From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 373 Jiraiya: After that I plan to explore the way to the Hidden Rain Village!

Soon, the news of Tsunade's return to the village spread throughout Konoha, even though she had not been seen for many years.

But Tsunade's prestige did not disappear. When the news of her return was heard, the whole Konoha was filled with jubilation.

A few days later, Sarutobi Hiruzen officially resigned as the Sandaime Hokage, and Tsunade immediately became the Fifth Hokage of Konoha. The Daimyo of the Land of Fire even sent someone to congratulate him personally, which was a very generous gesture.

The entire Konoha was extremely lively, and only Danzo was extremely sad.

In the Hokage's office, Tsunade was talking to Jiraiya.

Jiraiya said before that he had seven or eight broken ribs, but it was all fake. He has thick skin and is very familiar with Tsunade's character. He knew at that time that he would definitely be beaten, so how could he not be prepared?
In fact, he was kicked but was not hurt at all.

"I have completed my mission of bringing you back to the village. Now you have become the Fifth Hokage. I plan to take Naruto to Myoboku Mountain for training later." Jiraiya said carelessly while eating an apple.

"I have just taken office as Hokage and I am in need of help right now. Are you leaving?" Tsunade looked at Jiraiya with some dissatisfaction.

Jiraiya laughed and said, "Why? Can't bear to leave me?"

But just as he finished speaking, he saw Tsunade's mouth twitching a few times, and chakra was already emerging from her fist, which made Jiraiya dare not continue to tease Tsunade, and quickly said: "There is an old man here to help you, you should have no problem getting started, there is nothing urgent in the village right now."

"Why is there nothing important?" Tsunade's eyes darkened, and she threw a document on the table to Jiraiya and said, "Look for yourself."

Jiraiya took the document, opened it and looked at it for a few seconds before frowning and saying, "The whereabouts of the Second Jinchūriki of the Hidden Cloud Village is unknown? This piece of clothing is from the Akatsuki organization?"

"The Fourth Raikage sent people to inquire about the news. He said that the Two-Tails Jinchuriki of their village was suspected to have been kidnapped, and the bodies of two members of the Akatsuki were found at the scene. According to the situation at the time, it should be the Akatsuki who was hunting down this Jinchuriki, but was eventually intercepted by a third-party force." Tsunade said.

After a short pause, Tsunade continued, "I have never heard of this Akatsuki organization before. The old man just told me the information this morning. I just learned that they are an S-class rebel ninja organization. Uchiha Itachi is one of the current members of Akatsuki. Orochimaru has also been in this organization. Do you know something about this organization? And this matter of the Spirit Master, you have to explain it to me, right?"

"This is a long story." Jiraiya smacked his lips.

"I have plenty of time now." Tsunade said in a deep voice.

Seeing this, Jiraiya did not hide anything and quickly began to tell the information on his side.

About half an hour later, Tsunade finally understood the situation and then said, "In other words, you suspect that the Akatsuki organization is very likely to be rooted in the Land of Rain?"

"Yes, I had this suspicion when I was tracking down Orochimaru, but I didn't investigate it in depth at that time. Later, Orochimaru invaded the village and summoned Hanzo of the Salamander with the Impure World Reincarnation Technique. At that time, I felt that the Akatsuki organization was most likely hiding in the Rain Country." Jiraiya said with a serious expression.

"I didn't expect that even Hanzo has already..." Tsunade said with a sigh.

Hanzo was called "demigod" at that time, and the title of the Three Ninjas actually came from Hanzo.

Jiraiya also sighed, and then said: "My current plan is to send Naruto to Myoboku Mountain first, let him practice there, and see if he can master the power of senjutsu. In this way, as a Jinchūriki, he will have better self-protection ability. During this period, I can also go to the Hidden Rain Village to gather information when I have time."

"Even Salamander Hanzo died in the Hidden Rain Village. If it is really as you guessed, the headquarters of the Akatsuki organization is in the Hidden Rain Village, there will undoubtedly be many powerful rebel ninjas gathered there. It is very dangerous for you to do this!" Tsunade said without hesitation.

"Hahahaha, are you worried that I will die there?" Jiraiya asked with a laugh.

But this time Tsunade didn't say anything, but looked at Jiraiya with a serious look.

This made Jiraiya feel a little uncomfortable. He raised his hand and scratched his head awkwardly, then said, "Don't worry, I'm just going to get some information. There's a high probability that we won't engage in a direct battle."

Seeing that Jiraiya seemed to have made up his mind, Tsunade was silent for a moment before handing a scroll to Jiraiya and saying, "Then you take this."

"What is this?" Jiraiya asked curiously as he took the scroll.

"The old man gave it to me this morning. It contains the natural energy and chakra of the spiritual master you mentioned. According to the old man, it can be used to practice senjutsu, and it can also be used to summon the spiritual master to ask for his help once," Tsunade explained.

"This is obviously what the old man left for you so that you can use it to learn immortal arts. What are you doing to me?" Jiraiya asked puzzledly.

"I have never seen that spiritual master, but both you and the old man said that he is extremely powerful, as for fairy arts and so on. Lord Slug said that I don't have the qualifications, so I won't force you. You are going to the Hidden Rain Village. If you encounter any danger, you can use this to ask the spiritual master for help once. At least you can save your life, right? This way I will feel more at ease." Tsunade looked at Jiraiya and said.

Jiraiya originally wanted to refuse, but seeing Tsunade's worried eyes, he couldn't say it out loud. Then, he smiled and said, "Then I will accept it without hesitation. With this, even if the Hidden Rain Village is really a den of dragons and tigers, I can boldly and safely go in!" After explaining this matter, Tsunade continued to ask, "What do you think about what the Hidden Cloud Village said?"

"If the Akatsuki organization failed, then maybe it was really done by the Spirit Master." Jiraiya pondered for a while, and then said: "According to the current information, the Spirit Master is very interested in the tailed beasts. He already has the One-Tailed Beast Shukaku from the Sand Village, and he bluntly said that when he needs it, he will come to take the Nine-Tailed Beast. This is why I took Naruto away from the village."

"Do you think that by doing this, the Spirit Master will not be able to find him? Or in other words, Mount Myoboku can better protect him?" Tsunade asked.

"No." Jiraiya shook his head and said, "Although I have no evidence to support what I said, I always feel that as long as the spirit master wants to find him, he will be able to find him even if I hide Naruto at the ends of the earth. The reason why I took Naruto away from the village is that I don't want to have any conflict with the spirit master in the village, otherwise..."

Having said that, Jiraiya looked out the window at the Konoha Village outside.

He didn't finish his words, but Tsunade already understood what he meant. Jiraiya believed that if a conflict broke out between Konoha and the Spirit Master, the entire village would most likely be destroyed!

After retracting his gaze, Jiraiya said, "After all, Myoboku Mountain is one of the three holy places along with Ryuchi Cave. The Spirit Master might also take this friendship into consideration. Compared to them, we in Konoha do not have this advantage."

"Do the people at Myoboku Mountain know about your idea?" Tsunade asked.

"I have spoken of this matter to the Sage Fukasaku, and he did not object, and the Great Toad Sage had no intention of stopping it either," said Jiraiya.

"In that case, let's do as you say." Tsunade nodded.

Then, her expression was a little hesitant, but soon, as if she had made up her mind, she took out another scroll from the terrifying valley in her chest, threw it to Jiraiya and said, "This one is for you too."

Feeling the still slightly warm scroll in his hand, Jiraiya's expression became a little distracted and his face turned slightly red.

This made Tsunade so angry that she almost punched him twice. Seeing Tsunade's murderous look, Jiraiya adjusted his mood and asked in confusion, "What is this?"

"Yin Seal." Tsunade said softly.

Jiraiya was stunned when he heard this. He looked at Tsunade in surprise and said, "Why did you give me this technique? Do you want me to learn it and restore my former handsome appearance?"

"Idiot, you've never had such a time as a handsome young man." Tsunade glanced at Jiraiya with disdain, and then said: "Didn't you just say that the spirit master was very curious about secret techniques and forbidden techniques? Orochimaru used this as a sacrifice. Your secret techniques are not appreciated by others, and you don't have any forbidden techniques. As the Hokage, I can't give you the rest of the forbidden techniques in the village. This Yin Seal is a technique I created myself, and there are no restrictions. You can use it, maybe it will come in handy."

"Although I feel a little embarrassed, this is your thoughtful gesture after all, so I will accept it with gratitude. If you return safely from the Hidden Rain Village without any accidents, I will return the scroll and the Yin Seal to you intact." Jiraiya said with a smile, then he put the scroll in his arms and carried it close to his body.

Without saying anything more to Tsunade, Jiraiya soon left the Hokage's office in a very casual manner.

After walking out of the building, Jiraiya saw Kakashi leaning against the wall, looking at the intimate paradise.

"Are you waiting for me?" Jiraiya asked casually.

"That's right, Master Jiraiya." Kakashi responded, and then said: "Are you going to take Naruto away today?"

"Well, he should have packed his things and is waiting for me at the village gate, right?" Jiraiya responded immediately.

After saying that, he scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "I'm so sorry for breaking up your Team 7."

"It's just right that I can have more free time. You know, I'm not a very motivated guy." Kakashi waved his hand indifferently, but then his eyes darkened and he said, "Forget about Naruto. It's no problem for me to stay with you, but I'm still worried about Sasuke."

"Stop, stop, stop. I don't have time to take care of your affairs now. Tsunade is the Hokage. If you have any ideas, go and communicate with her." Jiraiya immediately interrupted Kakashi.

Seeing this, Kakashi sighed a little helplessly and said, "I knew it. I wish you good luck in martial arts."

"Hahaha, don't worry, nothing will happen." Jiraiya patted Kakashi's shoulder, then left carelessly.

Kakashi looked at Jiraiya's back, and after a long silence, he turned and walked into the Hokage Building, as if he was ready to follow Jiraiya's advice and go to the Fifth Hokage to discuss matters concerning their Team Seven.

Now, the only person left under his command is Haruno Sakura, who is a well-behaved child and doesn't run around. The other two are nowhere to be seen. So, this Team 7 can be considered scrapped, right?

It's not good to continue like this. Let's see if the Fifth Hokage has any plans. If not, just disband Team 7.

After all, if he really wanted to teach something, he had nothing to teach Haruno Sakura now. They were simply not the same type of ninja, right?
(End of this chapter)