"When I first saw those two idiots, Jiraiya and Naruto, I didn't agree. But with a junior fellow disciple like you, I reluctantly said yes. Hahaha!"
Tsunade laughed.
Lin Guang gave a somewhat awkward smile at her words, while Jiraiya and Naruto pouted.
Jiraiya protested, "What do you mean, 'those two idiots, Jiraiya and Naruto'? Naruto's clearly the only idiot here, okay?"
Everyone except Naruto couldn't help laughing.
After dealing with Orochimaru, Tsunade and the others were clearly in much better spirits.
"Pack up and let's head back to the village. Everyone's waiting for you to become Hokage."
Jiraiya spoke to Tsunade.
In fact, both he and Tsunade could have become Hokage, but that was simply Jiraiya's personality.
Rather than receiving open praise from the villagers, he preferred to protect them quietly.
Jiraiya had been wild and brash in his youth, and that side of him had persisted to this day, earning him the name Konoha Madman.
But as he grew older, Jiraiya's wildness gradually became a surface trait, while his thinking actually grew increasingly meticulous.
On the surface, Jiraiya was a lecherous ninja. In truth, he really was quite lecherous, but he was also a guardian who had protected Konoha for thirty years.
"Then let's return as soon as possible. I haven't been back in so many years. I miss the village too."
Tsunade spoke.
"That's wonderful! I feel the same way as Lady Tsunade."
Shizune spoke happily, holding the little pig Tonton.
After spending so many years wandering with Tsunade, she would have been lying if she said she wasn't homesick.
"Then you should all head back. I have some things to do, so I won't be returning with you."
Lin Guang spoke to the group.
"Is it about that place?"
Jiraiya asked, and Lin Guang nodded.
Naruto