Tsunade did not deny it. "Of course. That bond can never be erased, no matter what."
Tsunade had heard that Orochimaru was now Konoha's chief scientist. He had liked tinkering with this sort of thing when he was young, and now he had finally been officially recruited.
Otherwise, he would have spent every day hiding in the Back Mountain, studying all those strange things of his. Tsunade truly could not stand it.
Although Tsunade had seen Orochimaru in Torikaze's World last time, the two of them had barely spoken.
They felt somewhat like strangers to each other, which made Tsunade a little uncomfortable.
After all, they had once been so close.
I hope his personality has improved a little. He should stop being so creepy.
Jiraiya laughed heartily. "Him? He's still the same, though he's changed quite a bit. You'll see when you meet him."
"Alright. I'll go take a look then."
The next day arrived quickly. Tsunade had spent quite a while packing and organizing her luggage the day before, so she woke up rather late that morning.
It was already nine o'clock by the time she finished washing up.
But Jiraiya had not arrived yet, so it did not matter.
"Tsunade, you're up. Would you like some breakfast?"
Mito looked at Tsunade with a warm smile.
"Is there any left, grandmother? I really am a little hungry."
Mito brought over some pastries she had made, along with a glass of milk.
"This should be enough, right? It's getting late, so just have a little to tide yourself over. I'll make you something delicious for lunch."
Tsunade immediately broke into a smile. "Okay~"
Though the villagers saw Tsunade as a highly imposing female ninja, before her elders, she was merely a little girl.
Once Tsunade finished the pastries, Jiraiya