Naruto the REAL Fifth Hokage by Traban16

Chapter 6: Tavern Hazard

Chapter 6: Tavern Hazard

"So, she's in there?" Naruto asked as they had came out into town at night and walked to the 'best' tavern in town.

Jiraiya nodded as he walked in, but soon saw that Naruto wasn't following. He came back out and found Naruto just standing there squinting his eyes at the bright flashing sign as if having a staring contest with it.

"Uhh, kid, are you coming in or what?" Jiraiya asked as Naruto turned a look to him while still in 'Sealed Form'.

"More like Runt Form to me." Jiraiya mused in his mind as Naruto was giving him the look.

"I'm under-aged! I can't go in there!" Naruto exclaimed as Jiraiya sighed at the loudness of the boy's voice.

"Look you're a ninja so; old enough to kill means you're old enough to drink, have sex, and gamble. Right?" Jiraiya said with charisma as he wrapped an arm around Naruto's shoulders so Naruto wouldn't try to turn back as he pulled the boy into the bar.

Naruto grumbled under his breath, like a child, but allowed himself to be brought in all the same. He was curious to why people would even go to taverns, but he'd never voice his curiosity. He and Jiraiya looked around for Tsunade and found her immediately.

"There she is, but we're not gonna go over there just yet. We'll do so after about ten minutes, that way she can get even drunker and we have a better chance." Jiraiya said as Naruto looked at him with a raised brow.

"Okay…" Naruto said slowly as they got a table near Tsunade and Shizune so they could listen in on them.

"Lady Tsunade…" Shizune said quietly after about 10 more minutes of watching her master drink herself under. It was then Jiraiya sent Naruto a look as he turned around to face Tsunade and Shizune.

"Tsunade!" Jiraiya exclaimed as Shizune jumped a bit and Tsunade looked over at him.

"Jiraiya!" Tsunade said with a drunken hiccup as she squinted to see him properly from her blurring vision.

"Finally we've been looking for you all over the place." Jiraiya said in an exasperated voice that Naruto knew wasn't faked much.

They had been looking through ever tavern until that one where he and Jiraiya had sensed her. They grabbed their plates and moved into the empty side of the booth while Tsunade was too drunk to argue. Naruto could feel her subtly using her chakra to burn away the liquor in her body. He was sure Jiraiya could sense it to because the Toad man's eyes narrowed when she had started to. That meant the plan was out the window then.

"So what are you here for, Jiraiya? I'm sure Orochimaru would be delighted to have a reunion since he's here too." Tsunade said as she stopped her Prohibition Jutsu. She knew if she used anymore chakra then she was sure even Jiraiya would sense it. So, she wasn't able to burn away anymore than half the alcohol in her body, but even still that was more than enough to keep her happily drunk.

"I figured as much… Listen Tsunade, we need you to come back to the Konoha in order to heal a few people from mental trauma placed on them by a genjutsu. So, what do you say?" Jiraiya asked with a cheesy smile as he and Tsunade began playing cards like they usually did when they came across each other.

"Humph, I decline." Tsunade said curtly as Jiraiya sighed. Well, at least they weren't trying to make her into Hokage. Now that would have been an ordeal…

"Look Tsunade, it's Kaka-" Jiraiya started, but Tsunade interrupted when she cut her eyes to Naruto who was staring at her intently. Shizune narrowed her eyes at him. He was hiding his power well, but she and her lady could sense it.