"Have you heard? Lord Jiraiya has a baby!"
"Real or fake? Where did it come from?"
"I don't know! Someone saw him carrying him back from Lord Hokage yesterday! He has white hair, exactly like Lord Jiraiya!"
"Given by Lord Hokage? Could it be... that they were war orphans? Adopted by Lord Jiraiya?"
"It's not like that! That child looks so nervous about Lord Jiraiya! Besides Lord Jiraiya, Second and Kakashi, have you ever seen anyone with gray hair?"
"Kakashi's father."
"Don't you Kid retort about scratching your body?"
"Could it be... that we are really biological, right? Lord Jiraiya traveled around the world when he was young..."
"Shh! Keep your voice down, but... white hair is such a rare hair color."
Rumors, especially when they involve highly respected but highly topical figures, always spread incredibly quickly.
By the early morning of the next day, the news that "Jiraiya, one of the Sannins, suddenly had a child" was known to all Konohas.
Among them, the ones who reacted fastest and were the most unable to contain their curiosity and concern were naturally the older generation who grew up watching Jiraiya.
So, early the next morning, it was just dawn.
"Dong dong dong!"
A not urgent but firm knock on the door woke up Jiraiya who was still sleeping.
With two Black Eyes rings on his head and his hair as messy as a chicken coop, he got up in a daze, pulled on his slippers, scratched his messy hair, walked to the door, and opened the door.
The scene outside the door made Jiraiya wake up most of the time, and the remaining sleepiness flew out of the sky.
I saw three people standing at the door.
The leader is Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi.
The old man was wearing a dark-colored casual Kimono, with an expression on his face that was a mixture of curiosity, concern, and relief.
The most striking thing is that he actually has a pole on his shoulders!
There were two large bamboo baskets hung on both ends of the pole, filled to the brim.
If you look closely, they are all baby products: milk powder, diapers, Baby Powder, brightly colored puppet toys, Rattle, and a neat pile of small clothes, socks, and hats for children from newborns to one or two years old...
There is a dazzling array of items, and you can see that they have been carefully selected, and the portions are substantial, enough for a child to use for a long time!
Following Third were Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura who also received the news and couldn't help but come to "witness the miracle".
The two elderly people were also dressed in casual clothes. Utatane Koharu was holding a basket filled with fresh fruits and homemade snacks, while Mitokado Homura had his hands behind his back. He still had the serious and rigid expression on his face, but he could not hide the curiosity and inquiry in his eyes.
"Old man? There are two former consultants. Why are you here? And you bring so many things?"
Jiraiya stared at the formation outside the door in stunned silence.
Third unloaded the pole from his shoulders and placed it firmly at the door. Then he stroked his beard and glared at Jiraiya angrily, but his eyes were full of smiles:
"What's going on, Jiraiya?"
Third's voice was loud, with the concern and a hint of narrow-mindedness unique to the elders,
"I heard... you suddenly had a son?
How could such a big happy event be hidden from us old guys?"
No wonder Jiraiya was so decisive when he stamped Tsunade before. It turned out that he had let it go a long time ago!
He moved closer and lowered his voice a little, but it was still enough for Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura next to him to hear clearly:
"Quick! Let's take a look! Where is the child? Take it out and have a look!
Who does it look like? You? Or... the child's mother?"
Third's eyes sparkled with gossip, and he was obviously very interested in who the "child's mother" was.
No matter what, this child must have been conceived before Dan Katō was resurrected!
Utatane Koharu also took a step forward, with a rare gentle smile on his face, "Yes, Jiraiya. Having a child is a big deal, why didn't you say anything? We elders should prepare early.
These are some of our thoughts, and the children can use them."
She gestured to the baby products.
Mitokado Homura coughed and said with a straight face, "Jiraiya, although this is your private matter, we can't get involved, but for the sake of your children, you should register your marriage with the woman as soon as possible!"
Although his words were serious, his eyes that kept glancing into the room still betrayed his equally strong curiosity.
Jiraiya was completely confused by the barrage of questions and the mountains of baby products in front of her.
He scratched his messier hair and looked at the three elderly people with a confused expression:
"No, no... Old man, where did you hear that? What son? Where did I get my son?"
He tried to act stupid, but the guilt and panic in his tone were not too obvious.
Third said "Hey" and pointed at Jiraiya:
"Still pretending to be confused? Yesterday evening, many people saw you carrying a white-haired child home from Hokage Building. You carried him all the way back."
He looked at Jiraiya with an expression of "You still want to hide it from me?":
"Konoha, apart from Kakashi Hatake and you, who else has white hair?"
And Kakashi Hatake's wife Hanare is not pregnant, so it is obvious.
"You three, please keep your voice down."
Konan walked out holding Miwakan.
Seeing that there was a woman in Jiraiya's home, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, who had no source of information anymore, looked at each other. It seemed that this was the mother of Jiraiya's child. She looked so young!
However, the genes of Jiraiya are really strong enough, and there is no trace of the mother's look on this child's face.
Third actually has some information channels, and knows that this is a prisoner captured by Naruto and a disciple of Jiraiya.
Originally, he thought that the child was dead, but it seemed that things over there at Land of Rain were really shrouded in mystery!
"This is my apprentice, Konan. What she is holding in her arms is Miwakan. Old man, please come in quickly."
Hearing the name "apprentice", Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura were stunned for a moment. Isn't Jiraiya's only apprentice Minato?
Where did this new disciple come from?
Oops, this Brat deserves to be the one who wrote the novel Yellow Eyes, it's so fun!
"Miwakan..."
Third repeated the name and frowned slightly, almost imperceptibly.
Miwakan...
The meaning of this name, how to hear it...
They all have a strong style that belongs to Orochimaru.
It is a snake, and "ring" means circulation, connection, and circle, which is in line with Orochimaru's obsession with Immortality, reincarnation, and the cycle of life.
Third always feels that this name seems like the name Orochimaru would choose.
I have to say that as Sannin's teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi knows these three apprentices very well.
Third's heart skipped a beat.
An ominous, absurd, but not completely impossible guess quietly penetrated into his mind like a cold poisonous snake.
It should... not be?
Although Orochimaru is now a woman, looking at the size of the child, he should have been born before Orochimaru's Konoha Crush Plan.
No matter how you think about it, it's not Orochimaru's child!
You must be overthinking it!
This name may just be a coincidence, maybe Orochimaru named it for Jiraiya.
Yes, that must be the case.