The guardian chronicles : Nirvana (Todoroki Shoto x Uzumaki Naruto)

Chapter 46

"Tsunade, did you know about Naruto?"

Tsunade took a sip of her sake and kept her eyes fixated on the television screen as the Konoha Elders flung open the doors of her office. The three of them narrowed their eyes at her, their arms folded against their chest and they looked at the television screen that Tsunade decided to put inside her office for just this event.

"You lived up to your oath, Uzumaki and that is not an easy achievement." Several pair of eyes turned to the television screen where a muscular man stood up to hand the final medal to Naruto. A smile decorates his face and in her youth, Tsunade admired that man. But now Tsunade had her eyes fixated on the girl that helped her conquer her fear of blood.

Naruto had a smile on her face and her blue eyes seemed to be shining like the bright blue skies in Konoha. It was a whole different sight from what Tsunade was forced to see three years ago. Jiraiya might have decided to leave her alone in Japan but at least the man chose a country that seemed to heal her better than any medical jutsu I know. She darted her eyes to the councilmembers.

"Well Tsunade? Did you know?" Koharu demanded.

Shizune flickered her eyes to her and Tsunade just swirled her glass of sake. The councilmembers grinded their teeth and their eyes flashed with irritation at her lack of answer. Letting out a sigh, the woman put down her glass of sake and nodded. "Jiraiya informed me everything."

No words was spoken as the councilmembers stared at her. They pressed their lips into a thin line, almost looking as if they sucked a bad lemon, and took several deep breaths. From right beside her, Shizune knitted her eyebrows but the blond-haired woman just gulped down her glass of sake. She kept the glass close to her mouth, making sure not to allow them to see the smile that played on her lips.

"And why weren't we inform of this development?" Danzo demanded. "As the elders of this village and the councilmembers, we deserve the right to know the whereabouts of our own Jinchuuriki."

Tsunade schooled her expression and put down her glass. "If we placed spies in every single village in the Elemental Countries then it is reasonable to believe that they have done the same. How could I be certain that we would never be overheard by them?"

The three councilmembers glanced at each other and they grimaced at her words. Tsunade picked up the sake bottle, swirling it around and grimaced at the lack of sound from the sake bottle. It seemed like she might need her fourth sake bottle soon, which wasn't a big deal. She will probably have Sakura buy the more expensive kind for her so that Tsunade could celebrate Naruto's achievement.

Jirariya did a good job even though he only started to seriously train her in the last two weeks.

"And how did Naruto find out about Japan?" Koharu asked.

Tsunade raised a single eyebrow at her. "Didn't you wish for Naruto to be protected from the Akatsuki? Jiraiya did a lot of research on where is the best place to keep her protected as the three of you wished. In his research, Jiraiya thought of Japan."

I understand why he kept me in the dark but I have the right to know where he takes Naruto. He can't keep me in the dark until a week before this happens. She grabbed the bottle of sake and gulped down every single drop of her drink. Her eyes focused on the councilmembers, who frowned at her and tutted at her habit.

"And how could Jiraiya be certain that Japan is real?" Danzo questioned. His lone eye revealed no emotion and his voice was calm, almost too calm if someone asked her. He would have been the one to protest more and he was the one that insisted that Naruto stayed in the village. Tsunade put down the bottle of sake and pressed her lips into a thin line.