The Little Senju (Little Senju Series Book One): A Naruto Fanfiction

The Little Senju and the Return to the Hidden Leaf Village

Izumi's POV

"What?!?" Naruto shouted shrilly nearly bursting my ear drums as we sat in the same tavern where we had first encountered Tsunade, "The fifth Hokage?!?"

"How many times do I have to tell you not to be so loud?!?" I growled clapping a hand over his mouth, "I have really sensitive ears, ya know!"

"Mhm." Tsunade nodded a small smile donned on her face.

He removed my hand before crossing his arms, "I'm out of it for a few minutes only to find out that she's the hokage..."

"Is something bothering you, Naruto? What's wrong?" Pervert-Chan inquired placing a hand to his chin.

"Yeah, and if you start yelling again I'm going to slug you!"

"Well, come on." the blond complained, "Shouldn't the hokage be kind and wise and everything...? Like the old man used to be?" Tsunade continued smiling, "And well, she's mean and greedy." he's done it now... "And with a nasty temper!" he continued as the woman's face started to twitch at his comments, "And she's not all that smart. Nothing personal or anything, but it's a big job and I'm not sure she's up to it..."

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?" I hissed into Naruto's ear.

"Right well, Lady Tsunade, are you ready to order something?" Shizune tried desperately to diffuse the tension that had built up between the two.

"And on top of that." Naruto refused to quit his gripping, "It's a fifty year old lady that used jutsu to look like a young woman." I elbowed him slightly in the ribs and shot him a warning look, "Do we really want a hokage like that." I give up... What am I here, chopped liver?!? "Ya know, someone who's living a lie."

"You want to take this outside kid?!?" Tsunade snarled leaping onto the table.

Why am I feeling a sudden sense of deja vu? I sighed getting up and walking toward the door, "I'm not helping you out this time, Naruto. I warned you, but you just had to test her..."

. . .

I really hate people sometimes... All this glaring at each other... What are we five???

"I might not be anyone's idea of perfect, but I am hokage now and even though I shouldn't dirty my hands on a little squirt like you... One finger's all I'm gonna need." She's just playing with him now... What a child...

"Not this time, grandma!" Naruto challenged pumping his fists in the air, "And stop calling me squirt!!! Right now I'm just a kid, but I'll be hokage myself one day!" he nodded with his typical wide grin. She smiled lightly at his response as a gentle wind ruffled their hair, "That's it, you asked for it!" Naruto decided rushing forward his hand already clenched in a fist.

The female sannin easily dodged the blow and flicked away Naruto's headband and readied her hand for a poke to his forehead causing him to close his eyes and then she... kissed his forehead?!? What in the world? Does she have a parasite in her brain?!? Did she just decide to put her faith in Naruto? No matter what the answer, I'm confused.

She placed a hand to his chest blushing lightly, "You'll grow up to be fine man." she confirmed while Naruto gaped at her.

I struggled hopelessly to suppress the smile that was tugging at my own lips, "Oh, screw it...!" I shrugged running towards the two, "I love you, guys!" I wrapped my arms around them and let out a small laugh as they slowly returned my embrace, "Now, let's go home!"

. . .

"I'm glad you're back in the village and that you're the hokage and all, but why exactly are we moving in together, Auntie Tsunade?" I questioned with a sigh setting a box of my things onto the floor of our new house, "I mean... I've been living by myself for awhile now and don't you think it would be weird to suddenly start living with someone after all this time?"

"I promised I would take care of you." My aunt answered curtly taking a moment to ruffle my hair, "Besides, how were you living in that place? It looked like it was about to collapse. You're seriously lucky that place never caved in" she scolded me, "You had enough money to buy a new place... Why didn't you?"

"It was not and I liked that place! It was nice and small and comfy!" I grumbled removing her hand from my head, "And wasn't that promise compromised when you fought with my parents? What was that about anyway?" her face fell to a frown as she brought a hand to rest on my shoulder, "What's with that expression?"

Tsunade pulled a small slip of paper from the sleeve of her coat forcing it to my hands, "Use your Seikatsu and read this. It won't make sense now, but one day it will."

"What're you--?" My words were cut off by a shake of her head.

"It's time to head to the hospital, right?"

Tsunade's POV

"may I come in?" I asked as I saw a small pink-haired girl waiting at the bedside of the unconscious Uchiha.

She was instantly to her feet, "Who're you?

"Sakura, Sakura!" Naruto ran past me greeting the girl with great excitement, "You'll never believe it she's going to make everything okay again!" Izumi entered a bit after the overly enthusiastic blond throwing the curious pinknette a reassuring nod, "Don't worry Sasuke's going to be alright now." All their eyes turned down to the raven-haired boy in the bed.

These flowers... I looked curiously at the vase next to the bed, they weren't picked on the same day. She's been visiting him for awhile now...

"You must be the one Guy Sensei told me about." the girl whose name was apparently Sakura said looking at me gratefully, "Oh please, If you can save Sasuke..." she bowed to me.

"Well, I'll see what I can do!" I looked down at the boy seriously placing my hand to his forehead. A faint green glow surrounded my hand and the color, ever so slowly, returned to his face and the expression on his face lightened before his eyes opened.

"Sasuke!" Naruto cheered as Sakura nearly burst into tears.

"Sasuke!" Sakura hugged him as his expression remained vacant.

"Hey, you're back!" Naruto quickly noticed Sakura's tears seeing just how much pain this whole ordeal had caused her.

Izumi's POV

I waited for the others to leave the room before speaking to my stoic teammate, "You really had me worried there..." it was hard to tell if he even heard me and although I hated it I too was nearly in tears. What was it about this boy that made it so hard for me to suppress my emotions, "It's just... I'm glad you're back too... Sasuke...."