Naruto : An Uchiha's Tale

When Jin saw all of those snakes closing in on him, he immediately started to form hand seals.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball!"

A big ball of fire collided with the white snakes, turning them black in the process. The fire continued unhindered toward Orochimaru, who was surprised.

A kid that didn't look like they were seven yet could produce such a fireball? His interest was now piqued as he formed his own hand seals.

"Earth Style: Mud Wall!"

A wall of about three meters in height was erected between the two soon-to-be ninjas, and managed to stop the fireball. Crumbling down in the process.

Jin and Orochimaru stared at each other intently, respecting their opponent's strength. Jin was excited to meet Orochimaru. After all, he had played a big part in the anime.

Interrupting their standoff, Tsunade jumped down the wall while holding Jiraiya from his collar. He had so many bruises on his face that one wouldn't recognize him if not for his hair and clothes.

"Surrender you per-"

Before Tsunade could finish her sentence, She saw Jin turning around and looking towards her. Her cheeks flushed as she let go of Jiraiya who fell on his butt.

What she saw, was an extremely handsome boy, with long fluttering black hair, and deep blue eyes that made her knees tremble whenever she looked at them. His face was picturesque, and his upper body that was now exposed had toned, perfect muscles that were seemingly protruding out of his skin.

"Hey, Tsunade! Watch ou-"

Jiraiya looked up, only to see Tsunade like never before, she had her hands on her chest as she bit her bottom lip while looking down. Only looking upwards with glances, clearly embarrassed.

Jiraiya and Orochimaru were petrified, as this was a Tsunade they had never seen. Was this the fiery woman they both knew?

Jiraiya was quick to understand the situation as he had read many R-rated books. He smirked and ran towards Jin, grabbing him by the arm as he ran off while taking advantage of the opportunity.

"You ugly, aggressive pig! No one is going to like you when you beat up everyone around you! Bleeeeh."

He took advantage of Tsunade's state to annoy her like never before, sticking out his tongue as he ran off.

When Tsunade heard this, she snapped out of her state and her hair started rising as veins started to pop through her skin.

"JIRAIYA YOU RASCAL! PERVERT! BAKA!!!"

She aggressively stomped her foot at the thought that Jiraiya was going to bad mouth her in front of that boy. She was starting to get anxious and looked at Orochimaru with pleading eyes.

Orochimaru shrugged, and knowing he couldn't refute her, he followed the two.

Tsunade just stood there, she had never experienced such a thing before. Why did she care if Jiraiya talked badly about her? Even after thinking for long she had no clue.

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Jiraiya and Jin made their way towards some other hot springs they could bathe in. Jiraiya's face was aching, and he needed to relax a little bit.

Jin was very excited. He was going to a hot spring with Jiraiya of all people, and he just had a bout with Orochimaru. His day could be called complete.

As they paid the fee, the man at the counter git scared at the sight of Jiraiya's face.

Ignoring him, Jiraiya looked at this new friend of his. He would do everything and anything to bring him over to the dark side, he couldn't help himself as he was so pure-hearted.

"Jin, have you ever been in a hot spring before?"

Jin pondered for a moment. In his past life, he never had the time or the opportunity to go to these types of places. His parents died early so he never had family vacations, and he never went on school trips. As an adult, he dedicated his life to work, the end result being death from overwork.

"No, Jiraiya-san. I have never."

Jiraiya felt good about being called 'san' as he started to like his new apprentice more and more. He then noticed that the waitress giving them their towels and locker keys was blushing deeply as she liked at Jin, who was oblivious.

"Jin, I'll buy you a shirt on the way back okay?"

"Thank you so much, Jiraiya San!"

For some reason, Jin became extremely respectful when talking to Jiraiya. More so than before the... Incident.

The duo then entered the hot springs after changing. Jiraiya let out a moan of pleasure as his body was engulfed by the heat provided through the water. Jin was no different, as he felt his whole body relax.

"Aaaaahhhhh"

Both of them had only their head out of the water as Jiraiya was drooling. He was soon taken out of his little world when he noticed Orochimaru walk into the springs, joining them.

"Jiraiya, I am here on the behalf of Tsunade. She doesn't want you to badmouth her in front of the Uchiha kid."

"Hehehehehe, such an arrogant woman will inevitably succumb to my apprentice's charm! Watch as I take her ego down a notch, Orochimaru!"

Jiraiya was formulating plans to tease Tsunade while using Jin as a shield, the boy in question was oblivious to it all. He just let go as he enjoyed his first bath.

"Anyways Jin-chan, how old are you? Our brief battle made me very excited..."

Orochimaru swam closer to Jin and asked him in a curious tone. Such strength was unbelievable if he was younger than them.

Jin got out of his little world and looked at Orochimaru, giving him a playful smile.

"What if I said that I am six?"

Orochimaru wasn't that surprised, as he was already expecting an answer of that nature. Getting confirmation was still extremely startling as he sighed.

"Jiraiya, if we don't work harder, we'll be overtaken faster than I thought!"

The two of them along with Tsunade were considered to be some of the best the academy had produced yet, as they were going to become genin at eleven. Especially Orochimaru who was praised by the first Hokage at a young age.

Jin though was rumored to have applied for the graduation exam only one year after joining. He was in a different league in terms of potential and raw talent. If Orochimaru wanted to win, he would have to use his superior chakra reserves and his experience, but the sad truth was that even so, he wasn't sure to win.

Jiraiya laughed out loud and looked at Jin with proud eyes.

"My apprentice is the best in the world! But don't worry Orochimaru, I will train to become a worthy master!"

Jiraiya was then approached by a little toad, that whispered something in his ear before poofing away. He then looked at Jin and smirked.

"Jin, what type of girls do you like? I like them older and with experience, heh heh...."

Jin looked at the water he was currently submerged in while thinking of an answer.

He had never thought of this, but now he would seriously answer.

"I guess I like them gentle, and nice. As for looks, I'd rather they weren't ugly but I don't think I am a very superficial person."

"Ehhhhh... What do you think of Tsunade?"

Jiraiya emphasized on 'Tsunade' as he smirked, looking towards the women's bath.

When he said that, a bang was heard on the other side of the wall separating them from the women's. There, Tsunade had an ear placed on the wall, as she fell down on her head after hearing Jiraiya's question.

Jiraiya's toad was strategically placed to monitor the situation over there and had already caught her in the act. Jiraiya kept silent about it though, as he patiently waited for Jin's answer.

Jin had a good opinion on Tsunade from the anime, he respected her as she sacrificed herself to save the village from Pain. He knew she was very caring under that fiery guise.

"I haven't met Tsunade-san yet, but she strikes me as a caring person. If she didn't care about you she wouldn't have stopped you from peeking, Jiraiya-san. Although she has a temper, it is quite cute."

When Tsunade hear those words, she immediately fainted. Jin had spoken his true opinion from the anime, and it was the first time a boy had called her cute other than her grandfather.

Orochimaru didn't look convinced as he just decided to enjoy the hot springs along with the two. He wanted to observe and study Jin for now.

Jiraiya was pissed. He wanted Jin to badmouth her to piss her off, but turns out it had the opposite effect.

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On the way out, Jin still didn't have a shirt, so the waitress from before was nice enough to gift him one. It had the logo of the bath house embroidered in it.

Jiraiya then whispered in his ear.

"Thank you, cute one-san!"

He wasn't sure why Jiraiya had told him to say that, as the waitress turned around and ran away, blushing.

"What did I do?"

"Don't worry Jin, you will know in due time."

A rock behind them suddenly was blasted to pieces. When they turned around, they saw a blushing Tsunade. Jiraiya smirked when he saw her hide at the sight of Jin.

Jin was startled, he was a total airhead in these matters due to his lack of experience. He did not think too much about it.

After saying goodbye to each other, the three boys departed and went to their respective homes. They now had to prepare for graduation.