Jiraiya finally returned to Konoha, but by then, the various upheavals within the village had more or less died down.
After fully understanding what had happened in the village, he did not even have time to attend the Third Hokage's funeral before leaving again, heading straight off to find Tsunade. Whenever it came to serious business like this, Jiraiya had always been swift, decisive, and efficient.
First, he was filled with guilt and a sense of responsibility over the Hokage's death, because he believed these subsequent events had happened precisely because he had failed to deal with Orochimaru properly. Second, the situation was urgent, and Konoha desperately needed Tsunade to return and become the next Hokage. Finally, there was an internal motivation: Jiraiya himself did not want to become Hokage, so he had to do everything he could to make Tsunade's succession happen.
However, once Yuhara learned of Jiraiya's actions, he was far from optimistic. Tsunade did not want to return to Konoha. Was Jiraiya really capable of persuading her? If Tsunade refused of her own accord, could Jiraiya tie her up and drag her back to Konoha? Impossible.
But then again, Konoha truly did need Tsunade. The question was, which part of her did it need?
Things turned out exactly as Yuhara had expected. News came afterward that Jiraiya's mission had indeed failed. Not only had he failed, he had apparently been beaten up by Tsunade. And he might well be beaten again, because this matter had to succeed. From then on, Jiraiya could only adopt a strategy of relentless pestering... He was responsible for the pestering, while Tsunade was responsible for the beating.
After the result of Yuhara's punishment was finalized, he no longer had to remain confined. However, during the time before leaving Konoha, he had already