Three months ago, Jiraiya received a message from the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.
He was summoned back to the Hidden Leaf Village to serve as Naruto's guardian.
Once Naruto graduated from the Ninja Academy, Jiraiya would be allowed to take Naruto on a journey.
Jiraiya had this idea two years ago, but Sarutobi Hiruzen firmly rejected it.
Now, the other party suddenly changed his mind, which made Jiraiya overjoyed.
At this moment, he was tracking down Orochimaru's whereabouts, and he didn't linger after receiving the summons.
After spending some time finishing up the matters at hand, Jiraiya made his way back to the Hidden Leaf Village, stopping and going along the way.
Although Jiraiya, as a ninja, was very fast, it wouldn't take long for him to rush back to the village if he really wanted to, but various gathering material along the way delayed him a lot, so that Jiraiya didn't return to the Hidden Leaf Village until today.
Without rushing to find Naruto, Jiraiya first confirmed Naruto's current situation with Sarutobi Hiruzen.
He learned that this junior had been working hard in recent years, and even mastered the power of the Nine Tails, and could successfully activate Nine Tails Chakra Mode. Recently, he was constantly developing and testing new S-Rank Ninjutsu.
Not only that, the Third Hokage also announced Naruto's true identity, clarifying the rumors that had been circulating for years.
This situation made Jiraiya very happy, proud of Naruto's progress, and gratified by the change in Naruto's situation.
But precisely because of this, Jiraiya, who was originally happy because his teacher changed his mind and asked him to take care of Naruto, had a cold expression.
"So, you messed up yourself and called me back to clean up the mess?"
In the Hokage's office, Jiraiya looked at the old man sitting in the Hokage's seat with a kind smile on his face, and questioned in a cold voice.
Although Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke very briefly, Jiraiya still extracted key information from these words, and then deduced the purpose of Sarutobi Hiruzen calling him back.
Faced with Jiraiya's questioning, Sarutobi Hiruzen just smiled wryly and said nothing.
"You are old, so you should pass the Hokage position to Kakashi as soon as possible, or bring Tsunade back. If you continue like this, you will create more darkness and tragedies sooner or later. This is my advice as a disciple."
"I will take care of Naruto, but I will not agree to you using Naruto."
After saying that, Jiraiya turned and walked out of the Hokage's office.
Then, he walked quickly in the direction of the Hot Spring Hotel that Sarutobi Hiruzen had told him about before. His target, Naruto, had gone to this place for dinner at this moment.
Walking along the way, Jiraiya was also thinking about how to build a good relationship with Naruto later.
"According to the teacher, Naruto has a relatively rational and intelligent personality, so I will directly explain my identity to him and express my sincerity, otherwise it will easily backfire and cause misunderstandings."
When he made up his mind, Jiraiya finally arrived at the Hot Spring Hotel.
Looking at this super luxurious decoration, Jiraiya's old problem relapsed instantly: "Such a luxurious Hot Spring Hotel, those who come here must be dignitaries, and their beautiful noble wives and young ladies.
Well, before seeing Naruto, I will first feast my eyes and gather material for my new work.
Moreover, Naruto is also a boy who is about to enter puberty. After that, I will share some of my gathering material experience with him, and I think we should have a lot to talk about."
Thinking in his heart, he walked towards the women's bath without hesitation.
With an expectant mood, Jiraiya wanted to cross the wall in front of him and go to the holy land in his heart.
Then, just as he jumped up, he saw a figure shrouded in golden light, with a noble temperament like a sage, suddenly appeared on the wall, looking at him with an exceptionally indifferent gaze.
Facing the kick coming at the same time, sensing the terrifying speed and power, even though he had subconsciously used Chakra to protect his body, he still felt no sense of security in his heart.
"My life is over!"
The thought flashed through his mind, and Jiraiya clearly saw the face of the person who attacked him.
"Is that Naruto? He really looks like Minato."
"He has indeed become very strong, but for me, one of the legendary Sannin, to be kicked to death by my own grand-disciple for peeping, it's truly embarrassing. I suppose it can replace the Uchiha clan massacre as the top news in the Ninja World, becoming the biggest joke in the last decade, right?"
"Unfortunately, I haven't had time to confess to Tsunade, nor have I been able to bring Orochimaru back to Konoha. What a pity."
In a short period of time, many memories and thoughts flashed through Jiraiya's mind like a revolving lantern.
However, this ultimately could not stop Naruto's kick from arriving.
His foot made contact with his cheek.
The expected severe pain traveled from his cheek to his brain, "In the next instant, my head will be kicked off and separated from my body, right?"
Just as Jiraiya was thinking this, he discovered that the remaining force, enough to shatter his entire body into pieces, had actually transformed into a gentle force, not continuing to harm him, but directly carrying him away into the distance.
He crossed an extremely long distance at an extremely fast speed, drawing a parabola before falling from the sky.
Bang!
In a forest three thousand meters away from the Hot Spring Hotel, Jiraiya was embedded in a large rock in the shape of a large character.
At this moment, his injuries were not serious, but his whole body was numb, as if he had fallen apart.
And this situation was obviously not accidental.
"Did Naruto recognize me? So he held back, but as punishment for peeping, I have to hang here for a day before I can regain my mobility. Perhaps, there is also dissatisfaction with me for being away for many years, not caring about him, and not taking care of him."
After landing, Jiraiya checked his physical condition and smiled wryly.
He had only seen this kind of Chakra control ability on Tsunade before, but he didn't expect that Naruto was now surpassing her.
"However, little Naruto, you have underestimated my recovery ability as a Sage." A smile appeared on the corner of Jiraiya's mouth, and he bit his lip, using Chakra to control it and turn it into a summoning formula.
Bang.
Smoke exploded.
The two Toad Sages, Fukasaku and Shima, were summoned by Jiraiya.
As soon as the two toads appeared, they were surprised to see Jiraiya's miserable state: "Little Jiraiya, who beat you up like this?"
Jiraiya naturally wouldn't tell the embarrassing things that had just happened to him, and said with a wry smile: "A lot of things happened, but in short, help me enter Sage Mode now, I need to quickly recover my body, and then go to a gathering."
"Okay."
The two Toad Sages looked at each other, and seeing that Jiraiya didn't want to say, they didn't ask any further questions, and jumped onto Jiraiya's shoulders to help him absorb natural energy to enter Sage Mode, using the powerful recovery power of Sage Mode to restore his body.
In the Hot Spring Hotel, just as Naruto and his party were seated in the private room, and the super luxurious and high-end dishes were just being served by the maids.
A refreshed Jiraiya appeared in front of everyone, pushing the door open and revealing a cheerful smile as if nothing had happened: "Hello everyone!"
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