Naruto's strongest wooden escape

Hearing Jiraiya's question, the chuunin responded awkwardly: "Ah, that's right. This caravan belongs to the mother's family of the Daimyo of the Fire Country, and will pass through the war-torn Grass Country, so, so... "

"That's it." Jiraiya muttered lightly.Now that the daimyo's mother's natal family is willing to take out the bounty from the A-level mission, those who have benefited like me can't say much.

Turning his head to look at the three Uchiha Matsuri who were waiting quietly and obediently, Jiraiya waved his hand and motioned for everyone to follow him out.

Corridor outside.

After listening to Jiraiya's statement about the mission, Inuzuka couldn't help but exclaimed.

"A-level mission! That's great!" Inuzuka shouted excitedly.

"Eh, don't be too happy too soon. Although the bonus of the A-level mission is generous enough, compared with the B-level missions we did before, the A-level mission is more dangerous." Namikaze Minato said calmly.

"Don't be afraid. Don't we still have you and Jiraiya-sensei in our team? If the enemy ninja attacks, it will be more than enough for you and Jiraiya-sensei to resist." Inuzuka E said exaggeratedly.I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but Inuzuka didn't mention Uchiha Matsuri's name.

"..."

Upon hearing Inuzuka's overconfident statement, many black lines appeared on the heads of the three of them.

At this time, Inuzuka lost no time and looked at Uchiha Matsuri: "Matsura-san, please don't hold back Jiraiya-sama and Minato-san in this action."

"..."

Hearing Inuzuka's provocation, Uchiha Matsuri smiled bitterly and did not respond.With such a teammate who actively provokes trouble, Uchiha Matsuri has no other choice but to remain silent.

"Ahem. Since everyone is so excited, let me simply emphasize it." Jiraiya broke the deadlock and said seriously, "This is the first time our class has performed a task with a difficulty of A, so you Don’t take it lightly…”

For the next 10 minutes, Jiraiya kept emphasizing some safety issues.After finishing speaking, Jiraiya looked at his watch, and then said to the three of them: "I'll give you an hour, go back and prepare the ninja tools, and meet here in an hour."

"Yes."

Namikaze Minato and Inuzuka E ran in different directions.

In the corridor, only Jiraiya and Uchiha Matsuri were left.

"Masatsu, why don't you go home and prepare your ninja tools?" Seeing that Uchiha Matsuri didn't run home, Jiraiya asked in confusion.

"Teacher, I'm ready this morning." Uchiha Matsuri took out the scroll and shook it towards Jiraiya.

"You are so attentive." Jiraiya couldn't help but praise.

"Jiraiya-sensei, what do you think of Orochimaru-sama?" In order to break the embarrassment, Uchiha Matsuri asked first.

"That guy." Jiraiya hesitated for a moment, and then said slowly, "That guy doesn't seem cold to others, but he actually has a good heart."

After hearing Jiraiya's intuitive evaluation, Uchiha Matsuri just smiled.

It seems that Jiraiya has not discovered Orochimaru's abnormality yet, or Orochimaru has not cooperated with Danzo in human experiments.

"By the way, why did you suddenly ask about this?" Jiraiya suddenly asked.

 "It's nothing, I'm just curious about the erratic Orochimaru-sama." Uchiha Matsuri said with a smile.

"Matsura, what do you understand about Naruto?" Jiraiya said suddenly.

After thinking for a few seconds, Uchiha Matsuri said frankly: "Hokage is a very dangerous but respectable profession."

"Dangerous?" Jiraiya did not expect Uchiha Matsuri to describe Naruto like this.

"Well. For example, in order to resist the attack of the rebellious ninja Uchiha Madara, the first Hokage chose to fight the latter in the Valley of the End. The result was that a few days after Uchiha Madara died in the battle, the first Hokage also died of serious illness. .The younger brother of the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, fought against the powerful Golden Horn and Silver Horn alone in the first ninja war until he died in the battle."

"Similarly, most of the 'shadows' of the other four countries in the past generations also thought of dying in battle as their final destination. Therefore, I think Hokage is a more dangerous profession." Uchiha Matsuri analyzed calmly.

Jiraiya nodded and asked, "If it's dangerous, why do you want to be Hokage?"

"No reason." Uchiha Matsuri smiled, "This is my dream. Even if I may die in battle, I want to be Hokage."

"In the ninja school, Yuito-sensei taught us to always be prepared to fight and die for the village. The same is true for the captain of the sixth class, Kato Dan-senpai. His dream is also to be Hokage. He also often warned me that with great power comes great responsibility. .”

"Therefore, as a genin or chuunin, you may sacrifice yourself for the mission. But Hokage will choose to sacrifice himself to protect the entire village or even the entire country. This is also the greatness and respectability of Hokage."

Uchiha Matsuri keenly felt that behind Jiraiya's seemingly casual inquiry, there might be an investigation of him by the Third Hokage.

Therefore, the Uchiha Festival did not act too reserved, nor did it point out some of the dark sides of ninjas and Konoha's administration. Instead, it simply started from the argument of "protecting everyone" and exposed some areas where everyone agreed, allowing everyone to Jiraiya felt that he was also the one who inherited the so-called "will of fire".

An hour passed quickly, and Namikaze Minato and Inuzuka E also returned to the meeting place with their backpacks on their backs.

Seeing that his subordinates were all ready, Jiraiya waved his hand: "Let's go."

As soon as they left the village, Inuzuka couldn't hold back his temper and asked, "Jiraiya-sensei, where are we going now?"

"Go to Kyoto." Jiraiya stepped on wooden clogs and said with a leisurely expression.

"It is said that women in Kyoto are all extremely beautiful. Let me test the authenticity of this rumor!" Jiraiya smiled obscenely in his heart.

Two days later.

In the city of Kyoto.

"I've heard about the prosperity of Kyoto for a long time. I was shocked when I saw it today!" Jiraiya crossed his hands and looked excitedly at the businessmen coming and going and the countless restaurants and shops on both sides.

Inuzuka, who was also visiting this "big city" for the first time, was even more excited.Along the way, he pointed at various things, looking like a "country bumpkin who has never been to the city".

Among the four, only Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Matsuri remained unmoved by the new things in Kyoto.In terms of scale and prosperity, Kyoto was just a large town in the previous life. Therefore, for Uchiha Matsuri, who lived in the "Magic City" Shanghai in the previous life, Kyoto had no appeal at all.

"The weather is nice today, why don't we go to the hot springs first!" Jiraiya suddenly said excitedly.