Jiraiya's Shock

He fled into the forest at top speed, Yemo only stopped when the angry voices of the many girls behind him disappeared.

Sitting casually on the thick tree trunk at his feet, Yemo thought to himself that it was fortunate he reacted quickly and hid in time. Otherwise, if those girls had found him, he would have been branded a pervert, which would have been terrible, and he would never have dared to go out again.

The image of the collapsed bamboo wall subconsciously flashed through Yemo's mind. Through the thin white mist, he saw naked bodies standing by the pool...

As Yemo was thinking, he felt a surge of heat rising up, as if a hot current was about to burst out of his nostrils. Yemo quickly raised his head, pinched his nose with both hands, and suppressed the hot current.

"Otherwise, I'll keep thinking about it. I've been a bit irritable lately," Yemo thought to himself, shaking his head as if trying to banish the scene from his mind.

But sometimes, the more you try not to think about something, the more it appears in your mind. For example, right now, the more Yemo not to think about that tempting scene, the more it lingers in his mind.

Call...

Just then, a whooshing sound came from behind, and red hair was blown away by the strong wind. Yemo's expression changed drastically, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes. He clenched his right fist and punched behind him without even looking.

After mastering the true Sage Body, Yemo's sensory abilities improved significantly. Even without seeing the person behind him, Yemo could determine their location by observing their attacks.

"Huh?"

The figure in the darkness, seeing Yemo's sudden and rapid punch, let out a surprised exclamation, clearly taken aback by Yemo's appearance.

The two fists collided like meteorites falling from the sky, unleashing a burst of violent power. With a loud bang, an invisible shockwave spread in all directions, easily tearing the air apart. Yemo and the person who attacked him in the dark retreated backward in unison.

Yemo retreated seven steps, each step leaving a deep crater, demonstrating just how strong the impact he had dissipated was.

He suddenly looked up, his sharp, eagle-like eyes fixed on the dark corner ahead, and said coldly, "Who are you? Why did you ambush me from the shadows?"

As he spoke, Yemo secretly began to gather Chakra, ready to strike swiftly if the opponent still didn't make a move.

"Yemo, you brat, you have the nerve to say I ambushed you? What were you doing just now, you little brat? You were hiding right next to me and gave me a fright!" Jiraiya stormed out, his face full of anger.

Jiraiya appeared angry, but inwardly he was quite shocked. He had just exchanged blows with Yemo and was not at a disadvantage. Moreover, judging from his calm expression, he had not been injured in the exchange. It should be noted that even he had experienced some blood turmoil.

Growing increasingly surprised and curious, he wondered what kind of body Yemo possessed. Even if one trained from the womb, one couldn't have such a powerful physique. Physical strength was something that couldn't be acquired through innate talent unless special methods were used; there was only one way: to dedicate time to relentless training. Becoming strong required time and effort.

In terms of physical strength alone, he was actually at a disadvantage. Keep in mind that he was one of the Sannin, and after living for decades, he was still no match for a child of a few years old in terms of physical strength.

Seeing Jiraiya's furious expression, Yemo understood that Jiraiya was accusing him of what had just happened. Feeling extremely guilty, Ye Mo's face fell, and he said with a wry smile, "Lord Jiraiya, it was indeed my fault just now, but I didn't know you were peeping at girls..."

Before Yemo could speak, Jiraiya Teuchi, saying, "I have to correct you. That's not called spying; it's called gathering material. I'm currently gathering material for my future masterpiece."

The despicable act of peeping suddenly became incredibly noble in Jiraiya's mouth. Yemo glanced at him with disdain, who was spouting nonsense with righteous indignation, and muttered, "Peeping is peeping. I've never heard anyone call peeping 'collecting material'."

"What are you saying?" Yemo spoke very softly, Jiraiya couldn't hear him clearly.

"Ah," Yemo's eyes darted around, and he lied, "I was thinking, Lord Jiraiya calls it a masterpiece, it must be a masterpiece. I wonder when I'll be able to read it."

Hearing Yemo's flattery, Jiraiya's anger vanished completely, and he said happily, "That's right, Yemo, you're much better than Orochimaru. How could that aloof guy understand the ideals of our generation?"

Having said that, Jiraiya, feeling quite pleased with himself Jiraiya posed as a boss, now classifying Yemo as a wise man who could understand his grand ambitions.

As for Yemo, watching him being so narcissistic, he thought to himself, "Speaking against my conscience like this really hurts my heart."

"However..." Jiraiya suddenly changed the subject, glaring down at Yemo, "You brat, you startled me just now! Not only did you interrupt my sacred journey of finding materials, but you also ruined my reputation. You should know that doing this kind of thing has never been..."

As he spoke Jiraiya suddenly realized he had said too much and quickly shut up, changing his tone to say, "What I meant was that I've been secretly gathering materials because I didn't want too many people to know about the big thing I was doing. So, for the damage to my reputation, you need to compensate me."

Hearing Jiraiya's shamelessness and narcissism, Yemo couldn't stand it anymore and said disdainfully, "Lord Jiraiya, what reputation do you have left? The whole village knows you're a lecher, so what happened just now won't cause you any reputational damage."

Jiraiya being narcissistic, immediately froze, his lips twitching. Yemo's words were such a slap in the face; Jiraiya felt as if an invisible pair of hands were slapping his face repeatedly.

"Yemo, let me tell you, you are defaming the reputation of the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku. You must pay compensation," Jiraiya said, looking down at Yemo with fury.

Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed through Yemo's mind, and he immediately had a plan. He smiled and said, "Since you Lord Jiraiya, want compensation, how about we go find the Lord Hokage..."

Upon hearing that they were looking for the Hokage, Jiraiya was greatly alarmed. He quickly covered Yemo's mouth with his hand and said with a forced smile, "How could we trouble the Lord Hokage with such a small matter? Actually, I hadn't finished speaking. I'm a very magnanimous person. It's just a minor matter of reputation. Besides, you're Orochimaru's disciple. Out of respect for him, I won't accept your compensation."

"Since Lord Jiraiya says so, then I won't go looking for the Lord Hokage..." Seeing that his threat had worked, Yemo went along with it.

Hearing Yemo's words, Jiraiya immediately breathed a sigh of relief. How could he tell Teacher Sarutobi about this? If Teacher Sarutobi found out that he had been peeping at girls taking a bath, who knows what would happen?

Startled, Yemo looked at Ye Mo Jiraiya sudden realization and said, "Alright, I get it now. You brat, you actually used Teacher Sarutobi to threaten me."

Yemo had no intention of fooling Jiraiya's eyes, and smiled slightly, "Lord Jiraiya, aren't you threatening me? I know that Lord Jiraiya would never do anything to me. You were just trying to scare me in your anger. Now that you've calmed down, you certainly won't do anything to me."

"You little brat, you see things very clearly," Yemo said, Jiraiya Ye Mo a deep look after listening to Yemo analysis. "You're Orochimaru's precious disciple. If I did anything to you, that guy would fight me to the death. But you're just as cunning as Orochimaru, threatening me instead."

"If you don't threaten me, how dare I threaten you?" Seeing that Jiraiya angry, Yemo became bolder in his speech.

Jiraiya furious and wanted to catch Yemo and teach him a lesson, but the shock from the brief exchange and the fact that he found Yemo be quite to his liking gradually made him give up the idea of punishing Yemo.

Scratching his head, Jiraiya suddenly looked at Yemo beside him and asked, "I just happened to see you. Didn't I promise to teach you any Ninjutsu I know? I'll teach it to you today, because I won't have time for a while."

Only after Jiraiya reminded him did Yemo remember that he and Jiraiya had such a promise; he had almost forgotten about it.