Tsunade tried to come to grips with the changes transforming her body. The transformation wasn't painful. However, it felt really weird and was hard for the Slug princess to put into words. Perhaps the closest way to describe the transformation was that it was like a full body massage while her entire body was vibrating. At least, that was the best that Tsunade's mind could describe the transformation.
While this transformation was happening, Tsunade tried to figure it out. What had happened back when she healed Naruto? For the life of her, Tsuande couldn't figure out what she had done to save Naruto's life. However, she instinctively knew that whatever she had done was the root cause of this transformation.
Eventually, the transformation ended and Shizune nervously approached her teacher. At the same time that Jiraiya was explaining what a Wu was to Naruto, Shizune knelt down next to Tsunade and started examining the older woman. Tsunade pushed up off the ground and sat on her legs. She turned to face her student and said slightly out of breath, "What's the prognoses Shizune?"
Instead of Shizune immediately responding, the black haired medic ninja started doing a second check. This annoyed Tsunade and she said, "What's going on Shizune? I know for a fact that you can take a simple prognoses so why are you making a second one?"
Shizune looked her teacher in the eye and replied, "Something's wrong Master. According to my scans, your body is that of a twenty year old! This doesn't make any sense. Nothing can throw off a medical scan like this, even your genjutsu can't fool a medical scan. The only way that this could happen is if you somehow de-aged."
Tsunade wanted to roll her eyes and scoff. Her, somehow losing thirty years? That wasn't the kind of story that you told someone sober. A drunk, sure, they might believe you if they were about to pass out on their bar stool. Usually, the Slug princess was willing to trust Shizune with whatever her apprentice said. However, something this bizarre required Tsunade to check for herself. She quickly preformed the self-check version on the medical scan and shockingly found that Shizune was telling the truth. Somehow, her body had returned to the shape it was in over thirty years ago.
No, her body was better than it had been at twenty. Whatever had transformed Tsunade had left her a whole lot stronger than she had ever been. She could feel this tremendous well of power resting within her like water behind a dam. The power felt like her chakra, but her chakra stores were only a fraction of this new well of power. Just what was this chakra like power and where did it come from. The only source of extra power for a regular person that Tsunade could think of was the Hachimon. However, she knew all about the gates and knew that this power wasn't from the gates.
There was something else that was bothering Tsunade. She could feel something resting within her chest. Whatever it was, it felt warm and inviting. As bizarre as it may sound, that feeling felt like Naruto to her. Suddenly, the feeling or whatever it was shifted and felt malevolent and destructive. This new feeling screamed Kyuubi in Tsunade's mind. Then as soon as the malevolent feeling appeared, it was replaced by the warm feeling. These two feelings kept changing in a steady pattern like they were chasing each other around in her heart.
Shizune was carefully watching Tsunade as the elder woman made these discoveries. With a voice full of concern, Shizune nervously asked, "Tsunade? Is everything alright?"
Tsunade's gaze turned to Jiraiya and Naruto. She then started to watch the two and whispered to Shizune, "I don't know. I just don't know."
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