Child of a Snake (Neji Love Story) [Book 1 Of The Senju-Hebi Series)

Chapter 67: Kaiya Steps In

"There's just one thing. I need Tsunade to do something about my body, before we get started here," Jiraiya said.

"It may be a while before the full effect of that drug ultimately leaves your system," Shizune said. "I'm very sorry, but it can't be helped, Master Jiraiya," She said.

"What? You have to be kidding! Oh well. What can you do, right? I'll just have to face him as I am," Jiraiya said, looking at my father. "Tsunade, use your recovery ninjutsu and rest," He said.

"What about us? What do we do?" Naruto asked.

"Don't do anything. You just stand guard over Tsunade with the pig, okay?"Jiraiya said.

"Come on; I want to fight this guy. He has to pay for what he did," Naruto said.

"Naruto, who are you to say that he doesn't have a reason to do the things he does," I said, annoyed by his judgmental behavior.

"You're one to talk," Naruto said.

"Enough, I don't know what got into Naruto, but we'll talk about your behavior later," Jiraiya said. "And forget about it, the jerk with the glasses is right. You're in over your head: our opponent, one of the Sannin like me, and the man who killed the Third Hokage. This is an eye for an eye. I'm the only one who can fight Orochimaru. And four eyes over there could go toe to toe with Kakashi if he had to."

"Don't worry. Not a problem. Shadow clone-"

"Hold on, Naruto. Your clones won't work here. As the old man said, stay out of it," I said, rolling my eyes at his foolishness. Plus, I still couldn't decide on which side to defend. 

'I need to do something soon, before the people I care about get hurt. What would my mother do in my place?' I thought as I imagined my mother in my place. 

"What are you saying!?" Naruto yelled, pulling me out of my thoughts.

"She is correct; it wouldn't even be a decent diversion. You'd be wasting your chakra. They're a dangerous pair. Now then, how about we get this started? Jiraiya asked.

Jiraiya bit his thumb, and Kabuto wiped some blood off his hand. Kabuto wiped the blood on my father's arm, and Jiraiya wiped the blood on his thumb. They both did signs and put their hands on the floor.

"Summoning Jutsu!" They both shouted, and smoke covered everything.

The smoke cleared to show that father and Kabuto were on a giant snake and another one too. I looked down to see that Jiraiya summoned a tiny toad.

"What's up?" He asked.

We all looked at the toad, shocked. He seriously ends up with a tiny toad.

"What the- why are you here? Where the heck is your father!?" The old geezer yelled.

"Hey, hey. Long time no see," The toad said, laughing.

'After this incident. I will be calling old geezer. My father is a much cooler ninja.' I thought, rolling my eyes at the toad.

"Well, Jiraiya, still playing the fool I see. You always we're ridiculous, but this time you've outdone yourself. Clearly, our Tsunade has gotten to you somehow," father said, chuckling.

"Your Jutsu did require a sacrifice. Perhaps she was thinking ahead. Drugging him somehow to suppress his power," Kabuto said.  

"To think she would make a sacrifice of Jiraiya. Well, just as ruthless as ever, aren't you Tsunade?" Orochimaru said. He chuckled. "You're still a big disgrace as the day we met," Orochimaru added.