"Hey, kid, what did you learn at such a young age? Hurry up and get lost!"
Jiraiya chased Naruto away impatiently.
"Really? Then what are you doing? If I yell now, how many people do you think will come to arrest you?"
"I'm doing a serious business, because my novel is based on it! What about you?"
Jiraiya took out the "Make Out" book and gestured.
"Well, the legendary [Sannin], the disciple of Third Hokage, Jiraiya who is the most hopeful to succeed Hokage, actually peeped into the women's bathhouse for the sake of the novel... Tsk tsk tsk, if the villagers know about it ..."
Naruto propped his chin with one hand, sat on the roof, looked at Jiraiya who was still staring at the opposite side and said.
"Huh? Kid, you are familiar with me. What's your name?"
Seeing that her identity was completely recognized, Jiraiya put away her casual attitude and asked Naruto seriously.
"Want to know who I am? It's very simple, let's talk in another place."
Naruto reached out and grabbed Jiraiya's shoulder.
"where to?"
Jiraiya looked at Naruto's hand, asked suspiciously, and then the next second, with a swoosh, the hot spring street that was still busy with Konoha had now been replaced by forest trees.
"Forest of Death...This is, Flying Thunder God!!"
Jiraiya said in shock.
"That blond hair...you are...you are Naruto?"
There are only two Konohas who can use Flying Thunder God, Second Hokage and Fourth Hokage, and now they are both dead. At this time, there is an imp with the same hair color as Fourth Hokage, who can also use the Flying Thunder God Jutsu. So Jiraiya guessed that this kid should be Minato's son!
It's just that Jiraiya didn't expect that the first time he met Naruto, he was actually approached by the other party.
"It is I, your apprentice - Fourth Hokage - son, Uzumaki Naruto."
Naruto stood on a tree trunk, looked down at Jiraiya, and said coldly.
"Oh, it looks like the old man told you all about it...but seeing how healthy you are now, you can still use Flying Thunder God Jutsu. The old man takes good care of you."
Jiraiya said with emotion that he felt that he was not wrong believing in the Third Hokage.
"Do you really think so? The first thing you do after returning to Konoha is to go to the hot spring to collect materials. Even Orochimaru, you care about him. But your apprentice's son lives, you don't want to ask about it?"
"I.....I just find it troublesome…, I believe the old man can handle it."
Jiraiya said with a little embarrassment.
And the purpose of his return to Konoha this time is really to collect materials and write novels...
"That's right. In the final analysis, you are not obliged to do this. To be precise, it is Namikaze Minato's work."
Naruto sighed and said, relying on oneself is the kingly way.
There is nothing wrong with Minato's choice, the fault lies in trusting others too much and expecting too much.
"Naruto, Minato is your father, how can you call him by his name directly?"
Jiraiya felt something was wrong, since Naruto knew that Minato was his father and also knew that he was Fourth Hokage, why didn't he feel a little bit proud? But his tone was like a stranger instead?
"This is my freedom, Jiraiya-sama, I came to you for one thing."
Naruto raised the [Hand Sign of Opposition], and put his two fingers on his chest.
Jiraiya naturally knew what kind of action this was, which meant that the other party was ready to perform ninjutsu with two-hand seals, and also expressed his will to start a duel with him.
Just why? The first time they meet, they have to fight?
Jiraiya didn't understand very much. He felt that the development of things today was a bit contrary to common sense.
"What is it?" Jiraiya asked seriously.
"I want the key to the Eight Sign Seal that Minato left with you."
"What?!" Jiraiya was shocked.
"You want to release Nine Tails?! What do you want to do, destroy Konoha?!"
Jiraiya never thought that Naruto would reconcile with Nine Tails and become a perfect Jinchūriki, although he, like Minato, was looking forward to this matter, but this expectation will not come so early!
Even if you kill him, he doesn't believe it.
"I won't destroy Konoha, I just want to release Nine Tails. He and I are already friends, and we don't need the shackles of the seal anymore.
Naruto explained.
"Naruto, don't believe what Nine Tails said, it's lying to you! It's lying to you for you to open the seal! If you do this, not only will you die, but Konoha will also be destroyed by it!"
When Jiraiya heard Naruto say that he and Nine Tails become friends, he immediately guessed the reason smugly.
At the beginning, Minato deliberately left a gap in the Eight Sign Seal to allow the Nine Tails' chakra to infiltrate, enabling Naruto to adapt and master its power.
'It seemed, however, that while the Nine Tails' chakra had entered Naruto, he had not yet mastered its power. The Third Hokage hadn't noticed this for years, possibly because he was preoccupied with his duties and didn't pay close attention.' Jiraiya thought.
Naruto couldn't help but feel speechless. "Old man, you really have a rich imagination," he muttered. If it weren't for Naruto blocking the connection between the sealed space and the outside world, Kurama might have cursed upon hearing this.
"In short, I will use my strength to prove that I have mastered the power of the Nine Tails. If you don't believe me, why not come and try? We can even make a bet. If I win, you give me the key, and if I lose, I'll answer any questions you have," Naruto suggested.
"Are you that confident?" Jiraiya replied, intrigued. He wanted to see how much of his father's strength Naruto possessed and whether there would be any uncontrollable outbursts of the Nine Tails. Killing two birds with one stone, Jiraiya raised two fingers to signal that it was time to begin.
Naruto nodded and kicked off the ground, rushing forward with clenched fists. This time, he planned to take his time. After all, what fun would it be if he moved too fast?
"Not bad... poof!" Jiraiya greeted Naruto with interest, intending to teach the unruly kid a lesson as an elder. But in the next second, he was blown away.
Swiftly, Naruto landed on another tree trunk. On the opposite side, Jiraiya rose from the pile of fallen leaves, patting himself off while wearing an expression of disbelief.
"What kind of power is this? No, Why didn't you mention your Tsunade student?" Jiraiya wondered. When he was sent flying, he had a brief sensation of facing Tsunade. Thankfully, Naruto held back a bit; otherwise, Jiraiya would have been caught off guard and suffered broken bones from the full-force punch.
"Anyway, be careful. I know more than just that," Naruto didn't answer, instead he warned, his eyes flickering.