In the Hokage Office.
Orochimaru told Minato Namikaze about his intention to return to Konoha.
Minato Namikaze was naturally very happy about Orochimaru's return.
What is most important to Konoha now? Of course, it's talent.
Although it might seem impolite to think this way, in Minato Namikaze's heart, Orochimaru was even more important than his teacher, Jiraiya.
Actually, Jiraiya was a kind of idealist; if his mind wasn't filled with the Third Hokage's so-called will of fire, but with red ideology, then he would absolutely become a great person in the future.
However, the will of fire was already deeply rooted in his heart, and for Jiraiya to change his ideology, he would have to stop being a Ninja.
As long as he was a Ninja, he would think about problems from a Ninja's perspective.
What is a Ninja's perspective? If you want peace, all the Ninja Villages and countries just need to understand each other.
Naturally, this idea was not wrong in the Ninja World, and it was even great.
Because there was no such thing as peace in the Ninja World, Jiraiya and even the First Hokage were extreme idealists who completely failed to consider practical situations.
But Jiraiya's idea of peace was too narrow compared to the peace advocated by communist red ideology.
And Orochimaru? He was a pure technical specialist; he would use his own hands to discover all truths.
Naturally, Orochimaru was also someone who was not understood, but having been influenced by the internet and the explosion of technology, Minato Namikaze understood him and knew how to utilize Orochimaru's talents.
"Welcome back, Senior Orochimaru!"
Minato Namikaze extended his hand, speaking with a sincere smile.
Seeing this, Orochimaru reached out and shook his hand.
"This is great, Orochimaru is back! Next, we just need to get Tsunade back!"
Hearing Jiraiya's words, Minato Namikaze shrugged helplessly, "I've already sent the Anbu to find Lady Tsunade, but she's unwilling to return to Konoha!"
Jiraiya heard this, smiled confidently, and said, "Tell me her location, and I will definitely bring her back!"
"Hmm? Jiraiya, are you that confident?"
Orochimaru asked with a smile.
"Absolutely! After all, we all know why Tsunade left Konoha!"
Orochimaru nodded upon hearing this.
Orochimaru, Tsunade, and even the Third Hokage all knew why Tsunade left Konoha.
Firstly, the war caused Tsunade to lose two of the most important people in her life, and secondly, it was the infighting among Konoha's higher-ups.
Besides that, Orochimaru also knew that Tsunade was unwilling to return because she could no longer be a Ninja, as she had developed hemophobia!
Although Jiraiya could not bring back the dead for Tsunade, he could persuade her to return to the Village by mentioning the major reshuffle of Konoha's higher-ups.
If this still couldn't persuade her to return to the Village, Jiraiya would take out all his savings, help Tsunade pay off her gambling debts, and use this to force Tsunade to return to the Village.
In fact, in Jiraiya's opinion, persuading Tsunade to return to the Village was not difficult.
He just needed to describe Konoha as being in dire straits! Konoha was the Village founded by Tsunade's grandfather, the First Hokage, and developed by her granduncle, the Second Hokage.
The Village was the First Hokage's most precious possession; if she knew Konoha was in trouble, she would definitely not stand by and do nothing.
Just like in the original story, Tsunade took on the role of the Fifth Hokage in a crisis. Tsunade knew that if she didn't return, Konoha would fall into the hands of those corrupt higher-ups, and by then, Konoha would no longer be Konoha!
Seeing that Jiraiya wanted to personally go find Tsunade, Minato Namikaze naturally wouldn't refuse; instead, he was very supportive.
Minato Namikaze planned to bring Jiraiya and Tsunade together.
Minato and Kushina, having watched the Hokage series, felt it was a great pity that Jiraiya and Tsunade never ended up together.
If getting the Third Hokage and Danzo together was a prank...
Then Jiraiya and Tsunade getting together would be making up for a regret.
Jiraiya set off to find Tsunade, and Orochimaru also left the Office, planning to move his current base.
As for Minato Namikaze, he found Grey Wolf, who had just returned.
"Grey Wolf, do you have any way to seal the Chakra within a person's body and turn them into an ordinary person?"
"Huh? Don't you know how to use sealing Jutsu?" Grey Wolf asked, somewhat confused.
"I do know how to use sealing Jutsu to seal Chakra... but wouldn't sealing Jutsu be noticeable?"
Grey Wolf heard this, stroked his chin, and considered for a moment, saying, "So you want to permanently seal Chakra or...? Temporarily?"
"Semi-permanently, I guess! To the extent that unless you unseal it for him, he can't unseal it himself!"
The reason Minato Namikaze wanted Grey Wolf to create something to seal Chakra was to use it on Jiraiya.
Jiraiya always hoped for peace in the Ninja World, but the path he was taking was indeed somewhat wrong.
How to guide Jiraiya onto the right path? It's simple: let him experience the suffering of the human world!
In the Ninja World, what is the suffering of the human world? The lives of ordinary people at the bottom are called the suffering of the human world.
Ninjas die in battle, die of old age, commit suicide... but there has never been a Ninja who starved to death.
And the Ninja profession has never required labor; they only need to perform missions and serve the noble higher-ups to earn a considerable income in exchange for resources.
And where do the resources they acquire come from? Isn't it from the various nobles of each country plundering the common people at the bottom?
Jiraiya roamed the Ninja World; could he not see these things? He could see them, but in his opinion, the reason these ordinary people at the bottom couldn't eat enough or dress warmly was because of the wars between the major Ninja Villages.
If there were no wars, then everyone would be able to eat enough and dress warmly, and this would usher in the true dawn of peace.
The idea was very naive, but Jiraiya never considered that even without war, nobles would still exploit commoners, and Ninjas would still serve nobles. This was a vicious cycle and had little to do with whether there was war or not.
To make Jiraiya see all of this, he needed to experience it firsthand.
And the method Minato Namikaze thought of was to turn Jiraiya into an ordinary person and then immerse him in the difficult life of ordinary people.
"Semi-permanently controllable, huh? That's simple, just make an energy-sealing pill!"
"After eating it, any supernatural energy will be sealed! And it has no harm or side effects on the human body!"
"How long will it take to make?" Minato Namikaze asked.
"This thing is simple; I can make it in a little while! When do you need it?"
"Since it can be made quickly, then I'll come back to you to make it when I need it!"
Hearing Minato Namikaze's words, Grey Wolf quickly waved his hand and said, "Forget it! I'll just make it for you in advance! My time is very precious! My wife and children are waiting for me!"