Chapter 1: Tsunade

"Just when you think it can't get any worse, it can. And just when you think it can't get any better, it can."

- Nicholas Sparks

Tsunade didn't know.

It seems impossible, but the recently named sannin didn't realize it until her mandatory check up after the war ended. In her defence, there has been a lot on her mind. The war has been long and Tsunade has lost too much. She couldn't do this any longer and was planning on leaving. Konoha just wasn't worth Dan's and Nawaki's lives and Tsunade had enough.

"Congratulations Tsunade-Hime, you're still pregnant." The medic told her, and at first Tsunade thought it was a joke.

But then she remember that lovely night she had with Dan not even five months ago. Two weeks before he died. It was such a last moment thing. Tsunade commented on how they had a few hours to themselves and one thing lead to another. Honestly, it sounded more like something Jiraiya would do, but Tsunade thought it was worth it.

Still thinks it was worth it.

Tsunade told the medic that was impossible evertheless, since she was on birth control. It was the newer stuff that she and Orochimaru came up with to replace the herbal type to stop periods, but it should have worked.

"I told you to wait before taking it. I wasn't done with all the tests." Was all the snake said when she brought it up.

"You didn't tell me that!"

"It was implied. Should I assume there is a reason you are bring this up now?" Orochimaru said giving Tsunade a knowing look.

"Don't act like you don't already know. Playing dumb doesn't fit you."

"No, that would be Jiraiya."

Tsunade crossed her arms at the mention of their third teammate, who decided to travel the world rather then come back to the village. While Tsunade was wondering the best way to leave, Jiraiya just does it.

"Don't tell me it's his." Orochimaru said with something that looked very close to horror.

"Jiraiya? No! I would never touch that fool let alone... Ugh, why did you have to put that in my mind!" Tsunade said punching Orochimaru lightly on the arm.

Orochimaru would only have a bruise this time.

"It was Katō then?"

Tsunade swallowed hard, but was able to gave a nod before leaving. She just... wasn't ready to deal with that.

At first Tsunade assumed she was just experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions. She still had ten weeks until her due date, so it didn't even cross her mind that it might have not have been a false labor. Tsunade knew that premature birth were more likely to happen if stressed, and war could hardly be called stress free. However that was before Tsunade knew she was pregnant, therefore she didn't even think about that.

Lucky Tsunade was still in the hospital and there was a medic who was willing to force her to get checked over.

"Tsunade-hime, these are contractions. You're going to miscarry if-"

Tsunade didn't let the young man finish. She just walked to maternity ward.

Being in labor for ten hours was bad, but seeing the small, too quiet girl was even worst.

"Give me her." Tsunade demanded, already gathering chakra in her hand because she was not going to lose her too.

Not now. Not when the girl already will never know her father or uncle. Tsunade is not going to lose another member of her family.

The child was laid gently on her lap as Tsunade performed the mystic palm on the child, forcing the cells to generate more quickly. To finish forming the muscles in the throat. The heart was beating, which was good. The lunges seemed to be fully formed, just on the small side. Medical, this wasn't even the worst case Tsunade as seen, and healed. However it was so much worst than anything Tsunade has to do.

Except when Dan...

The cry was so quiet it wouldn't have been heard if the room wasn't already dead silent. But it was there. The girl- my daughter- was breathing on her own.

"Thank the sage." The medic from before said, and Tsunade remember that he just got back to work today after taking time off for his own daughter.

"She'll be fine." Tsunade said as she stopped.

The girl didn't have any hair, and her skin was pale and almost translucent. But she was breathing. Her heart was pumping and she was alive.

"What is her name Tsunade-hime?"

Tsunade thought about it. If it was a boy she was going to name him after her brother. But now looking at her baby, Tsunade doesn't want to burden her with a name some has already died to.

"Nozomi. Senju Nozomi."

It might have been a little cheesy, but this girl was Tsunade last hope for this village. She won't leave yet. Tsunade will give the village one last change, but if it takes her daughter away as well, then it can all burn.

That was a promise.

A/N: Sorry this chapter is so short, I was going to wait until I had the second chapter done before posting, but I felt like doing it now. If you read any of my other Naruto stories, this one is going to be a little different in that I have a end game already planed out. It is possibly for a sequel, but I need to finish this before that happens. Anyways, hopefully the second chapter will be out in a week or so.

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