From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 396 Jiraiya: Isn’t the love of a middle-aged man here?

"Would you like a cup of tea?" Ben asked casually.

But before Uchiha Madara could answer, he waved his hand lightly, and a tea table and two chairs appeared between the two of them.

Uchiha Madara smiled and said, "It would be disrespectful to refuse. I never thought that I could drink tea in the Pure Land."

After sitting down, Uchiha Madara asked curiously: "Isn't the Pure Land like this before? That god of death?"

"He quit." Bane picked up the teacup, took a sip and said, "That guy has resigned. I can be considered to have taken over the position of the God of Death. However, there are still some differences between him and me."

For example, the god of death cannot awaken the souls of other people in the Pure Land.

Bane can do this. Maybe the reason is because he has the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit?

So the God of Death is very lonely in the Pure Land, while Bane can sit here and drink tea and chat with Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Madara seldom confides in others. Before, he only looked up to Hashirama Senju and was able to communicate with him on an equal footing.

But now, he has become a complete loser, and his soul has passed away, so he opened up and told Ben about his life.

Although Bane knew something about Uchiha Madara, if he thought about it carefully, he only knew it on the surface. He was quite interested in listening to such a big man who once dominated the ninja world telling his story here, and he would agree with him from time to time.

After Uchiha Madara's interest in talking faded, Ben said, "I admire your talent. Are you interested in working with me?"

Uchiha Madara was stunned for a moment. He really wanted to say, he was already dead, what else was there to do?
But on second thought, since Ling Zun said this, it was undoubtedly that he didn't care whether he lived or died.

There must be a way to keep him alive.

But in the end, he still shook his head and said, "No need. The moment I chose to return from this world, I had already let it go. Now that my soul has returned to the Pure Land, I should just accept this ending quietly."

"Really? That's really a pity." Bane said with a little regret.

Uchiha Madara is a talented person, but since the other person doesn't have this idea, he won't force anything.

"I've finished my tea. I can finally tell you about my troubles here, and it can be regarded as I have completely gotten rid of my last obsession. Thank you for your hospitality." Uchiha Madara stood up and looked at Ben to thank him.

Ben nodded gently, and then said, "You go ahead."

As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Madara felt a strong sense of tiredness coming over him, and then he gently closed his eyes.

Then, his soul dissipated and turned into streams of light, floating away from here and merging into the eternal sleep of the Pure Land.

Ben drank another cup of tea, then smacked his lips in boredom and said, "Uchiha Madara has returned to heaven and let go of everything. The Moon Eye plan has since vanished. The ninja world has lost some of its fun."

I have only been in the Ninja World for a short time, but I have disrupted almost all the progress here.

It's a bit emotional to think about it, and with Uchiha Madara's eternal sleep, Bane no longer has much interest in this ninja world.

Moreover, he had also thought quietly here. He had almost obtained everything valuable in the ninja world. He guessed that Zoro and the others outside were also making the final move, right?

After he has dealt with this surging and terrifying spiritual power and is able to return to the real world, he can take care of some trivial matters and then leave.

Thinking about it carefully, he actually had nothing to be nostalgic about in this world. Moreover, he missed Kuzan and even Mr. Zhan Guo and other old friends.

Putting all these thoughts aside, Bane sat quietly under the tree and continued to transmit the terrifying spiritual power in his body.

At the same time, in the real world.

The Land of Fire, Konohagakure.

Jiraiya was sitting on the roof of the Hokage Building, looking at the scenery of Konoha Village while writing and drawing in a notebook, as if he was recording his inspiration.

After returning from the Hidden Rain Village, Jiraiya gave himself another long vacation. He no longer played the role of a ninja, but started collecting folk songs and writing books.

Perhaps it was because of his age, or perhaps it was because he knew that Orochimaru was in the Ryuchi Cave, but he could no longer chase Orochimaru back, or perhaps it was because Tsunade became the Hokage of the village, which made Jiraiya reluctant to leave.

Anyway, there are many reasons. After Jiraiya gave himself a vacation, he did not leave Konoha, but stayed in the village honestly.

"Hey, Jiraiya? Are you there?"

Tsunade's voice came from the window under the rooftop, which was the Hokage's office.

After hearing the call, Jiraiya responded: "Yes, what's up?"

"Sure enough, what are you doing sitting on my head every day?" Tsunade said somewhat unhappily.

Every day when she came to the office to work, Jiraiya would be like a ghost and would definitely sit on the roof of her office.

"I don't want to go to your office, otherwise you will definitely arrange a lot of messy things for me, and I don't want to be too far away from you. This position is the closest place to you, isn't it?" Jiraiya said with a laugh. Tsunade's face turned a little red when she heard this.

Ever since Jiraiya came back alive from the Hidden Rain Village, his temperament seemed to have changed drastically. Although Tsunade had noticed Jiraiya's feelings for her a long time ago, Jiraiya never really expressed them and always kept them in his heart.

Tsunade also has a memory that she can't let go of, so she never shows anything to Jiraiya.

But now it’s different. Jiraiya is becoming more and more explicit in his words, which really makes Tsunade feel embarrassed, but at the same time, she also feels a little bit of anticipation in her heart.

"You bastard, you're talking nonsense again, do you want to eat my fist? Teasing the Hokage is a serious crime!" Tsunade suppressed her emotions, saved her face, and yelled.

"Hey, don't you think what you just said is very romantic? I'm going to write it in my book." Jiraiya said a little cocky.

"Are you writing those indecent books again? Could you please pay a little attention to your identity? It's embarrassing to be a Sannin with a guy like you." Tsunade said somewhat unhappily.

"This time it's different." Jiraiya wrote down his cheesy love words in his notebook and said very seriously: "This time I'm writing a love story about a middle-aged man."

"The love story of a middle-aged man?" Tsunade asked back in surprise.

"That's right. I've written so many books, but I've never written about my own love, so I'm the male protagonist." Jiraiya said openly. After a slight pause, he smiled and said, "By the way, the female protagonist is you."

"Hey!" Tsunade became anxious and was about to get angry, but suddenly she started laughing again.

After a moment, Tsunade leaned against the window, looking at the Hokage Rock across the street, and whispered, "You're already old, aren't you ashamed?"

"People never know when they can recognize themselves clearly. Maybe I was like this before, until this time, you became Hokage and I returned to the village. I suddenly found that I seemed to finally see myself clearly. How can I describe that feeling?" Jiraiya bit the pen in his mouth, sat cross-legged on the guardrail, touched his chin, and pondered for a while.

Then, he smiled and said, "Are you facing your heart calmly? It was then that I realized that we are both at this age. If I keep hiding these thoughts, I am afraid I will never be able to express my feelings to you in my life, Tsunade."

The evening breeze blew gently past the window, letting the silky light golden hair by Tsunade's ears brush past her delicate and beautiful cheeks, and a slight smile appeared on the corners of her mouth.

"You're talking nonsense again, you guy." Tsunade murmured with a chuckle.

"I guess you must be laughing, right?" Jiraiya also looked at the distant horizon, and then said: "That means you still like to hear these words, so I will tell you more often in the future."

"Idiot." Tsunade whispered to herself.

But soon, she did not continue this topic with Jiraiya, but changed the subject and said: "The old man is going to announce Naruto's identity."

"It's only now that he thinks of doing this. Don't you think it's too late?" Jiraiya said a little unhappily when he heard this.

But after a pause, he sighed again and said, "Does it also prove that he has helped you convince the village's advisors and senior officials?"

"Yeah." Tsunade responded, with a bit of helplessness in her tone: "That person has spoken, what else can we do? He can raise a moon in the sky and easily wipe out the existence of the Hidden Rain Village, what can we do? In the face of such absolute strength, we have no room to refuse, right? While the other party is still willing to do this in a gentle way, why not go with the flow."

"Think about it from another angle. It may not be a bad thing to hand over these dangerous tailed beasts to the Spirit Master. Without them, the ninja world may become different. The tragedy of the Jinchūriki will not continue to happen." Jiraiya smacked his lips and sighed.

Although there is nothing that can be done about this matter, the good thing is that Reito is not only coveting Konoha's tailed beasts, he treats them all equally and is very interested in all nine tailed beasts.

And with Ling Zun's ability, as long as he is interested, there is nothing in the ninja world that he cannot get.

That's why Jiraiya thought this was a good thing. If all the tailed beasts in the ninja world were confiscated, everyone might be more willing to accept peace.

Although the ideals of the first Hokage were very good, the subsequent Ninja World Wars have proved that his approach was not very effective.

Not only did the tailed beasts fail to contribute to peace, but on the contrary became the target of competition, the fuse of conflict, and the weapon of war.

As the saying goes, "When you have a sharp weapon, you will naturally have the desire to kill." Whether there are tailed beasts in the village is definitely a factor that can affect whether a war will start!
After sighing for a while, Jiraiya said: "Naruto has completed the training of senjutsu and successfully mastered the sage mode, and it is more perfect than mine. He is really a genius, hahahaha."

"In that case, then this matter is left to you. Choose a time to pick him up at Myoboku Mountain and then send him to Ryuchi Cave." Tsunade said immediately after hearing this.

If Naruto doesn't make a decision, he will suffer the consequences. If he goes back to the village again and sees the Nine-Tails, perhaps those stubborn senior officials will change their minds. Instead of that, it would be better to let Jiraiya get things done directly.

"As expected, you always arrange these troublesome things for me." Jiraiya said a little helplessly.

"Get this done, and when you come back, I might be able to give you a little reward." Tsunade pouted and made a promise.

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiraiya suddenly appeared upside down in front of the window and said excitedly: "It's a deal. You are the Hokage now, you can't go back on your word!"

Tsunade looked at Jiraiya hanging upside down in front of her, smiled, put her finger on Jiraiya's forehead, and said gently: "Don't worry."

But the next second, her eyes became sharp, and with a flick of her finger, Jiraiya was directly sent flying out of the window.

"Idiot." Tsunade looked at Jiraiya who fell out, smiled and shook her head, then closed the window.

(End of this chapter)