News of Jiraiya's arrest quickly reached Hiruzen's ears.
When he received the news, Hiruzen was carrying out his duties as Hokage, diligently processing documents while also using his crystal ball to admire the sights at the bathhouse.
Upon hearing the report, he slammed the pipe in his hand onto the desk with a clack.
"That idiot disciple!"
After learning that Jiraiya had been brought to Military Police Force headquarters on the shameful charge of peeping, Hiruzen could not help but curse aloud. "How could you let anyone find out about something like this?!"
Was that really the point?
The ANBU who had come to report the situation was full of question marks.
Jiraiya, famous throughout Konoha for being lecherous, had not made this mistake for the first time. However, as the Third Hokage's disciple, part of the Hokage's direct line, and someone of extraordinary strength in his own right, no one except Tsunade had ever punished him over such charges.
But this time was different. Not only had he been identified on the spot, the people identifying him were all the sort Jiraiya could not handle.
Uchiha Clan member Uchiha Obito, the Hokage Assistant's son Shimura Kazashiro, Hatake Kakashi, son of Hatake Sakumo, who had just been reinstated as a jonin for his achievements in resisting infiltrating ninja, and an unnamed Root ninja who preferred not to reveal his identity...
Knowing that he had truly fallen this time, Jiraiya could only seek help from his mentor at once.
After all, he did not want the people in the village—especially that one person he knew in the village—to learn of this.
Rumors were one thing, but if he were actually disciplined by the Military Police Force on this charge and word spread throughout the village...
Forget pursuing Tsunade. Upon hearing the