A Gift for Kushina

Tsunade was a strict woman, demanding both of herself and others.

She rarely showed an appreciative smile to anyone else.

This was the first time in her life!

Bathed in the sunset, Tsunade's smile shone like gold.

That smile was far too beautiful.

Uchiha Kurohane could not help staring in a daze.

But now was not the time to admire Tsunade's smile. He had something more important to do.

Uchiha Kurohane turned to look at Jiraiya.

Jiraiya was still draping an arm around Minato's shoulders, encouraging him.

He kept saying things like not to lose heart, not to give up, and that as long as he worked hard and persevered, he would become the strongest.

Namikaze Minato hung his head and curled up, looking utterly drained. He had clearly suffered a heavy blow.

Uchiha Kurohane felt that Jiraiya could go on talking until nightfall, so he interrupted him.

"Jiraiya, I won this match. As agreed, you owe me a summoned beast."

Only then did Jiraiya remember the wager. Though he was deeply unwilling, he did not make excuses.

With a helpless sigh, he took a summoning scroll from his clothes.

"This is the Summoning Contract for the toads of Mount Myoboku. Once you sign your name on it, you can summon the toads of Mount Myoboku."

"But the toads of Mount Myoboku are special. You do not make a contract with a single one—you make a contract with the entire toad clan."

"Which toad you can summon will depend on your luck."

Only then did Jiraiya realize that he was not giving the other party one summoned beast, but an entire group!

Jiraiya felt that he had suffered an even bigger loss.

Seeing this, Namikaze Minato felt his sense of crisis deepen further.

Uchiha Kurohane could now summon Katsuyu. The