When Mo Wang saw that the old man actually intended to force a deal on him, he immediately took several steps back and pointed at Jiraiya warily. "Hey, hey! Old man, that's not playing fair! You're seriously trying to force a deal on me? Don't come any closer! I'm warning you, I respect the elderly and care for the young. I don't want to get rough with you!"
"Respect the elderly and care for the young? You didn't sound very respectful when you called me an old man just now! Enough nonsense, take this!" Jiraiya said, making as if to pounce on him. He planned to subdue this brat physically first and talk later.
"Wah! Help! An old pervert is trying to kidnap a beautiful young boy in broad daylight!" Mo Wang cried out dramatically before turning and running. He moved as nimbly as a loach, slipping into the bustling crowd in an instant.
"You brat, stop right there! What do you mean, kidnapping a beautiful young boy?! I'm doing this for your own good!" Jiraiya fumed, his beard bristling as he took off after him.
One ran ahead at top speed while constantly pulling faces, while the other chased after him shouting. Together, they put on a chaotic chase scene through the streets of Konoha.
However, neither of them, immersed in their "master-disciple offensive and defensive battle," noticed that several people dressed as ordinary villagers but with unusually sharp eyes were silently following them from a nearby street corner.
One of them lowered his voice and said to the leader, "Boss, we finally found that blond kid! That's him, Mo Wang, the one who caused such a huge commotion at the exam site! But... why is he mixed up with that white-haired old guy? It looks like they're chasing