"Huh? Who the hell are you, kid? You're actually standing up for a pervert like him?"
The Burly Man glared and tried to shake off the busybody, only to discover that the masked man, who looked much scrawnier than him, held his hand in a grip like steel. He couldn't budge it, and his expression changed.
"What are you trying to do? This bastard was peeping on my wife and daughter..."
"Yeah, yeah, and that's not all! I saw him sneak inside and steal some women's underwear!"
"There's more! He even deliberately fell onto girls who'd just come out of the baths..."
Seeing someone try to shield such a lecher, everyone began condemning him.
Has Lord Jiraiya really sunk this low? Surely not. Is he drunk?
As a fellow Konoha ninja, Kakashi felt mortified. He released the man and hurried to calm everyone down.
"Look, please don't get angry. How about this? I'll pay you some compensation for the distress, so please let him go. He's an elder in my family, and he might not be quite right in the head..."
"Money?"
Rubbing the hand Kakashi had hurt with his grip, the burly man looked at the money being offered and snorted. "You think you can just..."
Kakashi pulled out another stack.
"That's not the issue..."
He produced yet another stack.
The burly man's expression shifted. Then he accepted the money with a broad smile and patted Kakashi on the shoulder. "Hey, who doesn't have a senile relative? Take him home. Just don't let it happen again!"
"Thank you for understanding."
Kakashi sighed, then turned and held out a hand to the "Jiraiya" lying on the ground. "Let's get out of here first, Jirai—"
"Yes, yes, let's hurry! They nearly killed me. Thank you for saving me!"
The white-haired man,