After the white mist cleared, Jiraiya suddenly appeared in Konoha with a tadpole still cradled in his hands. His head was a little fuzzy, and for a moment, all he could do was stand there blankly.
"Son!"
His poor parents, who had nearly gone mad searching for him, rushed over when they saw him suddenly appear.
Jiraiya beamed. Still unaware of the disaster bearing down on him, he immediately began showing off his recent adventure to his parents:
"Mom, Dad, listen! I just met this amazing master, and he gave me a scroll. The scroll sent me to Toad Country..."
"Master, my foot! You little brat, now you're making excuses for running away?!"
Before Jiraiya could finish bragging, his furious father charged over and grabbed him, pinned the troublesome boy across his knees, and brought his palm down hard on his backside!
"Ow! Why are you hitting me? I protest! I didn't run away!"
Little Jiraiya let out an agonized shriek, his face turning bright red. He struggled nonstop, but he was no match for his father, who kept spanking him mercilessly.
For a while, sharp smacks rang out without pause, accompanied by Jiraiya's screams.
"Jiraiya, you're not getting any dinner today!"
Soon, Jiraiya's mother joined the fray.
The two launched a mixed-doubles assault on little Jiraiya's backside. Both civilian shinobi put their full strength into it, and before long, his bottom was swollen bright red, looking just like a monkey's.
"Aaaah!!!"
Jiraiya screamed in pain and burst into tears. The tadpole in his hands fell to the ground and vanished in a puff of white smoke.
"Heh, the little brat had it coming."
The officers from the Konoha Military Police Force who had followed them over watched Jiraiya's punishment with amused smiles.
Why had the little troublemaker decided to