Chapter 183: Orochimaru's Craftsmanship is Good
"Who?!"
The arrival of this bag of steamed buns was too strange, so Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo didn't dare to pick it up rashly. Instead, they looked in the direction it came from and questioned it.
"it's me."
Jiraiya walked out of the shadows slowly, with a very complicated expression on his face.
"Old man, long time no see."
"Jiraiya!"
Seeing that the person coming was Jiraiya, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo instantly felt relieved.
In their minds, anyone in Konoha could betray the village, except for himself;
Among the "Three Ninjas", Jiraiya is the one who pays the most attention to emotions and bonds.
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't believe that he would harm his teacher, and neither did Shimura Danzo.
only……
"Don't come over here. What can you use to prove that you are Jiraiya?!"
Danzo Shimura shouted to stop Jiraiya's progress, and the only remaining Mangekyo on his body suddenly opened.
"...Jiraiya, prove your identity to me."
Sarutobi Hiruzen also thought of this, and while suppressing his desire for food, he spoke to Jiraiya.
Obviously, the two old guys were scared of being cheated...
Jiraiya: (ー_ー)!!
[Question: How can I prove that I am myself?
Online, very urgent. 】
Jiraiya thought for a while and said hesitantly.
"…The first time I peeped into a women's bathhouse was when you took me there, old man."
Sarutobi Hiruzen: (ー_ー)!!
Shimura Danzo: →_→……
"One time you and I went to the women's bathhouse to peek, and we were caught by the teacher's wife.
Old man, you were punished to kneel on a durian for a whole night, and then you decided to invent a ninjutsu that would allow you to peek without being discovered, which is the telescope technique. "
"Old man, the crystal ball you use to perform the telescope technique is usually hidden in the mezzanine of the third drawer of your desk..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen: (“▔□▔)!
"Stop! You don't have to say anything more. I believe you are my good disciple Jiraiya!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly stopped Jiraiya who wanted to continue speaking.
If he allowed Jiraiya to continue saying this, he, Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Hokage, might not even be able to protect Kuchako.
After confirming Jiraiya's identity, the two no longer hesitated. They immediately picked up the steamed buns on the ground, shared them, and began to eat them.
Ignoring Danzo Shimura's ugly eating manners, looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen who was also wolfing down the food... Jiraiya's expression became more complicated.
As Jiraiya's disciple, when had he ever seen Sarutobi Hiruzen look as miserable as he did today? !
"Eat slowly, old man. Don't worry, no one will snatch it from you... By the way, are these baked buns really that delicious?"
"Uuuuuuu~"
Sarutobi Hiruzen slapped his chest hard, and after he had swallowed down a large piece of toasted bun stuck in his throat, he answered the question raised by Jiraiya.
"Fragrant! Very fragrant! I have never eaten such fragrant baked buns."
"Oh, is it so?"
Jiraiya nodded slowly.
"Since you said so, old man...it seems that Orochimaru's skills are indeed good."
[What?! This bun was made by Orochimaru?!]
Sarutobi Hiruzen: (“▔□▔)!!!
Danzo Shimura: (???)! ! !
The next second, the two old guys immediately spat out the toasted buns in their mouths that they had not yet swallowed, and then picked their throats desperately, which made Jiraiya very upset.
“Don’t worry, it’s not poisonous… I watched Orochimaru make it myself, and I sent it to you right out of the oven.
Tsunade did it originally, but her cooking skills... old man, you know, I didn't dare to take the food she made. "
Sarutobi Hiruzen: ⊙_⊙……
Shimura Danzo: ⊙_⊙……
Wait a minute~
Jiraiya's words contained a lot of information, and they needed some time to digest it.
Jiraiya's words clearly revealed a meaning - Konoha's "pornography, gambling and drugs" reunited again after many years.
Then the problem is coming...
It is known that Orochimaru is now a core member of Akatsuki, so what are the characters of Jiraiya and Tsunade who can get together with him and calmly make steamed buns for their teacher? !
"...Jiraiya, do you know that Orochimaru has now joined an organization called Akatsuki, and that Akatsuki is a hostile force in Konoha?"
Holding on to that one in ten thousand chance, Sarutobi Hiruzen still asked his beloved disciple a question.
"know."
Jiraiya admitted it frankly.
Sarutobi Hiruzen: (ー_ー)……
"...What about you now?"
"Oh, I forgot to tell you..."
shuh~
The technique of changing clothes in one second is activated!
Jiraiya instantly put on the black robe with red clouds, which was unique to members of the Akatsuki organization.
"I am now also a member of Akatsuki."
Sarutobi Hiruzen: (???) …
Shimura Danzo: (???) …
"So, Tsunade also..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a sense of bitterness for no reason in his heart. It turned out that the feeling of being abandoned by everyone was so unpleasant.
"Oh, Tsunade didn't join the Akatsuki organization..."
After hearing these words, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a little warmer in his heart, but Jiraiya's next words made his heart turn cold again.
"However, Tsunade's current identity is Lazy Sheep's bodyguard.
"Hmm... it's the close-fitting kind, you bastard Lazy Sheep!"
At this point, Jiraiya's emotions became visibly agitated;
On the issue of my lazy brother being a bastard, Jiraiya rarely agreed with Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Sarutobi Hiruzen: ?_?……
Shimura Danzo:?_?……
What's the difference between this and joining Akatsuki?!
After all, Sarutobi Hiruzen still couldn't escape being deserted by his friends and relatives in the end;
Danzo Shimura looked at his old friend with a little pity, then silently picked up the steamed bun he had just thrown away and continued eating.
Shimura Danzo has foreseen that the two will have a big battle soon...
This might be the last battle between him and Sarutobi Hiruzen in this life.
……
"Ah... Jiraiya, I think Danzo and I have never escaped from your sight, right?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed dejectedly and spoke in a bleak voice.
After saying that, he also picked up the steamed buns on the ground and continued to eat them, just like Danzo Shimura.
"That's right, this forest was created by Lazy Sheep using Wood Release, and it will move along with your movements.
From beginning to end, you and Shimura Danzo have been circling outside the Sheep Village and have never left. "
Jiraiya confirmed Sarutobi Hiruzen's guess, and looked at him with more pity.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
I clearly smelled the unique smell of yellow earth from the Land of Earth. How do you explain this? ! "
Faced with this cruel truth, Danzo Shimura said he could not accept it. This was clearly an insult to his professionalism as a ninja.
"Kurotsuchi, the granddaughter of Ohnoki, and his disciple Deidara are both core members of the Akatsuki organization.
With the two of them here, it won’t be difficult to simulate some environmental information of the Land of Earth.”
Jiraiya glanced at Shimura Danzo with a displeased look.
After walking for so long, I didn't notice that the smell of loess in the forest hadn't changed...
Didn't Shimura Danzo's ninja rank and position as Hokage's assistant be bought with money? !
Sarutobi Hiruzen: →_→……
Shimura Danzo: (???) …
“What is this?!
You bastards from the Akatsuki organization, are you making fun of me and Hiruzen? ! "
“That’s enough Danzo, let me have a few more words with my disciple.
After all, we two brothers probably don’t have much time left.”
"..."
Danzo Shimura stopped talking, and Sarutobi Hiruzen was finally able to continue his unfinished conversation with Jiraiya.
But when it really came to this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't know what to say.
The two looked at each other in silence for a long time.
In the end, it was Jiraiya, the disciple, who spoke first.
"It was the three of us who proposed to the organization to create this forest for you to rest for a while;
By the way, let us cook a meal for you, old man, to fulfill the friendship between master and apprentice...
This is the last thing we can do for you, old man."
"Hahaha~ So this bag of steamed buns is the farewell meal you three prepared for me, your teacher?!"
Thinking about what he would face next, Sarutobi Hiruzen became obviously more open-minded.
At this moment, he seemed to have become the Sarutobi Hiruzen he once was, the outstanding ninja who had not yet been corrupted by power.
"..."
Jiraiya didn't answer, and Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't expect Jiraiya to give an answer on this issue;
Everything was just a small mockery of Sarutobi Hiruzen to himself.
"By the way, where are Orochimaru and Tsunade? Why don't they come and see me off for the last time?"
"Tsunade is accompanying Nawaki and can't get away. As for Orochimaru... he probably just doesn't want to see you in such a state of disgrace."
"I didn't expect that in addition to the Uchiha clan, even the child of Nawaki was resurrected by you...
I understand now."
After quickly chewing the last piece of steamed bun and swallowing it, Sarutobi Hiruzen patted his stomach with satisfaction.
"I'm full, I'm full~
Go away, Jiraiya, I have to prepare for the last battle of my life..."
"Old man..."
"Stop talking nonsense and go!
And... don't forget to collect my body~
If possible, please bring the remains of me and Danzo back to Konoha for burial. "
After saying that, Sarutobi Hiruzen closed his eyes and stopped talking.
"Ugh……"
Jiraiya sighed softly and walked back into the shadows silently.
“By the way, Jiraiya, Orochimaru made me some toasted buns;
Even though you didn't bring the food Tsunade made, she at least made it for me, her teacher...
What about you? What did you do for me? "
Jiraiya did not turn around, but his answer was clearly conveyed to Sarutobi Hiruzen's ears.
"You know me, old man. I have never liked cooking since I was a child...
So I bought a restaurant, and Tsunade and Orochimaru both cooked for you in the restaurant I bought.
By the way, in your memory, I plan to change the name of the restaurant to Three Monkeys."
Sarutobi Hiruzen: (?Benefit?) !!!
"Get out! Traitor, you are the monkey, your whole family is monkeys!!!"
……
"came back?"
The wind chimes hanging outside the door rang, and Tsunade knew that Jiraiya had returned.
Apart from Jiraiya, no one else would push the door open at this time.
"Well, you went to accompany Sheng Shu, right? Where are the others?"
"That kid went to find Lazy Sheep."
Tsunade said unhappily.
"Ever since he met the damn Lazy Sheep, Shengshu has been thinking about his new brother and has forgotten about me, his biological sister...
Wow, you evil lazy sheep, I will never forgive you!"
Tons~tons~tons~
Tsunade raised a pot of sake and drank it all in one gulp with great generosity.
Jiraiya: ?_?……
"Tsunade you're drunk."
"Get lost, I'm not drunk!
How can a little idiot like you who gets drunk after a few drinks control me?!"
Jiraiya looked at the empty bottles rolling all over the floor, and then looked at Tsunade who was sitting on the chair but couldn't sit still...
Jiraiya: ?_?……
Well, Jiraiya had nothing to say to Tsunade.
"Orochimaru, how much did Tsunade drink?!"
Jiraiya turned his head and shouted in another direction, successfully calling out Orochimaru who was cleaning the battlefield in the kitchen.
"She didn't drink much, even Jiraiya...you should go restock tomorrow. You're out of sake in this store."
Jiraiya: (ー_ー)!!
He remembered that he had just paid for the restaurant today, and the warehouse was still full of sake when he bought it.
So... Tsunade drank up the entire storehouse of sake, right?!
"You bastard Orochimaru, I clearly told you to look after Tsunade before I left... and you're looking at her like this?!"
Jiraiya glanced at Orochimaru angrily, then turned his head to look at Tsunade who was swaying on the chair...
But Jiraiya was heartbroken.
"With one punch, I broke six ribs."
Orochimaru pointed expressionlessly at the wall on one side. There was a deep human-shaped groove on the wall that almost went through the entire wall.
Then Orochimaru pointed to a snake skin on the ground and continued speaking calmly.
"Two punches, shattered bones all over my body, forced me to shed my skin to survive."
Jiraiya: (((o(*?▽?*)o)))? !!
"Although I really want to stop Tsunade from drinking...but I am not a masochist like you, Jiraiya. Sorry."
"...It's okay, I understand... You've worked hard, brother."
Jiraiya couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and then he dared not look at Tsunade again.
He was afraid that the drunk Tsunade would notice him and then pin him to the ground and beat him.
"…Did the old man say anything to you?"
"Well, he asked me to remember to collect his and Danzo's bodies and bring them back to Konoha for burial."
"that's it?"
“…That’s all.”
"Well, even at this point, the old man still doesn't want to honestly face the sins he once committed... You're not even willing to say an apology?"
"...He has actually come to his senses. I can see that."
Jiraiya looked into Orochimaru's cold eyes very seriously and spoke word by word.
"…Who knows? Anyway, I still think the old man owes an apology.
To you, to me, to Tsunade... to everyone he has ever hurt."
Jiraiya fell silent.
Orochimaru was right, and he couldn't argue with that.
“Jiraiya, do you know?
I once thought about taking the old man's life with my own hands one day in the future;
Before everything he did is discovered, let him die as a ninja and preserve his last bit of dignity...
Oh no, not that I thought about it, I'm sure I did it in the future and succeeded.
But... there are too many people in the Akatsuki organization now who have grudges against the old man and Shimura Danzo, and his life and death are no longer something we can control and interfere with.
The only thing we can do now is to buy him some rest time so that he can fill his stomach and be full of energy to face the last battle of his life.
Although this ending is a little different from what I imagined, the old man still died gloriously as a ninja and a Hokage, right?
We have done what we should do, so you shouldn't feel sad for the old man anymore...
Do you understand, Jiraiya?"
Orochimaru looked at Jiraiya, whose eyes were red, and said earnestly.
"Get lost! Which eye of yours saw that I was sad for the old man?!"
Before he could finish his words, Jiraiya was already crying loudly.
Orochimaru: (ー ー゛)……
"What are you looking at?! Can't I just put a brick in my eye?"
Behind the two of them, Tsunade, who had fallen asleep on the table at some point, was murmuring unconsciously.
"Old man, I will never forgive you... I will never forgive you in my life, do you hear me?!
So in your next life... remember to come to me, and I will be your teacher..."
Even though Sarutobi Hiruzen had many faults, when the moment of his death came, as his disciples, wouldn't Jiraiya and Tsunade not feel sad for him?
As for Orochimaru...
Orochimaru might also be sad in his heart, but as a "cold man", he has never let anyone see his vulnerable side.
