When Jiraiya returned to the Village, he naturally had to visit the Hokage Office to meet the Old Man, the Third Hokage.
However, Jiraiya proved himself worthy of being Hiruzen Sarutobi's Disciple; after entering Konoha Village, this guy didn't go straight to see the Third Hokage, but instead wandered around until he arrived at a bathing place.
"Hehehe, I've been to so many places, but Konoha's bathhouses are still the ones I like the most."
The Five Great Nations and some smaller nations make up this world.
Compared to other countries, the Land of Fire, located at the center of the world, is the most abundant in resources.
While the people in other countries were still starving, although the Land of Fire also had some starving people, it was much better than other countries—at least nobody starved to death.
As Konoha, the only Ninja Village in the Land of Fire, its villagers were much better off; not only could they eat their fill, but they also had spare money to post missions.
People who can eat their fill are stronger than those who are starving, both mentally and physically.
Therefore, the number of beautiful women in Konoha Village is naturally higher than in other places.
Jiraiya's subjects for research must surely be women who are easy on the eyes.
But after staking out bathhouses big and small across the Ninja World, he still felt that Konoha's bathhouses were the most suitable for his research.
Because there truly were many beautiful women.
"Ah, someone is peeping here."
Whether by the will of fate or a simple coincidence, Uzumaki Naruto, who had just finished a mission, suddenly saw a white-haired person squatting on the bathhouse wall, lewdly peeping at the people inside, as he passed by.
"Ah~ A pervert!"
The bathhouse was filled with steam, and without a warning, those bathing might have struggled to spot the peeper, but with a warning, it was different.
Immediately, various washbasins, stones, and wooden clogs flew through the air, hurled directly at the peeper's silhouette.
Jiraiya, who 'couldn't dodge in time,' was immediately struck down by these 'hidden weapons,' then he wiped his feet and bolted!
Seeing that the peeper had run away, Naruto nodded, feeling like he had done a good deed.
"If everyone in Konoha were a good person like me, how wonderful the entire Village would be."
Konoha Villagers: Stop talking nonsense, if everyone were like you, the whole Village would be finished... Naruto smugly walked towards the internet cafe, unaware that a sneaky guy had appeared behind him.
"This brat, making me look foolish. I have to teach him a lesson."
Jiraiya, behind him, felt wronged. As a famous novelist in the Ninja World, he was just gathering material; how could that be considered peeping?
Whether to vent his recent embarrassment or simply to 'retaliate' against the informer, he needed to properly 'fix' this blond brat and let him feel the majesty of Jiraiya the Wild Ghost.
"Snap~"
Kankuro could use Chakra threads to trip Konohamaru, and Jiraiya, as one of the Sannin, naturally could too. This wasn't a profound technique; it just required precise Chakra control.
Jiraiya wanted to 'teach this brat a lesson,' but he didn't intend to kill him.
Once this blond brat was tripped by his Chakra thread, he would make a flashy appearance and say some mocking words to the kid, which should release the 'bad Qi' in his heart.
Unfortunately, reality differed from his imagination.
Faced with the sudden Chakra thread, Naruto was indeed caught off guard and tripped.
But Naruto's reaction was fast. The instant he was tripped, he controlled his Flying Sword to unsheathe, catching himself steadily just before he hit the ground.
"Who's there?"
Standing on the floating Flying Sword, Naruto stared seriously at Jiraiya.
He knew that during the Chunin Exams period, there were many outsiders in the Village.
This person was wearing a headband with the character 'Oil' on it, and it was unclear which Ninja Village he belonged to. Moreover, he attacked Naruto without warning, which looked malicious no matter how he viewed it.
"A good question!"
Naruto's reaction was beyond Jiraiya's expectation.
However, in response to Naruto's question, Jiraiya suddenly struck a pose, wildly shaking his white hair. After a few shakes, he spread his arms and spoke with great Aura.
"I am the unbeatable White-Haired Boy Toad User of the Sannin, the great handsome man from East, West, South, and North, who can silence crying children."
"The Lord Jiraiya praised throughout the Ninja World, that is this handsome man!"
Well, Naruto was stunned by Jiraiya's series of actions.
It was the first time he had seen someone praise himself so shamelessly. Didn't this guy feel awkward at all?
"White-Haired Boy? Does that mean you're still a virgin?"
Jiraiya's actions surprised Naruto, but Naruto's reply made Jiraiya drop his jaw.
"Brat, who said a 'Boy' must be a virgin?"
"And was the focus of my statement on the 'Boy'? The focus was clearly on the 'great handsome man,' right?"
"Furthermore, I, Jiraiya, have traversed all sorts of entertainment venues across the Ninja World, and my experience is incredibly rich."
"How could I possibly be a virgin?"
"I~"
"Jiraiya, one of the magnificent Sannin, a virgin?"
"Simply ridiculous, the greatest joke in the world."
'Stare~'
Listening to Jiraiya's extremely exaggerated 'defense,' Naruto didn't say much, just kept staring at him, making Jiraiya feel uneasy.
"Fine, I am a virgin..."
In the end, Jiraiya admitted the fact that he was a virgin.
Perhaps feeling that he had lost Face this way, after saying this, he quickly continued, "You don't know how many girls in the entire Ninja World secretly love me. If I wanted to, my grandson would probably be older than you now."
"I just maintain my integrity and want to give my first time to the person I love most..."
"It's definitely not because nobody likes me!"
Listening to Jiraiya continue to expose his flaws, Naruto felt this guy was too pitiful.
He was old, still a virgin, and nobody liked him, so he could only use weak words to numb himself into believing he was a big shot... Wait, a big shot?
"Did you just say you were Jiraiya, one of the Sannin?"
Jiraiya, unaware that he had been classified as a pitiful person in Naruto's mind, replied with a proud expression upon hearing the question: "That's right, I am one of the legendary Sannin, Jiraiya the Toad Immortal."
"Slap~"
Naruto covered his Face.
If this guy in front of him really was Jiraiya, one of the Sannin, then Naruto would have met two of the Sannin.
He thought Orochimaru's maneuver of getting stuck in the ground was ridiculous enough, but he didn't expect this person in front of him to be just as much of a goofball as Orochimaru.
Moreover, this guy in front of him was not only a goofball but also a pervert.
Hmm, and a virgin pervert.
This made Naruto suspect that the remaining Sannin might also be a goofball.
Could it be that the legendary Konoha Sannin were actually composed of three goofballs?
He guessed that they were probably kicked out of Konoha by the Third Hokage because the three of them were too ridiculous.
At this moment, Naruto felt as if he had seen through some kind of secret.
The look in his eyes towards Jiraiya was filled with pity.