[Tsunade Senju! Part-2]

"... So be at the training ground 2 in an hour, okay!" Kurenai-sensei said before vanishing in a shunshin… Asuma-sensei was giving similar instructions to Shikamaru as he too vanished into thin air…

'Looks like there will be a celebration later… damn how am I gonna face Ino... ugh!'

I turn to Shikamaru who seemed okay with the idea of an outing, "What are you gonna do Shika?"

"Go to the training ground early… watch some clouds..." I saw Shikamaru's dad making his way towards us so I waved my hand and started making my way towards the top of Hokage's residence to finish some forms…

'So I dunno what to do next, Taichou said that I can't take hunter-nin missions until the next Hokage decides on the next immediate targets… who will be the next Hokage… I assume that Jiraya-sama is strong enough, and… huh that's a new chakra signature...'

I sense Naruto and Jiraya-sama making their way out of the Hokage residence but there were two chakra signatures with them, one was your average Jounin level, and the other one was Kage level…

'... how does Naruto always get surrounded by… nevermind, I forgot Jiraya-sama was Lord Fourth's sensei...'

I walked in their direction as Shikamaru and his Father were coming behind me…

'...huge'

That was my entire thought process as I watched the busty blond coming from a distance…

'...shit Kage level, get a hold of yourself… if she's with Jiraya-sama, there is only one person I can think of… Senju Tsunade...'

'Shit! Shit! What do I do… did she caught me staring at her breasts...'

I am not proud of it but I knew I was having a fangirl moment...

"Yo Tobi! How are you!!" Naruto being exited like always left the group and started asking questions…

"It's been a while Naruto, you seem to have been busy!" I tried indicating to him about the people behind him but he went on a tangent about his new jutsu and winning the bet against the old lady…

'... hah!'

I sigh then said, "Looks like you had an adventure, by the way, who are they with you?"

There was literally a question mark on his face before his expression brightened and he said, "oh yeah! That's granny Tsunade, and her assistant Shizune, and this is the pervy sage Jiraya-sensei… don't mess with granny though, she has a really bad attitude and is actually 50"

I stopped listening to Naruto's comical whispering almost as soon as he mentioned that Tsunade-sama is gonna be the new Hokage… '... so she's back from good' there was a little worship in my eyes as I looked at Tsunade-sama and she must have picked up on that because she was looking at me with a curious expression…

'Way to make yourself look like a creep Tobi, good job...'

I bowed my head and greeted, "Tsunade-sama, Jiraya-sama" before turning to Tsunade-sama again and saying, "It's good to have you back, Tsunade-sama..."

She eyed me a little before nodding and started walking away as I turn away and wave my hand as a goodbye to Naruto…

'Maybe I should show off a little so she would notice me...'

'Swift release: Shunshin no Jutsu'

I vanish into a shunshin at a very fast speed and the last thing I could sense was 'surprise', from both Tsunade-sama and her apprentice… 'And Naruto's shout about beating me… baka!'

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I arrive at training ground 2 after taking a trip back home and telling Mom that I'll probably be out late tonight…

'Mom is getting more and more worried about me… maybe I should take her out for shopping tomorrow...'

I could sense that everyone was still there so I quickly equipped my new chunin jacket and put my haori over it before entering the clearing in training ground 2…

'And some more people know about my secret spot'

Team 10 was here with the rest of the members of team 8, I was the last one to arrive, so I quickly said, "Sorry Kurenai-sensei, mom's been giving me a little trouble lately..." She nodded and then motioned me to come along as there were a lot of picnic baskets around her…

"Come sit Tobi-kun, the Akimichi clan was kind enough to make food for all of us as a congratulation on becoming a chunin..."

I duck my head and chuckle as a barrage of congratulation messages hit me, I look into everyone's eyes and say thank you but I still stop for a little bit when I stare into the pale white and the light blue eyes…

'There was once a time when I wanted those pale eyes to focus on me more than anything else, but now because of Ino and knowing the circumstances of the diplomatic marriage I know that it is impossible to even try… and Ino, her eyes have changed a little, rather than just pride, now there is a tenderness in her expression when she looks at people...'

I sat there chatting with everyone and eating food while analyzing the growth of everyone around me, 'Ino is a little more sensitive and mindful of her words, Hinata is a little more confident as her stuttering has lessened a lot… Shino… he's still Shino, just the friendly neighborhood bug-guy who's hobby is collecting rare beetles… Chouji seems a little insecure now that Shika is a chunin and Shika has probably already noticed it too...'

"What are you thinking Tobi-kun" I look into her light blue eyes as she had a concerned expression on her face…

'Maybe I should tell her about the alliance sooner...'

"It's nothing Ino-chan, just enjoying the atmosphere" I ignore the urge to tell her the truth when I sense someone rapidly approaching our location…

'...maybe this place isn't a secret anymore'

I sigh as an ANBU appeared in the clearing and Kurenai-sensei flared her chakra a few times to verify his Identity… he flared his chakra back in a standard mission phase before saying, "Tobi Shou is being summoned by the Hokage"

'Huh! What does Tsunade-sama want with me...'

I stood up and walked up to him while saying, "I'll be back as soon as I can if I can't though, thank you for everything Kurenai-sensei, Asuma-sensei!" I did a quick bow before turning towards the ANBU, "where?"

He placed a hand on my shoulder and guided me outside of a room in the Konoha Hospital… I got a weird deja vu feeling before I open the gate and enter to see Tsunade-sama there with her assistant, Naruto, Sakura, Kakashi-san, and Sasuke…

'I didn't mess up did I?'