At that moment, Tsunade and Uchiha Gen were drawn over as well.
Tsunade leaned in to look at the newspaper, an interested smile appearing on her face.
"Oh? They really reported it?
Let me see how they wrote it."
She was clearly pleased that her views had been acknowledged and spread.
Gen walked over as well. His gaze swept across the paper, and though he said nothing, a flicker of surprise and a trace of embarrassment at the attention flashed through his eyes.
Seeing everyone gather around, Jiraiya grew even more smug, practically ready to read the newspaper aloud to the entire class.
"...The Hokage concluded that the first thing ninja of the new era must remember is that we are not tools—we are people... Look, they printed that too!
Everyone there yesterday was stunned, and now even those who weren't there can see it today!"
The classroom buzzed with even more discussion. The students peered over curiously; some began searching through the newspapers they had brought, while others simply crowded closer.
Under Jiraiya's continued "noise assault" and the focused gazes of everyone around him, Orochimaru finally reached his limit. He extended two fingers and lightly lifted the newspaper covering his notes aside, restoring order to them.
He glanced at Tsunade and Gen, who were enthusiastically discussing the article, then at Jiraiya, who was still waving his arms about as though he wanted to hold a special analysis session. With a soft sigh, he decided to give up on continuing his in-depth study of molecular structures in this environment.
He picked up the newspaper, swiftly and precisely skimmed the relevant report, then put it down and said calmly:
"The report is generally objective and captures the key points.
However, media interpretation and retelling will always involve emphasis and simplification.
The