The gates of Konoha.
Today was the day Hao Shuai set out to find Tsunade.
Among those who came to see him off were Hinata and the other young rookies, as well as Jiraiya, who'd been having a miserable time these past few days.
There was no helping it~~
The village couldn't go a single day without a Hokage!
Until they found Tsunade, Jiraiya could only serve as Hokage in her place.
And the moment he took over, he was greeted by countless documents and meetings.
Hao Shuai had never seen Jiraiya at work, but he could guess what it was like from Boruto.
The workload was enough to keep Naruto so busy that even using Shadow Clones wasn't enough to give him time to go home!
So when Jiraiya learned Hao Shuai was setting out today, he took time out of his busy schedule to see him off. Grabbing Hao Shuai by the hand, he repeatedly urged him to bring Tsunade back as soon as possible and get him out of this mess.
Hao Shuai smiled and agreed to Jiraiya's request.
But he didn't take it seriously at all~~
There was no chance he'd be back early~
For one thing, Hao Shuai was going to the Land of Rice first to see Orochimaru and assign him some work.
And for another, Hao Shuai had been craving Tsunade for a long time, so he naturally wanted to win her over before she became Hokage.
Once she returned to Konoha, she'd be busy with work, and all the people around would make it harder for Hao Shuai to win her over.
Poor Jiraiya had no idea that someone was about to steal the woman he loved right out from under him. After getting Hao Shuai's promise, he happily clapped him on