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

As soon as Naruto and the others left, there was a loud bang, the smoke cleared, and Jiraiya appeared in the Hokage's office.

"What a capable kid! He's managed to improve the Rasengan to this extent."

"Of course, you don't even know whose daughter she is." Tsunade said smugly.

"Speaking of which, Tsunade, I remember you told me that Chika's ninjutsu was taught by Fujiwara Chiya, right?" Jiraiya added.

"Yes, didn't I tell you already? It seems that Fujiwara Chiya noticed Chinatsu a long time ago." A hint of panic flashed in Tsunade's eyes.

"Is that really all?" Jiraiya narrowed his eyes. "This kind of perfect Sage Art, surpassing even the Three Great Sacred Lands, isn't just about innate talent. And Tsunade, don't you think Chika looks quite a bit like that Fujiwara Chiya guy?"

"You idiot, just say what you mean, stop being so sarcastic." Tsunade stood up and slammed her hand on the table.

Seeing Tsunade's anger, Jiraiya, who had been looking serious, immediately pulled Curry aside, waved his hand hastily, and said in a cheeky manner, "It's nothing, I just think that Chinatsu and that guy Chiya are quite similar, I definitely didn't mean anything else."

"I doubt you'd dare." Tsunade sat back down, a headache nagging at her. "Tell me, what brings you here this time? Has Akatsuki made another move?"

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya's smile vanished, and he nodded emphatically, "While Naruto was away in Sunagakure and the Land of Grass, I was secretly investigating the Akatsuki organization."

"Because their target is the Jinchuriki, I conducted additional investigations into the Jinchuriki scattered throughout the ninja world."

"And the known information about the Akatsuki was conveyed to the Kage of each village that possessed a Tailed Beast."

"It turned out that the Akatsuki's actions were faster than we had imagined. Before they even took Gaara's tailed beast, two tailed beasts had already fallen into their hands."

"Not long ago, we received intelligence that the Two-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure never returned after going on a mission."

"In other words, by sending out those elusive tailed beasts, including the One-Tail and the Two-Tail, the Akatsuki organization has collected at least four tailed beasts."

"That's really troublesome." Tsunade rubbed her forehead in exasperation, feeling completely lost. To this day, she still had no idea what her little man was up to.

"That's not the main point. What I'm really concerned about is the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki of Tsurugakure," Jiraiya said.

"What?" Tsunade asked, puzzled.

Jiraiya said, "Because Tsurugakure rarely interacts with the outside world, I chose to go there in person. Of the four tailed beasts that were taken by Akatsuki, the Seven-Tails was one of them."

"We all know that once a Tailed Beast is extracted from a Jinchuriki's body, unless the Jinchuriki is revived by sacrificing their own life force like Granny Chiyo did, the Jinchuriki will surely die."

"But to my great surprise, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki—or rather, the original Seven-Tails Jinchuriki—was still alive despite having the tailed beast extracted from him."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade roughly guessed that it was Chiya who had done it, feeding the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki a Senzu Bean, but she still asked, "Do you have any information about that Jinchuriki?"

"This is from Tsurukage." Jiraiya took out a stack of envelopes from his pocket. "The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki also participated in the Chunin Exams, which were jointly organized by Sunagakure and Konoha. However, on her way back, she was attacked. The two Jonin from Tsurukage who were responsible for protecting her were killed, and she herself disappeared for almost a week."

"When she reappeared, she was back at the place where she was attacked, but she didn't remember anything. I checked carefully, and there were no memory-sealing seals in her mind. Someone must have used powerful illusion magic to erase her memories of this period."

"In the current ninja world, besides the two Uchiha who were still alive at that time, only Fujiwara Chiya could possibly have mastered this level of genjutsu."

"However, I'm a little surprised. That guy, who's full of twisted sense of humor and even Orochimaru was manipulated by him, isn't exactly a kind soul who likes to save people. Any ninjutsu like resurrection comes at a price. It's really baffling that he would go to such lengths to revive a Jinchuriki with whom he has little social interaction."

Tsunade, who was looking at the information on the previous Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, twitched her lips. Jiraiya didn't know either, so how could she not know? If it wasn't a surprise, that guy was only saving her because she was a pretty young girl. Otherwise, if it were a roughneck, do you think he would have saved her?

Jiraiya continued, "There's something else that's bothering me. As Yamato mentioned in his report, Chiya had countless opportunities to capture Naruto, but he just didn't act. The same thing happened during the Kazekage recapture operation. Things like that armchair and parasol were left behind by Chiya, which seems to have been intentional."

All of the above is truly baffling.

"Unless..." At this point, Jiraiya looked Tsunade up and down. He had been curious about the mysterious man who married Tsunade since a long time ago.

They even conducted a special investigation into this.

The results led to a surprising conclusion: Tsunade had visited Tanabata Street sometime before she became pregnant.

At the same time, members of the Akatsuki organization were also seen.

The timing couldn't possibly be so coincidental.

In addition, Chika and Chiya look somewhat alike, and Chiya specially taught her perfect immortal techniques.

If it weren't for the huge age difference between the two, he would have suspected that Chiya was Tsunade's mysterious husband.

"Unless what?" Tsunade frowned and quickly pressed for an answer. Her five fingers clenched into a fist, the bones cracking as if she were ready to punch someone at any moment.

"Unless..." Hearing Tsunade clench her fist, Jiraiya swallowed hard and quickly changed his words, "Unless that guy Chiya can't let go of his feelings for Konoha, or he has other purposes."

"Nonsense." Tsunade relaxed her brows and loosened her fist.

Jiraiya turned his back to Tsunade, letting out a huge sigh of relief. He was secretly terrified. Thank goodness, if he had revealed that Chiya and Tsunade had that kind of relationship, he probably would have been killed on the spot.

Amegakure Village, the Akatsuki organization's cave base.

Those present included Chiya, Yekura, Konan, and Pain.

"Boss, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki has been successfully captured."

A giant pitcher plant slowly emerged from the ground, then opened, spitting out a blonde woman covered in blood, who had already lost consciousness.

"Well done. Where are Kakuzu and Hidan?" Pain asked indifferently.

Zetsu chuckled and said, "Kakuzu said they've already completed their quota. After such a long delay, they plan to hunt down a few top-ranked ninjas on the black market to replenish their funds."

Hidan felt that sacrificing two Jinchūriki wasn't enough, so he planned to capture another one.

"Kakuzu has his eye on the head of Chiriku, one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja of the Fire Temple. Hidan, seemingly angry with Deidara, has his eye on the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

"The two hit it off immediately and headed to the Land of Fire. Chief, should we call them back?"

P.S.: Second update. I fell off my bike, so I'll just make do with two updates for now. The new book is in preparation. Once I have a couple hundred chapters saved up, I won't have to worry about updates anymore.