Episode 1;
Tsunade, the fifth Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village, was the most skilled medical nin-jutsu user in the whole ninja world. She prided herself on being the strongest kunoichi , the likes of whom had never been seen before.
Her strength was so great that no one could stand equal to her in a combat, and her intelligence so high that even the village council looked at her with an eye of respect.
As a legendary medical-ninja, Tsunade truly was a role model for other medical-ninja to follow. Her first priority in any situation was the lives of others, a virtue she had started to follow after losing her own loved ones.
Tsunade's personality could have been compared to a rock, tough and sturdy even when facing great personal difficulty. She believed that a learned and experienced kunoichi like her always needed to be in control of the situation and not the other way round.
Despite being feared by the whole village for her monstrous and quick temper , Tsunade was quite a reasonable person. She always had the patience to listen to anyone who wanted to say something to her regardless of the fact that she usually kept very busy with her duties as the Hokage.
Beneath her tough exterior, Tsunade truly loved her village and its people and was ready to even sacrifice herself for them. She believed that just like all the previous Hokage , it was her duty to protect Konoha no matter what may come.
Everyone in the village held her in high esteem and followed her decisions with their eyes closed.
There was not a single one who could raise a question against her wisdom, except for one boy in particular who thought he knew better than her.
Tsunade had always been a compulsive gambler, with a losing streak due to her terrible luck. Even while holding the revered position of the Hokage , she just could not bring herself to put a stop to this addiction of hers. But she also made sure that her obligations as the village leader didn't suffer due to her habits . Each morning, she would reach her office on time and devotedly attend to her duties regardless of how her mood would be. She knew she was at a position of great influence now, and that any slackness from her side could cause the village a great deal.
That morning however, Tsunade felt far from okay. Something was not right. Instead of waking up to the chirping birds who flew around her mansion and the warm sunlight seeping in through the window, she was seemingly being awakened by the sound of Shizune's voice, and it sounded like she was in her room.
"Lady Tsunade, what are you doing in bed?! Have you forgotten about your meeting with the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire?!"
Tsunade slowly opened her eyes and saw that her doubts were in fact correct .
Shizune was standing right beside her bed, hands on her hips and wearing a look of disapproval on her face.
"The meeting starts in five minutes. Get up or else you'll be late!" Shizune grumbled before she left the room, banging the door behind her.
Tsunade sat up on her bed and rubbed her eyes, still feeling tired from the day before. It took her a while to orient herself to the room. However, it wasn't long before she gathered her senses and the reality of the situation came crashing down upon her- she was going to be late for the meeting!
What kind of an impression would have it made on others if the Hokage herself was to show up late?
Tsunade leapt out the bed in one swift motion and stopped to take a look at the clock, not believing this could possibly be true. She had always been an early riser and had rarely been late to her office let alone for meetings so crucial as the one today .
However as soon as she saw the time on her clock her eyes widened in disbelief.
This is impossible, she thought. How could have I overslept ? It's almost noon.
Then it all came back to her. Last night they had gone to a pub and Tsunade had quite a bit to drink. Even after Shizune's repeated warnings , Tsunade had consumed enough liquor to lose her senses. She just couldn't stop herself. She missed Dan and her brother Nawaki, and the only way to douse her sorrow was to drink until she forgot about them. They had not returned home until it was almost four in the morning. And by then Tsunade was so fatigued that her brain had completely shut down and all she could do was collapse onto her bed.
Now she was going to be late for the meeting. It was the price she would have to pay for her reckless behaviour.
How could I be so careless?, she scolded herself.
She dashed over to the wooden closet and opened it up, revealing multiple pieces of clothing kept neatly folded in stacks. She removed her kimono and put on a pair of fresh panties.
Tsunade grew irritated over her situation. She had to be on time for the meeting, she just couldn't let the Feudal Lord and others who were to be present there ,look down on her. It would have been such a disgrace for the title of the Hokage if she were to be late.
This frenzied rush to make it to the meeting on time was driving her crazy and she hated every bit of it.
She hurriedly put on her grey kimono-style blouse and dark bluish-grey pants. She then wore an obi around her waist that matched the color of her pants, finally putting on a grass-green haori with "gamble" written in black on the back, inside a red circle.
She rushed to the mirror and growled when she realized she had no time to brush her beautiful teeth. Nevertheless, she tied her hair into two loose ponytails, letting shoulder-length bangs frame on both sides of her face.
She carefully studied herself in the mirror to make sure everything looked okay. To her relief, she looked pretty, even though she had just climbed out of bed. Despite her age, Tsunade had been termed as the most beautiful kunoichi in the world by several shinobi.
Her brown eyes and straight blonde hair made her look mesmerizing and not to mention her blouse that revealed her sizeable cleavage. After all, her ample bosom was one of the reasons she had so many admirers.
She really liked receiving compliments for her looks but she'd be even more flattered if someone praised her impeccable medical nin-jutsu skills and immense raw strength. Satisfied that she looked well-dressed , she quickly headed downstairs towards the dining room.
On the dining table , a bowl of oats and a glass of orange juice sat waiting for her. Shizune appeared from another room, her prim and proper dress told that she was ready to leave for the meeting.
Tsunade realized that she needed to hurry up. She gulped down her orange juice as fast as she could and then gobbled down the bowl of oats too. She initially felt disgusted at herself for eating that way , but then found solace in the fact that she had to do it to be at the meeting on time.
After getting done with her super quick breakfast and rinsing her mouth with water at the wash basin, she slipped on her open-toed, strappy black sandals.
"Let's go, we're running late…" Shizune stated, before she rushed past Tsunade and walked out of the door.
As she was about to step out of the door herself , Tsunade stopped and glanced at the bathroom door for a moment, hesitating about whether or not she should use it.
Being in an extreme rush to be at the meeting on time, Tsunade had not yet got a chance to attend to her bladder's needs . After going through a quick mental calculation she assessed that she had not used the toilet for nearly seventeen hours since last night. But The Feudal Lord would reach at the meeting venue any minute now and Tsunade couldn't risk the fact that she might be delayed if she used the bathroom.
So in the end, she decided that she would just have to go to the bathroom once she got to her office building, but that would have been possible only after the meeting with The Feudal Lord concluded. Leaving the meeting in-between for any reason was considered highly disrespectful to the members present there.
Tsunade sighed in despair, before she hurried out the door of her mansion.
12:04, was the time by when Tsunade and her apprentice Shizune entered the Hokage's office ,only to be told by a jonin that the Feudal Lord had not arrived at the village yet.
Tsunade growled angrily to learn that she had been hurrying for no reason when the Lord was himself late. But then it hit her, she now had the chance to relieve herself before he came here.
But before she could even take a step towards the toilet, she heard a coarse voice of an old man , "There you are Tsunade… aren't you supposed to be at the village entrance gate to welcome Lord Takeshi?"
The man slowly appeared from the other end of the dark hallway. Tsunade and Shizune were quick to identify him as Homura ,and along with him was his team-mate Koharu.
Tsunade was a little surprised to know that she was meant to receive the Lord at the village entrance. Nobody had notified her about this. She would've went directly to the main gate to receive him if she knew. She was ready to go and attendant the Lord at the gate but she knew that it would be a wise idea to relieve herself before she left.
"Ah…I did not know that, I'll leave to receive him soon after…" Tsunade began to say.
"I am afraid it cannot wait, he may arrive any moment now. You must leave immediately..", Koharu stated even before Tsunade could complete her sentence.