Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Shakespeare in Love ❯ 91 ( Chapter 15 )

Some glory in their birth, some in their skill,
Some in their wealth, some in their body's force,
Some in their garments though new-fangled ill;
Some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse;
And every humour hath his adjunct pleasure,
Wherein it finds a joy above the rest:
But these particulars are not my measure,
All these I better in one general best.
Thy love is better than high birth to me,
Richer than wealth, prouder than garments' cost,
Of more delight than hawks and horses be;
And having thee, of all men's pride I boast:
Wretched in this alone, that thou mayst take
All this away, and me most wretched make.

 

-Sonnet 91

 

Every shinobi had to learn to deal with difficult customers, but most shinobi didn't have to deal with this one. Jiraiya's team had been hired to bodyguard a nobleman. He had noticed his charge staring at Tsunade frequently, but it wasn't that unusual. After all, she had already demonstrated her obscene strength, and that made most people gawk.

It wasn't until the noble had offered him a large sum of cash in an offer to make the white haired boy leave him alone with the girl so he could make a move on her that the highborn man's intentions were clear.

Three days later, the shinobi team walked back into Konoha. Sure, they had failed the mission due to his rage, but Jiraiya couldn't have been happier.