In order not to tarnish his own reputation as the mighty Toad Sage Jiraiya, Jiraiya could only patiently explain all the details.
He also explained this wonderful misunderstanding.
To explain this matter, Jiraiya spoke for a good ten to twenty minutes.
He was so thirst from all the talking.
Swallowing a mouthful of saliva to soothe his throat,
Jiraiya coughed dryly, and continued somewhat awkwardly: "That's the whole story, I'm definitely not have some kind fetishist, and I have no interest in little boys."
"It's all a misunderstanding! In my memory, this bathhouse compartment should have been a women's bathhouse, but who would have thought that the bathhouse owner would change it into a men's bathhouse."
"So such an unpleasant misunderstanding occurred. After all... I'm only interested in mature and intellectual women."
Naruto looked at him with a bit of disgust: "Isn't that still a same peeping thief?"
Haku made a sharp comment: "Indeed, Konohagakure should implement castration, and cut off the three-inch nails of the lawbreakers."
Sasuke coldly said: "One of the Sannin is addicted to the casino, one of the three ninjas peeps in the bathhouse, it really tarnishes the spirit of the ninja."
The Anbu junior following Kakashi couldn't help but interject: "Even if the people in the bathhouse are not children, but adult women, they shouldn't be peeping at them bathing, right?"
Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief, he muttered to himself: "Fortunately... fortunately this is not the theme of the next volume of 'Intimate Paradise'."
Jiraiya: "....."
Jiraiya found that his explanation
Did not salvage much of his image.
A slip is eternal hate!
He was so regretful!
"Jiraiya-sama, did you come back to Konohagakure this time for the Chunin exam?" Kakashi asked curiously.
"No." Jiraiya shook his head, he was not interested in the Chunin exam, and honestly stated his purpose for coming back today: "I came back to investigate the information about the Uchiha clan being wiped out."
"I learned from the existing information that the destruction of the Uchiha clan has a certain relationship with the Akatsuki organization. And now I am also investigating the Akatsuki organization, so I want to come back and take a look."
After speaking, Jiraiya hurriedly looked around.
He lowered his voice and said to Kakashi: "Don't tell those old guys about my return to the village this time, or they will definitely annoy me to death."
Then, he looked at the Anbu junior of Kakashi: "You too, don't let me out."
"You want to investigate the Akatsuki organization?" Kakashi was a little surprised.
The Akatsuki organization has appeared a bit frequently during this period.
"Yes, I suspect Orochimaru has joined the Akatsuki."
Jiraiya said solemnly: "So I plan to start with the Akatsuki organization and investigate Orochimaru's whereabouts. But if you want to start with the Akatsuki organization, you must start with the Uchiha."
But at this moment, a childish voice full of hatred said: "Are you saying... that man teamed up with the Akatsuki organization and wiped out the Uchiha clan?"
Jiraiya turned his head to look at the source of the voice.
He found it was the Uchiha kid.
Sasuke actually didn't know that Uchiha Itachi had teamed up with the Akatsuki organization.
Neither Shisui nor Izumi told him too many details.
To avoid over-stimulating Sasuke's mind.
So Sasuke always thought that the person who wiped out the Uchiha clan was only his own brother, Uchiha Itachi.
Result
Today.
He learned other details from a Konohagakure Sannin!
"Jiraiya-sama... this child is called Uchiha Sasuke.
Kakashi leaned over to Jiraiya's ear, speaking in a voice only they could hear, "His older brother... is called Uchiha Itachi."
Jiraiya instantly understood.
He also realized that he seemed to have said something he shouldn't have.
Accidentally stirring up the hatred in Uchiha Sasuke's heart.
"What is the Akatsuki organization?" Sasuke's questions came one after another: "Why did they help that man annihilate the Uchiha? What is their purpose? How many people are in there?"
Sasuke clenched his fists tightly.
"Tell me!" His pair of red Sharingan stared at Jiraiya in front of him: "Is this some kind of secret that can't be told? Why can't I, as an Uchiha, know?"
For some reason, Jiraiya saw the shadows of many children in Sasuke, all of whom had experienced the trauma of war.
They lost their parents, even all their relatives.
The hatred in Sasuke's eyes, and the hot tears lingering in his eyes...
This made Jiraiya sigh.
This is a pitiful child.
"I actually don't know much." Jiraiya shook his head: "Otherwise, I wouldn't be thinking about investigating the Akatsuki organization."
"The Akatsuki organization has a person who calls himself 'Uchiha Madara'."
Naruto put one hand on Sasuke's shoulder.
Because Sasuke was bare-chested, when Naruto's palm touched him, it felt a little strange, completely different from usual.
Sasuke's skin was quite smooth.
Maybe because he just took a bath?
Naruto cast aside the random thoughts in his mind, and his voice continued: "The first time I saw Uchiha Madara was when I saw his figure from afar with Uncle Kakashi in the Land of Water. That guy even controlled the Fourth Mizukage of the Kirigakure Village, causing the entire Kirigakure Village to be shrouded in blood mist for many years."
"The second time I knew he appeared was on the night of the Uchiha clan's annihilation. Shisui once told me that he encountered 'Uchiha Madara' and a member of the Akatsuki organization called 'Tobi' in the Uchiha clan's residence."
"Shisui also said... 'Uchiha Madara' has a very strange Mangekyou Sharingan, and the 'Tobi' who is with him is suspected to be not a normal human."
"If I'm not wrong, Sasuke's brother with these two people annihilated the Uchiha clan."
The information Naruto said shocked Jiraiya.
Jiraiya didn't expect that he hadn't run to the Uchiha clan's residence to check the clues, and he already knew so much.
So much information, he just got it?
After saying these, Naruto looked at Sasuke.
"The reason why I didn't reveal so much to you is because your emotions were very unstable a while ago." In order to prevent Sasuke from losing control of his emotions and running away, Naruto even tightened his grip on Sasuke's shoulder.
"I'm sorry, Sasuke. But I think your emotions have stabilized a lot now, and I can tell you anything you want to know, as long as I know it, I will tell you."
Naruto apologized very sincerely.
Sasuke indeed found it hard to accept... his good friend, actually concealed these truths.
But he couldn't break free from Naruto's palm holding his shoulder.
Sasuke bit his lower lip.
"Sasuke, excessive emotional stimulation will only make you lose yourself,
and it will also make you farther and farther away from revenge.
This is what Shisui, Izumi, Naruto, they all considered."
Haku spoke in a gentle tone: "Sasuke-kun, you don't want to become as extreme as your older brother one day, do you?"
This sentence made Sasuke's eyes widen instantly.
"I will never become like him!" Sasuke felt that if he became like that, he might as well commit suicide on the spot.
"The reason why Naruto didn't tell you is just to prevent you from being stimulated and becoming the second extreme Uchiha Itachi!" Haku's words calmed Sasuke down a bit.
"Hmph!"
Sasuke muttered stubbornly: "Even if you told me in advance, I wouldn't be stimulated. The Uchiha clan, how could it be so fragile?"
Naruto and Haku looked at each other.
Where could a seven-year-old Sasuke withstand this double verbal onslaught?
Plus, Naruto and Haku didn't tell a single lie just now.
Sincerity... is always the ultimate move.
Sasuke was directly caught.
He quieted down completely.
"Wait! Wait a minute..." At this time, Jiraiya caught a key point. He looked at Kakashi and then at Naruto: "Kid, you just said that you and Kakashi were in the Land of Water? What... what's going on?!"
Jiraiya was very clear that Minato's child was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
Since this child named Uzumaki Naruto is Minato's child.
Then Uzumaki Naruto is Konohagakure's Jinchuriki, right?
Why would the Jinchuriki leave Konohagakure village and run to the Land of Water?
What the hell is the old man doing?
Jiraiya couldn't figure it out.
Aren't they afraid that Naruto will be abducted by the ninjas of the Land of Water?
"This matter... it might be a bit complicated to explain." Kakashi coughed dryly, he answered Jiraiya's doubts for Naruto: "Basically... Naruto recognized Whitebeard as his father, and Whitebeard, as a pirate, wanted to build a pirate ship... so Naruto followed Whitebeard to the Land of Water, and I also took a task from Hokage-sama to 'protect' Naruto along the way."
Jiraiya: "???"
"Ah???"
Jiraiya's face was full of confused expressions.
The information revealed by Kakashi's brief words almost made Jiraiya's brain unable to function.
Jiraiya was dumbfounded.
"Naruto... he, shouldn't he be my disciple's child? He recognized Whitebeard as his father?!"
Jiraiya was stunned: "It can't be, is it that Whitebeard?"
Kakashi quietly said: "Since the name of that Whitebeard has echoed throughout the ninja world, and he has been rewarded with a hundred million ryos, I'm afraid there is only one person in the whole world who dares to use this nickname."
"Hiss!" Jiraiya took a cold breath.
"This... this..."
He looked at Naruto: "You... how can you recognize a pirate as your father? That's a wanted criminal! Your biological father, not only is he my proudest disciple, but he is also a hero who sacrificed for Konohagakure!"
"Who I recognize as my father is none of your business, perverted old man!" Naruto frowned: "As for my biological father, I haven't even seen him once, what does he have to do with me?"
"If he were a qualified father, he wouldn't abandon his own child. I don't even want to know who he is, let alone what his name is."
Naruto has always been distancing himself from his biological father.
Because he really feels that the other party is not a qualified father.
If the other party had no choice but to leave him.
Then Naruto could barely forgive him.
But only limited to forgiveness.
As for wanting him to have a little affection for that biological father?
That's wishful thinking.
Whether it's Uncle Kakashi or the lewd man, you all say that guy is a hero of Konohagakure... If he really is a hero of Konohagakure, why have I been ostracized by so many people in the village from childhood to adulthood?
"If it weren't for Pops suddenly appearing, I wouldn't even know how to keep surviving."
Naruto took a deep breath: "Even if Grandpa Hokage didn't treat me as family, Pops was willing to become my family."
If he had said these heartfelt words before, he would have been in tears.
Because Naruto would feel wronged for having gone through all this.
However, Naruto has matured a lot now.
"I'll say it again... I only have one father in my life!"
Naruto's words were firm and powerful: "My father is not a hero of Konohagakure, nor is he someone whose name I don't even know, let alone someone I've never seen."
"My father is a pirate! He is the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, he is the strongest man in the world in my eyes!"
"My father's name is Edward Newgate!"
His words... left Jiraiya dumbfounded.
He wanted to say something nice for his disciple.
But for a while, he couldn't think of anything nice to say.
'Old man, you've made a mess!'
In the end, Jiraiya could only choke out this sentence in his heart.
Actually, he didn't understand why the old man wanted Naruto to bear this kind of ostracization at such a young age? Why did the old man let such bad rumors spread in Konohagakure?
Shouldn't he have suppressed it as soon as the rumor started?
As the Hokage, the old man just needed to say a simple sentence...
He could debunk the rumor about Naruto being a "demon fox", right?
But the old man didn't do that.
Instead, he let such rumors slowly ferment throughout Konohagakure.
In the end, Naruto was ostracized by the entire village.
The old man wouldn't want to use this kind of way to establish a unique bond between him and Naruto, would he?
Jiraiya knew his teacher very well.
If his teacher was still the ninja hero who once dominated the world.
Then he wouldn't do this.
But... people change.
It is precisely because many acquaintances in Konohagakure village have changed, and they have become completely different from before.
So he has always refused to become the Hokage of Konohagakure.
Even Tsunade rarely returns to Konohagakure village.
She doesn't want to get involved in some nonsense.
She also doesn't want to see some nonsense.
"Naruto, they are your biological parents after all. Your body carries their bloodline..."
Jiraiya, with a myriad of thoughts flashing through his mind.
In the end, he could only choke out this sentence.
"Lewd uncle, please change the word 'they' to 'he'." Naruto said expressionlessly: "I have only been talking about that man from beginning to end, I have never mentioned my mother."
"I'm not a three-year-old child, I know that enduring pain that ordinary people can't bear, the person who gave birth to me is my mother."
"As for that man..."
Naruto said disdainfully: "I didn't come out of his belly."
Jiraiya: "..."
The Naruto in front of him is precocious to the point of being excessive.
Understanding to the point of being heartbreaking.
Jiraiya looked at Kakashi, seeming to have something to ask.
Kakashi understood in a second.
"Jiraiya-sama, Hokage-sama is aware of this matter." Kakashi spoke without waiting for Jiraiya to ask: "Hokage-sama... cough! He chose to let things take their course."
With so many people present.
Kakashi felt that he should save some face for the Third Hokage, allowing Hokage-sama to retain some dignity.
"The old man, huh..." Jiraiya sighed.
But something didn't seem quite right, because he felt that the tone of Kakashi's words was somewhat ambiguous.
It seemed that there was more to it.
"Wait... the old man wouldn't be with that Whitebeard, would he?"
Jiraiya was suddenly startled.
Kakashi, with his dead fish eyes, said: "Hokage-sama once had a good 'talk' with Whitebeard, but Hokage-sama might be inferior to Whitebeard in the art of 'negotiation'."
Alright, Jiraiya knew that the old man must have been beaten up badly.
After all, knowing his own teacher...
How could he easily allow Konohagakure's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to join the Whitebeard Pirates?
It turns out he couldn't beat Whitebeard!
"Jiraiya-sama, Naruto has his own thoughts. I think we should respect anyone's choice, even if this person is just a child who hasn't graduated from the ninja academy yet."
Kakashi added a few words: "I've been with Naruto for almost a full year. Jiraiya-sama, Whitebeard is a very qualified father."
"More qualified than most fathers in the ninja world. Although Whitebeard is a pirate, he won't lead Naruto astray."
In the entire ninja world, apart from Naruto, no one knows better than Kakashi what kind of person Whitebeard is.
His words were not aimless.
Jiraiya fell silent.
"Naruto..." Jiraiya tried to put himself in Naruto's shoes.
If he were in the environment that Naruto had experienced.
Perhaps, he would make the same choice as Naruto?
Would he also be disappointed in his biological father?
"I apologize to you on behalf of Minato." Jiraiya knew that he could not salvage Naruto's stereotyped impression of Namikaze Minato.
But he felt that if some things were not said...
Naruto might not only be disappointed in his father.
He might even be disappointed in the village.
That would be a big problem!
Jiraiya didn't care why the old man didn't tell Naruto some things, causing Naruto to not even know what his father's name was, let alone his biological father's identity.
He was going to make his own decision.
For the public... he wanted Naruto not to feel disappointed in the village, lest Naruto choose to become a renegade ninja of Konohagakure.
For the private... Jiraiya felt a bit sorry for this child, this was his disciple's child, and he had a deep relationship with him.
'Sorry, old man, I don't quite support your approach.'
Jiraiya decided to be willful once.
He also "rebelled" once.
"Naruto, the name Minato, do you feel a bit unfamiliar, but also a bit familiar?"
When Jiraiya said this.
Kakashi was stunned.
The Third Hokage once said that Naruto should not know his background too early, lest Naruto, who is too young, be subjected to too much mental stimulation, leading to loss of control and being dominated by the tailed beast's rationality.
In theory, Kakashi, as an Anbu ninja, should hurry up and stop Jiraiya from saying such past events.
But, would Naruto really be influenced by the Tailed Beast now?
He has already matured far beyond his peers, and can even communicate with the Tailed Beast and borrow chakra from it.
Perhaps.....
Naruto should also know about the past.
Kakashi didn't speak.
He didn't stop him.
"Minato....Namikaze Minato. He is the Fourth Hokage of Konohagakure Village, he is my disciple, and he is also Kakashi's teacher. At the same time.....he is also your biological father! So, everyone says your father is a hero of Konohagakure."
Jiraiya spoke astonishingly.
These words were like a thunderbolt from the sky.
It shocked three little kids and an Anbu ninja.
Sasuke's eyes were wide open.
He was a bit dumbfounded.
"Naruto's biological father is the Fourth Hokage of Konohagakure Village?"
Then why do so many people call Naruto a demon fox?
Why is the Hokage's son ostracized?
Sasuke doesn't understand at all!
"The year you were born, a big event happened in Konohagakure. That year.....the entire Konohagakure was almost completely destroyed. You may have heard some bits and pieces, the big event that happened that year is called the 'Nine-Tails Chaos'."
Jiraiya spoke eloquently.
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