Chapter 540 Argue

The country of iron.

The heavy snow falling from the sky obstructed the vision in front of him.

The biting north wind, cutting like a knife blade, blows on the face of the person, as if the flesh and blood have been torn apart.

In the forest covered in cold snow and dust, the road is rough.

Naruto shrank his body and shivered, and the nose fluid he sucked back was also chilly. Let him rub his nose until the tip of his nose turned red, but he still couldn't feel the slightest warmth.

Although the weather in the Land of Fire has also begun to cool down, it is still only autumn after all.

However, entering the territory of the Iron Country, the climate directly changed from autumn to extremely cold winter. This extremely different environment made it difficult for Naruto to adapt.

He never imagined that the place where Zilai also brought him would have such bad weather.

It's only November, and the weather is like a cold winter. When it comes to December, the cold current will come further, and I'm afraid it will be even colder here.

"Hey, lecherous fairy, haven't you reached your destination yet? It's too cold here, right?"

Naruto rubbed his arms back and forth, trying to bring himself some warmth.

Because when he came, he was only wearing a coat on the outside and a thin shirt on the inside. In such a bad environment, he would indeed feel uncomfortable with the air-conditioning here.

"Naruto, your body is too delicate. As a ninja, you can't go on like this."

Jiraiya looked at Naruto's slightly pale face, stopped and said helplessly.

Compared to Naruto, his clothes are thinner, but his whole body is warm, and the cold wind here has almost no negative impact on him.

"I don't want to, but it's really cold here, let's find a place to rest."

Naruto suggested.

While talking, his snotty voice sounded again.

"Control your own chakra well, enough to keep out the cold."

Zilai also said.

"It's too much, knowing that I'm not good at controlling Chakra..."

"So, this kind of exercise is meaningful."

Zilai ignored Naruto's resentful look, and smiled.

Just as Jiraiya was about to continue walking forward with Naruto, four figures walked over from one side.

It was Togen and others who followed Jiraiya and Naruto.

Because of their identities as roots, they were met with hostility and vigilance from Jiraiya along the way, but fortunately, the two sides did not have any conflicts during the journey, but maintained a delicate atmosphere.

Along the way, they kept a distance of about 15 to 20 meters from Jiraiya and Naruto, and now they suddenly stepped forward, obviously they came to discuss something.

"Master Ziraiya, the temperature in the Iron Country is much lower at night than during the day, and the wind and snow have seriously hindered the vision. It is better to find a place to rest for the night as soon as possible."

Take the root proposal.

"I don't have time to hang around here now. What if something happens to Tsunade?"

"Even so, I suggest stopping for a while to rest." Togen glanced at Naruto, then swept into the depths of the snow-covered forest, then turned his head back, set his sights on Jiraiya, and said, "Besides, someone is following us all the way."

"Um?"

"It's the wandering priestess of the ghost country, our whereabouts have been exposed."

Take the root and said.

Jilai also glanced at the depths of the forest, where it was shrouded in darkness, like a black hole, blowing out a cold gust of wind.

"The ghosts are really lingering. The eyes of this group of wandering witches are too sharp."

Zilai also clenched his fists and tapped his forehead lightly, quite distressed.

"There's nothing we can do about it. Even if we're driving all night, we won't be able to reach the northern part of the Iron Country for a while. Tsunade-sama is protected by our people, so there won't be any danger for the time being... and the northern part of the Iron Country will be even colder. It's better to prepare more clothes to keep out the cold on the way."

"Okay, then go to the nearest town to rest for the night, and then set off tomorrow morning."

Hearing that Jilai also agreed, Togen breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the three companions behind him.

The three root ninjas understood, and left this place by using the teleportation technique to find the nearest town and stay for one night.

In a daze, Tsunade felt someone shaking his body lightly.

So, he hummed dissatisfiedly, and ignored the visitor.

Yesterday she gambled until late at night. When she returned to the hotel to rest, she was exhausted and fell asleep directly. Until now, the image of the dice rolling is still in her mind.

"Master Tsunade, Master Tsunade, please wake up, it's already dawn!"

Shaking motion is bigger.

Tsunade opened his eyes, impatiently raised his upper body lying on the table, and looked at the person coming.

Just about to scold the other party, he was surprised when he saw the appearance of the person coming.

"It's mute, why, did the root guy let you out?"

Tsunade yawned, rubbing his sleepy eyes.

It was just dawn outside, it was still early morning.

"Yeah, those guys let me out."

Shizune said helplessly to Tsunade while holding her pet Tonto in her arms.

"More than that, it seems to be a little fatter... Those guys seem to have raised you well."

Tsunade took a closer look at Shizune's face, then suddenly squeezed his chin and began to tease.

"Please don't make fun of me, Tsunade-sama. Don't say that I'm not fat at all, and the root people imprisoned me. No matter how you look at it, this kind of thing can't be said to be good. Those guys are really annoying!"

Jing Yin gritted her teeth bitterly, and strong resentment flashed in her eyes.

Thinking of how I have been confined by the root people to live in a small space for a month, even though she has not abused her in terms of food and accommodation, the behavior of imprisoning herself can still be described as excessive.

Looking back on it till now, I still feel extremely resentful.

"Well, the root team led by Danzo has always been this style, just get used to it."

"I don't want to get used to this kind of thing at all! By the way, they suddenly let me back now. Could it be Tsunade-sama, what conditions did you promise them?"

Shizune stared at Tsunade's face, suddenly worried.

Although Tsunade did this, she was indeed a little touched, but the ninjas at the root have always eaten people without spit out bones, and she didn't want Tsunade to put herself on it for her own sake.

In the ninja world, it is not uncommon to use hostages to threaten others to compromise. Shizune is also Konoha's jounin. After so many years as a ninja, he is already ready to sacrifice at any time.

"Not really." Tsunade waved his hand, stretched his waist, but still said with a troubled face: "After all, I'm not stupid. This kind of thing was compromised for the first time, and there will definitely be a second time. Before you come back, I have been dealing with them... The reason why they let you back now is not because I promised them any conditions, but because a major change happened in the village, so the people at the root had to do this. Why, that kid from the mountain family, didn't he explain to you?"

"No."

"Well, then I will tell you in detail after I wake up."

After finishing speaking, Tsunade's upper body lay down on the table in front of him, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

"Wait, Tsunade-sama"

Wanted to call Tsunade to stop, but seeing Tsunade fell asleep so quickly, with a tired face on his face, he hesitated to speak silently.

Finally sighed, and had to let Tsunade fall asleep again.

"Forget it, Tsunade-sama is very tired these days worrying about my safety, let her take a rest."

Mute tried to convince herself that.

Time soon came to noon, and Tsunade woke up hungry.

He wiped the saliva that dripped from the corner of his mouth while sleeping, and started shouting: "Mute, mute!"

As if on call, there were hurried footsteps outside the house, and then the door was opened, and silence appeared at the door.

"What is it, Tsunade-sama?"

"what time is it now?"

"Well...it's almost twelve noon."

"Uh, did I sleep that long? I'm just hungry, let's go out and get something to eat. Have you eaten yet?"

"not yet."

"Then let's go together."

Tsunade stood up from the floor and scratched the back of his head, which made the already messy hair even more messy, and many hairs began to curl up, looking extremely sloppy.

Around the eyes, there are even severe dark circles under the eyes. It is estimated that I must have been staying up late these days before going to bed.

"You are too decadent."

Jing Yin couldn't help but said.

"It's not because I'm worried about you, so I haven't slept well for a while."

"Yes Yes."

Knowing that a large part of the reason why Tsunade became so depressed and decadent came from himself, Shizune had no choice but to give in to Tsunade, and did not blame Tsunade for his image problem.

The two walked out of the hotel and came to an izakaya not far from the hotel. The weather outside has improved a lot, with fine white snow falling from the gray sky.

Before the service staff served the meal, Tsunade also briefly explained the current situation to Shizune, so that Shizune could have a general understanding of the current situation.

After listening to the silence of the whole thing, he sat in a stunned position, dumbfounded, and it took him a long time to recover from his absence.

However, because the entire process of the matter was too complicated and shocking, Jing Yin's eyes still flashed with shock from time to time.

She never imagined that during the period when she was imprisoned by the root people, such a big thing happened to Konoha, but whether it was the downfall of Danzo, or the death of the third Hokage...everything is a major event that is enough to move people. Now they broke out together inside Konoha, one can imagine the situation of Konoha now.

"So that's the case. I didn't expect so many things to happen when I was imprisoned. That Danzo, I didn't expect to..."

"This is entirely his own fault. The means of the superior are not clean, and there are too many handles and scandals left behind. His downfall can be said to be brewed by himself."

"Then Tsunade-sama, what are you going to do next? Do you plan to follow the arrangement of the village and go back to take over the Fifth Hokage, or are you going to go to the country of ghosts and accept the invitation from the other side?"

Shizune pretended to be calm and asked, as if Tsunade was simply taking the lead.

"You're really not good at lying, Shizune. You're worried that I'll surrender to the kingdom of ghosts, right?"

Tsunade saw through Shizune's little thought at a glance.

"No, I'm just thinking about Tsunade-sama."

"Your facial expression muscles are too stiff."

Shizune lowered his head as if making a mistake.

"Forget it, it's time for dinner, so don't discuss these unhappy topics."

It seems that because of Shizune's low interest, Tsunade is not in the mood to discuss with her anymore.

Soon, the service staff delivered the meals to the table, and the two people at the table ended their communication, only the sound of eating was heard.

Compared to Tsunade's feasting over there, Shizune looked preoccupied.

As a Konoha ninja, she never considered betraying the village.

But from what Tsunade said just now, she heard something different.

If Tsunade-sama betrays the village, then what should I do when the time comes? Silent was flustered.

Even as a jonin, she doesn't know how to deal with this kind of thing.

And at this moment, a hurried voice came here:

"Tsunade!"

Hearing this familiar voice, Tsunade raised his head subconsciously, his eyes swept in a direction.

"Ji Lai Ye?"

There was surprise in his tone.

Immediately, Tsunade's expression regained his composure.

This is a matter of course. In order for her to return to Konoha safely as the Fifth Hokage, it is much more reliable to have Jiraiya come over to run errands than Root.

Although from Tsunade's point of view, Jiraiya is also a person who is often out of tune.

"finally found you."

While talking, Jiraiya walked towards Tsunade and Shizune's dining table with Naruto beside him who was scrutinizing Tsunade suspiciously.

The two of them came to the dining table, Shizune took the initiative to move his position to one side, so that Jiraiya and Naruto sat opposite Tsunade, making it easier to communicate with Tsunade.

"What do you mean by the end, you are here after me, right? Besides, since when did you start collaborating with Gen's people?"

Tsunade sneered.

His eyes casually glanced at the corner of the izakaya, where two people were dining there.

One of them wore a mask on his face, only his mouth and nostrils were exposed. This person Tsunade didn't know him, but the other person Tsunade did.

Obviously, the Konoha ninja who can communicate so harmoniously with Kaze Yamanaka is naturally a ninja belonging to Root.

"This is a non-existent thing. This group of guys followed up with a deadpan face. I didn't ask them to come together."

Jiraiya also refuted Tsunade's words.

"So, you also want me to go back?"

Tsunade tapped the table a few times with the chopsticks in his hand, and his eyes fell on Jiraiya's face.

Jilai didn't feel embarrassed either, nodded and said: Yes, the village has already decided that you will be the Fifth Hokage. If there is nothing else, let's get out of here quickly. Now that the village has no leader, it is suitable for her to show her talents.

"You are not ashamed at all when you talk about doing chores so confidently."

Tsunade was slightly speechless.

"Well, the current situation of the village, I think you have also learned from Gen's population that the situation is indeed a little bit troublesome."

"Is it really just a little trouble?"

"How should I put it, I admit that it is a little more serious. However, if you are the Hokage, you can easily handle these things. Besides, this time there is no root block that you have always hated."

Jiraiya also coughed, not daring to meet Tsunade's gaze, pretending to be calm and pouring himself a glass of wine to warm up.

"Even if Danzo falls, that old guy won't be so easy to deal with. Rather, he is now the most unstable bomb in the village. Even if he stays in prison, he is still extremely dangerous."

Tsunade smiled coldly.

Let people from Genbu come to win him over, even revealing Genbu's intention to surrender to her. He doesn't know what Danzo is planning in his heart, but it will definitely not be a good thing.

Silai is also silent.

There are some things that don't need to be explained. People at their level know it clearly.

Danzo seems to have fallen, but he was only deprived of the qualification to stand in front of the stage.

But he is still the most powerful leader of the martial arts faction in the village, and the only leader at the root.

His dark power, without much loss.

Even if they lose power, no one among Konoha dares to force Danzo to disband the roots, and Danzo will not do that either.

This principle is the same even for Tsunade.

In order to appease the militant faction, Danzo cannot move.

This is also the most important reason why the public trial of Danzang has not been announced for a long time. The public trial was postponed by the high-level officials for various reasons. At the same time, they began to create a complete chain of evidence, pointing the finger at Orochimaru, diverting attention, and minimizing the negative impact of Danzo.

"That's why the village needs your strength. Now only you can suppress Danzo."

Just as the other high-level officials were worried, Zirai was also very worried.

Danzo dared to attack Hokage this time, and even manipulated Hokage with the illusion of Sharingan, so there is no guarantee that the same thing will not happen in the future.

Although the high-level executives also asked Danzo to hand over Sharingan on the grounds of the danger of Sharingan...Danzo did hand over Sharingan according to the order, but it was just a three-point jade Sharingan, not the kaleidoscope Sharingan owned by Danzo.

Danzo's ability and power have seriously hindered the ruling power of Konoha.

Tsunade didn't respond to Jiraiya, as if he was thinking about something.

Silai didn't disturb Tsunade's thinking, allowing her to have sufficient consideration.

Naruto sat on the side, secretly looking at Tsunade, especially the white snow on his chest, Naruto felt that his breathing began to lose its balance.

Ru Zilai is exactly as he revealed, she is indeed a famous...beauty.

It is not at all recognizable that she is a fifty-year-old woman of the same age as Jiraiya, twenty-five years old... no, she may even look younger.

Fair and tender skin, like a girl, without any wrinkles.

"Speaking of which, who is this brat who is staring at my chest? Is it your illegitimate child?"

Naruto thought he was doing it very covertly, but in the eyes of Tsunade, his behavior can be said to be defenseless.

Naruto blushed, as if he had been discovered because of his embarrassment, so he had to turn his gaze aside, blow the whistle, with an innocent expression on his face.

"Doesn't this show that you still have charm? Even young people can't stop your charm as a woman."

Zilai also laughed.

His eyes lingered on Tsunade's chest inadvertently, and then he looked away naturally, quite skillfully.

"I'm already a fifty-year-old woman, and I'm still a little girl."

He said so, but Tsunade couldn't help showing a smile on his face, and he was in a good mood.

Zilai also sees all this in his eyes, women really say one thing in their mouths and another in their hearts, and they obviously like it very much.

"But Naruto is not my illegitimate son. You know, I have always been devoted to feelings, and I don't want to give up my virginity casually."

Zilai also said generously.

"A fifty-year-old is still a virgin. You must have failed in life."

Tsunade laughed loudly, and began to taunt Ziraiya.

"Yes, I wonder if the fairy in front of me is willing to give me alms?"

"I reject!"

Facing Jiraiya's shameless show of love, Tsunade chose to refuse without hesitation, and his attitude was quite firm.

Jiraiya also made a fuss. Although he knew this would be the result, Tsunade's firm refusal still made him feel disappointed.

Then, Tsunade set his sights on Naruto, and as if he remembered something, he said, "Is the name Naruto? Speaking of which, I remember the name..."

Jiraiya replied: "Well, as you can imagine, Naruto is the child of Minato and Kushina, and also the Jinchuriki of the village."

"It's honest enough now, but isn't it too late to say it at this time?"

Tsunade said uncomfortably.

"The disputes in the village are really hard to describe. But, you should understand that the problem is not Naruto. Let me just say it straight, Tsunade, you have to go back to serve as the Fifth Hokage."

Jiraiya's expression became extremely serious, no longer the hippie smile just now.

"I've been away from the village for so long, and I rarely go back these years. At the same time, I rarely have contact with Konoha ninjas. It is estimated that the new generation of ninjas don't know me... Do you really think I can manage such a big village?"

Tsunade was not intimidated by Jiraiya's serious tone, and asked lightly.

"It's okay if it's you. You are quite popular among the Jonin. Moreover, Mr. Sarutobi has been secretly promoting you in the village these years. Many villagers in the village also believe in your character and ability."

"...But, that guy Chiba Shiraishi also came to invite me yesterday. You all regard me as a fragrant bun."

Tsunade stared at Jiraiya's face and said helplessly.

"You promised him?"

Jiraiya narrowed his eyes.

"I'm thinking about it."

That is to say, there is the possibility of taking refuge in the kingdom of ghosts.

This is what Tsunade revealed.

Ji Lai also had a serious face.

"Let me tell you in advance, that guy is not the same person as the one you used to know. He has abandoned the village and his companions. Over the years, he has been abusing his power and causing disturbances in various parts of the ninja world. I am afraid that he is now dissatisfied with encroaching on small countries and starting to target big countries. If this continues, the Fourth Ninja World War will break out because of him sooner or later."

"But according to my investigation, the living environment of the people in the Ghost Country is very good. This is not a lie."

"But that's just the kingdom of ghosts. He didn't think about using his power to benefit the ninja world, but like a cold-blooded machine, promoting the military power of the kingdom of ghosts, which is more domineering and ruthless than Yunyin's approach."

In order to further convince Tsunade, Jiraiya continued to talk about his thoughts.

"His behavior will only bring endless pain and death in the end. You who have experienced the ninja war should understand how cruel war is. Compared with Danzo, he is the greatest evil."

"Do you disagree?"

Tsunade read something from Jiraiya's serious eyes.

"I absolutely don't agree. The Great Toad Immortal said that he is the root cause of the world's troubles, and he has spared no effort to promote the military development of the ghost country over the years, causing countries to step up production of armaments, which seriously increased the burden on the rest of the country and the people. Many people were displaced and their wives were separated because of this kind of thing, which just proved this point."

"It really seems like something you can say."

Tsunade shook the wine bottle in his hand boredly.

"I am looking at the problem in combination with reality, and I haven't stayed where I am all these years. But the more I investigate, the more I can feel that the war is approaching."

"Yeah?"

Tsunade said without being surprised.

Jiraiya also thought that Tsunade was too naive, he didn't realize the seriousness of the matter at all, and he didn't realize how cold-blooded and dangerous the enemy Konoha was facing.

"Yes, chaos has begun to appear in many small countries today. There are rumors that the ghost country is leading behind the scenes. They secretly provide weapons and food to the rebel organizations in those small countries, disrupting the stability and order of the country, so as to control the war market and reap the huge profits brought about by the war."

Seeing that Tsunade didn't say a word, Jiraiya took advantage of the victory and said: "I don't want you to be deceived by his rhetoric, you'd better think about it carefully. Naruto, you stay here, I'm going out to do something, and I'll be back soon."

Jiraiya had a gloomy face, and left the izakaya under Naruto's puzzled gaze.

"Lust, where is he going?"

Naruto blinked his eyes, not understanding why Jiraiya also left suddenly.

"Master Tsunade, Jiraiysama is probably planning to..."

Shizune looked at the direction Jiraiya left, as if thinking of something, his face changed.

"That idiot, even though he's such an old man, he still likes to use his emotions. Forget it, let him go, Mute, let's continue drinking."

As if not worried about Jiraiya's safety, Tsunade poured himself a glass of wine and savored it carefully.

(end of this chapter)