Sure enough, happiness needed comparison

The village's two big shots had gotten into a brawl on Pink Street and even turned all the village bookstores upside down. Rumor had it they were looking for some illustrated books about the Orochi Princess.

Naturally, curious villagers began discussing what exactly these Orochi Princess picture books contained.

They had somehow caught both Orochimaru's and Jiraiya's attention.

To provoke such a huge reaction from them.

Orochimaru = Orochi Princess?

Could someone have been making up stories about Lord Orochimaru? Had they written Lord Orochimaru as a woman?

Within less than three days, all sorts of rumors about the Orochi Princess began spreading through the village.

"Ha ha ha..."

Tsunade's laughter rang out from the tightly shut Hokage Office. The shinobi standing guard outside looked at one another, unable to understand why the Hokage had been laughing for no reason these past few days, and once she started, seemed unable to stop.

Something was fishy.

No matter how Orochimaru and Jiraiya searched, they could never find any illustrated books about the Orochi Princess.

Instead, books telling stories about the Orochi Princess began appearing on the market.

Orochimaru and Jiraiya were forced to pay an enormous sum in compensation. Although Jiraiya was innocent, the bill was split evenly between the two of them.

Neither could escape it.

Staring at the invoice Tsunade had sent someone to deliver, Jiraiya wanted to cry but had no tears.

He had not found the person slandering him, nor had he found the picture books. Instead, he had gained a massive compensation bill. Damn that smug snake—it was all his fault.

The Orochi Princess topic was popular, but it lacked a core story. Since people's imaginations were not wild enough, it did not stay popular for long before the market quickly abandoned it.

Jiraiya had originally