Although he didn't know what Jiraiya was going to teach him, Takemi wasn't afraid.
The Ōtsutsuki bloodline gave him more than enough confidence. If he wasn't worried about appearing too much of a genius all at once, with too great a difference before and after...
Copy Ninja could even be his codename!
Following Jiraiya out of the hospital, they headed towards the most prosperous central area of Konoha, which made Takemi a little confused.
He asked, "Jiraiya-sama, are we going the wrong way? Why are we heading this way?"
Jiraiya said nonchalantly, "There's a training ground here, although it's small, it can still be used."
He glanced at Takemi and then burst into laughter. "I know you're good, but what I am going to teach you isn't simple either. You can slowly figure it out then, so I can go collect material!"
"You're going to the hot springs, right?"
Takemi couldn't help but crack a smile when he heard this. Who are you looking down on?
"Also, that 'icha icha paradise' book Kakashi-sensei has, wasn't it written by you, Jiraiya-sama?"
"Huh? You've seen it?"
Jiraiya blinked in disbelief, then shook his head, "Stop spouting nonsense. Kakashi won't show it to you, and don't even think about buying it. That's adult content!"
"What about the Transformation Jutsu?"
Takemi shrugged. If he really wanted to buy it, there were many ways.
"You little brat, you're really a handful."
Jiraiya couldn't help but rub his forehead, but he quickly recovered, only this time he seemed a little serious.
"You should still try to worry your teacher less. After all, encountering this matter, anyone would feel terrible..."
Saying this, Jiraiya stopped. He didn't seem to want to say too much, but this piqued Takemi's interest.
The mission was completed, but he wanted to know what had happened next.
"Was that guy last night someone Kakashi-sensei knew?" Takemi asked curiously.
"It's okay to tell me about this, right? After all, I'm the one who found him, and I'm the one who gathered the intelligence. I can't end up knowing nothing, can I?"
"Moreover, that guy came looking for trouble, who knows who his target was? If I encounter him again, I should at least know who I'm facing, right?"
"You little brat, you're really troublesome."
Jiraiya rubbed his brow. He actually didn't want to say much about this matter, but Takemi's words weren't wrong either.
It's still unknown what that guy's target was when he showed up, but Takemi has already made an enemy of him, so knowing some information isn't a problem.
"There are some things about this matter I can tell you, but even if I tell you, you must still abide by the Ninja Secrecy Code."
Thinking this, Jiraiya finally nodded. He decided to say some things he could say.
"Because there are too many things involved in this, do you understand?"
"Mm, of course I know." Takemi nodded.
Besides, he already knew that even if Jiraiya had agreed to tell him some things, he wouldn't tell him everything, so he wasn't surprised.
"That person is suspected to be your teacher Kakashi's teammate..."
Seeing this, Jiraiya finally spoke, but as soon as he did, he couldn't help but crack a smile.
"You little brat, how come you don't even have a teammate or companion?"
Takemj said, "You can't blame me for this. There's nothing I could do when they were all eliminated."
"Forget it, pretend I didn't say anything. Let's talk about the main topic first."
Jiraiya rubbed his brow again, and then continued speaking, "Your teacher Kakashi's teammate is named Obito. He didn't have good grades before and was the dead last in his class."
"But he was kind and helpful, and when he graduated, he was assigned to the same team as Kakashi..."
Jiraiya is quite good at telling stories, after all, he's an excellent novelist.
Even if his serious works completely failed, he had amassed a vast fortune from adult books.
Under his narration, the passionate and positive story of a dead last student's comeback to become a Konoha hero was very vivid.
Moreover, he spoke in great detail, even including Rin's death.
Clearly, at this moment, he had transformed into 'Intelligent Jiraiya'.
Of course, when he spoke, he still concealed many, many things.
For example, the matter of the Fourth Hokage, and how Rin's death became an accident in his narration.
Many things were also vague, but Takemi still listened with great interest. He felt that Sarutobi Hiruzen could completely adapt this story into a book. After all, it promotes and embodies the 'Will of Fire'.
"Huh?"
However, as he listened, his eyelid suddenly twitched.
[Obtained Kakashi's Exclusive Side Mission 2]
[World-Weary Obito, The Broken Him]
[Help Kakashi investigate Obito's situation thoroughly]
[Accept?]
...
Takemi became speechless as he looked at the interface. How could listening to a story trigger a mission?
However, the rewards for exclusive missions seem very generous...
"That's roughly the entire situation, so the appearance of that mysterious person had a big impact on Kakashi. I can understand that feeling..."
Finally, by the time they reached the training ground, Jiraiya's little story was also finished.
He lightly shook his head, feeling somewhat emotional. The feeling of regaining something lost might be great, but if it was like his situation with Orochimaru, the situation was far from good.
"Forget it, I'll teach you a jutsu first. You can slowly figure it out yourself."
Shaking his head, Jiraiya didn't want to think too much. He raised his right hand, and immediately a surge of Chakra gathered in his hand.
Before long, accompanied by the continuous rotation of Chakra, a mass of deep blue spiraling Chakra appeared in his palm.
"This is a jutsu with infinite possibilities. Its developer was the Fourth Hokage."
Looking at the Rasengan in his hand, he said seriously to Takemi.
"This jutsu has no requirements for Chakra nature, which means any Chakra can be incorporated into it, creating more variations."
"However, this is a very difficult thing. Even before the Fourth's death, he hadn't developed it..."
Speaking of the deceased Minato, Jiraiya felt somewhat disheartened. He lightly shook his hand, and the Rasengan instantly dissipated into nothingness.
Then he patted his face, allowing his expression to return to normal, and only then did he speak.
"Kid, practice slowly. The Fourth took three years to develop this jutsu, and I took three months to learn it. Just take your time!"
Saying this, he turned around, intending to leave.
It wasn't that he was being irresponsible, but rather he wanted to see what level the genius Kakashi spoke of had reached.
If he couldn't, then he would teach him seriously.
"Jiraiya-sama..."
However, at this moment, Takemi suddenly spoke.
While imitating Jiraiya's action of extending his right hand, he spoke, "You just said that guy suspected to be Obito was very fond of their other teammate?"
"Hmm?"
Jiraiya stopped in his tracks. He had indeed said that.
"Yes, are you trying to say that that mysterious person deliberately retaliated against people close to Kakashi? We've considered that, it's possible but not very likely."
The death of the Fourth Hokage and his wife, as well as Takemi's attack, indeed looked very much like deliberate retaliation against people close to Kakashi.
But although Kakashi doesn't have many close people, he still has good friends like Guy. If he were really going to do something, Guy and the others wouldn't be able to escape.
That guy could break through Konoha's defenses and mess up Konoha just like that, it's no longer just retaliation.
"Besides, why didn't that guy take Kakashi's Sharingan, deliberately leaving himself a weakness? Kid, don't overthink it, huh?!"
Jiraiya smiled and shook his head, but the next second, his whole body froze.
Because he saw with his own eyes that a mass of rotating Chakra had already gathered in Takemi 's hand.
"This..."
Takemi calmly said, "This isn't difficult. My Purple Electricity is the ultimate pursuit of shape and nature transformation. The difficulty with Rasengan is in the distribution ratio of Chakra. Just try more."
While gathering the Rasengan, he continued, "As for that Obito, I also don't think it was retaliation. I think he was more like being manipulated, and then he pushed the blame onto Konoha."
"Being manipulated... pushing the blame onto Konoha?!" Jiraiya's eyes widened.
Takemi nodded and continued, "Mm, didn't he go through war? Although I haven't participated, I can feel it from books, and reality is probably even more terrifying than books."
"Having gone through war, his mindset was already unstable. With someone manipulating him and the person he liked the most having an accident, he might place all the blame on Konoha."
"For example, why Konoha has wars and such, so..."
Saying this, Takemi stopped.
"Of course, this is all just me talking nonsense, because I've read some books and felt that war is too cruel. Also, Jiraiya-sama, look at this."
Saying this, the Chakra within him slightly condensed, and then a stable, deep blue Rasengan appeared in his hand.
At this moment, Jiraiya was completely scared stiff...
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