A Fifty-Fifty Split!

The next day, morning.

"Hiss..."

"Where am I?"

Hyuga Bin opened his eyes with discomfort, looking at the unfamiliar surroundings before him.

He remembered going drinking with Jiraiya last night, and he remembered getting drunk.

As for what happened after he got drunk, he couldn't recall anything.

Last night was his first time drinking sake from the Ninja World; before that, he had only drunk beer.

He had initially thought sake from the Ninja World was similar to foreign liquor, but he hadn't expected it to be quite strong. He got completely wasted after just a few bottles.

Moreover, not remembering what happened after getting drunk this morning clearly meant he had blacked out.

"Drunkenness leads to trouble!"

Hyuga Bin rubbed his throbbing head, got up, walked out of the room, and entered the living room.

At this moment, Jiraiya was writing furiously, as if composing an article.

"Is Lord Jiraiya up so early to create something?"

Hyuga Bin walked towards Jiraiya with some doubt, "Lord Jiraiya."

Seeing Hyuga Bin, Jiraiya immediately got up, smiled, and pulled Hyuga Bin to sit in a chair, "Bin-kun, let's continue talking about that story you told last night..."

"Which one?" Hyuga Bin was a bit confused; he didn't remember telling Jiraiya any story last night.

"The one about... Uchiha Jiebai."

"Uchiha Jiebai?" Hyuga Bin was even more confused.

Was there anyone named Uchiha Jiebai in the Uchiha Clan?

And... the name Uchiha Jiebai was so awkward. If he removed the surname Uchiha and read it backward, it sounded somewhat familiar.

"Bin-kun, I thought about it all night. I want to write your idea and plot into a book. We'll co-author it, and split the profits fifty-fifty. What do you say?" Jiraiya, not noticing Hyuga Bin's complete lack of recollection, continued speaking to himself.

He loved Hyuga Bin's story so much, and since Hyuga Bin had clearly stated he wouldn't write it himself last night, Jiraiya wanted to write it.

Hyuga Bin's story was far superior to the ideas he got from visiting the Women's Bathhouse every day.

"Lord Jiraiya, the story about Uchiha Jiebai that I told you last night, is she a teacher at the Ninja Academy?" Hyuga Bin asked tentatively. This was the only story he could think of that matched.

"That's right. Her **partner is the principal of the Ninja Academy, named Sarutobi Yoshitaka," Jiraiya nodded.

He had been drunk last night, but after hearing Hyuga Bin's story, he had sobered up for a while.

The names of both protagonists, when read backward, matched. Hyuga Bin had confirmed what story it was and immediately told Jiraiya his thoughts: "Lord Jiraiya, if you want to write this story, go ahead. You don't need to credit me, and you don't need to give me any profit."

If his name was on this book, his reputation in the Ninja World would be completely ruined.

A writer of romance novels, especially one who primarily provided ideas – what girl would dare to date him?

"How can that be?" Hearing Hyuga Bin refuse credit and profit, Jiraiya immediately rejected it.

"How about this, Lord Jiraiya? I won't be credited on the book, but if there are any profits, you can give me ten percent." Seeing this, Hyuga Bin could only ask for ten percent as a token.

"No, do I, Jiraiya, look like someone who would take advantage of you?"

Hearing Hyuga Bin's words, Jiraiya decided not to haggle further and made his decision: "The most important, the most crucial part of a book is its creativity and plot. Without good creativity and plot, an excellent work cannot be written. Since it's a 'romance' novel, you don't have to have your name on it, but the profit split must be fifty-fifty."

"Then everything will be as Lord Jiraiya arranges. However, Lord Jiraiya, please don't mention this matter to anyone." Seeing Jiraiya's serious expression, Hyuga Bin could only accept.

"Don't worry, I understand." Jiraiya smiled and patted Hyuga Bin's shoulder. "Now, continue telling me the rest of the plot."

"Huh? Where did we leave off yesterday?"

"We were talking about Uchiha Jiebai and Uchiha Qian going to a tavern to drink, and then meeting the eighteen-year-old Uchiha Jian..."

"Oh..."

Hyuga Bin nodded and began to recall the subsequent plot.

It wasn't until noon that Jiraiya finished recording the entire plot of the story Ninja Teacher--Uchiha Jiebai. He then went out with Hyuga Bin to have breakfast.

Jiraiya intended to finish writing this book as quickly as possible and have the publisher release it just as quickly.

Because such an excellent book, delaying its release by even one day would be a loss for the readers.

Of course, the surnames of the male and female protagonists in the book would have to be changed, otherwise, the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan would surely come knocking to demand an explanation.

"Lord Jiraiya, do you know where Lady Tsunade is? I've hit a bottleneck in my study of Medical Ninjutsu, so I want to find Lady Tsunade to give me some private tutoring," Hyuga Bin asked Jiraiya during their brunch.

Tsunade wouldn't arrive in Tanzaku City until after Konoha's sixtieth year, so her whereabouts were currently unknown.

After saying goodbye to Tsunade for several years, Hyuga Bin had learned all the jutsu he could, so he wanted to go and "borrow" some knowledge from Tsunade.

Especially since Tsunade had likely mastered the Yin Seal by now, and the Yin Seal was precisely what he wanted to learn.

Although in the original story, only women mastered the Yin Seal, throughout the plot of Naruto, there was no mention that the Yin Seal could only be cultivated by women.

Moreover, even if the Yin Seal could only be cultivated by women at this stage, it didn't mean it couldn't be modified. It could be changed into a "Yang Seal," "Yin-Yang Seal," or "Yin-Yang Harmony Seal" that men could also cultivate.

Hyuga Bin had lived for so many years, always firmly believing that there were more solutions than difficulties.

"She's been moving around the big cities of the Land of Fire. I only know which cities she's been to, not which one she's in now." Jiraiya shook his head, feeling helpless about the matter.

"Is that so? Jiraiya, please tell me which cities Tsunade has been to." Hyuga Bin continued to speak.

Being able to narrow down the possibilities would make it easier for him to find Tsunade.

"Black Rock City, the Capital City, and Qingfu City. She's been to all three of those."

"Okay, thank you, Jiraiya-sama." Hyuga Bin remembered the names of the three cities.

"Oh, right, Bin-kun, I remember you seemed to tell me last night to give up on Tsunade." Speaking of Tsunade, Jiraiya recalled that when he was most drunk last night, Hyuga Bin had said something about Tsunade not being an ordinary woman and that he couldn't handle her.

He wanted to ask Hyuga Bin why he thought he couldn't handle her.