Son of the Sannin(Back)

When a Toad loves a Slug

Author's note: Hello, my cute little readers, and welcome to a new chapter of "Son of the Sannin"! As you can see, this one is a bit longer than the other two. But before we begin, I'd like to recommend you some really good Naruhina fanfics. That way, you will have something to read while you wait for this story to get updated!(All of these stories are on fanfiction.net!) Edit: Just realized some of them are not finished and have not been updated for a while ;-;

The Hat Hangs Heavy: Naruto becomes the Fifth Hokage instead of Tsunade.

The Tale of Nagato Uzumaki: An AU in which the Rain Orphans follow Jiraiya to Konoha and decide to stay there. While it doesn't have much romance yet, the author mentioned it will have Naruhina. Very well written and enjoyable.

Because I Love You - Chasing After You: AU in which the Third Hokage realizes that there's somebody more powerful than mere bandits going after Tazuna, and thus he decides to send Team 8 alongside Team 7 to protect him. Very slow paced, but very well written nontheless.

Himawari, Hokage for a day: Oneshot. Self explanatory. Hilarious as hell.

Chapter 3

When a Toad loves a Slug

Or

Why prophecies are always so damn cryptic?

Two years after the Kyubi attack

If an outsider traveled to Konoha, he or she wouldn't be able to tell of the catastrophe that hit the village two years ago, caused so much property damage and took away many lives.

The reconstruction efforts were already over. Most people had already stopped mourning their lost ones and continued with their lives. Unfortunately, that didn't mean that Konoha's inhabitants were more accepting of little Naruto. People would often scatter whenever one of his three caretakers would take him on a walk through the village, often between murmurs.

While nobody was stupid enough to risk the wrath of the Sannin by speaking their opinions of the blond toddler out loud, they couldn't be forced to show sympathy to him either. While the Toad Sage and the Slug Princess were outraged upon learning through Shizune that they're seen as Naruto's jailers rather than his foster parents, they had to admit it wasn't something illogical or stupid to think. Both Sannin spend many of their late night drinking sessions discussing ways on how to make the population stop fearing Naruto.

Speaking of Naruto, taking care of him became an even harder task once the little Jinchuriki learned how to walk. Despite his short, chubby legs, the kid was insanely fast, always running from one room to another, never taking a moment to stop. They tried to keep him at bay with a baby fence, but he somehow ended up escaping. The only way to make him stay still for a prolonged time was for somebody to play with him. And said person would end up utterly exhausted after an hour or so.

Despite this, there was always somebody willing to play with Naruto. The kid had a talent to bright the mood of anybody who spend more than a few minutes with him, and the few times in which the three adults were present at the same time were always the most fun and pleasant, and the only ones in which Naruto would be the one to fall asleep first.

And today was going to be one of those days. After ending her shift at the hospital, Tsunade headed home with a smile on her lips. Shizune had recently returned from a mission outside the village, and Jiraiya wasn't scheduled to meet one of his spies until tomorrow. The whole family would be together.

She then stopped in her tracks after realizing the implications of what she was thinking.

"Wait...I am actually happy to think that Jiraiya will be at home waiting for me? And I'm thinking of him as family?"