 8 years. He waited patiently for Ton-Ton's first move. He wouldn't been surprised if his parents shared views with the unit's medics on what he could and couldn't eat Or drink. There mayn't been love in the way that his mother thought but.... There Was comradeship among the members of G.I.Joe, through all ranks; Greenshirt support-staffer to code-named specialist operative and those within the chain of command. The way that he was tempting the piggy to come and play, showed something.... Evidence that he subconsciously remembered his life as a two year old puppy...... With his Mommy.

"Well, Inu,' Tsu, said Tsonade, said, silimg, " mabe uou have a lttle sleep--
ping companion--for yje near furure, not immediately--I'm sure we don'y want to force her, eh?" Ton Ton grunted, as if in agreement.

Then his mother changed the topic into a more serios vein. "inu, you mentioned something about a
"big brother," a person who taught you a little of the ancient fighting methods of Japan. Tell me, do you know his name and approximate age, what helooks like? Most impotant;y of all, InuYasha, do you like him--more, do you love him as a brother?" Tsunade thought to herself, while Inu thought for a moment. A REAL family might have more than one child in the house--maybe two ther kids. Tsunade want to her very-influential hus band and said, "Could you please come closer to us and listen to Inu's descriptiont of his 'big brother'? If this person is young enough, could you persuade him to move in with us, at least on a semi=permany bais? I want Inu to understand he's in a real family with a brother who can look after him, be a companion to him, maybe teach him more of the martial arts? Maybe you know of this person, know how to reach him or at least get in touch with him?"

"Of course," Jijaiyia answered, "i will do anything to help our son. A permanent companion would be beneficial for our son, who can be family to him, and possibly knit our son's family more closely together." Her husband moved closely to Inu as his wife repeated some of his wife's questions, listening closely and, though not asking Inu any questions, took mental notes of his wife and son's conversation.

Inu, again, can you remember the name and approximate age of your friend?--Do you think you would like him to be a REAL big brother? You know, some one who can share your room, even your bed with at night? Maybe someone closer to your own age you can talk to, someone you can confide in? What does he look like?" The last question Tsunade basically asked for the benefit for her husband, in case he had to search for Inu's friend, his teacher.

Briefly Tsunade thought to herself, "it would be so nice if InuYasha had a sister too--" She asked Jijaiya about this, and he answered in low tones, "I will look into it." Tsunade decided not to push this question on Inu now. It was enough that Inu have a "big brother." Tsunade hoped the person Inu mentioned was young, a boy, actually, who really could fill in the position of Inu's older brother. Tsunade looked directly at her son, finding his chubby litle cheeks ever so adorable, the serious nature of her little boy sooooo much like a little boy playing "a serious 'man' of business." Inu's mom leaned amiably on the kitchen table , her chin resting on her hands, waiting for her son's answer. Meanwhile Inu's father stood at the side of his son, ready to mentally catch every word.

"Snake Eyes' what my foster father goes by, trained from a ninja clan called the Arashikage, hopes to revive it.... Kamakura, another student's the one who saw me as a kid brother... His dad had known the guy from before recruitment and enlistment... Jinx came out of the sect that trained him as a boy... And he imparted that knowledge to me, after catching me watching from a set-aside area during their training sessions.... They say I started trying to copy them, led him to believe that i had the potential to become a ninja myself, Not that I was born of it, had it in my blood.... My pajamas were in tatters, So any marks connecting me to you and the village had been lost .... Sorry about Not revealing the names, matter of security.... They may be talked into a meeting... I know your rant was heard by those three And Everybody else on the team! I kinda got teased at..." Inuyasha teasingly said then described the trio, not knowing that he had possibly been seen his stepfather's godson, Naruto Uzumaki and his mother's student, Sakura Haruno. He didn't know that he had let out a clue of his induction as a solider and was wearing the comm unit upon a hunch. He still didn't know whether or not he'd be over his father's lap once more, noticing that he was right next to him. He tried Not to sweat over the closeness. 'Hope Daddy won't-.... Did I just-?' He thought. He had a photo of just the Three of them in his room. He set them on his study-desk. He didn't know of the kinds of pajamas that his mama might've preferred he wear rather then grownups wear. He lived his life dividing his time between school, training and work. He slowly looked up at Jiraiya. 'Do you love me because you Have to...because of him?' He thought to himself, meaning his birth-father. It was common for a child to question about the love of a step-parent who knew the deceased birth-parent. He definitely looked like a child in desperate need of "fatherly" reassurance from Daddy-Jiraiya. The kind that only a father could provide. He was unaware of just How Much that he had been missed and worried over by either. He wasn't sure of the elder's feelings. He knew that he cared but was unsure of the extent. He had no doubted that the signs of lack of sleep were creeping upon him and that it would be noticed. Missions Always did that to him, Luckily they were Never while he was in school; sleeping in class wasn't An issue. The boy didn't know how his stepfather would show his love And Prove it! He was once again quiet, too quiet for a child of ten, due to trying to figure it all out and process.... It was a long-standing habit of his.

Jiraiya looke at his step-son and smiled down at him. He knew Inu was uncertain of what now would happen between the two of them during their "interview" in inu's bedroom. He wanted to assure the small boy that THAT episode was concluded for the time bein. "InuYasha,Jiraiya said, in the kindest terms he could, "What happened between you and me in the bedroom when you first arrived--that's behind us now. I really just wanted you to know that you have a father now, as well as a mother, who loves and cares about you. You don't need to worry about any more arbitrary spankings from me. As long as you are obedient to me and don't misbehave, your little rear end is safe!"

"Speak for yourself!" Tsunade thought as she looked at her son. He looked SOOOO serious! Far more serious than a little boy his age should look. "OOOOH!" again she thought to herself, "Those cheeks on his FACE won't be the only ones that are rosy before he goes to bed!"

But, before she decides to send InuYasha to the willow tree for a few stout but flexible switches for , what she was certain was for Inu's NAUGHTY bare bottom--if for no other than that he had dropped out of her sight for 8 long years, making not the slightest effort, as it seemed to her to contact her , to tell her he was allright and where he was, that he even wanted to go home--she didn't care about all this, as she saw it, secresy, this discretion of a soldier! InuYasha was just a little boy! One who needed his mama, and, again looking at his plump little face, a boy who needed a good switching!--and he was going to get one, one he'd never forget! She noticed the altogether spankability of her boy!--Well, she'd tend to that momentarily.

Right now her concern was to find for Inu a big brother, whom she hoped he knew and would be comfortable wit, and a sister, preferably his own age, maybe someone he knew from school. She was going to count on these two to love him, to accept him as his brother, to become acquainted with girls and boys outside of a military setting. So she put off what she had decided would be the most thororough thrashing the boy had gotten so far to talk to him, she wearing a rather stern countenance, about school; specifically about a girl he liked, somone he could see welcomed into his family; a playmate, yes, but a rather no-nonsense type--if such a one were possible. She wanted the girl to be his age, or a year or so older than him. And to Tsunade the most important matter about this girl after the children's mutual compatability was her strength and intellect. She wanted the girl to protect and nurture Inu when his mama and daddy had to leave for a while, as ONLY a girl can do; she even wanted the sister for Inu to love him enough and care enough for him to use a switch on him if the two happened to be ootside by themselves, exploring or training or whatever.

Tsunade looked at Jiraiya and invited him to sit down at the table for a moment. She knew that both she and her husband were right now more concerne with companionship for Inu by a boy a little older than him and a girl, either his age or a little older than him. Tsunade asked her boy, "Inu, do you know any girls at school, girls who might be willing, if not exactly to move in with us, than to soend weekends and summers with us? Someone who's smart and strong--someone who will be a good influence on you."

Jiraiya added, "Inu, we think you need female companionship, of your own age--not from a military setting. The bond between to brothers is very strong, but that between a brother and sister! That is different! I think you will find it most rewarding. I think that, before we find you a sister, someone you know, with whom you would feel comfortable. We want you to be happy, son, and both your mama and I think siblings will--help you to be happy; we both know these are rather new surroundings for you, and we don't want you to be an only child."

Inu's mama concluded, "So tell us , Inu, are there any girls your age--or maybe a year or so older than you, who can fill a sisterly, basically non-military role in your life?" Tsunade's words seemed to be kind, but her aspect was still stern.