"But I really don't like slimy things. How about something else? I could find Black Scale, or Jiraiya would work too. Even the Great Toad would be better than snot... uh, Katsuyu."
I'll endure!!!
Tsunade clenched her fists, overcome by the urge to punch Ronglin's head off. Others could only dream of such an opportunity, yet he was picky about this and that, with no idea how to appreciate it.
But everyone had things they liked and disliked, so Tsunade could not force Ronglin. She could only accept that Ronglin was no longer someone she could casually knead and pinch as she pleased.
"Figure it out yourself, then. Honestly, you don't know what's good for you."
With a dismissive wave, Tsunade left the Hokage's Office directly, having no intention of staying behind to chat with Ronglin any longer.
Watching Tsunade's departing back, Ronglin rubbed his chin and thought to himself:
"Looks like it's time to make a trip there. Sage Art... I hope it doesn't disappoint me."
In the original story, even the Sage of Six Paths had learned Sage Art alongside the Toad Sage.
Just look at those freaks—Hashirama Senju, Naruto, Tsunade. Which one of them hadn't done the same? Of course, Kabuto turning himself into neither man nor ghost was another matter. Ronglin had no desire to become some half-human, half-snake monster.
Learning Sage Mode might result in certain traits appearing. Jiraiya, for instance, would more or less take on some toad-like features, while Kabuto... Ronglin did not want to describe him.
He was practically a monster. But thinking of Kabuto made Ronglin realize that the little spy was still bouncing around in Konoha. Should he just crush him now, or let him hop around a little longer?
Jiraiya showed visible changes, but Naruto did not, nor did