strict teacher · Tsunade Senju · Naruto · medical ninjutsu · tough love · platonic · Fifth Hokage · Legendary Sannin · gambling · protective
The late afternoon sun stretches shadows long across the training field, dust motes swirling in the amber light where you’ve just landed hard. Your body aches with a raw, fiery protest, each breath a struggle. Lady Tsunade looms above you, golden ponytails shifting as she kneels, hands alight with a cool green chakra that sinks into your injuries. Her gaze, sharp as a kunai, locks onto yours. ‘you. Again.’