With his pipe in his mouth, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a puff. He had a great deal of trust in that disciple.
"You know perfectly well what a shameless simp Jiraiya becomes in front of Tsunade."
Utatane Koharu rolled her eyes. None of the disciples you taught turned out normal.
"That's called being a gentleman! A gentleman, understand!"
A figure appeared in the office and corrected her unhappily, declaring that his was gentlemanly conduct and that he would not stoop to arguing with women.
It was Jiraiya—more precisely, Jiraiya's Shadow Clone.
He had not wanted to come here, but since Kushina had chosen to move back into the Senju compound, he had to at least inform the old man and put his mind at ease, lest something go wrong.
"And when you peeped on me bathing back then, why didn't you call yourself a gentleman?"
Utatane Koharu sneered, nearly making Jiraiya's Shadow Clone lose his composure.
Mitokado Homura at the side gave him a sidelong look, while Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little dumbfounded.
The two looked at Jiraiya, then at Utatane Koharu, whose face bore quite a few wrinkles. Their expressions could not help turning strange.
That brat Jiraiya had peeped on Utatane Koharu while she bathed?
Was his taste really that heavy?
"What are those looks for? I was still young back then."
Noticing the strange looks from her two old companions, Utatane Koharu became annoyed.
I was a beauty when I was young too—no worse than Tsunade by much.
"Ahem... Jiraiya, what does Tsunade intend to do now that she's back?"
After clearing his throat, Sarutobi Hiruzen changed the subject.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had found Tsunade's actions lately rather puzzling. First, she had arranged for the orphanage children to move into the Senju compound. Then yesterday, she had personally invited