At the mention of business, Jiraiya's expression grew much more serious.
"Come back to Konoha with me."
Tsunade gave no indication of how she felt, so Jiraiya paused before continuing. "Iwagakure and Kumogakure have been making moves lately, and the old man's been tearing his hair out over it. He specifically sent me to find you and bring you back."
Tsunade raised an eyebrow. "So what does any of that have to do with me?"
Her face was full of resistance.
Jiraiya was taken aback and, for a moment, couldn't find anything to say.
He'd anticipated this reaction from Tsunade and understood it perfectly well.
The things the old man had done over the years had truly broken Tsunade's heart... But no matter what, that was their village!
Jiraiya sighed and drank alone, looking despondent.
"Tsunade, don't be stubborn. The village needs you. If war breaks out and you're not there to take charge of the Medical Department, they'll never be able to keep up."
Ye Ning said nothing, but he agreed wholeheartedly with Jiraiya.
In the original story, Tsunade had already lost all hope in the village by this point. Combined with her Hemophobia, that had led her to leave Konoha, so she hadn't taken part in the Third Shinobi World War. Without Tsunade at the helm, the Medical Department's poor organization and lack of staff had led to Konoha suffering catastrophic losses in the war.
The casualties had been so severe that the Third Hokage had to step down to appease the people's anger.
That was enough to show just how important Tsunade was.
Ye Ning didn't really care whether they returned to Konoha.
His identity spoke for itself. Even if he didn't go to Konoha and instead wandered the Shinobi World, he wouldn't be in any danger.