Poor Little Ino Is Toyed with by Black Sakura (For Alliance Leader Big Jacki

A slight ripple appeared in the space, and Natural Energy within a few meters was forcibly drawn into the seal.

The Sage Fukasaku, Fukasaku, watched helplessly as those wisps of energy were absorbed into the Four Symbols Seal, a shock that reverberated throughout its entire frog life. Absorbed into its body, not sealed! Damn it!

Jiraiya raised an eyebrow slightly. "Four Symbols Seal?"

Where did this guy learn that? This Four Symbols Seal isn't just a simple Outer Four Symbols Seal. But I've never heard of a Four Symbols Seal that can absorb Natural Energy, though this is a new idea.

Naruto finally felt relieved. Since the system's Four Symbols Seal could effectively suppress the Nine-Tails 'Chakra energy body, there was no reason why it couldn't seal Natural Energy.

He turned to Jiraiya, "Pervy Sage, I have already absorbed the Natural Energy into my body."

Jiraiya: "."

Naruto even snapped his fingers, making a "click" sound, and asked casually.

"Should we release them now?"

"Shut up." Jiraiya turned and left, but a smile appeared on his face.

If Natural Energy cannot enter the body, using the Four Symbols Seal is also a good option, although it feels rather strange. I'll ask around more carefully tomorrow; perhaps it's a new method.

Sudden!

"Boom!!"

He had only taken a few steps after turning around when a huge explosion came from behind him. He turned around abruptly and saw Naruto looking completely bewildered, and the boulder that had been blown to dust.

Jiraiya stared at Naruto, "???"

Naruto: "Huh???"

"I just released it casually, and it exploded immediately," Naruto explained. "I didn't do anything."

"Alright, alright, I got it," Jiraiya said helplessly.

After countless failures, Jiraiya finally resigned himself to his fate.

The month-long feast of fat worms had also ruined his appetite, but Sage Shima was enthusiastically cooking for him. Even though the two of them were indeed disgusted, they couldn't refuse to eat.

Bear Grylls is right: insects may look disgusting, but if you remove their heads and tails, they're actually just protein.

Anyway, the wealthy people in Konohagakure also like to eat fresh sashimi, like live fish sashimi and snow beef sashimi. Although Naruto thinks it's too boring and he'd rather just eat it raw, that's the kind of vibe he wants.

Fortunately, one of the dishes had deep-fried insects that tasted just like regular meat.

"I'm not eating bugs anymore. Let's go back first," Jiraiya said with a sigh. "Your situation is indeed a bit unusual. Come back another time."

"Yeah, cough... I mean, it's such a shame," Naruto said, trying to cover it up.

Half a day later, Jiraiya led Naruto to say goodbye to the two sages and released the Reverse Summoning Technique with a bang.

The moment his feet touched Konohagakure soil, Naruto felt an unprecedented excitement. The instant he failed in his Senjutsu training at Mount Myōboku, he wanted to return.

However, Jiraiya never believed in superstitions and insisted on trying again and again.

Naruto, being soft-hearted, saw how hard Jiraiya and, for the first time ever, gritted his teeth and endured it. Only when he couldn't bear it any longer did he activate the Four Symbols Seal.

Perhaps it was because of the Four Symbols Seal that Jiraiya stopped using Senjutsu. But Naruto wouldn't really ask Jiraiya what he was thinking; anyway, it's good that he's back.

Standing in Konoha Gate, Naruto jumped up and patted Jiraiya on the shoulder, smiling and comforting him.

"The Pervy Sage, Sage Fukasaku has said that immortal Senjutsu are not for me."

"You little rascal," Jiraiya, both amused and exasperated. "You've made a wasted trip and you're still so happy. I really don't know what you're thinking."

"It wasn't a complete waste of time, was it?" Naruto counted on his fingers. "Didn't we eat some bugs? I probably won't eat them again in my life."

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya's face twitched, and he said.

"Even though I've eaten it so many times, the taste is still indescribable whenever I think about it."

"Besides, didn't you mention the Toad Sage's prophecy?" Naruto said, turning around as he walked alongside Jiraiya. "So, his prophecy will come true?"

"So what?" Jiraiya walked to the village entrance and saw the two Konohagakure gatekeepers sitting there spinning pens. He nodded as a greeting.

"Will the Pervy Sage from the prophecy find a lively place to settle things?" Naruto asked.

"Perhaps so. The Old Master Toad's predictions have never been wrong," he said, then stroked his stubble-covered chin and added, "It's hard to imagine that Jiraiya one day stop."

"In my imagination, he should die during his journey around the world."

"That's true, but having a place to settle down isn't a bad ending either," Naruto said casually. "Dying on the road just feels too tragic."

"Dying of old age in a house doesn't seem like a good ending." Jiraiya walked along Konohagakure Street, the two heading towards the Hokage Building.

Upon hearing this, Naruto remained silent, but rolled his eyes. He thought to himself, "Of course you're carefree; who can compare to you? You're a hero of Mount Myōboku; if the rain gets even slightly heavier, you'll have to stay in the Land of Rain."

Hokage Building.

Naruto and Tsunade exchanged a brief glance and then left, Jiraiya stayed for a while.

"Not going well?" Tsunade asked, leaning back in her chair.

"Yes." Jiraiya nodded. "Naruto couldn't fuse with the natural energy. He tried many times but failed, so he had to come back for now."

"So be it if we fail." Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly smiled. "Jiraiya, it's strange that I don't feel sorry when I hear this news; I'm even a little happy."

"Why?"

"He's not good at everything after all; he has areas where he's not good at anything," Tsunade said. "People who are perfect in every way are more prone to extremes the more powerful they are."

"Are you talking about Itachi Uchiha?" Jiraiya asked.

"Yes," Tsunade admitted. "He's naturally pessimistic, someone whose negative pressure builds up to the point of exploding. I'm worried that if he gains more power, he'll lose himself."

"You're right," Jiraiya a smile. "So, there's one more thing I'd like to say."

"What is it?" she asked.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya looked up and spoke.

"Publicly announce that Naruto is not the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and that the Nine-Tails has escaped from Konohagakure."

"This will cause turmoil in Konohagakure, and other villages, especially Kumogakure, will take action," Tsunade said. "Konohagakure has just formed an alliance with Sand, and if they hear about it..."

"I know," Jiraiya, his face showing struggle.

"But I accept it." Tsunade stood up. "I've had this thought for a long time. It is indeed a loss for Konohagakure to lose the Nine-Tails. But keeping the Nine-Tails is also a hidden danger, and it will erupt sooner or later."

"The future of Konohagakure rests on their new generation, and we should trust the strength of the younger generation."

Naruto returned home, yawned, washed up, and immediately collapsed onto his bed, falling asleep. He was unaware that Tsunade was preparing to announce the Nine-Tails' escape, and when he woke up it was already evening.

I was a little hungry, so I decided to go out.

In the sweltering heat of late July, the Konohagakure Street were filled with the chirping of insects. In the distance, several familiar figures could be seen. In a lively spot, someone pointed in Naruto's direction, and the others turned to look.

"When did you get back?" Shikamaru patted his arm. "I haven't seen you for over a month, but I ran into you while I was out for a walk."

"I'm back today." Naruto, dressed in a light short-sleeved shirt and shorts, and as usual without his Forehead Protector, peeked behind Shikamaru. "You brought a lot of people with you. Where are you going?"

"It's a get-together," Shikamaru said. "What else could we be doing? Everyone's here except Shino, who's on a mission. If you're free, come along."

"Let's go together, it'll be more fun with more people," Choji quickly advised.

He glanced at Ino and Sakura beside her, then slowly looked away and spoke.

"All right."

"How did you suddenly grow so fast?" Shikamaru asked with some envy. "You're almost 1.8 meters tall, right?"

"No, I'm about 1.7 meters tall." As Naruto spoke, his eyes swept over Ino and Sakura, and he felt that there was something strange about them.

"Why aren't you two saying anything?" he asked directly.

"No, I don't know what to say." Ino seemed flustered and turned her head away. "Hinata this gathering."

"Huh?" Naruto looked completely confused.

"No, it's nothing." Ino blushed even more, inwardly regretting that she had to bring that up.

Naruto was a little confused. Why was Hinata specifically mentioned? Hinata? He glanced at Sakura, who gave him a sweet smile that sent chills down his spine.

He suddenly regretted it. "Black Sakura, explode!"

Damn it!

Sensing something was amiss, Naruto spoke Choji with Shikamaru and Shikamaru, only occasionally glancing at Ino and Sakura out of the corner of his eye, only to find that the two seemed to have a pretty good relationship.

Strange.

After thinking for a while, Naruto decided to drop the matter and strode ahead. His long legs carried him away, his well-defined knuckles hanging loosely at the seams of his trousers.

Ino blushed and turned her head away. Sakura leaned against her and whispered something.

"Don't you like him?"

"No," Ino retorted instinctively, then her mood darkened. "Hinata likes him; she told me herself."

"When?" Sakura asked.

"Last year," she said.

The two women walked slowly, gradually putting some distance between themselves and Shikamaru, Naruto the other two, so they no longer needed to speak in hushed tones.

"That happened so long ago, we might have already forgotten about it," Sakura said. "I liked it last year, but I might not like it this year."

"No." Ino shook her head.

"How did you know?" Sakura glanced at her out of the corner of her eye, giving off the vibe of a cunning best friend, and continued to tempt her, "What if?"

"There's no chance of anything going wrong," Ino said. "Hinata has liked him for a long time, longer than I've known him."

"And I don't like him, I don't like anyone," she added.

"Really? So you want to see him and Hinata hugging each other and rolling around in the same blanket?" Sakura asked casually.

"No, I don't want to." Ino didn't know where to put her hands. "What I mean is, we shouldn't do that, after all, we're still young."

Sakura pouted slightly. "Oh~."

Barely managing 10,000 words a day, will continue tomorrow.