Chapter 168 Just bet that I will die! Happiness should not be what men pursue!!

Unknowingly, two hours passed.

Watching the sun gradually setting in the sky, Kanon sat on the bench, looking at the scenery of Konoha, feeling the increasing number of Anbu around her, and she naturally understood.

She has already sensed all of these Anbu, and if she makes any move, these Anbu will take action instantly.

The reason why he didn't take action was because this was a prosperous area of ​​Konoha and he was afraid of implicating other people.

Kanon stood up, stretched, and prepared to leave. However, after walking a few streets, she saw Jiraiya and Tsunade walking out of an izakaya.

Jiraiya supported Tsunade and walked towards the park in the distance.

"This guy, it turns out he went drinking with the Hokage." Kanon's mouth twitched. Her cheap master was really not a decent person.

......

Time goes back to two hours ago.

After Tsunade and Jiraiya left Kanon, Tsunade frowned and said, "I'm going to send a few ANBU to keep an eye on this guy."

"It's up to you, but don't alert the enemy." Jiraiya reminded.

"But what is it that can't be discussed here? Do we have to go back to the Hokage's office to discuss it?" Tsunade was puzzled.

"It's information about Akatsuki."

"What?!" Tsunade was shocked, then she looked cautiously at Kanon who was sitting on a bench in the distance, seeming to be lost in thought, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then hurry back."

"Okay." Tsunade nodded.

After arriving at the Hokage's office, as soon as Tsunade sat down, Jiraiya spoke up: "I found out where the leader of Akatsuki is hiding."

Tsunade was stunned, and even Shizune, who had just poured tea, stumbled and dropped the cup on the ground.

"what?!"

Tsunade was shocked, then stood up. It turned out that what she wanted to talk about was actually the leader. There was already a person from Akatsuki in Konoha Village.

But Jiraiya ordered them not to act rashly so as not to affect other villagers, so Tsunade had to send someone to monitor them.

"Tell me the detailed information quickly." Tsunade said.

"Let's formulate a surprise attack plan based on this information!" Shizue became excited.

Jiraiya helplessly spread his hands and said:

"Okay, okay, don't be so anxious."

"This isn't the sequel to the novel you wrote! How can it be so leisurely?" Tsunade gritted her teeth.

"It's not good to be so anxious, especially when the stakes are so high."

"How about we go out for a drink, just the two of us, and talk while we drink."

"Asshole! I'm the Hokage, how can I drink in broad daylight?"

"Don't you feel sorry for those ninjas on the mission? And Uchiha Kanon is still in the village! You idiot!" Tsunade rolled her eyes and pointed at Jiraiya and cursed madly.

The scene changes.

In the pub, Tsunade burped.

"You...at least take some responsibility for what you said!"

"And you drank the whole bottle straight away. You're still the Hokage after all!"

Tsunade smiled as she placed the cup on the table.

"So, the leader of Akatsuki is in the Rain Village, right?" Tsunade wondered.

"Yeah." Jiraiya nodded.

"However, the screening of people entering and leaving the country, as well as the monitoring during their stay, are very strict there."

"Even the procedures for holding the Joint Chunin Exams are always difficult to handle. It's a very closed-off village."

"It shouldn't be a place where the leader of Akatsuki can move freely."

Jiraiya nodded slightly, acknowledging Tsunade's analysis.

"However, it is precisely because it is a very closed village that other countries are prevented from knowing the inside story and the shame is completely hidden."

"It seems that there was a civil war in that country a long time ago, and the village was divided into two."

"The leader of one of the factions is said to be the leader of Akatsuki."

Tsunade thought about the terrain of the Hidden Rain Village and felt somewhat confused.

"That country is surrounded by the three kingdoms of earth, wind and fire, and has been a battlefield between the three kingdoms since ancient times."

"Because of this, the domestic situation is not stable and the number of refugees is increasing."

Jiraiya understood what Tsunade meant: "So in order to confirm whether the information is true, I will first infiltrate and investigate, and then we will talk about the battle plan."

Tsunade was shocked when she heard this.

"It's too dangerous for you to be alone!"

"I am one of Konoha's three ninjas, so you should know the significance of this!"

Listening to Jiraiya's affirmative words, Tsunade's face flushed, but her pupils were trembling.

"Feel sorry..."

"Every time you are made to suffer the consequences."

Jiraiya however burst into laughter: "Hahaha, what's wrong with you all of a sudden?"

"The one who should have been Hokage should have been you!"

"The Sandaime also thinks that you should be the next..." Tsunade was interrupted by Jiraiya before she could finish her words.

"I'm not cut out to be Hokage."

"I am more suited to being free."

Tsunade, however, exposed Jiraiya with one sentence: "You must regret not being able to stop Orochimaru and Uchiha Kanon."

"That's why you've been investigating their every move now."

Jiraiya lowered his head in silence, missing Orochimaru. As for Kanon, he had just met her and she was actually okay.

"This is no longer necessary."

"This way the sequel to the novel can be published as soon as possible."

Tsunade also sighed: "I didn't expect that guy to be dead."

"In the past, the three of us always followed the old man Sandaime..."

Jiraiya, however, stared at Tsunade's chest, his eyes moving constantly.

"The flat-breasted Tsunade has now become the busty Hokage."

"Times are constantly changing. You, who were once beautiful, are now an old woman over 50 years old."

"It's really helpless to think that you have so many thoughts about the dead in your heart."

"However, this longing will become even more in the future."

"But if you think about it calmly, you will find that it is not the same."

“My mission is to be a role model for the next generation and help them.”

"For this, I would risk my life with a smile. This is probably what makes elders so cool."

Time returns to the present.

Kanon followed Tsunade and Jiraiya from a distance, as if wanting to hear what they had to say, but the conversation was interrupted by the Anbu next to her.

Of course, Jiraiya and Tsunade had already discovered it, but the important things had already been said, and the two were not afraid that it would have any impact on Kanon hearing it.

So Jiraiya and Tsunade sat on a bench in the park, staring at the sunset in a daze.

"【dawn】..."

"It's impossible to guess how powerful the person who can command those guys is."

"Besides, you even ran right in front of the enemy to commit suicide."

Jiraiya chuckled and stood up slightly, holding up the scroll beside him and said.

"Well...it's almost time to go."

"You must come back alive..." Tsunade looked at Jiraiya's back, her voice choked, not sure if it was from the wine or the drunkenness.

"If you die too...I..."

Jiraiya smiled and shouted:

"Will you cry for me? Then I will be very happy!"

"But I guess I won't be as sad as I was when I broke off."

"Idiot!" Tsunade was dissatisfied.

"Then try your favorite game."

"Just bet that I will die. You always lose anyway."

A breeze blew by, blowing Jiraiya's white hair that was yellowed by the sunset. Under the sunset, his eyes were still so confident as he looked at Tsunade: "But when I come back alive..."

Tsunade was stunned, her cheeks flushed, her pupils constricted. As a Sannin who had grown up with Jiraiya, she knew what Jiraiya wanted to say.

Seeing Tsunade's expression, Jiraiya laughed again.

"Just kidding, just kidding! Thank you so much."

"Men become strong after they are dumped."

"If you don't have the fortitude to make a joke about being dumped, you're not a man."

Tsunade looked at Jiraiya in confusion. As a woman, she naturally didn't understand why Jiraiya had to be so strong at the moment: "Do men have to be strong?"

"That's about right. Happiness shouldn't be what men pursue."

The smile on Jiraiya's face never ceased.

Tsunade nodded slightly.

"Humph, why are you trying so hard to be cool? If you don't have a woman, you don't even deserve to be dumped."

Finally, Jiraiya was ready to go.

"If anything happens, contact me immediately using Toad!"

"I'll be there soon," Tsunade reminded.

"Don't worry about it. Don't leave the village. As a Hokage, how can you go out and fight?"

"The village now revolves around you."

"As for Hokage candidates, we have as many as we want," Tsunade retorted.

"If you keep changing the village chief, the village will become unstable."

"There is no one in this village more suitable to be Hokage than you!"

"Don't we have Kakashi?!" Tsunade was speechless.

"Besides, that Naruto will have his chance sooner or later."

Jiraiya smiled and said, "You really think highly of Naruto, surprisingly."

"Although it's not that I can't understand you. Your brother and lover are both men chasing the same dream as Naruto."

"Let's not talk about Kakashi for now. Even though you gave the necklace to Naruto, he's still far from it."

"He is now only capable of being killed instantly by Hanane, but Hanane has no intention of killing him."

Tsunade nodded slightly: "Didn't you spend a lot of effort on both of them?"

"It's just that Uchiha Kanon defected."

"I even taught them the Rasengan," Tsunade complained.

"It's true that I taught Naruto, but not Kanon. She learned it just by watching it once."

When these words came out, Tsunade was dumbfounded.

"She learned it after watching it once...?"

"Yeah, looking at that little girl from the Uchiha family reminded me of the time when I taught Minato."

Tsunade whispered, "Namikaze Minato? He does look alike."

"Minato is an outstanding talent that is rarely seen in ten years. It is estimated that such a genius will hardly appear again. The only one who can give me the same feeling as Minato is Kanon."

Jiraiya thought of Minato again. "Although he was a very gentle man, he had a very strong will and soon became the Fourth Hokage."

"I'm not sure since I've never been a father, but if he were my child, I would definitely be very proud."

Tsunade chuckled: "If you put it that way, Naruto is not very much like him. Rather than being a son to be proud of, Naruto is more of a troublemaker who only causes trouble."

"If I must say, he's more like his mother, Uzumaki Kushina."

Jiraiya smiled, "Yes, that's the name! A crazy girl with red hair who talks all the time!"

"Kukina grew up to be a beauty. Naruto looks a lot like his father, so I can see the shadow of that guy in Naruto and Kanon."

"To me, these two children feel like my grandchildren."

"Then you can let your granddaughter turn back." Tsunade frowned. After all, Uchiha Kanon has now clearly identified Konoha as her target for revenge.

"Okay, Tsunade, I have to go." Jiraiya tied the scroll behind him and reminded Tsunade:

"By the way, I have one last piece of advice for you."

"Be careful of the roots."

"Yeah, I understand." Tsunade nodded.

"That's good."

"Goodbye."

Tsunade stood far away, quietly looking at Jiraiya's back.

The man who always laughed wildly and spoke unrestrainedly now walked with heavy steps, as if every step was stepping on her heart, making it difficult for her to breathe.

His shadow stretched very long in the setting sun, just like the unspoken words between them, long and distant.

This time, he didn't look back. Tsunade's heart was clenched into a ball, tears welled up in her eyes, and her usually strong fists now hung weakly at her sides.

Tsunade wanted to call out, wanted to tell him not to go, but she knew it was futile.

The only thing she could do was to pray silently in her heart, hoping that this would be a safe journey, hoping that he would come back, return to the village he loved so much, and return to her.

The wind blew gently, lifting her beautiful hair.

The years are silent, but at this moment they seem extremely heavy.

Jiraiya's figure gradually blurred until it disappeared at the end of the horizon, leaving behind only the deep longing and ominous premonition.