Tsunade's Secret Lesson

Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto of course.

Rating: M – Very adult. TsunadexKakashi and some very adult situations.

Summary: Tsunade wants some special attention. She cons Kakashi into supplying it.

A/N: Thanks to Sihaya Atreides and Mrs.Cake for reviewing. Because of you two reviewing, I'm updating.

Tsunade's Secret Lesson by Yojami


Chapter 11 – The Snake and the Slug

The wind mussed up his silver hair as he sped away from the village. He was quiet, reflecting on the latest events of the past couple weeks. The only sound in the forest came from the rustling of the leaves from the trees.

This 'A' class mission was a very complicated one. It would almost qualify as an 'S' class because he was doing the assignment solo. Considering the severity and difficulty level, his thoughts should have been entirely on it. However, he had trouble focusing on the mission exclusively. This was highly unusual for the skilled ninja. Every time he tried, he kept picturing a certain blonde woman with brown eyes.

He had a feeling that if he asked her out, she would refuse. So maybe he would have to try a different approach. Maybe, he would tease her a little. It had been a while, but he was quite adept at flirting. With their undeniable attraction, this method might work. If that wasn't enough, he could always ask for more 'training' lessons. This tactic wouldn't be his first choice, but it might work. With a firm strategy for winning her heart, he decided to move on to his other duty - developing a plan for his mission.

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The Legendary Kunoichi was efficiently accomplishing all of her day’s work. She was extremely productive, assigning missions, attending meetings, and reading reports. It was at this moment that she decided to address an issue that was bothering her - Anko. She stared at the Hokage monument deep in concentration. ‘I’m not supposed to care about this. I'm not supposed to care about him. Kakashi is just a subordinate. He's just my 'training' buddy. He's free to date whoever he wants. Who cares if he goes out with Anko? He doesn’t mean anything to me, right?’ She found no comfort when her inner self refused to agree. She closed her eyes and rubbed her temples, hoping her feelings for him would fade away like a regular headache. It wasn’t helping; he was still there, invading her thoughts.

“Lunch?” Shizune asked.

That sounded great right about now. Maybe she needed a change of pace to get her mind off of him. “Yes, let’s get something spicy,” she replied, grabbing her green jacket.

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The merchants along the road nodded and shouted their bargain prices as shoppers passed by. Tsunade walked through the main street of the town, wrinkled her nose and made a face. “This town is so boring, Shizune. There are no gambling halls open, no drinking bars open. It’s boring, just like the Sandaime.” She insulted her former teacher with the gall that only someone in her position was allowed to do.

“Tsunade-sama!” Shizune admonished her. “It’s not nice to speak of the Sandaime that way.”

"Oink, oink!" Even the pig in the assistant's arms agreed.

The slug woman ignored them and continued walking along the street. She stopped when she noticed an unusual sight. A crowd of women surrounded someone at a restaurant. Unaccustomed to that sight, it peaked the Godaime’s interest. She walked closer to investigate and eavesdrop.

“Wow, he’s so hot. Is that how he really looks naked? I can’t believe you have a date with him!” A random voice exclaimed.

Another voice chimed in, “Yeah, if I wasn’t married, I’d go after him.”

“U-huh, he’s very sexy.” Kurenai’s voice rang out.

“Can I have a copy of that picture too?” An eager fan-girl asked.

“Nope, it’s mine.” Anko’s voice chided the adoring women. "That’s all for today girls."

“Awwww.” The collective women voiced their displeasure when Anko folded up the picture and hid it. Anko had sensed the Hokage’s approach and decided to cover her tracks. Her plan to make Tsunade jealous was in full motion now. If she showed the picture to as many women as she could, Kakashi would become the resident eligible bachelor that everyone lusted for and talked about. This should make Tsunade a little bit more desperate.

This was a great opportunity to guarantee that Tsunade knew she was 'pursuing' Kakashi. If Tsunade didn't hear her ask Kakashi out at his apartment, she will definitely know now.

Noticing the Hokage’s presence, the crowd opened up to allow Tsunade a path to Anko. The other women respectfully nodded in the leader’s direction and averted their eyes to the floor. “So Mitarashi, what are you up to?” She asked sweetly.

Anko flashed a brilliant smile and responded in an equally sweet voice, “Nothing new, just talking about hot Konoha men.”

“Ah…I see.” She took a quick survey of the group and looked at the other women then returned her gaze to Anko. “Anyone in particular?” She asked curiously.

“Yes, actually.” The snake woman answered. She fixed her eyes on Tsunade and hoped to see a reaction from her when she revealed the name, “Hatake Kakashi.”

Shizune inadvertently made a high-pitched noise and Tonton looked up in surprise. The Hokage had almost forgotten that her assistant was there, but Tsunade did notice her assistant's strange reaction. Shizune's eyes widened briefly at Anko's disclosure. The medic jounin cursed Anko under her breath. 'Damn that woman. She wasn't supposed to circulate that picture! If Tsunade found out that I fished it out of her garbage can, she would know that I was in on this plot.' Shizune was going to have to talk to Anko about this. It was getting out of hand.

Anko was a little disappointed and impressed at the same time when Tsunade showed no emotion. In an even voice that was almost professional, she smiled and said, "Good choice. I approve. Have fun with that." Expertly, she hid her surprise as she wondered how Anko had a picture of Kakashi naked. 'Did they have a relationship before? Have they been intimate? Maybe I need to explore that possibility?'

Hoping to get a rise from her, Anko continued. "I definitely will." She raised her eyes up to meet Tsunade's stare. She folded her arms confidently as if issuing a challenge to the Hokage. Her final move was to open her mouth slightly and run her tongue along her upper teeth. She was making it known to Tsunade that she was definitely pursuing Kakashi.

The Godaime's eyes twinkled and a slow smile illuminated her face and once again she sweetly said, "Yes, you definitely will." She turned around and walked away. Out of Anko's line of sight, she opened her mouth in a wide grin that exposed her teeth. It was a threatening look that was meant for the snake woman. 'I'll make sure of it. No one messes with me, Anko. No one messes with what's mine.'

Shizune followed Tsunade and caught up to her. Walking by her side, she maintained her silence and continued to stroke the pig in her arms. Out of the corner of her eye, the assistant saw the expression on her leader's face. She knew that look all too well. It was reserved for times when Tsunade was serious. She swallowed hard and started to have an ominous feeling. Her woman’s intuition told her that Anko was in trouble. Major trouble.

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It was the night of the date. The Legendary Kunoichi was getting ready for dinner. Tonight was important for two reasons. First, she was going to settle a debt by having dinner with an old friend, whom she owed. Second and most importantly, she was going to test how committed Anko was with her date with Kakashi.

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Saturday night approached and he was extremely confused. The Hokage had asked him to go out with Anko that night. It was a strange request coming from her, but who was he to argue with Tsunade-sama. Although he had questioned her request, he was not going to disobey the Hokage. He proceeded to obediently get dressed and he waited patiently for her to announce her arrival, which of course, Anko was infamous for.

It was 7:55 when she knocked loudly. In addition to being five minutes early, she continued to knock in an obnoxious drum beat until he opened the door. 'Boy, she's eager. She must really want to go on this date. What the hell does Godaime want me to do with Anko?' He thought, waiting in apprehension.

At his first glance, he gawked at her. Instead of her usual long trench coat, she was dressed in a very short jacket. While that would normally not make much of a difference to most women, it did with her. Since she usually wore a transparent metal mesh body suit, a short jacket did absolutely nothing to cover her amazing figure. She was dressed for only one reason - to get noticed and undressed.

"Let's go, I have a reservation," she said as she linked her arm in his and dragged him away.

He gulped. ‘Is she going out in public dressed like that?’ His single exposed eye had trouble hiding how worried he was. As sexy as she may be, Anko was a very scary woman. He was beginning to doubt his ability to handle her. This was going to be a challenge. For the hundredth time that night, he wondered why Tsunade had him go along with this.

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The Hokage was laughing with one of the villagers at a restaurant. Her companion was an old friend. She had made a wager with him a while back and as usual, she lost. Fortunately for her, all she had to do was have dinner with him.

Of course, he had tried to hit on her earlier. In a bold move that could only come about from drinking high quality sake, he courageously leaned in to kiss her. Alas, she was much better at holding her liquor than her companion and she quickly averted his actions. She was used to turning down the men in the village, since they propositioned her often. She also had lots of practice from her youth when she countered her old teammate's moves constantly.

At this moment, they were reminiscing about the Sandaime's attempts to learn Jiraiya's escape jutsu. "They were at the hot springs, but they were detected. The women were screaming so they tried to run for it. Sandaime did a substitution jutsu, but he still got caught! That was the day when we all found out how much of a pervert he really was!" She exclaimed with joyful tears in her eyes.

Kimu-san bellowed with laughter and agreed with her. "Yes, everyone knew about Jiraiya, but no one suspected Sandaime too!"

The sake was flowing freely and the memories were all good. Also, Anko was out having a 'great' date. Yes, it was a wonderful evening.

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Aside from being perplexed by Kakashi’s choice of words during their conversations that night, Anko found the date to be quite pleasant. In fact, she even insisted on having some ‘after dinner’ drinks back at his place. “Wow, Kakashi, your place is very clean.” She teased while she looked around. She had previously envisioned that his place would be full of pornographic magazines and pinup posters. Instead, it was very sparse, very Spartanesque.

“I’m grateful for your compliment. The hour seems late. Perhaps I should escort you to your place of residence.” He tried to send her home.

Anko wouldn’t have any of that. The mischievous part of her wanted to see how far she could go with Kakashi. She wanted to know how deep his feelings were for Tsunade and also if she was attractive enough to make Kakashi ‘forget’ about their hot Hokage. “So, Kakashi, what do you think of our new Hokage?”

“Tsunade-sama? She is amazing, a true warrior of unrivaled strength and medical expertise.” He sprouted quickly, without pausing.

“Do you think she’s attractive?” Anko asked curiously.

He gulped but answered with honesty, “Oh yes, as one of the Sannin, her beauty knows no peer.”

His response confused Anko. She was unaccustomed to this flowery speech coming from Kakashi, but at least he was being forthcoming. She decided to bait him with this question, “Do you think I’m attractive?” She started to not-so-very-discreetly remove her jacket.

The silver-haired ninja focused his attention on her as if seeing her for the first time. His eyes widened as he noticed how much less clothing she had already. For once that night, he was at a loss for words, nodding was all he could do.

This response was all that she needed. Anko stood up, shrugged off her mini-skirt and walked across Kakashi’s apartment, clad only in her metal-mesh body armor. She disappeared into his bedroom.

The surprised jounin stared at the entrance of the bedroom door wondering what Anko was doing. She answered his unspoken question when her right hand appeared and she signaled him to come join her with her finger.

Without a word, he followed her.

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It was very early Sunday morning. In the dark, Anko got up and dressed quickly in Kakashi's apartment. She didn't expect the date to have gone so well. Not that she was complaining, but she didn't think that he would be this 'easy'. Maybe she overestimated his feelings for the Hokage.

Looking back at his sleeping form, she couldn't help but smirk a little bit. When she had asked him out, she didn't really think that he would go along with it. It really was an amazing date. She sighed. She knew it was going to be a one night stand. 'Too bad, he was really good.' She smiled inwardly as she thought about how she was able to land ‘Tsunade’s Secret Lover.’

She left in a hurry to make a discrete exit. She had to be careful with this. It had to remain a secret from Shizune and everyone else for that matter, but she still had to find a way to reveal it to Tsunade. After all, the whole point was to get Tsunade jealous.

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Sunday ended up being a busy day for Tsunade, which made it difficult for Anko to speak with her. Anko tried desperately all day to corner her so that they could have a discreet conversation. Anko's efforts last night would be fruitless if Tsunade never found out. The goal of last night's date was to incite her jealousy, so Anko had to reveal the juicy details soon. She found her opportunity to meet with Tsunade alone when Shizune was off doing her rounds in the hospital and she had to report for a mission.

"Good afternoon, Anko. Sorry to keep you waiting." Tsunade was being extremely polite to the snake ninja. The Godaime was laughing inside. She had known that Anko had been eagerly trying to talk to her all day. Each time she sensed Mitarashi approaching, she would dash off to another 'emergency.' In fact, she had even completed her paperwork during the last hour just to make Anko squirm.

Anko tried to hide the irritation from her voice. The Godaime had her waiting for a full hour outside the office. "Of course, Tsunade-sama, I understand how busy you are."

Tsunade was all-business at first. “Okay, your task is a ‘B’ class mission. You are to protect some goods and provide safe transport. It should be a normal escort assignment but you must be careful to guard against bandits throughout the journey. If there are no problems, it should take you three days, maybe even two if you don't take too many breaks." She rolled up the scroll and presented it to the brunette. “As usual, this is a solo mission. The details are in the scroll. Good luck.”

With Godaime's final sentence, it sounded like the snake woman was being dismissed. Anko was afraid that she had missed her opportunity to talk about her date. She was about to open her mouth when the slug woman gave Anko an opening to breach the subject. "How are you today? I hope you had a good night's rest, your mission could be rough."

"As a matter of fact, I didn't get much rest." She paused as she debated internally with how she was going to tell Tsunade. Her bravery was leaving her now that the opportunity presented itself. She was beginning to have second thoughts about this and her previous night's actions. 'Oh well, might as well stick to the original plan and go for it.' "I had a hot date last night..." Her voice trailed off. This was harder than she thought. Her brain was telling her to choose her words carefully and to keep it private.

Unfortunately, the Hokage didn't want to give her a chance to maintain the secret. "Oh really? With who? What happened?" She inquired curiously.

Anko was playing a dangerous game here, and she wasn't sure if she wanted to continue. "Um... with ... " She was beginning to think that she had gone too far.

As if challenging her, Tsunade pushed for more details, "Come on, you can tell me. I'll keep it a secret." It was interesting to see that Anko looked remorseful. She almost felt sorry for her. Almost. "You have to tell me the truth you know, I can tell if you are telling a lie. There are physiological signs that I can read from your body."

'Damn. I WAS going to lie this time. Crap. Oh well. I'll tell her if she really wants to know.' "It was with Kakashi." She finally revealed her secret.

Tsunade's reaction completely confused Anko. Instead of a look of anger or sadness or jealousy, her reaction was one of amusement. "Really? Are you sure?" Godaime continued to ask.

Anko's mind was working in overdrive. 'This was weird, why would Tsunade have to ask me if I'm sure. She can tell that I'm not lying.' She answered her, "Yes, I'm sure. Believe me, I'm definitely sure."

"Umm...yes, okay, I can tell that you believe that it was him..." She ended the sentence prematurely, leading Anko to believe that Tsunade knew something that Anko didn't.

This worried Anko further. "What? What is it, Tsunade-sama? Tell me!" Uncharacteristically, Anko was panicking.

Tsunade let out a long breath. "Okay, I guess there's no other way. I have to tell you." She closed her eyes and took another long breath, as if steeling herself to deliver bad news. Tsunade opened her eyes to watch Anko biting her fingernails. "Kakashi has been away on an 'A' class mission for several days. He's not back yet. Whoever you were out with last night...well, it wasn't Kakashi." Tsunade was extremely pleased with herself since her delivery was done so flawlessly.

Again, uncharacteristically, Anko was speechless. Her mouth opened up, but no words would fall out. She sat there dumbfounded. Finally, after a few seconds, she asked, "He... who was he?"

Tsunade had managed to display the most innocent expression that she had crafted after many years of dodging debts. "It must have been an imposter. Besides, it’s not like you slept with this fake Kakashi, right?" She offered helpfully.

In her confusion, Mitarashi walked out without answering the question or saying goodbye. She was thinking of all the ninja who could transform as Kakashi and impersonate him so well. It had to be someone who spent so much time with him that he knew everything about him. 'Damn, he was a damn good imposter. Damn... I bet she planned this. She must have ordered someone to go out on the date with me. Damn. Who?'

As the door closed behind Anko, the Godaime finally released the giggle that had been dying to surface the last few hours. It was such a good prank. 'Oh Anko, you are good, but you are not in my league. I turned pro before you were even born!' Her inner self was gloating. She knew all the games women played. It was folly for Anko to believe that she could be manipulated.

Her thoughts were interrupted when she sensed another presence in the office. The Godaime grabbed a kunai and threw it at the intruder. "You can come out now, Jiraiya."

"Now, now, that wasn't very nice." He scolded her, twirling the kunai on his finger.

"I missed you on purpose, you know. I was being nice." She responded.

He chuckled at her answer. She was still the same and he loved it. He was so glad that she agreed to be Hokage. The village was better off with her here. "I wasn't talking about the kunai." He said and threw it back at her.

She caught it with one finger and stored it away. "You make a lousy spy, I could always detect you." She chided, expertly diverting the subject.

"That's because I let you, silly." He had this sudden urge to verbally spar with her.

"Shouldn't you and Naruto be gone already? Hurry up and train him. I've got work to do!" She tried her best not to say 'get out', even though that's what she meant.

"I'm not leaving yet. I've got a couple of weeks to go." He continued. "But you sound busy. What did you do last night?"

She feigned anger. "It's bad enough you peek on me constantly. Now, you want to know what I did last night."

The Mountain Sage would not let her off the hook this easily. "Idiot! I told you before; I don't peek at old ladies." He ducked at the paper weight that she threw at him. It was easy since it was her expected reaction. "Stop changing the subject, Tsunade. What did you do to Mitarashi?" He asked inquisitively.

She sighed. Jiraiya was always too observant for his own good. "Oh, it's none of your business, Pervert." She was beginning to think that it would be easier to tell him since he was so persistent.

"Did you send a ninja to impersonate Kakashi?" He already knew the answer when he asked it. It was actually funny come to think of it and it was definitely something Tsunade-hime would do. He frowned when he thought back quickly to when she drugged him so she could face Orochimaru alone. 'She's sneaky alright. Too sneaky.'

She leaned back in her chair and looked at him calmly. "Why would I do that?" She countered. "Leave now; I don't have time for this." She really didn't feel like exposing her plans to him. Besides, he knew her too well. He probably knew already. Words weren't necessary between old friends sometimes.

The corners of his mouth moved up slowly in a smile. "Okay, I'll go." Her refusal to answer his questions proved his theory. Tsunade-hime likes Kakashi and unfortunately Mitarashi got in the way. He summed up the whole situation succinctly.

He turned and jumped out the window. Another memory flashed in his mind from that same fateful day. He pictured Tsunade pummeling Orochimaru. Then she connected a wicked punch to his face. The force of the blow was so intense that the Snake Sannin hurtled across the grassy field and bumped into Bunta's sword. The village traitor then did the only wise thing to do in a fight with Tsunade - he retreated. Jiraiya thought of warning Mitarashi to do the same. He shook his head. Too bad for Anko, the slug woman always beat up on the snake.

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Shizune rushed out of the hospital, hoping to catch Anko before she left on her mission. She wondered how Anko was going to reschedule her date with Kakashi since he wasn't back from his mission. 'Come to think of it, I don't think she knew that he was still out of town. She probably thinks that Kakashi stood her up.' Shizune was completely oblivious to what had happened last night.

She had wanted to talk to Anko about it all week, but Tsunade had her confined to a crazy hospital work schedule that entire week. While it was bizarre for her to be working so much, she didn't mind it. It gave her the rare occasion to hone her medic skills with lots of practical application. It made her a better ninja.

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On her way home, the tomboyish ninja reflected over the events of last night. She walked with her hands in her trench coat pockets. Absentmindedly, she kicked a loose rock on the street. She looked up to see Jiraiya staring at her with a look of concern. This was another confusing occurrence. Jiraiya usually stared at her with a nose bleed.

Ignoring him, she continued home. Extremely lost in thought, she almost bumped into Shizune, who was waiting outside her door. "Shizune! Why didn't you tell me that he wasn't in town?" She asked demandingly.

The medic-nin put her hands up. "Hey, calm down. I was going to tell you but I never had the chance. Tsunade had me on this ridiculous schedule. I was working non-stop practically!" she explained, trying to apologize to her friend.

Anko's mouth opened wide and her eyes soon followed as she realized the extent of Tsunade's genius. The hectic schedule was all a part of the Godaime's plan to make her unaware of Kakashi's absence from the village. "Wow... she's good. Oh my... I had no idea." She looked at Shizune with a look of admiration for the Hokage.

"What are you...?" The medic-nin was again out of the loop.

"Shizune, she's on to us! She heard that I had a date with Kakashi, but also knew that he was out of town. Since you knew it and would warn me about it, she kept you occupied at the hospital so I'd think the date was still on. In the meantime, she had another ninja pose as Kakashi. I had a date with that guy last night." Anko explained the depth of Tsunade's plan. Although she was misled, she couldn't help but feel pride at how intelligent their new Hokage was.

The medic-nin stared at her friend, trying to digest everything. She smiled and bit her lip. "I told you we shouldn't do that to her. She's too good. Are you okay though? How was your date? I mean, who was your date then?"

The flamboyant kunoichi paused for a moment. She didn't want Shizune to know that she slept with her date last night. "It was a good date, the guy was really good at Henge no Jutsu and he really knew Kakashi. He had me fooled completely. However, I still don't know who he is."

Innocently, Shizune said, "Look at the bright side, at least you didn't sleep with him and you probably had a good meal out of it. So, it wasn't too bad right?"

Anko shifted her eyes from one side to another, trying to avoid Shizune's gaze. "Yes, it wasn't bad at all. I had a good time. But still, I have to find out who it is." She remarked.

"We have another mystery again, don't we?" Shizune asked smiling. Dealing with Tsunade was never boring. The Godaime always kept you on your toes.

"Yes, we do. Unfortunately, I have to leave for my mission, but I'll think about who it is while I'm gone. I'll let you know when I find out." She began to gather her ninja tools, preparing her gear.

Shizune nodded. "Okay, take care." She left the apartment wondering who the mystery date was and secretly laughing inside as she thought of Tsunade's scheming. 'I didn't need to look after Tsunade. After all, she is one of the Legendary Sannin.'

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In her normal fashion, Anko rushed through her mission and finished it in two days. It was easy since most of the bandits were usually sound ninja trying to raise money for Orochimaru. Because the last attack on the village wiped out most of them, she had a safe and uneventful time.

She entered the Konoha gates and waved at Kotetsu and Izumo at the guard station. She wondered if it was one of them that she had slept with, but quickly dismissed that thought. She would have known if it was either of them, since she hung out with them. She narrowed it down to ninja who had to be exposed to Kakashi often. It had to be someone who knew him well, someone who knew his mannerisms and speech - someone who trained with him frequently.

She jumped up on the rooftops and leapt from one building to another. From this vantage point, she could see the ninja in the village. For each ninja she saw, she quickly assessed their ability to impersonate Kakashi. Her list of possible ninja was dwindling slowly. Finally, she spotted a ninja that she couldn't eliminate from her list. The identity of this ninja was so shocking that the revelation caused her to clumsily bump into a pole and fall to the ground. She cursed at the offending pole as she rubbed her head and wiped the dirt from her clothes.

Try as she might to cross him off her list, he had to be him. She shivered with deep shame at the thought that she had actually slept with this ninja. Unfortunately, it explained it all. She closed her eyes as she remembered his eagerness to please, his passionate enthusiasm, and his unexpected stamina. Her hand covered her mouth in shocked horror when she remembered the phrase he uttered as he climaxed, "Ah... the springtime of youth..." The last thing she saw as she watched him fade off into a post-orgasmic sleep was the moonlight reflected off his toothy smile and his thumbs-up sign.

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“So, Anko how are you doing? Since you are back early, I take it the mission went well?” Godaime asked sweetly.

Internally, Anko was fuming. She couldn't believe that she had slept with Gai, the eternal rival of Kakashi. "The mission was a success, but I feel really tired. I'd like to go home." She answered in a defeated voice. She didn’t have to admit to the Hokage that the Hokage had won that round. Tsunade already knew.

'Ah, she probably found out who it was. She looks so embarrassed and disgusted. She shouldn't be too sad though. At least I didn't order Shizune to impersonate Kakashi. I'm not that mean. Although, I think Shizune got off easy this time with only hospital duty.' Tsunade felt a little guilty and decided to give her a break. "Okay, I'm giving you an extended rest. Come back in a week for your next mission." Anko nodded and left.

Tsunade thought back to how Gai thought of the 'secret' training. Gai was a powerful ninja, but also an extremely gullible one. She had convinced Gai that in order to defeat his archrival Kakashi, he had to understand him by becoming his rival for one day, which included going out with Anko. With her elbows on her desk, she lowered her head onto her hands. Her body shook with laughter as she remembered how Gai immediately transformed into Kakashi and charged to Kakashi's house.

However, her glee was short-lived. A strong gush of wind entered her office and blew her cup of tea off her desk. The broken cup spilled its contents all over the floor. A foreboding sensation crept up all over and she recognized the signs of impending events. This was not superstition. She braced herself for the possibilities that were forming in her mind.

A winded ninja rushed in the office, disrupting her concentration. Doubled over by overexertion, he took long breaths, struggling to speak. “Kakashi’s…. hurt… need Hokage…hospital…” Kotetsu barely let the last word out. When he looked up at the Hokage, she was already gone, replaced by swirling leaves.

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A/N: Hopefully you enjoyed this chapter. It's pretty long for me and I know how we all like long stuff, right? Please, please, read and review. The reviews are awesome. They give me inspiration like the springtime of youth! Hehe…

Thanks to Kim for the beta. How was it like having dinner with Tsunade? Hehe…

Hehe... Yes, I did something really horrible to Anko. Don’t worry. She’ll get redeemed in my other story, Sweet Revenge, which I'll post later.