One Sentence Makes Jiraiya and Orochimaru Fight

"Jingyi, is there something wrong with my outfit?"

Orochimaru felt that the way Jingyi was looking him over was somewhat offensive.

"Cough!!"

Jingyi gave a light cough. "I once read a storybook about a female shinobi named Orochi Princess. She looked... well, a lot like you. In the end, this Orochi Princess got together with her good companion and good brother."

Jingyi was not lying. Back when he had nothing to do in his previous life, he had indeed read a fanfiction novel like that.

The Orochimaru in it—no, Orochi Princess—had forcibly relied on her own charm to steal Jiraiya away from Tsunade. Jiraiya had even been the one to throw himself at her.

"..."

The smile on Orochimaru's face froze.

Minato Namikaze's mouth fell open, his jaw nearly hitting the floor.

There was actually a storybook like that in the Shinobi World?

That Orochi Princess's good companion... couldn't have been named Jiraiya, could he?

At the thought of Orochi Princess getting together with Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze suddenly broke out in goosebumps.

"Oh, right. That Orochi Princess's good companion was named Jiraiya."

"..."

With a dull crack, the wooden geta beneath Orochimaru's feet shattered. Chakra blasted a small crater into the ground, surrounded by a web of cracks.

"So when I saw you dressed like this, I found it strange and familiar. It took me a while to remember."

Expressionless, Orochimaru stared at Jingyi for quite some time.

After taking a deep breath, he put a smile back on his face.

"Did Jiraiya write it?"

"I don't know. I didn't pay attention at the time."

Jingyi spread his hands. He genuinely did not know; he only remembered that there had been such a plot.

"I see. Then I'll take my leave first." Smiling as he nodded, Orochimaru turned and left,