"Is that so?"
"I'll go tell Dad that my sister has someone she likes."
"Hehe!"
Nawaki Senju's lips curled up slightly. Seeing Jiraiya and Tsunade bantering back and forth, he smiled.
"Heh."
Orochimaru smiled and shook his head, paying them no further mind.
"You eat too. Don't just feed me—you haven't eaten anything yourself."
After who knew how long, Tsunade was starting to feel full. Seeing that Jiraiya had barely eaten a thing himself, she said somewhat embarrassedly.
"It's fine. I just like watching you eat."
"Ah, no, that's not it. I'm just not hungry right now, haha...!"
Jiraiya blurted out what was in his heart as he looked at Tsunade, then realized he had said the wrong thing and hurriedly corrected himself, laughing as he spoke.
"Giggle, giggle, giggle...!"
Tsunade was not the least bit put off by Jiraiya's words. Instead, she covered her little mouth with one hand and giggled, as captivating as a blooming lotus.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...!
Seeing Tsunade laugh, Jiraiya was utterly entranced. He completely ignored the meat on the grill, not even noticing that it had burned.
"You idiot, what are you staring at?"
"The meat's all burnt."
Tsunade had long grown used to Jiraiya spacing out whenever he looked at her. With a radiant smile, she pointed at the meat on the grill.
"Huh?"
"Haha, it's fine, it's fine. This is for me anyway—I like it a little burnt."
"Hehe!"
Jiraiya snapped back to his senses and laughed loudly. He dipped the burnt meat in sauce and stuffed it all into his mouth, utterly unafraid of burning himself.
"Haha, look, it's delicious. This is just how I like it."
"I'll grill you some more."
The scalding meat had no effect on Jiraiya whatsoever. He simply kept grinning foolishly at Tsunade.
His hands