Start with the Mangekyō and leave Konoha with Madara.

"Um, Tsunade?"

Nian lowered his head and stared blankly at the arms that were wrapped around him, and suddenly became a little at a loss.

The sudden hug made this hot-blooded young man blush.

Especially after the battle just now, Tsunade was left with only a thin layer of heavy chest binder, which was now tightly attached to his back. The warm and soft touch made his heart flutter.

This was a new and most novel experience he had ever had in his life for more than 20 years.

Tsunade also realized that she had lost her composure. She blushed and let go of Nian, saying softly, "Thank you, you came to save me. I'm really... happy..."

Nian smiled unconsciously, "Do you still remember your promise?"

"Promise?" Tsunade asked dully.

Nian reached out and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. "You said that one day you would become Hokage, wipe out the deep-rooted illness, restore light to Konoha, redress the injustice of my father, and then... invite me to visit your territory."

"Ah, this, of course I haven't forgotten!" Tsunade stood on tiptoe, "I have been working hard for this goal..."

"As for me..." Nian smiled softly, raised his hand and rubbed Tsunade's head, "But I'm looking forward to that day..."

Tsunade stood there obediently, her eyes narrowed like a kitten.

In the distance, Jiraiya and his toad friends were stunned, especially Jiraiya, who had his mouth wide open with an expression as if he had seen a ghost.

What did he see?

Tsunade, who has always been heroic and as brave as men, and who was once tougher than men in both character and methods, now actually shows... such a delicate and beautiful attitude?

Is this still the Tsunade he knew!?

Why does the eldest brother act like a little girl?

At this moment, Tsunade lowered her head, stood on tiptoe, with her hands obediently behind her back. Her eyes wandered around like a little girl who had done something wrong, and she whispered from time to time. She was completely different from the Tsunade in Jiraiya's memory.

"This is love." Fukasaku stroked his beard and said with certainty.

"Ah?" Jiraiya looked dazed, his voice trembling.

"This is love." Fukasaku Sennin thought he didn't hear clearly, so he repeated it to himself.

It looked emotional and said incoherently: "Back then, my child's mother and I were like this."

Jiraiya was completely dumbfounded, and could only feel the cold icy rain hitting his face randomly.

He and Tsunade have known each other since childhood. They are companions who have grown up together, close friends who can trust each other's lives, and childhood sweethearts (one-sided self-righteousness). He admits that he has never concealed his love for Tsunade.

Especially after Orochimaru left the village, the two of them spent time together day and night, which made his feelings for Tsunade even deeper. However, for some reasons, he had always buried this love deep in his heart and was reluctant to express it.

For her, he could do anything. Even when she resolutely went after the notorious Uchiha Kamiya, he gritted his teeth and went with her.

In fact, Jiraiya has a sensitive heart hidden under his seemingly rough and bold appearance, and he has always lacked the courage to express true feelings.

Not confessing his feelings doesn't mean giving up. Rather than being rejected outright by Tsunade, he was more worried about her half-hearted acceptance, because this was not the heart-throb he had been expecting for a long time, but more like a habit formed after being together for a long time, a habit of having such a confidant to accompany each other.

This kind of feeling was not what he wanted.

Besides, he didn't want to shake Tsunade's heart, he just hoped that one day she would accept all of herself.

But now, he was looking at Tsunade in the white rain, and she was speaking softly and tenderly. She was so affectionate, and her eyes seemed to be filled with summer night dew that was about to flow down.

It turns out...she can also show that kind of expression...

Jiraiya felt that the world was unprecedentedly silent. He could no longer hear any sound. His body grew colder inch by inch from his fingertips to his heart.

"Hello, my name is Jiraiya. If you want the love letter, just give it to me later..."

With a loud "boom", the silence was broken, thunder pierced the sky, lightning shot directly into the center of the sky, and rain fell with a rustling sound.

"Eh? Little Jiraiya, where are you going?"

"Clean up the battlefield. Although the Jinchūriki's destructive power is strong, I believe there will always be surviving companions who need to be rescued." Jiraiya said in a cold voice and turned around without looking back.

He slowly walked towards the darkness and finally disappeared completely in the heavy rain.

……

"Hey, is that Jiraiya?"

Above the night sky, a huge bird with a strange appearance broke through the rain curtain and roared past with a strong wind.

On the back of the bird, Beiliuhu took out a telescope from his arms and looked down at a white-haired figure on the ground.

As he said this, he handed the telescope to Orochimaru beside him, but the other party waved his hand to refuse.

"I don't need that kind of thing." Orochimaru closed his eyes slightly, and a breeze flowed around his body. With the perception of natural energy, everything on the ground was fed back to his mind.

"It's him, but this chakra...seems a little dark." Orochimaru was a little confused.

"Um... can you lend it to me to have a look?" A humble voice came from behind the two of them. It was Hatake Sakumo.

Next to him, Kato Dan was lying unconscious.

Hiruhu generously threw the telescope to him. Sakumo nodded in thanks. After carefully checking through the telescope, he also nodded in agreement, "It's Jiraiya!"

"He appears here, does that mean... the battle is over?" Sakumo pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "You two, can you please leave me here? I need to confirm the situation with Jiraiya."

"No, no, no, you still need to find Tsunade as soon as possible and let her treat your wounds." Obiru shook his finger, "At least consider Kato Dan who is by your side. We are not obligated to send anyone away for you."

Orochimaru licked his lips, his eyes evil, "If you leave, in order to avoid trouble, we will have to kill Dan."

Sakumo looked worried, "I haven't seen her, and I feel like something might have happened to her."

Orochimaru and Hiruko exchanged a glance, smiled and shook their heads, "Even if anyone gets into trouble, nothing will happen to her."

"That's it."

"Okay then." As his saviors, Shumao had no reason not to believe them.

He pursed his lips and hesitated for a while, but still couldn't help asking: "What are you going to do to that guy?"

Just now, Hokage descended from the sky, protected him and helped him escape the siege, and then took him to reunite with Orochimaru.

Seeing that Duan was still breathing, Sakumo finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, when he saw Orochimaru walking out of the forest, he couldn't help but be shocked.

The Explosive Style Hunter who had made him use all his tricks and nearly died was carried on Orochimaru's shoulders like a dead dog and completely fainted.

Hearing this, Bei Liuhu grinned and made no secret of his plan: "That is just my first 'root'. Soon, I will turn myself into a furnace and forge a hundred forms..."

Orochimaru covered his mouth with his hand and stared at Sakumo, his eyebrows slightly raised, "This is not something you should ask about."

"What are you doing, you bastard Orochimaru." Obito was a little angry.

"You will die from information leaks sooner or later." Orochimaru added coldly. After following Shen Yu for these years, his mouth has become a little venomous. "We want to do big things. We must keep a low profile until we succeed."

"I know, but I just can't control the joy of sharing..."

Will I become that strong by following Uchiha Kamiya... Hatake Sakumo watched the two men talking from behind and silently tightened the hilt of "White Fang".