"Maybe you should have a go at him then." The woman said, her eyes closed as she sighed, "Would save me some trouble."<br/><br/>Then Mari began to talk of a different subject, one much more serious. "Mrmmm." Tsunade replied, a hint of annoyance in her tone. Mari was killing her vibe, "Transplants aren't unusual... but if the body accepts the new part than the chakra pathways should have no problem adapting... But machines? Sounds like the work of an ancient clan... Bansen...shukai? Bansentenshi? I don't remember." Marise had never heard that word before, "You'd be better off asking Orochimaru or Hiruko about it."<br/><br/>The former was another student of the Hokage's, he had an... unnatural aura to him, but was dedicated to the village and a splendid ninja. Hiruko was a friend of the Sannin, though not even Jiraiya's equal. He was a white-haired boy, intelligent... perhaps a bit sickly, but with little aptitude for the ways of shinobi. "On second thought." Tsunade said, waving her hand, "Don't. Forget I said anything."<br/><br/>She got up out of the bath, once again casually displaying her full figure to the other women as she threw her hair back with her arms, "I feel much better now. That cleared my head up a bit." Though her cheeks were still rosy...<br/><br/>Outside, Jiraiya waved his skewer around, watching the wolf's eyes follow it voraciously. After a bit of reluctance, he slowly put it in reach for Xexen to gobble up. Then his eyes drifted to the other one in his hand, "Oh no you don't. I paid my own hard-earned money for this."<br/><br/>Surely this was some sort of cruel trick. A wolf in the hot springs! It must be someone's summon or even one of the Inuzuka's dogs. Trained and groomed well, they could be every bit as fierce as the wolves of the forest. "AH HA!"<br/><br/>The girl assigned to keep tabs on Xexen appeared then. A chuunin in her pristine armor and ninja suit, panting with her hair all a mess, "I found you! Wuh-"<br/><br/>Jiraiya and Hana locked eyes. He was crouched over suspiciously by the wall separating the girls' bath from prying eyes. He shook his head and brought his fingers up to his lips, "JIRAIYA! Are you peeping on the girls, again!?"<br/><br/>His whole body sank and he frowned deeply. No longer paying attention to where he was waving his hands, Xexen opportunistically took the meat clean off his second skewer.<br/><br/>...Inside, Tsunade had already left Marise and Kaname to themselves- gone to change back in her clothes. That was probably a good thing for Jiraiya, for all the commotion outside was plainly audible to the young women inside.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Sakumo nodded to Tashi, "Ah, your Daimyo can wait then. Can't have you collapsing on your way back to Tanigakure, eh? It will take a few days to fully mobilize and call everyone back so you have some time. If you want to wash off before you get some rest, there's the hot springs." The white-haired ninja thought of Mari and Kaname, idly wondering if they were still there, "I could show you the way. Not too far from there's an inn you two can stay at."<br/><br/>The village was a lot more wide open than Tani, with enough room for the three of them to walk side by side without bumping into anyone or blocking someone's way. Sakumo had his hands in his pockets, showing them some of the sights along the way. Kikyo Castle, the Academy, and finally the Hot Springs. Not too far from it, they could hear a young girl shouting...<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">The Sannin being roughly 19 years old at this point had been born sometime during the last war, and as such did not receive the sealing genjutsu to prevent them from talking about Bansentennin. Tsunade's also drunk, and a bit more loose-lipped than usual. :P Also nearly every single movie antagonist has thus far shown to be thematically in line with Bansentennin... Their big thing is immortality and body mods, so it's a fair assumption to make that anyone in the series who has shown an interest in those things can be considered to have some tenuous connection... Well, two canon characters are already in the Hokage's bingo book. Okay, one is semi-canon. (http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shinn%C5%8D)</div></div>