Episode 3

She wondered if she could make a quick trip to the loo in-between the meeting, but the fact that no one was allowed to leave before it concluded made Tsunade worried. May be she could make an exception? She was the Hokage after all.

Truthfully, she had always been too proud to ask for a break in-between a meeting to scurry of to a bathroom. That would have given others the impression that she was desperate and she certainly didn't want that.

Tsunade stepped inside the meeting hall to find that The Konoha Council, a few notable members of the ANBU Black Ops and of course Lord Takeshi and his advisors were already present there.

They all fixed their gaze towards the Hokage, who had showed up considerably late.

She quickly took her seat next to the Feudal Lord, placing her beautiful hands on the desk.

Lord Takeshi looked at her in disapproval, but refrained from saying felt embarrassed for being late, so much that she even forgot about her distressing need to pee. But as soon as she saw the lord take a sip of water from his glass, she instantly felt her need to go intensify. She hurriedly crossed her legs hoping it would take some pressure off her sphincters. Unfortunately, it didn't provide much relief. She still felt the urge, she could only hope the meeting would end soon.

"It has been reported that the Akatsuki has succeeded in capturing the five-tails…" stated one of the advisors.

Tsunade could barely concentrate on anything now, much less the meeting.

She tried very hard to focus on the what was been discussed, but her extremely full bladder continuously demanded her attention. She was not used to waiting this long, and she kept uncrossing and re-crossing her legs all the while. It was getting to the point where she worried she might finally need to ask for the dreaded bathroom break. This was one occasion where she definitely did not want to attract any attention to herself.

A number of times she thought about just leaving the room but couldn't muster the courage to do it.

She then started to think of reasons why she did not need to go to the toilet. She told herself that there was not much time left for the meeting to end and that she could definitely wait until then. She told herself that it was important for her to be present at the meeting while something as important as the Akatsuki was being discussed. She tried to convince herself that she did not need to pee as badly as she thought. She even tried to assure herself that paying attention to what others were saying would take her mind off her need to go, but it didn't work.

In the end, she realized that she was wasting so much time and mental energy thinking about all these things that she might as well just go. But first ,she would just need to ask the lord to excuse her. Leaving without notifying him would have been utterly disrespectful towards him as well as all the other dignitaries sitting there.

Taking a deep breath, she began softly , "Err…Um.." , her lower lip trembled.

"Is there something you want to say Lady Tsunade?" Lord Takeshi asked, hoping she would suggest a way to stop the criminal organization's onslaught.

"I am sorry but I do not feel very well, if you could please excuse me for a while…" Tsunade requested, her face rather pale.

The Lord raised his eyebrows. He had certainly not expected such a response but he had noticed that Tsunade was very quiet and a little on edge this whole time.

"Of course go ahead, but make sure you don't take too long…" Lord Takeshi said.

"Thank you," Tsunade muttered, slowly getting up from her chair. She felt heat rush to her face as she tried to ignore the curious glances as she exited the room.

"Please excuse me my lord…" Shizune requested before quickly following Tsunade out of the room. She had been standing beside Tsunade all this while and had noted that the Sanin was sitting slightly bent forward with her legs crossed. She hadn't bothered to ask her then if she was alright ,but now, seeingTsunade leave the meeting in-between really got Shizune worried.

She knew Tsunade would never skip a meeting as important as this one, until it was a case of absolute emergency. Maybe she was feeling really unwell.

As soon as she was out of the door, Tsunade sighed. That had been humiliating. She felt like kicking herself for not using the bathroom when she'd had the opportunity to do so. She then tried to calm herself down. At least now she'd finally get to pee. And as soon as she returned, she'd be her usual, confident self again. Everything would be back to normal.

"Are you alright my lady?" Shizune asked , storming out of the room, looking intently at her mentor.

"I'm fine Shizune, I just need to…"

"Grandma Tsunade! Now do you have the time to assign me a mission? It's so boring to wander around the village and have nothing to do at all," Naruto interrupted her ,as he stood there, leaning to the wall.

Neither Shizune nor Tsunade had noticed him at all and they were in fact a bit surprised to know that he still was hanging around waiting to receive a mission.

Tsunade almost cried in despair. Why? Of all people, of all times … Why him?

"Not now Naruto, Lady Tsunade isn't feeling too well…" Shizune reprimanded.

"Really? Are you alright grandma Tsunade?" Naruto inquired with a bit of concern on his voice.

"Yes I am alright Naruto. Just, my…um… stomach hurts," she said, not wanting to tell him the actual reason for her distress.

Now Shizune's eyes widened. "If it was bad enough to make you walk out of the meeting, then I guess we must do a quick check up to see everything is okay?"

"No I don't think I need that Shizune.." Tsunade said in a low voice.

"Well I think that Shizune is right, you must get yourself checked, I mean there is no harm in doing that," Naruto said, "Well I guess it's not like someone poisoned your food or something, but still…"

"Shut up, Naruto! I've already told you that I am fine, I do not need a checkup," Tsunade grumbled ,feeling irritated now.

"Well you may think you don't need it, but as a medical ninja I know that small problems like these can aggravate with time. I'd strongly suggest you to get yourself checked before you go back in," Shizune said to receive a rather unsure look from Tsunade. "Don't worry it won't take long, I'll make it as quick as possible..." she continued as she turned around and started walking towards a room where she knew they had a medical kit and a bed to lay upon.

Tsunade started to sweat. She really did not want to go for a check up. All she wanted to do was get inside a toilet and pee. But looking at Shizune's assertiveness , she decided to go for it, hoping it won't take long. Then again, the main reason why she agreed to it was that she did not want Naruto to know about her situation. If she'd been with only Shizune, she'd have readily admitted that she was in fact in need of the loos, but with this brat around, there was no way she could even utter the word 'toilet' from her mouth.

"Okay.." she sighed in defeat, before she started following her assistant.

"Alright Granny, let's get you checked!" Naruto beamed.

Shut up or I'll kill you, thought Tsunade.

As they walked towards the room, Tsunade tried to keep her breathing steady. She looked at her crotch, wanting so badly to reach down there and squeeze it. Just a tiny squeeze before anyone could notice. But she immediately felt ashamed of herself for even thinking about doing something like that.

She refused to let her hands go anywhere near her crotch. For one, she wasn't that desperate, at least that's what she told herself. And two, even if she was, it was a shameful thing to do, especially when she had company.

She walked a little faster, hoping to get over with it as soon as possible so she could finally go to the loo.

Suddenly, she stopped and her eyes widened. A small stream of pee had just escaped into her panties. Tsunade was completely shocked. She had definitely not seen that coming. She thought she was in control, that there was nothing to worry about. Now, after her body had a taste of relief, it wanted more. Tsunade felt herself shaking like a leaf; she had to pee so badly.

"Lady Tsunade? What's the matter? You look like you've seen a ghost," Shizune inquired.

"Uh…" Tsunade realized that Naruto was staring at her, obviously surprised by her sudden alarm. She tried to think of anything reasonable to say that didn't involve the truth. "I, um- nothing! It's just getting difficult to walk because of the pain, but I think it'll be alright."

"Well it looks like it is getting worse, maybe we should hurry," Naruto said.

"What?! No, I'm fine! I swear!"

But neither of them listened to her and they continued towards their destination.

…

"This really isn't necessary, I told you I'm fine."

"I know Lady Tsunade, but just to be sure…" Shizune said, turning the door knob open.

They entered a small room with a bed in it.

"Sit right there," Shizune said kindly, pointing towards the bed, as she herself went to get the medical kit from the closet.

Tsunade reluctantly did what she was told to, wincing as she sat on the cold surface of the bed. Her bladder was quick to respond, with a strong spasm that caused Tsunade to shudder slightly.

She slowly lied down on the bed, hoping it would make her feel better and it did. Even while lying down , her bladder still looked like it was jutting out six inches from her abdomen. She closed her eyes and told herself that her need to pee wasn't as bad as it felt and that it was only in her mind.

"Well ,I never knew we had a room like this, in here, maybe the Old Man Hokage got it set up for himself?," Naruto spoke , looking at the ceiling.

It took every ounce of self-control Tsunade had in her body not to break Naruto's neck. She closed her eyes hoping when she reopened them she would find that everything had just been a horrible, nasty dream.

"Grandma Tsunade? Are you awake ?" Naruto inquired softly , not wanting to disturb her in case she had actually fallen asleep.

Tsunade opened her eyes. This was no dream. She was still in that dark room, bursting to pee.

She wondered briefly if she should simply bolt out of the room. It was awfully tempting, she had to admit.

"Were you taking a nap, Lady Tsunade?" Shizune asked, "I've noted that you haven't been getting enough sleep lately. Now, let's see what's causing your stomach to ache. Where does it hurt?" she placed a hand on Tsunade bulging bladder ,

"Here?"

"Yes, it hurts there…" Tsunade responded softly.

"Hmmm," Shizune said. "Does it hurt anywhere else?"

"No."

"Do you feel dizzy? A little nauseous?"

"No, I don't…"

"Do you feel the need to use the bathroom?"