Naruto Uzumaki clapped his hands. My greatest strength is that I'm always ready to help people.
"Back when I was still in my mother's belly, a fortune-teller pointed at her stomach and said this child's greatest strength is that he's always ready to help people."
"It's natural, can't change it."
"So... I'm definitely going to help you with your problem."
"Isn't it just becoming your student? I agree!"
Watching Naruto Uzumaki chatter away eloquently, Jiraiya nodded blankly.
Did Kushina actually pay someone to have her fortune told back then?
However,
Confused or not,
Jiraiya finally understood one thing—Naruto agreed to be his student.
This was a good thing.
Although the process was a bit more unexpected than he had anticipated, fortunately, his goal had been achieved.
With things turning out this way,
having Naruto Uzumaki and Shizuka Nadeshiko fight could also be considered fulfilling the promise made back then.
"Well, Naruto, thank you so much."
Jiraiya raised his wine glass to Naruto Uzumaki and drained it in one gulp.
Originally, he had only approached this with the attitude of treating a dead horse like a live one.
He never expected that Naruto Uzumaki would actually be willing to help him with this favor; it was simply fantastic.
"Can you tell me why you suddenly want me to be your student?"
Naruto Uzumaki asked, pretending to be utterly clueless.
"Actually, it's like this..."
Jiraiya gathered his thoughts.
"In the Shinobi World, there's a village called Nadeshiko Village."
"The younger generation of Nadeshiko Village consists entirely of women. Their village has a custom where a woman who wants to get married needs to defeat a strong person and have that strong person marry into her family."
"Back then, I went to Nadeshiko Village to gather material for my novel."
A nostalgic look