"Tsunade, what do you think of Teacher Jiraiya?"
"Jiraiya? Well... apart from being a pervert, stingy, a peeping tom, a braggart, a coward... he doesn't really have any faults."
"I think Teacher Jiraiya likes you!"
"Hahaha, plenty of people like your big sister! He probably ranks around one thousand seven hundred and sixty-first..."
Jiraiya crouched outside the door. Hearing the important topic being discussed inside, he pressed his ear even closer.
"What? Who's in first place? Obviously..."
"Whoa!" Just as Jiraiya reached the crucial part, the door opened. Caught off guard, he tumbled inside.
Tsunade stood there with her arms folded, looking down at him...
Behind her, Akaseki and Ranwu glanced around, acting as though this had nothing to do with them.
"Well..." Seeing this, how could Jiraiya not realize he had been set up?
Thump!
"Well, if it isn't Jiraiya! What are you doing here? You weren't... eavesdropping, were you?" Tsunade cracked her knuckles.
"Information... is a ninja's lifeblood!" Jiraiya forced a stern expression onto his face, trying to bluff his way through.
"Oh? Then I assume you're ready to give up your life?" As she spoke, Tsunade had already twisted Jiraiya into her grip.
Meanwhile...
"Teacher Jiraiya, I don't think my injuries have fully healed. I'll go see Nonō for another treatment..." Akaseki walked out without looking back.
"I'll go check whether Nonō's treatment techniques are correct..." Ranwu followed him and closed the door behind her.
Aah!
Information was a ninja's lifeblood. Teacher Jiraiya gave his two students a vivid demonstration of that important lesson.
"Did you come back specifically for the information about 'that person'?" Akaseki asked Ranwu once they were outside.
"No. Tsunade said she was transferring me to the supply unit. My main assignment is to visit the civilians at those refugee sites and provide