Before Setsuna could reply, Obito provocatively said: "What? Worried your genius title will be stolen by Setsuna-san?"
Kakashi glanced at him and calmly said: "I have no interest in such a boring title. I just want to test my own capacity, that's all."
Setsuna asked: "You want to spar with me?"
Kakashi looked into Setsuna's eyes and seriously said: "It's more of a request for guidance, actually. I am developing a Lightning Release Jutsu, but this Jutsu has a flaw. During actual combat, I might move too fast to clearly see the enemy's movements, which could allow them to exploit an opening and counterattack. I heard that you, Senpai, are extremely fast and can even see every one of Asuma's hand seals while moving at high speed. So, I wanted to ask for your advice."
Obito bit down on the cloth at his chest, his face full of envy and jealousy: "You bastard, you're already developing Jutsu? Damn it, you're ahead of me again."
Guy also gave a thumbs up: "As expected of Kakashi, my rival! How did you know I'm also developing Taijutsu?"
Kakashi ignored the two of them, keeping his eyes on Setsuna.
Setsuna smiled and said: "You want to improve your neural reflexes? I can help you train. As for a spar or anything like that, it's not necessary. Or perhaps... we could compete to see who catches that peeping tom first?"
Kakashi hesitated: "But I don't know where he escaped to either."
Setsuna said: "He was bold enough to peep during the day. Such an arrogant pervert might just return to the scene of his crime. Let's keep an eye on that area when we pass by after eating."
Kakashi nodded. He also wanted to catch that pervert who had escaped from him.
..,
An hour later, all four of them looked at Setsuna in shock.
In this single meal, Setsuna had eaten more than twice the amount all of them combined.
Obito asked blankly: "Does eating a lot make your Taijutsu stronger?"
Setsuna nodded: "For Taijutsu specialists, food is the source of life."
Compared to Goku who could eat enough for fifty people in one meal, his 'power level' was still too weak.
Guy seriously punched the air: "My appetite is still too small, I must train harder! Starting tomorrow, I will double my food intake!"
He said this without much burden, as being a Ninja was a high-paying profession.
Even an almost risk-free D-rank mission offered rewards from 5,000 to 50,000 ryo.
Even after deducting the village's share and the distribution among team members, a Genin could still take home several thousand to ten thousand ryo per D-Rank mission.
And even for someone with an appetite like Choji Akimichi, a single party feast might only cost around 3,000 ryo worth of barbecue.
So, if one didn't consider the cost of replenishing shuriken, explosive tags, soldier pills, and other consumables, or the expense of hiring a Medical-Nin for injuries, even a Genin could live quite comfortably in Konoha.
The group left the barbecue restaurant and headed in the direction of the bathhouse Kakashi mentioned.
Sure enough, they saw a perverted-looking figure, crouching with his butt in the air, peeking through a window on the rooftop.
"Damn pervert! Witness justice delivered by the great Obito!" Seeing that Rin also looked angry, Obito shouted as he jumped onto the rooftop and charged towards the white-haired man.
'So it really is Jiraiya,' Setsuna couldn't help but think. 'The teacher of Namikaze Minato, and his son, his student... all are perverts. Was he himself really that righteous? Could it be that he's actually a closeted pervert in disguise?'
Hearing Obito's shout, Jiraiya swung his hair, which grew instantly with the wind and wrapped around Obito.
"Obito!" Rin shouted worriedly, while Kakashi was already charging forward with his Chidori in hand.
"Such powerful Lightning Release Chakra!" Guy widened his eyes, 'Was this the Jutsu Kakashi developed?'
"Such troublesome brats." Jiraiya shrugged and casually grabbed Kakashi's wrist. "Brat, you shouldn't use such a dangerous Jutsu so recklessly."
"How is this possible?" Kakashi was shocked internally. He believed that this Jutsu he developed would be difficult for even a Jonin to handle.
'Was this perverted white-haired man a ninja stronger than a Jounin?'
"Looks like it's not a good day for research. Haha, I'm off!" Jiraiya threw Obito and Kakashi back and prepared to leave by jumping across the rooftops.
Setsuna caught Kakashi mid-air. Kakashi loudly reminded: "Be careful, that guy might be a spy from another village. Go notify the Military Police Force quickly."
Although he wasn't sure what secrets could be in a bathhouse, a Ninja this powerful suddenly appearing in Konoha required high alert.
Setsuna whispered: "Didn't you want to experience the neural reflexes required for high-speed movement? Maintain your Jutsu."
Kakashi was puzzled, but the next moment he found the scenery around him rapidly receding, the strong wind almost forcing his eyes shut.
"So fast!" Kakashi was shocked once again. The 'top speed' he achieved by stimulating cell activity with Lightning Attribute Chakra was as slow as a crawling ant compared to this speed.
Hearing the roaring sound behind him, Jiraiya turned his head to look and got a fright, 'What the hell is that?'
The distance between them wasn't great to begin with. In the moment Jiraiya was stunned, Setsuna threw Kakashi in his hand like a shuriken.
Under Jiraiya's horrified gaze, Kakashi's Chidori precisely struck his buttocks.
Jiraiya's face instantly turned red, and the next moment he let out a sharp, miserable scream, crashed from the sky, and planted headfirst into the ground, his legs twitching continuously.
Obito and the other two caught up and saw the pervert's bloody, tragic state, feeling a faint pain in their own rear ends.
"Ouch, Kakashi, you went too far," Obito promptly accused.
"I..." Kakashi initially wanted to say it was Setsuna's throw, but after a moment's thought, he shook his head. "A peeping tom like that deserves to be taught a lesson. Besides, with this guy's strength, his injury might not actually be that severe."
The next moment, with a 'Poof', a puff of smoke rose, and the person in the crater turned into a log.
Then, a wild laugh came from above: "Hahahaha, you're right! How could a master like me be injured by you brats?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw the white-haired man laughing heartily on the rooftop. But upon closer inspection, they could still see his legs trembling slightly.
Setsuna narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Oh really? Then why do I see some red liquid trickling down your pant leg?"
Jiraiya's laughter halted, and he coughed twice: "Do you know who I am?"
Obito said indignantly: "I don't care who you are! A bastard like you needs to be caught and thrown into the Military Police Force!"
"Since you don't know... then I'm outta here!" Jiraiya decisively jumped into the forest. He had some dignity to maintain.
Not only was he caught peeping at the women's bathhouse, but he was also ambushed by a bunch of kids. If this got out, how could the great Toad Sage protect his honor?
Setsuna promptly gave chase. Opportunities to test his skills against someone this good weren't common. Since Jiraiya didn't want to reveal his identity, Setsuna was happy to play along and pretend not to know.