Author's Note: Sorry for this story having not being updated in such a long time. A minor case of writer's block is the only inexcusable excuse I can provide for this taking so long. Also, my muse for writing fan fiction is slowly deteriorating. This is due to the threat of my stories being taken down if I write them the way that I had originally planned to.
As a note, I will not be going back and editing all of my chapters so to conform to these new rules. If they get taken down, then so be it. That will unfortanately be the end of the my fanfiction career.
Naruto was positively beaming. He had finally found a shinobi art that he was above average at. Scratch that, Naruto knew that he was damned good at the art of Fuuinjutsu. The blonde haired boy was judging this on by the reactions that he was getting from his godfather.
Jiraiya was rightfully impressed and proud of what he had seen Naruto accomplish in such a short space of time. Not only did the gaki get the theory down for sealing which was a surprise, Naruto also had the practical knowhow to implement theory into results.
Somehow the theory that went behind the scenes into Fuuinjutsu all made sense. The Uzumaki child had obviously inherited the talent that had made his clan so famous over the years. Naruto was reading over the formulas which combined with brush strokes allowed to make a basic storage scroll on the first day of training!
Watching as Naruto was powering through the bookwork that was neccassary, the silver haired man, Jiraiya couldn't help but wonder what Naruto would be like with a couple of solid years training in seals. Not even Minato was as good as Naruto was in terms of picking the type of jutsu up like his son was. If Minato could create the Fuuinjutsu: Hiraishin no Jutsu (Sealing Arts: Flying Thunder God Jutsu), what would Naruto's potential allow him to create? It was a question that only time could answer.
Under his careful supervision, Jiraiya instructed Naruto on how to correctly go through the procedure of writing up a seal. First there were the brushstrokes that had to be done almost perfectly. Luckily this was something that Naruto had little trouble with thanks to the training he put on himself before he was inducted into the snake clan.
The next part Naruto in his opinion so far was the hardest thing about sealing. That was the fact that you had to have quite good chakra control to be able to effectively use seals. It wasn't so much the incredible precision that was needed to be a medic ninja but it was a different kind of chakra control that Naruto was not use to yet.
It made the boy's respect for his mum, dad, godfather and any other good sealists' go that extra bit higher.
Despite the way that Naruto was blitzing through the theoretical work, the toad Sannin did not expect for the blonde haired boy to make a seal correctly the first time. He was right as he watched as Naruto put the finishing touches on the seal and channelled chakra into it. The parchment rolled up into a perfect sealing scroll and Naruto thought that he had done it successfully. When he tried to test it out by sealing a leaf into it, the Kyubi jinchuuriki realised that he couldn't unseal the leaf.
This was only a problem that would last a short while though as Naruto managed to figure out what the issue was all by himself and then go about fixing it.
Before Naruto could further his knowledge in Fuuinjutsu, Jiraiya stopped him from any more studying as he wanted to make sure that Naruto was prepared for the influx of memories. He didn't care that Naruto had used the jutsu before for training, if Naruto continued to do it that way, he would no doubt develop some mental issues and that was something that no one wanted for the Kyubi jinchuuriki. It was better to be careful than throw caution out the window.
Naruto was making significant progress in the one handed seals department as he now that he had gotten the hand seals down, the blonde haired boy was practicing chakra manipulation that he normally did with two hands one handed. He was pretty much a third of the way to where his sensei said he needed to be before he could move on to the next step.
When the clones dispersed and the information came back to him, Naruto felt dizzy for a while as he filtered all of the knowledge that the clones had. It only took five minutes but Naruto was as good as ever once it was done. To end the day, Naruto practiced his taijutsu on his sensei and he got absolutely schooled. It was to no surprise that Naruto did not win. He was a genin going up against an elite Jonin.
Waking up the next morning, Naruto excited to learn more about sealing pulled out one of the books that his godfather gave to him to read. Since it was on the bedside table, the genin did not have to even get out of bed. Naruto didn't even realise that the sun was still not fully up. It was safe to say that Naruto was a morning person.
The silver haired man who was paying for his accommodation was not however. Naruto spent two hours reading the book on sealing as well as trying to figure out the questions that were in a sense homework. He was so engrossed in his work that the blonde haired boy didn't even hear his sensei getting up.
His nose however was a different story. That sensory gland was on a warpath ever since his stomach had decided that it needed sustenance. Putting his book away, Naruto exited the room and went to the main room of the apartment he was staying in. Naruto loved the fact that his sensei was loaded with money. It sure beat having to rough it out in sleeping bags.
As the blonde haired boy was entering the main living area, Naruto noticed that there was a clone of his sensei. Judging by the smell that was coming from the kitchen, there was going to be a lot for him to eat.
The blonde haired boy was right! There was tons of food there! Sensing the presence of his godson, Jiraiya spoke up. "You're probably going to hate me for this…but you are not going to like breakfast." There was a guarded expression on the face of Naruto as he wondered what it was that he was going to be eating. There was the fact that he could attempt to make something himself but that wasn't something that he was willing to risk.
"I am going to make you eat so much that you feel sick!" This didn't make Naruto feel any safer. In fact it made the feeling of unease inside his stomach even worse.
"Thanks to the fact that you got yourself crippled a little while ago, It's up the great Jiraiya-sama to get you back into fighting shape." God knows I have to with the Akatsuki being out there…
"You are going to be having heaps and heaps of protein and carbohydrates. Once that is done and your stomach has settled, get ready for the workout of a lifetime!" Whilst Naruto was someone who loved to exercise, hearing the plan couldn't help but fill the blonde haired boy up with trepidation. At least it did get rid of the nervousness that Naruto had about breakfast.
By the time that half an hour had passed, Naruto had had one chicken breast, 6 egg whites, 2 bowls of oatmeal, and a bowl full of cottage cheese. The genin ninja was absolutely stuffed to the brim with food. In a bittersweet fashion, thanks to the fact that Naruto had a rather shitty upbringing when it came to what he ate for meals, Naruto didn't have as much of a reaction to the food as Jiraiya first thought.
Just when Naruto thought that it couldn't get any worse, the snake summoning ninja was about to be proved wrong yet again. There in front of him was his sensei who had three cups in his hands and walking over to him. "Oi gaki! Take two of these." Nodding as his sensei hadn't led him down the wrong direction beforehand, Naruto got his hands on the two drinks Jiraiya was expecting him to drink.
"These are what I call protein shakes and what you are going to call the shittiest drinks in all of mankind! When you are old enough for me to get you drunk, I will let you taste beer. Even after you've puked three times from having beer, you will still think that protein shakes taste worse. So gaki, you now have to drink two of those right now."
Normally this would be way too much minerals and vitamins to be shoving into one's body but the toad Sannin was confident that it would all pay off soon enough. This was because Jiraiya was confident that the Kyubi's healing prowess would kick in and make the most of the nutrient coming inside Naruto's body.
It was essentially a bloodline in the way that it provided so many benefits for the host. Many people would overlook having the healing ability which was only good for after combat. Many people were stupid.
To have your wounds heal up during a battle was very good as it would no doubt provide a morale drop in the enemy to see that their work was inefficient. Another thing that was great about it when in the middle of the fight was that it would make you less of a liability as time went on. If you had say a whole in your leg that prevented you from walking, then it would be less of an amount of time before you could go back on the offensive.
The best part about the healing ability in the eyes of Jiraiya was the simple fact of how this could be applied to training. It was a gold mine in terms of not having to wait anywhere up to four days for your body to heal after a rigorous training session! This combining with the fact that it was both easier and quicker to build muscle meant that you were a much better shinobi in a smaller space of time. Speed was one of the most important factors in a shinobi fight after all.
What Jiraiya was doing right now was just making the most of the available tools in front of him. Turning his attention back to Naruto, Jiraiya spoke up. "Now midget, if you might want to skull it. Prolonging the bad taste will only make it worse."
Giving Jiraiya-sensei a rude stare when the man called him a midget, Naruto accepted the man's words. Closing his nose, Naruto opened the hatch and poured the drink of Satan down his throat.
10 seconds later and one could see the Kyubi jinchuuriki hunched over trying not to have another visit with the protein shake as well as all of the other stuff that he had had to eat that morning. Thankfully for Jiraiya's wallet, Naruto had the presence of mind to put the lid back on the cup instead of just chucking it on the floor.
"What the hell is that supposed to taste like!? It tastes like a dried up hooker's vagina!" the moment that those words came out of the mouth of he couldn't help but laugh hysterically. If only I had given him the fish flavoured one… was the single thought going through the mind of Jiraiya at the time. It was great to heart something like that come from Naruto.
Minato had always been the quiet one and would disapprove of speaking like that. Kushina was similar in that she would disapprove of the type of talk that Naruto was using. Where the red haired woman differed was in that she was a woman and talking about sex in such a vulgar manner was something that she did not like. If it was say with her husband between the two of them, then she was all for it. Out in the open… not so much.
Hopefully with Naruto saying stuff like this then it would allow him to say a few things that he wouldn't have said around either Minato or Kushina.
On the behalf of Naruto though, the teenager had a blush on his face as he had said something that he knew that he probably shouldn't have. There really only two concerns in his mind was that whether or not his mum and dad would approve of what he was saying.
The realist inside of Naruto knew the answer no matter how much he wanted to deny it that his parents wouldn't be proud of the way how he just spoke. It brought the happy mode inside of Naruto down quite a lot knowing that his parents would be disappointed in him right now.
The other reason as to why Naruto was sad was because he knew that what he had said was unbecoming of the snake clan. There was no doubt inside the mind of Naruto that Manda would be looking down on him right now if he was in the room.
The laughter coming from his sensei did help out the situation a bit. It made Naruto feel more like that he belonged. It was ebbing the feeling of being the outcast more and more out of him as time went on. The blonde haired boy only hoped that he could make some more friends his own age and truly feel like he had a place in this world.
After recovering from Naruto's joke, Jiraiya spoke up. "Gaki that is comedy gold! Hahaha whenever something tastes bad, it's now going to be referred to as a dried up hooker's vagina hahaha!"
It was then that Jiraiya sobered up just that little bit more, he knew that he had to say something that he wished either Kushina or Minato was around to say. "Naruto, I hope that you don't speak like that often. Even if none of the words that you used were swear words, what you said was still something that isn't acceptable. Don't make me have to resort to any form of punishment. I won't prevent you from swearing or saying stuff like that if the situation deserves it, just don't do it any more than absolutely neccassary."
The blonde haired boy didn't even bother trying to refute what his godfather had just said. Right now, the threat of punishment was the closest thing that he had had when it came to feeling of being grounded. Since it couldn't have come from his parents, it came from his godfather and that was something that Naruto didn't mind one bit. The emotion behind it was that of a parent and Naruto as time went on was starting to feel what it is like to be a part of a family.
As long as Jiraiya-sensei personality and the way he acted stayed the same, then he would be more than willing to have the man in his life. If it ever came down to it, Naruto was pretty confident that he would beg to keep the man's presence in his life.
With those thoughts as his motivation, Naruto opened the lid on the other protein shake and drank it as quick as possible. There was not only training that needed to be done but there was also a very important mission that they needed to complete for more than one reason. Rock Lee was still in the hospital with there being no one able to heal his injuries. Tsunade had to come back as that boy didn't deserve for his shinobi career to be ended so soon.
As Naruto was walking out to where he was going to be training, the last thing that the boy heard was his sensei's voice. "How would know what that tastes like gaki? Have you already lost v-plates?" All Naruto could do was blush and walk away slightly faster. He didn't want to give Jiraiya that information as he knew that it was going to be a goldmine of a teasing opportunity for his godfather. "C'mon Gaki, Tell me! Have you already done the nasty? I'll be so proud of you if you have." The Uzumaki genin didn't answer, instead he just continued on walking. The blush never receded on his face, it only intensified.
3 hours later
Both Naruto and Jiraiya were on their way to the town known as Tanzaku-Gai. That was the place where Jiraiya had informed Naruto of Tsunade's last spotted location being. The determination that was on the face of Naruto only intensified as he heard this. There was still a fair distance that he and his sensei were going to have to travel before they stopped for the night.
Naruto Uzumaki was going to need all of that determination because his body at the moment was struggling to keep moving. There was a mixture of feelings running through Naruto right now. On one hand he felt depressed because he was a cripple thanks to all of the training he had undergone today with his sensei. On the other hand, Naruto had the biggest rush of testosterone and endorphins running through his body that he thought that he could take on 50,000 Kyubi's as a warm up.
The first thing that Jiraiya-sensei had him do was get him to start with running around the premade track. It wasn't bag for the fact that this was merely a warm up. Naruto didn't just how much of a precursor this was when he was told to do 20 laps. That didn't normally sound like a warm up for such a long distance per lap.
It was then that the real training begun. Putting on the weighted bands that his sensei had made, Naruto got into the push up position. 50 push ups were what was required of him and Naruto got stuck into it from there. As he was doing this, Jiraiya casually informed him that he was carrying 5kg on both his forearms and his biceps / triceps. This wasn't so bad for Naruto when he was doing the down motion for the push up but it certainly made it whole lot harder on the way back up.
For his waist, Jiraiya told Naruto that he had put this specific weighted band up a whole 20kg. It was a bit of a discomfort at the time but Naruto had no idea just how much it would seem to be later on.
Once his push ups were done, Naruto got his next order. That was to grab the two weighted chunks of earth that his sensei had created. Jiraiya stated that they were both around about 10kg each. Curious as to what exercise he was going to do next, Naruto looked on in anticipation at his sensei.
All the man said was to stretch his arms out as far as possible and lift them sideways to a horizontal position. Like the weight around his stomach, Naruto grossly underestimated just how hard this exercise was going to be. The burn that he was feeling from the first repetition made Naruto cringe as he found a new muscle group that he had never used before it seemed. To add insult into injury, it was right at this time that Jiraiya said that he was going to have to 49 more of those.
The moment that the exercise was done, Naruto literally dropped both of the makeshift dumbbells to the ground and took in a deep breath of fresh air. If it wasn't for the fact he could deny it with his very own eyes, Naruto would have easily said that his arms were on fire they were hurting that damned much!
Under the guidance of one of the strongest shinobi that Konoha had produced, Naruto used the bar that his sensei had made moments prior. "It's chin up time now! Spread your arms out and bend at the elbows. I'm demanding that you do 75 of these." The only of discontentment that Naruto showed was a grunt. With that out of the way, Naruto got on with what he had to do to get stronger.
Once these were out of the way, Naruto found out that there were a whole lot more exercises on the way. Bicep curls, skull crushers and a variety of other exercises were all in store for Naruto. Just when the boy thought that it couldn't get any worse, Naruto got the information that was like a kunai through the chest.
Jiraiya-sensei in his infinite wisdom said that he had to do everything that he had previously done once more. This was the first time that Jiraiya had heard his godson swear and he couldn't help but laugh. He had been through the same when he was training Minato and the trio from Amegakure. It had been so long ago that Jiraiya forgot how fun it was to train someone physically.
That was only concerning his arms, the next thing that came in the rigorous three hour training session was his chest, back and abs. Naruto this time around had to do a hefty routine involving the plank position, sit ups, v ups and crunches.
Naruto didn't even want to think about the squats, lunges and different variations of leg raises that he had to go through. The thing that he hated the most though was when Jiraiya decided that he was going to sit on top of Naruto's shoulders and still expect the boy to do 50 squats. The Toad Sannin was even going so far as to prevent Naruto any leeway because after all, form was more important than the added weight. The blonde haired boy was still expected to perform fifty arse to ankle squats
It was easy to see why Naruto was moving as if he was an 80 year old civilian man. This didn't make it any less of an achievement for the boy.
Jiraiya could honestly say that he had never been prouder of one of his students on the first day of physical training. None had been set out such a regime and none had come even close to matching what Naruto had just achieved. His godson was definitely deserving of a rest day and big sleep in. With the gains that this day would produce, Jiraiya was giddy to see just how much Naruto would be in say six months in the future. Jiraiya knew that Naruto was going to have to improve a whole lot more with the Akatsuki being out there targeting the Bijuus'.
All that was left was for the two of them was to find a place to stay and then Naruto would demand the biggest meal of his life. Frankly the toad Sannin couldn't be bothered cooking and he would rather take a hit to the wallet than having to spend so much time around a kitchen stove. That was Tsunade's job dammit. Actually, scratch that. The silver haired man knew that he wouldn't touch anything that Tsunade made with a ten foot pole unless he wanted to die of MSG food poisoning.
Once the hotel was booked for the night, Naruto and Jiraiya both headed into the market district of the little town they were staying in for the night. Since Jiraiya was the one who had the money, he was the one making the decisions. Naruto honestly didn't care one bit. He knew that his sensei wouldn't actively choose a shit looking place so he wasn't going to get something bad to eat.
When they stopped off at a ramen restraint, Naruto couldn't help but have some unease inside of him. The last time that he went to a ramen restaurant, he found out things that he never wanted to hear. It was nothing about this particular place, it was just that his view on the food had changed due to personal experiences.
Not knowing why Naruto had such a look on his face, Jiraiya decide that Naruto might be curious for some more information about his parents. "You know Naruto, both of your parents liked ramen, more so your mother than your father as she absolutely loved the dish. Kushina would literally drag Minato to the closet ramen shop that she could find. There was generally one place that she could go to, it was something like Ichiraku's or something I'm pretty sure. According to Kushina, they had the best food in the world and no one could dispute that fact."
What Jiraiya didn't know was that Naruto already knew about the place. That was why Naruto went wide eyed as he couldn't help but laugh in the irony that when he was younger, he also felt that the place served the best food in the whole entire world.
It was nice to know in the eyes of Naruto what types of foods that his parents liked. Hopefully he could try them in the near future and see if he liked them just as much!
The time that Naruto and Jiraiya spent together at the ramen house was an experience that the boy wouldn't be forgetting any time soon. There was a smile on the boy's face that stayed on there for the entire time that they spent having dinner. It made Naruto forget about the struggles that he had to deal with at Konoha. It was one of the first times in a long time that Naruto could feel like an actual kid and not either a jinchuuriki or a child solider of war.
The next day
Thanks to the fact that today was a rest day in terms of physical work, Naruto and Jiraiya decided that today was going to be the first day that they were serious in completing their mission. That mission was to bring Tsunade of the Densetsu no Sanin back to Konoha so that she could become the Godaime Hokage.
Naruto was still feeling the effects of the day before but he was not complaining one bit. Like his sensei said, if you don't feel the burn then you know that you haven't trained hard enough to improve. It's the feeling of the burn that makes all of the training worth it knowing that you could move on to bigger and better things in the future. It was the safety in knowing that you would be stronger for it allowing you to protect all those you hold dear to yourself.
Running along the ground and jumping into the trees whenever he an opportunity, Naruto and Jiraiya were making great ground on the location where Tsunade was last seen.
With Tsunade
Walking out of the place with a massive smile on her face, Shizune couldn't help but gape at the money that her sensei had just won! Normally it was the other way round. Normally Tsunade would lose so much money that the two would have to run away from the scene of the crime with little dignity.
This time round it was different. It was one of the first times in a long time that Shizune couldn't remember coming out on the winning side of her sensei's horrible luck. The blonde haired buxom woman however was feeling none of the same feelings that Shizune was. She knew from past experience that whenever she won something, it generally meant that something bad was going to happen to the people that she cared about.
Considering the fact that the only people that she cared about near her were Shizune and her pet pig Ton ton, it meant that one of those two were in the firing line. Tsunade definitely didn't want anything to happen to either one of them. It was at this moment that the lady visited the shinobi side of her brain which she had forsaken a long time ago. "Shizune! I have a very and feeling about this place. Let's get outta here as soon as possible."
Not seeing the same amount of danger that her master saw, Shizune was wondering why they had to move. "Tsunade-sama, this is a very beautiful place, why do we have to leave? We should explore the castle some more."
Deciding that such a thing couldn't hurt that much, Tsunade decided that the two of them would go have a look at Otafaku-Gai's monument. Little did they know what was waiting for them at their destination.
Arriving at the pride and Joy of the town, even more so than the casinos and brothels, Shizune couldn't help but marvel at the sight in front of her. It was arguably the biggest castle that she had ever seen. For Tsunade However, it wasn't that much of a wonder in her eyes. She had seen the castle that the Fire Daimyo lived in and this castle paled in comparison.
"Ahh! Tanzaku castle must have a fabulous view from the top looking down at the ground. I guess that is why it's called the treasure of the arts!" the smile that was on Shizune's face was one that didn't seem to be going any time soon.
The Slug Sannin still had the feelings of unease running through her and they only seemed to increase when she looked at the castle in front of her. "Don't waste any more time! I've let you see the castle and now we must get out of here as soon as possible." Tsunade said and she hoped that she didn't have to force Shizune to move.
"Awww! Can't we stay a bit longer? I just want to get up to the top and see the view from up there. The great thing is that it is free!" Before Tsunade could even start moving her lips in a response, there was a massive explosion that came from the castle. The massive bang signified the implosion of the castle and no doubt killed a lot of people inside the structure.
Wide eyed expressions were mirrored on the faces of both medics as they wondered what the hell had caused such a thing. They did not have to wait long at all as Tsunade saw a familiar face. That was the face of Orochimaru as he was riding one of his snake summons. Narrowing her eyes to the highest degree, Tsunade waited in anticipation as she wanted to know what her former teammate's purpose was.
The blonde haired woman could see the patented gaze of her former teammate directly on her. Ever since she had heard that he had been caught for doing inhumane things, Tsunade knew that the man in front of her was not one that she could trust, not even in the slightest.
"I have a little favour that I ask from you." The black haired man stated as he started off the first conversation in a long time between the two. As this was happening the medical mind behind the world's greatest healer was going a mile a minute trying to diagnose the symptoms of Orochimaru. Erratic heartbeat, face looking extremely pale even for his standards and seems to have a high fever. He must have had a long period of exhaustion. It was at this point that Tsunade had a look at both of Orochimaru's arms. The damage that she could see was unlike any that she had seen before. She could only wonder what in the blue blazes had happened to her former teammate to sustain injuries of those kinds.
Seeing the gaze that Tsunade had, Kabuto decided to enter himself into the fray. "Tsunade-sama, I assume that you've already figured it out just by looking at Orochimaru-sama…"
Before the bespectacled man could continue speaking, Tsunade instantly cut him off knowing where his train of speech was leading off to. "Hey, you can go and find someone else to do that. I quit being a doctor a long time ago."
With a grave look on his face, Kabuto showed no sign of irritation when Tsunade cut him off. Instead he started speaking once more. "Unfortunately Tsunade-sama, we can't do that. This wound you see, no one else can cure it.
You, Tsunade-sama, one of the Densetsu no Sannin and a medical specialist, you alone can cure it!" The devotion that Kabuto showed for seeing his master healed was easy for Tsunade to see.
Curious as to what had possibly caused the injuries to Orochimaru; Tsunade aimed her next question directly at the Snake Sannin. "That wound on both of your arms is not an ordinary wound. What have you done to get that?" The question was more of a rhetorical one in the eyes of Tsunade. The lady was convinced that she didn't want to know what it was that Orochimaru had done.
A quiet, sinister laugh was what followed next before the soft spoken voice of Orochimaru. "This was just a little moment left over from when I killed sensei!"
The shock and disbelief was written over the faces of both Shizune and Tsunade. There was nothing that either one of them could have done to hide the emotions that they were currently going through at the moment. Tsunade for her part couldn't believe what she had just heard. From what she could remember, Hiruzen-sense on occasions treated Orochimaru better than he did his own son Asune or something. What could have possibly have made Orochimaru want to kill him so bad? I can't believe that you have lowered yourself so much over the years. You're despicable!
Seeing the look in the eyes of Tsunade, the Snake Summoner spoke. "Heh Tsunade-chan, don't make a scary face like that. Something with form is destined to crumble. The same thing can be applied to humans. After all, you of this to don't you Tsunade-chan since you lost the two people you loved the most didn't you?"
The moment that those two were even referenced in the presence of Tsunade made the woman decide in her mind about Orochimaru's treatment. She was not going heal him out of principle. No one ever brought up those two in her presence unless she was the first person to do it!
The sinister look in the eyes of Orochimaru compounded onto the next thing that he said. "Ahhh, those were certainly cruel ways to die weren't they?" that was the final nail in the coffin of Shizune's temper as she had heard enough from the man. Not only was this because one of the people that Orochimaru was talking about her uncle but also because of the fact that Orochimaru was Nawaki's Jonin instructor.
Jumping into action, Shizune rolled up the sleeve on her right arm and this revealed that she had a senbon launcher set up on it. Using the weapon with ease, the medical ninja fired off the needles of death into the path of Orochimaru and Kabuto.
Thanks to the fast reflexes of Kabuto, none of these metallic instruments of death reached the black haired man. As he was holding the senbon in his hand, Kabuto noticed that there was a purple resent coming off of the blades that he could easily associate being poison.
"Calm down Shizune!" Tsunade ordered as she surveyed what had just taken place. "Orochimaru, you haven't changed one bit have you? You know who I am so don't kid around with me!" the closed eyed smile was one that promised Orochimaru death if he said the wrong thing. This was evident as Tsunade slammed her hand on the wall behind her displaying her super human strength.
It's no wonder that she is still single was the only thing that was running through the mind of Kabuto. The silver haired boy could readily admit to being apprehensive after having just seen that display from the medical ninja. "We're not here to fight. We came here so that we could negotiate." Kabuto said as there were more important matters to think about other than Tsunade's lack of a Romantic life.
Not interested in whatever deal it was that Orochimaru and his lackey were willing to offer, Tsunade spoke up intending to make her point clear once again. "I said it once before and I will say it again. Get out of my sight!"
Not showing any fear in the face of adversity, the glasses wearing shinobi continued to speak with the woman who could crush someone's skull with a finger flick. "You're the only person who can cure Orochimaru-sama's arm. We're not saying that it will be a one way bargain. How about we make a deal?:
"I'll count to five. Get out of here or else."
The tension that was in the air was so thick that a pin could have dropped and sounded like an earthquake right at that time. In reality, only a few seconds had passed but to those four ninjas in a standoff, it felt like an eternity. The silence was broken when the man who had been credited as a prodigal genius when he was a child entered the vernal fray once more.
"I can revive your brother and the man you love with the forbidden jutsu that I have developed." The bold proclamation coming from Orochimaru was one that rooted Tsunade to her core. For the first time in forever, there was hope that she could see the people that she hadn't seen in a long, long time.
Before there was even time to think about what was being offered to her properly, Kabuto spoke up once again with a cocky tone of voice. "You haven't killed us just yet. Does this mean that we have a deal?"
To add to what his apprentice if you will, Orochimaru started speaking. "You do want to meet them again Tsunade don't you?"
There was even more time between the last words of Orochimaru and the first coming from Tsunade. The buxom blonde was considering all of her options and once she decide on replying, she demanded answers from her former teammate with a fierce scowl on her face. "If I heal you, what do you plan on doing?"
Judging from the facial expression coming from Tsunade, Orochimaru knew that he had her right where he wanted her. There was no point in lying to her now. Even still, she could probably see through it and not want to heal his arms. "I hate to lie to such a pretty face Tsunade-Hime so I guess that I'll let you in on the truth.
I'm getting what I want. I'm going to obliterate Konoha to the ground one last time!"
With Naruto and Jiraiya
15 minutes behind the path of their intended target, Naruto and Jiraiya came across the site of a castle no more. They couldn't believe that something like this had happened. Who had such a motive to warrant destroying a castle?" It was then that the two were spotted by a man running along the ground beneath them. "You guys should run away! There's a demon beast up there!" The moment that Naruto heard the words demon and beast, he got into absolutely serious and listened as closely as possible to figure out what was happening.
Jiraiya wasn't as concerned as he had spent a lot of time around civilians to know that they generally over exaggerated things most of the time. If there was any hint of a Bijuu being in the nearby vicinity, then he would know about it. After all, he would have been able to sense the chakra from a long way away. The wonders of indirect sensory abilities coming from Sage mode training.
When he heard that A huge giant toppled the building instantly, the stone cold gaze of a veteran shinobi was etched onto his face in a moment's notice. The same thing happened on the face of Naruto albeit to a lesser extent as he knew what had caused this castle's destruction. It was the work of the person who he was going to have to kill. It was none other than Orochimaru of the Densetsu no Sannin.
Jumping down from the wall in which the two were situated upon, both Naruto and Jiraiya thanked the man before heading off with a hidden agenda. Since they were close to recent activity, Jiraiya put his hands together in the tiger seal and launched a pulse of chakra from his body. Thanks to the fact that he had incredible reserves, it meant that the Toad Sannin could search a much wider radius for Tsunade.
Getting a ping on the woman's location, Jiraiya headed off east with Naruto hot on his tails.
It was by no means surprising for Jiraiya when he narrowed Tsunade down into a bar. Jiraiya knew that Tsunade would have turned to alcohol after a meeting with Orochimaru. "Well Naruto, this is where dinner is coming from."
"What this place is a pub, I shouldn't be here."
Sighing, the godfather of one looked directly at the blonde haired boy beside him. "Gaki, the laws of the land of fire state that when you became a ninja, you also legally became an adult. This means that you can go into places like this and have no one question you. Now sit down, shut up and stuff your face."
Playing the fool; a position that he had perfected over the years, Jiraiya turned in the direction of his former teammate and spoke loudly. "Tsunade."
Whipping her head around to the familiar voice, the buxom blonde saw the self-proclaimed super pervert and some blonde haired kid beside him. "No Jiraiya, that isn't our kid! We haven't had sex before so you couldn't have found a bastard son of ours!"
Naruto could only look on in confusion as he had no idea what the hell was going on. What the hell was this old lady talking about!? Speaking of old lady, Naruto knew from the moment that he saw Tsunade, that she did not look 50 for one second. It was probably some kind of jutsu that she used to keep up her appearance.
Jiraiya on the other hand definitely knew what had caused such a reaction from Tsunade. He knew that it was barely into the night and Tsunade had gotten herself completely plastered beyond the point of no return. "It's never nice to see such a beautiful face so drunk Tsunade-Hime." As Jiraiya said this, he didn't even bother to ask whether or not it was okay to sit next to the two of them. He just went into their pod and sat on the opposite side.
Not really sure what to make of the situation, Naruto just stayed silent and sat down next to his sensei. From there the first thing that he did was pick up the menu and read it without looking at the two people that he knew nothing about.
Tsunade was never someone who could hold in a secret. She was one of the popular girls because of her lineage that loved to gossip. Add into the fact that she was completely trashed, well it meant that the woman had no hope of holding. "Today I met with someone who only brings back bad memories."
As Naruto 's eyesight was on the menu in front of him, his attention was solely focused on the conversation going on between his sensei and his sensei's former teammate. He wanted to hear more about the person who the snake clan was preparing him to kill.
Not only was Naruto paying attention but Jiraiya's eyes narrowed. "Orochimaru eh, did anything happen?"
"Ehh, not that much at all. We just had a little greeting." Tsunade said as she somehow managed to keep her words controlled enough. Jiraiya, having spent enough time around the woman knew that her speech was slurring a little bit. What he also saw was the poignant stare that Tsunade sent in the direction of Shizune. It was no doubt telling the black haired lady that she was not to speak about at all about what had happened moments ago.
It was at this stage that the waitress came and got the orders for both Naruto and Jiraiya and promptly came out with drinks for the two. A soft drink for Naruto and some rice wine for Jiraiya.
"So you too… why'd you come to see me this time?" Tsunade asked as she was genuinely curious to see one of the familiar faces that she hadn't seen in a long time.
To see your tits. "What, can't us, great friends that have stood the test of time together catch up once in a while?" As the silver haired man said this, he said it in a jovial tone with a smile on his face.
There was a bit of a drunken blush on the face of Tsunade. It was not because she was starting to feel anything towards the man in front of her; it was just because she hadn't seen Jiraiya for such a long time and the fond memories combined with the high amounts of alcohol allowed for the blush to spread on her face. Knowing Jiraiya though, he wouldn't have come here unless there was something of importance. This was especially true considering the last time these two met. Heated words had been thrown back and forth and Tsunade had drunken stated that she never wanted to see his face for a long, long time. It was something that the buxom blonde regretted quite a lot. Jiraiya definitely knew how to brighten up someone's life.
The look coming from the face of Tsunade, Jiraiya knew that the blonde haired woman was having a really hard time believing his story. "To tell you the truth, Konoha has issued a request for you to come back and become the Godaime Hokage."
There was a definite intake of air coming from both Tsunade and Shizune. As this was happening widened eyed expressions as they could not believe what they had just heard. Tsunade was someone who hated Konoha more than anyone save for her former teammate that she just saw. To think that she would just come to Konoha was a far stretch of the imagination. For to become the Hokage of Konoha… well Tsunade would tell him he's dreaming.
"With the third being…" Jiraiya trailed off as he wasn't really sure how he was going to break this news to Tsunade. There was the actual hope that during the conversation that Tsunade had with Orochimaru, Orochimaru had told Tsunade of what he had done.
The hope inside of Jiraiya was proved to be true when Tsunade spoke up next. "It was Orochimaru's work I know. He told me himself. Like usual, he felt that he needed to gloat to the world about it."
For Naruto, he didn't like hearing it any more now than what he did when he first heard about the death of the Sandaime Hokage. Sure, there were a lot of things that made the view that Naruto had on the man become jaded but he still did enjoy the moments that he had with the Hokage.
"So what's you answer?" Jiraiya asked as he was relieved with the fact that he didn't have to tell Tsunade that her sensei was dead. As Jiraiya was saying this, he was fairly confident on what the answer coming out of Tsunade's mouth was going to be.
With a snort of derision, Tsunade held her gaze to directly lock eyes with Jiraiya. "Impossible… I decline." There was no real surprise on the face of the Toad Sannin. He knew what was about to come. The man just hoped that with Naruto around, the two of them might be able to crack the thicker outer shell that was Tsunade's emotional defence mechanism.
With a bittersweet smile on his face that Tsunade didn't catch, the man who had loved the girl essentially on first sight spoke up. "Hehehe I remember in the past that you said the same thing when I asked you out." That Tsunade definitely heard and for her response, the only thing that she did was look down at her lap.
Naruto was incredibly surprised with the answer that Tsunade gave though. He thought that it was an incredible honour to be asked to become the Hokage of Konoha. If he was in the same position, he would have grabbed the opportunity with both hands and never looked back. The blonde haired boy wanted to know what the hell had made the woman in front of him decline what he considered to be a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Naruto wanted to open his mouth and ask the question why she didn't want the position. He held his tongue though as he felt like he was the third wheel in the conversation since his sensei hadn't introduced him yet. Naruto didn't want to jump in the conversation between two old friends.
Tsunade was also surprised. She intitially thought that since the kid wore a headband from her former village, that he would be appalled at someone turning down the offer to become the Hokage. Well Tsunade did see the look on the boy's face but she expected a bit of a confrontation between him and herself.
Guessing that the brat was intimidated with her status, she decided to comment about it. "It seems that you got another blonde haired, weak willed student just like last time." Not knowing that the "weak willed student" was actually the son of the man that she was criticizing, Tsunade had no idea why there was a scowl on the face of Naruto. If anything she thought that he would be happy that he was being compared to the Yondaime Hokage. "He seems stupider than your last one though."
This time there was a bit of a scowl on the face of Jiraiya. He knew that Tsunade was heavily drunk but that gave her no right to insult Naruto. It was at this moment Jiraiya could definitely feel his protective paternal instincts kicking in. He didn't want anyone, even if that included the love of his life insulting his godson. Jiraiya held back from commenting this time but knew that he wouldn't be doing the same thing the next time this happened.
Naruto could handle insults being thrown his way. He was used to them coming his way because of the Kyubi and what effect that had on Konoha's populace. With a whisper, Tsunade continued on her tirade against Minato Namikaze. "Even the fourth Hokage died quickly. He gave his life up for the village.
Life is different from money. It can't be gambled on that easily. Whoever puts there life at risk so easily didn't deserve it in the first place." Tsunade drunkenly declared. Shizune definitely didn't miss the rather vicious looks that were coming from both Naruto and Jiraiya. Shizune wondered whether or not her sensei had pushed the rope line in the sand just that little bit too far. The black haired woman hoped that this wouldn't bite Tsunade in the arse.
Before Jiraiya could say anything, it was Naruto who spoke up. The blonde haired boy had a few choice words for this …lady. If there was one thing that Naruto hated more than anything, it was people insulting his family. That feeling increased even more so now that he knew that they were dead and couldn't defend themselves. It was up to him to defend his family's honour.
Thanks to the fact that his was much smarter now and was in the process of developing a silver tongue, (something a good hebi clan member needed) the process of insulting someone got a whole lot easier. "To think that the girls my generation look up to you… I would neck myself if I found out the person who I had been admiring was such a pathetic piece of silicon trash."
Everyone at the table went dead silent. Even the people who were in booths that were close by went dead silent. When they had heard what Naruto had just said. They had noticed from the time hearing what was coming out of Tsunade's mouth that she wasn't the nicest person. To say something like that to her face… well you must have had a lot of confidence… or stupidity masked as confidence.
Tsunade couldn't believe what she had just heard! No one talked to her like that! Not even Jiraiya or Orochimaru who she had known for practically her whole life talked to her like that. She had been called a bitch before. That was something that she was not surprised by. She had been called that by a lot of jealous girls and women because of her bust.
No one dared to state that she was a bad role model for aspiring kunoichi though. She had struggled so much during her career as a ninja trying to get rid of the stereotypes and sexism that was so ingrained into her industry. There were so many people that said that women shouldn't be ninjas. They were the same people who said that a woman's job was to serve the man of the house in whatever need.
The final nail in the coffin of the blonde haired shitstain in front of her was the fact that the kid had said that her boobs were filled with silicon! Tsunade had dealt with tons of people calling her a flat chested woman when she was younger. Jiraiya was also included into this group. The moment that her late developing genes kicked in with a bit of fine-tuned medical chakra control and every single man took notice of her. It showed to the woman how pathetic the male race was and that there was very few, if any that she could trust in a romantic way.
"Who the hell do you think you are, you little piece of shit? Do you know that I could crush your skull with a flick of a finger! You should really learn to know when you're in over your head. If you piss of the wrong person, they could kill you in an instant." The not so subtle threat was picked up by everyone at the table.
Hearing the threat did not deter Naruto one bit. "I am Uzumaki Naruto and I can't forgive anyone who insults the Yondaime Hokage. Even if you did become the Hokage, I would be the first person to spit in your face at your inauguration." Fuck! As the words were coming out of the mouth of Naruto, it was only then that he truly realised what he was saying. Naruto knew that if he was in the presence of any member of the snake clan, then he would be receiving remedial training on etiquette. He had no idea of what that would entail mind you. The Kyubi jinchuuriki had no intention of finding out what would happen though.
Looking back on this time, Naruto would realise that he was venting the frustrations that he bottled up inside. Naruto's coping mechanism was to bottle up like most men. Said frustration would continue to be bottled up until it reached the point where no more emotion could be stored and then it would be released onto the either intended or unintended victim. Naruto was still dealing with the issues of finding out who his parents are and the death of the Sandaime Hokage.
The moment that the kid in front of her mentioned his name, Tsunade instantly shot a look of fury the way of Jiraiya. It was only after hearing the name did Tsunade realise why this kid was so familiar to her. Naruto was the very same child that little Kushina was having. She hated how Jiraiya brought someone who reminded her so much of a past time where there was a little bit more happiness in the world.
Seeing the look of fury that was in the eyes of Tsunade when she looked to his sensei, Naruto mistook the look. The Uzumaki genin thought that the look was directed because she knew that he was the Kyubi jinchuuriki. Naruto had no idea that this was a look taking into account who his parents were. Naruto thought that Tsunade was one of the people who looked down on him because of something out of his control. His dislike for her was steadily increasing.
Jiraiya also couldn't help but also think a little less of this version of Tsunade. He knew that she was plastered but this did not give her the right or an excuse to be a total bitch. Jiraiya truly felt bad for Shizune as he assumed that she would have to put up with this on a more frequent basis. "you have truly changed Tsunade…
I don't know what you have been thinking all of this time but you have just said everything that is on your mind." The slight patronizing could not be held out of his voice.
With a snort of derision, the buxom blonde spoke up. "Well age changes people. I am already into my fifties. It's the same for sensei. No wonder he died… he was too old to live in his dreams.
Being the Hokage is shit. No one but a fool would want to become the Hokage." Tsunade tried to say this with apathy but to Jiraiya, someone who knew her innately, he knew that there was bitterness inside of that voice.
Naruto couldn't take it any longer. He hated it when people brought down his dream to become the Hokage. That was something that he was used to unfortunately. What he couldn't take was someone insulting his family. Slamming his fist on the table, Naruto did his best to stop himself from exploding in anger in front of everyone.
"Your grandfather and your grand uncle must be real disappointments in your eyes then. It's no wonder that the Senju clan has become so weak in recent times what with clan members like you in it." Once again no one could speak. They couldn't believe that it was this kid of all people that was talking to Tsunade like this. The two people who were closest to Tsunade being Shizune and Jiraiya thought that this was something that was a long time coming.
Hopefully this would knock the buxom blonde off of the high horse that she was sitting on. There was a massive ego concerning Tsunade and it was something that needed to be toned down so that she could become a good Hokage of Konoha.
The last Senju was absolutely livid as to what this kid was saying. This was the first time in a long time that someone had gotten under her skin so easily. It was time to teach this wannabe ninja a lesson. "You've got some nerve kid! Howza bout we take this outside and settle it like shinobi."
Naruto was happy. He didn't initiate this confrontation but he was more than willing to put some perspective into this woman. It wasn't right for her to insult dead people. More importantly, it wasn't right to insult your dead family members.
Out in the street
Like what was seen in many of the theatre productions for the civilians, there was an empty street for the duel between Naruto and Tsunade to take place. Well that was to be if you didn't count Jiraiya nor Shizune. Those two were waiting to see what was going to happen. In the mind of Jiraiya, he was wondering whether or not he was going to have to step in at some stage during this fight.
Whilst Tsunade was heavily out of her prime and was just as equally intoxicated, if she was not careful or not feeling remorse, then the buxom blonde could kill Naruto very easily.
The same could be said for Naruto though as he could potentially do the same thing Tsunade was capable of. That was killing another person. Jiraiya could easily see the torrent of emotions running inside of his godson. If the boy tapped into the power of the Kyubi, then he wasn't too sure if Tsunade would be able to handle that in her heavily intoxicated state.
With confidence brimming not only because she was drunk, the buxom blonde decided in intiating in some trash talk. "I have been one of the three legendary ninjas since before you were even bon kid. There is no need for me to go serious against someone like you."
Yet again was there someone underestimating him and belittling him. It wasn't just this moment, but it was one that did contribute to Naruto getting the shittiest of first impressions possible from the lady. As far as he was concerned, this Sannin was no better in his eyes than the large majority of Konoha's population.
Scoffing, Tsunade said one last thing before Naruto started running at her. "I bet that I could even beat you with one finger." As she was saying this, the inactive Konoha ninja forgot about her notorious history when it came to gambling.
Hoping that Tsunade would continue to underestimate him, Naruto charged in at Tsunade with his hands behind him. The plan was that the blonde haired woman would think that he wanted to engage in a straight taijutsu spar when that was the furthest thing from his mind.
Letting the Uzumaki genin run up to her, Tsunade was not expecting for Naruto to start going through hand seals at a substantial pace when he was five steps away from her. "Fuuton: Renkudan no jutsu (Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet Jutsu)" Naruto called out as he ushered out his most powerful jutsu that didn't effect such a large area.
Eyes widening at the threat that the compressed ball of wind posed, Tsunade bent down and leapt backwards through the use of her thigh muscles. As she was landing down on the ground with Naruto's jutsu still coming for her, Tsunade jabbed her finger down at the ground. Thanks to her super strength and insane chakra control, the medical ninja did not take a single bit of tissue damage.
As she did this, the dirt beneath her rose up due to the inertia following Tsunade's super strength. The makeshift wall was enough to block the incoming attack from her distant relative. Thanks to the wall's creation, it gave Naruto the time to be able to create some shadow clones with Tsunade none the wiser. Five clones went around either side of the wall and three went over the top of it.
Seeing the amount of clones that the boy had created, the shinobi mind inside of the intoxicated woman rationalized that they were nothing than the academy taught clones. No one so young would be able to create anything more than that without suffering some sort of charka exhaustion. Said chakra exhaustion would make the clones in front of her have some kind of deformities to them.
Considering that they didn't anything wrong with them though, Tsunade was confident that these clones could not harm her. They were used merely for a distraction. Boy was she was going to eat those words soon.
The toad Sannin could only sigh in disappointment because he didn't know just how much Tsunade had fallen in recent times. He thought that she would be at a level where she could fight off a fresh Jonin. Seeing her have trouble against a fresh chunin though was embarrassment in his eyes for someone who had previously been so much better. It could only add onto the fact that she bet that she could beat his godson with the use of only one finger.
Just from this allowed Jiraiya to make a guess on who was going to win. The answer to that question was one that neither Tsunade nor Shizune would like to hear. The silver haired man actually hoped that Naruto won as Tsunade needed to get knocked off the high perch that she had positioned herself on.
Surprised that this kid was not as bad as she initially thought, Tsunade went on the offensive. Seeing all of the clones that the kid had made, the blonde haired woman wanted to scare the boy into submission. To do this, Tsunade used her super strength from years of training to instantly shatter the wall that she had created merely moments earlier. With all of the rocks that had created going in all different directions but her own, Tsunade watched quite impressed that the clones that had been made by the boy were real and not just illusions.
Like he had shown beforehand in glimpses, right now was another one of Naruto's bright and somewhat unconventional ideas. As there was a lot of smoke surrounding the area, the blonde haired boy took this opportunity to make even more clones in the cover provided.
Grabbing out his sword, Naruto and the 20 other versions of himself that he had just created ran out of the smoke in a fairly conventional manner. Just because it was a straight forward approach, it certainly did not mean that it was not effective. Because of how close Naruto was, it made it extremely hard for Tsunade to defend against so many people trying to hurt her. This was not even considering the fact that she had agreed to a bet where she would only use one finger to beat Naruto.
Seeing the onrushing blondes, Tsunade could see just how much of a threat it could possibly pose. Bringing her finger down yet again to create another wall to protect herself, the buxom blonde only saw at the last minute the incoming attack.
Unforunately for her, the clone that had fired off the Fuuton: Renkudan no jutsu (Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet Jutsu) had not been destroyed. What sucked even more was that it had not taken its hands out of the hand seal for said jutsu. This meant that there was little to no downtime and it allowed the clone another chance to fire the jutsu. Since all of the chakra had gone to powering the jutsu, it dispelled the moment the jutsu was released.
Faced with the option of taking the hit and getting her attack off or simply dodging the incoming attack, the subconscious mind of Tsunade reverted back on countless years of medical ninja training. The first instincts inside of the aging lady were to jump back and dodge the attack.
Like always, the luck that followed Tsunade in her life was present once more. Once of the shards of the ground that she had destroyed had landed right in the path of her backwards jump. Combining this uneven terrain and her absolutely horrid motor control thanks to being completely wasted, Tsunade tripped over her own feet and landed flat on her arse.
With the incoming Narutos' readily awaiting the chance to deal off some damage, Tsunade negated her bet as she slammed her heel into the ground. This launched an offensive version of her previous move as the miniature tidal wave made out of rock ensued on Naruto.
In an instant, all of the clones that Naruto had produced were destroyed by the rocks as they all got hit. Naruto wasn't any luckier as he copped several rock blasts and even one to the face. Despite all of this, he powered on through and launched an aggressive swing of his sword and the downed Tsunade.
Had Naruto had the presence of mind to add wind chakra into the attack, then he would have killed one of the Densetsu no Sannin at the tender age of thirteen. Slicing across the top of Tsunade's chest, Naruto watched as his sword cut through the fabric of the sleeveless shirt of Tsunade. What he also watched was the way how his sword made a clean cut across the sternum.
It was only thanks to her shirt resisting gravity that the Uzumaki genin did not get to see the unclothed chest of the woman in front of him.
Red liquid was freely pouring out of her chest and the moment that the woman looked down she was sent into a quivering mess.
Seeing the somewhat catatonic state that his teammate of the good part of 40 years was in, Jiraiya instantly called a halt to the fight and went into his war general personality. "Naruto! This fight is over. Shizune, take Naruto back to this hotel" as the silver haired man said this, he handed the medical ninja a key. Nodding as she knew an order and a dismissal when she heard one, Shizune shunshined over to Naruto and ushered him away from her master.
Sure, she was concerned for the state that her sensei was in but what she also knew was that there no one better in bringing Tsunade out of a depressing moment than Jiraiya. He had been the person who had brought Tsunade out from the metaphorical grave on her two worst occasions. Shizune was confident that Jiraiya would also be able bring the old Tsunade-sama back in no time at all.
Feeling ecstatic that he had won the fight against such a famous fighter, Naruto was over the moon, That was why he did not question once when he heard the order from his godfather. He was too busy basking in the fact that he had defeated one of the Densetsu no Sannin.
As for Jiraiya, he had made his way over to the downed blonde and gently picked her up in his arms. During the process, the top that Tsunade had destroyed was now letting Jiraiya get a great view on Tsunade's exposed tits. There was the massive boner killer though of there being quite a substantial amount of blood on them. Still…
Knowing that he would have his work cut out for him tonight, Jiraiya put a low ranking genjutsu over Tsunade and then went to a hotel. Getting a high quality room, Jiraiya headed to the place where absolutely no magic would happen.
Getting into the bathroom and undressing Tsunade, he put her in the shower and washed off all of the blood that was on her. Once the blood flow had stopped, Jiraiya quickly used the limited knowledge he had on the only healing jutsu he knew to seal up the cut.
Since the clothes that Tsunade had been wearing previously were now dirty, the man clothed his teammate in some pyjamas, laid her in bed and kissed the crystal on her forehead. "The things that I do for you…"
It was sometime later that Tsunade, being under the warm blankets fell asleep as her breathing had slowed. the photo album definitely helped as the memories of happier times slowly but surely brought Tsunade out of her catatonic state of mind.
In a rare sign of affection, Tsunade agreed to let Jiraiya sleep in the same bed as herself. The condition was that the two had to be fully clothed. That was certainly not something that the silver haired man was going to argue about. After taking of his bracers and his headwear, Jiraiya hopped into his bed wondering what was going to happen tomorrow. The one thing that brought a massive smile to his face though was the slight smile on the face of the love of his life. It was nice to know that despite all of her protests, he was the only person who could bring a smile on her face.