In Orochimaru's laboratory.
"Hey, Orochimaru, just do me this favor!" Jiraiya clung to Orochimaru's leg and pleaded.
"No. Go yourself. Won't she kill me if I ask her those things?" Orochimaru said impatiently.
"She'll kill me the moment she sees me! At least you can still talk to her!" Jiraiya wailed.
"...Not going." Orochimaru shook his head mercilessly.
"Orochimaru, dear big brother~~ Help me, pretty please~~"
"Go die!"
Jiraiya pestered Orochimaru so much that he couldn't even do his experiments anymore, leaving him no choice but to steel himself and find Tsunade.
"Well, look who it is, Mr. Busy. What made you spare the time to visit me today?" Tsunade was at home fiddling with the dice on her table. She smiled at Orochimaru as she asked.
"...I... I came to ask you a few questions," Orochimaru stammered, bracing himself.
"Ask away." Tsunade smiled breezily, still fiddling with the dice.
"What... what kind of guys do you like?" Orochimaru steeled his resolve. Whatever. If I die, I die. Anything to keep that idiot from bothering me again.
"Huh? Why would you ask something like that?" Tsunade was taken aback too.
"Ahem, I was just curious." Orochimaru forced a smile onto his face.
"Hmm, I don't know. Someone I click with, I guess." Tsunade shrugged.
"...Would a flat-headed guy not do?" The image of Jiraiya's head appeared in Orochimaru's mind...
"Huh?"
"Round-headed?? Why would she like round-headed guys?" Jiraiya listened to Orochimaru's account, his face full of shock.
"How should I know? Maybe she's different from other female organisms." Orochimaru shook his head.
"Orochimaru, tell me, is my head round?" Jiraiya felt his face and asked hurriedly.
"Your head is... long. But you don't need to worry about your looks," Orochimaru said with a cold smile.
"Oh? Hahaha, is