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"Dialogue"
'Thoughts'
-Author notes-
Chapter 109: A Promise For The Future
"The Flying Thunder God?! Don't tell me Minato left that scroll at his house," Jiraiya appeared upset.
"There wasn't much in that house, to be honest. And that scroll was incomplete. It looked like only half the technique was written," Naruto said.
Jiraiya sighed in relief.
"At least he had the sense not to leave the complete version." Jiraya sighed in relief. "And of course there wasn't much!. Any important jutsus must be stored in a secure location."
"You seem to that jutsu very well," Naruto pointed out.
"I can't use it myself, but I'm very familiar with what it does. It's a dangerous jutsu invented by the Second Hokage, but your father was the first to fully complete it and make it usable in combat. It became his signature jutsu...and the main reason people feared him so much."
"You don't happen to know where the other half is, right?" Naruto asked.
Jiraiya considered it for a moment.
"I could make a good educated guess about where it is, but even if I told you, you wouldn't be able to get it. That's not a place a genin could gain access to. And even if you got it somehow… you'd never be able to understand the jutsu without mastering the art of fuuinjutsu."
Seeing Naruto's expression, Jiraiya added, "I assume you didn't understand anything from the half you have, right?"
Naruto had to admit Jiraiya was right. He had memorized the text perfectly, to the point that he could replicate it on paper at any time. But it was true that memorizing something and understanding it were two different things.
"I'll tell you what," Jiraiya said. "I can teach you what I know of seals, and once I'm confident you won't blow yourself up trying that jutsu, I'll tell you where the second part is probably hidden—"
"Inside the Hokage's office?" Naruto interrupted.
"What?! How did you—"
"I mean, that's the most logical place for a former Hokage to hide something. Especially considering my father didn't plan on dying that night, so he wouldn't have tried to find a more secure hiding spot," Naruto explained.
"Hmph! Even if it's there, it won't be easy to locate. You'd need the Hokage's permission to even look around. That's why I said a mere genin has no chance of accessing it," Jiraiya said.
"Yeah, I figured as much."
"If you want that jutsu, you'll need to learn fuuinjutsu and become a Jonin as soon as possible. Only high-ranking ninjas are allowed to access the Hokage's secret library, which contains the village's most forbidden jutsus."
Naruto nodded. This was similar to his old sect, where one had to reach the rank of Core Disciple to gain access to the sect's most valuable resources and cultivation methods.
"I'll get it done in no time. You'll see," Naruto promised confidently.
Jiraiya chuckled. He felt a bit happier seeing Naruto setting future goals and acting more like someone his age.
"I like the confidence, but just learning fuuinjutsu will take quite a while, even with someone as incredible as me teaching you. I thought you'd ask me to teach you some cool ninjutsu or something."
"Ninjutsu?... Now that you mention it, other than the academy jutsus, I haven't learned much else," Naruto admitted.
"Wait, Kakashi didn't teach you anything at all?" Jiraiya was surprised. Kakashi was known as the Copy Ninja, with a thousand jutsus under his belt. Surely he must have taught something to the son of his sensei.
"He taught us how to walk on trees and… water," Naruto recalled, thinking if there was anything else.
He had learned other things, but they weren't ninja-related. Like how to use that magical box with moving images, or the black device you could put in your ear to hear someone talking from far away.
'According to Kakashi, there are even some that can be used to speak with people in completely different countries. He called them telephones,' Naruto thought.
The mortals in this world had developed science much further than the ones from his previous world. Not that there weren't conveniences back there, but most were spiritual artifacts created by cultivators, and far too expensive for common mortals.
"I can't believe this… I thought Kakashi would put in more effort after becoming a sensei. But it seems he's as lazy as ever," Jiraiya muttered.
"No matter, I'll deal with him another time."
"Then, can you teach me some fire jutsu?" Naruto asked, remembering the incident with Gamabunta.
The techniques from his old world were still usable, but since they were designed for a different type of spiritual energy, their effects with chakra seemed… unpredictable.
If he could learn more about the ninjutsu that the people in this world used, he could adapt his old techniques to better suit this new energy system.
"Fire jutsu?" Jiraiya repeated.
"You don't know any? It's okay, don't feel bad about it. I'll ask someone else," Naruto tried to sound reassuring.
"You damn brat! Who says I don't know any?! I am the Legendary Jiraiya, and if anything, fire jutsus are my specialty! I was just thinking… I don't know your elemental affinity. Since Kakashi hasn't taught you properly, I doubt he gave you the test."
"Elemental affinity?" Naruto asked, curious.
"There's a simple test that shows which elemental chakra you're most compatible with. You can still use other elements, but…"
"It's best to focus on what you're good at," Naruto finished, understanding the logic. It was the same in his old world.
Jiraiya nodded.
"Exactly… but I don't have any chakra paper with me. We'll probably have to get some at the Capital."
"Chakra paper… I see, so we have to wait a bit."
"I'll tell you what, until we get there, I'll teach you a basic fire jutsu. And once we know your affinity, we'll figure out what's next."
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