[Hokage] Snake Scale

When Jiraiya opened his eyes, he saw a clean white wall and smelled a smell of disinfectant.

He was dazed for a while, and then he was so startled that he wanted to sit up, but the pain in his body made him unable to move.

"Aren't I dead?"

He remembered that he had sunk to the bottom of the lake, could someone still invade the Kingdom of Rain to save him?No matter how you think about it, it's impossible.

He was already prepared to die, and even the news was sent back to Konoha, as long as they knew the truth about Payne, they would definitely be able to think of a way to deal with it.

"Wake up."

Jiraiya heard a woman's voice next to his ear, he turned his head with great effort, the shock suppressed all doubts in his heart.The man with black hair and golden eyes took a sip of water naturally and looked at him calmly.

"Are you... a snake?" Jiraiya's Adam's apple twitched.

"Huh?" Snake raised her eyebrows. She didn't remember the experience of self-reporting her family, "When I was talking to that old man, were you eavesdropping?"

Zilai also choked up, feeling a little embarrassed.

"I heard you guys talking, but it's not easy to go in, so..." Zilai also whispered.

"No need to explain, I don't mind." Snake put down the cup in his hand, "Now let's talk about your injury, I'll just say it, it's impossible to recover without raising it for four or five years."

"I know." Zilai also smiled wryly.

The chakra black stick made him chakra scurry around, and now the meridians in his whole body are messed up, so he can only adjust slowly, no matter how urgent he is, it's useless.He probably only has the strength of Chunin now, and he will recover to Jnin within a month. As for Kage, it will take a long time.

Zilai also opened his mouth, hesitant to speak, Snake frowned.

"If you want to ask why you are here, then I can't give you a clear answer." Snake said, "Maybe it's a loophole in the teleportation, or it may be something else... who knows."

If he was eavesdropping at that time, he should have been affected by the magic circle.The time between his appearance here and her return was not very long, which made sense.

"...Nagato..." Jiraiya looked at her hesitantly.

This person must know about Nagato, and his intuition told him so.

...and, this person can be trusted.

Just like Orochimaru more than 20 years ago, no matter how lonely, indifferent, or arrogant, he is still a companion who can entrust his life, which makes people feel at ease for no reason.

"Speaking of that brat..." Snake clapped his hands, "Come in."

The three little heads of red, orange and blue appeared at the door, looking timid.

"Nagato, Yahiko, Konan..." Jiraiya looked at the three children dumbfounded.

Nagato flinched.

Yahiko noticed Nagato's emotional change, took his hand and strode towards Jiraiya, Nagato's eyes were still wrapped with bandages, and he was a little dazed when he was pulled.

"Mr. Jiraiya, I'm sorry!" Yahiko pressed Nagato's back and bowed fiercely.

Nagato was pressed so hard that he almost fell down, but when he heard these words, his whole body trembled.

"Yes, I'm sorry..." Nagato whispered, and then shouted out, "I'm sorry! Jiraiya-sensei, I—"

Jilai was also taken aback, then smiled and put his hand on Nagato's little red head and patted it.

"It's all right." He frowned, "What Nagato said, he didn't do anything wrong."

"Nagato has always... worked hard and was very kind." He said, "Just be yourself, and you don't have to apologize for things you didn't do."

Ji Lai also thought, if it was the person from the parallel world, he must have told the three children everything.

To be honest, such things are cruel to think about.

Nagato's nose was sore and he clenched his fists.

"No, it's not."

It's obviously him, with such a terrible future, he has no right to evade responsibility.

"I... actually feel regretful all the time." Jilai also said with emotion, "I didn't watch you grow up, and I didn't even know that you were framed. It was my negligence as a teacher. "

"certainly not......"

Nagato opened his mouth, but nothing came out.

"It would have been better if it had been earlier, I thought about it." Jiraiya put his hand down and put it on Nagato's shoulder, "If it had been earlier, so many things wouldn't have happened."

"No, no, no!"

Nagato, whose eyes were temporarily unable to see, felt very sad, and he could even imagine Jiraiya-sensei's gentle expression, just like when he first took them in.

"Don't feel guilty." Zilai also paused, "You are not him."

Nagato burst into tears, and the boy's unique voice resounded throughout the ward.Xiaonan ran in from the door in small steps, worriedly removed the soaked bandages on Nagato's eyes, and put on new ones for him.

Ji Lai also smiled, his expression changed suddenly, and he covered his lower abdomen.

"Mr. Jiraiya, are you okay!" Yahiko asked immediately in shock.

"Uh...the wound is open, it's nothing, but it was already tightly stitched..." Jiraiya curled up into a lump.

"..." Snake looked relieved, and sighed, "Are you an idiot?"

Although he had guessed that he would comfort the brat, he was still not used to it.

If it wasn't for the innocence and kindness engraved in his bones, and the person like Jiraiya, how could the ninja have been polished by time for decades and still have such a character.

"Ah, it's really familiar, I haven't heard it for a long time." Zilai also raised his head and laughed, "Oshemaru always scolded me like this before."

Unfortunately, after Orochimaru defected, he never heard of it again.

"What are you going to do in the future? Stay here, or should I send you back?" After solving the unimportant little devil's problem, Snake asked, "I've already guessed a lot."

"Yes." Jiraiya sighed, "If you hadn't been in control of the situation, you wouldn't have shown such a confident look."

"Not all." Snake raised his eyebrows.

"What's your plan?" he asked.

"I'll see you off after you recover." Snake crossed his arms, "I don't want Konoha to have two identical idiots."

Zilai also breathed a sigh of relief.

That's good, he shouldn't stay here for too long.

He thought about it, leaving was the best choice.

I don't know what's going on there now.

"What about the second generation? Did you take him away at that time?" Jiraiya thought of the second Hokage, "Where is he now? Has the reincarnation of the dirty soil been lifted?"

He thought he would get an answer like "disarmed" or "he is already my weapon", but Snake's face darkened and he stopped talking.

After a long while, Snake curled up the corners of his mouth, and that smile felt chilly even when he saw it.

"That's nothing to worry about. I'll have to bring him back before I can talk about it."

Jiraiya: "...???"

The second generation is not here?Why do you have to bring it back?

Although puzzled, Jiraiya swallowed the question silently.

If you ask, you will definitely be beaten.

......absolute.

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