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Chapter 69: Deadlock

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Itachi smiled slightly and nodded. "Yes, Oracle-sama. I have some information you will be very keen on knowing."

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"Okay...Oba-chan I think you can let me go now..." Naruto deadpanned. Jiraiya, Naruto, and Tsunade were all sitting in a restaurant, and Tsunade had Naruto in a bear hug holding the poor boy in her lap. "No," she said. "I haven't gotten to meet my Godson at all in the past twelve years so I'm going to have to make up for lost time. Now sit still and bear with it." she grumbled to the boy. She huffed and shot back a cup of Sake. "I can't believe Sensei didn't tell us about him." she growled. Tsunade was a...well...bipolar drunk. She'd go from doting on Naruto without letting him go, to angry and growling when she thought how Hiruzen kept Naruto a secret from her. Jiraiya and Naruto both sweatdropped at the drunken blonde and Naruto gave Jiraiya a pleading look. Jiraiya grinned evilly at Naruto and shook his head negative. He believed that if the brat got to be lucky enough to be snuggled against Tsunades, lucious, large, perfect...assets. Then he shouldn't whine about it.

He shot back his own cup and sighed. "I know Hime, but you have to admit he had his reasons for not giving us custody." he said to the drunken blonde. She glared at him and waited for him to explain. He sighed again and filled both of their cups. "Well, I mean, just look at us. I'm a massive pervert that never stops travelling. And you're-" he stopped himself and she growled at him. "Go on..." she said in a sickly sweet tone. He gulped and took a breath to continue. "You're still in mourning over Dan and Nawaki. Do you really think you would have stayed in the village to raise him? And between the gambling and drinking, I don't know if you'd be up for it." he said in a serious tone as he downed his drink. Tsunade picked up her cup and sighed. "I guess you're right...but he still could have at least told us!" she whined as she took another drink. She tightened her hold on Naruto and rested her chin on top of his head.

The boys right eye was twitching as he glared daggers at Jiraiya. "When we get back..." he grumbled as he glared. Jiraiya gulped a little and shook his head. "Well," he started. "At least someone adopted him early on." he said as he filled his drink.

Tsunade sobered instantly. "Really? Who was it?" she asked seriously. Jiraiya finished his drink and set the cup down. "You'll get to meet him when we get back. And before you ask, yes, I approve of the guy. He and his wife honestly care for the brat and look out for him." he said holding up his hand to keep Tsunade from interrupting him. Tsunade was about to start interrogating the man when they were interrupted.

"Uhh, Tsunade-sama...what's going on here?" a girl with short black hair asked as she walked up to the two Sannin. She was staring at Naruto with an eyebrow raised looking between him and Tsunade. Jiraiya smiled at the girl. "Hey Shizune. Long time no see, you've gotten bigger since the last time I saw you." he said in a jovial tone. The now named Shizune smile at the Toad Sannin. "Hello Jiraiya-sama, it's good to see you. And who is this?" she asked looking back to Naruto, who was still trying to get out of Tsunade's arms. Tsunade smiled and squeezed the poor boy causing his face to turn blue.

"This here is my long lost Godson." she said happily as Naruto tried begging for mercy. Shizune sweatdropped when she saw Naruto pass out and raised an eyebrow at the Slug Sannin. "Godson?" she asked before a thought hit her. She took a sharp breath in and looked at Naruto again. "H-he can't be..." she said to herself. "Naruto!" she gasped as she joined Tsunade in the bare hug. "How are you alive!?" she said as she started rocketing questions at both him and Jiraiya.

Jiraiya shook his head and sighed. "Ok, I think the boy needs to breath. He's starting to foam at the mouth." he grumbled to the two women. Tsunade and Shizune instantly let Naruto go and he started coughing and gasping for air. "S-s-s-sorry Naruto-kun! It's just...just...we thought you died with..." Shizune started to say and then looked over to Jiraiya for clarification if Naruto knew yet or not. Naruto answered for the sage. "Minato and Kushina. Yeah I figured that out." he said as he flashed over to Jiraiya to get away from a grab attempt from Tsunade. She pouted, but Naruto sighed and shook his head. He smiled up at Shizune and held out his hand. "Namikaze Naruto, head of the Namikaze Clan and Jonin of Konoha. Pleased to meet you." he said in a polite tone. Shizune took his hand and shook it. "My name's Shizune, it's great to finally meet you Naruto-kun. It would have been better if we met before now but..." she trailed off as she sat down next to Tsunade. "So how's life in Konoha? We haven't been back since the night the Kyuubi attacked. Is everything alright?" she asked the two.

Naruto and Jiraiya looked at each other for a moment before Jiraiya nudged him to explain the situation. Naruto sighed in defeat and looked back to Tsunade and Shizune. "Well, actually, Konoha is trying to recover from an Invasion attempt from both Orochimaru and Suna." he explained. Tsunade's eyes narrowed and Shizune gasped. Naruto held up a hand before they could start asking questions and continued. "Don't worry, everything is fine. Orochimaru's forces were crushed with minimal casualties and Suna was pushed back before they could even make it to the gates. But that's not why we're here, is it Ero-sennin?" Naruto said as he turned to Jiraiya giving him an evil grin. Jiraiya grumbled for having been put on the spot to deliver the news to Tsunade.

"The brat's right. We're here to bring you back to the village Tsunade. I know it's still a sore spot for you, but there are quite a few injured people that could use the help of every medical nin available. Also, Sensei is stepping down from position as Hokage." he told Tsunade. The Slug Sannin raised an eyebrow and tilted her head. "Really? I never thought he would retire. Who's he giving the hat to?" she asked in confusion.

Jiraiya paled and started to get a cold sweat. "W-Well he tried to pawn the spot off onto the brats adoptive father, but he turned the hat down because he has twins on the way and doesn't want to have to choose between working as Hokage or being there for his family." he explained. Tsunade nodded. "Understandable, but who is he giving the hat to?" she asked again. She pretty much knew where this was going, but she wasn't really thinking about that. She was wondering about Naruto's adoptive family. If the father was strong enough to be nominated for Hokage, how come she didn't know about him?

Jiraiya scratched the back of his head and chuckled weakly. "He, ah, well. Sensei actually wanted you to take over." he said sheepishly and was waiting for her to blow up at him and start hitting him. But when that didn't happen he looked at he and raised an eyebrow. Tsunade sighed and thought for a second. "Fine, I'll do it." she said after a moment.

Jiraiya's eyes widened and he blinked a few times before he smiled. "R-Really!? You'll do it!? You're coming back!?" he asked happily. Tsunade nodded and finished her cup of Sake. "I'll probably hate the job, but if it means I get to be with my Godson after so many years. Then why not?" she said as she smiled warmly at Naruto. Shizune also smiled and stood up. "Well, why don't go get our stuff packed so we can head out tomorrow?" she asked Tsunade. The Sannin stood up and followed Shizune. "Alright then. We'll meet you guys at the edge of town tomorrow. Just be careful, I heard there might be snakes in some of the hotels." she said on her way out.

"See ya tomorrow Oba-chan, Shizune-neechan!" Naruto called to them as they left. He leaned back in his chair and sighed as he put his hands behind his head. "That went better than I thought it would." he said happily. He was smiling until he looked up into Jiraiya's face, and his smile went away. The Toad Sage had a scowl on his face as he stared at his Sake cup. Naruto raised an eyebrow. "What's up Ero-sennin?" he asked the Sannin. Jiraiya sighed and finished his drink. "Tsunade just used an old code phrase." he grumbled. "Orochimaru's in the area, and if my hunch is right, then we might be running into him tomorrow." he said as he got up and paid for there drinks. "Come on brat, you're gonna need your sleep for tomorrow..."

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And how right the Sannin was. The two were woken up by a loud explosion on the far side of the city. They bolted out of there hotel room and outside where they found Shizune running towards them. "Jiraiya-sama! It's Orochimaru! He's attacking the town!" she called to the two of them. "Alright lets go pay my old teammate a visit, aye brat?" he said to Naruto as they took off to the battle ground. "Hai!"

They rushed through the town and came up on a massive battle field. And in the middle of it was Tsunade, facing off against Orochimaru and one hundred of his Oto shinobi.

Jiraya, Naruto, and Shizune landed next to Tsunade. "So, shall I make a skin wallet for you Hime?" the Toad Sannin asked Tsunade. She smirked as clenched her fists. "Please do." the Slug Sannin responded. Orochimaru chuckled at the small group of enemies he was about to destroy. "Please, like the four of you fools could hope to be me and my army~." the Snake Sannin chuckled evilly.

"You really don't know much about what we can do, do you?" Naruto said as he summoned up a Hiraishin Kunai and unsheathed Kitsune no Kiba. "Why don't we show you?"

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(A/N): To be continued...

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