"Here, take this."
Tsunade took off the necklace around her neck and gave it to Naruto.
"Huh? Why are you suddenly giving me something?"
"Humph! It's just that you look a bit like two old friends of mine. Just take it."
Naruto, I hope you carry on the will of Dan and Nawaki and move forward firmly towards your goal.
.............
On the other side, Jiraiya and Orochimaru were also locked in a fierce battle. Although Jiraiya had been drugged by Tsunade and had difficulty circulating his chakra, Orochimaru was no better off.
Since he had just gone through a fierce battle with the seriously injured Third Hokage who still hadn't woken up, there's no way Orochimaru could have come out unscathed. Although he seemed fine on the surface, he surely needed some time to recover.
They were very familiar with each other's Ninjutsu. It was as if they knew what jutsu their [rival] was going to use next. This was the reason why this long - lasting battle could continue.
"Jiraiya, how long are you going to keep this up with Orochimaru?"
Just as Jiraiya was gasping for breath, sweating profusely, a loud roar sounded behind his ear. He looked back and saw Tsunade in high spirits, no longer the cowardly and confused woman she was before. A smile spread across his lips.
"You're so slow, old hag. You finally got your act together."
"Bang!"
A solid punch landed on Jiraiya's forehead, making his eyes bulge out in pain.
"Damn it, don't call me that."
"After all this warm - up, I've worked up a sweat and my [Chakra] is flowing smoothly once again. It's time to show my true strength."
The two of them shifted their sharp gazes to Orochimaru, who looked a bit haggard.
"Orochimaru, it's time we settled our score."
With that, they bit their fingers, formed [Hand Seals], and slapped their hands on the ground. Seeing that the situation was bad, Orochimaru immediately used the Summoning Jutsu.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Three huge and terrifying black summoning arrays appeared on the ground. After a puff of white smoke, three giant guests were summoned.
Manda, Katsuyu, and Gamabunta.
Gamabunta was holding a new - type Pipe. He took a deep puff and slowly exhaled the smoke. His huge eyes scanned the scene, taking everything in. Then he joked to Jiraiya,
"Jiraiya, it's so lively today. Have you guys finally decided to have a class reunion in your middle - age? How interesting!"
"Shut up, you stupid frog!"
"I wondered who it was. Isn't this Manda? It's been a long time."
"Humph! Don't compare me to you. Hey, Orochimaru, since you've suddenly summoned me, I want you to find me 100 [Living Sacrifices]."
Orochimaru was breathing heavily. Looking at the unfavorable situation, he had no time to deal with the noisy Manda at this moment. Manda also sensed that the situation was not good for him and obediently shut up.
The battle of the [Sannin] officially began!
"Perverted Hermit, Granny Tsunade, wait for me. I'm coming to help you!"
Naruto, excited by the atmosphere at the scene, wanted to rush forward to help. But Sasuke grabbed his shoulder and yanked him to the ground.
"Sasuke, what are you doing? It hurts so much!"
Naruto rubbed his sore butt and complained to Sasuke.
"Idiot, the battle between them is not something you can get involved in at present. If you rashly go there, you're either just looking for death or just going to be a [Burden]!"
"Can't you talk nicer? Besides, I can use [Summoning Jutsu] too. I'm not as bad as you said!"
Sasuke glanced at the two palm-sized frogs behind Naruto and couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Alright, now sit on these two frogs and go fight them. Oh~ but you have to be careful. Try not to step on your summoned beasts and kill one with each foot!"
"You..."
"Concentrate and watch carefully. Battles of this level are rarely seen on ordinary days. As [Genin], even by just watching, we can learn a lot."
"Sasuke..."
Seeing Sasuke's eyes fixed tightly on the [battlefield], Naruto felt warm inside. This guy might have a sharp tongue, but he always really knew how to think about him.
Sometimes Naruto thought he was really lucky.
................
Tsunade and Jiraiya joined forces to deal with Orochimaru, who wasn't fully recovered yet, and had the upper hand. Even though Orochimaru was resilient, he was now covered in wounds.
Even Orochimaru's summoned beast, [Manda], had its body pierced by the katana that [Gamabunta] was using and slunk away.
The situation was really bad for Orochimaru. Now that Jiraiya and Tsunade had joined forces, and it seemed that Tsunade's long - standing blood phobia had even been cured. With two against one, he couldn't gain the upper hand. It was better to leave as soon as possible.
"Kabuto!"
"My lord Orochimaru!"
Kabuto, covering his seriously injured abdomen, staggered over. He did defend against Naruto's moves. The moment Naruto's attack came, he concentrated all his [Chakra] on his abdomen, but still couldn't withstand the powerful spinning force.
He glanced in the direction of the [young boy]. Be honored, Naruto Uzumaki. You've earned my high regard.
"Kabuto, let's retreat first. There will be other opportunities."
"Yes!"
Once Orochimaru decided to escape, no one could stop him. Tsunade and Jiraiya could only watch helplessly as Orochimaru gradually disappeared from their sight.
"Jiraiya, Tsunade, don't get too happy too soon. I will never give up."
Finally, his eyes fell on Sasuke. That [young boy] still looked at him with a scrutinizing and lofty look. It seemed that he hadn't changed his decision because of this [match].
That's good!
Sasuke Uchiha, you're doomed to never escape the cage I've woven for you. No matter what, you'll still come to me obediently in the end.
Orochimaru left with a creepy smile and vanished from everyone's sight.
Inside Konoha Village.
"Congratulations, Tsunade! I shouldn't call you Fifth Hokage-sama anymore."
"Jiraiya, stop pulling my leg. If you weren't so averse to handling all these matters, I wouldn't have bothered taking over!"
"I'm willing to take it! Why can't they offer me the Hokage position? Oh well!"
Naruto let out a long howl to the sky, feeling extremely indignant. He was the one who wanted to become Hokage, so why couldn't they just let him be?
This thought got him a bunch of contemptuous looks from the people around.
You've got to be kidding! Only a fool would entrust a nation's fighting strength to such a brat!
Gaara, who became the Kazekage at 15, was rendered speechless.