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Tsunade - Ch 63
🕑 Added 2025-04-24 16:00:22 +0000 UTCChapter 63: Sasuke and Naruto
After giving Naruto and Sasuke another dazzling display of what it meant to eat ramen at light speed, Kakashi's mask remained perfectly in place, but the large bowl in front of him was already empty.
Seeing this, Ayame rolled her eyes with an annoyed expression.
"Kakashi, you’re not even as handsome as Hikari. What are you pretending for?"
"Pfft!"
Jiraiya spat out a mouthful of noodles, clearly agreeing with the statement.
Uhh...
Kakashi: (*￣ー￣)
Kakashi: I feel... slightly offended.
"Really, Ayame-nee? You've seen Kakashi-sensei's real face before?" Naruto asked curiously. "He always wears that mask. Does he have pockmarks, buck teeth, or some kind of face that just can’t—OW!"
The moment Naruto started spouting nonsense, Kakashi's fist swiftly descended upon his head in punishment.
"You little brat, eat your ramen already." Kakashi couldn't exactly reprimand Ayame—after all, she was a girl, and deep down, Kakashi was a kind person.
But Naruto? No mercy there.
"Tch, serves you right, Naruto!" Sasuke looked a little smug seeing Naruto get smacked.
Kakashi’s real face had always been a mystery to everyone. Even during training, Sasuke had tried to catch a glimpse, but Kakashi was just too good at hiding it.
"Sasuke, aren’t you even a little curious about what Kakashi-sensei looks like?" Naruto rubbed his head and whispered.
Though he had lowered his voice, he failed to account for the fact that both Jiraiya and Kakashi were highly skilled shinobi, capable of detecting even the slightest disturbance—let alone Naruto’s not-so-subtle whispering.
Sasuke hesitated. Glancing at the ever-mysterious Kakashi, he felt an even stronger urge to pull that mask off.
"Listen, you two brats—Kakashi’s just a man. Why are you so obsessed? If you’re that curious, I can take you to a man’s paradise—a place of endless mystery and wonder. How about it?" Jiraiya grinned lecherously, looking every bit like a creepy uncle trying to lure little girls with candy.
Except the two in front of him weren’t little girls. Not that it stopped him from being a creepy uncle.
"Pfft, you mean peeping at the women’s bathhouse? That’s nothing special!" Naruto scoffed dismissively.
As someone who had mastered the 'Sexy Jutsu' to an elite level, ordinary women didn't interest him in the slightest.
These days, his heart belonged only to Haruno Sakura—and, well, he also cared deeply about Sasuke.
One girl and one guy. Perfectly balanced.
Sasuke also nodded in agreement.
Sasuke nodded in agreement. His only goal was to kill Uchiha Itachi. Women? No interest whatsoever.
Kakashi, meanwhile, shot Jiraiya a sidelong glance. Truthfully, he was very interested in what Jiraiya had suggested. If the kids had agreed to go, he could’ve tagged along under the pretense of supervision, enjoying the view while shifting all blame onto Jiraiya—or, if necessary, Naruto and Sasuke.
'Such a wasted opportunity...'
As a die-hard fan of the Icha Icha series, Kakashi was, without a doubt, a certified pervert.
100% pure, unadulterated, Grade-A pervert. Guaranteed.
"Jiraiya-sama, don’t you think it's a little inappropriate to say those things in front of me?" Ayame glared at him, her expression a mix of cute and threatening.
Ever since Jiraiya had returned to Konoha, Ayame had been too afraid to visit the women’s bathhouse. For a girl who loved pampering herself, this was torture.
And now, Jiraiya was openly talking nonsense in front of her. Ayame was seriously considering lodging a formal complaint with the Hokage.
"Haha! No, no, I meant taking these two brats to the Forest of Death for training. You know, to burn off their excess energy. Where did your mind wander off to?" Jiraiya chuckled nervously, putting on his best innocent old man act.
Teuchi was right in the back. If Jiraiya dared to flirt with Ayame here, he might just face the greatest disaster of his life.
"Hmph. You think I’m as gullible as Naruto?"
"Even Naruto wouldn’t believe that. Why would I?"
Ayame shot him a disdainful look. In the eyes of Konoha’s women, Jiraiya’s reputation was on par with cockroaches and rats.
"Ayame-nee, why drag me into this when you’re talking about Ero-Sennin?" Naruto pouted, feeling unfairly targeted.
"Haha, sorry about that!" Ayame quickly ducked into the kitchen and returned with a boiled egg, plopping it into Naruto’s bowl. "Forgive your big sis this time, okay, cute little Naruto?"
"Hmph! Just this once!" Naruto nodded with satisfaction as he looked at the egg.
Still, to avoid future misunderstandings, he decided to lay down the law.
"Ayame-nee, I’ll let it slide this time. But if you slander me again, one egg won’t be enough to make up for it!"
Ayame smiled and ruffled his hair. "Alright, next time I’ll give you two."
"Tch, two? Uzumaki Naruto isn’t that easy to bribe! I want three!"
"Fine, fine—three it is!" she agreed cheerfully.
Anyway, with Hikari footing the ramen bill lately, Naruto could eat to his heart’s content.
Jiraiya covered his face in despair. This brat had just trampled all over his dignity as the great Jiraiya-sama and tossed it straight into the trash.
Before long, everyone finished their ramen and got ready to leave.
"Naruto, I’ll walk you back. Get some rest early tonight—tomorrow’s training won’t be easy." Jiraiya said in a quiet tone.
Naruto squinted at him suspiciously. "Ero-Sennin, you’re not planning to go researching again, are you? Just so you know, peeping is illegal."
"I’m just doing research, you little punk! Slander me again and I’ll beat you up!"
"Naruto, I’m heading back first. Next time, I will defeat you!" Sasuke declared before turning to leave.
"Sasuke, I won’t give you the chance!" Naruto shot back, then struck a pose—thumbs up, teeth gleaming—just like Maito Gai.
Ding!
A bright flash glinted off his teeth, and for a second, Sasuke thought Maito Gai had suddenly appeared.
Glancing around frantically and confirming the green-clad, bushy-browed menace was nowhere in sight, Sasuke finally relaxed.
As the heir to the ‘cool guy’ legacy, Sasuke had two great obstacles in life: Rock Lee, and Maito Gai. Those two were the biggest threats to his coolness.
"You look like an idiot, Naruto. Just go home. You’re too short—beating you doesn’t even feel satisfying."
Too short?!
Naruto felt like crying. Among all his classmates, he was definitely one of the shortest.
If he could choose, he wouldn’t want to be this short either.
Watching the two bicker, Jiraiya quietly made a mental note: 'Looks like I’ll have to start Naruto’s nutrition plan earlier than planned.'
Hearing others mock Naruto’s height felt like a knife to Jiraiya’s heart.
To him, it was like a reminder that he had never fulfilled his duty as a good teacher. Minato gave his life for the village, and as his mentor, Jiraiya hadn’t even managed to properly take care of his student’s son.
What a failure.
