"I'll tell you directly, Chenma and Shuimen were brought out by you after all, you pick one first."

A few days later, when Jiraiya returned from a mission, he was asked out by Tsunade, and when he heard Tsunade's question, Jiraiya pondered, and after a while, he said:

"I'll take Chenma, the water gate is a little more worry-free, it's more suitable for you, how about it?"

"I don't want you to let me, whoever you really want to accept as a disciple, you can accept whoever you want to be a disciple."

Tsunade looked at the embarrassment and self-righteous sacrifice on Jiraiya's face, and said dissatisfiedly, Jiraiya said this as if she must not be a good teacher.

Hearing this, Jiraiya looked at Tsunade with some suspicion, wanting to see if Tsunade had dug a hole for himself and waited for him to jump down.

But seeing Tsunade's serious look, Jiraiya couldn't help but think about it, Tatsuma and Mizuto are very smart, and they are very fast no matter what they learn.

But if you have to say that someone is really suitable to be your own disciple... The answer in Jiraiya's heart is not Chenma, who has "like-minded interests" with him, but Watergate.

Because between the teacher and the disciple, it should make up for each other and achieve each other, Chen Ma is too similar to him, if he comes to bring Chen Ma, maybe it is to bring out another... It comes out, too.

And Zilai also feels that even if he doesn't need him to take Chenma, with Chenma's talent and heart, he can be no weaker than him, that is to say, if he doesn't cultivate, Chenma will become no less than his Jilaiye.

But if you let Tsunade train Tatsuma, then... Maybe I'll change those shortcomings like myself on Chenma.,Maybe this kind of Chenma will even be inferior to him.,But maybe... Tatsuma will be supplemented and further grown.

And the water gate is actually similar.,The water gate is too soft.,If you meet Tsunade.,Then if you can't get the water gate to be corrected at all times.,You will only gradually lose the sharpness that a ninja should have.。

If Tatsuma is about to polish off the spikes all over his body, then Mizumon is about to change from a watery pebble to a sharp and piercing stone blade, and the risk is that the two of them may shatter in the process of rebuilding.

But if a teacher does not aim to train disciples to surpass himself, then what is the point of accepting disciples?

Jiraiya, who had the answer in his heart, looked at Tsunade again and said, "Bo Feng Shuimen, I'll take him, and Tatsuma Sakamoto will be handed over to you, Tsunade... Don't waste his talents. ”

Seeing that Jiraiya finally said his answer, Tsunade nodded and said, "Then let's do it, you go and talk to those two children, and it's settled."

Orochimaru also told me about the matter outside the village, so there is no need to continue to drag on this matter. ”

Jiraiya nodded, and then said: "I just came back from the teacher, and I have confirmed the news that the task of Shuomao's predecessor will definitely be promoted, maybe in the future." ”

"I see, I'm ready to go."

Tsunade stood up, waved his hand and left, while Jiraiya sat still, drinking the wine Tsunade had just bought.

The next day, on the way to the land of the Thousand Hands Clan, Tatsuma and Shuimen met, Chenma looked at Shuimen's hesitant expression, and said, "Teacher Jiraiya also talked to you?" ”

Shuimen nodded and said, "Well, but I didn't expect that we had only been in a team for less than a year and were about to disband." ”

Hearing Mizumon's melancholy words, Tatsuma smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said, "We'll always be companions, but we're not in the same team anymore, or...

You're going to abandon me, my old teammate, when you get in the car? ”

"I didn't," Mizumon retorted, and then laughed as well, saying, "In the future, as long as we have time, we should train together, and it would be better if we had the opportunity to carry out tasks together." ”

"That's you, Watergate, you're not fit to be a thinker."

The footsteps of the two became brisk again, and Mizumon said with a smile: "By the way, Mr. Jiraiya said that he will hold a simple apprenticeship ceremony before the year and invite some friends."

You can tell Tsunade-sensei that if you are going to hold an apprenticeship ceremony, don't conflict over the timing. ”

"Well, I'll tell you when it's settled."

Just like that, a month later, the New Year quietly approached, many ninjas returned to Konoha, and Tatsuma also received an invitation from Mizumon inviting Tatsuma to attend his apprenticeship ceremony.

A few days ago, after Jiraiya came back from another mission, he practiced alone with Jiraiya, while Tatsuma continued to stay in the land of the Thousand Hands Clan and learn from Tsunade.

After another day of training, Tatsuma dragged his aching body, played cards with Tsunade, won two games, and gained some talent points, Tatsuma found that Tsunade's face was starting to be wrong again.

In order to divert the attention of his teacher, Chen Ma took the initiative to take over the shuffling and dealing of cards, and at the same time changed the topic and said: "By the way, teacher, do you want to hold an apprenticeship ceremony too?"

I've heard that Mr. Jiraiya has invited a lot of shinobi and may receive a lot of gifts, but when those shinobi go out on a mission in the future, they won't have such a good opportunity to receive gifts.

You're also a genius ninja with the same name as Jiraiya Sensei, so it's definitely impossible to take in apprentices at will, right? Hey, I'm a good hand and I can win. ”

Originally, when Tsunade heard the apprenticeship ceremony, she was a little interested, but when she heard the ceremony, her eyes lit up, she hadn't been on a mission for a whole year, and her money was very tight.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be that after the confinement is lifted now, she will still let Tatsuma play cards with her, and if she had money, she would have gone to the gambling house a long time ago.

Tsunade took the card, and before he could look at it, Tatsuma had already turned over his Blackjack card.

"Ding ~ [Force +3], [Jing +2], do you pick it up?"

"Pick up."

Tatsuma thought silently in his heart, and then began to shuffle the cards again, and Tsunade also asked, "When will Jiraiya officially accept apprentices?" ”

"Tomorrow, I heard that I wrapped a barbecue Q for an afternoon."

Shuffling the cards, Tatsuma told Tsunade the news he had inquired from the water gate, and Tsunade gritted his teeth and said to himself, "It's really rich, this Jiraiya." ”

Tatsuma flopped again, although he didn't praise or get a reward, but he was not in a hurry for one or two rounds, and asked: "I have prepared a new set of ninja equipment, I will not eat from tonight, and I will try to eat back tomorrow." ”

"What are you going to do with your ninja?"

Tsunade's question made Tatsuma stunned for a moment, and then said, "Uh... Gift? Given to Watergate. ”

"Return, you don't have to give a gift tomorrow."

As if thinking of something, Tsunade, who lost two more fights, was not angry, but smiled, Tatsuma was a little puzzled, and said:

"After all, Watergate and I are friends, and I don't give gifts to him when he apprentices, so it's a little unreasonable, right?"

"Retreat, as for why, you'll know tomorrow."

Tsunade waved his hand, then sat upright, rubbed his hands, and said, "I feel like my cards are here, don't talk nonsense!" ”

"It's you, teacher, you can even feel the ethereal existence of card luck, but... Blackjack. ”

"Ding~"

"Are you out of the woods?!"

As for why there was no need to give gifts, Tatsuma, who came to the barbecue Q the next day, understood, because Tsunade looked at the "Jiraiya Apprenticeship Ceremony" posted on the door of the barbecue Q and took out a pen.

Then Tatsuma's mouth opened wide, because Tsunade jumped forward and closed the pen in his hand, and the banner became...

"Tsunade Jiraiya Apprenticeship Ceremony"!

“...... It's you, teacher..."