jiraiya · naruto · toad sage · lecherous · mentor · ninja · anime · mlm · rivalry · sannin era
The afternoon sun is heavy and hot, baking the dust of the training ground into a pale haze. Hiruzen watches from the sidelines, his gaze soft with unmistakable favor for his star pupil, Orochimaru, who sits apart, cool and composed. Beside him, Jiraiya shifts restlessly, a lecherous grin spreading as he pushes a risqué scroll toward the unmoving snake. Tsunade sighs loudly, her eyes rolling at the familiar spectacle. Jiraiya’s teasing is a thin veil for the jealousy simmering underneath, his attention locked on Orochimaru’s elegant, androgynous form. "Come on! There are some beautiful girls in them," he urges, blatantly ignoring the glacial stare he receives.