While the rain is heavy in the land of water, the weather in the land of fire is excellent.

The sun is shining brightly, and it is a sunny day in late autumn.

Konoha, Hokage Rock.

The view is stunning, and the entire konoha can be seen from below, and the neat house at your feet is fanned out in a regular manner, continuing beyond the skyline until the view is blocked by the towering Konoha wall.

When the head of the rì sloped to the west, a couple of men and women who were about to leave and ambiguous escaped from their official duties, slipped to the rooftop of the Hokage Rock, and leisurely enjoyed the rare warm sunshine.

Of course, a bottle of sake and two stacks of snacks are indispensable for dinner.

After a few glasses of sake, the man's eyes couldn't help but be confused.

I said...... Tsunade," the burly man said vaguely, his Adam's apple twitching, "Is it okay for us to be so laid-back?"

He sat on the edge of the rooftop, his body swaying in the wind, raising concerns about whether he would fall.

"Huh?" Tsunade glanced at him.

There was a faint layer of intoxicating blush on the white and smooth face like a girl, and the moment I looked back, I was full of charm, tactful and coquettish, without the slightest majesty of the five generations of Hokage.

"Okay, don't talk about business, Jiraiya?" she glanced at the man in disgust, but her lips were softly hooked, and she smiled, "Okay, I know you're worried about Naruto...... Don't worry, with Sakura and Sasuke here, it'll be fine. ”

Tsunade took his eyes off the man's face and looked at the buildings of Konoha Village that stretched to the horizon beneath his feet, his expression becoming leisurely.

"I dare to let the three of them go to Dú Lì to perform such a high-end task, naturally there is a basis for me. The woman said, "In the past two years, don't think that Naruto is the only one growing!"

Jiraiya turned his head sideways to stare at the beauty beside him, and saw a familiar confident smile on the delicate red lips.

"Huh?"

Tsunade bowed slightly, and said, "Especially, Sakura." ”

Sakura Haruno. Her second disciple.

She is the biggest reliance on Tsunade who dares to let the three people of the seventh class, including the Nine-Tails Zhu Li and the Writing Wheel Eye Orphan, go on dangerous missions.

"What if I say," Tsunade suddenly turned around and smiled amusedly, "Sakura Haruno has completely surpassed me...... There is no doubt that it has surpassed you, do you believe it, since also?"

"Oh?"

Jiraiya's first reaction was that Tsunade was joking with him.

"Huh. He shook his head and smiled, bowing his head to Tsunade and himself.

"Drink. ”

"Dry. ”

The wine glass touches lightly, the tinkling sound is soft, and it is drunk in one go.

When the third cup was continued, Jiraiya took a serious look at Tsunade before realizing that she didn't look like she was joking.

"You mean really?"

"Do I look like I'm kidding you?"

“……”

The man frowned slightly.

She seriously thinks so.

That's why I feel unbelievable.

"I don't believe it. "Jiraiya is very confident in himself. He knew very well that he had been able to reach this level not by luck or by the bloodline of his ancestors, but by great perseverance and courage, and he had overcome countless difficulties and obstacles to obtain such strength. It is absolutely impossible to achieve that state by relying on cleverness and opportunistic shortcuts, let alone surpassing oneself in just two or three years. Orochimaru is the best example of this, who wanted to take the shortcut to immortality, but was surpassed by Jiraiya.

Sakura Haruno surpassed him at such a young age?

However, after taking a sip of wine, he looked back at Tsunade, his eyes were clear, and he said, "But now I believe it." ”

Tsunade stared at him for two seconds.

Zilai also believed in herself, but at the moment she chose to trust her judgment.

"You think it's incredible, don't you? Sometimes I can't believe it. But that's the way it is. Sakura Haruno ......" Tsunade paused, as if organizing the words in his head, with a little surprise in his expression, "She has mastered the immortal art perfectly, and she has developed many secret techniques from nowhere...... Hehe, seriously, I, as a master, can't see through her depth. ”

"Her limits...... I'm afraid it's far above you and me. ”

"Seeing the growth of my disciples, I gradually realized that I was surpassed by young people...... This feeling reminds me that I am no longer young. I'm old. ”

Jiraiya pursed his lips and didn't answer.

He listened quietly to Tsunade, as he had done so many times before, as a qualified listener.

At this moment, Tsunade needs not to refute or agree, but to listen quietly.

Tsunade, who has mastered all kinds of secret techniques, keeps his face at the most youthful and beautiful age, and never ages. At least from Jiraiya's point of view, from such an intimate distance, the woman's face is still as smooth and flawless as ever, maintaining a girlish astonishing elasticity and beauty. As long as Tsunade still has Chakra, she will be able to maintain this appearance forever, forever young, and will not age.

But the change in mentality, the aging of mental age, cannot be suppressed by chakra and arcane arts.

Finding that he was surpassed by his juniors, he realized that his disciples no longer needed to shelter themselves from the wind and rain, but that he sometimes needed to rely on the power of Haruno Sakura...... These facts are silently telling Tsunade that she is indeed old.

"Haha, how can there be such a thing. After a moment of silence, Jiraiya tried to comfort her, and said with a dry smile, "Aren't you quite young! Unlike me, wrinkles have begun to stand out." ”

Zero points.

It's as straightforward as "drink more hot water", a typical straight man of steel replied.

Maybe be bold and take the opportunity to take Tsunade into her arms, the right answer, maybe the woman is faintly looking forward to this development in her heart? Otherwise, how can she repeatedly show her weakest side to men in private?

But all he got was a clumsy response, as if the soul of the uncle, who was always a flowery mouthful, suddenly disappeared from his body without a trace.

What a desperate person!

Tsunade bit his lip, the soft and glutinous red lips were still bright in the eyes of Jiraiya, the man's heart moved, and he was about to speak, but the woman laughed first and said, "Ha! So I'm relieved to send the three of them out, with Sakura here, even if they meet the leader of Akatsuki, Payne or Nagato, they can get out of the way!"

"Uh-huh......" shouldn't be a big problem. Zilai also subconsciously responded.

Peeking in, a bright smile reappeared on the woman's face, and the weakness and depression just now seemed to be just a dream of Jiraiya.

"Naw. Tsunade poked his elbow lightly, and smiled smugly, "You always beat me before, but this time, in terms of cultivating disciples, I finally won back a game!"

"Hey, don't declare victory. Naruto still has a lot of potential untapped! Who loses or who wins...... Okay, okay, you win a point first, don't look at me like that!"

"Hmph. Count you as acquaintances. Dry. ”

"Dry. ”

Drinking the remnants of wine in the cup, Tsunade's eyes flowed, and he changed the topic: "Seriously, self-come." You and I are both elderly, and no matter how old you don't accept the old, you have to think about the succession. Speaking of which...... What do you think of the Hokage?"

"Hokage......" Jiraiya was slightly stunned, and then glanced at Tsunade meaningfully, "You want to talk about the problem of the next Hokage?"

Tsunade nodded, "Kakashi, Asma, how's that?"

"No kidding, Tsunade. Jiraiya smiled and waved his hand, "Kakashi is not strong enough, and Asma ...... The old man was the first to disagree. ”

Kakashi is good in all aspects, and his strength is so-so, but his personal image is not good: too lazy, often late, and walking around the streets with little yellow books in heaven. If this guy were to be the Hokage, Konoha's image would become strange...... As for Asma, even Jiraiya, who was not very politically sensitive, knew that it was impossible to choose him as the Hokage. Asma's strength is too weak, at most the level of jīng Ying Shangnin, letting him be the Hokage is equivalent to harming his life.

But in this way, it seems that no one in this generation is up to the task. Most of the other people's strength is not of great use, let alone prestige or something. Konoha talents, a whole generation of disconnection!

"So just think about it" Jiraiya's voice snapped and turned to look at Tsunade, who looked at him with a smile but didn't say anything.

"Consider Naruto and Sakura for the next generation. ”

Zilai also subconsciously finished the words.

After saying this, Jiraiya himself was startled by himself first.

Teenage Hokage? What a joke!

But Tsunade still had a casual smile on his face, as if he didn't think the proposal was shocking, but it coincided with him.

The white-haired immortal was suddenly a little stunned.

"They're only fifteen! and"

And the last time I carried out intergenerational inheritance, I passed the throne to my apprentices instead of apprentices, which caused a catastrophe. It was from this that Orochimaru was separated from Konoha and Konoha.

"I know what you're worried about. Tsunade smiled, cocked a finger and explained, "But it's different from the past, so there's no need to be taboo about this." First, Kakashi is not the ambitious type of Orochimaru. Second ......"

She paused and took a sip of sake.

"Second," the woman continued, "I didn't say that the throne would be passed on to the newcomer now...... I'm not old enough to move!"

As she spoke, she rolled her bewitching eyes at the man.

That makes sense.

Jiraiya looked at her suspiciously, staring firmly into her eyes, trying to see through the woman's beautiful eyes.

"So...... Do you want Sakura to become the next Hokage, Tsunade?"

He raised his glass and said calmly and calmly.

Although Jiraiya doesn't know much about politics, he understands Tsunade. Putting aside those sentimental words and introductions, what Tsunade really wants to express, as long as he thinks about it a little, he can always peel off the cocoon, find out the key points from the chaos, and hit the nail on the head.

The woman's mind was guessed.

The superfluous expression on Tsunade's face quickly faded, and his expression became solemn.

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