A grumbling Naruto exited the office and Tsunade quickly activated a seal that would prevent any sound from exiting the office.

"What the fuck do you think you are doing?" Tsunade growled as soon as the seal was activated.

"Hokage..."

"No. You aren't going to speak right now Sakura. You're going to listen. There is only one reason I'm here right now as the Hokage, and not off wandering the world depressed and gambling money away, and you just stripped him of his humanity. Naruto is such a sweet kid, you knew he had feelings for you, and yet you used his feelings to lure him into a trap and then take his freedom away from him?"

Tsunade's fist was clenched tightly together. "You destroyed his dreams, I'm sure you broke his heart even though he won't show it...And why? Because he cared enough about you to continue to ask you on dates? Because he cared enough about you to make sure you were always alright? Because he cared enough about you that he would do anything to distract you if he thought you were down, even if it meant you were going to pummel him into the ground."

"Tsunade..."

"I said you don't get to talk." Tsunade seethed. "Naruto was next in line for Hokage. I was actually going to give him the job at the end of this year. I had been waiting for him to turn 18 before I gave him the job, then I decided to give it to him as a Christmas present."

"You still can, the village doesn't have to know that I...

"A SLAVE CAN'T BE A HOKAGE SAKURA!" Tsunade bellowed. "All of his life, he's talked about how he was going to be Hokage someday, and now he's not going to get to do that, even though he's earned it. I am so disgusted to call you my apprentice right now..."

Sakura felt tears pooling in the corners of her eyes as the woman who trained her to be strong laid into her.

"I'll let him go. I'll restore his freedom." Sakura said meekly.

"You can't do that anymore." Tsunade growled angrily. "You had to go and fucking brand him. He is your slave forever now, there's no going back for either of you."

Sakura's eyes widened in surprise. She never realized that the branding was permanent.

"But...I branded him so he would only ever have to serve me. I didn't want him to be embarrassed further by having to serve other kunoichi."

"Whatever." Tsunade huffed. "As for the Hinata Hyuga situation, she does have an obligation to become your slave, and I shall have ANBU drag her over to your house to sign the contract tonight. Now get out of my sight and don't come to me anymore for training or advice. I'm disowning you. No apprentice of mine would ever do what you did to someone like Naruto."

Tears trickled down Sakura's face.

"But Tsunade-sama..."

"I said get out of my sight Haruno." Tsunade replied coldly.

A crying Sakura turned and left the office.