With Jiraiya's consent, the little fellow showered Orochimaru with gratitude.
This kind of large-scale attack method might actually come in handy at a crucial moment; to say it would guarantee a one-hit kill was a stretch, but buying time to escape wouldn't be a problem at all.
After exchanging a few more polite pleasantries with the two of them, Orochimaru learned about Ziraisui's current training progress—in another year and a half, he would be ready to enter the Ninja Academy.
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