Inside the Baile Tavern.
"I'm sorry, Tsunade-sama."
Naruto stood up and apologized sincerely, looking determined to reflect.
Surprisingly, Tsunade was not angry, at least not unhappy because Naruto lied. She stretched out her hand to hold the wine bottle, and a deep groove formed in her chest with her movement.
He poured it skillfully with his wrist, and the clear wine fell into the cup.
He took a sip and put it down with a thud.
"I already know about the third generation..."
The conversation between Tsunade and Jiraiya was extremely solemn. Naruto worked on his meal silently. After eating, he walked to the counter to pay the bill and then went out to hang out.
This matter is not something he can interfere with, and there is no point in sitting there and listening.
Out of the corner of Tsunade's eyes, she glanced at Naruto who was not wearing a forehead protector outside the window. The face of Nogeki flashed in her mind, her eyes looking a little lonely.
"No more playing."
She threw the poker on the table, upset.
"After all this time, you are still so willful, Tsunade." Jiraiya also glanced out the window, as if he was not in a hurry, "It doesn't matter if you don't play cards, but now the village needs you to be the Fifth Hokage."
"If you refuse...then the kid will probably."
"Jiraiya, don't play such childish tricks." Tsunade poured herself a glass of wine, "Who cares about that kind of nine-tailed brat?"
"The matter about the rope tree..." Jiraiya said while taking a bite of food.
"Don't mention the rope tree." Tsunade's eyes were sharp. "I have nothing to lose. It is too stupid to risk my life for the village."
"It really surprises me that you have such an idea." Jiraiya said.
"It's human nature." Tsunade continued to drink, her voice was lazy and her body was mature, "Orochimaru has gone crazy, the third generation is dead, and you are old."
"As for the third generation dying at the hands of Orochimaru, I'm not surprised at all. Orochimaru has no feelings, but the third generation still has illusions about him."
"After all, he is the proudest disciple." Jiraiya smiled.
"No one cares about that position." Tsunade was a little drunk and changed the topic, "What about the kid you brought?"
"The Yondaime's son." Jiraiya swallowed a glass of wine, "He looks a lot like a rope tree, doesn't he?"
"I asked you not to mention the rope tree again." Tsunade was a little annoyed.
"Forget it, Naruto's child had been staying in the village under the supervision of the Third Generation and ANBU. I went back some time ago." Jiraiya's voice became serious.
"Kyuubi was released by Naruto."
Tsunade paused for a moment and said nothing.
"This matter does have something to do with Uchiha Itachi, but it's hard to say because the situation is unclear now." Jiraiya said, "I originally thought that Naruto would grow into a character like the fourth generation, but now... "
"Tsunade, at our age there is nothing to lose. Some things can't be done, but some things can be changed."
Tsunade held the bottle of wine and stared at Jiraiya for a long time.
After a long time, Tsunade stood up and staggered out of the door.
The lights on Tanshu Street were bright, and Tsunade didn't need to do anything as long as she stood there, it was enough to attract the attention of the crowd.
The green robe was slightly drunk, and her face was not inferior to that of a twenty-year-old girl. She had a slender waist and exuded the temperament of a mature lady. Even if it's not an iceberg face, it still makes people afraid to step forward.
His eyes were slightly narrowed as if he was looking for something, and his naturally cute expression made people feel the contrast. Passers-by were stunned and hit the telephone pole, holding their noses in pain.
Although the image of being unattainable is gone, no one dares to come forward and talk to this woman with an eight-headed body and a girth of 126.7cm.
The night breeze blew.
Tsunade jumped onto the roof and saw Naruto who was practicing the Rasengan with one hand.
The Rasengan rotated slowly but steadily, and Naruto was not impatient, as if he was playing with a newly purchased toy. He sat there quietly, staring at the spinning pill with an expressionless expression.
"It turns too slowly and is completely ineffective."
Tsunade commented carelessly, her voice drunken.
"Practice requires patience." Naruto shook off Jiraiya's rhetoric, looked up and saw Tsunade, and immediately changed his attitude to a respectful one.
"That's the ninjutsu that Jiraiya gave you, right?" Tsunade looked away from Naruto and recalled the rope tree in her mind.
"So be it." Naruto stood up, looked at Tsunade and saluted, "Tsunade-sama, will you return to the village and serve as the Fifth Hokage?"
"Oh?" Tsunade didn't answer directly, leaning forward slightly with a slightly drunken expression on her face, "Do you really want me to be the Fifth Hokage?"
"Yes." Naruto said calmly, "If Tsunade-sama refuses to become Hokage, I will probably be imprisoned as a dangerous monster."
"Why should I help you?" Tsunade smiled and patted Naruto's shoulder with one hand.
"Tsunade-sama, I am the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, but I am not guilty." Naruto said, "I had no choice before, but now I just want to be a normal person."
"What if I say no?"
"Then I will find a way myself." Naruto spoke truthfully, with a sincere tone, "No one wants to become a monster. To be honest, it's not a good experience."
At this point, Naruto paused and a smile appeared on his face.
"I don't care what the top advisors think, but it's time for Konoha to prepare to lose Kyuubi."
"The village has really failed in forcing the Jinchuuriki like this." Tsunade took her hand back and muttered, "It's not impossible to go back, but I have to think about it for a few days."
Naruto looked at Tsunade and said hello.
"Thank you, Tsunade-sama."
He always remained respectful towards Tsunade whom he met for the first time. Naruto didn't think the other party would recognize his empty will of fire, because he didn't have such a thing at all.
Sincerity is the ultimate skill, and what he just said was the truth.
Even if Tsunade does not serve as the fifth generation, and Jiraiya is there, it will not be Danzo's turn to take over. For Naruto, whether Tsunade takes office as the fifth generation is only related to the tail seal.
As for how Tsunade will choose, whether to kill Orochimaru alone or simply return to the village, she can only take it one step at a time.
Sometimes preconceived impressions can lead to bad things. It's useless to think about it so much. Just keep practicing Rasengan.
The next day.
Naruto slept in the B&B all day, and it was already dark when he got up. Jiraiya was not there, so Naruto didn't care. After washing for a while, he went downstairs to find something to eat.
The three thousand taels earned by Jiraiya haven't been spent yet, enough for him to eat sukiyaki, tempura, and ramen until he's full. After wandering around for a while, Naruto, who was carrying snacks and preparing to return to the hotel, was suddenly attracted by something.
It was a black shadow, to be precise, it was a tall gatehouse huddled in Tuanchu Street, with a plaque with the words Tuanchu Street hanging on it. The black shadow was sitting there, looking familiar.
