Tsunade
I dragged my feet against the tiled floor. To my surprise Tsukasa wasn't up scratching at the fridge waiting for me to cook breakfast. My fluffy slippers kept my toes warm and my blue pajamas kepted me toasty. I dragged myself into the kitchen and paused at the basement door. I snatched the door open.
"Tsukasa wake up!" I shouted.
I didn't hear a yawn or a weird sound. I heard an echo. My face rang throughout the basement loud and clear. How could she not hear me? Is she sick? Slowly I wobbled down the steps. It felt like I had boulders for shoes. I rounded the corner at the bottom of the steps.
My mouth dropped. No lump in the bed. I turned my head to the training room. Nothing. I continued on to the bathroom. Nothing but the shiny white surface of the bathroom stuff. My throat tightened.
"Tsukasa," I croaked,"you hiding? Did you do something bad? I won't yell out you."
Nothing. I stood in the basement alone. It was so quite you could hear a pin drop from across the room. I went up stairs, tears on the brink. Jiariya should still be sleeping in the living room. I ran. Ran like no tomorrow. No shock. Jiariya laid half on the sofa half on the floor. I walked to him. He snored loudly. My leg kicked him automatically.
With a jolt he yelled,"Oww."
"Tsukasa's gone," I whispered with tears falling from my face.
He flopped like a fish and up to his feet,"Did you…you're crying?"
I wiped my face,"Yeah."
"Why?" he asked stupidly.
More tears fell uncontrollably,"She's my daughter! Orochimaru probably got her. She's gone. My baby girl. Why her? She's been through enough!"
For a moment of weakness Jiariya hugged me and I hugged back. I felt his anger. I knew how he felt.
"Ninjas. We will get search ninjas,"he tried to laugh off.
My head laid on the desk as I sobbed. Jiariya stood behind me patting my back.
"We'll find her, Tsunade," he soothed.
"What if we don't? It's been three whole days!" I wailed."Orochimaru will have her."
I heard a growl rumble up Jairiya's throat. He coughed it away,"Calm done. She's fine. We have top ninjas and ANBU looking for her. The village is ready for an attack. They really like Tsukasa."
"Jairiya," I nearly snapped,"she could already be dead. I might as well look for her on my own."
I pouted my lip as I looked up at him. His white hair dropped as he got closer. His teeth were clenched with pure rage. His nostrils flared.
He took a deep inhale,"Let's go. Let's go now. Naruto has her. He'll My head laid on the desk as I sobbed. Jiariya stood behind me patting my back.
"We'll find her, Tsunade," he soothed.
"What if we don't? It's been three whole days!" I wailed."Orochimaru will have her."
I heard a growl rumble up Jairiya's throat. He coughed it away,"Calm done. She's fine. We have top ninjas and ANBU looking for her. The village is ready for an attack. They really like Tsukasa."
"Jairiya," I nearly snapped,"she could already be dead. I might as well look for her on my own."
I pouted my lip as I looked up at him. His white hair dropped as he got closer. His teeth were clenched with pure rage. His nostrils flared.
He took a deep inhale,"Let's go. Let's go now. Naruto has her. He'll keep her safe till we come."
I scanned his face,"Jiariya-"
"Now," he glared."We at least need some back up."
"You are a shell of what you were three days ago, Lady Hokage," Sakura noted.
I stood from the grass field and cleared my throat,"Listen up and listen good. We have three ninja missing. Naruto, Tsukasa and…Sasuke. If I knew any better I'd say he's behind this."
"Lady Hokage…" Kiba hesitated.
I growled,"Spit it out!"
Kiba stood there. His eyes filled with regret. Shikamaru turned his head to him then to me.
"Kiba was going to say-" Shikamaru began.
"He have her saki!" Kiba blurted out."It knocked her out. We didn't know how to react."
My eyes lit up,"Saki? Who gave it to her?"
"Sasuke," the two blurted out.
I nodded my head trying to fight tears,"Today…you are strangers to her. Until that moment when she gets to the dreadful building you all are strangers! Even me. Approach with cation. Sunagakure is where she'll go. Naruto probably took her. Trying to fix it."
The squad of ninjas before me were ready to go. It was a sea of them. I was more familiar with those closest to the front.
"Be careful…this is Orochimaru's only opportunity," I whimpered."He'll do what ever he cangot keep her."
Saki is a Japanese alcoholic drink if you didn't know.
Drinking is bad!
(Should have put this in the last chapter)