Oof it's been a bit... sorry I have no excuses I'm just a pitiful fanfiction writer.

I have been traveling with ero sannin for about two weeks and, to say the least it's been dull. No fights. No training. Just plain ole looking for tsundae. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea. At least I don't have to worry about the villagers. "Hey kid! Come look at this!" I sigh. "What is it you pervert." I ask as I head in his direction. "I think we found her." He says. "Well, what are we waiting for?!" I yelled. "We have to come up with a plan." He sounded serious. "What kind of plan?"

"Well, If I go in there and try to talk to her about coming back she'll most likely hit me and then call me a pervy idiot." I chuckled a bit. "Yeah sounds about how every conversation you have with a lady goes." Jiriaya scoffed at that.

"Okay kid, she likes sake. Since this is a saloon they are sure to have a bottle of it. Buy her a bottle and then... wait fo me I guess." I sweat dropped. "That's a sucky plan." How is that even going to remotely work. "Hey! We are talking about Tsunade here. My teammate! This isn't going to need a Nara-fied plan." He told me. "Okay, well we better hurry Incase she decides to leave." I turned towards the door and pushed it open.

(Okay to make something clear Naruto has a better sense of direction than most people. Sure he trips and bumps into things but, he can tell what's what by sounds. Say, the crowd of people eating is seating to the left and right. He hears the clicks of forks and plates and talking. The cash register notifies him that, that's where he can order. It may not make much sense but it works. That's how he's been able to keep out of Jiriaya's radar on being blind)

I listen and walk towards the bar like counter area and wait for the man to take my order. "Sorry kid we don't serve minors." I laugh. "I know I don't have my haiate on but I'm a ninja. We are considered as adults at this age and are allowed to drink." I told him. "Well prove it. Then I'll serve you." I sighed. This is just my luck. "Fine." I grab my back and sling it in front of me fishing out my hiate. "See." I heard him laugh. "Well I'll be damned. A runt like you really is a ninja. What do you want then?" Putting aside the fact that he called me a runt. I remembered what Jiriaya Said Tsunade looked like. "Well, have you seen a busty, blonde, two pigtailed, women with a green gem in the middle of her forehead? She goes by Tsunade." I told him.

"Actually Yes, she's in one of the booths. I'm not gonna need to worry about a fight will I?" He sounded worried. "No, maybe a verbal but that's about it. Anyways, I need a bottle of sake and someone to show me where Tsunade is." I heard him grunt in acknowledgment. "Here you go." He handed me a bottle and I payed. I slipped my hiate back into my bag so I don't scare Tsunade off. "Terry show him to the blonde lady at table 64." I walk over there and notice there are two people and... an animal?

"Hello, Tsunade-sama." I need to butter her up. "Huh? Oh, who are you?" She asked. I put a smile on my face. "I'm Naruto. I wanted to talk with one of the legendary sannin." I looked at her showing admiration. I actually do hold a lot of it towards her. "I'm kinda busy kid. Why don't you go back to you parents." Being quiet and pushing aside the feeling of sadness I held the bottle of sake up. "I brought you a drink. I heard sake is your favorite." It was silent for about five seconds. "Well sit down kid! What you want to hear about?" Well she changed quick.

"Can you tell me about one of your coolest battles?!" I asked. "Of course! So there I was..."

Jiraiya's POV

Ah, so he went with the approach of buttering up the target. Nice move. But now he's stuck listening to a battle for about thirty minutes.

Thirty minutes later
3rd person

"Id say that was my coolest fight." Tsunade finally finished as she downed another swig of sake. "Wow." Naruto was a bit in awe. "Lady Tsunade we need to leave soon." Shizunae says. "Why the rush?" They all turn to see Jiriaya walking up to the table sitting beside Naruto. "Jiraiya?! What are you doing here?" The slug sannin Asked a bit surprised. "We have something important to ask you." Jiriaya switched to serious mode. "We?" She asked getting over the fact that her old team mate was sitting a kid away. "Yeah, the gaki is working for me." He stated with a grin. "I'm not working for anyone! We made a bet you lost. I felt bad and came along.  It to mention I'm your apprentice." Naruto yelled.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Look, we came to deliver news about... sensei's demise." After that sentence the only sound that anyone could hear would be around the table. For the booth they were at was completely silent. "Who?" Tsunade asked in a deadly voice. "We aren't sure. We are still investigating. We have a couple suspects but, no hard evidence." Jiriaya stated. Naruto, shizunae, and Ton ton sat quietly. Naruto was starting to feel sadness wash over him but, pushed it aside. He had told himself that he had mourned enough.

They all kept their heads down. "We have a proposition for you. We don't want the news of the Hokage's death to spread too far until we have a new Hokage. We were hoping you'd take up the position." This was it the moment of truth. "Absolutely not." Naruto kept his head down. "I-I can't take his place. I'm not fit! Not to mention I left that village for personal reasons! You can't just come up and tell me too drop my life to go back to that hell hole." A hand slammed down onto the table. "This was the person we are trying to bring back!?" Naruto yelled turning towards Jiriaya then turning towards Tsunade. "Listen here Lady! Don't disrespect the village! The village that your sensei cared for! The village all Konaha nin care for! It may be a hell hole sometimes but, it's home. If you ever needed a place to go back to, your welcomed there! With people who care for you. Who respect you enough to even make you their Hokage." Naruto was plain out frustrated. The women who he started to admire was being unreasonable.

"Listen kid! All my family is dead there it's nothing! They died before my own two eyes. I have no ties to that village. I can't go back there. It will only cause more blood shed!" She yelled. It was quiet for a couple minutes before Naruto spoke up. "I have no ties to the village either. I'm just an orphan that is mistreated and was left on the streets to die. But then Jiji er- the third saved me. He gave me an apartment and money to survive with. Even after that it was still hard; I knew though that even if one, just one person like jiji was there. It would get better. It has too." Naruto started to smile.

"I have a lazy but, caring sensei, I have teammates and comrades that support me and I support them. You have a caring person like jiji too. Hell when he was alive he did care. He'd tell me many stories about you and Jiraiya. You have that lady over there which I haven't learned your name. You have Jiraiya and you also have the many people that support you in Konaha and all over the nations.    Your blood relatives may be gone but, your family, the people who support you, aren't gone. And the ones who you care for are in your heart." Naruto felt heat come onto his face. 'Dammit I broke through my mask.' Naruto thought.

Shizune was tearing up holding ton ton. Jiraiya and Tsunade stared in shock at the words coming from the younge shinobi's mouth. "Can I have time to think about it?" Tsunade Asked. "Of course, it is a big responsibility. We will meet you here in a week. Come on Naruto." Jiriaya said standing up. Naruto nodded still a little embarrassed about his outburst. "Thank you Naruto... I honestly will consider going back." Tsunade Said still sitting in her seat. "Of course Bacchan!" Naruto said putting on a ear to ear smile.

The way back to the inn was a bit quiet. "Hey kid, just, how bad did you have it?" Jiriaya finally said once they arrived at the inn. Jiraiya had a bit of guilt. Unknowingly to Naruto he was his guardian. The person who was supposed to look after him after his parents deaths. "I don't want to talk about it." Naruto told him sitting on his futon. Jiraiya noticed the underlining threat to drop the subject, and decided to drop it for now. "How about we go down to the hot spring brat! It's co-Ed so there will be plenty of women to admire." Jiriaya put his perverted grin on his face trying to cheer the kid up a bit. "Ehh, pervert! Besides I don't swing that way." Naruto told him as if it would be nothing to Jiraiya. "Ehhh!! Don't swing that way!? Are you crazy kid! The curves, the breasts, their angelic voices, and not to mention their breasts are sacred things!"

Naruto was slightly amused at his masters rant. "Shut it you old perv. Women are... nice but, not what I'm lookin for." Naruto stated. "What ever you say gaki, just know I support ya." Jiriaya stayed ruffling his hair up a bit. "So... who's the lucky guy?" Jiriaya Asked sitting next to Naruto. Jiraiya's plan to get Naruto out of his slump worked but, he still wanted to get some info out of him. "W-w-What makes you think there is someone?!" Naruto managed to stutter out. "Please, I can tell when someone is loyal to their companion and let's just say my sixth sense is being able to tell if someone is single."

"It's Sasuke..." Naruto mumbled. "Sorry what kid? You need to speak up." Jiriaya Said smirking. "It's Sasuke." Naruto said a bit louder. "One more time a bit louder." Jiriaya Said getting closer. "I SAID ITS SASUKE!" Naruto put his head in his hands. "Oh, the Uchiha? Weird taste but, I'm not gonna judge. Let him know I'll kill him if he hurts you." Jiriaya's face went serious. Naruto started to giggle. "Thank you pervy sage." Jiriaya three his arm over Naruto's shoulder. "Anytime kid. Now what do you say we head to the hot springs?" Naruto threw Jiriaya's arm off his shoulder and punched him in the shoulder. "Pervert!"

Hello, my precious readers. First sorry for the wait... sorry for grammer and spelling errors. That's honestly all I have to say... I'm sorry it took so long and thanks for reading