After leaving the Hokage Building, Jiraiya and Dan Katō exchanged a glance and nodded to each other, then hurried off in completely different directions.
Both could tell that the other liked Tsunade, and they rarely spoke in the village, so they could be considered rivals in love. But Tsunade had no such feelings for either of them. One was a teammate and companion; the other was a colleague in the village.
Taking either relationship any further than that was extremely difficult. Jiraiya had been trying to win Tsunade over since they were first assigned to the same team, but he still had little hope. Dan Katō had made an effort, too, but at the time, Tsunade had devoted all her attention to Nawaki's recovery. Later, she had been busy with the Medical System Reform and Karn's commission to develop special medicines, leaving her with no interest in romance at all.
After walking for a while, Jiraiya suddenly asked Minato Namikaze, "Minato, do you have any ideas for a technique to complement Flying Thunder God? If you really can't think of anything, since Sakumo is in the village right now, I could help you pay him a visit."
White Fang's swordsmanship was even more intimidating than the Sannin's reputation. They had earned the title of Sannin after fighting the demigod, but Hatake Sakumo had earned the name Konoha's White Fang through his swordsmanship alone.
Even the Daimyo of the Land of Fire knew Hatake Sakumo's name and admired him greatly.
Recently, Hatake Sakumo's son seemed to be about ready to start school, so-
"There's no need, Teacher Jiraiya."
Minato Namikaze spoke gratefully to Jiraiya. After all, Jiraiya was always thinking of ways to help him improve, but swordsmanship truly did not suit him.
"I want to develop a powerful ninjutsu that