"I know, Jiraiya-san." Kakashi was not angry. He knew that Jiraiya had said so much to him because he was his grand-disciple. The others were too lazy to say anything, and he said so much for his own good.
Now, Kakashi could not say anything, nor could he guarantee anything. He could only do as Jiraiya said. Since he chose Sasuke and ignored his other three students, including his teacher's son, he could only do his best to teach Sasuke. Unfortunately, it was too late.
"Naruto, enough training for today. You have been working so hard these days. You have to understand that you shouldn't force yourself too much."
Jiraiya also found that Naruto was very diligent to the point where he overworked himself. Although he had Kyubi's amazing regeneration ability, he still couldn't help but remind him.
"Don't worry. I want to become stronger. When the time comes, I want to bring Ryoha back. I know that if I don't have enough strength, I won't be able to bring him back."
Naruto said in an astonishing tone, making both Kakashi and Jiraiya look at him strangely. Logically speaking, Ryoha was never close to his teammates. He didn't have much friendship with the three of them.
If Naruto said these words to Sasuke, they wouldn't find it strange at all, but since he directed it at Ryoha, the others were very curious about why he said that.
"Naruto, why do you have to bring Ryoha back?" Jiraiya asked curiously.
"Because we are comrades. That guy is a little cooler compared to me, Sasuke and Sakura. He has always relied on his own efforts to walk ahead of us. He had saved me many times in the battle. I want to become stronger and become as powerful as him."
"I never asked him about the reasons why he left. When I'm as strong as him, I will definitely be able to help him. When the time comes, I will be able to bring him back. I know that you really want someone like Ryoha to be in Konoha."
Although Naruto's words were a bit naive, he was much more mature than before. At the very least, he knew that in order to do all of this, he had to be stronger.
"Naruto, you have really grown up." Kakashi looked at Naruto. Although his words were still a little naive since it was impossible for him to bring Ryoha back, Kakashi didn't complain. This was a process of growing up. Just like in the past, Jiraiya was still determined to bring Orochimaru back. Even until now, he had never given up.
It was just because of various reasons that these words could no longer be spoken as they used to. In the process of chasing each other, people's growth was the fastest.
It was also because he wanted to bring Orochimaru back; that year, he left Konoha and traveled all over the world. That was why his strength increased dramatically, and his mind began to mature. It was also because of his decision that year, that the current glorious Jiraiya was born.
"Naruto, I'm a bit worried. If one day you find out that the Konoha that you have been protecting is not as perfect as you think it is, what will you do? If you know that one day, Ryoha's defection happened because of Danzo. What will you do?"
Jiraiya didn't dare to speak. All these years, he had been holding a grudge against Konoha, as well as the Third. His grudge against Sarutobi for forcing Orochimaru away didn't gradually disappear until the day of his teacher's death. He didn't want Naruto to change after he discovered the truth of Konoha one day.
Unfortunately, he still underestimated Naruto. What he believed would not change. For example, in the original work, Naruto always protected Konoha and never gave up on bringing back Sasuke. So, even if Naruto discovered the ugly truth of Konoha, he wouldn't change.
Because for Naruto, he didn't protect Konoha dearly for the sake of those ill-natured villagers, but for the ones he cared for and the ones who recognized himself, such as Iruka and the others. In his eyes, as long as he became stronger than Ryoha, he would be able to bring him back. At that time, if something happened in the past, he would be able to solve the problem of Ryoha's betrayal.
In the evening, after Sasuke woke up, he planned to go out for a walk. However, he met four suspicious ninjas. They were the Sound Four, some of Orochimaru's underlings. They had been hiding around for a few days, but Konoha was now in a very vigilant state. The death of the Third had caused many people who had been eroded by peace to wake up.
Therefore, although they were very confident in their own strength, and if they combined their strength, even though they were weaker than a Jonin, they could defeat them. However, there were many Jonins in Konoha, and there were also some Elite Jonins that they could not fight against. In addition, they did not dare to ruin Orochimaru-sama's plan because of their own negligence.
The four of them still suppressed Sasuke's strength like in the original work. After dealing with his arrogance, they began to talk about their purpose. Because they knew that if they wanted to convince someone like Sasuke, they had to overpower him first to intimidate him, and then use power to tempt him.
It had to be said that the Sound Four were doing the right thing. Today, Sasuke was just taught a lesson by Naruto, and his desire for power reached its peak.
After seeing the abilities of the Sound Four and the cursed meal, he felt that the idea of defecting and leaving Konoha was deeply rooted in his heart.
"Sakon, what do you think of this little brat? To be honest, other than a pair of Sharingan, I really can't see anything special about him." Tayuya said after Sasuke left.
"Don't you know? Luck is also a part of strength. He got the body with the Bloodline Limit Orochimaru-sama wanted. His birth is already a part of strength."
Sakon was the strongest among the Sound Four. If he didn't have enough strength, he would not dare to say such words.
In addition, although he would unnecessarily kill his opponents when he was angry, and he seemed to be the most violent and arrogant, in fact, in a village like the Otogakure, where the law of jungle was observed, this was the only way to obtain higher status and respect.
In addition, although he was hot-headed and arrogant, he was not an idiot. On the contrary, he could show extraordinary calmness many times, so after Kimimaro was gone, the Sound Four faintly followed him.
"Tsk, isn't it just a little luck? What is there to be proud of? If not for Orochimaru-sama, I would have killed him a long time ago." Jirobo said disdainfully.