Mission: Baby

Mission: Planning

Chapter 9:

Mission: Planning

Disclaimer: I Don't own Naruto.

The forest was silent as ever leaving the Sannin with only his thoughts as Naruto, Sakura, and Shinachiku slept. He's been walking for at least two hours as the sun rose high in the air.

Fortunately for him, no one woke up just yet so he was able to put distance between them and the village.

All Jiraiya could hope was that everything would be solved as quickly as possible but he knew that wasn't going to happen. He sighed feeling a bit winded from the whole trip so far. It would take a whole day to actually get through the vast forest of the land of fire. Then half a day to locate the village.

By then he was sure that Naruto and Sakura both would be awake. A part of him wished he stayed where he was before coming back to the village but he would always help Tsunade first and foremost.

His thoughts shifted to the mission that they would have to juggle while taking care of a baby. Hopefully, Tsunade figured out what the child is or where he came from. He had more time to think since Tsunade sent extra precautions in the form of ANBU to follow and protect them.

Jiraiya signaled to the ANBU that he was planning on taking a small break. It was a shame that he the legendary Sannin was stuck babysitting. Jiraiya's clones stretch after setting their deadweight on the ground. (Except for Shina)

He wondered how everything was going back at Konoha.

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Everything was not ok it didn't take long for Danzo to find out that the makeshift family was gone. The old war hawk stared her down with ill-disguised anger. Despite her thoughts, she still refused to reveal her cards.

"Where are they?" She feigned confusion but Danzo could see right through her act.

"If you're talking about Naruto and Sakura they're on a mission. It's expensive to raise a child you know." If she thought it wasn't possible for Danzo's glare to get fiercer she would be wrong.

"And the child?" Tsunade chuckled quite loudly stunning the man for a moment. He didn't think he said anything funny...no he didn't say anything funny.

"What makes you think I'll tell you anything?" Danzo didn't seem fazed once so ever it seemed he was back in control of his emotions. He could read her like a book whether she knew it or not. She was hiding something and he would get to the bottom of it.

"So the child isn't in the village." She didn't let a single emotion slip through her mask but Danzo already had it figured out.

"Thank you for your time Tsunade-hime." He turned to take his leave but Tsunade wasn't having it without a few words herself.

"I won't let you harm them even if it means ruining my life." She slammed her fist on the table glaring at the back of the man she hated the most. Without turning back around Danzo spoke.

"Who says anything about harming anyone like you I just want what's best for the village." With that, he left the blonde's office.

Tsunade sat back down sighing exasperatedly as she took out a bottle of sake. She poured herself a glass and downed it quickly. For some reason, it didn't taste the same to her. Sake always helped to calm her nerves but it just wasn't working.

Once again she let out a long tiring sigh and screwed the top back on the bottle of her favorite beverage.

The last thing she needed was to be intoxicated with everything that's going on around the village. Any day now she would have to give the results to the council. It would either make or break her life.