Jiraiya got up from the ground and brushed the dust off his clothes.
"That guy just now? His name is Chiba Satoru. He's the grandson of Chiba Tetsuya, the Daimyo of the Land of Grass. They call him the God of Gambling. He wins every bet.
"He went to Konoha with Chiba Tetsuya years ago. I heard he lived there for a while. Maybe you saw him then."
"So that's it. But that guy felt completely different from when I saw him before."
"That's normal."
Jiraiya ruffled Naruto's hair as he spoke.
"A person's air and the impression they give can change with their surroundings. Back then, he stayed with his grandfather, Daimyo Chiba, and his father, Chiba Ryo. Naturally, he behaved better with someone keeping him in line.
"Later, one was busy governing the Land of Grass, and the other was busy managing the Chiba Commerce Association. They let Chiba Satoru run wild in the casinos. Spend long enough in a casino, and your demeanor will naturally change."
Naruto said nothing. He still felt that something wasn't quite right.
"All right, don't overthink it. Shizune gave you an address earlier, right? Let's go find Tsunade."
"Okay."
Naruto handed the slip of paper to Jiraiya.
"Oh, right. That lady said we'd better go a little later. Granny Tsunade's still angry, so we might get beaten up if we go now."
Jiraiya recalled how Tsunade had refused to listen to any explanation earlier and slammed him straight into the ground.
"Yeah, you're right. In that case, let's find somewhere to rest first."
It wasn't until evening that Jiraiya took Naruto to find Tsunade, following the address Shizune had left them.
"This should be the place."
Jiraiya looked at the address in his hand, then up at the luxurious hotel in front