After I was certain I had mastered all the basics of being a ninja, I had Tsunade-sama watch me while I train. I did what I did everyday; clones would attack me, I used the replacement jutsu, throw shurikens and kunais to dispose of the clones. Tsunade stood there with Tonton in her arms (before she had left she had made Tonton some clothes and… jewelry). After I had finished, there were no scratches or patches of dirt anywhere.
"Impressive." Tsunade said. "You've learned so quickly. Your chakra control is very precise… I think it's time."
I looked puzzled and excited at the same time. "Time for what, Tsunade-sama?"
She set Tonton down and she made me come to her. "Close your eyes." She said. I became extremely curious but I closed my eyes anyway. I felt Tsunade-sama lift my arms and put something around it and soon something covered up my torso… like a shirt.
"Hold on." She said. I did not open my eyes yet. I felt a cold metal press onto my fore head and felt fabric onto the back of my head. Tsunade-sama tied and tightened it. "Okay, now look." I opened my eyes and looked down and felt at my forehead. I was wearing a sickly green vest. I pondered for a while until I traced the engraving on the metal. The leaf village symbol. I instantly smiled and looked up at Tsunade-sama, who was smirking the whole time.
"Thank you, Tsunade-sama, thank you thank you thank you THANK YOU!!" I jumped around like the hyper child Tsunade-sama always brought out of me. Tsunade laughed and calmed down my jumping by putting her hands on my shoulders and crouched down to my height. She had to crouch higher than before, because of course, I was taller than last time.
"Now, you take care of these, you hear?"
"Hai!" I happily responded.
"This vest and headband was mine when I was a ninja back at Konoha." She said as she rubbed off a patch of dirt from the headband that had appeared from jumping around too much. "And now, again, it's now yours to keep for the rest of your life, and you will take good care of it, right?" She stood back up and picked Tonton up.
"Hai!" I once more happily responded. Tsunade walked back to the hotel as I skipped jollily behind her.
The next day something very odd happened. Or at least, I thought it was odd.
I awoke late this morning, from all the sweets Tsunade and I celebrated with last night. I felt horrible. I had thought the sweets had its fatal effect on my stomach, but it didn't seemed to from the stomach. Somewhere below that… I sat up and felt something gush. I looked down and in my pajama pants a red substance. Blood. I panicked.
"Tsunade-sama!" I screamed while running to her in the living room with my hands covering the stain. Tsunade stared blankly. "What is it Shizune…?" She said, hands on hips. My knees and toes were facing each other. "Well, uh." I turned red and looked away. "I know it's a very awkward to ask you... since your… hemaphobic."
"Out with it already!" She said. I raised my hands off of my pants to reveal a bloody stain.
"Oh god." Tsunade smacked her forehead. "I never knew you'd start this early! I can't believe I never told you about it." She walked around with her hands on her forehand. I stared blankly "… What?" Tsunade ignored me to complain about her stupidity. "I taught you how to speak, I taught you math, manners, personal hygiene, everything… but that. Oh my god how could I forget the most important thing in life?"
I once again stared blankly. "Erm… Tsunade-sama?" Tsunade looked at me and said, "Oh uh sorry… um…" She dug through the drawers and gave me underwear with this fluffy tissue on it. "Erm… put this on before I explain anything." She said, turning extremely red. I rushed to the bathroom and changed—everything. The smell of blood from … that area was quite unpleasant. After I had changed I sat with Tsunade-sama on the couch. I felt a few more gushes but the fluffy tissue kept my from staining. I felt horrible. Tsunade-sama faced me still reddened. "Okay, um, Shizune. This is just a… phase"
The rest I dare not to mention. When Tsunade-sama was done explaining, I turned green in sickness. "You mean—that's how—you have to—babies?!" I fell back on the couch with my hands covering my hears. "Ew, Tsunade-sama!"
Tsunade-sama was no longer red and laughed. "Well it's life, everyone goes through it." I sat up with a disgusted look on my face. "Of all times I was glad I was a girl, this time I wish I were a boy!"