Ch. 147. Tsunade's conditions. [2]

Mizuki began to practice hard in seclusion.

　　Everyone in Phoenix Village has entered a state of practice and grow.

　　In the capital of the Land of Birds, an uninvited guest came, Jiraiya, one of the Sannin of Konoha.

　　In the tavern, Jiraiya met Tsunade who was drinking.

　　Tsunade:

- "Jiraiya? Why are you here?"

She was half drunk. When she saw Jiraiya, she thought she had seen it wrong.

　　Jiraiya looked at Tsunade, whose appearance had not changed, curled his lips and said:

- "Hey, you are still pretending to be young at your age?"

　　Tsunade was not angry and said:

- "You came all the way to find me just to ridicule me?"

　　Jiraiya sat across from Tsunade, poured himself a glass of wine, drank it all, and then refilled it:

- "The old man is dead!"

　　Tsunade was silent for a moment and said:

- "Just die, everyone will die, there is nothing strange about it."

　　Jiraiya asked:

- "Aren't you curious about how he died?"

　　Tsunade said calmly:

- "How else can he die? Most likely it is his own fault."

　　Jiraiya in thought:

- "You judge people so accurately!"

　　This time it was his turn to be silent.

　　After drinking several drinks, Jiraiya spoke again:

- "He was killed by the missing-ninja Mizuki, the Shodai Hōōkage of the newly established Phoenix Ninja Village."

- "Those who died together were Orochimaru and the Yondaime Kazekage."

　　Upon hearing that Orochimaru was also dead, Tsunade's hand holding the wine glass paused:

- "It turns out he's a missing-ninja from Konoha. No wonder that kid's surname is Uzumaki."

　　Jiraiya:

- "The brat named Uzumaki you are talking about should be Uzumaki Naruto. He is the son of Minato and Kushina, and he is also the nine-tailed jinchuriki of this term."

　　Tsunade said:

- "His identity has nothing to do with me."

　　Although she said this, she squeezed the wine glass with more force.

　　The poor cup was almost crushed.

　　Deep down, Tsunade still cared about Naruto.

　　Every time Naruto was present, she could win in gambling, which made Tsunade very interested in Naruto.

　　Tsunade felt that a kid who could affect her luck must be special to her.

　　In the past, Tsunade would stay in each place for at most three days.

　　But because of Naruto, she stayed in the Land of Birds for more than ten days this time.

　　Tsunade:

- "Before Nawaki died, my luck was not bad. After Nawaki died, my luck was extremely bad."

- "Later I met Dan, my luck got better again, but after Dan's death, my luck got worse again."

- "And now, another person appears who makes my luck better."

　　Tsunade was a little looking forward to it, but also a little scared.

　　She wanted to have more contact with Naruto because she saw the shadows of Kawaki and Dan in Naruto.

　　But she was also afraid that because of she, Naruto would follow in the footsteps of Nawaki and Dan.

　　She always felt that she was the one who killed Nawaki and Dan.

　　Jiraiya was an idiot and couldn't tell what Tsunade was thinking. He didn't come to Tsunade to drink and reminisce:

- "There is no suitable candidate for Hokage in the village. The advisors and heads of the major families agree that you are the most suitable person to serve as the Godaime."

　　Tsunade sneered:

- "Why don't you do it right?"

　　Jiraiya said awkwardly:

- "I'm not that material."

　　Tsunade:

- "If you don't deserve it, why should you let me? Whoever wants to be the Godaime should be the one, but don't look for me anyway."

　　Jiraiya advised:

- "After all, Konoha Village was founded by your two grandfathers, and the entire village is their hard work."

- "Can you bear to watch the village gradually decline due to the lack of Hokage?"

- "If a suitable Godaime is not elected, other countries will definitely seize this opportunity and start a war."

　　Tsunade said:

- "It's none of my business!"

　　Jiraiya:

- "The old man is dead, Danzo is dead, and there is no soil for darkness to breed in the village. If you become the Gosaimw, Konoha will definitely return to the period of the Shodai and Nidaime."

　　Tsunade placed the wine glass heavily on the table and said loudly:

- "I told you, I'm not interested."

　　Jiraiya was annoyed and said:

- "Hey, forget it if you're not interested. Come on, let's drink!"

　　For three days in a row, Jiraiya drank with Tsunade every night, and persuaded Tsunade to return to Konoha and succeed him as Hokage.

　　Tsunade was tired of being told so she made a condition:

- "As long as you can let Uzumaki Naruto return to Konoha, I promise to go back and become the Godaime."

　　Jiraiya said with a grimace:

- "This is very difficult!"

- "That Mizuki was super strong. At that time, the old man, Orochimaru and the Yondaime Kazekage teamed up, but they couldn't beat him. In the end, they were all killed by him."

- "If you ask me to go to Phoenix Village and snatch Naruto away, isn't that asking me to die!"

　　Tsunade:

- "I don't care. Anyway, this is the condition. If you can do it, I will return to Konoha. If you can't do it, find someone else as soon as possible."

　　Jiraiya was troubled.

　　Nowadays, among all the ninjas in Konoha, Tsunade is the most suitable to be the Godaime:

- "Okay, let me go and give it a try!"

　　Forced to have no choice, Jiraiya could only come to Phoenix Village to see Mizuki.

　　When he arrived at Phoenix Village, Jiraiya's expression changed:

- "This village has such rich natural energy. Although it is not as good as Mt. Myoboku, it is not far behind."

　　The closer to the Hōōkage Building, the richer the natural energy became. When Jiraiya arrived at the downstairs of the Hōōkage Building, he felt that the concentration of natural energy around him was no worse than Mt. Myoboku.

　　Moreover, the surrounding natural energy is converging towards this building:

- "Is it because of this building?"

　　Jiraiya looked at the Hōōkage Building, trying to see what was special about this building, but looking left and right, he couldn't see anything.

　　I just think that this Hōōkage Building has a strange shape.

　　On the top floor of Hōōkage Building, Mizuki, who was practicing the [Heavenly Grudge], suddenly opened his eyes.

　　The next moment, he appeared in front of Jiraiya:

- "Jiraiya, what are you doing here? Could it be that you want to join the Phoenix Village?"

　　Jiraiya smiled and said:

- "No, no, no, I have no interest in joining your village. I came here to discuss with you whether it is possible to let Naruto return to Konoha?"

- "As long as you agree, I am willing to introduce you to Mt. Myoboku and help you practice Senjutsu!"