That Brown Bear really did seem rather unintelligent. Hoshi had only thrown it chunks of meat to buy Jiraiya some time, but he had never expected the thing to treat it like a game.
Its bear eyes were fixed on Hoshi now. Then it raised its head and opened its mouth, looking as though it wanted to keep playing.
Hoshi tossed out another piece of meat. The thing actually lifted its head to catch the meat Hoshi threw. After swallowing it, it even clapped its enormous paws together like a child.
Tsunade spoke up at this point. "Hoshi has already distracted it. If one person quietly climbs onto that bear, it probably won't notice. If we untie the rope around its neck and take the Scroll directly, we shouldn't alert it."
Jiraiya swept his gaze over everyone around him before suddenly speaking.
"Then I'll go."
Orochimaru and the others could not help but look at him in a new light. "Be careful. If it doesn't work, just jump down. We'll find a way to catch you."
Jiraiya nodded, then quietly circled around behind the Brown Bear and tried to climb onto it.
The Brown Bear had all its attention on the meat in Hoshi's hands. Combined with Jiraiya using Chakra adhesion and moving exceptionally gently, the Brown Bear truly failed to notice his presence for the moment.
Jiraiya cautiously climbed all the way to the Brown Bear's shoulder and finally saw the knot in the rope behind it.
Seeing the Brown Bear having the time of its life playing with Hoshi, Jiraiya gathered his courage and began carefully undoing the knot around its neck.
Damn it, it was a dead knot!
Jiraiya was instantly furious. He simply pulled a Kunai from his waist and slashed at the rope. The rope