Konoha: Intentionally losing to Hinata at the start

Therefore, Jiraiya absolutely would not allow Orochimaru to find Tsunade first.

They searched the back mountain for a long time but still couldn't find any trace of Tsunade.

They returned to Tanzaku Street and searched for a long time, but still couldn't find it by nightfall.

Naruto's stomach was growling with hunger, and Jiraiya and Naruto walked down the street without finding any clues.

Jiraiya then sent Yu Ming to search in another direction.

Just as Jiraiya and Naruto were passing by an izakaya (Japanese pub), Naruto's stomach rumbled, and he complained, "Perverted Sage, let's go eat first, I'm starving."

Jiraiya sighed. He knew that he wouldn't be able to find Tsunade anytime soon.

After looking around the izakaya, I had no choice but to go in and eat.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered, he saw the person he had been longing for.

He shouted, "Tsunade?"

At this moment, Tsunade, who was originally wondering whether she should agree to Orochimaru's request, looked up and saw that it was Jiraiya.

"Jiraiya?"

Tsunade was also somewhat surprised, and even stood up.

Naruto, walking behind Jiraiya, saw Tsunade for the first time and was completely stunned, unable to believe that "that beautiful older sister is actually Tsunade?"

"Is she really over fifty?"

Jiraiya smiled, walked over, and sat down opposite them.

Shizune was stunned. "Lord Jiraiya? I didn't expect to see two of the other three legendary ninjas today."

Silent had a feeling that something was definitely going to happen.

Naruto followed Jiraiya and sat down.

Tsunade sat down, drinking her wine, completely ignoring Jiraiya. Although she didn't know what Jiraiya was doing here, she was sure it was related to the previous Konoha Crush plan.

Looking at Tsunade, Jiraiya smiled and said, "I've finally found you."

Naruto, sitting to one side, said, "Perverted Sage, should we notify Yu Ming?"

Jiraiya smiled and said, "When I saw Tsunade earlier, I already sent the Communication Toad to inform her."

Naruto nodded.

Although Tsunade didn't know who Yu Ming was, she could roughly guess that he was someone who came with Jiraiya and Naruto.

However, she didn't care about that and continued drinking her wine.

Jiraiya was just drinking. He didn't speak until Tsunade did, while Naruto sat to the side eating his snacks.

After a long while, Tsunade finally said, "Today is truly the day I met an old friend."

Jiraiya poured Tsunade a drink and calmly said, "It's Orochimaru, isn't it?"

Tsunade didn't answer, but Jiraiya roughly understood.

Looking at Tsunade, he said very seriously, "Orochimaru attacked Konoha before, and the Third Hokage died in battle."

In Shizune's eyes, the Third Hokage was a very powerful and responsible Hokage.

She found it hard to accept that he had died in battle, especially since the person who killed him was none other than his disciple, Orochimaru.

Isn't this tantamount to murdering one's master?

Furthermore, Orochimaru's ability to escape unscathed from his attack on Konoha must have caused significant damage to the village.

Tsunade seemed somewhat unconcerned, silently drinking her wine. In truth, she was also very angry about Orochimaru's destruction of Konoha.

She just didn't show it.

Jiraiya looked at Tsunade and said, "There is no Hokage in Konoha now, so the village hopes that you will go back and succeed as the Fifth Hokage in Chapter 257."

Naruto, who was eating fish, almost choked to death by Jiraiya.

After swallowing the fish in his mouth, Naruto said indignantly, "Perverted Sage, why did you let this woman become Hokage? Didn't we come here so she could go back and treat Kakashi-sensei and the others?"

Jiraiya couldn't accept that such an unreliable woman had become Hokage; he refused to acknowledge it.

Even if Yu Ming became Hokage, he would be more accepting of it, since Yu Ming was very strong and capable.

Although he knew it was impossible, Yu Ming was only a few years old.

Naruto simply said, "I can accept Yu Ming becoming Hokage, but how could she possibly become Hokage? I don't accept it."

Tsunade looked at Naruto, who was shouting and yelling, and asked in confusion, "Who is this kid?"

Jiraiya pressed Naruto back into his seat, frowning as he said, "Shut up, Naruto, stop talking."

Naruto was forced into his seat, but he said defiantly, "But..."

But Jiraiya interrupted him, saying, "Alright, stop talking."

Naruto sensed that Jiraiya's tone had become harsher, so he could only cross his arms and lean back in his seat, feeling very resentful.

Jiraiya looked at Tsunade and said, "He is Naruto Uzumaki."

Tsunade paused for a moment, thinking to herself, "So he's the Nine-Tailed Fox's jinchūriki. No wonder he has golden hair."

Chapter 123

However, Tsunade seemed to hear an unfamiliar name: Yu Ming. Who was this guy?

Naruto actually thought that he would be better off as Hokage than himself.

This shows that Naruto highly regards this person.

And Jiraiya didn't refute anything.

Tsunade looked at Jiraiya and asked, "Who is this Yu Ming? Is he very powerful?"

Jiraiya thought for a moment and said, "Hmm, very strong, very powerful. He's only about thirteen years old, but he already possesses the power of a Kage."

Jiraiya spoke calmly, but Tsunade was stunned and completely astonished. Even Shizune was shocked: "What? He has the power of a Kage at only thirteen years old? Is he normal?"

Although Tsunade had seen many exceptionally talented ninjas, such as Minato Namikaze and Kakashi Hatake.

But she had never seen a genius like Yu Ming.

He frowned and said, "Are you telling the truth? How could such a person exist?"

If such a person existed, how could the Third Hokage have been killed by Orochimaru?

Jiraiya was calm and about to speak when Naruto said directly, "Of course, Yu Ming is extremely powerful. Even Kakashi-sensei is no match for him. Zabuza of Kirigakure was killed by Yu Ming."

Shizune paused for a moment, "Zabuza? Momochi Zabuza, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist? He was killed by that Yu Ming?"

Naruto nodded. "Of course. Even Kakashi-sensei wasn't his match back then. In the end, it was Yu Ming who appeared and killed Zabuza."

"However, Yu Ming is my goal, and one day I will definitely be able to catch up with him."

Shizune completely ignored Yu Ming's next words. She could only marvel at what Naruto had said: Yu Ming had killed Zabuza. Zabuza was at least an elite Jonin, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and extremely powerful.

Shizune was working alongside Tsunade, responsible for gathering intelligence, so she had a deep understanding of Zabuza.

But such a person actually died at the hands of a 13-year-old ninja.

This was even more terrifying than Kakashi back then.

Kakashi became a Jonin at the age of twelve, which was already a remarkable achievement in Konoha. In fact, no one in Konoha has broken this record in all these years.

Jiraiya didn't know much about Yu Ming killing Zabuza. He only knew that Yu Ming was very strong and could suppress a violent and powerful summoning beast like Shinya, so his strength was no less than that of a Kage.

Jiraiya said, "Actually, the Third Hokage originally wanted to train Yu Ming to become the Sixth Hokage, or even the Fifth Hokage, but this time things happened too suddenly, and Yu Ming was too young."

Tsunade frowned and asked, "If this person is so strong, why did the Third Hokage die?"

Jiraiya thought about it, unsure whether he should tell Tsunade about it.

However, considering Tsunade's personality, he decided to tell her, "Because Yu Ming was learning Sage Mode at Ryuchi Cave at the time, he didn't have time."

Tsunade was stunned again. "Learn Sage Mode? He's only thirteen years old. You want him to learn Sage Mode? Are you crazy?"

Learning immortal arts is not something one can do casually; it is fraught with great danger. For example, if one does not learn them properly at Mount Myōboku, one will turn to stone, and if one does not learn them properly at Ryūchi Cave, one will be devoured by the three goddesses.

Moreover, Sage Mode is very difficult to learn; among the Three Legendary Sannin, only Jiraiya mastered it.

Tsunade thought that Jiraiya was being too reckless, actually letting Yu Ming learn Sage Mode.

Tsunade believed that Jiraiya must have asked Yu Ming to learn Sage Mode. Although she had left Konoha, she still cared about the emergence of a talented junior in the village.

Jiraiya laughed and said, "Don't be so angry. It wasn't me who made him go to learn it. He subdued the giant snake in Ryuchi Cave and had the snake take him there."

"I tried to stop it, but it was too late."

"And he also learned it."

Tsunade was stunned again. She really felt that Yu Ming, whom she had never met before, was becoming less and less human. He was only thirteen years old and already had the power of a Kage, and had also learned Sage Mode.

This talent is beyond human capabilities; at least Tsunade has never seen anyone with such terrifying talent.

Jiraiya looked at Tsunade and asked, "Getting back to the point, the village wants you to return to Konoha and become the Fifth Hokage. What's your answer?"

Jiraiya was very serious.

Naruto was indignant, but this time he didn't interrupt.

Tsunade remained silent for a while.

Finally, she said, "Only an idiot would want to become Hokage."

Upon hearing this, Naruto was about to jump over and fight Tsunade.

But Jiraiya stopped him.

"You bastard, you stupid woman, how dare you say the Hokage is an idiot."

Tsunade turned her head away, her face flushed, a blush that appeared after drinking.

She raised her head with an air of arrogance.

Naruto really wants to fight Tsunade.

Finally, after Jiraiya's explanation, Tsunade laughed and said, "Kid, there are very few people who dare to talk to me like that. Go outside, and I can give you a chance to challenge me."

At this moment, Naruto was completely blinded by anger and did not realize the huge gap between him and Tsunade.