In the twenty-fourth year of Konoha, it was winter and there was light snow.
Hanyu was wearing slippers and a thin white bathrobe. He opened the door with his hand, then walked down the stairs step by step, yawning.
He was holding a wooden basin with several bottles and jars in it, and a black cat was lying on it. A long towel was draped over his shoulders, and a slug was hidden under the towel.
The weather outside was quite cool, but luckily Hanyu's destination was not far away, just across the street... Well, don't think too much, he just wanted to take a bath.
Hanyu even invited two friends to take a bath together... To be precise, one of his friends invited him to take a bath together.
"Hanyu, that's not necessary. You have to bring your whole family just to take a bath." Jiraiya stood in front of an ordinary hot spring bathhouse next to the entrance of the brothel and complained to Hanyu who was a little late. Apparently he saw the black cat that Hanyu was holding.
"What do you know? The two of you combined are not as valuable as my pet."
The black cat wagged its tail weakly. It had been living in fear all along. It could realize its own value - the reserve food, of course it was worth its owner's attention.
Now Hanyu is increasingly disgusted with the two guys opposite him. After all, they are not as cute as they were when they were children... From the 20th year in Konoha to the 24th year, Hanyu has barely grown up, but in fact he is still a little smaller than he was during the Battle of Frostfield.
However, it is normal for his regrowth rate to be affected under such circumstances.
While Hanyu was struggling to grow again, Jiraiya and Orochimaru naturally developed very smoothly. They are now fifteen years old, and their heights are even taller than Hanyu... What a painful lesson.
"Don't stand here and chat. It's a bit cold outside. Let's go in." Orochimaru said coldly.
As he finished his words, the white breath from his mouth melted into the falling snow.
Orochimaru has long black hair that stands out against the white snow. If you take away the weird eyeshadow, then from the back, he's a standard slim and intellectual beauty... except that he's a little flat.
Oh, Hanyu understood instantly, so that's why Jiraiya invited Orochimaru, who obviously doesn't get along with him... Well, this is a bit dangerous.
However, Hanyu didn't think that Orochimaru was afraid of the cold. After all, this guy was becoming more and more like a cold-blooded animal. He probably just didn't want to be seen standing in such a place and cause misunderstanding.
Hanyu can understand this feeling because he also doesn't want to be misunderstood.
"Then let's go. No matter how long you stand here like an idiot, you can't go to places where minors are not allowed to go."
As he spoke, Hanyu opened the curtain blocking the way ahead and walked into the store first... Of course, it was that ordinary store.
In theory, pets are not allowed in this kind of place, but this rule cannot stop those ninjas who just want to break the rules. After all, there are many ways to hide summoned beasts.
Pay the money, go inside, and then take a dip in the pool...
In this kind of weather, Hanyu was not in a bad mood, so he chose the indoor hot spring pool.
His wooden basin was floating in the hot spring, but now it was filled with slugs, and the black cat had stupidly started free swimming in the water.
Orochimaru moved to the side, as if trying to avoid the cat. God knows how many pathogens this thing has... At this time, he should have raised his index finger.
Hanyu saw this reaction and thought that this girl is not as cute as she was a few years ago. "Why do you dislike my Gokou Ruri?"
"...Hanyu, isn't your cat called Chito?"
"Really? I remembered it wrongly."
Black Cat: "…"
Yes, no matter what, it cannot speak and must hold it in.
Generally speaking, such warm moments are rare among ninjas. Then, Hanyu discovered that Orochimaru had a little snake, and Jiraiya was a real hero.
But it doesn't matter, some of Orochimaru's organs are just like his appendix, they are completely useless... Or is this the reason why Orochimaru developed the Reincarnation of the Dead?
"What are you busy with lately, Hanyu?"
Jiraiya doesn't dislike Hanyu's cat, but that's understandable, as his acceptance threshold is low. Amphibians like toads are extremely cute in Jiraiya's eyes, so even if a cat is bad, it can't be that bad.
"I don't really have anything in particular to focus on. I just completed the development of a ninjutsu called 'Flying Thunder God: Clon Change'. How should I put it? It's something I'm not good at, but I finally completed it with my hard work, so I feel quite accomplished," Hanyu said.
But he had no sense of accomplishment at all. If the Second Hokage knew that his Flying Thunder God was being developed into a low-end version, he should have dragged Hanyu in with him to warm him up when he was cremated.
But in reality, Hanyu is not as idle as he says, because of some changes that have taken place in the ninja world recently, the Shadow Stream is now making extremely serious preparations, but there is no need to tell Jiraiya about such things.
"Next, if there is still time, I plan to start learning the very special technique you are learning. " Hanyu added.
"That technique? You want to learn that too? Please, give me a chance to survive."
Jiraiya instantly understood what Hanyu was talking about, and immediately started complaining.
Hanyu and Jiraiya were playing charades, and Orochimaru was listening with a confused look on his face. They were talking about senjutsu, but Orochimaru had never come into contact with senjutsu before, and he thought Ryuchi Cave was just a large snake den.
…
There are many hot springs in the hot spring street. Sometimes two shops of different nature are separated by a sliding wooden door covered with paper, and sometimes there is only a wide cloth curtain. So Jiraiya soon lost his attention on the conversation here.
"Jiraiya, pay attention to your taste. Don't always look at people's breasts. The legs are really beautiful. If the legs are not good-looking, everything else is in vain. Do you understand?"
Finally, as an old gentleman, Hanyu couldn't help but start to correct the young gentleman's aesthetic taste.
Why would someone who has never played any of the previous Ryza games spend 400 bucks to buy the new one? Isn't it just for the heroine's legs?
However, at Jiraiya's current age, he obviously had not yet developed to the stage of appreciation that Hanyu mentioned, so he just curled his lips calmly.
But... after a while, he suddenly said to Hanyu, "Hanyu, do you like Tsunade?"
Hanyu was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Jiraiya to suddenly ask such a question.
So the image of Tsunade silently emerged in his mind... Tsunade, her legs are average, but she has worked hard to develop from AA to CC over the years, which is really touching.
Wait, didn't you say we wanted to see the legs?
"Like or not, it's a pretty abstract concept."
Hanyu started talking, and at this time not only Jiraiya and Orochimaru were listening attentively, but even the black cat pricked up its ears and the slug stretched out its antennae.
"But how should I put it? Regardless of appearance or talent, the most outstanding people are often the most eye-catching. This is natural. After all, everyone tends to be excellent individuals and excellent things, just like ninjas pursue powerful techniques and strength... everything is instinctive."
Hanyu seemed to have said nothing, yet he seemed to have said everything.
Orochimaru became thoughtful, and then he continued, "In that case, I definitely like Tsunade."
Because... there is no better female ninja than Tsunade in the same generation.
Hanyu and Jiraiya glanced at this guy at the same time and thought to themselves, you dare to love and hate, but you better shut up.
Later, Orochimaru did say to Tsunade, "You are the only one I don't want to kill." This was the truth, but he showed no mercy when he did it.
However, the liking he said was completely different from what Jiraiya and Hanyu meant.
Orochimaru...what kind of man is he? He is just a small snake, so his attitude in these aspects can be ignored.
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