Naruto: Menma Exiting Infinite Tsukuyomi

Chapter 155: Sasuke, Do You Want to Take Me as Your Master?

Inside the seal space.

"Teacher Jiraiya is actually back in the village?"

Minato couldn't help but be stunned, then immediately reminded: "Naruto, Teacher Jiraiya has mastered the Sage Art of Mount Myōboku. You can try asking Teacher Jiraiya to teach you."

But as soon as these words came out, Minato seemed to remember something.

The words in his mouth suddenly stopped, and a look of annoyance appeared on his face.

"Minato! How could you let little Naruto get close to that old pervert Jiraiya?!"

A vein popped on Kushina's forehead as she reached out and pinched Minato's ear: "What if he teaches little Naruto bad habits?"

Whoops, forgot Kushina was right here.

"Ouch ouch ouch! Kushina, listen to my explanation!"

Minato grimaced and begged for mercy: "Although Teacher Jiraiya is very perverted, with us by Naruto's side, we don't need to be afraid of him corrupting Naruto. If Naruto can learn his Sage Art, that would be for the best!"

"Don't you know Sage Art too?"

"I can't! I hadn't completely mastered it before I died! And cultivating Sage Art requires the supervision and assistance of an elder!"

Although Kushina looked somewhat displeased, she still released Minato's ear.

She naturally understood these principles; she just held a bit of a grudge against that old pervert Jiraiya.

But just then.

"Hmph hmph!"

Little Nine-Tails, who was watching the show and eating potato chips, suddenly sneered: "Fourth, want to make a bet with me?"

Minato heard this and shook his head without hesitation: "No bet. Don't even think about it. I'm not falling for it again!"

During this period, the Nine-Tails had fooled him into betting no small number of times.

The content of the bets was all related to Naruto.

But every time, he, the father, was the one who lost. He even lost his Flying Thunder God Technique to the Nine-Tails.

"Tch! What a boring guy."

The Nine-Tails curled its lip, saying with a bored expression: "I wanted to bet with you on whether Naruto would become Jiraiya's disciple."

"You mean..."

"Of course he won't!"

The Nine-Tails shrugged, its tone certain: "In Naruto's heart, the position of master has long been taken."

"Even if Naruto can be unscrupulous to achieve his goals, this is the one thing he will absolutely not allow others to touch."

After all, that man was a different kind of existence to Naruto.

...

"Excuse me, do you know me?"

Jiraiya came back to his senses, remaining silent for a moment before finally nodding.

"I know you, of course I know you."

"As for who I am, you'd better listen closely!"

Under Sasuke's shocked gaze, Jiraiya suddenly flung his flowing white hair: "The Toad Sage is merely my outward appearance! In reality, I am..."

"One of the famous Sannin of the four corners of the earth, the White-Haired Boy Toad-User, the handsome guy who can make crying children instantly shut up and beautiful young madams fall into a daze, the great Lord Jiraiya is here!"

Clap clap!

Jiraiya finished speaking, leaped up, spun in a circle, the wooden clogs making a crisp sound on the floor.

Then he looked at Naruto and Sasuke with an expectant and proud gaze.

"You..."

Sasuke's lip twitched. He couldn't help but complain: "Are you a patient who escaped from somewhere?"

Jiraiya instantly staggered.

This annoying little brat, wasn't I handsome just now?!

Naruto's eye also twitched slightly. He maintained the smile on his face and said: "So you are the great Lord Jiraiya, one of the Sannin."

This kind of unreliable guy... is he really one of the legendary Sannin?

"That's right! It is I, the handsome one!"

Jiraiya's head lifted proudly upon hearing this.

"Oh, very nice to meet you."

Naruto nodded, saying politely: "Then we'll be taking our leave first."

With that, he pulled Sasuke beside him and was about to leave.

"Hey! Wait a minute!"

Jiraiya followed behind Naruto in a flurry, asking unwillingly: "Aren't you curious why I know you?"

"Why should I be curious."

Naruto's pace didn't change as he said matter-of-factly: "The whole village now knows I'm the Fourth Hokage's son. Isn't it a very normal thing for you to know me?"

"Ahem! Actually, what I wanted to say was..."

Jiraiya concealed the embarrassment on his face, coughing lightly: "If you take me as your master now, I can reluctantly accept you as my disciple. You..."

But before he could finish,

Naruto arrived in front of the hospital room and pushed Sasuke into Jiraiya's arms.

"No need. I'm not worthy."

He patted the stunned Sasuke, reminding him meaningfully: "This is the great Lord Jiraiya, one of the Sannin. If you want to get stronger, find him."

"Don't forget what happened that night."

With that, without waiting for the two to react,

BOOM!!

Naruto directly slammed the hospital room door shut, locking Sasuke and Jiraiya outside.

A bizarre silence fell outside the hospital room for a moment.

"This..."

Jiraiya stared blankly at the closed door, then looked down at the boy in his arms.

Suddenly, he felt dazed, and again thought of the Great Toad Sage's prophecy.

--"The Child of Prophecy has encountered a major change, and is facing a difficult choice. He will bring either peace or destruction to the entire ninja world. As long as you guide him correctly, the Child of Prophecy can bring peace to the ninja world."

As for this boy before him...

Uchiha Sasuke, the sole survivor of the night of the massacre, the last remaining member of the Uchiha clan.

The one who destroyed the Uchiha clan was his older brother; at a young age, he already carried the deep-seated blood feud of the Uchiha clan.

"Uchiha Sasuke... seems to perfectly fit everything in the prophecy."

Although it felt somewhat unbelievable, didn't this also fit the "unexpected" part of the prophecy?

Compared to Naruto, whose performance was perfect in all aspects, Sasuke was the one who seemed to need guidance.

"Yikes! Let go of me quickly!"

Sensing Jiraiya's strange gaze, Sasuke couldn't help but get goosebumps.

"You bastard..."

Struggling violently, he broke free from Jiraiya's embrace.

But when Sasuke turned around, frowning and wanting to question Jiraiya,

He was stunned on the spot by Jiraiya's next sentence.

"Do you... want to take me as your master?"

"...Huh?"

...

In the hospital room, just a wall away,

As if sensing something, the smile on Naruto's lips widened a few degrees.

Immediately, he continued his gaze towards the old man on the hospital bed.

The old man just held his pipe, quietly gazing at the sky outside the window, his expression seeming somewhat melancholy and sad.

"Grandpa Third, I've come to see you."

Only after Naruto had spoken for a good while,

Did Sarutobi Hiruzen, as if awakening from a dream, turn his head to look at Naruto.

Naruto still wore that gentle and calm smile.

Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly felt a daze.

In a trance, Naruto's face slowly overlapped with Minato's.

"Naruto, ah..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed with a desolate tone: "You've really grown up now."

"Then, in your heart, do you still resent me for not taking good care of you?"

(End of Chapter)

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