Consider it building up his body!
Little Yuu was playing around in the mountains with a carefree expression, utterly ignoring Fukasaku's somewhat pained, bent-over posture. Shima's toad eyes crinkled with laughter. For Shima, her greatest hobby was cooking.
Yet her cooking had never been accepted by little Jiraiya or little Minato.
That had always been a tremendous regret for her.
But after little Yuu arrived, everything suddenly changed.
Even little Jiraiya, who had never liked her food, ate until he was stuffed. She was really looking forward to Yuu's next visit.
Jiraiya watched Yuu get along so harmoniously with Fukasaku and Shima, and the corners of his mouth twitched wildly. Heavens, why are you so unfair?!
Ever since he had accidentally entered Mount Myōboku as a child, decades had passed.
After all those years together, Jiraiya had long regarded Fukasaku, Shima, and the Great Toad Sage as his own family. Shima Sage and Sage Fukasaku had smiled at him before, but look at this! In all these years, he had never seen them this happy. Wasn't it just that Yuu had gifted them some alcohol and comprehended perfect Sage Mode?
Didn't Yuu merely extend the Great Toad Sage's lifespan a little?
At that thought, Jiraiya suddenly froze. A moment later, tears streamed down his face.
Compared like that, it seemed that his contributions to Mount Myōboku really were not as great as Yuu's. Damn it! Does Yadao really get to do whatever he wants just because he has money?!
Jiraiya was so bitter!!!
"Hey, you white-haired bastard! What are you crying over there for? Get over here and carry this stuff! If you break even one bottle, I'll chop you up!"
After saying goodbye to Fukasaku and Shima, Yuu saw Jiraiya wallowing in grief and immediately cursed at him. Jiraiya's