Tsunade had brought Naruto to a separate room of Konoha Byouin to rest.

"The little guy overexert himself or something?" The white-haired sensei asked, scratching under his tightly tied Ninja forehead protector. He was standing beside the lady Hokage, looking down at unconscious Naruto.

Tsunade simply sighed and looked down at the carelessly rambunctious child. "I wish. No, he just heard of my plan and got a bit... Well.. you know how Naruto is. He hit his head pretty bad, but I'm sure he'll be alright. What worries me is even though Naruto hit straight into Jiraiya's bed, the old man didn't even budge or stir."

"I see," Kakashi said, putting his fingers on his chin to think. "He must be so out of it, I bet his own body clock doesn't know what day it is..."

"That's the least of our worries. I want him to live... that's why I'm taking him to Orochim... the Snake Sannin." Because she had worked at the medical facility for so long treating people with wounds caused by that devilish man, she considered it bad luck to even mention his name within certain rooms of the hospital where those victims had been treated, such as this one Naruto was resting in. "Anyway, you'll be taking over from here?" She asked the snowy haired, grabbing her bag of things that she'd prepared for her and Jiraiya's long haul.

"Yeah. Don't worry about it. Go have yourself a nice little vacation, Lady Hokage. You deserve it," he said sarcastically, earning a small "tch" from the Hokage.

"Ok then. I trust you and the Anbu will keep us safe from all threats, including the you know what and you know who," Tsunade said, lowering her voice.

"Ah, don't worry. I'll make sure Danzo and his little puppet boy stay away, or at least… make sure they don't start anything now. Because the mission is a secret, however, I'm sure they won't even know you're gone, so there's no reason to worry about The Foundation. I'll also keep on the lookout for Kabuto Yakushi, knowing how he is Orochimaru may send him out here to cause trouble while you're with him."

"Of course. At least you understand the severity of things. I've explained to the other Anbu why I'm the one who must go, since I'm the only one in the village who's worked closely with both Jiraiya and that devil snake, and yet they still try to be brave soldiers and offer to take Jiraiya themselves. It's kind of cute."

"Ah, I'll make sure they stay in line as well. Then, shall we do the exchange?" Kakashi asked.

Tsunade nodded and pulled the Hokage's symbolic hat out of her large bag, placing it in Kakashi's hands, who tried it on.

"Hm, it fits nice," the snowy haired said. "I could get used to this, actually."

"You do look quite nice in it, but don't get your hopes up. This body is still in good condition and I'm not some old bag who's ready to croak."

"Ah.. I.. I'd never think that about you, Hokage sama…" Kakashi said, excusing himself by waving his hands in front of his face quickly, blushing under his mask.

"Hmph…"

After the exchange, Kakashi waited for Naruto to awaken and then pulled him out of the hospital, scolding him the whole way to the Hokage's office about how he should watch where he's stepping and be more careful.

All Naruto said was, "Hey, why are you holding Lady Tsunade's hat? I'm the temporal Hokage, not you!"

"Shhh… keep your voice down. Nobody is supposed to know that," Kakashi whispered to him, looking around for anything suspicious.

"Ah, sorry. I.. I didn't mean to." Naruto rubbed the bump on the back of his head.

Kakashi lead him into the Hokage's office and set the bag he'd been given by Tsunade down onto the desk.

"Woooah, look at all those papers stacked up! Granny Tsunade sure has a lot of work for you!" Naruto said with a small giggle.

"For me? But you're Lord Hokage, Naruto…"

Naruto blushed slightly and grumbled. "Yeah but look at all that kanji! I can't ready all that, I'm only a Genin!"

"You should have learned it as an academy student, it has nothing to do with ninjahood…" Kakashi said with a sigh and rubbed his exposed eye. "Honestly, Naruto, are you sure you wanna do this? Being the Hokage is not what you think it is, and you're just a child."

"Everyone says that about everything I do, and I don't care how old I am! That's got no meaning in anything! I can be the best darn Hokage there ever was, and I'm going to get all these papers stamped by the end of the evening, believe it or my name isn't Naruto Uzumaki!"

Kakashi rolled his eyes a bit. "You don't just stamp the papers willy nilly… let me show you the proper protocol for approving or denying them…" He slid into the Hokage's seat and patted the small chair next to it. "Come sit, Naruto.

Naruto groaned deeply and begrudgingly walked over to the seat.

Tsunade had disembarked from the overpriced carriage and had thanked the driver, leaving him a healthy tip. She dragged Jiraiya the rest of the way through the forest. Good thing she had nice strength.

She eventually reached the wooden abandoned bath house, or at least what looked like it. She sighed and knocked on the door, wondering how long it would take for the stubborn Sannin to answer.

Being impatient as Tsunade was, the lady Hokage knocked again, louder, and a medical-clad Kabuto approached the door, pulling his sanitary mask down so he could speak clearly.

"Who would dare to… oh…" He looked up and saw the Sannin who was above him in rank and medical skill. "Lady Tsunade, please come in and… excuse the odor."

Tsunade had seen this place many times and was used to the horrific experimentation performed by her ex-colleague, so she hardly flinched at all. "Where's Orochimaru?" She demanded.

"I'm right here, old friend," a disgustingly familiar voice replied as cold, latex-covered hands rubbed her shoulders and got blood on her haori. A long tongue slithered out and teased the spot behind her neck, sending a shiver down Tsunade's spine. She could never resist that man's advances no matter how hard she tried.

"O..Orochimaru…" she said and turned around to meet his gaze, her cheeks flushed and she hated herself for it.

"Yes, my pretty…" his hand stroked the side of her cheek and she slapped it away, though a little less hard than she would have liked. "Don't speak." He pressed a finger to her lips. "Let me assume that you've brought Jiraiya here because the old guy had a stroke or something. No, it must be something much more since you, Princess, could not save him with your own jutsu…?"

"Y...yes… that's precisely why I'm here." She tried to eliminate any shakiness from her voice. She'd told herself she'd be strong.

"Aww… how sweet. Tell me, what are you willing to offer in return? Did you bring a body? Some fine wine? Or wait…" a hand wrapped around her waist. "Did you come empty handed only so that you could tempt me once more with that voluptuous, gorgeous ladylike form~?"

"That's enough, Orochimaru! I've changed and you know it!" She slapped her hand away as frustrated tears formed in her eyes, Jiraiya getting jostled around in the process and the Hokage having to readjust him on her shoulder. She would not hand him over to the likes of Kabuto, whom she still saw as an intern though he'd been there a good amount of time.

"Ooh, you're so scary," he purred, not even pretending to be intimidated. "Tell me, did you really think I'd let you come visit me without dragging that old cat out of the closet again, hmm~?" He began backing the Hokage into the wall.

"I.. I'm the Hokage.. y..you can't…" Tsunade squirmed lightly as Orochimaru began to slide his gloved hand up her side.

"The who now? I know of no such title. Not since it was ripped from my hands those thirty years ago…" His voice was full of venom, and his lips were dripping actual venom. That accursed snake. "This is my village, Miss Princess. And there's no Hokage here. I'm the leader of the village, and you're just a beautiful courtesan for me."

He smashed his lips deeply against Tsunade's, effectively trapping her against the wall with purple snakes that had come from his sleeves, as the Hokage let out a frightened, muffled scream.