Chapter 19 Looking for Tsunade

Chapter 19 Looking for Tsunade
It is a pity that he failed to save the Third Hokage, but the appearance of the mysterious ninja affected Naruto's plan. The protagonist has changed, and the story will also change accordingly. It seems that the next story will change.

However, what is the identity of this ninja? It seems that they can only take him back to Konoha for further investigation. Shikamaru carried the body of this ninja, Sakura supported Naruto, and although Sasuke was in poor condition, he could still move on his own. The group returned to Konoha. The first thing they learned when they returned to Konoha was the news that the Hokage had passed away. The Third Hokage was highly respected in Konoha, and the whole village was in grief.

But the grief was only temporary, and all the ninjas in the village understood that the village of Konoha, which the Third Hokage had risked his life to protect, could not be defeated in grief. First of all, the entire village of Konoha was on high alert, and they must not let the ninjas from other villages feel that they had an opportunity to take advantage of it.

The next priority is to immediately determine the candidate for the fifth Hokage. The Hokage must not only be powerful, but also have a certain prestige. The decision on the candidate for Hokage is not made by the villagers of Konoha Village, but largely depends on the two advisors appointed by the Daimyo. Naruto does not agree with this practice of the Daimyo interfering in the internal affairs of Konoha Village.

The key point is that the Third Hokage has passed away and Danzo has a strong power in Konoha. In this extraordinary period, Naruto is also worried that he will be pulled into Danzo's Root. So when he heard that Jiraiya was asked to find Tsunade as the Fifth Hokage, Naruto immediately pestered Jiraiya to take him with him. This not only avoids the problem of Danzo, but also allows him to learn ninjutsu from Jiraiya.

There is another person who has the same worries as Naruto, Uchiha Itachi. The Third Hokage promised to guarantee Sasuke's safety. Now that the Third Hokage has passed away, Sasuke's safety is under great threat. Danzo is also a person who covets the Sharingan. Itachi knows this better than anyone else.

So, Itachi appeared in the Konoha Ninja Village, and with Itachi also appeared Hoshigaki Kisame. In Naruto's opinion, the Samehada in Kisame's hand was simply a waste. Although Kisame used it well, his own ninjutsu and chakra were not particularly strong, so Samehada could not exert its maximum power. When the two appeared, Itachi defeated Kakashi with just one move. If Kai had not appeared in time, it is estimated that both Hong and Asuma might have been killed. However, Itachi's appearance only served as a warning, and he retreated when he saw that his goal was achieved.

Naruto and Jiraiya set out together to look for Tsunade. Itachi once again performed an excellent trick to defeat Jiraiya and then tried to catch Naruto. In fact, Naruto knew that Itachi was just trying to lure out Sasuke, hoping that under the mental stimulation, Sasuke would have a stronger Sharingan. However, after stimulating Sasuke, Itachi broke through Jiraiya's ninjutsu and escaped again. Naruto also wanted to seize Samehada, but thinking of Itachi's unfathomable strength, he had to give up.

Itachi's appearance was only for Sasuke, and he disappeared after achieving his goal. Kai appeared and took Sasuke back to Konoha Village to heal his wounds, while Naruto and Jiraiya continued to look for Tsunade. On the way, Naruto began to ask Jiraiya about some things about the changes in the nature of wind attributes, and also strengthened his understanding of other ninjutsu. However, this time Jiraiya mentioned something about senjutsu, but this is a training that can only be completed by going to Myoboku Mountain, and the current conditions do not allow it.

The most direct way to find Tsunade is to go to various gambling places. Tsunade not only loves gambling, but is also very famous and is known as a fat sheep. Despite this, it is not an easy task to find someone, and Jiraiya is particularly obsessed with red-light places. Although there is a reason for collecting intelligence, personal hobbies are definitely one aspect. What makes Naruto distressed is that children cannot go to such places, and there is actually no point in going there.

As time went by, Jiraiya seemed to be having a lot of fun, but he was also sensible. There would be a lot of information in that kind of place. Naruto didn't care about that and practiced his ninjutsu. Even if he couldn't complete the wind attribute training, he would at least continue to strengthen the ninjutsu of other attributes. The rest of the time he went to the casinos to ask around.

As soon as they got the news, they took action immediately. Through continuous efforts and Tsunade's fame, Naruto and others finally got reliable information. But at this time, there was another person who was also looking for Tsunade. This person was "Orochimaru". The biggest villain among the three ninjas, the murderer who killed the third generation Hokage, a person who hid in the dark to study various ninjutsu and would do anything to achieve his goals.

Although Naruto and Jiraiya also tried very hard to find Tsunade, Orochimaru still found Tsunade one step ahead. When Naruto and Jiraiya arrived, there were only traces of the fight. The next day's search did not yield much results. In the evening, Jiraiya wanted to try his luck in the tavern, but he accidentally found Tsunade and Shizune. Naruto was still very curious about this only female among the three ninjas, the granddaughter of the first Hokage, and the so-called most powerful medical ninja.

At first glance, she was about the same height as Jiraiya, but looked very young. She had just finished drinking and was a little tipsy, with two red clouds on her face. Her figure was extremely hot, and she spoke like she was in her twenties. If Jiraiya hadn't described Tsunade as having an impatient personality and a bad temper, and if Naruto hadn't known about her, it would have been hard to imagine that she was one of the legendary three ninjas.

Unlike Orochimaru, Tsunade and Jiraiya's meeting was very pleasant. Although Jiraiya made a lot of jokes when he was young pursuing Tsunade, the relationship of being through life and death together was still very deep. It is always pleasant for old friends to meet. As the topic deepened, Jiraiya and Naruto gradually understood the purpose of Orochimaru's visit to Tsunade, but Tsunade was obviously in a dilemma, otherwise with Tsunade's personality, she might have killed Orochimaru.

Orochimaru can use the Shattered Earth Reincarnation to revive Rope and Dan, the two most important people in Tsunade's life. The death of these two people brought a huge blow to Tsunade, and she has been addicted to gambling and drinking since then. Moreover, as one of the three strong women ninjas, she actually developed hemophobia because of this. If it weren't for the facts, it would almost be impossible. From this, we can imagine how much of a blow these two things have been to Tsunade.

Orochimaru's ninjutsu that can revive the dead undoubtedly gives Tsunade great hope, but Orochimaru's ninjutsu requires living people as sacrifices, and after healing his hands, he will continue to destroy Konoha Village. If Tsunade agrees, it will be tantamount to completely going against her previous ideals and becoming the same person as Orochimaru. The choice is very difficult, no wonder Tsunade is so conflicted.

The key point is that this time, Jiraiya has something more important to tell Tsunade.

(End of this chapter)