In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 156 Chika, This is your Uncle Jiraiya

"Of course, my daughter is already four years old." Tsunade raised the pure gold ring in her hand, without denying it.

*Crack!* Suddenly, a heart-wrenching sound echoed through the air. Jiraiya, his eyes bloodshot, frantically demanded of Tsunade, "Who...who the hell was it?"

Tsunade gave her a dangerous look. "Huh? What did you say?"

Meeting Tsunade's gaze, Jiraiya immediately changed his expression and chuckled, "I'm wondering who has the honor of marrying the most beautiful woman in the ninja world."

"I thought you were going to say which bastard married me," Tsunade sighed softly. "But you don't need to know my husband's identity. He's just an ordinary businessman who's always away doing business. I don't want him to get involved in the troubles of the ninja world."

"You've come all this way to see me, surely it's not just to catch up? Come in with me."

As she spoke, Tsunade walked into the villa.

"A wealthy businessman, I never thought I'd lose to an ordinary person." Hearing Tsunade's words, Jiraiya smiled self-deprecatingly, sighed helplessly, and completely forgot about Naruto who had come with him, before following her inside.

Shortly after they went inside, Naruto groggily dug through the rubble, his face full of questions. From beginning to end, he had no idea what had happened.

A moment later, Jiraiya followed Tsunade into the courtyard.

At this moment, at Shizune's instruction, Karin's mother had prepared tea, and the two sat down in the pavilion.

As for Shizune herself, she went out to find someone to clean up the damaged streets, as was her usual routine.

"Red hair, is she a member of the Uzumaki clan?" Jiraiya looked at Karin's mother with some surprise. Aside from her hair color and face, her figure was just as impressive as Tsunade's.

"Yes, Lord Jiraiya," Karin's mother replied respectfully, carrying the tea tray back into the house.

Tsunade held her daughter in her arms and introduced her from the side: "Her name is Kaori. She and her daughter Karin are Uzumaki clan members who were stranded in the Land of Grass. They were used as human flesh and blood by those bastards in the Hidden Grass Village. They recovered from their injuries by eating their flesh and blood and absorbing their chakra."

Not long ago, my husband took pity on them and, since they were distant relatives, used his connections to rescue them. Now, their daughter, Xianglin, is my disciple.

"Perhaps this is the cruelty of the ninja world. Once you lose your home and your protection, this kind of ending is inevitable."

Jiraiya felt a pang of emotion. Looking at Tsunade sitting opposite him, and the adorable Chinatsu in Tsunade's arms, he felt a bittersweet ache in his heart. He couldn't muster any joy and asked with a wry smile, "But your daughter really does resemble you, just as cute as you were when you were little. What's her name?"

"Of course." Tsunade gently patted Chinatsu's head, her face beaming with happiness, and introduced her, "Her name is Chinatsu, Chinatsu as in Senju (Thousand Hands) and Xia as in summer. This is Jiraiya, whom I've always told you about. Quickly call him Uncle Jiraiya."

"Hello, Uncle Jiraiya." In front of strangers, Chika was still very obedient. Seeing that it was indeed an acquaintance of her mother, she greeted Jiraiya very politely.

Her ethereal voice was beautiful and gave one a feeling of spiritual cleansing.

However, to Jiraiya, it was like a steel needle piercing his heart; the feeling was indescribably unpleasant.

"Uh, hello, little girl." Jiraiya forced a smile and spoke with difficulty.

"Chika, go back inside first. Your Uncle Jiraiya and I have something to talk about." Tsunade dismissed her daughter, picked up her teacup, took a sip, and asked bluntly, "Alright. Speak. What brings you to me after all this trouble? It can't be just to catch up, can it?"

"I'll be frank, Tsunade, the village wants you to go back and inherit the title of Fifth Hokage." Jiraiya tightened his grip on the teacup.

"Why? Could it be that the old man is dead?" Tsunade's expression was somewhat complicated. After all, he was her teacher. Although she knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi had done many foolish things, it was still inevitable that she would feel somewhat conflicted if she heard the news of his death.

"No, it's not that serious, but things are much more serious than that." Jiraiya's expression hardened. "Orochimaru has returned to the village. He seems to be plotting something."

"That's it?" Tsunade looked incredulous. "With your strength, stopping him shouldn't be difficult. Besides, even though that old man is old, he shouldn't be so easily frightened into abdicating by a mere Orochimaru."

"Of course. It's not just that." Jiraiya said gravely, "You must have heard of Fujiwara no Chiya, right?"

"Is that the young man who wiped out the old man and Danzo's family?" Tsunade paused, avoiding Jiraiya's gaze, and asked knowingly.

Jiraiya said seriously, "It's him. He's back too, and he's joined a mysterious organization composed entirely of S-rank rogue ninja. Orochimaru was once a member of this organization as well."

"Although we don't know what the organization's purpose is yet, Fujiwara Chiya himself hates the old man to the core for some reason."

"Some time ago, Konoha and Sunagakure held a joint Chunin Exam. He disguised himself as an examinee and infiltrated Konoha, causing quite a stir in the village."

"Not only did it severely injure Kakashi, Might Guy, Asuma, and other Jonin, but also..."

At this point, Jiraiya recalled that cringeworthy scene from that day, and his old face couldn't help but turn red.

"What else?" A hint of curiosity flashed in Tsunade's eyes.

Although Chiya promised not to do anything that would harm Konoha.

But she was curious to know what that guy had done.

They actually managed to force that old man from the third generation to abdicate.

"This might be a little inconvenient." Jiraiya fiddled with his index finger like a shy little girl, unusually blushing.

"Are you going to talk or not? If not, then please leave. And don't mention the Fifth Hokage to me again," Tsunade said impatiently.

"This is really inconvenient." Jiraiya's face turned red.

Tsunade ignored Jiraiya and got up to leave the pavilion. "Katsuki, see the guest out."

"Wait, I'll say something." Jiraiya quickly stopped him when he saw this.

"If we had done this earlier, it would have been fine sooner or later." Tsunade sat back down, a mischievous smile on her face.

Jiraiya took a deep breath. "Here's what happened."

As he spoke, Jiraiya recounted the story of the four of them—Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, and Danzo Shimura—having partied together.

Her delicate shoulders trembled slightly, and with a soft "pfft," Tsunade couldn't help but slam her hand on the stone table, bursting into laughter. "Hahaha, those four old bastards, and that Danzo who's known for his cunning, actually...hahaha...are they idiots?"

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