After getting all his ninjutsu scrolls ready, Tsunade and Jiraiya headed straight for Konoha's sacred place.
This was the only thing they could use to bargain with Swain. Bargaining with someone who lacks nothing is a helpless situation.
Tsunade suddenly called out in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, "Jiraiya."
"Hmm?"
"Thank you."
The Sage's Charm was a gift from the Great Toad Sage entrusted to Jiraiya for Swain.
But Jiraiya was able to think of her first thing, is this what friends are for?
No, this is love.
Jiraiya's face, toughened by years of training, also turned slightly red. Looking at the woman he had loved his whole life, he shook his head. "It's nothing. We are..."
"Comrades in arms."
"Yeah."
Near the sacred place, Swain arrived.
In sage mode, looking down upon the human world, "A wandering dragon should return to the sea! The mountains won't keep you, Jiraiya!"
Full of coolness.
It left Jiraiya clueless. He was very familiar with Swain, but what did this mean? Was he supposed to go to the sea, but wasn't welcome on this sacred mountain?
"What do you mean, Elder Swain?" Jiraiya asked cautiously.
Swain laughed loudly. "Nothing! I've wanted to do that for a long time! Hey, Jiraiya, how's my sage mode? Isn't it much better than yours?"
Jiraiya curled his lip. "So so. I learned it before you!"
Swain didn't deny it. Jiraiya did learn it earlier, and still couldn't beat him.
"Do you have something to discuss here? Otherwise, I won't take this guy who owes money back to the village."
Tsunade gritted her teeth and suppressed her anger. Wouldn't I owe so much if it weren't for you?
"We're here for two things. First, to deliver a gift on behalf of the sage. Second, to ask for a gift."
Swain sighed. "Oh! I see. You two have been single for so many years. You are a talented man with a beautiful woman. Back then, I said you and Jiraiya would make a great couple, but you just broke off the engagement. So many years have passed now.
When are you two getting married? My entire Uchiha clan will come to celebrate."
Tsunade's anger levels are rising.
Jiraiya was sweating and anxiously explained, "No, no! Elder Swain, it's not that kind of gift."
Swain was even happier. "You don't want a gift? That's fine too. Then I'll make Jiraiya younger so you two look the same. That'll save some money."
"That's not what I meant. Although I care about my face, it's actually..."
"Enough!" Tsunade roared and stomped with a Heavenly Foot of Pain.
A huge crack one centimeter deep appeared.
Swain was relieved. "Good thing I used natural energy in advance to reinforce the ground before Tsunade attacked. Otherwise, this would probably require an Earth Release ninja to fix it up.
Not public? Okay, I'll just attend myself then. I'll host and treat everyone. Just us, and I'll invite Orochimaru and the Third."
Tsunade could no longer suppress her anger and shouted, "Enough! Old pervert! Jiraiya and I are innocent!"
Swain looked incredulous. "Do you even believe that yourself?"
Tsunade was choked up, what don't I believe?! "I, I, if I didn't need something from you, I'd beat you to death!"
"Jiraiya! Explain clearly to him!"
"Oh, oh, it's actually because of this."
Jiraiya took out a charm from his chest with the word "Sage" written on it.
"This is a gift from the Great Toad Sage for your sacred place. It has the power to revive the dead. Tsunade wants to trade you for this charm."
"Sage's Charm? That's really generous. The Great Toad still has some in stock. But Tsunade, what do you want this for? To revive Dan? Or Nawaki?"
Hearing this, Tsunade became silent. The difficult choice was pushed open by Swain's reminder.
Yes, there is only one Sage's Charm. Even if she gets it, who should she revive?
Unconsciously, Tsunade looked at Jiraiya.
Her eyes were very complicated. "Nawaki."
Swain was thoughtful. You said you two were just friends... In the real world, Jiraiya's behavior would only be called a simp.
But this is Hokage, so Swain thought, this is devotion. As an elder, I should help them get together.
"Okay. Whenever you two get married, I'll give you this charm as a gift."
Jiraiya smiled obviously. Then he seriously said to Swain, "Elder Swain, that's not good."
But his hand honestly handed over the Sage's Charm.
Tsunade was conflicted again.
She still couldn't let go of Dan.
"Can I trade for a different condition? I have the Yin Seal and the Strength of a Hundred Seal scrolls."
Tsunade didn't notice the deep disappointment on Jiraiya's face.
Swain shook his head decisively. "What do I need that stuff for? Do you think I look like I'm lacking in ninjutsu? Besides, yours requires so much control. I can't learn it."
"Then I..." Tsunade looked at Jiraiya.
Jiraiya sighed. "I still have some sage art experiences. Elder Swain, do you think that would work?"
Jiraiya chose not to accept this love that comes with pressure.
Swain was disappointed. "No! Jiraiya, I'm very disappointed in you. Tsunade, I remember there's a little girl beside you with good medical skills, right?"
"Shizune?"
"I like that girl very much. Give her to me as a secretary, and you can take the charm." Swain didn't understand these lovey-dovey things at all.
But according to rumors, Chiyo of the Sand Village was very devoted to him before.
But the problem is that men's thoughts are very consistent. Even an eighty-year-old likes a twenty-year-old.
Tsunade looked at Jiraiya with difficulty. "I agree."
"Agreed? Then I'll send you a full set. Orochimaru, you kept some of Nawaki's genes, right? Edo Tensei him."
Swain, through his raven, spoke directly to Orochimaru, who was installing cursed seals, without any consideration for the two people in front of him.
"Sage Swain, can you not drag me into this mess alone? I have a very excellent assistant called Kabuto. Otherwise, I'll send him to you?"
A snake also has bones... Orochimaru straightened his back and came before the three with a body flicker.
Jiraiya was excited. "Orochimaru, are you willing to return to the village?"
Orochimaru's eyes were complicated, vaguely revealing a hint of love.
But he didn't speak, silently forming hand seals. "Edo Tensei!"
He did have Nawaki's genes, and they provided a great help in researching First Hokage cells.
As for the dead wandering ninja, they tacitly didn't discuss it.
The yellow coffin emerged from the ground. Opening the lid, Nawaki's chubby face brought tears streaming down Tsunade's face.
Swain tossed the charm and stuck it on Nawaki's forehead.
The green natural energy began to stir and gather.
Swain was a little regretful. How much natural energy would this charm need to gather if it was stuck on his mountain? Orochimaru also shared this view.
He would have to do so many fewer cursed seals...
Nawaki's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened. He looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar figure in front of him and called out with a slight confusion, "Sister?"
Tsunade stepped forward and embraced Nawaki, weeping bitterly. "Nawaki, Nawaki..."
Swain's elegant figure appeared next to Jiraiya and whispered, "Simps don't get a good ending. I can only help you this much."
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