Powerless Sasuke

The two grabbed his legs, and one person held each of his arms. With a collective effort, they all fell onto the stone-paved ground by the hot spring.

Choji, who was a bit slower, saw that the pervert's limbs were all restrained. With a "Duang Duang," he walked forward and sat right on the man's stomach.

"Pfft~"

Jiraiya's eyes bulged. This little chubby guy sat in such a specific spot; he felt like he was going to throw up everything he'd eaten that morning.

"What do we do now?"

They had him subdued, but they were stumped about what to do with him.

"Hand him over to the police force, of course!"

Naruto shouted.

"Do you brats know who I am? Hurry up and let me go."

"Aren't you just a pervert? Who else could you be?"

Jiraiya: "You little brat..."

Then, in a flash, everyone tied Jiraiya up with a scarf, gagging him as well.

"Uh... esteemed guests, what is this?"

A server looked at Jiraiya on the ground, twitching his lips as he asked.

"You've come at the perfect time. This guy was lurking around suspiciously, peeking. You should send him to the police force."

"This..." The server looked at Jiraiya, whose mouth was gagged and unable to speak, and murmured, "But Miss Hinata seems to be looking for this guest."

"What did you say? Little Hinata is looking for me? Where is she?"

Jiraiya stepped forward, placing his hands on the server's shoulders. It was unclear how he had freed himself from his restraints.

"She's... she's waiting outside."

The server pointed outside.

Jiraiya walked towards the exit, thinking about the scarf.

"Did I just hear you mention Hinata's name?"

Naruto, hearing the name Hinata, stepped forward to ask the server.

The others also came forward. They hadn't seen Hinata once since she graduated.

"Little Hinata, what do you need me for?"

Hinata looked at Jiraiya, who was only wearing a scarf, and raised an eyebrow. Wasn't he afraid of being seen by passersby?

"The teacher is looking for you. It seems there's a job for you."

"Honestly, the old man won't even let me rest." Jiraiya scratched his head.

"Last night, the leader of Root, Danzō, died."

Jiraiya froze. He really didn't know about this.

He had heard the explosion last night but saw that Konoha's Anbu had already gone, so he didn't pry further.

He hadn't expected such a major event to occur.

Even so, even though Danzō was gone and Konoha had lost a major force, he didn't feel any worry for Konoha.

On the contrary, he was secretly celebrating that that guy Danzō was finally dead.

"Danzō's death isn't a big deal, but he was researching something that alarmed the teacher. However, the research materials haven't been found, so I need to find you."

"This..." Jiraiya looked troubled. Materials? Just thinking about so many words on a piece of paper gave him a headache. Novels didn't count.

"I'm not good at finding materials, so why are you looking for me?"

"I don't know," Hinata replied curtly.

"You should hurry and get dressed and leave, don't keep the teacher waiting."

"Hinata, wait for me."

Jiraiya ran back and quickly got dressed.

While he was getting dressed, the brats who had tied him up like a caterpillar were also getting dressed.

"What are you guys doing? Aren't you going to soak in the hot spring anymore?"

Shikamaru looked listless. "I'd like to go back and continue soaking, but Naruto dragged me away."

"Hey, pervert, how do you know Hinata?"

Naruto pointed at Jiraiya.

"Who are you calling a pervert? I am Jiraiya, known as the Toad Immortal!"

Jiraiya pointed at himself with his thumb, looking proud.

"What Toad Immortal? I think you're the 'Lustful Immortal'."

"I won't stoop to your level, brat."

Jiraiya glared at Naruto.

But on second thought, looking at Naruto's appearance, Jiraiya had a sense of déjà vu.

Jiraiya: "Do you know Hinata?"

Shino Aburame: "We're her classmates, but she graduated in the test a few days ago. We haven't seen her these past few days."

"Oh, classmates."

"I, I."

Naruto raised his hand. "I'm Hinata's friend."

Jiraiya looked at Hinata, and the more he looked, the more familiar she seemed, especially her blonde hair.

Jiraiya: "Hey, kid, what's your name?"

Naruto put his hands on his hips. "My name is Uzumaki Naruto, and I'm going to be the Hokage!"

"Uzumaki... Uzumaki..."

So that's it, it's you.

Jiraiya looked at the six whiskers on Naruto's face. "Is this your child, Minato? You look a lot like him."

Soon, Jiraiya was dressed, and Naruto and the others were almost dressed too.

Men's clothing is that simple.

"Hinata, let's go."

Jiraiya and Hinata walked towards the Hokage Building, but at a slow pace, as if waiting for something.

Hinata tilted her head and looked at Jiraiya. "Are you... waiting for something?"

Jiraiya smiled. "It's your friends, and your classmates."

"Friends..."

Hinata's first thought was Naruto. Besides him, she really didn't have anyone else she could call a friend.

Hinata looked back. In just a few steps, a few children came out of the entrance of the hot spring inn.

It was Naruto and the others.

"Hinata!"

Naruto also saw Hinata and waved happily at her.

Hinata stopped and waited for Naruto and the others.

"Hinata, where have you been these past few days? I went to your house but couldn't find you. They said you weren't there."

"Idiot Naruto, Hinata has been training with Hokage-sama!" Sasuke said shamelessly, looking at Naruto like an idiot.

"Is that so... Hehe." Naruto scratched his head and gave a foolish smile.

"Classmate Hyuga, long time no see..."

"Woof woof woof~"

Akainu also barked, and even though he didn't understand, he could tell Akainu was very happy.

Shino, Shikamaru, and the others greeted Hinata one by one. They also missed Hinata quite a bit.

They just didn't expect Hinata to be taken as a disciple by Hokage-sama.

Sasuke stared at Hinata's pupils. They were Tenseigan with sapphire blue pupils, different from the Byakugan.

He heard that it was the evolved form of the Byakugan, even more powerful than their clan's Sharingan.

Sasuke pursed his lips, feeling a sense of powerlessness. He thought he could get closer to Hinata, but instead, they were growing further apart.

Could he really catch up to Hinata?

"Okay, it's only been a few days." Hinata comforted Naruto, who looked lonely. It was clear from his face that he must have been lonely not seeing Hinata for a few days. "In a few days, when I have time, I'll find you all to get together again."

"Okay, it's a deal."

Hinata: "It's a deal."

Then, Hinata and Jiraiya set off for the Hokage Building.

This time, Hinata used her spatial abilities to directly reach the Hokage Building.