Master? So What?

The main competition is in a month.

Naruto carried Hinata and swaggered back to the Uzumaki Clan's new mansion, which Haku had purchased with his black card.

As soon as I entered, Bai, dressed in a custom-made maid outfit, respectfully greeted me.

Not far away, Karin, with her red hair, was clinging to the door frame, clutching her clothes, and peeking with a blush on her face.

Naruto entrusted Hinata to the care of the two men, gave them a few instructions, and then went out alone.

The twelve-hour period of weakness he experienced after opening the Gate of Limit was now rapidly subsiding under the terrifying regenerative power of the Sage Body.

His body's energy and blood were replenished, and he returned to that peak state where he could crush everything.

As Naruto strolled along the outskirts of the village, less than two hundred meters from the main street, he paused slightly.

The Biological Radar of the Perfect Uzumaki Sage Body keenly detected an extremely lewd Chakra fluctuation.

It was sticky and had a sensual quality that gave one goosebumps, but the amount and density of that Chakra were far beyond what an ordinary Jonin could achieve.

Naruto glanced at it from the side.

The direction of the hot spring town.

A tall man with long white hair and wearing a red jacket was leaning over the bamboo fence of the women's bathhouse, emitting a lewd laugh.

Jiraiya, one of the legendary Legendary Sannin.

[Ding! High-value clue target detected - Jiraiya (S-level mentor-type resource)]

[Side Quest Triggered: The Old Pervert of the Shinobi World Arrives]

[Mission Hint: Capture Jiraiya. Reward:???]

The system's mechanical voice echoed in my mind.

Naruto's lips curled into a mocking smile.

In the original story, that idiot Naruto had to use the Sexy Jutsu to please him just to learn a Summoning Technique, and even had to endure the old man's exploitation?

Are you kidding me?

Now he is the predator, not a pitiful creature receiving charity.

Naruto strolled leisurely Earth Flow the corner of the hot spring town.

He didn't release any killing intent, and even the sound of his footsteps was instinctively concealed by the Sage Body.

He casually picked up a whole bucket of freshly boiled hot tea from a nearby oden stall.

They silently circled around behind Jiraiya.

Jiraiya was completely oblivious, muttering to himself, "Good heavens, that figure... it's absolutely perfect material..."

Naruto lifted the bucket.

"Splash!"

A bucket of boiling water was poured directly onto the top of the Toad Sage's head, drenching him thoroughly.

"Hot hot hot hot hot hot--!!"

Jiraiya let out a bloodcurdling scream, tumbling off the fence and landing face-first in the mud, his wooden clogs flying three meters away.

The women's bathhouse erupted in chaos, screams filled the air, and then various bath tubs and wooden clogs crashed against the walls with a loud crash.

Jiraiya rolled around on the gravel, grimacing as he got up. Jiraiya then did he look up and see a blond boy standing in front of him, hands in his pockets and a mocking expression on his face.

"You... you brat!!"

Jiraiya was furious. "You've ruined my plans! Do you know how long I've been waiting—"

He stopped speaking halfway through his sentence.

Their gazes met Naruto's eyes.

Those deep blue eyes were dark and cold, carrying an undisguised air of superiority.

And that face, with its Six Paths whisker-like lines on the cheeks, and that short, golden hair...

Minato.

It's exactly like Minato!

But that unruly, self-centered temperament is completely different.

"You... you're Minato's child? Naruto?"

A hint of shock flashed in Jiraiya's eyes, tinged with guilt and confusion.

Naruto didn't respond.

He simply stared at Jiraiya with his cold blue eyes, as if looking at a comical clown.

"What? You know me?"

Naruto tilted his head, his voice casual yet laced with sarcasm, "But then again, that makes sense. Abandoning the son of an old friend for over a decade without a word, and now he comes back to spy on the women's bathhouse? Is this all the legendary Legendary Sannin have to offer?"

These words pierced Jiraiya's heart like a knife.

He quickly adjusted his demeanor, attempting to regain his authority as an elder.

He cleared his throat, straightened his back, and tossed his soaking wet red coat behind him.

"Ahem! Actually, I was just gathering material!"

Jiraiya stroked his long, soaking wet hair, forcing a mysterious smile. "Kid, I've been observing you for a long time. You performed well in the Chunin Ninja Exams. Your Taijutsu and physical abilities... have great potential."

Naruto remained expressionless, not even lifting an eyelid.

"Listen up! I am one of the legendary Legendary Sannin, the white-haired boy of Mount Myoboku, the Toad Sage Jiraiya!"

Jiraiya spoke, he struck what he thought was a domineering pose, "Your father, the Fourth Hokage, was my disciple. By seniority, you should call me Grandmaster!"

He paused for a moment, waiting for Naruto to show an expression of admiration and awe.

However, the air froze for three seconds.

Naruto simply yawned and impatiently uttered three words: "So what?"

Jiraiya's smile froze on his face, "... What, so?"

"So what are you doing blocking the road, you old bones?"

Naruto looked down at him coldly, "I don't have time to play house with you."

Jiraiya's face twitched violently.

This kid has absolutely no respect for the title of the Legendary Sannin?!

"What I'm trying to say is—" Jiraiya suppressed his anger and adopted a more persuasive tone, "Why not become my student? I can teach you many powerful Ninjutsu. I've seen your battles; your Taijutsu is indeed monstrous, but in Ninjutsu, brute force alone won't get you far—"

"Not interested."

Naruto interrupted decisively.

Jiraiya was stunned.

"And—" Naruto turned around, his back to him, and uttered a casual yet extremely insulting remark, "You're too weak. You can't teach me."

These four words directly ignited Jiraiya's pride.

The legendary Legendary Sannin were deemed too weak by a Genin?!

"What did you say?!"

Jiraiya's voice rose eight octaves as he caught up with Naruto in a few strides, grabbing his shoulder. "Wait a minute! Do you, a Genin know what the legendary Legendary Sannin are?!"

Just as Jiraiya's hand was about to touch Naruto...

Naruto turned his head and glanced at him out of the corner of his eye.

With just that one glance, Jiraiya's hand froze in mid-air as if he had been electrocuted.

That wasn't the look Genin should have; it was a terrifying sense of oppression emanating from the level of life itself, like a sleeping prehistoric beast opening its eyes.

The violent Life Field energy emanating from the Perfect Uzumaki Sage Body caused the hairs on the back of Jiraiya's neck to stand on end instantly.

"Okay... okay!"

Jiraiya swallowed hard, forcing a smile, "You think I'm weak? Then I'll show you! I'll let you see the true secrets of high-level Ninjutsu— "

He stretched out his right hand, spreading his five fingers.

Chakra was highly concentrated in his palm.

The blue orb of light spun rapidly, emitting a piercing, high-pitched buzzing sound, and the violent airflow scattered the surrounding leaves in all directions.

Rasengan.