After hearing Tsunade's words, Jiraiya immediately became dejected. The three of them had been friends since childhood. Now Tsunade was showing off her disciples right in front of him—he could hardly stand it! "Why did Mirai say that? Orochimaru doesn't have a disciple either!" Mirai truly had great potential. If he had not already been Tsunade's first disciple, Jiraiya might have wanted to take him as his own.
Orochimaru had not expected the matter to turn on him. He raised his wineglass, took a drink, and said with a smile, "Mirai has decided to take Nawaki as his disciple." At that moment, Orochimaru and Tsunade were both quite pleased with their own people.
"What?!" Jiraiya cried out. One look at Tsunade and Nawaki told him it was true. After thinking for a moment, he grabbed Minato and said, "He's Mirai's disciple! What about you?"
Minato stared blankly as Jiraiya grabbed his arm. What was going on? How had he suddenly become Lord Jiraiya's disciple? This happiness had come far too suddenly!
Orochimaru frowned slightly. Of the three people taking disciples, Mirai had connections to that group and had earned Sarutobi Hiruzen's recognition; Senju Nawaki was the son of the Senju Clan. Wasn't Minato rather ordinary by comparison?
Originally, they had only intended to observe Minato for a while, yet Jiraiya had directly declared that he would accept the child as his disciple. That was far too hasty!
Tsunade did not care about that. Drunk, she laughed. "That's right. All three of us have disciples now. Let's see whose disciple turns out stronger!"
After hearing Tsunade's words, Orochimaru, rarely, also felt a surge of competitive spirit. Senju Nawaki was a young master of the Senju Clan, highly talented and possessing far more chakra than others his age. With his training, Nawaki