Water bears at the beginning, wet bone forest eating old people

Chapter 232 I’m back

Hokuroko's early return was just a small episode for Orochimaru.

You said the Hokage's office was destroyed?

Is that a big deal?

Come, Lord Danzo, lend me your Root office that is exactly the same as the Hokage's office.

This is the first thing I ask of you after becoming Hokage, please don’t be ungrateful!

In short, Orochimaru's transformation of Konoha is still in progress.

The reform of the Jonin Class and the reform of the Konoha Ninja School are one to address the symptoms and one to address the root cause, but Konoha has far more than two departments related to ninjas.

The third thing Orochimaru did was to reform Konoha Hospital.

Without the intervention of the top management, Konoha Hospital's acceptance of civilians was actually very low, mainly because the treatment costs were too expensive for civilian ninjas.

Many ninjas did not die in battle, but because they did not have good treatment or a safe treatment environment after the battle.

They would rather bear it themselves and get through it than seek medical treatment. This is the current situation of most civilian ninjas.

Therefore, reform of Konoha Hospital is imperative.

The first thing to do in the reform is to initiate some suggestions from former companions.

Konoha began to establish a new department called the Medical Department.

At night, Ichiraku Ramen.

"Boss! Three bowls of signature ramen!"

Jiraiya raised his arms high, his loud voice piercing through the dimly lit street, and he looked very excited.

Three figures appeared very harmonious at the street table of Ichiraku Ramen.

On the far left is the smiling Jiraiya.

After Jiraiya shouted, he turned his head and looked at the figure in the middle.

"Hey, Tsunade, why aren't you talking? You've been out here for so long, you don't recognize me? Jiraiya the Prodigal, the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku! It's me!"

bang-

The familiar fist, the familiar strength, the same formula, Tsunade left a big bump on Jiraiya's head in annoyance.

"You're already a grown-up, why can't you be a little more mature? Why are you still yelling like a child?"

"Hey, hey! What are you talking about? Why am I acting like a child? Explain yourself! You clearly punched me too!"

Jiraiya immediately put one foot on the bench and pointed at Tsunade with an unconvinced look on his face.

But Tsunade didn't indulge him.

bang-

Another punch.

Orochimaru smiled as he held the wine glass in his hand and took a sip.

A shrewd schemer, an experimental scientist, a cautious ninja, a Hokage in the process of reform, and a rare drinker.

The wine exudes a mellow aroma that carries a sense of age, just like the three of them.

Orochimaru rarely speaks. Even now, he just watches Jiraiya and Tsunade arguing with each other. If you curse at me, I'll punch you.

But Orochimaru's sense of participation was very strange. What he enjoyed was being one of his companions, watching the other two companions still alive and making noises as usual.

Orochimaru was able to fully immerse himself in the lively atmosphere created by these two people and feel at ease.

This is probably the bond that Orochimaru felt.

"Stop it, stop it!"

Jiraiya slumped over the table, holding his head.

Most people couldn't withstand Tsunade's strength, and only Jiraiya could take a few punches from her with tears in his eyes and still cry out.

"Humph~"

Tsunade crossed her arms and rolled her eyes at Jiraiya who surrendered.

But she immediately laughed herself.

how many years?

The last time the three ninjas reunited was probably fifteen years ago, right?

The last time we all gathered at Ichiraku Ramen to eat noodles...I think it was when my hands were still young...

"Sannin-sama, what a rare reunion! Please enjoy three bowls of our signature ramen. Also, to congratulate the Yondaime-sama on his ascension to the throne, the Jounin squad leader, and the head of the medical department, please help yourself to today's drinks. Don't hesitate, I'll waive the bill for you all."

He squinted his eyes, smiled, and walked out with three bowls of his signature ramen.

"Well~ there's no need to be like this, we've been friends for many years, we still have to pay for the drinks~ Orochimaru is not short of money, Tsunade... cough, I'm not short of money either~"

Jiraiya covered the bumps on his head to prevent his hands from seeing them, but there were still too many bumps and he couldn't cover them at all...

Shuda just smiled and nodded at Jiraiya, but didn't agree.

"I'm starting!"

It was just a bowl of signature ramen, but Jiraiya had a very big appetite and shouted with great enthusiasm.

Suck, suck, suck——

The Sannin ate ramen, drank wine and chatted.

Orochimaru accompanied the two of them more as a listener, but he enjoyed it.

Jiraiya boasted about his travels, how brave he was, and how profound his knowledge was.

Tsunade naturally couldn't stand Jiraiya's loud bragging. While drinking, she also talked about her glorious deeds of using transformation techniques to escape from the gambling house's debt collectors, and when she was lucky, she won a hundred taels of money.

But one hundred taels... I can only say that it is not enough to buy a bowl of signature ramen.

Halfway through the meal, the three of them suddenly fell silent for some reason.

"I always feel like there's someone missing today~ Hahaha~"

Jiraiya burst out laughing, but Tsunade and Orochimaru sighed.

All three of them knew that the missing person was not Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen was their teacher, as they grew up, the three of them all had different ideas from Sarutobi Hiruzen. In addition, Hiruzen actually taught the three of them very little, so he was more of a teacher in name than a teacher in the actual sense.

Among the three, the one who communicated with Hiruzen the most was actually Jiraiya, but the one who had the biggest gap with Hiruzen was also Jiraiya.

Otherwise, when Hiruzen was the Third Hokage, Jiraiya, who had aspired to be Hokage when he was a child, would not have run around everywhere and refused to take up a position in Konoha.

Aside from his penchant for voyeurism, Hiruzen's philosophy and Jiraiya's are completely diametrically opposed.

All three of them knew that when Jiraiya said there was someone missing, he was not referring to a person, but a summoning beast, a bug.

He lives with the Three Ninjas day and night and often acts together with them, even though he has a terrible mouth - Mr. Kozo.

Kozo had criticized Jiraiya a lot, but Jiraiya could still find countless advantages and benefits of Mr. Kozo in his memory, but Hiruzen... Jiraiya could only call him an old man.

Tsunade's beautiful eyes flashed behind the wine glass, but she didn't say much.

After receiving the news from Orochimaru, she knew before she came back that Mr. Kozang's battle was not entirely in vain. Considering his age, Tsunade was a little afraid to think about it further.

"Ahem... I seem to hear a certain white-haired toad kid saying bad things about me behind my back."

A slight cough came from the end of the dark long street.

The only people in Konoha who can call Jiraiya a brat...

This familiar voice made Tsunade's entire body freeze.

Turning around slowly, Tsunade saw a bug crawling slowly towards Ichiraku Ramen from the darkness.

With an old but persistent pace, Gu Zang climbed slowly and steadily.

It’s like having an elderly person at home, you will always feel safe when you return home.

The tears could no longer be stopped and flowed out.

"I'm back...Mr. Gu Zang..."

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