It was a nice sunny day today he mused. Granted a few clouds marred the sky but he could overlook that due to the fact he was holding a beautiful woman's hand. He had something very special planned for today. It wasn't even lewd either.

"So where are you taking me, Kazuki?" Tsunade Senju asked him

"Hmm, there's a bridge just up ahead, I go to it some times at night to think." You replied.

In a few minutes you finally reached your destination, her sandals and your shoes clacking and thudding on the hardened oak planks. You both walked to the middle of the bridge, taking spots side by side as you looked down into the water.

"So why are we he-" She began.

"I'm in love with you, Tsunade." you interupted her.

There was a tense silence as a few seconds passed, you kept your eyes firmly on the water, waiting. It took nearly a full minute before she replied.

"Kazuki, your crush is flattering, but I'm too old for you." She sounded exhausted, like she had known something like this was going to happen.

"It's not a crush. I meant what I said." He finally turned to look at her, his eyes meeting hers, she shifted about uncomfortably, her arms hugging her sides.

"Kazuki, I'm too old..." She told you.

"I don't care." You told her confidently

"Well you're too young." She said defiantly.

"I won't always be." You told her.

She seemed to get frustrated, as if trying to get you to see a point only she knew.

"Look, Kazuki-kun. What you see, this form, this isn't me, it's a henge... I don't look like this." And here it came, you thought, the final hurdle.

You watched as she brought her hands together in a familiar seal, her from wavering before fading away. Revealing a much older, more haggard looking senju princess. "This is me, this is the real Tsunade.."

You of course did the only sensible thing you could. You laughed at her. Granted that may have been a bit much, judging by the way she lifted you off the ground with an enraged look, her fists held tight to your shirt.

"What's so funny..." Her voice was deathly cold.

It took a second to get your composure back before speaking. "Tsunade, I don't care what you look like, I love YOU, not an image. Besides, do you think an old woman is the worst horror I've seen? I told you about my family who didn't make it..."

A few minutes passed. "You're just saying that..." She said softly, putting you down.

You didn't reply, using actions instead of words. You kissed her, on the lips, softly, tenderly. She stiffened at first, before sighing softly a great weight seeming to slough off her shoulders.

"Are you sure..." She asked you again, she sounded so frail. This woman could level a city with a punch, but she looked so scared and frail in front of you. You pulled her closer to you, wrapping your arms around her, kissing her once more. And as her body melted into yours you knew that Tsunade Senju was yours.