"Lord Jiraiya, this is the information we found. Just head in this direction."
A ninja from Root handed Jiraiya the information at Naruto's front door.
During this time, Root had mobilized its people and worked together with the ANBU to search for information about Tsunade.
In the end, they had found traces of Tsunade at several major gambling establishments.
"Ah, got it."
Jiraiya looked at the deductions about Tsunade's whereabouts in the documents. Almost every one involved a casino, and the corner of his mouth twitched speechlessly.
Honestly, that woman was still exactly the same as before.
Once the Root member finished his report, he left with a Body Flicker Technique.
Watching him leave, Jiraiya let out a sigh of reflection. He had never expected New Root to grow into what it was now after Danzo's death.
"It's a good thing. Fugaku's children are all very talented."
Jiraiya turned and went back inside. Naruto had gone shopping with Hinata today and would not return until evening.
I just need to pack my things, and we can leave tomorrow.
The Land of Hot Water, huh? I could take Naruto to soak in some authentic hot springs there.
As for gathering material... well, I'll have to keep that out of Naruto's sight.
Jiraiya went into his room, gathered some supplies for the journey, and sealed them inside a scroll.
After working for a while, he was more or less done packing. Jiraiya lay on the couch, staring blankly at the ceiling.
I still feel a little bad about it after all.
Three figures in green toad outfits appeared on the white ceiling. They were Jiraiya's imagination.
It was not until the afternoon that the front door opened and Naruto returned, carrying several stylish outfits Hinata had picked out for him.
"Hey, Naruto,