On the other side, Jiraiya had also come to the hospital and saw Tsunade.
But the very first moment Tsunade laid eyes on Jiraiya, her whole face was filled with disgust.
"Why did you come?"
Jiraiya chuckled awkwardly, "I've got something to talk to you about, concerning the village."
Tsunade raised her brows dismissively and said, "Isn't Konoha doing just fine right now? I don't think there's anything I can discuss with you."
Jiraiya said in a heavy voice, "Tsunade, right now Naruto has basically already defeated the Uchiha."
"If the Uchiha manage to get the Hokage's seat, the old man's side could end up in real danger."
Tsunade sneered, "Didn't you run off fast enough last time? Dumped the mess on me, and now you come here to talk about this?"
Speaking of that, Jiraiya naturally felt a little embarrassed, but facing the possibility of internal conflict in Konoha, he still thickened his skin and said, "Well, you know, I'm doing this for the shinobi world too."
Tsunade didn't want to play word games with Jiraiya, only curled up a cold smile, "Don't go beating around the bush with me. I think Uchiha Rengoku becoming Hokage is perfectly fine."
"If others did wrong, then they must be punished."
Jiraiya grew anxious, "That's true, but if Rengoku's methods are too extreme, it could cause great harm to Konoha."
Hearing the words "great harm," Tsunade reacted as if triggered.
Her eyes turned blood red, "Heh! Sarutobi Hiruzen that dog bastard, afraid of that?"
Jiraiya looked at Tsunade in shock. Though Tsunade had never been overly respectful of the Third Hokage, she had never cursed him like this before.
"Tsunade, how can you talk about the old man like that? He's still our sensei!"
Tsunade turned her head, eyes brimming with killing intent as she glared at Jiraiya, "What a joke! With my status, what kind of sensei can't I find?"
"If it weren't for Grandfather being blind, how could he have chosen Sarutobi Hiruzen, that dog bastard?"
Jiraiya also got angry, "Tsunade…"
"Get out!"
Tsunade slammed a furious punch straight at Jiraiya.
Jiraiya jumped in fright. Though he raised both arms to block, how could Tsunade's monster strength punch be stopped so easily?
He was directly smashed into the door behind him, and the door flew right off.
BANG!
The doorboard flew and smashed into the wall opposite, shaking it full of cracks.
Jiraiya's impact left a dent on the door.
"Cough! Cough!"
He coughed as he slid down to the ground.
The whole person was both shocked and angry, Tsunade's punch just now was absolutely real.
"Tsunade, are you insane?"
Not only did both his arms throb with pain, his back also hurt violently.
Tsunade stared coldly at Jiraiya.
If it weren't for Rengoku having her keep the secret, Tsunade would already have set out to slaughter the Third Hokage.
"On account of us being teammates once, I'll let it go this time."
Tsunade said indifferently.
"If you dare speak for Sarutobi Hiruzen, that dog bastard, again, then we're enemies!"
Jiraiya's whole body trembled, "Why?"
"Tsunade, just what happened?"
Tsunade only gave a cold laugh, stepped past Jiraiya, and didn't say another word.
Jiraiya stood up looking somewhat lost in spirit. He felt that something had definitely happened that he didn't know about.
"No, I've got to go ask the old man."
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The news that the Chunin Exams were about to begin quickly spread.
Although it had only been about half a year since the elite class graduated,
their jonin instructors all stated that they already had enough ability.
It was time to participate in the Chunin Exams.
So all the students who had graduated from the elite class signed up.
Some students not originally from Konoha also began hurrying toward Konoha.
Although this time the Chunin Exams were not being jointly held, as one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, Konoha still had many genin.
Especially since the exams had changed from being held once every half year to once a year, the number of applicants added up to over a hundred.
When the Third Hokage saw the list, he finally relaxed a little.
Because the name Uzumaki Naruto was on it.
As long as Naruto entered the Forest of Death, there would be plenty of chances to act.
As he was pondering, a figure flipped straight in through the window.
The Third Hokage no longer had the mood to scold Jiraiya. He could also see the anxious look on Jiraiya's face.
"What is it?"
Jiraiya's face was full of distress. After all, both Sarutobi Hiruzen and Tsunade were very important to him.
With the two of them in conflict, Jiraiya didn't know which side he should take.
"Old man, it seems Tsunade has a big problem with you," Jiraiya spoke in a roundabout way.
The Third Hokage frowned slightly, then picked up his pipe.
He knew his disciple's character very well. If even Jiraiya said this, then it meant Tsunade might already harbor deep hostility toward him.
His mind turned over many thoughts. Danzo was already dead, and the biggest possibility was that Orochimaru had revealed the secrets of the Wood Release experiments.
When Orochimaru was conducting the Wood Release experiments, it had already been the second attempt.
The Senju clan had died out during the first Wood Release experiment, so it shouldn't be that incident.
The Third Hokage settled his mind, unhurriedly drew a puff of smoke, and said slowly, "Maybe Orochimaru told her something."
Jiraiya asked puzzled, "What did Orochimaru say?"
The Third Hokage opened his mouth, "You know Orochimaru defected all because of human experiments with Wood Release."
"The Wood Release experiment was something Danzo privately invited Orochimaru to do."
"But in the end, when I investigated too many disappearances, I traced it back to Orochimaru."
"Who would've thought it was Danzo framing him."
"Although Orochimaru has now returned, he's always believed I was aware, even colluding with Danzo."
"You have to understand, back then in the first Wood Release experiment, too many of the Senju died in it."
"Now that Orochimaru has already gone over to the Uchiha's side, naturally he won't say anything against me."
Jiraiya was someone who only looked at results. Since the blade had never fallen on him, he couldn't feel the pain.
Hearing what the Third Hokage said now, he still frowned and said:
"This matter was so long ago already, and Danzo is dead, so Tsunade is basically taking her anger out on you."
The Third Hokage said half-true, half-false, "Recently Tsunade met once with the Uchiha. I'm not sure if Rengoku told her something."
Jiraiya then recalled earlier at the training grounds, hearing Rengoku brainwashing Naruto.
Turning the once obedient and sensible Naruto into someone filled with hatred toward the Third Hokage.
By that reasoning, Tsunade must also have been provoked by Uchiha Rengoku.
The Uchiha clan had always been known for being strong in power, hot-tempered, or violent in nature.
No one expected an Uchiha like Rengoku, who liked to play with schemes and trickery, to appear.
And what's worse, Rengoku wasn't just sharp-minded, his combat power was also astonishing.
At least Jiraiya felt that he definitely couldn't win against him.
"Old man, don't worry. Even if Rengoku manages to sit in the Fifth Hokage's seat, I won't let him run wild."
The Third Hokage patted Jiraiya's shoulder, "I'll be counting on you."
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