I say those words with a devilish grin on my face as I transform into my human self.
"Ha-hatake S-sakumo...it really is you." Tsunade says as she realizes that it is me and I getting up from my kneeling pose, taking her shaking hand and I pull her up. I hear gasps of shock and surprise behind me and I turn my head slightly, my eye drifting taking in their faces. I can no longer feel Tsunade shaking in my hand.
"It's good to have you back, and much has changed since you left, but I think you'll like here." I was a little surprised at this statement,
"Tsunade this is my home I know i'll like it."
"Sakumo I'll give you a tour guide, some of your friends are still alive, and they might want to see you. I'll call for your escort..." I was not slightly outraged at her statement, I was just about to reject her offer but she then called at the top of her lungs,
"SAKURA! GET DOWN HERE!" I plugged my ears while transforming myself again. I see the pink-haired, green-eyed medical student come down the stairs and she said,
"Hai Tsunade-sama!" And then her happy look turned to one of shock as she saw the wolf that sits behind her sensei. Seeing the look on her students' face, the blonde turned around and her face dropped. Rolling her eyes and sighing she began to speak,
"You are to escort this wolf around town. Make sure he sees Jiriya alright." My whole body perked up at hearing that name.
'So that old pervert is still alive and peeping? This ought to be fun."
"H-hay Tsunade-sama." Sakura replies with a small bow and worry in her voice. But carries on with her "mission" anyway. Once out of the hospital I begin to speak,
"Jiriya is still alive I hear?" I make her jump at this statement and she stares at me and says,
"Yes and he's such a pervert too! Tsunade had to re-build the woman's' hot springs so he wouldn't peep so much!" Sakura became rather frustrated at this statement, where as I began howling with laughter.
"Oh that does sound like Jiriya though, always a troublemaker."I say before turning the matter a bit more serious.
"Is Hatake Kakashi still alive?" I ask. Sakura turns to me in surprise before saying,
"Kakashi-sensei is still alive, but he is on a mission right now." She states matter-of-factly.
'Sensei?' I think, 'Well how about that, I never thought that you'd be the teaching type Kakashi, but just as Tsunade said, things have changed.' But my mind refocuses itself as see a man clad in red with a rather long white-as-snow ponytail sitting at a ramen stand, and I take off with Sakura yelling,
"Hey come back! I'm supposed to be your escort remember!"