Chapter 49
"Hey! Do we even know each other?" Haruto Saito shot a sidelong glance at Jiraiya and said, "Do me a favor and let go of me. We're not close."
"The name's Jiraiya. You must have heard of me!" Jiraiya had an arm wrapped around Haruto's neck as they walked, acting like they were old friends. "Come on, come on, let's head over to that tavern and have a chat. Haruto—oh wait, I should call you Haruto-san, huh? Hahahaha! Haruto-san, I have a feeling you and I are going to get along just fine! Hahahaha..."
Another shameless one!
Tsunade had already vanished without a trace, and now Jiraiya was clinging onto him like an old acquaintance.
"Police force! Police force! There's a dead body here!" A ninja stuck his head out of the large hole in the wall on the fifth floor of the inn twenty meters away, shouting loudly.
The street was already packed with dozens of Uchiha clan ninjas. Upon hearing the call, those closest immediately darted up.
Uchiha Mikoto reacted swiftly as well, sprinting toward the inn. Though her official rank in the police force wasn't high, her position within the Uchiha clan was. And since the police force was primarily made up of Uchiha members, she had the authority to issue commands regardless of her rank.
Haruto glanced in the direction of the inn.
Jiraiya immediately turned his head back and patted Haruto on the shoulder, laughing, "Hahahaha! So, Haruto-san, how about it? 200,000 ryo! Transfer your bet winnings to me. Trust me, you're not going to lose out. Tsunade is infamous for dodging bets. She'll keep avoiding you, so you might as well... hehehe..."
Haruto was practically being dragged forward.
He wanted to resist, but it was pointless. Jiraiya's strength was nothing to scoff at—his combat power was undoubtedly superior to Tsunade's. However, his reputation score wasn't as high as hers, mostly because Tsunade's ranking included her medical ninja prowess.