It was still surprising how well Renamon could read him even though they had known each other for only a few days. For not being used to human emotions, Renamon understood them well. In many ways, it was a relief--especially since he could trust her to keep discussions like this private.
She, too had felt helpless once. Even if she was hiding her emotions, because she was merely mentioning it had happened to her, Jiraiya knew she was still affected by whatever had happened. He wanted to know more but, at the same time, didn't dare to ask.
Renamon explained how one of her precious people had been taken last night, and Jiraiya's eyes widened a little. Her too? The fact she knew what had happened to her charge meant that she had met her charge in that state, and the fact she had helped them protect Naruto afterwards meant that Renamon had won the fight.
Jiraiya understood what that felt like. The one time he and Naruto experimented with Naruto's seal, Kyuubi's chakra had overwhelmed the boy. It had forced a fight--a fight that nearly killed Jiraiya--and Jiraiya had barely managed to stop the outflow of chakra before Naruto was uncontrollable.
"We must," Jiraiya agreed with Renamon. "They're toying with us, trying to break our spirits, either for their own amusement or to nullify us as a threat."
His eyes softened after a moment, and he smiled sadly to Renamon, "I know what it feels like, to be forced into a fight like that. I was trying something with Naruto to give him more access to his hidden power, but something went wrong." Jiraiya paused for a moment, considering how to word what he wanted to say without mentioning Kyuubi. "But the amount of chakra was too much for his mind to handle. He nearly killed me before I managed to seal it back away."
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She, too had felt helpless once. Even if she was hiding her emotions, because she was merely mentioning it had happened to her, Jiraiya knew she was still affected by whatever had happened. He wanted to know more but, at the same time, didn't dare to ask.
Renamon explained how one of her precious people had been taken last night, and Jiraiya's eyes widened a little. Her too? The fact she knew what had happened to her charge meant that she had met her charge in that state, and the fact she had helped them protect Naruto afterwards meant that Renamon had won the fight.
Jiraiya understood what that felt like. The one time he and Naruto experimented with Naruto's seal, Kyuubi's chakra had overwhelmed the boy. It had forced a fight--a fight that nearly killed Jiraiya--and Jiraiya had barely managed to stop the outflow of chakra before Naruto was uncontrollable.
"We must," Jiraiya agreed with Renamon. "They're toying with us, trying to break our spirits, either for their own amusement or to nullify us as a threat."
His eyes softened after a moment, and he smiled sadly to Renamon, "I know what it feels like, to be forced into a fight like that. I was trying something with Naruto to give him more access to his hidden power, but something went wrong." Jiraiya paused for a moment, considering how to word what he wanted to say without mentioning Kyuubi. "But the amount of chakra was too much for his mind to handle. He nearly killed me before I managed to seal it back away."