"Ouch! It hurts, it hurts! Lin Yu, go easy!"
*Slap!*
Lin Yu slapped Jiraiya on the back and said, "Alright, no big problem. Just some facial injuries. You're used to it anyway!"
Jiraiya cursed, "Is this how a medical ninja treats an injured person? Don't you know to be gentle?"
"And! What do you mean I'm used to it! I'm willing to bear the pressure to ease the team's atmosphere! This is called dedication! You young people wouldn't understand!"
Jiraiya rubbed his swollen, pig-like cheeks. He grumbled to himself, but Orochimaru's punch really hurt. It had twisted his face!
So ruthless!
Jiraiya cursed internally: I, the great Toad Sage Jiraiya, rely on this handsome face to make a living. You've made me look like a pig's head. How am I supposed to get by now!
Are you going to support me, Orochimaru?
This is simply unreasonable! Jiraiya complained, but he didn't dare confront Orochimaru directly. He was just like...
"How is it? Satisfied?"
"Satisfied, my ass!"
Seeing Lin Yu ask if he was satisfied, Jiraiya's pig-like face turned red. He blurted out incoherently,
"Lin Yu kid, you might not believe it, that t—"
"Young people nowadays have peculiar hobbies."
Lin Yu glanced at Might Guy and Kakashi walking away. He hadn't expected Guy to succeed so easily! It seemed that taking advantage of a moment of weakness always worked!
"This isn't peculiar, these brats nowadays just love to meddle! And they especially love money!"
Jiraiya put away his wallet and stared resentfully at Lin Yu, as if he could devour him whole.
"Ahem, the war is temporarily over. Jiraiya, do you have any plans?" Lin Yu quickly changed the subject. The money that had entered his pocket was not coming out!
Jiraiya sighed and said, "I had planned to live a leisurely life for a while longer. Now I can only start writing. Otherwise, I might starve to death on the streets tomorrow. I wonder if any kind-hearted person will help me."
Lin Yu patted the wallet at his waist, defensively asking, "Writing? A new work? Have you come up with a title yet?"
Jiraiya was about to say no, but his eyes suddenly caught sight of the sign for Paradise Hot Springs. He then recalled the unforgettable experience of today, and most importantly, being ripped off by Lin Yu.
This, of course, could not be let go. Jiraiya coughed and said, "Of course, I've already named it! The new work will be called 'The Paradise of Intimacy'!"
Why start with the words "Intimacy"? Because Jiraiya and Orochimaru had been "intimate" first, and Lin Yu had swindled him afterward, so it was called "The Paradise of Intimacy"!
Jiraiya praised his own naming talent in his heart and felt quite proud!
He would expose Lin Yu's black-hearted business! He couldn't do it openly, so he would use that "forced male-to-male" incident to expose the darkness in society to the world!
Let the ninja world know that there was still a great writer like Jiraiya who dared to challenge darkness and expose them all!
Moreover, Jiraiya had also heard Lin Yu say, "Young people nowadays have peculiar hobbies!"
Perhaps his work would become a hit! That would be killing two birds with one stone!
However... where would he find material for his writing?
Perhaps... he should trouble Orochimaru again?
The thought of having to look at "eye-searing" things for the next period made Jiraiya shudder.
But upon seeing Lin Yu's bulging wallet, Jiraiya's resolve was immediately hardened!
If I, Jiraiya, do not go to hell, who will! It is everyone's duty to expose black-hearted bosses like Lin Yu!
I, the Toad Sage Jiraiya, will not shy away from this responsibility!
Lin Yu looked at Jiraiya, who had suddenly become spirited, with a strange expression. Had this guy gone bad too?
Lin Yu could never have imagined that his casual remark, "Young people nowadays are really peculiar," would turn the originally intended small comic book "The Paradise of Intimacy" into a "masterpiece"!
Lin Yu swore that this development was completely beyond his expectations. He had simply wanted to complete the mission!
Jiraiya, glowing with renewed vigor, patted Lin Yu's shoulder, as if he could already see Lin Yu going bankrupt. He laughed heartily and said,
"Lin Yu kid, this Sage is going to gather material. We'll meet again!"
Lin Yu was unaccustomed to Jiraiya's sudden enthusiasm and quickly took two steps back, saying, "Come visit anytime with Orochimaru!"
Jiraiya's face darkened. Did you not rob me of enough money already? You scoundrel!
...
More than twenty kilometers from Konoha, the Uchiha clan's forces were also returning to Konoha.
"Itachi, little brother, we're almost at Konoha. In a few days, I'll take you to meet my teacher. He's a very powerful ninja!"
"Okay, Shisui-ni!"
Shisui stroked Itachi's head, a gentle smile on his face.
Itachi was different from other Uchiha clan members. At the young age of four, Itachi had already witnessed bloodshed on the battlefield.
He possessed the Uchiha pride in his bones but was gentle with others, lacking arrogance. He was a rare Uchiha!
Just like me, Uchiha Shisui, and... Obito-ni!
Thinking of Obito, a trace of sadness appeared in Shisui's eyes. Then, his gaze towards his brother Itachi became even more determined.
I absolutely cannot let the clan corrupt my little brother Itachi. It would be better to entrust him to Master Lin Yu!