"Hello? Naruto, what is it?"
After answering the phone, Minato Namikaze asked directly.
Standing behind him, this world's Jiraiya froze at the mention of Naruto, then realized it must be the Naruto from another world.
"Dad! Come over here. Gaara's dead! Come save him!"
"Oh? So you've reached the part of the story where you rescue Gaara?"
"Yeah... Granny Chiyo wants to use Life Reincarnation. Doesn't matter who uses it, so just control someone with genjutsu and have them do it! You're familiar with that trick anyway."
"All right! I'll be there in a bit!"
With that, Minato Namikaze hung up.
After hanging up, Minato Namikaze turned to Tsunade.
"Lady Tsunade, could you provide me with a prisoner who's a ninja? Preferably a heinous criminal who deserves to die."
Puzzled, Tsunade asked, "What do you need a prisoner for?"
"The Akatsuki extracted the tailed beast from Gaara over there. Having a tailed beast extracted means death... I want to exchange a death row prisoner's life for Gaara's."
Instead of agreeing immediately, Tsunade looked at Jiraiya.
Only then did she notice that the two Jiraiyas were practically identical in appearance, dress, and bearing.
For a moment, Tsunade couldn't tell them apart...
"Jiraiya..."
"What is it?" ×2.
Tsunade: ...
Tsunade slapped her forehead, then asked, "What do you think about this?"
This world's Jiraiya knew Tsunade was talking to him. After a moment's thought, he said, "I trust Minato!"
"And... I just had a chat with the me from the other world. I can confirm that he really is me!"
As for what they'd talked about? It was strictly adults-only material.
For instance... which women's bathhouse they'd encountered a gorgeous woman in, or which volume of Icha Icha Paradise corresponded to which women's bathhouse.
The two Jiraiyas were like kindred spirits