Author's Notes:

Yeyy, Chapter nine for you guys! :) I hope you like it!!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of the characters of the series, just the ones I make up.

9. The Hunt Begins

The blond Sannin carefully opened her eyes, trying to figure out where she was. Her eyes wandered over the white walls. She tried to roll over her stomach but something was stopping her. She focused her eyes on the body next to her, until she recognized it as Jiraiya's. She could hear him snore, breathing deeply. Sighing, she sat down and stretched quietly so to not bother him.

Tsunade tried to see his face, but it was covered with white strands of hair. His arms were wrapping the pillow --So that's why my neck hurts…-- and the blankets were only covering half of his body. Strangling the desire to caress his soft fluffy hair, she stood up and quickly went to the bathroom grabbing her clothes on the way.

Turning the water on, Tsunade sighed heavily. She looked at her reflect in the mirror. Her hair was messy, and had light rings below her eyes. She turned the water off as the water reached half of the bathtub. Smiling contentedly, she carefully entered the warm water, so as not to splash water. She sighed again and reached a hand for the shampoo she had brought with her.

Massaging her head with her hands, she began to hum an infantile lullaby she couldn't really remember, relaxed by the shampoo's lavender scent and the water itself.

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Jiraiya began to awake as he heard a woman humming. He sat down on the edge and yawned loudly. Then he felt strong desires to go to the bathroom. Stumbling, he stood up and went to the door, to find it locked. "Uh… Tsunade? You there?"

Tsunade stopped humming startled by a knock on the door. "Yes?"

"You awake?" His muffled reply was.

"Well, duh Baka. I'm talking to you…" Tsunade took the shower head and quickly washed the shampoo from her hair.

"Okay… But could you please get out of there? It's an urgency." He sounded desperate.

Tsunade laughed and took the towel next to her. She wrapped it around her body and stepped outside the bathtub. "Okay, just need to dress up."

"Nono, I can't wait! I'm fucking serious, Tsunade! Get out of there!"

"Shut up! I'm not opening the door and let you get in while I'm all naked!" She huffed and began to dry her body.

"Tsunade… I am going to pee myself… I don't care if you're nude!"

"Oh you perv! Of course you wouldn't mind!"

"I didn't mean to say that!! Just get your fucking ass outta there, or I will have to open the door myself!"

"Hell no!"

"Damn it! That's why I hate having women in the morning!" He knocked on the door again, this time violently. "Tsunade!!" She didn't response.

Groaning, Jiraiya began to form a small rasengan. "If I were you I'd wrap the towel tightly over my body!" Pulling his arm back, he charged against the door, breaking it into pieces.

Tsunade shrieked and covered herself. "WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU!!" She looked at Jiraiya as he quickly began to take off his boxers. "Jiraiya!! I'm still here!" Disturbed, she left the bathroom leaving him alone. She looked at the door, and stared in disbelief as there was nothing left from it.

Sighing, Jiraiya stepped inside the room. "That felt so good…" He tracked off as he began to look at her body.

Blushing furiously, Tsunade realized she only had a towel to protect her from the vicious eyes of the Sannin. She slapped him hard on the cheek. "What are you looking at, you fucking pervert!!"

He kept leering at her with a mischievous grin as she entered the bathroom. "You have broken the door, and now I can't change. You are definitely stupid. I would beat the crap outta you, if I weren't in this condition."

"It's okay, Hime. I promise I won't look… if you don't look at me… 'Cause I also have to change."

"What!? I'm not going to look at you!"

"Mhmm…okay then."

Tsunade glared at him for a second before huffing and entering the bathroom. "You know, that was pretty random."

"Eh. Not really. If you have to pee, you gotta pee. That's a fact everyone knows…" He pulled his pants up.

"Uh-huh. But then again, you are going to pay for the door." Jiraiya heard as she also pulled her pants up.

"Yeah. 'Cause you have no money." He teased.

"Ugh. Shut up."

"But it's the truth, my beautiful Hime." He put the shirt on and went to try to comb his hair a little.

She just grunted. "Are you done?"

"Yeah…"

She stepped inside the bedroom and sighed in front of Jiraiya. "What are you doing?"

She could see the white-haired Sannin trying to place his fingers inside his hair, to be able to comb it. "What do you think I'm doing? It's hard, you know, with this hair."

She laughed lightly and took his hands off his spiky hair. She grabbed the brush from her suitcase. "Sit down."

He hesitated a little, but he finally sat down on the bed. "I suggest you to not to use one brush… it could get lost."

She giggled and smacked him playfully on the cheek. "Shut up." She began to brush the strands of hair near his left ear. The brush got stuck in the middle of its way. "What the hell." Frowning, the pulled down hard, making Jiraiya wince.

"Take it easy woman… You don't have to do it if you don't want to…"

"I am going to comb your hair, 'cause if you're going to have to be around me all of these years ahead of us, I don't want to be embarrassed by the way you look!" She pulled hard again.

Jiraiya groaned. "Careful! I don't want to be bald!"

"Shut up I said!" She growled.

Jiraiya shuddered as he watched Tsunade's left eye twitch. The brush had gotten stuck again. She tugged hard, but it wouldn't come out. She tugged again, this time pulling hair out. Jiraiya winced and went to grab his hair but Tsunade swatted his hands. "Fuck. Be still." She muttered. She placed a foot on the bed next to Jiraiya and grabbing the brush with both hands, she tried to pull out the brush. "What the hell do you have inside that hair!?"

"Ah-ah-ahh! Stop!! Stop it!! Don't-ahh!!"

"Be still and shut up!!"

"Let go of my damn hair!!"

"THAT'S MY BRUSH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT! I'M NOT LETTING YOU LOSE IT!!" She placed the other foot on the bed and began to tug as hard as she could.

"No! You're crazy!" He grabbed her feet in an effort to don't fall frontward. "LET IT GO WITCH!!"

"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?" Tsunade growled and tugged harder, white hair being pulled out.

She pulled so hard with her super strength, that Jiraiya couldn't resist it, and fell frontward, taking a mad Tsunade with him.

Groaning, Tsunade opened her eyes and blushed furiously. "Get out of me, you perv!"

Jiraiya had fallen over Tsunade, his face buried on her breasts.

Then, to Tsunade's disgrace, the door connecting Shizune's and their rooms was abruptly opened. A scared Shizune stepped inside the room. "ENEMY ATTACK!!??" She looked at the bathroom, the door broken. "What…" She then noticed the Sannin's position on the floor. She began to blush. "Gomen!" She quickly closed the door behind her.

When she was gone, Tsunade blinked. Then frowning, she looked at Jiraiya. "What the hell are you waiting for, asshole!"

But he didn't answer, so she got angrier. "You're a fucking pervert!" She pushed him away and quickly fixed her top. Tsunade kneeled in front the other Sannin and punched him on the face. "Are you going to stay forever on the floor?!"

But he didn't answer, his hair covering his face. She began to frown. "What are you doing?"

She took the strands of hair out of his face. His eyes were closed and he was kind of purple. Eyes widening, Tsunade checked for pulse, and relieved, she found it. He was just unconscious. Chakra on her hands, she placed them over his chest, so the air could easily go inside his lungs.

He then breathed sharply as he opened his eyes. "What happened…"

"How do you want me to know? Fuck, you scared me." She answered standing up.

Then Jiraiya groaned and placed a hand on his head, where the brush was still hanging. "You are going senile." She glared at him. "Just kidding…Oww…"

He stood up and went to the mirror, and carefully, he pulled the brush out. "It's easy to take off a brush, after so many years of experience…"

Again, Tsunade glared at him. "What the hell did you think you were doing on the floor on top of me!?"

Then Jiraiya looked at her and began to blush. "I fell, and my head…" Blood began to drip from his nose. He cleaned it quickly with his sleeve. "And then I couldn't breathe, damn it. Your boobs are killer machines!"

She blushed and smacked him. "Fucking perv!" Jiraiya snickered and gave her the brush. "What are you laughing at?" She asked dangerously.

"Just… remembering something." He snickered again.

Growling, Tsunade punched him. "You'll never change, huh!?"

He grinned. "Nope."

"Anyways, I don't know if you were still conscious when Shizune opened the door… But she saw us in that awkward position… and you know we weren't doing anything."

He laughed out loud. "That's funny!"

She glared at him and walked to Shizune's and Naruto's room. "Shut up. We have to tell her it was a mistake and then we have to go for breakfast."

Tsunade opened the door and walked in, finding Shizune sitting in the bed with Naruto on her arms. Grinning, Tsunade went to Naruto, who was now whining for her. "Good morning Naruto-kun!"

Shizune handed her Naruto and she began to blush. "Umm… I'm sorry…"

Jiraiya walked in grinning. "Sorry for that Shizune. It wasn't what you think it was…"

"No, I was trying to comb his hair, so the brush I was using got stuck inside and I began to tug from it." Tsunade began explaining, Jiraiya nodding solemnly behind her. "So I pulled so hard, Jiraiya fell, and I fell too, he was over me, and that's when you opened the door, finding us on the floor." Shizune looked at her, an eyebrow raised. Tsunade sighed. "It sounds like a bad excuse, doesn't it."

"Ehh…kind of…"

Tsunade sighed and looked down at Naruto, who had begun to whine again. "We should go get some breakfast, and tell the inn owner about the bathroom door…"

"What happened?" Shizune interrupted.

Jiraiya answered. "Tsunade had locked herself in the bathroom, and I had to pee…"

"I had just showered, and I had to dress up, so of course, I wouldn't let him get in!" The blond narrowed her eyes at him.

"…So I blew up the door."

"Good thing I had a towel…" Tsunade added.

Shizune smiled a little. "What a morning."

"You just said it…" The blond medic sighed and opened the front door, Jiraiya following her.

"Uhh… Tsunade-sama?"

"Mhmm?" Tsunade turned around to face her.

"I need to speak with you…" Shizune looked at Jiraiya for a second. "…alone."

Jiraiya looked at Tsunade, and she shrugged, handing Naruto to Jiraiya. "Go to the inn owner and pay for the door…"

"Yeah, yeah. Always me." He left the room with Naruto.

Tsunade chuckled and then looked at Shizune. "So what is it."

The younger woman crossed her arms. "Is there something between you that you didn't tell me?"

"huh? ……Ohh, you mean Baka and I?" Shizune nodded, and then Tsunade had to laugh. "What!? Oh no! Really, the story of the brush is true; I can show you all the white hair on it, if you want proofs."

Shizune narrowed her eyes at her mentor. "Alright, I believe you…" She began to walk out of their room. "Although I wouldn't mind if you two were… you know, together."

Tsunade blushed and followed her. "What the hell are you talking about? Me and Jiraiya? With Jiraiya? Are you talking about that pervert, Jiraiya? Never! I hate perverts!"

Shizune shrugged. "Okay, just checking… 'Cause you know, opposites attract…"

"Shut up!"

When they got to the main room of the inn, they saw Jiraiya with Naruto sitting down on a couch, looking bored. He then looked up at them, and grinned. He stood up and hurried to them. "Were you talking about me, the Great Jiraiya?"

"Meh."

Tsunade took Naruto from his arms and walked to the front door. Jiraiya looked at Shizune, confused. "What did you do to her?"

She shrugged. "Tell her the truth?" She then followed her master.

He also shrugged. "Okay."

When they got to a restaurant, the sat down in one of the farthest tables. Jiraiya was sitting in front of Tsunade, who had little Naruto. Shizune was sitting next to him.

Then the waiter --a young woman on her twenties-- came and gave them the menus.

"mmhm…" Jiraiya read the breakfast menus. "Soo… what do you girls want?"

"I want a cup of coffee… I'm not hungry…" Tsuande replied.

"I want a cappuccino and some toasts." Said Shizune.

Jiraiya smiled. "I'll take the same thing as Shizune." He raised his hand for the waiter to come.

She smiled. "Have you decided what to order?"

"Yes please. Two cappuccinos, one coffee, toasts, and a bottle of warm milk for the kid." Jiraiya answered.

"Alright, I'll bring them."

Tsunade sighed and rested her back on the seat, Naruto cuddled between her arms. "So we're leaving today?"

"Yeah. I don't trust you. Maybe you'll sneak at night taking my wallet with you." Jiraiya teased.

Shizune giggled and Tsunade rolled her eyes. "Do you really think I would do that?"

Jiraiya shrugged. "I don't know… would you?"

Tsunade was about to reply when the waiter came with their orders. After placing them on the table, the young girl looked at Naruto, who was happily tugging his mother's long locks of hair. She smiled. "Is he your son?"

"Yes." Tsunade and Jiraiya said at unison.

"Ohh, he's so cute!" The waiter grinned at the medic. "He looks so much like you!"

Tsunade seemed startled, as well as Jiraiya. "Oh well, thanks I guess." She said.

The waiter smiled again and left.

The blond Sannin looked at him. "Naruto-kun looks like me?"

"Yeah. He is blond, and has the same nose, and chin." He answered flatly.

"Ototo also looks like you, Jiraiya-sama." Shizune said. "He has spiky hair, and the same mouth."

Both Sannin looked at Naruto, surprised. "mhm, okay…"

Looking at his parents, Naruto began to giggle loudly. Tsunade grabbed the bottle for him and began to feed him.

Looking at both mother and son, Jiraiya smiled. "You are great as a mother."

Tsunade looked up at him and smiled. "Really. I was worried maybe I wouldn't be able to handle being a parent."

"Nah… You're doing it great!" He kept going.

Shizune smiled and drank happily from her cappuccino.

"Well, I need to go to the bathroom." Jiraiya stated. Shizune stood up to let him pass.

"You've just gone to one, Baka." Tsunade said annoyed.

"So what." Jiraiya disappeared inside the men's bathroom.

Tsunade sighed quietly and Shizune smirked at her. "Opposites attract…!" She teased viciously.

The blond medic ignored her and kept feeding her son.

When they were done with the breakfast, Jiraiya asked for the bill. Outside, the Sun was brightly illuminating the town of Tanzaku. People were now on the streets, hurrying to get to wherever they needed to go.

"So is it okay now, about the door problem?" Tsunade asked to start a conversation.

"Mhm, yeah. He seemed pretty irritated, but I gave him some more money. At least we didn't get in a big trouble." Jiraiya answered absently, his eyes wandering around the buildings.

"I'm glad." Tsunade sighed and hold Naruto tighter. She remembered about the waiter's words and it made her feel satisfied, a small smile dancing on her lips. Now that she thought about it, Naruto did look like both of them. It made her feel so happy!

"Tsunade-sama." Shizune's voice interrupted Tsunade's peaceful thoughts. "I think we should head back to the inn and take our stuff and then leave before it gets dark."

"Yes, that's right." Tsunade nodded.

They headed to the inn.

----Near Tanzaku Town----

Two men were walking on the road, heading to Tanzaku. They carried two bags in their backs for trade. They always did the same every month.

Wiping the sweat out of his forehead, the first man looked at the sky. He was a told man, tanned by the Sun after working his whole life in a farm. "These days have been pretty warm, haven't they, Hiroshi."

The other man name Hiroshi looked at him. "Yeah." Hiroshi was smaller than Makoto, and also younger. "I can't wait to get to the town and then head home. I hate this job, Makoto."

Makoto laughed. "Me too."

As they continued walking on silence, they began to hear… hisses?

Hiroshi stopped walking trying to concentrate on the sound. "What was that?"

Makoto also stopped. "Sounds like a snake."

The younger man seemed confused. "Here? What's doing a snake out on the road?" He looked around, searching for the reptile.

"Maybe it smelled the dead chickens we have on our backs." Makoto answered.

"Really? Let's get to the town, and leave."

They continued their way, but the hisses got louder and louder. The two men heard two snakes, not one.

"This is a weird way for snakes to behave." Makoto said confused. "We should check.

Hiroshi looked back. "Are you sure?"

The older man looked at him. "Yeah. I don't want to hear you whine all the way to Tanzaku."

They stopped and hisses got much nearer, until they suddenly stopped. After a few minutes of silence, Hiroshi looked at Makoto. "They left?" He whispered.

Makoto opened his mouth to reply, when a large, black reptile jumped out of the bush near him and bit him on the ankle, making the man scream in pain. Makoto fell on his knees and continued screaming.

Hiroshi's eyes widened in horror. "MAKOTO!!" He ran to help his friend, when another black snake jumped from behind him and bit him on the thigh. Screaming horrified, Hiroshi fell down and looked at his leg. In seconds, it had gotten twice bigger. He began to feel cold shivers up his leg. His heart was beating too fast, until it hurt. He closed his eyes, and everything went dark, as he took his last painful breath.

----Somewhere Outside Konoha----

The man chuckled. "My my… Aren't my dears naughty." He chuckled.

A younger man entered the room. "The mambas should be careful. They are going to bring too much attention towards them."

"What do you want me to do? You know how they are… They can get very excited by the smell of fresh blood… but don't worry; they are smarter than the majority of humans… And they will finally hunt the real prey, that's for sure…"

Author's Notes:

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