The four little ones played all day and only went home that evening...
Inside the Hokage Building that night...
Orochimaru smiled in relief. He had finally dealt with the mountain-like piles of documents in front of him...
Now he could go home and see his child...
Orochimaru flicked the two long locks of hair framing his face, stretched, and stood up...
Just as Orochimaru switched off the lights, opened the door, and stepped outside...
"Hey, Orochimaru, where are you going?" Jiraiya emerged from the Hokage Assistant's office next door, holding the baby as he asked in confusion.
"I've finished the paperwork. Time to go home," Orochimaru said flatly.
"Uh... just a reminder, those were only the paper documents. There are more on the computer. Have you finished those too?" Jiraiya asked, holding the baby.
"...There are more on the computer?" Orochimaru's eyes widened.
"Yeah, of course. The paper documents are just things related to Konoha's policies. The files on the computer cover the village's day-to-day affairs. You need to review and sign all of them," Jiraiya said with a wicked grin.
"..."
"Nothing we can do about it. I'll take the baby home for you first. Auntie Tamaki's been nagging me all afternoon." Jiraiya shrugged, turned, and left...
Orochimaru slapped his forehead and returned to his office...
He had considered using Shadow Clones to review these documents for him, but the problem was that the clones had minds of their own. The moment he let his attention slip, one of them might approve something ridiculous...
For instance, Black Zetsu wanted to expand the influence of his excrement brigade in Konoha, and one clone had actually approved it. That had given Orochimaru quite a fright.
There was no helping it. He had to handle everything himself...
Orochimaru truly regretted it now.