Hey guys! Sorry for the late update. Tafe is finally drawing to a close and I have been frantic trying to get all the assignments and work finished on time.

I also wana say a big thankyou to SSokolow. He left me the longest review possible (over a full review page of 10'000 characters. That big) and I have been chatting with him for a while now of how to improve my writing style. This story won't change too much because of how far through it is, but the next story I undertake, I will definitely be putting some of his ideas into practice.

So with that massive wait done, I give you chapter two-one.

Chapter 21

Tsunade hesitated outside the room Naruto had disappeared into. She raised her hand to knock for the thousandth time but once again couldn't muster up the courage. Running her hand through her hair, she growled in annoyance. Damn that Jiraiya. If he hadn't chucked that sooky, she would have been a whole lot more prepared for this. Granted, he did have a reason, but still.

What made things worse was that now, Tsunade didn't know if it was gona be a male or female behind the door ever since the changes started speeding up. Shaking her head, she growled again and slapped her cheeks a few times.

"Come on, you're the freaking Hokage! You can face down leafs most powerful enemies without flinching and yet you can't even speak to Naruto. I s'pose though... he can be a bit of a handful... and most people can't understand what he is on about... bah, I'm such a wuss! Ok, let's do this."

Opening the door, Tsunade yelped and only just barely dodged the flying mud pie aimed at her face. Glaring at the room, a tuft of blond hair and a matching set of blue eyes poked over the coffee table.

"Baa-chan! So happy it's not Ero-Sennin. Dirty boy lover. Wonder when creepy ol' snake eyes sunk his fangs into him... oh, nice dodge by the way. I swear you were gona get hit for a second there."

Eye twitching, Tsunade stepped into the room only to have to jump high in the air, legs out in a perfect splits as a ball of what looked like feathers, gum and fur just missed her crotch. Landing, she screamed at the boy.

"NARUTO!"

The accused just pointed a finger at her. "I had to make sure you weren't Ero-Sennin in disguise. He would have squealed way louder than you with something like that aimed at his balls."

Staring at the little deviant, Tsunade struggled to put her frustrations into words. "I cannot comprehend you! Are you really that suspicious of the old lecher? Where the hell did you get all that stuff from anyway?"

Naruto shook his head wisely. "A ninja never reveals his secrets. You should know that Baa-chan. Even I learnt that in academy."

Fighting her growing urge to thump the little troll, she took a deep, calming breath and levelled herself. Smoothing her shirt down, she allowed several seconds before smiling and walking forward. Her neck then prickled and she ducked down, only just avoiding the balloon filled with a substance she really didn't want to know about. Anything that smelled like that was definitely hazardous.

Snapping upright, Tsunade unleashed her crazy eye on Naruto and started cracking her knuckles. "Alright brat, there was no excuse for that one."

Having expertly caught the balloon of death, Naruto cocked his arm back. "Yes there was. A ninja will never trust his eyes. Everything is suspicious until proven otherwise."

An indent in the wall signified Naruto's abrupt arrival into it after Tsunade rushed forward and nailed him in the gut. Rubbing her fist, Tsunade sneered at the hole.

"That proof enough for you?"

Popping out of the wall, Naruto coughed the dust away and smiled at her. "Yup! Let me just take down the other traps..."

Tsunade's eyebrow rose as she watched the boy run from corner to corner. Her confusion quickly changed to amazement as trap after trap after trap was pulled from corners of the room the Hokage didn't even know existed.

"How... how did you even get all this set up so quickly?"

Naruto looked over his shoulder briefly as he worked. "Kage Bunshin is a wonderful thing."

Shaking her head, Tsunade sunk into the couch and rubbed her head. "Ok, remind me when you get a little bit older to allow you to completely remodel the Hokage tower's defence system weekly."

Pausing, Naruto shot his favourite grandmother a beaming smile. "Really? Honest and truly?"

Tsunade smirked up at him. "Who else can create such elaborate snares in the space of a few minutes? You do that and no one will ever be able to tell exactly how to infiltrate the tower."

Grinning, Naruto turned back. "Well you have my services at your disposal!"

Naruto then went up in a loud puff of smoke and a thump sounded out from the floor.

Naruto was now on her head, legs folded over her body after she slipped from the box she had been standing on. Groaning, she wriggled around until she fell to the side and sat up, rubbing her head.

"Awww that sucked. Tsunade Baa-chan, can you come watch me just in case I fall again?"

The blond woman's eyebrows instantly rose as she worked out what was just said.

"Excuse me?"

Naruto got up and dusted herself down before running her fingers through her hair, pulling it straight.

"Just come and stand here so you can catch me if I slip again. Please?"

Shocked beyond belief, Tsunade just nodded and walked up behind the girl. The prankster smiled happily before turning back to the trap. She then let out a small growl and started muttering.

"Honestly, what was I thinking? I should have done this totally different. Everyone expects roof traps. I should have booby-trapped the floor and lower walls."

Tsunade listened to the girl ramble and realised now what Jiraiya was on about.

'This... is like she is a completely different person! Does she even realise what she's mumbling about? Does she even realise what she just asked?'

Taking a breath, Tsunade wondered how to word her question. "Naruto..."

The girl looked over her shoulder. "Yes, Baa-chan?"

"Did... are you sure you want me watching you? I mean, before now you would push me away for being too protective."

Naruto nodded slowly. "Yeah... I suppose I would... hmmm. I duno, I guess I'd just rather not take the chance at the moment."

Turning back, Tsunade was then shocked to hear Naruto start humming a little tune to herself, surprisingly mostly on key too. Deciding to venture into the red area, Tsunade pressed on.

"Um, Naruto, did you realise you're being very... well, you're seeming a lot more softer than when you're a boy."

Pausing, Naruto thought on it. "Yeah, but I'm not minding too much actually. I wonder why?"

Shaking her head, Tsunade turned Naruto around. "Naruto, you are being girly! Jiraiya said you abhorred the idea not an hour ago!"

Naruto gave her a strange look. "Ab...horr?"

Remembering this was Naruto, girl or boy, Tsunade reiterated. "You were so unhappy about it you were nearly in tears! Even that sounds totally unnatural for you."

Naruto just shrugged. "I duno. I'm just not minding too much anymore. Weird huh."

Not bothering to ask, Tsunade lifted up Naruto's shirt. Tsunade then tried very hard to ignore the girly squeak that came from above her. The seal was now almost twice as wide as it was tall and covered all of the girls stomach and halfway around her sides. Dropping her top, Tsunade frowned in desperation.

'What is happening? Damnit Minato, why did you have to be so brilliant at this crap! Not even Jiraiya can work out what's going on!'

Sighing, Tsunade headed for the door and motioned for the girl to follow. "Come on, this has been a big day. I need a bath and you smell like you haven't showered in days either."

Naruto giggled. "Yeah, that's probably true. I've been too busy with sorting myself out to think about that. A good soak would be nice though."

Tsunade hmmm'd in response. "In that case, let's head to the hot springs."

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Tsunade currently had a large conundrum. She was standing with Naruto at the baths with their towels all ready for a good soak. The problem was though, Naruto was still a girl. The idea never crossed the Hokage's mind on the way here as it had been too frazzled by Naruto's incredibly awkward change. But now that they were here, it was a blazing problem.

Naruto had always been a boy and as such, bathed on the boy side. Naruto, now being a girl couldn't. Well, she technically could, but everyone knows how that little story would end. But having always been a boy, Tsunade couldn't really take Naruto to the girls side because of all the girls. Not currently having the brain power to work out the question, Tsunade just stood at the entrance staring blankly at the doors. Naruto then decided she had had enough just standing there and grabbed her Hokage's hand.

"Come on Baa-chan, let's go in yeah? I don't mind."

Startled, Tsunade pulled back. "Wait, you can't!"

Naruto looked up at her. "Why not? I'm a little girl so it's not like you don't have anything I don't."

Shocked into silence for a moment, Naruto took this chance to pull her along.

"But what happens if you turn into a boy?"

Naruto just laughed merrily. "Then throw me to the boy's side! Easy!"

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Tsunade looked around nervously at the other patrons currently enjoying the warm waters. Glancing at Naruto for the hundredth time, she saw the girl still was exactly that. Wondering how everything had gotten so out of hand, Tsunade rubbed her head.

"Honestly Naruto, you shouldn't be doing this. I shouldn't have let you in and you shouldn't be a girl. Hell, this whole thing should be impossible!"

Naruto opened one eye slightly. "Oh hush. It's fine. Like I said, if I turn back, just throw me over. I pinkie swore to keep my eyes closed on the flight anyway so there's nothing to worry about."

Sinking into the water, Naruto sighed bubbles as her hair pooled around her in a golden halo. Tsunade however crossed her arms over her chest.

"Yes there is something to worry about! How about the fact that everyone in here is wearing only a wet towel? Some not even that?"

Naruto just shrugged. "My eyes are closed and I don't care. If I want boobs, I can just look under the water. Got a perfect set here."

Tsunade couldn't really dispute the logic as Naruto did have a perfect set to look at. Shaking her head, she got rid of that thought and replaced it with the fact Naruto did have her eyes closed. Rolled her eyes at herself, Tsunade sighed. Sometimes she was as bad as Jiraiya. Looking down at Naruto, Tsunade wondered how she was going to handle this. The blond child was totally messing with her mind in a way none had before. Leaning back into the water, the busty woman decided to just relax and let whatever happens, happen. No use stressing when she was meant to be de-stressing. Feeling the minerals really begin to work on her skin, she sighed and imitated Naruto. Closing her eyes, she let herself drift off.

XxXxXxX

A rush of bubbles disturbed the water next to the Hokage's head and she roused. Suddenly, she shot away.

"Honestly Naruto! Women do fart sometimes but that's just overkill!"

What she got as a response was a high pitched giggle. "Your towel fell away Baa-chan."

Looking down, Tsunade saw that her impressive bust was available for the world to see. Looking over, she then saw that Naruto had copped an eyeful before squeezing his eyes shut tight, as per his pinkie promise. Growling, Tsunade grabbed Naruto and hurled him into the air. He arced high and as he soared over to the male side he let out a cry of, "Best night ever!"

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Naruto was currently sitting in Tsunade's house with a large grin on his face. Tsunade was there as well, however with a much more unamused look on hers. Ever since she met up with Naruto after the bath, she hadn't been able to wipe the smile from his face. She did suppose that it was a good thing though that all the sex-ed talk had sunk in. She just wished it didn't have to be her on the receiving end of that grin.

Sighing, she walked up the hallway and opened the linen closet. Throwing Naruto some covers, the woman pointed at the couch. "Well, seeming I don't have many visitors, or atleast, wanted ones..." she growled at the memory of Jiraiya sneaking into her room many more times than once, "I don't have any spare beds. The couch is the next best thing so get yourself comfortable ok?"

Grin still firmly in place, Naruto just nodded and lay down. "Alright! My first sleep over! You have a great sleep! Goodnight Baa-chan."

Tsunade quickly flicked off the light so Naruto wouldn't see the pained look on her face. This was the poor boys first sleep over? Tsunade just wished she could actually make it worthwhile for the kid. Turning, she slowly walked to her room.

XxXxXxX

Something poked her.

Groaning, Tsunade rolled away from it.

It poked some more.

Opening one bleary eye, Tsunade looked up. Through the sleep, she could make out a small blond haired girl. Sitting up, Tsunade struggled to work out what was happening.

"Mmmmph?"

Naruto gripped the neck of her shirt and looked away. "Uh, I kinda had a bad dream... again... so I was wondering if I could just quickly jump in with you..."

Mumbling incoherently, Tsunade just shuffled across and lifted the blankets. With a barely stifled cry of joy, Naruto jumped in and instantly latched onto her. Tsunade's eyebrows jumped briefly at the contact but her sleepy mind quickly dismissed it. Throwing an arm over the girl, she fell asleep almost immediately.

XxXxXxX

Tsunade was forced from her sleep as she was wracked with a coughing fit. Looking at the now boy in her bed, Tsunade waved the smoke away.

"Ok *cough* you said would only stay for a bi *cough, cough* bit, so you can jump out n –"

Naruto suddenly went up in smoke again and Tsunade had to climb out of bed as the amount of smoke overwhelmed her. Coughing violently, she waved her hand to see through the smoke.

"Naruto?"

Hearing a girly cough from within the smoke, she waved a bit harder.

"Baa-chan! What's happening? *Cough, cough* I'm a girl!"

Naruto popped again and the smoke quickly began to fill the room. A boyish voice then shouted from the smoke.

"Baa-chan! Where are you?"

Another bang and Tsunade ran to the window and opened it so they could breathe.

"I'm here Naruto! *cough, cough* Where are you?"

"I'm on the bed! *cough* I'm scared!"

Shaking her head, Tsunade made a motion out the window. Instantly an anbu member appeared.

"Find Jiraiya and tell him to come to my house immediately! *cough, cough, cough* It's an emergency! Tell him it's Naruto and he'll understand. GO!"

In a mumbled acknowledgement, the man disappeared. Turning back into the smoke, Tsunade walked back towards her bed. She just hoped Jiraiya would get here in time to work this out.

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A/N – I think that's the first cliffy I've left you guys with so far isn't it? Well, it's about time for one I say! Hate me, love me, indifferent me (if that even works), I don't mind. Just remember to let me know, ok? I'm not too sure how well the chapter worked. Is it too rushed or still doin ok? In any case, I hope you enjoyed it all the same.

I'll be bringing the next chapter shortly!

Lanky Nathan