Hearing the white-haired ninja's question, Tsunade abruptly stopped, her brows knitting as she stared grimly at the tower ahead and said in a low voice.
"According to Minato's previous arrangements, Anbu ninja should have been standing by nearby. But Jiraiya, did you spot even a single Anbu ninja anywhere along the way here!?"
At her words, not only did Jiraiya's expression turn grave, but the ninja of the Konoha Military Police Force who had come with them also furrowed their brows!
"Tsunade... are you saying... the tower really has run into trouble!?"
"The old man didn't tell us much about what was happening here before..."
Jiraiya scratched his head and muttered heavily.
In response, Tsunade slowly took a step forward, her gaze blazing as she fixed it on the distant tower. Then she frowned, suddenly turning to Jiraiya with an exceptionally serious expression as she asked in a deep voice.
"Jiraiya, I'll ask you one more time. You really weren't the one who destroyed the slip of paper I kept!?"
Stared at so directly by Tsunade, Jiraiya instinctively shrank his shoulders at her words. Yet he did not avoid her gaze, instead looking at her helplessly and replying with certainty.
"You've asked me that more than ten times on the way here. But it really had nothing to do with me!"
As he spoke, a curious look appeared in his eyes, and he asked doubtfully.
"But I really do want to know what kind of paper slip could matter so much to you... Could it be..."
An excited, foolish expression suddenly appeared on his face as he put on a lecherous act.
"A love letter I wrote to you!?"
Tsunade frowned deeply and punched him on the forehead, black lines filling her face.
"You idiot!"
After hitting Jiraiya, however, a