Barbecue Restaurant.
The charcoal fire glowed red in the grill, and the slices of meat sizzled as soon as they hit it, grease splattering everywhere.
Shin-chan sat to Tsunade's right, staring fixedly at the meat. He had been holding his chopsticks up for ages. Rin sat opposite him, with Shizune and Kurenai on either side of her. Everyone was waiting for the meat to cook.
The curtain at the entrance was suddenly lifted.
"Yo, smells great."
A boisterous voice drifted in.
Shin-chan instinctively turned his head and saw a white-haired man walk in. Two red markings were painted on his face, and behind him followed a blond youth and a red-haired girl.
Shin-chan tilted his head and stared for two seconds before calling out, "Weird Uncle!"
Jiraiya was walking inside when he heard that name and nearly slipped.
"Why is it you, brat?!" He stared wide-eyed at Shin-chan, then looked at Tsunade beside him. "What are you two doing here?"
Tsunade picked up a slice of grilled meat and unhurriedly put it into her mouth.
"Jiraiya, long time no see."
Jiraiya's gaze shifted back and forth between Tsunade and Shin-chan a couple of times before he suddenly grinned.
"You got pestered by this brat too?"
Tsunade paused mid-motion, her chopsticks holding a slice of meat. She looked up.
"Too?"
Jiraiya casually pulled out a chair and sat down. Without the slightest hesitation, he poured himself a cup of tea and took a huge gulp. "Last time, this brat mooched a barbecue meal off me."
After saying that, he looked at Tsunade with a smile on his lips. "What, did he mooch a meal off you too?"
Tsunade's lips twitched.
She looked down at Shin-chan on her right, then at the platter of barbecue in front of her that had yet