A Long Road Ch 6
A Naruto Fan Fiction
I do not own Naruto
Ch 6: The Ninja Inn
This chapter will be focusing on character development.
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The week went by quickly for Naruto, with all he had been working on he had had no down time. Of course now that he was finished what would he do with his time? Earning a little money with missions could be helpful on that front, if only he knew what his new rank was. The battle with Kakashi yesterday went better then he expected, he could have ended it quickly with one shot from his gun but he didn't want to kill him. He would need to stop by Tsunade's office to check on his status today, but it was getting a little dark out and she may not even be there. It couldn't hurt to check and if Shizune were there maybe she would know where to find Tsunade.
Just like he thought Shizune was working late that night. "Hello Naruto. Are you looking for Tsunade?" "Ya, I was hoping to ask her about my promotion. Is she in right now?" "No she left a few hours ago. If you look at the Ninja Inn you may find her." "Tsunade at a bar? Doesn't sound like her." Naruto said dripping with sarcasm.
The bar in question was just down the road from the Kage office. It was three stories tall and smelled of urine, and aside from being a bar it also doubled as temporary housing for travelers with a budget. Naruto had heard that Tsunade frequented this place for it's ability to attract gamblers. Although Naruto reasoned that the patrons had started to visit more frequently since Tsunade started going, after all her ability to loose any bet was legendary.
As he approached the door Tsunade stumbled out almost falling on her face. "Just the woman I was looking for. What was the damage this time?" "Oh shut up. You can bust my balls later, but now we need to leave." From inside the bar Naruto could hear something along the lines of "Where did she go?!" "She owes me 10000!" and he could tell that she was in no condition to run from a mob of angry gamblers. Naruto let out a long breath and put Tsunade's arm over his shoulder then grabbing her mid section with one hand they were flung onto a low roof. Tsunade was startled at the sudden and powerful gust of air that hit her, knocking the air out of her lungs.
If she hadn't been disoriented from all the drinking she certainly was now. Pushing away from Naruto she leaned up agents a large vent sticking out of the roof. Tsunade seemed to be caught between caching her breath and vomiting. It truly made Naruto sad to see her in this state. Drunk, running from debts she couldn't pay in a thousand years and not to mention throwing up on a rooftop. He knew that that this was her way of coping with stress, but Naruto hoped that she could find a less destructive way to do it.
Tsunade was finally able to collect herself and stand to face Naruto. "What the fuck? Warn me next time you do something like that." "Sorry about that, it's always a lot worse when your drunk." Lifting her arm over his shoulder for support again she said "Just get me home so I can sleep." "Fine, lets get down from here."
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They hadn't talked much on the way over and when thy arrived she silently walked over to the door fumbling with her keys. After several attempts to fit it in the lock Naruto stepped into help. Taking the keys from her hand he was able to find the correct one. As he was about to turn the lock he noticed that the metal around the deadbolt was scratched beyond belief. This was obviously not the first time Tsunade had been like this, it probably wouldn't be the last time either.
They walked inside and Naruto basically carried her to her bed, as soon as her head hit the pillow she was asleep. Walking back downstairs he flicked on the light. It was far to messy, even Tsunade had standards for cleanliness and this was not it. Bottles of sake, trash and cloths littered the room. A pain griped his chest when he realized that Jiraiya's death hat hit her harder then anyone had thought. Looking around her home he went to the pictures on her desk there was one of himself, Jiraiya and a man he didn't recognize. It was a team photo of Tsunade and two other people, she was hanging off of his arm and it was apparent that they had been in a relationship. This must have been the man that she once loved. He knew that a person close to her had died a long time ago. To loose another person even after all these years….
He set the photo down and went for the front door but stopped before he closed the door. "Goodnight Tsunade." He said a pain still lingering in his chest.
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