Outside the Konoha Ninja Village, on a broad road shrouded in the shade of trees...... Naruto and his party, who had just finished their journey, finally re-entered the territory of Konoha Ninja Village in the midst of a stop-and-go movement.

When he left, there were only Naruto and Nonoyu. But when he returned, he added the figures of four people, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Yakushidou, and Shizune. So much so that when comparing with each other, the formation of everyone lined up in a row is quite lively in this atmosphere of talking and laughing.

Of course, not everyone is very satisfied with the outcome of this trip and has no regrets......

No, no, I just determined Tsunade's heart for himself, and finally got the beauty as he wished, and it should have been a happy Jiraiya. At this moment, his brows were furrowed, as if he had something on his mind, and he sighed from time to time. So much so that compared with the people who were talking and laughing, it suddenly added a bit of a sense of disobedience and strangeness.

"Ahhh......h I'll leave for a while, and that bastard of Orochimaru is actually gone...... It's rare to see each other, and I don't know if we can have a drink together and talk a little more?! ”

Muttering to himself, Jiraiya subconsciously turned his head to look sideways, and with a slightly mournful look, he projected onto Naruto, who was standing beside him, walking forward unfast and slow, smiling and humming a little tune. Then the words paused slightly, and with a free hand, he tapped Naruto's little head lightly and heavily, attracting Naruto's puzzled and aggrieved gaze, before he rolled his eyes and continued to complain at Naruto angrily.

"I said, I usually look at you kid, you're quite clever, huh? Why did you drop the chain at a critical moment...... If Orochimaru wants to leave, you won't keep it, at least, let him go, wait for us to come back?! ”

Obviously, after Jiraiya and the others came back, in order to ensure that he conspired with Orochimaru, he was considered to be in a hidden and safe state as much as possible. As a result, Naruto did not tell the content of the conversation between himself and Orochimaru to Jiraiya and others. And then it was just an understatement, with an innocent face to tell everyone that Orochimaru had already left before Jiraiya and the others returned.

And this result, for the many years that Orochimaru defected from the Konoha Ninja Village, he still did not hit the south wall and did not look back, and he not only tried to defeat and fight, but also wanted to bring Orochimaru back to the village in Jiraiya, which was obviously an unexpected "bad news". So much so that even with Tsunade's active response, he finally got this long-overdue happiness and love. But it was inevitable that on the way back, the more I thought about my previous decision to "escape", the more I regretted it, and sighed from time to time.

"Huh? Not again...... This is the first time you have complained to me after we set out on our way home...... How many times? Oh yes! The one hundred and eighth! My ears are almost hearing the calloon, lustful...... Ahem, Grandpa Jiraiya! ”

Fortunately, after a little identification, it was confirmed that the person next to him was after complaining in chagrin with the repetition of the old words, which made Naruto suddenly feel a sense of helplessness that he couldn't cry or laugh, but it was not that he didn't have a solution. Then he deliberately pretended to be in pain, hugged his little head with both hands, and lowered his head slightly aggrievedly. While pursed his mouth, as if he had a finger, he muttered in a milky voice in response.

"Didn't I say that a long time ago? How can I be blamed for this? Not to mention for the time being, poor and helpless me, I can't beat Orochimaru at all...... Orochimaru's feet don't grow on me. If he wants to leave, where can I control it? Isn't that embarrassing me......"

Between the words, Naruto was obviously familiar with this set of words. So much so that not only did he achieve the proficiency of opening his mouth, but also responded word by word, as if he deliberately reminded him, deliberately aggravating the self-proclaimed prefix of 'poor, weak and helpless'. and then with the poor aggrieved appearance, it is also invisibly, adding some credibility to the words and deeds of the name.

Of course, adding credibility is something that can only be achieved by strangers who don't know anything about Naruto's essence [belly] and [black] nature...... And for Jiraiya, who has already guessed Naruto's true side under getting along day and night, it is naturally like nothing. So much so that in the first time when Naruto pretended to be pitiful, Jiraiya ignored this rather pitiful scene in his own perspective without any waves in his heart.

"Uh...... This ......"

It's a pity that even if he is used to it, he easily saw through Naruto's pretending to be pitiful. But it was inevitable that in front of the fact that Naruto gave a heart-piercing word, he felt choked. So much so that for a while, the complaining words that had already reached the lips could no longer be revealed.

"Besides, where did I drop the chain......

At the same time, after seeing the deflated appearance of Jiraiya Liyu. Naruto, who had expected this for a long time, suddenly raised his head slightly while smiling more in his eyes, as if he was trying, wanting to bypass Jiraiya's figure and look at something. While taking advantage of the victory to pursue, he seemed to be aggrieved and raised his small mouth high, but in fact, he muttered quietly, and continued to tease and ridicule unforgivingly.

"If it weren't for my help, I probably wouldn't have been able to wait for someone in my life who could call her 'grandma', right?"

"Shhh...... I...... I...... Okay, you stinky boy, and you've learned to talk back?! ”

After being teased and ridiculed by Naruto, and once again being poked in the soft underbelly of his heart, Jiraiya was even more unable to sort out a set of rebuttal words that were enough to stand up. Then the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he raised his finger to point at Naruto at the same time. simply annoyed and ashamed, and insisted on reasoning.

"I don't care, you let Orochimaru go directly, you have to give me an explanation! Otherwise...... Ouch——! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts——! ”

It's a pity that Zilai also pretended to be in a posture, and the "vicious" threatening words on his lips have not yet had time to be fully spoken. In a burst of surprise, with the ears as the source, the sharp pain all over the body in an instant, subconsciously ate the pain and begged for mercy. So much so that the sense of coercion and seriousness that was finally created dissipated without a trace in this instant. And in this case of great contrast between before and after, intentionally or unintentionally, it added a bit of comical meaning to the appearance of Zilai who was wronged and screamed in pain.

As we all know, Jilai is also a peak-level powerhouse who stands at the top of the ninja world's strength chain and has shadow-level strength. Even if you don't deliberately take precautions, when the crisis comes, you will more or less make subconscious actions to avoid dodging under the instinct of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages......

In other words, if you can capture the figure of Jiraiya quietly? Then, the strength of the other party, not to mention suppressing Jilai, but at least, it can also be a strong person of the same level as Jilai.

In this way, the candidate who can make Jiraiya suffer pain and beg for mercy is naturally about to come out - among Naruto and his party, he not only has the strength to match Jiraiya, but also can force Jiraiya to suppress his dodge instinct and obediently let the person who is captured when Jiraiya's sixth sense is aware of it...... Except for Jiraiya who has spent his life silently guarding the pampered Tsunade, who else can there be?

Obviously, when Naruto was watching earlier, he was looking in the direction where Tsunade was standing. And then he noticed Tsunade's attention, and he was completely attracted by the words of Jiraiya complaining at Naruto. And when Jilai has no desire to survive, he stands beside Jiraiya and silently crosses his arms and listens. That's why Naruto deliberately guided and continued to stimulate Jiraiya without fear.

And it turned out that after already sensing the truth that Naruto had intentionally or unintentionally tried to match himself with Jiraiya's successive assists. So that the Tsunade who gradually calmed down, for this well-behaved [??? Cute little guys, naturally, the more you look at it, the more you like it. And then it is not only to repay, but also driven by the instinct of the elders to protect their shortcomings. Let Tsunade's subconscious move completely fall into Naruto's expectations, and it didn't disappoint Naruto at all.

Of course, the reason why Tsunade did not hesitate to meet the ambiguous teasing gaze of Shizune and others, while trying to suppress his red-faced instinct, he took action to stop Jiraiya's actions. In addition to the above reasons, it is more that the assumption deliberately said when Naruto was matched before - that is, Orochimaru, who can completely transform his body into a woman, is very likely to replace her and become a woman who stays by Jiraiya's side and accompanies him for the rest of his life - development, which is completely taken seriously. So not long after making the decision to face his heart, Tsunade was naturally like a girl who had just fallen in love, and he was quite dissatisfied with Orochimaru's flying vinegar.

What's more, Zilai is also on the way back, if only once or twice? Well, Tsunade can still be the same as before, and he won't care too much about anything......

But this time, it was Zilai who unexpectedly received Tsunade's response and acceptance, and his self-confidence swelled exponentially. And then subconsciously, he thought that he could take down Orochimaru with one blow within today, and Jiraiya [Wait, it seems that something is wrong......], naturally in the face of this development that is diametrically opposed to the ideal, he felt what it means that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. So much so that along the way, just as Naruto said, the total number of times in this interval of chattering and complaining has reached an astonishing level of one hundred and eight!

In this way, no matter how much Tsunade tries to comfort himself, this is just a pure friendship and bond between men. But it was inevitable that under Naruto's deliberately misleading assumptions, a reverie with a strong sense of ambiguity appeared in his mind.

"Otherwise, what? Well? ”

It's also because of this that Tsunade, who made the desire for exclusivity explode instantly, after seeing the appearance of Jiraiya crying out for mercy again and again. Even subconsciously, I felt soft and reluctant for a while. But it is still with the support of this jealousy that he pursues the obsession of Orochimaru that seemed to be no problem in his eyes before. It was as if it had completely changed in an instant, and I always felt that it was too enthusiastic and full of threats. Then he tugged Jiraiya's earlobe, making him smile and turn his head sideways, while staring at Jiraiya's eyes impartially, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he continued with a smile.

"Why didn't I see it before...... Your feelings for Orochimaru are really not ordinarily deep, aren't they? From-come-too——! ”

"Oh, oh, it seems, Grandma Tsunade has something to say that she wants to talk to Grandpa Jiraiya alone......"

At the same time, Naruto, who had changed his original aggrieved appearance and had an irrepressible smile on his face, covered his mouth with his hands and snickered. While rushing to eat the pain and begging for mercy, he pretended to be serious and joked. While not waiting for a response or interception, he smeared the soles of his feet with oil, and turned around, kicked the ground, and ran briskly. Only a word of schadenfreude and teasing words were left far away, and he fled far away.

"Well, then, I won't disturb the two of you alone time...... Anyway, it's almost at the gate of the village, so I'll go first! See you soon! ”

"I ...... I...... I'm ——! You...... You stinky boy......"

In the face of this instantaneous reversal of the situation, there was an embarrassing situation of a 180-degree change, which made Zilaiya's heart suddenly full of a sense of grievance that wanted to cry without tears. And from Naruto's words and deeds, he suddenly realized that this was another part of Naruto's deliberate arrangement, and he suddenly jumped to his feet in anger. And then in the case of not daring, and reluctant to resist the restraint of Tsunade's slender jade hand. Ignoring the tingling pain in his earlobes, he raised his head and let out a rather poignant, helpless wail.

"Whirlpool-vortex-naruto-man! And thou hast calculated against me——! ”

"Hehe, how can this be said to be a calculation? I'm working hard to deliver assists for the sake of the two of you's life! ”

After hearing the sad scream from behind him, full of unwillingness and grievance. Naruto's already gloating smile suddenly became more and more vigorous. Immediately responded from afar, not only did he not let his actions stop because of Jiraiya's "miserable and pitiful" appearance. On the contrary, he was afraid of being chased by Zilai, and he was looking for himself to settle accounts, so he accelerated the speed of escaping away a little again. So much so that Naruto, who was already not far from the Konoha Ninja Village, saw the spectacular and familiar gate of the Konoha Ninja Village after a short short walk of effort.

"Hehe, it's finally here...... Watching the lascivious fairy and Tsunade show affection all day long, I was almost strangled to death by dog food and blinded by flashbangs...... Well, after returning to the village, I'll go to Hinata for a meeting first, and make up for my wounded little heart~"

In the bottom of his heart, Naruto, who couldn't wait to return home, even felt that the work of passing through the door inspection was a little too long and redundant. So much so that he bypassed all the seals and prohibitions on the city wall and easily climbed the village wall of Konoha Ninja Village. And then from the top down, looking down at the traffic below, it seems that the current situation of the Konoha Ninja Village is particularly prosperous. Because returning to this place means that all the dangers outside the village are temporarily isolated from themselves, and there is no need to be on guard and worry, for fear of any unexpected situation. couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, and he looked up to the sky and roared with relief.

"Konoha Ninja Village...... Hey, sir, I'm back! ”

(End of chapter)