Shadow of the Wood

Chapter 170 The Second Old Witch

As Orochimaru said, the meeting with Tsunade was scheduled for three days later. During this period, Tsunade was given a chance to think about it, and also bought time for Kai.

According to Kai's original idea, to kill Tsunade and Jiraiya as the goal, the best way is to cooperate with Orochimaru to defeat the two groups one by one, but at this time the assassination list has added Orochimaru. , he needs to consider even more.

How to achieve a certain balance between the strengths of the two parties, the winner will have to lose miserably, so that he can reap the benefits of the fisherman and kill the surviving party, this is a question he has to think about seriously.

Judging from the data, because of "blood phobia", Tsunade is the one who has the least combat power, and Orochimaru obviously understands the opponent's fatal flaw. When it comes to real fighting, Tsunade may not have a ninja to use. However, on the side of Orochimaru, his own hands were sealed, which caused serious damage to his body functions, and his personal strength was not even a single one. The information in Yaoshi's pocket is somewhat familiar. For this spy who once served him, Danzo Shimura has nothing to say. He is not stingy with his evaluation. In terms of ability, he is definitely no less than Konoha Village's Jonin.

"The combined strength of Orochimaru and Yakushidou, it is estimated that two jounin from Konoha Village, or even more people can compete together." Kai frowned and thought, as a Chunin, but delusional To wipe out the three ninjas who are famous in the ninja world, as long as there is a slight difference, there will be fear of death, so I can't help recalling the information of the personnel of the two sides so seriously and comparing them.

According to Kai's original plan, it would definitely not work for Orochimaru to defeat each of them. Kato Shizune, who has been with Tsunade all the time, is also a Jnin in terms of data, but Kai will not fight against Orochimaru and Yakushi Dou alone. People hold out hope.

The strength of Jiraiya's group, or the strength of Jiraiya himself, is far beyond Orochimaru. As long as he doesn't rely on his status as an internal agent, and gives Jiraiya the poison given to him by the pharmacist, Orochimaru and But Yao Shidou was not his opponent at all.

Kai unconsciously broke off a branch of a small tree, tapped it on the sandy ground, and did not make any symbols, so that Ni Duan could always be found by others. He just relied on this simple mark to represent each character. Help him think.

The marking point representing Tsunade was immediately erased by Kai Kai, leaving only Shizune to face Orochimaru and Yakushidou. This situation is not advisable.

Erase Jilai also pushed Shikamaru, Naruto and Akimichi Choji forward, and fought with Orochimaru and Yakushidou?

Kai shook his head. Although he was afraid of Shikamaru who had stabbed him, he didn't think that Shikamaru was an opponent of Yaoshidou or even Orochimaru.

"The pharmacist gave me chronic poison..." Kai Kai thought carefully about what the pharmacist gave him when he gave him the poison, and his heart moved.

This potion is a chronic nerve poison, as Pharmacist Dou said, it is easy to exert its effect during strenuous exercise. If Ji Laiya is poisoned a day or two later, he can still maintain a certain fighting power when encountering Dashewan.

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Unexpectedly, it makes sense.

On the second day, Shikamaru and Akimichi Choji, who have been running around the city's gambling houses and entertainment venues, finally found out about Tsunade.

鶗鴃 did not abide by the agreement of Orochimaru, and helped to hold Jiraiya and others. His plan was to let Jiraiya and Tsunade gather together, and wait until shortly before the battle with Orochimaru, and lay down a plan for Jiraiya and others. Poison, so that the combat power of the two groups is as equal as possible.

Jiraiya, Shikamaru, Uzumaki Naruto, Akimichi Choji, and Kaikai, according to the information of a casino leader, in the evening, a family of izakaya where Tsunade often went to get drunk found a blushing, somewhat drunk target.

Jiraiya, who had just lifted the curtain to enter the izakaya, immediately heard a clear and sweet female voice accompanied by the crackling tables, clamoring for a drink. Hearing the voice, this person was obviously a little drunk.

Jiraiya's eyes immediately moved to the direction of the sound. As he expected, the appearance of the owner of the sound was exactly the same as in his memory, and he did not look old at all, as if time could not bear to destroy this delicate face. Jin The yellow hair hangs down to the seemingly weak shoulders, and Tsunade, who is only wearing a sleeveless shirt, is patting the table with one hand, and the other hand is constantly patting the table.

Tsunade, who was still drunk on her face, was still clamoring for a drink with the helpless Shizune next to her, but she never thought that there was an unusually familiar male voice behind her, which dispelled her a little bit of drunkenness.

"Why are you here?" Tsunade turned around with a smile, looked at the tall man standing behind her seat, and asked, "Jiraiya?"

"I've been looking for you for a long time." Jiraiya greeted Shikamaru and the others, and unceremoniously walked across from Tsunade. Seeing this, Shizune, who had been dazed before, quickly picked up a clean cup and offered it to him. Pour a glass of wine too.

"Is there anything you want from me?" Tsunade asked Jiraiya, his gaze paused for a while on the young men behind Jiraiya, especially Shikamaru, and he asked the other party again: "What are these brats? Condition?"

"They are the assistants sent to me by the village!" Jiraiya drank the sake in his cup and explained: "As for me, I was entrusted by the village to let you return to Konoha Village to inherit the fifth generation. Naruto!"

Amazing speech.

Although Tsunade still had a trace of abnormal blush on her face, she didn't look drunk at all. Jiraiya's words were too shocking, and she and Shizune, who were not prepared at all, were completely stunned.

"Sarutobi-sensei is dead..." Jiraiya lowered his head and played with the wine glass, using this action to cover his sad eyes, whispered to Tsunade: "Konoha Village needs a leader now, you It's the right candidate."

"...I refuse." After a moment of silence, Tsunade returned to thinking from the shock, and turned down Jiraiya, ignoring the shocked expressions of the other party, Shizune, Uzumaki Naruto, Akimichi Choji, and Kaikai. He continued: "It is impossible for me to agree to this matter."

"Why?" Zirai raised his head suddenly, looked into Tsunade's eyes, and asked with a frown.

"Even Sarutobi-sensei is dead." Tsunade mentioned his own teacher's death, and even chuckled. This expression made Jiraiya and Uzumaki Naruto sitting next to him look ugly, but Tsunade ignored him. The other party continued: "My grandfather, the second Hokage, Sarutobi-sensei, and your apprentice, the fourth Hokage...."

Tsunade snapped his fingers sternly, and said to Jiraiya: "Look, none of them have a good end. Being Hokage requires the awareness to give up one's life."

Tsunade smiled provocatively at Naruto Uzumaki who had been staring at him fiercely, raised his slender eyebrows and said, "Do you think I would be that stupid?"

boom!

"What are you talking about!?" Suddenly, there was an angry shout in the noisy izakaya. The voice of the young man who was still in the stage of changing his voice was slightly weird, but it did not prevent anyone who heard the voice from feeling the master's intentions. anger.

If Naruto Uzumaki hadn't been tightly held by Jiraiya and Choji Akimichi beside him, he would have already jumped up from the table. Even so, he was still struggling endlessly and was about to pounce on Tsunade.

While firmly holding Uzumaki Naruto who was struggling, Akimichi Choji asked Tsunade nervously, "Then can you go back to Konoha Village with us first?"

"Why?" Tsunade ignored Uzumaki Naruto's yelling, raised his head and drank the sake in the cup, and asked indifferently.

"My teacher, Asma Sarutobi was seriously traumatized, I hope you can return to Konoha Village to help heal." Shikamaru said politely to Tsunade.

Shikamaru's mind once flashed the attitude of learning from Naruto Uzumaki in the original book, attacking Tsunade with an extremely passionate posture, and then wanting to compete with the opponent regardless.

However, this idea was quickly dismissed by Shikamaru as soon as it appeared. Not to mention his long-term performance, rashly learning Uzumaki Naruto will make a few people around him suspicious. Shikamaru himself is not sure, he can be so lucky, relying Tsunade thought of his younger brother and lover for this act, so he looked at him differently.

In fact, even if Tsunade does not agree to be the Fifth Hokage, there is no problem. Jirai is still there. If Tsunade insists on not being the Fifth Hokage, he will definitely take over. For Shikamaru, getting along for a while is not a big deal. However, it is not unacceptable for Jiraiya, who has a witty personality, to serve as the Fifth Hokage—although it is not as beneficial to his family and father as Tsunade’s role as Hokage.

The bottom line of Shikamaru is to let Tsunade return to Konoha Village to rescue Asma Sarutobi and Rock Lee, so to be on the safe side, he still adopts a begging attitude.

"Huh?" Tsunade seems to have just focused on Shikamaru at this time, after looking at him for a while, he stretched out his index finger and hooked his chin, with a tense face and a serious attitude, Shikamaru said a little frivolously: "From your movements when you sat down, I found that your body is abnormal. From the beginning to the end, you didn't make any footsteps. You used Chakra to support your feet all the time. The dust on the ground was not stirred up by Chakra. It was because of Chakra. The amount is too small. Your body, especially the leg muscles, are constantly moving and shaking, and the strength of each landing is different. Are you exercising chakra control skills? What a genius but clumsy training method."

"It's impossible to go back to Konoha Village." Seeing Shikamaru twisting his head and neck unnaturally, avoiding his right hand, Tsunade smiled indifferently and said, "But you are so talented, why don't you go with me?" After learning medical ninjutsu, it is estimated that in ten or twenty years, I will be able to have my strength, how about you treat your teacher yourself?"

Shikamaru's face was livid, and he was not at all excited about being accepted as a disciple by Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin, because the ridicule in the other party's words was beyond words, and he was simply making fun of him.

"In less than ten years, Shikamaru will surpass you in five years..., you old witch!"

A slightly immature male voice suddenly said to Tsunade viciously. As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere of the whole dinner table became silent.

The one who said this was not Uzumaki Naruto, who was struggling endlessly before, but Choji Akimichi, whose face was flushed with anger, and who was furious!