"No, I have no interest in becoming Hokage. I'd rather use that time to do research. Let Tsunade do it; she's more suitable than me, and besides, she's the First Hokage's granddaughter, isn't she?" Jiraiya other Konoha Ninja, Jiraiya's childhood dream wasn't to become Hokage. To have him sitting in an office all day and wasting his youth would be torture for him.
"But..."
"No buts, Shikaku. You know my personality. I'm really not cut out to be Hokage. I believe Tsunade will do a better job than me. I'll stay in the village for the next few days until Tsunade returns." Without giving Shikaku a chance to speak, Jiraiya Body Flicker Technique left the office.
Konoha, formerly the residence of the Fourth Hokage.
Because Kushina is still alive, the Third Hokage did not reclaim the Fourth Hokage's assets as in the original story. Now, under Kushina's care, Naruto's standard of living is vastly different from that in the original story.
"Is this little Naruto? He's already so big. In a few more years, he'll be able to Jonin Academy, right? I hope he can be as talented as his father." Looking at the yellow figure on the balcony, Jiraiya seemed to see Minato as a child.
" Jiraiya- sensei is here? Why don't you come in and have a seat?" As a member of the Uzumaki Clan, Kushina's sensory abilities were unparalleled in the entire Hidden Konoha, Jiraiya's Chakra naturally could not escape her perception.
" Kushina, your sensory abilities are as strong as ever." It seems Kushina has recovered from the blow of Minato. Well, that makes sense, after all, there's still little Naruto waiting for her to take care of him.
" Jiraiya- sensei is as carefree as ever." Naruto will be starting school soon, so we must find a way to get Jiraiya- Naruto to teach him.
"Who is this white-haired uncle? I've never seen him before." At this moment, Naruto also noticed Jiraiya's arrival and observed the man with a bit of curiosity. His house usually didn't have many guests. Apart from Aunt Mikoto, Sister Pakura, and the Third Hokage, there were basically no other guests.
"Little Naruto, you can't be so rude. Jiraiya- sensei is your father's teacher." Kushina squatted down and affectionately stroked Naruto's head.
"My father's teacher? That must be really amazing, right? Is he even more powerful than Sister Pakura? Jiraiya, could you teach me some powerful Ninjutsu?" My father was the Fourth Hokage, and this guy in front of me is actually the Hokage's teacher?
"You are Minato's child, so teaching you Ninjutsu is no problem. But what do you plan to do with the powerful Ninjutsu you learn?" At such a young age, he already possesses such chakra. It seems that Naruto Chakra perfectly inherited Kushina's bloodline. If he is properly trained, his future achievements will certainly not be inferior to Minato's.
"Of course it's to defeat that arrogant, stupid idiot assistant. He's the same age as me, but he acts like an adult all the time. He's so annoying."
"Stinky, stupid Sasuke? Sounds like a name? Does Konoha have such a weird surname?" This kid is completely different from Minato. Does he learn powerful Ninjutsu just to bully other kids?
" Naruto, didn't I tell you not to call Little Sasuke that? He's your Aunt Mikoto's son. If you say that, Aunt Mikoto will be sad. Jiraiya- sensei, please don't listen to Naruto's nonsense. He's referring to Fugaku's youngest son, Sasuke Uchiha. Although they don't get along, they're actually very good friends." Luckily, Mikoto wasn't there, or it would have been awkward.
"Hmm? Uchiha Fugaku's youngest son? Naruto isn't the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki... Um, would the Third Hokage allow you to associate with the Uchiha Clan?" He knew a thing or two about his teacher's prejudice against the Uchiha Clan. Given his teacher's and the elders' personalities, how could they possibly allow the Uchiha Clan to have contact with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?
"Hmph, I don't care about all that. They won't allow me to cause trouble. They want to bully us orphans and widows? No way! Besides, they don't dare to openly target the Uchiha Clan anymore. It seems they suffered some losses at the hands of Uchiha Gen before." As the former Hokage's wife, Uzumaki Kushina knew a bit of the inside story. After all, when the Third Hokage claimed to be ill and disappeared from public view for so long, Minato was overjoyed to return home.
" Uchiha Gen? The one who became the Daimyo of the Land of Snow?" Although he hadn't been in Konoha for years, Jiraiya was still quite well-informed. The fact that the Uchiha Clan had produced a Daimyo had caused a sensation throughout the entire Ninja World.
"That's right, it's that guy, Jiraiya- sensei. Don't underestimate him; his strength is probably already comparable to the First Hokage." Faced with Kushina's perception, the massive amount of Chakra within Uchiha Gen was like the bright moon in the night sky, with nowhere to hide.
This is one of the reasons why Minato refused to turn against Uchiha Gen. With Kushina reporting on the enemy's economy to him every night, Namikaze Minato became calmer day by day. Even when it came to something as important as Uchiha Gen acquiring the Byakugan, he could only grit his teeth and bear it.
"Is that so? Then do you think he might be the one plotting this behind the scenes? After all, Uchiha Gen should know the attitude of the teachers towards the Uchiha Clan. Besides, I know Orochimaru. The Root information alone isn't enough to make him go to such lengths." After several days of investigation, Jiraiya felt that there were many suspicious points in Orochimaru's defection and Sarutobi's massacre of the clan.
"Uh, impossible, absolutely impossible. If that guy really wanted to do that, he would have made his move long ago. The Third Hokage and his ilk wouldn't even be able to resist." There was indeed Chakra reaction from Uchiha Gen in the Forest of Death that night, but how could I, a widow and orphan, talk about such things? Didn't you see that the Third Hokage's clan was wiped out? Jiraiya- sensei, if you want to die, don't drag me and Naruto down with you.
"Is that so? Even your senses didn't detect anything unusual? That night, with such a huge commotion, nearly ten thousand members of the Sarutobi Clan died, which is comparable to the losses of an entire Fourth Ninja World War." Looking at Kushina's vehement denial, Jiraiya's doubts deepened.
"I did sense the Sarutobi Clan's situation, but it's not something I can interfere with. Naruto still needs my care, and you know Orochimaru's strength, plus the Impure World Reincarnation Third Hokage —what can I do?" It seems I can't let Naruto study under Jiraiya. Jiraiya wasn't so meddlesome before, completely ignoring the actual situation. I've already said that Uchiha Gen might be stronger than the First Hokage; are you still stubbornly sending him to his death?
We need to stay away from this guy, lest we splatter blood all over Naruto's face.