Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 190 Tsunade (13) 5,000 words

Country of Fields, Inn Street.

Just as he stepped out of the hot spring inn, Biwa Juzo stretched and looked at Uzumaki Sora ahead, asking, "The news from three days ago indicated that the woman is here. Should we start searching from each gambling den?"

Uzumaki Sora shook his head slightly: "That's no longer necessary. Just treat this trip as a vacation. Tozo, do you know any good restaurants in the Land of Rice Fields?"

???

Pipa Juzo paused, then asked, "We've been looking for that woman for almost half a year now. This should be the closest we've ever come, right? It seems she didn't leave this time. Why have we stopped looking?"

Sora turned around and glanced at Juzo: "The original purpose has been achieved, so there's no need to look for it anymore."

After saying this, without paying attention to Juzo's confusion, Sora walked towards a nearby shop to buy something to eat for breakfast.

At that moment, Kong turned his head to look at the street next to him.

A short while later, a figure that had been sensed earlier approached. It was Jiraiya, with white hair and an oil-colored headband.

According to information obtained from the original body half a year ago, this guy seems to have been searching for Tsunade for more than half a year.

However, the result was obvious. As if sensing something, Tsunade changed her position every two days, so naturally he could only follow behind and get left behind.

When Sora discovered Jiraiya, his black and red cloud-patterned clothing, along with that of Juzo Biwa, naturally caught Jiraiya's attention.

He then walked up to the shop and said to the owner, "One special takoyaki, please!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiraiya looked at Sora beside him: "The last time we met was back in Amegakure, I think. You weren't wearing these clothes then. After the battle at the Sea of ​​the End, you made the entire ninja world tremble. Did you join some organization?"

Sora smiled and replied, "You've been chasing Orochimaru all this time, you should know which organization he's in now... Is this unnecessary? Are you trying to verify your information?"

At that moment, Juzo Biwa, standing behind him, placed his hand on the guillotine on his back: "Ku, should we take him down?"

Kong didn't turn around, but simply said calmly, "With your strength, you're no match for one of the Legendary Sannin. Under Sage Mode, there aren't many who can currently hold their own against him."

Knowing about the intelligence capabilities of the void, Juzo Biwa loosened his grip. Having experienced war, he clearly recognized Jiraiya, but whether he could win was uncertain.

At this moment, Jiraiya's gaze turned slightly serious: "So you really knew about Sage Mode!"

Sora smiled and said, "Even Hashirama Senju, who was able to unleash the full potential of Wood Release, needed Sage Mode. So, as for me, if I want to achieve that kind of power, I naturally need Sage Mode as well."

Jiraiya frowned slightly: "Given Orochimaru's personality, he wouldn't give you the summoning contract for Ryuchi Cave for no reason. And now you're here because of Shikkotsu Forest?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Uzumaki Sora, who still looked relaxed, thought of a talent he had just acquired last night.

Perhaps we could give it a try and see how it goes?

Thinking of this, Sora looked at Jiraiya and said, "Are you thinking of Tsunade? One of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, the granddaughter of Hashirama Senju, who possesses a summoning contract with Shikkotsu Forest, one of the three sacred lands."

"So... in your opinion, the Sage Mode of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was obtained from his training in Shikkotsu Forest?"

The almost mocking voice made Jiraiya clench his fists, but at that moment he also knew very well that he couldn't win!

A single battle could create a landscape like the Sea of ​​Ending, so even if I summoned the two great sages of Mount Myōboku, I wouldn't stand a chance.

Moreover, even if the clouds were here, there would be nothing they could do. This is the inn district of the Land of Fields; if large-scale destruction occurs here and innocent people are harmed, then it will become a problem between nations.

"call……"

After exhaling, Jiraiya stared at Sora and said, "I will stop you! No matter what, you will never obtain the power of the First Hokage!"

Kong shrugged, smiled, and spread his hands: "We'll see."

At this moment, the shop owner also handed over the empty takoyaki after it was made.

After paying, Sora gave a portion of loquat to Juzo, and then the two of them turned and left.

"Ku, since you're no longer looking for Tsunade, why didn't you just say so? We don't have any conflict with him anymore, right?" Juzo Biwa asked疑惑地问道.

"Conflict has always existed..."

As he spoke, Sora glanced at Juzo: "If your strength is insufficient, I hope the comfort of these past few years hasn't caused your brain to degenerate. Given Kirigakure's policies back then, idiots shouldn't have survived."

"After the battle with Uchiha Kumo, the name Uzumaki Sora will be in conflict with the entire Hidden Leaf Village. If Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, was confident, he would definitely have chosen a different place to strike."

"As for the purpose... although it's no longer necessary, sometimes just traveling can be quite boring. Warming up is a good enough reason."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pipa Juzo, who had been called brainless, showed no dissatisfaction.

Similarly, starting six months ago, he was also shocked by the power of emptiness.

Meanwhile, Jiraiya, restless and impatient, put down the money and instantly disappeared.

Just as the shopkeeper was about to call out, he found that there was no one in front of him. He picked up the money from the table and put the takoyaki he had just made into his mouth.

……

In the hotel district, amidst the gambling dens.

Tsunade, who had already lost a large sum of money, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She had been winning for almost half a year and was almost scared to death.

The forthright Tsunade looked at the dealer in front of her: "Again!"

As he spoke, he reached behind him and grabbed.

However, Shizune, who was holding Tuntun behind him, looked heartbroken and held onto the money box tightly with both hands.

"Lady Tsunade, this is the last bit of money we have after we've paid off our debts!"

"We're having bad luck today, we...we'll try somewhere else tomorrow! Our luck will come before we change locations!"

"Is it okay?"

With a face full of sorrow, Jingyin seemed to be recalling the days when she was chased by creditors everywhere.

After finally winning for half a year and dealing with the creditors who were chasing after them, there was still some money left over. How could they possibly give it all away again?

Do not!

I'd rather die than go back to those days of going hungry nine times in three days...

We must stop Lady Tsunade!

However, the next moment, Tsunade gently exerted force and snatched the money box away.

"Tsunade... Lady... T_T..."

Ignoring the whimpering Shizune, Tsunade slammed the money box onto the gambling table without hesitation, slamming her hand on the surface with a flourish: "This time, I'm going for the big one!"

Suddenly, Shizune collapsed to the ground behind him, her hands trembling uncontrollably as she held the little pig, Tun Tun: "This time... I can't protect you either, Tun Tun."

The casino manager across the street rubbed his hands together, his face full of excitement. This hand would bring in a considerable sum!

However... a minute later.

Looking at the numbers on the dice on the gambling table, not only was the gambling den manager dumbfounded, but Tsunade herself was equally bewildered.

How could my luck have improved again in just one day?

Tsunade frowned slightly, stretched, and said, "I'm a little tired after playing all day. Shizune, let's go."

Shizune, who was behind him, was also a little confused when she saw the dice on the table, but she quickly came to her senses and asked the people at the gambling house for the money she had won.

Then, carrying two money boxes and tucked Tun Tun along, they walked out of the gambling den.

At that moment, Tsunade, who had just stepped out, frowned slightly as she looked at the guy running towards her from outside the street.

Is something really going to happen?

Jiraiya actually found his way here.

"Tsunade... Tsunade..."

Panting, Jiraiya leaned on his knees: "I've been looking for you for half a year... Why is it that every time... you seem to know someone is looking for you and run away beforehand?"

Tsunade frowned and didn't answer, but instead asked directly, "What do you want? Speak."

Jiraiya was taken aback, then looked at him and asked, "Is it really that heartless? But now is not the time to talk about this; we need to leave here quickly."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiraiya grabbed Tsunade and left.

Tsunade simply frowned and didn't say anything. She knew her own luck, considering that Jiraiya had said he had been searching for this period of time for more than half a year.

So... there might be a reason why we can't stay here.

Without another word, the three of them left the inn street and the town, randomly choosing a direction and running off.

As the group left, the figures of Uzumaki Sora and Biwa Juzo appeared on the roof.

"Was that Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha that we've been looking for? Why does she look so young?"

Kong smiled and replied, "Yin Seal is a sealing technique used on oneself. It fine-tunes chakra, achieving the effects of preserving youth, enhancing physical functions, and keeping the body in its prime."

As he spoke, Kong glanced at the two people who were quickly leaving in the distance, thought for a moment, and said, "Let's go, follow them."

As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them vanished from the spot in an instant.

Meanwhile, after leaving the town, Tsunade had already broken free from Jiraiya's grasp.

After stopping, Tsunade asked, "We're out of town now. Tell me what's wrong?"

Jiraiya glanced back in the direction he had come from and asked in a deep voice, "You should know about the battle that took place half a year ago along the coast of the Land of Fire, the place now known as the Sea of ​​the End, right?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Tsunade nodded slightly.

Six months ago, after her gambling luck suddenly improved, she obtained a piece of information that had already become common knowledge at a gold exchange.

"Who is that person who can use Wood Release?"

Jiraiya replied in a deep voice, "Uzumaki Sora."

swirl?

The appearance of this surname surprised Tsunade. Was it a member of the clan who had fled abroad after the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools?

Why would he go against Konoha?

and many more!

As for the Uzumaki clan... why are they able to use such powerful Wood Release techniques?

It's important to know that even as the granddaughter of the First Hokage, she didn't inherit the power of Wood Release!

At this moment, Jiraiya spoke up, "Let's go to the next town first. Even here, I don't feel at ease. Although that guy's intelligence capabilities are terrifying, staying here for another day shouldn't be a problem."

At this point, Jiraiya suddenly looked at Tsunade with a grin and said, "Old friend, it's been so many years, you have to buy me a drink no matter what!"

Jiraiya glanced at Shizune behind Tsunade, who was carrying two money boxes, and said, "And it seems like your luck has turned around? You won so much?"

Shizune grabbed the money box and looked at it warily: "Lord Jiraiya, this is our living expenses."

Jiraiya waved his hand: "Don't worry... let's go."

……

Izakaya.

Having arrived at another market town before nightfall, Jiraiya and his two companions were drinking.

Silently listening from the side, not daring to utter a sound.

"call……"

After letting out a long sigh, Jiraiya took a sip of his drink: "After traveling all day, even if that guy can foresee the past and future, there should be some limitations. At least... I can get a good rest tonight."

Tsunade, who was opposite him, frowned slightly. Could she foresee the past and the future?

After a moment's thought, Tsunade said, "You should know that my gambling luck involves some unpleasant things. But for the past six months or so, I've been winning money all the time."

These words surprised Jiraiya. Half a year ago? That should have been when he had just left the village to start looking for Tsunade.

In other words, from that time onwards, Sora Uzumaki was also searching for Tsunade?

Is it that terrifying intelligence capability again?

Seeing that Jiraiya remained silent, Tsunade continued, "But after midnight last night, my luck changed. I lost five boxes of money in half a night, and that was because I was testing and so the speed was a bit slow."

Jiraiya's eye twitched...

How proud I am...

Shaking his head, he immediately realized another key point about that statement.

After gambling all night, my luck started to change at midnight.

Is this because something has changed at the Vortex Sky?

At this moment, Jiraiya's gaze fell on the silent money box, and he said, "From midnight until almost noon when I met you, such a long time... you couldn't possibly still have this much left."

Tsunade nodded upon hearing this: "You guessed right. Since this morning, my luck seems to have changed once again. I won, and I won by such a large margin."

At this point, Tsunade stared at Jiraiya and asked, "The black market intelligence didn't mention the name Uzumaki Sora. I need to know about him. He can use his grandfather's power, but his surname is Uzumaki. Does he have the Senju bloodline?"

"But if that's the case, why would he become an enemy of Konoha? Because of the old man? Or because of that Darkness of Konoha?"

After a series of questions, Jiraiya drank another cup of sake, sighed, and said, "The darkness of Konoha? Danzo was killed by this Uzumaki Ku a long time ago, and he even gave the old man a good slap in the face that time."

"In Konoha now, the old man has no power other than his direct subordinates in the Anbu. And even those subordinates can be mobilized by Minato."

???

These words left Tsunade momentarily stunned.

After so many years without returning to the village, Konoha has undergone such changes.

Jiraiya's disciple, the Hokage named Minato Namikaze, unexpectedly possessed such abilities.

After pausing for a moment and drinking a cup herself, Tsunade asked, "So what's the deal with Uchiha Yun, and Uzumaki Sora...?"

"A battle capable of causing such a terrain shift as the Sea of ​​Ending—even my grandfather's power was terrifying in the Senju clan's records. Could that Uzumaki Sora, with his Wood Release, possess such power?"

Jiraiya hesitated for a moment: "Let me think about where I should begin..."

"It's possible that Uzumaki Sora doesn't have the bloodline of the Senju clan. But he possesses an extremely terrifying ability to make deals. The power of Wood Release might have been traded to him by the First Hokage, who was in the Pure Land."

"Bang!"

"How is that possible?!"

Tsunade, who had slammed her hand on the table, looked on in disbelief.

After Jiraiya told her everything, Tsunade sat down again in vain.

After a long while...

Tsunade looked at Jiraiya: "So the reason you've been searching for me for half a year is to get him to trade the summoning contract of Shikkotsu Forest from me, and then reach the level of Grandfather?"

Jiraiya nodded: "Several Wood Release ninjutsu are recorded in the Hokage's confidential documents. Even after the First Hokage passed away, the village conducted research on the First Hokage's cells for a period of time."

"Even the First Hokage needed Sage Mode to assist with that kind of power. So, if Uzumaki Sora didn't have Sage Mode, he certainly wouldn't have been able to use the True Several Thousand Hands ninjutsu mentioned in the records."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tsunade, who was opposite him, frowned slightly.

The magic of Shikko Forest?

Do not!

My grandfather had no need for the magic of Shikkotsu Forest. Although my grandfather passed away when I was very young, it was not the magic of Shikkotsu Forest.

Based on this calculation...

Why did Uzumaki Sora abandon her plan to target him after midnight last night?

It reappeared then in the morning...

Perhaps he discovered it?

Thinking of this, Tsunade suddenly looked up at Jiraiya: "If Uzumaki Sora now possesses Sage Mode, and his Wood Release power has reached the level of Grandfather, would Uchiha Kumo be able to stop him?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiraiya on the other end was startled and immediately asked, "Have you already given him the summoning contract for Shikkotsu Forest?"

At that moment, Jiraiya recalled Uzumaki Sora's attitude that morning.

A contemptuous and disdainful smile...

At this moment, Tsunade shook her head slightly: "No, but there is one thing I need to remind you. Grandfather's Sage Mode inheritance may not have come from Shikkotsu Forest."

???

These words stunned Jiraiya, who had just stood up in shock. He wasn't from Shikkotsu Forest? How could that be?

Beyond the three holy lands, is there another lineage of immortal arts?

Jiraiya sat down again with a furrowed brow, as did Tsunade opposite him.

The Senju's Wood Release became a force meant to destroy the village, while the Uchiha became a force meant to protect it...

Haha...how ironic...

But does such a trading space, capable of exchanging all information, truly exist?

So...

Is resurrection... also possible?

Tsunade shook her head slightly, trying to shake these thoughts off.

……

This is the third update today, making up for yesterday's, but the last update will probably be delayed. Everyone, go to sleep now, I'm going to cultivate my immortality and write.

(End of this chapter)