Naruto, starting with immortality, I'm going to buy up the ninja world!

Chapter 286 Willfulness

Chapter 286 Willfulness

Tsunade put down her phone and let out a long sigh.

"You've come to persuade me to go back to my village, haven't you?"

Seeing that Tsunade already knew the purpose of his visit, Jiraiya stopped beating around the bush.

"Tsunade, come back to Konoha with me. Konoha needs someone to step up and lead the village's development, and you are the best choice."

Tsunade didn't answer, she just kept drinking her red wine.

Silence, suddenly, fell into silence.

Jiraiya watched as Tsunade quietly sipped her red wine, saying nothing, yet it seemed as if she had said everything.

"Tsunade, now is not the time for you to be willful. The village needs you."

"Clang!"

Tsunade placed the wine glass heavily on the dining table.

"Yes, now is not the time to be willful, Jiraiya. Since you know that, why do you still insist on being willful?"

The sudden question left Jiraiya speechless for a moment.

"Me? Me, being willful?"

"Aren't you being willful?"

Tsunade slammed her hand on the dining table, startling everyone.

"Since the Second Shinobi World War ended, you left the village to search for that so-called Child of Destiny. Isn't that being willful?"

"I did it for the entire ninja world!"

"What a fine excuse, 'for the entire ninja world'! Just because of a casual remark from an old toad, you're going to abandon the village that nurtured and raised you?"

"But I..."

"Jiraiya, what are you running away from? You say I'm willful, but aren't you willful too?"

"I......"

Jiraiya was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Tsunade sighed.

"Sigh, I know I have no right to say anything to you, after all, I was indeed very willful and left the village on my own."

Do you think I want to leave the village?

"Tsunade."

Jiraiya looked at Tsunade and noticed that her hands were trembling.

Especially when she was staring at that glass of blood-red wine.

"I also want to stay in the village, and I also want to continue being a ninja, but I can't."

Since Nawaki and Dan died, I have been unable to bear seeing blood. Whenever I see blood, the image of Dan and Nawaki's tragic deaths will appear in my mind, and I will lose all my strength.

From that moment on, I knew I could never be a ninja again. What kind of ninja is someone who can't bear to see blood and can't fight? I couldn't even be a medical ninja in the rear; I couldn't even bear to look at the wounds and blood of the injured.

So I left the village to clear my head. At the time, I thought, the village is so big, it doesn't matter if I'm gone, there's still you and Orochimaru, right?

But what happened next? You also left the village to search for the so-called chosen one.

I'm willful, but aren't you willful too?

Tell me, Jiraiya, isn't it foolish of you to leave the village for an uncertain parable?

Jiraiya remained silent, and the entire room fell silent once again.

Naruto looked at the two of them and forgot to eat for a moment.

Seeing that Jiraiya didn't answer her question, Tsunade smiled.

"Hahahaha, Jiraiya, you're still the same as always. When faced with a problem, you never dare to confront it directly, but instead choose to run away."

"A lecherous immortal?"

Naruto noticed that Jiraiya's expression was rather unpleasant, and he was somewhat worried. After all, he was counting on Jiraiya to teach him ninjutsu.

Of course, if all else fails, I can always go back and ask Sister Xiaokui for help.

Seeing that Jiraiya still didn't intend to speak, Tsunade spoke again.

"You know what? Actually, before the old man had his accident, I met Orochimaru, or rather, Orochimaru came to see me."

Orochimaru!

Jiraiya finally reacted when he heard Orochimaru's name.

"You care more about Orochimaru than me, don't you?"

"No, no, the main thing is that Orochimaru killed the old man."

"I know."

Tsunade sighed and said.

"Do you know what Orochimaru said when he came to see me that time?"

"What did you say?"

"He told me that people need to change, and villages need to change. The ninja world is already undergoing changes quietly. If people don't change and instead obstruct the changes, then the only option is to eliminate those who are obstructing the changes."

"Masaka!"

Jiraiya's eyes widened.

"Yes, I knew what Orochimaru wanted to do from that day on."

"Then why don't you..."

"Jiraiya!"

Tsunade knew exactly what he wanted to say, but she still interrupted him.

"Have you been wandering outside the village all these years just to find the chosen one? Answer me!"

Jiraiya fell silent again, and this time, even the oblivious Naruto realized that something seemed amiss.

Tsunade downed the drink in her cup in one gulp and then put the cup down.

"I can go back to Konoha with you, but I hope you can tell me the truth this time, okay?"

After saying that, Tsunade got up and left, asking Shizune to take good care of the two of them before she left.

As night fell, Tsunade sat on the hotel balcony, leaning back in her chair, enjoying the gentle breeze and gazing at the starry sky.

In a daze, she felt as if she had returned to the past, when the three of them were still young, and the old man was still young.

Their failure in an assessment led them to train until night. Exhausted, the three of them lay on the grass, gazing at the starry sky.

What are you thinking about?

A voice suddenly rang out.

Jiraiya jumped directly from the distant balcony to Tsunade's side.

"I was thinking about when we were young, when the old man was still young, Orochimaru hadn't gone to extremes yet, and you were just a loser. All you thought about every day was surpassing Orochimaru and becoming an excellent ninja, not being some kind of chosen one."

"Those were such good times, without so many problems and worries."

"The past may have been wonderful, but people always have to look forward and move forward."

Jiraiya took a deep breath.

"The old man and Orochimaru are gone. Tsunade, let's work together for the transformation of Konoha."

Tsunade looked at Jiraiya and asked him in return.

"you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure. You're right, the ninja world is already changing. Perhaps this world doesn't need a chosen one, but Konoha needs us now."

"Do not."

Tsunade shook her head and said.

"I'm not asking if you're sure about that. I mean, are you sure Orochimaru is really dead?"

"Huh? Orochimaru isn't dead yet?"

"I don't know, but I do know that Orochimaru is definitely not someone who is unprepared."

Orochimaru, who was packing up in the Sound Village to hand over the entire village to Tetsuya, suddenly sneezed.

"Who's talking about me? Could it be that traitor Sasuke?"