Jiraiya Got Burned (Part 2)

Natsuki's goal, of course, did not end there. He turned his guns on the surrounding Anbu.

"All villagers, look around! It's full of Anbu!"

The Anbu felt a chill in their hearts. How had this turned onto them?

"Why didn't the Anbu deal with someone peeping? Because Jiraiya is an important figure!"

"They can't deal with Jiraiya, so they can only deal with the victims!"

"As long as no one steps forward to testify, Jiraiya can keep getting away with it forever!"

Jiraiya could no longer endure it. What kind of mouth was that? It was so vicious. He hurriedly tried to force his way out.

But without being able to use ninjutsu, although his taijutsu was somewhat stronger than Natsuki's—

He still had no way of breaking through Natsuki's full-force defense.

While passively defending himself, Natsuki continued to stir things up.

"Everyone, look! This criminal Jiraiya is about to run away! If he escapes this time, the matter will be swept under the rug!"

"Why has he been able to get away with it until now? Because someone has been enabling him!"

"The Anbu have been here for so long! Do you think no one told the Third Hokage? Of course not!"

"It's because the Third Hokage is shielding his perverted peeping disciple!"

Natsuki's mouth was like a giant loudspeaker, rattling nonstop as he defended himself.

He even wailed at the top of his lungs, "Ow! Jiraiya's hitting people! The Third Hokage condones his disciple's peeping!"

All the villagers along the way began discussing it among themselves, and the public outrage visibly boiled over.

Jiraiya grew more and more anxious, and his attacks became heavier and heavier!

"Stop!" An aged shout rang out.

Jiraiya forcibly halted his steps. But Natsuki's act was not over yet.

"People of Konoha, remember this! You must be careful around Jiraiya! Pfft..."

Natsuki even convincingly spat out a mouthful of blood.

The villagers looked at Uchiha Natsuki, who had stood up for them, with concern and pity.

Look at this member of the Uchiha Guard Team. How responsible he was.

For ordinary people like them, he had suffered so much, endured so much.

At that moment, the Third Hokage leaped into the scene. Jiraiya looked at him with an utterly awkward expression.

His toenails nearly carved his wooden sandals into a sculpture as his eyes signaled that the Third Hokage should not have come.

The Third Hokage rolled his eyes. Shouldn't have come? If he had come any later, his reputation as the Third Hokage would have been utterly ruined!

This Natsuki always did strange things, always catching him off guard.

The last two times, he had always supported him, but the moment Jiraiya returned, he started throwing mud at him.

"Natsuki! What exactly are you up to? How did you become a Police Force captain!?"

Natsuki wiped away the blood he had bitten from his cheek.

"Only a small portion of our Uchiha Clan remains in the Police Force. Today, I wanted to see what the Police Force's usual work was like."

"To avoid interfering with my colleagues' law enforcement, I specifically applied for a post in the Police Force."

Seeing that the Third Hokage had come down, Natsuki felt it was about time. He immediately shouted loudly.

"Since Lord Third Hokage has personally come to shield his disciple Jiraiya!"

"Then there's nothing this little Police Force captain can do!"

The Third Hokage's face darkened. When had he ever said he was going to shield Jiraiya?!

He could already see that the villagers around them were looking at him differently.

The Third Hokage hurriedly said, "Natsuki, what nonsense are you talking about?! I have no intention of shielding Jiraiya!"

"Oh?"

Natsuki asked doubtfully,

"Then Lord Third Hokage, why did you only arrive now when the Anbu discovered this matter so long ago? Could it be that you intentionally wanted to let Jiraiya off?"

The Third Hokage truly wanted to drag Natsuki away and chop him up. If he knew it, why did he have to say it out loud?!

"Not at all! I was merely handling official business and was a step late."

Cough, cough. The Third Hokage cleared his throat again. Since things had reached this point, he could only sacrifice Jiraiya a little.

"Although Jiraiya is my disciple, this is also the first day I learned that he has such a hobby."

"Since he has done wrong, he will be punished accordingly!"

Jiraiya's face turned ashen. He had never imagined he would one day be this humiliated.

It was only peeping, so the punishment was not particularly severe. It was just incredibly embarrassing.

Being thick-skinned was one thing, but being publicly judged before so many villagers was another matter entirely.

Natsuki shouted,

"Since that is the case, then we misunderstood the Third Hokage!"

"Today, someone here has testified against Jiraiya. May I ask whether Lord Third Hokage can guarantee that the witness will not suffer retaliation?"

Jiraiya gritted his teeth and shot Natsuki a look.

Though he was lecherous, he had never resorted to retaliation. This Natsuki really was...

The Third Hokage's hand, hidden in his sleeve, clenched tightly as well.

"Natsuki, rest assured. I guarantee on the Hokage's honor that the witness will not suffer any harm and will also receive compensation!"

Natsuki then said to the people around him with great satisfaction,

"Everyone, look. Our Hokage is still very reasonable."

"Even when his own disciple made a mistake, he did not shield him. He even protected and compensated the witness. Lord Hokage is wise!"

"Lord Hokage is truly wise!"

"Lord Hokage is so good!"

"Lord Hokage put righteousness before family!"

Amid the waves of praise from the crowd, the Third Hokage could only maintain the fake smile on his face and nod at the people around him.

Natsuki then poked Hyuga Hayato and asked quietly,

"Hey, Hayato, what's the punishment for peeping?"

Hyuga Hayato had been left dumbfounded by Natsuki's maneuvers. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he quietly told Natsuki,

"Lord Natsuki, peeping is punishable by fifteen days of detention and a public apology."

Natsuki nodded and cleared his throat.

"Cough, cough. Then, with Lord Hokage's support, Jiraiya will be detained for fifteen days today for peeping into the women's bathhouse, in accordance with the Public Security Punishment Act!"

Natsuki walked over to Jiraiya and gestured with his hand.

"Lord Jiraiya, this way."

Jiraiya turned back and saw the Third Hokage's face as dark as the bottom of a pot. He could only silently follow Natsuki out of the crowd.

Unexpectedly, after taking only two steps, Natsuki turned around and handed Jiraiya over to Hyuga Hayato.

Hyuga Hayato was so shocked that he did not know what to do. This was Jiraiya, after all.

Seeing Hayato's timid appearance, Natsuki quietly told him,

"Don't worry. Jiraiya won't dare run, and you performed very well today. Report back to Hizashi when you return. Hizashi will reward you."

With Natsuki's assurance, Hyuga Hayato finally relaxed. He nodded hard and led Jiraiya toward the Police Force.

Meanwhile, the Third Hokage, trapped amid the villagers' uproar, could only stand there and repeatedly emphasize—

He had been completely unaware that Jiraiya did such things, and he had never shielded Jiraiya.

Natsuki called out loudly, "Lord Third Hokage!"

The Third Hokage shuddered all over. What mischief was Natsuki going to make now?

Natsuki continued, "Lord Third Hokage, our Police Force detention center is extremely crude."

"I'm afraid it can't hold Jiraiya. Maybe Jiraiya will run away on his own in a couple of days! What do you think?"

The villagers' gazes immediately became suspicious again.

That was right. The Police Force detention center could not hold such an important figure. If he secretly broke out of prison, they would not know.

The Third Hokage tugged at his face with a fake smile. "Natsuki, rest assured. Jiraiya will accept his punishment and absolutely will not escape!"

"If he escapes, then as Hokage, I will directly designate Jiraiya a rogue ninja! Everyone, please keep watch at any time!"

"Oh!" The villagers around them were quite satisfied with the Third Hokage's words.

They let out all kinds of cheers and voices of support.

"There is still much official business in the village that needs handling, so I'll be leaving first."

The Third Hokage rather awkwardly squeezed out of the crowd.

Once again, he placed Natsuki among the most troublesome people, with no equal.

Natsuki did not pay attention to the Third Hokage. Instead, he looked at Jiraiya, whom he had publicly judged. Jiraiya happened to turn back.

You brat! Once I get out, just see if I don't teach you a proper lesson!

Jiraiya! With your reputation ruined, let's see how you can still become Naruto's teacher!