Bad news, Qingyu searched the entire Whirlpool Kingdom ruins but could not find the Death Mask.
He couldn't help but began to frown and recalled carefully. He only remembered that in the original work, Orochimaru, Sasuke, Jugo and Suigetsu easily found the Death Mask in a dilapidated house with the Uzumaki clan's logo on it.
Then he diverted to the Nanga Shrine of the Uchiha clan, where the souls taken away by the God of Death were released.
It’s very strange, why do you need to go there specifically?
etc!
Given the emergency situation at the time, this meant that the place where the Death Mask was found was very close to Konoha!
And it was a direct transition to Konoha...
Qingyu finally relaxed his brows. Thinking about it carefully, the ruins of the Kingdom of Whirlpool have been deserted for so many years. Even if there are things, they must have been taken away long ago, even if they are very 'useless' masks.
There is no reason for it to remain there without anyone touching it.
Another thing is, even if the death mask is difficult to use, it is still the only way to unlock the seal of the corpse. Even if it is not taken seriously, it will not stay so far away.
So Aoyu made a bold guess, maybe the place where the Death Mask is stored is near Konoha.
This made him hesitate...
After all, he is very 'weak' now.
But it's not in line with his character to come here for nothing.
After thinking about the risks of this trip, he felt that he should not be so unlucky.
He is not lurking back to Konoha, he is just looking for traces of the Uzumaki clan's existence near Konoha. As long as he is careful, he should not be discovered.
Even if he is discovered, he is just a "suspicious person" and can just run away when the time comes.
Jiraiya couldn't have guessed that he would go find the Death Mask and wait there to block him!
As long as he doesn't encounter a Kage-level powerhouse, just relying on the [Shichibukai Ninja Sword] is enough for him to protect himself without revealing his identity.
Thinking of this, he put on his hood and headed towards Konoha from the ruins of Uzumaki Country.
Fortunately, the two are bordering each other, so he can reach them very quickly at his speed.
At the same time, two people who surprised Qingyu also approached Konoha from the other side.
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"Tsunade-sama, Tsunade-sama... wake up quickly."
When Tsunade fell asleep after drinking too much and leaning against a tree, she opened her eyes drowsily, and the first thing she saw was her lovely disciple Shizune.
Then Tsunade, probably not sober up yet, suddenly showed a smile like a 'madman', and stretched out her arms to hug Shizune, who looked anxious, and then Shizune once again experienced the feeling of being suffocated in the mountain.
If this scene were seen by men, nine out of ten would show envy.
As for the remaining one, it is probably ready.
The sage is always so devoid of desires...
After pushing away the two peaks and pulling out her head, Shizune first breathed in the fresh air quickly, then blushed and said the most cowardly words in the cruelest tone.
"Tsunade-sama! Please stop fooling around. We have arrived near Konoha now. If the people in the village see you like this, they will definitely be disappointed!"
"Put you~Pu you! (Yes, yes!)"
The dolphin at his feet also nodded and complained with its owner.
Tsunade yawned with a hangover look on her face, stretched out, rubbed the bag on her left side, and said nonchalantly: "Okay, okay, haven't we arrived in Konoha yet? It's just our home.
My little Shizune has grown up, and she already knows how to care about her image. I think she followed me like a follower..."
"Tsunade-sama! Please don't mention the past things again!"
Shizune's face had become bulging, and she quickly interrupted Tsunade's 'memories'.
After all, who hasn’t done a few stupid things as a child? Only when you look back when you grow up will you know how stupid you were at that time to do that.
Seeing that Shizune's nose began to tremble frequently, Tsunade knew that she could no longer tease her silly and cute disciple at this time, otherwise who would take care of her? Who would cook for her? Who would carry her on the road?
Yes, Tsunade was drunk before, and then Shizune carried her all the way here.
It wasn't until Shizune was really tired that she gently placed Tsunade under the tree to rest.
Just seeing that if she didn't hurry up, she wouldn't be able to reach Konoha before dark, Shizune reluctantly woke up Tsunade.
As for why they came back, that's another story.
In short, there was no need for Jiraiya to come here personally, Tsunade came back on her own.
Of course, Tsunade may also be a little shy at this time, so drinking to strengthen her courage turned into a drunken madness. She just refused to move forward and insisted on Shizune continuing to carry her.
And Shizune had nothing to do with the "coquettish" Tsunade, so she had to act as a tool again, carrying Tsunade who was smelling of alcohol and continued on her way.
As they walked, Tsunade, who had her head resting on Shizune's shoulder, fell silent. She looked at the familiar scenery around her and seemed to recall some past events.
It wasn't until Shizune let out a sudden sigh that her thoughts were interrupted.
"When was there such a building here? The sign looks like it belongs to the Uzumaki clan?" Shizune looked at a dilapidated house not far ahead and said with some surprise.
"let me see..."
Tsunade suddenly became interested, jumped off Shizune, then took a closer look, and said uncertainly: "This seems to be... the Uzumaki clan's Namen Hall?"
As the princess of Konoha, there are very few things that Tsunade doesn't know. It just depends on whether she has an impression.
It's obvious that she still remembers this place.
The figures of Orochimaru and Jiraiya when they were children suddenly flashed through her mind, and she remembered them.
She, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya had come here by mistake before, and Jiraiya, the idiot, thought there was some secret hidden inside and wanted to explore.
As a result, when they entered, they found that there was nothing inside except the weird masks hanging on the walls.
There were no traces of the tunnels and secret rooms that Jiraiya was looking forward to. Until Jiraiya was unwilling to touch everything, he finally couldn't find the so-called 'mechanism'.
Later, out of curiosity, Tsunade asked Sarutobi-sensei, and then she found out that it was the Namen Hall where the Uzumaki clan once stayed, which symbolized the proof of friendship with Konoha for generations.
It's just that as the Kingdom of Whirlpool was destroyed and the members of the Whirlpool clan died and fled, there was no one to manage it anymore.
Over time, it became a place forgotten by everyone.
Tsunade woke up from her memories and couldn't help but sigh after seeing that this place was even more dilapidated than before.
Although the Kingdom of Whirlpool has become history, these remaining things should still be well preserved.