Time to return to the day of the battle.
Shima has returned to Konoha with the Animal Path's body.
Hokage Office.
Shizune pushed open the door and entered: "Tsunade-sama! Shima-sama has returned with a body!"
"What? A body?"
Tsunade was shocked, 'Could it be...'
"Tsunade-chan, long time no see."
When Tsunade still hasn't reacted yet, Shima has already entered the office with the body.
When Tsunade saw the body clearly, she let out a sigh of relief.
'It's not Jiraiya.'
"Shima-sama, why are you here?" Tsunade asked in confusion.
"Things are like this..."
After Shima speak about the situation just now, Tsunade's expression tightened.
"Jiraiya stayed to continue to investigate Pain's secret?"
"Yeah."
"That idiot! Why is he still stubborn like that! After all that happened, didn't he just courting death for staying like that!"
Tsunade yelled angrily and she slammed the table in front of her with her hand.
"Tsunade-chan, I understand your worries, but this is the Jiraiya-chan's choice. I believe that he will survive."
Hearing this, Tsunade became silent, but her eyes are a little hot.
In such a situation, he stayed and continued to investigate Pain's secret. Tsunade knew very well that the chance of him surviving was almost zero.
Suddenly, Tsunade thought of something, and hurriedly asked: "Where is Kakashi? Didn't you see Kakashi?"
"Kakashi-chan? Did he go there too?" Shima asked in confusion.
"He had heard that Jiraiya had gone to Amegakure alone so he rushed over there. Was he too late?" Tsunade said and her face became even more bleak.
"I really didn't see..."
When Shima said halfway, she suddenly felt something in her heart.
'Tou-chan seems to be calling me.'
When Shima thought of this, she quickly formed hand seals and slammed her palms onto the ground.
"Gyaku Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" (Reverse Summoning Technique)
The smoke burst out everywhere, and then, one big and one small figures appeared in the Hokage Office.
Tsunade was taken aback for a moment and waited for the smoke to dissipate before she could see the person who came.
"Jiraiya?" Tsunade said in surprise.
The person who came was the bewildered Jiraiya and Fukasaku.
"Tsunade, you still lost this bet. I'm back alive." Jiraiya said with a smile.
Tsunade looked at Jiraiya's worn out appearance, and her pupils shrank slightly.
She hasn't seen such Jiraiya having such appearance for so many years.
Back then, when the Sannin fought side by side, Tsunade would often heal the wounded Jiraiya.
But she has never seen Jiraiya like this.
The severed left arm was still bleeding and looked miserable.
Tsunade didn't know what to say for a while.
Suddenly, Tsunade walked over and took Jiraiya into her arms.
"You big idiot! Why did you always try to play cool!"
Maybe Tsunade was hugging him too tightly, but Jiraiya was a little out of breath at this moment.
The pleasant touch made Jiraiya unable to bear to break it for a while.
This hug that he has been waiting for too long.
Right now, he felt that it is like a dream.
It was just the splendid touch on his chest that let Jiraiya know that the person in front of him was indeed Tsunade.
That unique size was something that cannot be imitated by ordinary people.
As if she had realized something, Tsunade quickly pushed Jiraiya away.
The atmosphere became a bit awkward for a while.
"Hahaha, Tsunade, you can give me your love letter next time." Jiraiya said with a smile.
Tsunade looked in a little embarrassed when she heard Jiraiya's words.
The familiar words are as if they were when they first met in childhood.
'After so many years, this guy is still the same.'
"You pervert are still the same as ever. By the way, where's Kakashi?" Tsunade asked.
Hearing this, Jiraiya looked a little solemn, and said: "I don't know. He stayed alone to deal with Pain."
"What? That fool!" Tsunade said angrily.
At this time, Jiraiya took out a three-bladed kunai from his pocket.
It was Kakashi who put it in when he caught Jiraiya.
"This is..."
"Kakashi can use the Hiraishin no Jutsu (Flying Thunder God Technique), so it shouldn't be difficult for him to escape. I wonder why, but he hasn't come back after so long," Jiraiya said.
As soon as Jiraiya's voice fell, a figure appeared out of thin air and landed on the ground.
At the same time, blood started to spread on the ground.
"Kakashi!" Tsunade exclaimed.
At this time, Kakashi looked extremely weak, and there was a dent on his back, which means that he was hit hard on the back.
His mask has also been stained red with blood.
Kakashi was struggling to rely on the Millennium Sword to stay on the ground.
Jiraiya quickly stepped forward and helped Kakashi.
"Kakashi, are you okay?"
Kakashi shook his head, and said, "I can still hold it. Fortunately I can run fast, otherwise, that last blow will cost me my life."
Tsunade pressed her right hand directly on Kakashi's forehead and she frowned slightly.
"Kakashi, your condition is not optimistic. Your internal is bleeding heavily and must be operated on immediately. And even if the operation is successful, it will probably take more than half a year for you to fully recover," Tsunade said.
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. They didn't expect the injuries would be so serious.
When Tsunade finished speaking, he wanted to help Kakashi to go to the operating room, but was stopped by Kakashi.
"Tsunade-sama, wait a minute."
"Huh? What do you mean? What are you waiting for? With your current condition, you must be operated immediately."
Kakashi shook his head and said: "The time is too long. The recovery period of half a year will make me miss a lot of things. Pain will come again. And next time, maybe he will attack Konoha directly."
"Then what are you going to do?" Tsunade asked.
Tsunade knew that Kakashi was a smart person, and since he said that, he must have a better way.
"Tsunade-sama, when I was studying Medical Ninjutsu, I once read one of your notebooks, which recorded a method of heart pulse suspended therapy that can heal severely injured people in just a few days. Can you tell me if it is true?"
"Heart pulse suspended animation therapy?" Tsunade was taken aback. This technique was indeed developed by her, but she abandoned it because it was too risky.
She did not expect that Kakashi would learn about it.
"Do you want me to use this method on you? No! The risk is too great. It is not necessary at all."
"No, it is necessary. I have read that note. The risk of that method is mainly that after the heart stops beating, it will cause the body to lose supply of nutrients and cause shrinkage. But for that, as long as I use Natural Energy to replenish the energy in my cells in advance, the risk can be greatly reduced. Moreover, I have a reason to die," Kakashi explained.
"The reason to die?" Tsunade was puzzled.
"Because Naruto and Sasuke, they both need to grow..."
After Kakashi explained the reason, Tsunade and Jiraiya's expressions became serious.
"I need to trouble Tsunade-sama and Jiraiya-sama in this performance."
Tsunade and Jiraiya looked at each other, and then Tsunade sighed and said: "Okay, let's just do what you said."
Tsunade said. And then, her palm was pressed on Kakashi's heart, and Chakra surged!