"Yo, Orochimaru, what made you decide to move back home?"
After learning from Hiruzen that Orochimaru had left Danzo, Jiraiya rushed straight to his place without delay.
At that moment, Orochimaru had just completed a commission for a wealthy merchant and was at home taking inventory of his equipment. Seeing Jiraiya climb through the window without even knocking, he spoke in a cold tone: "Knock first."
"Come on, come on, we've been old friends for years—don't be so distant."
Jiraiya shamelessly sidled up to Orochimaru, curiously examining the items in his hands.
Kunai, shuriken, ninja blade, smoke bombs.
For ninjas, especially jōnin, this equipment was common and frequently used.
But for Orochimaru, these things seemed a bit...
"How unusual. I remember you haven't accepted commissions in quite some time."
Jiraiya naturally draped his arm around Orochimaru's shoulder.
Orochimaru tried to shake Jiraiya off, but found him clinging like a stubborn adhesive plaster. After struggling futilely, he simply gave up resistance and vented his displeasure verbally:
"Too close."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, really now, Orochimaru, you're being way too formal. We've been playing together since childhood, after all." Seeing Orochimaru still maintaining that cold expression, Jiraiya tried to get some reaction through teasing.
...
"How boring. Research really is more suited to me, hehehe..."
Utterly bored, Jiraiya emerged from Orochimaru's house. Seeing that his friend couldn't even be bothered to see him off, he felt dejected and reached for the little notebook in his pocket, revealing a lecherous smile.
Meanwhile, Feng Bai, enjoying his weekend break, arrived at a secluded small plaza at Kakashi's invitation.
"What's with all the secrecy?" Seeing Kakashi already waiting there, Feng Bai was somewhat puzzled.
Kakashi didn't speak, instead directly pulling out a scroll from his pocket and offering it to Feng Bai.
"What's this, a love letter someone asked you to deliver?" The scene gave Feng Bai light novel vibes. Muttering under his breath, he honestly reached out and took the scroll.
"This is from my father—he asked me to give it to you." Already accustomed to Feng Bai's peculiar thought processes, Kakashi sighed as he handed over the scroll while also removing the ninja blade from his back.
"Besides, who would fall for someone with such a terrible personality?" Kakashi added as an afterthought.
"How rude, Kakashi! I'm an adorable pretty boy who attracts countless girls' attention." Feng Bai spoke with complete narcissism: "Unlike you, the brooding type, I'm a bright and cheerful guy—clearly an upstanding person."
Lifting his head proudly, Feng Bai took the scroll from Kakashi and opened it immediately to read.
"What's this supposed to be? Just the Hatake Sword Style—wait, the Hatake Sword Style?!" After casually scanning it and reading the scroll's title aloud, Feng Bai suddenly realized what it was and began studying the scroll intently.
"Holy shit, this is the sword style Uncle Sakumo became famous with—the one you were looking at recently?" Closing the scroll, Feng Bai tried to get confirmation from Kakashi.
"Yeah, what I saw then was a copied version passed down in the clan. This is the improved version my father compiled based on his own insights. I saw you were quite interested, so I casually mentioned it in a letter. But let me be clear, I didn't specifically do this for you—" Kakashi turned his head away, about to hand over the ninja blade, when he felt something suddenly embrace him tightly.
"Hahaha, I didn't expect you to be so considerate of me! All my usual care for you wasn't wasted." Happily pulling Kakashi into an embrace, Feng Bai wore an expression of complete understanding, his face so close that Kakashi could feel his breath.
"You bastard, let go of me!" With Feng Bai's breath making his ears turn red, Kakashi pushed him away. Seeing Feng Bai about to approach again, he hastily offered the ninja blade: "This is my father's ninja blade—he asked me to give it to you as well."
"Uncle Sakumo's ninja blade? Then that would be..." Feng Bai, who had been about to grab Kakashi's collar, stopped his movement and became serious.
Speaking of Sakumo's ninja blade, it could only be the famous White Fang chakra short sword. Legend had it that Sakumo had once used it to perform the legendary technique, the Thousand Years of Death.
That truly was white blade in, yellow blade out.
If you stabbed someone with that thing, it could cure even the most severe hemorrhoids.
"This gift is too precious—I can't accept it." Feng Bai put away the scroll but shook his head in refusal of the ninja blade.
This absolutely wasn't because he found the blade distasteful for having penetrated someone's certain area. Absolutely not.
"You're getting serious at a time like this?" Rolling his eyes at Feng Bai, Kakashi actively approached and stuffed the blade into his arms.
"Take it. My father said this is also his way of thanking you. He's living very well on the border now." Pressing his hands on Feng Bai's shoulders, Kakashi prevented any further refusal.
"Well... then I'll accept it?" Feeling the weight of the ninja blade in his hands, Feng Bai, unable to refuse further, finally accepted Sakumo's goodwill.
Seeing Feng Bai no longer refuse, Kakashi prepared to release his grip on Feng Bai's shoulders.
"Yo—isn't that Kakashi and Feng Bai? What are you two..."
Obito's greeting cut off abruptly. Having approached from behind Kakashi, from his perspective, Kakashi and Feng Bai's positioning looked just a tiny bit... suggestive.
"You... you two..." Obito's not-particularly-bright brain spun rapidly, trying to comprehend the current situation.
"What's wrong?" Feng Bai poked his head out, curiously looking toward Obito, completely unaware of the tremendous shock he and Kakashi had delivered to Obito's young mind.
His gaze shifting back and forth between Feng Bai and Kakashi, Obito's face flushed red, yet he couldn't utter a single word.
"Wait, don't misunderstand!" Seeing Obito's expression and considering his and Kakashi's positioning, the worldly Feng Bai realized what was happening and hurriedly explained: "There's nothing between us two! Kakashi just gave me a gift!"
Feng Bai's explanation only made Obito more convinced of his suspicions: "I—I—I misjudged you, Feng Bai! I never thought you'd get together with Kakashi over a little gift! Boys and boys can't do that kind of thing!"
After speaking, Obito didn't wait for Feng Bai's explanation and ran off with his head turned away.
"What? Who's together with whom? What do you mean?!" Kakashi was also bewildered—what was all this about? How did he and Feng Bai end up "together"?
"Idiot, hurry up and stop that guy!" Seeing Kakashi still hadn't grasped the situation, Feng Bai looked completely exasperated. He pushed away Kakashi's hands from his shoulders, and before Kakashi could react, Feng Bai was already chasing after Obito with the scroll and blade in his arms.
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