Toad Sage, Pervy Sage?!

Sasuke did not find it strange at all that Jiraiya had come looking for him.

After all, he had made use of the man's personal summoning beast!

Sasuke actually held quite a bit of affection for Jiraiya as a person.

Not only was he a fine teacher, but he also possessed the talent for writing smutty novels.

However, Sasuke had no intention of becoming Jiraiya's disciple.

Still, with this guy's eyes on him, Orochimaru likely wouldn't risk making another move against him.

Therefore, all things considered, these developments were beneficial.

The next day, Sasuke went to school as usual.

Along the way, he chatted and laughed with Uzumaki Naruto and Rock Lee as they headed toward the Ninja Academy.

At this moment, another pair of eyes had been added to those trailing Sasuke.

The Anbu, Root, the Uchiha... and now, the addition of Jiraiya!

With so many eyes fixed upon him, it seemed Orochimaru would not be making a move anytime soon.

Having confirmed this information, Sasuke returned to his daily routine.

Who would have guessed that the Sasuke sitting upright in the classroom right now had been attacked by Orochimaru just last night!?

Even Jiraiya couldn't help but sigh; Sasuke's composure was truly rock-solid.

At the same time, Jiraiya's gaze drifted toward another person.

That was Uzumaki Naruto!

That was... Minato's son?!

The only people in the village with the surname Uzumaki were from that family.

And that head of blonde hair, those blue eyes... they all made Naruto's identity clear.

Yet, after a brief investigation, the displeasure in Jiraiya's heart surged once more.

He had even rushed to the foot of the Hokage Building, wanting to go up and confront Hiruzen Sarutobi.

But...

The Jiraiya of today was no longer that hot-headed, reckless youth.

Looking at the building before him, which symbolized the greatest power in Konoha, Jiraiya shook his head helplessly and walked away.

There were some things he was now powerless to change.

Changing them might even bring more danger and hardship to Naruto's life.

After weighing the pros and cons, Jiraiya decided to stick to his original plan.

As for the issue of Naruto, he would set it aside for now.

With Sasuke as a good friend, Naruto's life had clearly improved significantly.

For the time being, there was no need for him to worry too much.

His priority was to deal with the biggest problem at hand—Orochimaru!

After school.

"Sasuke, are we still going to practice shuriken?"

"Should we try a different training method?"

"Sasuke, tell me..."

"An elder is here, don't talk nonsense for now."

Just as Naruto was chattering away, Sasuke sensed a powerful aura approaching.

He immediately cut Naruto off.

"An elder?"

Naruto instinctively looked around.

As he turned, a large face appeared right in front of him.

The distance between the two was a mere 0.01cm away from touching.

"Ah!"

Startled, Naruto let out a shout and scrambled backward.

"Who are you?"

Sasuke, on the other hand, remained very calm.

Jiraiya...

Although he knew this guy would come looking for him, he hadn't expected him to show up so soon.

This guy's execution is truly impressive!

"Clang, clang..."

A dramatic sound effect echoed from somewhere unknown.

Jiraiya began his self-introduction.

"The Toad Sage is a title hidden from the world, and I am the one who wishes to keep it that way."

"Unrivaled across the four corners of the world, the Legendary Sannin, the White-Haired Boy, the Toad Messenger."

"The handsome man who can make even a crying child fall silent, Lord Jiraiya is the name!"

Jiraiya struck an exaggerated pose as he announced his title.

"Toad Sage, Lord Jiraiya?"

Uchiha Sasuke feigned curiosity.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, Naruto let out a loud shout.

He raised his hand and pointed at the Jiraiya before him.

He trembled, letting out continuous "ah, ah, ah" sounds.

"Naruto, you..."

Uchiha Sasuke felt a bit awkward.

Could these two have already had some sort of interaction he didn't know about?

Could this be the so-called power of the world correcting the plot?!

"Sasuke, you don't know."

"This morning, when I was on my way to school."

"I passed by the bathhouse and saw this guy peeping inside, and he even got caught!"

"And he had a bunch of photos of naked ladies in his hands!"

"Everything he just said must be a lie."

"Toad Sage my foot, I think he's the Pervy Sage!"

Naruto blurted out everything he knew in one breath.

"Huh?!"

"Ha?!"

For a moment, both Uchiha Sasuke and Jiraiya fell into an awkward situation.

Both of them had already prepared their own ways of interacting with each other, but Naruto's interference left them both stunned.

"Hahaha..."

"Naruto, you must have been dreaming, right?"

"Anyway... this is Lord Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha!"

"His strength is incredibly high!"

"If he wanted to, he could even become the Hokage!"

Uchiha Sasuke immediately changed the subject.

They couldn't just stand there in awkward silence forever, could they?

After all, Jiraiya had come to find him, so there must be something he needed to deal with.

"Hokage?!"

"A pervert like this can become Hokage?"

Naruto was stunned.

In his mind, the Hokage was a hero who protected the village.

Not a lecher who lurked around women's bathhouses to peep!

"Naruto, everyone has their own way of training."

"We shouldn't look at a lord's training with such strange eyes."

"Alright, let's head back."

"I'm going home to eat, I'm starving!"

Uchiha Sasuke cut off Naruto's wild train of thought and parted ways with him there.

Seeing Uchiha Sasuke leave, Naruto waved his hand blankly, still wearing a look of confusion as he headed toward his own home.

Although Jiraiya really wanted to chase after him to explain—after all, this was Minato's son—he decided to prioritize finding Uchiha Sasuke, considering the matters that lay ahead.

At least, if he were to approach Naruto now, he would have nothing to give him.

In fact, it would bring danger to little Naruto.

"Oh!"

"I get it!"

"This... must be Lord's training method, right?"

Naruto took out a book from his bag.

He quickly flipped to the page introducing the Transformation Technique.

In his mind, he recalled the contents of the book Jiraiya had dropped.

Confidence appeared in his eyes.

At the same time, Jiraiya quickly caught up to Sasuke.

No, it should be said that Sasuke was waiting for him by the lake.

"Lord Jiraiya, you came looking for me, didn't you?"

"Is it about the summoning beast?"

Sasuke didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point.

There was no need to think about detours when facing Jiraiya.

"Yes."

"Can you tell me how you obtained this?"

Jiraiya handed the card in his arms to Sasuke.