Disclaimer: DweebessAlert does not own Naruto and any other characters. Dweeb is just filling out some time gaps. ^^

I think, this was a bit too long. Damn. R&R.

PREVIOUSLY:

"It must be a real burden to you, huh?" she muttered. Then she walked behind her desk, looking out the window, the moon was watching over Konoha. It was a peaceful night. She closed her eyes and gave out a soft sigh. 'You care for her didn't you, Orochimaru? I know you. You can persuade anyone by your words, especially those who looked up to you like Anko. But you didn't. Instead, you gave her a choice. I don't know what's your motive in giving her that burden curse mark but I know you cared for her, somehow.' She let a small smile crawl to her face whilst lost in her thoughts,'Orochimaru, you're always a mystery.'

After a few moments, she remembered the huge pile of paperwork on her desk. She then went back to work muttering, "Why the hell did I take this job again?"

CHAPTER 3

It was almost crack of dawn when she finished mountains of paper works. She let out a sigh as she signed and stamped the last of it. Tsunade stood up on her heel and stretched. She faced the huge window at her back and watched as the sun rises up.

'Man, I'm beat.' She let another soft sigh 'A nap wouldn't hurt.' She went back to her desk and rest her head on the table, immediately she felt herself drifting away in a deep sleep.

"…nade-sama…"

No response.

"Tsunade-sama…"

Tsunade just let out a low groan.

"Tsunade-sama!"

"WHAT!" the blonde woman shot up and yelled, annoyed, glaring at her assistant with a drool of saliva on the side of her mouth.

Shizune let out a sheepish smile, "Good morning… here's your tea."

Tsunade stared at her assistant with a grim look and wiped her mouth with her hand.

"It seems like you didn't have any sleep last night" Shizune said as looking at her mentor's weary look.

"Thanks, you noticed. I was having a great nap, you know" Tsunade barked at her, really annoyed.

"I'm sorry Hokage-sama, I have to wake you up. It's already past nine in the morning and a lot of work and reports is waiting for you," Shizune said in an apologetic tone "I was about to wake you up an hour ago but I saw that you finished all those paper work I gave you last night and…" she started to fidget and looked down as she continued, "I decided to cover up for you as you sleep when people came to see you early in the morning… sorry, I can only hold up to an hour."

Tsunade let out a sigh, "Thanks, Shizune."

"And, oh, this is the report from the medical team who's looking after Isaribi." Her assistant held out a folder and gave it to Tsunade.

Tsunade opened and scanned the file, "This is gonna be harder than I thought." The Hokage sighed, reaching for her tea. Shizune was about to question her mentor when the door flung a open and a loud blonde came running to her desk and slammed his hands on the table, "WHY HAVEN'T YOU CHECKED ON ISARIBI YET! YOU OUTTA BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF GRANNY TSUNADE, AND YOU CALL YOURSELF HOKAGE AND A MEDICAL GENIUS!"

Tsunade's eyebrows came together in a instant and gave Naruto a death glare, "YOU WANNA TRY THAT AGAIN!"

"OWWWW!" a loud cry from the loud blonde boy can be heard even outside the Hokage's Tower. "NEVERMIND, SORRY~~!"

"Idiot, I just gotten the report today from her examinations yesterday." Tsunade said waiving the file in-front of Naruto.

"Oh, I see, so you were going to see her today after all." The blonde boy with now a massive black eye – courtesy of Tsunade, said as he scratch his cheek guiltily.

"That's right, you jerk. Now, get the hell out of my office!" She yelled pointing out the door. Naruto jolted and immediately comply and ran out the Hokage's Tower before he gets matching black eyes.

"That boy… never learns, do he?" Tsunade muttered.

"Anyway, Tsunade-sama, I'll get you breakfast. Anything you want in particular?" Her assistant asked changing the subject, and she knows Tsunade must've been hungry by now.

"Anything is fine, Shizune. Thank you." She replied rubbing her temple. Shizune bowed and gone in a second.

Tsunade stood up to stretch when something that's draped on her back fell. A blanket. She looked at it with a questioning look. 'Where the hell did that come from?' She picked it up and remembered, "Anko-" then she moved near to the couch. Of course, that was the blanket she gave Anko last night. "What time did she leave?..." she folded the blanket unconsciously. "I hope she's alright."

"Who is?" a voice said that startled Tsunade and turned to where the voice came from, "Oh, sorry. Did I startle you, Hokage-sama?"

"A-Anko…?"

"It's like you've seen a ghost," Anko teased, walking towards the Hokage who is still recollecting her thoughts. Before she could answer, her stomach grumbled making her cheeks flushed. "I guess you're just hungry, haven't had any breakfast yet?" Anko chuckled.

Tsunade turned away from Anko, "Shizune just left, getting me breakfast…" walking to her desk she asked "So, why are you here?"

"Always straight to the point," Anko teased again.

"Anko, I don't have all day!" Her voice annoyed. After that gaki came in her office, her annoyance just kept on rising.

"I was gonna ask about that girl we—" she was then cut off by Tsunade.

"She's gonna be fine. Here's the examination results, if you want to know more," giving the file to Anko for her to read as Tsunade reached for her forgotten tea that's now cold. And again her stomach grumbled earning a suppressed chuckle from Anko.

"Shizune, where the hell are you?" The annoyed and now pissed Tsunade grumbled.

Anko thought of leaving, getting caught up in the Hokage's anger is not one of her dreams. But still, her main objective here is not yet done. Anko walked to the desk, beside Tsunade, and placed the file down on the table. There was an awkward silent between the two until the purpled hair kunoichi spoke.

"Thank you." Her voice was soft and sincere.

"You already said that."

"I wanna tell you the reasons for my thank you," Anko shifted to look at her and Tsunade nodded. Anko took a deep breath, "First, for sending me back to that island. If it's not for your intimidating looks, I would have refused to go there," she chuckled. Tsunade just looked at her with raised eyebrow. "Take that as a compliment, Milady."

Tsunade shrugged it off. She wasn't comfortable with those comments like that. "Continue."

"Right. Secondly, for having a support team. If I were to go there alone, I wouldn't have survived without those brats, this curse mark was killing me," normally, Anko goes in a mission alone or with other Jounins. "And last but not the least," she moved closer to Tsunade and wrapped her arms around her waist, just like last night. This caught the blonde off guard and tensed upon contact. "For last night. I was actually surprised, but you understand me the most. And I really found comfort when you wrapped your arms around me last night and held me close."

In a swift moment, Anko was back in the warm embrace of the Sannin. "It's amusing to see this side of you, Anko," Tsunade teased making Anko blush, "But I'm glad, you're alright."

Anko smirked, "Well, what do you know, the Hokage have her soft sides too."

"Shut up," Tsunade said and squeezed a bit the Jounin under her.

"Ow! Not too much, Hokage-sama!" The amber-eyed beauty just laughed but never let go of Anko. They were both surprisingly comfortable at their position.

"Tsu…na…de…-sama?" a voice from the door caught both of their attention

A confused Shizune was standing at the door, holding a tray of food that surprisingly didn't fall upon seeing what she just saw. Her mentor, a Legendary Sannin and the Godaime Hokage, known for her superhuman strength and medical knowledge, not to mention her bad temper and vulgar mouth, is hugging a female Jounin, not any Jounin, but the psycho-ninja and ANBU interrogator of Konoha. In a split second, Anko and the Hokage were separated. Anko was wearing a smirk on her face and as for the Tsunade, she was now worrying on what her assistant might think they were doing.

"I guess I gotta go," Anko said and a smirk not leaving her face. "See you around, Tsu-na-de-hime." She said in a teasing voice as she passed by a confused Shizune and gone by the door.

And when Anko was gone, "Shizune…" Tsunade said as she went back to her sit, "It's not what you think."

"It's okay, Tsunade-sama, I understand," placing the tray on the desk. "Eat up."

Tsunade eyed her assistant carefully, she wasn't sure if Shizune really got the idea right. Leaving that matter behind for later, she started to dig in on her awaited breakfast. Her attendant informed her of her appointments and other reports. After a bit of a discussion about the Hokage's schedule, Shizune told her mentor that she'll be going back to the hospital to check on patients. Tsunade nodded and told her that she'll be there after finishing breakfast. Before the black haired woman disappeared by the door, she stopped and made sure that she can was far enough from her mentor before she ask the question that has been in her head since she saw Anko that close to Tsunade.

"Tsunade-sama ?"

"Hmm?"

"Really Anko?"

Tsunade almost choked at her assistant's question. Before she could yell at her, Shizune already made her way out of her office.