"You sneaky little brat, let me, the envoy of Mount Myōboku, teach you—"
Having entrusted Kakashi to the toad he had summoned, Jiraiya cracked his knuckles, ready to personally teach Kazashiro a lesson for his underhanded moves.
"Hm?"
As he rapidly approached Kazashiro, Jiraiya had already reached out when he suddenly stopped, frowning at a patch of grass not far away.
Someone was watching him?
Feeling a fierce gust of wind from behind, Kazashiro had already resigned himself to his fate. He had even stopped moving and let Jiraiya catch him. After all, the man was one of the legendary Sannin and surely would not do anything too awful to a group of kids. Besides, Jiraiya had been the one peeping first, so Kazashiro had the moral high ground.
But after waiting for quite a while without seeing Jiraiya make a move, Kazashiro turned around and saw the man's hand hanging in midair, his gaze darting in another direction.
That presence... Anbu? I see, they were assigned to protect this child—
Just as Jiraiya was considering the identity of that presence, something unexpected happened.
"Dynamic Prelude!"
A green figure suddenly burst from the grass, charging straight at Jiraiya with unstoppable momentum.
"What?"
Jiraiya had focused all his attention in another direction and had no time to defend himself before a kick slammed into his face.
"Daring to lay hands on my friend? Feel the fury of youth!" Wearing a confident, dazzling smile, Might Guy sent Jiraiya flying with a kick, then struck his signature pose upon landing, raising a thumb and flashing his brilliant white teeth.
"My friend Kazashiro, I have come to save you! The Military Police Force will arrive shortly. Leave the scene to me."
Shielding Kazashiro behind him, Might Guy assumed a fighting stance, guarding against Jiraiya's