Hinata, Stop Pretending — Chapter 32

After Shizune finished speaking, she pointed at the dozens of people behind them, a dark mass kicking up clouds of dust.

Tsunade seemed a little annoyed. "Shizune, is that how useless you think I am?"

After saying that, she stopped running, turned to face the "pursuers" behind them, shouted, and raised her right foot, its toenails painted with polish.

She stomped down hard. Amid a thunderous roar, a deep ravine over ten meters deep and two meters wide instantly opened up, completely blocking everyone behind it.

The "pursuers" immediately stopped in their tracks. Staring at the ravine, every one of them unconsciously swallowed.

Seeing this, Tsunade gave a proud snort and turned to leave at a leisurely pace.

Shizune was speechless. She silently prayed, Lord Hokage! You have to hold on! I already tried to persuade Lord Tsunade not to be so violent.

Then she thought, If Tsunade keeps destroying things like this, will she eventually bankrupt Konoha's economy?

After all, they could roam freely and carefree outside, but if they damaged public property in another country and it was discovered that Tsunade was responsible, those important figures would definitely send a bill straight to Konoha without another word.

Tsunade was hardly some unknown nobody. Coupled with her personality and hobbies, tracking her down would be easy.

At the bathhouse, Jiraiya waited a full two hours without seeing a second person arrive, much less a woman.

Just then, a burst of sweet female laughter seemed to drift over from next door. Jiraiya pinched his chin between his thumb and forefinger and fell into thought. After looking around and confirming no one was there, that lecherous expression appeared on his face again.

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Chapter 18: Even the Hokage of Mount Myōboku Is Not Innocent

He kept telling himself, Just one look. One look is enough. I'm not doing this because I'm lustful. I've just hit a bottleneck in my writing.

So he needed material, needed fresh inspiration. But before he could act, a cloud of smoke suddenly rose. By the time he came back to his senses, a chill had already swept through his heart.

When he opened his eyes, he saw two toads standing on a high platform not far away, their eyes level with his.

Jiraiya was instantly displeased. "Sage Fukasaku, Sage Shima, why did you use the Reverse Summoning Technique to summon me to Mount Myōboku?"

"It can't be just to look at me like this, can it? Besides, I'm not interested in toads in that way."

Indeed, they seemed to have chosen a bad time to summon Jiraiya. He was completely naked, and the sight was unbearable.

Sage Shima and Sage Fukasaku exchanged a glance, ignoring Jiraiya's displeasure. Perhaps in the eyes of toads, clothed humans and unclothed humans looked exactly the same.

It was like putting clothes on your beloved dog. If you took those clothes off, would it no longer be your dog?

Sage Fukasaku said, "Jiraiya, we used the Reverse Summoning Technique to bring you to Mount Myōboku because something important has happened."

Sage Shima said, "That's right. The Great Toad Sage wishes to see you. Do you remember the prophecy the Sage of the Toads gave you? It seems there have been new changes in the future."

At those words, the displeasure vanished from Jiraiya's face, and his mood grew slightly heavy. "Is that why you summoned me here?"

Even now, he had not forgotten the prophecy the Great Toad Sage had given him. A Child of Prophecy would be born in the future, one of Jiraiya's disciples. That Child of Prophecy would possess earth-shattering power and bring unprecedented peace to the world—or complete destruction.

Although he still did not know which of his disciples would become the Child of Prophecy, he had never doubted the Great Toad Sage's prophecy.

That was because the Great Toad Sage's past prophecies had long since become reality. Now that the future might undergo new changes, Jiraiya could not help but grow even more solemn.

He also knew that the future could be changed. Even the Great Toad Sage was unsure whether this Child of Prophecy would become a child who destroyed the world or one who saved it.

Fukasaku and Shima said, "Go on. You know the rules, so we won't go in with you."