Chapter 44

Tsunade was rushing towards the Hokage's office to get information quickly when suddenly she was confronted by a white-haired man, a man she didn't want to see anytime soon.

"What were you doing here Jiraya, shouldn't you be on the front line?"

Jiraya was not upset that Tsunade did not welcome him, but as he looked at Tsunade with sad eyes, he began to speak. "Actually I'm going to another front before I return to the village for a few days."

"Another front?"

"There have been some unexpected developments on the Kirigakure side recently. I suppose they want to get involved in the war too?"

Tsunade lifted the corner of her mouth, crossed her arms, and said, "Are they crazy? "Weren't they the village that suffered the biggest losses during the previous war? Why are they trying to get involved in a war again before they have recovered?"

Of course, Tsunade did not know that Madara had taken control of the Mizukage's body for his grand plan and did not understand why they wanted to start such an unnecessary war. Likewise, Jiraya and the Hokage had no idea about the same.

The reason why Kirigakure wanted to start a war at a time like this was Madara himself. He needed to eliminate some ninjas and political rivals who could predict that the Mizukage might be under control. And the easiest way for Madara to do this was to borrow the blade of his least favorite village, Konoha.

Tsunade, meanwhile, remembered that she had a problem to worry about, and as she passed by Jiraya, she left him one last threat. "If you ever indoctrinate Yuta with your perversions again, I will implant you in a hospital bed."

Confused, Jiraya thought about when he had indoctrinated Yuta with perversion, then remembered that he had something important to tell Tsunade. "Wait a minute, Tsunade!"

Tsunade stopped on the roof she was jumping on, turned around, and made a what's up sound.

"I have something important to tell you. Can you come to a place where we can talk?"

Tsunade looked at the rare seriousness on Jiraya's face for a moment, then jumped off the roof and went with him to a bar.

Tsunade and Jiraya sat across from each other at a table while soft piano music played in the bar. Tsunade bought the most expensive drinks without hesitation, knowing that Jiraya would pick up the bill.

"Tsunade stop!"

The veins in Tsunade's forehead popped out when she saw Jiraya grabbing her wrist as she continued to rummage through the list of wines. "Thirsty for your life? Ji-ra-ya?"

Jiraya saw the anger in Tsunade's eyes and decided to say what he needed to say right away.

"Sakumo senpai... He's dead."

The chakra directed towards Tsunade's fists disappeared instantly with the words she heard. Although Sakumo was not very close to her, he was a trusted person who had once helped the sannin in many ways.

Tsunade remained motionless for a while and then ordered the waiter to bring her the drink with the highest alcohol content.

Jiraya didn't stop her this time and poured himself a glass from the bottle as he and Tsunade continued to talk about the details of Sakumo's death.

As time passed, the words lost their meaning and wandered aimlessly around the table like lost souls.

When Tsunade saw the bottom of the bottle, she slammed it on the table and asked when the funeral was.

"The funeral will be tomorrow evening. Will you bring Yuta?"

When Tsunade heard the word Yuta, she remembered how selfish she had been all this time. Yuta had lived with her for a long time, but Yuta's real father was Sakumo. How could she stand here and drink when Yuta had lost his father?

As Tsunade hurriedly stood up, she thought that there might be a connection between Yuta's illness today and Sakumo's death.

Jiraya paid the bill before following after Tsunade as she hurried away. Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office, a completely different scenario was unfolding.

......

Kushina's eyes widened when she saw the contents of the note she had spent all day unsealing. Seeing her reaction, Hiruzen became curious, but Danzo was the first to ask.

"Give me the note!"

Hiruzen frowned when he heard Danzo order Kushina and told Kushina to read the note.

Hiruzen had already confirmed Sakumo's suicide and guessed that it was a suicide note blaming Danzo. If Danzo had not ordered his student in this way, he would have quietly destroyed the note, but perhaps today would be a good day to remind Danzo who was Hokage.

Kushina hesitated when she heard the order from her teacher. Seeing her hesitation, Minato asked with concern what was going on.

Kushina hesitantly looked at the Hokage at this question. "Sensei, the whole note is about Yuta. And there are two lines at the end that I need to read to you."

Danzo breathed a sigh of relief that the note was not a revelation of his actions and sat back in silence. Hiruzen thought for a moment and then told Kushina to continue.

>Kushina-san, please pass this note directly to Tsunade and keep the contents a secret. What is written here could seriously affect Yuta's life. I apologize, Hokage-sama...<

Hiruzen guessed that the note must be about Yuta's past and told Kushina to pass it to Tsunade. Meanwhile, Danzo had a lot he wanted to say, but he remembered the lesson he had learned from Hiruzen on the day of the competition and decided not to talk about Yuta.

Obviously, that demon Yuta had taken over Hiruzen's mind and it was up to him, as the village's loyal protector, to secretly eliminate the problem. Danzo sighed and left the office and went to the roots.