Naruto brought his ten friends to the foot of the mountains where the dragon vein lay. Looking at the range ahead, he said, "The dragon vein is just up ahead. When its power erupts, it'll be time for us to go to another world. Until then, all we can do is wait patiently here. Of course, I've also arranged for a pretty good teacher to guide your training whenever you need him. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask him. You all know him-it's Jiraiya. He may have plenty of faults, but he really is a good teacher. His reputation as one of the Sannin isn't just for show."
None of them had known Naruto had found them a teacher, let alone Jiraiya, one of the Sannin. Naturally, no one objected to having him guide their training for a while. He was a prominent figure they rarely even had the chance to meet, and now he would be teaching them. Everyone was delighted.
"Jiraiya, huh?" Neji said coolly. "He's a decent teacher. We'll let him guide us for now, then."
"It's actually Lord Jiraiya of the legendary Sannin!" Lee exclaimed excitedly. "Ah, my youth is burning!"
Ino asked quietly, "Sakura, I've heard Lord Jiraiya is a real pervert. Is that true?"
"I'm not really sure," Sakura replied. "I've only met him once or twice, so I don't know him very well. But Naruto always calls him Pervy Sage. I doubt that came out of nowhere. We'd better be careful."
"I never thought Jiraiya, one of the legendary Sannin, would turn out to be a lecher," Tenten said. "I don't want someone like that as my teacher."
"Tenten, you can't judge him just on that," Sakura said. "I don't know how strong Lord Jiraiya is, but Ino and I