"Uh, what's wrong?"
The three of them, who were eating grilled meat, saw Aokiji's expression change drastically and his face break out in a cold sweat. They were utterly baffled.
"Nothing." Aokiji brushed it off and returned to the subject. "What did you mean when you said he became an idiot?"
"Literally. From what I know, it seemed like he suddenly went insane."
"He suddenly went insane?"
"Yeah, but it seemed like the illness cleared up in a day. He left Konoha because of something, apparently. It was pretty inexplicable, but that's fine too. It's a good thing I don't have to deal with his pestering anymore."
Jiraiya clicked his tongue, gloating with a hint of personal bias. "What a pity. It would've been better if he'd stayed crazy."
Left Konoha?
Aokiji saw through it clearly and sensed something fishy.
Wasn't this probably going to be staged as an attack on the road, shifting the blame elsewhere or dumping the responsibility on someone else? Both of those men had that kind of interest in Tsunade, yet without exception, every one of them had kicked the bucket.
Thinking of that guy named Dan later on, Aokiji had every reason to believe it.
Tsunade was like a jellyfish. She looked soft, bouncy, and tempting to touch, but she was poisonous. Whoever touched her died.
For a moment, Aokiji felt immensely relieved by his wise decision to keep his distance instead of pursuing Tsunade back then.
With that in mind, Aokiji rose from his seat and adjusted his collar.
Everyone was stunned when he suddenly stood up. "What's wrong?"
Aokiji said blandly, "I'm full."
Tsunade could not understand his bizarre move. "Didn't you only take two bites?"
Aokiji smiled. "I still have training later, so I shouldn't eat too much. Just filling my