The Legend of the Kyubi

". . ." - Tsunade frowned as she looked out the door of the hotel because she felt someone familiar approaching her location. It was like when her grandmother Mito was still alive.     

"Tsunade-sama?" - Shizune asked as she noticed the change in her teacher's expression.     

Tsunade was about to speak but the hotel door opened and from it, three people walked. She recognized one at once, though she honestly did not want to see him after all the foolish things he had done.     

"It's been a while, Tsunade" - said Jiraiya with a big smile.     

"Not long enough to be happy to see you, you old goat," said Tsunade as she frowned.     

"What a great way to start a conversation" - said Kurama as he looked at his depressed fellow traveler - "As expected from Ero Sennin"     

"Stop calling me that!" - roared the Sannin - "Anyway, we need to talk to you Tsunade"     

"You could at least introduce your companions" - said Tsunade with irritation.     

"Ahem! I'm sorry..." - said the white-haired Sannin with sorrow - "She's someone you've heard of, Shakuton not Pakura"     

"Impossible... you know very well that she is dead" - answered Tsunade while she shook her head.     

"I am alive, Tsunade-sama... though not in the condition I desire" - sighed the green-haired woman.     

Tsunade felt that she could have a good conversation with the woman accompanying her former teammate because she could see that she too had lost everything in her life.     

"As for the Gaki, he is Kurama Uzumaki, current leader of the Uzumaki Clan" - said Jiraiya while Kurama bow - "It is a pleasure to see one of the descendants of Mito-sama"     

"Him? What happened to Kushina?" - Tsunade asked in surprise. She considered Kushina her younger sister despite the age difference, after all, the young Uzumaki had been trained by her grandmother Mito just like her.     

"She's fine, in fact, she's better than ever" - said Jiraiya with a perverted smile, only to be hit by the redhead - "Be quiet, Ero Sennin"     

". . ." - Tsunade frowned when she noticed how protective young Uzumaki was of Kushina - "Jiraiya. . . I want to know everything. . ."     

"Hmm... He'd better explain it to you himself," sighed the Sannin as he shook his head.     

"Let's leave that for another time, we haven't come here to talk about our personal lives but for a mission" - said Kurama while looking at Tsunade and Shizune - "Senju Tsunade, you are requested to come back to Konoha"     

"I'm not going back to that dump" - said Tsunade coldly - "You can tell the old man he won't see me again"     

"Maybe that will happen because the old man is in the hospital because of Orochimaru" - said Jiraiya as he sighed with regret - "He invaded Konoha but was stopped in time... the village was not badly damaged but the old man suffered an attack when he was using the Shiki Fujin and now he is unconscious... Konoha's doctors said that he only has two weeks to live at the most"     

"!" - Tsunade opened her eyes in surprise but quickly calmed down - "It's none of my business"     

"Listen you little bitch" - said Kurama while he took the woman by the throat, surprising everyone present, especially Tsunade who couldn't believe how easily the redhead had taken her - "I don't have the best relationship with the old man and Jiraiya knows that, but that doesn't mean I'm going to let him die just like that, so you'd better pick up that big ass of yours and walk with us to Konoha or I swear I'll give you the time of your life"     

". . ." - those present were even more silent because they never thought that a boy with such a handsome appearance would speak like a yakuza.     

Tsunade's face was red with shame and anger as she glared at the red-haired boy.     

"What happened? Did the fox eat your tongue?" - Kurama asked with a disdainful smile as he released his entire chakra in one fell swoop.     

Tsunade's anger disappeared as it appeared, only to feel a chill run down her back.     

"Now that you are a little calmer... how about we talk like civilized adults?" - Kurama asked as he looked around, scaring everyone in the room who without a second thought left the place.     

"Wh-What do you want to talk about..." - said Tsunade in terror.     

"About the disgust you give me" - said Kurama coldly - "I had heard of your beauty but I only found an old woman who is sending all her pain and anger to the people around her"     

"Bastard!" - roared Tsunade in fury as she lit up her entire chakra, only to feel it pressed by something soft against the ground.     

"I'm talking... so I hope you won't interrupt me" - Kurama's eyes sharpened as his pupils turned into foxy ones - "First warning..."     

Tsunade tried to speak again, only to feel that the smile the redhead was showing her felt much more frightening than her worst nightmares.     

"As I was saying, I only see someone who takes advantage of the kindness of others so that she can release all the hate and pain inside her" - said Kurama calmly.     

"It is not true!" - Shizune shouted with conviction. "Tsunade-sama is not like that!"     

"Really?" - asked Kurama with a big smile as he looked at the big-breasted blonde woman - "Look Tsunade-san... you have someone who supports you even though she is terrified... you should feel happy... shouldn't you?"     

Tsunade nodded weakly because she felt like her neck was being pressed by something heavy."Then... Why are you hurting her?" - Kurama asked as he looked directly into her eyes.     

Tsunade looked away because she felt she was naked in front of the boy who was much younger than her.     

"Look into my eyes..." - said Kurama as the woman slowly followed his instructions - "Why are you looking away? Do you feel guilty about something?"     

". . ." - Tsunade opened her mouth to defend herself but the redhead's cold stare wouldn't let her.     

"Let me answer myself the question I asked" - said Kurama as he took the large-breasted woman by the chin and gave her a little kiss.     

"!" - Those present were surprised, but the most surprised was the same Tsunade who couldn't believe what was happening, only to feel her mind being invaded by the redhead - "!"     

"I see..." - the redhead muttered as he looked at the woman with disdain - "I'm sure you must be surprised so I'll answer the question you have... yes, I looked into your memories and everything you've done... what a shitty life if I may say so"     

"Y-You!" - exclaimed Tsunade with surprise and fear - " How?!"     

"A technique I developed after analyzing the Kage Bunshin's ability to transmit memories" - said Kurama while shrugging - "You see, when a Kage Bunshin disappears, it becomes chakra and returns to the user and transmits all the information directly to the brain, that's why it's such a wonderful technique... now... What if I use my chakra to invade your chakra system, after all, the whole body has chakras and that includes the brain?"     

". . ." - Tsunade was even more surprised because he never thought of an application like that.     

"That's why I decided to create this technique, although obviously I won't use it on men. . . I'm not that needy of information" - snorted the redhead - "But let's stop playing games, it's time to continue with our little trial, Tsunade-chan~"     

The big-breasted blonde started sweating in terror as she watched the boy closely.     

"First, I want you to answer my previous question... why do you hurt your beloved apprentice so intentionally?" - asked Kurama as he gave her an innocent smile - "Don't try to lie to me, I just saw your memories and thoughts..."     

"I..." - said Tsunade as she looked worriedly at her apprentice."Enough! It's time to stop trampling on the name of Tsunade-sama!" - Shizune shouted angrily. She had had enough of the ginger man's lying words.     

"Ok... I will apologize if you answer this question, Shizune-san..." - said Kurama as he looked at the black-haired woman - "How has your life been with Tsunade over the past few years?"     

"It has been good," Shizune responded almost immediately.     

"I want you to think well of the events that have happened over the past few years and answer me again," said Kurama seriously. "If you give me the same answer, then I will not only apologize to Tsunade, but I will also pay half of her debt. What do you say?"     

"Deal," Shizune replied firmly as she recalled the past, only to frown as she recalled all the bad times they had had to go through because of Tsunade's obsession with gambling, as well as with alcohol. The more she remembered, the worse her expression got, after all, they had been running away from the people who had been asking for money, and there were even times when they had to sleep outdoors because they had no money. It was also a fact that there had been one time when they had almost been caught and their fate would have been obviously bad.     

"Well? Has your life been good?" - Kurama asked with a big smile. If he was going to destroy someone psychologically, then it was better that the people who were important to the victim were the ones who made the first attack.     

". . ." - Shizune tried to answer affirmatively, but this word was getting harder to say, so she had no choice but to tell the truth - "No. . ."