Chapter 198: Am I a Scumbag?
"War orphans usually meet very tragic ends." Orochimaru raised his kunai expressionlessly. "Let me kill him here—it would be a kindness to him."
Orochimaru was the same as always: better to struggle on if it's yourself, but if others faced even a bit of hardship, they might as well just die and be done with it. Li Jiexuan clicked his tongue inwardly with his eyes closed: when I get back, I'll definitely teach you what the value of life really means!
"Stop, Orochimaru!"
Jiraiya and Tsunade shouted at the same time. Tsunade even stepped forward and pulled Li Jiexuan out from beneath the bodies. "Such a cute child—how could you kill him!"
Character: Li Jiexuan.
Equipped Character Card: White Cat (Young, +1 Cuteness).
"It's working!" Li Jiexuan nodded inwardly. Tsunade might be violent, but she was still a woman—she had no resistance to cute things!
Seeing both of them stop him, Orochimaru didn't get angry. He simply narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "In that case, what are you planning to do? The main forces of Amegakure will arrive tomorrow."
"Amegakure's main forces?" Lying in Tsunade's arms, Li Jiexuan thought to himself: could it be that man at the peak of the ninja world—Hanzō of the Salamander?
At these words, Tsunade frowned deeply. "Of course I know that. But as long as we send him to the rear camp, he should be able to survive!"
"Heh…"
Orochimaru let out a disdainful chuckle. "You can save him for a day—and only that day."
Tsunade's expression darkened, but she still insisted on saving Li Jiexuan, carrying him all the way back to her tent. Warm firelight flickered, and Li Jiexuan slowly opened his eyes at just the right moment.
With wide, innocent eyes like a little kitten, Li Jiexuan asked in confusion, "Big sister, do you know where my mom and dad went? I miss them so much!"
The sorrowful line, combined with the cuteness bonus, struck straight at Tsunade's heart: this child… was too pitiful…
"Your parents went somewhere far away. From now on, you'll stay with big sister." Tsunade gritted her teeth and hugged Li Jiexuan tightly, muttering to herself, "As long as I'm lucky enough, I can raise this child on my own!"
"…"
Li Jiexuan never expected that with just the right line and the cuteness bonus, Tsunade's maternal instincts would overflow, making her want to raise him. In the main world, he was the one being raised—yet in this alternate timeline, the roles had reversed!
Still, feeling the constant softness pressing against his cheeks and head, Li Jiexuan admitted comfortably: occasionally being the one taken care of didn't seem so bad…
However, the story mission still hadn't been triggered!
Enduring the overwhelming pressure on his head and face, Li Jiexuan concluded: it seemed this storyline mission wasn't a villain-type task. If it were something like killing the Sannin, it would have triggered already. In that case, the mission must revolve around the other key figure of this storyline—Hanzō of the Salamander!
"Go to sleep. There's another big battle tomorrow." Tsunade hugged Li Jiexuan tightly and quickly fell asleep. But this left Li Jiexuan in quite a predicament…
Under the powerful pressure of two "mountains," Li Jiexuan—being a perfectly normal man from 21st-century Earth—couldn't fall asleep the entire night. The softness, the fragrance, and that overwhelming presence made him think helplessly: who could possibly endure this?!
When a person can't sleep, their thoughts tend to wander. Stroking his chin, Li Jiexuan suddenly thought of a critical question…
Right now, he was sharing a bed with the mature Tsunade. For the younger Tsunade in the main world, did this count as betrayal?
Because I slept with you, does that mean I've cheated on you?
Was he a scumbag or not?
That… was the question!