"Boss, am I still your employee? I'm being bullied, and not only do you refuse to help, but you're making sarcastic remarks..."
Haku and Zabuza had been staying at the internet café for quite a few days, so they understood Ge Liang's personality quite well.
As long as they didn't cross Ge Liang's bottom line, joking around occasionally was fine.
Over time, the relationship between the boss and the employees evolved from initial unfamiliarity into a friendship where they could chat casually.
"Do you want me to help you?"
Ge Liang looked at Jiraiya, who was being chased around frantically by Haku, and felt a little sympathetic.
"Boss, help me out. I must make him pay a price."
Cutting off his 'thing' was just a joke; Haku wouldn't actually make someone infertile over a few words.
However, to prevent others from imitating him, Haku had to teach him a lesson.
Haku: I am a Real Man, not some cross-dresser or sissy!
"Alright!"
Seeing that Haku truly needed help, Ge Liang immediately stood up... and shouted toward the inside of the internet café: "Zabuza, come out quickly! Someone is bullying Haku."
Zabuza: "Who dares to bully my Tool Man? Do they have a death wish?"
When Zabuza, who was playing a game, heard this, he immediately put down his controller and walked out of the internet café entrance, brimming with Killing Intent.
However, when he looked closely... that white long hair, that 'greasy' forehead protector... Holy crap~ Is that Jiraiya?
"Ha~ The weather is really nice today. Perfect for playing games."
As he spoke, Zabuza quickly slipped back into the internet café, sat down in his spot, and continued playing the game as if he had never left.
Ge Liang:...
"See~ I already helped call someone, but unfortunately, that person is a bit cowardly and refused to help."
Seeing Zabuza's cowardly behavior, Haku was also speechless.
Ge Liang was sitting in his rocking chair watching the show, and Zabuza was useless in reality, so Haku temporarily lost the desire to teach Jiraiya a lesson.
"Ice Release: Spit in Your Face."
With no one helping and unable to catch up himself, Haku ultimately could only spit out a few shards of ice toward Jiraiya's retreating figure, ending the farce.
"Sister Haku... Big Brother Haku, are you okay? Should we help you teach that Perverted Old Man a lesson?"
Ge Liang's shout just now was heard by all the customers inside the internet café.
Naruto, who had a good relationship with Haku, immediately paused his game, wanting to log off and help Haku.
When he saw Zabuza go out, he thought he wouldn't need to help.
Unexpectedly, this guy Zabuza was such a coward; he immediately returned to the internet café after seeing it was Jiraiya.
This made Naruto feel extremely disdainful of Zabuza's actions.
Actually, Zabuza felt bitter too.
He didn't know which great deity he had offended.
First, he foolishly tried to cut down Orochimaru, offending that Venomous Snake.
That was still acceptable. After all, Orochimaru was a Konoha Rogue Ninja, and Zabuza wasn't a weak Jonin. If Orochimaru dared to make a move in Konoha, Zabuza just needed to stall for time until the Konoha Anbu arrived.
But Jiraiya was not a Rogue Ninja; he was definitely a direct part of the Hokage Lineage.
If he offended Orochimaru, he could still manage in Konoha, but if he offended Jiraiya, he might as well never leave the internet café door.
Didn't he see that some Anbu players nearby were already looking at him with malicious intent?
Who knows, he might get ambushed the moment he steps out of the internet café.
He also realized that Jiraiya was just messing around with Haku.
Didn't he see that the boss was also watching the show?
Since the boss wasn't angry, the issue wasn't serious.
Zabuza: I'm not being cowardly; this is called Strategic Retreat. Once my strength is great enough, we'll settle all scores, old and new. Come on, Oli Ge!
(T_T)
..."Forget it, Naruto, it was just a small matter."
Back inside the internet café, Haku's anger had subsided considerably.
Although the actions just now didn't fully achieve the goal, after this commotion, ordinary people definitely wouldn't casually comment on his gender anymore.
Seriously, after he chased Jiraiya with a large pair of scissors, claiming he wanted to 'perform surgery' on him, who would dare provoke him again?
"Big Brother Haku, if you ever need anything, just say the word."
"Thank you, Naruto."
The internet café returned to normal. At this moment, Jiraiya also cautiously returned to the entrance.
"I mean, come on, you're Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin. Are you really afraid of a waiter?"
"I'm not afraid."
Perhaps thinking that his actions just now had damaged his dignity, Jiraiya tried hard to clarify.
"I wasn't afraid, I was worried I might injure him if I used too much force, right? After all, I was the one who said the wrong thing, so it's only right that I let him vent his feelings."
To be honest, even though Zabuza and Haku had been staying at the internet café for some time, if they teamed up against Jiraiya now, they would only end up failing.
After all, neither of them received a salary, so they couldn't use the Training Room.
To learn the skills (Spells) from the games, they could only Cultivate them in reality on their own.
Fortunately, they could use System Skills inside the internet café, so they wouldn't be easily bullied by others.
"Fine, if you say so, I'll believe it. Are you going to log on now?"
"Yes, why wouldn't I?"
After paying for one hour of usage, Jiraiya pretended to be calm as he entered the internet café and sat down next to Naruto.
He hadn't forgotten that he had a mission to mentor Naruto.
To mentor Naruto, he definitely needed to establish a good relationship first.
That's why he chose to sit next to Naruto.
"Naruto, look, we've gotten acquainted through conflict. This is my first time at an internet café, so could you teach me a bit?"
Hearing Jiraiya's voice, Naruto paused his game again, turned, and said to Jiraiya: "If you don't understand anything, you can go ask... wait, you just offended Big Brother Haku, so it's probably not a good idea to ask him directly."
"Tell me, what are you confused about, or what game do you want to play?"
Naruto decided to follow Ge Liang's advice and treat Jiraiya with a normal attitude to see if this Perverted Old Man was truly kind and reliable, as Ge Liang claimed.
"What is the game you are playing?"
"The game I'm playing now is called the king of fighters 97. What, do you want to try this one first?"
"Is that not allowed?"
"It's not that it's not allowed, but I still recommend you try playing the legend of jin yong heroes first, obtain an External Skill and a Movement Technique, and then play other games."
Why does Ge Liang recommend that every new customer who walks in play the legend of jin yong heroes first?
Because this game is considered a welfare game provided by the System.
The Martial Arts learned in the game, once chosen as a real-life Martial Art, can be used not only in reality but also in other games.
If it weren't for the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, it would have been quite difficult for Naruto to pass the stage with Iori Yagami in Riot Mode.
"I see. In that case, I'll try the legend of jin yong heroes first."
"There is a Game Guide on the computer desktop. You can read it first."
"Okay."