Jiraiya laughed out loud, not even a little bit ashamed. Instead, he was quite pleased with the fitting comparison he made to find joy in a difficult situation.
Watching Jiraiya laugh like a forty-something-year-old kid, Orochimaru's lips twitched. He suddenly remembered what Kushina had told Naruto before she died.
The three ninja rules: no drinking, no lust, and no extravagance, plus a fourth special rule - no Jiraiya.
Looking at Jiraiya's irresponsible behavior now, Kushina really didn't wrong him. If the Nine Tails host was raised by Jiraiya, he'd at least be a little pervert.
Actually, Orochimaru was worrying too much. Even without Jiraiya's influence, the great ninja who could create the 'Harem Jutsu' at the age of eleven or twelve, and use it to repeatedly defeat shadow-level experts, couldn't be summed up by the title of 'little pervert'.
"..."
After laughing, Jiraiya saw that Orochimaru wasn't leaving right away, so he welcomed him inside.
Orochimaru stepped through the door, looked around, and nodded slightly.
The house was fairly clean. Although Jiraiya was old and not serious and a bit sloppy, he'd been living alone for so long, taking care of a baby was still within his ability.
But, that was all.
When it came to baby poop and pee, Jiraiya, a top ninja and one of Konoha's three legendary ninjas, had no advantage over ordinary humans.
In fact, because he lacked a woman's attention to detail, he often didn't think things through, often making little Naruto cry.
And to deal with this situation, Jiraiya couldn't just use 'Sage Art: Super Rasengan' to solve everything, he could only suck it up and slowly get used to it.
The phrase 'finding joy in hardship' wasn't just empty words.
After leading Orochimaru into the living room, Jiraiya quickly went to little Naruto and continued the task he hadn't finished.
Wiping, changing, washing... he did it all in one go.
Smelling the weird smell in the house, Orochimaru frowned slightly and immediately summoned a breeze to blow the smell from the window.
If it were on the battlefield or operating table... these things wouldn't be anything, he'd seen worse smells and more terrifying scenes.
But at normal times, Orochimaru wouldn't torture himself if he didn't have to.
Jiraiya was putting the bottle in Naruto's mouth and scratched his head when he saw this.
He had to admit, after being here for a long time, he'd gotten used to the smell.
"The old man just lets you do this all the time?"
Orochimaru pulled up a chair and sat down, pouring himself a cup of tea. He glanced at Jiraiya and said, "Taking care of the Nine Tails jinchuriki, why not hire a babysitter?"
"Hire a babysitter, who?"
Jiraiya held Naruto, found a chair and sat down. He teased Naruto, who was holding the bottle, and said with a bitter smile,
"Don't underestimate this little guy, his instincts are sharper than anyone else's. He can tell right away if someone has bad intentions."
"I don't trust a normal person who doesn't know anything, and those who know he has the Nine Tails sealed inside..."
"Sigh... Even Kakashi, when facing his teacher's child, will be a little wary of the Nine Tails inside him because he lacks the strength to control it, let alone others."
"I've even tried Guy, that careless guy. He doesn't make little Naruto cry, but it's hopeless to expect Guy to take care of Naruto."...
Jiraiya sighed as he watched Naruto sucking on the bottle in his arms.
Seeing Jiraiya's face, Orochimaru became a little interested. "So-called animal instinct... Let me try."
Jiraiya raised his eyebrows when he heard this. "You? Forget about it, he's most peaceful when he's drinking milk. I don't want to make him cry."
Jiraiya didn't have any prejudice against Orochimaru. In fact, it was because he didn't have any prejudice, and because he knew what kind of person Orochimaru was, that he was so confident in his prediction.
"Heh..." Orochimaru narrowed his eyes slightly. "Then you should know that even if I don't touch him, I can still make him cry."
Jiraiya's eyes widened, but this glare was obviously no threat to Orochimaru. He realized this himself and grumbled, "You're so old, and you're still arguing like a child."
Even so, Jiraiya handed Naruto over. He knew Orochimaru's temper. He wouldn't easily take back what he said. He just decided that after Naruto started crying, he would make fun of him.
And the development of the situation started as Jiraiya expected. After Orochimaru took Naruto, he stopped drinking milk and started struggling with his hands and feet.
"See, I told you." Jiraiya stood up, wanting to take Naruto back before he started crying, but the next moment, his eyes widened.
"Orochimaru" glanced at Jiraiya, a warm smile appearing on his face. "It seems that his instincts aren't that accurate, and can be fooled."
In his arms, Naruto actually stopped struggling. He opened his round eyes and was even more peaceful than usual.
Jiraiya looked at Naruto, then at Orochimaru's saintly smile, and couldn't believe it.
Compared to just now, Orochimaru's temperament seemed to have changed completely, making his former partner not even recognize him.
Orochimaru, or rather, the Genie who was online with the Orochimaru account, smiled at Naruto, easily dissolving little Naruto's suspicion. The little guy even felt close to him, making Jiraiya, who was watching from the side, feel jealous.
--I was here first.
The Genie didn't feel any pride. His copying ability could even reproduce the host's skills, so how much more so with expressions and temperament.
And is it hard to get closer to a baby who only relies on instincts with Tanjiro's warm sunshine... It would be hard to not be able to do that.
Actually, when Naruto gets older, it won't be so hard to trick him. In the original story, Mizuki took advantage of Naruto's need for love and easily deceived Naruto.
Of course, you could also say that Naruto ignored his instincts telling him of the danger, and actively fooled himself in order to get love, not looking at the harm beneath it.
It's the same now.
The Genie licked his lips, took out a needle from his pocket, and stuck it into the little guy's shoulder, starting to draw blood.
Jiraiya came back to his senses and his expression changed when he saw this. He subconsciously wanted to shout, but he was worried about Naruto in Orochimaru's arms, so he held back his anger and said in a low voice, "Orochimaru, what are you trying to do?"
"Don't worry, I have no bad intentions."
The Genie smiled. "Although he's still young, he still has the blood of the Uzumaki clan, so losing a little blood won't do him any harm."
Jiraiya said firmly, "That's still not okay."
"Whether it's okay or not isn't up to you to decide."
The Genie put the needle full of blood into his pocket and smiled. "This little guy doesn't have any objections, so why are you sticking your nose in?"
Jiraiya looked at Orochimaru's arms and saw that little Naruto was just staring with a pair of blue eyes, and didn't start crying, as if the pain just now wasn't anything.
This is really strange!
Jiraiya felt frustrated that he couldn't vent his anger. He said in a muffled voice, "He's still young and doesn't know anything. I'll let it go this time, but don't think of using this as a reason next time."
The Genie smiled and nodded.
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