Jiraiya Seemed More Suitable Than Orochimaru

"It's nothing."

Tsunade put away The Little Imperial Uncle and waved at Kushina. "Hurry back to your room and rest. Your brother Nawaki made a small mistake, and I'm teaching him a lesson."

Kushina was still young. She absolutely could not be allowed to see those messy books.

Otherwise, not only would Nawaki suffer another round of misfortune, even Tsunade herself would get punished.

"Oh."

Kushina could only give Nawaki a sympathetic look. She did not dare plead for him and obediently returned to her room to rest.

After Kushina left, Mito Uzumaki's voice came from the living room. "When a child refuses to behave, it usually means his backside is itching. One good beating will do."

Being lecherous was not some terrible flaw. The Third Hokage was one such person, but it had not stopped him from becoming Hokage or a hero of the Shinobi World.

But if a child developed such tendencies before even growing up, then something was wrong.

He needed to be disciplined.

Grandma???

It was one thing if you weren't going to save me, but why were you making things worse? My sister hadn't even planned on hitting me. Now I'm dead for sure.

Nawaki's eyes widened. He could not believe those words had come from his grandmother's mouth.

You're finished, brat.

Having received Mito Uzumaki's order, Tsunade chuckled as she tore the book to pieces. Then she rubbed her wrists and walked toward Nawaki.

"Big Sis, no! I was wrong! I won't do it again..."

Big Brother Nawaki was so miserable.

Hiding in her room, Kushina listened to the screams outside and could only observe three seconds of silence for Nawaki.

With Mito Uzumaki giving the order and Tsunade personally handling it, no one could save Nawaki. Even if Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju came back to life, they would only hide from Mito Uzumaki.

While Nawaki was suffering, Jingyi also began processing the materials and making puppets.

First, he needed to prepare the animal corpses and remove the unnecessary parts, such as the internal organs.

Orochimaru would not go out of his way to clean out the organs. Jingyi had to do that work himself.

There were rather a lot of materials, and they took up quite a bit of Jingyi's time. By the time he went to work the next day, he looked like he had not slept at all.

There was an important operation today, so Tsunade did not report to the Medical Department. Instead, she came straight to the hospital.

Seeing Jingyi yawning repeatedly, Tsunade, who was sitting cross-legged and drinking tea, looked him over.

"What? Did you read the books Nawaki bought and end up unable to sleep last night?"

"???"

What the hell?

Jingyi raised his hands, about to stretch, when he froze.

"You found out Nawaki bought those books? I was wondering whether I should tell you. It's not good for children to read that stuff."

"I caught that bastard myself and gave him a harsh lesson."

The mention of it made Tsunade angry. Nawaki had taken a severe beating yesterday, and he had still limped his way to school this morning.

Tsunade had not even healed him, specifically so he would remember the lesson.

"He should be taught properly. If he was just curious and happened to see it by accident, that would be one thing, but deliberately seeking it out..."

Jingyi did not know how to describe his feelings. Nawaki was only eight years old!

Eight years old!!

Was that the kind of thing an eight-year-old was supposed to do?

"From now on, I'll keep Jiraiya away from him." Tsunade's expression was not very pleasant either.

That bastard Jiraiya was lecherous himself, and he was even corrupting children.

"That bastard even wants Nawaki to become his disciple. I can't imagine what Nawaki would become if he really became Jiraiya's disciple."

Nawaki was already eight, and the time until he graduated from the Ninja Academy was drawing closer.

Tsunade had already begun considering finding him a qualified teacher.

After Jiraiya found out, he kept recommending himself.

Unfortunately, Tsunade ignored him.

"Jiraiya becoming Nawaki's teacher?" Jingyi poured himself a cup of water.

If Jiraiya had plenty of problems in other areas, then when it came to teaching disciples, he was absolutely top-tier.

Although Orochimaru was not bad either, it was better to keep one's distance from someone like him whenever possible.

He was too extreme.

He was like a potential bomb. No one knew when he might explode with a bang and embrace darkness.

"I think it could work."

"So I was planning to find Orochimaru and have him become Nawaki's teacher. Nawaki wants that too. He admires him very much..."

Jingyi was one of her own, so Tsunade did not mind telling him these things. But before she could finish, she looked up in surprise.

"What did you say?"

Jingyi set down his cup and said seriously,

"I said Jiraiya should be a good teacher. As for Orochimaru, I personally don't approve."

"Why?"

Tsunade folded her arms and leaned back. She wanted to know why Jingyi thought that way.

"It's just a feeling. Personally, I don't really want to interact with someone like Orochimaru. Being around him feels like there's a venomous snake hidden in the darkness watching you."

"Of course, that's only my personal opinion. Nawaki is your brother, so as his sister, you should make the final decision about finding him a teacher."

Orochimaru was a good teacher and doted on Nawaki, but Jingyi leaned more toward Jiraiya.

Even if Jiraiya might lead children astray.

At least, aside from teaching them perverted things, Jiraiya guided his disciples toward a bright and positive path. Orochimaru, on the other hand, was harder to describe.

Was it like dealing with a venomous snake?

Tsunade fell into thought.

Jingyi was not the first person to say that. Many people who had interacted with Orochimaru felt the same way.

Nawaki usually liked following Jiraiya around, but the person he admired was Orochimaru. That was precisely why Tsunade had considered handing Nawaki over to Orochimaru.

Rather than letting the village assign him to a ninja team.

She would directly place him with Orochimaru as a personally taught disciple.

That kind of master-disciple relationship was more reliable.

"Ahh..."

"Were you out thieving last night?"

Seeing Jingyi yawn several times in such a short while, Tsunade could not help frowning. They had an important operation waiting for them today. Could Jingyi manage in that state?

There could be no joking around when treating a patient.

"No." Jingyi shook his head. "Orochimaru gave me the first batch of materials yesterday, so I processed them through the night. By the time I finished, it was already late, so I didn't get enough sleep."

"It won't affect today's operation. Don't worry."

"That's good."

Since Jingyi guaranteed that it would not affect today's operation, Tsunade said no more.

While there were few patients in the morning, Jingyi dozed for a little while, and his condition improved.

Simply staying up late would not make someone this sleepy. For ninja, pulling all-nighters was commonplace and nothing much.

Jingyi was this tired because he had needed to stay focused the entire time while processing the materials.

For today's operation, Jingyi served as Tsunade's assistant.

The operation went smoothly. From the moment she walked out of the operating room, Tsunade's slightly upturned lips were harder to suppress than an AK.

In Jingyi's words: Tsunade had gotten paid, and with her pockets bulging, she had the capital to start floating.

As for how many days that money would let Tsunade float, perhaps only heaven knew.

"Come eat at your place later. I'll buy groceries at the market, and while I'm at it, I'll take a look at what kind of puppet you're making."

Tsunade, in high spirits, planned to chip in for some living expenses.

"Sure."

Jingyi nodded in agreement.

He happened to need Tsunade to spread the word about the special puppet. Since she was taking the initiative to come over, that could not be better.

It was just mooching a meal. No big deal.