Time passed.
"Pervy Sage, have you ever seen a genius?"
Beside a cliff above a babbling waterfall, Naruto summoned a two-legged toad and asked Jiraiya.
Jiraiya poked his head out of the bushes and watched the girls playing below.
He had no intention of paying Naruto any attention.
"Hey, Pervy Sage, if you don't say anything, I'm going to scream," Naruto said, puffing out his cheeks and planting his hands on his hips.
"Geniuses? I've seen plenty. But girls this hot? Those are much rarer."
Drool ran from Jiraiya's mouth as steam puffed from his nose.
Naruto clenched his fists, veins bulging on his forehead.
"Th-th-there's... a... pervert...!"
He suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Ah, where?"
"Where are my clothes?"
"You damn pervert, do you want to die?"
"Run!"
The girls playing below hurried out of the water when they heard the sudden shout.
Trembling, they walked over to where they had left their clothes.
After quickly dressing, they hurried away, still dripping wet.
"N-no... my reference material..."
Jiraiya cried out.
Caw caw caw~
He slowly raised a finger and pointed angrily at Naruto. "You bastard, Naruto, what are you doing? My precious material... boohoo~"
"Haaah... Fine, why did you ask that?"
There was nothing he could do. They were already gone.
Now he wanted to see what Naruto was up to.
Was he feeling pressured because Sasuke was too much of a genius?
That made sense. Having an Uchiha as a teammate would naturally put pressure on anyone.
"I met a genius. He was about my age, but... he was terrifyingly strong.
Really terrifying."
Naruto said.
"A genius?" Jiraiya frowned.
"Sasuke?"
"No. He was a ninja visiting Konoha. He said he was some kind of Scenic Ninja,
a ninja who specialized in collecting scenery from all