Tsunade calmed down and left the area with her expression back to normal.
Leaf Dragon leaned against the wall outside the barrier, smiling with the satisfaction of someone who had finally gotten the juicy gossip he wanted.
Although the barrier Mito Uzumaki had set up was powerful, stopping him and his cheats was impossible.
Ah, this young couple really had a rocky road to romance.
Still, thank goodness. Tsunade really was a good girl who needed no worrying over.
Her sudden dark turn had been a little frightening, but as long as she never acted on those thoughts, there was no need to worry too much.
After all, a horrifying, misanthropic thought like "I want to blow up the Earth" probably crossed everyone's mind when they got up early to do something they hated. As long as they never acted on it, it was hardly a big deal.
As for Jiraiya, who was inside with his head buried in the covers, utterly mortified, he could calm down on his own.
The girl he liked had taken the initiative in both their first and second confessions, and his beloved had initiated their first kiss too...
Yeah, what a ridiculously lucky brat!
The next day, Jiraiya finished his preparations, changing out of his hospital gown and into the combat attire he had not worn in so long.
Once he left this time, Jiraiya had no idea when he would be able to return.
As a ghost who had already "been controlled by the enemy into committing suicide," Jiraiya would have to abandon his name and identity and change his appearance before he could travel through the shinobi world.
Black Zetsu's methods were bizarre, and his means of gathering intelligence were unknown. For both Jiraiya's and Konoha's safety, Jiraiya could not show