We haven't seen each other for decades,
Tsunade and Jiraiya talked a lot.
Some topics were about Orochimaru, some were about their own lives, and some were about Konoha.
Tsunade found that Jiraiya was still the same Jiraiya.
He was still deeply in love with Konoha, and just like himself, he was full of disappointment towards the higher-ups of Konoha, but he still chose to silently guard Konoha.
Over the years, Jiraiya had gathered countless pieces of information.
He was respected as a kage rank expert, but he is very lustful and hangs around among romantic women all day long.
Tsunade understands.
This was also a kind of intelligence network that Jiraiya had specially established.
The information network of the women of the Wind Moon was not much worse than the average intelligence team.
However, Tsunade had a spirit and a body of loyalty requirement for the other half.
She knew Jiraiya's feelings for her.
But she couldn't accept it.
Jiraiya probably knew this, so he didn't express his feelings for a long time.
He would look at Tsunade with a lustful gaze and make a lewd appearance, but in fact, there was an indescribable emotion deep in his eyes.
They were destined to be unable to be together, but they had feelings for each other.
"Hey, hey, Tsunade, I said, half of our bodies are in the dirt, but we are all single. Why don't we make do with it? We can't have no future, can we?" Jiraiya pretended to joke casually. Then, he scratched his head under Tsunade's complicated gaze and laughed foolishly,
"Hahaha, I was just joking. If you want to marry me, that's fine too, hahaha." Jiraiya laughed loudly, but there was also a bit of loneliness.
It seemed like a joke, but it was true.
He knew that Tsunade had always had Katō Dan in his heart.
Everyone knew that the toad sage was lustful, but they did not know that his deep love had all been given to an impossible person.
From an hour ago, Jiraiya had also silently liked Tsunade.
He watched Tsunade grow up, watched Tsunade find a boyfriend, and personally gave his blessings.
He buried this feeling deep in his heart.
Unknowingly, dozens of years had passed.
"Tsunade, if, I mean if." Next to the lake under the moonlight, Jiraiya looked at Tsunade, who was still as beautiful as ever, and his lips moved.
Tsunade looked at Jiraiya quietly. Time had already left traces on them.
The young boy from before had unknowingly stepped into middle-aged.
Jiraiya looked at Tsunade with a complicated expression and turned to look at the sparkling lake, which reflected the faces of both sides.
"Forget it, it's fine." The words in Jiraiya's heart turned into a sigh.
"By the way, when you return to Konoha, I will take you to see Naruto. He is very similar to Minato. You will be surprised." Jiraiya changed the topic.
"Uzumaki Naruto? I heard that his growth environment is not good." Although Tsunade often lingered in casinos, she still paid attention to some information about Konoha.
From some of Ninja's words, she learned that Naruto's life was not good, and it could even be considered very bad.
"Yes." Jiraiya looked guilty and nodded.
"What the old man did is getting more and more disgusting. It is a good thing that he abdicates or promises." Tsunade criticized mercilessly.
"So Konoha needs you now."
Hearing Jiraiya's words, Tsunade curled her lips.
"How is Uzumaki Naruto now?" She had already accepted the identity of Godaime Hokage in her heart and asked.
"He joined Root." Jiraiya sighed as if he had aged ten years.
"Hehe, he has been used from childhood to adulthood." Tsunade mocked.
"To be able to be snatched away by Danzo, it seems that the damage to Konoha is great."
"Not bad." Jiraiya nodded and recalled the details of the battle with Hollow. Even now, he still felt a chill down his spine.
It was hard to imagine how terrifying the pressure would be if that kind of monster grew to Kage grade.
From the current situation, there were still many monsters.
But the good news is,
Konoha's Anbu has also captured two monsters and is currently conducting various experiments on them.
However, Konoha's Research Department is not strong enough, and the research progress is relatively slow.
"I'm worried that Root is related to these monsters," Jiraiya muttered.
"There is a possibility that Danzo has already completely rotted away," Tsunade said expressionlessly.
"Right, where is that Uchiha's only child?"
"Are you talking about that little brat Sasuke?" At the mention of Sasuke, Jiraiya couldn't help but smile.
He thought of the scene when he first met Sasuke and then gave him simple guidance.
"That little brat has quite a bit of potential. It's quite interesting." Jiraiya said with a smile.
"If I hadn't already accepted Naruto as my disciple, perhaps I would have accepted that little brat as my disciple."
"To be able to receive such an evaluation from you, I am very interested in that little brat." Tsunade smiled, and the atmosphere suddenly relaxed a lot. There was no longer the previous seriousness and solemnity.
"Root shouldn't have any thoughts about him, right?"
"For now, not yet."
Hearing Jiraiya's answer, Tsunade only felt great pressure.
Because she had not returned to the village for too long, she did not have any power in Konoha. She could only barely inherit the power behind Sandaime.
However, Sandaime would point fingers at her.
In addition, there was also Danzo who coveted him from the side.
It was easy to imagine how sullen this position of Hokage would be.
"This time, the position of Godaime Hokage is not easy to achieve. Jiraiya, I need you to stay behind to help me." Tsunade said in a low voice.
"I understand." Jiraya nodded seriously.
"Oh right, that Haruno Sakura is good at healing Ninjutsu. I'm going to take her as a disciple." Tsunade said with a smile.
....
Everything was going according to the course of events.
After that, Naruto and Haku passed by Yuki no Kuni's palace treasury. They politely took away some money and left a note.
"This money is used as a reward for helping you solve Kazahana Dotō. You are welcome. I wish you smooth development and become a big country."
Naruto thought that he was kind, so he did not stop.
He even left half for the other party.
He said that he would leave 10% to Haku so that he could build his power in the future.
After that, they captured a few relatively strong Snow Ninjas. These were the materials for Danzo to report.
After that, Naruto asked Clone to follow Haku to the small town to pick up the two children and then went to Orochimaru's Otogakure.
The main body returned to Konoha.
Now that the first phase of the ambush period is over, we can begin the second phase of the plan.
Naruto's Clone and Haku each brought a child and quickly shuttled through the jungle.
The two children did not expect the gentle and harmless Haku to have such terrifying strength. Their eyes were bright.
"Brother Haku? (Sister Haku), you are so powerful. Can you teach us Ninjutsu?"
Hearing this, Haku looked at Naruto, as if asking for Naruto's opinion.
"It is not wrong to desire power, but you have to know that getting power means that you will take a bigger responsibility," Naruto said slowly.