The Undead

"If you insist on going after Sasuke, then forget I ever mentioned training. Not only that, I'll have the Anbu keep an eye on you. Depending on the situation, I may even forbid you from leaving Konoha. You're not an ordinary brat—you're Konoha's Jinchuriki, and Akatsuki already has its eye on you. Looking at this objectively, I'm Konoha's leader now. If you refuse to listen to me and act recklessly, then I have no choice but to do this."

"One day, you'll face enemies even more troublesome than Orochimaru. That is a fate you'll have to confront sooner or later. Give up on Sasuke. I'll soon declare him a rogue ninja, and I won't let you keep suffering like this. As a ninja, you need to make the right judgments and wise choices. If you want to live well, you need to be a little smarter. If you keep refusing to see reason, life will be very hard for you."

Jiraiya's lecture ended there.

Naruto fell silent for a while, then suddenly lost control of his emotions and shouted, "Pervy Sage, why would you say that? Aren't you just like that bastard Emperor when you talk like that? Do you want me to become someone like him or Orochimaru?"

"If seeing reason means becoming like that, then I'd rather never see reason for the rest of my life!"

"Even on my own, I can come up with some awesome Ninjutsu, defeat Orochimaru, and save Sasuke! Then I'll wipe out Akatsuki too!"

Jiraiya stared blankly at him. After shaking his head, he fell silent.

Indeed, saying such things really did make him no different from Shiraishi Yoshijo. That guy was too smart—smart enough to be terrifying, even chilling.

If Naruto really became that kind of person... I guess I still prefer