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Chapter 37: Tsunade

Well, Naruto started complaining that he was in the middle of training and they had to leave already. That made Jiraiya say that he can practice on the way there. He gave Naruto a balloon and showed him what was happening inside of it. Not like it mattered to me.

Naruto tried doing it, but he ended up popping it. Well, he wasn't suppose to pop it, he was suppose to keep the chakra spinning inside of it. And with that, I got even more bored.

"Can we leave?" I asked.

"Okay, Naruto." Jiraiya said. "You can practice on the road." And we were off!

We got to some gambling house and we went in to see if Tsunade had passed. Someone asked Naruto if he would throw some dice. He said no because he was training.

"I'll play." I said, bored. He turned to me and smirked. "We'll play for 10,000 yen (114 dollars?), but we play by my rules. I'll pick a number, and if it lands on that very number I win. If it lands on a different number, you win."

"Why that much?" he asked.

"Does it matter? I have 1/12 of a chance of winning." I said. He looked confused before he smirked even wider, agreeing to my terms.

"Okay, pick a number." He said, shaking the two dice in his hand.

I smiled lightly when I said "five." he let the dice go and they spun onto the table. It was a one and a four. Which equaled five. I grinned. I knew what it was going to be.

"Pay up!" I said, holding out my hand.

"What? There is no way you got that! Rematch!" he said. Damn, he's stupid.

"Okay… Eight." I said. He spun the dice, throwing them a bit farther this time. It was a three and a five. Eight.

"Seriously. Pay up." I said, holding out my hands yet again.

"You, this is rigged! You rigged the dice!"

"They're your dice!" I said. "Now pay up! Both of my wins!" he gave in and gave me 20,000 yen.

"Oh, nice going Kyoshi!" Jiraiya said.

"Don't expect to get any!" I told him. "I'm the one who one it."

"I guess you're not like Tsunade after all." he said. "She's never won once."

"Yeah, yeah."

So Jiraiya got his information about Tsunade for free because of Naruto. He blew up the balloon, causing the chakra inside of it to switch the dice's numbers.

Then we left.

A few seconds later, my vision got blurry.

"Something bad is about to happen. A snake is involved. A huge snake." I said. I think all I could predict were horrible things.

"Uh-oh." Naruto said.

"What are you talking about?" Jiraiya asked.

"Kyoshi's a psychic." Naruto said "She can see the future and stuff like that!"

"That's why she won the gamble?" he asked. "And she said something about a huge snake?"

"A huge snake?" I practically yelled. "That can only mean one thing…" I mused.

"So you know about him…" Jiraiya also mused. So if Orochimaru is here, that means-

"Bye!" I said, going to run away.

"Not so fast! Are you afraid of a big snake?" Jiraiya said.

"It's not the snake I'm scared of!" I said. Okay, maybe a little bit…

"Then what is it?" he asked, but when he saw the look on my face, he dropped it. "Never mind. We're going to check it out." then he pulled me along with them.

"No! I don't want to! Let me go! Let me go now!" I yelled, kicking and punching. He's lucky that he was dragging me and I couldn't touch him.

"We're too late." Jiraiya said.

"That's good, right?" I asked angrily, brushing myself off.

"No!" he yelled.

"We can eat here." Jiraiya said.

"What are you talking about?" Naruto asked.

"Yeah! It's a tavern!" I said. "Which means drinking. We're under age, if you didn't know."

"No one's making you do anything. Just have a snack and stay out of the grownup's way." Jiraiya said.

"Whatever." I said and followed him and Naruto in. I looked around and saw someone. Guess who?

"Hey, is that Tsunade?" I asked. She looked exactly like the person in the picture Jiraiya showed us- which didn't really add up because she should have been 50 years old by now, but this woman looked like she was in her early 30's. But she had the same facial features and the same blond hair, the same, uh… never mind.

"Tsunade!" Jiraiya yelled, pointing at her.

"Jiraiya?" she also yelled. She was most definitely drunk. "What are you doing here?"

"Finally." he said. "I've been searching everywhere for you."

Jiraiya sat across from her. Then Naruto. I felt awkward for a moment, but I went over to them and sat down beside Naruto.

So there was a pig sitting across from me, eating soup. That's… weird… it was wearing clothes…

"It's like a reunion. All the old faces coming back at the same time." Tsunade said.

"You mean Orochimaru." Jiraiya said. "So, what happened?"

"Oh, nothing very much. We said 'hello' and that's about it." Tsunade said, taking out a deck of cards from her shirt and shuffling them. It was obvious she was lying. Why would someone like Orochimaru come all the way out here just to say 'hello'? But I didn't complain. Should have, but didn't.

"Well, then." Tsunade said. "Why were you looking for me?" she asked, setting the cards on the table. Jiraiya started to shuffle the deck, then.

"I'll cut to the chase." he said. "Konohagakure has made a decision to name you as the fifth hokage."

Fifth hokage? Was he joking? I don't think he would joke about something like that. Well, after Jiraiya said that, Naruto choked on his fish. Tsunade passed out cards between her and Jiraiya like nothing happened.

"You heard about the third hokage, right?" Jiraiya asked.

"It was Orochimaru's doing, right?" she asked. "I heard about it. In fact, he told me about it himself."

"Wait a minute!" Naruto yelled. "You say he's the one who killed the old ma? Who is this Orochimaru guy?"

"Naruto!" I whispered in his ear, so no one else could hear. "He's the one who put that mark on Sasuke. You know, the one that makes him go in pain all the time?"

"Oh." Naruto said. Everyone else was confused at what I said, but Jiraiya went on.

"He's one of the legendary Sanin." he said. I didn't know that…

"Then why?" Naruto asked. "Why did he do it? All the Sanin are from Konohagakure, right?"

"It's called betrayal." I said. "I don't think there is a fowl enough word to describe a traitor." I said darkly. It was the truth.

Tsunade looked at me weirdly. "Who are these brats you have with you, Jiraiya?" she asked.

"This is Naruto Uzamaki and this is Kyoshi… uh- I don't know your last name" he said, obviously wanting me to tell him.

"Why would I tell some random stranger my last name?" I asked.

"Naruto, what is Kyoshi's last name?" Jiraiya asked.

"Don't tell him, Naruto!" I warned. When I noticed that he was going to tell him, I quickly said "If you tell him, then you're betraying me!" haha, winging it.

"Naruto, tell me!" Jiraiya said. "I'm your trainer."

"I'm your friend!" I said. Naruto got really nervous and I kind of felt bad for trying to make him choose who to listen to.

"Come on, Naruto." Jiraiya said.

"You don't need to know my last name!" I yelled at him. This is the kind of stuff that annoys me most.

"It's not a big deal, Kyoshi!" Jiraiya said.

"I know it isn't!" I said. He looked taken aback. "That means it's not a big enough deal for you to have to know. Now, getting gof the subject of my last name, what were you telling Tsunade?"

Jiraiya looked greatly annoyed, but he knew he had lost this battle.

"Konohagakure has chosen you to become the fifth hokage. So, what's your answer?" Jiraiya asked Tsunade.

"Ugh, I would never become the hokage." I said. "All he did was work, work, work."

"You shut up!" Jiraiya said. "Becoming the hokage is-" he got cut off by Tsunade.

"Impossible. I decline." Tsunade said.

"See what you did!" Jiraiya yelled at me. Then he got all calm-like. "You know, that's funny. I remember you saying those three words the first time I asked you out." he said. I cracked up laughing.

"I can see why she said no!" I said in between laughs.

"Kyoshi!" he scolded.

"Would someone tell me what's going on?" Naruto yelled. "You said we would take her back to the village to cure Sasuke and Kakashi-sensei! Then you pull out this stuff about her becoming hokage! Then she goes and refuses?"

"Don't worry, Naruto." Jiraiya said. "She knows she can't refuse. No one else is right for the position."

"he's right, Naruto." I said. "She will accept the position. I'm not making guesses. I know it.

"Well, there is no way I will accept her as the hokage!" Naruto yelled.

"Do you have a problem with her or something?" I asked.

"Actually, I do!"

"Well get over it! There is nothing you can do." I said.

It got all quiet.

"Well, you're slipping, Jiraiya." Tsunade said after a few seconds. She was looking at Naruto. "This apprentice isn't at all like your last one. He's a fool with a big mouth. Funny looking to."

"Well, to be fair, it would be hard for anybody to mearsure up to that standard." Jiraiya said. "The forth hokage showed all signs of being the greatest of all generations. Brimming with talent and natural ability, popular, and top it off, nearly as handsome as his teacher." he must have been pretty ugly if Jiraiya was his teacher. (A/N- Minato is pretty hot, actually! He is… right?)

"Oh, sure" Tsunade said. "But all that didn't save him from dying young. Throwing his life away- all for the sake of the village!"

"That's true…" I said. "but it was only ondreds. No matter how sad it is, he saved the village from Orochimaru. (A/N- Kyoshi is confused) and some day, I will kill both Orochimaru and Kabuto!"

Okay, I admit that's pretty much all talk. But it sounded good…

"You have a lot of talk for only one girl." Tsunade said.

"Please!" I said. "I could beat you any time I want to!"

"Kyoshi, you're not the only one with super strength." Jiraiya said.

"Huh?" I asked.

"What?" Tsunade said.

"yeah." he said. "You both are as strong as ever."

Tsunade and I both looked at each other. So is that why he called me 'Tsunade' when I hit him?

"But you've changed, Tsunade." he said. "I wouldn't expect for you to be saying stuff like that out loud."

"Well, I'm not as young as I look." she said. "The years have taught me a lot. Sarutobi-sensei, too. He should have known better. What did he expect, to be a hero at his age? Ha. Being hokage- count me out. It's a fool's game."

That made Naruto try strangling Tsuande. I don't know. Me and Jiraiya stopped him before he could do anything.

"Let me go! Get off me! I'm not going to sit here and let her make fun of the old man!" Naruto yelled, struggling to get out of our grips.

"You're making fun of him by calling him an old!" I told him. "And I'm not the one to complain, but people are looking!"

"No way! I don't care if she is a lady! I'll knock that sneer right off her face!" he said.

"Are you challenging me?" Tsunade asked, suddenly standing on the chair, putting one foot on the table. "Because if you are, you've got guts- if nothing else. Let's take this outside, kid."

"Yes! Some action!" I yelled, agreeing with the fight. "But Naruto, you are so going to get your but kicked." so we all went outside.

"One of the legendary sanin taking on a snotty nosed genin?" Tsunade said. "I ought to be ashamed."

"Who are you calling 'snotty'?" Naruto asked, sounding offended. Tsunade held up one finger.

"Oh, stop trying to show off." Jiraiya said. I wondered what she was doing. Well, I guess I'll find out.

"You see this?" she asked. "One finger. It's all I'm going to need to take you down."

"Oh, Jiraiya!" I said. "Isn't that all I needed to take you down?" I giggled because I'm funny that way.

"Jiraiya, Jiraiya." Tsunade said. "You had a little girl beat you? You really are losing your touch. Well, what are you waiting for, kid?" she asked Naruto.

"Don't ever underestimate me!" Naruto yelled.

"Naruto, I think she's overestimating you." I said. Naruto ignored me and ran at Tsunade angrily. He threw some shuriken at Tsunade, but she dodged them. He took out a kunai, but Tsunade took it by the top and slashed upward with it. Luckily it only flipped off his headband. Naruto staggered back. When he opened his eyes, Tsunade was in front of him. She flicked his forehead and he fell backwards.

"haha! Jiraiya, I remember doing that to you! But you went flying!" I said, picking on him.

"Shut up!" he yelled.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Am I embarrassing you?" I asked, trying to sound sincere.

"Hey, kid!" Tsunade said to Naruto. "Before you pass out, just answer one question. What makes you so touch about hokage?"

"It's because, unlike you, that's my goal." Naruto said. "Just watch. Someday I'll be hokage! Just remember this. That is my dream!"

"Well, you're going to have to wait for Tsunade to die for that to happen." I said. Tsunade did an anime fall. Then Naruto thought it would be a good idea to use the jutsu Jiraiya has been teaching him on Tsunade.

Well guess what? It didn't work on Tsunade. She poked the ground, making a long fissure in it. Naruto tripped over it and the jutsu failed and hit the ground while he flew backwards. Well, Naruto should be happy that the fissure wasn't that wide. That would not have been good. Not good at all.

"Jiraiya! Are you the one who taught this kid the rasengan?" Tsunade yelled. So that's what it was called…

"Well of course I did. I'm his teacher aren't I?" he asked. "What of it?"

"You fool. You and the forth hokage were the only ones who could perform that jutsu. And you teach it to this snot nosed kid. Giving him false hopes of becoming hokage. I don't suppose you taught her, too?" she asked, pointing at me.

"No." Jiraiya said. "She didn't want to learn a really cool jutsu like the rasengan."

"Your point?" I asked. "When will I ever use it? I'll just stick to my katanas."

"Just wait!" Naruto said. "Give me three days and I'll have that jutsu down flat!"

"Well then, care to make a bet on it?" Tsunade asked. "If you do, I'll admit I'm wrong. I'll even throw in this necklace."

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." I said.

"Yeah? And why not?" she asked me.

"When Naruto says he's going to do something, he does it." I said. "And I can also see that he's going to master it." I threw in.

"HA!" she laughed. "Yeah right! It took the hokage three years to master that jutsu! What makes you think he can master it in three days?"

I didn't answer.

"Let's go Shizune." she said.

"Pansy." I said under my breath.

"So I'm going to win?" Naruto asked.

"Yeah! But can I have the necklace when you do?" I asked.

"Fine." he said.

When we got to the inn, we picked beds. Jiraiya was outside someplace, of course. Most likely doing 'research'. Oh well. I pushed my bed away from theirs, like I did at the last hotel.

Then someone knocked on the door. Hoping it wasn't another red cloud clock wearing man, I opened it. Well, actually, before I touched it, it flew open.

"Ah, robbers!" I yelled, dropping to my hands and knees taking cover. Wait a minute, robbers wouldn't knock! What kind of robber is this?

"No, Kyoshi." A woman's voice said. Who the hell opens someone's door without their permission? I got up from the ground and she continued: "Sorry, I know it's late, but I must talk to you." she said while I sat on my bed.

"I want to get a good night's sleep. I'm training first in the morning." Naruto said.

"What's the problem?" I asked. "No. let me guess. That necklace is very precious to Tsunade and if she lost this bet she would lose something very very dear to her."

Shizune faltered. "Um… yeah. How'd you know?"

"It's a psychic thing." I said.

"Yeah, well I have to tell you something about Lady Tsunade." she said.

"I couldn't care less about that crazy old bat." Naruto said.

"Naruto, you baka!" I said. "I thought you respected the hokages! So why is Tsunade so different? Is it because she's a girl, you sexist pig? She's going to become the fifth hokage whether you like it or not!"

"She is no!" Naruto said.

"She is to!" I said.

"Is not!"

"Is to!"

"Is not!"

"IS TO!" I yelled.

"Is-"

"Um, excuse me?" Shizune asked awkwardly. "Oh, so sorry. Please go on." I said.

"So Lady Tsunade wasn't always like that. She used to be so kind and dedicated to the village. But she's changed since that day…" Shizune mused.

"What day?" Naruto asked. He needs to learn to be quiet. Doesn't he see that Shizune is sad talking about it? Well she went on.

"The day she lost all she had." Shizune said. "Dreams, hopes, everything. She had nothing left after that except the necklace and its memories. Please understand that that necklace is more precious than her life. It's not just some piece of jewelry to be gambled away on some silly bet."

"Look." Naruto said. "A bet's a bet."

"Yes, and if it mattered to her that much, she shouldn't have just bet it away like that." I said reasonably.

"If you think you can just wear the necklace around like some trophy, you're wrong!" she yelled. "It won't accept anyone else wearing it. Only Lady Tsunade can wear it. When anyone else puts it on, they die."

"They die?" I asked curiously. Then Shizune told us how Tsunade's brother and boyfriend both died after wearing the necklace.

"That's horrible." I said after she finished.

"And she's been in torment ever since." Shizune said. "Where are you going?" she asked when she saw Naruto walk out of the room.

"I need to start training." he told her.

"He's giving the necklace to me." I said after Naruto left. "But I might just give it back to Tsunade. Might. But right now, I just want to go to bed."

So she left and I went to bed, just like I said I would.

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