Tanzaku Town - Bailê Izakaya
Tsunade was already quite drunk, but she kept chugging down more sake. "Bring me some sake!"
Shizune: " Lady Tsunade! You can't drink anymore!"
Naruto: " Pervy Sage! Is this the Tsunade you were talking about? She looks so young! And... it's huge... and so white!"
Jiraiya: "Oh haha, indeed big... cough cough cough, Naruto, don't be fooled by her appearance, she's over fifty years old now."
Tsunade looked at Jiraiya: " Jiraiya, what are you doing here!"
Jiraiya drank a cup of sake. "You ran into Orochimaru, didn't you? What happened?"
Shizune: "The legendary Sannin have all appeared here in one day."
Tsunade: "What a day it is today, running into so many acquaintances. Orochimaru? We only exchanged a few glances."
Shizune was about to speak when Tsunade glared at her, and she fell silent again.
Jiraiya wasn't an idiot; he naturally knew what had happened. "I'm afraid it's not that simple. You're still the same as before, unwilling to tell me the truth."
Tsunade: "Speak, what do you want from me?"
Jiraiya put down his wine glass. "Then I'll be frank. The old man wants you to return to the village and succeed as the Fifth Hokage."
Shizune: "What! The Fifth Hokage!"
"Crack!"
Tsunade smashed the empty bottle in her hand. "Seriously, you and Orochimaru are always at odds! Boss, where's my drink?!"
Naruto: "Is she really the one who can cure everything? How could she be so reckless... Not only is she big... but she's also very fair-skinned... Wait a minute! What! The Fifth Hokage, how could he suddenly say something so shocking!"
Tsunade: "No interest. The old man is still alive and well, so let him continue for a few more years."
Jiraiya: "Sigh, after experiencing this Konoha Crush Plan, the old man feels he's no longer capable of being Hokage. Besides, the Konoha High Command unanimously recommends you for Hokage, and even the Daimyo agrees. You..."
Naruto: "Since they're the Sannin, they should be Konoha ninjas, right? Orochimaru is one thing, but why is she like this too!"
Tsunade: "Hey, hey, hey, you brat, don't interrupt when adults are talking. By the way, who are you?!"
Jiraiya: "He is Naruto Uzumaki."
Tsunade: "Oh! You're the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox."
Naruto immediately exploded upon hearing this, standing up abruptly. "What Nine-Tailed Demon Fox?! I'm Naruto Uzumaki! Why did they make her the Fifth Hokage?!"
Jiraiya: "Putting everything else aside, what's your opinion?"
Tsunade: "Didn't I already say I refuse?"
Naruto: "What?!"
Jiraiya: "Hehehe, that reminds me of how you rejected me."
Naruto: " Pervy Sage, didn't you say she was medical-nin? We came to her to have her heal Sasuke and Kakashi-sensei, so why are you suddenly making her Hokage, and she even refused! This is outrageous!"
Jiraiya held Naruto down. " Naruto, Tsunade, as one of the Sannin, possesses fighting style and healing Ninjutsu unmatched to this day. Moreover, she is the granddaughter of the First Lord Hashirama, and has the purest bloodline of any Konoha Ninja. In terms of both strength and bloodline, she is the best candidate for the Fifth Hokage, and this has been unanimously agreed upon by... the Konoha advisors. Once she becomes Hokage, she will naturally heal Sasuke and Kakashi as well."
Whether it was drunken slip-up or a genuine outpouring of emotion, Tsunade said, " Jiraiya, this brat is far inferior to your previous apprentices in terms of eloquence, intelligence, and even appearance."
Naruto: "What did you say?!"
Shizune: " Lady Tsunade, please don't drool over the Fourth Hokage, okay..."
Jiraiya: "Haha, the Fourth Hokage, he was the most outstanding ninja, there's no comparison. The Fourth Ninjutsu skills, a quick mind, was deeply loved, knew how to charm women, and was handsome, just like me."
Naruto: "(_) I've never seen such a shameless person before!"
Tsunade: "Heh, but even he didn't live long. He became Hokage, but gave his life for the village. Life and money are different. It's foolish to not cherish it!"
Naruto: "What did you say?!"
Tsunade: "Didn't my grandfather and the Second, who so desperately longed to end the war, also die with regrets because of the village?"
Jiraiya said helplessly, " Tsunade, you've changed. I don't know what you've been through all these years, but you really shouldn't have said such things."
Tsunade: "Hahaha, you're over fifty years old, what can't you say? Teacher Sarutobi too, since you've been Hokage for so long and are still alive, why not stay a few more years? Hokage is nothing, only a fool would want to be Hokage."
Naruto, unable to contain himself any longer, jumped up from the table, clenched his fist, and swung it at Tsuna: "You bastard!!!"
Jiraiya grabbed him, shouting, " Naruto! What are you doing! This is a tavern!"
Tsunade: "Hey! Kid, you'd better think carefully before you make a move. Who are you going to face?"
Naruto pointed at Tsunade: "You dare to criticize the Third Hokage and the Fourth Hokage in front of me! Even if you're a woman, I'll still beat you up!"
Tsunade also stood up and moved closer to Naruto: "You brat, you really have no fear of death, daring to talk to me like that. Let's go outside."
Naruto: "Fine, I'll go!"
The two, one big and one small, actually walked out of the tavern, ready to fight...
"Hmm, I'm a little confused too."
Shizune: " Lord Jiraiya, is this alright?"
Jiraiya: "It's alright, Tsunade knows her limits. It's good that it gives Naruto some motivation to get stronger."
Tsunade stood to the side, her body swaying unsteadily, as if she were about to collapse at any moment. "Alright, I'll just stand here."
Naruto: "Damn it, acting all high and mighty!"
Tsunade: "I can't bully a Genin like you, so I'll just use one finger."
Naruto: "Stop joking! Wind Release: Wind Bullet Technique!"
Naruto spat out two wind bullets and threw out two Shuriken at the same time.
Tsunade smiled slightly, dodged to the side, and then saw Naruto rush in front of her.
Tsunade: "Oh? You do have some talent! But..."
Tsunade extended her finger and touched Naruto's body, Naruto his abdomen.
"Pfft!" Naruto felt that the seemingly fair and slender fingers were actually as hard as steel. A sharp pain shot through his abdomen. Before he could react, Tsunade's fingers appeared in front of his forehead again.
"Smack!"
Naruto saw five colors—red, white, and black—blooming before his eyes, and his consciousness became somewhat blurred.
Jiraiya: "(°°) Your head must be buzzing."
Naruto touched his forehead and saw a bright red stain. "Damn it!"
Tsunade: "Kid, while you're still conscious, let me ask you one question: why are you so obsessed with the title of Hokage?"
Naruto created two clones. "I'm not like you! I'm the one who will inherit the title of Hokage! My dream is to become Hokage! Hokage! I'm going to be Hokage! Yay!"
With the help of Shadow Clone, the Rasengan quickly took shape.
Upon hearing Naruto's words, Tsunade, her vision blurred with drunkenness, saw the shadows of two people in him and froze for a moment. " Nawaki! Sever!"
Seeing Tsunade freeze in shock, Naruto immediately grabbed the Rasengan and charged towards Tsunade: "There's an opening!"
Tsunade then snapped out of her reverie and saw Naruto unleashing the Rasengan: "This technique?"
"Boom!"
The Rasengan exploded, but Tsunade actually blocked Rasengan with Tsunade bare hands.
Naruto looked at Tsunade's unharmed hand. "Wh... what!"
Shizune: "To actually force Lady Tsunade to secretly use the Strength of a Hundred Technique, this Naruto."
The Lord God: "Alright, alright, you're all quite something."
Tsunade slowly extended her right hand.
"Smack!"
With a loud bang, a flick on the forehead sent Naruto flying more than ten meters.