Chapter 174 Little Jiraiya Died in Battle
[The person who should be Hokage is you. The Third Hokage always said that you should be the next Hokage...]
[I'm not cut out for this. I'm used to being free and undisciplined.]
Tsunade picked up the wine bottle beside her and filled her glass: [You have been regretting not being able to stop Orochimaru, and have been investigating Orochimaru's movements alone, right? ]
Jiraiya was silent for a moment.
【This is no longer necessary.】
【This way, the sequel to the novel can be published soon. 】
Tsunade raised her glass and said with some sadness: [Reality is stranger than fiction. I never thought that guy would die...]
Ninja World
Everyone:!
"Orochimaru is dead? Was it Sasuke who did it?"
"This is really bizarre! I thought Sasuke was already amazing for being able to fight Orochimaru, but he just killed Orochimaru!"
"Doesn't that mean that Sasuke is now perhaps even stronger than the Third Hokage?"
"What about Naruto? How much has Naruto grown? Has he awakened Wood Release?"
"Jiraiya went alone to investigate the leader of Akatsuki. He won't come back with broken arms and legs, right? The leader of Akatsuki must be strong. After all, Uchiha Itachi worked under him."
"In the past three years, Jiraiya has been both a teacher and a father to Naruto. If Jiraiya was missing a part, Naruto would probably be heartbroken."
"Don't worry! That's Jiraiya, one of the Three Ninjas. He's very powerful! He's also good at gathering intelligence. I'm sure he's also an excellent runner. Even if he's no match for the Akatsuki leader, it won't be a problem for him to get away with minor injuries."
Inside Orochimaru's test base
Orochimaru licked his lips.
"As expected, if we want that idiot Jiraiya to give up investigating me, only one of us has to die."
"Hahahaha...next time when I see you, I'll just kill you."
Muye Village
"It is ironic that Orochimaru killed his own teacher, the Third-sama, with his own hands, but was killed by the disciple he had taught so carefully."
"Orochimaru should not be considered Sasuke's teacher. After all, he has evil intentions towards Sasuke and he has a purpose in teaching Sasuke."
Hokage Building
After hearing from Tsunade that his former most talented disciple had suffered retribution, Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes showed sadness.
"Have you been consumed by your own ambition? Orochimaru."
on screen
Tsunade was lying on the ground, vomiting.
Jiraiya patted her back gently.
[Your drinking tolerance is worse than mine. Let's find a place to rest. ]
Screen turn
Jiraiya stood up and said, "Okay, it's almost time to go."
Tsunade stared at the ground and whispered: [You must come back alive. If you die too, I...]
Jiraiya turned back to look at her and said with a smile: [Will you cry for me? I'm so happy. But, it won't be as good as the time when we cried, right?]
【Fool! 】
[Then, let's play your favorite game! You bet that I will die, because you always lose. As a condition, when I come back alive...] Jiraiya looked at Tsunade seriously.
Tsunade's pupils trembled slightly.
a moment later
[Hahahaha! Just kidding! Just kidding! I really want to thank you!]
[A man becomes strong after being dumped. In other words, if you don't have the courage to joke about this kind of thing, you can't be a real man. I'll use this as material for my next novel.]
Tsunade asked: [Is becoming stronger a man's mission? ]
[I guess so, and men can’t pursue happiness. ]
[Humph! Why are you trying to be cool? If there is no woman, you can't even get dumped. ]
[Haha, that’s true…]
The two of them were silent for a moment, and Tsunade said: "If anything happens, let Toad contact me and I will rush over immediately."
[No, you don't need to leave the village. The village is now running with you as the center.]
[There are still many candidates for Hokage. Isn't Kakashi here? And Naruto will grow up sooner or later.]
Jiraiya smiled and said: [You really think highly of Naruto. ]
[But...I can understand that.]
[Your younger brother Nawaki, your former lover Dan... and Naruto are also men chasing the same dream! ]
On the screen, the memories of Tsunade and Naruto appeared.
Finally, the figures of Naruto, Rope Tree, and Dan seemed to merge together.
Tsunade's mouth curled up.
The two chatted about this topic for a long time.
When talking about Minato, Jiraiya said that if this was his son, he would be very proud.
When talking about Kushina, Tsunade said that Naruto and Kushina have the same personality.
Tsunade said that Naruto looks like his father.
Jiraiya smiled and said, "So, seeing his shadow in Naruto is like seeing my grandson."
[It has been passed down from the past to the future, the will of Konoha...]
Jiraiya carried the scroll.
[It’s time to go. ]
Tsunade clenched her fists unconsciously.
[Ah, that's it. Finally, I'll give you a piece of advice.]
Jiraiya turned back to look at Tsunade and said: [Be careful of the Root people. ]
【Ah. I understand.】
【Yeah. That's good.】
Jiraiya left Tsunade with a dashing back view and waved his hand: [Goodbye.]
Tsunade looked at his back and shed two lines of tears.
Ninja World
"It seems that Jiraiya really likes Tsunade, but he is a coward, right? He dares to confess, but only in a joking way."
"Isn't he a big pervert? How come he doesn't even dare to express his feelings seriously?"
"The atmosphere is so sad? This gives me a bad feeling..."
Muye Village
Hokage Building
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes were a little complicated.
"It seems that my death will leave a lot of trouble for the next Kage."
"...Be careful with the roots?"
"And Tsunade...it was also because of Naruto that she returned to Konoha..."
on screen
Screen turn
As Naruto was walking through the woods, he suddenly felt a hand patting his shoulder.
He seemed to hear a sentence in his ear: "The rest is all entrusted to you."
Naruto was a little dazed and looked back.
Nothingness.
Just when everyone in the ninja world was still confused.
on screen
Next scene
In the Hokage's office
Fukasaku Sennin looked at Naruto.
【Little Jiraiya has died in battle. 】
【What? 】
Naruto was stunned, as if he suspected that he had heard it wrong.
[You...what are you talking about? ]
When he asked this question, everyone in the field was looking at him.
Ninja World
"Jiraiya... is dead?"
"If that's the case, given Naruto's personality, he'll probably be very upset and scream..."
"I...I don't dare to see Naruto's next reaction..."
……
Orochimaru was startled.
"That guy...how could it be?"
Orochimaru was silent.
"That idiot..."
……
Jiraiya scratched his head: "With my strength, I can't even escape?"
"No, that's not right! It's also possible... I didn't even want to run away."
But for Naruto, he tried to gather as much information as possible about the Akatsuki leader.
Then he looked in the direction of the Rain Country.
"Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, what on earth has happened to you all these years?"
……
