Seeing Lelouch engrossed in watching Code Geass, Naruto didn't disturb him.
After all, to conquer someone like Lelouch, words alone are useless; he must witness it with his own eyes.
Naruto left the Sealing Space.
With Lelouch's addition, Naruto felt more confident about confronting the Akatsuki Organization and Black Zetsu.
He found Minato Namikaze again.
Just then, Jiraiya also arrived at Minato Namikaze's Office.
"Teacher, have you found Lady Tsunade?"
Jiraiya's expression was a little helpless as he said, "I found her! But she refuses to come back!"
"Why? Weren't you confident you could persuade Lady Tsunade to return?"
"It's like this..."
Then, Jiraiya began to recount how he found Tsunade.
Two days ago, Jiraiya found Tsunade in the Capital of the Land of Fire based on Anbu intelligence.
Originally, Jiraiya thought Tsunade would be enjoying herself in a casino in the Capital of the Land of Fire, but to his surprise, Tsunade was in the Daimyo's Palace, spending her days eating, drinking, and playing games with a virtual helmet.
As for why she could eat and drink at the Daimyo's Palace? Because the previous Daimyo was her maternal grandfather.
Going to the Daimyo's Palace was like going home, and the current Daimyo also welcomed Tsunade's visit.
After all, who wouldn't want to have the Ninja World's top medical Ninja by their side?
Tsunade was actually annoyed by debt collectors and had no choice but to go to the Daimyo's Palace.
She probably planned to leave after the debt collection storm subsided.
But... at the Daimyo's Palace, Tsunade found a new hobby: virtual games.
Tsunade was the type of person who had suffered a major blow in reality; she desperately wanted to escape, and she was doing so now. The virtual world was perfect for such people.
Moreover, in the virtual world, hemophobia simply didn't exist! Here, Tsunade also experienced the long-lost thrill of combat.
Besides that, she could also see her younger brother and lover again here.
Soon, Tsunade became addicted to virtual games and couldn't extricate herself.
Later, offline transactions gradually began to appear in the noble circles of the Capital of the Land of Fire.
Equipment obtained from killing monsters or BOSSes, or from accidentally entering forbidden lands or ruins, could be sold in reality.
And the selling prices were not low; many people made money by helping nobles farm equipment.
Tsunade naturally also saw a business opportunity, but awkwardly, no matter how high-level a BOSS Tsunade defeated, or how difficult the ruins or forbidden lands she entered, she never dropped legendary equipment.
The highest level item she dropped was a purple epic, and most importantly, this piece of equipment was a common item.
Tsunade felt that this virtual game was targeting her, so she used the in-game customer service system to contact support.
The AI behind the human customer service also checked if there was a bug in the game, but the result was... the game had no problems.
Hearing the customer service's explanation, Tsunade was furious. If Shizune hadn't stopped her, she would have almost smashed the virtual helmet.
"Lady Tsunade... you can be so generous even when you lose at gambling; it's just not dropping game equipment, you don't need to get angry."
Shizune's words also calmed Tsunade down.
That's right, the process of killing a BOSS and waiting for equipment to drop is just like gambling, isn't it?
"Sigh, but Shizune... I'm still so unwilling!"
"Although I don't care how much I lose at gambling, and even if I get angry, a drink solves it, but for some reason, I just can't get over not dropping equipment."
If Kurama or Naruto had heard Tsunade's words, they would definitely have called her naive.
Just then, Shizune had an idea.
"Lady Tsunade, how about this: next time, I'll team up with you, and you'll get the monster down to a sliver of health, then I'll deliver the final blow. That should drop good items!"
Tsunade: ...
"So, Shizune, are you telling me to accept my fate?"
Shizune: ...
Speechless, Shizune secretly complained in her heart:
"Lady Tsunade, you should have accepted your fate long ago! Otherwise, we wouldn't be running around from debt collectors."
Although Tsunade didn't accept her fate, she still listened to Shizune, and the two teamed up to farm BOSSes.
Although Tsunade had terrible luck, Shizune, that little girl, had surprisingly good luck.
After only a few trips to low-level forbidden lands, Tsunade and Shizune dropped two divine pieces of equipment from the forbidden land BOSSes.
Seeing the two golden pieces of equipment drop, Tsunade immediately saw hope of paying off all her debts.
And so... Tsunade began to furiously farm gold in the game.
Because of Tsunade's combat experience and a very healthy liver, her reputation quickly spread among the noble circles of the Capital of the Land of Fire.
Many nobles sought out Tsunade to buy equipment, ask for help with ruins, and ask for help Wild Map BOSS.
Tsunade accepted all business, and in less than half a month, her tens of millions in foreign debt were completely paid off. Not only that, she also earned several millions.
Just then, Jiraiya came knocking.
Learning that Tsunade had actually cleared all her debts herself! Jiraiya was also a little stunned! He knew that his previous plan might not work, and in the end, he could only appeal to her reason and emotions to persuade Tsunade to return to the Village.
In the tavern.
Tsunade and Jiraiya sat face to face, with sake and various snacks on the table. Beside the table was Shizune, helping to pour their drinks.
"Tsunade, Teacher Sarutobi has stepped down. The Fourth Hokage is my disciple, Minato Namikaze. The elders from before are all gone... Come back to the Village with me! The Village needs you now!"
"Minato Namikaze? Isn't he dead?" Tsunade asked, frowning.
"Although I don't know what happened, Minato has indeed been resurrected!"
Hearing the words "resurrected," Tsunade was somewhat moved, but the change in her expression was quickly concealed.
"Minato, ah, with him there, it's enough. Why should I go back?"
Jiraiya shook his head and said, "Minato is still too young. If you go back and become an elder, you can help him. Don't forget, Konoha is the First Hokage's treasure. Don't you want to see Konoha Village become even better?"
Tsunade took a sip of sake, then picked up the box next to her containing a virtual helmet and said, "Does Konoha have this?"
Looking at the box, Jiraiya was a little puzzled, not knowing what it was!
Although Jiraiya had returned to the Village twice, he had not yet encountered virtual helmets or the virtual world.
Seeing Jiraiya's puzzled look, Tsunade put the box back and said, "This is a virtual helmet."
"Me, ah... I'm living off virtual helmets now! What can I do if I go back to Konoha Village? I can no longer be a Ninja."
"Can't be a Ninja? What do you mean?" Jiraiya asked, somewhat confused.
Just then, Shizune, who had been silent, spoke up.
"Lord Jiraiya, please don't try to persuade Lady Tsunade anymore; she really can't continue being a Ninja!"
"Lady Tsunade, she has hemophobia!"