"Got it."
Danzo answered, then left directly, leaning on his cane.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo had been whispering to each other just now, and Jiraiya tactfully refrained from disturbing them. Now that Danzo had left, Jiraiya stepped before Hiruzen Sarutobi and asked, "I want to know some information about Naruto. In detail."
"Wasn't Naruto assigned to you? Go get to know him yourself, little by little. Wouldn't that help build your bond better than me telling you outright?" Hiruzen Sarutobi said, glancing at Jiraiya.
"That's true." Jiraiya felt that Hiruzen Sarutobi made a lot of sense. Getting to know Naruto bit by bit through their time together might indeed be better.
Before long, Hiruzen Sarutobi dispersed the Konoha Jonin who had come to watch. Orochimaru, who had blended into the crowd, quietly slipped away as well.
Naruto carried Gaara back to the Breeding Farm and placed him in the lounge to rest.
Sasuke and the others were chatting in the courtyard. Recalling Naruto and Gaara's battle from earlier, they discussed it with great interest—what would have happened if they had been drawn into it?
There was no doubt about it. With their current strength, they would have died if they had gotten involved in that battle.
After Naruto came out, Sasuke stepped forward and said, "Miss Tsukishirohime is waiting for you at the hotel. She wants you to visit her." At the mention of Tsukishirohime, Sasuke could not help but chuckle inwardly. He hoped Naruto would go visit Tsukishirohime, Orochimaru's alias, at the hotel.
Sasuke's reminder made Naruto remember Tsukishirohime as well. He had indeed told her that once he had finished making friends, he would visit her at the hotel.
"Tsukishirohime? When did Naruto-kun meet someone like that?" Hinata stepped forward and asked curiously.
Before Naruto could answer,