Jiraiya deliberately rubbed his hands together.
"I suggest you hurry up and tell me where Orochimaru is.
"Otherwise, I'll show you just how cruel the adult world can be!"
"Keep dreaming!"
Gaara still looked at Jiraiya as though he were an idiot as he spoke coldly.
"I won't betray Lord Orochimaru!"
Tch! This brat!
Jiraiya couldn't help sucking his teeth, inexplicably feeling a headache coming on.
"Wait, didn't Orochimaru abduct you from Sunagakure? Why are you so loyal to him?"
Besides, how long had it even been since Orochimaru had abducted this kid?
All told, it had only been a little over a month, hadn't it?
And he had already turned Sunagakure's One-Tail Jinchuriki into his own diehard follower?
Orochimaru must have brainwashed Gaara!
"How could a disgusting creep like you possibly understand the bond between Lord Orochimaru and me?"
Gaara clearly still harbored resentment-as long as Gamahiro's tongue remained wrapped around him, that resentment would not go away.
Yet his scathing remarks still wounded Jiraiya.
What did he mean, "a disgusting creep"?
What did he mean, "the bond with Orochimaru"?
"Hey, hey, hey!"
Jiraiya planted both hands on his hips and declared loudly.
"Do you even know who I am?!
"I'm (earlier introduction omitted)...
"I'm Jiraiya, one of the Sannin! Orochimaru is my closest friend!
"When it comes to the depth of our bonds with Orochimaru, a little brat like you has a long way to go before you can compare to me!"
Gaara stared doubtfully at Jiraiya, who was "spouting nonsense."
This crazy, sleazy, disgusting white-haired old man had once been Lord Orochimaru's... closest friend?
That sounded as laughable as saying Rasa was already dead!
Jiraiya clearly sensed the distrust in Gaara's eyes.
For a moment, he felt that his dignity had taken another blow-
Huh? Why had