"What did the old man's affairs have to do with me?"
Orochimaru asked blandly.
"Of course they do... uh."
Jiraiya slowly flushed red.
Pah!!
So this was the kind of Orochimaru you were! You didn't even care about the old man's affairs, and you coldly asked what they had to do with you. I despise you!!
Too lazy to deal with Jiraiya's unreasonable tantrum, Orochimaru continued on his own:
"How he chose was the old man's business. As the Hokage, it was his responsibility and duty. Besides, was the conflict between the Hokage and the daimyo something we could meddle in?"
Orochimaru did not know whether anyone else was interested, but he absolutely did not want to get involved.
"If you don't believe me, ask Tsunade whether she was willing to deal with these matters."
Orochimaru shifted the fire onto Tsunade.
Tsunade, who was eating heartily, widened her eyes.
"Huh? How did this get dragged onto me? It's not like this is something I can interfere with. If I really did, the old man would probably be the first to object. So eat when it's time to eat and drink when it's time to drink. Don't think about all this pointless nonsense."
See that?
Orochimaru raised an eyebrow at Jiraiya with a faint smile.
You win.
Looking utterly defeated, Jiraiya said he did not want to talk.
"Jingyi, how are the two Summoning Beasts growing?" Orochimaru asked midway through the meal.
Jingyi, who had nearly finished eating, set down his chopsticks and used a napkin to wipe the grease from the corner of his mouth.
"Not bad. They're growing very quickly, though they eat a lot. Their potential is definitely higher than Manda's, at least in my opinion. Your experiment was a success. Too bad the other test subjects are