"Honestly, why did I end up agreeing to that guy's request!"
Jiraiya grumbled as he walked out of the Hokage Office, his face full of helplessness. "Damn it, isn't it just a crystal ball plus a Telescope Technique? Just because of that, the great Jiraiya-sama has to go and persuade that girl Tsunade to become the Hokage..."
As he spoke, Jiraiya rubbed his chest, seemingly feeling the pain in his ribs again. "This time, I won't get beaten up again, will I?!"
However, despite his outward helplessness, Jiraiya was actually quite relaxed in his heart. After truly meeting Vegapunk, Jiraiya could feel that Vegapunk really didn't care much for the position of Hokage.
He naturally didn't know that Vegapunk had already taken control of the Daimyo of the Five Nations, so in his eyes, Vegapunk was just a genius scientist who was indifferent to fame and fortune, devoting himself entirely to research.
What kind of harm could such a person cause to Konoha? Jiraiya, completely unaware that Nagato had been sent by Vegapunk, was naturally at ease as he went to invite Tsunade to be the scapegoat... no, to be the Hokage.
Fortunately, according to Vegapunk, he had a way to cure Tsunade's hemophobia. This gave Jiraiya at least a bit more confidence. Furthermore, having received Vegapunk's help, Jiraiya could finally clap his hands together like the First Hokage and enter a perfect Sage Mode, giving him more confidence in his ability to take a beating.
Tsunade leaving Konoha was certainly due to various factors like the shadow of war, the death of loved ones, and disappointment with the Konoha higher-ups, but hemophobia was also a significant part of the reason.
To some extent, the most important point of Tsunade's departure was to cover up the information about her hemophobia. Once cured, Jiraiya felt there was a seventy to eighty percent chance he could persuade her to return.
"Besides, didn't Vegapunk develop Management Robots? When the time comes, Tsunade can just be a hands-off boss... as long as we can use her name, right?"
Thinking this, Jiraiya walked out of the Konoha gates and set out on his journey once again... "Well? What did the Konoha people say?"
The Fourth Raikage looked at Tutai, whom he had sent to Konoha, and asked.
"Uh... Konoha doesn't want to participate in our operation..."
"What's the deal? Don't they want to take back the Nine-Tailed anymore? Or have they been scared out of their wits by that brat from Amegakure?"
Hearing this, the Fourth Raikage immediately frowned and spoke irritably.
"It's said that Konoha hasn't even selected a Hokage yet. According to them, such matters must wait until the Hokage is chosen before a decision can be made!"
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