A late night soak (open)

[ladytsunade01]

Another eye twitch on her part when she noticed he had used some kind of jutsu to slip into her path. Of course 'a jutsu' was the only way to actually explain his sudden appearing in front of her. Really....was it just her imagination or was everything she was saying to him, going in one ear and out the other? What kind of Hokage would she be if she helped a missing nin slip into his former home? Answer: A bad one, not to mention war would be upon her villlage within seconds. No! She couldn't risk it her people or village all in the sake of a complete stranger but as she was about to tell him the same exact thing she had told him a few seconds before his next words reached her ears before the words spilled from her lips.

“Come now Tsunade, I know you want me out of your hair, but I am not out of offers just yet. After all, you may not be easily tempted, but that means there is at least a chance that I can get your help. So objects aren’t your fancy, I may not understand that, but fine. What if I could offer information? Aren’t you having trouble with some mercenaries? A group of folk known as the Akatsuki?”

Amber orbs would widen slightly at the mention of the very group who was plaguing her village and a frown would come to her lips within seconds afterwards. It was no secret that Akatsui was a problem but she had wonder why it surprised her that this man seemed to know of them. It made her curious of what else he could possibly be hiding.

"Information on Akatsuki? You don't seem like you have such a thing..."

There was an edge of doubt within her voice, something she didn't bother hiding. He could've been easily lying just to get her to help him, but that didn't stop the sudden curiousity from tugging at her thoughts. What kind of information could he possibly offer?

She waited for his next words, despite her mind willing her to continue on with her own business. It would have been an easier thing to do but hell if he did have something to offer maybe she could let him down again after she had gotten the information he held. Maybe....

[EBISAWA]

“Now now, Is it really that hard to believe that a an owner of a gambling hall from a neutral country might have had contact with some criminals? Why, I get to see all kinds of thugs and villainous types on a daily basis,” replied Hideyoshi, knowing he had her interest. After all, the Akatsuki had quite a reputation, and he knew they wouldn’t just be allowed anywhere. Places like his gambling halls were the perfect place for some of the greedier members to come and spend his hard earned money, and Hideyoshi wasn’t going to say no to someone for something petty like charges of murder.

”Come on Tsunade, you know you can’t pass this up. All you have to do is help me with one tiny, little problem, and all my information will be your information,” Hideyoshi continued, hunching his sholders in order to get down to eye level with Tsunade, the sly smirk upon his face not offering an information on whether he was lying or not, just that he thought he had her in a bind. “I am no liar Tsunade, I wouldn’t offer up something like this if I couldn’t back it up.”

[ladytsunade01]

A small snort fell from her at his last words. They didn't actually help the fact that she still didn't believe him, in fact all they did was encourage the idea of making a deal with this man was a bad idea. No, making a deal with him was out of the question all together, she couldn't risk her village for information that may or may not even exist.

"That doesn't really sway me to make a deal with you, it just makes me even more supiscious of you and your motives..."

She trailed off in her sentence and merely just stood glazing up at him for a few seconds. What if he truly had information about Akatsuki? She shook her head and attempted to move past him. This time if he tried something she would be ready. She wasn't the type of person who could cornered easily and desperate to get out. If she needed to clear a path between her and this man she would do it, without a problem.

[EBISAWA]

Hideyoshi knew he couldn't hold her back with physical strength, instead he let his arm drop out of the way so she could maneuver around him. That didn't stop him from walking along side her however, cause he wasn't done. He had planted his seeds, and he could see they had taken hold. She was wondering if he had to be wondering if he really had the information or not.

"Fine Tsunade, you win. Now when the Akatsuki attack, killing more of your ninja, you will remember that you could have prevented it," replied Hideyoshi, shrugging a little, "or perhaps I could let it slip how to sneak in here with your knowledge. I am sure the Akatsuki would be very happy with that information." Hideyoshi didn't like resorting to petty threats, especially ones he probably wouldn't follow through on, but it was all about planting those seeds in her mind.

[ladytsunade01]

"Fine Tsunade, you win. Now when the Akatsuki attack, killing more of your ninja, you will remember that you could have prevented it , or perhaps I could let it slip how to sneak in here with your knowledge. I am sure the Akatsuki would be very happy with that information."

A single arm would swing out after these words had been said and block his path, that one action meant to prevent him from following her anymore than he already was. Silence was the only thing that greeted his words for several moments, as Tsunade found herself glaring at the wall of the hotsprings before her. Then with a blur of speed, would her other hand come forward and slam directly into said wall shattering it within seconds and sending several pieces of rock flying everywhere. This had been the cause of her anger and though it had been remotely childish it had felt to damn good to regret...

Slowly, she would turn heated amber orbs in his directly, anger once again dancing within them. Imagine if she would have turned that anger upon him.....hell the thought was even more tempting at this time. He had used the oldest trick in the book, by merely threatening her with her village's safetly....that had been all it took. Damn. She had gambled and lost to many times with those in her village and there would be no way in hell she could do it again. This....she would help this man just this once because....she wouldn't risk anyone else.

"You have my attention as of right now.... meet me at the Missions Building in an hour, and we shall discuss this more."

She purposely left out the part about "if he was lying about the whole Akatsuki information thing"because if he was, she would personally take care of him, herself. He would know that truth sooner than later if he was indeed lying. With that said she would drop her arm from it's previous and began to walk away from him. First things first....she needed to get dressed. The whole "standing with nothing on but a towel" thing had expired a long time ago. So much for a late night soak.....

[EBISAWA]

Hideyoshi stared at her arm for a moment when she cut him off with it. He would be lying if he said he wasn’t a little tense, as there were two ways this could go. She could be debating in her mind to at least hear him out… or she was going to punch him. For all the scars he wore proudly as a badge of his toughness, Hideyoshi was not looking to add broken face to his list of injuries. His hand instinctively moved towards the hilt of his sword during the silence, ready to at least attempt to block the strike he thought was coming.

The joy he felt when the fist did not come his way was quite large. Hell, he could even ignore the little rocks the pelted him afterwards, so long as she wasn‘t trying to turn him inside out. It was true he was confident in being able to run from her, but at this distance he wouldn’t just be able to move fast enough. Still, he didn’t inform her of that as he smirked. “You made a good choice Tsunade,” replied Hideyoshi as cool and confidentially as he could. He did everything he could to keep himself from adding a snaky/smart ass remark at the end, like checkmate.

An hour huh? He could probably swing that, after all, keeping a lady waiting wasn’t very gentlemanly. Speaking of which, there was girl in the front that he was suppose to take out, wasn’t there? Hideyoshi took his leave of the bathing area, heading back out to the entrance area, the girl straightening up at the sight of him. “Sir, I can not leave this position to go places with you. And further more, I have a boyfriend who I lov- wait, what are you doing?” the girl began, only cutting herself off because Hideyoshi had taken her arm in his and began leading her out of the hot spring. “What? Where are we-,” she tried to continue, but Hideyoshi put a finger to her lips.

“We can talk about it when we sit down to eat. But right now, lets just enjoy the silence.”

[ladytsunade01]

*Thread Finished* (Let's continue at the Mission Building ^^)