Even though Konoha's season is already autumn, the weather during the day is still unbearably hot. The autumn tiger is even hotter than the summer that just passed.
At night, after the sun set, the slightly cool autumn wind climbed over the courtyard wall and slowly blew over the green bamboo in the courtyard, and finally brushed over the wind chimes under the eaves, bringing a cool breeze to the courtyard that had been hot all day.
The rustling of bamboo leaves and the tinkling of the wind chimes sounded one after another, like a cool nocturne, making people feel tranquil.
After the evening dinner, Tsunade took her daughter Kato and Sensakura back to their home in Wood Leaf Village to rest, leaving the courtyard on Hokage Mountain to the three men to continue their social activities.
The hot spring in the backyard was filled with mist, and the water temperature was not high or low. Kato Mitsukaze, Jiraiya, and Orochi Maru were soaking in the hot spring together to relieve their fatigue.
Jiraiya plunged into the hot spring and held his breath for a long time, then he suddenly looked up and exhaled a long breath, and said.
"Huh … Kato, you really know how to enjoy yourself, so comfortable!"
Jiraiya turned his head and looked around the courtyard as he spoke. There was not much change here from when he left a few years ago, except for the replacement of the ornamental plants in the courtyard.
"Speaking of which, I've been traveling around the Shinobi World for the past few years, and I've found that many Green Hot Spring shops have opened in many big cities, and they all seem to be doing very well. Your Kato Clan's business has been developing well in recent years."
"It's okay," Kato Mitsukaze said casually without opening his eyes while soaking in the hot spring water.
"How do you call it okay? I don't know about other places, but I've seen a few green hot springs in other places, and they are all high-end entertainment places in the local area. With such a scale and number, if you call it okay, what do you want others to say?"
Hearing Jiraiya continuously bragging about his family property, Kato Mitsukaze finally opened his salted fish eyes reluctantly. If it wasn't for his wife Tsunade, he was used to soaking in the hot spring quietly.
Kato Mitsukaze didn't speak, he just opened his salted fish eyes and looked at Jiraiya, who still had a black eye, to see what he wanted to say.
Jiraiya was a little embarrassed to be seen. He reached out and grabbed the tray of the boat floating in the hot spring pool, picked up the bottle inside, poured three glasses of sake in a row, took one for himself, and then pushed the boat to Kato Mikaze's side.
"Ahem, don't look at me like that with your salted fish eyes. Your family's green hot spring is good, but the consumption level is too expensive. The VIP card you gave me last time can't be used anywhere else. I just want to ask you if you have a VIP card that can be used in the entire Shinobi World."
Kato Mitsukaze stabilized the boat, picked up a glass full of sake from it, and then pushed the boat to Orochi Maru on the other side.
"Kato, you know, I often have to go to various places to collect inspiration. Green hot springs are just a good place to collect inspiration. Recently, my financial situation has a small problem, and I owe a lot of money to publishers …"
After listening to Jiraiya's words, Kato Mitsukaze felt a little speechless. Jiraiya is definitely one of the poorest high-level ninja he has ever seen. As one of the Sannin of Wood Leaf Village, he doesn't even have the money to go to prostitutes, ahem, to take a bath in the hot spring. It's quite pitiful to think about it.
"I'll get you one later. The one I gave you can only be used in Wood Leaf Village. At that time, there was only one green hot spring in Wood Leaf Village. Who knew that the green hot spring has developed so well in recent years."
Kato Mitsukaze took a sip of sake and continued to ask, "Didn't you just say that you just published the latest novel" Legend of Strong Perseverance Ninja "when we were eating? Why is there a problem with your financial situation? "
Jiraiya drank and said awkwardly, "Ahem," Legend of Strong Perseverance Ninja "failed and lost a lot of money to publishers. I still owe a lot of money. Otherwise, why do you think I returned to Wood Leaf Village?"
"Didn't you return to the village because of Sakumo-kun?"
Orochi Maru's cold and hoarse voice sounded. He couldn't help but join the conversation when he heard this.
"Part of it."
Jiraiya spoke while raising his glass to observe Kato Mitsukaze's expression opposite him.
Kato Mitsukaze looked at Jiraiya opposite him and turned his head to look at Orochi Maru, who was obviously attracted by him. How could he not know that the two of them had something to say to him?
"If you have something to say, just say it. Otherwise, you won't get the VIP card you want!"
"Yes, I've been thinking about my next novel recently. This time, I'll listen to you and write a style that adult men and women like to read. It needs a lot of inspiration. I need the green hot spring VIP card too much."
Kato Mitsukaze saw that Jiraiya was still talking about him. His salted fish eyes stared at Jiraiya and said, "Are you going to say it or not? If not, I'm leaving!"
Jiraiya saw that he couldn't avoid it, so he had to say, "Well, it's about Hatsuki Shigeru. I'm here to talk to you for the old man. As the Hokage of Wood Leaf Village, the old man has his difficulties. You have to understand …"
Orochi Maru saw that Jiraiya finally brought the topic to the main topic. In the process of Jiraiya's words, he also agreed with him from time to time. Today, the two of them wanted to take the opportunity of Jiraiya's return to Wood Leaf Village to persuade him to completely untie the knot between their master Yuanfei RIzhan and Kato Mitsukaze.
In fact, even if Jiraiya and Orochi Maru didn't say it, Kato Mitsukaze knew what they were going to say.
Since the death of Hatsuki Shigeru, Kato Mitsukaze and Yuanfei RIzhan had a competition. The two of them never had in-depth communication again. When they met, it was all business.
Kato Mitsukaze didn't want to completely fall out with Yuanfei RIzhan. He didn't agree with Yuanfei RIzhan's idea of governing Wood Leaf Village, but he still respected Yuanfei RIzhan as a person.
In any case, Yuanfei RIzhan was also close to Kato Mitsukaze and his wife Tsunade.
Kato Mitsukaze finished dealing with Hatsuki Shigeru's matter this time and stayed in Wood Leaf Village. He didn't take his wife and daughter to run around the Shinobi World. He wanted to completely untie the knot between the two sides before going out.
Kato Mitsukaze originally thought that Yuanfei RIzhan's lobbyist would be his wife Tsunade. He didn't expect that it would be Orochi Maru and Jiraiya in the end.
Facing the combined persuasion of Jiraiya and Orochi Maru, Kato Mitsukaze also opened up his heart. The three men drank sake and soaked in the hot spring on Hokage Rock Mountain. They had a good chat about the suicide of their common classmate Hatsuki Shigeru.
Of course, it was mainly Kato Mitsukaze who expressed his views and ideas. Jiraiya and Orochi Maru also said a few good words for their master Yuanfei RIzhan from time to time.
…
"Well, I'll tell my old man your thoughts later."
Jiraiya said with a drunken face while shaking the sake bottle in his hand.
"Alright, we're done talking business. Kato, hurry up and call a few high-quality masseuses over. This Perverted Immortal is going to start his own collection. Don't forget that today's gathering is to welcome This Perverted Immortal back."
Yuanfei RIzhan finished talking about the business, and it didn't take long for Jiraiya to return to his Lascivious Sage nature.
Kato Mitsukaze, who had resolved the knot in his heart, couldn't bear to disappoint Jiraiya and arranged a comfortable place for him.
Kato Mitsukaze and Orochi Maru went back to their respective homes.
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