Chapter 63: Return to the Land of Rain

Since it was a meeting, Jiraiya wore the Konoha forehead protector and a green ninja vest.

His long white hair that reached his waist was casually tied up at the back of his head, and the red marks under his eyes hadn't crossed his mouth yet.

"Hello, Kawaki-kun."

Jiraiya flashed a charming smile. He was also a handsome guy when he was young.

He was a very care-free person. As long as Tsunade was happy, he was willing to offer his sincere blessings. [If there were a list of love - struck losers among the Hokages. Jiraiya would definitely be at the top...]

"Don't be so polite. We'll get to know each other just by getting together."

Tsunade led everyone boldly towards the Hatake family's place.

If you were to ask why, it was because the Hatake family had good food.

"Then, we'll be disturbing you."

Jiraiya also wanted to know what kind of person Kawaki was.

He couldn't believe that Kawaki had won over his goddess.

"It's no trouble. We're going to fight together soon. It's good to get to know each other."

The six of them in Kawaki's group gradually got to know each other on the way.

However, most of the conversation was between Kawaki, Tsunade, and Jiraiya.

The rest, Orochimaru, Sakumo, and Dai, would occasionally chime in.

This fully demonstrated the different personalities of each person.

Jiraiya highly praised the food and sake at the Hatake family. Sake was one of his great hobbies.

During the meal, the group inevitably discussed the war.

Kawaki was full of confidence. If six of them couldn't beat Hanzō of the Salamander, they might as well go home and farm.

Through the conversation during the drinking session, Jiraiya didn't have a huge crush on Kawaki, but he still had a good impression of him.

At least, he was someone Jiraiya could get along with.

Orochimaru seriously discussed the issue of medical ninjas with Tsunade. Unfortunately, the hospital hadn't trained any qualified medical ninjas yet.

Once they went to the battlefield, Tsunade would surely be very busy. Medical ninjas were a scarce resource.

As cans of sake were opened one by one, the conversation among the group became more and more lively.

The two young ones became diligent sake - pourers.

None of the people present could be offended.

Jiraiya immediately took a fancy to Minato and vigorously ruffled his short golden hair.

"It seems that Kawaki - kun has taken in a good disciple."

This made Kawaki a bit guilty. Tsunade might not be considered poaching, but Minato was definitely snatched away.

"Ha ha, no. He's just an unpromising kid."

Saying something insincere, Minato didn't take it to heart.

He had a good idea of what his teacher's words were worth listening to and what weren't.

"Nawaki, I've got something good for you."

Jiraiya called Nawaki over and took out a swimsuit magazine of beautiful women from his bosom.

He secretly stuffed it into Nawaki's hand.

"This... isn't quite right."

Nawaki was a bit hesitant because he felt a piercing gaze on his back.

"Jiraiya!"

Tsunade roared and ran over, giving Jiraiya a hard whack on the head.

Visibly, a bump swelled up.

"It's just a magazine."

Rubbing his head, Jiraiya looked non -chalant.

"I didn't ask for it. Big Brother Jiraiya insisted on giving it to me."

Scared, Nawaki threw the magazine back next to Jiraiya and ran away without looking back.

Better to sacrifice a friend than myself. I'm leaving first.

"It's a collector's edition. If you don't want it, fine."

Jiraiya silently put away his magazine, completely ignoring Tsunade who was still beside him.

Kawaki was startled to see this. He thought to himself, how many beatings must Jiraiya have endured to remain so calm?

After this little episode, instead of being more restrained, Jiraiya became even more indulgent in his drinking.

Tsunade was at a loss with this tough and unyielding guy (a Chinese slang for someone who is stubborn and unresponsive to persuasion). She could only turn back and sit properly.

She gave Nawaki a fierce glare. This guy is really a bad egg.

"It's not a bad thing to understand earlier."

Kawaki was probably a bit drunk and in a daze, speaking without thinking.

Tsunade pinched him on the waist. He gasped in pain and was half - sober from the alcohol.

Three hours later, everyone was full of food and sake. Staggering, they felt as if the walls were moving while they were standing still (a Chinese slang to describe being extremely drunk).

Sure enough, as Tsunade said, getting together made them familiar with each other.

Kawaki and Jiraiya, two good - for - nothings making a fool of themselves, walked shoulder to shoulder, leaning on the wall.

They insisted on arguing with Orochimaru - kun that the wall was moving.

Orochimaru - kun had believed in science since childhood. How could he agree with such nonsense? It completely violated his worldview.

Seeing that this extremely childish argument was about to escalate, Natsuki quickly arranged for the servants to send everyone to their rooms for a rest.

The remaining people also went their own ways and were all sobering up at the Hatake family's place.

In the following days, everyone often got together, and their relationship quickly grew closer.

Three days later, everyone learned that the supplies from the Daimyō's mansion had been sent to the border of the Land of Rain.

That night, the troops set to leave packed up their things.

The next day, they gathered at the entrance of Konoha.

This time, Konoha sent out a large number of elites. Even Shinryu Yūhi, a teacher, was sent out.

He was a well - known master of Genjutsu in Konoha.

"Hey, Shinryu! You're here as well!"

Kawaki stood beside Tsunade and greeted him.

"Yeah, I'm also a part of Konoha."

Shinryu Yūhi smiled sincerely. When the village needed him, he would naturally step forward without hesitation.

Just like in the original plot, he didn't hesitate to rush towards the Nine - Tailed Fox. Even though he knew it was an enemy he couldn't defeat, he still went ahead.

"Alright, it's time to get going!"

Tsunade reminded. The troops had already assembled.

"Set off!"

With Tsunade's loud shout, the large troop began to march towards the Land of Rain.

Maybe because of the previous great defeat, Orochimaru - kun kept a low profile and left these tasks to Tsunade.

The vanguard mainly consisted of Kawaki and his group. Generally, the farther back a ninja was in the troop, the weaker his strength was.

The two young ones could only follow in the large troop. There was no need for them to go ahead this time.

The intelligence agents had already arrived in the Land of Rain.

"Orochimaru - kun, in your opinion, what's a good strategy for this operation?"

Kawaki couldn't come up with a good idea himself, so he asked Orochimaru - kun.

Tsunade was even worse than Kawaki in this aspect. She also pricked up her ears to listen.

As for the others, they were a bit far away and probably couldn't hear.

"Set up a camp first. Our main goal is to eliminate the ninjas of the Land of Rain. Don't engage in large - scale battles."

"If we meet Hanzō, run if we can. Once he doesn't dare to send people out anymore, we'll have plenty of ways to deal with him."

Orochimaru - kun learned his lesson and admitted Hanzō's terrifying lethality on the large - scale battlefield.

This time, he planned to fight in a roundabout way and leave the big boss for last.

"The idea is good. It's just that we don't know how Hanzō will respond."

Tsunade had witnessed Hanzō's poison and was deeply wary of him. So far, she still hadn't managed to create an antidote.

"Then let's follow Orochimaru-kun's plan. We'll adapt to any changes later."

Kawaki thought this prudent approach could avoid losses among the Konoha ninjas and highly approved of it.

If he really ran into Hanzō, he wouldn't mind trying out his Sage Mode to see if it was powerful enough.

"Just to be on the safe side, we still need to distribute the antidote pills Tsunade brought."

"Although they can't completely neutralize the Sanshōuo's poison, they can at least save lives."

Orochimaru knew that Tsunade had prepared a large number of antidote pills this time to ensure everyone's safety in the Poison Mist as much as possible.

As for whether they would be killed by the Rain ninjas, she really couldn't interfere.

It took half a month for the large troop of Konoha ninjas to reach the border of the Land of Rain.

From the moment they stepped onto the land of the Land of Rain, the horn of war sounded again.

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