Nawaki watched Jiraiya's heartbroken expression and secretly shook his head. He knew that Tsunade had always been a knot in Jiraiya's heart, and being berated like this must have left him feeling awful. Though he acted exaggeratedly on the surface, with an element of jest, it was merely a form of self-protection...
That said, while Jiraiya was not ugly, he had a lecherous air, a dissolute lifestyle, and spent his days in the company of disgusting toads. It would be difficult for any woman to sincerely like him. Forget Tsunade—Nawaki himself would not want to entrust his family to someone like that. Not to mention that Jiraiya's visits to prostitutes and peeping were facts. By conventional standards, he was an out-and-out pervert. A marriage to such a man would surely be fraught with hardship. Some might say that Jiraiya would turn over a new leaf if he got together with Tsunade, but Nawaki believed that a person's habits were difficult to change. Take Sarutobi, for example—even after reaching his sixties, had he not still secretly done lecherous things? If Jiraiya had truly been willing to change for Tsunade, why had he not rid himself of all his bad habits before she got married? Even after Dan Katō died in the original story and Tsunade left Konoha with a wounded heart, Jiraiya still could not measure up to a dead man! Those two could never be together in this lifetime. For his family's happiness, Nawaki could only give up on Jiraiya and help Dan Katō instead. Of course, he would also be gaining a capable ally for himself.
Although Nawaki did not support Jiraiya's feelings for Tsunade, he could not simply watch him suffer such a blow. After all, Nawaki had started this fire; Jiraiya was merely collateral damage.
"Enough! We're