As they passed the living room, Jiraiya was sitting beside the coffee table, facing the entryway, his face frozen in astonishment at Yanbai's unparalleled beauty.
The next second, Tsunade beat him up.
Having grown used to watching Tsunade beat up Jiraiya in other versions, Yanbai merely smiled it off. He nodded to Orochimaru, then headed for Tobirama Senju's room.
Tsunade had been so furious that she gave Jiraiya a thorough beating before remembering that Orochimaru's adoptive mother was still there. Being so violent must have made a terrible first impression.
Just then, Orochimaru suddenly said, "Are you two done? Come have something to eat. Sumi bought quite a lot."
Uchiha Sumi looked helplessly at Tsunade and Jiraiya.
They had known one another since childhood. Back then, Uchiha Sumi had been in third grade, while Orochimaru and the other two had been in first grade.
Even then, Uchiha Sumi had always thought Jiraiya could take a beating. He just hadn't expected the guy to be not only tough enough to take one, but constantly asking for one, too.
After graduating, Uchiha Sumi had been assigned to teach first graders at the elementary school for two years. Then, based on his temperament and work record, he had joined the Konoha Military Police Force.
Orochimaru had completed all his school credits long before that, graduating early to work at the Research Institute, where he had remained engaged in scientific research.
In truth, Jiraiya was the one who had stayed by Tsunade's side as she grew up.
Tsunade had followed in Orochimaru's footsteps. To get closer to him, she had become a medical shinobi.
Jiraiya, in turn, had followed in Tsunade's footsteps. But neither his temperament nor his abilities allowed him to become a scientist like Orochimaru or a medical shinobi like Tsunade. His