"Fight side by side?"
Hearing Orochimaru's words, Jiraiya couldn't help but laugh. Because he laughed too hard, his spine was slightly bent, hiding his face. But this kind of laughter wasn't comfortable at all. Jiraiya's laughter was noisy and harsh, and it was transmitted to Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Sasuke's ears.
In just a moment, Jiraiya, who was still laughing wildly, slowly raised his head, and the noisy and harsh laughter came to an abrupt end. At this moment, Jiraiya's face was full of sadness and powerlessness, and his eyes were full of scarlet blood.
"Orochimaru, do you remember when you left Wood leaf? At that time, I caught up with you and used all the words I could say to keep you. I even decided to help you plead in front of Sensei and the elder group at all costs. But you still resolutely left, and now you come back and tell me that you want to fight side by side for the future of Shinobi World? "
Lifting his weak and slightly trembling hand, Jiraiya stretched his hand in front of Orochimaru, as if to let Orochimaru see his situation more clearly.
"I knew that my body was crippled after that battle. At that time, I thought I could accept such a result. After all, all this was a sacrifice for Wood leaf, and I have no regrets. But as the days passed, these obstacles on my body became more and more obvious. Gradually, even I didn't want to accept that I had become like this. I don't want to be a cripple! "
Jiraiya glanced at Tsunade and Orochimaru with his scarlet eyes, intentionally or unintentionally, he seemed to ignore Sasuke's existence, and said to Orochimaru with some sadness.
"You know what? In the beginning, when I walked on the streets, I could see the reverence in everyone's eyes for my sacrifice. Although I felt a bit shameful, it felt really good to be regarded as a hero. It was a feeling of floating in my heart. But as time passed, what I saw in those people's eyes was no longer the so-called 'reverence', I only saw deep 'pity'. "
"From then on, I didn't want to go out anymore. Every day, I stayed at home and drank to pass the time. Am I qualified to fight side by side with others? "
Since childhood, Jiraiya had a very optimistic personality, but when the fundamental 'strength' of a ninja was taken away from him, the optimism in his heart seemed to be taken away, and he became decadent day by day.
Looking at Jiraiya's slightly trembling hands in front of him, Orochimaru's eyes gradually became cold. Now Jiraiya really disappointed Orochimaru. Tsunade, as Jiraiya's wife, will naturally try her best to tolerate and sympathize with Jiraiya. But Orochimaru was different. Orochimaru was Jiraiya's comrade-in-arms. Seeing his comrade-in-arms become so self-pitying, Orochimaru's heart was full of 'sorrow for his misfortune, anger for his incompetence'.
Orochimaru stretched out his hand and pushed Jiraiya's hand away. Orochimaru, who was half-squatting, stood up directly. He looked down at Jiraiya, who was half-sitting on the ground, and said to Jiraiya in a cold and angry tone:
"Trash! Didn't you always say that the most important thing for a ninja is the power in his heart? Whether it was Nagato or Watergate, they were all taught by you. Although they each took different paths, I have to say that your disciples grew up very well. What made them stronger was not only their own talent, but also the hidden power in their hearts that they inherited from you. "
"Look at yourself again. What do you look like now? Is your so-called power of the soul used to deceive those children?! Does it have no effect on you at all?! "
"Jiraiya, you make me feel ashamed of you now. Sharing the name of 'Sannin' with you makes me feel that the name of 'Sannin' has been tarnished. I'm not Tsunade, I won't tolerate you. I will only scold you fiercely in place of your sensei and your disciples! Now you don't deserve to be Sandaime's disciple, and you don't deserve to be the sensei of Nagato and Watergate! "
Compared to Tsunade, Orochimaru's actions at the moment were undoubtedly more fierce. In fact, when Orochimaru was only halfway through his words, Tsunade was already ready to go out and stop Orochimaru from continuing. After all, Jiraiya at the moment had become inferior because of his loss of strength. Orochimaru using such a fierce reprimand to cheer Jiraiya up was likely to directly defeat Jiraiya.
But Tsunade saw Orochimaru's eyes, and there seemed to be a layer of mist in Orochimaru's eyes. Whether it was Tsunade, Jiraiya, or Orochimaru, in fact, they were now in their fifties or sixties. The older people were, the more instinctively they missed the past. At this moment, the mist in Orochimaru's eyes obviously touched Tsunade's heart.
Although she was Jiraiya's wife, Tsunade thought that she didn't know Jiraiya as well as Orochimaru. Originally, Tsunade was still worried about Orochimaru's other purposes, but the moment she saw Orochimaru's eyes, Tsunade's heart was completely relaxed. Because Tsunade was 100% sure that the person who was paranoid but really treated her and Jiraiya as close friends had returned. Orochimaru was completely trustworthy.
Listening to Orochimaru's reprimand, Jiraiya opened and closed his mouth several times, and the Adam's apple in his throat moved up and down.
Obviously, Jiraiya hoped that he could say something to refute Orochimaru's reprimand, but no matter how he thought about his own words, Jiraiya found that he had no room to refute at all. Because his performance during this time was really as Orochimaru said – shameful!
After clenching his fists several times and loosening them again, Jiraiya finally firmly held his hands again. After slamming them on the ground, Jiraiya stood up again and looked at Orochimaru, who used to compete with him and help each other. The weakness in his eyes had subsided a lot, and there was only firmness left. He looked directly at Orochimaru.
Seeing Jiraiya's appearance, Orochimaru and Tsunade's faces more or less had a gratified smile.
They knew that Jiraiya was back!
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
