He Would Become a Bestselling Author

At that moment, Mikoto stood on the earthen platform with a very serious expression.

Her long ponytail was tied behind her, and her Uchiha Brand Windbreaker made her look especially dashing.

Although Mikoto was usually gentle and virtuous, Uchiha Chen knew that she was soft on the outside but strong within. Once she set her mind on something, she would rarely change it.

As a genius of the Uchiha Clan, Mikoto's strength was unquestionably formidable. At six years old, she had already displayed extraordinary talent.

Furthermore, she was an extremely diligent girl during training.

Thus, Mikoto's true strength was very impressive.

She simply never used her full strength when fighting her classmates.

However, whenever she faced an opponent, she always displayed intense focus, showing them respect.

The person standing opposite her formed a stark contrast.

He looked completely lethargic, as if he had not even woken up yet.

"Wake up. You're at the selection tournament," Jiraiya reminded Shikaku.

"What a pain. I feel like going to sleep on the rooftop."

Nara Shikaku grumbled endlessly.

Although he was usually lazy and looked terrified of trouble, his IQ of 180 made it impossible for anyone to overlook him.

Combined with the Ino-Shika-Cho clans behind him, he could be considered a very important force in Konoha.

"Then I'll just surrender." Nara Shikaku, looking like he feared trouble, gestured to Jiraiya.

"Lord Jonin, I'm not feeling well. Can I surrender?"

"Not feeling well?"

Jiraiya froze.

The little brat before him looked rosy-cheeked and full of energy. No matter how he looked at him, he did not seem unwell. Instead, he looked like he needed a beating.

But when Jiraiya thought of the boy's surname, he understood.

The Nara Clan, huh? Their fear of trouble was rooted in their genes. It simply could not be changed.

Still, doing nothing would make him lose face as a teacher, so Jiraiya said, "Fine. This round goes to Uchiha Mikoto. However, I'll also tell the Nara Jonin that you surrendered without fighting."

"Uh... could you tell a male Nara Jonin?"

"That won't do. Isn't the person truly in charge of your household a woman?" Jiraiya shook his head.

"Hahaha!"

Laughter erupted from below the platform.

"..."

Dad, has the fact that you're afraid of Mom spread throughout Konoha's Jonin circles? How am I supposed to get by in the future?

With a worried expression, Nara Shikaku walked off the platform. How was he supposed to go home tonight?

He saw Choza eating snacks and suddenly came up with a great idea.

"Choza, um... can I stay at your house tonight? Tonight... I don't really want to go home."

The surrounding students suddenly wore suggestive smiles.

"..."

They had misunderstood.

After stepping down, Mikoto ran over to Uchiha Chen.

"Chen, it's over."

"Mm, Mikoto, you were amazing. Even Shikaku was scared of you." Uchiha Chen smiled as he patted Mikoto's head beside him.

"That's not it. Shikaku is always like that during training classes. I might not necessarily be his match."

"It's fine, it's fine. As long as I can beat him. When the time comes, Mikoto, you'll only need to defeat me to defeat Shikaku."

"But I can't bring myself to hurt you. How about this? We'll fight together in the future."

"Sure. I'll leave my back to you, Mikoto."

"Pfft...!" On the other side, Jiraiya, who had been hoping to learn a few tricks for picking up girls, could not help getting fed another mouthful of dog food.

"Th-this is the legendary public display of affection? Its power is terrifying. It's practically on par with an S-rank Ninjutsu. By the time I learn it, I'll probably be dead."

"Hahaha, Chen and Mikoto have always been like this," Minato answered with a smile as he stood beside Jiraiya.

"Why? I'm so outstanding, yet I'm already sixteen and still can't find a girlfriend. Am I worse than even six-year-olds? Why would Tsunade, that flat-chested woman, rather choose Orochimaru than me? Am I not handsome enough?"

"With Lord Jiraiya's abilities, you'll definitely find a partner you like someday. Being rejected now is only so you can meet an even better girl in the future, right?"

"Kid, you've moved me. You... what's your name?"

"My name is Minato Namikaze. I'm currently a second-year student at the Ninja Academy."

"Minato Namikaze... Minato, huh? You're quite good. You're really talented, and you speak so nicely. I kind of like you."

"If you perform well in this outdoor class, I'll give you one-on-one guidance in the days to come."

Everyone knew that among the Third Hokage's three disciples, only Tsunade came from one of Konoha's great clans, the Senju Clan. Orochimaru and Jiraiya were both Civilian Ninja.

Perhaps because he felt competitive toward Orochimaru, after Orochimaru had announced that he would personally guide outstanding students, Jiraiya said the same to Minato.

"Thank you, Lord Jiraiya! I'll work hard!"

"Alright, alright, get up there. Your next opponent isn't simple. It's that little brat showing off his affection."

"It's Chen, huh?" Minato said with a wry smile.

"What, is he strong?" Jiraiya asked casually.

"He's strong." Minato's smile faded as he nodded gravely. "Very strong. I've never beaten him in a fight. I don't know whether Chen has ever gotten serious, but he takes down most opponents with a single Genjutsu."

"The Uchiha Clan's talent for Genjutsu has never been an exaggeration," Jiraiya sighed. "Are you confident?"

"I am. And I've already thought of a way to break it." Minato tightened his grip on the Kunai in his hand and began walking toward the earthen platform. "I'm going, Lord Jiraiya."

"Go on, go on. Do your best. Show that brat who started dating at such a young age what we Single Dogs are made of. Let him know the anger of us single people!"

"If you win, I'll take you out to gather material next time." Jiraiya revealed a lecherous grin.

"..."

"What did Jiraiya talk to you about for so long? You look pretty excited." Uchiha Chen had already stepped onto the platform. Seeing Minato chat with Jiraiya for ages before coming up, he casually asked.

"Don't tell me he's taking you to peep into the women's bathhouse."

"Listen, Minato. An old man with white hair like that is obviously not a good person. Look at that lecherous face of his. He still doesn't have a girlfriend. In the future, he'll definitely end up writing porn because he can't find one, become a bestselling adult author, and corrupt Konoha's youth."

"Hahaha..." Minato could only respond helplessly.

"Hey, you little brat! Who are you calling a peeping tom? That's called gathering material. What do you know? It's an art!"

"And who said I'll write porn in the future? What I'm writing is Ninja Chronicles, which will become famous throughout the Shinobi World! In the future, I'll become something like the godfather of the ninja world. Who would be so bored as to write porn?"

Jiraiya was far more agitated by Uchiha Chen's words.

Before Uchiha Chen had even finished speaking, Jiraiya was already yelling loudly from below the platform.

"...Idiot." Orochimaru, watching from the other side, disdainfully spat snake venom at Jiraiya with his words.