A Jiraiya Is About to Arrive at the Hot Spring
In the Ninja Academy, in a fifth-grade classroom.
Naruto, who was playing Go with Shikamaru beside him, flickered for a moment.
Shikamaru, who had just made a move, keenly sensed this.
"The real one's here?" Shikamaru asked softly.
As he spoke, he subconsciously glanced at the surrounding classmates.
It was recess time.
In the class, there was a chubby kid constantly eating potato chips, a cheerful boy playing with a small white dog, a Byakugan-eyed girl staring at Naruto, and a blonde girl whose gaze kept shifting between Naruto and Sasuke, seemingly lost in thought.
And there was a Sakura-haired fangirl staring at the handsome Uchiha.
That Uchiha was also a Shadow Clone.
Well, the others could be ignored.
Shikamaru knew that Naruto had been using Shadow Clones to attend class.
It wasn't that he had the penetrating power to see through Shadow Clones, but that he had seen a Naruto and a Sasuke training Taijutsu in the wilderness many times when he skipped class, while another Naruto and Sasuke never missed a class and diligently attended every lesson.
Since Shadow Clones were useless for training Taijutsu, it was natural to deduce that the ones attending class were Shadow Clones.
"Why didn't I think of that? There's a Ninjutsu that's so convenient, you won't get beaten by your parents for skipping class?" This was Shikamaru's first thought upon realizing this.
And the second thought was, Practicing Shadow Clone is too troublesome, my parents would ask me why I want to practice it, and I don't have much Chakra anyway, so forget it.
Thus, Shikamaru continued his Ninja Academy life of occasionally attending class and occasionally skipping.
"Yeah."
Naruto responded, briefly sorted through the memories that the Shadow Clone had just transmitted back, and then continued the game of Go.
"Going to the hot spring inn for dinner tonight? Sasuke's treating." Naruto asked succinctly.
In his five years of Ninja Academy life, although Naruto had been isolated and coldly treated by those around him, he had eventually found people who could get along with him normally and eventually become friends.
The Shikamaru in front of him was one of them.
"Okay."
Shikamaru didn't refuse, he remembered the delicious food he had eaten when Sasuke treated last time, and his mouth still watered a little.
His longing for delicious food overcame his laziness.
Naruto made another move, cutting off a large dragon of Shikamaru's, forcing him into a desperate situation.
Seeing him agree, he nodded slightly and got up to invite other friends.
Choji was simple, as long as someone was treating, he would definitely be tempted, and if it was an invitation from a friend, then there was even less reason to refuse.
Kiba used to be very arrogant, challenging Naruto's Shadow Clones many times, wanting to replace him as the number one in the grade, and then he was beaten miserably. After five years, he had become a loyal follower, so he would naturally not refuse his boss's invitation.
As for Hinata, if Naruto went, she would naturally go too.
And Sakura was also simple, as long as you said Sasuke was treating, there was no way she would refuse.
As for Ino, emmmm...
After going around once, Naruto had already invited the classmates he considered acquaintances in the class.
Just as he was about to leave, leaving a Shadow Clone here to get through the last class.
Afterward, Naruto realized he seemed to have forgotten something.
"What could it be?"
Naruto pondered hard, and several minutes passed until a bug flew in front of him, and he suddenly realized.
Then, he turned his gaze to the corner of the classroom, to the man wearing a high-necked windbreaker, with a hood and sunglasses, exuding a mysterious aura.
"Shino, as expected of you, with your own S-class aura concealment, I almost forgot about you."
Teasing him in his heart, Naruto smiled and invited Shino, a warm-hearted friend who, although not very noticeable, would never refuse if asked for help.
By now, Naruto already knew that it was no coincidence that his friends in reality and in the manga were these people.
The fathers of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio and his father, Minato Namikaze, were comrades-in-arms. The Inuzuka, Aburame, and Hyuga clans knew the truth hidden within him, so they naturally wouldn't let their descendants have prejudices against Naruto when educating them.
As for Sakura, it was purely due to her personality.
In the manga, it was because Naruto kept pestering Sakura, and later they were in the same class and became comrades, that they gradually became familiar.
But in reality, it was because of Sasuke.
This girl, determined to become Sasuke Uchiha's wife, naturally couldn't have any prejudice against her beloved's friend.
"Now, everyone's really here."
Muttering to himself, Naruto flashed away, leaving a Shadow Clone in place as a substitute.
Time quickly came to the appointed time, and the few little friends Naruto invited, plus Kakashi, Sasuke, and Guy, arrived on time at the hot spring hotel they had agreed on.
"Although it's not my first time here, the grandeur and luxury of this place are still amazing."
Standing in front of the ultra-luxurious hot spring hotel called Heavens and Earth, located in a city some distance from the Hidden Leaf Village, Guy looked impressed.
Sasuke said matter-of-factly, "Of course, this is mine and Naruto's property."
Naruto's little friends had been here before, but they didn't know that such a luxurious hotel was actually owned by their classmate, and they all cast surprised glances at Sasuke, who had spoken.
And at Naruto, who was smiling and greeting Hinata.
Seeing the girl in a pure white kimono, as if an angel descended to earth, her equally pure white eyes also revealed curiosity, Naruto said with a smile:
"This hot spring hotel is indeed an industry invested in by Sasuke and planned and operated by me. It focuses on ultra-high-end consumption, adopts a reservation system, and gives the guests who come here the most attentive service. I also gave Hinata's father, Hiashi-sama, a few shares.
Therefore, the security tasks and daily operations here are the responsibility of your Hyuga Clan members."
As he spoke, Hinata saw two Hyuga branch family members with the same white eyes as her come up and respectfully bow, "Greetings, young lady, everything is ready, please come inside."
Everyone was amazed and entered the hot spring hotel under Naruto's invitation.
As soon as they entered, there was a welcoming team of twenty beautiful maids, lined up on both sides of the lobby, bowing to welcome the group.
"Welcome to Heavens and Earth, esteemed masters."
After that, someone led Naruto and the others into the prepared private room.
According to the procedure, they would first soak in the hot spring, and after soaking comfortably and eliminating fatigue, they would have a big meal.
The group of friends had been here once before, so they naturally knew the procedure.
After washing up, they all comfortably soaked in the spacious hot spring pool.
The men were in the men's bath, and the women were naturally in the women's bath.
Naruto, who had soaked in the hot spring, was just about to chat with his friends when his expression suddenly changed.
In the perception spread across the surrounding dozens of miles of space, a person with a huge Chakra was rapidly approaching this hot spring hotel.
Slightly concentrating his mind and focusing his perception, with the help of the Kagura Mind's Eye that he had successfully cultivated for some time, Naruto saw a white-haired figure wearing a forehead protector with the character 'oil' on it.
In just over ten seconds, the other party had already arrived at the entrance of the hot spring hotel.
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