Chapter 24

Okay people, okay. This time for the haitus is because I've been busy with things around. In the future you'll see what I'm talking about. Here's the next chapter.

Tsunade sat in her office chair looking at Jiraiya waiting for a reply. Jiraiya was catching his breath since he let so much energy into yelling and chanting from last chapter. (I just broke the fourth wall :P) Tsunade became impatient.

"Jiraiya, are you going to give me an answer or not?"

Jiraiya would not go easily out with the answer of the Akatsuki leader's whereabouts. This was some juicy stuff. Stuff that will benefit for everyone across the ninja world and Tsunade has been Jiraiya's target for a while. (50+ years) Jiraiys finally came up with a reply.

"Y'know Tsunade, its been a while since we talked. In private."

Tsuande was puzzled. She asked, "What are you talking about?"

"I'll treat you to the sake bar for a little chat," he answered.

Tsunade felt from where Jiraiya was coming from. She thought about all the great things he done for Konoha. Finding the leader of Akatsuki was something huge so she came peacefully to Jiraiya's condition.

"Shizune," Tsunade called, "I'll be back in a few. Watch my desk."

Shizune accepted but her status with paperwork was not her specialty. As soon as Jiraiya and Tsunade left, her mind went racing about all the struggles she'll have.

"Aw man, what will I do?" she panicked.

Without any alert, she instantly tripped on a file paper lying on the floor.

Naruto, KillerBee, and Yugito kept walking on in the rain. It was quiet for most of the way and Naruto was getting bored. The fact that the still had another few hours to get to Kumogakure was tiring and stressful. This was not Naruto's way of handling things. Killerbee couldn't write his rhymes since it was raining and Yugito's hair was getting soaked but it didn't matter much to her.

Team Samui progressed through the forest hopping on tree branches. Suddenly, like a pacing bullet, it begun to rain.

"Yep," Omoi said, "We're halfway there."

In his mind he was jumping for joy over and over again. He couldn't help but put a warm smile on his face although it was cold.

The three jinchurikis proceeded on throughout the forest. Suddenly, Killerbee stopped and put out a hand in front of Yugito and Naruto.

"I feel three people coming," he said.

Quickly, he jumped behind a bush. He motioned Naruto and Yugito to come over and they did. After having a little spar with the masked man, they couldn't trust whoever was coming. They had to see the person to believe them. The three people came closer and closer. KillerBee noticed they were hopping on tree branches.

"Dammit, I want to face them!" Naruto silently said.

"We'll ambush them," KillerBee said.

They all got their weapons ready. KillerBee held up the number one. Then number two, and finally -

At the sake bar, Tsunade was drinking to her hearts content. Jiraiya always knew she had a drinking problem but this was ridiculous. Nearly twenty sake bottles lay amongst him on the table. He knew this was going to cost him big, but he was willing to pay. A small hiccup came from Tsunade.

"Don't you think you should calm down with all the drinking?" Jiraiya recommended.

"I'm the fifth hokage, *hiccup* I can do anything I want!"

"But you have a whole village to run. Remember your decision."

Tsunade is a powerful ninja so she came to very quickly. She thought about what Jiraiya said and could only agree.

"Yeah, your right. Although, I chose being the Hokage for many purposes."

"No need to state them. I'm fully aware."

Tsuande was surprised. That comment kind of made her know that Jiraiya understood her.

Jiraiya added, "Call me a pervert all you want, but all that love you had for your loved ones could only swell up inside those large breast of yours. You were too damn flat chested to have sprouted those."

"I get that a lot, Jiraiya," Tsunade said.

"From who?"

Tsunade turned her head with her lip stuck out. She feels so violated whenever someone (Jiraiya) complements her on her breast, but she feels right at home whenever they (Jiraiya) does that.

"Just as I thought, No one," Jiraiya added with a pervish smile.

"You do it too much," Tsuande said.

"Yep, I know."

Then there was a short silence. In a nearby window, Jiraiya and Tsunade saw that it had stopped raining. The evening sunlight shone through brightly. It shined on their table and, to Jiraiya's surprise, on Tsuande. The first thing that popped up on his mind was "My god she's still beautiful."

"Let's go Jiraiya. I'm feeling kind of sick," said Tsunade.

They quickly hurried out the sake bar with Tsunade nearly loosing her footing.

CLLLLLLLAAAAANNNG!!!!

Blades and kunais connected together in mid-air. KillerBee was the first to notice who the on comers were.

"Well If it isn't the Kumo clique," he said with jubilance.

"KillerBee!" Omoi shouted.

They quickly fell to the ground landing on their feet.

"We were just heading to Konoha looking for you!" Omoi said.

Yugito and Karui ran into each other screaming and hugging each other.

"Yugito!"

"Karui!"

Both were very happy to see each other. Seeing this, Naruto kind of felt left out.

"Save the reunion for later guys," Samui interrupted, "I can feel someone else coming."