Chapter 9

Tsunade woke up the next morning a little bitter. Not only did she have a slight hangover from the sake she drank last night, but she had been beaten by a no name Genin in such a way she should have not even been a Ninja. She sighed and grabs a small bottle which contained her hangover medicine and took a quick drink but found it was out, since she had not needed it for a few months and had forgotten to make more.

Tsunade sighed and got up out and moved around cleaning up and getting on some clean clothes. Noticing Shizune had left a note she checked it and read she was out getting food. This left with Tsunade nothing to do, other than either walk around town and find a place to gamble or try and figure out what to do about last night. The first one was ruled out at once as this town did not have any early open Gambling places, and the same was true for getting any sake.

Tsunade grumbled before grabbing some food and ate it before setting out on a walk around town trying to think of something else besides her defeat last night. Nor the still bruised parts of her body, since even with as skilled as Shizune was, she could not mend all the broken bones and all the bruises by herself in one night. She slowly made her way around town looking at different things, thinking about yesterday. So many things had happened that had brought up things she had not wanted to think about.

First and for most things that came to mind, were the fact that Orochimaru had shown up and his problem and offer for the fix to his problem. The offer while sounding nice, was not something she would take, she knew about the justu that he would likely use. Meaning she also knew that while yes she could see her love ones again they could also very easily be used against her. As for healing him without the so called reward she was still debating about it, though she was not likely to actually do it since it would brand her as a traitor to the Leaf Village. And it was only because she remained loyal to the village by not going against them these last few years that had kept the Hokage off her back.

Then that brought her forward to the end of yesterday and her very painful defeat. It made her blood almost boil at the thought of being beating by a genin so easy, even if he had used a summon creature, she had still be beaten. And if she was honest with herself Naruto had been right. She had fallen to the point probably a bad Jonin could beat her at her best and a Chuunin or good Genin when at her worse. Rather than where she used to be able to take on a few squads of Anbu and a few Jonin at once.

Tsunade kept walking until she noticed someone she did not thing she would see so soon again, Naruto. He was training in an old slightly burnt down field using only charka attacks it seemed. She did not know it but this was only part right as lighting seem to surround his body before flying off and hitting a tree destroying it completely. Naruto then stumbled and nearly fell as the lighting seemed to have affected his body, causing him to gasp for a few seconds before standing up and smile. He then turn and noticed her.

"Well hello there, what brings you out here on this fine day," Naruto asked in a neutral tone of voice.

Tsunade glared at him a little, "and why should you care boy."

"No reason really just figured I ask is all," Naruto said before going back to training this time working on the Rasengan. Much to the shock Tsunade who kept watching and noticed the control he had over it. She watched him a few more minutes before going to leave but stopped when she noticed Jiraiya walking up.

"Well I am surprise to see you here and not fighting, Tsunade," Jiraiya said looking at her.

"And why would I fight with him," Tsunade ask with a slight growl.

"Because of the things he said last night," Jiraiya said watching Naruto.

"Oh and why should I care about that," Tsunade said glaring.

"Because while mean and semi uncalled for they were all very true, and you know that as well, as I do. But it might be because you know right now you are still no match for him," Jiraiya said only to dodge a punch from Tsunade.

"Really and why is that you think I cannot beat him," Tsunade growled out.

"It is like he says you a not worthily of the title Sannin, and barely worthily of Jonin title. It used to be you could face me and Orochimaru and come out on top. Now I am not sure if you could even face some of the lower level Jonin and win. While it is true I have also lost some strength I have not dropped to like you have," Jiraiya said, causing Tsunade to growl at yet another true fact.

"Oh really, should I test this fact," Tsunade asked looking at Jiraiya hard with a glare.

"There is no need for that, Tsunade. I do not need to have Naruto training stopped, though you know how it will end," Jiraiya said before walking off.

Tsunade glared after him, "That is it. What right do you have to judge me? Do you know what I have felt?"

Jiraiya stopped and glared, "Yes I have, and Naruto even more so then me. But that pain of loss or being alone has not affected us to the point we have gave up on our life."

Tsunade sighed and walked away as it seemed life was just not going her way this time. If anything it was bring the things she had done wrong back and out into the open, but sadly they were something that she needed to deal with. With one final sigh she walked off not wanting to talk anymore.

Naruto noticed this as Tsunade left and let the almost complete Rasengan fade from his hand as he walked up to Jiraiya. "I think you might have been too hard on her."

"I was no harder on her then you were last night Naruto," Jiraiya said simply.

"That may be true, though I still don't think she should be Hokage," Naruto said.

"No not like she is right now, but if she can learn to deal with her problems then she will be ready for it," Jiraiya replied back.

"I very much doubt that is possible, but if I may ask, why don't you take the position. I can tell you could easy take over the spot," Naruto said starting on his training again.

"Oh I know this very well. But there are quite a few reasons that I should not become Hokage. One of which is the female ninja population would quit in a few short days. The second of which is my spy network, I have not got anyone to replace me just yet. The third though not really important is the fact I want to keep writing for a few more years before I moved down to paper work. There is also something I still want to master from the Wise Toads before I can settle down," Jiraiya said explaining.

To Naruto the second and last points sounded like good ones to him. But still that left the other two which Naruto asked about. "So why would all the females quit?"

"Because of the novels I write. They have caused a stir amongst the females of the world as a perverted book. That and a few other reasons that you don't need to know about," Jiraiya said looking away.

"You mean the fact you peak into female bath houses," asked Naruto as he tried to keep a new attempt at the Rasengan under control.

"Yeah that, I am a self proclaimed Super pervert after all," Jiraiya said striking a small pose.

"Yeah I can tell, and if I am ask what was that about mastering something from the Wise Toads," Naruto asked noticing he was getting close and was not needing to use to hands as much to keep the charka ball stable.

"It is an art passed down by the Toads to use charka from the every planet itself. It is a very hard and semi dangerous process and training. I have spent over 20 years trying to perfect it since I have first learned it. I am still a good ways off from truly mastering it though," Jiraiya said explaining, "As for the Toads that teach it, they are the mom and dad to most of the current toad summons and can easy face and beat most of them even if they are only about as big as a large cat."

"I see so they are true Masters of the toad art," Naruto said as a smile formed on his face as he showed the Rasengan in his hand to Jiraiya, "I think I can now use the attack."

"Yes they are. As for that yes, you can use it. But is it battle field ready," Jiraiya said then asked?

"What do you mean by that," asked Naruto?

"Can you make it in a second or less if need be?" Jiraiya asked as he formed his own Rasengan in under a half second it seemed.

"No but I would not use this attack anyway. It is very charka draining to make one and hard to keep it shape. Also with my style it does not really fit how I fight since I only use my charka for my clones and summons," Naruto said thinking about it for a little bit. "Yes it is a powerful attack but I am not likely to use it."

"I see any other reason," Jiraiya asked?

"No not really," Naruto said before going through the summon hand signs and brought out a great deal of Pokemon, listed 181-200 and Kyuubi to watch over them as he then summoned a huge group of clones to then work with the summons to master their abilities with about 20 clones to a summon.

"So just how draining are these summons on you," asked Jiraiya after the smoked had cleared and he could see the clones and summons.

"Not very, most of these summons are lower in summon power though they know all the moves. Also none of them are considered really rare so I can go for a few hours with this group," Naruto said before settling into the Taijustu stance Kyuubi had taught him. And started going through the very few different moves it contained. It was based mostly around defense and deflecting, leaving his only job to protect himself while he maintained his summons and clones justu and if needed the Hidden Mist justu.

Jiraiya watched this in wonder, "Why do you fight on the defensive? I can tell very much you are an offensive person."

"The Taijustu was made so I could keep my summons, clone, and Hidden mist justu all going without having to worry about my safety. Though if I want to go offensive I can use my True Transformation Justu to get into the battle," Naruto said before his eyes lit up and he made a clone.

"I see… and what is with that look in your eye," Jiraiya said noticing it at once since it was the same look the Forth Hokage got when he had an idea that could either completely fail or fully succeed.

Naruto did not say anything as he pick up and threw the clone towards a rock as it did a Transformation Justu but this time the seals were a little different. For when it changed it did not a burst of smoke or a flash of light as the clone just shrank down into a swirling ball of Charka and impacted into a stone. Jiraiya realized that the clone had become a weaker form of the Rasengan, or at least that is what he thought until the clone exploded after grinding a little into the stone. He then looked back at Naruto in shock and a little worry, Naruto had in short made an clone that could become an Rasengan then explode with the force of a large explosive seal, destroying the rock that was only a little smaller than him.

He looked over at where the rock once stood then sighed and shook his head, "Naruto I truly fear for your enemies."

"I am not," Naruto said with a grin that made one almost wonder at his sanity, "I don't feel sorry for them, they are the ones who got in my way after all."

Jiraiya could only shake his head in wonder as he said his goodbyes and left for the hotel. As he reached it he let out a breath he did not know he was holding as he spoke again to himself, "I really should not have taught him anything." A shiver then past over him, as he realized he was not going to likely be writing again for a good while.