[After Orochimaru left, Jiraiya went to find Tsunade.]
[Naruto was stunned. This big sister in front of him... was Tsunade?]
[Only when Jiraiya revealed Tsunade's real age did Naruto realize he'd been tricked.]
"What do you mean tricked? Are you saying I'm not young and beautiful?"
In the timeline of the Third Hokage, Tsunade turned to look at Naruto and asked.
Just as Naruto was about to speak, Minato quickly covered his mouth, while Kushina gave an awkward smile and replied, "Lady Tsunade, let's not take our anger out on him, okay?"
Seeing how Minato and Kushina reacted like they were facing a great enemy, Tsunade didn't know whether to laugh or be angry.
She laughed at how seriously they were taking it, but was also annoyed that they saw her this way.
Did they really think she was the type to lash out without reason?
"Jiraiya, what are you laughing at?"
"Uh—I wasn't laughing."
"No way. I saw you laugh. How about this, give me a hundred thousand ryo later as an apology."
Jiraiya: ???
[Since Orochimaru killed the Third Hokage, the position of Hokage was empty.]
[Jiraiya had long gotten used to wandering the world, and he was also busy searching for the Child of Prophecy. He didn't have the time or energy to be Hokage.]
[So, Tsunade—known as the granddaughter of Hashirama—became the best candidate.]
[But the title 'Hokage' was like a shadow that haunted Tsunade, constantly reminding her of her lost brother and lover.]
[However, when Jiraiya saw the necklace hanging around Tsunade's neck, he knew there was hope.]
[Jiraiya: Tsunade, come back to the village and become Hokage.]
[Tsunade: No.]
[Faced with Jiraiya's invitation, Tsunade didn't think twice before rejecting him and even mocked the Hokage as trash.
[These words angered Naruto, and he was ready to face Tsunade in a showdown.
[When Naruto said that becoming Hokage was his dream, Tsunade was stunned. She saw the shadows of both Nawaki and Dan in this little brat.
[In their one-on-one fight, after Naruto used his incomplete Rasengan, Tsunade, with just one finger, shattered the ground and tripped Naruto.
[She also stole Naruto's little frog.
[She made a bet with Naruto: if he could master the Rasengan within a week, she would give him a necklace worth three mountains. But if he lost, the money in his little frog's wallet would be hers.
[In fact, Tsunade did this to see new hope in Naruto.]
"Lady Tsunade, there's no need to give a necklace," Kushina said awkwardly.
Tsunade looked at Kushina's embarrassed expression and said, "It's Tsunade from the screen who's giving it, not me."
"Ah, right, right, right, Lady Tsunade, it's great that you think that way."
Kushina and Minato both sighed in relief.
That necklace was considered a top-tier curse; anyone else who wore it would die, except for Tsunade.
Nawaki and Dan were two living examples.
As Naruto's parents, they couldn't afford to take that risk.
Whether it was superstition or not, it was better to make sure Tsunade didn't give the necklace to Naruto.
"Look at you two getting so scared."
Tsunade shook her head, understanding why Minato and Kushina were acting this way, but still, she said irritably, "I don't know what you're afraid of. If we die, we can always have Orochimaru bring us back. What do you think, Orochimaru?"
Orochimaru nodded and replied, "Yes, if we can use the Impure World Reincarnation, we can be resurrected. Even if the Impure World doesn't work, as long as the body is intact, we can use the Rinnegan to revive."
"Hehe, what do you think, should we take advantage of the time when Madara is restoring his soul and secretly use the Rinnegan once?"
"Let's forget about it. Reviving a single person isn't worth it. Reviving multiple people, and on top of that, not finding the right corpses right away... Besides, reviving someone using the Gedo Art of Rinne Rebirth—who's going to pay for that?"
As soon as she heard that she'd have to pay, Tsunade immediately fell silent.
You want her to pay?
In your dreams!
Unlike Tsunade during the time of the Third Hokage, who didn't feel much of an attachment, Tsunade as the Fifth Hokage looked at herself on the screen and thought back to Naruto's actions back then, feeling quite emotional.
"Time really flies. In the blink of an eye, that little brat has grown into an outstanding and reliable ninja."
After Pain destroyed the village once, Konoha was really struggling.
Although Pain used the Gedo Art of Rinne Rebirth to revive everyone he killed in that battle, the village was still completely destroyed.
And because of this, Konoha's reputation in the outside world dropped drastically.
Afterward, Danzo took power as the acting Hokage and represented Konoha at the Five Kage Summit.
Fine, whatever, but that fool died during the summit, causing Konoha's reputation to take another heavy blow.
The outside world didn't care about what happened in Konoha. All they knew was that the village was destroyed and the acting Hokage was killed.
And the person who killed Danzo was none other than a rogue ninja from Konoha.
Under normal circumstances, Tsunade wouldn't even know how to restore Konoha's reputation in such a short time.
Fortunately, this wasn't a normal situation.
With the masked man declaring war on the entire ninja world, as long as Konoha performs well in this war, shows its strength, and proves the dignity of being the strongest ninja village, their reputation will naturally be restored.
And to win this war, as Hokage, she naturally had to lead the charge. But the performance of Naruto and the younger generation couldn't be overlooked either.
"MD, the timing of the Masked Man declaring war is really well-timed. People who don't know might think he's from Konoha."
"After this war is over, if he's still alive, I'll buy him a drink no matter what."
[After sending Naruto away, Tsunade started drinking with Jiraiya.]
[After reminiscing about the past, Jiraiya emphasized: If you dare to betray Konoha and heal Orochimaru, I will kill you.]
[Tsunade looked unconcerned, not because she has immortality, but because her heart still holds the Will of Fire from her lover and brother, not allowing her to betray Konoha.]
[So, Jiraiya's words didn't have any effect except for annoying Tsunade.]
"Jiraiya?"
Tsunade raised an eyebrow, giving Jiraiya a look that said, "You know what I mean."
Jiraiya instantly understood, clutching his chest and replying, "Got it, I'll pay you another 100,000 ryo to make up for it."
Tsunade nodded in satisfaction, patting Jiraiya's shoulder and replying, "Hm~ Since you're so understanding, I'll forgive you this time."
".Tsunade."
"Hm?"
"You promised not to take it out on me."
"Hehe."
Tsunade smiled sweetly and replied, "You're not a stranger, so why would I treat you like one?"
Hearing this, Jiraiya was momentarily unsure whether to feel happy or heartbroken.
Happy that Tsunade didn't treat him like a stranger.
Heartbroken that his wallet was getting thinner.
When he thought about how he couldn't go out for drinks with the girls if he ran out of money, Jiraiya cautiously asked, "If you treated me like a stranger, what would happen?"
Tsunade replied flatly, "A stranger? Well, that's easy. Either pay me 1 million ryo to soothe my wounded heart, or get beaten up by me and end up in the hospital for one, two, three, or even four months. Are you asking me this because you want to try the 'stranger's package'?"
"Of course not, I'm just asking, just asking."
Tsunade: You think I can't handle you?
Jiraiya: o(╥﹏╥)o
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