"What should I do?" Jiraiya kept repeating these words in his mind.
The pain from the anus and the disciple’s expectation, which one should he respond to
Jiraiya imagined what would happen if he told Tsunade the reason why he wasn't going.
Jiraiya's Little Theater in My Mind -
"Hahaha, are you trying to make me die of laughter and then inherit my property? You peeped into the women's bathhouse and got beaten by your junior until your anus was bleeding." Tsunade laughed mercilessly.
"Have you eaten? If not, take my punch." Tsunade then punched Jiraiya in the abdomen.
"You do this as soon as you come back. You are worthy of me."
Thinking of Tsunade's terrifying strength, Jiraiya woke up from his fantasy with a start.
Then he replied decisively: "It's okay, let's go to the Hokage Building together."
He absolutely couldn't let Tsunade know that he was ambushed and injured by his junior while trying to peek into the women's bathhouse, otherwise he would definitely be laughed at and then beaten up.
Jiraiya knew Tsunade too well. Even if she was a good friend of his, if she made her unhappy, she would not hesitate to hit her. It would be unfair to her terrifying strength if she didn't have to lie down for a few weeks.
Besides, he hadn't seen Minato for a long time, so it was time to go see his disciple who had become the Hokage.
Well, it’s definitely not because I don’t want to lose face and get beaten in front of Tsunade.
"Well, let's go." Tsunade nodded, and without asking any more questions, she walked towards the Hokage Building with Jiraiya.
On the way, the two met Orochimaru who was also walking towards the Hokage Building.
"Orochimaru, long time no see." Tsunade greeted Orochimaru.
"Aren't you all in the village? How come we haven't seen each other for so long?" Jiraiya complained. This sentence should be said by him.
"Hehe." Meeting his good friend who had supported each other in the war, Orochimaru smiled as he rarely did, and said:
"Although we are both in the village, if our work doesn't overlap, we may not see each other for several months."
“You guys…” Jiraiya was speechless. It would be fine if he was not in the village, but why did he feel that even if those two were in the village, they were almost the same as him
"Jiraiya, you are still the same." Orochimaru looked at Jiraiya meaningfully.
Jiraiya's anus tightened. Was he discovered? This shouldn't be the case. Orochimaru didn't have the Roll of Eyes.
"Are you hiding something from me?" Looking at Jiraiya and Orochimaru, Tsunade crossed her arms and looked at them suspiciously.
"What do you mean by the same as before? You're the same too. No, it feels like you've become even darker." Jiraiya was afraid that Tsunade would discover something, so he quickly changed the subject.
"Hehe." Orochimaru smiled and said nothing.
"How is it? Have you met the disciple you wanted to find who can change the world?" Tsunade asked casually.
When the war ended, the three of them stood in front of the victims' graves and told each other where they were going.
Tsunade asked Jiraiya what he planned to do in the future. Jiraiya said that he would continue on his journey of training, thinking that maybe he would meet a disciple somewhere who could change the world.
At that time, Orochimaru complained that Jiraiya was looking for trouble.
So Jiraiya asked Orochimaru somewhat unconvinced, Orochimaru, aren't you going to find someone to inherit your ninja way and pass on your skills
Orochimaru nodded seriously and told Jiraiya that he had no interest in the so-called inheritance of ninja ways and finding a successor. His only wish was to learn all the techniques in the world.
Jiraiya and Tsunade both felt that Orochimaru was obsessed with studying ninjutsu. There were so many jutsu in the ninja world. Not to mention the ninja world, even if it was just all the jutsu in Konoha, it would be difficult to learn them all in a lifetime.
Then Orochimaru said that it was difficult for ordinary people to do it, so he would be immortal.
Then Jiraiya and Tsunade felt that Orochimaru was abnormal. How could the forbidden area of life be broken by a ninja
Isn’t the God of Ninja, Senju Hashirama, strong enough? He will also be turned into a handful of earth.
"Didn't you ask me about this the last time we met?" Jiraiya glanced at Tsunade silently. It was really a bad memory. He didn't expect that he would meet Tsunade and Nagase who were looking for the Wet Bone Forest while having a drink.
"It's been a long time since that time."
Jiraiya shook his head and said, "No, so I won't stop. After the Chunin Exam is over, I will start my journey again."
"So, you are still the same, still the Jiraiya who likes to make trouble." Orochimaru's hoarse voice revealed a slight smile.
"What about you, Orochimaru? Are you still dreaming of learning all the ninjutsu forever?" Jiraiya counterattacked.
When someone said his goal was a dream, Orochimaru was neither angry nor ashamed. He smiled faintly and said confidently, "I am moving forward on this path."
All three of them were powerful ninjas. Although they were bickering along the way, their speed did not slow down, and they soon approached the Hokage Building.
After getting closer to the Hokage Building, there were more ninjas around, and most of them were around 30 years old. There were also young ninjas, but not many.
"Master Jiraiya is back too. Now all three ninjas are gathered together."
"Yes, since the end of the war, I haven't seen the three ninjas gather together. It seems that the village attaches great importance to this Chunin Exam. Maybe there is some special intention."
The jonin who also came to the Hokage building to attend the meeting saw Jiraiya and the others walking together and started discussing.
To ordinary Genin and Chunin, they are "adults", but in their group, the Sannin are their "adults".
They are jonin because they are jonin in strength. The reason why Jiraiya and Orochimaru are jonin is that the highest level in the ninja system is jonin, and only one person can be a Kage.
The rare gathering of the three ninjas would naturally surprise them, and they might even speculate whether there was any big action in their village.
Noticing the gazes of the people around him, Jiraiya was glad that he did not take off the gray robe used to hide his figure, otherwise, as they were all jonin, they would definitely be able to detect something from the way he walked.
Jiraiya endured the pain and walked into the conference room with many senior ninjas and sat with Orochimaru and Tsunade.
However, Jiraiya didn't really sit down, but just looked like he was sitting, but he was actually supporting himself with his legs.
How could he dare to sit down in his condition? If he sat down, a hint of enchanting red would appear behind his grey robe.
Fortunately, Jiraiya's physical skills are very good, so it is no problem for him to maintain this posture for several hours.
With a soft sigh, Jiraiya looked at the golden figure sitting on the main seat.
The young disciple who always had a smile as warm as the sun became Hokage so quickly. Time always slips away when no one is paying attention.
Just then, Minato spotted his teacher whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and smiled at him.
The two smiled at each other, Jiraiya was relieved that the boy who promised to become Hokage had fulfilled his dream and did a good job, while Minato was happy to see his teacher whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
Then, Jiraiya looked at the gray-haired Sandaime Hokage on Minato's left.
"Old man, it seems you are really old. No wonder you want to abdicate and let others take over." Looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen's gray hair, Jiraiya sighed.
During the last war, Sarutobi Hiruzen still had black hair.
The Sandai took a puff of his cigarette and glared at Jiraiya, "Is this your first sentence when you see your teacher whom you haven't seen for several years?"
"I'm in good health. Jiraiya, do you want to experience the teacher's teaching stick after a long time?" The third generation exhaled white mist and said unhappily.
None of these three disciples can make him worry-free. They call him old man all the time. Now, they all call him old.
"Forget it." Jiraiya quickly refused.
Just kidding, although Sarutobi Hiruzen has white hair now, he was once the Third Hokage who dominated the ninja world. Jiraiya didn't want to be beaten by the Third Hokage who was holding Sarutobi's demon.
Finally, Jiraiya turned his attention to the person sitting on Minato's right. It was Nagase, whom they had met once before in the Bird Country Tavern.
Although the meeting was a bit awkward, Nagase left a very good impression on Jiraiya.
This is an excellent ninja similar to Minato, who is powerful but not conceited.
Noticing Jiraiya's gaze, Nagasawa, who was chatting with Minato, smiled at Jiraiya, and Jiraiya nodded, as a greeting between the two.
When the time was almost up, Minato felt that everyone was getting up, so he cleared his throat twice, signaling the Chunins to be quiet.
The Minato of today is no longer the newbie he was when he first took the position. He now truly possesses the power and authority of a Hokage. Everyone is giving him face and shutting their mouths, looking at Minato. The conference room suddenly became so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
"The purpose of this Jonin meeting is mainly to discuss the Chunin Exams that will be held in the first half of this year." Minato stated the theme of the meeting.
There were no surprises to the jonin, this was the most recent major event.
After Minato had said all he had to say, he said that everyone could speak up and contribute to the planning of the Chunin Exams.
"Since the Tsuchikage, Kazekage, and Raikage are all coming, we must not bring down the prestige of our Konoha. I propose that the examiners for each stage be stronger people with greater strength and reputation." suggested a middle-aged jonin.
This time is different from previous years. Since we want to make it a big event, we have to let others see how powerful Konoha is. In the past, it was no problem for any special jonin to serve as the examiner, but this time, a strong man with strength and reputation must be the examiner.
Yongze thought about it and thought this was a good idea, so he said, "This is a good suggestion."
In fact, Nagase even wanted to organize a military parade to scare the Tsuchikage and others, as there are many strong people in Konoha now.
There are three and a half pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan alone. Fugaku has one pair, Shisui has one pair, Orochimaru has one pair, and Kakashi only has one, so that's half.
Even if Orochimaru doesn't use the Mangekyō, he is still a powerful Kage-level fighter, which means there are four Kage-level fighters in total.
Jiraiya and Tsunade, the old but not completely old Third Generation, Minato and Kushina, a casual count makes another five Kage-level people.
Even if Nagase didn't take the field himself, he felt that the nine people above could release their aura together to scare the others and make them marvel at Konoha's strength.
But Nagase thought about it and decided to give up. He alone was enough to make other ninja villages extremely fearful, so there was no need to hold a military parade, otherwise it would backfire.
Of course, the main reason is that Nagase is too lazy to do it. The ninja village is different from the ordinary army. Most of the ninjas under the village do not clearly belong to xx troops.
If we want to hold a military parade, there will be too many troubles.
"I think we should prepare more security forces to prevent those outsiders from taking the opportunity to cause trouble."
"… "
The jonins contributed their wisdom to the best of their ability and made plans for this unprecedented Chunin Exam.
As one of the legendary three ninjas, Jiraiya also wanted to contribute to Konoha, but despite the severe pain, he was able to keep his expression unchanged, which showed that he lived up to his title as a ninja. He had no intention of thinking about other things.
At this moment, he was just hoping that the meeting would be over so that he could go to Konoha Hospital to treat his delicate injuries.
Jiraiya's abnormal behavior caught Tsunade's attention, and Tsunade asked curiously: "Why don't you say a word? Don't you usually like to give advice?"
Jiraiya gave a forced smile and said, "I don't have any good ideas."
Tsunade leaned towards Jiraiya, put her arm on Jiraiya's shoulder, laughed sinisterly and said:
"Jiraiya, you seem strange today. Is there something you haven't told me?"
Jiraiya was suddenly disturbed and almost lost control of himself and sat down on the chair, but fortunately he managed to keep his balance in the end.
Jiraiya pretended to be calm and replied: "Don't think too much, it's just that you haven't seen me for a long time, so you feel this way."
"Really?" Tsunade looked at Jiraiya suspiciously, feeling that Jiraiya was fooling her.
"Forget it, I thought there was something fun to do." Tsunade felt bored, patted Jiraiya's shoulder, turned back, and played with her fingers out of boredom.
"!
"Jiraiya's eyes were red with anger, and his expression was distorted. It was not because Tsunade's slap just now had some magical power that caused him internal injuries, but because Tsunade slapped him so hard that he sat down on the chair.
When his buttocks suddenly fell on the cold wooden bench, Zilai knew it was over, and his several hours of persistence were over.
The pain as if his soul was being torn apart made him once again determined to completely seal this physical technique.
This physical technique is so damn poisonous!
All those present were elite ninjas. Although Jiraiya had great endurance and did not make a sound, the distorted expression on his face betrayed him.
"Lord Jiraiya, are you feeling unwell?" a ninja who noticed Jiraiya's abnormality asked with concern.
The surrounding ninjas subconsciously looked towards Jiraiya and immediately saw his distorted face.
Feeling those curious gazes, Jiraiya really wanted to say, why do you care about me so much? I'm in a meeting now.
"It's a small matter. I encountered a powerful opponent when I was traveling in the ninja world. I got injured while trying to deal with him, and now it happened again." Jiraiya explained lightly.
"This is the Jounin meeting now, everyone should focus on the meeting."
The many jonin then withdrew their gazes, and when they looked at Jiraiya's pale and distorted face again, their admiration was even stronger.
As expected of Jiraiya-sama, one of the Three Ninjas, he insisted on not disturbing the meeting even though he was injured.
That enemy must be a ninja with terrifying strength, as he actually caused Lord Jiraiya to suffer such serious injuries.