"If you won't come with me, how are you going to help me convince Tsunade?"
Jiraiya looked thoroughly puzzled.
"Idiot! Can't you find Tsunade first, then let me know to come over?"
Shinichi pressed a hand to his forehead with a rueful smile.
With brains like that, he had no idea how Jiraiya had become one of the Sannin.
"But knowing Tsunade's temper, she'll probably turn around and leave the moment she sees me. I can't beat her in a fight, so how could I stop her long enough for you to get there?"
Jiraiya looked utterly lost.
Do you really think you can't beat Tsunade?
You just can't bring yourself to hurt her!
I'm too embarrassed for you to even point it out!
Still, Jiraiya had a point. With Tsunade's abilities, avoiding him would be easy, especially when he refused to use force. There was practically no chance of keeping her there until Shinichi arrived.
"Jiraiya, how much of Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique have you actually learned?"
Shinichi suddenly asked.
When it came to the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, everyone in the Shinobi World knew his nickname, the Yellow Flash-and it was all thanks to the Flying Thunder God Technique!
"The Flying Thunder God Technique?"
Jiraiya's eyes widened at once. His weathered face flushed as he gave an awkward laugh. "Well, don't laugh at me, but I don't have much talent for Space-Time Ninjutsu. Besides, the Flying Thunder God Technique has very demanding requirements..."
"Speak plainly!"
Shinichi snapped impatiently.
"I couldn't learn it at all."
Jiraiya said sheepishly, "It's not like Minato never taught me, but no matter how hard I tried, it didn't help."
"Fine. Since you can't learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, hand it over to me! It's only gathering dust with you anyway. Once