Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Tsunade stood still in front of the bars keeping Naruto locked up. There were so many things that the mischievous Naruto could have done whilst he was here, most would be fuelled by stupidity and the thought that he hadn't done anything wrong. It was true that he hasn't done anything wrong but he was being mature enough to keep calm throughout this issue. Someone would have raised hell about the injustice being done to him.
Tsunade thanked Naruto for his handling of the situation. She could have done better to ensure that he doesn't end up locked up in this cell, but she had been worried more about the future implications of any issue being raised by this little hassle from that corrupt old fox. If anything, the Godaime wanted to grab him by the throat and a snap his neck just for being alive.
She would at least give it to Danzo that he hasn't come this far by being stupid. Her sensei could have hanged him long time ago, but he didn't do anything. Tsunade could not understand why he didn't do anything, but she would not make the same mistake. If left alone, Danzo was just going to cause more troubles. Well, for Naruto, things couldn't get any worse than they have.
It was still early morning, but she had seen the groups forming with people gossiping. Those were images that sent her gut into overdrive but there was nothing she could do about it at the moment. She really did hope that no one confronted Naruto with this but she was going to issue a statement denying the allegations about Naruto. Some sensible people would see the reason and stop hating on Naruto but that wasn't something that one could bank on.
Konoha's villagers have never been rational when it comes to Naruto and the Kyubi. They were always quick to hate and judge.
The slug princess smiled weakly towards Naruto – who stared back at her. Tsunade did not say the first word but Naruto did.
"You sure took your time to see me, Tsunade-sama..." Naruto said as he stood up – he did so slowly before stretching his muscles. Movement was restricted in this place and that made him a little stiff. "But I guess you are here to free me."
Tsunade nodded but she did not move to unlock the cell. "You don't look too bad," she said in a weak tone.
Naruto tilted his head to the side. The woman appeared to be hiding something or perhaps w as trying to ease into something difficult. If she wasn't here to free him, she was here to deliver bad news to him. That would be unexpected. From his conversation with Kakashi last night, he figured he would be released soon, and if Tsunade was going to come with bad news, that would change things.
He had reached his tolerance limit. He wasn't going to stay here any longer but it would depend on what the Godaime Hokage was saying to him. If she was promising him something good, then he could tolerate this a little longer. He also knew that it wasn't safe here knowing that Danzo could get to him at any moment he chose.
"I think I have had worse than this..." Naruto responded in a measured tone. He did not voice his thoughts to the Godaime – he waited on her.
Tsunade's mood just seemed to worsen at that. "It hasn't been a pleasant life, hasn't it?" She asked sadly. "From the emotional trauma you faced in the hands of the villagers to this. It is still remarkable that even after everything; you chose to fight to protect this village. If there was someone whose loyalty should never be question, it would be you. We are here; you are being accused of trying to kill Danzo. We have cleared you of any wrong doing and normally you would be free to do anything you want, but because you're Uzumaki Naruto, there is always something happening."
Naruto narrowed his eyes thinly; this was perhaps something that had to do with Danzo's intensions. It wasn't a pleasant thing to swallow. Honestly, he was starting to fear for the worst now because really, Naruto didn't want anything forced. Any forced movement would alter things in ways that he did not want.
