[Hiruzen Sarutobi: Tsunade, you're back! I thought the old man had retired and I'd never see you come back to the village again.]
[Tsunade: Hey old man, don't get me wrong, I didn't come back for the village this time.]
Hiruzen Sarutobi gave an awkward laugh. He was, after all, his student; he didn't want to embarrass himself in front of so many people.
[Hiruzen Sarutobi: Tsunade, I'm still your teacher, give me some face!]
"Tch, still the same old thing," Tsunade said.
[Tsunade: Sure, could the old man give me some gold coins? I'm short on cash lately.]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi: Are you making it so obvious because you're afraid the old man won't understand what you're trying to do?]
Tsunade made no attempt to hide her desire to revive her brother and lover, directly asking for money. The Third Hokage's attitude was equally clear: he would rather die than give her money.
[Mei Terumi: What a touching scene of teacher-student affection! It really moved me.]
[Ōnoki: Indeed, Hiruzen Sarutobi, your way of teaching your apprentices is truly unique.]
Tsunade didn't care what they thought; all she wanted right now was to make gold coins. If it weren't so difficult to make them outside, she wouldn't have come back to the village.
The money she had painstakingly saved was still far from enough to revive her younger brother. She usually gambled away any savings she had, leaving her without any money to exchange for gold coins.
Tsunade suddenly realized that it would be a bit funny if she shouted, "Resurrect, my love!" For now, she should save up some money to revive Nawaki.
It's pathetic that I haven't even saved up a dowry after living half my life.
Shizune was utterly speechless. Please, Lady Tsunade, didn't you leave your dowry at some casino? But Shizune couldn't tell the truth.
Now that she's back in Konoha, Tsunade needs to get back to making money, and her Tsunade is to find her old teammate Orochimaru.
"So, you want to borrow gold coins?" Orochimaru answered Tsunade's request while conducting his research.
Although she was a little embarrassed, Tsunade couldn't care less about saving face when it came to her mission of reviving the dead.
Orochimaru, as Tsunade's teammate and Nawaki's mentor, was well aware of Tsunade's determination.
"But I don't have many gold coins here. I can't possibly sell my experimental equipment, can I?" Orochimaru put down what he was holding and quickly stopped Tsunade from touching the experimental equipment.
"Tch, don't be so stingy, Orochimaru. I wouldn't mind lending you 100,000 or 200,000." Tsunade's eyes changed when she heard Orochimaru say that; now her eyes were filled with nothing but gold coins.
"I only have 20,000 gold coins here. I bought some experimental equipment before, and that's all I have." Orochimaru spread his hands, indicating that this was all he had, and he had no more.
The bear shrugged.
Tsunade then pulled Orochimaru by the shoulder. "As expected, Orochimaru, you're the most reliable one."
Orochimaru simply smiled; he understood that Tsunade's cheerful demeanor was merely Tsunade to conceal her inner vulnerability.
However, he did not reveal Tsunade's secret. Now that he thought about it, it had been several years since the Sannin had met. Tsunade had left Konoha, Jiraiya traveled around, and he himself had joined Danzo's Root.
The once inseparable teammates seem to have developed a rift, but now everything feels like it's back in the days of the Ninja Academy.
The only pity is that Orochimaru is no longer here; it's a bit of a shame that one of the Sannin is missing.
Tsunade was overjoyed to receive Orochimaru's 20,000 gold coins and readily decided to take Orochimaru out for barbecue.
Orochimaru gave Tsunade a meaningful look, as if to say, "You usually gamble all your money away, do you have any left to treat me to dinner?"
Tsunade felt uncomfortable being stared at by Orochimaru, and feeling guilty, she certainly wouldn't admit that she thought she was taking advantage of Orochimaru.
"Fine, I'll treat you," Orochimaru said.
"Yay! I knew Orochimaru, you're the richest!" Tsunade was thrilled that her plan had worked, and excitedly led Orochimaru to a barbecue restaurant in Konoha.
Just then, Minato Namikaze was also having dinner at a barbecue restaurant with his girlfriend Kushina and the three little ones.
"Lady Tsunade and Lord Orochimaru." Minato Namikaze noticed Tsunade and Orochimaru entering the barbecue restaurant.
"Oh, Tsunade- neechan." The most excited one at this moment was Kushina, who had known Tsunade for a long time.
"Kushina is having dinner with Minato too," Tsunade greeted Kushina with a smile.
At this moment, Obito and Kakashi tried their best to make their presence as inconspicuous as possible so that Lady Tsunade would notice them.
Although Rin Teuchi Tsunade, the two of them had to stand up and greet Lady Tsunade in return.
Tsunade had noticed these kids long ago, but she had already taught them a lesson today.
Tsunade was overjoyed to see familiar Tsunade. She and Kushina hadn't seen each other in a long time, and they were determined to have a few drinks together.
Tsunade then joined Kushina and Kushina others at a shared table, and Orochimaru was brought along by her. Poor Orochimaru was doing his experiments when Tsunade, that social butterfly, dragged him over.
[Shinobi World Review, Top 15 Kage Level Fighters in the Shinobi World --Jiraiya]
Toad Sage
[The dragon, though swimming, returns to the sea; the sea does not welcome me, Jiraiya.]
Fallen leaves should return to their roots, but the leaves do not welcome my three immortals.
A fierce tiger should return to the mountain, but the mountain does not welcome my great hero.
The crane returns to heaven, but heaven does not welcome my wondrous wood immortal.
Mountains and seas are united as one; if they do not welcome me, I will come of my Jiraiya!
[Heroic Sage - Jiraiya]
Jiraiya the Toad Sage