In the Land of Wind, Naruto trudged through the desert with Jiraiya, complaining, "Hey, Pervy Sage, do you even know the way? We've been walking for two days, and we're still not there." He felt exhausted and thirsty.
Naruto took out his canteen and drank some water. Feeling much better, he started complaining again. "I should've left a Flying Thunder God mark on Gaara. Then we wouldn't still be trying to reach Sunagakure, especially with such an unreliable teacher beside me. You claim you've traveled all over the world, but you can't even find the way to Sunagakure." He shot the unreliable teacher beside him another contemptuous look.
Jiraiya was mortified. He wanted to argue but had no idea where to begin. Clearing his throat, he said, "Young people need to develop patience and perseverance. That's part of training too. Don't always think about taking shortcuts with ninjutsu. Sometimes you need to work on your determination, understand?"
Naruto knew Jiraiya all too well, and he had no energy left to argue. "Yes, Pervy Sage. Ugh," he replied listlessly.
Naruto glanced at Jiraiya, who was studying the map, and his expression turned grim. Pointing at the map in Jiraiya's hands, he said, "Pervy Sage, aren't you holding that upside down?"
Only after Naruto pointed it out did Jiraiya realize what was wrong, and he looked even more embarrassed.
Jiraiya cleared his throat. "Ahem. Naruto, I deliberately held the map upside down to train your awareness and observation skills. I wanted to see whether you'd notice." Only then did he hurriedly turn the map the right way up and study it carefully. Not a trace of embarrassment remained on his face; he looked perfectly natural.
But it was precisely because he looked too natural that Naruto could tell he was pretending. *He