Jiraiya, Scared Stiff

Despite it being the middle of summer, Jiraiya was pale and sweating profusely.

Damn it! Naruto's got a problem. What kind of kid has such a strong will?

At first, he thought the child was just thick-skinned and inherited his mother's personality, but now that he thinks about it, there's definitely something wrong!

Meanwhile, Uchiha Yoru, standing to the side, slightly curled the corners of his lips and shook his head with a smile.

It would be a miracle if there weren't any problems with the reincarnations of Asura and Indra. Damn it, generation after generation, the Asura's personality seems to be the same.

You say there's no problem? That's bullshit.

He never lies; Naruto Uzumaki's soul definitely contains the Asura's Power, which is currently the noblest bloodline in the Shinobi World.

As long as Jiraiya keeps investigating, he won't fail to find anything, not even the slightest clue.

The seed has been planted; all that's left is for Jiraiya to realize the problem.

Uchiha Yoru did so much, but the most important thing was that he really had a headache Naruto; he wasn't kidding.

This Naruto is really problematic. His brainwashing methods, including having Shisui test them secretly, are simply not working.

Otherwise, with Naruto and Sasuke two trump cards, he could decide the future of the Shinobi World. Unfortunately, Naruto has problems, so he would definitely kick this problematic person out first.

Let Jiraiya take Naruto outside, so he doesn't interfere with his village's rule. After Talk no Jutsu -jutsu; he can't just kill this brat, can he? What if the Sage of Six Paths shows up and kills him?

It's hard to say, and he even suspected that the Sage of Six Paths had been hiding in the shadows all along.

After all, Naruto Uzumaki should have died several times. The most typical example is when his heart stopped beating in Tanzaku City, and Nine-Tails closed his eyes and waited to die, but he survived. There might have been some underhanded tricks from the Six Paths.

I don't want this generation of Asura to perish.

Therefore, he cannot attack Naruto, so there is only one possibility.

"Jiraiya, haha, these are just some of my guesses."

Seeing that Uchiha Yoru seemed to be comforting him, Jiraiya, with a grim expression, waved his hand and said, "Don't try to comfort me."

"If there really is someone operating in the shadows, then there truly is an unseen hand manipulating something in the Shinobi World."

Jiraiya could not help but be wary of such manipulative methods.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Uchiha Yoru smiled inwardly. "You, Talk no Jutsu Naruto Uzumaki, may have a powerful persuasive ability, but when everyone has doubts about you and no one believes you, what are you going to do?"

Of course, this suspicion isn't meant to do anything to you. At the very least, when you're spouting those passionate, almost foolish slogans every day to fool people, they won't be so easily fooled.

He didn't want to have worked so hard to build up such a large force, only to have Shisui and his group end up siding with Naruto because of the protagonist's Talk no Jutsu.

Then everyone shouted at him, showing mutual understanding – that's true peace!

"Nonsense! "Uchiha Yoru sneered. He believed that when Naruto Uzumaki Talk no Jutsu in the future, at least his own people would be wary in advance.

Here they come! Here they come! What is the purpose of this person behind all this manipulation of the child?

"Naruto, it's me!"

Jiraiya's expression turned somewhat grim. At that moment, he wondered whether he should take Naruto with him or not.

Seeing this, Uchiha Yoru exclaimed inwardly, "You Jiraiya, can't back down! Take him away, take him away quickly, don't let him interfere with my plans!"

"Jiraiya, Orochimaru is the only one who has studied the soul, but I think you should at most test him out. Don't alert him, because someone with such abilities probably wields power that could bring catastrophe to the Shinobi World."

Uchiha Yoru spoke in a deep voice with a solemn expression, and Jiraiya nodded in agreement. If even this brat was so wary of him, Jiraiya felt a chill run down his spine.

The Shinobi World seems to be hiding a huge secret.

"Also, Jiraiya, I hope you won't reveal Naruto's soul issue to anyone. It's top secret! Not even the sages of Mount Myōboku can reveal it!"

Finally, to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, Uchiha Yoru spoke in a low voice, after all, in the original work, the methods of the three great summoning holy lands were still very powerful.

Who do you take me for?

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya patted his chest and solemnly assured him.

"Don't worry, I'm Jiraiya stupid. The more people who know, the greater the chance of something going wrong. I understand that principle."

Given Uchiha Yoru's current state, how could Jiraiya remain inactive?

However, Jiraiya was still secretly alarmed. He could not tell the sage of Mount Myōboku, but he could find another way. For example, he could say that he had discovered a powerful force within Naruto, a force that was not the Nine-Tails, but seemed to come from his soul.

Using this excuse to find the Great Sage should be a way to test whether Naruto has any problems.

However, Jiraiya was unaware that Uchiha Yoru had already secretly informed all his trusted ninjas of his analysis that Naruto was suspicious. Of course, this was top secret, even the most confidential information in his mind had been sealed away.

"Then Naruto, I will!" At this moment Jiraiya's hesitant expression turned into a determined one.

"How about I don't teach Naruto powerful Ninjutsu yet?"

Goodness, seeing how Jiraiya was, Uchiha Yoru immediately smiled, but he shook his head.

"Jiraiya, we don't know what the person behind this is plotting, or what Naruto could possibly be plotting. Just focus on training Naruto properly and making Naruto a qualified ninja. As for all the other miscellaneous stuff..."

At this point, Uchiha Yoruro a meaningful expression, which made Jiraiya smile wryly and wave his hands repeatedly.

"Don't worry, I will never teach Naruto any messy will or anything like that. I'm not like you or the Third Hokage."

"Jiraiya, perhaps you've misunderstood me. I believe you should instill in Naruto the pure mindset of a ninja, and then secretly observe Naruto's changes. If he continues down that path of nonsensical, unrealistic ideal of peace through understanding, then there's a problem."

Someone trained purely as a ninja should, in theory, become a simple ninja and not have so many messy thoughts.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya visibly frowned. Wouldn't that turn Naruto into a weapon?

Uchiha Yoru, however, was prepared. He squinted and chuckled, "When the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, sealed the Nine-Tails, only half of it was sealed inside Naruto. The other half was sealed by Orochimaru, and Konoha will have a new Jinchuriki in the future."

"I can promise you, Jiraiya, that after Naruto inherits the title of the Fourth Hokage's son, he will enjoy a future as a true ninja, not as a weapon. You can rest assured. This is information about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

Karin Uzumaki's information appeared directly on the tea table between the two. Jiraiya stared wide-eyed, thinking, "Good heavens, just how many trump cards has this brat been hiding?"

They even secretly created a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki with Orochimaru, and it was even from the Uzumaki Clan!

"This child has inherited the true Uzumaki bloodline and has already awakened. Karin will then replace Naruto as the village's Jinchuriki, so don't worry, I won't use Naruto as a tool or weapon."

At this moment, Jiraiya fell silent. Everyone has selfish desires. He didn't want Minato's children to become tools, but he couldn't prevent the village from being without tools.

Jinchuriki have always been tools of the Five Great Ninja Villages, and also their strongest weapons.

"Alright, I will make Naruto a true ninja."

With Jiraiya's promise, Uchiha Yoru chuckled and nodded, then whispered towards the outside of the room, "Karin, you can come in now."

Jiraiya just noticed someone at the door, but he assumed it was Uchiha Yoru's guard.

However, as the wooden sliding door opened, a red-haired girl wearing glasses walked in respectfully.

"Lord Yoru! Lord Jiraiya."

The girl was extremely respectful, Jiraiya felt somewhat embarrassed. After all, it was a cruel choice for two children, and he had just chosen the other one in front of them.

Isn't that too cruel for a child?

"Karin, you heard what I just said. What's your choice?"

Uchiha Yoru smiled gently, while the red-haired Karin raised her head, her expression resolute.

"Lord Yoru, please don't abandon me! I'm willing to replace Lord Yoru Naruto Uzumaki and become your strongest weapon."

"Karin, you're being naughty." A gentle hand rubbed against her red hair as Uchiha Yoru shook his head with a smile.

"Although you are the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, I will take you as my disciple. From now on, I will be your teacher, and we will be family, not tools or weapons."

"Naruto Uzumaki has a problem, which is why I wanted to ask you. If you don't want to, I won't force you."

However, when Karin heard this, her eyes widened immediately, and she shook her head like a rattle-drum. How could she refuse?

"Lord Yoru, Karin is willing to stay by your side."

At this moment, Karin cried out in her heart, "I can stay by Lord Yoru's side now! And isn't that little notebook filled with the secrets that teacher and student can't keep to themselves...?"

Jiraiya to the side, was dumbfounded. Although the red-haired girl was wearing glasses, her misty eyes were clearly visible, gleaming with an inexplicable burning light.

That brat! Absolutely! Absolutely!

She's just like the Third Hokage and Orochimaru, all of them are manipulating people's minds. It's obvious that Jiraiya, didn't think that much, or rather, he never imagined that such a young girl would be so precocious.

"Lord Jiraiya, I'm your fan! Today I finally met the real Lord Jiraiya!"

Because she could stay by Uchiha Yoru's side, Karin was so excited that she became incoherent, and her trembling hands took out a pink novel from her Tool Pouch.

[The Secret My Teacher and I Had to Tell (from the Make-Out Paradise series)]

Holy crap!

Upon seeing the book, Jiraiya's eyes widened in surprise. When he turned around, he saw Uchiha Yoru's gloomy, almost menacing expression.

"Kid, no! Night! Let me explain, this book is just a pure love story, let me explain..."

The naive Karin had no idea how much influence the romance novel she was reading would have.

Jiraiya, on the verge of tears, quickly signed his name. This truly is a pure love story.

"Karin, read this book from now on."

Uchiha Yoru glared at Jiraiya, thinking he was a terrible troublemaker, before taking out a red book from the side.

Upon receiving Karin, Karin's eyes lit up immediately. She carefully placed it in her bosom, as if it were a precious item, rather than in her Tool Pouch.

At Uchiha Yoru's gesture, Karin respectfully knelt behind her teacher, then looked up and followed their gaze to the two people outside the window.

At this moment, Karin was secretly overjoyed and thought to herself, "I really have to thank you two, otherwise how could I be able to stay by Lord Yoru's side?"

"Haha, don't worry, I'll be back when Naruto graduates. After all, he still has to take the ninja graduation exam."

While Uchiha Yoru and Jiraiya were chatting, Karin's gaze behind them grew increasingly sinister.

"Such warm and sweet Chakra... Lord Yoru, no! Teacher Yoru Chakra is also so terrifyingly powerful..."

Under the influence of a ninja's five senses, Uchiha Yoru was somewhat speechless; the girls in the Shinobi World were truly precocious.

"Fifth Hokage, I am ordered to carry out a mission and need your Anbu's assistance."

Hatake Kakashi arrived at the hospital and saw Tsunade, the Fifth Generation Hokage-sama, leisurely leaning back in her chair, enjoying an afternoon drink.

Kakashi's lips twitched at this sight; Lady Tsunade was completely shifting the blame to Yoru.

"Oh, it's Kakashi. Let me see the mission."

Tsunade looked quite relaxed. Kakashi could clearly see the three girls in the medical room. One was a girl from the Yamanaka Clan with a determined look in her eyes, another was a girl from the Hyuga Main Family who was a bit shy, and the last one seemed to be a little girl from Kirigakure, but he didn't recognize her.

"I see. So you need the Byakugan Ao from Mist Ninja to go on the mission with you. It just so Tenzō I was planning to have Yamato leave the Anbu and become a Jonin of Konoha Jonin. Let's take this mission as the first step in that direction."

Tsunade, left her Chakra mark on the scroll, along with a coded signature.

Kakashi only needs to take this quest scroll to the two of them, and they will naturally go.

The Byakugan Ao of the Mist Ninja was specifically left in Konoha by Mei Terumi to handle affairs, as the Byakugan Ao's abilities are undeniable.

"Lady Tsunade, I must take my leave now."

Hatake Kakashi respectfully withdrew, leaving only three young girls in the medical room. Sweat beaded on their foreheads as they frantically used their crude Medical Ninjutsu to treat the fish on the operating table.

"Ino, here you go."

A soft, sweet voice came from behind. Ino Yamanaka, who had lost her parents, was more mature and determined than in the original story. She turned her head and saw Hinata's shy expression, while carefully placing two candies on the table.

Ino has matured, but her thin frame clearly shows signs of malnutrition, indicating that she has not had a good life with the Yamanaka Clan.

After all, ninjas consume a lot of Chakra during training, and they need a certain amount of nutrition to sustain themselves; after all, no one is the protagonist or Jinchuriki.

"Thanks."

Ino felt a warm feeling in her heart when Hinata Hyuga Ino, her shy classmate. She knew that her body was weak and that prolonged Chakra release would make her dizzy, which was caused by malnutrition.

The thoughtful and gentle Hinata clearly noticed this problem and carefully handed over the prepared candy during class.

Looking at the sweet candy, Ino smiled.

Tsunade, who was slacking off, saw the friendship between the three Tsunade in approval. She also knew about Ino, but that was just the ninja world.

However, Ino directed her hatred from back then at the Nara and Akimichi clans, believing that they abandoned her father, which led to the final outcome.

Tsunade shook her head at all of this. She could see Ino's loyalty to Konoha and that she would not betray her. Therefore, she never harbored any resentment towards the Third Hokage and Uchiha Yoru from their past conflicts.

But why should she worry about that? The future of the Shinobi World, and this brat's schemes, will probably shift the village's internal strife to the outside world.

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