Although feelings had developed later on, Tsunade had already been with Dan Katō. Jiraiya could not bring himself to do something that would ruin their relationship.
Then Dan Katō passed away, and Tsunade developed hemophobia. That made it even harder for him to say anything about love and romance.
Besides, her boyfriend had just died.
The longer he suppressed those feelings in his heart, the more intense they became.
"Alright, I won't disturb them. I just want to see how the Tsunade I know is doing now... I won't disrupt her life, will I?"
Torikaze spread his hands. "Who knows? Maybe she wants a friend to talk to. With all those years of friendship between you, and after not seeing each other for so long, I'm sure you have a lot to talk about."
Jiraiya felt uneasy. He truly was not sure, nor did he have much confidence.
Otherwise, those words would not have remained unspoken until now.
Torikaze did not say anything more. Matters between the two of them still had to be resolved by the people involved.
Perhaps Tsunade and Jiraiya might really have some development between them.
After all, their ending in the original story had been a tragedy. She had finally won the one bet, only to lose him in the end.
Naturally, Torikaze hoped to see a happy ending, but he would not deliberately interfere.
That would damage the feelings between them. It was better to let things take their course and see how they turned out.
At this moment, Nagato had also decided what fish fry he wanted to buy.
After taking part in aquaculture training for so long, he had gained some theoretical knowledge. In the end, he decided to raise the cheapest and easiest fish to keep: carp.
Torikaze supported his decision.