At the hot spring inn in Yunokuni, it was already late at night.

Tsunade sat quietly in the room, rubbing the necklace he had been hanging on his chest.

"Sister, this village is the wealth left by my grandfather, who was the first Hokage!

I will inherit his will and become the Hokage! ”

"Tsunade, I want to protect everyone.

Don't let those immature shinobi be like my sister and the rope tree, prematurely broken on the battlefield.

My dream is to become the Hokage and put an end to this war! ”

……

Tears dripped down her cheeks and onto her palms......

Tsunade Hime, who used to be straightforward and heroic, has now lost the disguise of covering up her inner pain in the past.

She sat on her knees, her hands on her lowered head, her body trembling and crying silently.

The sliding door of the room made a slight noise, and the little pig guinea pig somehow emerged from Shizuka's sleeping arms and came to the owner's side.

"Dolphin ~ Dolphin ~"

The animals in this world are intelligent, and the powerful can practice the power of nature and become immortals; There are also many psychic beasts that can communicate with humans and become ninjas.

One of them is the little pig guinea dolphin, which has little combat ability, but has a sense of smell that is not inferior to that of a ninja dog, as well as a keen sense of perception.

Tsunade stopped crying, picked up the guinea poise snuggled next to him, walked to the window, and stared up at the starry sky.

"Break, what should I do......

Would you agree? For the sake of the rope tree, I ......"

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Under the same night sky, in the Futaba Kindergarten of Tanokuni.

Yakushi Nonoyu carefully inspected the children's dormitories one by one, and after making sure that the energetic imps were sleeping peacefully, she went to the kitchen.

Bringing out a few side dishes and a pot of sake that had been prepared earlier, he walked to the reception room.

In the reception room, Orochimaru and Jiraiya were sitting on opposite sides of the table, chatting without saying a word.

Jiraiya looked at Ye Naiyu who walked into the house, hurriedly stood up, touched his head and smiled:

"It's so late, and I'm going to trouble you with a pregnant woman......"

Nonoyu shook his head with a smile and put the food on the table.

Jiraiya pointed to her slightly pregnant abdomen and asked:

"Have you decided what to name your child?"

Nonoyu looked at Orochimaru quietly, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Tsuki."

Orochimaru replied succinctly.

"Is this what men and women call it?"

Orochimaru and Nonoyu nodded.

"What? Sounds good at first glance, but think about it......

It's still a snake, you guy. ”

Orochimaru smiled, picked up the flask and filled it for Jiraiya and himself, and glanced sideways at Jiraiya.

"Is there anything wrong with snakes?

It's better to say it than a toad. ”

As the contractors of the always hostile Miaomu Mountain and Longdi Cave, the two turned out to be companions who lived and died together for more than ten years, which is also an incredible story.

Ye Naiyu smiled and nodded at Jiraiya to say hello, and then left.

Throwing away all the fame and strength, two people to a middle-aged old man, you use the past and memories to accompany the wine.

"Time flies so fast, and now that I think back, I still remember the scene when we were still shinobi."

Orochimaru heard Jiraiya's sigh, looked at him with a wine glass and said:

"If you say something like that, it means that your heart is old."

Jiraiya nodded helplessly and smiled:

"Isn't it?

Now, I suddenly understand the old man's thoughts more and more. ”

At the mention of the Ape Flying Sun Slash, Orochimaru smiled with interest and said:

"It should be interesting, let's hear it."

Jilai also took a sip of wine and said with a complicated face:

"Before, when you competed with Watergate for the Hokage, I ......

Alas, that little imp is right, I'm not a decisive person, it's a lot like an old man.

One is a companion who has grown up together since childhood, and lives and dies together.

One is the disciple I value the most.

I didn't know what to choose, so I had to hide far away......"

"Hehe, at this point, you don't look like Teacher Richo at all.

If you really stand up......

Then the current four generations will not be Bo Feng Shuimen, nor will it be me.

It's you. ”

Orochimaru glanced at Jiraiya meaningfully, and continued in a deep voice:

"All this time, you have been too affected by the ethereal prophecy of Myoki Mountain.

The situation at that time, if you really stood up, then it would be the best choice for you to become the fourth generation Hokage.

Actually, Mr. Hizai has been waiting for your decision......

If you take a stand, even if I am unwilling, I will compromise and inherit the roots of Shimura Danzo.

And Bo Feng Shuimen will be your right-hand man. ”

Jiraiya sighed, spread his hands and said:

"But I really can't do that position, it's scary to think about."

Orochimaru looked at him with caring eyes and said:

"Do you need to do it for a long time?

After a few years of transitional work, let the wave wind and water gate mature.

It would be nice to pass on the Hokage's position smoothly.

Don't forget, this is the period when the Great Ninja War is coming to an end.

And those three disciples of yours, the Akatsuki organization of the Land of Rain.

Just imagine, if you become the Hokage, wouldn't it be justified for Konoha to support the Akatsuki organization to seize the leadership of the Land of Rain. ”

Jiraiya shook his head with a serious expression and said:

"Maybe you have a point, but that way......

I will no longer be me, and I will not use my disciples' feelings for me to force them to change their ideals. ”

Orochimaru suddenly let out a hoarse laugh, nodded and said:

"This is the idiot I know......

To be honest, from the bottom of my heart, I don't have much yearning for that position.

Because worldly authority will gradually change the person who sits in that position. ”

Jiraiya looked at Orochimaru and suddenly smiled.

"When you learned that Hisashi-sensei chose Watergate as heir instead of you.

Why is it so angry......

It's because there's a sense of being deceived and abandoned. ”

Orochimaru looked at Jiraiya in disbelief, and the next second, he nodded unpretentiously.

"yes, though I don't want to admit it.

But in the first half of my life, the person who had the greatest influence on me was the teacher.

For ninjutsu and the pursuit of truth, it was he who opened this door for me.

The hope of immortality and reunion with my parents was also given to me by him.

I met him in the Land of Rain a few days ago.

Teacher Ri slashed him, after all, he is still old......"

Jiraiya picked up a piece of his favorite pickled radish and chewed it, and nodded when he heard this.

"In this world, no one is immune to the change of time.

Probably...... Only those who have passed away will always be what we remember. ”

Speaking of which, Jiraiya took out an old photo from his arms.

The photo shows four people standing outside a hot spring inn.

This is a photo of a young Sanshinobi and a handsome man named Kato Tsuna.

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More than ten years ago, more than a year after the death of the rope tree.

In the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hizashi looked at the three disciples in front of him and the young Shinobi named Kato Tsuna, and said in a deep voice:

"Yun Shinobi's surprise attack plan against Konoha not long ago has caused us to lose a lot of excellent ninjas!

Although they didn't take our candidate Zhu Li away in the end, we Konoha will not forget this account.

Now, according to the information from Yugakuin Village, the Yunnin, who planned the attack at that time, the ninjas of the Golden Horn and Silver Horn Brothers clan actually defected.

They have now established a stronghold in the land of Yu, and they don't know what they are plotting ......"

"No matter what you're trying to do! We will all put an end to their ambitions in the Land of Soup! ”

Tsunade interrupted Hizagi's words irritably, and she finished looking at Kato Tsunade beside her.

This mission was originally dispatched by the three ninjas, but they strongly requested to join because ......

His own sister died in Yun Ren's night attack not long ago.

Hizashi wasn't angry at Tsunade's unreasonable snatching of words, he smiled and nodded.

For more than a year, the child has not come out of the shadow of the death of the rope tree.

It seems that a love affair can still soothe the sadness in her heart.

Just, alas......

Ri Slash looked at Jiraiya, who was a little depressed, and the relationship between men and women couldn't be forced.

……

Ten days later, in a valley in the land of Yuno.

The improvised rudimentary stronghold was littered with corpses, and several guys with Yun Ninja's forehead guards on their heads leaned together.

Around them, Konoha's Sannin and Kato Broken Jammed all the escape paths.

Orochimaru looked at a few people and said in a deep voice:

"If you don't want to try Konoha torture, just tell me everything you know."

Kato looked at several cloud ninjas with a broken hand and shouted:

"Say it! Why plunder Konoha human pillar power candidate?! ”

One of the elders suddenly looked up and laughed, and then said with a frantic expression:

"You're lucky to be born in Konoha! Your Hokage is still a good guy to hear.

But what about us?! Just because there have been two notorious traitors in the family, Thunder Shadow, that madman!

He ......"

Another traitor beside him shouted:

"He forced our family to eat the meat of the Eight Tails!

What do you say, their Night Moon Clan's cultivation of Thunder Escape is the same, and it is normal to be killed by thunder and lightning......

That madman! He didn't see us as fellow villagers at all, but as experiments! ”

Orochimaru's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard these words.

The world may never have imagined that the cold-blooded and crazy scientist methods of Uncle Snake in later generations were actually stimulated by the actions of his brother Gui Lei Ying.

"What does this have to do with the human pillar force candidates who plundered us?!"

The older rebel shinobi looked at Tsunade, who was roaring at him, and his eyes grew meaningful.

"Tsunade Ji of the Thousand Hands Clan?

Haha, did you know......

The distant relatives of the Vortex Clan are not just your Thousand-Hand Clan!

We, who have been stripped of our family name, are also distant relatives of the Uzumaki family!

We used to be the guardians of the Six Immortal Treasures!

Later, after joining Yunyin Village, the Vortex Clan cut off contact with us. ”

The four of Konoha were also shocked by the large amount of information in this passage, and the traitorous ninja continued:

"It's not just you Konoha who know the secrets of human power.

We also know that if we want to preserve our family's heritage, we can only attack the survivors of the Vortex Clan! ”

Kato's eyes suddenly widened at this time, looked at a few traitorous ninjas, and said:

"In this way, the tragedy of the destruction of the country of the vortex a few years ago ......"

Orochimaru also nodded and said:

"It's you Yunren who took the lead, right?"

"So what?

If you want to blame them, you can only blame them for not being able to see the current situation clearly, and they are still living in the old era.

One Country, One Village...... One Country, One Village!

The five ninja villages all want to dominate the ninja world, who will remember what your Uzumaki clan has done for this world?! ”

With a miserable smile on his face, the elder rebel shinobi looked around at the Konoha crowd and shouted:

"Let's do it, what are you waiting for?!"

A moment later, the few remaining rebels were corpses, and the older one still had a breath left.

He stared at Sannin and Kato Broken, and said with difficulty:

"I'm in Hell...... Waiting...... You guys! ”

Weeding and moving is just Konoha's lesson for the lower ninja, and guarding targets and passing information are just a small freshness in the ninja mission.

As ninjas, killing people and setting fires is their job.

Jiraiya's fire set the humble base on fire, and Konoha's four-man squad left the sinful land without looking back.

Seeing that everyone was in a low mood, when passing by the famous hot springs of Yunokuni, he suggested that everyone rest here for a day before returning to Konoha.

At the door of the hot spring inn, the four of them left this precious photo.

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More than ten years later, in the hot spring inn that once were.

Tsunade held the photo in his hand with a sad expression.

In the photo, he and Duan are standing in the middle, and Orochimaru is standing on the left side with a mysterious smile on his face, and Jiraiya is an idiot......

Although there was a smile on his face, he was far away from himself and broken, as if he wanted to escape from the frame of the photo.

More than ten years ago, under the same night sky, Tsunade snuggled up in Broken's arms.

"It's beautiful, here.

Okay, if we have time to come here in the future? ”

He nodded with a smile and said softly:

"Of course.

Every year on this day, we come. ”

"Really?

Is this an agreement, no matter what you're busy with, on this day, we'll all be here together! ”

"Huh? How do you say that? Won't you be with me all the time? ”

"My dream is to visit the whole world after this war is over!

You guy, I guess you'll still be working hard in the village to become the Hokage. ”

You and I didn't find a quiet frog in the grass.

……

Jiraiya held the old photo in his hand, looked up at the window, and said to Orochimaru with a smile:

"It's almost time, let's get started."

Orochimaru sighed and said:

"I really don't understand you.

This kind of boring behavior really is. ”

But Jiraiya stood up heroically, picked up a new cup, filled it with wine, and said:

"It's the day they agreed on......"

Orochimaru walked outside the house and snapped his fingers, and an expressionless white jue grew on the floor of the playground.

Bai Jue's head was pasted with a few spells by the Great Snake Pill, and the Great Snake Pill folded his hands and shouted:

"Psychics. Reincarnation of the Filthy Earth! ”

Little by little, Bai Jue's body transformed into a coffin, and after a moment, the coffin board was gently pushed away from the inside.

Kato, who had long hair and fluttering, walked out of the coffin with a curious face, looked at the two people in front of him and asked in surprise:

"Orochimaru? Self-lai, too? ”