But since Minato Namikaze thought Obito Uchiha was also well suited to learning the Flying Thunder God Technique...
Was it because he had noticed something different about Obito? Or... did he have the same kind of eyes as Sakumo?
Come on, was this really turning into a legend of eyes?
"I'll take you to see Master Jiraiya first."
Having received no response from Uchiha Gen, Minato Namikaze rubbed his nose and spoke softly.
He was already used to the Uchiha's temperament. Aside from Obito, who was different, the others were all rather aloof.
"Jiraiya? That lecherous disciple of Dad's? Wasn't he supposed to be deputy commander on the Land of Wind front? Why did he come here too?
"And what are we doing here in the Land of Grass? Don't tell me we're helping those fence-sitters in Kusagakure fend off Iwagakure?"
Asuma Sarutobi immediately frowned at that. Of his father's three disciples, Jiraiya was the one he disliked most.
He had caught Jiraiya peeping into the village's women's bathhouse more than once. He had also caught him discussing 'women' with Dad many times.
Other people might not think much of that sort of thing, since it was none of their business, but... who was he? He was Hiruzen Sarutobi's son!
He kept catching his own father chatting about 'women' with an unreliable lecher. Where did that leave his mother?
Besides, he genuinely could not like someone who enjoyed peeping.
So Asuma Sarutobi had no respect whatsoever for Jiraiya.
What was more, in a certain sense, he and Jiraiya belonged to the same generation.
"Asuma, you should show Lord Jiraiya the respect he deserves! Sorry, Minato. My subordinate is rather unruly."
Shibi Aburame immediately reprimanded him in a low voice.
Using such a disrespectful name for someone in front of his