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"Talking"

'Thinking'

"Tailed Beast"

Chapter 9

Tsunade

"What happened?" inquired Naruto, waking up groggily.

"You passed out. That Itachi guy did something to you. One minute you were fine and the next you were on the floor screaming," answered Yasuko. She opened her pack and took out a bowl filled with soup. "I told you that we were going to need the soup."

"Yuck, not that stuff again!" protested Naruto.

"Too bad, you have to eat it," said Yasuko. She pulled a spoon out of her pack and plunged it into the silver liquid. "Here," she said forcing the bowl in Naruto's hands.

"Fine," said Naruto. He took the spoon and ate the soup. After he finished the soup he said, "That was disgusting."

"We have to get going. We're running out of supplies," said Nibi.

'You're right. I'm running out of weapons and Naruto is going to starve if we don't have any ramen," agreed Yasuko. "Naruto, we need to get to the village."

"Ok, let's get packed," replied Naruto.

As soon as they were finished packing, they set off toward the nearby village. Along the way, Yasuko told Naruto about the village they were entering. She said that the village was a tourist site because of the beautiful beaches that surround it. She also said that there were many casinos and bars in the village.

"Are there any restaurants? I'm hungry," said Naruto. Suddenly, his stomach growled.

"Haha, yes, there are restaurants," said Yasuko.

As they were walking along the coastline of the island, they reached the gates of the village. Two guards were in the front of the village, guarding the gates.

"State your business here," said the guard on the left.

"We're just here to buy some supplies," replied Naruto.

The guard contemplated on what Naruto said and then yelled, "Open the gates!"

The wooden gates slowly opened. The village was very festive and decorated with many golden streamers that leaped from one building to the next. The streets were lined with people of all ages. There were buildings with lights that stated the names of casinos, bars, restaurants, and hotels.

"Wow, this place is…um…colorful," said Yasuko.

"I don't care, I see a restaurant that serves ramen," said Naruto in an excited tone.

Yasuko groaned when Naruto dashed off toward the restaurant. She trudged toward the restaurant, taking in all the sites and colors she was seeing. Suddenly, a man appeared in front of Yasuko.

"You! You knocked me out in the woods the other day. Now it's payback time!" exclaimed the man.

"I remember you. You were the idiot that tried to steal my money," said Yasuko.

They guy swung at her. Yasuko ducked and stabbed his arm with a kunai.

"Ouch! You little brat! Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Missile!" raged the man. The man opened his mouth and a dragon made out of fire. The dragon quickly gained speed toward Yasuko.

"Genjutsu: Tree Bind Death!" exclaimed Yasuko. She disappeared in a gust of wind. Seconds after her disappearance a tree grew out of the ground and entrapped the man with several strong branches. Suddenly, Yasuko grew out of the tree and pressed a kunai against the man's neck. In a flash, she cut his neck, killing him. She then released her Genjutsu and the corpse sprawled onto the floor.

"That was impressive," said a woman coming out of a casino. She had blonde hair and a strange purple diamond mark on her forehead.

"Who are you?" asked Yasuko.

"My name is Tsunade," said the woman.

"T-Tsunade the Sanin?" said Yasuko.

"Yes. What is your name?" asked Tsunade.

"My name is Yasuko Matarisho," she said.

"We should get Naruto. You don't know what she's capable of," said Nibi.

Suddenly, Naruto walked up to Yasuko and said, "Hey, I finished eating. I got you some dumplings…Is that guy on the floor ok?"

"He's dead," said Tsunade.

"How did he die?" questioned Naruto.

"Yasuko used Genjutsu to bind the man so she could come up behind him and slice his neck," she replied.

"Who are you?" asked Naruto.

"My name is Tsunade. What is yours?" said Tsunade.

"I'm Naruto Uzumaki," he replied.

"Uzumaki…" said Tsunade. 'He looks so much like his father.' she thought. "You're the vessel for the Nine-Tailed Fox, right?"

"Yeah," he answered.

"This is the First Hokage's granddaughter. Be careful, she could wipe you out in less than a second," said Kyuubi.

"Are you ok? Your skin is extremely pale," said Tsunade.

"A guy named Itachi used a weird Genjutsu and then Naruto had a nervous breakdown," said Yasuko.

"Itachi? You two fought Itachi Uchiha and lived?!" asked Tsunade.

"We didn't actually fight. After Itachi used that strange Genjutsu, he left and I had to take care of Naruto," said Yasuko.

"Did you use any type of medical jutsu?" asked Tsunade.

"No, I haven't learned how to perform medical jutsu," replied Yasuko.

"Alright, follow me," commanded Tsunade.

The group traversed the village until they reached a small cottage on the outskirts of the village. Tsunade entered the cottage first, followed by Yasuko and then Naruto.

The cottage was like an apartment, complete with a kitchen and a sitting room. There was a small hallway that led to a bedroom.

In the kitchen, Tsunade prepared three cups of tea, two of which she gave to Naruto and Yasuko.

"You two might be seeing a lot of Itachi Uchiha. He is part of the Akatsuki, which you already know is an evil organization bent on the world's destruction by the use of the Tailed Beasts. The Akatsuki members will try to hunt you two down because you two contain Tailed Beasts," informed Tsunade.

"Hold on! How did you know I had a Tailed Beast?! I never told you!" inquired Yasuko. Her expression grew wilder by the second.

"Yasuko Matarisho, do you have any siblings?" asked Tsunade randomly.

"Yeah, we were separated when I was kicked out of the orphanage we were in. Now answer my question!" demanded Yasuko.

"Your sister, is her name Konan Matarisho by any chance?" asked Tsunade.

"Yeah…how do you know all this?" asked Yasuko. Her voice was no more than a whisper.

"Konan has joined the Akatsuki. I fought her once and she told me her sister carried the Two-Tailed Beast," said Tsunade in a grave tone.

"…What? You have to be lying…My sister wouldn't want to kill me," said Yasuko in disbelief. Tears welled up in her eyes.

"I am sorry, but you wanted to know why and there it is," said Tsunade. She placed her cup of tea down on the table in front of her.

"Can I ask you a question? Why did you bring us here?" asked Naruto.

"To make a proposition," responded Tsunade. "I have been trying to get off this island for two months. Every ship that would come to this island has mysteriously disappeared. I guess that the Three-Tailed Beast destroyed them all. There is a ship at the pier that is ready for leaving, but the crew is too scared of disappearing to leave. I want you two to help me hijack the ship."

"What?! Are you crazy?" exclaimed Yasuko.

"No, I know you will help me," said Tsunade plainly.

"We aren't helping you!" yelled Naruto.

"Yes you are. That man Yasuko killed was a village guard. The other guards are probably looking for Yasuko right now. If you refuse to help me, I will give you up to the guards," said Tsunade. She crossed her arms and stared at the two.

"Fine, we'll help you," said Naruto, "but what do we get out of this?"

"Well, you get to stay out of jail," said Tsunade. The muscles on her face tightened a little bit. "And I'll teach you some medical jutsu once we're done with the ship." When she finished the statement, her face looked mangled. She was angry that she was about to give some of her best medical secrets away.

"I'm up for that. When do we go?" said Yasuko, wiping the rest of the tears off her face.

"We leave in two days," said Tsunade. She stood up and went into her room. She came back carrying a large scroll.

"What's that?" asked Yasuko.

"This scroll contains all the shipping records for this year. The ship we will be boarding is called the Sapphire Heart. This ship mostly imports weapons from Takumi. Naruto and I will gather supplies tomorrow. Yasuko, you stay here. We can't risk you getting caught by the guards. Let me get a map to show you where Takumi is." Tsunade walked to a nearby shelf and took a smaller scroll off the shelf. She unrolled it. It was a more recent map than Naruto's map. She pointed toward the Land Of The Waterfall. "I need to get to Takigakure to collect a certain rare medicinal herb that could cure almost any disease known to mankind. I'm going to make an elixir that will help my friend, Shizune, recover from a terminal disease. We will have to cross where the Whirlpool Country was."

"What do you mean 'was'?" asked Yasuko.

"The country doesn't appear as an independent entity. It has been broken up by war that was stirred up by the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist. Four of the swordsman, two of which were Kisame Hoshigaki, Raiga Kurosuki, and Zabuza Momochi, led an attack on several small villages, which started a war between Kirigakure and the Whirlpool Country. The war ruined the country so badly, that the country gave up certain pieces of land to Kirigakure. Then they gave up more land to create peace with other villages. Before they knew it, they gave up all their land," explained Tsunade.

"I never knew so much has happened since I was gone. Why did Zabuza attack the Whirlpool Country? He was really nice when he worked at the orphanage," said Yasuko.

"He was from the Whirlpool Country. He was sent to a mental institution in Kirigakure because a crazy girl almost killed him. That's how he made it to Kirigakure," explained Tsunade.

A small smile appeared on Yasuko's face.

"You didn't! You were the…" started Tsunade.

"Let's not talk about that now. How are we going to hijack the ship?" asked Yasuko.

Tsunade then explained all the entrances and exits of the ship. She showed them where the rudder to change the course of direction on the ship was. She explained every aspect of the plan into great detail.

"Tomorrow we gather the supplies and when night comes…," started Tsunade, "we hijack the ship."