Chapter 32 Dispute (Ch 32)

Sitting alone in the corridor of the hospital, Tsunade rubbed her brows tiredly. She had not rested since the rescue yesterday. Even with her strong physical strength, she was a little overwhelmed at this time.

However, when she thought of the quarrel between the third generation and herself, she could not suppress the anger in her heart.

“Third generation, you stinky old man…”

She certainly knew how dangerous it was to rescue Orochimaru, and she also understood that it was reasonable for the Third Hokage to make such a decision as the Kage of the village.

But feelings sometimes transcend reason. Orochimaru and she have been teammates for decades. They were taught by the three generations together since they were young, grew up together, participated in the Ninja World War together, and won the title of the three ninjas together.

Now, she couldn’t just give up on Orochimaru without trying anything.

But she was not someone who ignored the village. She had already made up her mind. After Kimimaro and Jūgo’s injuries stabilized, if all else failed, she would go and save Orochimaru by herself.

I won’t take anyone else out of the village and won’t reduce the village’s defense capabilities. I guess your three generations will have nothing to say, right?

After getting up and going to the intensive care unit, Tsunade finally confirmed the conditions of Kimimaro and the others, and then left the hospital. She planned to go home and have a good sleep, and then set off. She knew that every time she delayed, Orochimaru’s life would be more dangerous; and every time she left earlier, Orochimaru would have a better chance of survival.

Of course, in the eyes of the Third Hokage, Tsunade’s behavior was just a child’s temper tantrum, so her application to leave the village was rejected.

“Old man, don’t go too far!”

In the Hokage’s office, Tsunade slammed the table in front of the Third Hokage fiercely in front of everyone.

“No means no. Going to save Orochimaru by yourself is no different from committing suicide.”

Hearing this, Tsunade almost laughed out of anger.

“Okay, okay, old man, you didn’t let me leave the village with a team before because you were afraid that it would weaken the village. Now you don’t let me leave the village alone, saying that I was going to die. What? You have the final say? Are you always right?!”

“Tsunade!”

The third generation was also angry, and his voice was full of restrained anger.

“Stop having such a childish temper!”

The Sandaime’s words made Tsunade fall silent, but at the same time, there was a look of hurt in her eyes.

“It turns out that in your eyes, teacher, we are no longer children. We should be sensible now.”

Human beings are very strange creatures. When they are young, what they most want is for others to treat them as adults; but when they really grow up, they hope that the people they love the most will always love them like children.

Looking at the extremely old Third Generation in front of her, Tsunade felt dazed, as if the days when she was young and was taught by the Third Generation were just yesterday. Those past scenes were still fresh in her memory.

However, no matter how much she missed it, she could not go back to the past. Three generations had grown old, and she had also grown up. Now, the teacher’s requirements for her were to be mature and to put the overall situation first.

“Putting the overall situation first? Haha. I didn’t expect that you, the teacher, would say that you would voluntarily give up your companions.”

Tsunade was really hurt by the Third Hokage, and her eyes revealed unprecedented fatigue.

“But teacher, you forgot one thing. I have grown up and you can’t control me anymore.”

With that, Tsunade turned around and was about to leave. The anger in the Third Hokage’s heart was completely ignited.

“Come back here, what are you talking about!”

He slammed the table suddenly and stood up solemnly.

“Do you think that I am particularly cold-blooded and heartless and that I don’t care about Orochimaru? I have lost the Will of Fire and am unworthy of being the Hokage? Great! You guys are the good guys now, and I have become the bad guy, hehe.”

In the office, Tsunade stopped without saying a word. The Sandaime sneered and walked slowly around Tsunade. The other people in the office couldn’t stop sweating. They just hated why they were so unlucky to run into these two great gods fighting and couldn’t get out!

As soon as the two began to argue, Danzo, the advisory elder, closed the door of his office. Otherwise, the content of the argument between the two would have been heard by everyone in the building.

With his hands behind his back, the Sandaime walked to the wall of the office, pointed at the photos of the successive Hokage and said, “Do you think I don’t want Orochimaru to come back? Don’t I admire Orochimaru the most among the three of you? I have been waiting for the day when, after I die, I can have his photo hung on this wall!”

“Don’t tell me that my feelings for Orochimaru are less than yours! Let’s go, let’s go. I’ll leave it to you! Find whoever you want, find as many as you want, I won’t care about you anymore!”

As he said that, he looked at Danzo who was standing by the door and shouted angrily, “Shimura, get him out!”

At this time, Tsunade bowed to her teacher for the last time, and then left without looking back. After leaving, she first visited the Akimichi clan, and then visited Minato and Kushina’s family.

“I’m sorry, Lady Tsunade. This mission is too dangerous, and Naruto is still so young…”

Minato refused with some embarrassment. As mentioned before, the biggest difference between this world’s Minato and the Fourth Hokage Minato in the original world is his personality. He lost the greatness of Hokage and embraced family and ordinary life.

Therefore, he refused the extremely dangerous and possibly life-threatening mission of rescuing Orochimaru. Kushina had the same idea.

“Why.”

In the attic, Naruto, who was eavesdropping on the conversation, sighed. It seemed that he had to take action.

“I see. Sorry to bother you.”

Tsunade bowed to Minato and his wife, and stood up to leave. At this time, Naruto walked down the stairs in two or three steps, pretending to be relaxed and said: “Grandma Tsunade, are you here for Grandpa Jiraiya’s matter? I heard from my father that Grandpa Jiraiya will return to Konoha soon.”

“Jiraiya!”

Hearing this name, Tsunade’s eyes lit up. Yes, how could she have forgotten this guy! It seemed that she was really too busy recently, so that her mind was not clear.

So, she looked at Minato with hope: “Is Jiraiya coming back?”

“this…”

Minato scratched his head and turned to find the letter from Jiraiya some time ago.

“The teacher did say he’s on his way, but according to what he said in the letter, it will probably take some time.”

The three of them fell silent again. Yes, it would take some time for Jiraiya to return to the village, but Orochimaru could not wait any longer.

Naruto, who was standing by, finally understood Conan’s feelings when he saw the ignorant people. He shook his head, then pretended to be as innocent as a child and said meaningfully:

“Ah, Grandpa Jiraiya is too lazy. He always came back to the village quickly before, but it took him so long this time. He must have played around on the way.”

After hearing what Naruto said, they realized that, yes, with Jiraiya’s speed, it would take him five trips to and from Rain Village in a month. The reason why he spent so much time on the road was definitely not because the journey was far, but because he had other plans.

Taking a deep breath, Tsunade said excitedly: “Naruto-chan is right, Jiraiya must be traveling on the road. Maybe he is not far from the village now!”

Then, she looked at Minato and his wife seriously: “Can I ask you to pass a message to Jiraiya? The situation is urgent and I can’t find a more suitable person.”

Tsunade was right. For Minato who possessed the Flying Thunder God, he was also an expert at delivering letters.

“This…” Minato and Kushina looked at each other, then hesitated and said, “Okay, if it’s just delivering a letter to the teacher, I can do it!”

“Okay, then we will split up into two groups. I will lead the others to rescue Orochimaru first, and after you find Jiraiya, have him come directly to me.”

On the side, Naruto was relieved to see that they had finally formulated a strategy. He now completely understood Conan’s pain. It’s not easy to pretend to be a child, and Conan has been pretending for eighteen years.

“Hey, I won’t criticize you anymore, Lao Ke.”