As expected, Dan Katō and Tsunade had hit it off right away. They were both young and inexperienced, and Dan Katō was genuinely handsome and kind. They had also been training together lately, so it was only natural that Tsunade had fallen for him.
The two had already gone on many secret dates, and Li Yi had seen them, of course. He just hadn't said anything. By comparison, Jiraiya wasn't very likable. He was always arguing with Tsunade, thinking that was how he could get a girl's attention. He was just like us as kids. Too bad Tsunade wasn't into that kind of thing. She liked kind, gentle Dan.
Over the past six months, Dan Katō's strength had grown by leaps and bounds. With his special Spirit Transformation Technique, he could already be considered a Special Jōnin.
There was no need to mention Tsunade and Orochimaru's strength. They were both Elite Chunin. The only reason they hadn't become Jōnin yet was that they hadn't completed enough missions. After all, things were different from wartime, when becoming a Jōnin was easy.
"Ahahaha! This immortal has returned!" Jiraiya cackled arrogantly outside Konoha.
The Uchiha guard at the gate frowned at Jiraiya's boisterous laughter and reprimanded him. "Jiraiya, don't make a scene at the gate!"
Everyone knew Jiraiya. He was a lucky fellow, taken in as a student by the Third Hokage and envied by many civilian ninja.
"Ah, sorry, sorry! I got a little too excited!" Jiraiya said quickly, then sheepishly returned to the village.
There was nothing he could do. Jiraiya wasn't yet the legendary Sannin he would become, so he didn't have the nerve to act high and mighty around the Uchiha. Besides, they weren't wrong.
Once inside the village, Jiraiya wanted to find his two teammates, especially Tsunade. He