Chapter 89 - 89: Tsunade's Bad Luck

"Yes, he has already received Katsuyu's approval." Tsunade nodded slightly. "Furthermore, he can now skillfully enter Sage Mode and use Senjutsu Chakra in his Ninjutsu. I think you understand what that means." Jiraiya's expression changed repeatedly. How could he not understand what Tsunade meant? This was something he currently yearned for but couldn't achieve. Jiraiya seemed to have thought of something and looked at Tsunade eagerly, as if trying to find a loophole in their bet, and quickly asked, "Did he use a trick to enter Sage Mode through the Katsuyu?" "Sage Mode can be tricked?" This time, before Tsunade could reply, Orochimaru became curious. If it was possible, he would have to learn it too. "How could that be? Do you think that Kazuki, that brat, needs to resort to tricks?" "That brat is very smart and very proud. If he achieved Sage Mode by cheating, do you think he would have Katsuyu notify me?" Tsunade sneered. She glanced at Jiraiya again, a look of disdain on her face. "It seems Mount Myōboku's Sage Mode still has ways to cut corners." "It's just that a certain someone, even with shortcuts, can't learn Sage Mode. How embarrassing!" "I originally thought Sage Mode was extremely difficult to learn and the fault didn't lie with you but Kazuki only needed less than half a year to learn it." Tsunade was actually a bit guilty about that last sentence. She also hadn't learned Sage Mode. If she could learn Sage Mode, she wouldn't have researched the Yin Seal and then used the Strength of a Hundred Seal Technique. However, this didn't stop her from making fun of Jiraiya. Her disciple learned Sage Mode, but Jiraiya didn't. Jiraiya couldn't even compare to her disciple, how embarrassing! As for her strength being surpassed by Kazuki, would she be unhappy? What's there to be unhappy about? Her disciple is amazing! Just as Jiraiya was about to say something, an Anbu rushed into the main tent, instantly drawing the displeasure of Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade. But very quickly, the Anbu handed a scroll to Orochimaru, who was seated in the main seat. Orochimaru's heart sank, and he quickly opened the scroll to read it, his expression instantly becoming serious. "Big trouble. Sunagakure and the Land of Rain have formed an alliance and are preparing to deal with Konoha together, at least targeting us first." "Currently, Hanzo has already led the Land of Rain's army towards us." "What?" Tsunade was shocked. "How is this possible? How did Hanzo ally with Sunagakure? Why was there no word at all? Even if they were to ally, it should be with us. What does Sunagakure have?" "Moreover, Sunagakure is not easy to deal with. Doesn't Hanzo worry about being tricked by Sunagakure?" Orochimaru sighed deeply and said, "It's precisely because Sunagakure has nothing that Hanzo would ally with Sunagakure to attack Konoha, right?" This sentence immediately enlightened Tsunade. "Most of the Land of Wind is desert. Although there are large quantities of minerals underground, due to the desert and the difficulty of extraction, ordinary people simply cannot mine those minerals. So even if they defeat Sunagakure, the Land of Rain won't gain any benefits. But our Land of Fire is different." As she spoke, Tsunade's heart sank. The Land of Fire, being too rich, had always been a thorn in the side of other countries. There wasn't a single country that didn't want to bite off a piece of the Land of Fire. Once the Great Ninja War began, it would already be good if Konoha wasn't surrounded and attacked by other villages. The war might escalate further. But Tsunade's heart wasn't happy, she had a bad premonition. She rarely won at gambling in her life. The first time she won, Madara brought the Nine-Tails back to Konoha and fought a great battle with her grandfather. In that battle, Madara displayed astonishing strength, but he still couldn't compare to her grandfather. Although Hashirama defeated Madara, he died not long after. To be precise, Hashirama did indeed die because of Madara. The second time she won money, her granduncle, Tobirama, who was supposed to be in Kumogakure to form an alliance treaty with the Raikage, faced an internal rebellion in Kumogakure. Tobirama chose to stay behind alone to protect others, sacrificing himself to protect others. The Ninja World's fastest, a master of the Flying Thunder God Technique, died because of it. The third time she won money was related to Nawaki. Nawaki, was simply useless. Despite being a genius of the younger generation, he actually stepped on an Explosive Tag. If Orochimaru hadn't been watching nearby and reacted quickly, she probably wouldn't have a younger brother. Tsunade wondered, could her gambling be a law of causality? As long as she lost money gambling, everything would develop smoothly, but if she won, then the situation would become different, and someone close to her would always suffer misfortune. Now she had won against Jiraiya, and as a result, the Land of Rain declared war on Konoha. But such a thing is something many people would pray for. Who said Tsunade cannot get money? For example, at a casino, she could totally bet in reverse. "If Hanzo really comes, you two lead the others away. He's very troublesome, his strength is not inferior to sensei's." Orochimaru instructed Tsunade and Jiraiya. Although Orochimaru was very confident in his own strength, he was still a little short of that level. "No, Orochimaru, we'll face him together. You alone can't be Hanzo's match, and besides, I also want to see those strong individuals." Tsunade shook her fist. Since she had dealt with the Salamander poison, it no longer posed any threat. Of course, Hanzo's strength was still very great. "Orochimaru, how could I abandon you? Let's face the strong enemy together!" Jiraiya promised without thinking. Orochimaru glanced at Jiraiya with disdain. This guy was really stupid. However, his heart also felt warm. Having Jiraiya as a friend was a good thing. "With the strength of the three of us, even if we can't defeat the Land of Rain, holding back the remaining people shouldn't be a big problem." Tsunade said. "Besides, I'm not completely without a trump card. That guy should be very much looking forward to it, right?"