Jiraiya x Reader Stories(Smut)

The Price of Love

HEY GUESS WHO CANT COUNT?

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So turns out I had one more to post in time for spooks so enjoy an extra chapter this week!

A dark au where you, dear reader, died during the war and Jiraiya went to great stakes to get you back. Even if it meant siding with Orochimaru. Told through Tsunade's perspective!

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Something is off. Very off. Jiraiya was uncharacteristically quiet. He led the way while Tsunade followed, which was then followed by Shizune who held Ton Ton tightly. The little thing has been shaking since he showed up. She didn't like something about how he was acting. Neither did the women who follow him. If she hadn't known him since childhood, Tsunade would be more suspicious. He's just in a bad mood or something.

"You can be so hard to find." Jiraiya cut the quiet with a lighthearted comment. "I've been looking around for you for two weeks."

"Sorry to hold you up. Just where are we going?" She replied.

"... You'll see. Just trust me."

That was beginning to be tough to do. It's very quiet over here. In the middle of the woods. This is how people go missing. It's beginning to feel as if all that'll be found of them will be bags and shoes.

Jiraiya stopped in the middle of a clearing. He looked around, checking his surroundings with a critical eye. His gaze locked with hers and he offered a smile.

"I know I'm acting weird. It's just hard to talk about." He offered a sort of apology.

"What's going on? Are you in trouble?"

"No...." His gaze casts to the floor. He pauses for several moments before sighing. "I... You'll see. Shizune."

The girl looked up from comforting her pet to staring a little wide eyed at him. She too is getting uneasy with him.

"I need to take Tsunade down here alone. Are you willing to wait here for a while?"

Instead of answering, she looked to Tsunade for guidance. She won't leave unless told. And what the hell did he mean by down here? This is Jiraiya. Even if he is being suspicious, Tsunade does trust him. He must have some sort of problem meant for her eyes and ears alone. She nods. Her niece returns it.

"Okay. But I'll be close if you need me."

Again, Tsunade nods. Honestly all she would have to do is utter a note of distress and Shizune would be there in a snap. She's good backup.

"Don't worry." Jiraiya offered a more lighthearted tone again. His smile more joking as it usually is. "I won't take up too much of her time."

He kneeled down and grabbed at the grass. Oh... that's hidden well. So well that anyone who came across it would never suspect anything. Not even a ninja trained in seeking would find this the first time. He pulled on the metal ring that seemed to have appeared from no where. Attached to it was a hatch. He pulls it open with ease to reveal a dark hole. An underground something was just beyond the darkness.

Jiraiya jumped in first, offering some semblance of trust. It's not dangerous. Just suspicious as all hell. Tsunade sighs before hopping down after him. The stone under her feet is... carved. That's what it looks like. Ridges and grooves in the stone like someone carved it out with tools. It's perfectly square. It's completely man made and... unnatural. The hall ahead of her is black as the only light is the square halo from the open hatch above her head. It has a very menacing tone to it. As if monsters lurk just beyond the blackness.