The Land of Fire.
A middle-aged man with white hair lay in the arms of two large-breasted women in an izakaya, his face flushed with alcohol, looking happy and with glazed eyes.
But soon a frog appeared beside his ear, saying something to him, and gradually, Jiraiya slowly regained consciousness.
"War!"
His gaze gradually hardened.
He did not directly participate in this war, but instead searched for the chosen one, the one who could bring peace to the world. However, recently, he has not found the person predicted by the Toad Sage.
The only ones most like the Child of Prophecy are the three little ones from the Land of Rain and his disciple Minato Namikaze, but he will not stop there.
Of course, he wouldn't abandon Konoha.
After all, it's where he grew up, and where his heart is tied.
They didn't directly participate in the war; their main role was to gather intelligence from the Shinobi World and then hand it over to Konoha, rather than doing nothing at all.
"Uchiha Goenji, what a formidable guy! His talent seems even greater than Orochimaru's. Impressive!"
Jiraiya thought of the people mentioned in the intelligence report, and one of them was unexpected: Uchiha Goenji.
This was the first time he had ever realized that Tailed Beast could be defeated so easily.
Then, the fact that he was able to entangle with Ōnoki for so long, and that Hiruzen Sarutobi even left him in Konoha to protect the Konoha, shows how much his teacher valued the strength of Goenji.
Now, the Goenji has been dispatched to the most intense battlefield, the direction of Kumogakure.
"Unfortunately, no matter how talented someone is, they won't be the one to bring peace. But for Konoha, it's a good thing."
Jiraiya analyzed it as he thought.
"Brother, what are you thinking about? Why aren't you talking to us?"
Just then, a sweet, delicate voice came from beside him, and his face suddenly turned incredibly lecherous, drooling.
"Here you are, here you are! How could I ignore you? You are my precious darlings now!"
To manipulate things from top to bottom.
Even his mouth didn't forget to sway from side to side.
The Land of Fire.
Outside the capital, in a town teeming with traveling merchants, a huge casino was filled with thunderous cheers.
It can be faintly heard.
"A fat sheep, a really fat sheep."
"Quickly buy what she says."
"What? She's a big, easy target! Are you sure you want to buy from her?"
"What do you mean? Of course, you should buy in the opposite direction from her."
Many gamblers looked at the woman sitting in the middle of the room with excited expressions, throwing their banknotes in the opposite direction from her.
As for the woman's large breasts, they had no interest whatsoever; they only wanted to watch the dealer open the betting pool and make a fortune.
Bang--!
Tsunade on the table. "I refuse to believe I'll lose again today!"
The gamblers and casino staff were startled; they were almost ready to call bodyguards to apprehend her.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after hearing her words.
Hey, what a fat sheep!
"Lady Tsunade, how about we keep some money? If we lose this time, we won't have any money for the inn."
Beside Tsunade, a little girl of about thirteen years old, holding a piglet, spoke timidly to Tsunade.
Their faces were full of worry.
No... it's the look of despair.
She had gone through this countless times, each time sleeping on the streets and having to use Ninjutsu to cause trouble.
Really.
As expected by Shizune.
While the other gamblers and dealers were having a good time, they slunk out of the casino, their faces filled with sullen disappointment.
"Lady Tsunade, what do we do now?" Shizune looked at the darkening sky and the still brightly lit streets, her face filled with despair.
Tsunade turned to look at the casino behind her. "Damn it, I'll be back."
"Let's go, I have a friend here, let's stay at her place for a while."
"Eh? Lady Tsunade has friends here?"
"Certainly."
"Lady Tsunade, the war is so intense right now, are we really not going back?"
"I'm not going back. You know my current situation. Going back would only be a burden, and I don't want to see Duan... Nawaki... in the same situation as them."
"Will Uncle be unhappy in the Pure Land?"
"Shut up, Shizune."
"I've heard that the Uchiha has produced two geniuses, along with Orochimaru. Perhaps Konoha will win even without Lady Tsunade."
"Um..."
Konoha boundary.
On the densely packed trees stood the figures of Konoha Ninja, standing in various formations, watching the Kumogakure troops in the distance, the atmosphere was heavy.
"Senior Shibi, is it possible for a fight to break out?" Goenji asked the man beside him who was carrying a gourd and wearing sunglasses, Sharingan the number of people and the situation of the other side with his Sharingan.
Shibi Aburame, the head of the Aburame, is an unparalleled insect master in the Shinobi World and a renowned figure there.
In the anime he had previously watched, Shibi Aburame was portrayed as an all-around ninja who completed S-rank missions and was among the top performers in Konoha.
However, the original work did not elaborate much on Shibi Aburame's abilities, even though he knew that Shibi Aburame was a very skilled ninja.
In reality, Shibi Aburame is indeed a very powerful ninja, and she is now very famous, to the point that her enemies are terrified of her and have to send their elite forces to besiege her.
He had a fluffy hairstyle, wore sunglasses, and was dressed in a black bodysuit, not high-street clothing.
"Under the current circumstances, it's not suitable for large-scale operations. It's probably because the Fourth Raikage feels he's losing face, so he's just putting on a show, based on the intelligence," Shibi Aburame said.
Goenji: "That's true. The Fourth Raikage also has his pride, and he's not a reckless fool. He's unlikely to start a fight at this time. But we still need to be careful not to let them seize on this idea."
He's not afraid of a fight; he's not the same person he was two years ago.
Back then, even with the Sharingan, I couldn't keep up with the Raikage's speed of seeing him; that's no longer the case.
Moreover, the Raikage is not currently on this battlefield; he is in Iwagakure (Iwagakure).
Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Killer B, is here.
"By the way, I heard you have a good relationship with the Fuzei of our tribe. I wonder if you have any thoughts about it?"
Suddenly, at this tense moment, Shibi Aburame looked at Goenji and teased him.
Goenji was taken aback by his words and looked at him. "Shibi, I didn't expect that you, who are usually so serious, would actually tease people like this, and you've even become quite talkative."
"Never mind that, just tell me if you're interested. If you are, I'll help you make it happen. The child is all grown up now, I can help you match them up." Shibi truly lives up to her reputation as a well-rounded ninja; she can even act as a matchmaker.
"There's no such thing as matchmaking for these things. Of course, we should let nature take its course. We're all still young. But Senior Shibi, you do need someone," Goenji teased back.
The current Shibi Aburame is still young.