Naruto just wants to be a god of death.

Chapter 70 I Reject (Fourth Update, Please Give Me a Monthly Vote)
Naruto asked the toad named "Kosuke" to bring back his message.

He didn't write a long letter, just briefly explaining what happened last night and reporting the results of the battle. Although he failed to kill Uchiha Itachi and Kisame, he also let them leave something behind - an arm of the shark-faced man.

Konoha.

Jiraiya, who was sitting by Asuma Sarutobi's window, received the reply and his face darkened.

"Lord Jiraiya, what's wrong?" Kakashi was also waiting in the hospital. The mental blow Sasuke suffered was more severe than that of Asuma Sarutobi and the others. He has not woken up yet. Seeing Jiraiya's expression change, his heart skipped a beat.

Jiraiya's voice was heavy, "Naruto has already encountered them."

The emotions inside him were a tangle of twine.

Just then he promised Naruto that he would not be "late".

But, just a few days after the conversation, the message I conveyed was already a step too late.

There was little point in passing on the information after he had already encountered it.

Intelligence that is one step ahead is good intelligence.

Kakashi was stunned.

He realized that it was Jiraiya's expression that led him to misjudge.

Since Naruto was able to reply, it means that he is in good condition.

"Naruto escaped?" he asked carefully.

Jiraiya shook his head, "Naruto did much better than we expected."

"It's not as simple as just running away."

"Instead, they fought those two people head-on and even cut off one of Hoshigaki Kisame's arms."

Kakashi opened his mouth.

He had fought against Uchiha Itachi head on.

The pressure that person brought to him was no less than that of Orochimaru, and it could even be said to be stronger.

but.
Even with such strength, with the addition of Kisame Hoshigaki, Naruto was fighting one against two to achieve this level.

"Naruto has become much stronger." Kakashi let out a long breath.

From being weaker than oneself to being stronger than oneself.

If you calculate carefully, it only took Naruto a little over four months.

He didn't even stop at the step of being as strong as himself.

The teacher's sons have surpassed him.

Yet, I am still standing there holding on to my achievements at the age of twelve.

"I'm leaving now." Jiraiya said softly, standing up. "I was thinking, could I use this as an excuse to get closer to Naruto?"

"It seems to be useless."

“He has done an outstanding job.”

"Then I should worry about something else now."

Kakashi stood up after him, "Are you going to look for Lady Tsunade?"

Jiraiya nodded, "Konoha needs a Kage right now."

"Kakashi, I meant if."

"If Tsunade is unwilling to come back, the position of Kage needs a reliable person to take over."

He didn't make his words very clear, but everyone in the room knew what he meant.

There is someone in Konoha who is now qualified to be the Hokage.

Excluding "Jiraiya" and "Tsunade" among the three ninjas, the next ones are "Nara Shikaku" and "Kakashi". The latter is more suitable than the former, after all, he is younger and more powerful.

As for the man who was temporarily stripped of his status as "senior advisor", he kept clamoring that he was the only one qualified to be Hokage.

Instead, he is the one who is "capable in theory" but "the least qualified".

Jiraiya, the jonin squad, and the top advisors didn't want to see the blond Jinchuriki return to Konoha after someone became Hokage and carry out another "Orochimaru Konoha Collapse Plan".

Kakashi responded, "Yes, I understand."

He turned his head and looked out the window. It was already summer, and the trees were lush and green, so lush that the green of the leaves was a bit dazzling.

On the island of Whirlpool Country.

Naruto and Karin enjoyed their time digging for information at the ruins of Uzushio Village.

It's just that the progress is a little slow.

They searched for inscriptions in the morning and deciphered them in the afternoon. Two people working together, they could only decipher four or five inscriptions every day.

And at this time.

Jiraiya set out on a journey to find Tsunade.

It is not easy to find "Princess Tsunade", one of the three ninjas.

But it is easy to find the "legendary big fat sheep".

Within half a month, Jiraiya found her in a town where casinos were relatively prosperous.

Inside the tavern.

The two sat across from each other.

A young woman with short hair and holding a pig sat next to Tsunade.

"Is she Duan's niece?" Jiraiya looked at the young woman and greeted her. "She has grown up so much now."

"I remember her name"

"I think her name is Shizune?"

"Jiraiya, stop talking so much nonsense. You seem to be deliberately looking for my whereabouts." Tsunade waved her hand impatiently and asked, "What's the matter?"

Jiraiya said softly, "Then I won't beat around the bush."

"The village wants you to be the fifth Hokage."

"That old man Sarutobi can no longer work. Does he want to retire?" Tsunade laughed mockingly. "He seems to have been the Hokage for nearly thirty years. Isn't he going to try harder?"

Jiraiya's face was heavy: "Don't you know about the Third Hokage?"

"He was killed by Orochimaru some time ago."

Tsunade was startled.

The news made her dazed for a moment.

"Really?" She lowered her head and took a sip of her drink.

Jiraiya held out his hand, "So you're willing?"

Tsunade didn't answer immediately. Shizune tilted her head and looked at her in silence.

Memories swirled in Tsunade's mind, faces flickering back before her eyes.

One of them was somewhat similar to himself, but younger and smaller. It was the face of his younger brother Nawaki. He died at a very young age. He went to the battlefield right after graduating from the ninja school and was eventually killed by an explosive tag.

The other photo was of an adult male with long silver hair. It was his former lover, Kato Dan, who died in front of him during the war while on a mission.

There were also some other faces, all of whom were people he had known when he was a ninja but had died.

"I refuse." Tsunade shook her head and uttered a word.

Jiraiya's heart skipped a beat.

He scratched his head and pretended to smile cheerfully: "This reminds me of the time when you rejected me when I confessed to you."

"But the Hokage's confession is different from mine."

"Can I ask why?"

Tsunade turned her head and looked out the window: "Whether it's Sarutobi-sensei or my two grandfathers."

"And the most talented Fourth Hokage"

“They have given so much to the village, but have they brought any changes?”

"so"

"Hokage is nothing, only a fool would want to be one."

Jiraiya opened his mouth.

It is still the same face that I admired more than 30 years ago.

At this moment, it becomes a little strange.

"It's different from before." He said slowly, "Danzo is no longer a high-level advisor."

Tsunade was a little surprised: "Did Orochimaru kill him as well?"

"No." Jiraiya shook his head, "Just because of a very interesting little kid."

"He has a talent that is comparable to or even better than Minato's."

“He has the potential to change the village.”

"The reason why Danzo was stripped of his position as a high-level advisor was also due to his influence."

"Look, Konoha's seedlings are also growing."

A talent that is on par with or even greater than Minato's?
Can it still affect Danzo?

Tsunade looked at Jiraiya.

But the man opposite was evasive and didn't dare to look him in the eye.

Are you lying?
Which part?

"You and I both know that the identity of a high-level advisor is almost meaningless to Danzo." Tsunade continued with her guess, "Does the Anbu training department in his hands still exist?"

Jiraiya did not reply, giving his answer in silence.

Tsunade raised an eyebrow.

Not lying about this.
"Where is that kid you mentioned who can rival the Fourth Hokage?" Tsunade put the wine glass on the table. "If there really is such a guy, you would bring him to me."

"Just like Minato did back then."

Jiraiya lowered his head and averted his gaze.

Tsunade narrowed her eyes.

Lied about this.

"So there's no such kid, right?" Tsunade said softly.

Jiraiya shook his head, his tone firm, "No, of course it's true Naruto."

"It's just that he's not in the village now. He's out traveling."

Tsunade laughed mockingly, "Traveling?"

These two words sounded particularly frivolous when they came out of her mouth.

"You left because you couldn't stand the village, right?" she expanded on the two words.

Jiraiya didn't say anything again. Silence was the best affirmative attitude.

"Even the seedlings you mentioned couldn't bear to leave the village." Tsunade laughed, a mocking smile, "Why should I go back?"

Jiraiya said firmly, "Naruto left the village to find the legendary Pure Land."

Tsunade stopped laughing.

"He has some special talents." Jiraiya continued, "You should have heard of the forbidden technique of the Uzumaki clan, right?"

Tsunade nodded.

Her grandmother was from the Uzumaki clan, and I heard her talk about it when I was a child.

Jiraiya said, "Naruto has not signed a contract with the god of death, but he can see the god of death."

"He wants to find a pure land and find his parents."

"He is Minato and Kushina's child."

"Now. It was just an accident."

"I will definitely bring him back to Konoha later."

The word "Pure Land" made the two faces in Tsunade's mind clearer.

"What a fool you are, looking for something that doesn't exist in the legend." Tsunade grinned and laughed mockingly, but her voice was much softer.

Jiraiya took the opportunity to hold out his hand, "So let's go back to Konoha."

"While he is still young and we still have the ability, we should protect his ideas."

Tsunade shook her head, more decisively than before: "I refuse."

"When you can bring the little devil who is looking for the Pure Land back to Konoha, I will go back."

She is very straightforward.

Jiraiya sighed and shrank in his chair, his back suddenly becoming a little hunched: "Really? Is this your answer?"

Tsunade nodded.

Her attitude was firm.

For the next few days, Jiraiya stayed by her side and continued to persuade her.

But...it didn't work at all.

(End of this chapter)