Of Lullaby's and Storms
Summary: One night there is a storm, the worst Konoha has ever seen. Some thing tells Tsunade and Jiraiya to check on Naruto and they find team 7 together. Team 7 centric, one shot.
The lightning lit up the sky over Konoha just as the sun was going down; it was followed later by a crack of thunder. Tsunade ignored it and carried with the paperwork. Not even glancing out the window as people closed windows against the harsh winds and heavy rain. If she had she would have seen her pink haired apprentice running in the opposite direction of her house. Jiraiya walked into her office with a smile.
"Tsunade! You still working?" he cried happily. She looked up and glared at him.
"What do you want?" she asked. He shrugged, looking out the window.
"Bad storm, looks like it isn't going to stop soon…" he commented. She looked out herself. They could barley see the streets, the rain was so thick. As the lightning flashed again it illuminated a person jumping over the roof tops.
"Bad day for ninjas." Tsunade said, pitying the person making his way over the roofs.
"Are there any missions for tonight?" Jiraiya asked, frowning.
"No" Tsunade said straight away, she should know, she had just spent 10 minutes signing mission reports. Then she paused and she and Jiraiya looked to each other. Both thinking the same thing. 'Why was that ninja out?' then they shared a brainwave again.
"Naruto!" They both shouted at the same time. The two sannin jumped out the window, ignoring the storm around them.
They reached Naruto's apartment after 10 minutes of fighting the wind and rain, as the lightning and thunder roared over Konoha.
"Naruto?" Tsunade shouted, though she doubted he could hear her. After a few seconds Jiraiya just picked the lock. Inside was pitch black. The electric had short circuited. Lightning lit up the room showing three cowering people in a corner of the room. "Naruto!" the slug sannin ran over. The three were Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto.
She hugged them. "Shh, it's okay, it's only a storm" she whispered trying to comfort them, but the thrunder soon had them hugging each other trying to get further into the wall. Jiraiya closed the door to try and lessen the sound.
The medic pulled the three cowering teenagers on to her lap and whispered a lullaby to them.
"Little
child, be not afraid
The rain pounds harsh against the glass
Like
an unwanted stranger
There is no danger
I am here tonight"
Jiraiya pulled the curtains closed around the house. Then he closed all the doors, leaving them together in the small living room.
"Little
child, Be not afraid
Though thunder explodes
And lightning
flash
Illuminates your tearstained face
I am here tonight"
It took Tsunade a little while to realise that the wet patched on her top were off the crying children.
"And
someday you'll know
That nature is so
This same rain that draws
you near me
Falls on rivers and land
And forests and sand
Makes
the beautiful world that you see
In the morning"
As the storm carried it's torment the woman hugged the three closer providing comfort to them as she carried on her lullaby.
"Little
child
Be not afraid
The storm clouds mask your beloved moon
And
its candlelight beams
Still keep pleasant dreams
I am here
tonight"
Tsunade felt someone's hand grab hers as the lightning lit up the room again and in the brief flash of light she realised it was Sasuke, the boy had hidden his face in her stomach.
"Little
child
Be not afraid
The wind makes creatures of our trees
And
the branches to hands
They're not real, understand
And I am
here tonight"
Sakura
took her other hand and hid her face in Naruto's arm. Naruto hugged
Tsunade around the waist and hid his face in Sakura's hair."And
someday you'll know
That nature is so
This same rain that draws
you near me
Falls on rivers and land
And forest and sand
Makes
the beautiful world that you see
In the morning"
She carried on with the whispered lullaby, feeling the teenagers grip tightening every flash of lightning or roll of thunder.
"For
you know, once even I
Was a little child
And I was afraid
But
a gentle someone always came
To dry all my tears
Trade sweet
sleep the fears
And to give a kiss goodnight"
She gave
each child a kiss on the head as their grips lightened a bit in the
pause of the storm."Well, now I am grown
And
these years have shown
Rain's a part of how life goes
But it's
dark and it's late
So I'll hold you and wait
'til your
frightened eyes do close"
Slowly
Sakura's grip loosened and her breath slowed, showing that the pink
haired girl was falling asleep, and that Tsunade's song was working
in calming them."And I hope that you'll know
That
nature is so
This same rain that draws you near me
Falls on
rivers and land
And forests and sand
Makes the beautiful world
that you see
In the morning"
Naruto
soon followed Sakura and Sasuke just after that. Tsunade finished her
song as she mover the children off her lap.
"Everything's fine in the morning
The rain will be gone in
the morning
But I'll still be here in the morning"
Neither Jiraiya or Tsunade spoke as they laid the three in Naruto's bed.
"I didn't think that all three would have a phobia of thunder and lightning." Tsunade said quietly.
"Naruto's is because he was beaten so badly he couldn't move one night and a storm happened. I think I remember something about Saratobi-sensei saying there was a storm on the night of the Uchia massacre" Jiraiya whispered quietly to her as they watched the rain from Naruto's sitting room.
"Sakura once told me she had hated it all her life because when she was younger her cousin had told her monsters come are made from the trees and people see how ugly others are. But sakura was also picked on when she was younger so it didn't help." Tsunade replied.
They both turned to where they could see the three teenagers. They were sleeping now but still had hold of each others hands. Naruto with his back against the wall, his and Sakura's hand between them; then Sakura, with her and Sasuke's hand on the other side. Naruto and Sasuke had hold of each others wrist.
"Even when their asleep they still try to be masculine" Tsunade laughed at Jiraiya's observation. "This could be a great story!" She then hit him on the head for making such a perverted thing out of team 7's phobia.
