Jiraiya's sudden loud shout startled Tsunade.
However, noticing that the large amount of hair coming at her only blocked her back and did not take the opportunity to wrap around her body, Tsunade immediately punched Jiraiya hard in the side.
"Ah..."
Jiraiya let out a scream as he was sent flying dozens of meters by the tremendous force, then crashed heavily to the ground.
As soon as he landed, he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
At least two ribs were broken by that punch...
"Sister Tsunade, are you okay?" Uchiha Ryun quickly arrived beside Tsunade, smiling slyly.
"How could I not be okay? Beating up that big idiot Jiraiya is as easy as breathing."
Tsunade was as proud as ever, but the kunai on the ground caught her attention.
"Did you...just attack me?"
Remembering Jiraiya's shout and the hair, Tsunade suddenly looked suspiciously at Ryun.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
"How could I possibly attack you? We're allies, and you're my most beloved Sister Tsunade..."
Ryun first frowned, then suddenly hugged Tsunade's arm and began shamelessly acting cute.
Hearing this, the suspicion on Tsunade's face immediately disappeared, replaced by a pleased laugh.
"Hahaha, as expected of my good little brother, it seems Sister didn't dote on you for nothing..."
Tsunade wrapped her arm around Ryun's neck as usual and didn't question his words further.
"Hehe...no need to dote, but after we get the money, can you pay back the gambling debt you owe me..."
With his head pressed against her chest, Ryun cautiously asked.
"Gambling debts are settled at the gambling table, don't you know the rules?" Tsunade pinched his cheek and laughed.
"But this fight was a bet to begin with..." Ryun said with an awkward smile.
"..."
Tsunade's face stiffened, momentarily speechless.
"Cough cough..."
Jiraiya's coughing interrupted their conversation, and Orochimaru also walked over while holding his stomach. He wasn't seriously injured and could still fight, but he clearly had no intention of continuing.
"Let's treat their injuries first..." Ryun suggested proactively.
"I didn't expect you to actually injure Orochimaru..." Seeing the blood on Orochimaru's abdomen, Tsunade couldn't help but exclaim.
Earlier, when she and Jiraiya saw Orochimaru wasn't dead, they stopped paying attention to him. The two of them were fighting intensely afterward and didn't notice how Orochimaru got injured.
"Teacher went easy on me..." Ryun explained with a smile.
In their ninjutsu battle, he hadn't gained any advantage and was even at a disadvantage. The only way to win against Orochimaru was to rely on his Sharingan genjutsu!
Hearing Ryun say he went easy, Orochimaru's eyelid twitched slightly. He wanted to say he was the one who got stabbed, not the one who went easy...
"Teacher, let me treat your injury..."
Ryun spoke respectfully, acting as if he wasn't the one who had stabbed him earlier...
"Mm."
Orochimaru smiled helplessly and didn't refuse Ryun's treatment. He wasn't a sore loser, nor was he narrow-minded.
"Your Sharingan is very powerful." Looking at the bright eyes right in front of him, Orochimaru couldn't help but sigh.
"There are eyes stronger than mine, Teacher should be careful in the future..."
"You damn brat! Shameless bastard! Cough cough cough!!!"
Before Ryun could finish speaking, Jiraiya, who had recovered somewhat, couldn't help but curse.
"Big idiot, why are you cursing Ryun for no reason?" Tsunade said while treating Jiraiya's injuries, her tone displeased.
"Not only will I curse him, I'll beat him up later too... You fool are still defending him when that brat just tried to attack you!"
Jiraiya sounded furious.
"Who are you calling a fool? Believe it or not, I'll stop treating you right now?" Tsunade glared coldly at him.
"You...that guy threw shuriken at you earlier, how can you be like this, Tsunade!!!" Jiraiya stared hatefully at Ryun.
"Brother Jiraiya, how can you accuse me like this? Sister Tsunade is my ally, why would I attack her? What reason would I have to attack her? Those shuriken were clearly aimed at you..."
Ryun pretended to be confused.
Jiraiya was momentarily stunned. Thinking about it, it actually made sense...
He even began to wonder if he had misseen things because he was too worried about Tsunade's safety.
"Haha..."
Orochimaru suddenly laughed and shook his head.
He knew exactly what had happened but had no intention of exposing it. The suffering of a simp wasn't worth his sympathy.
In that situation, letting Tsunade get slightly injured to turn the two against each other and then attacking would have been the better move. But instead, Jiraiya had to play the hero and save her...
Ryun had the Three Tomoe Sharingan, and his attack trajectory had been calculated. Even if Jiraiya hadn't interfered, Tsunade would have only suffered minor injuries at most.
A quick use of Mystical Palm Technique would have healed her...
With two medical ninjas who knew Mystical Palm Technique, why would they fear injuries?
Ryun's attack on Tsunade was just a way to force Jiraiya to expose an opening.
Though the method was dirty, ninjas were meant to do dirty work. Besides, this was just a sparring match meant to expose weaknesses and shortcomings.
The weaknesses of human nature and emotions could sometimes be fatal!
If Orochimaru had been in that situation, he would never have helped Tsunade. Anyone with a bit of冷静 would have realized Ryun wouldn't deliberately attack an ally.
Of course, if it had been Orochimaru, Ryun wouldn't have used such tactics in the first place.
In other words, Jiraiya's loss was entirely due to his simp mentality...
"No, your attack clearly included Tsunade! I couldn't have misseen it!" Jiraiya shouted.
"Idiot..."
Orochimaru couldn't help but curse. Jiraiya still didn't realize why he had lost, meaning he would suffer more in the future.
"Why would I attack Sister Tsunade? Give me a reason." Ryun blinked his big eyes, looking "innocent."
"Right, what reason would Ryun have to attack an ally? Was he on your team? Or are you saying Uchiha throwing skills are so bad he just blindly threw shuriken?"
Seeing Ryun, who had helped her win a lot of money, being "framed" by Jiraiya, Sister Tsunade was furious.
"If you're outmatched, admit it. Hand over the money—1 million ryo. If you're even one ryo short, I won't let this go..."
The "pretty sheep" wouldn't indulge the "simp sheep." She only indulged the cute "little wolf."
"You bastards..."
Seeing all three of them turn against him—Orochimaru cursing him, Tsunade beating him while not understanding him—Jiraiya's eyes reddened...
Why was he always the unlucky one?
Wasn't it all this brat's fault? Can good looks justify talking nonsense?
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