Jiraiya had been about ready to leave Sasuke to exercise by himself, but all that changed by the time Sasuke was finished speaking. The Sannin's footsteps came to a halt in the grass. Sasuke's response elicited a mixture of amusement and anger.
He stood there, trying to figure out what emotion was going to win out. Eventually, the amusement won out, but there was still anger underneath. Amusement because Sasuke had utterly failed to kill Naruto when Naruto was defenseless, and anger that Sasuke was actually 'threatening' to hurt Naruto.
"That's an empty threat," Jiraiya commented dryly, half-turning to look over his shoulder. "You didn't kill him at the Valley of the End, even after he was rendered unconscious. You didn't kill him at Orochimaru's lair, when he could barely stand, and nothing was there to stop you. You, without a moment's hesitation, went to rescue Naruto, and were even angry about it."
And then, he smirked a bit. "And if I remember correctly, it was you who offered an alliance first, without prompting."
Jiraiya turned fully and crossed his arms, continuing to speak, although the amusement was gone from his voice, "I'll give you a piece of advice for your useless one--if you're going to lie, at least make it believable."
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He stood there, trying to figure out what emotion was going to win out. Eventually, the amusement won out, but there was still anger underneath. Amusement because Sasuke had utterly failed to kill Naruto when Naruto was defenseless, and anger that Sasuke was actually 'threatening' to hurt Naruto.
"That's an empty threat," Jiraiya commented dryly, half-turning to look over his shoulder. "You didn't kill him at the Valley of the End, even after he was rendered unconscious. You didn't kill him at Orochimaru's lair, when he could barely stand, and nothing was there to stop you. You, without a moment's hesitation, went to rescue Naruto, and were even angry about it."
And then, he smirked a bit. "And if I remember correctly, it was you who offered an alliance first, without prompting."
Jiraiya turned fully and crossed his arms, continuing to speak, although the amusement was gone from his voice, "I'll give you a piece of advice for your useless one--if you're going to lie, at least make it believable."