Chapter 45 Tsunade versus Orochimaru

Unknown hideout of orochimaru....

Orochimaru is restless when he heard the news regarding Akatsuki and Naruto's confrontation . He couldn't believe Naruto is remained unscathed during the whole confrontation .

" Are you sure that this information is not exaggerated . How did he survived Itachi and Kisame at the same time ," Orochimaru said to Kabuto . From the invasion of konoha he is little wary of Naruto for some reason . But he couldn't believe that little brat survived Itachi all alone when his partner Kisame is with him .

" Ohh I forget to tell you Jiraya saved him after he arrived at the right time . Itachi and Kisame has to flee from the scene . Even sasuke was injured by Itachi in this confrontation ," Kabuto told Orochimaru . It put Orochimaru at ease as if many mysteries have solved .

" Jiraya was there with him then it can be expected . And sasuke is injured by Itachi is a good information for us . If he wants revenge on Itachi them he will seek more power after his defeat and we will provide him more power . For that he has to leave konoha and come to me ," Orochimaru is happy after hearing all the information . In the end he got a good news .

" What will you do about Tsunade if she refuse to heal you or if she fails to heal you in time ? " Kabuto asked Orochimaru . He is curious about what snake sanin will do to his former teammate .

" If she refuse it's her choice but we will force her to heal me . She couldn't handle to see her apprentice and sister in law tortured in front of her . It's a shame I don't know about his husband . Did you find his location and any information regarding him ? " Orochimaru asked Kabuto . He wanted to find about tsunade's husband . He is a mysterious character for him .

" We investigated about Tsunade and we found some information about them . She married him in fire nation's capital after the few years she left konoha . They never stayed in one place because of uzumaki clan's enemies . Her husband occupation is not clear as sometime ago he was a merchant and before that he worked as a blacksmith . Recently he is in a world tour as he wanted to become the first uzumaki to travel around the world ," Kabuto said to Orochimaru . He send some spy on the previous place where Tsunade was seen and gathered information from there . He can tell they are very secretive about their family .

" It's good to have some ambitions in life . So he is not a shinobi if I guess . What is his name ?" Orochimaru asked Kabuto . For some reason he is curious about that guy who has guts to marry his old teammate .

" For some reason all the people who knew him couldn't remember his name but only surname and they only used to say him uzumaki san . Maybe he used memory alter jutsu on them before leaving the town . He may not be a shinobi in name but he has hidden his name from everybody if someone tried to trace him ," Kabuto said to Orochimaru . He is impressed by tsunade's husband as he left no reliable evidence which they can use against him .

" He is a mysterious guy . I am still curious what he is doing while hiding his name . He may have an ulterior motive against someone powerful if he is hiding his traces . If he does anything in other place they cannot trace him back to Tsunade . He is very clever indeed and I don't think he is gone to a world tour but he is preparing for something bigger but for what ," Orochimaru said to Kabuto while thinking about all the possibilty regarding the mysterious husband of Tsunade .

" What do you think about her sister then ? She might know more about her brother than Tsunade ," Kabuto said to Orochimaru .

" She is with Tsunade and we cannot go after her till Tsunade offends us . But you should be careful near her . All uzumaki women are dangerous ," Orochimaru said to him with his previous experience . The experience he got were not in his favour especially with Tsunade's grandmother .

" Let's go we have an appointment with Tsunade . I don't want to be late ," Orochimaru said to him and walked outside of his hideout with Kabuto .

They started to run towards the direction of Tanazuka town . They didn't knew their shadow just smiled at them from their behind . It is a shadow demon who just informed about their departure to his superior .

.....Tanazuka Town ....

Orochimaru and Kabuto are waiting for Tsunade to leave her inn alone . So they can know her decision . If she refuses they will attack her assistant and sister in law later .

They both see Tsunade is alone and walking outside the inn . They follow her till she is the only person remain in a secluded street . They appear in front of her . She is not surprised by his appearance in front of her when she is alone . He has a snake's personality afterall .

" Have you decided on what I asked Tsunade . I know you will not risk your apprentice and sister in law's safety ," Orochimaru said to her . While Kabuto is in distance watching for any unwanted guest .

Tsunade hands glowed with healing chakra and she is walking towards Orochimaru . Suddenly Kabuto interferes in his healing session . Tsunade leaked little bit of her killing intent towards Orochimaru which didn't went unnoticed by Kabuto .

" What is the meaning of this Kabuto ? " Orochimaru asked Kabuto . He is surprised by kabuto's action .

" I sensed a little bit of killing intent leaked towards you from Tsunade . I am afraid she is not going to heal you but her intention is to attack you ," Kabuto said to Orochimaru . Snake Sanin knows well enough about both kabuto and Tsunade . He immediately knew Tsunade intentions are not in his favor .

" You betrayed me Tsunade . It may not good for you or your current family ," Orochimaru said to Tsunade . Tsunade started to laugh after hearing him .

" Well it's good to know that you still believed in me after betraying us . You have no right to ask help from me in the first place . I am just trying to beat the shit out of a rogue ninja . We are not comrades or allied with each other so it's not betraying but a strategic move against you ," Tsunade said to Orochimaru . She suddenly released her killing intent and attacked them .

She jumped high in the air and and lifted her right leg above her head . And with a great force tried to bring it down upon their bodies . They avoided her fierce kick but the ground where it landed shattered in pieces .

Orochimaru and Kabuto looked at each other while avoiding her kick . Orochimaru signaled his assistant to take this fight outside the city . They started running outside the city and Tsunade followed them .

Orochimaru stopped running after reaching a safe distance from the town . Tsunade didn't stop but kicked him in his face while running after him . He was pushed back by that kick few meters away from his original place and he has fallen to ground . Orochimaru can feel his bones have broken but it will get heal soon . He has to worry only about his hands .

" Tsunade you will not escape from here ," Orochimaru said while lying on the dirt . He is still sure that he can beat her .

Kabuto came in between of her and Orochimaru and threw some kunai's on her which she quickly avoided . He took his kunai's and injured himself . Tsunade stopped for few moments as if she is in shock but didn't show any signs of panic . Orochimaru smiled at her while thinking that he won easily .

" For a Sanin like you to fear the blood is your greatest weakness . You couldn't help yourselves and neither you can save your family ....," Kabuto couldn't complete his sentence . He is in shock after he got a full powered up punch from Tsunade . Orochimaru is shocked too . Tsunade laughed at them for their foolishness .

" Did you think I will have the same weakness now which I have when I left the konoha . Look at your face it is still shocked ," Tsunade said to Orochimaru while kicking him upside in air . Kabuto came to defend him but couldn't save him from getting kicked .

"Brat you are too young to go against me . You should learn your lesson quickly ," Tsunade said to Kabuto . Orochimaru made his tongue longer and attacked her neck . But she caught his tongue .

" Let see how much you can spin ? " Tsunade said to Orochimaru . She started to spin him in air with the help of his tongue . After spinning him for dozen times she pulled him towards herself and smashed another punch in his face . He is thrown in a distance but he is stopped by Kabuto in midair from crashing .

" You have grown guts Orochimaru to say something against my current family . I should have starred to beat you from the time when I started beating Jiraya . You have become quite arrogant after you left konoha ," Tsunade said to Orochimaru . Orochimaru signalled to Kabuto who used the blood of orochimaru . He placed it upon orochimaru's snake tattoo in his arm and summoned the two big snake on behalf of him .

" Summoning jutsu ," Orochimaru and Kabuto said at the same time .

" Summoning jutsu ," Another make voice appeared from a distance .

Jiraya appeared with two big toads to save Tsunade from them . Even though she didn't need his help . He sensed Orochimaru when he was near the inn . He wanted to see how Tsunade will react to his offer .

He was ready to even kill her if she betrays konoha . But he was happy to see that orochimaru is getting a beatdown from Tsunade . Afterall from his old team he was the only one who is beaten by her everyday . It's a treat for his eyes to see his old teammate is receiving the same treatment from her .

" Jiraya so you came to take her back to konoha . Why I am not surprised by your appearance . If you are here that means minato's brat is here with you ," Orochimaru said to Jiraya . Both Jiraya and Naruto left together on a mission very recently . It is clear to Orochimaru now what was their mission .

" Why did you summon me Orochimaru , I was taking a nap after my meal ," Manda the chief of snakes said to Orochimaru . He then looked at gamabunta and understood the situation .

" It's like a reunion . 'Summoning jutsu' ," Tsunade said this time and a big slug appeared on the scene .

" Tsunade it's been a long time . You have overcome the fear of blood . I am so happy for you ," Katsuyu the slug said to Tsunade . She can feel Tsunade has grown quite a lot from the last time she met her .

" It's good to know you are healthy as well lady Katsuyu . But first I have to beat that snake and his big earthworm . He threatened my current family so I am beating him but then he summoned his gaint earthworms ," Tsunade said to Katsuyu who laughed at her comment on Manda and his fellow snake . Gamabunta just gave a smile but Manda was angry on her .

" I am going to make you my lunch today . I don't care if you are a Sanin . Orochimaru I want her as my meal today instead of 1000 people for summoning me ," Manda said to Orochimaru and Tsunade . He is in dilemma as he couldn't give her to Manda as he wanted her to heal his cursed hand . He will think later about it but first he has to beat both his ex-teammates .

" KATSUYU ," Tsunade said to her summon animal who understood what she really wants from her . She dashed forward and started to spit acid towards Manda .

Manda is agile and quickly dodged it . But Tsunade already finished hand seals during the course of time .

" Earth style : Earth Dragon jutsu ," Tsunade said and a dragon made from earth element appeared right beneath Manda and caught him and stopped him in his place . Gamabunta is busy to stop another big snake from helping Manda .

Another toad attacked Orochimaru and Kabuto who jumped from the head of Manda to protect themselves . Manda freed himself with a sheer force from the jutsu at the same time . He got hit by that toad's long iron rod on his head And he is stunt for a minute .

Jiraya wanted to capture orochimaru but he slipped past him towards Tsunade . He opened his mouth and kusanagi sword appeared in his mouth . It is attached to his mouth and he wants to injure Tsunade with it .He want to take her with force now . If she is injured little bit it will not change her potentials to heal him .

Tsunade blocked his attack with a kunai and she entered her chakra into the kunai's and made it a sword . She slashed in his face and kicked him in his chest with full force which sent him few meters away from her .

Manda crawled towards her in full speed to protect Orochimaru and to eat her . Tsunade looked at him and avoided his frontal assault by a quick sidestepping and slash her kunai sword

in Manda's belly which will leave a big scare in future .

Manda after getting a serious injury got unsummoned . The other snake is no match for Gamabunta . So he unsummoned himself after he saw his boss snake is injured by Tsunade .

Kabuto and Orochimaru looked at the scene when Manda and his fellow snake were unsummoned themselves . Orochimaru has to find another way to heal his hands now . It's another defeat for him .

" It looks like you win today Tsunade and Jiraya . So it's time to say goodbye to each other ," Orochimaru said to them and disappeared in the ground with Kabuto . Till Jiraya and Naruto present with Tsunade and his family he couldn't make a move against them . He will wait to take his revenge .

Jiraya and Tsunade unsummoned their summoned animals .

After the fight between Sanins are finished Shizune appeared with Naruto and Irene . They were watching from a distance throughout the entire fight .

" You are so cool aunt Tsunade . They will remember the beatings you gave them throughout their life ," Naruto said to Tsunade . Tsunade is happy to hear a compliment from him .

" It's nothing and I have beaten him easily because he couldn't use his hand . Jiraya came to support me and it became an overkill for Orochimaru . I would have taken care of the situation myself but Jiraya wanted something to showoff ," Tsunade said to Naruto . She would have finished the fight very easily but for that she has to reveal her new skills .

" It's not showing off but a help when you were outnumbered by them . So what have you thought Tsunade about the hokage position ," Jiraya asked her . He is still thinking that he has to wait for few more days .

A messenger eagle came at that time . Tsunade took the message from it and read it . She left the eagle and it flew away .

" I will become the fifth hokage . Afterall I have to keep my family safe ," Tsunade said to Jiraya and others . She looks very happy after reading the message .

" It seems like your husand send you a message . What did he say to you ? " Jiraya is curious about her husband .

" He said congratulations to me and he will be in konoha on the day of my inauguration . I have decided to become hokage on the day you asked me . I was just waiting for my husband approval and congratulations . Well now I can leave to konoha without any guilt ," Tsunade said to Jiraya . It is just a message written by naruto to Tsunade to deceive Jiraya .

" What kind of guilt Tsunade ? Do you any problems in your marriage ," Jiraya is surprised to hear the guilt word from Tsunade now .

" I am a married woman and it will not look good if I go to konoha without informing him . Afterall he is the most valuable person in my life . You will not understand this kind of things if you are single for your whole life ," Tsunade said to Jiraya . They started to walk towards the inn in which they are staying . Jiraya is not sad about his single status . It also give him freedom to do his peeping research .

' Few things about married guys doesn't make sense to me . Maybe it's one of them ,' Jiraya thought in his mind while walking with others .

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Few days later

....konoha gates ....

Jiraya and Naruto arrived with Irene ,Shizune and Tsunade . Many people looked at them . They can recognize Tsunade and shizune but they have never seen Irene before .

In the gates of konoha the eternal guard izumo and kotetsu were on duty like always .

" Welcome back lady Tsunade . I couldn't recognize others with you except Naruto and Jiraya ," Izumo said to Tsunade . He has never seen Irene and never seen Shizune since she was small .

" I am Shizune . You forget about me izumo . We studied in the same class .And the red hair lady is tsunade's sister in law ," Shizune informed them about her . Kotetsu is looking at irene with his mouth open .

" Don't look at her like that . She will beat you and will not hesitate to remove your manhood . She is a dangerous lady . So be careful and don't try to flirt with her ," Jiraya said to kotetsu in his ears . Kotetsu looked at his favorite writer and took the advice . After warning kotetsu Jiraya left with Naruto's group .