Naruto happily bounded along the streets. It was only one more day until the ceremony! Only one more day!

Naruto happily skipped along the hospital wards to Tsunade's room, but when he entered it, he knew there was something wrong.

Naruto slowly made his way over to the bed.

Tsunade's soft brown eyes floated over to Naruto and she smiled softly.

"Want me to say hello to your father for you?" she whispered, her voice hoarse and breaking.

Naruto frowned a little. "What do you mean?" he whispered back, placing one of his hands in hers.

"I'm dying gaki, what do you think i mean?" Tsunade chuckled softly, her fingers tightening slightly around his.

"... You're not dying until you've seen me in that Hokage hat, o-baa-chan." Naruto smirked, poking his tongue cheekily out at Tsunade.

Tsunade chuckled, her eyes watching his.

"You look just like him, you know... Just like my brother... Just like your father..." she whispered, raising a shaky hand and stroking Naruto's cheek.

Naruto raised his other hand and held her hand against his cheek, horrified at how cold she was.

"... Who was my father, Tsunade-o-baa-chan...?" Naruto whispered, placing a small kiss on Tsunade's palm.

beep. beep. beep. beep.

"... the Yondiame, of course..."

Naruto's eyes widened, the beeping of the heart-rate machine beside Tsunade seemed to stop for a moment.

An insanely innocent and soft smile appeared on Tsunade's face.

beep. beep. beep. beep.

"I'll say hi to him for you... and i'll slip in a good word about you to... the big cheese... bye... my little... gaki..."

Tsunade's eyes closed for the last time, the smile still there, but her soul was not.

She was gone.

beeeeeeeeeeeeeee...

Naruto was silent and slowly placed Tsunade's cold hand on the bed, his eyes blocked by his shaggy blonde fringe.

Two doctors and Shizune ran into the room, staring at the machines, then at Tsunade.

"No...! No! she can't--!" gasped Shizune, clapping a hand over her mouth. "She can't be dead--!"

"She is." said one of the doctors, looking at the heart-rate machine. He raised a hand to check Tsunade's pulse at her neck but something slapped it away.

"ow!" gasped the doctor, looking at his hand, then back at the bed.

His eyes widened.

Naruto stood there, am arm on each side of Tsunade, his eyes wide, staring with a maniac glint in his eyes at the doctor who's hand he just slapped away, a red aura of chakara starting to appear around him.

"n-Naruto-kun!" gasped Shizune, taking a step forward.

"You said..." growled Naruto, baring pearly white fangs. "You said... she'd be fine for at least a whole week..."

"We did! Yes! But maybe--"

"I'M NOT INTERESTED IN 'MAYBE'S DOCTOR." roared Naruto, his long claws starting to rip the bedclothes.

The doctors and Shizune took a few hurried steps back.

Naruto stared down at Tsunade's peaceful face, his scarlet eyes glinting with maniac rage.

"... Why did she have to die today...?" whispered Naruto, the red aura of chakara starting to form a thick layer around him.

"... Why not tomorrow...? After the ceremony... After i give her a tight hug and everyone was happy..."

Naruto's eyes became shadowed again by his fringe.

"... I just wanted her to hug me... One last time..."

Shizune and the two doctors stared as Naruto's long, red, bubbling chakara tail slashed from side to side, his chakara ears flat against his head.

"... YOU SAID SHE WOULD LIVE FOR ANOTHER WEEK!" screamed Naruto, whipping his head to the doctors, his long fangs bared.

"We-- We--!" stuttered one of the doctors, taking a few more hurried steps back.

There was an almighty explosion and Shizune screamed, flinging her arms out in front of her face as she was sent flying backwards, shards of cement flying back with her.

Shizune's back hit one of the walls and she struggled to not cough up blood, squinting through the dust at where the explosion had come from.

Shizune's eyes widened as the dust cleared. Naruto was standing there, his tail slashing from side to side, two limp bodies at his feet.

"... You lied... She isn't alive now... AND IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!"

Naruto's enraged scream echoed throughout Konoha. Babies cried. Women screamed. Men froze.

And a tanuki of whom was sitting in his inn room, looked up.

((TBC. yeah... that's the horrible thing that happens. Tsunade dies... TT.TT))