What if?

The following day has arrived. Naruto returned to Mount Myoboku to carry on his training. Tsunade is at her office as usual and has given shinobis their tasks and returned to doing papers as part of her daily routine. She suddenly felt something coming from her behind. "Come out" Jiraiya peeked through the window. "Oh, I was noticed," going inside from the window he was peeking from. "You want to peep? I won't show anything no matter how long you wait." stamping the papers on her table, "Who's going to spy at an old lady?" immediately infuriated her and he began to fear her. "Joke joke," says Jiraiya. "I'm just researching." trying to use a shallow bluff to play it off. "Research my foot!" not buying the lame ass excuse she heard a hundred times from him. He continued to bug her hoping he can talk about what ever happened to them last night. "Ah Jiraiya, quit bothering me, I have a lot to do!" the old man frowned at her remark and dropped the bomb, "Last night, you were as flirty as a cat and even gave me a ki-" he went flying through the ceiling before he uttered that phrase. She didn't want to hear it because she too, had been thinking about it ever since she had woken up sober, forcing herself to complete her work properly in order to push the images of them having a sexual encounter from her mind. "Look, I'm busy here, the hokage's work is so tiring!" leaving the Hokage's residence with noticeable bump on his head, he began to consider her captivity once again. He exclaimed, "AHHHHH!" He laughed strangely, as though he were plotting lewd schemes. He leaving, eased Tsunade because being around him only made her feel more confused and embarrassed than she already feel. Shizune wasn't sure whether to be relieved or concerned about her because she almost cleared away the stocking paper that had gathered for three months within just a couple of hours. This showed that she was clearly bothered considering she completed all of her work she would normally put off without complaining. She knew it's better if she don't ask about it and just watch out for her little errands.

After the sun had fallen, the gutsy ninja entered the dwelling hokage's office and declared "Let's drink tonight! It's on me." He then cracks up menacingly, as if he thinks Tsunade will be able to be amorous once more if she is inebriated. Making her all pissy again, Shizune responded in her place, "Yes, please!" turning her head to her giving a displeased expression as she was about to refuse him. She wondered when did Shizune grew obedient to one of her bad habits, and why it was when the only time she'd refuse a drop of booze. "Tsunade-sama, You've been working hard since morning, you should go." rolling her eyes and placing a hand on her chin, "tsk, fine," giving in since she admits that she is correct, and flashing Jiraiya a death gaze while asking, "Your treat, right?"

They entered the nearest pub. Their large order of sake made Tsuna happy. She laughs so loudly that you can hear her from the town away. "Are you up for a gamble?" dropping the last card of his well thought plan, "of course!" agreeing after jugging one of their boozes already. All night long, they placed bet on themselves to take a cup of sake. Jiraiya is enjoying himself since he is aware that she has terrible luck when it comes to gambling. Jiraiya muttered to himself, "It's going exactly as I had hoped.", What's so amusing, dude?" darting him a stare with her half closed eyes. "Even or odd?" changing the subject with the question she would never not answer. "ODD!!" he sighed that it worked out well. He barely had a bottle of sake, not that it would affect him even if he drink two times the amount of alcohol Tsunade consumed, whilst her on the other hand, indulging herself with gambling and alcohol she loves so much, she's drunk enough that she doesn't care about the problem that has been on her mind all day and would pick a fight at other customer beside their table for no reason. "You never change" looking at her drunken state, has changed his mind to interrogate her about the bet thing and just appreciate what has she done to even consider doing that for him was more than enough. "I'm sorry" she blurted out of nowhere making him curious why the hell would she apologise for, "for what?" He is fascinated at the beaut in front him, the pinkish drunk blush on her face, being unable to face him and acting demure suddenly. "I know your real objective why you took me out tonight." his face with his hand placed under his chin and eyes drowned at the vision before him, didn't heard a word she said, "I have been putting off our proposed agreement purposely becau-" he cut her off that time making her finally look up to his face and was taken by how he just laughed, "What! you really gonna give me a chance? I've told you, I don't need such thing" drinking a cup of sake before continuing, "the thought of you considering it, is more than enough for me." he smiled and put up a thumbs up, making her frown at him. She was going to say that she was afraid to get more involved with him because she felt everyone she had loved deeply, died leaving her a mess as they passed away while fulfilling their dreams. However, this time, two years prior, when she was at her lowest point, Naruto helped her rediscover her faith in the things she had previously lost hope in. When the Second Great conflict came to a conclusion, she hoped he would consider staying to be with her at the village because at that time she had lost two individuals she had loved as she was eating the biscuits they had brought after the exhausting war. She asked, "Can you just stay around?" as he talked about leaving the village again, Perhaps she believed that if he had stayed in the Village with them, things would have gone more easily for her, but she is no damn fool; she is fully aware that happiness is not for them or at that time, for him, especially after losing loved ones right in front of her eyes caused her to renounce her shinobi status. Even with a great what-if, she accepted it as a part of life as a shinobi because otherwise, she would not have known about Naruto, would not have the courage and insight she currently possesses, and would not be standing where she is. And after all that, maybe she thought he and she deserved to be happy while still doing their job, screw thinking forward and should be savoring life in the moment.

He was perplexed as to why she would be angry after he had just told her that she didn't need to go into a relationship as a meager prize for a foolish wager they had made, she got up from her chair and continued to frown at him. Approaching the bench he was sitting on while still glaring at him, saying, "Then I guess the bet's off, huh?" She then sat down next to him and jugged the half-empty bottle of alcohol in front of him. He attempts to conceal it, she is the woman of her dreams after all, he never thought he'd turn her down in his life. He sighed in relief thinking he was set to get a fist full punch from her again. Her cheeks flushes as she gathers the strength to say the two words she has been trying so desperately to say: "let's date," facing the other side where he is, even he was still able to hear what she said, after emptying the alcohol bottle so many times she had lost count. "What?" he asked, asking her to repeat it for him to be certain he didn't hear it wrong, "another plate of tofu?," That was the final straw for her, and she yelled, "Idiot!" She turned to face him, causing him to drop the dish he was carrying since he had been enchanted by the woman sitting beside him. She is still scowling at him, her arms crossed, red blushing, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes, and she is biting her lip. Every person in the pub where they were turned to look at them as she yelled, "Let's date you idiot!" at his face. She looks so adorable he thought, and he didn't try to argue anymore—he KNOWS he usually does— she didn't need to explain, as her affectionate eyes shows, shows that she genuinely wants to get involve with him not only just for a mere bet. He can't help himself; he grabs her wrist, pulls her into a gentle hug, and apologizes for not realizing it sooner. She didn't utter a word, but he felt her little sobbing while she buries her face to his chest, making her smell his scent, the scent she have a love-hate relationship with, but now for this reason, she loved the smell as indicates how alive and real he is. He continued tapping her head, "fine, we'll date," and tries to lighten the mood, "though, you were the one to ask me out." She punched her shoulder in response to his statement since she found it embarrassing. They consumed all the booze that were still on their table, laughing, flirting, and enjoying one other's company for the rest of their night.

After Jiraiya had sobered up, they decided to wrap it up as she's also beat, it was past 1am. While they wait for the bill, she was resting her head on his shoulder while his arm supports her waist. Her last thoughts were at least being genuinely happy as she hadn't felt this way for so long. As soon as they paid the bill. She attempts to walk straight but stumbles, he approaches and laughs at her for bragging about being able to get home by herself, she wraps her arm over his solid biceps, "Shut up," she exclaims as he didn't stop laughing. Jiraiya entwined their hands together. Feeling his veiny hand around her delicate, little hand. She walked steadily for a while as they walked together along the alley, sharing half of their bodies. Suddenly, her grip on his hand tightens as she feels her stomach rumble and runs to the side of the street; she is still the hokage the people cannot see her like this! after throwing up almost every food she consumed, she drank from the water bottle he had brought from the pub as he groaned at her and said, "Your tolerance is as low as ever," "Ugh, shut up, it's your fault!"

Jiraiya chortled. They get to their feet, and she wipes her lips while staring intently into his eyes as she feels much better. She approached him and closed the gap between them. "Thank you, egg head" as she out her hands in his cheek and tiptoed because of their height difference, with the influence of alcohol in her system she craved his lips to hers. Jiraiya was taken aback and murmured to himself, "damn she's really feisty when drunk" He felt tsunade's supple lips and the alcohol tastes in her tongue and her irresistible breast pressing on him, he hugged tsuna and wanted to kiss her back but held back because he didn't want to do it on the corner of streets. "Tsuna, not here, people will see us!" trying to speak while she aggressively sucks on his lips. "I don't give a damn about them," restraining himself because he wasn't too drunk. "Let's go home and do it instead of here," he pleads to her. When she stopped she remarked, "ugh, fine!" They started walking again, she was caught off guard when he grabbed her and lifted "Oy, what are you doing," all flustered by how he carries her bridal style. "You know I have two legs," "Just let it be," tried to reason with her, "I know you're exhausted."
As he carried her, Tsuna grinned at him and exclaimed, "Fine!" putting her one arm around his neck. They were spotted by many people, but they didn't give a damn. The Konoha ninjas are thrilled for them. She fell asleep while being carried by him, his eyes gleamed as he fixed his gaze on her angelic face as she sleep, "You're still beautiful as ever" He is being beckoned by her luscious breast. Glancing at it, but instead wrapped her Haori around her. They arrived at her home, places her in her bed, but in the middle of her blissful sleep, she sleep talked and pleaded with Jiraiya not to leave her. He hugged and reassured her, "I'll not," and then kissed her forehead. He covered her with a blanket before leaving. Jiraiya smiled as she left Tsuna's room. He held back from having sexually contact with her, he wants to make love with her when she is sober because he doesn't want to take advantage of her when she is intoxicated.