Jiraiya felt deeply reassured. Young Naruto might not have been as clever as Naruto, but his character truly warmed Jiraiya's heart. To ease the awkwardness between the two Narutos, Jiraiya said with a smile, "All right, you two. Shouldn't our priority be figuring out how to deal with what's in front of us? Everything else can wait."
Naruto stared at Jiraiya for a moment. He knew Jiraiya had said that to ease the tension and give him a way out. More importantly, it gave him time to think carefully about what he should do. Naruto did indeed need more time to temper the hatred he felt for Thanatos, so he gave Jiraiya a grateful look.
Young Naruto wasn't clever enough to react that quickly or grasp the meaning behind Jiraiya's words. He said anxiously, "But, Pervy Sage, this is urgent too! My other self..."
Before Young Naruto could finish, Jiraiya interrupted him. "All right, all right, Naruto. This really isn't the time to discuss that. You need to get your priorities straight. What matters most right now is dealing with the situation in front of us. If Thanatos completes his plan, your world will be finished. Nothing we say will matter then. So our immediate priority is figuring out how to deal with Thanatos. Understand?"
Although Young Naruto still didn't understand what Jiraiya was getting at, he felt Jiraiya was right. He nodded. "Fine. This really is important. So what should we do? Should we find Itachi Uchiha and bring him here first?"
Rather than answer Young Naruto, Jiraiya turned to Naruto. "What do you think we should do, Naruto?"
Naruto hadn't expected Jiraiya to ask him. After a brief pause, he began thinking. A little while later, he said, "Well, something's strange about this. We still don't know why