Naruto: The Strongest Sage

The old man was very happy.

Jiraiya found Tsunade again. It was not difficult.

Or it was not difficult for a top ninja like Jiraiya. But it was a bit difficult to bring Tsunade back.

Apart from anything else, when Jiraiya found Tsunade, she was killing everyone in the casino... well, she was being killed.

Tsunade's reaction to the death of the third generation was very cold. She was disappointed with this village a long time ago.

She didn't have much affection for the third generation. Of course, for Jiraiya, the most critical problem was that he had no money to pay Tsunade back.

Shizune agreed with Tsunade's return to be Hokage. It's a pity that her words were really useless.

After Tsunade emptied Jiraiya's wallet, she sat in the tavern and started drinking contentedly.

Jiraiya sat in front of her again.

"Why, you haven't given up yet? Give up, I won't go back with you."

"Really? I just want to tell you some facts. Tsunade, Kamikawa Aoba is a very dangerous person. If he takes control of Konoha, I don't know what will happen. He may start the Fourth Ninja World War."

"Then let's fight. From what you said, he is a very powerful person, maybe he can unify the Ninja World?"

"Tsunade, don't you understand? Once the Ninja World War is launched, how many innocent people will die in the war. What we should do is to ensure peace, not to start a war."

"Haha, Jiraiya, you are such a fool. You still don't understand why Kamikawa Aoba asked me to be the Hokage. He stimulated you to carry out this mission with just a few words. But you don't know what the root of the mission is."

It's like in the original plot, there is not much display of Karin and Sakura's talents. In fact, there is not much demonstration of Tsunade's political ability.

But the actual situation is that Tsunade, who saw through the essence of Konoha and left, has a political awareness that is many times stronger than Jiraiya.

Jiraiya, who has been troubled by the prophecy of a toad for most of his life, is not comparable to Tsunade in this regard.

"What do you mean?"

"It means that Konoha is in ruins now. Whoever becomes Hokage at this time will have to face a lot of troubles.

And when the current Hokage solves all the problems, he will be able to easily get a stable Konoha when he takes the position. To put it bluntly, it is obvious that letting me go back is to let me deal with the mess.

You idiot, you actually want to convince me with reason. Jiraiya, no wonder you can't beat Kamikawa Aoba."

"......" Tsunade said this, Jiraiya suddenly felt that he was indeed an idiot. But the most uncomfortable thing is that even if he knew the real purpose of Kamikawa Aoba. He still hoped that Tsunade would go back.

It's not just for Konoha, but also for his own selfishness. It can be said that Aoba's move is a complete conspiracy. Whether he sees through it or not, he has to continue to do it.

"Tsunade..." Jiraiya, who was about to say something, suddenly looked at the door. At the same time, Tsunade turned his head and looked in the same direction almost at the same time.

Two people appeared at the door at some point, Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi.

Jiraiya subconsciously began to be on guard. But Tsunade had no intention of taking action at all, but directly poured a glass of wine and pushed it in the direction of Orochimaru.

Tsunade has a complicated feeling about Orochimaru. It stands to reason that Orochimaru killed the third generation, and Tsunade should hate him. But in fact, it's not. Tsunade has no desire to avenge the third generation now.

"Let's drink together, the three of us haven't sat together for a long time."

"Tsunade, you..." Jiraiya saw Tsunade's expression and felt a little incredible.

"He's the one who killed the teacher. How could you..."

"Really? Have you ever counted how many times we saved each other in our ninja careers?"

Orochimaru ignored Jiraiya's murderous gaze and sat directly next to Tsunade. But he didn't take the glass of wine.

Tsunade was very perceptive and glanced at his hands.

"Injured? The old man is still quite capable."

"It's a ninjutsu called Shiki Fuujin. I've never seen it before. No matter what method I use, I can't heal my hands. Tsunade, if there is anyone in this world who can heal me. It's only you, Tsunade."

Orochimaru is the top in all kinds of weird research. But when it comes to medical treatment

He had to admit that ninjutsu was the strongest in the world.

"Shiki Fuujin? Forget it, it can't be cured. That's not something that medical ninjutsu can solve."

Tsunade's words directly sealed the possibility of Orochimaru's death. This made Orochimaru's body tremble slightly, and he almost couldn't control his emotions.

"Why, even you can't do it? Tsunade, your sealing technique is as high as your attainments in medical ninjutsu. Even you can't do it?"

"Haha, do you know? Orochimaru, originally there was someone in this world who could save you. But now there is no one."

Orochimaru thought for a while, then said.

"The Uzumaki clan?"

"Yes, the Uzumaki clan. The Shiki Fuujin itself is one of the highest achievements of the Uzumaki clan's sealing technique. We know the concepts involved, but we don't know why.

So, in Konoha today, although there are people who can use this ninjutsu, no one can successfully analyze it, let alone crack it. The old man is risking his life to use this trick. If it can be cracked casually, it is not the highest level of forbidden technique in Konoha."

Orochimaru's face was completely gloomy. What he didn't expect was that Tsunade was also powerless to do anything about it.

He didn't think Tsunade would lie to him. Orochimaru knew Tsunade very well. She might not like him. But she would not lie about her profession.

"That's a pity."

After Orochimaru finished speaking, he stood up and prepared to leave. But at this time, Jiraiya blocked him. Tsunade not taking action does not mean that Jiraiya will forgive Orochimaru.

"Stop."

Facing the angry Jiraiya, Orochimaru's face returned to that mocking smile.

"Jiraiya, why do you want to kill me to avenge the old man?"

"Orochimaru, you betrayed the village and killed your teacher, your crime is unforgivable. Now come back to Konoha with me to stand trial."

Jiraiya looked at Orochimaru angrily, as if he would fight if he disagreed. But in fact, Orochimaru didn't want to fight.

Under normal circumstances, he was naturally not afraid of Jiraiya. But now, he had no hands. He couldn't perform ninjutsu. Although he could let Kabuto perform most of the jutsu on his behalf.

But the cooperation between the two, whether in speed or tacit understanding, could not be compared with the original self. What's more, Kabuto was not himself after all. The amount of chakra was a bit different.

If he really fought with Jiraiya, it would not be so easy to get rid of him.