Li was stunned for a moment, then a cold smile appeared on his face. "Is that so? The Tsuchikage is already preparing to take revenge? That old bastard—haha, I'll just cut him down."
Jiraiya snorted. "The Tsuchikage hasn't reacted that quickly yet. The moment I learned that you'd charged straight into their camp, I hurried over. Otherwise, this outpost would probably have been overrun already. But how are you doing? Young man, don't go around talking about cutting people down at every turn. Your body is what matters most."
"I'm completely fine. After all, my teacher is Tsunade. This regenerated arm is just still a little stiff. Otherwise, not one of those four dirt dogs under the Tsuchikage would have made it back!" A wild smile curled at Li's lips as he spoke.
Jiraiya rolled his eyes, seemingly exasperated by Li. "Just what level is your strength at now? Honestly, if it were four members of the Tsuchikage's Elite Guard, even I'd find it troublesome."
Li smiled faintly. "If I said I'd already reached Kage level, would you believe me?"
Jiraiya frowned upon hearing that, but Li slowly said, "If Minato and I fought now, I'd have an eighty percent chance of keeping him there."
"Are you sure?" A complicated look flashed across Jiraiya's face.
"Of course. Otherwise, how could I have taken down so many experts?" Li said with a smile.
Only then did Jiraiya nod. "That's true enough. So what do you plan to do next? Join us in the battle? If you're worried about Sarutobi-sensei and your clan holding you accountable, your achievements are already enough to shut them up. With merits like yours, you might even become an Anbu captain after the war."
Li snorted. "Of course that's not enough. Next, the best outcome would be