#90 - Chapter 90: Conversation Failed and Peeping Caught
"Let's play Landlord!"
Jiraiya explained the rules of Landlord to Tsunade, and she quickly showed an interested expression.
"Sounds fun, deal the cards!" Tsunade urged.
"Wait a minute, this game can be played with three people."
Jiraiya said, pushing Naruto beside him, "Naruto, want to play together?"
"Isn't he only 12 years old?" Before Naruto could answer, Tsunade questioned.
"His 12 years old is different from our 12 years old!" Jiraiya said.
"Different?" Tsunade asked, puzzled.
"I'm not as perverted as him," Naruto said calmly.
Jiraiya: "......"
"Hahahaha!" Tsunade laughed, her chest shaking, "In that respect, it's indeed different!"
Jiraiya ignored Tsunade's mockery and whispered to Naruto, "Someone isn't afraid of losing, so they don't dare to play, right?"
"Heh," Naruto sneered, "Aren't you just eyeing my little bit of money? But unfortunately, your reverse psychology won't work on me!"
"Tch! Fine, if you don't want to play, we can play with just the two of us!"
Jiraiya saw that Naruto was stubborn and knew he couldn't persuade this money-grubber.
And he didn't intend to bring Shizune along to play.
After all, Shizune was on Tsunade's side.
Jiraiya dealt the cards, and then the two continued their previous conversation while playing.
"A 3, did Orochimaru want something from you?"
"Nothing, just said hello, a 2! Do you want something from me?"
"So big? Hmm... four 6s!"
Jiraiya played four cards and said, "Then I'll be blunt, the village wants you to go back and inherit the title of Fifth Hokage! The Third Hokage, he......"
"Four 9s, Orochimaru did it, right? I heard him say it himself," Tsunade said calmly.
"Four Kuns, regarding the matter of inheriting the Fifth Hokage... what's your answer?" Jiraiya asked.
"No, I refuse," Tsunade replied after hesitating for a long time.
"Three 3s, three 4s with a pair of 5s and a pair of 10s, no one in the village is more suitable for that position than you, this is the decision made by the village's highest advisors," Jiraiya said lightly.
"Three 7s, three 8s with a pair of 5s and a pair of 10s, my grandfather and the Second Hokage both wanted to bring peace to the ninja world, but in the end, they all sacrificed themselves in vain, even your previous disciple too... life is different from money, gambling your life for the village is too foolish," Tsunade said expressionlessly.
Jiraiya glanced at Tsunade, a hint of doubt in his eyes, "You're different from before, Tsunade. I never thought these words would come out of your mouth! No."
Tsunade smiled slightly, "Don't look at me like this, but I'm actually in my fifties, time will eventually change people."
"A 4."
"A 7."
"And Sarutobi-sensei... he was just showing off because of old age, of course, he would die."
Speaking of this, Tsunade seemed quite moved, and looked up to the sky, muttering to herself, "Hokage is trash, only idiots want to be one."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere became strangely quiet.
Jiraiya's face was heavy, not knowing what to say.
He was silent for a long time before silently playing an 8.
"Bomb!"
"Bomb!"
"Bomb!"
"Royal Flush!"
The game ended, Jiraiya won, and Tsunade also lost interest in continuing to play.
"If there's nothing else, let's end it here for today," Tsunade said, then got up and left.
Naruto looked at Tsunade, wanting to stop her and say something, but his mind was blank.
He was really not good at talk-no-jutsu.
Was he supposed to say that being Hokage is actually very fun?
Wasn't that lying?
"Let's go, kid."
Jiraiya got up and followed Tsunade, obviously not planning to give up so easily.
Seeing this, Naruto silently cheered for Jiraiya... whether or not he could call Tsunade back depended on this old geezer!
The two followed Tsunade to the same hotel and rented rooms.
Tsunade and Shizune lived in 201, and Naruto and Jiraiya lived in 202.
This choice of rooms was obviously to better monitor Tsunade, preventing her from leaving without saying goodbye!
But if Tsunade really wanted to leave, even if Jiraiya lived next door, he couldn't keep an eye on her!
After entering the room, Jiraiya went straight to the bed and lay down, looking drunk.
Seeing this, Naruto also prepared to go to bed early, but then Jiraiya said, "Naruto, go and monitor Tsunade for me, don't let her slip away."
"......"
"I refuse."
Tsunade still had a meeting with Orochimaru, Naruto wasn't worried about Tsunade leaving alone at all.
And even if she left, they could just look for her again!
Anyway, as long as Konoha hadn't confirmed the Hokage, this Hokage position would be reserved for her for another day!
"I know you, it's about the money!"
Jiraiya said as if he saw through Naruto, "One... five hundred taels!"
Hearing this number, Naruto rolled his eyes and went to sleep.
Hoo hoo~
"......"
"One thousand taels!"
Hoo hoo~
"Five thousand taels... ten thousand taels!"
"Pay up!"
"......"
Jiraiya reluctantly threw ten thousand taels to Naruto, then fell asleep snoring.
Naruto, on the other hand, took the money and came to the roof of the opposite building with satisfaction, watching Tsunade, Shizune, and the pink pig through the window from afar.
However, his clumsy surveillance was quickly discovered by Tsunade and Shizune.
Shizune walked to the window, glared at Naruto, and then drew the curtains, preventing Naruto from seeing the scene inside again.
"That's not enough~"
Naruto smiled slightly, and a small screen appeared directly in his hand, showing Tsunade and Shizune's every move!
He wasn't good at tracking, but surveillance... Naruto felt that he still had some small tricks.
......
In the following days,
Jiraiya followed Tsunade during the day, trying to persuade her.
At night, Naruto was responsible for monitoring, preventing Tsunade from escaping.
A week passed quickly.
On this day,
Naruto was using the light screen in his hand to monitor Tsunade when he suddenly discovered that Tsunade had disappeared from the room.
Just as he was about to search for Tsunade's whereabouts, Tsunade's cold voice came from behind him.
"You've seen a lot these past few days, haven't you? You little pervert!"
"......"
Naruto clenched his fist and extinguished the image, "I was also carrying out Jiraiya's mission, don't misunderstand."
"What do I misunderstand you for? Didn't you monitor us, or didn't you see anything?" Tsunade said indifferently.
"Um... if you put it that way, then we have no misunderstandings," Naruto said without changing his expression.
"......"
"I remember your name is Naruto, right? What's your last name?" Tsunade asked.
"Naruto Uzumaki."
"Naruto Uzumaki?"
Tsunade looked Naruto up and down, "You look a bit like someone I used to know."
"The Fourth Hokage? He's my father," Naruto said lightly.
"I thought so, but your personalities are really nothing alike, he wasn't as perverted as you."
Tsunade seemed to have expected it, but looked at Naruto with some disgust.
"......"
