Chapter 70 I refuse (fourth update, please give me a monthly ticket)
Naruto asked the toad named "Kousuke" to take his message back.
He did not write a long letter, but simply explained the situation last night and reported the results of the battle. Although he failed to kill Uchiha Itachi and Kisame, he also let them leave something behind - an arm of the shark-faced man.
Konoha.
Jiraiya, who was sitting by Asuma Sarutobi's window, received the reply and his face sank.
"Master Jiraiya, what's wrong?" Kakashi was also guarding in the hospital. Sasuke suffered a more severe mental blow than Asuma Sarutobi and others. He has not woken up yet. Now seeing Jiraiya's expression change, his heart skipped a beat.
Jiraiya's voice was heavy: "Naruto has already encountered them."
His emotions were as chaotic as a tangled hemp rope.
He had just promised Naruto that he would not be "late".
But. Just a few days after the words were spoken, the information he passed on was one step late.
It was almost meaningless to pass on the information after he had already encountered it.
Information that was one step ahead was good information.
Kakashi was stunned.
He realized that it was Jiraiya's expression that made him misjudge.
Since Naruto could reply, it means that he is in good condition.
"Naruto escaped?" He asked carefully.
Jiraiya shook his head: "Naruto did much better than we expected."
"He didn't just escape."
"He fought back the two men head-on and even cut off one of Hoshigaki Kisame's arms."
Kakashi opened his mouth.
He had fought Uchiha Itachi head-on.
The pressure that man brought to him was not inferior to Orochimaru at all, and it could even be said to be stronger.
But.
Even with this kind of strength, with the addition of Hoshigaki Kisame, Naruto fought one against two and achieved this level.
"Naruto has become much stronger again." Kakashi let out a long breath.
From weaker than himself to stronger than himself.
If you calculate carefully, it took Naruto just a little more than four months.
He didn't even stop at the step of "as strong as himself".
The teacher's son has surpassed him.
He is still standing there with the achievement of a twelve-year-old.
"I'm leaving." Jiraiya said softly, standing up, "I wanted to see if I could use this reason to get closer to Naruto."
"It seems useless."
"He has done a great job."
"Then I should worry about other things now."
Kakashi stood up with him: "Are you going to find Tsunade-sama?"
Jiraiya nodded: "Konoha needs a Kage now."
"Kakashi, I mean if."
"If Tsunade doesn't want to come back, the position of Kage needs a reliable person to take over."
He didn't say it very clearly, but everyone in the room knew what he meant.
Konoha is now qualified to be the Hokage.
Excluding "Jiraiya" and "Tsunade" among the three ninjas, the next ones are "Nara Shikaku" and "Kakashi". The latter is more suitable than the former, after all, he is younger and more powerful.
As for the man who was temporarily deprived of the status of "senior advisor" and kept clamoring that he was the only one qualified to be the Hokage.
He is the one who is "theoretically qualified" but "the least qualified".
Jiraiya, the senior ninja class, and the senior advisors don't want to see that after someone becomes the Hokage, the golden-haired Jinchuriki will return to Konoha and carry out the "Orochimaru Konoha Collapse Plan" again.
Kakashi responded: "Yes, I know."
He turned his head and looked out the window. It was already summer, and the shadows of the trees were lush and green, so lush that the green of the leaves was a bit dazzling.
On the island of Whirlpool Country.
Naruto and Karin enjoyed the days of digging for information at the ruins of Whirlpool Village.
It's just that the progress is a little slow.
They searched for inscriptions in the morning and interpreted them in the afternoon. The two worked together, and they could only interpret four or five inscriptions every day.
And at this time.
Jiraiya embarked on the journey to find Tsunade.
It's not easy to find "Tsunade-hime", one of the three ninjas.
But it's easy to find the "legendary big fat sheep".
In less than half a month, Jiraiya found her trace in a town where casinos are relatively prosperous.
In the tavern.
The two sat opposite each other.
A young woman with short hair and holding a pig sat next to Tsunade.
"Is she the niece of Duan?" Jiraiya looked at the young woman and greeted her, "She has grown up so much now."
"I remember her name"
"It seems to be Shizune?"
"Jiraiya, don't talk so much nonsense, you seem to be deliberately looking for my whereabouts." Tsunade waved her hand impatiently and asked, "What's the matter?"
Jiraiya said softly: "Then I won't beat around the bush."
"The village hopes you will serve as the fifth generation Hokage."
"The old man Sarutobi can't work anymore. Does he want to retire?" Tsunade laughed mockingly, "He seems to have been the Hokage for almost 30 years. Isn't he trying to hold on?"
Jiraiya's face was heavy: "Don't you know about the third generation Hokage?"
"He was killed by Orochimaru some time ago."
Tsunade was stunned.
The news made her dazed for a moment.
"Really?" She lowered her head and took a sip of wine.
Jiraiya held out his hand: "So are you willing?"
Tsunade did not answer immediately.
Shizune tilted her head and looked at her silently.
Memories swirled in Tsunade's mind, and several faces kept flashing and replaying in front of her.
One was a face that looked somewhat similar to her, but younger and young. It was the face of her younger brother, Nawaki, who died at a very young age. He went to the battlefield just after graduating from the ninja school and eventually died under the detonation tag.
The other was an adult male with long silver hair. It was her former lover, Kato Dan, who died in front of her during the war and on a mission.
There were also some other faces, all of whom were people she had known and known when she was still a ninja, but who had died.
"I refuse." Tsunade shook her head and uttered a word from her mouth.
Jiraiya's heart skipped a beat.
He scratched his head and pretended to smile cheerfully: "This reminds me of the past, when I confessed to you, you rejected me in the same way."
"But the Hokage's confession is different from mine."
"Can I ask the reason?"
Tsunade turned her head and looked out the window: "Whether it's Sarutobi Sensei or my two grandfathers."
"And the most talented Fourth Hokage"
"They have given so much to the village, but have they brought any changes?"
"So that's why"
"Hokage is nothing at all, only a fool would want to be one."
Jiraiya opened his mouth.
It was still the face that made him admire more than 30 years ago.
At this moment, it became a little strange.
"It's different from before." He said slowly, "Danzo is no longer a high-level advisor."
Tsunade was a little surprised: "Did Orochimaru kill him as well?"
"No." Jiraiya shook his head, "It's just because of a very interesting kid."
"He has a talent that is comparable to or even better than Minato."
"He has the potential to change the village."
"The reason why Danzo was deprived of his status as a high-level advisor is also due to his influence."
"Look, Konoha's seedlings are also growing."
A talent that is comparable to or even better than Minato's?
Can it still influence Danzo?
Tsunade looked at Jiraiya.
But the man opposite dodged and didn't dare to look directly at him.
Lying?
Which part?
"You and I both know that the identity of a high-level advisor has almost no meaning to Danzo." Tsunade continued with her guess, "Does the Anbu training department in his hands still exist?"
Jiraiya didn't answer, and gave the answer in silence.
Tsunade raised her eyebrows.
Not lying about this aspect
"Where is the brat you said who can rival the Fourth Hokage?" Tsunade put the wine glass on the table, "If there is such a guy, you will bring him to me."
"Just like Minato did back then."
Jiraiya lowered his head and looked away.
Tsunade narrowed her eyes.
Lied about this aspect.
"So there is no such brat at all, right?" Tsunade said softly.
Jiraiya shook his head, his tone firm: "No, Naruto is of course real."
"It's just that he is not in the village now, he is traveling."
Tsunade laughed mockingly: "Traveling?"
These two words sounded particularly frivolous when spoken from her mouth.
"You left because you couldn't stand the village, right?" She expanded these two words.
Jiraiya didn't speak again, silence is the best affirmative attitude.
"Even the seedlings you mentioned can't stand leaving the village." Tsunade laughed, a mocking laugh, "Why should I go back?"
Jiraiya said firmly: "Naruto left the village to find the legendary pure land."
Tsunade stopped laughing.
"He has some special talents." Jiraiya continued, "You should have heard of the forbidden technique of the Uzumaki clan, right?"
Tsunade nodded.
Her grandmother was from the Uzumaki clan, and she had heard her talk about it when she was a child.
Jiraiya said: "Naruto did not sign a contract with the god of death, but he can see the god of death."
"He wants to find the pure land and find his parents."
"He is the child of Minato and Kushina."
"Now. It's just an accident."
"I will definitely bring him back to Konoha later."
The two words "pure land" made the two faces in Tsunade's mind clearer.
"What a fool, looking for something that doesn't exist in the legend." Tsunade grinned and laughed mockingly, but her voice was much softer.
Jiraiya took the opportunity to extend his hand: "So go back to Konoha."
"While he is still young, we still have the ability to protect his thoughts."
Tsunade shook her head, more decisively than before: "I refuse."
"When can you bring the little devil who is looking for the Pure Land back to Konoha, then I will go back."
She was very straightforward.
Jiraiya sighed, huddled in the chair, and his back became a little hunched in an instant: "Really? Is this your answer?"
Tsunade nodded.
Her attitude was very firm.
For the next few days, Jiraiya stayed by her side and continued to persuade her.
But. It didn't work at all.
