Inside the noisy shop, in a remote corner, Jiraiya and Tsunade were talking about something.
There were a few bottles of wine on the table in front of Tsunade. Her cheeks were flushed red, and it was obvious that she had drunk a lot.
She glanced faintly at the chattering Jiraiya in front of her with a hint of drunkenness in her tone and chuckled.
"I didn't expect you to come and persuade me at a time like this …"
"Do you think … this method will work?"
Hearing her words, Jiraiya, who was in front of her, did not seem angry at all. Instead, he had a playful expression on his face as he laughed loudly.
"It will work. After all, you should know that I will definitely fulfill my promise to you!"
"How about it, Tsunade? Thinking about this, have you changed your mind?"
In this regard, Tsunade smiled gently, pointed her white finger at Jiraiya, and murmured.
"If we weren't here, I would definitely beat you into an idiot!"
Looking at Tsunade with a smile on her face, Jiraiya said such words.
Jiraiya, who was originally excited, suddenly became dispirited. He looked at Tsunade with a resentful gaze, and his heart suffered 10,000 points of damage.
Tsunade narrowed her eyes slightly, glanced at him drunkenly, and then drank a cup of wine.
Just as Jiraiya was persuading her to drink less, she gently took out a yellowed and worn piece of paper.
Seeing this, Jiraiya stopped persuading her, and looked at the piece of paper with a complicated gaze.
Tsunade did not care at all. Her eyes were fixed on the piece of paper, and she muttered softly.
"Since you gave me hope … Why are you doing this to me now … Could it be that to that guy … Is this something worth toying with …"
"You clearly … You clearly gave me such warmth …"
On that old piece of paper, there were some words written on it.
"Forget the sadness, smile. If the sun is covered, everyone will be sad. You just have to smile and wait for a while. Wait for me, when I step onto that high place …"
The delicate and elegant handwriting was already worn out, but it still retained the warmth of the past.
However, this warmth seemed to have become an extravagant hope at this moment because the man who had written these words was now standing on the opposite side of her from afar.
Thinking of this, Tsunade could not help but bitterly laugh, and took another sip of wine.
Seeing her give up, Jiraiya could not help but feel depressed, but he immediately snatched the wine cup from her hand and said in a deep voice.
"Enough, if you hate all of this so much, why don't you change the situation!"
"You know that Sasuke will participate in this war. He will attack Konoha. Are you going to let him do this?"
Tsunade glanced at him blankly, her mouth was bitter, and she whispered.
"What else?
Do you think you can stop his footsteps … "
Hearing these words, Jiraiya couldn't help but say in a deep voice.
"Even if I can't do it, even if I have to pay with my life, I will try my best to stand in front of him and stop him from moving forward even a little bit!"
Tsunade's body slightly trembled, and she was stunned for a moment, and said bitterly.
"Why do you have to do this … Why do you have to pay such a price for this village … Jiraiya?"
Hearing her words, Jiraiya's eyes were firm.
"Because, you once said that you want to be the first female Hokage!"
"If this village is destroyed, how can your wish come true!?"
Hearing these words, Tsunade's pupils slightly widened, and the hand holding the wine cup trembled slightly.
As if in slow motion, the cup filled with wine slowly slipped from her hand, fell to the ground, and then bounced up, splashing a silvery white water.
The whole Ichiraku Ramen shop seemed to be silent at this moment.
Tsunade's body suddenly trembled at this moment, and in her mind, she seemed to recall the tender voice of the past.
"Sister, I have decided, I want to be Hokage!"
"Why do you have such an idea, Rope Tree?"
"Because I want to be like Yuusuke Fuji, sooner or later, I will touch Yuusuke Fuji's Jinghua Water Moon, and I will become Hokage to protect the villagers."
"Well … As expected of Rope Tree, you have such a great idea!"
"If that's the case, then how about big sister give you a present … Come, put it on and let me see."
"It's really good, this is a relic left by grandpa, you must cherish it, Rope Tree, since you have decided, then work hard to become Hokage, sister will also give you my dream."
"Yes."
Recalling the tender voice that once lingered in her ears, Tsunade slightly lowered her head, and her expression couldn't be seen.
Jiraiya looked at her with heavy eyes and continued.
"What do you think … Do you really think that guy is going to be our enemy?"
Speaking of this, Jiraiya's eyes flashed as he said in a deep voice.
"If that's the case, then why did that guy let us go … We were going to be caught by the Rock Shinobi in the next moment, right!?"
Hearing Jiraiya's words, Tsunade's body trembled slightly.
She lowered her head, but her muffled voice could be heard.
"What do you mean, Jiraiya?"
Hearing Tsunade's words, Jiraiya's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice.
"Of course, as I said, I never thought that guy betrayed us!"
"It's just … Why!?"
"Why would Yuusuke Fuji choose to be Wood Leaf's enemy instead of traveling with us!"
Tsunade's eyes were low, and she said in a low voice.
"But it's already like this, everything can't be changed anymore …"
"In the end, we can only accept this reality … and make him our enemy …"
At this moment.
A soft greeting came from beside the two of them.
"Sorry to disturb you, Jiraiya -sensei."
"Hello, Tsunade -sensei."
Not far behind them, Minato and Kushina came together and stood in the distance and respectfully whispered.
Hearing this greeting, Jiraiya and Tsunade were slightly surprised, and then they turned their heads to look.
Seeing Minato, Jiraiya's face suddenly showed a happy smile.
And after seeing Kushina, who was standing beside Minato, the corner of his mouth was even bigger, revealing a bright smile.
He winked at Shui Men, no longer looking as serious as before. It was as if he was praising Shui Men's abilities.