Tsunade awoke to the sound of small feet running down the hallway, she didn't know when she had fallen asleep as she got up, she remembered what she found out last night and looked for that dammed stick but it wasn't where it landed.
Tsunade opened the door and found inches from Jiraiya's face.
"What," she said to him, she admitted that she had spoken to him rudely but she wasn't a morning person.
"We need to talk" Jiraiya answered her
Tsunade noticed that Shizune stood quietly next to Jiraiya and when she noticed the fearful expression Shizune had, her expression hardened.
"What did he do?' Tsunade asked them
"It's what he's planning on doing"
"What he has already done behind everyone's backs and what he will do if we... If you can't control him," Jiraiya said to her.
Tsunade looked at her two closest friends and opened the door to her room and signaled them to enter.
"And how am I supposed to control him?" she asked them as she sat down on her bed.
"The same way you control anyone that marries into a family"
"You take away his freedom" Jiraiya answered her
There was a long and heavy pause and the only reason the silence was broken, was that in the time it took a person to blink Tsunade had slammed Jiraiya on the wall and held him by the thought.
The fact that he had even suggested that to her, did this man even know her?
Didn't he see the dead lifeless eyes of the men and women, that were treated like that, when he was growing up?
"You better explain yourself!" Tsunade said\ demanded
"He's just like Orochi," Jiraiya said to Tsunade but before he could say their old teammate's name Tsunade placed her hand on Jiraiya's mouth and squeed
"Lady Tsunade please listen!" Shizune pleaded to Tsunade as she tried to pull Tsunade from Jiraiya
Tsunade breathed and felt the anger she had calm itself but she had to be careful because if Jiraiya said the wrong things, she didn't know if she could stop herself.
"Say what you have to say," Tsunade said to Jiraiya and Jiraiya signaled to Shizune
Tsunade watched as Shizune brought out a map of not just the leaf villages civilian area, but what looked like the areas of most if not all of the clans that lived in it.
She watched as Shizune brought out a scroll and began to place different sheets of paper that were either colored red or blue.
Tsunade felt her anger completely vanish as she began to notice which areas were the ones that had color.
Every marked area was either where the ruling family of a clan lived or where something important was.
"Where is he?' Tsunade asked her two friends
"He's gone, as soon as he woke up, he ran to everyone's rooms and left"Shizune answered Tsunade
"Before you ask Heku is with them," Jiraiya said to Tsunade as he looked at Shizune and then at Tsunade
"I know that this isn't going to sound like a big deal to you but, none of them are wearing their uniforms," Jiraiya said to Tsunade
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"Order- order ladies and gentlemen our great leader will speak" David announced to his friends as he presented Heku to everyone
"Thank you, Lord Senju," Heku said to David with a mischievous smile, he knew that his friend didn't like being called by that name
"First of all ket us all welcome Mikoto and Hana who are accompanying us today," Heku said to everyone as their teachers waved to them and everyone clapped
"Okay, okay," he said as he enjoyed being the new leader
"Now we all know the Hokage is going to be visiting the clans again this year, my plan is that since we couldn't do the challenge last time we go to the other stores in the village"
"You guys know the ones that are in the other clan's territories," Heku said to everyone and he watched everyone look at each other
"So that's why you gave us the maps," Mark said to Heku
"Yeah, Hana and Mikoto helped me make them. Look we just have to avoid going anywhere near the areas that are painted and we can get to the stores without any problems," Heku said to everyone
"Yeah, there's just one problem someone stole my map because it wasn't where I put it yesterday," David said to Heku
"Not a problem we came prepared," Hana said to David as she handed him a copy of the map that already had the areas he wasn't supposed to go near painted
"Did anyone else had their map stolen?" Hana asked her student and she handed Mark a copy of the map
'Okay, so that means Mark and I are being watched" David said as Mikoto flickered out of existence.
'Your not the only ones being watched" Mikoto said to everyone, as she showed them a toad that had a white mohawk and wore a black cape with a collar that covered his neck
"He's Jiraiya's toad," Heku said to everyone as he looked at the elder toad
'Your father"
"He's not my dad" Heku immediately said to the elder toad
"I was told to keep an eye on you and inform Jiraiya if something suspicious happened," the elder toad said to Heku
"Were just planning our game" David said to the toad as he unrolled the map and showed it to him
Mikoto lowered the elder toad and everyone watched as he began to walk on the map
"You have to admit this does look suspicious, can you tell me why these places are marked," the elder toad said to everyone
"Those are the areas we are not supposed to go near"
"I repeat these are the areas we are not supposed to go near" Sonia answered the toad who just looked at her without blinking
"I'll have to stay for the rest of your meeting, as both your teacher and Jiraiya's eyes," the toad said to Heku
"Why?" Heku protested but the toad immediately pointed at Hana and Mikoto
'They're your teachers and they're here, therefore I should be here too" the elder toad said to Heku
"He has a point" Mikoto said to Heku as Hana noodedin agreement
"So do you need a chair or?' Maria asked the elder toad who jus signaled to her that they should continue with the meeting
"Okay we all know that there are a lot of guards during this time, and whenever the Hokage is about to leave a lot of the guards start telling people to leave an area, which means that every other place is opened"
"Our mission is to move with him, you guys take one half of the map and we take the other half," Heku said to everyone, who just looked at him with confused expressions
'How?" Mark asked Heku, but it was Mikoto who answered him
"He takes the same route every year, that way if anything goes wrong his security can handle everything with minimal effort"
"Bu...but both Mark and David had their maps stolen, doesn't that mean that they're going to be watched?" Hinata said to Heku
"I don't know let's ask the exert" Hekusaid to Hinata as he turned to look at the elder toad
"Yes, but I don't see a reason for anyone to stop them, I mean your plan doesn't lead you to any of the dangerous areas," the toad said to them
"Okay this meeting is done, so who wants breakfast," Heku said to everyone as a waitress walks past their table
"Excuse me, we're ready," Mini said to a waitress who nodded and signaled to another waitress who began to pick up everyone's order
"Naruto what are you doing?" Shikamaru asked Nauto who was hiding behind a booth
"Shh, I'm watching David, he got up early today and ran out with everyone, not only that look who's with him," Naruto said to Shikamaru who looked at the nearby table and didn't see a problem
'So, werent Mikoto and Hanan training them?" Shikamaru said to Naruto
"Not them, look at the booth next to them," Naruto said to Shikamaru wh immediately noticed Itachi and Sazuke eating in the booth next to the table Mikoto was sitting at
"Look over there," Ino said to Shikamaru, as she pointed at Hanabi and Neji
"So what's up?" Ino asked Naruto
'I don't know, it looks like they're having some kind of meeting" Naruto answered Ino who was now staring at Narutos white coat
"Hey how come your wearing the clan's uniform but David and Mark arent?" Ino asked Naruto, the moment those words left Ino's mouth Shikamaru turned around and walked out of the restaurant, this was going to be trouble and he didn't care for it
'Well see yeah' Shikamaru said to Naruto and Ino
'So he meant it" Naruto said to himself
"What do you mean?" Ino asked Naruto
"The other day, something happened David got home and kicked everyone out of the office except the lady he married"
"He said that he was going to leave after she made her choice or something like that" Naruto answered Ino
"Maybe he wants to join another clan?" Ino jokingly said to Naruto
"Yeah, maybe" Naruto answered Ino, but his voice lacked the usual energy it always had
'Hey you can see what they're looking at from outside' Shikamaru said to them as he walked back into the restaurant and both Ino and Naruto followed him to the nearby window.
It was only for a moment but for a brief moment, the three of them could see the marked areas on the map before a waitress arrived and Heku had to roll it up so that she could give them their orders.
