It has been approximately three weeks since Jiraiya, Tsunade, Shizune, Naruto and Sakura returned to the village. Jiraiya was completely healed now since his pain was no longer existent and his wounds were all closed up. Everybody breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this news because they would hate to lose him for a second time. They all returned to their normal lives with the exception of the two Sannin. After much thought and compromise, Jiraiya moved in with Tsunade. Bickering was ever present but the two had to admit that they were happy to be living together.
Marriage was something that was discussed on a regular basis but they both agreed that it could wait until a later date. It's not like they didn't want to get married, it's just that they were comfortable within their relationship as it is and marriage would only complicate things. Furthermore, they didn't believe that a piece of paper alone certifying that they are husband and wife could prove their devotion for each other. They were one hundred percent committed without being married.
Their living situation was quite comical. For instance, Jiraiya was messy so Tsunade would always use force to get him to clean his mess. He also snored loudly so on many occasions she would kick him off the bed or throw him out the room. Not to mention when he would leave the toilet seat up. That would only result in a big war between the two of them. At the end of the day however, he provided her with the stability and comfort that she needed every time she would stop working for the day and return to her living quarters. Being the Hokage was a stressful job and he allowed her to relax and forget about all her worries. She loved him for that and he loved her for allowing him to be there for her.
Everybody in the village was thrilled about their relationship well, except for Naruto. He was just concerned with getting his training in. Because of that, Jiraiya made it his point of duty to make time for his student every day. After that was done, Naruto became more comfortable with the idea of his master being in a relationship with the Hokage. Out of all the people in the village, Shizune was the most excited. She was genuinely pleased that Tsunade had found happiness and in return, she was happy.
One morning, Tsunade got up from her slumber feeling quite sick and uneasy. Her back hurt and she was feeling weak. She stretched her arm over to the space in the bed beside her only to feel cold rumpled sheets. She sighed upon remembering that Jiraiya was off on a mission with Naruto and was not scheduled to return until later that night. She wished he was there to massage her back but decided that there was no use in wishing for something that could not happen in that moment. She rose into a sitting position and when she did she felt a wave of nausea overcome her. Thankfully, it went away before she threw up over her freshly laundered sheets. She decided that it would be wise to give herself a medical check up to establish the source of her sickness so that she could prescribe herself medication. She placed her palm upon her stomach and sent medical chakra shooting through her body, analyzing each and every part of her body to ensure that everything is functioning as it should. Everything was fine within her so for the life of her, she could not understand why she was feeling so horrible until realization dawned on her. She focused all of her chakra into her lower stomach and found something that she never thought she would find. A faint but present chakra that did not belong to her was present in her womb. She was pregnant.
She quickly removed her hand and gasped for air. She began to shake uncontrollably, her heart pounded rapidly in her chest and she was sweating. She was having a panic attack because this was so unexpected. It was indeed possible for her to become pregnant since her body took on the functions of a young woman because of her constant transformation jutsu. She was not sure if she was capable of raising a child on top of being the Hokage and she was nervous as well since she was not entirely sure if she would be a good mother. Never in her life did she think that this would happen to her.
She went to the bathroom directly to the sink to splash some cold water on her face in an attempt to calm herself. After doing so, she looked in the mirror directly before her and looked at herself. She looked tired and completely out of it.
"What am I going to do? I don't know if I'm capable of raising this child after all I have on my plate. Can I even be a good enough mother for this kid? What if I end up screwing up it's life? I'm so confused I wish Jiraiya was here to tell me what to do... Oh my God Jiraiya! How is he gonna react to the news?! Does he even want to be a father? Ugh, this is just too much for me to handle especially since I have a long day of work ahead of me. I'll think about this later..."
Tsunade decided to push all over her concerns to the back of her mind to enable herself to focus on the work she had ahead of her. It was going to be a long, taxing day and she only hoped that she could get through it without having a complete meltdown.
Jiraiya and Naruto were currently in the Land of Rice on a mission to escort a rich diplomat back to his village. Usually, Jiraiya would be assigned more complicated, dangerous missions regarding the Akatsuki but Naruto was assigned that mission and needed a jounin to accompany him. There was no available jounin and Jiraiya was free so he had to go with him. This only excited Naruto because on their breaks Jiraiya could train him. This was a joy as well as a pain to Jiraiya. He loved hanging out with his godson but hated how overly enthusiastic he could be.
They escorted the diplomat safely to his village and were on their way home. They decided to take a short break in an open field before they returned. Naruto insisted that instead of sitting around doing nothing, they should train so he was left alone, working on his sage mode while Jiraiya went into the town to buy them something to eat.
Jiraiya returned a few minutes later with a frozen double Popsicle in his hand. That was their favorite treat, especially the blueberry flavored one. That treat reminded them both of the first time they headed out the village together in search of Tsunade and the last time Jiraiya trained him before he 'died'. It was special to both of them and had some sort of symbolic meaning to it. It represented the teacher/student, grandfather/grandson relationship they shared.
"Hey kid, I'm back!" Jiraiya said upon approaching his student. Naruto was working so hard to become stronger and stronger each day so Jiraiya would be lying if he said that he wasn't proud of the youngster.
Naruto eyed his mentor with slight annoyance, "What took you so long? You left me here to train by myself. When I said let's train I didn't expect you to leave me you know."
Jiraiya chuckled and held out the frozen treat, "I had to find a place that sold these."
The young blonde smiled excitedly upon seeing the Popsicle, "I guess I can forgive you then."
The toad sage broke the treat in two, creating two separate Popsicles and handed one to Naruto. He gladly accepted it and the two sat side by side, indulging themselves in their favorite frozen snack, "Pervy Sage?"
"Hmmm? What's up kid?" Jiraiya replied sensing that there was something on the boy's mind.
"Are you happy with granny Tsunade?" He asked and then nibbled on his Popsicle.
Jiraiya looked over to him and wondered why he was suddenly curious to know about his relationship, "Why do you ask?"
"I'm just curious. Come on Pervy sage, answer me."
"Okay then." He started before smiling, "I'm extremely happy with Tsunade."
Naruto was silent for a moment and then gathered enough courage to ask his master his other question, "Do you think that I'll ever be that happy with a girl?"
Jiraiya was so shocked to hear that question that he almost chocked on his Popsicle. He couldn't believe that Naruto out of all people was actually asking him for advice on girls. He gathered his composure in order to help the boy out. After all, Naruto didn't have anyone else to help him when it came to such a thing as this, "Who's the girl? Is it Sakura?"
"No it's not Sakura, it's Hinata." Naruto said with a slight blush. He never spoke about girls to anyone but here he was spilling his guts to the world's number one pervert. Perhaps it's because Jiraiya was the closest thing he had to family, therefore, he trusted him more than anyone else.
"Hinata? I always thought you had a thing for Sakura."
"I did but a few days ago Hinata told me that she loved me so now I'm confused." He explained.
"What are you confused about kiddo? Hinata's not the type to lie so I'm sure that she really does love you."
"It's just that I'm wondering if I should waste my time on Sakura. She clearly doesn't have any feelings for me and I bet she's still hung up over Sasuke. So do you think I should just forget about her and allow myself to love Hinata?"
"Well do you have any feelings for Hinata?"
"I think she's a nice person and I admire her for coming so far from a shy girl with no self confidence to a beautiful person who not only has good looks but is strong in her own right."
Jiraiya moved closer to his student and wrapped his arm around his shoulders, "Look kid, I think you should give the Hyuga girl a chance. It's clear that she really loves you so I say go for it."
Naruto removed his stare from the ground and looked up at his mentor, "Are you sure?"
Jiraiya laughed loudly and wrapped his arm tighter around his pupil, "Of course I'm sure kid! After all I am great with the ladies." He boasted but Naruto refused to humor him.
"You? Great with the ladies? GIVE ME A BREAK PERVY SAGE! YOU'RE THE GUY WHO GETS THE MOST PUNCHES FROM GRANNY TSUNADE SO DON'T SAY THAT YOU'RE GREAT WITH THE LADIES BECAUSE YOU'RE CLEARLY NOT!"
Jiraiya grabbed him by the collar, "YOU WANNA SAY THAT AGAIN KIDDO?!"
"I'LL SAY IT A MILLION TIMES IF YOU WANT ME TO!"
"YOU LITTLE MORON!" Jiraiya screamed and then knocked the genin in his head.
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?!"
"FOR BEING AN IDIOT!"
Tsunade was in her usual position at her office in front of her desk and working on stacks upon stacks of paper. She was busy signing off on mission reports and various requests from neighboring lands. The work was a real pain and it was doing little to nothing to help Tsunade feel any better about her situation. As a result, she felt extremely irritated. Even the slightest of things would send her off the edge. Maybe it was her hormones or maybe she was just in a foul mood. Whatever the reason, she just wanted to throw all her paperwork out the window, climb into bed under the sheets and never emerge.
Shizune came in the office to ask Tsunade what she wanted to eat for lunch. Little did she know that her master was in no mood for any company regardless of the fact that Shizune was just going to take her order and quickly leave. Tsunade didn't even feel like eating. She dosed herself up with medication to suppress the nauseous feeling she had but she still felt sick to her stomach because she had no idea what she was going to do or how she was going to tell Jiraiya.
Tsunade looked at Shizune like she was an insignificant spec. Not even the sight of her dear apprentice could cheer her up. Shizune noticed this look but ignored it and asked her master the question she came to ask her in the most cheerful tone she had, "What would you like to eat Lady Tsunade?" She smiled.
Tsunade just looked at her and tried to suppress her annoyance but couldn't, "I don't want anything to eat Shizune so will you quit annoying me and get out now!"
"W-what? Lady Tsunade I just want you to know what you want to eat." She said in a small voice. She was obviously hurt and confused by the sudden burst of anger from her master.
"Are you deaf?! I told you to get out!" Tsunade shouted even louder that before.
"Why are you screaming at me? I didn't do anything wrong!" Shizune tried to defend herself because she had no idea what she did to make Tsunade so mad at her.
"Fine! If you don't want to get out, I will." Tsunade declared and got out of her seat and headed towards her door.
"Where are you going?" Shizune asked somewhat concerned and still confused.
"None of your damn business, that's where!" Tsunade stormed out of the room, leaving a dumbfounded Shizune still standing there trying to come to terms with what just happened.
Tsunade walked the streets ignoring any greetings that the villagers offered her. She just kept walking until she came across a small restaurant that from the looks of it, had no people currently eating in there. She felt her stomach grumble, begging for food and decided to stop in there and get a bite to eat. Since it was empty she could have time alone to think her situation through and hopefully come up with a solution.
She entered the small building and was immediately greeted by a young waitress who was about seventeen years old. Her family probably owned the restaurant and gave her the job of being a waitress. She was quite friendly and excited to be serving the Hokage, "Welcome Lady Hokage." She said and bowed respectfully, "Would you like me to seat you at our best table?"
Tsunade shook her head, "No that's quite alright. I'll just sit in the back." Tsunade didn't wish to be featured at the best table in the house. She just wanted to go unnoticed, have her meal and try to come up with a solution to her problem.
The young waitress was slightly confused by her request for a table at the back but instead of insisting that she take the best table, she adhered to her wishes, "Ok Lady Hokage, follow me." She walked ahead of her and guided her to a secluded table in the corner of the back of the room, "I hope that this table is okay for you."
"It's perfect." Tsunade seated herself, "Thank you."
"Can I take your order?" She asked while pulling out her notepad and pen from the pocket of her apron.
"Just a bowl of rice and a serving of miso pork please."
The young lady wrote it down quickly, "Anything to drink?"
"I'll have some sa-" Tsunade stopped herself from saying the work 'sake' when she remembered that she could not drink for the sake of the infant growing inside of her. This was one of the many things that would change in Tsunade's life. She would not be able to have a drink for nine months and after that when the child is born she'll have very little to no time to indulge herself in her favorite drink especially with her job. Then she'll have to completely forget about gambling. It would be irresponsible of her to unnecessarily spend her money and then lose all of it when she has to meet the financial demands of a child. Nothing was going to be the same from here on out and Tsunade didn't quite come to terms with that until the waitress asked her what she wanted to drink, "I'll just have some herbal tea today."
The waitress wrote that down, "Right away Lady Hokage." She left quickly to place the order.
Tsunade closed her eyes for a few moments and her hand went up to her still flat stomach. It was hard for her to imagine her stomach expanding more and more each and every day until it was bigger than Choji's. She focused her chakra into her womb and sensed the tiny chakra that belonged to the unborn child. She could see how tiny it was an automatically felt a warm sensation overcome her upon picturing the tiny child. She imagined how the child would look in it's various stages of life, from baby to child to teenager to adult. She couldn't even keep the smile from emerging on her face when she pictured her and Jiraiya teaching the child how to walk, talk and when it grows older, jutsu. Regardless of how uncertain she is, this child that she is carrying is the product of the love that she has for Jiraiya and the love that he has for her. This was their child and would call her 'mommy' and him 'daddy'. Nothing in the world could change that so the thought of aborting the pregnancy didn't even come to her mind. Who was she to rob this child a chance at life? She rubbed small circles around her stomach and quietly spoke to her unborn child.
"You caused me a lot of stress today little one but I know it's not your fault. I guess I'm just nervous about failing you as a parent. I've never been a mother so I've never felt this feeling before but I feel this connection to you. And I know you're just a tiny ball of cells right now but I think I love you. So I guess we're stuck with each other from here on out. I hope I can be the mother that you deserve."
The meal came rather quickly but that was to be expected since there was nobody but Tsunade present in the restaurant. The waitress placed the hot plates on the table and then placed the steaming hot cup of tea beside them. Satisfied with the presentation of the meal in front of the Hokage, the young girl smiled, "I hope you enjoy your meal Lady Hokage."
"Thank you - Umm, I didn't get your name."
The girl blushed because she was so excited that Tsunade was asking her for her name, "Oh! My name is Nariko, Lady Hokage."
"Okay. Thank you Nariko."
The girl giggled and left her to consume her meal in peace. Tsunade broke her chopsticks in two and began to eat. She has never felt that hungry in her life and as a result, she devoured the food so fast that she wasn't quite sure where it all disappeared to. Her sudden feeling of extreme hunger didn't surprise her that much since she finally came to terms with the fact that she is pregnant and therefore eating for two and not just herself anymore. She then realized that she would have to eat healthy from now on. That wouldn't be so hard to do because as soon as Shizune finds out, she will ensure that her master stay on a strict healthy diet not just for the sake of the baby but for herself. A pregnant woman needs a lot of vitamins and minerals to remain healthy since most of it is being directed to the developing baby. Tsunade knew that but didn't like it one bit, especially the no alcohol part.
Tsunade remembered how cruel she was to Shizune. It wasn't right to treat her that way irregardless of how she was feeling because Shizune did nothing to deserve that treatment. All she wanted to do was ensure that she wasn't hungry and instead of being kind to her and allowing her to take her order for food, she snapped at her and told her to stop annoying her and get out. She felt awful for doing that to her. She looked down at her belly again and placed her hand on it, "It looks like I should go and apologize to Shizune huh?"
Tsunade signaled the waitress and was presented with the bill. She was offered a discount just for being the Hokage but refused it because they obviously needed all the money they could get since it was like a ghost town in there. She paid her fee and headed off in the direction of her mansion.
Tsunade entered the Hokage mansion and was walking towards her office when she met up with Shizune in the hall. It looked like Shizune wanted to say something to her but she didn't and kept walking until Tsunade called her back, "Shizune!"
The raven-haired jounin turned around to face her blonde mentor, "Yes Lady Tsunade?"
Tsunade grabbed her hand and leaded her in he direction of her office so that they could talk in private, "I want to speak with you in my office."
"O-Okay." Shizune allowed herself to be dragged, mostly because she was confused at Tsunade's sudden change in attitude. First she was like a seething, fire breathing dragon who was ready to bite of her head just for asking her what she wanted to eat and now she was as sweet as pie, talking in a calm manner and not even squeezing her hand tightly to carry her to her office. Shizune had no clue what was going on today.
When they got in the office, Tsunade closed the door behind them and went over to her windows to ensure that they were closed. After that she turned back to Shizune and was about to say something to her before she cut her off.
"What's up with you today Lady Tsunade? You're behaving so strange. First you're screaming at me then you stormed out for no reason and now you're calm. Did you and Master Jiraiya have a fight or something? Or are the stresses of your job getting to you? Please tell me what's wrong." Shizune was practically begging for an answer so there was no use in lying to her. She deserved to know the truth and there was nothing wrong in telling her the real reason for her mood swings. She wanted Jiraiya to know before anybody else but she still wasn't quite sure how to tell him so she needed someone to confide in and what better person than Shizune.
"You want to know why I've been acting so strange?" Tsunade asked and Shizune nodded, "Okay." Tsunade grabbed Shizune's hand with hers and placed it on her flat stomach. With her hand on top of her apprentice's she focused her chakra into her palm and sent it into Shizune's hand, that way, she could allow her to know what was going on inside of her and the cause of her mood swings. Shizune could sense everything in Tsunade's body and saw nothing strange within except when it came to her womb.
"I sense a different chakra but it doesn't belong to you, well half of it does and the other half belongs to Master Jiraiya." Shizune gasped for air out of complete shock upon realizing what that meant.
Tsunade was confident that her apprentice knew her little secret so she stopped her chakra flow and released her hand. Shizune looked at Tsunade with tears brewing in her dark eyes, "Congratulations Lady Tsunade!" Shizune wrapped her arms around her mentor tightly and her tears soaked the green fabric of her jacket, "I'm so happy for you!"
Tsunade lifted her arms up to return the hug but with each passing moment the hug became tighter and tighter, "Shizune, you're squishing me."
Shizune quickly let go but her arms still remained on Tsunade's shoulders, "I'm sorry Lady Tsunade, I'm just so happy for you." She wiped away her tears of joy and then smiled widely and squealed with excitement, "What will I be to your baby?" She asked eagerly.
Tsunade thought about it for a moment before she came up with an answer. They were not related by blood but Shizune was like family to her therefore she would be family to the child growing inside of her too, "Well, you are like a daughter to me so I guess that will make you my child's big sister."
Tears sprung in her eyes once again upon hearing that she would be the baby's big sister. She never had any siblings of her own so this baby would be so important to her and she would love it unconditionally and ensure that no harm will come to it for as long as she lives. The fact that Tsunade thinks of her as her own child only made Shizune feel special and loved. For all the years that she has known Tsunade, that was by far the best thing she had ever said to her, "Thank you Lady Tsunade!" She said and hugged her tightly again.
"You're squishing me again..."
Shizune broke away again and rubbed the back of her head nervously, "Hehe, sorry."
Tsunade shrugged it off and was about to return to her work until Shizune spoke up, "You have to tell the elders."
Tsunade turned around quickly almost giving herself whiplash upon hearing the word 'elders'. She was in no mood to see those two and be subjected to their scrutiny because she was the Hokage and having a baby out of wedlock, "Why do I have to tell them anything? They're just gonna judge me and it's none of their business anyway!" She said stubbornly.
"They're going to find out eventually you know and they'll be less angry if they find out sooner than later." Shizune explained. The village elders had the right to know about Tsunade's condition. Tsunade knew that but she was still reluctant to tell them. Her main reason for that is because she wanted to spite them for payback to what they did to her in regards of the Kage meeting.
"Do they really have to know?" Tsunade whined.
"Yes they do."
Tsunade sighed and reluctantly agreed to tell them, "Okay fine."
Shizune smiled, "Great!" She then grabbed Tsunade's hand and started to lead her out the door to the conference room where the elders spent most of their time, "Let's tell them now."
"What?! Why now?!" Tsunade tried to pull away from her assistant but she had a tight grip on her hand so it was hard to break away.
Shizune tightened her grip, "The sooner the better!"
Koharu and Homura, the village elders were sitting in the conference room, delicately sipping tea and looking out the window at the village, scrutinizing every bit of it and pointing out every flaw. They were just the kind of people who liked to complain about every and anything once they were not in complete control.
Shizune knocked twice before they gave her permission to enter. The two women walked through the door and the elders looked at them slightly confused.
"We don't have a scheduled meeting today so why are you two here?" Koharu asked.
Tsunade was reluctant to say anything so Shizune did all the talking, "Lady Tsunade has something important to tell you."
They all looked at Tsunade who just removed her focus from them to the door. She was silently planning her escape. She was going to throw a smoke bomb on the ground that would not only conceal her departure but also put them asleep for a few minutes so that they wouldn't come looking for her right away and that would give her some time to run away. After that she would flee to the Hidden Rain village and stay there until she had the baby and it grew up into a toddler. That way she could tell them that the child was simply a long lost relative's kid and all would be well. However her thoughts were interrupted when Koharu's annoying voice shrieked through the room, "Tsunade! Would you just tell us what you have to tell us and stop wasting our time!"
Tsunade glared at the old woman and sighed, realizing that her plan wouldn't work out. She couldn't just flee the village for more than nine months. She was the Hokage after all. If she did that she would just be labelled as a missing nin. Furthermore, everybody knew that she had no living relatives, "Okay." Tsunade took a seat and the elders sat down directly in front of her. She took a deep breath and began to speak to them, "It seems as if I have found myself in a situation. I don't find it to be an unfortunate one but I have to idea how you two will react."
"What kind of situation are you in Tsunade?" Homura asked nervously.
Instead of allowing Tsunade to answer, Koharu spoke up, "She probably just got herself buried in debt and is looking to us to bail her out. I don't see why she wouldn't find that unfortunate but then again she is Tsunade."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean you old bat?!" Tsunade felt herself become angrier and angrier. Here she was trying to calmly tell them about her condition out of respect and there Koharu was being her usual self and disrespecting her. Tsunade wanted to give her what she deserved and punch her into next week but she knew that would only cause a huge problem between her and the council, not to mention the old man sitting before her.
"You are an irresponsible gambler so I wouldn't expect any better from you. However, I'm not sure if we can lend you money to pay off your debt. After all there is no guarantee that you'll pay us back given your track record. You're going to pay it off yourself and we'll try out best to keep this from the general public. What a disgrace it would be if they found out that their Hokage was a raging gambling lunatic. Okay, we have come to an agreement so you can leave now so I can get back to my tea." Koharu said in a condescending voice that drove Tsunade insane.
Tsunade couldn't suppress her anger and started to shout on top of her voice, "YOU OLD HAG! I DIDN'T COME HERE TO ASK YOU TO PAY MY NON-EXISTENT DEBT, I CAME HERE TO TELL YOU THAT I'M PREGNANT! AND EVEN IF I DID HAVE A DEBT I SURE AS HELL WOULDN'T COME OVER HERE TO ASK YOU TWO ASS HOLES FOR ANYTHING!"
They looked at her lost for words. They couldn't believe what they just heard, "Did you just say that you're pregnant?" Homura asked, ignoring the fact that she thoroughly cussed them out. He decided that he would address that at another time.
"I understand that you're old but seriously get a hearing aid. You heard correctly, I am pregnant."
"W-Who's the father?" He asked.
"Homura, he's probably some scum off the street. You should know that." Koharu chimed in, once again preventing Tsunade from answering for herself which only further angered her.
"Do you want me to kill you?" Tsunade threatened and then ignored her because she was starting to feel nauseous again, "If you must know, the father of my child is Jiraiya."
The elders looked at each other with expressions of shock. Tsunade knew from the looks of it that she was about to get a long lecture about how it is not ideal to have children out of wedlock and how bad it looks on the Hokage to be caught in a situation like that. She decided that she would just tune them out and when she felt better, ask Shizune about everything they said so that she could come in here another day to cuss them out. However, she saw as they walked hurriedly towards her and pulled her into a tight hug. She was lost for words and slightly disturbed because they were hugging her. They never touched her before much less hug her. It didn't help her feelings of complete and utter discomfort when Koharu placed her palm on her stomach and rubbed it slightly.
"W-Why are you two hugging me?" Tsunade asked confused but they continued to hug her, "Get off, you're squishing me!"
They let go of her and to Tsunade's surprise, wiped away tears from their eyes, "Why are you crying as well?!"
They giggled and Homura spoke up, "We're just excited about your pregnancy."
Tsunade and Shizune exchanged looks of complete shock and shouted, "WHAT?!" In union.
"A child from two of the legendary Sannin, what a joy! The child will only grow up to be one of the strongest ninja out there. It will have your medical abilities, excellent chakra control and strength!" Koharu squealed with excitement.
"And it will have Jiraiya's rasengan and mastery of the sage jutsu!" Homura added.
"We must make preparations at once to tell the population of this great news so that neighboring lands will find out and be so jealous of our little unborn child of greatness!"
"Then we must throw a grand party in the village! Everybody should be in attendance to celebrate this wonderful time in the history of the Leaf Village!"
"And when the child is born, we should have another celebration to welcome it to the world! That should be televised so everybody in this world can see the greatest child to emerge from the leaf village!"
Tsunade was confused by all the plans they had in mind for her unborn baby. They wanted parties, feasts and televised events while she just wanted to tell Jiraiya. He was the father and he deserved to know before all of that but from the looks of it, the elders wanted her to announce her pregnancy to the world right at this moment, "Hold on a minute!" She interrupted their planning and they looked at her.
"There will be no announcements or parties of any kind until I tell Jiraiya. Nobody and I repeat nobody should know about this so you two need to keep your mouths shut. Understood?" Tsunade demanded.
They were hesitant at first because they were just so excited about the news but they decided to respect her wishes. They had this newly developed respect for her since she was carrying what they called 'their little unborn child of greatness', "Okay Tsunade, we'll keep this to ourselves but please let us know as soon as you tell him. We wish to make the announcement soon."
"You two can plan with Shizune. Whatever she says you follow her. She knows exactly what I would want and what I wouldn't."
They looked at Shizune who was smiling because she was excited to be involved in the planning. They however, didn't want her to help but respected Tsunade's wishes, "Fine."
"Good. I think we're done here. You two can get back to your tea now, come on Shizune." Tsunade walked out the door with Shizune by her side.
"Okay, take care of yourself and the baby Tsunade!" The elders called out happily as Tsunade continued to walk. She was going to take some medicine to suppress her nausea and then finish up her work for the day.
Tsunade was finally finished her work for the day and thankfully, she got through it without having a complete breakdown. Well, she did lash out at Shizune but after that she came to grips with her reality then apologized. She thought the most shocking thing for the day would be the news of her pregnancy but it was actually the fact that the elders approved of it that shocked her the most.
She was now in her room, waiting for Jiraiya to come home. Even though she allowed herself to be happy about her pregnancy, she would be lying if she said she wasn't nervous to tell the father of her child. Ever since she met him she knew him to be a care free person who didn't like to be held down. That's the main reason why he didn't want to become the Hokage. Therefore, she didn't know how he would react to the news of him becoming a father. The baby would drastically change his life. He wouldn't be free to do as he pleased and spend his money of the most frivolous of things. But then again, did he even want to be a father? Did he want to be involved? If he doesn't then he would probably leave her for another woman without a child so that he can continue to be free. That would break her. In the event that he does leave her, can she raise a child on her own?
These questions and possibilities played over and over in her mind, consuming her every thought. Her heart pounded in her chest when she heard her door creak open, revealing the white haired Sannin. He closed the door behind him and walked over to her to place a small kiss on her cheek, "I missed you."
She was so nervous, it was hard for her to talk but she managed to smile and talk to him, "Me too." She replied and he sat beside her on the rather large bed, "How was the mission?"
He smirked upon remembering his travels with Naruto, "The mission was a success but the knucklehead wanted to train every second."
"Same old Naruto..." Her mind trailed off and she remembered that she had to tell him, he deserved to know.
He could see that something was on her mind and asked her to tell him about it, "What's wrong?"
She looked at him with nervous eyes and took a deep breath, "I have something that I need to tell you... It's important..."
To be continued...
This chapter confirmed that I am indeed a NaruxHina fan :)
So I did what I did and made Tsunade pregnant because I want to keep this story going. I don't want it to just end with Tsunade and Jiraiya making up and living happily ever after. I think it will be interesting to see how these two handle raising a child together. So I hope you guys will stick by my with this.
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Thanks so much for your continued support.