Jiraiya was caught in the crossfire for no reason and did not say anything.
He is now wondering how he can restore his image in Tsunade's eyes?
It will probably be some time before Tsunade gets to know Kadandou.
He must change Tsunade's opinion of him during this time in order to prevent Tsunade from becoming Kato Dan's lover.
"Jiraiya, we both graduated from the ninja school at the same time and trained under the same sensei, why is there such a big gap between you and Orochimaru?"
Tsunade turned his attention to Jiraiya again.
"Orochimaru is what the teacher calls a genius. It's normal that there's a gap between him and me."
Jiraiya didn't argue with Tsunade anymore, but just went along with what she said.
Orochimaru looked at Jiraiya in surprise, as if he didn't expect such words to come out of Jiraiya's mouth.
Because in the past, whenever Tsunade or Sarutobi Hiruzen praised him, Jiraiya would become indignant and shout that sooner or later he would surpass him.
"Jiraiya, have you been hit by Tsunade's fist? I have to be more careful with my words in the future. I must not let Tsunade's fist fall on me."
Orochimaru couldn't help but think that he thought Jiraiya made the change because he was scared by Tsunade.
"Since you know that there is still a big gap between you and the genius, why don't you work hard to practice?" Tsunade continued.
"If you can surpass geniuses by practicing hard, then what's the point of having geniuses?" Jiraiya couldn't help but retort, "After today's fight, you will know what a true genius is."
"I'm looking forward to your performance today." Orochimaru said lightly.
"Orochimaru, you too, if you want to see Jiraiya get beaten just say so, why be so shy? I'm actually looking forward to it too." Tsunade said.
Jiraiya was speechless again, slapped the table and said, "You are destined to be disappointed."
"Your ramen is ready, three guests."
The ramen was served soon.
"It tastes really good."
Jiraiya took a bite of ramen and couldn't help but praise it. Although this ramen is not Ichiraku ramen, the taste is also very refreshing.
After finishing their ramen and Tsunade paying, they headed to the training grounds behind the Hokage building.
Their teacher, Sarutobi Hiruzen, is the Third Hokage and has many government affairs to deal with every day, so in a week, Sarutobi Hiruzen only has one day to teach the three of them.
When they arrived at the training grounds, they found Sarutobi Hiruzen already there, smoking a bong.
"Good morning, teacher!"
Jiraiya and the others walked closer and greeted Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded slightly.
Sarutobi Hiruzen is now in his prime, and although he is not wearing the Hokage robe at this time, his aura is extremely powerful.
"In today's fight, you may not win, but you must not get hurt. Do you hear me?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen said to the three of them.
"I heard you, teacher."
Jiraiya and the others responded respectfully.
"Jiraiya, are you nervous about the upcoming fight?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Jiraiya.
"Teacher, I'm not nervous."
Jiraiya replied.
"You're not nervous?" Sarutobi Hiruzen said in surprise.
"Teacher, should I be nervous?" Jiraiya asked curiously, not knowing why Sarutobi Hiruzen would react like that.
"With your strength, you will definitely be beaten badly in the next competition. Shouldn't you be nervous?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked back.
Jiraiya was speechless for a while, and couldn't help but say, "Teacher, in a fight of this level, I will be the only one who beats others, and I will never be beaten. Just wait and see, I will definitely surprise you."
"You are worthy of being my apprentice. You are so ambitious. As long as you can last three minutes without losing in a fight, I will teach you the Water Style Technique that you want to learn." Sarutobi Hiruzen said as he exhaled a puff of smoke.
Water Style Technique is also a perception-based ninjutsu, but this ninjutsu has great limitations and can only be used in places with water. As long as the Chakra is guided into the water flow, a water mirror will appear in front of the caster, allowing the caster to see the scene in the water.
Sarutobi Hiruzen is also a very famous voyeur in the Hokage world.
He masters many perception-type ninjutsu.
Since he became the Third Hokage, in order to maintain the stability of Konoha Village, he often uses a crystal ball to spy on all the ninjas in the village and find out what they are thinking.
As long as they have any ideas that are unfavorable to the village, they will be killed by Anbu the next day.
"Teacher, Jiraiya is now a well-known pervert. If you teach him this ninjutsu, who would dare to take a bath?"
Tsunade immediately said anxiously upon hearing this.
"Tsunade, why are you so excited? Do you really think that Jiraiya can go three minutes undefeated?" Orochimaru said calmly.
"He definitely can't rely on the ninjutsu and taijutsu he has mastered. He will be defeated in less than a minute." Tsunade replied.
"So why are you so excited?" Orochimaru said.
"That's right." Tsunade nodded.
Jiraiya was speechless again. Damn it, I guarantee that all of your eyes will pop out of their sockets later.
"Sensei, Elder Danzo won't be bringing his apprentice here for another while yet. Would you mind teaching us a new jutsu in the meantime?" Orochimaru said to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
His goal now is to surpass Sarutobi Hiruzen and master all the ninjutsu in the ninja world.
"Orochimaru, don't worry. If I teach you new ninjutsu now, you will definitely be distracted from the upcoming competition. I will teach you new ninjutsu after you finish the competition."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was extremely pleased with what Orochimaru said.
Of the three disciples he mentioned, Sarutobi Hiruzen was the most satisfied with Orochimaru, and he already intended to train Orochimaru as his successor.
I have a very high opinion of him, and think he is a rare talent that only appears once in decades.
If Orochimaru does not defect in the future, he will most likely become the Fourth Hokage.
When Orochimaru defected, Sarutobi Hiruzen was at the peak of his strength and could have easily killed Orochimaru, but in the end he couldn't bear to do it and let Orochimaru go.
Otherwise, if Sarutobi Hiruzen had issued a kill order at that time, there would have been no way Orochimaru would have left Konoha Village alive.
" Orochimaru, have you learned any new ninjutsu these days?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked, taking a puff of his pipe.
"Teacher, I have learned another B-rank ninjutsu passed down from my family," Orochimaru replied.
Orochimaru's family is also a ninja family, and they have special techniques, but almost all the ninjas in the family died in the First World War, and now only Orochimaru is left.
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