In Naruto, the System Asks Me to Entrust Pokémon

"Boss, I know all the rules about catching Pokémon, but… could you give me a discount?"

Jiraiya rubbed his hands together, looking at Ryo with an expression completely unbefitting one of the Legendary Sannin.

"You're one of the Legendary Sannin, and you're haggling over this?"

Ryo was utterly speechless. The amount of secondhand embarrassment he felt at this moment was immeasurable.

"Heh heh~"

Jiraiya scratched the back of his head. "Well, you see, I spent all my savings… gathering material."

Ryo didn't even know what to say anymore.

After shaking his head, he firmly responded, "No. The price is the price."

Jiraiya's expression turned slightly disappointed, but he nodded. "Alright, then. Boss, give me the full Pokémon set."

With that, he carefully pulled out a handful of money from his pouch.

Ryo nearly burst out laughing when he saw it. Is this guy seriously paying in loose change?

As one of the Legendary Sannin, does he have no sense of shame?

Ryo had always thought Tsunade was the most broke among them, but Jiraiya might actually be worse.

"One bill, two bills… alright, here you go, boss."

Jiraiya carefully counted out the money, stuffing the remaining change back into his pouch like it was a treasure.

Ryo, without further comment, took the pile of small bills and handed over the Pokémon set.

Jiraiya accepted it with a grin, nodding. "Alright, boss, I'll be heading inside. No need to see me off."

Ryo rolled his eyes and didn't even bother responding, casually sitting back down.

Jiraiya felt a bit awkward but didn't linger, heading toward the back mountain.

When he arrived at the backyard, he stopped and widened his eyes in shock.

Unlike Orochimaru, who had been mesmerized by Dragonite, Jiraiya was captivated by Cynthia's Gardevoir and Diancie.

A lecherous grin crept onto his face.

"Ah—"

The next moment, Gardevoir, sensing his gaze, flared her psychic energy and, in a fit of fury, hurled Jiraiya into the mountains.

"Hmm?"

Nearby, Cynthia, who had been training Diancie, glanced at Gardevoir curiously. "Gardevoir, did you hear someone screaming just now?"

Gardevoir shook her head. "Nope. Let's continue training."

Cynthia was puzzled but shrugged and resumed training with Diancie.

—

Meanwhile, halfway up the mountain, a sudden scream echoed through the air.

A figure was flung from the sky and BAM—crashed hard into the ground, sending dust flying.

After a moment, a pair of twitching legs stuck up from the crater, followed by a groggy Jiraiya pulling his head out of the dirt.

Shaking the dust off, he muttered with a serious expression, "Looks like the old man was right. These Pokémon really aren't simple."

"And that energy just now… I've never seen anything like it before."

He tapped his ear to shake out the dirt and stood up, scanning his surroundings.

"I might need to visit the Toad Sage for some insight. This is definitely different from what the prophecy suggested."

With that, Jiraiya put his thoughts aside and refocused on finding a Pokémon to catch.

As he continued his search, more Pokémon appeared, but none caught his interest.

Originally, he had planned to catch a frog-like Pokémon, but after seeing the ones in Ryo's backyard, he changed his mind.

Now, he wanted a beautiful Pokémon.

If he couldn't find one, he'd settle for a frog-type Pokémon.

"Ah—!"

"Get away, you pervert! Shoo!"

Suddenly, Jiraiya heard a voice yelling up ahead. His eyes lit up.

"Damn it! Someone is harassing a lady? The great Toad Sage Jiraiya won't stand for this!"

He immediately bolted toward the commotion.

Fueled by righteous fury—or something else—he arrived at the scene in no time.

Seeing a terrified young woman running, Jiraiya roared, "Stop right there, scoundrel! Let go of that lady and—wait, no! Watch me teach you a lesson!"

He leaped forward, positioning himself protectively behind the fleeing woman.

But when he finally got a look at the so-called "culprit"… he froze.

The Pokémon standing there also seemed just as confused.

The Hydreigon blinked at Jiraiya, and Jiraiya stared back.

The woman had already run off, but neither the ninja nor the Pokémon had moved.

"...What the hell?"

After a long pause, Jiraiya finally spoke in shock.

"Pokémon can be perverts too?"

"Raaaagh!"

Hydreigon's expression twisted in anger.

It had just been playing around, enjoying the reactions of the humans it scared.

And now this white-haired idiot had ruined its fun.

But Jiraiya ignored Hydreigon's frustration. Instead, he crouched closer, observing it like a rare specimen.

"Amazing… Do Pokémon actually have a thing for human women? This is… weird. Super weird."

Upon hearing those words, Deino's expression almost exploded with rage. What the hell is this idiot talking about?

You're a Pokémon of noble blood, and you're saying you like humans?

"Are you just being shy?"

Jiraiya rubbed his chin, pondering deeply. "If you like someone, you should just admit it. There's nothing to be shy about."

Deino glared at Jiraiya, feeling an overwhelming sense of exasperation, and turned around to leave.

There's no point in talking to this idiot. Just looking at him is annoying. If I stay any longer, I might lose brain cells. Better leave before I become just as stupid as he is.

But Jiraiya, having found something that piqued his interest, wasn't going to let Deino leave so easily. He quickly grabbed hold of it.

"Don't go! Tell me, how did you end up falling for human women?"

"Aargh!"

Deino turned around and headbutted him, completely ignoring the rules Ryo had set earlier.

This guy is talking nonsense about me—how can I tolerate that?!

However, to Jiraiya, this kind of attack was nothing more than child's play. He blocked it with his palm effortlessly and continued his questioning.

"Don't be mad! Here, I'll give you some Energy Cubes. Just tell me, okay?"

Deino lay on the ground, completely disheartened, as if it had given up on life.

At that moment, it realized—This idiot must be here to punish me.

"Don't sleep! Eat these Energy Cubes first!"

But Deino ignored Jiraiya's words and just stared at the sky, looking utterly defeated.

Slap!

Jiraiya clapped his hands together, making a firm decision.

"Alright! I've decided—I'm going to catch you!"

"The Pokémon I like also appreciates fine tastes. We're practically kindred spirits!"

"Why go after a beautiful Pokémon? Isn't it better to have a brotherly companion?"

"Wouldn't it be great to have a like-minded friend?"

And so, Jiraiya, in his infinite wisdom, made his choice.

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