Time passed imperceptibly, and the afternoon sun shone on the glass, reflecting a dazzling light.
Ren stood up, waved his stiff arms, and walked to the window, looking at the distant Hokage Rock and the Hokage Building below. His tired spirit felt a slight relief.
No matter how strong one's spirit is, it is ultimately flesh and blood; a balance of work and rest is better than blindly toiling away.
A cold wind blew, sweeping up the yellowing fallen leaves on both sides of the street, making them swirl into the sky.
Is it already autumn? Ren, feeling a hint of chill, shivered. Just as he was about to close the window, he inadvertently caught sight of something strange.
'What is that…'
In front of Konoha Hospital is Konoha Avenue, and at the end of the avenue is the Hokage Building. The area near Konoha Hospital is mostly filled with barbecue restaurants and bathhouses. What made Ren speechless was that on the roof of a bathhouse not far from the hospital, a man was lying on the eaves, one eye pressed against a small hole in the roof, as if he wanted to squeeze his whole body in. He kept wiping the drool from the corner of his mouth as he watched, his demeanour utterly lewd.
"Why is he here?"
Ren was both surprised and somewhat expected it. Looking at the person engrossed in peeping, Ren's mouth curved into a mischievous smile.
He placed both hands on the windowsill, ready to close the window at any moment. Taking a deep breath, he gathered Chakra in his throat.
"A pervert is peeping on the bathhouse roof!"
After Ren's loud shout, he quickly closed the window.
"Huh?" People on half of Konoha Avenue heard the shout. Whether they were patients just discharged from the hospital, passersby, or street vendors, they all looked up and scanned the roof of the nearby bathhouse.
Soon, everyone's gaze locked onto a white-haired man who still didn't know what had happened, looking up with a bewildered expression.
After a brief silence, the girls bathing in the bathhouse also stopped their playful chatter. Realising what was happening, they all looked up, and then a dozen screams erupted.
This startled both the man on the rafters, who was still dazed, and the crowd.
"Catch the pervert!"
"Damn it! My wife is still bathing inside!"
"That white hair looks so familiar…"
The street instantly became noisy.
Ninja passing by without missions all jumped onto the rafters, chasing after the pervert.
Women from all directions also picked up eggs and vegetable leaves from their grocery baskets and threw them at the peeper.
"Bastard, which guy is interfering with my research!"
The man cursed, then took off running. The sound seemed to come from the Konoha Hospital side. Never mind, he'd go settle the score with that hateful guy later!
He began to flee across the rafters, engaging in a chase with the group of Ninja behind him while also dodging the rotten eggs and cabbage coming from all directions.
The white-haired man quickly formed hand seals.
"Clone Jutsu."
Instantly, a large cloud of white mist erupted around the man. When the mist cleared, dozens of identical white-haired men ran into the streets and alleys.
The few Ninja behind them gradually stopped when they saw this.
"Damn it… he got away."
A Ninja wearing a Jonin vest, who was close behind, said through gritted teeth.
He was the one whose wife had been seen, and now he wished he could devour the peeper alive.
"Speaking of which, that white hair… it should be that legendary person, right?"
A Ninja wearing a Chunin vest next to him suddenly said.
…
"It seems… it is him."
"No! Even if it's him, we must resist this improper conduct! Come on, let's go find Hokage-sama to preside over justice!"
The enraged Jonin in front led all the "victims'" family members towards the Hokage Building.
Meanwhile, our instigator, Ren, was still at his desk studying, oblivious to the outside world, focused only on his books.
"Bang bang." Ren turned his head, looking towards the window, where a human-shaped dark shadow was knocking.
Ren unhurriedly went to open the window, and then someone quickly flipped inside and immediately turned back to close the window.
"Th-thanks."
Looking at the stammering white-haired man in front of him, Ren raised an eyebrow.
"Who are you, and what do you want?"
The man, who had just relaxed after escaping into an alley and shaking off the Ninja's pursuit, was then discovered by the old woman who deeply detested perverts. His continued escape brought him to the hospital.
The first floor was full of patients seeking consultation; causing a disturbance there would get him caught by the red-eyed Leaf Military Police Force and thrown into jail. Surrounded with nowhere to go, he could only throw a smoke bomb on the ground, then have a few clones distract the old women, while his true body broke through the encirclement, quickly climbed to the second floor, and randomly found a window to knock open for refuge.
The man, hearing Ren's question,
Immediately straightened his wrinkled clothes, struck a melodramatic pose, and loudly declared with a spirited expression:
"Young man, listen well! From north to south, east to west, the entire Ninja World has no match for the peerless Sannin, the white-haired child, the toad sage, the handsome man who makes even crying children shut up—it is I, Lord Jiraiya!"
It was him, indeed…
Ren's face showed three parts surprise, four parts helplessness, and three parts excitement.
Jiraiya, the disciple of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, is one of the legendary Sannin. Both the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze and the Seventh Hokage Uzumaki Naruto were Jiraiya's disciples. Furthermore, Jiraiya was a meritorious figure for Konoha in the Second, Third, and Fourth Ninja World Wars, and one of those who brought peace to Konoha.
He was lecherous and unrestrained, fond of beautiful women, and enjoyed peeping, once almost getting beaten to death by Tsunade for it. However, beneath his frivolous exterior lay a reliable and kind heart. He also took Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko as his disciples and tried to guide Nagato.
He diligently taught Naruto and always paid attention to Naruto's growth. He silently protected the Village, even sacrificing himself to transmit information with his last breath. Jiraiya always blamed himself for not stopping his close friend Orochimaru from defecting. He loved Tsunade his entire life, but ultimately could not live without returning to her.
Naruto, for the sake of what he would sacrifice his life to protect, desperately trained by Jiraiya's side, and his efforts eventually paid off, learning the Rasengan and the Toad Summoning Technique. The Seventh Hokage's current achievements are largely due to Jiraiya, because Jiraiya taught him what it means to be a Ninja and what kind of Ninja Way he should follow. For Naruto, Jiraiya was both a teacher and a father.
Compared to Jiraiya in his fifties later on, the current Jiraiya had a little less of that calm and grand demeanour, and a bit more impulsiveness.
"The Sannin, who are as famous as Lord Orochimaru? Hello, Lord Jiraiya, I am Hoshimi Ren."
"Ahaha, hello. Young man, your voice sounds so familiar. Have we met somewhere before?"
Jiraiya responded with a chuckle, then belatedly realised that the voice did sound familiar…
"Hahaha? Perhaps one of your friends has a voice similar to mine."
Ren rubbed the back of his head, a bead of cold sweat trickling down his forehead.
This guy seems to be having a bit too much fun. If he gets caught, it'll be terrible!
"Then please make yourself at home. I need to go home for dinner." Ren turned and walked quickly towards the door, as if poisonous snakes and fierce beasts were chasing him.
"Hmm?"
The more Jiraiya thought about it, the more something felt off. A hint of suspicion appeared on his face. A few seconds later, a certain white-haired pervert suddenly realised and his gaze turned sinister and terrifying.
Ren, walking quickly with his head down, had just reached the door when a hand landed on his shoulder.
"Young man, don't be in such a hurry to leave. Let's have a good chat…"
Jiraiya's grinding teeth could be heard from behind.
Damn it!
It's over!
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