Title: The Kid
Theme: #20, The Road Home
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
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"The kid's a lot like you. Noisy, obnoxious, unruly, brash, annoying…but a heart of pure gold."
"I figured you'd think that about him; that's why I brought him along with me."
"You're a conniving old man, Jiraiya. It was cruel of you to set me up like that. You knew that I would meet him and instantly think of my past. You knew that I would see my brother and Dan in him." And you…more than anything else, I think to myself.
He doesn't answer me and I let the issue rest for a moment, but there's something I need to say.
"Jiraiya?"
"Hm?"
"Just don't corrupt him, okay?"
He throws me a glance but refuses to respond.
"Jiraiya, I don't want to see him grow up to be a perverted old man like you who'll do anything for a kiss from a pretty girl."
"Alright…alright, Tsunade…" he chuckles, "but, you should know that someone of my caliber doesn't have to "do anything" to get a kiss…" He turns towards me and I raise an eyebrow at his Cheshire-like grin. "Although, if some of my magnetism just happens to…rub off on him…I can't help it."