UID: 200000109606289

Server ID: S614

In-game name: ET Mairu

Answer: The blonde woman feels something within her that she has not felt for a long time. The feeling of tremendous anxiety during the moments before the countless number of wars and battles she has gone through could never compare to the intense pressure building up in her chest right now. She clasps her hands together and takes a long deep breath.

You can do this.

She reassures herself as she shakily walks through the small that leads through the thick forest outside the village. The chirping of the birds and rustling of the trees somewhat helps the alleviate her distress. Small rays of sunshine peek through small gaps in the thicket, serving as a guide to wary travelers. Moments later, she comes to a clearing among the trees and there she stops. Just a few distance away she sees the person she came here for; the person she holds dear to her heart.

"It's been quite some time, huh?"

She greets out as she resumes to walk closer to him. Her knees quake as she sits down beside him underneath the shade of a big tree. Her hands tremble as she begins to pour sake for the two of them. She takes a huge gulp and immediately welcomes the warmth of the alcohol run down her throat.

"Do you remember the times when the old m*ed to train us to death and you were always on the verge of crying? Seeing that face of yours almost makes all the exhaustion go away."

She says, a smile forming on her lips. She rambles on; about the times they shared, the pain, the happiness, the regrets. And after she has downed the last drop of sake, a comfortable silence envelopes them

"You know, when you told me you were going on that mission alone, I regret not going with you. I should have been there with you. Who knows, if I did then we might've won and come back to the village together."

A single tear begins to form. And then another. Followed by another. Until they all coalesce and form a stream of tears filled with bitter regret that flow down the blonde woman's cheeks.

"At the very least, I should've told you how I felt while I still had the chance."

She wipes her face and forces out a weak smile. She takes out an unopened sake bottle and sets it down near the tombstone that reads out "teacher".

"If you had come back to the village alive, I would've been open to us being together. Not that it matters now, I guess."

She stands up and takes a last long look at the simple grave. Images of the legendary toad sage flash through her mind and she comes dangerously close to crying again. Instead, she holds strong and instead lets out the words she wished she had said to him.

"I love you."

And with those last words, Tsunade walks back to the village.