Jiraiya stood to the side, watching Naruto remain listless. He struck an exaggerated pose and burst out laughing.
"No way! You stinky old Toad! You're too weak!"
Naruto said with a look of utter disdain.
"...???"
Jiraiya's smile instantly froze on his face.
Th-the hell! He was weak?!
He was one of the legendary Three Ninja, the Sage of the Toads from Mount Myōboku, Lord Jiraiya, the "Mad Ghost"!
He had even taught the current Fifth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. Among the Shinobi World's new generation of ninja, who didn't hope to receive his guidance?
Yet this brat Naruto actually looked down on him?!
Jiraiya suddenly felt like dying.
At the same time, he bitterly cursed him as an ungrateful wretch.
He had been the one to take care of Naruto in his early years.
Yet this brat Naruto worshipped Yuu like crazy while utterly despising him.
And instead of learning the good things from Yuu, he had picked up that foul mouth of his fast enough!
He was the Sage of the Toads, not some damn stinky toad!
Today, he would make this brat Naruto understand exactly what it meant to be Lord Jiraiya, the "Mad Ghost," the Sage of the Toads from Mount Myōboku!
Jiraiya glared furiously at Naruto, his face full of indignation.
"Old Toad, are you as strong as my master, 673?"
"..."
Jiraiya, who had been about to argue back, was instantly slain by that single sentence.
"S-Sasuke, I just remembered I have some research to do."
Seeing Jiraiya's green face and utter humiliation, Orochimaru said to Sasuke with lingering fear.
Just now, he had also wanted to comfort the dejected Sasuke.
After all, he had watched Sasuke grow up as well.
This strange feeling was something Orochimaru had never experienced before.
Orochimaru could now somewhat