"Shu's Hot Springs... This should be here, right?"
After a while, Jiraiya looked at Hot Spring Inn in front of him, holding his chin in deep thought.
"Hmm... I always feel it's a bit too formal, and it doesn't quite fit my style."
According to his Jiraiya style, the way of visiting should be to go to the women's bath to peek, and then after being discovered, lure the other party to follow him out, and finally make a flashy appearance, showing that he is Toad zan Myogi Su Daoist Jiraiya's Daimyo, and then listen to a wave of compliments from the other party.
Thinking of this, Jiraiya couldn't help but laugh out loud, his expression rippling.
He came to the reception desk in the lobby. "Oh, hello, beautiful lady~ I want to meet Uchiha Shu. I wonder if I can inform you?"
"Huh?"
The girl at the front desk looked at Jiraiya, hummed, and waved her hand. "Go, where is this wretched old man from? Is our young master someone you can see if you want?"
"Hi..."
Jiraiya's face twitched, he pointed at himself and sneered, "You may not know me, but you must have heard of my name. My name is Jiraiya."
The girl at the front desk suddenly realized. "Ah - it turns out to be Lord Jiraiya!"
"Ah, yes, that's right, it's me! Can you let me in?"
Jiraiya's eyes lit up. Sure enough, as long as I reveal my name...
"Sorry, that's not possible." The girl at the front desk said with a smile.
"Huh?" Jiraiya staggered. "Then I can go in and take a bath, right?"
"Absolutely--no!"
The girl at the front desk gradually lost her smile, showing a look of disdain, and pointed at a sign not far away.
Jiraiya looked in the direction she pointed and saw the words on it clearly, and his face suddenly darkened.
[To prevent peeping, Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi are not included in our store!]
Look further down...
[Special offer for pampering! Bath tickets are half price!]
This is too much!
Cats can come in, dogs can come in, but I, Jiraiya, can't come in?!
Seeing the eager look of the girl at the front desk, Jiraiya waved his hand with an unlucky look on his face. "Hey! I'm not surprised by this~"
With that said, he left in a swaggering manner.
Go out and turn left.
Jiraiya stopped and immediately dodged and slipped into the alley next to him.
"Hehe, there is really no way around this. It seems that we can only make a last resort~"
Looking at the fence next to the alley, Jiraiya rubbed his hands together and took a step towards the fence.
sieve--
The next moment, the scene in front of him changed, and the whole person appeared at the entrance of the alley.
"Nani? Time and space teleportation?"
Ninjutsu? Or a barrier?
Jiraiya turned around suddenly and looked into the alley, his eyelids twitching wildly.
Do you have this method that you use on Hot Spring Inn? How many Chakra are there in a day?
No, that's not right...
After all, he was a ninja who had been famous for a long time. Jiraiya quickly realized that there was no Chakra fluctuation in the transmission just now. This is not in line with common sense!
Thinking of this, he turned back to the alley and carefully looked at his surroundings.
Immediately he tried to take a step, and when he was about one meter away from the fence, his eyes blurred, and his figure appeared at the entrance of the alley again.
It was at this moment that he saw the wooden sign nailed to the fence:
[There are anti-peeping traps in this store, please do not peek, you will be responsible for the consequences!]
There are wooden signs every few meters on the fence, all the way to the other end of the alley.
"Peeping trap?"
Jiraiya thought for a moment, picked up a small stone, and threw it towards the other side of the fence.
Poof...
Just as the stone was about to fly over the fence, it was instantly shattered into powder by an unknown force!
"Oh? It's interesting!"
Jiraiya threw a Kunai over and stared at the flight path of Kunai.
And then... ping!
During the leap, Kunai seemed to have hit something unshakable, but it was not bounced away, but was cut into countless pieces without any hindrance!
"Hiss--"
Jiraiya took a deep breath and retreated out of the alley with lingering fear.
"What? Don't try anymore?"
A voice suddenly came from the side.
Jiraiya turned his head suddenly and saw a young man with black hair shawl and wearing a navy blue bathrobe leaning against the wall with his hands folded.
The neckline of the boy's yukata was lazily open, the waist belt was tied loosely, and there were three different colors of red marks on his neck and chest.
As an experienced ninja with strong intelligence gathering ability, Jiraiya instantly analyzed what the opponent had just experienced.
He opened his mouth suddenly, his face turned red, and he made a whooshing sound in his throat, "Three... three... damn it! You are too enviable, aren't you?"
"What is there to be envious of?"
Xiu chuckled lightly and spread her hands, "Don't you have long hands?"
Hearing this, Jiraiya's whole body instantly turned to stone.
Looking at the lazy young man in front of him, Jiraiya felt like he was about to burst.
With black hair, dark eyes, and handsome appearance, Jiraiya naturally recognized Xiu's identity.
Although he had long heard that Uchiha Shu had a bad character, after seeing it with his own eyes, he found that the rumors were still too restrained.
This kid is simply a devil!
"Forget it, if you don't mention this, you are just Uchiha Shu, right? I am..."
"Jiraiya, I know."
Before Jiraiya could finish speaking, Xiu interrupted him directly.
Jiraiya laughed, "It seems that I am quite famous. At your age, you can recognize me at first sight."
Xiu nodded. "Of course, after all, I open a hot spring in Konoha, so I must pay attention to you key voyeurs."
Damn, I can't talk anymore today...
Jiraiya's expression looks like he has eaten the answer.
The boy in front of him obviously didn't like him very much.
Really, I have always been very popular with children...
"Ahem... forget it, don't mention this, let's talk about business first."
Jiraiya coughed dryly. "Since you know me, you should also know the relationship between me and the fourth generation, right?"
Xiu nodded. "Yes, master and apprentice."
"Yes, the Yondaime is my disciple."
Jiraiya said seriously, "And Naruto is the fourth generation's son. If you calculate it like this, I should be considered Naruto..."
Xiu raised his eyebrows. "Naruto is a stranger who has never fulfilled his responsibilities for a day in his life that has been ignored by others for the past twelve years?"
Jiraiya suddenly fell silent.
Uchiha Shu obviously poked his scar.
Xiu's tone was playful. "You came to me this time, do you want to take Naruto back and brainwash him into a war weapon willing to sacrifice his life for the village?"
Jiraiya said with a straight face, "It's not brainwashing. Besides, Naruto is also Konoha's ninja."
Xiu sneered, "He doesn't have to be a ninja."
"Naruto can stop being a ninja, but Nine-Tails Jinchuriki can't."
Jiraiya looked solemn. "Nine-Tails is the property of the village. This is the power used by the village to deter the enemy."
"What kind of gangster logic? Nine-Tails was sleeping in the forest. He was first controlled by Madara Uchiha, and then captured and sealed by First Hokage. How come he became the property of Konoha?"
Xiu burst into laughter. "Then you want to say this, whoever grabs it is his property. This entire Shinobi World can be my property. Do you want to die then?"
Jiraiya's face became more solemn, "This is different, Nine-Tails is a monster that harms the human world..."
"Nine-Tails is the Chakra life form created by Sage of Six Paths! It has received the education of Sage of Six Paths and has self-awareness and intelligent life."
Xiu interrupted Jiraiya again, "Except for their life forms, they are no different from Mount Myōboku's Toad. Even all Shinobi World ninjas are called masters and uncles according to their seniority! What? Didn't that old Toad tell you?"
"..."
Jiraiya was stunned on the spot.
What Chakra life was created by Sage of Six Paths? Why didn't I know?
"Where did you know all these things?" Jiraiya looked at Xiu in surprise.
"Then don't worry about it, I know a lot of things!"
Xiu's tone was playful. "For example, the whereabouts of your three disciples, such as the origin of Nagato's pair of Rinnegan, but... I just won't tell you~"
Jiraiya looked ugly, and he suddenly realized that people might really not be able to understand each other.
For example, he couldn't understand why the boy in front of him was so mean!
Jiraiya is very confused. "Why are you doing this? What good will it do to you?"
"It doesn't do any good, but I'm happy~ And even if I tell you, it doesn't do me any good."
Xiu folded his hands and raised his chin arrogantly. "Besides, Naruto has officially accepted me as his disciple. You are here to steal a disciple, so why should I give you any good looks?"
Jiraiya's mouth twitched, but there was nothing he could do about it.
After all, the two of them are Jonin in terms of rank, and Xiu has not done anything illegal or disciplinary. If he takes action forcefully, not to mention whether he can beat the other party, at least the blame for him taking action against his fellow villagers without authorization will be firmly established.
Not to mention that Xiu is still a member of Uchiha, so Tsunade can't explain it if it gets too big.
"Yes, that's the expression."
Looking at Jiraiya's angry and contorted look, Xiu twitched the corner of his mouth. "This look of disdain for me and inability to kill me, no matter how many times you see it, it's still great! Hahahaha~"
"!!!"
Jiraiya had veins on his forehead and his face turned red with anger.
"Oh, okay, don't be angry."
Xiu waved his hand. "For the sake of my good mood today, why not do this? I'll give you two choices."
"What choice?" Jiraiya suddenly became wary, feeling that Xiu had no good intentions.
"In the final analysis, you are just worried that Naruto will hold a grudge against the village, right? Especially with Wood Release's power, his behavior will be even more uncontrollable."
Xiu slowly spread his hands. "But Naruto is my official disciple. I can't give it to you as a disciple, but you can choose one of Nine-Tails and Wood Release. I will strip this part of the power from Naruto without causing any harm to him."
Can you even do this?
Jiraiya instinctively suspected that there was a trap inside.
"You choose Nine-Tails, I will draw Nine-Tails and give it to the person you designate. If you choose Wood Release, I will take back the power I gave him and give it to the person you designate. But if you choose neither..."
Xiu slowly raised her eyes, a terrifying Chakra wave spread out, and the black pupils slowly expanded into purple Rinnegan.
"Then I will tacitly agree that you will no longer interfere with Naruto's affairs. If I find you approaching him without authorization and instilling those rubbish ideas into him, I will kill you without hesitation - and everything you hold dear."
"Come on, make a choice!"