Chapter 136
Jiraiya turned back in surprise toward Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Old man, what are you saying?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said to Jiraiya: "The original plan is temporarily canceled. You can leave."
Jiraiya: "Ha? How is that possible?"
"I didn't have time before, but now that I'm back, there's no way I'm letting Naruto continue living those miserable days!"
Naruto was Minato's son, and Minato was Jiraiya's disciple.
To be honest, if you really count it, Naruto's name was given by Jiraiya!
All these years, Jiraiya had been running around for the so-called Child of Prophecy, never once coming back to see Naruto.
Finally getting a chance, Jiraiya even planned to take Naruto along on a journey to search for the Child of Prophecy.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face turned serious as he said: "Leave first."
Seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen so solemn, Jiraiya straightened his attitude, thought seriously for a moment, and said: "Fine then, but I want to know the result."
Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly nodded. Only then did Jiraiya leave satisfied.
In the room, only Naruto, the Third Hokage, and Tsurugi Fubuki remained.
Suddenly, as if just noticing Tsurugi Fubuki, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked: "Little girl, do you have some business here?"
Kakashi's mission report hadn't been fully read yet—Sarutobi Hiruzen hadn't reached the part about Tsurugi Fubuki.
So he didn't know why Tsurugi Fubuki was here…
Naruto felt embarrassed for Sarutobi Hiruzen. Tsurugi Fubuki sighed and said in a complicated tone: "I'm your captive…"
Sarutobi Hiruzen lowered his head and quickly skimmed the mission report, finally understanding the whole story.
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, temporarily ignoring Tsurugi Fubuki and turning to Naruto: "Naruto, these past years, Konoha has let you down."
"Actually, your father was the Fourth Hokage…"
Seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen say this, Naruto felt a little displeased: "If you have something to say, just say it—no need to beat around the bush."
"Ahem~"
Being interrupted so rudely in front of others made Sarutobi Hiruzen's old face redden. He said: "Well, Naruto."
"Since you're safe and sound, I'm not worried about you anymore."
"What I mean is—Konoha owes you too much over these years. If you have any requests, feel free to make them."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's words came after deep consideration.
Naruto curled his lip, not really wanting to deal with these politicians.
But Sarutobi Hiruzen had indeed helped him a lot, so Naruto didn't flare up.
"I don't really have any requests. The only thing is…"
"Lend me Kakashi for a few days—how about it?"
Considering the system mission and Kakashi's nickname, Naruto planned to take advantage of this opportunity.
If Kakashi could follow him for a while, Naruto was very confident he could exceed the system mission by a huge margin.
After all, the system had said: the more ninjutsu Naruto learned, the richer the rewards.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was puzzled and asked curiously: "Oh? Kakashi?"
Naruto nodded: "That's right. I want to learn ninjutsu."
Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly understood. At Naruto's age, kids were in the phase of being extremely interested in ninjutsu, right?
Sarutobi Hiruzen said: "Then how about letting Jiraiya teach you? His strength is quite a bit higher than Kakashi's."
No way!
What Naruto wanted was quantity, not quality.
In terms of quantity, how could Jiraiya possibly compare to Kakashi?
"No need. I want Kakashi."
Naruto didn't stand on ceremony with Sarutobi Hiruzen. This old man was full of tricks—who knew what trap he might set?
Just now, Naruto had overheard Sarutobi Hiruzen tell Jiraiya: "The original plan is temporarily canceled."
After that, Sarutobi Hiruzen even tried to win Naruto's heart and strengthen his sense of belonging to Konoha.
Why?
Wasn't it because after seeing Naruto's true strength, Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that if he didn't do this, Naruto might very well defect?
Though Naruto wouldn't defect unless pushed to the limit, Sarutobi Hiruzen thinking this way was only natural.
"Is that so? Then Kakashi it is."
"Also, when you have time, go to the ANBU and collect the property that belongs to you."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's words were full of consideration for Naruto.
But Naruto knew his purpose, so he wasn't polite either.
Nodding, Naruto said: "Got it."
Now, though Sarutobi Hiruzen still treated Naruto like a child, he had made some attitude adjustments based on Naruto's strength…
After Naruto's matter was done, Sarutobi Hiruzen finally turned his gaze to Tsurugi Fubuki.
He cleared his throat, making Naruto's pupils shrink slightly.
Sure enough…
Sarutobi Hiruzen said kindly to Tsurugi Fubuki: "Little girl, I've read about your experiences."
"I want to ask—would you be willing to join Konoha?"
"In Konoha, we're all family. We help each other, understand each other…"
This looked like it wouldn't end for hours. Naruto inwardly cried "wind tight, pull out" and quickly slipped away.
…
Leaving the Hokage Building, Naruto finally had time to look into the system mission.
"System, does your mission mean the more ninjutsu I learn, the richer the rewards?"
"Ding~ Correct."
"Is there a standard I can reference?"
"Ding~ Learn 5 ninjutsu → D-rank rating, reward: 5000 system points. Learn 10 ninjutsu → C-rank rating, reward: 5000 system points + choose 1 A-rank ninjutsu. Learn 15 ninjutsu → B-rank rating, reward: 5000 system points + choose 1 S-rank ninjutsu. Learn 20 ninjutsu → A-rank rating, reward: 5000 system points + choose 1 super S-rank ninjutsu. Learn 30 ninjutsu → S-rank rating, reward: 10000 system points + choose 1 non-body-type kekkei genkai."
"Ding~ Reminder: After reaching S-rank rating, every additional ninjutsu learned adds 2000 system points. The host's maximum system points obtainable from this mission is 100000."
"Ding~ Reminder: Rewards from each rating stage can stack."
Walking down the street, Naruto suddenly stopped and asked the system:
"In other words, if I learn 65 ninjutsu within two months, I can get 100,000 system points, plus three self-selected ninjutsu of different ranks, and one self-selected kekkei genkai?"
"Ding~ Correct."
"Whoa! Are you crazy? You suddenly stopped?!"
A familiar voice reached his ears. Naruto shifted his attention from the system back to reality and turned around.
He saw Tsurugi Fubuki staring at him angrily and cursing: "You lying little brat—how dare you trick me?"
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